Tonight’s episode was called "City of Fire." You got to love a musical reference in a TV episode’s title! I’ve snuck in a few myself with this review. Think you know the answers? Send me an email at asktheeditor@okmagazine.com!

Looks like I was right about Mike Delfino being Dave’s target on Wisteria Lane. You know a guy is criminally insane when he kills the doctor trying to help him, sets the club he and his bandmates are playing in at on fire to cover the crime, and then saves the life of the man he wants to do in!

Yes, Blue Odyssey entered battle of the Bands at Warren’s club, and Warren happens to be Anne’s abusive husband. That helped tie this episode nicely together. Preston got some rare screen time when he told his mom Lynette that Porter’s cougar girlfriend was pregnant. Lynette went to Anne’s house to confront her, and Warren overheard. He ordered Lynette to leave, but her conscience kicked in (after all, Anne is carrying her grandchild!), and she returned to the house and stopped Warren from stomping his wife to death. Once Porter learned that Anne had been hurt, he went to the club with a gun to make Warren pay. After all, he has to protect his woman’s honor!

Susan’s daughter Julie came home with her new boyfriend, the much older and three-times married Steven Webber (Musical reference alert: What was the last Broadway show he was in?) Susan was not happy about this, and was even more incensed when she learned that Lloyd was going to ask Julie to marry him. Luckily Julie declined, but for a reason that must be more upsetting to Susan. After witnessing her mother’s failed attempts at marriage over the years, Julie’s convinced that marriage doesn’t ever work. (another one!) Careful the things you do, children will see…

Ms. Hildebrand found a way back into the Solis’ lives by putting them in her will. Gaby was all for it, until Virginia got all Norma Desmond again (another one!) and tried to tell her how to raise her kids. Gaby then told Virginia to stick it and her millions where the sun don’t shine. Gaby may love money, but she realizes that having the freedom to rear your own children is priceless.

I was surprised we weren’t left pondering who really started the club fire. While Dave seemed the most obvious choice, it could have been Porter seeking revenge, or Susan, thinking if she started a small, controllable blaze, she’d earn some time to stop Lloyd from asking her daughter to marry him. Or maybe even Gaby who realized if she got rid of Ms. Hildebrand that night, the millions would be hers. But even devious Gabrielle isn’t that soulless. We’ll leave the Benjamin Barker-esque (yep, another one!) revenge killing to Dave.

Rules of Engagement storyline scoop!

 

The show is introducing a new gay couple, played by Orlando Jones and The Class' Sam Harris, when the CBS sitcom comes back for midseason.

My Los Angeles counterpart Carole Glines recently visited the Rules set and spoke Orlando about his hot six-episode role, which will have his character Brad befriend Patrick Warburton’s conservative character Jeff.

“We sort of meet at the gym and like each other and decide to go watch sports together. Then he makes the discovery that my significant other, Jackie, is not a woman but a man,” Orlando said.

 

“I think it sort of shocks him because I don’t have any of the stereotypical things that one would ordinarily expect when you say there’s going to be a gay character on a sitcom.

“It’s legitimately and subtly groundbreaking because I can’t think of another comedy that would take a character like this and not play it about his sexuality, no disrespect to Will and Grace at all.”

 

Orlando, who is straight, enjoys working with Sam, who is openly gay in real life.  On the show, it’s a case of opposites attracting as Sam’s character will be more overtly gay.  “I have a great time with him.  It’s hysterical because our [TV] pairing is very much like some friends of mine where one of the guys despises anything like that while his significant other is far more flamboyant.”     

The Mad TV vet revealed Sam’s character will then befriend Jeff’s wife Audrey (Megyn Price) and then “it’s just about two couples who hang out together.”

 

Rules of Engagement returns to CBS in January.

Jason Priestly is back on TV!

Sorry, he’s only returning to direct that show. But the 90210 alum will be causing onscreen headaches for one of the Hickey brothers on My Name is Earl.

“I play Earl’s cousin, Blake, who is a professional backpack model,” Jason says, explaining, “You’ve seen him in all the top outdoor catalogs. I know it’s a little bit of a niche, but a very profitable niche, if done correctly.”

Jason does get to go back to his glory days. “It’s a flashback to 2000 and Earl throws an engagement party for Joy and of course, it all goes horribly wrong,” Jason teases.

Earl does get a bit of a break in the episode, since he doesn’t have to pay back karma. “He didn’t do anything wrong to me,” Jason says, adding that Blake may owe Earl the apology.

“Blake and Joy had a  sexual liaison at a certain time. Once Earl finds out about that, it really sends him off.”

Roadhouse fight! But Jason promises the fallout is thoroughly worth it.

“Watching two grown men competing like that is very funny,” he declares. “Jason [Lee] is such a funny actor, and Earl is such a funny character, it was a pleasure for me to go over there work with him, be in presence of comedic greatness.”

On the subject of karma, Jason says there’s one thing he wouldn’t mind doing over.

“The mullet I had in the '80s, I’d like to take that back,” he laughs.

Don’t worry Jason. We forgive you!

Catch My Name is Earl on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. on NBC.

Bob once again starts off the night by cursing out his Blue Team trainee Vicky, calling her methodical and maniacal, and the biggest game player BL has ever seen. Damn Vicky, Bob really can't stand yah!

The Blue team dances a gig over Phil's elimination, much to the Black Team's dismay. That should drive them to drop mega poundage!

Phil has the last laugh as the teams are dissolved and he's back (call up that shrink Vicky!), as well as several other eliminated contestants.

All the eliminated contestants get weighed in and they’ve all managed to lose close to 40 lbs. or more. Yeah, it can be done, even when you're living a normal life.

Of course, Phil loses the most weight. (The producers couldn't have paid for that plot twist) It doesn't bring him back to the game – the challenge will determine which eliminated contestant returns – and Vicky's elated about that as she voices to the group that anyone, but Phil, deserves to return to the house.

I wonder, when contestants watch themselves on reality shows after the fact, do they think, "OMG, the message boards are right, I really was a bitch!" Vicky's comments makes Phil's wife Amy cry, and returned Green Team contestant Stacy cry too. She didn't realize returning to the ranch would have all this drama. When people are hungry, they get mean!

The challenge? Step aerobics. How '80s! The first eliminated contestant to knock out 1000 steps is back in the game. Come on Stacy! But Ed hits the finish line first and earns immunity. Damn.

Prevention magazine stops by and gives some healthy eating tips that are seriously doable.

Time for the weigh-in. God, I hate getting on the scale. These people must dread it!

Everyone is giving strong single digits, but Brady and Michelle fall below the yellow line. I can fast-forward at this point. The Blue team is sending home the Black team member who fell under the line, no question, right?

But Blue teamster Amy (who was formerly on the Black team) goes against the pack and votes against Brady. And since he was the lowest loser of the week, he's out.

I know Vicky is saying, "Ah, hell nawh woman! You is going to pay."

Amy, I'm glad you followed your heart. I just hope you can hold your head up. Cause your remaining Blue teammates are going to be going for your throat next week!