Swingtown

Want To Keep Your Marriage Intact? Sleep Around.

By Sobell | Aired on 2008.09.05

Take It to the Limit - The episode opens with a slow pan across the Decker house and Tom VO-ing, "You are one sexy little lady. Some hot water, a little butter ... and I will gobble you right up." We see that Tom's working his...

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1-13 Recap	Want To Keep Your Marriage Intact? Sleep Around. Take It to the Limit - Everyone takes it to the limit one last time -- and only one couple ends the season (and, let's face it, the series) firmly intact. That it's Tom and Trina who manage to hang together says something about the merits of promiscuity.	2008.09.05 2008.09.10	B+	Sobell
Ep.	Title	Air/Pub'l	Grade	Author
1-12 Recap	Baby on Board Surprise - Janet's friends throw a surprise party for her, but thoughtfully save the biggest surprise of all -- that her best friend and her husband have the hots for one another -- for another day. Aww! Way to extend the fun!	2008.08.29 2008.09.03	B+	Sobell
1-11 Recap	Liquor In the Front, Poker In the Back Get Down Tonight - Susan and Bruce grow further apart while Susan and Roger grow closer together. Like, their lips get closer together. They kiss, okay?	2008.08.15 2008.08.21	B	Kim
1-10 Recap	I'd Love to Stick Around, But I'm Running Behind Running on Empty - Bruce tries to regain control of his family, but that goes to hell when Laurie runs off and a furious Susan blames him; Tom and Trina try to keep it hot while keeping it monogamous; Janet and Roger try therapy and end up giving their therapist a complex.	2008.08.08 2008.08.14	C+	Sobell
1-9 Recap	Teach Your Children Well… Swingus Interruptus - …because they will take you to school on sexual hijnks and the appropriateness thereof. Or so Bruce and Susan learn when Laurie discovers them trying to swing.	2008.08.01 2008.08.07	A	Sobell
1-8 Recap	"The freaks just keep coming." Puzzlerama - And so long as Trina's throwing boozy, mingle-y parties, why shouldn't they? The question is why the Thompsons keep coming.	2008.07.25 2008.07.31	B-	Sobell
1-7 Recap	It's Too Darn Hot Heat Wave - Janet Thompson continues her one-woman coup of the show, while Susan pines for Roger, Bruce gets into it with Melinda, and the Deckers dicker.	2008.07.17 2008.07.23	B+	Sobell
1-6 Recap	Express Your (Most Authentic) Self Friends with Benefits - Surprise! Janet does better with the ladies who lunch than Susan does. Also, Trina meets up with an old boyfriend.	2008.07.10 2008.07.16	B+	Sobell
1-5 Recap	Harry Reems, Marriage Counselor Go Your Own Way - Ah, porn. Bringing some closers way closer together and tearing others apart.	2008.07.03 2008.07.09	A-	Sobell
1-4 Recap	Things go better with pot Cabin Fever - Things get cozy in a lakeside cabin when both the Deckers and the Thompsons share the weekend with the Millers.	2008.06.26 2008.07.02	A-	Sobell