8x11 Who Can Say What's True?

For starters, it was ridiculous Gaby telling Lynette that they should apologize to each other and just stay mad at Bree. RIDICULOUS and totally apathetic of them. And I am very surprised that Lynette, who has always been so sensible and straight forward, does not realize how unfair they are being - even more considering that she herself has suffered at the hands of Carlos and Gaby, in that whole process of unfair dismissal by the pregnancy and etc.

Bree was being harassed by Chucky. Bree receives threatening letters from someone who knows what they did. The person sending the letters was able to kill someone – so there is a level of danger. And yet, they decide to accuse her and walk away? Stay angry? What guilt does she have for being blackmailed? They’re all equally damn guilty. It is unacceptable that they are witnessing such a disturbing thing happening to a woman who has always been faithful to them, has always been willing to help in everything, and they just don’t care. Then they say that Mary Alice should have asked them for help when she received her own letter... There’s Bree suffering, drinking again, she even tried to kill herself, and they don’t even stop for a second to reflect that all this exclusion can be quite disturbing. But the worst thing for me is that they are boycotting Bree, and Susan has done much worse. Before it was only Bree who was harassed by Chuck, the investigation moved on to the other three because of the painting Susan did. This was MUCH MORE serious than omitting the letter. Gaby has NO reason to be angry, let alone to propose a boycott. Like it or not, this whole situation happened because of her, Bree did what she did to protect her and Carlos. Gaby is insanely hypocritical, and she’s never been as selfish as she is this season.

But back to Bree: I like this plot of hers and the transformation that happens with it. At first, she was very disgusted to even put her elbow on the counter because of the germs, only to enter the pool naked with a guy she just met. I laugh so much at this scene! One of the most comical that Marcia Cross did on the show. As much for the sight of the owner of the house and her reaction, as her leaving the pool hiding behind that buoy. But this idea of becoming a nymphomaniac, of going out to have fun with a different man every night, I don’t like. I support her getting distracted, after all she is being looked down on by people she considered loyal and true friends. But I didn’t want it to be like that...

We now know that the mastermind of the letters was really stalking Bree. And that he is a man, by the image of the hand on the steering wheel. It remains to be seen who...

Susan is very inconsequential. Her internal conflict is so intense that she doesn’t realize that her actions can be quite harmful. She’s angry at times, but I can’t judge. Heavy conscience is like that and she was even more penalized when she saw the financial situation of Alejandro’s family. Even more so when she realized that his stepdaughter was also a victim of his disgusting sex crimes. I was very sorry for Marisa’s expression when Susan went there to talk and said she could trust her... And I really understood her saying to the girl that Alejandro would never come back, she wanted to give comfort, a “relief”, so that Marisa could have peace. The problem there is the mother, who sees that bastard as a good man, a good husband, and expects him to return. In the end, Susan’s good intentions, as expected, will become a huge problem. She could have given a sum of money, since the check contains her information, name, city, address...

Gaby is too stubborn! But at least that yielded that wonderful restaurant scene, with her using keywords to convince the investing couple that she was an expert on the subject. And the funny thing is that so far she was doing well, they were very interested in her. It was just losing the little piece of paper that everything fell apart. The ending with Lynette was really good, it’s rare for her to admit to being wrong about something. And Gaby is almost on the same path too, it was nice of them both being honest about what’s been going on and apologizing. I’m just not happy that they keep doing that shit with Bree. It’s a very selective understanding.

Speaking of Lynette: sad she’s having to deal with this reality of Tom being out of the house. It was all very abrupt and it’s always a turning point in the life of any couple that comes to this, even more so after living together for so long, sharing tasks. The hole she made in Penny and Parker’s room, and them wanting to fight over it, was hilarious! In the end, she had to call an electrician. Sometimes you have to surrender...

I die with Ben showing a much greater interest in Renee after discovering that she’s a millionaire. She doesn’t deserve this, even more considering that she really likes him, she’s jealous of him and all. Oh, oh... By the way, how extreme Ben’s desperation was, to the point of going after a loan shark. How horrible...