Desperate Housewives

Hello, again! As promised, I’m back to give you a little recap of James Denton and Marcia Cross being interviewed on a couple of talk shows.

First up was James Denton. He appeared last night on Last Call with Carson Daly. Carson introduced him by saying he stars on Desperate Housewives and, in the process, is keeping the show from reaching dangerously high levels of estrogen. Ok, kinda lame, but it still got a laugh out of me. Surprisingly, Housewives wasn’t the first thing they talked about. They started off the conversation by talking about James’ band called “Band from TV”. It features Bachelor Bob Guiney, Bonnie Somerville, Hugh Laurie and Greg Grunberg and others. James said that Teri Hatcher recently joined the band as well. He credits her as the reason that the band was featured on the recent Idol Gives Back special and that Band from TV actually helps raise money for a variety of charities. A new DVD they are releasing through the website will also contribute to these causes He also talked about how they convinced him to sing a couple of songs himself, even though he usually plays guitar. According to James, he made a point of choosing songs he can mostly talk through. He added that, while the band doesn’t sound selfish, it really is because “we get to pretend we’re rock stars.” I thought that was really cool. They don’t seem to take it too seriously. Carson actually played a clip of Bonnie and Hugh singing “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”. It didn’t sound half bad. Check out a picture of him performing with the band:

That wasn’t all they talked about, though. James also told a funny story about going to the Golden Globes one year. Apparently, a guy cornered him at the event, calling him “Lost”. Someone else with him said they don’t think it’s him, but a picture was taken of James anyway. Just in case he was actually Matthew Fox of the series Lost. They closed off the interview by playing a clip from this weekend’s Desperate Housewives and talking about Out and About with Allergies. It’s a free Zagat guide for people who have allergies that tells about the best places to go when you have them. It also tells people how to control allergies and things they should ask their doctor about. James is supporting it because he suffers from allergies himself. The free guide is available here. Now, we move on to Marcia…

She appeared on ABC’s The View this morning. She even came onto the set pretending to read Barbara Walters’ new biography. This interview seemed a bit shorter to me, and the ladies almost seemed to talk over her in some parts. They started the interview off by talking about Marcia’s twin girls and showing a picture of them. I really liked her for this because she admitted it was hard to get pregnant at her age and said she wanted to make people aware that it really isn’t that easy. She says she even turned down magazine covers because she didn’t want to be out there promoting a misconception about fertility. On a slightly less serious note, she talks about suffering “mom guilt” when she can’t be with them and feeling like a true success now that she not only has the career, but a family as well.

Whoopie then asked her about the period between Melrose Place and Housewives. Marcia says it was a time when she was trying to figure herself out. She wasn’t getting roles that really interested her and wasn’t quite fulfilled personally, so she decided to take time out to get her psychology degree.

One of the cuter moments came when she was asked how she plays the uptight Bree, since she’s nothing like her in real life. Marcia responds that she has no idea how she manages it, it’s just some magic that happens when she gets those clothes on. She said she even starts straightening crooked pictures on the set and stuff like that. Now, that, I want to see!

To close things off, they talk about Marcia’s support of the skin cancer takes friends project and how important it is to protect your skin from the sun. She said her husband only started listening to her when he needed to get something frozen off his face during a doctor’s visit. She also talked about the misconceptions that darker skinned people don’t get the disease. The project has a website where people can sign themselves and a friend up for a free screening.

Well, that’s all for now. Look for another recap next week when Teri Hatcher also appears on The View. I’ll see y’all again on Monday with a recap of the latest episode. Have a great weekend!

Good morning, everyone! Since a new episode airs this weekend, I thought I’d take a look at the new promo today. Before you view it, why not check out a recap of last week’s episode?

They may have been sidelined by a strike, but the Housewives have come back really strong in the last few weeks. Based on that promo, this week is going to be no exception. All the elements are in place for a great one. Apparently, Gabby either decided to snoop or wants to borrow something and ends up coming across the mystery drawer. This leads to my favorite quote of the entire promo: “Carlos, I was a fashion model in the 90s, I know cocaine!”

The Scavos apparently have some more trouble with Kayla while celebrating Mother’s day. I’m basing this on the clip of Lynette asking someone “are you threatening me” after Kayla is shown looking down a stairway. If she does, I wanna see Tom justify not taking the kid to a therapist now. Especially after what happened with Parker.

Edie and Bree apparently are going to get into a war over the Orson kiss. Wonder if Bree’s gonna recruit Katherine to help her out? If so, I really wouldn’t want to be Edie.

I’m not so sure about the Susan going into labor thing, though. I mean, have you seen Susan at all? I don’t even want to imagine her in charge of a helpless baby. It’s a miracle Julie ever made it out of her own babyhood.

Well, that’s about it for now. Stay tuned, because later on I’ll be back to tell you all about James Denton’s and Marcia Cross’ talk show appearances. Til then, take care!

With all the rumors about tension on the set that keep popping up over the years, it’s nice to see something like this. The picture is from a party celebrating the launch of a new Badgley Mischka campaign. Teri hosted the party and, as you can see, Felicity was there to lend her support. The party took place back in August of last year. All I have to say is, if there is tension on the set, these ladies are much better actors then anyone could have ever thought. They always look very comfortable with each other at these events. Not to mention the great chemistry the cast has on screen as well. I’ll be keeping a look out for any other interesting photos and will, of course, share them with you all at least once a week. So, what do you all think of this picture? Did I make a great choice, or do you think I lost my mind on this one? Comment and let me know!

By the way… as a little side note, Teri and Felicity have plenty of reasons to smile right now. The latest episode brought in over 16 million viewers. In a post-strike TV landscape, I’d say that’s pretty good. Will the next episode be able to match or top that number? Stay tuned to find out.

Well, that’s about all for now. I’ll be back tomorrow with more, including a little write-up of James Denton’s appearance on Carson Daly’s show tonight. It starts at 1:36 AM eastern time. Check your local listings to see when it airs in your area. Til next time… take care!

QUICK UPDATE: I found out that Marcia Cross and Teri Hatcher are going to be on The View. Marcia will be on tomorrow, while Teri will join them on on the 16th. I’ll be sure to tape them to give anyone who doesn’t get to see them a recap.

Good morning, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well today and ready for the new episode this weekend. So, how many of you have heard or have the Desperate Housewives soundtrack? If you don’t, you’re missing out (yes, this includes me). I was exploring Amazon last night and listened to some of the sound clips. There’s a lot of country on it, but there are also songs by Gloria Estefan, Joss Stone and others. One of the cuter things about the CD is the bits of dialog that are spread out through it. They picked bits they really fit each character. Gabby, for example, has the “I’ve been poor but happy before, and guess what? Wasn’t that happy” quote, while they chose Lynette talking about how other mothers make the parenting thing look easy.

By far, the best song on it is called “God Bless the American Housewife”. The song is performed by SheDaisy, a country music trio made up of sisters. The song was clearly written to touch of each character and the video is great as well. Here’s just one line from the song:

“Look at how my children play Commando in the cul-de-sac
Look at how my husband has survived another heart attack
Look at all the other mothers envious of all my things
Have to call the plumber cause my daughter flushed my wedding ring”

The video features Kassidy, Kelsi and Krystin on the set of the show re-creating classic moments from the first season. Kassidy (the brunette) plays Susan and Gabby, Krystin (the blonde) plays Lynette and Edie, while Kelsi (the redhead) makes a scary-accurate Bree. They burn down Edie’s house, get pulled over with the kids acting up in the backseat, mow the lawn in a party dress and other great scenes. If you want to see it, check it out here at the CMT web site. When you finish watching it, why not come back and tell me who made the best “housewife”? I’m personally partial to the one who played Bree. Well, that’s it for now. Check back a little later, when I’ll be sharing a really cute photo. See ya then!

