So we, like every other Six Feet Under fan on the planet have totally come to terms with our crush on Peter Krause (we simultaneously want to pinch his cheeks and lick his face). We’ve also come to terms with our crush on Lucy Liu, cause the girl is too fabulous for words. But Donald Sutherland? Is it okay to crush on Donald Sutherland? He is flawless as the king pin Tripp Darling: slightly manipulative, fiercely intuitive, and undeniably dashing. Dear reader, we must admit that we find Mr. Sutherland . . . intriguing. But we keep telling ourselves: he is a mother-effing granddaddy.
Gratuitous Lucy Liu after the jump to break the Sutherland spell . . .
That's better. On to the show:
This week Nick George becomes more entrenched in Darling drama. He announces at the beginning of the ep that Leticia’s murder trial will be handled by some swanky southern defense attorney wearing a bolo tie. That little arrangement was doomed from the start. You can’t represent a Darling rocking a mini lasso as neck wear. Tripp Darling (mmmm, Sutherland) never wanted Texas esquire in the first place. He wanted Nick. And through Brian’s usual double-dealing and underhanded persuasion, Tripp gets what he wants.
That’s right, Nick is defending Leticia, the woman accused of murdering his father.
While you digest that lovely little morsel of information (go ahead, read that sentence again if you need to), let’s move on to Lucy Liu. Lucy’s character Nola began an affair with the baby Darling, Jeremy, last week. This week she’s at it again.
Let’s pause for a moment to note that sexy must be contagious because Lucy Liu somehow manages to rub off on Seth Gabel (Jeremy Darling). And their scenes together are nothing short of Hot (note the capital H, kids. It’s that serious).
In addition to warming J. Darling’s bed, Nola is also hard at work prosecuting mama Darling for murder. Dirtysexydrama.
Back to Nick: The family lawyer has even more on his plate. With Leticia’s trial all over the papers, Tripp is asked by the board to choose an alternate Vice Chair for his company. Being the smooth operator that he is, Tripp tells Nick to choose a successor to the Darling throne. Because, you know, Nick’s not busy. He needs a little more to do this week.
Although Karen lobbies hard for the title and Nick recommends crazy Brian, Tripp ultimately chooses Nick to take over the Vice chair position, making Nick “the darlingist Darling of them all.”
Tripp Darling has now dunked Nick, the only person willing to accuse him of Dutch George’s murder, so deeply in the bucket of Darling drama that it doesn’t look like he’ll ever resurface. Oh Mr. Sutherland, you sly silver fox, you.