Desperate Housewives [Archive]

ausi2b

06-29-2005, 01:56 PM

Not really a spoiler, but information from the head writer ...

06/29 - Marc Cherry: "My hope is that we can continue to examine not just the big stuff but the small everyday stuff, that I think is so interesting and fascinating about women's lives. We've taken things to such operatic proportions toward the end of the year, it will be nice to reset and settle down a little bit." Source: Ask Ausiello @ TV Guide Online

Let me know if you want me to mark it spoiler, or remove completely!

TX Sweetheart

06-29-2005, 08:11 PM

Season 1 comes out on DVD on September 20.

nekopie76

06-30-2005, 08:26 AM

Season 1 comes out on DVD on September 20. That just made my day! TY!!!! :)

ManteoChik

07-03-2005, 08:16 AM

I love Desperate Housewives and can't wait for the new season. When the show first came out I never really watched but towards the end I really got into it and I was just shocked at the season finali.

Rippy1010

07-03-2005, 06:27 PM

Ooooooh! I'm so glad I found this thread! I loooove Desperate Housewives. FH and I watch it together, which cracks me up.

CAN'T WAIT for the new season. Not sure what I think abou this new mother/son combo moving in.

shopaholic

07-28-2005, 09:04 AM

On a local radio station this mornning they were talking about DH and this new season.

They said that "YES" Rex really does die because in a later episode there is a fight over his funeral (??)

shopaholic

07-28-2005, 09:07 AM

The new season begins on September 25.

Here`s a preview of DH

The new season takes off from where last season left off.

Bree identifies Rex's body at the morgue as he has officially died. Bree also gets into a major argument with Rex's mother (guest star Shirley Knight) over the funeral arragnements. Also, there is a funeral conducted later on. Lynette starts her new job at an ad agency and starts to get used to her new boss (guest Joely Fisher).

Meanwhile, we find out what happens when Mike goes into the house with Zach and Susan waiting for him. Mike and Zach's connection to each other is realized. New Wisteria Lane neighbor Betty Applewhite, a concert pianist has a dark and spooky secret to hide and it is revealed.

Kendra's dad died, and she tries to get the autopsy report. Lastly, someone dies at the end of the episode which inevitably lands John in jail, a few cellblocks away from Carlos.

framboise

07-28-2005, 04:22 PM

Oooohhh, those are interesting tidbits about the season premier! Thanks Celiacutie!

It has been really interesting to catch the reruns once in a while this summer. It helps me remember what went on with some of the storylines that they "neglecte" midway through the season or dropped for a while & then came back to.

It's funny because my FMIL is a little on the conservative side & at first hated Desperate Housewives on principle. She watched an episode in the middle of the season & is now totally hooked! She even calls FH & I to discuss what's going on! Haha, cracks me up!

Desp Housewives is SUCH a great show! I'm so excited for the new season to start.

mierin

07-28-2005, 05:01 PM

I can NOT wait for the new season. I was addicted all last year and refused to do anything on Sunday nights. DH does not support my habit, but whatever. He can watch Law and Order in peace now. :D

shopaholic

09-14-2005, 12:16 PM

bump :)

jarm

09-14-2005, 01:53 PM

When does the new season start?

sunchaser26

09-14-2005, 02:17 PM

Not long now till the new season starts! I can't wait... My DH and I watch it together and he really likes it too. I have it TIVO'ed so I won't miss it.

When is the first episode? Is it this week or next?

angelraven

09-14-2005, 03:36 PM

Kendra's dad died, and she tries to get the autopsy report. Lastly, someone dies at the end of the episode which inevitably lands John in jail, a few cellblocks away from Carlos.

