Posted by Dustin on 06.14.2008 at 8:16 pm

The show opened with Janet (the prudish character) having a fantasy that Tom and Trina Decker (the swingers) walked into her kitchen butt naked and started getting it on with her and her husband! Clearly Janet’s having some inner conflict going on. I just know by the end of this season she’s going to be the freakiest one on this show!

Tom was called into office and immediately thought he was going to be in trouble for bringing flight attendants home. That wasn’t the case, as all the higher up were basically these sexist pigs who though Tom was the big man on campus sleeping around with all the hot young flight attendants. He was actually offered a promotion to the Tokyo route, which he had told his wife if he was given he’d turn down. However he took it mainly because, as the big wigs put it, they wanted him on it because they didn’t want trouble to be caused by the other flight attendants he’s been working with and the women’s lib movement. Needless to say when he told his wife he took the job, she was a little miffed. She also warned him bringing co-workers home wasn’t a good idea, even though that was how the two of them met.

Meanwhile Bruce Miller had a good day at work and wanted to celebrate with Susan, but she had made plans with Trina for dinner, only dinner. Susan told Bruce what happened between them was a one time thing, they aren’t swingers. Tom meanwhile told Trina he also thought they were just a one time thing, but Trina said this was only dinner and they could have dinner like normal people do.

Speaking of dinner, Janet ended up making dinner for some boring couple that had just moved in next door. In reality she was jealous that Susan had become such quick friends with Trina, who she obviously sees as a threat to their friendship. She seems to be miffed that she’s not the BFF anymore? Janet’s hubby Roger couldn’t deal with the boring new neighbors and he and their son faked a plan to make it look like the son cut himself so they had to get him to the ER. Janet was not happy that her husband ruined her dinner party and got the others to leave, but he told her point blank they were boring and to work out her issues with Susan and admit her friendship means more than she’s letting on.

Meanwhile Trina and Tom ended up taking Bruce and Susan out to the Playboy Club to celebrate! There they met another couple (the guy was Mark Valley, the old replacement Jack on “Days!”) and they all had a grand time dancing underneath the disco lights with one another. As the show came to an end Susan found a business card in her husband’s pants saying they’d love to get together. It was from the couple they ran into at the Playboy Club! Meanwhile Trina seemingly has some issues with the swinging lifestyle, as it seems she is realizing she is getting older while the girls around them are getting younger.

So we end up with a quandary. The main swinging wife looks to be growing tired of it and sees herself as too old? On the opposite side of things her arch-nemesis maybe sees her life as dull and predictable and seems to want into the swinging scene.

There was also a side storyline involving Susan and Bruce’s daughter is getting involved with her English teacher it seems. Also their son continue his budding friendship with the girl next door whose mom is the town coke head and harlot. These didn’t hold my interest at all.

This episode was much slower than the pilot. I think the initial shock of what was going on and yes, that this was being shown on network TV had worn off. I’m hoping next week will be a bit better. The raitings for the premier were very high.