'DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES' SHOCKER: SUPERMARKET CARNAGE
ABC has released the first images of the shocking November 5 episode of "Desperate Housewives" in which former Roseanne star Laurie Metcalf goes berserk on the ladies of Wisteria Lane.
SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT READ BELOW IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN THE "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES" EPISODE "BANG" (Airdate: November 5, 2006)
As ABC dramedy's showrunner and creator Marc Cherry disclosed back in July, a violent chain of events will be set off at a Fairview grocery store. It all starts when Lynette, Nora and Edie visit the store and run into Orson's old neighbor Carolyn Bigsby (Metcalf).
Lynette will introduce Nora to Carolyn as 'the woman my husband had an affair with', a truly misguided joke that will set Carolyn off, as the unstable woman actually came to the store to kill her cheating husband, the store owner.
Tom watches in horror and disbeliefGrief-stricken by the traumatic event, Lynette makes a decision to adopt the daughter her husband Tom and the deceased Nora had during their affair. Will the mystery around the disappearance of Orson's former wife die with Carolyn? And more importantly, will "Desperate Housewives" jump the shark?
For a recap of "Desperate Housewives'" NEW MYSTERY click HERE.
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posted by Justin Van De Kamp at
3:32 PM
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Great spoiler! Very juicy.
Here is my own recap of last night's episode, excerpted from my blog Bohemian Belljar.
"As usual, Monday mornings in the Bohemian Belljar mean a larger-than-average mocha, slightly more rumpled attire, and homage to my favorite over-the-edge domestic goddesses as I recap last night’s Desperate Housewives episode. What do I think about the latest desperate dish? One thing’s for sure: things are certainly getting stirred up. In fact, true to form for this dirty little show, last night’s “Nice She Aint” perfectly showcased these hot hausfraus are getting (tres bien!) more deliciously desperate by the minute.
Indeed, as season 3 has faithfully captured our favorite do-divas circling through a sort of Dante version of desperation, “Nice She Aint” reveals the latest circle in Sin Suburbia: sabotage.
In fact, according to the ghostly murmurings of Mary Alice’s narration, there is a lot more depth to the term sabotage than those pesky Beastie Boys would have us believe. In an attempt to shed light on the term, last night’s episode was a how- to guide to the most desperate types of sabotage: double-crossing. And triple-crossing, and quadruple-crossing. Meowww…..bring on the cattiness. I loved it!
What’s brilliant about this episode is the way the most desperate sabotage acts are performed by the show’s seeming dim-wits, the dull-bulb characters who’ve barely gotten a shot at the Housewives Spotlight, and are now using underhanded tactics to seize their chance to shine. Indeed, the creepy cunning of Norah, Danielle and Julie in this episode makes Gabby’s bed humping and Susan’s hospital break seem downright clumsy. And the backdrop of Othello and Iago, the ultimate saboteur, casts the perfect eerie irony on the plot.
Here’s what happens: Andrew, in an obvious foreshadow of his imminent death by AIDS (gosh these storylines are transparent sometimes) returns from life as a gigolo and miraculously becomes the Angel in the Home. Even though it’s completely unrealistic, it is nice to see Andrew and Bree getting along for once. Unfortunately, as things can never be peaceful in the Van de Kamp/Hodge home, Danielle now gets drafted for Dark Twin duty…..and the mousy stepsister really throws herself into the role! Taking a cue from a Sting song or two, she hurtles into an affair with her science teacher, then tries to slit her wrists with a spoon when Brie refuses to allow the trysts to continue. Hilarity ensues as Bree wonders what desperate measures Danielle might take next. Andrew’s wry response: “Yeah, next time she might jump off the porch.” Ha! Even guys show their kitty-claws on Housewives. Brilliant!
At the end of the day however, Danielle fails to realize she is the daughter of the Mother of Manipulation. Though Danielle’s ratting out her teacher to the student principal and sending a tape to his wife are classic moves, Bree’s victory is implied by her small, smug smile as she once again takes the cake for biggest blackmailer. It is Bree who calls the science teacher’s “love” bluff by threatening to bring over all Danielle’s stuffed animals and suitcases to his place, thus inspiring him to end the affair. But just when you think Bree is too manipulative to be believed, she morphs right back into model mother, demanding that the science teacher end the affair AND write Danielle glowing college references. This sort of perverse-motherhood is DH at its best!
