True, the Jackson-Susan marriage was a sham concocted just so that he could avoid being deported back to Canada, but I have to admit that I was quite awash with misery when the immigration police carted him away at the end of the episode. I kept feeling that — oh, I don't know — maybe he and Susan would actually fall back in love via this arrangement. In some weird way, Jackson seems to be the antidote to Susan's irritating ways. Don't you agree? Anyway, that thought makes me happy. Plus he's easy on the eyes. Does that help explain my sadness at Jackson's departure a little more?
The little tidbit that's keeping me happy is that Gale Harold is indeed listed as a guest star in the first hour of next week's two-hour finale. Maybe it's just for the pre-flight-back-to-Canada goodbyes, but we may not have seen the last of him — and his glorious Susan-calming ways — just yet....At least one can hope.
We have Dave Williams, naturally, to thank for Jackson's predicament. Jackson made the mistake of telling Wistera Lane's resident creepster that he was going to talk to the police about that club fire that Dave started. So when Dave found out why Jackson was really marrying Susan, he put in the call to have him arrested. When is Dave going to learn that he can't just kill someone (hi, Dr. Heller!) or sic the cops on him (hi, Porter Scavo!) if they get in his way? Anyway, it seems like all of that will unravel in next week's finale, which actually looks quite riveting based on the quick promo at the end of last night's episode. Dave confessing via viral video? (''I didn't want to kill M.J. Delfino,'' he says, ''I had to.'' Ooooh!) Lynette's cancer is back? (Could just be a promo ploy — at least, let's hope that's all it is!) Gaby and Carlos are having someone move in? (Spoiler: It's Gaby's niece!) Orson and Bree go toe-to-toe? (Love it!) Anyway, back to last night's episode....
The other nuptial-based story line concerned Katherine and Mike. She, of course, has been hankering to get married, and he — well, not so much. But as soon as Mike found out that Susan was marrying Jackson (although he didn't know the exact reason for the union), he proposed to Katherine, who couldn't have been more elated. Katherine seemed convinced that if Susan was off the market, then Mike was all hers.
But Mike undoubtedly seems to still be in love with Susan. So, question: Why is Katherine so stuck on being with someone who doesn't necessarily want to be with her? I mean, I understand the need to have someone in your life and Mike certainly isn't a bad person, but he always seems sort of ''just okay'' with Katherine. That is, rather than really being in love with her. Poor Katherine. I hate seeing a woman so truly desperate (really, she was going to pay Susan's alimony herself?!?). But then again, I suppose that is the point of this show.
Despite the fact that Orson didn't realize it until the very end of the episode, Bree and Orson's marriage continued to fall apart. Bree plotted with her lawyer/Susan's ex, Karl, about how to protect her assets and business when she files for divorce from her petty thief husband. I have to say: The Bree-Karl pairing is totally genius. He's a dog; she's a prim bitch. But they play off each other so well! It's like they both hate what the other one stands for but then they had odd moments where they came together — and it almost seemed like maybe a new romantic pairing was blossoming. (What would Susan think of that? Two of her best friends dating/potentially marrying her ex-husbands!)
You see, Bree and Karl flirtatiously sparred the whole time they were breaking into her house. But it was later, when Bree was trying to back out of divorcing Orson, that I really got the feeling of some weird romance between these two. Karl touched Bree's chin softly and told her she'd land on her feet, even without Orson, and I thought they might kiss there. But, of course, Karl immediately turned into an asshole two seconds later, referring to lots of his clients as ''ugg-os'' who ''are going to die alone and get eaten by their cats.'' But maybe Karl is talking Bree out of staying with Orson so he can have her for himself? We shall see.
NEXT: Tom throws a wrinkle into Lynette's plans
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