March 4, 2007: My Husband, the Pig
What a refreshing change of pace: an entire episode told from the point of view of the husbands rather than the wives. And who better to narrate than one of the dead husbands? Rex Van De Kamp (
Steven Culp), great to have you back, or at least your voice. Reminded me a bit of the one time George narrated instead of Meredith on
Grey's Anatomy. Shifting the focus to the husbands was an effective way of keeping our minds occupied during the absence of
Marcia Cross. You've heard of going
braless; well, this episode was
Bree-less. But hey, Momma was preparing to have
twins. Good timing for Bree to be off "visiting her parents" while her slutty daughter Danielle discovered she was pregnant. And just when Julie was forgiving Austin for cheating on her with Danielle. I loved Danielle loudly puking after Julie was telling Austin she'd give him another chance. Did any of you think Andrew was about to proposition Austin into sleeping with him as blackmail so Andrew wouldn't tell Julie about Danielle being pregnant with Austin's baby? It wouldn't have surprised me. But he's leaving town "for a while" so Austin won't be getting
any action on Wisteria Lane anytime soon.
Comedy MVP for this hubby-centric episode was
Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos, which was appropriate since comedy MVP is usually
Eva Longoria as Gabrielle. I enjoyed watching Carlos interact with all the husbands, like calling Tom "Foldylocks" since Tom kept folding during their poker game. Then he referred to Ian as "Fish 'n Chips." But it was also worthwhile to see Carlos' serious side throughout the hour, like when he had the sexually compulsive online date (
Crystal Allen) over and was more concerned with Edie's son Travers (
Jake Cherry) being alone outside. Speaking of showing a serious side, what a rare moment to see Edie so vulnerable, admitting to Carlos that she gave her ex-husband custody of their son because she didn't think she was a good enough mother. We can all agree that she was right about
that - leaving Travers home alone while going on a date, even for an hour? No bueno. But I won't complain too much -
any excuse to have more
Nicollette Sheridan, I say: "Bring it!"
Meanwhile, another change of pace was seeing someone romancing Gaby who didn't just go through puberty. Of course, when Gaby welcomes an older man into her life, he just
has to be rich. We'll see how long
this courtship lasts, but in the meantime,
John Slattery as mayoral candidate Victor Lang is a nice addition to the show. Victor to Gaby: "I'm a catch." Gaby: "Well, I'm throwing you back." Victor to his chauffeur: "I'm gonna marry that girl." Can you picture Gaby as the mayor's wife? It could happen.
Poor Tom can't get a break. His elaborate plans for he and Lynette's ninth wedding anniversary turned disastrous, but after things calmed down, it looked as though at least his plans for sex ended in success (as indicated by his smile on the porch). Best Tom and Lynette dialogue happened earlier when Lynette told him she wanted to go to bed early on their anniversary. Tom: "Hold it - what about my sex? I always have sex on our anniversary." Lynette: "We can still have sex. Just try not to wake me."
My favorite parts of the episode were the Mike scenes - everywhere he looked there was an awkward moment with either Orson or Ian, and at the poker game, both. Interesting how both Orson and Ian have blackmail-type agreements going with Mike. We knew Orson would get his way and Mike would have to remain quiet about their past, but the Ian situation is the one I think will blow up. Me thinks Mike won't keep his promise to Ian not to tell Susan about the suddenness of Ian's proposal caused by discovering Mike's intended-for-Susan engagement ring. It was fun to watch the men instead of the women be catty bitches to each other for a change, don't you agree?
It will be a while before we get the next new episode. It's all repeats for the rest of March:
Sunday, March 11 - "Sweetheart, I Have to Confess"
Sunday, March 18 - "Bang"
Sunday, March 25 - "Children and Art"
See you in April! In the meantime, comment away....
