# And the day has come: Desperate Housewives! (9/25) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 25, 2005, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344 "2005-09-25T16:40:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/41 "2005-09-26T16:17:06Z")
> [@Millit the Frail](#): > > Anyone know why the New York ABC affiliate (Channel 7) shows DH in Spanish? Many TV outlets have begun simulcasting some or all of their programming in Spanish because of the ever-increasing population in the US of people who speak Spanish as their primary–or only–language. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/42 "2005-09-26T16:18:54Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > Yes, Bree did pick out what he was wearing originally. When she saw him in the chapel in that tie, she said to her mother-in-law, something to the effect of, “I just saw him 15 minutes ago and he was wearing Ralph Lauren. What did you do?!” and the MIL replied that she thought Rex would’ve wanted to be in that tie because he _loved_ that prep school. So obviously there was a private family viewing before the service and sometime in between the MIL switched the tie. I’d’ve switched it back, too. > > I thought Lynnette’s daughter was named Daisy last season.? Thanks **Shayna** and **Wolfian**. I was cleaning while watching and I completely missed this part. ---
**Author:** ![D-bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@D-bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D-bear)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/43 "2005-09-26T16:27:28Z")
The thing that kept running through my mind was, last season when Bree and Rex had their discussion on Rex wanting to be dominated, Bree’s response was “What did your mother _do_ to you?” She’s obviously a warped cookie. She even kept the girlie mag Rex hid under his mattress, and had no trouble discussing with her grandson her surprise that Rex married the less well endowed Bree, since he likes em stacked . That’s just messed up right there… ---
**Author:** ![Redsland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@Redsland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redsland)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/44 "2005-09-26T16:49:40Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Didn’t Lynette have a friend/former boss, who was dying to get her back to work? What happened to her? (But then, continuity is not this show’s strong suit). Lynette’s former associate said Lynette was “a shark,” and her old associate would love to have her back. Lynette, who had seen shark-like tendencies in her hubby’s old flame, put the two in touch with each other to get said flame out of hubby’s office. About that time, hubby found out about Lynette’s maneuverings, quit, and delivered his ultimatum to Lynette. ---
**Author:** ![D-bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@D-bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D-bear)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/45 "2005-09-26T16:58:32Z")
> [@Redsland](#): > > Lynette’s former associate said Lynette was “a shark,” and her old associate would love to have her back. Lynette, who had seen shark-like tendencies in her hubby’s old flame, put the two in touch with each other to get said flame out of hubby’s office. About that time, hubby found out about Lynette’s maneuverings, quit, and delivered his ultimatum to Lynette. Yeah, but the old flame used that offer to manipulate her way into the VP position at Tom’s firm, and didn’t take the job with Lynette’s associate. Considering how that should be fairly recent in show time (Rex died last May and they are just now having the funeral), you’d think that the job was still open. Lynette was going on like she couldn’t possibly get a job anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/46 "2005-09-26T17:08:56Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Actually, the slack I’m worried about putting up with is my breasts, see my breasts? They’re right here, aren’t they nice?" You say that like it’s a bad thing. ---
**Author:** ![Redsland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@Redsland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redsland)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/47 "2005-09-26T18:10:51Z")
> [@D-bear](#): > > Yeah, but the old flame used that offer to manipulate her way into the VP position at Tom’s firm, and didn’t take the job with Lynette’s associate. Considering how that should be fairly recent in show time (Rex died last May and they are just now having the funeral), you’d think that the job was still open. > > Lynette was going on like she couldn’t possibly get a job anywhere. I thought Lynette’s “offer” came _after_ the flame’s promotion, and Lynette “gave” the offer to the flame to get her (finally) out of hubby’s office. In that case, Lynette’s offered job would be filled, and she couldn’t expect to get one at hubby’s old place. So: 1. Don’t promote my husband 2. Flame promoted instead 3. I need a shark like you 4. Here’s your shark 5. Hubby quits However, I concede that my chronology might be off. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/48 "2005-09-26T19:31:59Z")
