Posted by Dustin on 04.21.2008 at 4:56 pm

Wow this week’s episode of “Desperate Housewives” was amazing! Let’s get into it shall we?

Poor Mike is still cooling his heels in rehab, which has to be the longest stint in rehab on any kind of serial drama. I’m getting worried here about the lack of use of his character! Here’s hoping that we’ll see more Mike soon. Anyway, Mike asked Orson to come visit him. It seemed Mike had something important to talk about. Orson’s guilty conscience thought Mike knew about the accident, but of course Mike only wanted to apologize for making Orson write him that prescription for drugs. I seems the guilt is really getting to Orson, who started sleep walking and sleep talking. Unfortunately for others, Orson obviously sleeps in the nude as he kept running into Susan naked! She didn’t realize he was sleepwalking first time, and when she confronted him and Bree . . . they accused her of dreaming it all up! I loved how she explained “If I dreamt it do you think I’d be scrubbing butt prints off my stool!” I also loved when she said seeing Orson naked meant she couldn’t have her cake, and she really wanted to eat a slice. Too funny!

Meanwhile Gabby grew frustrated with Carlos, finally realizing that things weren’t going to be as easy as she first thought. Upon a trip to their own version of Costco or BJ’s Wholesale Club, Gabby noticed all the “preemo” parking for handicap people and then got a sneaky idea . . . she applied for a handicap permit for Carlos! However she used it for herself to get the spaces, and was quickly confronted by two men in wheelchairs for taking up a space. This was the best scene of the show, as Gabby told one of the men that she has to walk in high heels while he gets to wheel around. They wanted to call the cops, and she got in a fight with them! Yes Gabby basically started beating up men in wheel chairs. One went to get a security guard, so Gabby shoved the other and sent him rolling saying “Now I am going to hell . . . ” She then split. Too funny, but so Gabby. Later she started dragging Carlos around so she didn’t have another scene like that, but he soon figured out what was going on. He was furious, but she explained that this has affected her as well. She finds herself constantly worrying about him anytime she leaves him alone, whether he’ll be okay. She says if getting the preemo parking spaces is the only good thing she can get out of it well by golly she’s taking it!

Also going on was the Founder’s Day Ball. This is an event where someone in the community is presented with an award for their service to bettering the community. For the past eight years Bree has planned it and presented the award. Katherine thought it sounded like fun and volunteered to help Bree, who accepted. It seemed like their rivalry days were past them, but all the other girls couldn’t help but think they would end up killing one another. Unfortunately it seems their rivalry wasn’t over, as Katherine slowly took over the flowers, the food and then Bree learned that Katherine insisted on presenting the award too, telling the committee that Bree was too busy. This was like slamming the door of the oven and ruining Bree’s bunt cake, and she wasn’t going to take it. Knowing the ranch dip that was made had gone rancid and needed to be thrown out, she let Katherine taste test it and didn’t tell her it had gone bad. Katherine soon ended up violently ill and figured out what Bree had done. It was Bree that ended up with dip on her face though as Katherine presented this year’s Founder’s Day award to Bree! Later Katherine and Bree had a talk. Katherine thought they were getting along fine, but Bree admitted that she doesn’t know how to get along with Katherine because they are so much alike. Katherine pointed out that didn’t have to be a bad thing. Katherine said she’s been were Bree’s been, when you’ve had days so bad all you could do was set a nice table and put on a face. Katherine said they could end up being the best of friends. So after this episode it looks like the rivalry finally might really be behind them. It’s been fun, but was starting to get a little played out. I can’t wait to see where these two go from here as it should be great.

Finally this episode saw the return of Rick. Rick showed up at Tom’s pizza place to basically give him and Lynette fair warning, he was opening up his own restaurant across the street! One of Tom’s customers remembered him and hoped he was coming back. Rick then started handing out his business cards. Ouch! Tom however told Lynette they could show Rick up, he’ll add to their menu and beat him. Unfortunately soon it seemed vandalism struck Rick’s, as a large brick went sailing threw the front picture window of the place. Lynette suspected Tom, who admitted he did it. However he was furious that Rick was back in their lives because he made him see that another man could steal Lynette from him . . . and Lynette made him see that it could happen too. Unfortunately as they fought, the kids listened in . . . Later during the Founder’s Day’ Ball, Lynette got a call from Andrew who said Rick’s place had gone up in flames! Seconds later, Tom walked into the ball . . . late. Has Tom done a very bad thing? Something tells me no . . . . but the kids did! I think the kids probably set the fire because they were afraid of their parents getting divorced if Rick stayed around.

The show ended with some great cliff hangers. Julie came home to find Orson sleep walking, fortunately with clothes on this time . . . and he sleep talked and said “I’m sorry I ran you over Mike!” Meanwhile photos of Katherine and Dylan from the ball showed up in the paper, and a strange man circled Dylan’s face in the paper. Hello daddy!

On the Next Episode:
Carlos gets a seeing eye dog, which Gabby doesn’t take a liking to.
Rick and Tom get into a fight which Lynette breaks up.
Mike confronts Orson about running him over.

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