ROFL!!! At least Gabrielle's husband and boy toy will be in a convenient location! Hey Carlos...walk a few steps down the hall...Hey John. hehehe

shopaholic

09-14-2005, 03:47 PM

September 25.

mel7dog

09-14-2005, 05:05 PM

I still can't believe Rex died :(

Etoile

09-16-2005, 10:30 PM

OK this is probably totally dumb, but did we actually see Rex dead? I remember he was having a problem breathing and wrote the note to Bree. Then the doctor called Bree and told her Rex had died. She acted very cool during that conversation and then broke down after she put away the wedding silver.

But... could Rex not really be dead, but they thought Bree was trying to poison him so they told her he was dead to see what she would do?

i'm thinking I saw scenes from the funeral in the previews for season premiere though. That's probably a dumb idea.

PS When they called her, the first thing I thought was: that is so unrealistic. They would not call a woman who is at home, alone to tell her over the phone that her husband had died. They would have had her come in to the hospital so she would have someone with her, wouldn't they?

OK I just went back and read the whole thread and clearly, Rex is dead. Feh.

jarm

09-17-2005, 06:01 AM

Hospitals do call people and tell them over the phone.

incognita07

09-17-2005, 08:26 AM

I am SO excited! I've missed those Wisteria Lane ladies!

Anita

Etoile

09-18-2005, 08:32 AM

Hospitals do call people and tell them over the phone.

Really? Without even checking to see if someone's there with them? That seems really irresponsible to me. I guess I was wrong about that!

jarm

09-18-2005, 05:51 PM

I know that my aunt was phoned in the middle of the night when my uncle passed. My grandmother was phoned in the middle of the night when her husband passed. There could be other times when they don't though. Although I'm pretty sure that if you are called in (especially in the middle of the night) that you'd know something was wrong, and so maybe they figure you're better off staying put instead of being nervous while driving, and rushing at times, in a rush to get the hospital.

kadee_29

09-18-2005, 08:42 PM

I just wanted to say

WOOOOO HOOOOOOOO FELICITY!!!!!!! :D

Yup, I am a dork and proud of it. ;)

jarm

09-18-2005, 08:58 PM

I think Felicity plays my favorite character on DH because she's got the most "normal" life (at least in my eyes).

mel7dog

09-19-2005, 07:06 AM

Felicity was so real when giving her speech. I was so happy for her! You can tell she hasn't got caugh up in thr hollywood life nearly as much as some of the other house wives.

nekopie76

09-19-2005, 07:59 AM

Season 1 is going to be released tomorrow (9/20) on DVD. I am not sure if I am going to buy it or just Netflix it. Either way, I can't wait for Sunday!!! :D

kris97

09-19-2005, 02:19 PM

I was excited for Felicity Huffman as well - she and William H Macy make *the* cutest couple.

I thought the entire cast looked GORGEOUS at the Emmys, but especially Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman. Marcia Cross has the best hair, ever.

andrew&shannah

09-20-2005, 01:56 PM

Subscribing!

If you haven't seen it yet, there is a really cute new ad for the show. You can view it on their website (http://abc.go.com/primetime/desperate/)

Michelle

09-20-2005, 02:01 PM

I can't wait until Sunday! :)

amyintn

09-25-2005, 08:54 PM

Anyone watch tonight? I thought it moved kinda slow but I thought next week looked really good. Can't wait to find out more about the new neighbors.

eponymous

09-25-2005, 09:17 PM

I feel like the new neighbors' mystery has been laid on a little thick, but I still want to know what's up with them!

mel7dog

09-26-2005, 04:37 AM

I agree that it wasn't as exiting as I thought, no huge surprises, most things were pretty predictable. I have faith it will get better though :)

kugrrly

09-26-2005, 07:39 AM

I agree I thought it was kind of boring.

shopaholic

09-26-2005, 07:44 AM

It seems the writing went downhill. I am not sure, something was up. Usually I can't wait til next week....now it just seems stupid (the whole person in the basement)

mindy

09-26-2005, 07:47 AM

I agree the whole person in the basement thing is really stupid to me I hope the other are better.

kugrrly

09-26-2005, 07:54 AM

I was gettting tired of the show mid season last year, and I think last nights episode really did nothing for me. It seemed like the writers ran out of stories......

