Getting Married Today

Season 3, Episode 23, Aired
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As Gabrielle prepares for her fairy tale wedding, Bree returns to Fairview with a surprise. Meanwhile, Lynette's mother Stella (guest star Polly Bergen) pays her a visit after finding out Lynette has cancer. Finally, Susan and Mike tie the knot in an unexpected location.
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  • Great finale! One of season threes best!!

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    By stewie1423, May 11, 2010 Report Abuse
    The episode was just great!!! Edies suicide was a huge shocker. And i mean that uslly id guess these things but not this, she's a great character and hope she doesn't die but i think she will. If she doesn't she'll completley change again!!! Susan has funny lines in this like asking the priest what are you doing tonight! Liked their marriage it needed to be done. Gabby should just tell victor to get lost i mean its gabby she can take care of herself. Really like lynnetes charcter now, her mother will b interesting! bree is back which was just GREAT!!!! can't wait for season 4!!moreless

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  • Great Finale, to a great season!

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    By -watchmewatchu-, Apr 26, 2010 Report Abuse
    I loved this episode. Gabby getting married only to find out that the man she married keeping secrets from her, and his apology was only what she wanted to hear so she'll marry him.

    Carlos getting to know the truth about Edie still being on the pill, and breake up with her..

    Gabby and Carlos hooking up at her wedding(!)

    Bree pretending to be pregnant so no one will know Danielle is pregnant. Susan and Mike tying the knot, secretly in the middle of the night

    And of course, Edie hanging her self.. She probably won't die, but it certainly could have being nice :) lolmoreless

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  • Season 3, Episode 23.

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    By Wanted23, Nov 18, 2008 Report Abuse
    This episode was so good! One of the bests of season three! I don't understand all the hatred. So much is going on! Lynette has learned details about her cancer and her mother comes to visit! Her mother has experience with cancer and she has been estranged from Lynette. Gabby is getting married to Victor, who she learns only married her to bring in the Latino votes. :( She gets back together with Carlos! Bree returns for Gabby's wedding, pregnant. However, she's just faking it to cover up Danielle's pregnancy. Susan and Mike finally get married! YAY! This all just leads up to the amazing fourth season. Perfect episode!moreless

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  • It kept me sitting to that chair so hard!!!

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    By alen76ers, Apr 19, 2008 Report Abuse
    This season finale was great! This is the last episode I saw cause I'm still waiting for season 4 to come in my country! It was a fabulous episode! I'm so sorry for Gabrielle with that stupid husband of hers! And I'm happy for Susan and Mike but sad for Susan's kid with her love problems with Edie's cousin! I'm so glad Gabrielle and Carlos got together! Well... they did it on the strange way but we now know that there is a very big, huge and gigantic love between them! I'm so sorry for Lynette! It's so sad! :( :( :(

    When Edie hung herself I was just stunned! But I know she'll be back! I just can't wait for new season! For the season 4!!!moreless

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  • I was expected much more for the finale! Anyway, was a very touching episode...

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    By Lostfinding, Aug 03, 2007 Report Abuse
    The beginnig with the finale scene was a great idea! And the writing was great! With that we have a lot of funny scenes. For exemple when Gabi push the present and Susan jumps over it! XD And when Gabi laugh in the table that freaky way! Lynette storyline is my favorite at the moment. She and Tom do it so damn go together! They are perfect, they are the only couple that I think that really transmits the feeling! Anyway, I think that Stella is a very bad idea, I believe that I won't like her there in season 4! That will rest importance to Lynette and Tom relationship! I love their scenes together.

    Eddie scenes were great again, I will miss her in season 4! I mean that now she was changing. She was kinda a "good" lovely person in the final of season 3 and I liked her and Carlos together! I know that Gabi and Carlos were supposly to be together. It wasn't good see what happen between then. They could have got a good ending.

    Gabi storyline is not my favorite in the moment, I liked her with Carlos but I don't like her with Victor at all! They are not a perfect couple, they know each other since only a little time! I don't got a lot the whole father-son thing! It was kinda strange.

    Bree didn't too much in the episode! So I cannot say something about her! Anyway, someday I'm sure someone will touch her and will notice! XD

    Susan final wedding was a beautiful thing to Mike! She did a great act for him, she did a remarkable sacrifice from him! That is just a big act of love!

    The final narration was perfect, as usually! XD Eddie final was touching, anyway, I'm sure that the hang thing will broke!moreless

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    • Bree is not doing a good job faking her pregnancy, watch closely at Gabrielle's reception, Bree was sitting with the girls at the table, at the end when she talks to Lynette the fake pillow she was wearing was so obvious, anyone sees it can tell that it's a pillow. She could've been busted for that. Edit
    • With the airing of this episode, Edie has appeared in every episode of season 3, not missing a single episode. Edit
    • For the first time in the series Gabrielle, Lynette, Bree and Susan are actually married. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Dneska se vdávám (Today, I Am Getting Married) Slovakia: Dnes sa vydávam (Today, I Am Getting Married) Edit
    • For the first time, John Slattery receives the "and" crediting, instead of the "with". Polly Bergen receives the "with". Edit
    • K Callan appears as a guest star playing Ilene Britt. She also co-starred with Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer) in the 90's in Lois & Clark. Teri Hatcher played Lois Lane and K Callan played Martha Kent. Edit

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    • Lynette: (to Tom) Well, in that spirit, as soon as I start chemo, I will be giving up shampoo. Edit
    • Susan: I just got a lipstick yesterday. You could wear that! Gabrielle: I just paid a make-up artist five hundred bucks to do my face, do you really think I wanna march down the aisle looking like I just ate a popsicle?! Edit
    • Lynette: (about her mom) I am not leaving that woman in charge of our children. In three months, the twins will be chain-smoking and Penny will be an alcoholic. Edit

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    • Stella Wingfield takes her name from the plays of Tennessee Williams. Stella is the wife of Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcat Named Desire whereas Wingfield is the family name of the main characters in The Glass Menagerie. Edit
    • Episode Title: "Getting Married Today" is a song from the 1970 Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical "Company". Edit

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