The theme of this episode was wrapped up in 'what the camera captures'. Carl breaks up with Edie, and later we find out Edie had found an old picture of Susan hidden in his things at Edie's house. It would appear that Carl still harbors some secret love for the woman he disgraced, and he seeks comfort from Susan when Edie gives him the boot. It seems to be a rebound fling for both, but later you realize Carl isn't quite ready to give up Susan forever. He makes up with Edie later in the episode and even though he begs forgiveness, he is seen hiding a new picture of Susan in a book in Edie's house.

Gabby shows nothing but utter disregard for her sonogram picture, even using it as a coaster while the women are gathered around the table to cheer Susan. Her friends are coming to visit -- models, from her old life -- and she is desperate to not be a suburban wife and mother in their eyes. She has a brilliantly funny scene where she tries to fit into a double zero Dolce and Gabbana gown, and amuses her clothier friend Vern by saying she will just starve herself for the next two days. She is unimpressed with her unchanging friends, and basically decides to write them all off and be happy with who she is and the kid inside her. She ends up falling down the stairs, and while the ambulance is taking her away, she whispers something to Bree, who runs inside and returns with Gabby's ultrasound picture. Gabby hugs it to her chest as the doors close her into the ambulance.

The Scavos finally meet parents with twin boys as terrible as their own, and they arrange play dates with the family. When the new evil twins are at their home, they produce a homemade porn video of their mom and dad. Their parents are mortified and embarrassed, so Lynette and Tom attempt to assuage their fears with an unannounced visit. The other parents are so glad that they aren't being judged, and show their set-up to the Scavos. They even extend an invitation that if Tom and Lynette want to 'schedule a shoot'... Ew. Tom and Lynette leave and agree that even though they love the idea of playdates, they will never, ever see this weird family again.

And maybe I missed some subtlety, but that's where the 'picutres' theme kinda ended. The other plotlines were there, just not tied in. Bree and George head out to the yard sales, and he surprises her by taking her to an empty home, blindfolded. She uncovers her eyes, says he has just bought the home, and his mother and her friend come out of a back room to surprise Bree. They make a huge fuss, then disappear into the back again. George thinks Bree might want to live there with him, and when she is sufficiently shocked, George produces a ring and asks her to marry him. The mother and her friend return with champagne before she answers, and in the interest of being polite, Bree accepts.

In sessions, Dr. Goldfine basically tells her she screwed up, and that she should tell him sooner rather than later that she isn't going to marry him. Bree attempts to call it off with George following a disastrous and impromptu engagement party he has thrown in her honor, and she admits that her therapist is cautioning her. George says, "Nothing wrong with a long engagement, can't we just do that?" Bree agrees to ask Dr. Goldfine, and later, George rides a bicycle along a bridge tha Dr. Goldfine is running on. When the therapist nears him, George punches him, slams his head into the side of the bridge and tosses him in before getting back on his bike and riding casually away.

In the Applewhites' story, Betty and Matthew head down to the basement to tempt Caleb with ice cream. Betty says that if he will tell her what happened when he killed the girl (Melanie?) that he can have some ice cream. Caleb says he killed her because she was bad. Betty says she wasn't a bad girl, and takes Matthew and the ice cream. While yanking on his chains, Caleb realizes they will pull away from the bedpost, and by the end of the show, he has escaped. Betty and Matthew search everywhere for him, but tell no one. At the end, Gabby returns home from Bree's house and sees her freezer door open. She doesn't think anything of it, closes it and while she leaves the kitchen, the camera pans over to a carton of ice cream on the counter. Gabby heads upstairs and sees a bowl set down in her closet, empty now, and when she turns around, there's Caleb looming over her. She flees, but thanks to the gown that is so tight she needed to be sewn into it, she loses her footing on the stairs and falls to the lower level. Caleb hangs over her for a moment, then leaves the house.

Other points of note: Susan is cut down in fine fashion by Edie while the women are gathered to cheer Susan; Matthew is caught searching in the Van de Kamps' backyard by Danielle, who sluts it up and encourages Matthew to ask her out; Susan is completely and utterly shot down -- when she goes to visit Mike to make sure this is what he really wants -- when Mike slams the door in her face.

I loved the scenes Gabby had, all but the last one. It felt too ... 'acted'? maybe. Bree's scenes were funny as hell, but thank gawd they show someone tipping her off to George's trun nature in the next episode. I am beyond belief at how gullible she is. Mike was stoic, and it was even a little sad to see, but I was cheering for him. Alfre Woodard is the MASTER of facial expressions. Bree is better when she is acting with the other women instead of George. Her scenes round the table and with Gabby where lightyears ahead of the scenes with George. I missed Paul this episode, especially after last episodes brilliant return.

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LAST EDITED ON 11-14-05 AT 02:28 PM (EST)

OMH!!!!! What a great episode, the best of the season, so far.

There was so much going on. Mike was just so cold when he threw Susan's homemade card in the trash in front of her. Cold, but I can't say I blame him after she chased his son to a different state. I was rooting for them to get together and stay together, but not any more. I think they are better off separate.

The scenes with Gabrielle were great. Finally, they acknowledge her body changing and showing the pregnancy. The dress fitting was hysterical. (A double zero -- there's just something wrong with that size.) I felt so bad for Gabrielle when she fell and realized she might lose the baby -- she finally started to love it, and now may lose it.

George is just psychotic! I knew he would do something to Bree's therapist, but I didn't think it would be throwing him over a bridge. I thought George would be much more subtle, like with what he did to Rex and the pills.

The whole story line with Lynette and Tom was funny. I didn't they it was possible to find children more active and mischievious than their own, but they did. And the home movies -- EWWWW!

I'm so glad that the show is back to what we saw last year. Can't wait 'til next week.

I'm right there with you, greeneyes. I haven't enjoyed an episode so much as I did Sun night -- since the first season.

I'm glad they showed a little more of how Bree is being manipulated so well by creepy George. I still find it hard to believe that with her worries of "appearances" that she would have even started "dating" him so soon. But when he pulled her into that house, with his mother & friend there to "congratulate" them on the "engagement" that was just great -- the look on Bree's face.

I also knew George was going to do something to the psych, but I was shocked that it was just wham, bam & toss. I wonder if he's dead or will he turn up in the hospital with amnesia or something?

Loved the Scavo storyline -- hilarious. Glad the wives were together more, interacting. Gabrielles's little arc was great.

I'm still anxious to get into the new neighbors more, but overall, I think they are finally back on track (I hope) with this show.

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