Posted by Dustin on 11.17.2008 at 2:11 pm

Last night’s “Housewives” was all about what lead up to the big fire in the club the boys were playing at.

Parker told his mom that Porter had knocked up Anne Schilling and the two were planning to run away together. Lynette finally had had it and went to confront Anne, who admitted she was pregnant and it was Porter’s. Unfortunately at this time, Anne’s husband walked in and asked Lynette to leave. Anne mouthed at her not to, but Lynette did! Fortunately she went back, only to find the guy kicking Anne’s face in. Lynette threw a candlestick at him and told him to leave, she was calling the police. He told her to call, Anne would be arrested for statutory rape! Lynette then got Anne to the hospital and Porter was furious with his mom.

I’m glad Lynette did go back to help Anne. Had she not, her character would have been forever ruined. We also found out Anne wasn’t lying, her husband is an abusive ass. I thought maybe she was lying to seduce Porter. Still, it doesn’t mean what she did with Porter was excusable. He’s still a minor and her son’s best friend.

Julie returned with her boyfriend, who happened to be her former college professor who had been married three times before. He was played by Steven Weber, who was ironically “geekified” for the role. They turned him into Wally from “Leave it to Beaver,” which I just found odd. I expected him to be a sex-pot horny professor, which he wasn’t. Susan didn’t like Julie dating him and was really upset when she learned he planned to propose to Julie. Susan spoiled this surprise, but Julie told him she wasn’t going to marry him or anyone. She said plus they had only been dating three months. Susan later asked Julie what she meant when she said she wasn’t getting married? Julie said she had learned one thing from her mom, marriage doesn’t work and only leaves you hurt. Susan felt Julie was far too young to be so cynical and shouldn’t be closing her heart off to people.

I loved seeing Julie back. Please “Housewives” give us more Julie! Bring her back full time as she is missed. We need more than one familiar face in the kids on the block.

Bree was interviewed by a reporter about her book launch. She tried to present herself as the perfect 50s housewife with the perfect family, and anyone who bought her book could have this too. However the woman wasn’t buying it and began digging for dirt, which she found in spades. Bree was afraid that the woman would ruin her before the book came out. She sat down with the woman asking why she’d do this, why she was trying to ruin her. The woman just wanted the truth, a real story. Bree told her the truth is she’s made mistakes and her life has not been perfect, but she is showing herself and other women that no matter what life throws at you, you can turn things around for yourself and make things better. The reporter told her that was a story she could work with, and Bree should have just told her that from the beginning.

Carlos informed Gabby that Virginia the crazy-lady had just put them in her will as the sole heirs to her 20 million dollar fortune. He told Gabby just be nice to her, her blood pressure was high and she was old. Gabby did the best she could, but at the club during the battle of the bands she lost it yet again. Virginia enrolled Gabby’s girls in some fancy school, which Gabby didn’t like. She told her to take her money and her nutsy self and scram. Virginia warned her that she would have them written out of the will in the morning, which Gabby was fine with.

The final story was the battle of the bands, which had everyone in town gathered at the club. Anne’s husband ran it, and Porter threatened him. Meanwhile Dave’s doctor arrived and confronted him. He knew he had changed his name and moved here, the one place he shouldn’t be. The doctor was even more concerned when he saw who was in Dave’s band, the camera centered on Mike and Dave’s names. The doctor couldn’t believe this and felt he had to be warned. Dave couldn’t have that, and killed the doctor in the back room of the club.

As the band played, a fire mysteriously broke out. Gabby helped Virginia escape, wondering if maybe since she was saving her life she’d write them back into the will? She said no. Honestly I was expecting Virginia to croak and Gabby and Carlos would get it all. I’m still expecting that to happen though, they have to get their money back somehow. We are all expecting it.

Mike was trapped in the club as Susan and Katherine waited for him to come out. Susan still doesn’t know about Mike and Katherine. Dave ran back into the club to save Mike, telling him he still had plans for him. This made Dave look like a hero. Porter meanwhile was accused of arson by Anne’s husband.

In the end 6 people died, but it seems the doctor was the only person we knew of (unless I missed something). I have to say this was a bit disappointing. The spoilers and teasers made it sound like someone huge died, and that at least 2 people were left dead (a man and a woman). It sorta feels like the tornado episode all over, where we expected someone huge to be killed off and nobody was. I’m not saying I want a main character gone though.

I’m still not completely convinced Dave is mad at Mike. True they keep pointing it out to be he is, but they also seem to be way to obvious about it. I’m waiting for something else big to happen, a big shock or twist. Though the twist could just be that the obvious is the obvious and it’s Mike after all.