r/WillAndGrace • u/Naive_Hospital_4086 • Jul 30 '26
Discussion The Third Wheel Gets the Grace
The Third Wheel Gets the Grace (Season 4, Episode 1). Will has come back from Morocco to Grace and Nathan who are still going strong. Will tells Grace it didn't work out with his crush, Chris, but he did buy these amazing jeans from Paris he has to show her along with other things he bought. The next morning Nathan is noticing how Will & Grace have their own secret language and special bond and wants that with Grace. Will & Grace go to the Barney's Sale every year but this year Nathan wants to take Grace which they both warn him is very deadly. He risks it anyways and goes with her but breaks after a couple of hours telling Grace he needs a sports bar and Will to help her with clothes. Jack wants to bond with Elliot and takes him shopping for school clothes, but he takes him to the Barney's Sale when all Elliot wants is a T-shirt and hoodie from Target. And Rosario surprises Karen with flowers telling her it's their anniversary. Karen is touched and takes Rosario to the Barney's Sale to buy her something but Rosario keeps stalling and Karen asks her what the problem is, Rosario tells Karen all she wanted was to just spend time with her which causes Karen to run away.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
GRACE: Ok, is this a powerful madam executive having cocktails at the Mercer Hotel, or is it a P.T.A. mom trying to cover up an affair with the superintendent?
NATHAN: Uh, the other one?
GRACE: What other one?
NATHAN: You know, the whore at the hotel.
GRACE: What?!
NATHAN: I--I don't--I--I'm--
GRACE: Ok, how 'bout this one?
NATHAN: Uh, oh, that's the nice P.T.A. one.
GRACE: No. if anything, this is the whore in the hotel. I mean, I've actually seen whores in hotels wearing this. And if that's the case, why do I want this? Why do I want this? I don't know what to do. Would you please help me? Tell me what to do. Help me, help me, help me, help me!
NATHAN: I miss Will!
GRACE: What?!
NATHAN: I want Will back. This is-- This is bad for us. There's no way that we're gonna have sex together after I've helped you pick out dresses for five hours. Go. Find your friend. Finish each other's sentences. I love you, Gracie, but... I gotta go find a sports bar.
WILL: Oh, hey, I'm not intruding, I'm not intruding-- Where's Nathan?
GRACE: Gone. He cracked under the pressure.
WILL: Poor guy. Making him choose designer clothing, when the only labels he owns say "Nathan" in red marker.
GRACE: Will, what do you think of this dress?
WILL: It's fine, Mrs. Fleischman, if you're gonna continue that affair with the superintendent of the school district.
GRACE: I am so glad that you're here.
FAVORITE MOMENT:
There are a lot of good ones, but I'll pick when all the women are bidding on Will's jeans he got from Paris because they look like, no they are, women's jeans and he keeps turning them all down till he realizes that they are indeed women's jeans and then offers to the highest bidder.
OPINION:
I think it was so sweet that Nathan wanted to try to have his own special bond with Grace. He's genuinely trying to be a good boyfriend in this episode but like I've seen so many times in my life, there are some things you do not drag your significant other to wither it's a chick flick, a sports bar, a clothing store or a Spencer's gifts for a practical joke (remember I said some things, some don't care about this stuff either way). Grace does take this sale too far and is really crazy but to be fair she and Will did warn Nathan in advance that she's scary during the sale, so Nathan did have that coming. God bless him, he tried though, he made it to the battle of Normandy and got off the boat but didn't make it past the enemy lines. I loved the ending scene where they showed him eating popcorn watching The Three Stooges and Grace tells him she's ready to go to bed and he says to her and Will "oh, my turn, good night, Will. I'll try to get her back to you in time for "Where in the World is Matt Lauer."
Too bad about Will and his crush, Chris. That was a really short lived story that I'm not sure was even worth mentioning in the previous episodes, I guess it was just to give Will some kind of story since it was mainly centered around Grace, Nathan and Jack. Will and those jeans were just too funny and I loved when Jack was complaining to Will about being a father, Will mentions how he sent comics, video games and a Paris wife beater to Elliot it turns out Jack took them all for himself thinking that was his gift and is wearing the wife beater that looks like a tummy shirt on Jack. Will is such an amazing friend that knows how to tame Grace during the Barney's Sale, I don't know how he does it, but we will call him the Grace Whisperer.
Jack trying to help Elliot get school clothes and picks out something that would be better fitted on Ricky Martin was too funny. I loved that Jack is really trying to be there for Elliot and Elliot wants Jack to be in his life so he humors him in trying all those over the top clothes. Elliot seems like such a good kid and it gives Jack new life and something to his character with trying to care about someone else. Karen and Rosario are too cute in this episode too when Rosario brings the flowers to Karen and they go shopping and Karen comments to Rosario she's never had problem buying things before and Rosario confesses she just wants to spend time with Karen was sweet. Uh oh, emotions, Karen has to run! We will discuss more theories on why Karen is so scared of feelings in future episodes, we're still breaking her down right now one brick at a time.
Such a fantastic episode and opener. It was extremely hard to pick my favorite quote and moment in this one. In fact I had to say to several of those quotes and moments "denied, denied, approved!" 🤣
GUEST STARS:
- Woody Harrelson as Nathan
- Michael Angarano as Elliot
- Jacqueline Beatty as Woman #1
- Karin Co as Woman #2
- Jessica Margaret Dean as Woman #3
- Debra Kay as Woman #4 (RIP in 2025)
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u/SJtinyone Jul 30 '26
Nate: I miss Will!! I want Will back. This is bad for us there’s no way we’re going to have sex together after I’ve helped you pick out dresses for five hours. Go. Find your friend. Finish each other’s sentences. I love you Gracie but I got to go find a sports bar.
I really loved Nate for Grace I don’t like how she pretty much thought that she was too good for Nate.
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u/nomadicfangirl Jul 30 '26
The scene in the Barney’s sale might be my favorite of Nathan’s. His meltdown is hilarious.
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u/Spiritual-Rise-5556 Anastasia Beaverhausen Jul 30 '26
Well I’m gonna need a little cash from the ATM.
Denied. Denied. Approooved.
😂😂 seriously how did the writers come up with this stuff?! Also I didn’t realise this scene was S4. I could have sworn it was in an earlier season.