Boy, where do I begin. First off, their is only one story that matters in this, Edie and Brees' story. Lynettes' story continues the stupid Kayla thing, something that could have been fixed if she just took the little **** to therapy sooner. As for Susan and Gabbys' stories, I don't honestly remember them (they were very dull). Bree decides to ruin Edies' buisness because Edie kissed Orson (Bree and Orson are sperated, and she repeatedly says she doesn't care about him. So the way to show you don't car about him is to act jealous and ****y?). Edie though finds out that Benjamin is her nephew and Brees' grandson, and uses this to her advantege. She blackmails Bree into leaving her buisness alone, and bringing her mini-muffins (gasp!).
Okay, what's the problem with this? Bree brought this upon her self. She covered up a pregnancy, she kicked Orson out, and she tried to ruin Edie. Marc Cheery expected people to feel sorry for Bree, but the opposite happened. Bree comes off as ****y and vengful, while Edie did what ever it took to save her buisness. Bree had no right to try to ruin her, no right at all.
Finaly, that little scene where they all turn their backs on Edie. That was the cherry on the **** sunday. They are willing to throw Edie out of the group because of the blackmail? Really? Have they forgotten some of the things they have done? Commited insurance fraud and burned a house down (Susan), covered up a hit and run (Bree), got addicted to childrens ADD medication (Lynette), left her husband to die in the ocean (Gabby). Not to mention the countless other things they have done. They come off as a bunch of hypocrites! Well, at least Edie is returning, I hope she tells the little ****es off.moreless
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Susan is visited by Mike's mother, Adele (guest star Celia Weston), who happens to be very critical towards her daughter-in-law. Lynette is pushed to her limit by her evil stepdaughter Kayla, who threatens to break up their family, and Gabrielle accidentally finds bricks of cocain under Ellie's bed. In the meantime, an escalating war between Bree and Edie becomes ugly when the truth comes out and people get hurt, and Dylan learns her mother plans for them to move away.moreless
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Timeline Goof: Mary Alice's narration in the teaser of the episode implies that Parker is almost eleven years old. Since he was five in season one, he should be nine years old, which is still somewhat far from eleven.
Edit - We learn for the very first time in this episode Mike's birth name is "Michael". Edit
- Goof: When Orson set down his notebook before taking a shower, there was clearly only half a page of wording on the paper. Then when Edie barged into the motel room and she stumbled upon the notebook and started reading, it showed a full page story. Edit
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ADD NOTES- International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Jak řekla matka (As My Mother Said) Slovakia: Čo povie matka (What Mother Says) Edit
- This episode became the least watched of season four, with approximately 15.4 million viewers. Edit
- Although credited, Joy Lauren (Danielle Van de Kamp) is absent from this episode. Edit
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ADD QUOTES- Lynette: Well, you've done enough damage for one day. Let's go home. Kayla: I want a corndog, first. Lynette: Oh, but honey, we're about to have dinner. Kayla: But I'm hungry now. I want a corndog. Lynette: (to cashier) All right. Thank you. (to Kayla) If you're hungry, I'll get you something healthy to eat and you can have it in the car. Kayla: Corn. Dog. Why can't I have one? Lynette: Well, at this point, because of the way you're acting. Please don't do this, Kayla. We've been having such a nice time. Kayla: And we can keep having a nice time. Just give me what I want. Or you're not gonna like what happens. Lynette: Are you...theatening me?! Kayla: I'm just saying, I got that idiot Preston to jump off the roof. Wonder what I could get Penny to do? (Angered by this, Lynette slaps Kayla in the face) Lynette: (realizing what she did) I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that, but that was...! That was horrible what you just said. And you should never say that again. OK, so...come on, let's go. Come on. Edit
- Bree: What on Earth could you possibly want? Edie: Oh, I wanted to thank you. After you scared off that couple that were going to buy the Young house, I found another buyer. And they're willing to go 10% over asking!! Bree: Well, good!! When they drop by for their inspection, I'll just have to have a nice little chat with them, too! Edie: You wouldn't want to do that. Hey, after all, we're family. Bree: Family?! Edie: Well, yes. Since my nephew Austin is Benjamin's biological father, that makes me...Benji's great aunt! A term I don't exactly love, but it's better than grandma, which is what you are. Bree: How did you...?! Edie: Cute story. I went over to Orson's to ask him to get you off my back, and the poor sap, he...he'd written the whole sordid tale down and left it right there on the table. Bree: Edie, if word got out, my whole family would be humiliated! Edie: Oh, I don't want word to get out, that would ruin everything. Because right now, I...well, I own you. Bree: What does that mean? Edie: Glad you asked. From this moment on, I am your best friend. You're gonna invite me to all of your fancy parties, set me up with all your single friends and...well, if ever I'm in the mood for muffins, you're gonna bake 'em for me. Bree: Edie, please... Edie: And if you don't, if for one second I don't feel the love, I'm gonna bury you. You understand? Bree: Yeah. Edie: Good. Oh, by the way, I'm having an open house tomorrow. A plate of banana nut muffins sure would set the mood. Don't you think? Edit
- Susan: Oh, my God. Gabrielle: And Edie threatened to use that to...? Bree: Yes. Lynette: OK, first of all, you're like the greatest mom ever to want to protect Danielle like that. Bree: Thank you. Lynette: I can't believe she was blackmailing you. Susan: I can't believe she made a play for Orson. Gabrielle: I can. She went after Carlos and Mike and Karl. The only person she hasn't gone after is Tom. Lynette: Yet. This woman is out of control. Susan: What are you gonna do? Lynette: No. What are we gonna do? Edit
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Parker: Can we be a stronger family while playing Age of Empires 3?
Age of Empires is a series of real-time strategy video games. It was started in 1997, developed by Ensemble Studios, and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Edit - Episode Title: "Mother Said" comes from the line "Mother said straight ahead, not to delay or be misled..." in Stephen Sondheim's 1987 musical Into The Woods. The line is sung by Little Red Ridinghood in the song "Hello, Little Girl", and then repeated in the song "I Know Things Now" - both of which were previous episode titles. Edit
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Parker: Can we be a stronger family while playing Age of Empires 3?
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