Considering how much I liked this week's episode of Big Love, choosing a winner for Wife Watch! is going to be tough.
But I'm not afraid of a challenge, y'all.
It's easiest to start with the non-winners. After getting sandbagged by the revelation about her first husband, Nicki got knocked out of the running. Kathy gained some serious power by exposing Nicki's past and staying firm in her decision to testify against Roman, but she's too much of a supporting player to be a contender.
Last week's winner, the ever-mighty Lois, ran a good game this week, what with digging her husband's grave in front of him and all. But she was blown back by the phone call from Bill that forced her to remember her daughter's suicide.
As I've been predicting, Rhonda burst on the scene like a crazy-awesome banshee, sneaking into prison (!) to blackmail Roman for her silence at his trial. That was great, but her attempts to keep Franky from taking Sarah to the prom, stomping and screaming by their limo, keeps her off the top of the heap. But don't count her out, y'all.
(Also, can I just say that I love Rhonda's fashion sense? She's traded compound clothes for decently normal streetwear, but she still rocks the polygamy hair, complete with mountainous bangs. It's a contradiction I can barely comprehend, and I can't get enough. I want to be Rhonda for Halloween. Or Easter, since October's too far away.)
This week, I'd say the First Wife is Barb, who sailed into her sister's hateful anti-gambling meeting and made waves, made up her mind about Ana, and convinced Bill he should agree with her. She's vacillated quite a bit, but now that she wants Ana for a fourth, she seems destined to get her way. For this week, at least.
as for ana; i don't know about that whole thing, part of me likes her, but i just don't see it working out in the long run.
What's up with Nicki's boss? Is this a foreshadowing of something (an affair) in the future or was that scene where Nicki was crying in his arms just a way of demonstrating how affected and conflicted Nicki is at being torn between Bill and Juniper Creek?
SARAH! OMG, WTF is she gonna do about her pregnancy?! I'm pretty sure "the clinic" will not be an option and the poor girl will be somehow scrutinized by her own family for having the "pre-maritals"!
This show makes the Sopranos look like Sesame Street! I'm so glad its back.
Look how far Margie's two major projects from last season have come. Barb went out on a limb to fight for both Ana and Weber Gaming. Who's the Boss Lady/Bulldozer now?
I don't know if they meant anything by it, but I think the coworker of Margene's mother who delievered the sad news was played by Alan Fudge--who guest starred in a famous M*A*S*H episode as a wounded soldier who thought he was Jesus Christ.
I know this is awful to say, but I think Rhonda has to come to a violent end. She plays with fire way too much not to burn.
And I agree Ohioan... I'm worried about Lois, too!