Talk:She Needs Me/@comment-4789430-20120305210148

I think the Orson thing is very creepy and intriguing. I seriously hope this isn't the last we see of him and I really hope somewhere toward the end that we find out he knew the wording of Mary Alice's letter because (insert big, crazy reveal here). Maybe he knew Mary Alice? Maybe he knew Martha? Who knows, but it would be nice to have a real jaw-dropper at the end of this.

I loved Karen and Roy. I've seen a lot of critics of this episode point out that they didn't ever care much for Roy but I've always liked him. He hasn't said or really done a lot till now, but what he has said in the past has been funny. Good to see him coming into his stride on the show now, even if it is right at the end. As far as Karen, they've really never given Kathryn Joosten a story with this much depth in the history of the show so it's good to see her being able to flex her acting chops and really wow the audience. She is amazing.

Gabrielle was touching in this episode too. I feel like they're setting things up now with her character to show a lot of growth and changes by the end. Some people might say this is predictable and that the change will have come too fast, but Gaby has shown some permanent strides before. There's no way that the Gaby of season 1 would be as loving and protective of Celia and Juanita, also keeping the house together as she does now.

I enjoyed Lynette and Susan's stories, particularly the husband swap. Lynette's been getting a lot of comedy lately -- the "have sex with me" line with Mike was golden -- which is nice considering how down and out she's been most of the season. I wonder, though, if Susan's mother beat her cancer? I don't feel like we got enough info on why Susan wanted Julie and Preston's daughter named after Sophie. I hope the writers clarify this soon. I hope Sophie's not gone; it would be nice to see her one more time.

The loan shark thing kind of just pisses me off, to be honest. I don't like the idea that one of the main characters is likely going to die because of him in the next episode. I've always viewed this as more of a side story thrown together for the characters that the writers don't know what to do with (Ben, Mike and now Renee). If we're going to lose someone who has been a part of the core cast since the beginning, I'd rather it be because of the main mystery and not this.

Anyhow, those are my reflections on the episode. I was very pleased. The show keeps getting better and better and I'm so excited now to see how everything on the lane ties up and concludes.