After last week’s strong episode, I’m glad to say things are finally starting to pick up speed. And the boys make out … with girls, not with each other.

Sides were established in tonight’s ‘The Chicago Code’ and any doubts about whether or not Alderman Gibbons is corrupt or not were cast away.

Is anybody NOT a victim of the Bass / Van Der Woodsen / Humphrey clan? Blair self-destructs, Eric turns 18, and two neglected characters return to join in the fracas.

A fun frolic of an episode, “Two Stories” revisited the format from one of my favorite season one episodes. But the heart of the episode lies in the question, “Does House care about Cuddy?”

For the past few episodes, many fans have wondered if maybe all along it’s Zoey who’s going to be the titular mother to Ted’s children. In a brief glimpse of the future we get the final word on this question. Oh hell, it’s already spoiled: She’s not the mother. There, I said it.

Gaby finally resolves her childhood abuse issues, and some of the other housewives find themselves saying goodbye to their loved ones.

As Bill and Barb’s ‘paper’ divorce comes closer to becoming a reality, Nicki expects that by legally marrying Bill she’ll become ‘first’ in a lot of ways that neither Bill nor Barb intended.