Valeria Cantrell (Kaiulani Lee) has everything she could ever want as a housewife. Her husband Julian (Steve Vinovich) is going to be mayor. She has a daughter, Charlotte (Jane Adams), who is as perfect a kid as you could ever have.
It’s all wonderful until an important dinner with potential campaign donor Mr. Tabbitt goes completely off the rails when Valeria’s unshakeable wholesomeness, generosity and faith manifest into literal, undeniable sainthood. Complete with heavenly choirs, glowing halos and random buckets of fried chicken dropping from the ceiling, her newfound divinity turns out to be more of a terrifying burden than a blessing to her bewildered family.
Desperate to return to a normal life, Valeria turns to her mother, Ruby (Mary Louise Wilson) and the local priest (Albert Macklin). Advised that the only way to shed her divine status is to fall from grace, Valeria sets out to break the Ten Commandments in strict numerical order. Yes, it turns out that putting up a picture of Bruce Springsteen is idolatry.
This episode is directed by Warner Shook, who was Pippin in Knightriders, and written by Jule Selbo, based on a story by Suzette Haden Elgin. It’s a much funnier episode than the last few, but not as good.
