'Desperate Housewives' recap: Civil War

Susan enjoyed a little trifle of a story line with Lee this week, as the producers and writers continue to try to figure out what to do with her while the actor who plays her love interest Jackson (that’d be Gale Harold) continues to recover from injuries sustained in a car wreck. (It was nice that they finally acknowledged that, yes, Jackson does still exist, and he and Susan are trying to work things out.) For once, I sort of found what she was doing slightly hilarious. I mean, just the thought of her possibly sleeping with a gay guy is rather ludicrous. And Lee’s reaction when she brought up the possibility that they had sex was sidesplitting and spot-on: “Hello, gay! Listening to opera in a kimono! What more do you need to know?” He just laughed it off. Plus, Susan, I don’t know if you realize this, but: You’re Susan. No self-respecting gay man would choose you if they were going to swing that way. C’mon! There are some standards. Truly, Lee was on a roll for the whole hour, like when he was at the gay club with Susan and saw a guy eyeing him from across the bar: “Oh, scary guy is coming over. I have to throw him off the scent. Do you mind if I grab your boob?” Silly, but fun, nonetheless.

What I liked most about the Susan-Lee story line is that we got to see two characters work together who usually don’t have a ton of interaction. And their chemistry was intriguing: Why hasn’t Susan turned to her gay neighbor before to talk about her men troubles? In real life, I think Lee would be much more integrated with the ladies of the Lane. So maybe this is the start of that. Can a gay man be a desperate housewife?

Lastly, we get to Dave and Edie. Which — what do you know folks?! — is to say: More of the same. Dave was being creepy, talking to his dead wife and daughter in the middle of the night and generally raging around. Edie wanted to know what was going on and threatened divorce. Mrs. McCluskey and sister Roberta continued to search out the truth and provide a little bit of comedic relief. (I loved it when they cracked beers while waiting in Dr. Heller’s office, and when the bitchy receptionist questioned it, they said, “We’re not in a position to confirm that.” After all, she’d done the same to them when they’d prodded for info! Plus: The beer was a tallboy. Genius!!) No, but seriously, I know I say this all the time in my TV Watches, but when are we gonna get the goods on this story line? Nothing more has been revealed for a while. Dave is on drugs and acts like he’s about to blow a blood vessel. He hides things. He’s about to explode. But then what? Is his plan even moving forward anymore? Is he even still targeting Mike? (On that note, where’s Mike?) Also: Why did Mrs. McCluskey and Roberta have to walk out of the waiting room right before bitchy receptionist blurted out Wisteria Lane? Even good sleuths need a crumb to work with! Give ’em a little taste! Something to keep them on the trail!

I’ve said what I think, but what do you think, TV Watchers? Were you pleased with the first episode in nearly a month? Who’s gonna ultimately win the Bree-Melina battle? Do you think Tom and Lynette will lose the pizza place because of Porter’s woes? And I’m gonna say it again: When the hell is Carlos going to shave that beard? It’s heinous!

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