Sorry Grateful
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"Sorry Grateful" is the 142nd episode of the ABC
television series Desperate Housewives
. It is the eighth episode of the show's seventh season and was broadcast on November 14, 2010.
dinner, which ends up with Keith's mother shouting, "I want a divorce!" This discourages Keith from proposing to Bree, but is re-encouraged by Bree and his father.
Susan and Lynette disagree on how to treat baby Paige. Lynette wants Paige to self-soothe herself, but Susan insists on rocking baby Paige to sleep. It is revealed that Susan is surrounded by crying in her home from M.J. and herself, and thus cannot stand any more crying. Lynette ends up comforting her.
Renee reminds Tom about their past and hits on him. It is never revealed what happened, except that it happened in one weekend, twenty years ago.
The Solises host Grace's family to Thanksgiving dinner as well. After an altercation with the police, the Solises find out that Hector and Carmen are illegal Mexican immigrants and Gaby fears that they will have to be deported and that she'll be separated from Grace. However, Carmen announces to Gaby that Grace is American and at the end of the episode, Gaby insinuates that Grace might be able to stay and live with the Solises.
Beth tries to learn more about Paul's past misdeeds on instructions from her mother, Felicia Tillman. However, Beth merely falls more in love with Paul, and is thinking that maybe her mother might be crazy after all. Felicia finds out that Beth is falling in love with Paul, causing her to scream at her through the Plexiglass, with the police attempting to calm her down.
, the episode scored 11.929 million of viewers and achieved a 3.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic. With the DVR Rating, this episode is up 1.8 in million of viewers (rising to a total of 13.7 million of viewers) and it's up 0.8 in the adults 18-49 demographic (rising to a total of a 4.6 rating).
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
television series Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
. It is the eighth episode of the show's seventh season and was broadcast on November 14, 2010.
Plot
As an apology, Keith's mother comes to Bree's home with flowers, wherein Bree discovers how rocky her marriage has been since her husband returned from the military. Bree encourages her to tell him how he feels. This culminates in her ThanksgivingThanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the...
dinner, which ends up with Keith's mother shouting, "I want a divorce!" This discourages Keith from proposing to Bree, but is re-encouraged by Bree and his father.
Susan and Lynette disagree on how to treat baby Paige. Lynette wants Paige to self-soothe herself, but Susan insists on rocking baby Paige to sleep. It is revealed that Susan is surrounded by crying in her home from M.J. and herself, and thus cannot stand any more crying. Lynette ends up comforting her.
Renee reminds Tom about their past and hits on him. It is never revealed what happened, except that it happened in one weekend, twenty years ago.
The Solises host Grace's family to Thanksgiving dinner as well. After an altercation with the police, the Solises find out that Hector and Carmen are illegal Mexican immigrants and Gaby fears that they will have to be deported and that she'll be separated from Grace. However, Carmen announces to Gaby that Grace is American and at the end of the episode, Gaby insinuates that Grace might be able to stay and live with the Solises.
Beth tries to learn more about Paul's past misdeeds on instructions from her mother, Felicia Tillman. However, Beth merely falls more in love with Paul, and is thinking that maybe her mother might be crazy after all. Felicia finds out that Beth is falling in love with Paul, causing her to scream at her through the Plexiglass, with the police attempting to calm her down.
Reception
On its original broadcast on ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, the episode scored 11.929 million of viewers and achieved a 3.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic. With the DVR Rating, this episode is up 1.8 in million of viewers (rising to a total of 13.7 million of viewers) and it's up 0.8 in the adults 18-49 demographic (rising to a total of a 4.6 rating).
International Titles
- Arabic: ممتنة (Be Grateful)
- Finnish: Kiitoksen aika (Time to Thank)
- German: Dankbarkeit (Gratefulness)
- Italian: Opportunità (Opportunity)