# Desperate Housewives 4/3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 4, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594 "2005-04-04T00:48:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/21 "2005-04-04T20:18:43Z")
Until the cash buy-off from the hospital, I was wondering why they bothered to push Mama Solis down the stairs at all. So it appears that the vehicular manslaughter, incriminating photo, etc threads are neatly tied up, and Gabrielle has a new chunk of cash to play with. I really dislike drive-by posters who come into an appreciation thread and crap all over that which is being appreciated. So I will just say: I have no faith that the writers have the ability, or even the desire, to tie up all the mysteries that they’ve launched and forgotten. And leave it at that. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/22 "2005-04-04T20:21:06Z")
Thank heaven you didn’t come in and crap on the thread… > [@](#): > > Gabrielle has a new chunk of cash to play with. Not yet; if she signs the papers before the plea bargain is accepted the government takes it. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/23 "2005-04-04T20:22:42Z")
Um. I wasn’t crapping on the thread or the show. I love it. I was just lamenting that I wish they could have drawn it out a bit more; I liked that character. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/24 "2005-04-04T20:25:15Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > Um. I wasn’t crapping on the thread or the show. I love it. I was just lamenting that I wish they could have drawn it out a bit more; I liked that character. I think **Otto** was talking to me, Maureen. I’m sorry…I thought I was showing admirable restraint. 🙂 ---
**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:** [April 4, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/25 "2005-04-04T20:56:06Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > Not sure which Lost mystery you mean but VN I assume you mean The Lost mystery was when Kate offered to tell Jack what she did and he said no. On VM, I can’t see it. V suspected, and felt it was relevant. Last week’s episode showed she still thinks it’s relevant. So it just seemed like a gimmick to me. I’m not complaining too much because I think VM is the best new show this season. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/26 "2005-04-04T21:06:50Z")
I didn’t catch that the nurse was wearing headphones and didn’t hear Mama Solis’s statement about the adultery. So I thought the nurse manipulated the settlement offer from the hospital, and was then going to blackmail Gabrielle for a share of it. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/27 "2005-04-04T21:17:08Z")
:smack: That reminds me, the whole Mama Solis death thing was handled so badly. If she’d been in a coma for five months, I hardly think she would have been in the physical condition to hop out of bed and go wandering the halls. Wouldn’t her muscles have atrophied? Would she even remember what had happened? Also, what was up with the lawsuit? I didn’t think attorneys made pre-emptive strikes like that. Wouldn’t that open them up to “Oh, really? I didn’t know that. Well, I’m not going to sign any settlement agreement. I’m going to talk to _my_ attorney first. We’ll be in touch.” ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/28 "2005-04-04T21:49:42Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Also, what was up with the lawsuit? I didn’t think attorneys made pre-emptive strikes like that. Wouldn’t that open them up to “Oh, really? I didn’t know that. Well, I’m not going to sign any settlement agreement. I’m going to talk to _my_ attorney first. We’ll be in touch.” Sure it would, but by observing Gabrielle and the nurse when she first visited, the hospital suit thought that Gabrielle was already planning a suit, ergo, he had nothing to lose, and he might get the thing settled before she talked to a lawyer. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/29 "2005-04-04T22:02:28Z")
I had some sort of recording malfunction last night. The last scene recorded, Susan crashed her car and was told she was a drama queen. What happened after that? I have no recollection of a hospital settlement. ---
**Author:** ![angelicate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@angelicate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/angelicate)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/30 "2005-04-04T22:36:47Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > :smack: > > That reminds me, the whole Mama Solis death thing was handled so badly. If she’d been in a coma for five months, I hardly think she would have been in the physical condition to hop out of bed and go wandering the halls. Wouldn’t her muscles have atrophied? Would she even remember what had happened? Ha! I actually told my husband “They must have been giving her some badass physical therapy!” ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/31 "2005-04-04T23:01:39Z")
> [@Cyros](#): > > I had some sort of recording malfunction last night. The last scene recorded, Susan crashed her car and was told she was a drama queen. What happened after that? > > I have no recollection of a hospital settlement. Basically, the hospital thought that Gabrielle had some idea what had happened. They offered her money in exchange for never taking legal action against them. She heard this, thought “something’s up!” and refused to settle. She plans on suing/settling after her husband takes the plea bargain. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/32 "2005-04-05T00:59:07Z")
this one had some great lines though. i’m going to mourn now. we’re following the body!! i was waiting for that line all episode. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/33 "2005-04-05T02:42:40Z")
> [@monica](#): > > Basically, the hospital thought that Gabrielle had some idea what had happened. They offered her money in exchange for never taking legal action against them. She heard this, thought “something’s up!” and refused to settle. She plans on suing/settling after her husband takes the plea bargain. Thanks **Monica**!Did it go directly to that scene from the Susan car crash scene to credits? Were there any scenes from next week’s show? ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/34 "2005-04-05T03:19:10Z")
There was some more of the show after the car crash, though my VCR is a bit jumpy and I can’t really hear what they’re saying right now in the playback, so I’m mostly going from memory: Lynnette and hubby (Tom?) in bed discussing what had happened; he reassures her; the hospital administrator offers a $1.6 million settlement to Gabrielle because of the hospital’s role in Mama Solis’ death; Gabrielle contacts her lawyer and finds that she can’t keep the money unless Carlos makes a plea and does some jail time (of course, she wants the money, so she’s okay with this). After that, my tape cut off because the show went one minute past the hour. I do recall some scenes from next week regarding Bree attempting to discipline one of Lynnette’s rascals. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/35 "2005-04-05T03:22:35Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > There was some more of the show after the car crash, though my VCR is a bit jumpy and I can’t really hear what they’re saying right now in the playback, so I’m mostly going from memory: > Lynnette and hubby (Tom?) in bed discussing what had happened; he reassures her; > the hospital administrator offers a $1.6 million settlement to Gabrielle because of the hospital’s role in Mama Solis’ death; Gabrielle contacts her lawyer and finds that she can’t keep the money unless Carlos makes a plea and does some jail time (of course, she wants the money, so she’s okay with this). > After that, my tape cut off because the show went one minute past the hour. > I do recall some scenes from next week regarding Bree attempting to discipline one of Lynnette’s rascals. $1.6 million? Wow. Thanks for the info **vivalostwages**. Recording malfunctions are mightily frustrating! ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594/36 "2005-04-05T04:09:27Z")
Yeah…my old VCR won’t play back a taped show properly, although the new one will, but that’s in the other room, and…never mind. Funny thing is, the old VCR will play a rented movie just fine. I’d forgotten that ABC shows sometimes run past the hour. LOST is more of a challenge, running 3-4 minutes past its supposed ending time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-4-3/297594.md?page=1)