Desperate Housewives: Go Away Kid, Ya Bug Me

Bugs. We've all had 'em. We've all dealt with 'em. We've all shaved our privates in a miserable attempt to get rid of 'em. This week on Desperate Housewives, each of our lovely ladies has to deal with a pest of their own, and in some cases they are the pest. Who is pestered and who is annoying? Well the latter is obviously Susan, but find out the rest after the jump.

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Despite what you've heard, shaving will not get ride of crabs. True story.

We open this week with Katherine's aunt Lily finally being brought home from the hospital, away from all those old slags and constant death, back to the comfort of Wisteria Lane. Ironic, no? As she's wheeled in the house, Mary Alice tells us that Lily has begun to think about regrets in her life, including the horrible secret that she and Katherine have kept from Dylan all these years, as well as that night with Al Joelson and a fifth of J.D. at Fatty Arbuckle's house.

When Lily is settled into the Super Secret Forbidden Room, she and Katherine share a pleasant conversation about what it's like to die, which is surprisingly a lot like season 2, before Lillian tells Katherine that she fears she won't get into heaven due to the horrible things they did to Dylan. Lillian insists that they come clean, but Katherine does one of her trademark personality shifts and grits a stern "absolutely not," before getting up to leave. Mary Alice tells us that Lillian realizes that death cannot come quickly enough, and luckily Katherine agrees.

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"Why Grandma, what big plot holes you have."

Next up we see a strikingly handsome new stud cake named Bob Hunter, crinkling his nose and looking at the city with disdain. Mary Alice Ghostly tells us that the thing he hates most about the city are the pests: the rats, the flies, the jerks that ask you for an "extra cigarette" on the street. There's no such thing as an "extra cigarette" unless Philip Morris accidentally puts 21 in a pack. Anyway, Bob is fed up with the crime and fakeness of the city so he has decided to move to Wisteria Lane. Ironic, no? Bob informs his significant other of his decision and we see his life partner is a man. That's crazy. A man can't have another man as a life partner unless he's......OMG a gay couple! Oh glorious light from heaven, we finally have a gay couple on Wisteria Lane! YES! Edie's gonna be pissed and demand a measuring contest.

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"WOW! There is no way Edie can beat that!"

The happy couple, Neil and Bob, I mean Lee and Bob are moving in their antique tea cups and Christina Aguilera albums when Susan bounces over to introduce herself. She chats with the couple for several minutes before realizing that they are actually real-life, stark-raving, three-dimensional homogays just like she's seen on cable. Susan rebounds from the awkward realization quickly, telling them that she's totally cool with the homogays. Her own husband is probably one. Bob mentions that they moved to the suburbs since it would be better for Raphael, their oddly not-small dog. Susan continues to stumble and put her liver spotted feet in her mouth about gays not being allowed to adopt, how much she loves The Golden Girls and how many Liberace albums she owns, until she finally says goodbye. The gays roll their eyes, since that's what we do.

Across the way, a delivery has arrived for Bree and the scary Van Death Camp clan. Rex's mother sent Danielle a motorized scooter in a feeble attempt buy her affection, which wouldn't work unless there was a black dildo strapped to the seat. Andrew begs to have it, despite the lack of phallic accessories, but Bree won't allow it. She has strong feelings about two-wheeled motorized death traps that go all of 7 miles an hour, so she decides to donate it to the church for the annual raffle. Since she turned her back on God when she killed her pharmacist and then faked a pregnancy, it's the least she could do.

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"I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel."

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Comments (13)

lloyd dobbler:

FozzieBare!!!! Great recap!!

Hot carl.........I.ALMOST.DIED.LAUGHING.

Please oh please continue to bash susan and tranny edie i love it!!!

roadtripper8:

Once again, you deliver snarkiness goodness to your Gasm readers, Fozzie! Kudos on the recap.

I also hate when people ask if I have an extra cigarette... almost as bad as people who ask if they can BORROW a smoke. Uhhh... what?...ya gonna give it back when you're done?

juddfan:

Missed the episode, but loved the recap!!!! the crab cake dissection was perfection!!!!

Donna Martin Graduates!:

I know it was corny (crabby?) but I really liked the crab cake scene.

Also, did anyone else spot the visual reference to the final moments of Basic Instinct, when the camera pans down to the incriminating ice pick, beautifully side lit, under the bed? Nice.

fire@will:

I got nuttin'.

fozziebare13:

Seriously, fire?
Nuttin?

kellytaylor:

Penny is not Lynette's half daughter. That would be Kayla.

spreadhead:

Funny recap, but...TMI about your personal crab situation...seriously, it was a little creepy...

CheriesTake:

I got sumpin!
That shit was funny. Thanks fozziebare! Great recap!

fire@will:

Sorry, fozziebare - I don't have nuttin' (except maybe smoke on the brain). I just didn't have time (then). Great recap - my bad for not making time to thank you for another great recap!

Donna Martin Graduates!:

Oh, yeah. I was wondering why they just didn't shave the guys down there. It's the height of fashion, you know.

blahblah:

So now all I'm gonna be thinking about in future DH episodes is how hairy Edie/Carlos/Gabby/Victor are DOWN THERE. Ugh.

In other news, I'm crossing my fingers that Katherine kills Susan for November sweeps.

jason.nelson13@gmail.com:

Awwww, I don't want Susan dead. I do want her to suffer a little. I'm wondering, as everyone is, what is Katherine's deal. They're really setting her up to be a douche, but I have a feeling that they're not going to let her do anything too evil and later prove that she's an innocent victim so Dana Delaney can come back next season. Maybe Susan will use a toilet after Edie and get a crab infection.

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