Rose tries to light a fire under her newly-retired boyfriend who has become a couch potato. But she's not sure she wants to go along when he decides to sail around the world. Meanwhile, the ladies' attempt to convert the garage into a guest room faces many obstacles.
Tropes:
- Black Comedy Cannibalism: Upon smelling Rose's "Speardhoven Krispies" and when Rose offers her a taste, Dorothy remarks that they smell so foul that if they'd been offered to the Donner Party, they still would have resorted to cannibalism.
- Crooked Contractor: The girls deal with one when they try to remodel the garage into a guest bedroom.
- Impossibly Delicious Food: Rose's famous "Speardhoven Krispies" smell absolutely horrible, but apparently taste like "cheesecake, fresh strawberries, and chocolate ice cream." (The only way to eat them is to pop one in your mouth while holding your nose.) Blanche and Dorothy sample them and can't stop eating, saying it's the most delicious food they've ever tasted.
- Translation: "Yes": When Sophia's friend Vincenzo, who only speaks Italian, helps the Girls renovate their garage into a guest room, he relies on Sophia to translate his directions to English. At one point, Sophia translates a short phrase into an extended "Picture it: Sicily" story, and Dorothy and Blanche immediately question how he could have told the lengthy story in one sentence of Italian.
- The Unintelligible: Vincenzo:Sophia: [translating what Vincenzo says] Before we begin... let's make one thing clear. ... I am in charge. ... I am the boss. ... I am the master. ... I am the walrus.
Dorothy: Ma, either your Italian is rusty or he's the world's oldest hippie.