Another yummy scene is Norah’s betrayal of Lynette, as her obvious plot to steal Tom takes on more devious twists. The knock-kneed husband hunter has some awesome dialogue accompanying her deft manipulation regarding Tom’s Pizza Parlor. Cue to her breezy, conspirational comment to Lynette: “You’d better find a way to talk him out of it…or we’re both going to be dancing on poles to pay for braces.” Contrast this with her abashed, doe-eyed look of adoration when she confides to Tom: “I tasted your pizza once…I felt like I’d died, and gone to….(cue in creamy, orgasmic tone) Italy!” These scenes expose Norah as a first-class comic actress and a devilish double agent, just what Wisteria Lane needs to pump up the scandal-factor. Sure her delivery was a bit, errr, cheesy, but Tom seemed to be eating it up. Watch out Lynette!
Last but not least, we have Julie finally breaking out of her candy-sweet shell to reveal the dark core beneath. Okay, not really, but at least Susan’s stepford daughter is finally developing more personality than your average coat rack. The whole seduction scene between Julie and Edie’s nephew Austen carried about as much heat as an unplugged iron, but her exchanging the essays at the last minute shows she’s not as pathetically pathetic as we once thought. But though double-crossed homework was a bit of a tepid rebellion, Julie does display some amusing new spitfire when, in response to Susan’s usual neurosis over Mike, her once sainted daughter shouts “Get over it! He’s just not that into you.” The zoom-in to Susan’s dazed deer-in-the-headlights look of shock makes this a scene for DH history.
But no double-crossing score card would be complete without the indisputable Agent Provocateur herself: Miss Edie Britt. Why hasn’t this woman got an Emmy, I’d like to know? I love Lynette, but Edie’s feisty presence and eye-slitting one-liners are by far the best on the show. Her character has been consistently, deliciously obnoxious, feral and oppressive for all three seasons, a strong contrast to the anemic warbling “growth” of the other housewife types wandering through this show.
Case in point, the weakest character of this season: one Gabrielle Solis. When it comes to our girl Gabby, schizophrenic would be saying the least. In the first season Gabrielle is revealed as a spoiled sex-kitten, predictably annoying, yet we love her anyway for always rocking hot outfits when she’s visiting Carlos in jail, and mowing the lawn in a ball gown so her husband doesn’t fire her gardener paramour.
But the Gabby of season 3 has gone from scheming to downright soul-less. All her attempts to hurt the adorable Carlos are just too evil, and there are not enough poker nights or cozy girl scenes to give Gabby a chance to redeem herself. The result is painful to watch. Aside from a few funny moments, like when she hid in a suitcase to avoid seeing her lover’s fiancé and when she passionately humped and howled to her bed frame in an attempt to make Carlos jealous without actually sealing the deal, she has been walking around like a zombie, like-yikes-a real woman going through a divorce. In short, far from double-crossing, Gabby’s role in season 3 seems droopy and dejected. Note to ABC: IF we wanted to see women downtrodden by crises, we’d watch Lifetime.
So what does the next episode need? A gutsier Gabby, and some double-crossing from Wisteria’s favorite fellas. In a nutshell, I think Tom should go for with the pie parlor and make some pizzas as big and gooey and loveable as he is. I think he should knock it out of the park and finally give Lynette the break she deserves. Their marriage needs it. I think Carlos should play hardball so Gabby wants him back (they belong together! I miss their sizzling Latin love chemistry) and I think Mike should go back into his coma because I am sick of him being so boring and wooden and mean to Susan. However, I also think Ian the Englishman with his Victorian morals should eff-off, and Susan should get back together with Carl, the only charismatic male character who has ever been a love interest of hers. Austin should also move off the show and be replaced with someone hot enough to actually tempt Wisteria’s Sweetheart, and Alma should be found alive and come confront Orson. In short, it’s high-time for the boys on the Lane to do some sabotaging of their own. Tick tock."
Read more tv and book reviews at my blog www.bohemianbelle.blogspot.com
I knew Nora got to go one way or the other! Great spoiler, keep it coming!
Tom and Nora didn't really have an affair, it was a one night stand before Tom and Lynette met right? Or did I miss something?
Yes, it may had been just a one night stand before Tom and Lynette met, but we don't really know much about it. And following Nora's death, we may never find out.
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