October 29, 2006: Sweetheart, I Have to Confess
I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's confession-themed episode, as did my roommate Jason, who referred to the Lynette-Susan-Gaby-getting-drunk-on-the-porch scene as one of the all-time funniest and well-written scenes, and I agree. Just that scene alone had highlights galore, like Lynette confessing her innermost feelings about Tom: "I want him to have what he wants -
if it's what
I want. I'm a bitch with a capital C." Earlier, Gaby's line had us rewinding to watch it again: "I'm just gonna say it. Tequila makes me happy!" Then, after the neighbor couple walked by: "Yeah, we're drinking on the porch - you got a problem with that?" followed by: "Can I tell you guys something? I can only tell
you guys." Susan: "Oh my god - here she goes again - what grade is he in?" And before that, Susan to Lynette: "Where were we?" Lynette: "You were trying to figure out how to kill Edie without doing time." Susan: "I wish Paul Young was still around. He'd know what to do." But the best moment was the cab showing up looking for Ida Greenberg. Lynette: "Look Susan - God called you a cab!" Tell me you laughed hysterically like I did. Kudos to writers
Dahvi Waller and Josh Senter.
Tonight, there were no weak links since the story line that usually annoys me was worthwhile. I liked that Tom remained faithful to Lynette and didn't take Nora's kiss at his future pizza parlor any further. What a great husband he was to immediately confess to Lynette what had happened before Nora could embellish the story and make it look like Tom made the first move. That scene with Lynette kicking Nora's door open and threatening bodily harm (but whispering it in Nora's ear so little Kayla couldn't hear) was Emmy caliber for
Felicity Huffman.
Speaking of Emmy-caliber acting,
Marcia Cross and
Laurie Metcalf make quite a pair. I could watch the two of them read the phone book to each other - couldn't you? Having Carolyn become Bree's "friend" due to the insistence of Carolyn's hubby Harvey was ingenious. Carolyn getting Bree to join her in the powder room and showing her the photo of the bruised Alma was beneficial since Bree now understands that Carolyn is just trying to help her and "not some crazy nut." Loved when Bree made sure Tish saw her and Orson dining with Carolyn and Harvey at the club.
Brian Kerwin (Harvey) has now guested on all three of the shows I currently cover for the TV Show Commentary section:
Grey's Anatomy,
Nip/Tuck and
Desperate Housewives. Brian's a TV veteran, but I became a fan of his when he starred in Showtime's underappreciated
Beggars & Choosers.
Geez - who
didn't have sex with that mysterious (and dead) Monique woman? Now we know Monique was involved with at least three men: Orson, Harvey and Mike. Nice way for Mike to remember Monique - having Edie come out of the hospital bathroom scantily clad triggering Mike's memory of Monique doing the same thing. And that dastardly conniving Orson just had to call Detective Ridley (
Ernie Hudson) on Harvey. I guess we'll find out next week if Harvey was arrested after admitting to having the affair with Monique. We'll see more of Monique in flashbacks and the actress who plays her -
Kathleen York from
The West Wing - is also a singer/songwriter. (Her song "In the Deep" from
Crash was nominated for an Oscar and she herself performed it on the Oscars that year.)
The ongoing battle between Gabrielle and Carlos was fun to watch and I must confess that I like it best when Carlos gets the upper hand. Gaby stealing the key, opening up the desk and seeing the contract Carlos was signing for a new job was interesting enough, but having it end up that Carlos made the contract up to test Gaby out was awesome. But I also enjoyed Gaby seducing Carlos with her rockin' body wearing next to nothing. But Carlos was no fool: "You're a model, not a model/actress" so he could tell she was up to no good. What a
Halloween-like moment when Gaby pushed Carlos out the window and he was lying on the shrubbery one second, then when she looked out the window again, Carlos was gone. I was thinking: "Carlos better not be dead," but luckily, he survived.
We got some quality Edie time tonight, thank goodness. The montage of Edie confessionals was hilarious, but we also got to see a rare tender Edie moment when she confessed to Mike that she fell in love with him years ago, but he never really noticed her: "Next time,
look at me when you're getting your mail." Best confessional Edie line to Father O'Malley: "Mike Delfino and I made out and it was great!" Perfect timing for Susan to walk in when Edie and Mike were cavorting under the covers at the hospital. Not-so-perfect timing for Susan's drunken confession to Ian that she has feelings for him, but, hey - at least this gets her mind off Mike.
Other random highlights:
- Mrs. McCluskey (
Kathryn Joosten) blowing Susan's cover when Susan was hiding on Ian behind the car: "Hey, Susan!"
- Susan to Ian (about Edie): "She visits Mike after her hepatitis C treatments."
- Gaby sipping a Red Bull during the divorce proceedings and then mentioning Carlos to her lawyer: "That son of a bitch is up to something."
- The "Susan or the booze?" game Ian played with Susan the morning after her drunken stupor, with most of her answers being "Susan" and one answer being "a little of both:
Booz-an."
Next week (stop reading if you didn't watch the previews for next week) is the big supermarket shootout and as the promos suggest, someone gets killed. I already know who it is but I'm not allowed to share. My lips are sealed.
