Basket of Kisses

Kitty Romano: Something’s wrong, isn’t it.
Salvatore Romano: No. No, no, no. Don’t say that. Don’t say that. I’m not myself.
Kitty: What does that mean?

I believe there can be a moment in any marriage when your spouse says or does something, and suddenly you see a stranger. And it rocks you to your core.*

I don’t know what Kitty saw.

I mean, of course I know what Kitty saw. I saw it too; watched it with her. But I have no idea if she has fully articulated for herself what it was exactly that she witnessed. I don’t know if she even has the vocabulary. What has she been exposed to on the subject of homosexuality?

Kitty’s face.

I don’t know if she’s worked it all out. For certain what she has worked out is, she does not know who this man is. And she is horrified.

And so now I can safely say, poor Kitty.

*And just in case you think that being influenced by television is a new thing for me, that belief is practically a word for word lift from something that Nancy says to Hope in Episode 2:16 of thirtysomething; Courting Nancy.

Ah! Sweet mystery of life
At last I’ve found thee.
Ah! I know at last the secret of it all!
All the longing, seeking, striving, waiting, yearning.
The burning hopes, the joy and idle tears that fall.

Dancewosleeping wrote:

I’ve been lurking on this site for months and have always been afraid to write… you all set a high caliber of commentary and observation. But I feel I HAVE to comment on Sal.
I am SO blown away by both the level of writing and the brilliance of the acting in this storyline! Even though I’m not a gay man, I am a gay woman, and I understand Sal. He goes through life not getting what everyone else is so excited about because he doesn’t feel it. So he puts on an act and goes through the motions of what he, as a straight, woman-loving, man is SUPPOSED to say and act. He knows that something isn’t right because he doesn’t understand what all the other guys are getting worked up about, but doesn’t know enough to be able to name it (which echoes back to the discussion about Joan not knowing to call it rape). So he gets married. So he makes jokes about women. So he looks at Playboys.

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Here’s the continuation of my conversation with Bryan Batt on February 9.

At the point we left off, I asked some questions about what’s next for the Revue, which Bryan loves doing and would love to do more of, but there’s no news to report. This segued into a discussion of doing events for the season three premiere.

Bryan Batt: [The problem is] we’re going to be working when the season premiere happens.
Deborah Lipp: Right, there’s an overlap.

And then back to the Revue.

DL: The audio I’ve heard is just fantastic.
BB: It was so much fun. And everyone, the audience ate it up.

DL: So the big thing this season was Kitty, obviously. And the interesting thing, we were discussing in some ways, with this big hole, nonetheless, Sal is the best husband on the show.
BB: [laughs] Yes! He is! He communicates with her, he feels honestly, he’s very upset with himself that he’s hurt her feelings, he listens to her. When he acts like a typical jerk man at dinner, he apologizes, and he does the dishes…
DL: He’s attentive to the fact that there’s another person there, which most of the guys aren’t; they think of their wives as adversaries or obligations.
BB: We made a conscious choice, and also I think Matt did as well. That, you know, he does love her. He does love her. And the fact that he is gay is, it has nothing to do with his love for her. And I do believe that they do have a good sex life, but I think his heart, his spirit, is, he is gay. But he does love his wife very much. So many gay men and women, who have been married to the opposite sex do love their husbands [and wives].
DL: Of course.
BB: They realize that you can’t fight something like that. Something that’s so genetic and powerful.

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photo via amctv.com
Sarah Drew, aka Kitty Romano, born on October 1st, 1980. (kills me!)

Sarah is best known for her role on Everwood. Apparently she’ll have a recurring role on this season’s Private Practice. (sorry, you can’t make me watch that show, not even for Kitty)

From buddytv.com:

Fans of Sarah Drew are happy to know that the 27-year-old Everwood actress is slowly making her way back to television with a number of guest appearances. Previously, she had a little cameo on AMC’s Mad Men,

WHAT?!? little cameo??

and then just last month, she landed a role in the CW’s new drama series, Privileged, which is created by Everwood’s writer, Rina Mimoun…

…Fans will be glad to know that Sarah Drew will also be appearing in a multiple-episode arc in Private Practice. However, the production has been tight-lipped on which character she will be playing and what storyline will be revolving around.

Sarah also appeared on an episode of Cold Case. She was part of the 1958 scenes. Some people have a certain look, you know? Timeless.

Ms. Drew, if you’re reading, what we at the Basket want you to know is that our readers (and therefore, your viewers) had a strongly positive reaction to you right off of Flight 1. You have an exuberance and a sweetness that instantly endeared you to us. You are a standout.

Have a wonderful birthday.

I’ve gone through Open Thread comments and pulled specific questions that people had about the episode and dug up my best possible answers.

Who is that tow truck guy? He looks really familiar.
This appears to be John Thaddeus, who is credited as “Driver.”

Wonder if we will find out who the lovely lady is that Salvatore was with during the Jackie Kennedy tour.
Basketcase Peter G. answered this, but it’s important, so I’m repeating: She is credited on AMC’s site as Kitty Romano, played by Sarah Drew. “Romano” means “wife.” The AMC episode recap says “At home, Sal and his wife view the White House tour.”

I didn’t quite catch who the lady was that Betty was chatting with at the top of the show after her ride. Can someone clarify that for me, please?
According to AMC, she is Sarah Beth, played by Missy Yager.

Ms. Darkly gave a good answer to a question, so I’m bringing it forward:
Did I hear right that the dr. acknowledged that Don said he was cutting down his 2 pack a day cigarette habit? Has Don finally decided that maybe smoking isn’t that great for your health?
Ms. D says: I took it to me more the doctor’s cynical recitation of what he hears all day in his office. Kinda like a prison guard looking at an inmate and saying, “I know, you’re innocent.”

I agree with Ms. D. 100%.