We’ll always get it right, eventually
Don we now our gayest apparel.
Because its theWill & Graceholiday special.
But this is the holiday special, Shelley Morrison is okay, andWill & Gracedoes the holidays incredibly well.
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He doesnt even feel like celebrating anymore.
He spirals and gives up on Christmas entirely.
While Grace is away, Will picks up a book and says how much he loved old New York.
And then they get their chance to experience it.
And honestly, if the episode ended here, it would be perfect.
Smitty: An Origin Story.
Hes just merry and gay.Supergay.
Especially for the women he has intercourse with.
Homophones, girl, do you get it?
Of course, when he takes off his coat to reveal some serious biceps, that doesnt hurt either.
Theyre interrupted by Carolyns landlord, Billem, played by Will.
Hes even got that incredible mustache he was talking about earlier in that book about old New York.
Back at home, Billem looks for wife Fanny its Grace, in all her 1912 glory.
But Fanny and Billems marriage isnt the happiest one.
Shes not allowed to, well, do anything a woman would do in 2017.
Its just a reminder of how hilarious Debra Messing can be simply on her own.
She hides the kids again as a visitor reappears, but its not Billem.
Its John Patrick, and hes discovered some information on Billem.
But it takes a few more references before Carolyn picks up on the fact that Billem is gay.
Thats when John Patrick reveals that as a sailor, its different.
Hes had sex with men, BUT ONLY ON BOATS.
And it didnt make him feel gay, just a wee bit queer.
(Damn,thereit is.
Worked that time.)
Billem responds, Whats wrong with living in the closet?
And thenWill & Grace(orBillem & Fanny) does what its been trying to do all season.
But this time, it absolutely nails it.
Fanny tells Carolyn that immigrants, whether Irish or Jewish, dont always have it easy.
But this country is about succeeding, not keeping people down.
It may take longer than it should, but we always get it right, eventually.
Of course, its short lived because Carolyns opium kicked in and she heard none of that.
And at that moment, we hear thumping and Billem saying, Oh my God!
before emerging with a cigarette to tell Carolyn she can stay in her house.
After seeing that (very specific) story, the group has new feelings about Christmas.
But Fanny was the first woman to vote in New York!
Oh, um, she was also the first woman murdered for voting in New York.
Grace erupts into a rendition of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and you know what?
Itisa merry little Christmas, with its own set of episode bloopers.
Some Christmas Notables
God bless us, every one.
And see you, Will, Grace, Jack, and Karen in the New Year.