Islandbride1025

09-26-2005, 08:01 AM

Another one who thought is was "ho-hum". Can't stand Teri Hatchers Susan, so now that it over w/Mike AGAIN, will she be mooning over him from afar.

And the whole paternity test thingy????? What was that, those tests do not have the person's name on it??? You can just grab anyone's and use it. That was crazy to me.

paiger

09-26-2005, 08:03 AM

And the whole paternity test thingy????? What was that, those tests do not have the person's name on it??? You can just grab anyone's and use it. That was crazy to me.
She told the receptionist that she had gotten Photoshop for christmas, so I guess she took that women's and then 'made' it look like it was hers. Except they would have had to have taken his DNA, which they didn't make it look like they did, so that was a stretch.

Lil_Mrs_0702

09-26-2005, 09:36 AM

What was up with the time line of last night??? Did Susan wear the same outfit for a week straight? Felicity got 2 job interviews, Bree's MIL came and got kicked out and reinvited to the funeral, and they got paternity test results all while Susan was wearing the same tank set!!! Just a little confused by it. I just kept thinking... What the heck, I know they have the wardrobe budget... Change her clothes.

The only thing really amusing to me was Huffman's interview and relationship w/ her husband. They are the only ones that I really see as realistic.

Also, I didn't get the new neighbors... It seems a little too Daytime Soap for me. I remember there is one creepy Daytime that had the lil boy and the eitch or something... I don't know they are made fun of on the Soup all the time. That's what that scene reminded me of.

JamBray

09-26-2005, 10:07 AM

I thought last night's episode was okay, but somewhat over the top. Everyone seemed to take the news of Mary Alice killing Deidre pretty calmly, and what was with Susan telling everyone right after Rex's funeral?! Did she not think that really wasn't the time? Also, I'd have thought they would've focused a little more on the aftermath of the funeral and maybe showing Bree finally breaking down?

The whole paterinity test thing was stupid, and what was the point of the Zach-is-dead-but-it's-really-not-him bit?

I'm curious to know who's in the basement, but why did the son need to bring the gun with him? That just made no sense.

KGif

09-26-2005, 10:09 AM

I didn't like the new neighbor scenario with ther person CHAINED in the basement! Kinda turned my stomach a little. Ick.

Also the whole Susan/Mike on again off again thing is already old. It's reminiscent of Rachel and Ross with the "will they EVER get together" suspense. Only with Rachel and Ross I was rooting for them .. with Mike and Susan I really couldn't care less anymore :)

shopaholic

09-26-2005, 10:16 AM

they definitely ran out of ideas.

Vishenka69

09-26-2005, 11:48 AM

they definitely ran out of ideas.

I was thinking that the entire show. I also felt that they tried to cram too much into one episode.

mel7dog

09-26-2005, 11:53 AM

Did Susan look like a skeleton to anyone else? There was one scene where she was jogging up the sidewalk that made my stomach turn because her legs were so freaky skinny.

Regina Phalange

09-26-2005, 12:21 PM

I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt the episode was lacking something. I think the new neighbors are really strange and could have been left out of the plot. Is it just me or does the mom talk to her son in kind of a 'seducitive' tone? KWIM?

The paternity test was stupid. I'm just mad at Gabrielle for even wanting his forgiveness. He did a REALLY awful thing. Let him go!!

The bit with the tie at the funeral was really funny but sadly true. People get very upset with the way their loved ones look at funerals. So I laughed but felt her pain/anger at the same time.

I hope next week is a little better!

hockeybrat

09-26-2005, 12:25 PM

Did Susan look like a skeleton to anyone else? There was one scene where she was jogging up the sidewalk that made my stomach turn because her legs were so freaky skinny.