I thought I’d take some time each week to recognize one actor or actress who came along and stole the show on the latest episode. This week, it’s Rachel Fox. She’s the adorable girl who pays Kayla, the latest addition to the Scavo house. While there were some great scenes and performances this week, I really feel like the Scavo plot made this episode, and she was at the heart of it. Rachel’s doing a great job of playing a messed up and very creepy kid. When she calmly smiled at Lynette as they were leaving to take Parker to the hospital, I got chills. Her expression perfectly showed what Kayla obviously was thinking when she came up with the whole umbrella idea: Keep messing with me. You see what I can do when you’re not looking?

Rachel is only 11, but she’s already got a nice resume built up. She’s made guest appearances on several Disney shows, including Hannah Montana and That’s So Raven. In addition, she played a young Sydney on Alias and did some voice-over work. If that wasn’t enough, her official site’s resume also lists some theatre credits to her name. Not bad for someone not even out of junior high. I’m thinking that if she keeps her head on straight, she’s got a long career ahead of her.

So what does everyone else think? Feel like another character stole the show? Tell me about it! Well, there you have it: my first “Actor/Actress of the Week”. I’ll be back either later today or tomorrow with news and other cool stuff. See ya then!

Good morning, everyone! So, I took some time yesterday to think about the show a bit and come up with some topic ideas. It didn’t take long for me to start reflecting on all the memorable scenes this show has had. I figured, why not highlight these moments? It’s not easy picking one, but I finally settled on a moment from the Season 2 episode “That’s Bad, That’s Good”.

As you all recall, I’m sure, George spent quite a bit of time harassing Bree and trying to win her over. One day, he finally pushes her too far. Bree is holding one of her dinner parties, when he shows up with a karaoke machine. Much to Bree’s embarassment, he starts serenading her with a house full of guests. Bree tries to politely make him leave, but he doesn’t. So, in typical Bree fashion, she puts on a sweet smile and excuses herself, running upstairs.

Next thing you know, Bree is in her room, loading a shot gun. She goes over to the window and demands he leave. When he refuses again, she cocks the gun and aims it at the speaker, firing a shot. Of course, George runs and Bree calmly re-joins her guests, acting like nothing ever happened. That image of Bree in a prim party dress, cocking a rifle is one of the most memorable images of the show for me. It also illustrates the complicated nature of Bree’s character. She’s prim, proper and all about maintaining her dignity. Still, she’ll go psycho on you if you give her cause.

Hello, everyone! I’m Jamie and I’ll be talking Desperate Housewives with you all. Since we just had a new episode last night, I want to use my first post to recap it for you. Look for new posts earlier in the day starting tomorrow. And now… I give you “Opening Doors”.

The episode opens with Bree yelling at Orson for attempting to kill Mike. She says the only way she’ll be able to forgive him for what he did is if he turns himself in. He refuses, since the Statue of Limitations hasn’t run out yet on it. Now, I normally love Bree but I think it’s funny that she’s suddenly gotten all moral about covering up crimes since she didn’t tell anyone about Andrew running over Mama Solis…

Speaking of the Solis family…. Since Gabby and Carlos are having money problems, they decide to rent out one of their rooms. While one of the candidates is being interviewed, they start arguing over the other people they interviewed and whether or not Carlos rubbed up against one of their arms. Surprisingly, the potential roomie is amused by this and agrees to move in.

Meanwhile, the Scavos are dealing with the arson fallout. The twins are being punished, but Tom wants them to go to therapy as well. Lynette disagrees with this. Funny how Tom’s kinda becoming the strict one here since he’s usually more laid-back. Later on, Lynette will be the one arguing for therapy for Kayla, while Tom disagrees.

In a move only Susan can manage, she ends up signing up for the same Lamaze class her ex is in. Julie runs back in after having dropped Susan off to warn her she spotted them. Naturally, the new woman is Miss Perfect and Susan is feeling totally inadequate and wanting to show them up. Carl, of course, can’t get enough of bragging about his new job and how great his life is.

Meanwhile, Dylan wants her curfew extended, but Katherine refuses. She tells Dylan she’ll only do that if she gets to meet this guy. Dylan refuses, saying she’s not ready to have her mom meet him yet and agrees to be home by ten. The guy, of course, is Dylan’s dad.

Back at Casa Solis, Gabby needs a nail file. After being stupid enough to ask Carlos if he’s seen it, she decided to borrow one from their new roomie, Ellie. Gabby knocks on the girl’s door and is surprised to see a man there. She says what she wanted isn’t important and she’ll talk to her tomorrow. Gabby then immediately runs to Carlos and tells him all about it. Carlos isn’t impressed, saying now they have “two sluts in the house”. Gabby decides to go apologize to Ellie, but ends up seeing her taking money from the guy. She goes back to Carlos and says “there may be two sluts in the house, but only one is getting paid!”

The scene changes to the Scavo house, where Mrs. McClusky is asking if Lynette has seen Ida’s cat. Lynette says no and the two say goodbye. When Lynette starts to head back to the house, she overhears the twins talking about how the arson was Kayla’s idea. Lynette confronts Kayla about it and is extremely creeped out (as was I) by the fact Kayla is so calm and matter-of-fact about telling the boys that blowing someone up is stupid, but “everyone has matches.”

Here we go again… Susan’s back at the Lamaze class, and this time she’s got Mike with her. She’s determined to make herself look real good in front of Carlos and Marissa, so she makes Mike dress up and starts bragging about how great they’re doing. Everything’s going fine until Carl brings up Mike not being there last time. Mike explains he was getting his “30 day chip” and Carl immediately starts mocking Susan. Susan later confronts Mike about it. Mike says he really doesn’t care what Carl thinks. He needs to be honest about himself.

Now, we switch to the Hodge house. Orson is waiting outside for Bree, drunk (he started drinking after he got there). He tells her he’s willing to go to the cops and plans to use the sleepwalking as an excuse. Bree isn’t ok with that and refuses to let Orson back in the house. Edie drives by and Bree asks her to take Orson home. Edie agrees.

Now, we go back to Gabby visiting the gay neighbors that moved in not long ago. She’s planning to get one of them to come on to Ellie so she can prove the girl is a prostitute. The two men argue over who would be the best one to pull it off. Gabby says she doesn’t care who does it, just as long as it gets done.

The scene switches to a doctor’s office. Lynette has taken Kayla to a therapist behind Tom’s back. When Kayla realizes what’s going on, she demands to leave. Lynette says no, so Kayla pulls her second creepy move of the night and blackmails her. She says that if they don’t leave, she’ll not only talk to the therapist, she tell on the twins to the cops as well. Lynette goes ahead and cancels the visit.

