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apocalypsosOkay, so the writers are ... sort of getting their act together. It's taking them a while, but they're doing it. (Although it's still too slowly for my taste, and they really are screwing up the things that made it fun last season.)
I mean, honestly, this is like ... what, the third time all season the housewives have gotten together? And even tonight, it was without Lynette, which even at her most annoying is still an omission. God help me, but I almost want Tom to start hanging out with the others because if he doesn't, I could see the role reversal in the Scavo household turning into something that's going to isolate them from the rest of the people on the street.
That's the whole thing that bugs me the most about this season, and it pretty much covers everything -- the way everybody's so separated into their own stories. Part of what made last season so fun was that here were all of these friends who'd known each other for so long and they were all hiding these secrets from one another. The fact that they knew each other so well and yet obviously didn't know each other at all was a HUGE part of that, and this season, everybody's so disjointed.
That's what throws me off about Betty and her hot son. So they've got a weird guy locked in their basement. Who cares? It's a totally different dynamic from last year's "One of my best friends had this big dark secret, and when I found out, it tore me apart." Sure, if the neighbor's got a deep dark secret, it'll be weird and creepy when it comes out, but that's all she is right now -- a neighbor. Betty's not a friend, and she's made it perfectly clear that she wants to avoid that. (So she buys a house in the suburbs instead of buying a house in the country where nobody will hear the chains and moaning and come over to complain? Speaking as someone who lives in the middle of nowhere .. duh.)
In any event, my thoughts by characters ...
Gabrielle -- God help me, but I'm more interested in what she's been doing this season than what everybody else has been up to. Sure, she's a selfish shallow tart, but she admits it, which I can appreciate considering Susan's behavior in comparison. And she's definitely more fun for me to watch, because even when it's just her showing up to visit Carlos in prison, the two of them have solid chemistry and she had a point tonight. They fight, and then they have make-up sex, and that's why they have a good marriage. :)
I did love that the prisoners stood up to defend Gabrielle from the lawyer and demanded he apologize. HEE.
And as for the new lawyer, BWAHAHAHA. He is awesome, all hitting on Gabrielle and whatnot.
But for the record, it'd really be nice if Gabrielle could start showing sometime this century.
Lynette -- I really want to be pissed at Lynette, I really do. But I can understand where she was coming from trying to get rid of that umbrella, and since they've switched roles in the home, Tom and Lynette have started to grow on me. Well, Tom was already on my good side, but tonight he was really sweet. And now that he's gotten a better hang on the whole Mr. Mom thing, it's less annoying. Although, really, the less I see of the Scavo kids, the better.
Susan -- Oh, Susan. See, this is why I like Gabrielle better than Susan ... because she's up-front about that fact that she's self-centered and spoiled rotten. Gabrielle will be the first one to tell you that she likes it her way when and where she wants it. Look what she said to the new lawyer.
Meanwhile, you have Susan, who's only thinking about her love life. Okay, and Julie's welfare, but really, I think Julie can take of herself. Sometimes, I think Julie may be the only person on Wisteria Lane who CAN take care of herself, and that she may in fact have superpowers and magical abilities. It's the only way I think she could possibly be cooler. Anyway, Susan's behavior tonight just ... GOD. Let's see ... lying to Mike, listening to Edie make some pretty dead-on points (and off-topic, but Edie's up in a walking cast this soon after shattering a tibia? That doesn't seem right to me, but whatever) and still sending Zach to friggin' Utah in the end.
I keep getting the impression that I'm supposed to be feeling major amounts of sympathy for Susan, and I just can't. Even when Zach is holding up at a two-by-four and swinging it at her, even when he's acting all teenaged-obsessed over Julie, I just can't. She just doesn't bring it out in me, because even her supposedly charitable behavior has hidden selfish motives. And it's sad, because Mike is a really nice guy who deserves better, and Zach needs to know the truth, and Julie deserves a mother who doesn't behave more like a best buddy than a parent. (On that note, the closest I'm going to get to a crack about Teri Hatcher and her terrifyingly skinny legs is that it's not cool that Susan shares clothes with her fifteen-year-old, it's SCARY. Not because they share, but because she fits into them.)
Bree -- When did I start liking Andrew? Oh, right, when he started hating George. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and all that.
I did love when he told George about that sound Bree makes, because ... *snerk* And when he pointed it out after Bree ate the ice cream, I died. Having two characters who are as creepy and sociopathic as George and Andrew are at the same dinner table amused the hell out of me.
The thing with Bree is, I can't decide whether she's in denial or she just doesn't see it at all -- "it" being George and Andrew's behavior and how wrong it is. I mean, okay, she knows what Andrew is capable of, so that's denial, although I think it's less that she's ignoring it in his case and more that she thinks fresh laundry and even place settings are going to make everything better. Meanwhile, she's just absolutely missing it with George, and I don't get how you can miss that. Hell, I think there are Martians who can see George being creepy from space.
And I probably missed when she said it, but I really wish I knew whether it was Andrew or George who told her what Andrew said at the dining room table, because HEE!
I mean, honestly, this is like ... what, the third time all season the housewives have gotten together? And even tonight, it was without Lynette, which even at her most annoying is still an omission. God help me, but I almost want Tom to start hanging out with the others because if he doesn't, I could see the role reversal in the Scavo household turning into something that's going to isolate them from the rest of the people on the street.
That's the whole thing that bugs me the most about this season, and it pretty much covers everything -- the way everybody's so separated into their own stories. Part of what made last season so fun was that here were all of these friends who'd known each other for so long and they were all hiding these secrets from one another. The fact that they knew each other so well and yet obviously didn't know each other at all was a HUGE part of that, and this season, everybody's so disjointed.
