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Desperate Housewives: The Little Things You Do Together

by Jen Creer, posted Feb 18th 2007 10:55PM
Kyle MacLachlan(S03E15) Whoa! Didn't see that coming! When Andrew got tossed down the stairs, I thought for sure he was going to be the one who bought it this week. But this episode was absolutely, 100% better than last week's episode. Somebody said last week in the comments that they thought last week's episode was like a connector piece in which nothing happened so things could build to this week. I think that's what happened.

I have to admit that I am really happy to learn that Orson is innocent of all wrong doing. As much as I love it when Kyle MacLachlan plays evil, it's nice to know that the worst thing he is guilty of is hitting Mike with his car. But I think we know now that there is even a reasonable explanation for that, considering what Gloria had put him through.

Everybody had good story lines tonight. Lynette is grappling with the fact the she isn't perfect and Tom is nailing her to the wall for it. Yes, maybe he did over-react, but the fact that Lynette ordered the wrong chairs could be construed as a passive/aggressive attempt to undermine him. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I think she likes it when Tom falters and she has to bail him out (even if she did bail him out badly this time). What do you think he gets out of his marriage to Lynette?

When did Andrew stop being a psychopath and become Bree's biggest fan? But good for him for going after Grandma. Do you think he's ever going to buy Orson as a good guy?

I'm glad they finally got rid of Alma. She served her purpose. It's getting a little unoriginal to have everybody dying from falling from great heights. And are you telling me that Orson survived HIS fall but Alma died of hers? I had a friend who had a stroke three years ago, when she was 35. She was initially diagnosed as being Locked In, which is where we left Gloria tonight. Trust me: It is the diagnosis that every doctor dreads as the very worst thing that they see, and the one thing they wouldn't want to have happen to them. It is the very worst kind of hell. My friend was very lucky-- but it seems like a fitting punishment for Gloria.

It is hilarious that Carlos is intimidated by the size of Zach's... sausage. I was surprised that Gaby didn't decide to give Zach a go after she found out how big a man he really is. But I think she made the right call by getting rid of him (yeah, right). It's nice to see Gaby and Carlos taking baby steps back together.

Susan actually got a more interesting storyline than I was expecting: When Ian went to pick up Jane's things at the hospital, the nurse accidentally gave him Mike's stuff. There was a small velvet box with a diamond ring in it. So, immediately, Ian knows that if Mike hadn't had his accident, Mike was planning to ask Susan to marry him. And now Mike is getting his memory back. Can you blame Ian for rushing things a bit? Do you think he should tell Susan what he found? Nahhhh, she still has the hots for Mike. She'd leave Ian in a heartbeat. It's better this way. At least, if you want interesting television, it is.

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TomB

"I'm going to turn your head so you can watch me walk away. It's the last time you'll ever see me." Yikes!! Can you imagine being locked-in and hearing that?

"I thought there were universal guy rules concerning those things." Guys are competitive and always compare.

When Gloria fell into Monique's grave Orson should have just buried both of them.





February 19 2007 at 6:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Amber

I totally disagree with your comments on Lynette. If anything, I don't see what Lynette sees in Tom. He's such a whiney, passive little baby. What does Tom see in Lynette? A capable, smart woman who saves his butt more than he deserves.

If anyone's passive-aggressive, it's Tom. He was an ass last week to Lynette. He keeps whining about his balls, but then blames Lynette for his lack of any. It's his own fault. I don't know why she stood there and took it.

February 19 2007 at 3:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Anita

'She'd leave Ian in a hear beat'? :)

February 19 2007 at 1:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Porchland

The producers found a creative and effective way to make Orson a god guy and wrap up Marcia Cross's story to give her some time off to have the baby.

February 19 2007 at 12:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Vince

Isn't Zack the son of Mike the Plummer? Does this mean "Like Father like Son"? Is Susan giving up more than his plumbing skills?

Anyway, wasn't the finding of the bodies stuff really just Orson narrating to Bree? Could it be that it doesn't go down the way he describes?

Just guessing they like to trick the viewer that way...

February 19 2007 at 9:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
avm

Gloria pulled out Monique's teeth while Orson was digging the hole to bury her in. She even commented that she never realized how hard his (Orson) job really was.

February 19 2007 at 8:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bebop

yeah, this is weird all the mysteries are solved, i guess the next will create new ones and some character development.

Bree's little whore of a daughter is pregnant in the next episode but who's to say its Austin's (or whatever his name is)

I loved the Zach thing but uh why was Carlos checking it out anyway. I thought there were universal guy rules concerning those things.

February 19 2007 at 7:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Audge

Yes, I agree - this episode was fantastic! The quality was right up there with the ones from Season one.

Was Gloria ever in the institution? (when Orson first met Bree)

I missed the part on why/how Monique's teeth came out...

http://audgepodge.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-take-desperate-housewives-those.html

February 19 2007 at 2:41 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
andrew

so this solves all of his storyline mysteries.......except who was he visiting constantly at the mental institution where he first met Bree? did i miss some detail in a previous episode?

February 19 2007 at 12:46 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joey Geraci

I don't know about that status of Susan's hots now. She seemed like she was truly disappointed when she heard Mike was involved in what happened to Orson, and she seemed like she truly loved Ian when she said yes. Part of her still loves Mike, no doubt, but I don't think she would just run to him in a second if he regained his memory and asked her to marry him. Ian certainly fears that though.

February 18 2007 at 11:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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