And the set up begins… Gabby is on her phone talking to her neighbor, while the other one walks over to Ellie to proposition her. She sees the man get slapped and yells “abort” into the phone, running out to stop her. The other neighbor comes over, too, and demands Gabby tell the truth. At first, Ellie is furious, but she calms down after Gabby apologizes and tells her why she came to that conclusion. Ellie admits she’s running a tattoo business out of the room and that’s what Gabby saw. Gabby agrees to look the other way on that and Ellie goes up to her room. She opens a drawer to put some books in there and the camera closes in on what looks like drug packets.

Meanwhile, Bree shows up at Edie’s to thank her for giving Orson a ride home. Edie tells her that Orson was so drunk and upset about going back there that she let him crash on her couch. Bree is very uncomfortable about this and brings up Edie’s past with the other girl’s exes. Edie gets offended and tells Bree Orson can stay as long as he wants. “I’ll even let him hang my Christmas lights!”

While Tom and Lynette fight over Lynette talking Kayla to therapy, Kayla takes an umbrella outside and tells the twins she just jumped off the roof with it. She tries to sell them on how cool it is, but they aren’t buying it. After she walks off, the decide to do it after all and Parker gets hurt. While Lynette and Tom take Parker to the hospital, Kayla gets a creepy smile on her face.

Once again, we go back to the Lamaze class, where Carl teases Susan about Mike’s problem. Susan tells him he won and she’s got a crappy life and Carl softens a bit. They talk about what’s been going on and Carl admits he was a bad guy (he even admits to going after her cousin), but Mike will be good to her and the baby. She seems to feel a bit better and then asks “what cousin?” Carl makes a beeline for some poster on the wall.

The scene changes to Katherine’s house, where she and Bree are discussing the Hodge’s situation without actually saying what he did. Dylan comes downstairs to go out and once again refuses to introduce her mom and this guy. After Dylan leaves, Katherine excuses herself by saying she wants to go “spy on my daughter.” Bree advises her to “keep one car between them at all times.” I don’t know whether to be amused or terrified by this new friendship. They seem like a dangerous combination…

Back at Edie’s Edie has decided to gets Orson drunk and flirt with him a bit to get back at Bree. They, too, discuss the situation without actually voicing what happened. Edie says no matter what he’s done, he’s worthy of forgiveness because he feels bad. They even kiss breifly, before they pull away, knowing they’ve both had a bit too much to drink. Bree is watching the whole thing from outside, where she has just found Ida’s cat.

And now… we get to the final scene. Dylan’s been caught by her mother, but decides to come clean about meeting her dad without knowing she’s been seen. After Dylan confesses, Katherine allows her to bring her dad in the house, sending Dylan to her room. Once Dylan’s gone, Katherine accuses him of having ulterior motives for meeting with his daughter and tells him she is not scared of him anymore, despite the fact he abused her. He leaves, telling Katherine to let Dylan know he will call her tomorrow.

Cue the montage, where Mary Alice talks about the consequences of letting someone in your home and your life. Can’t wait to see where this all goes! Stay tuned to find out…

To catch up on last week’s episode, read this post. This week? Tornado time! Who will die?

So we start off with what “should have been a beautiful day”.  Gaby is telling Lynette about how she and Carlos are back together.  And no one is terribly happy to hear, judging since she was just married to Victor.  They’re planning to leave town, since Victor is “on the hunt” for them.  For how long, is anybody’s guess.  They’re even more upset to learn this.  Mrs. McCluskey tells them there’s a tornado been spotted in the area, they should “duck and cover” so to speak so they split up and promise to talk about it later.  And we’re promised that in four hours, someone will have lost a husband and they will all have lost a friend.

Gaby isn’t preparing or the storm, but instead packing.  Victor will be let out of the hospital the next day so they want to hurry and leave as soon as possible.  Lynette pays a visit to Mrs. McCluskey to make sure she’s prepared for the storm.  She assures she is and then Lynette asks if they can wait out the storm in her basement.  Since, you know, they don’t have one.   She isn’t sure about it, too many kids and people.  Ida, her friend, is coming over and it’s a small basement.  But Lynette talks her into it.  Katherine spots the mysterious lady “Sylvia” from last week waiting outside and goes to confront her.   She stirs up trouble, trying to convince Katherine that Adam is still interested in her.  Bree stops by Susan’s house with some storm supplies.  And Susan is alarmed to know that Orson already knew about Mike’s pill problem and prescribed him pills anyhow.  Sylvia is still baiting Katherine who spits in her face.  Bree spots this and is understandably intrigued.  And you know Bree.  She can’t resist.  So she goes up to the woman is still lurking in the neighborhood.  And Sylvia gives her a story prompting Bree to invite her in for tea.  Eh?

Bree and Sylvia share their distaste of Katherine over tea and she tells Bree that Adam “is in love” with her.  Quite the juicy nugget for Bree to digest.  Bree is startled at Sylvia’s passion over the subject and starts to wonder if she was wise inviting this woman into her house.  Then, Sylvia proceeds to lock herself in the bathroom.  Of course, this is where Bree and family were planning on riding out the tornado but Sylvia isn’t budging.  Susan stops by to visit Orson and confront him about giving Mike pills.  Orson tries to brush her off and she realizes he won’t budge on the real reason so she leaves.  Edie learns of Gaby and Victor’s “quick escape” from a neighborhood price gouger and she alerts Victor straight off.  Meanwhile, Mike sneaks more pills.  Or tries to, until he finds a note from Susan in his pill bottle.  She confronts him.  He doesn’t understand why she’s upset.  In this situation, I happen to be on her side (which doesn’t often happen so enjoy it while it lasts).  He chases after her, wanting to know where the pills are and she falls down the stairs in the scuffle.  AUGH!

Casualties are piling up at the hospital because of the tornado, when Mike comes bringing Susan in.  She insists she’s fine but he’s obviously shaken.  Katherine confronts Adam about Sylvia’s arrival in the neighborhood.  About that time, Bree comes knocking at the door.  She wants Adam to come to her house and get Sylvia out of her house.  Sylvia won’t come out if Katherine is there.  So they leave Adam to work his magic and Bree tells Katherine what Sylvia told her.  And Katherine gave her the full story.  She’s a delusional lady who imagined this affair with Adam.  When he rebuffed her, she sued him for sexual misconduct and he nearly lost his license.  Hence, the having to move.  Knowing Sylvia, this is easy to believe.  Bree tells her she’s sympathetic to Katherine and would have spit in her face too.

Ida and Mrs. McCluskey are in the basement when the Scavos arrive.  The kids are noisy and aggravating as predicted.   Tom starts to have problems and asks if there’s a cat there.  Ida brought her cat and apparently he’s really allergic.  Lynette wants to put the cat upstairs in a closet and Ida won’t have it.  I don’t really think Lynette has a lot of room to argue because she wasn’t really invited, you know.  So, Lynette lets her kids be as annoying as possible as retaliation.  Gah.  Mike is still on pins and blows up at a hospital worker when they won’t look at Susan right away.  He gets into a fight and security is called.  Susan is horrified.

