Gaby used to be such a caricature of a woman. She was this skinny, rich bitch who was only concerned with looking good, having nice things, and worrying about me, me, me.

She’s still that way, but maybe having kids has softened her a little bit. I mean, obviously, she’s let herself go (if you call going from a size -2 to a size 0 letting yourself go). She doesn’t have time or money to indulge herself like she used to. Her once immaculate house is now filled with sippy cups and bright plastic toys (uh, just like normal people!). And when Mrs. Hildebrand threatens to foist herself on Gaby’s kids, she steps up like a protective lioness.

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(Season 5, Episode 8 – “City on Fire”)

“Putting a wall around your heart doesn’t protect you. It just keeps people out. I learned that the hard way.” – Susan to Julie

A lot happened in this episode, and it harked back to the glory days of season one. My thoughts:

Gaby really showed a conscience when she rescued Mrs. Hildebrand from the fire. She could have left her there to die and inherited the fortune. Of course, she couldn’t help getting in the dig about, “Now that I’m rescuing you, can we be put back in the will?”

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