Mary Alice: (Brenda Strong) "We can never know the moment our lives are about to change forever...enjoying a glass of wine, tending to our aches and pains and then when we least expect it, the moment comes." Paul (Mark Moses) and Susan (Teri Hatcher) each receive calls at the same time, but each with completely different news. Paul learns of Beth's (Emily Bergl) death and Susan learns she has a kidney donated by Beth; who is still on life support. Mary Alice: "There are moments that change our lives forever, but not always in the way we might expect it."
Mary Alice: "The women of Wisteria Lane look for any excuse to celebrate...a bottle of champagne...a new dress for turning 39 again...so when my friends heard about Susan's good fortune, they just couldn't resist." Gaby (Eva Longoria) shouts out, "Congratulations...kidney" to Susan in the hospital. The doctor calls this a sad day. They're surprised about Beth and feel sorry for her now, when it's too late.
Andrew (Shawn Pyfrom) is passed out on Karen McClusky's (Kathryn Joosten) couch, drunk and refuses to believe or accept he's an alcoholic. His partner's given up on him. Renee (Vanessa Williams) prepares for her Spring Fling party. Beth wasn't invited to the party as she's a clinger, she'll stick around for months, is Renee's opinion. Gaby's bought a new Versace dress for the event. Renee thinks it could be a tribute to Beth. Would you believe, Renee is even shallower than Gaby. Susan attempts to comfort Paul with the thought that Beth lives on . Paul doesn't accept she's dead and wants her to stay that way and Susan doesn't deserve her kidney, she "gave her nothing in life." Well it could be said, neither did he. Only grief. He drove Beth to shoot herself, with his behaviour and rejection. The doctors tell Mike (James Denton) that the legal documents are binding but the hospital won't sanction an action against a grieving husband.
Mike wants to take Paul to court, but Susan refuses, it's Paul's decision, not theirs. So what about Bree (Marcia Cross) when she found out Beth had signed donation papers but Paul refused to give her the kidney, why didn't Bree step in like she intended to. No she's busy asking Andrew for help dropping off donuts to an AA meeting. No one needs to know they're related. Andrew introduces himself as Elvis, accompanied by the glib comment of, "that's another reason for me to be mad at my mother."
Tom (Doug Savant) introduces Glenn (Ron Melendez) who asks Tom to be CFO of his company, he can't leave Carlos (Richardo Antonio Chavira). Lynette (Felicity Huffman) insists he accept the job offer. "Integrity got a better offer from Glenn and turned into prosperity." Andrew talks about the problems with his control freak mother and calls her "Attila the Mom." Bree goes on the defensive. The residents of the Lane don't want to attend Renee's party and neither does Gaby now. Bree says it reminds her of Mary Alice. Renee still pushes ahead as she's had the party for 10 years now. Gaby thanks Renee for "making me the compassionate one."
Susan thinks Beth killed herself so Susan could have the kidney but it doesn't make sense. No it wouldn't since she could have still had the kidney without Beth doing that. Mike reminds Susan it was Beth's final wish. Lynette, up to her usual antics, attempts to seduce Tom into taking the job. He still refuses. He should tell Carlos about the offer and see if he matches it. Felicia (Harriet Sansom Harris) has Beth declared dead. Paul refuses to accept she's dead, as we know. Felicia: "We both know what killed her." So Paul can't use her anymore. Their "hate has finally found a victim." Beth loved him and he spurned her. Paul believes she can recover.
Alex (Todd Grinnell) tells Bree he works, whilst Andrew does nothing but drink. Drinking helps Andrew get through he day and we know Carlos will find out about his mother's 'accident'. Bree confides in Andrew about Beth and how she let her walk away when she knew something was wrong. That's not going to happen to Andrew. Alex left Andrew. Carlos insists Tom is valuable to the company but he can't offer him a raise. Lynette says the company doesn't have any profits since Carlos takes them. Lynette has to be the one who has to push Tom so that he moves on and doesn't remain stagnant. Carlos would take the job offer. They now fight over the job. It's always about money with these two.
Renee throws her party and Gaby is surprised at the turn out. All of them wearing "cheap, poly-cotton blend." Renee won't feign sadness. Beth "did it to herself." Everyone has pain but Beth didn't care who she hurt. Renee, really talking about herself lets Gaby know her mother killed herself. Renee isn't into hugging and refuses to let her death define her. She chooses life over death and the party is her way of expressing that. Lynette test drives an expensive car and leaves it parked in Carlo's drive. Tom is loyal to someone who doesn't care about others, in her effort to convince him to take the job. He finally relents and accepts the new job. Lynette confesses to yet another manipulation and Tom loves driving the car. Paul changes his mind about the transplant. Susan was horrible to Beth so why did she do this for her? Paul replies Beth loved people and not because they deserved it. He cries.
Mary Alice: "There comes a moment when our lives change forever...the moment we admit our weaknesses; the moment we rise to a challenge, the moment we accept a sacrifice...let a loved one go and sometimes the change in our lives is an answer to our prayers." Felicia gets humanitarian release cos of Beth and now she's going after Paul. Well she doesn't exactly thank Beth for her sacrifice. So how come Mary Alice isn't more sympathetic towards Paul in her narrations.
A bit of a routine episode this, so really nothing much has happened, so we think. But as the title suggests; things have changed for Susan receiving Beth's kidney, Paul admitting Beth is gone. But there's also just more manipulation on Lynette's part, so nothing's changed there and Felicia being released so she can get up to her vengeful tactics all over again. Then there's Renee admitting her secret about her mother and Andrew attending AA.
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