Thanks, **AuntiePam**! ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/49 "2005-09-26T20:16:32Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > The new neighbors are keeping someone captive in their basement but they’re treating him very well. All we saw was the captive’s hand. Looked to me like an adult, African-American hand (not Zach). Interesting… phungal and I were watching this and as soon as we saw “the hand” we both said: “that’s not the husband/father” as we both thought it was _not_ an african american hand… ---
**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/50 "2005-09-26T20:20:07Z")
Did anyone else just **love** it when Bree put Tom Scavo’s tie on Rex, stepped back, had this look of furious pride on her face and said, “You. Look. Magnificient.”? Marcia Cross rocks my world. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/51 "2005-09-26T20:30:07Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > Many TV outlets have begun simulcasting some or all of their programming in Spanish because of the ever-increasing population in the US of people who speak Spanish as their primary–or only–language. Also, check the SAP setting on your cable box menu. If “on”, it will automatically feed the Spanish (or whatever alternate) audio. Turn it to “off”. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/52 "2005-09-26T20:48:10Z")
I dunno, novellas are _always_ entertaining; so, by default, Desperate Housewives in Spanish would be way better than in English. Carlos: ¿Cómo podría usted tener sexo con el jardinero? Gabby: ¡Mi padre era jardinero! ¡Mi padre magnífico era jardinero! ¡Toda mi vida que tengo deseó tener sexo con un jardinero! ¿Usted no entiende? Carlos: Bien, eso tiene sentido. Gabby: [obligatory] MARIA! [/obligatory] (Ok, so I sorta stole that from the Soup, but it is still funny) ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/53 "2005-09-26T23:21:41Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Wha? I didn’t see that. Oh no. I missed part of it. Noooooo. And at the end of the interview, she threw the wet diaper towards the trashcan but missed and it stuck to the window! 😃 Well, at least it was only a wet one… ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/54 "2005-09-26T23:25:25Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > And at the end of the interview, she threw the wet diaper towards the trashcan but missed and it stuck to the window! 😃 Well, at least it was only a wet one… I can’t figure out how I missed part of the episode. Did I black out or something? Was this at the very end? _sob_ ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/55 "2005-09-26T23:26:56Z")
It was kind of around the middle. Lynnette had just taken Penny to the workplace with her because Tom had strained his back and couldn’t take care of the baby. And then she got the job because she proved to be both knowledgeable and a heck of a multi tasker. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/56 "2005-09-26T23:30:45Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > It was kind of around the middle. Lynnette had just taken Penny to the workplace with her because Tom had strained his back and couldn’t take care of the baby. Huh. I just double-checked with my husband and he didn’t see it either. I wonder what we did wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/57 "2005-09-27T00:19:47Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Interesting… phungal and I were watching this and as soon as we saw “the hand” we both said: “that’s not the husband/father” as we both thought it was _not_ an african american hand… This was my reaction as well. ---
**Author:** ![Stillwell\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Stillwell\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stillwell_Angel)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/58 "2005-09-27T01:19:19Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > i think the person in the basement is Zach… Right before they went into the basement, the mother said “You remembered the butter” to which the son replied “Of course, I make this tray up every night” To me that implied this has been ongoing, and Zach was just recently around, so highly doubtful it would be him. ---
**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/59 "2005-09-27T01:32:18Z")
> [@dare\_devil007\_](#): > > Did anyone else just **love** it when Bree put Tom Scavo’s tie on Rex, stepped back, had this look of furious pride on her face and said, “You. Look. Magnificient.”? Marcia Cross rocks my world. I did! And I loved the way she stormed out of the church, throwing open the front doors of the chuch, to walk into the bright sunlight. Marcia Cross showed some darn good acting in this sequence. ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344/60 "2005-09-27T02:09:32Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Also, check the SAP setting on your cable box menu. If “on”, it will automatically feed the Spanish (or whatever alternate) audio. Turn it to “off”. D’oh! I think you’ve solved the case. Thanks! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-day-has-come-desperate-housewives-9-25/323344.md?page=4)