Episode 2 – “You must meet my wife”
Last Sunday’s episode was so boring that the highlight of the night was seeing handyman Keith shirtless. Not that that’s a bad thing, but still. What a dull episode.
I did laugh a few times, like when Bree told Andrew that she accidentally backed into Juanita while fixing the radio, when in reality she was checking out Keith. Gaby added some quips regarding Juanita’s figure and about trying to kill off the Solis family one car accident at a time. But even then, I felt guilty for laughing. She’s only a child after all, and everyone has their awkward phase.
The episode had a few serious moments, like when Gaby discovered the truth about Juanita. All right, so maybe I did almost start crying with her, but during that scene, I was still dwelling on the discovery that Gaby wasn’t faithful to Carlos during the months leading up to her pregnancy with “Juanita,” or whoever she really is.
But I was mostly disgusted with the episode. Really, Mark Cherry, you made us watch Susan prance around her apartment in lingerie for an entire scene? I know it’s all for ratings, but seriously, no woman wants to see that, and I doubt any man actually flips on ABC at 9 p.m. on a Sunday night to watch your show.
Why is Susan still on this show? She doesn’t live on Wisteria Lane anymore, and I could care less for her scenes when Mike isn’t in them.
Back on Wisteria Lane, Lynette and Renee have another catfight, this time over Tom. Yawn. Why would any woman waste her time fighting over him? He’s adorable, but he acts like such a child. Grow up!
Speaking of Renee, she can leave. She doesn’t add anything to the show, and she’s such a bad influence on the Scavo children. Her words of wisdom to Penny? “Never sign a pre-nup.”
I think the problem with the show right now is that there isn’t much originality. I mean, there’s already been several fatal car accidents in the past, and yet tonight there were two accidents (both caused by Bree) in which two different characters were injured. We need new material, please!
The major plotline itself is advancing rather slowly as well. Apparently Paul Young has a wife, Beth. She’s as dull as this episode was. I don’t care what her deal is—I just want her off the show.
Until something exciting happens (and judging by the previews, that’s unlikely to happen next week), I guess we’ll just have to deal with the cute one-liners from the minor characters like Karen McCluskey. She never fails to make me smile with her comments like “Must have been pretty bad if you fired the shirtless wonder.” If Marc Cherry can’t think of anything better to do this season, at least give old Mrs. McCluskey more lines.
Next week—expect a brawl between Bree and Renee. What an original concept—two women fighting over a man! Never seen that before…oh wait, last season maybe, with Susan and Katherine?
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