Yes and I remember seeing on "the other boards" that someone compared Terri Hatcher to Michael Jackson. I totally saw that when she was trying to break it off with Mike (part deux) and they were sitting on his porch.

kugrrly

10-02-2005, 07:35 PM

god teri is looking sickly

I do not remember walking away from the tv this much last year. Maybe they are trying to bulidstories up. SO far not impressed The new twist with the new neighbor is lame.

mel7dog

10-02-2005, 07:53 PM

I am getting nervous for Bree! She was the one who was preparing his food and picking up his meds, now she is seen with George and you know what people are going to think! Bree's MIL is driving me crazy, and what the heck was Edy wearing on rollerskates?!

mrs_pell

10-02-2005, 07:54 PM

Hehe...I loved the rat story! Cracked me up when she said, "that's a lot to accomplish in a lifetime...it's getting late, so, hats off to ya!" :D

Also, agreeing with everyone else on not digging the new neighbor storyline.

kugrrly

10-02-2005, 08:08 PM

the rat story was funny! :)

eponymous

10-02-2005, 09:18 PM

Bree's MIL is driving me nuts. I know she's written to do so, but it also hits close to home for me: I'm still not allowed to grieve for my parents because my grandmother is CHILDLESS. (I can't imagine my grandmother's pain, but she hasn't been acknowledged that I might have any.)

These women are too skinny and Edie (Edi?) looked like an idiot in that red thing. I feel like the plot is being forced, but there were still a bunch of funny lines that made me laugh - but Grey's was much, much better tonight, I thought.

BridalLace

10-02-2005, 09:35 PM

i think DH is getting worse and worse. i was really disappointed in tonight's show. Edie looked ridiculous in that red outfit/skates - like she was a 45 year old trying to look 15. Susan playing hard to get with Mike was so tiresome...and Bree is clearly going to be framed for Rex's murder. and whats up with them recycling Susan's ex-husband and his presence sparking more rivalry between Susan and Edie? Susan doesn't care if Edie dates him, so why should we???

i really think they should've stuck with last seasons' storylines a bit more - and i agree that they should've focused on the aftermath of the funeral more. one of the most riveting parts of the season finale was Bree sitting at an empty dining room table and realizing Rex was really gone. but now with her non-reaction in season 2, it really does make it seem like she is cold and unfeeling.

the basement prisoner storyline just skeeves me out.

totally disappointed...

kadee_29

10-02-2005, 09:41 PM

Bree's MIL is driving me nuts. I know she's written to do so, but it also hits close to home for me: I'm still not allowed to grieve for my parents because my grandmother is CHILDLESS. (I can't imagine my grandmother's pain, but she hasn't been acknowledged that I might have any.) I totally understand. My mom passed away almost 8 years ago and yet my grandmother STILL makes a big deal out of it everytime we go somewhere. Like the funeral for her BIL this past Friday. She felt the need to tell the pastor all about my moms passing. Complete strangers, it doesnt matter. They know all about my mom and my aunt who suffered a stroke over the summer.

mel7dog

10-02-2005, 09:42 PM

I agree, this show is getting more and more disappointing.

The new neighbor CREEPS me out, obviously she is wack. The storyline there is not fun at all, just scary and weird.

Susan is too skinny and annoying as ever. I really don't like her character. All she does is stress over Mike and talk to her teenage daughter about her love life :rolleyes:

Gabrielle/Carlos same silly heartless stuff as ever, Bree's husband died and she is over it right away, weird. They are so obviously setting it up for her to be blamed for Rex's death.

Does anyone else feel like Lynette is the only "real" character on the show?

TX Sweetheart

10-03-2005, 02:40 AM

ok, so I *finally* got all caught up (bought DH Season 1 which I'd seen most of but not the last few episodes, and watched these two episodes from Season 2)...
Rex's mom is soooo annoying the sh!t outta me... I seriously just wanna reach into the TV and strangle the woman.

