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(S04E07) "Trust but verify." - Bree to Susan

Deception was the trend of the week on Wisteria Lane. All Desperate Housewives storylines moved forward; the most important move was probably the dive that took the love triangle involving Carlos, Gaby, and Victor.

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Previews for this week's episode pretty much told us what would happen between Victor and Gaby: they went out on a boat and Gaby knocked Victor over. Of course, this storyline had a few twists and turns.

After seeing Edie show Victor the pictures last week, I was sure he would seek revenge. Therefore, I assumed, as Gaby and Carlos eventually did too, that Victor took Gaby out for a boat ride in order to silence her. Even if Victor is the type of man who seems to calculate his every move, I expected him to react irrationally (because of what he said about taking care of the person who would cheat with his wife) and kill her so he wouldn't look like a fool in front of everyone. Victor has the money to silence people so he could have even went in front of the cameras and play the "husband asking the population for help in trying to locate his missing wife" or something of the like in order to climb up in the polls. Divorce would have looked bad. The writers definitely wanted us to believe he was out to kill her when he was not.

There were rumors flying around the web this past summer claiming that Victor would die this fall. I wonder if these are indeed true. Wouldn't it be best for the show if Carlos and Gaby are suspects in his death and then Victor reappears? I don't want Victor to be a permanent fixture on the show but I think it would be more entertaining if he survived. What do you think? Post your thoughts in comments.

Benjamin Hodge

As we reported a few weeks ago, Danielle's baby was named Benjamin Hodge. Orson and Bree, who are a perfect match for one another, hit a rough patch when the two didn't agree on if Ben should get circumcised or not. Orson knows his wife so well that he sent a letter to all doctors telling them to not circumcise his baby. Sadly, he forgot to also send the letter to rabbis! When Bree is on a mission, nothing can stop her! Bree deserved every word Orson told her when he learned of the circumcision. It was really harsh of Bree to say that she had veto because her blood ran in Ben's body! I think this argument between the two will have brought them closer (if possible) since Bree confirmed that it's love that makes a family and not blood. She then gave Orson "his" son. It'll be fun to watch them raise the kid because they'll surely have other traumatic events to share in order to get their way with how Ben should be raised.

The Sisters

Lynette, wanting to get rid of her mother for both good and bad reasons, tried to get one of her sisters to take Stella back. The latter must not have been the greatest of mothers because Lydia and Lucy are so resentful and bitter about her that they don't care about their mother. Lynette was stunned and decides to take care of Stella even if her household is full. But as she told her sisters the decision and that she didn't want to see them again (at least for a while), Parker announced that his grandmother was leaving. Will Stella be able to live on her own? Will the sisters work together to find her?

Lydia sure has major issues, most probably "mother issues." I would like to see her stick around for a while to see how messed up she is! So let's hope they have Thanksgiving together even if Lynette rightfully threw her sisters out.

Mike

Our favorite plumber is addicted to painkillers. I wonder if he told the truth about hurting his shoulder and taking pills so he could give his unborn baby the things he never got as a child. In any case, Mike is feeling pressured and soothes his pain with pills. This will end badly and, sooner or later, he'll hit rock bottom. As I've mentioned before, I'm not the biggest Susan fan because sometimes she is just way too stupid. But I'm not sure I wanted her involved in dark storylines like this one is heading too. Susan is the show's comic relief (along with Bree) and we need her to remain in that role.

Other tidbits of interest:

• Katherine deserves an Oscar for the performance she gave to Dylan.
• Why does Parker get the best lines and storylines amongst the Scavo kids?
  
• Bree was probably a great hide and seek player as a kid because as an adult she sure knows where to hide things!
• Mixology is a word but has a different meaning than the one Stella gave to it.
• "Forgive me for knowing my wife!" - Orson to Bree
• "How tough are you without your ATM card?" - Carlos to Victor
• "I'm officially no longer afraid of you." - Dylan to Katherine