'Desperate Housewives' recap: Happy Brisday

The secret surrounding Dylan's father won't be buried forever either. It just felt that way this week, when the story line took yet another dead-end turn. Oddly, I wasn't bothered by the lack of plot advancement, possibly because Dana Delany rocked. When Dylan declared, ''I am officially no longer afraid of you,'' Delany's facial expression had me officially terrified. Katherine was quite the masterful manipulator, and the story she spun about her last confrontation with Dylan's father was a very convincing lie. Not so convincing was her contact-information bluff, and I wanted to slap Dylan, who actually bought it. ''The last thought that I had was what would happen to you if I died,'' but here's your dad's info, good luck finding him, honey! The scene was really well done, and I wished Dana Delany had more screen time. It wouldn't have hurt to see Nathan Fillion at least once either.

Instead, we were introduced to Lynette's sisters, who were, if possible, even more selfish than Lynette. Stella was never exactly mother of the year, but as her daughters bitched and moaned while she sat only a few feet away, I felt horrible for her. So she smoked and cursed and taught the kids how to mix a few drinks. (At least she never promised them ice cream and then....) But she took care of Lynette, emptied her bank account for her, and made those delicious pot brownies. Lynette showed her gratitude by showing her mother the door, and Stella, finally taking the hint that she wasn't wanted, left. In what was the greatest missed opportunity of the entire season thus far, Lynette yelled, ''Mom!'' as her mother pulled away, instead of ''Steelllaaa!'' I decided Stella can come live with me, teach me how to mix drinks, and score me some pot.

James Denton as a tortured drug addict was unbelievably unbelievable. Though in the greatest unintentionally hilarious moment of the season thus far, Susan sobbed, ''So being married to me is so horrible and painful you have to be drugged up all the time?'' This would not have been a good time for Mike to start being honest. I went from laughing to screaming at the television, ''Wash those pills down the drain — the man's a plumber,'' and then, lo and behold, Mike retrieved the prescription pain meds from under the sink. The man is on a slippery slope. I'd say downward spiral, but according to the previews, that's scheduled for the next episode.

What do you think? Is Orson going to grow a backbone? Is Victor going to come back from the dead? And will Mike be drug free by the end of sweeps?

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