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Desperate Housewives ‘Rose’s Turn’
Air Date: April 26, 2009
Liveblog/recap
OK, so things are a little bit different this week. Neighbor Peggy’s on vacation at a destination bachelorette party in Miami, so I’m joined by two new people: Friend Erin, who’s not super into Desperate Housewives but watches for moral support, and Cute Boy Ryan, who also doesn’t watch the show but is a pretty big TV nerd.
So this should be fun, yes? Let’s go!
9:03: I had some hope that Rose would let everyone know that she saw Orson, but no, she’s on the same crazy train (aaaaaallllll aboooard!) with Crazy Dave and is telling Katherine that she thinks Death came for her ….and stole her knick-knacks.
9:04: You know, as I’m watching this scene between Orson and Bree, I’m realizing it’s been a long time since we’ve had a good divorce. I could use one of those right now, but I don’t think should be Brorson (why has it taken me so long to start calling them that?? It just rolls right off the tongue), at least not yet. I love his crazy pilfering and want more of it!
9:07: YES. HOT SHIRTLESS GARDENERS. We’ve been hearin rumblings about them bringing back a “big” character. Think that means John Rowland?? Oh man, the thought of him coming back as a, what, 26-year-old dude makes me soooo happy. More cheating! More scandal! ….sorry, I don’t know what’s gotten into me. I just want more divorce and cheating and heartbreak!
9:08: So I know he’s all drunken and haggard and sad an mourning an’stuff, but Dave kinda looks good. With the beard and the tan? Maybe I’m alone on this?
9:09: “Come on, Lynette, please??” -Tom
9:09: “Fine, let’s have sex.” -Lynette
9:10: “OK, if you’re sure!” -Tom. God, I really look forward to the day I’m married and I can have this sorta conversation with my husband.
9:11: “I should’ve had sex, I’d be asleep by now.” -Lynette
9:13: The thing with Orson trying to make Rose seem like she’s on the crazy train with Dave (aaaalllllllll abooaa–sorry, I’m done) is super familiar….hmm, let’s see. Dave telling everyone that Mrs. McCluskey was insane, too? How many times are we gonna reuse these devices?
9:16: Oh man, “Who’s the Boss” scene in 3…..2…..1……
9:17: OK, so that wasn’t quite the Tony-walking-in-on-Angela scene I was expecting.
9:19: So I just decided, while I was sitting here with a pretty cute boy, that Shawn Pyfrom is the hottest guy on TV right now. On TV, I said.
9:20: Susan’s mopping the ceiling because she was cooking. Oh, that Susan. Wah, waaaaah. Let’s all watch the hilarious shenanigans that ensue when she tries to live…and stuff.
9:21: “No, mommy made spaghetti,” – MJ. Kids say the darnedest things.
9:27: Remember that one time I said Dave was lookin’ hot? Yeah, I apparently had beer goggles on or it was dark in there, but dude’s not looking so good. I stand by that excuse.
9:29: I’m watching Susan hold the gun, yelling “Please may it go off! Please may it go off!”
9:30: Dear Susan: That’s a good effort stealing all the things that Dave could use to shoot/stab/strangle/kill/maim himself with. Too bad he could still kill himself or others with all sorts of other things. Like, say, his hands. Also, he doesn’t want to kill himself.
9:34: “Screw you, and that’s with a big F.” – Tom. Man….when those writers are on, they’re on.
9:35: Ah, there it is. Bree finally figured it out. At least someone did. I’m just getting so tired of these supposedly smart ladies not quite getting it for waaaaay too long.
9:39: Oh man. I’m not gonna lie, I love that Tom’s one of girls, catfights and all.
9:41: This scene between Lynette, Gaby, Carlos and Tom is one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. I especially love how everyone was fighting–except for Gaby and Carlos, and then they had to throw in the little digs at the end about Carlos bein’ stinky and Gaby being a bad cook (maybe she should try serving spaghetti mopped off the ceiling?)
9:43: “Orson’s lying to me, so I think I have to divorce him.” – Bree. Whelp, I asked for it.
9:48: Katherine’s going to propose. I’m yelling “She’s gonna propose! She’s gonna propose!” over and over again at the screen. And….I’ve turned into my grandmother.
9:49: Was………………….that it? That was the proposal? Mike didn’t look too plussed about it. In FACT, one could say that he looked non-plussed.
9:50: I think what Dave is trying to say is “We had a fight. Oh, and, you know, I may or may not have tried to strangle her.”
9:51: And now Susan’s giving him the “You can’t blame yourself for this” speech. Funny thing about that is that he CAN blame himself, seeing as how he was about to kill her before she ran out into the street.