Mike is handcuffed and left waiting alone while Susan gets checked out.  She comes out, tells him the baby is fine.  She’s quiet though, and obviously rattled by his behavior.   He apologizes and it looks like he really means it.  She tells him a doctor told her about a rehab facility but he’s sure he can kick it himself.  She’s not sure, but he assures her that he has hit bottom.  He promises her he will fix it.  A nurse hands Susan some pills the doctor wanted her to have for the pain.  Mike is visibly tempted and Susan is incredulous.  She says no.  No more.  She says he will go to rehab or she will leave him.  Pretty sad stuff.  A guy comes delivering papers about Carlos’ accounts to Edie, thinking she’s Gaby.  She takes the papers, which is everything she needs to access the money.  OY!  Over at Gaby’s house, she sees the guy drive off and then Edie walking away with the papers.  Caught!  Edie runs for it and Gaby gives chase.  In the basement at the McCluskey’s, things are bad.  Tom is agonizing over his allergic reaction.  Ida is asleep so Lynette sneaks the cat out of it’s cage and takes it upstairs.  ARGH.  Gaby chases Edie back to her house and breaks in a window by smashing a chair through it.  Mrs. McCluskey catches Lynette and shames her.  Mrs. McCluskey calls Lynette on only being her friend when she needs something.  Babysitting, shelter, etc.  Right at that moment, the door swings open and the cat runs out.  Mrs. McCluskey runs out after the cat and Lynette follows.  OY!  Edie and Gaby struggle for the papers.  Edie asks for a cut of the money and Gaby tackles her, grabs the papers and runs out of the house.  Edie catches her and they lose the papers in the wind.  That’s when they spot the tornado.  They run back in the house, just barely.  Right then, Mrs. McCluskey spots the cat under a car.  They see the tornado too and run for it.  OY!  (have I said it enough?)

Gaby and Edie hide in the crawlspace together.  Adam is STILL trying to get Sylvia to budge.  Orson comes in and they fill him in on the drama.  So, they all stuff themselves into a closet.  Lynette and Mrs. McCluskey climb into the tub and cover themselves with a mattress.  Gaby apologizes to Edie for hurting her the way they did.  Edie is alarmed at this behavior, she wants to get through this and hate Gaby for years to come.  Except, she doesn’t hate her.  She just let herself fall for Carlos, which she admits was stupid.  They have as touching a make-up scene as they could have, I’m sure.  Katherine and Bree bicker but the guys try to break it up.  Bree mentions Sylvia’s tattoo story which strikes a chord with Katherine.  And while Adam doesn’t have that tattoo NOW, he did.  It was removed.  So there is some truth to the psycho’s story.  Adam tries to apologize and explain but Katherine won’t have it.  Carlos runs into Gaby’s house to find she’s not there.  But you know who is?  Victor!  And, he’s got a gun.

Carlos tries to explain that they didn’t mean to hurt Victor, but he and Gaby are meant to be together.  What does Victor do?  He starts shooting at Carlos!  They run out of the house and struggle for the gun out there.  The gun falls in the street where a car falls on it.  Uh, yeah.  The gay neighbors sculpture is destroyed as Victor and Carlos struggle.  And then?  Victor is approaching Carlos with a pole when he’s impaled with a fence picket.  OUCH!   Immediately after, Carlos is knocked out.  Sylvia emerges from the bathroom and walks around the house looking for Adam.  And then?  A door blows open and she’s sucked right out.  COOL!  Eventually, the winds die down and the neighborhood is a mess.  Edie and Gaby emerge, unharmed.  As do Lynette and Mrs. McCluskey.  Bree’s house is a wreck, with a hole in the roof.  Mike and Susan are still at the hospital, so they’re okay.  Lynette’s house is looking rough, but is intact.  However, Mrs. McCluskey’s house is GONE.  Lynette freaks out because her family was there.  And that’s where it ends.  HIGHLY unfair, if you ask me.

I’m sorry it’s been so long since we’ve had a post!  But it’s also been a long time since there’s been a new episode to talk about.  Darn that writer’s strike anyhow!  (not that I can blame that, it was really the American Music Awards’ fault)  Anyhow, to see what I thought about the last episode, check this post here.

Gaby is at church and trying not to think too hard about Victor being missing.  She’s meeting Carlos who is feeling extra guilty and wants to go to the police.  She thinks they should play dumb and ride it out.  She is sure that Victor would have killed them had he lived.  And we see Victor washed up on shore.  Is he dead?  As for Mike, he’s still on the pills.  And he’s got a dealer.   But he has no money for more pills.  Meanwhile, Susan obsesses over Julie’s dating life.  Over at Bree’s house, Orson wants to put the baby in the crib but she wants him in the bed with her.  There is an ensuing argument with the same issues brought up on both sides that you’d expect.  Lynette is looking for her mother, calling around bars hoping to find her.  She’s feeling guilty for what her mother may have heard her say about her.  Gaby is packing a suitcase when the police come calling.  Victor is apparently, *gasp*, missing.  The coast guard found his empty boat in the bay and his office said he hasn’t been in in several days.  She hopes the cops will assume Victor went out to sea and did something foolish after finding out she was leaving him.  They don’t, since the boat was found with nary a fingerprint on it, even Victor’s.  D’oh!  Didn’t think that one through, did they?  So foul play is especially suspected.

Susan is upset to see Julie is out on a date again when Mike’s dealer comes knocking on the door.  She hears the dealer is pre-med and hopes that maybe she can hook him up with Julie.  Oy.  Orson is annoyed at the lack of sleep he’s getting because of sharing the bed with Ben.  Bree is determined to learn from her mistakes with her own children and refuses to budge.  He thinks maybe he should sleep in the den.  Susan continues to try to match-make.  She shows the dealer pictures of Julie, hoping to impress him.  He’s impressed.  He leaves shortly after (has to go make a deal) and Susan is all but gushing over him.   Bree asks Tom if they did the “family bed” in their house and wonders if it caused issues between them.  Tom freely opens up with the methods he and Lynette had “special time”  together.  Meanwhile, Andrew lurks in the background and perhaps feels a little bad that his mother has so easily cast him aside.

Mike replaces a gasket for Adam and Katherine when someone named Sylvia shows up on Adam’s doorstep.  He’s upset to see her, doesn’t want her in the house.  She apparently ruined his life.  He finally gets her to leave, but not before Mike sees her.  Adam asks Mike not to tell Katherine about Sylvia’s appearance.  Mike has a favor too.  He wonders if Adam could write a prescription for pain pills for him.  Adam is reluctant, since him being a gyno and writing a script for a guy would be suspicious.  Bree shows up at Orson’s office and she’s got sex on the brain.  It’s pretty funny.  Lynette gets home and her step-father is there.  Glenn is his name.   She’s so happy to see him.  He’s there because Lynette’s mother called him asking for money and he was going to deliver it to her at Fairview Park.  Did Lynette want to go with?  Of course!  Adam stops by to visit Orson (and runs into Bree who is leaving).  He wants Orson to write this prescription for Mike.  It is implied that if he does, Orson will keep Bree’s baby secret.  Back at home, Andrew is leaving.  He’s moving into an apartment in a crappy neighborhood.  To give Bree room from her “past mistakes”.  She’s stunned that he got so upset over everything.

