‘Desperate Housewives’ Season 6, episode 8, ‘The Coffee Cup’ liveblog
November 15, 2009 by Amy Bartner
“Desperate Housewives”: “The Coffee Cup”
Original air date: Nov. 15, 2009
Liveblog/recap
We had a fuuuuull apartment of “Desperate Housewives” watchers tonight. (Not) Neighbor Peggy AND Erin both made it for the show tonight. We want lots of lots of Susan in jail and lots and lots of Bree/Karl.
We’re blabbing all about it during the show — on Twitter here — and I repost the tweets here! Heeeeeeeeeere we go!!
9:02: Katherine standing up during court? Yelling at Susan? …wearing a cheetah hat…and pointing fingers?
9:03: Susan looks GREAT in that dress. I’m loving her a lot lately. What’s going on? The apocalypse/2012 isn’t for a few more years.
9:04: Is it just me, or does Julie always seem to look like a kid playing dress up?
9:04: “Seriously? You think I’m going to make small tawk with you?” — Angie.
9:06: Lynette’s in Tom’s clothes. Tom’s nipping out. There’s something off with the DH world tonight.
9:08: Did Gaby just tell a priest she wasn’t asking him “to part the Red Sea” …….after she bribed him?
9:09: Isn’t the first rule of having an affair not going out in public? Why are Karl and Bree out?
9:10: Uh oh. We love Orson again?
9:10: (and by “we” I don’t mean WE we. I mean Bree we.)
9:14: Dear GOD GABY. YOU LOOK FANTASTIC. Wait, bribing priests? Me saying “dear god”? Full of sacrilege tonight….
9:15: OK, Lynette, I know we don’t fit in our own clothes anymore, but why the sloppy tie??
9:16: Katherine’s krazy has caused me to love both Susan AND Katherine. How does that work?
9:22: Nuh-uh, oh hale naw. LL Cool N? How come the ladies love cool Nick?
9:22: Nick destroyed Angie’s life?
9:23: I love love LOVE how Tom and Lynette work in cahoots to accomplish something.
9:25: Peggy wants Orson and Angie to have a torrid affair. Let’s all sleep with each other’s husbands! Go!
9:26: “See, I think she’s taken a lover.” — Orson. And see, I think Orson’s stuck in 1943.
9:27: Krazy Katherine and Susan bonding time.
9:28: “The man I love chose you.”
9:29: Ahh, and there it is. Katherine’s manipulating her by telling her she and Mike had sex five times a day.
9:33: Is this a new tattoo, Mike? Also, dear Susan: Katherine was messing with you. Guaranteed they didn’t have sex five times a day!
9:34: “Juanita’s a biter.” — Gaby. Amazing. Almost amazing as she looks in that fantastic dress.
9:36: “There is no way that Bree Vandekamp is whoring it up in some filthy motel.” — Angie
9:36: Yes, yes there is a way that Bree Vandekamp is whoring it up in some filthy hotel!
9:37: “Yeah, yeah selfish Gaby, same old song, sing along if you know the words.” — Gaby. La la la la.
9:39: Gaby isn’t supporting Lynette? Lynette was the one who was discriminated against. By Gaby’s husband.
9:44: How many time is this? Is anyone keeping track of how many times Mike and Susan had sex?
9:44: “I was hoping that tonight we could…cuddle.” — Mike. Wait, what’s the problem here?
9:46: So Katherine wasn’t lying? This five-times-a-day thing is real?
9:47: Angie’s got loyalty to Orson? Peggy and Erin say she’s just nosy.
9:49: Oh MAN. ORSON. IN. THE HOUSE.
9:49: ….resulting in nothing because Bree’s a perfectionist at everything, even sleeping around.
9:50: Angie is a good friend. Thought she had the loyalty to Orson…I was wrong.
9:51: I just ask why Karl has that body. Peggy asks why he’s so orange. Both are valid, valid questions.
9:57: “You’re pregnant. Wow. Great.” — Carlos. What?? How is this happening that he’s manipulating her into basically firing her??
9:58: Uh oh. Sexy barista has the hots for LL Cool N?
9:59: Wait, LL Cool N is Black Owl? Too many nicknames.
9:59: It just occurred to me. Angie strangled Julie?
10:01: Or not? Nick? That was his watch we saw, right?
OK, that was creepy. Bree went to opera with Karl, listening Madam Butterfly. Orson was at home – listening same thing. I thought he had known about opera, but – no. And him coming home while Bree was there with Karl – that was close.
Where did you see watch? Strangler wore gloves, the only watch I saw (during attack) was waitress’s. I’m thinking Danny. I know he has an alibi, but … who knows. Why would Angie wear man’s sneakers? And they looked small sized to me. And why would Nick attack waitress? She didin’t hear anything (phone call) and even if she did, last words of the conversation wouldn’t tell her anything.