This season is starting out reeeeeaaaally slowly... or maybe it's starting way too fast.... either way, it's just not holding my attention at all...

And mel7dog, I totally agree... I think Lynette is truely the only real character on the show... and actually, she and Julie are the only ones I haven't wanted to just completely kill off the show...

And I agree with everybody that's said that the new neighbor senario is just creepy...

shopaholic

10-03-2005, 08:13 AM

Sorry but DH sucks now. I actually got up and went in the other room to do something (during a commercial) and completely forgot I was watching DH...thats bad!

dzil

10-03-2005, 08:20 AM

I have to agree. I am totally disappointed. I don't even know if I'll watch next week.

Is anyone else tired of the narration? Especially at the beginning where she drones on and on about the hidden life of suburbanites. It's over the top.

kugrrly

10-03-2005, 09:26 AM

Sorry but DH sucks now. I actually got up and went in the other room to do something (during a commercial) and completely forgot I was watching DH...thats bad!

I did also. My laundry was more exciting!!! I may skipping this show now.

Lil_Mrs_0702

10-03-2005, 09:40 AM

I totally agree that this season is not as interesting as last. I keep just waiting around for something to happen. I too started doing laundry and would pop in for a quiick catch up.

I too think Lynette is the only real character (Glad she won the emmy). I love the relationship between her and her DH. It reminds of things my parents would say to each other and jokes that my DH and I make.

I also am still waiting for Bree to crack or go wild. I liked the scene where she slapped her MIL. That's something I've been wanting to do!!

I dunno.... I'll watch another few episodes and hope for the best. I'll tell you I am not the religious viewer I was last year though!! Maybe they'll switch time slots w/ Greys Anatomy. Then I can sleep at 10!!

jessied1025

10-03-2005, 09:45 AM

I agree as well that this season is no where near as good as last. Hopefully the season will get better.

mel7dog

10-03-2005, 09:49 AM

I'll tell you I am not the religious viewer I was last year though!! Maybe they'll switch time slots w/ Greys Anatomy. Then I can sleep at 10!!

If they did switch the times I doubt I would watch DH at all. And to think I only started watch Grey's Anatomy because it was on after, now it is one of my new fav's (after Lost of course!)

Rippy1010

10-03-2005, 09:52 AM

And to think I only started watch Grey's Anatomy because it was on after, now it is one of my new fav's (after Lost of course!)

ME TOO! Ditto on all of that! ;)

mindy

10-03-2005, 09:54 AM

Hi,

Can anyone give me a recap I was sick and fell asleep and forgot to set for it to tape.

Thanks

JamBray

10-03-2005, 10:02 AM

I wasn't all that riveted last night either, and kept focusing my attention elsewhere. Zzzzzzzzz to any storyline with Susan, obviously they're going to set up Bree for Rex's murder, and her MIL is soooo annoying; Gabriel and Carlos? Boooorriing, and the new neighbor is beyond creepy. I thought the scenes with Lynette were cute, and agree were the only ones that seemed real.

Also, where the heck is Paul? I mean Mike leaves him out in the desert, and then he just disappears? So is Zach living in the house all alone? And instead of getting anything with Mike and Zach last night (one of the main storylines) they throw us the lame scenes with Paul/Susan/Edie??? As someone else said, who cares?! I hope this show starts to pick up because I'm losing interest.

icedwhite

10-03-2005, 10:33 AM

i really like the show, but i hate that they leave so many plotlines just dangling. from the first season: what happened with bree's son? he said that he was going to do something to destroy his mother, but nothing ever materialized; lynette's husband told his father that he did something in the past that lynette can never find out about. what did he do? have an affair, maybe?

grrrrrr, it's frustrating!

PrincessTommi

10-03-2005, 10:34 AM

hockeybrat

10-03-2005, 10:52 AM

How long is Bree's MIL going to be there? I hate her!

