“Come Back To Me” boasts more series-best work from Marcia Cross thanks to a delicious rivalry with sex worker housewife Maisy Gibbons.
The tenth episode of Desperate Housewives, “Come Back To Me,” again finds us in awe of Marcia Cross’ ability to wring moments of brutal honesty from campy melodrama. Here, Bree discovers Rex has certain needs… sexual needs met only by Maisy Gibbons (guest star Sharon Lawrence). When Bree confronts Maisy, it reveals a weakness in Rex that Bree is all-too-ready to exploit. We also further explore the central Mary Alice mystery as Susan discovers her daughter, Julie, secretly harbors Zach Young in her room.
Gabby struggles to deal with life absent the newly imprisoned Carlos, but she discovers he’s not as innocent as he proclaims. Finally, ever competitive Lynette faces a new challenge: is the new nanny a better mother than she is? She launches into the very early 2000’s world of the nanny cam to find out.
Our revisit of “Come Back To Me” sees us exploring larger Desperate Housewives themes. We also chat about how it establishes plot lines that will run through the end of the first season. It’s an unexpectedly deep episode that had us in a contemplative state of mind. We even talk about the sexual proclivities of suburban men, including the practicality of using stilettos.
If you’ve never seen Desperate Housewives, then now is a great time to start. The series is available to stream on Hulu / Disney+. Catch up with our podcasts here! We’ll return with another podcast exploring episode eleven, “Move On,” next Thursday.
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Podcast Music:
Abbreviated Version of Desperate Housewives Theme by Danny Elfman
