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Monday, February 21, 2005

Desperate Housewives Season 1 Episode 15 REVALED

I almost had to watch this episode a second time to make sure that I saw this correctly, because clearly primetime television has flipped its wig. Desperate Housewives really pushes the envelope this week, and it all must be revealed. Boy, oh boy...I laughed my ass off, but at the same time I was pretty surprised. They've broken every taboo in the book on television, but this one? Well, I can't think of one primetime show that has ever had the balls to talk address adolescent homosexuality so directly. So if you're afraid someone's gonna think your a fag because you fooled around with some girl or some guy one night at that pool party, you're absolutely right. This episode will forever come back to haunt you, you wicked sinners and sinnerettes.

WARNING: Now, if you watch the show and you don't want spoilers, you'd better navigate away from this because I'm about to let the facts fly.

MY TAKE (only the details necessary to reveal this subplot): Bree Vandecamp discovers a condom in the laundry and confronts husband Rex, whom she recently took back after he cheated on her. Rex says the condom isn't his and they agree that it's better to be safe than sorry. Bree confronts her son about the condom at the dinner table, only to reveal that the condom wasn't his -- it belonged to his sister who wants John, the gardener that's been banging Mrs. Solis, to take her virginity. With me so far? Okay.

John's roommate tries to blackmail Mrs. Solis into sleeping with him by threatening to tell her husband about the affair she's been having with John. We come to find out that, apparently...John's roommate wanted to sleep with her to prove to himself that he's not gay. He mentions that he has a buddy that he's been fooling around with, but he's not sure. We discover that if you can't sport wood getting a kiss from Mrs. Solis, chances are you probably bat for the Yankees.

Later in the show, there is a pool party and Mrs. Meyer, who lives across the street from where the pool party is happening, is looking for her daughter. She comes screaming across the street trying to find her daughter and discovers someone making out in the pool. As she rants and raves, John's roommate comes up for air. Mrs. Meyer asks him, "Is my...daughter in there with you?" Lo and behold, who should pop up trying to hold his breath so as not to be seen? Andrew, son of Bree and Rex Vandecamp.

Now if you read all this and you've never watched this show, and you think, "Jesus, I can't watch any show that gets so much hype! It can't be that good!", let me assure you that even I cannot help but split my stitches every time it comes on. I'm addicted, it's the best show on television, and this episode is strong evidence as to exactly why nobody writing for television even comes close. If it makes you sick at your stomach, good. Teri Hatcher keeps proving why she won a Golden Globe and why she's going to keep winning if she keeps this up.

I can't wait to see what they're going to do next.

In other news from Sunday primetime:

The Simpsons Season 16 Episode 10 REVEALED!



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