Orson delivers the script to Mike, along with a warning that he should be seeing a physical therapist.  Mike would like to, but he’s got be working around the clock to live up to Susan’s shopping habits.  Mike makes mention of whomever it was that ran him down that one time and since it was Orson and he doesn’t want that to exactly get out, he hands over the script.   Susan tells Mike about the dealer showing up and misses her comment about this guy being perfect for Julie.  He calls Barrett up on the phone and warns him to stay away from the house.  Edie reads about the missing mayor in the paper and makes a phone call to the police.  She wants to leave an anonymous tip.  Carlos is freaked out about the whole fingerprints thing and really wants to go to the cops.  He’s going to go and fess up and urges Gaby to go with him.  She wants a drink first, to calm her nerves.  And his, to which she adds some sleeping pills.  Oh dear.  This girl deserves to go to jail.  Barrett is visiting with Julie and they’re getting along great.  Of course, then Mike comes home and finds this guy is there and sorta freaks out.  Mike does not want Julie leaving the house with this guy and Barrett threatens to let Mike’s secret out.  So what does Mike do?  He outs Barrett as a drug dealer in front of Susan as the guy who sold Mike the pills she found.  Susan kicks him out and that is a problem solved.  Sorta.  Except now Susan is turning eyes on Mike once again.  Carlos is feeling tired and just about then, the police show up at her door.  Convenient!  They ask her about having an affair with Carlos.  And they tell her that Edie is the one who called him (so much for anonymous!).  They get a call, they found Victor and he’s alive!  Unconscious but stable and in the hospital!  Yay!  Except, not.

Lynette and her step-father show up at the park to meet her mom.  He tells her it was more complicated, the circumstances around his departure when she was a kid.  Susan explains the whole Barrett thing to Julie.  She’s a little less sure than Susan is that Mike is off the pills.  She saw him pick up a prescription at the drugstore just that morning.  Stella and Glenn meet up and he hands her the money he asked for.  That’s when she spots Lynette in the car and takes off.  Lynette tell sher she wants her to come home with her.  Lynette brings up the cheating thing again and Stella asks her to drop it.  Glenn implores Stella to tell Lynette the whole story.   He tells her he left because he’s gay, not because she cheated.  Which may change things.  Bree drops by to visit Andrew and to ask him to come home or at least let her help him out.  He tells her he’s mad because he changed, turned things around, and she never noticed.  Or said anything.  She doesn’t want them to part on bad terms again.  Then he thanks her for leaving him on the side of the road, because it made him become a better person.  Aww!  Glenn continues telling the story to Lynette and she seems shook by it.  She asks Stella why she never told her.  She says she wasn’t proud to admit it.  She was ashamed.  Lynette wishes she’d told her.  It would have changed things.  She wants Stella to come home with her, the last few months had been great.  Stella doesn’t want to, if she did, she’d screw it up.  She wants to keep things good between them.  That’s when Glenn offers up his guest room to Stella and there’s a good solution for everyone.

Mike continues to hide his pill-popping from Susan, who watches him through a window.  Gaby visits Victor in the hospital with a police escort.  She’s nervous about what he’ll say in front of the cops.  Who, for their part, want to ask some questions.  Apparently, Victor doesn’t remember the boat.  Yay for memory loss!  Which, you know, won’t last.  Once the cops clear out, Victor tells her he remembers everything about the accident.  He threatens that he’ll need all his strength here pretty soon.  She leaves the hospital looking a lot more concerned.  As she should.  Susan learns, regretfully, that Orson prescribed the pills.  Oops!

Again, sorry for the lack of story in the last week.  It doesn’t look to be any better this week, what with the illness that has befallen this house and the fact that there is no new episode to talk about!  Yep, the American Music Awards preempted last night’s episode so we’ll get to see it next week instead.  Good news is:  It’s the tornado episode so it’ll be well worth waiting for.

In the meantime, what’s been happening in the world of “Desperate Housewives” that I’ve neglected to share with you?  Plenty!

Rumors are rampant that Nicolette Sheridan is pregnant.  This is because apparently she asked Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman some questions about how they were affected by their pregnancies.  Oh, and she’s “glowing”.  Shoot, I’m pregnant and I can tell that isn’t a glow.  It’s acne.  But whatever.

Speaking of babies, Eva wants to have children and plans to leave Hollywood when the time comes to put children into the picture.  She dreams of being home in Texas and taking care of her family.  Some of the rumors would love you to believe that she hopes to quit within the year, but I doubt that’s the case.  I think she’ll stick it out a while longer.

Contrary to this news, there are reports that Eva wants to open a restaurant in Hollywood serving Mexican-American food.  That would give her yet another tie to the West Coast which seems to go against all reports  of her wanting to settle down in Texas but I take it at face value.

Eva has rounded up the rest of her co-stars to attend the Spice Girl’s reunion concert in Los Angeles on December 5.   She and Teri Hatcher, Nicollette Sheridan, Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross will all be in attendance.  This is no surprise for Eva, as she has become close friends with Victoria Beckham, and it’s nice that she was able to get her castmates to join her for a night out.  Should be a good show, if Mel B’s dancing is any judge!

If you want to know what I thought of last week’s action-packed episode, read this post.

Victor is still pondering the news that Edie revealed to him. He’s waiting for her, in the dark, when she gets home from a shopping trip. And, she answers a call from Carlos on her cellphone. He’s trying to talk her out of going back to Victor when she spots Victor standing in the hall so she breaks off the call quickly. He’s taking a month off, wants to take her on a honeymoon at last. She leaves the room for a moment, and he checks her cell phone and finds out that she was talking to Carlos. He wants to have a weekend on the boat, just the two of them. And apparently, he wants revenge. Dun, dun, DUN!

Bree introduces the baby to the neighbors, saying she’d had him in the middle of the night. And apparently, he’s a cryer. Lynette also divulges her excellent news regarding being clear of cancer! And then, we find out Lynette’s mom is shaking up with a boyfriend, right there in Lynette’s home! His name is Stan and everyone is kind of startled. Mike isn’t feeling very well, says he’s tired and doesn’t want to go visit Bree and the new baby. He takes another pill. And seems surlier than usual. Danielle, apparently has already left for school. Bree freaks out Mike about the costs and implications of preschool. This somehow devolves into an argument about circumcision between Orson and Bree. He’s against it and she’s for it. He apparently remembers his. His mom had it done when Orson was 5 years old. Yow. Mike takes another pill at Bree’s house and she spots him at it. He says it was asprin. From pain. You remember that accident two years ago? That one. She spots a leftover pill and it looks like anything but asprin. Victor and Gaby show up at the boat and she’s upset that there’s no crew to wait on them. He promises it will not be a boring trip. Gulp.

Lynette wants to talk her mom about Stan (she doesn’t even remember his name). She tries to convince her mother to leave and after she doesn’t get the hints, lays it out on the line. She thinks its about Stan but it’s everything (including teaching the kids how to make whiskey sours). She at least needs her own place, but she has no money. She gave the last of her money to Lynette after her sister kicked her out. Julie comes to Susan for help, wanting to know more about Dylan’s dad. So Susan stupidly tells Julie about what Katherine said about Dylan’s dad being abusive. And, as luck would have it, Dylan was in the next room and overheard. Bree figures out what kind of pill it was that Mike was taking and calls Susan. She wants to “talk”. Later, Mike comes home and Susan looks tense. She tells Mike about Bree’s suspicions (now hers!). It’s apparently a narcotic that is highly addictive. He denies being addicted to them and Susan buys it. She’s totally relieved. Bree is at the hospital and wants to know about getting her “son” circumsized. The doctor, however, has a note from Orson saying he doesn’t want the baby to get snipped. She’s pissed, of course. She confronts him about it and tries to reason with him. She thinks untrimmed penises are unsightly. Of course she does! Katherine comes home to see Dylan doing her “genealogy project”. Katherine doesn’t want her doing that project. They get into a little bit of a scuffle. Dylan tells Katherine what she learned and Katherine lays down the law. Dylan isn’t scared this time though. She says her mom can’t stop her this time. Looks like all that bullying has finally backfired against her.

