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This episode was completely and totally full of circles. Everyone wanted to accomplish something, but all they managed to do was put things back where they started. In some cases this is good, in some not, but it seemed like a huge step backwards as far as plot went.

The fountain dilemma comes to mind first and foremost. The gay guys refusal to remove their noisy monstrosity from their yard, even after being asked multiple times, causes the reconvening of the scenery mafia. Katheryn was going to lead, and abolish all neighborhood ugliness, until Lee points out to Lynette how power can corrupt and his fountain might be only the beginning. Then she goes back on what she was trying for and starts trying to stop Katheryn.

Finally Katheryn wins, but because of her background and her secrets, she can no longer remove the fountain. And her need to make new friends in the neighborhood stops her from removing Lynette’s tree-house. So effectively, nothing happens.

Bri and Orson’s main challenge this episode is getting to be able to keep the baby. And to keep the baby, they have to convince Danielle to give it up. Which is remarkably easy after Andrew points out that his sister is incredibly shallow and easy to bribe. It is remarkable to me how good of a team that the two stepfords and the sociopath make once they realize that the true enemies lie elsewhere. So Danielle is bribed, back in Bri’s control, and Phyllis is mollified with offers to babysit. This is one of the examples of a circle being a good thing.

 Gaby and Carlos’ going back to being good is incredibly sad to me. I love them as a couple, and now I am not sure that they will ever get back together. More and more things keep getting in the way. But the fact that Carlos doesn’t hate John anymore is a plus, I suppose. Gabi may need help psychologically though, as she seems to have fallen into a pattern of not being happy unless she is cheating on someone. She needs a John Rollins on the side. Which leads me to wonder if she will be happy with just Carlos if they even end up back together.

Oh, and to end, the funniest quote in the entire episode.

“You’re son’s catapulted out of the closet and your husband has his hand on the doorknob”