Episode 6: Nov. 5
Maya confesses to Joan that she feels worse about losing her book than she does about losing the baby and she's tired of having to act the way everyone expects a grieving mother to act. Joan is convinced that Maya is in denial and despite Lynn's suggestion to let her grieve in her own way, she decides that Maya needs shopping therapy.
In the meantime, Monica announces to William that they're having a baby. His less than enthused response is "can we do this wonderful thing tomorrow" (she was interupting his 'man cave moment' complete with beer, football, and lounging in his underwear). This of course results in a fight in which William accuses Monica of getting pregnant on purpose seeing as how nothing "just happens" with her. According to him they decided to wait a year. She quickly reminded him that his penis didn't wait a year.
Back to the shopping trip. Joan continues to tell Maya that she's in denial and shopping will make her feel better about "other things." Since Maya refuses to "shop and heal" Joan says she'll shop and heal for her. Then she starts acting all crazy and obsessive and I figured it was just a matter of time before Maya slapped her. But Maya decides she leaving and finds dozens of articles about Iraq and e-mails from Aaron in Joan's purse. And the truth comes out...Joan is the one in "retail therapy."
Maya calls Lynn for backup for a "code 6" (distressed shopper) and they both talk to Joan outside of the dressing room. Joan finally breaks down about how no one even mentions Aaron or asks how he's doing. They just act like he's dead. Maya and Lynn tell Joan they really just don't know what to say and don't want to constantly remind her that he's over there. Joan spends the next few minutes crying on the floor in the dressing room. Her friends finally go in to console her.
OK so that's two weeks in a row on the drama train. I didn't exactly see this one coming either. That's 3 out of 6 episodes this season that resulted in someone crying at the end of the show.
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