Susan explains Mike’s explanation to Bree. Bree, of course isn’t buying it. Because she’s a recovering alcoholic and she’s knows all about addiction. She advises Susan to trust but verify. So Susan goes home and starts searching through all of Mike’s stuff, looking for pills. She has no luck until she looks inside a flashlight to find a baggie of pills. She’s devastated, of course. Lynette and her mom meet with Lynette’s sister. Of course, Lynette wants to pawn mom off on her sister. And she’s wise to the plot and won’t have it. She refuses to take mom back, and has notes prepared for her speech. Apparently, her mom put her into therapy. So Lynette realizes this isn’t working and opens up her sister’s trunk using her keyfob She runs out and puts her mom’s luggage into her sister’s car all quick-like. Then she takes off, while Lynette’s mom and sister bicker inside the diner. Hee! Carlos stops by Edie’s place where she gives him back a painting of his, that she cut a hole out of. She assures him that Victor is angrier than she is. She tells Carlos all about the pictures and how mad Victor was. So now he’s worried. He calls Gaby on her cell. He warns Gaby about Victor knowing, or tries to because she’s not buying it. Until she puts two and two together and realizes that maybe this lonely boat trip has another purpose. Victor comes in and confiscates the cell phone, at least until they get home. She’s worried, big time. So Victor spills that he knows about everything. She tries to explain herself (while keeping her distance). He’s pretty mad. He’s about to show her something when she knocks him overboard with an oar and powers the boat back to shore. Doh!

Dylan has another conversation with her mom. This time, Katherine has information about Dylan’s dad all written down for her. Before she hands it over though, she has to promise her that she will not bring him there or tell him where Katherine is. Apparently, he slapped Katherine around quite a bit. There was that bad night, that she doesn’t remember entirely. Sounds as if he tried to kill her so she took off with Dylan. Dylan feels bad, and has second thoughts on learning more about her dad. Katherine breathes a sigh of relief and we see the paper is blank. Was she lying again? Here comes Lynette’s sister with the luggage and the mother. They’re dumping her off with Lynette again. Her other sister is there, helping the younger sister out. The three disappear inside to discuss their mother’s fate. Bree sneaks out of the house with the baby while Orson is napping, on her way to a friend’s Bris. She comes up to the guy (forget what they’re called), wanting him to “do” her son while he’s at it. Of course, he’s suspicious but Bree talks her magic with him. She promises the baby will be as devout a Jew as she is.

Bree returns home with the baby and tells Orson she got the baby circumsized. He’s pissed (she’s surprised?). She thinks because her blood is in teh baby’s veins and not his, it was her decision. He’s insulted, as he should be. He sees himself as Benjamin’s father. She needs to remind herself that love makes them a family, not blood. She makes it up to him by referring to Ben as Orson’s son. Then she tells him Ben’s Hebrew name. Hee! Carlos meets Gaby at the harbor and she tells him that Victor is in the ocean. She was sure Victor had a gun, so Carlos wants to make sure they still have it before calling the police. And.. it’s not a gun. It’s a sweater. Exactly what Gaby asked for when she said she was cold. Carlos is going to call the Coast Guard anyhow. Meanwhile, mom listens in on Lynette and her sisters argue about who has to have her. Awkward. They all have their reasons for not wanting to have her in their homes. And none of them, save Lynette, feels bad for abandoning her. Lynette is saddened to learn this because she does. They offer to send Lynette money each month to care for their mother. She refuses the money and accepts her duty. She’s pretty mad at her sisters. Of course, by this point, mom takes off in a cab. Carlos and Gaby take the yacht back out and find Victor. Carlos drags him aboard and Victor is stunned that Gaby tried to kill him. He’s mad that Carlos is on the boat too. A fight breaks out and Victor goes for a knife. So what does Gaby do? She oars him again. Carlos wants to pull him back in again, except this time he’s not surfacing.

It’s nighttime now. Gaby and Carlos are sitting on the dock looking thunderstruck. They looked for six hours, he’s gone. It was self defense, right? They can’t prove that. Gaby immediately starts thinking they can cover this up. Because no one knew she was going out on the boat. So maybe he went by himself. They’ll need to cut the boat adrift. Susan confronts Mike with the pills. He wants to explain. She’s hurt and insulted. He didn’t want Susan to feel guilty. His doctor told him he should take a break from work after he wrenched his shoulder on the job. But he hasn’t because the baby = money so he’s kept working. He wants his child to have more than he had. She wants their child to have a healthy father. She wants to trust him. He dumps the pills down the garbage disposal. They hug and all seems well again. Until we see that Mike has some pills stashed in a pipe. Or we think he does. The show ends right there. Next week? TORNADO! Sweet!

I know I haven’t posted since earlier in the week and I’m sorry.  As most of you may already know, Hollywood is currently being KO’d by a writer’s strike and “Desperate Housewives” is certainly not immune from the effects.  I’m definitely upset to hear this, as I am to hear about the fate of my other favorite shows, but I do understand what the writers’ beef is and hope they prevail.  I just hope they prevail sooner rather than later.

Production on new episodes supposedly halted on Wednesday because of the strike and is one of the first shows to fall victim to the strike.  Writers picketed the show as it was being filmed on location in Toluca Lake, CA on Tuesday.  Eva reportedly emerged with pizza for the strikers and offering her own support.  “Desperate Housewives” halting production is little surprise since executive producer and creator Marc Cherry has been on of the Writers Guild of America’s lead negotiators during the dispute.

All predictions state that this strike could last for months, well into 2008.  If this is the case, we’ll definitely see a drawback in our television programing (and perhaps more reality television shows).  I hope that things can be settled quickly and easily but it’s just not looking that way.  It’s such a shame when there is a dispute like this and the big companies get greedy.

I’m not sure when we’ll start going back into reruns and when we’ll stop seeing the new episodes.  I hope at least we have enough new episodes finished that we are set through the winter hiatus, but I honestly have no idea.  So I’ll keep you all up to date on this as I come across new information.  In the meantime, enjoy the new episode airing on Sunday night (I’ll be recapping as usual!) and appreciate it while we’ve got it!

To see what happened on last week’s show, check my recap.   In the meantime, I’m sorry I wasn’t around much this week, it was a very stressful time in the house here and I had a lot going on, not to mention a sick baby.  Oy!  But tonight, I’m here and ready to recap!

We see Edie as a little girl, and how the little boys in her neighborhood used to make her scream on purpose.  As an adult, Edie isn’t as scared anymore.  Just about one thing, her lover leaving her.  And we see Edie catching Carlos trying to leave on the fly.  Because he knows she’ll throw a fit.  She won’t spill his secrets, as long he tells her the truth of why he’s leaving.  Is there someone else?  He says, “nope” and so now she feels free to turn him in.   That’s the way to win him back!