That's what throws me off about Betty and her hot son. So they've got a weird guy locked in their basement. Who cares? It's a totally different dynamic from last year's "One of my best friends had this big dark secret, and when I found out, it tore me apart." Sure, if the neighbor's got a deep dark secret, it'll be weird and creepy when it comes out, but that's all she is right now -- a neighbor. Betty's not a friend, and she's made it perfectly clear that she wants to avoid that. (So she buys a house in the suburbs instead of buying a house in the country where nobody will hear the chains and moaning and come over to complain? Speaking as someone who lives in the middle of nowhere .. duh.)
In any event, my thoughts by characters ...
Gabrielle -- God help me, but I'm more interested in what she's been doing this season than what everybody else has been up to. Sure, she's a selfish shallow tart, but she admits it, which I can appreciate considering Susan's behavior in comparison. And she's definitely more fun for me to watch, because even when it's just her showing up to visit Carlos in prison, the two of them have solid chemistry and she had a point tonight. They fight, and then they have make-up sex, and that's why they have a good marriage. :)
I did love that the prisoners stood up to defend Gabrielle from the lawyer and demanded he apologize. HEE.
And as for the new lawyer, BWAHAHAHA. He is awesome, all hitting on Gabrielle and whatnot.
But for the record, it'd really be nice if Gabrielle could start showing sometime this century.
Lynette -- I really want to be pissed at Lynette, I really do. But I can understand where she was coming from trying to get rid of that umbrella, and since they've switched roles in the home, Tom and Lynette have started to grow on me. Well, Tom was already on my good side, but tonight he was really sweet. And now that he's gotten a better hang on the whole Mr. Mom thing, it's less annoying. Although, really, the less I see of the Scavo kids, the better.
Susan -- Oh, Susan. See, this is why I like Gabrielle better than Susan ... because she's up-front about that fact that she's self-centered and spoiled rotten. Gabrielle will be the first one to tell you that she likes it her way when and where she wants it. Look what she said to the new lawyer.
Meanwhile, you have Susan, who's only thinking about her love life. Okay, and Julie's welfare, but really, I think Julie can take of herself. Sometimes, I think Julie may be the only person on Wisteria Lane who CAN take care of herself, and that she may in fact have superpowers and magical abilities. It's the only way I think she could possibly be cooler. Anyway, Susan's behavior tonight just ... GOD. Let's see ... lying to Mike, listening to Edie make some pretty dead-on points (and off-topic, but Edie's up in a walking cast this soon after shattering a tibia? That doesn't seem right to me, but whatever) and still sending Zach to friggin' Utah in the end.
I keep getting the impression that I'm supposed to be feeling major amounts of sympathy for Susan, and I just can't. Even when Zach is holding up at a two-by-four and swinging it at her, even when he's acting all teenaged-obsessed over Julie, I just can't. She just doesn't bring it out in me, because even her supposedly charitable behavior has hidden selfish motives. And it's sad, because Mike is a really nice guy who deserves better, and Zach needs to know the truth, and Julie deserves a mother who doesn't behave more like a best buddy than a parent. (On that note, the closest I'm going to get to a crack about Teri Hatcher and her terrifyingly skinny legs is that it's not cool that Susan shares clothes with her fifteen-year-old, it's SCARY. Not because they share, but because she fits into them.)
Bree -- When did I start liking Andrew? Oh, right, when he started hating George. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and all that.
I did love when he told George about that sound Bree makes, because ... *snerk* And when he pointed it out after Bree ate the ice cream, I died. Having two characters who are as creepy and sociopathic as George and Andrew are at the same dinner table amused the hell out of me.
The thing with Bree is, I can't decide whether she's in denial or she just doesn't see it at all -- "it" being George and Andrew's behavior and how wrong it is. I mean, okay, she knows what Andrew is capable of, so that's denial, although I think it's less that she's ignoring it in his case and more that she thinks fresh laundry and even place settings are going to make everything better. Meanwhile, she's just absolutely missing it with George, and I don't get how you can miss that. Hell, I think there are Martians who can see George being creepy from space.
And I probably missed when she said it, but I really wish I knew whether it was Andrew or George who told her what Andrew said at the dining room table, because HEE!
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Date: 2005-10-17 03:02 pm (UTC)I still adore Bree, but she's really the Queen of Denial, isn't she? I will be overjoyed when she catches a clue and recognizes George for what he is. Please let it be soon. Knowing the writers, probably not - they'll probably want to drag it out the whole season.
I like Teri Hatcher - or at least, I have fond memories of her from Lois & Clark. But Susan I wanted to whack upside the head for most of the episode. You selfish little twit, yes Zach is dangerous, but Bree is right. He needs help, and he needs help from the people who know him. And I think if there's anyone who could help straighten out a troubled kid, it's Mike, who was previously troubled. *sigh*
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Date: 2005-10-17 03:14 pm (UTC)The thing with Andrew is, there's a difference between his being creepy with his family and his being creepy with other people. It's like when you argue with your siblings, but you'll tear apart anybody not a family member who treats them like crap. He might not like his mother (and Bree's got to be a hassle to put up with), but if somebody tries to take advantage of her, he's there to tear them apart.
And I agree with you on Teri Hatcher. I do like her, and did on L&C, and pretty much blame her on L&C for my majoring in journalism in college. But aside from her desperately needing a hoagie or three, she's just so incredibly grating as Susan, and it drives me nuts. Why the hell am I supposed to give a crap about this woman? She's a self-centered immature airhead who thinks she's a perfect little innocent. What's so appealing about that?