I thought it was hilarious that Susan hit Edie with her car. And the rat trick was great, I love Lynette. :D Other than that, last night's show wasn't that great.

I wasn't that impressed with last nights show either.

Bree's MIL is a PITA! I was glad she slapped her at the restaurant. :D

Susan's schtick is getting a little old, IMO. I am always expecting her to break something or run over someone, etc.

shopaholic

10-03-2005, 10:56 AM

yeah, where is Zach.....where is Paul???

Also, wasn't Bree's son gay? Whatever happened with that storyline?

kugrrly

10-03-2005, 11:00 AM

yeah, where is Zach.....where is Paul???

Also, wasn't Bree's son gay? Whatever happened with that storyline?

I guess they got bored with those story lines and wanted to focus more on the Mike and Susan angle. Will they or wont they be together?? Who cares I do not like either one of them. I also do not like Susan's realtionship with her daughter. Some of the conversation between the two of them was more like friends talking and not mother/daughter.

shopaholic

10-03-2005, 11:20 AM

I agree....Susan has gotten to be sooooo annoying that I roll my eyes whenever her scenes come on. It was "cute" the first few episodes last year but now it just gives women a bad image.

JamBray

10-03-2005, 12:49 PM

Anyone know when Oprah is going to be on? I'm curious to see what kind of neighbor she's going to be.

sarahh

10-03-2005, 01:07 PM

Oprah was on Desperate Housewives as a special segment for her show. It was never intended to air on DH on Sunday night. I think it's a extra on the DVD set though?

MaineBelle

10-03-2005, 01:16 PM

This show is still keeping me interested. I like the storyline with Lynette and even Carlos and Gabrielle are keeping me amused. I, too, am sick of Susan.

Did you ever see that episode of Seinfeld where he is dating a girl that looks pretty when the lighting is good, and scary when the lighting is bad. That is who Susan reminds me of. Sometimes she can look good, and other times her face is so gaunt and she looks terrible

mel7dog

10-03-2005, 01:17 PM

yeah, where is Zach.....where is Paul???

Also, wasn't Bree's son gay? Whatever happened with that storyline?

Yea what happened to Bree's son? Remember last season when he said he was going to be the perfect child for a while, then one day do something really really bad. What happened with that?

For a show that was said to be "in the running" for best comedy, you'd think they would have stepped it up for season 2.

I also do not like Susan's realtionship with her daughter. Some of the conversation between the two of them was more like friends talking and not mother/daughter.
I know! Last season I thought that Julie was maybe 16/17 which wouldn't of been as bad as finding out she is 14 and her mom talks to her about sex!

Does anyone else think it's weird that Susan's ex has been dating Edie for 6 months and this is the first Susan has heard of it. You would think her daughter would have said something in all that time, Susan would have seen them out, Edie would have mentioned it, Susan would have seen his car. It would be one thing if they had just started really dating recently, but the writers are telling us they've been dating for 6 months and this is the first we've heard of it :rolleyes: Yea right, way to toss another random storyline in, maybe Edie was just dying to do that rollerskate scene so she could wear that stupod outfir :D LOL

kugrrly

10-03-2005, 01:22 PM

At least it was Nicolette wearing that outfit and not Teri. Now that would have been icky to see.

ejs

10-03-2005, 02:31 PM

It seems like there are so many separate storylines this year, whereas last year, the women were often discussing everything with each other over coffee or poker or out in the street. When Susan found out her ex was with Edie, why didn't she immediately have a chat session with her friends? Why aren't they around supporting Bree? Why didn't the women help Lynette come up with a plan to get her husband off his butt? Last year it seemed like there was so much more interaction between the women, which made for some entertainment.

