This week's episode of our favorite show continued to bring us back to the basic foundation that we fell in love with in the first place: The friendship between four women and one man who have little else in common except the Army.
But that's a strong bond, and one the friends can't deny.
Among this week's highlights: Claudia Joy accidentally told Micheal about Denise kissing the doctor. Michael was upset, but CJ stood by her friend and even accompanied Denise to get a tattoo. Trevor and Roxy both sought counseling, Roland and Joan adjusted to being new parents, Pamela told Chase about the stalker and Emmalin got a new online pen pal.
We rated this episode one hanky, and that was for the promotion where "Army Wives" granted the wish of a real-life Army wife who wanted care packages for soldiers returning from deployments.
According to Lifetime's Web site, we've got four straight weeks of new episodes ahead, culminating with the season finale on Nov. 2. Rumors of behind-the-scenes controversy and the fact that Katherine Fugate has left the show leave us wondering what will happen next.
There's a good post over at Zap2It.com about real Army Wives and how we feel about the dramatic "Army Wives." It points out that because military wives are the core audience, it's important to get it right. Unlike a show like "Prison Break," for example, where convicts probably aren't watching every detail of every scene. Click here to read the full post, headlined " 'Army Wives:' It's like your life, only better."
Meanwhile, here's our take on this week's episode:
THE GOOD
- OK, we debated whether the record number of FRG mentions in this episode was good, bad or ugly. In the end, we had to go with good for one reason - it meant we got to indulge several times in our favorite drinking game. This prompted super-blogger mauimere to declare a new rating system: Shot glasses instead of hankies!
THE BAD
- The FRG decides to put out a calendar depicting life at Ft. Marshall. After some dissent, another faction decides to put out a competing publication. Blah, blah, blah - we get it - women can be petty and boorish and the FRG can be one big pain in the butt. Would this ever happen in real life? Maybe. Do we care? Not really.
THE UGLY
- They finally introduce a wife with a strong career of her own - lawyer Jennifer Connor - and instead of highlighting how she can be an Army Wife and an attorney, Connor is portrayed as a pushy, know-it-all, holier-than-thou stereotype. Of course the shoe fits, since she's married to our least favorite character, Lt. Col. Evan Connor (aka "Cocky Backfill Guy.")
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