East Side Story

East Side Story is the seventeenth episode of the sixth season and the 139th overall.

Will and Grace's business faces the rival in Deirdre and Monet, a lesbian couple. Karen seeks a way to get her deceased husband Stan's blessing to marry Lyle.

Synopsis[]

A blessing from the other side[]

The puma and the gazelle[]

Will and Grace ride the success of their recent real-estate venture to expand to the East Side but clash with the reigning champs of "apartment flippers" -- lesbians Deirdre and Monet. Fighting against their new competition's intimidation tactics, the enterprising duo must rely on Will's masculine sex appeal in the hopes of dividing the same-sex real-estate moguls. Meanwhile, Karen seeks the spiritual guidance of John Edward in order to comfort her guilt over her recent engagement.

Cast[]

Main[]

Guest[]

Edie Falco (Deirdre)
Chloë Sevigny (Monet)
John Edward (Himself)

Notes[]

This episode was only 26 minutes long.
This episode features a special guest appearance from celebrity medium John Edward to promote his book After Life: Answers from the Other Side (2003).
Karen's engagement ring actually came from Martin Katz, on loan to the show.
Rosario pretends to be Stan over the intercom to Karen to convince her that he approves of her marrying Lyle, which may mean Rosario did not yet know Stan was still alive.

Cultural references[]

A frustrated Will refers to Deirdre and Monet as a couple of "Ellen-lovin', Jenny Shimizu calendar-buyin', uggs in the summertime-wearin', lady lovers", referencing famous lesbians Ellen DeGeneres and model Jenny Shimizu.
Moby
Deirdre mentions that Will looks like a "female k.d. lang", referring to the Canadian singer who is also a lesbian, famous for her masculine looks and mannerisms.

Quotes[]

Spare me the mumbo-jumbo about heart and feelings. I am a rational, thinking woman, and I have come here to talk to a ghost. — Karen

Grace:	There was a time when I thought about being a lesbian, but it seemed like a lot of extra work.
Deirdre:	Well, it is a commitment.

Will:	Wow. That's hot. Women. Sexy. Yum. What time is it?
Monet:	God, you are such a good kisser. You kiss like a girl.
Will:	I throw like one too.

—while making out

Monet is fine. I mean, no one does more with black and cement, but how many apartments can you sell to Moby? —

I thought that was a myth. Like the weapons of mass destruction. — Grace, hearing about the Flipping Dykes

Grace:	I guess I just figured since she was my favorite aunt, if anyone was gonna rob her blind, it would be me.
Deirdre:	Well, Grace, there's no room for emotion in business. Or anywhere in life.

Will:	Look, on Animal Planet, why is it that the pumas always single out the one limpy gazelle for dinner?
Grace:	Ugh, there's gonna be nature in our plan?

—plotting against Deirdre and Monet

I'm not gonna let a couple of Ellen-lovin', Jenny Shimizu calendar-buyin', Uggs in the summertime-wearin', lady lovers scare us off. — Will

Just because I talk to the dead doesn't mean I can't look good. — John Edwards, on his good physique

You're, like, my favorite medium. Although, in person, you look more like a Large. — Jack, meeting John Edward