9:51: Oh. My. GODDDDD. SUSAN WAS DRIVING. That means Dave’s going to try to kill her. I thought I would’ve been happier to type that? I’m not. I don’t want any more original ‘wives to die.
9:57: I have the same keyboard Lynette’s working on in Carlos’ office. I didn’t think that was anything worth blogging, but apparently, Ryan did. “Blog that right now,” he said. (“Oh, I didn’t think it was interesting,” he adds later. “I just wanted to see if you’d do it.”)
9:58: Carlos just complimented Lynette. Why am I praying for them to hook up? I love that Tom and Lynette are the most stable couple/only really GREAT couple on the show, but I’m just starved for some actual desperate housewiveness.
9:59: Dave’s eyeballin’ MJ. Think he’ll kill the kid?? That would be preeeeetty shocking. Has anyone ever killed a kid on a primetime soap?
are you gonna do a winner/losers list for this episode?
katie- thats what i thought mike meant when he said that. i was just hoping that it was something more juicy and exciting i guess.=/
we already knew susan was driving and mike took the blame because they showed the crash and susan driving and then the newspaper showing mike taking the blame. this wasnt really much of a shocking revelation to the viewers as much as it was for dave.
Karl: I like the way you think. This show was known for pressing boundaries and being more shocking than your average soap, so I second your thoughts: Kill the kid!
Renee: Good call!! I didn’t notice that, but I’ll be she was in there because she was still in a few flashbacks in the beginning of the episode. I bet she’ll be out of the credits soon. I’ve been complaining that her photo never made it in the opening credits, so maybe that was smart planning on the producers’ part?
Jamie: Richard doesn’t comment here, so you have the right to take AAAALLLLL the credit! I like your theory about MJ, though. Dave’s got no real purpose on the show anymore, so……..
Kathy: I don’t know what you’re talking about. Don’t you regularly shower in your boss’ office? I don’t think there’s anything weird about that!
Jaz: You’re so right about Gaby kissing Tom!! I almost forgot about that. I really like the growing tension between the four of them!
Katie: I hate to say it, but I think you’re giving the writers too much credit!! BUT you’re also not wrong. I think they can get away with it because of the five-year break, maybe?
Jaz–Mike said that because he was hinting at the little switch-a-roo they pulled off in the driver’s seat because Susan was driving without her license (smart). We find out about this in the *shocking* revelation at the end. Now of course, let’s just throw the fact that Mike’s and Susan’s injuries wouldn’t have matched the positions they claimed to have in the car and they would have found powder from the airbag only on Susan’s face . . .
You’d think the police would have investigated this more considering people died and the “driver” was on trial for vehicular homicide.
i totally predicted(like a month ago) that orson and bree would get a divorce in a few more episodes and that dave would go after MJ. wow susan should have just let dave kill katherine! haha! mike aparently isnt even that crazy over her anyways.
i cant wait for the 2 hour season finale. i like how they’ve left a sort of mysterious vibe around what happened after the car crash and had mike tell susan “we did what we had to do” this week. they sound guilty of something. ..or am i just over thinking what he said?…
and youre right, that dinner scene with my favorite 2 couples on the show was awesome. i never realized this but tom is kind of cute.=] and gaby and tom have a cute relationship. remember when she kissed him @ a party a while back “for all the high school nerds?”
Was I the only person anywhere who wondered WHY Lynette took a shower at work in Carlo’s office restroom?
Voe for Eva here;
http://listas.20minutos.es/?do=show&id=96126
This was a great episode, and my hubby, Richard — predicted the whole Susan driving/MJ thing. Of course, I tried to take the credit.
I think it needs to be pointed out that this season of Desperate Housewives went from ‘drab’ to ‘fab’ in just a few short months. The storyline between Gaby, Carlos, Lynette and Tom is going to turn into something juicy. Orson and Bree is another great tragedy in the making, and I kinda have a feeling that MJ will be fine. In fact, I wouldn’t be one bit surprised if MJ isn’t the one who kills Dave. Accidentally, I’m sure.
One more thing: There is still a spark, like it or not, between Susan and Mike. I don’t know how long this whole Gale Harold thing is gonna pan out, but I’m sure the writers are going to concoct something to throw me off. They always do.
But if MJ kills Dave, remember that you read it here first.
Out Of Subject, I guess, but
everyother notice apart from me that Nicollete Sheridan continues in the main credits?
1. I laughed so much reading ““She’s gonna propose! She’s gonna propose!” over and over again at the screen. And….I’ve turned into grandmother.”
2. Yeah, kill the kid ! That would be great – throw those political corectness barriers down and kill a kid who’s acting skills aren’t that great
3. If Mike’s gonna throw himself back to Susan, I hope she’s gonna be strong enough to say no. Comon. Does every original couple got to get back together? Katherine is also less neurotic… in her own way