'Housewives': Onboard Babies to Outboard Hit Jobs
Among the funniest moments in last's night's episode of "Desperate Housewives" ('You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover')
4. Lynette moving her mother's suitcases from the trunk of Lynette's car to her sister's, then driving off.
3. Bree lying to arrange for Benjamin's circumcision.
2. Gaby hitting Victor and knocking him off the boat the first time.
Annnd the best moment...
1. Gaby hitting Victor and knocking him off the boat the second time -- we didn't see that coming -- and, apparently, neither did Victor.
It's amazing how increasingly desperate a housewife Gaby has become. Sure, she's always been conniving (remember the story-line involving her mother-in-law?), but this episode showed how calmly calculating and cold-hearted she could be. And upon learning that Gaby had left Victor swimming in the ocean, Carlos (no angel himself) was the conscientious one who said they had to go back to find/rescue Victor.
But all that aside: Do you think Victor is alive? Will he be rescued soon or left "missing" as a huge question mark in the series? (And what would you prefer?)
As for Bree: Notice how carefully she worded her answers when trying to get Benjamin circumcised ("This child will be as devout a Jew as I am," pretty much summed it up.) But hoo-boy, what does the show often use as a prop for the baby? A board wrapped up in a blanket?
And the scenes with Lynette and sisters (Lucy and Lydia) were edgily funny -- with no one wanting mom (granted, she was never in the running for "Mother of the Year"). Are the sisters selfish or is mom getting what she deserves?
The Mike-Susan addiction and the Mayfair genealogy story-lines seemed more distracting (nearly as much as those fake babies!) than solid, even if they're setting up future developments.
Overall, an okay episode. Your thoughts?
-- Judith S. Gilles
By Michael Cavna |
November 12, 2007; 8:34 AM ET
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Posted by: md | November 12, 2007 11:27 AM
When Susan demanded that Mike go visit Bree's baby, I was just like - are you kidding? What a b!tch! Give your husband a break
Posted by: | November 12, 2007 11:38 AM
Perhaps if this blog had better visiblity, it might get a better response.
It's too bad it wasn't Susan instead of Victor who got wacked off the boat with an oar. What a stupid woman. If I had to live with her, I'd be taking drugs, too.
Posted by: | November 12, 2007 03:39 PM
I wonder if Gaby left her cell phone on the boat? I think Victor is alive and will secretly torment Gaby.
I liked seeing Lynette and her sisters. I think it was cool how they found actresses that really looked related to Felicity Huffman. I also understood how they felt dealing with a difficult mother.
I feel sorry for Mike because he doesn't think he's rich enough and Susan is too demanding.
Posted by: Leya | November 12, 2007 03:45 PM
"I still can't get over Bree saying that pre-school is $10,000/year in the choiciest schools."
I hear ya. They're whining about $10K/year when each of them lives in a 4,000 sq. ft. house on a half-acre lot. Oh right, it's not reality TV.
Posted by: | November 13, 2007 09:27 AM
"Onboard Babies to Outboard Hit Jobs"
That yacht definitely does not have an outboard motor.
Posted by: Evinrude | November 13, 2007 05:23 PM
We don't know where the show takes place, but it's pretty clear that it's not supposed to be near, say, NY or DC. (Several references to people moving from Chicago seem to point to the midwest, and the setting appears to be a smallish city.) Though it's not reality TV and there's no good explanation for how people with different jobs and varying income levels can afford the same huge houses, we're not talking DC-level housing prices (or cost of living). A house that costs a million here can be had in many areas of the country for much, much less. So paying $10K for private school, and complaining about coming up with $10K while living in that neighborhood, doesn't seem so out-of-whack.
Posted by: jane | November 14, 2007 11:51 AM
The show is set in the twin city to Springfield (from the Simpsons). It's a short drive to the mountains (where Susan got lost). It's on the coast or a great lake (where Victor is). They don't seem to have much of a winter. And the economy is such that everyone lives in a large house, drives a brand new car, complains about $10K for day care, yet many are unemployed. And the crime rate is pretty high because every house has been broken in to and about half the residents are murdered.
Posted by: | November 14, 2007 05:03 PM
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I still can't get over Bree saying that pre-school is $10,000/year in the choiciest schools. $10K is pretty average these days for working families ($1000/month is typical in DC). The tony schools that Bree might send her kids to would be closer to $20K - 25K.