I'm feeling that the tidbits of scoop we're getting about Dave's situation are being fed to us in a very similar fashion as the Applewhite story line — slow and tedious. With that comes a lot of expectation of a great, roof-blowing bombshell. Sure, we're only three episodes in, so it might be early to complain about the lack of juice, but are we going to have any idea about what he's really up to before Christmas? At the rate we're going right now, I doubt it. Right now, Dave just seems to be building his own personal army. Katherine is on his side because of her fixed sprinklers, and Tom is loving him because of the garage band. Lynette seems to be leery of him, but warming up, after Dave brought over the new bass and scared her that, if she didn't accept it, Tom's midlife crisis might just get worse. Next week, Dave will likely move to impress other Wisteria Lane residents to further his dastardly plans. Maybe he'll offer to babysit the Solis girls so Gaby can go get a pedicure!
One thing I think we can expect with the Dave story line in the near future is for Karen McCluskey to begin to appear totally crazy. At the end of the episode, Edie told him that it was actually Mrs. M. who was so interested in his past. Sensing that the old lady was onto his sketchiness, he was quick to point that the old lady seemed to showing signs of dementia, just like his grandmother. He mentioned that his dear granny started thinking people were stealing things from her house and whatnot. So I won't be surprised when Dave starts breaking into Mrs. McCluskey's house to take a few choice items off her hands. Then she'll really look bonkers. As much as the battle between these two seems weighted in favor of Dave, I'm not ready to count out Mrs. McCluskey. Despite her constant cooing to Toby the cat, that's one tough old broad.
Another tough broad? Gaby, even though she might not be the first to admit it. Between giving Susan a playground-worthy shove and threatening to crash into Andrew's shiny new car, she wasn't playing last night. Which put me in a good mood. Susan was right when, during their vodka-soaked make-up session, she told Gaby she was the strongest person she knew. And truthfully, Gaby is dealing with lots right now — a blind husband, no job, and a chubby daughter. Part of me wonders if any of her friends even get what she's going through. Are they simply ignoring her clunky new car, lack of glamorous outfits, disheveled look? Maybe it's just that they're all so caught up in their own lives that they haven't been able to notice. As strong as she is, methinks Gaby is one spilled glass of milk away from a full-out meltdown.
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