Desperate Housewives

Oh my, where to begin? You all remember Mrs. McC’s husband-sicle from last week? He reappears this week when the power goes out on Wisteria Lane. Mrs. McC then falls down the stairs to her basement and gets shipped the hospital. The good news is, the power goes back on! The bad news: the deep freeze short circuits. Whoops. Parker Scavo finds the husband-sicle when he tries to raid her freezer for ice cream and seems pretty traumatized. Then, he asks to visit Mrs. McC at the hospital where he asks her about the man in her freezer. We aren’t privy to the conversation that follows, but whatever it is, it seems to make Parker feel much better. He’s promised not to tell anyone. But I guess Mrs. McC didn’t realize the freezer was kaput and when the inevitable stench gets a neighbor’s attention, the police come calling Mrs. McC. She thinks that Parker gave her up, but I imagine the police found her statement as an admission of guilt regarding some sort of “wrong-doing” involving her husband-sicle. Interesting. So it’s the slammer for Mrs. McC. Whatever will Wisteria Lane do without her meddling?

In other news, Gabby and Victor are still going hot and heavy. He professes his devotion to her and lets her know that he wants to marry her. She lets him know that she’s not interested in marriage. Later, they’re in an elevator when the power goes out and Gabby proposes some naughtiness. Little did she realize that there are cameras in the elevator. The blackmail photos show up and she reports it to the police, who then take the photos as evidence. Lo and behold, the pictures end up on the front page of the paper. Whoops! Gabby feels responsible and Victor seems sure that his “family values” campaign is at an end. But then, Gabby does the “good thing” at the news conference and reveals herself as the woman in the photos, that Victor was just trying to protect her honor and that the amorous moment was a result of him asking her to marry him. And that she accepts. Nicely done!

However, Carlos caught the news conference on TV and seems pretty saddened by it. Poor Carlos. He’d just gotten done telling Edie that he wasn’t interested in anything terribly serious. While denying that he was still in love with Gabby, he also declared that her current affair wasn’t at all serious. So, not so much? Obviously, he’s still hot for her. She just needs to be hot for him too, because the only way Gabby isn’t entirely insufferable is as Carlos’ mate. But it’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out.

Lynette has a crisis when the blackout puts the electric ovens out of commission on the business night of the week. But the newly hired world-class chef/ex-druggie has a plan. The stove is gas powered and he has some great pasta dishes he can whip up that Lynette can charge and arm and a leg for. And the plan works perfectly. A little TOO perfectly. The pasta dishes are an instant success and Tom is feeling mighty put out. To his credit, the pizzeria was his dream, and to read in the paper that it was a flop until these pasta dishes were introduced has got to hurt. You know what else is going to hurt? The affair that Lynette and ex-druggie seem to be headed for. The new guy seems to have his eyes SET on her in a big way and she seems to enjoy the attention.

Then there’s Susan. She’s still uncomfortable about her re-emerging feelings for Mike. Just in time, because now Ian wants to put bygones behind him and have Mike over for dinner. Susan thinks she has the situation under control when she invites a single friend to dinner to distract Mike. Doesn’t work, because Mike is only interested in Susan and he proceeds to regale this poor woman with stories from his various prison stays for the rest of the evening. At one point, Susan is asked to chose between two wedding cake styles, one is elegant and British, the other is down to earth and American. This show isn’t known for it’s subtlety, ya’ll. Then, when I’m ready to stab out my eyes, Mike reveals his feelings for Susan to Ian, letting him know that’s not going to let the infamous poker wager get in his way. Susan, who knew nothing of the wager, is enraged and vows to have nothing to do with either man. Which, you know, I don’t buy one bit because who wouldn’t want two men salivating over her? And this is SUSAN we’re talking about. So yeah, this whole “neither of you” thing will last probably about 10 minutes at the most. She may be a klutz but she’s not stupid.

So yeah, that’s where we’re at. Plenty enough to get me interested in what will happen next. Will Victor and Gabby get married? Will Carlos step in? Who will Susan choose? What did Mrs. McC do to her husband? Will Lynette cheat on Tom? Dun dun DUUUNNN!