Will & Grace recap: The 5 best burns in Season 10, Episode 7
By Reed Gaudens
Will & Grace returns to fights over daughters, dead dogs, and deciphering which marginalized group is most oppressed. Let’s recap with the five best quotes!
After taking a week off for Thanksgiving, a holiday Will & Grace normally celebrates in style, the sitcom returns to answer the lingering question of that ultra-nostalgic “to be continued.” Noah shocks Grace with his reluctance to introduce her to his daughter, but Grace always finds a way around a “no,” even if it’s not on purpose.
Grace unintentionally meets Noah’s daughter and must face the consequences when it drums up drama. Meanwhile, Jack grapples with the complexity of marginalized groups and the futility of comparing experiences, and Will faces issues with his mother when a death rocks their relationship. Let’s recap the latest episode of Will & Grace with the gang’s five sickest burns!
1. “Grace, we talked about a side pony after 40.”
Picking up where the previous episode’s “to be continued…” left off, Grace takes issue with Noah’s insistence that she can’t meet his daughter, Katie. During their argument in the hall, Jack appears in his Gaybraham Twinkoln outfit to complain about the noise — and Grace’s hair choices. Ultimately, Will talks sense into Grace: Would she want to be with someone who doesn’t watch out for his kid? She understands and stops by Noah’s to apologize, accidentally meeting Katie.
2. “If you want something with four legs and a chip in its neck, I’d just hire two more maids.”
Apart from putting out Grace’s fires, Will has his own issues on his plate this week. Marilyn, Will’s mother and Grace’s stepmother, drops by for a surprise visit and announces that Will’s brother has died.
Having two brothers, Will’s heart immediately sinks, but Marilyn clarifies that Dr. Silly, her beloved dog, has passed. Upon hearing the clarification, Will no longer takes the subject seriously, and neither does Karen, who suggests making a purchase to smooth things over with mom.
3. “Try being me and having to claim Kevin Spacey as one of your own.”
Since he’s deep in preparations for his one-man show, Jack can’t be bothered to complete any of his side work. He marches into his boss’ office at the rec center and announces that he will “need to prance [his] gay ass out of here by 2.”
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Suddenly, an argument about whether black men or gay men are the more oppressed group erupts, and as more marginalized people join the conversation — Latino, Muslim, women, elderly — Jack realizes the pain Olympics are unproductive. And the whiny straight white male rightfully gets a door slammed in his face.
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4. “Lady and the Tramp did end up together. There was a DVD sequel where they had a son named Scamp.”
Grace tries to pose as Katie’s math tutor, but she’s not fooling anyone because she’s neither Japanese nor good at math. She and Katie hit it off and have to plan their first lie together when Noah unexpectedly comes home. Grace hides in the hall closet, where Noah obviously finds her.
Before long, their fight becomes much bigger than the matter at hand as Noah’s fear of the relationship not working out sours the mood. Seconds before her takeout therapy, Noah appears at Grace’s door to admit that beneath his fear, there’s a chance they can make it.
5. “You thought I’d be more supportive because I sleep with men?”
Over drinks, Karen convinces Marilyn that because Will’s gay, he should be more supportive of her feelings. Instead, Will buys his mother a replacement dog. Read the room, Will.
But once the Truman family passive aggression dissipates, the truth of the matter floats to the surface. Marilyn was disappointed that Will didn’t extend more emotional support when his father died, which prompted her to get Dr. Silly. History repeated itself, but with the air cleared, Will and his mother finally have an open line of communication, as does the rest of the gang.
Which one-liner was your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
Will & Grace airs Thursdays at 9/8c on NBC.