January 21, 2007: Come Play Wiz Me
After last week's laugh-filled hour, tonight was a bit of a letdown as far as the humor level goes. This doesn't mean I didn't like this episode - I just enjoyed it less, and I am in agreement with those of you who are starting to get a bit tired of the Alma story line. When, oh,
when will we get to see Monique in flashbacks again? At least we know that those teeth are actually Monique's, as expected, and we found out what Alma was injecting herself with - hormones, so she'd get pregnant more easily. Speaking of which, how about Alma giving Orson both sleeping pills and Viagra so that she could rape him while he was passed out? I do give the writers (Valerie Ahern and
Christian McLaughlin) credit for making references to Viagra without actually mentioning it, like Alma saying she gave Orson something "to keep the part of you I need nice and perky." That was pretty creepy when Gloria mentioned how much she wanted a grandchild while Alma got ready for her night with Orson by revealing the sexy nightgown she was wearing. The creep-fest got much less creepier when Gloria left the room to give them privacy. Contrary to what was suggested in last week's previews, Bree did not fall for the Orson-in-bed-with-Alma scenario. Bree figured
something was up. When she couldn't get Orson out of bed and then saw the liquor on the table across the room, Bree put two and two together, checked under the covers and saw that something
was indeed
up: "You raped my husband!" Good thing Bree didn't bring her gun with her - she had to get her frustrations out by simply knocking Alma out, followed by a quick call to Andrew: "Come over right away... and bring the wheelbarrow!"
So, Ian's comatose wife Jane is now dead. What excellent timing for Susan to find out from Jane's best friend Erica (
Amy Aquino) that Jane was having an affair with a dude named Ted. Certainly made Susan feel way less guilty about dating Ian, and no wonder why Ian gets so jealous of Mike. It looked as though Susan really meant it when she told Mike that she couldn't see him anymore, even now that he's out of prison thanks to Zach (I'll get to Zach and his mop-top later). You can tell Mike really loves Susan now, so something tells me he's not going to stop those feelings. And with Mike out of prison, will Edie want him back? Maybe that's why I didn't enjoy tonight as much as last week - there was no Edie!
It did not surprise me that Lynette quit her job to become Tom's restaurant manager. All it took was her son Parker's look of utter disappointment after he heard Lynette tell her boss Ed she'd be back to work on Monday. She and Tom do make a great team, so we'll just have to see if the Scavo Pizzeria is a success. Of course, Lynette has no problem that she has to "sleep with the boss." Earlier, I liked that Mrs. McCluskey encouraged Kayla to apologize to Lynette for not going to the street fair, but demon-spawn Kayla just
had to spill the beans to Ed about where Lynette was.
OK, can we talk about Zach's hair again? It seems as if it got even longer than it was last week. Every scene
Cody Kasch was in, I couldn't really concentrate on what was going on plot-wise, because I was so distracted by his
Jaclyn Smith-like hair. And what kills me even more is that no one on the show is calling him on it! Even when Zach visited Paul in prison, Paul complimented him on his looks (?!) and said: "Your mother would be proud." Yeah, right. Luckily, Gabrielle is not attracted to Zach. Even with all his money, she still didn't want to give him a
real kiss goodnight. Loved Gaby's line after Zach tried to turn the kiss into something bigger: "Kiss my lips, not my esophagus!" You'd think he'd get the hint, but it looks like Zach's totally obsessed, especially after he indirectly referred to Gaby as his "future wife" to Paul. (Uh-oh... I'm picturing him saying, "I won't be ignored, Gaby!") I was hoping Zach would abide by Paul's request for money to hire someone to track down Felicia - now
there's someone I miss.
Heads up for next Sunday - ABC is airing a repeat. Those carefully-worded coming attractions were actually for three weeks from now. The announcer said: "Coming up on
Desperate Housewives," rather than "Next week on..." But here's the thing: The
SAG Awards are on next Sunday (on both TNT and TBS at the same time), and the
DH cast is deservedly up for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. And
Felicity Huffman is up for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series. So, for that reason and that reason alone, I'm glad it's a repeat. The following Sunday, Feb. 4 is the Super Bowl, so see you in 3 weeks - Sunday, Feb. 11.
