Army Wives - Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Correction: I inadvertently coupled Claudia Joy and Col. Sherwood. Oops. Thanks to a viewer for spotting my error and also for the great alliteration. Henceforth, if the writer's want to spice it up with "husband swapping, I'll leave it to them.. lol

Okay, so I know Army Wives is a TV show and at times actors aren't satisfied with their new contracts, or they get a better deal on another show. I mean that's why Jeremy was killed off, right? But I hate when they turn "good" guys bad. And that's what they're doing with Roxy's hubby, Tevor. He was one of the nicest guys on the show. Suddenly he's totally unreasonable.

Granted, he was in Iraq and got news that Fin's (Roxy's son) dad stayed overnight at their house. Granted, he was against Roxy building a truck stop. Granted, she went ahead and did it anyway. Granted she hired Fin's dad for the project and never told Trevor. Ummm....guess he has a reason to be pissed. But it's all about trust.

Similar situations and two very different reactions on tonight's show.

Claudia Joy's boss in a celebratory moment hugged her and kissed her - on the lips. Oops. When Claudia Joy asked Denise, her best friend, if she should tell her hubby, Denise advised her to not say anything. "But we don't have secrets." Hmmmm? All right, dope, tell him. She said she wasn't going to, but I knew she would. And that's exactly what she did.

He was quiet, but CJ told him she'd quit, if he wanted her to. He went for a walk, leaving Claudia Joy to wonder if their many years of marriage and trust meant nothing. What he did was confront her boss. Not like Trevor confronted Wit, with a punch in the jaw. Not in a rage like Trevor did in the Hump Bar in front of all the customers, accusing his wife of something that never happened. Nope, Col. Sherwood, gentleman that he is, marched into the office, told the boss he knew what happened and said, "I trust my wife, I don't trust you. And if it ever happens again, you won't see me coming." Wow!

At least Pamela didn't have any decisions to make this week. Now that she's back with her bad husband, turned good, what more can happen with them? Don't tell me they're all gonna be written out of the script. Nah!

The decision that's been weighing on Roland and Joan Burton is whether or not they should adopt. When the decision was finally made, the writers were clever (and all too obvious) and threw a drug addicted mom with a kid, who just happened to think the world of Dr. Burton.

No problem. They are the Burton's - a great family. What agency, who has a million kids in foster care, wouldn't want them to foster this little boy? One problem, the mom is a patient of Dr. Burton's. Aha! Conflict of interest. Okay okay... I can see the courts pov. Later, down the line, the mom comes back and tells the courts that Roland schemed for her to fail so he could steal her kid. Farfetched, but I guess possible.

There's no doubt in my mind that since the Burton's saw all the foster kids in need of a home, that they're going to adopt all of them. lol Joking, of course.

Alls I can say is, I hate decisions.

Army Wives - Devastatingly Real

War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.

For two weeks Army Wives has baited its viewers with hints that one of the husband's was killed in action. Four wives stand, their hands interlocked tightly, fear painted upon their faces as the messenger of death pulls up. The end. *glares*

Last week the hint tauntingly lingered. Again it ended and we remained clueless. Good for you Lifetime, you kept me and I'm sure others waiting in anticipation for this week's airing. I look forward to exactly two shows in a plethora of  mostly junk TV (my opinion only) - Dancing with the Stars and Army Wives.

Tonight's viewers attended the memorial service of... who knows?

If avid fans are anything like me, they cried, not even knowing for whom we shed tears. Yet we knew that it could be any one of a number of military men or women serving our country. Our husbands/wives Our sons/daughters. Someone real was experiencing at this very moment the heartbreak of hearing a loved one was killed in the line of duty.

But which one of the husbands on Army Wives was killed? I was certain it was Pamela's ex husband, with whom she was reconnecting. I thought that two weeks ago.

Then it flashes to Afghanistan where the husband's are stationed. Major General Holden, present; Lt. Colonel Sherwood, present; Sergeant LeBlanc, present. OMG! I love to be right. It's definitely Pamela's husband - I never cared too much for his selfish ass anyway.

Back to the wives, who for two weeks have been awaiting the devastating news, along with the viewers. Again, the messenger of death drives up and two soldiers approach the worried faces of the wives. Claudia Joy, the Major General's wife greets them - she's the strongest of all the wives, but it was her house that the bridal shower for Denise's future daughter-in-law was being held, so yeah.

Wait! What? Denise Sherwood? Huh? But I just saw her hubby in Afghanistan. No! Why didn't I think about her son, who's fiance stood in the background as they formally announced that Jeremy Holden was killed in the line of duty. Okay, I sobbed. Denise and her husband just had a baby girl. Jeremy never saw his little sister. Frank never saw his baby girl. And the fiance... she's going to have to return all the gifts now. :(

The whole show was a series of flashbacks and fast forwards and put together so well, that until the very last the audience had no idea what was happening, I hope. I mean if I'm the only one who didn't have a clue - and trust me, I'm good at guessing these things - then I'm turning in my CBI badge. (That's another story)

It was a heart wrenching episode. One that made me realize how very precarious life is, but even more so for the men and women who put their lives on the line every day so that we might live free.