It’s Halloween time on Wisteria Lane (wasn’t that last week?).   Bob and Lee are going around the neighborhood to invite everyone to their Halloween party and they start with Bree since they figure she’ll be most understanding, having a gay son and all.  They spot Danielle peeking out an upstairs window and mention bringing her.  Wanting to keep the charade that Danielle is at boarding school, Bree says that’s her son, playing a bit of dress up.  Bree gets on Danielle for looking out the window and Danielle says she’s bored.  She wants to go but Bree won’t have it.  We see Gaby, bags packed and ready, leaving a voicemail for Victor telling him she’s leaving him.  I think it’s funny how she expects that to be the end of that.  Susan is concerned that her doctor wants her to get genetic counseling.  You know, cuz she’s older now.  And in the midst of this, Susan finds out that Mike’s dad isn’t as dead as she previously thought.  He forgot he told her that he was dead when they first met.  Of course, this is a big deal to Susan.   Lynette is home from her pet-scan and she notices a hole in her garden.  And her mom mentions offhandedly that she might have seen a possum around.  Lynette freaks out about it, more than she should.  We see Mike pop a couple pills and stuff the bottle in his glove compartment.  He sneaks in, thinking Susan is asleep.  But she’s not.  She wants to hear more about his dad of his.  He tells her his dad is in prison for murder.  And makes Susan feel like an idiot for pestering about it too (not hard to do).  He’s doing life without parole and he visits a couple times a year but doesn’t have much of a relationship.  Susan, of course, wants to meet him.  He doesn’t think it’s a good idea, but she insists.

More obsessive behavior from Lynette about the possum and her ruined garden.  She has plans of killing the possum and her son (the older one, what’s his name again?) balks at that.  Bree wants to send her daughter back to the convent again.  And she almost doesn’t care.  She’s just tired of being pregnant.   Bree tells her it might be harder than she imagines to give up the baby.  Danielle doubts it.  Gaby is confronted at home by Milton, Victor’s father.  He heard her message (first) and urges her not to leave him.  Victor hasn’t heard the message yet.   A divorce would be damaging to Victor’s campaign for governor and he attempts to bribe her with a huge check.  If she wants the money, she needs to stay married for 13 months, until after the election.  He wants his son to go straight to the top.  Edie is disappointed to see that the IRS can’t find anything amiss with Carlos’ offshore account.  He moved the money, of course.  Which causes Edit to shower him with insults.  She promises him that it isn’t over.  She’s not done with him.  He says it is over, and that he won.

Bree is trimming her hedges and is confronted by Lynette who needs gardening advice.   She wants to borrow a gun so she can shoot the possum.  But Bree tells her it’s against the law but suggests an air rifle.  It’ll stun him but good.  I think Lynette is trying to avoid thinking about the pet-scan.  Gaby wants to extend the separation between her and Carlos to thirteen months so they can have the money.  Carlos mentions this makes Gaby a prostitute and he’s not at all for it.  She insists that they need the money.  He doesn’t think they do need the money, because he has some stashed away.  A whole $10 million dollars.  Gaby is thrilled to hear this.  But then, she realizes he had this money when they were married and she should have gotten half of this money when they divorced.  How can she trust him?  And if she can’t trust him, she can’t be with him.  She kicks him out.  She’s just bipolar now, isn’t she? Susan and Mike are visiting Mike’s dad and things are a touch awkward.  She asks him some questions from the genetic counselor.  She also wants to know who he killed.  He killed his boss.  Apparently this guy weaseled him out of a job and after a while Mike’s dad got annoyed with him.  So he killed him.  So maybe there’s some mental illness on Mike’s side.

The party is a big one, everyone is all decked out and so is the house.  Adam and Katherine show up Frankenstein and Marie Antoinette.  Bree is Little Bo Peep and her son is Cher, Julie is a faerie and Orson is a goofy Prince Valient looking sort.  Then Danielle shows up and she’s dressed up JUST like Bree.  Ingenious.   Bree isn’t impressed by the impersonation.  Mrs. McCluskey is a witch, predictably.  Susan is upset because Mike’s dad shows no remorse.  Mike seems weary of the topic.  She won’t let it go, because that’s what Susan does.  She thinks he’s evil.  Mike says he’s a good guy who did an evil thing.  She thinks if he was a good guy, he would feel bad about what he did.  Lynette isn’t dressed up, but is laying in wait for the possum.  She’s got her air rifle and she’s single-minded.  Tom urges her to go inside and lie down (he’s dressed up as an old west sheriff).  She’s irrationally upset about the possum.  She will not let it defeat her.  It’s pretty sad and pathetic, actually.  He’s worried for her, as he should be.  Bree wants Danielle to go home and right then, her water breaks.  Bree tries to cover it up but Danielle is in instant labor.  They rush home (where Bree will not allow Danielle on the reupholstered couch).  Oh, and Orson is plastered.  So she rushes off to fetch Adam and swears him to secrecy.  Funny enough, he knew she was faking her pregnancy.  So right there in the kitchen, Adam delivers Danielle’s baby.  It’s a boy!

Danielle is recovering from her delivery and looking tired and quiet.  Bree is holding the baby.  Danielle asks if the baby is okay, he is perfect.   She doesn’t want to hold him, though.  She looks sad though and reconsiders.  How can you not love a baby?  She marvels over him.  Bree looks nervous but motherly.  She asks Danielle what she wants her to do.  She asks her mother to take him.  She asks if she’s sure.  She doesn’t want her to make a mistake.  No, it’s the right thing to do.  It’s as if she’s giving him up because she loves him, not because she doesn’t.  Very mature of her.  Bree obviously feels bad for her daughter.  Danielle fights back the tears.  Very sad stuff.  Gaby leaves a message for Susan, letting her know to tell the other women that she’s going away for a while.  To think and do some things.  She leaves for the airport right away and in her limo is Victor.  She tells him she’s leaving him and he wants to know what he needs to do to fix it.  He offers not to run for governor in order to make her happy. It’s his father’s dream, but she’s his dream.  Gaby looks torn.  Susan returns to visit Mike’s dad, alone.  She doesn’t believe that he doesn’t feel bad about killing that man.  She cares because her baby carries this man’s genes and she doesn’t want her baby born without a conscience.  He explains to her that if he concentrated on what he did to that man, he’d go crazy.  He does regret what he did to his son.  It ruined his life and he’s worried that it will affect him the rest of his life.  He warns Susan to keep an eye on Mike.  She doesn’t look very comforted.

Victor is visited by Edie who shares the photos of Gaby and Carlos that her private investigator took.   Edie, interestingly enough, pushes most of the blame for the affair on Carlos for seducing Gaby.  Lynette is napping on the couch when her doctor shows up at the house.  Lynette is up off the couch in a flash.  He’s happy to tell her that she’s clear of cancer.  Lynette looks stunned.  And then she walks out to the backyard where she stares up at the sky with a new appreciation.  She is victorious.  She’s got her life back.  And that’s when she spots the dead possum and she apologizes to it.  Then she cries.  Bob and Lee pack up their decorations and the neighborhood has their own fears.  And that’s it!  For this week, at least.

If you’d like to know what happened last week, by all means, go check it out.

