Yeah, oh my, what an episode. The characters are so complex it just hurts me. When they hurt each other, you completely know where it's coming from, and that makes it just so much worse. That's nonspoilery enough for blackfont for a few hours, I think. I'll be anxious to hear what people think.

Hey all. Does the May 1 RICHES have a lot of arc-y stuff? That was the one thing my DVR (or more correctly, my programming of the DVR) screwed up while I was on the road. I noted Sean's comment about a lighter episode, and hope it won't fug with the continuity of things too much.

Also, does anyone know if FX does re-runs of their series after the season ends?

Frank, it does have some stuff happen that could impact the arc, and while it was lighter, I'm not sure it was light considering how it all ended. Do you want a quick recap?

Do you want a quick recap?

I would love one, but I've still got the two episodes prior (plus this week's, but I'd want the recap before that), so no hurry on it. SO many DVRed shows to catch up on; so little time.

Franken,

let me put it to you this way: given what I've seen of the previews, I'm pretty pretty sure that the last 15 minutes of this week's "Riches" ep will affect events in next week's ep. But the most relevant event will likely show up in the previouslies.

So last night, I finally got to catch the current episode of the Riches, just in time for tomorrow's new one.

Wow. Some dinner party, huh?

This show really does just pull no punches, doesn't it? I've known people like Chunky K (sort of), and had "reunions" like that too -- reunions with people who sort of felt like friends once, and act like long lost best friends when you reunite with them, but they're not really your friends for whatever reason.

Sam was wonderful again. I almost wish Didi hadn't covered for him, but I could see she thought she needed to because of the important dinner party. Still, I just love Sam so much. I want to pick him up in my arms, and tell him everything's okay, and that he's beautiful, and that he can dress and act any way he damned well wants to.

Huh. Sam has apparently become my woobie on this show. I suspect he may have company -- Ken has become terribly woobie-like with his recent episodes.

Anyway, the last fifteen minutes of the episode were positively electric. Hugh just blew my mind. And watching him disassemble the phone while Wayne and Dahlia talked about him ten feet away was just chilling.

Dahlia's line about "We're becoming buffers" also felt a little portentious. I am now officially dreading the day that the Malloys get scammed and by some other family of Travellers. That would be the day they officially are buffers, and it would positively break them.

You know, I'm really starting to think that the reason Hugh and Wayne get along so well is because they're both so full of shit. I think if Hugh ever found out the truth about Wayne, he'd probably like him even more. I think he already suspects that "Doug" is lying through his teeth about everything, but I also think he suspects everyone he talks to of laying through their teeth about everything.

The Riches: " The supply of Doug Riche exceeds the demand for Doug Rich " - bwahahahaha!

That was a really awesome episode. I had been on the fence about whether I really liked it, but last night's was some great TV.

Any other Footballers Wives fans around? New season starts on BBCAmerica on June 6.

Promo commercials contain a very interesting casting spoiler.

Loved the Riches the other night. My favorite "Without you...without you I can't do my buttons."