User blog comment:Lynettefan2626/8x01 - Secrets That I Never Want to Know (Discussion)/@comment-392210-20110926210120

I'ma post the same review I posted on TV.com: Well, it's time for my review: WHAT AN AMAZING EPISODE!! Truly one of the best season premieres, and a hell of a way to start the season. It just felt so... different. Like it was an episode of some other show. It all had this weird unknown yet very welcome feel to it. It turned out to be so much better than I expected it to be (which is usually the case for premieres in this show, but unfortunately not always the case when it comes to finales XP). Anyway, I am really looking forward to more.

I also have to point out that, from watching an episode like this, I just realise even more how ridiculous it is that these women keep getting snubbed when it comes to the major awards. It's asinine. Look, we all get it, DH isn't as good as it used to (though these past two seasons have been great so far), and the writing isn't as sharp, but doesn't conceal the fact that those women are amazing, amazing actresses! They don't only do their best with the material they're given, they live said material. And this episode was such a huge selling point when it comes to that: Marcia showed so much range in this episode, she went from creepy, to funny, to dramatic, to sympathetic, she did it all; Eva showed, yet again (she's on a roll), that she's so much more than just a pretty face, that woman CAN act (that absolution scene was brilliant, the face she made... amazing); Teri did what she does best: played vulnerable to perfection, and made it so natural and realistic; it'd be way too obvious for me to comment on Felicity's performance... that groceries story alone shows the class she's got as an actress.

To continually allow other women to be nominated and to win over these ladies is a travesty.

GABRIELLE: Amazing. That car scene with Bree was one of the most hilarious things they've ever done. How do they even come up with this stuff? The mouth cancer part had me laughing out loud, and obviously, so did the fact that they were driving a men's cologne-wearing lesbian. That was just so good, all of it. The absolution scene included some of the best writing in recent years, and so did that scene in which Gabby confronted Susan in her house. The way Eva delivered her "Try harder" line was perfect. I felt so bad for poor Juanita in their first post-teaser scene. That was so brief but really hit me hard. The priest parts were actually the low point for me. Father Benson's bit was not that funny, and Father Dugan was played by a sub-par actor. The way he would tilt his head and open his mouth in a weird way... meh.

LYNETTE: I kinda loved it. I liked how all the friends already knew what was going on, but the kids didn't. In some way, it harkens back to season 6 with the pregnancy, but with the roles kinda reversed. But, in a move that I was happy about, the writers actually wrapped that up by having the kids finding out in the very first episode. I would have hated for it to drag on for longer. Tom and Lynette both stomping their feet on the sprinkler was funny, but it was kind of weird that Tom was sleeping in Bree's office. XP I wish the dream with Alejandro had lasted for longer, but I love that Tony Plana was a good enough sport to do that cameo, I'm looking forward to the episode he directed and to seeing him again throughout the season (which I hope will happen). I love that they had sex but went back to where they started in the end. I also kinda love that Tom was content with getting back together, but Lynette wasn't. I always expected it to happen the other way around, what with him landing Andrea Parker and everything.

SUSAN: Somehow, and as evafan2005 once put it, this episode also screamed "this is Susan's show" to me. She was the last housewife to put her hand on top of the other ladies' in the teaser. She was the last one to be featured post-credits. She got many pre-act break scenes. She was the 'wife that got hit the hardest. And somehow she wound up making it all about her. XP Classic Susan. The only thing that didn't contribute to that was the fact that Bree was the one receive the blackmail note, which makes sense. Someone said she was the weakest link, I don't see how. She was perfect all throughout. Someone said that she was great because she stayed in-character, and I agree, being vulnerable is one of her most recognizable characteristics, and this episode honored that. I felt really bad for Mike, and I really sympathized with him in this episode, something that hadn't happened for a while. I may love drama, but I kinda hope this doesn't put too much of a strain on their relationship. After everything they've been through as the show's biggest supercouple, they deserve a happy ending.

BREE: First off, the blackmail note: I really wanna see this being developed further. I always wondered what would have happened hadn't Mary Alice killed herself. I mean, that first blackmail note Martha sent was anything but concise (which, of course, it couldn't have been, otherwise there wouldn't be a mystery). I wanna see some more notes throughout the season. After all, if the purpose is blackmail, then the blackmailer has to ask for something in return for their silence, right? Anyway, I really like Chuck, and I like that he brings with him more tension to the story because of his profession. I didn't get one thing, though, are they living together already?

RENEE: Funny as always, but boring as well. What's up with Ben, anyway? Wasn't he gonna play a role in the mystery? I mean, I kinda started thinking that maybe he wouldn't, considering the lack of spoilers about him, particularly in DH Central's recap of the episode, but this episode delivered even less than him than I expected. I mean, 2 scenes for the new guy? And an "also starring" credit? Odd.

The one thing that really pissed me off was the credits. I mean, what the hell? Mesure is a supporting player? As are Moore and Byrnes, who were listed as guest stars in the press release? I mean, am I to assume that Kathryn, Mason and Kevin (perhaps) will also be billed in the "also starring" credits whenever they appear? What's going on? This might not mean much to you guys, but I'm the editor of the freaking guide, and I don't know what to make of DH and its wacky regular credits anymore! Are they guest stars? Are they regulars? What's going on?!

Anyway, looking forward to the next new episode. Which is a long week away. Life sucks.