I´m LOVING Krazy Katherine! but in this episode, she´s definitely a loser … she started as a winner, but then she ended up in the same place as Susan for lithering.
Another loser: Lynnette … she´s gonna lose her job … Gaby is mad at her … her sense of fashion is terrible.
The only winner … i think might be Susan … i don´t know. Maybe Bree, but the point of having an affair is to keep it as a secret right?
anyway, awesome AWESOME episode! too bad we have to wait 2 weeks!!!!!!
Nick’s new Nickname… the Fairview Strangler.
LOSERS
However, she looked awesome in that suit!
Karl- Oh my god I think he’s ruining it with Bree. That will make me cry.
Julie- HAHAHAHAHAHA she got TOLD in the coffee shop.
Katherine- She’s losing her crazy edge.
WINNERS
Angie- Way to put down the other woman. YES.
Bree- Perfect affair, perfect cake, perfect life.
Mike- Do I really need to say it?
I wish that there was a Katherine/Orson or Angie/Orson affair in the works. That would really make my day.
Okay. This episode was amazing, in a lot of ways. Do not disagree. You’ll understand in a bit.
Mark my words. For the first time, we may very well have an all-out war on our hands between most of the ‘wives. Let me elaborate, if I may.
First off, we have Susan. Katherine and Susan may very well reach some sort of understanding. I’m thinking Dylan’s return might be good for Katherine — whom I’ve grown to adore over the last couple years.
The other wives are in for a rough patch, and here’s why:
We know that Gaby and Lynette’s friendship has been compromised (and I hate -this- Carlos — I really do) because of the hidden pregnancy.
Bree and Susan will be at odds soon, as well. When everything about Bree and Karl comes to light… ’nuff said.
Orson is going to die. I just know this. He’s openly stated that he’s tired of the commute to the “DH” set, etc. I will miss his quirky addition. This will be enough to make Bree fall off the wagon. Her feelings for him were made clear in this episode. “He likes Opera.” Awwww.
Ana’s storyline is going to get interesting, and soon. I have a feeling that Carlos’s side of the family might think that Gaby had something to do with the demise of Carlos’s mother some seven (Eight? Nine?) years ago. But what if, hypothetically, Andrew meets Ana for the first time, they hit it off (in a gay/straight friendship sort of way), and say — over a few drinks, he confesses that he had did something “incredibly stupid” — something that just happened to occur on the very night that Mama Solis made friends with a front fender, driven by yours truly. Was Ana sent in as a spy to try to nail Gaby by winning her trust, hoping to coerce a confession? We shall see.
Who is the strangler? Nick? Angie? No. Too easy. Or is it? Maybe making the obvious choice IS the twist that we need. Then again — who’s to say it isn’t good ol’ Zach? Danny was drunk in a parking lot… Or was he? Does Fairview have it’s first serial killer?
Lynette is going to Florida. She’s not going to let Carlos win this one. She IS Gloria Steinem — in every sense of the word. BUT — she’s going to be on the plane. She will survive, but — will she lose the babies (or one of them — and possibly deliver early)? If she does (or even if she doesn’t), she’ll have an opportunity to sue the airline (or take a nice settlement) and be the new wealthy neighbor — affording her the luxury of turning this whole thing around on Gaby and Carlos — not with just money, but with guilt. And after the way Carlos treated her? I hope she does. Bam! Ratings GOLD!
These are all speculations — but friendships are going to fail somehow, some way. Again — mark my words.
And where is Kayla? She’s going to be back with a vengeance as well — sooner or later.
p.s. Does anyone else (besides me) think Nicolette Sheridan faked her death to escape crazy Dave? Perhaps she recovered in the morgue? Hey. It’s happened. I have a crazy notion that she’ll be back. Maybe this season’s cliffhanger?
Oh, Marc has so much to work with. How he manipulates it into the attention-grabber that “DH” has become, is nothing short of *amazing*
p.s. “Nuh-uh, oh hale naw. LL Cool N? How come the ladies love cool Nick?”
Best. Amy-ism. EVER!
It’s been killing me since last night– when Angie asked Bree why she didn’t divorce Orson, Bree said “Because he ______”. What did she say?!?! I missed that one second and its killing me!
“…likes opera.”
when bree knew that orson was listening to the same opera she was listening to and they were looking at each other in that way i almost tought she would run and jump on him and kiss him ! i really tought she would get back to orson ! by the way angie was soo cool ! every week she makes me love her even more ! and no she isn’t julie or that girl’s strangler ! it’s someone who appeared only in two episodes this season last night’s and episode 3 aired on october 11th 2009 and it’s a GUY ! can’t you tell from the way he escaped ??
