Desperate Housewives

Good morning, everyone. Ready to catch up on season 1 some more? This time, we’re gonna talk about the episode “Running to Stand Still”.

When we left The Solis house last time, Carlos’ mom had just shown up to find out whether or not Gabby is having an affair. This time, however, Gabby has an even better advantage. After Mama Solis participates in the weekly poker game, Carlos reveals that she once had a seriously gambling problem. Gabby pretends to be concerned, but later brings Mama Solis to a casino for “lunch”. Gabby then pretends like she has to rush to the mall to pick up something and they’ll eat there instead. Mama Solis refuses to leave, telling Gabby she’ll wait for her there. Gabby agrees and drives off with a smile while calling John. When she gets back, Mama Solis has charged $15,000 on Carlos’ credit card. To save her own butt, Gabby tells Juanita she’ll sell some jewelry and pay off the debt with Carlos never knowing a thing. This convinces Mama Solis that Gabby really does love Carlos and she’s not running around. Carlos is relieved to hear it and mentions telling Gabby about her gambling problem. Juanita is once again suspicious.

Lynette, meanwhile, is in a war of her own. Maisy Gibbons is in charge of the school play and wants to change the ending of “Little Red Riding Hood” because it will be too upsetting for the kids. Lynette disagrees, but Maisy won’t listen because Lynette is only taking tickets the night of the show and not doing a harder job. When Maisy suddenly needs someone to take over the costumes, Lynette volunteers and once again brings up the issue of changing the ending. The group ends up siding with her and Maisy is so upset she purposefully leaves Lynette off the program. When Lynette finds out, she challanges Maisy and the woman backs down

Susan is, of course, spending her time being nosy… a common plot for her. She knows Paul is up to something and is determined to find out what he’s hiding. She tries talking to him, but he’s not very open. Finally, she follows him one day and discovers that Paul has put Zach into a home for disturbed kids. Now, she’s really curious and enlists Julie to talk to the kid. She sets up an appointment to talk to one of the doctors as “research” for a new book. While the man is busy talking to her, Julie sneaks in and sees Zach. All she’s able to find out, however, is that whatever Zach did has to do with someone named Dana. Before he can explain, a nurse comes in and makes Julie leave. Now, Susan is even more curious.

Finally, there’s Bree. She and Rex are still seeing a counselor and it seems to be going alright. The only major issue Rex is having is their sex life. Bree is shocked and refuses to admit there’s a problem there. After a private conversation with the Doctor, Bree decides to surprise Rex at his motel room, but the mood is ruined by a burrito about to spill. Rex is so mad she couldn’t let the mess go, he tells her to leave. Later, Bree tries to get him to talk about what the real problem is, but he refuses.

Well, there you have it! Episode 6 in a nutshell. Before I go, I wanna leave you with some funny quote from the episode and a brief clip of Mama Solis and Carlos. Enjoy and I’ll see ya next time!!

Bree: I must say, I’m jealous of how much time you two spend together. My mother-in-law would never want to hang out with me all day.
Gabrielle: She sounds nice.

Dr. Goldfine: Do you have any questions?
Bree: (to Rex) Just one. How much longer is your midlife crisis going to last, because it is really starting to tick me off!

Julie: How am I supposed to blend in with a bunch of messed up teenagers?
Susan: I don’t know, Julie. You pretend to be bulimic. Gag a little. Come on, work with me here!
Julie: Mom, when this is over, we need to talk about your parenting skills.