Robin with the Heart of Gold
I kind of loved Julie Benz when she was Darla on Angel. And here she is in this episode of Desperate Housewives as Robin, a stripper who likes to read and wants to change. And apparently she's going to be a regular because Susan asked her to move in.
I'm excited to see where this plot line takes us. It seems that Robin has already showed some signs of being irresponsible. The predictable thing for the writers to do is have Robin end up being too low-class/uneducated/childish to be "salvageable". Someone who the optimistic Susan took a chance on who wasn't worth it. I'd be disappointed if that ended up happening.
I had some outrage about Robin being fired for her past as a stripper. Talk about sexism... the man who frequents strip clubs has the financial power to prevent his previous eye-candy from getting out of the business and finding a less objectifying career. Also, I'm pretty sure the principal's remarks about how she can "break a five by shaking out her underwear" are grounds for a lawsuit, just saying.
Angie: Recycla-Nazi
It is revealed that Angie's dark and sinister past is somehow related to her outrage over environmental negligence. Gotta say, kind of a let down. We've known for a while she accidentally got someone killed in an act of terrorism for some cause. Our next big reveal is that her "cause" is loving the Earth? That's one scary villain.
Also I love her "Stay away from my kid" warnings while threatening violence. She's done it at least twice already, but each time its so badass I can't get too annoyed at the repetitive writing.
Gaby and Ana have the Sex Talk
And by that I mean, Gaby bribes Ana to not do it with an unsigned check. My, do they understand each other.
Orson's Suicide
Does not come to pass. How much better would the episode had been if he'd taken that plunge into the pool? Imagine:
As Bree watches the happily married couple celebrate their fiftieth anniversary, she realizes she perhaps can access her old feelings for Orson. She watches them dance, her eyes softening with hope for a future like that with him. Meanwhile, Orson hears Bree's words in his head. The"I care deeply for you" and her unsaid "but I do not love you" echo in his head as he contemplates the pool. With resolve on his face, he takes that final roll and falls in. We hear the soft music drifting out through the patio doors as we watch the bubbles stop coming up from his drowning body. The camera goes back to Bree, the look of hope still plain on her face. We watch her, knowing she will never fulfill that dream.
Now that would have been worth watching. Instead Bree comes out in the nick of time, mushy bla bla bla and I'm bored.
But if Orson had died, then Bree would be a widow again, and haven't we done that already? It's already kind of macabre thinking about what happens to her lovers. Rex is dead, George is dead, Karl is dead, and Orson is considering suicide. So bleak.
Overall, I was entertained but not blown away. The Angie plot line seems to be puttering down predictable lane, so hopefully the writers will spice that up a bit before the finale.
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