MY winnders are : angie, she is a great friend, a cool wife, and an amazing mom
mike, he can always find a way to make a woman feel good about herself ! katherine was right about him
katherine, she finally admitted defeat, even tough she wont stop soon !
MY loosers are : karl, is sex all he thinks about, and how can he not love whatever that woman is singing ??
gabrielle, can’t she atleast stop being selfish for a very close friend ?
nick, stop fulling with young girls pervert !!!
i loved the coffe cup episode ! it was funny dark and exiting !
funniest line : you listen to me carlos solis !!! gaby at the phone !! haha
darkest line : can’t really pick one !!!
There isn’t a long list of winners this week
Winners
Krazy Katherine and Crazy Susan : They are both very entertaining and helped people get interested about their characters. Now, in the last few weeks, Susan has been making the rounds and going as crazy as Katherine. I would at the same time pose them as loosers. I mean, Mike’s not worth all this trouble.
Orson : Because he didnt get to know his wife’s real love story.
Loosers
Gaby and Carlos : Both for their sheer and stupid egocentric self. Wow. What an asshole couple they made out to be thios week. I would have slapped Carlos silly this week.
Bree : Its only a matter of time before Orson gets to know what’s happening. And now, she owes big to the shaddy girl in the neighborhood…
Lynette : I guess your plan wasn’t that great after all. Jobless with twins on your arms. Shame on you for thinking the Sollis were your friends.
Great episode. I’m wondering if it’s Danny who strangled the waitress (and Julie) after all. Maybe Danny was the one the waitress blew off on the phone and then he saw her being all lovey dovey on his dad… kinda like what happened with Julie! Just a theory…
thanks Jamie!
I’m pretty sure Nick is the guy. Strangler. I paused and photographed the screen (yes, I’m Krazy too
), and this witchy nose is definitely Nick’s.
(I don’t know if link are alowed, so I’ll post them anyway)
See for youself:
http://www.shrani.si/?1n/dQ/4GNGS8Bw/picture-074.jpg
http://www.shrani.si/?40/XZ/4CIqzzPb/picture-075.jpg
Another idea occurred to me: Angie is a bad girl here (criminal?), Nick is ex cop (special agent maybe)? During investigation (Angie was one of targets), he fell in love with her and saved her. Now they’re hidding from authorities.
But it’s a mystery to me, why those two attacks happened. One for love (Julie) and one for overhearing things (waitress)?
Oh, and Susan is sooo annoying. Loser all the way. I hate that she’s ALWAYS so insecure. God damn it, Mike married YOU, NOT Katherine, who cares if they had sex 5 times in one day. Try to act you’re better than her.
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Bree is also a loser. Her affair will destoy her. But her face when Angie told her Orson is home – PRICELESS
Orson is a winner. He finally counted one plus one about Bree.
Do we believe Carlos didn’t know about Lynette’s pregnancy? For god sakes, she has a huge family to raise, how would they move so far???
Does anyone know where I can find out the designer of the cocktail dress Susan wears to her sentencing hearing for accidentally shooting Katherine?
@lori ! dont think you can find it ! just rewatch the scene and try to look for something that looks like it
I HATE Carlos for what he’s doing to Lynette. First he denies hiring a pregnant woman (which gave lynette the job in the first place) then he paid her to show off her tits for clients and now he wants to fire her?!
I’m pretty sure she could use all that information in court to SUE HIS ASS.
favorite line: “What? I don’t have a man in my bed.” -Bree lying calmly not knowing she was caught.
I think mike did it after all he was wearing the shoes
did anyone see the way that eddie eyed emily when julie ran into angie at the coffee cup? i think that it was nick’s friend eddie. they keep showing him in scenes. it just seems fishy to me. maybe that’s why he conveniently showed up late the next morning. maybe he knows something about nick. i thought it might be angie, too, but i can’t see them doing that to her character. though maybe it was because she was jealous of emily hitting on her husband. so she has motive. what motive can eddie have? i’m so convinced that it’s him.
Eddie? Who’s Eddie? He’s nobody. I think I was wrong about Nick. I’m thinking Orson. His chin is also kind of “witchy”, if you know what I mean (turned up in a witchy way) – as is strangeler’s (I posted a screen shot in a post above. I hope links still work.). He was willing to kill Mike to cover his (mother) secret and he also has a history of stealing things. He’s desperate (because of his failed marriage), why not becoming a serial killer?
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No way. Not Orson. And they brought Eddie back in the last episode, You Gotta Get a Gimmick. He’s becoming too prominent a character. It’s him.
KatieB: Yes! I’m not the only one who thinks its Eddie! Thought it sounded kinda crazy and random when I said I think its him! I’m sure it has to be!