Does the Bree storyline seem predictable to anyone else? An autopsy will show Rex was poisoned, she'll be a suspect, possibly even arrested so she can act like Martha in jail. Will the pharmacist's love/obsession for her cause him to confess and save her?

mel7dog

10-03-2005, 07:03 PM

At least it was Nicolette wearing that outfit and not Teri. Now that would have been icky to see.
LMAO! I seriously would have gotten sick!

tgray99

10-03-2005, 10:08 PM

Does anyone else find it incredibly annoying that they're more or less ignoring Gabby being pregnant? She should be having morning sickness, taking prenatals, starting to swell a bit, etc. Has no one writing on this show never been pregnant?? Geez, they did a better job with Rachel's pregnancy on Friends.

TX Sweetheart

10-03-2005, 10:29 PM

Well, she did have the sensitivity to smells (the leather in the car, the hamburgers & hotdogs at Carlos' party, etc.) but yeah, other than that they've been pretty much ignoring Gabby herself. They had the whole paternity test thing and stuff but they haven't had anything with Gabby being pregnant.
And I totally agree... they did a much better job with Rachel (and Phoebe... though that one couldn't be helped at all since Lisa Kudrow was pregnant at the time)...

I'm still gonna watch, if just for the fact that my hubby is completely obsessed with the show and it'll give us something in common to watch besides Lost.

JamBray

10-04-2005, 09:46 AM

Oprah was on Desperate Housewives as a special segment for her show. It was never intended to air on DH on Sunday night. I think it's a extra on the DVD set though?
Oh really? Huh. Too bad, as I was looking forward to seeing what her role was going to be.
Does the Bree storyline seem predictable to anyone else? An autopsy will show Rex was poisoned, she'll be a suspect, possibly even arrested so she can act like Martha in jail. Will the pharmacist's love/obsession for her cause him to confess and save her?
I agree that it's predictable, so I hope they put some kind of a twist on it so we can say "Ohh, I didn't see that one coming!".

I had forgotten all about Andrew being both gay, and making threats about Bree. Maybe now that his dad is gone, he's decided to put the revenge on hold. ;)

Rippy1010

10-04-2005, 10:53 AM

I thought Bree's son was just pretending to be gay to make his mother upset. Wasn't that it?

shopaholic

10-04-2005, 11:20 AM

I thought Bree's son was just pretending to be gay to make his mother upset. Wasn't that it?
I don't think so?? He was caught in the pool (by Susan) making out with another guy (I believe that other gardener)

Rippy1010

10-04-2005, 12:19 PM

I don't think so?? He was caught in the pool (by Susan) making out with another guy (I believe that other gardener)

Oh, that's RIGHT! I totally forgot about that! Alrighty then.

Vishenka69

10-04-2005, 12:26 PM

katmg

10-04-2005, 01:22 PM

I'm also annoyed by the pregnant Gabby storyline. They're totally ignoring right now and they'll just deal with it when it becomes convenient.

I'm another one hoping that the Bree storyline isn't as predictable as what I think it's going to be. Would anyone really find a note saying, "I understand and I forgive you" and assume that it means she killed him?? Please.

The only character that seems to have some dimension is Lynette. The Susan/Edie thing is tired.

shopaholic

10-04-2005, 01:27 PM

I'm another one hoping that the Bree storyline isn't as predictable as what I think it's going to be. Would anyone really find a note saying, "I understand and I forgive you" and assume that it means she killed him?? Please.

I know. When that assumption came up I turned to BF and said "don't ever say you forgive me because it obviously means that I killed you"

tgray99

10-04-2005, 02:06 PM

Oh, that's RIGHT! I totally forgot about that! Alrighty then.
I thought he was acting like he was gay so his parents would take him out of the boot camp. Didn't he tell someone, maybe the pastor, that he wasn't really gay? I think that's when he decided he'd inflict revenge on Bree.

I completely adore Lynnette. Adore her. I loved the conversation with the rat. That was hilarious! I also loved her doing her interview while changing a diaper. That's some funny stuff.

JamBray

10-04-2005, 02:16 PM

He was caught in the pool (by Susan) making out with another guy (I believe that other gardener)
I thought he was making out with Zach??? Or did Zach just see him?

