8x22 Give Me the Blame

Man, I don’t think there was any way around that call from Bree to Ben. Even if they managed to come up with an excuse, analogy, metaphor for her saying with all the letters that she had buried a body, that she had a bad conscience, etc etc. Never that the jury would buy this. Even without a reason to supposedly have committed such a crime, it would doom her. It was Renee’s statement, claiming that she saw Bree with a shovel in the middle of the night, when Alejandro disappeared from the world for good.

Renee’s attitude, by the way, always makes me strange. I understand that she was terrified of losing Ben, and I can try to understand her frustration at being left out of this whole thing – although it was obviously for the best. But I think she was very inconsequential, because the trial was supposed to decide the rest of Bree’s life. After what she said, she showed no regrets, she even said that she “made the right choice” by putting Ben before them. I’m kind of upset about it, as much as I’m glad it all works out for her in the end.

I have fun with Trip giving Bree that kiss and her throwing the truth in his face right away, without a second thought. His kiss activated another side of her. The moments of that trial were all tense and harrowing, especially when Gaby was called to testify again and started talking about Ramon Sanchez being her stepfather, Alejandro – and the scene’s score always makes it even more emotional, it was on point. It is difficult to analyze here. Because on the one hand it’s Gaby and she ran a real risk of being arrested right there, if the questioning went further, I think she would open up. On the other hand, Trip was doing his job: defending the client from the prosecution... Bree later thinking that he gave that kiss just to manipulate her into telling him everything was sad. But I understand her frustration over this. Until the end she honored the promise she made to her friends and continued to protect Gaby and Carlos. A friend like that is for few...

And there we have the climax of the trial! Who would have thought that Karen McCluskey would be responsible for putting an end to it all? That at some point, she would get directly involved in the main plot, even more so at this point? The scene was amazing with her screaming that she took the candlestick and killed the bastard! As I said: friendship... Friendship is everything! And it was wonderful what she said before “confessing” to this crime, about how on Wisteria Lane there is a complicity, loyalty, and need for protection among the residents. The purest reality. It was a very noble act of hers, for it was risky. The prosecution could proceed with the complaint. But luckily they left it aside because of her health condition and old age and she’ll be able to go home, enjoy her last days with Roy... Anyway, wonderful. Karen is the queen of this episode and no one can disagree.

The hug of relief between Bree, Lynette, Susan and Gaby when she was cleared of all charges. MY GIRLS!

And the end... Forever one of the most touching scenes of the series. Roy is very wise when he gets inspired and everything he said to Tom was beautiful and true. Tom taking his words and deciding to declare at once the love he feels for Lynette... Damn! In fact, it was so well written and constructed that you really forget how ridiculous he was this entire season. But Lynette and Tom are a couple for life. With all the mishaps, flaws of both, immaturity... Things we already know. Even with all this, they always found a way to get back to each other, to overcome difficulties. I always admired that. Seeing them getting back together after this period, which by far was the most complicated for them as a couple, is quite a satisfaction. “You you you...”.

My heart can’t take another goodbye...