Synopsis
Bellacourt Manor's residents brace themselves for Lillian's annual birthday meltdown, and a surprise visit from Charles Ponzi brings a new business opportunity. Meanwhile, Hortense believes she's expecting, and Peepers falls ill.
Tropes
- Bait-and-Switch:
Dodo: There you are. I've been very concerned.
Peepers: Thank you very much, I'm feeling much better.
Dodo: About dessert!
- But I Can't Be Pregnant!: Hortense is shocked to discover she is pregnant because all her life everyone told her she was barren.
- Celebrity Cameo: Ben Stiller has a guest appearance as Lillian's Old Flame Charles Ponzi.
- Gold Digger: Ponzi only wants Lillian for her family's money.
- Hidden Depths: Beatrice reveals herself to be great at math.
- Historical Domain Character: Charles Ponzi.
- Hypocritical Humor: Victor is appalled at Lillian for bringing another man in the house, but has sex with another man on his comatose lover Albert.
- Runaway Bride: Inverted. Ponzi left Lillian at the altar.
- Spoiled Brat: Despite the exorbitant birthday party that is put on for Lillian every year, she usually has a meltdown because it's not good enough for her.