Army Wife Style

Karina is going through a growth spurt and has been sleeping in everyday this week. I’m loving it.

In case my title didn’t give it away, Hectah is not dead.

Quincy’s in Germany, he got shot in his arm and leg. Latasha doesn’t know how bad but she can’t afford to go to Germany.

Over at the Truman’s, Gloria is doing some packing and getting ready to live at the Hump for a week while her new apartment gets painted. Then Maggie calls Holly in a panic. So Gloria and Holly go to Denise who tell them that no news is good news. Tim is not on the casualties list. Gloria asks if Hectah is, and Denise is like oh this is only for families with a look on her face, but I already spoiled this for you, he isn’t dead. He has a head injury though. But he will be coming back with the rest of the company.

Pat goes to see his dad. Turns out he has a ruptured ear drum. Kevin says he did a good job and that losing men is the hardest part of command, you will never forget the ones you lost but you need to remember the ones you saved. Good advice. I feel like this might be important in the next couple of episodes? Who knows. Kevin and Jackie talk later and he tells Jackie not to baby Pat, and that he is not the same boy. Jackie is like “say what”.

Denise and Maggie go to see Latasha. They have news: they talked to Joan and they got her a seat with the air force free of charge. Latasha is very happy.

Over at headquarters, Joan and Michael are chatting and bravo company (apparently the company the guys are all in) is coming back the next day. And Joan drops a bomb, she is retiring. Michael is like you don’t owe me an explanation. They aren’t really big in this episode but like 3 years (or 45 minutes) later they talk again and Joan tells him she is retiring for Roland so he can do his thing, and she will support him. She has emotions. I was just as shocked as you.

Homecoming, Holly looks cute, Gloria is there. Emotional stuff, Gloria meets Tim, Holly meets Hectah. Tim suggests they all have dinner. Hectah and Gloria are like nahhhh. Hectah feels out the situation and is like “Lt. Clarke will be last off the bus” Gloria does not care. She offers Hectah a ride to the barracks. Oh he got hit in the helmet. Pat sees the two of them together. The Halls have a nice reunion too. Gloria drops off Hectah and asks him if he is going to see his son, and he is like yeah I finally feel like I have my life together. This is the beginning of the smug looks.

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Then randomly there is a scene with Denise going to visit a new widow. So out of nowhere. Like if you are going to do it, make it last more than a minute. It was literally out of nowhere with no context or explanation. Other than Jackie asking about it later. Whatever.

Meanwhile in Germany Latasha is at the hospital. It’s really sad. She later talks to the doctor and he tells her that his leg is fine but his arm is more complicated. Basically because of how long it took to get him from Afghanistan to Germany he might not regain full use of that arm. Something about nerves and shattered bones. I’m not a doctor.

Jackie and Pat are eating. She is her usual chatty type A self, making plans to go see his sister. He is sulky and she is like “I thought you broke up with Gloria she told me yadiyada.” He is like no I just wanted to put the relationship on hold.

Tim would rather shower and nap than bang his wife. Later on she puts on the lingerie she bought last week and he is like “Sorry brah, too tired, maybe tomorrow?” Holly cries.

Maggie learned to cook, and then her son asks Eddie an awkward question “Did you kill people in Afghanistan” and the girls are like eek that’s rude, you don’t ask that. But Eddie is like it’s okay, he is like I’d rather think of my friends I lost than the enemy.

Jackie tells Denise that Pat has changed and that he is older and sadder and that he has it bad for Gloria. This is another random scene with no context.

Hectah shows up at the Hump to show Gloria a video of him with his son. He basically gives a pretty sincere apology of everything he put her through. She is touched. I am getting bored with this recap.

Maggie and Eddie have sex. (Right after this is when Time rejects Holly).

Here is some real life shit, during formation Eddie is talking and turns out that the company has had 3 DUIs since they got back and Eddie is like if you guys are hammered, call me, I’ll pick you up, I won’t be mad, but I will be super pissed if you drive drunk. And Hectah gets promoted to CPL. Seriously. Writers at Army Wives, do you realize that CPL isn’t really a big thing in the Army and that SPC is way more common? Anyway, Pay is the first one to congratulate CPL Cruz aka Hectah.

Alright I’m skipping boring scenes now.

Montclair’s kids visit, and then Tim and Hectah visit and they bring him spices. Boris knows all of the character’s names now.

At the Hump, Holly overflows a soda because she is distracted by lack of penis in her love cavern and Gloria (who knows nothing about the spider webs in the vagina) asks what’s going on, Holly is like Tim hasn’t touched me since he got home, Gloria gets her employees to cover and they leave.

That was quick, the Halls are having a cook out and someone calls him to play DD. Turns out it’s Truman who needs a ride. He is very sloshed. Is he even old enough to drink? Holly confirms he is not. As Eddie is helping Tim get in bed, Hectah tells Gloria his exciting news. Oh turns out that is where Tim got drunk, a celebration party for Hectah making CPL. Hectah invites her to dinner, and then Pat turns up. Boris makes an excited noise. He is totally into this show, despite what he says. Pat tells Gloria they need to talk, then Eddie emerges from the bedroom. Speaking of Pat he looks less like a 50s ghost which is nice. He is rather attractive in his tight red shirt, is he trying to compete with the silver fox (Frank). Hectah looks smug. Again. No one mentions Time being drunk. Obviously. Nor do they mention the smug look on Hectah’s face

In the meantime Latasha tells Quincy she wants to go back to work, and she tells him about the money troubles. He is like it’s all temporary, we will be fine.

Latasha is like i think im going to go back to work. the kids are bigger, money is tight. he really doesn’t want her to work. He calls Eddie while Eddie is having family time, and he ends up crying. He was told he has 60% chance of being medically retired, and he hasn’t told Latasha. He can’t be a chef if he gets out and all the healthcare he needs for his son with CF. Anyway Eddie promises to help him.

Annnnnnnnd my ZZZquil is kicking in.

Gloria and Hectah’s date went well. He ends up kissing her. He looks extra smug.

I am soooo conflicted. I want her to be with Pat but I think if Hectah changes it could be good, and maybe they can raise the baby? I don’t know what I want…

Oh looks like it might not matter because at the Hump where Gloria is sleeping until her apartment is ready, she has a bunch of shit plugged in and it starts a fire.