Sorry for the super-late recaps this week. I know you've all undoubtedly been sitting at your computers, reading my blog and fruitlessly clicking "Refresh" over and over again hoping my "Desperate Housewives" recap would show up.Anyway, back in the real world, I've been working till around 8 each night and I didn't get around to watching the latest, very, VERY funny episode of "Desperate Housewives" until Tuesday night. The show is not perfect, but the latest episode was just as good as any from the first season, and is, once again, one of the best comedies on TV.
A big reason for that could be the fact that Susan's "Charades party" was a brilliant ploy in two ways: 1) Who doesn't LOVE a game night and can't relate to the wackiness that ensues? 2) It's a clever way to get pretty much every cast member in the same room and interacting with each other. For some reason I got a kick out of the fact that Gabby's husband Victor, the mayor of Fairview, would have to be dragged to a game night like the rest of us.
Speaking of Victor, his dark side resurfaced as he revealed to Carlos that if Gabby had cheated on HIM with the gardener, he'd likely have the guy killed and cover the whole thing up. Hokay. Victor's character is kind of all over the place. One second he's neglecting Gabby in favor of his political career (as was the case when she was shameless flirting with Katerine's husband Adam) and all of a sudden, he's super-possessive and verging on evil. I guess it comes with the whole "considering Gabby a possession" thing, but "evil Victor" is more interesting, and I'm thinking his dark side is going to eventually lead to his inevitable breakup with Gabby. On the other hand, (like Gabby) I found Carlos' reaction (breaking a glass in anger) weirdly sweet.
Meanwhile, Bree and Orson had to leave the party early because very pregnant daughter Danielle hurt herself rollerskating through convent she's holed up in. Just take a moment to picture how ridiculous that scenario is. Nevertheless, Marcia Cross tied it all together (as she usually does) during an emotional scene where she showed genuine love for one of her horrible children (again!) and a mostly genuine scene with Susan where the character almost confessed her secret fake adoption to her friend (though I didn't think for a second it would actually happen).
In the same way that Eva Longoria-Parker had a nice episode last week while being paired with Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher shined in her many scenes with Marcia Cross. Susan's visit to the ob-gyn Bree blindly recommended was brilliant stuff as was the scene where she confronted Bree at the party afterwards. Also...a charade designation for "poem"? Really, Susan? Keep mixing the ladies up with each other and see what happens.
I mean, Lynette's mom, Stella, mixed in some "kick ass chronic" into brownies for Lynette and you saw what happened. We got some awesome Felicity Huffman action as Lynette (pictured, right) tripped out to "Spongebob" and insensitively brought up Edie's suicide attempt during the charades party while acting out the film "Hang 'Em High." Huffman and the writers are taking what could've been a potential downer of a storyline (Lynette's cancer) and turning it into a highlight.
Of course, the reason everyone decided to attend one of Susan's lame parties was to try to find out Katherine's secret. In fact, Katherine was involved in two genuine oh s--- moments last night. When Gabby blurted that Bree saw Katherine slap her daughter Dylan, I said oh s---. I said it again, when Dylan and Julie were looking in her old, previously locked bedroom and Katherine appeared out of nowhere.
Finally, I'll give a shout out to some of the guys on Wisteria Lane. Although I'm disappointed that Carlos is stuck being whipped by Edie, I was amused by Orson and Tom talking trash to each other (over charades). Also, Nathan Fillion (as Adam) has been a solid addition, and we're finding out new stuff about his character, such as the fact that he apparently has a wandering eye. Something's not right with that couple (obviously). I wonder if it's a marriage of convenience and he and Katherine have some sort of deal going.
So what'd you think of this episode? What happened in Dylan's old room that caused the scratch on the floor Katherine was crying over? The whole Carlos-hiring-a-hitman thing is a fakeout, right? When Lynette's mom was buying pot, I know the obvious choice was Andrew, but did you (like me) think it could be Mrs. McCluskey? Finally, if Mike were edited out of this show, would you notice (or care)?
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