Winners and losers from 'Home is the Place'

Read last episode’s winners and losers

Desperate Housewives are done with their little winter hiatus, which means it’s time for our weekly game of winners and losers! Please remember these are up to you, too, so if you see someone you think should be a winner/loser in Sundays episode, e-mail or comment it to me!

Shall we begin?

WINNERS

1. Gaby: Oh man, I wish I had made an entire category about Gaby’s laugh so I could grade it in each episode. Not that it would matter, though, because the evil cackle that girl had going when Bob walked into Susan’s house would win every time. Can’t wait to get this on DVD and rewatch it — over and over again. But in other Gaby-winning news, she swindled her husband into taking a job he didn’t want so she can buy pretty gold shoes (and MAN were those pretty…). I’m not sure how she managed to make him feel bad for needing her care while he was BLIND, but she did. Yes, getting what you want isn’t necessarily a good thing…unless it’s within the confines of this show!

2. Bree Hodge: I thought she’d be a loser at first. The future in-law/trashy-pants Melina seemed to be winning with her version of red hair, with all this “I called it first” business. We knew that couldn’t last long. We knew Bree would be back, and again, any woman who calls someone a troglodyte is a winner. Forever.

3. Edie Britch: Finally, finally, FINALLY we get to see more dimension to her character. Instead of being the woman who’s just the neighborhood Edie Britch Williams, she’s become a woman married to a crazypants — who grows enough of a backbone to send Dave out. I think it’s time she was on the opening credits of the show, which, I might add, haven’t been updated pictorially since ‘nam/the beginning of the show.

LOSERS

1. Dave Williams: For entertainment purposes, Dave isn’t a loser. In fact, there’s nothing more that I love than watching a man go crazy. I’ll be dreaming about the scene with him sitting at the table, all whispering like a crazeee to his wife and child. But, let’s be real: in the grand scheme of the show, it’s not awesome to be crazy. It (probably) lost him his wife, and we all know he’s about an episode away from snapping and seeking his revenge on Mike… speaking of, will you miss Mike if he’s killed off the show?

2. Tie: Porter Scavo, AKA Baby Matt Damon 1, and Susan Mayer: Porter gets this award because he was too stupid to find a better place to hide than Grandma’s nursing home room. The Desperate HouseKid obviously hasn’t run away long-term before, and should’ve taken some tips from Andrew on how to survive on the street. On the bright side, we’ll get her back in Lynette’s life. Susan gets this because she told Lee she’s not happy without a man. What kind of message are you sending to your daughter AND baby son, Susan? Come ON!

3. Carlos Solis: Carlos loses for the obvious reasons. The man spent five years blind, then miraculously regains his sight, and then has to feel guilty for needing help during that time AND for wanting to help the blind…and the kicker? He’s convinced by his greedy wife to take a job he’s got no interest in. I really, really hope we see this in future episodes and it’s not just passed off as “oh, Carlos has a job now, things are back to the way they were in Season 1….”

Whattayoo think? Any other people should be on this list?

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