Bob and Lee get a metal fountain/sculpture and all the neighborhood women simply hate it. They talk about who should be the new homeowners association president as they haven’t had one since Mary Alice killed herself four years ago. Has it been four years? Really? Dang. Anyhow, no one has wanted the job but Katherine nobly steps up to the plate. All it will take is an election and she can have that “atrocity” gone by the weekend. Susan thinks they should at least go talk to the guys about it first, but not her since they hate her. Bree is then nominated, simply because she has a gay son and can probably relate best to Bob and Lee. Next thing you know, the whole gaggle of them are confronting the men and Susan spurts out about how she loves art and their sculpture. Katherine lets them know it’s not appropriate for Wisteria Lane. Still, Bob insists that it will stay. Hence, war is declared. Slow day? Apparently, the sculpture is a rather noisy fountain as well. It wakes up Susan and Mike. She asks if they can move it to their backyard, Mike can’t sleep and he’s been working long hours. Some snide remarks are made by Lee about the racket coming from Susan’s house that they need the fountain to drown out.

Lynette delivers snacks to her kids in their treehouse and she receives a phone call from her doctor. What is the news? Her kids let her know she can’t talk about being sick up in the treehouse. Bree calls Danielle at the convent only to discover that she has left. Uh oh. Cat’s out of the bag. Now it is known that Phyllis sprung the girl. Edie wants to go golfing with Carlos, but he won’t let her. She gave him a gift. For what? Who knows. It’s monogrammed golfballs. But with her initials. Why? So everyone will know who his balls belong to. Ouch. Carlos touches base with Gaby, they make plans to meet at a hotel. She notices a cable van across the street that’s been watching her awful close. She figures Victor is having her tailed while he’s out of town, but she’s not going to call anything off. Instead, she poses as a young boy and takes off with a gaggle of neighborhood kids on their bikes. Har!

At the hotel, Gaby runs into John, of all the luck, and his girlfriend/wife/fiance Tammy (I think that was her name). Tammy is a bit in the family way. She makes a mention of him having “married up” so I guess they are married. She makes an excuse to them on why she’s at the hotel (spa weekend) before meeting up with Carlos. Bree stops in to visit Phyllis. And, of course, to grab Danielle and take her back to the convent. But Danielle insists that since she’s turning 18 that weekend, its her plan to stay with grandma and deliver her baby there. Oh, and she plans to keep the baby herself too. Bob and Lee try to campaign to get Lynette onto their side. They want her on their side, against the homeowner’s association otherwise Katherine might come after her and her treehouse. So, Lynette decides to go to the meeting after all. Where she asks Katherine if she’ll leave it all be after the fountain is removed. Which Katherine pretty much says that she won’t leave it be. Lynette decides to run against Katherine, and hopefully win.

Tom doesn’t approve of Lynette’s move. He doesn’t think she’s up to it in her condition. She wants to stand up for herself and this is her best way to do that, apparently. Over at the hotel, Gaby and Carlos are about to get hot and heavy when there’s a knock at the door. It’s John at the door. OOH. Not good. She wants Carlos to hide, which he does reluctantly. John then tells Gaby that he wants to start up their affair again. Lynette tries to get Susan to campaign for her, but Susan promised Katherine that she’d vote for her. BOO. Susan’s argument is thin, but then, the whole thing is pretty thin. Gaby tries to get rid of John, but he’s stubborn. He insists on reliving some of the “old times” with Carlos listening in. She practically pushes him out of the room. And Carlos is TICKED.

He’s upset that Gaby faked an orgasm with Carlos while John watched from the closet (one of the “old times” that was relieved). He wants to leave and does, but not before Gaby compares him to John. Both Katherine and Lynette campaign pretty heavily for votes around the neighborhood, making promises on both sides of the fence. Bree is upset that Danielle has developed a “maternal instinct”. Andrew snorts, Danielle doesn’t want the baby. She just wants to tick off Bree. And because grandma offers her a cushy life in the retirement community where she won’t have to work or go to school. Carlos pays a visit to John, friendly, he promises. Carlos tells John he has forgiven him for sleeping with his wife. John tells him that he fell in love with Gaby too and Carlos forgives him for that too. Why is he doing that? Because he knows what it’s like to love someone and forget the difference between right and wrong. Hmm. This sounds foreboding. At the Homeowner’s Association meeting, they’re going to vote and who wins? It’s a dead tie. Then Edie points out that Susan voted twice, which she did. She’s forced to pick, and so she goes with Katherine because she hates the fountain so so much. Susan pretty much comes out looking like crap, as usual.

Bree visits Phyllis, under the pretense of apologizing. They get Danielle alone and apologize to her as well. They point out not to overdo Phyllis, since she is old and prone to heart attacks. Plus, they point out living around a bunch of old people who will be her new friends. And who would want to give that up to go to college in Florida with a bunch of hot guys and drive a new convertible? All this is making an impression on Danielle who is looking like she might be changing her mind after all. Katherine shares a victory toast with Adam, or rather wants to but Adam is reluctant. He thinks she’s gotten a little out of line. He doesn’t think she’s doing a very good job of making them friends. Danielle is packed up and leaving Phyllis’ house, leaving Phyllis looking defeated. And Bree feels a little sorry for her, for what she has lost. She offers Phyllis a position as babysitter, so she and Orson can go out once in a while. Phyllis jumps at the chance. Carlos shows up at Gaby’s place, he wants to talk. He wants to “do the right thing” and end the affair. It’s not right. He wants them to each break up with their significant others. Then, wait maybe 6 months, and then get back together. Gaby is predictably resistant to this, but she admires his “good guy” self. They kiss goodbye, so that it will last six months. But, however, the cable guy across the street is snapping some photos of the clinch. Forgot about him, didn’t they?

Lynette watches her kids play in the treehouse while Susan comes and tries to apologize. She says she will stand up for Lynette and her treehouse when the time comes. Then Lynette makes her feel bad by telling her why the treehouse is so important. They make up and are friends again and none too soon because here comes Katherine. The treehouse can stay! It was “grandfathered” in, is her excuse. She wants to be a good neighbor, after all. Lynette is confused by the conflicting behavior. Bree is talking to someone, and it turns out it’s our “cable guy”. He was working for her, not Victor, it turns out. Katherine stops by to visit Bob and Lee who are resistant to remove the fountain. They tell her they know all about Chicago. So unless she wants the news unleashed to the neighborhood, the fountain must stay. Ooh, blackmail.

I’ve got another peek at what’s coming up on Sunday’s episode for you all again. And this one looks like a good one, with another visit from our favorite gardener, John. John is played by the fabulous Jesse Metcalfe, of course and has been greatly missed since he departed the show in the second season. You may recognize this week’s sneak peek from the promo that aired directly after last week’s show. If not, then you have a treat coming your way as this episode looks to be good and juicy.

First, like I said, John is back and wants to start things up with Gaby again. What will Carlos think of that? And what will Gaby’s reaction be? And who is that blond girl in the picture up there with John? Is that his girlfriend? Inquiring minds want to know!

Also, we’ll see the return of Danielle this week, I’m supposing at the hands of her grandmother, Phyllis. She’s listed on the roster of guest stars so I’m guessing Phyllis does bring little Dani back to Wisteria Lane. How will Bree and Orson hide her little… ahem, development?

As we noticed last week, Edie is on to Carlos and Gaby and this week, she becomes yet more aware of their little fling. What will her reaction be? Does she have anything to do with John’s renewed interest in Gaby?

In “new neighbor news”, Bob and Lee (so that’s his name!) have put up a water feature in their front yard and the residents don’t care for it one bit. In fact, the fountain causes quite a stir in the neighborhood. What lengths will be gone to, you have to wonder. If Susan is involved, everyone keep their dog and cat indoors!

Anyhow, watch the little promo below and tune in Sunday night to see all the juicy developments!