Rippy1010

10-04-2005, 02:19 PM

I thought he was making out with Zach??? Or did Zach just see him?

I think that Zach saw them in the pool.

BridalLace

10-04-2005, 02:20 PM

no, it was definitely Zach who was making out with the gardener's friend, the same friend who was later beaten up by Carlos.

kmmommy

10-04-2005, 02:23 PM

I'm pretty sure he was making out with Bree's son (Andrew) in the pool not Zach. But Zach saw them.

shopaholic

10-04-2005, 02:26 PM

no, it was definitely Zach who was making out with the gardener's friend, the same friend who was later beaten up by Carlos.
uhh, zach was running after Susan's daughter in the street asking her to stay at the party and then ran off and pouted.

The other gardner was in the pool making out with Bree's son Andrew. Remember in other episodes how the other gardner kissed Gabby to "see if he was gay"

kadee_29

10-04-2005, 03:06 PM

It was definitely Andrew in the pool with the gardner.

I thought he got out of "boot camp" by saying he wasnt gay. And he told the preist he wasnt gay just to get out of the lecture about going to hell. Thats when the discussion came up about him getting back at Bree.

Lil_Mrs_0702

10-04-2005, 04:55 PM

Andrew made out w/ the gardener's friend and then confessed that he was gay at bootcamp. He got out of bootcamp b/c Bree didn't want him w/ all those other boys unsupervised.

Then when Bree said something about being scared that Andrew was going to hell, he told everyone that he was no longer going to be gay. He later told the pastor about his conversation w/ Bree and said that he was going to an angel and then one day ruin her life.

BridalLace

10-04-2005, 09:12 PM

uhh, zach was running after Susan's daughter in the street asking her to stay at the party and then ran off and pouted.

whoops, you're right. i got the names mixed up. i meant Andrew, Bree's son. Zach is MIKE's psycho son. whoops indeed!

mel7dog

10-05-2005, 03:57 AM

JamBray

10-05-2005, 09:35 AM

Ooookay. Thanks for clearing that up Lil_Mrs_0702. I was just laughing at all of our thoughts on this plot...lol, glad to see the show made it unforgettable and not confusing. :D

Etoile

10-07-2005, 01:20 PM

i still love DH even though some people are getting disappointed this season. I am disappointed by one thing though--that we've already found out who is in the basement locked up by the new neighbors! I thought they would drag out the suspense a little longer. :(
I like that storyline though but I was hoping it would be the big mystery this season.

Regina Phalange

10-07-2005, 01:36 PM

Wait! Did I miss something?? Who is the basement locked up? Did they reveal the identity of the person??

tgray99

10-07-2005, 01:44 PM

Wait! Did I miss something?? Who is the basement locked up? Did they reveal the identity of the person??
I think it's Afre Woodard's character's husband. But don't quote me on that! :D

andrew&shannah

10-07-2005, 01:53 PM

I think it's Afre Woodard's character's husband. But don't quote me on that

I thought that at first but then I feel like that was let out way too earlier and way too easily. I feel like there is a twist in the future :)

Etoile

10-07-2005, 02:43 PM

Well, Alfre Woodard went to the doctor and said she wasn't sleeping well, having to do with her guilt at allowing her ex-husband to beat her son to death. When the doctor asked if he'd been punished, she said yes. She was getting the sleeping pills to drug the man in the basement so he wouldn't make noise at night (Susan had complained about noise). I thought it was obvious from that that it is Alfre Woodard's abusive husband that is locked in the basement; but, there is probably a twist of some sort up ahead.

ManteoChik

10-07-2005, 04:08 PM

Hmm...I didn't know that about the basement. I knew they had someone locked up in there but I didn't know who it was or why they were locked in there. I missed the last 10 min. of the season premier, was that when they showed it?

kugrrly

10-07-2005, 04:28 PM

I just thought she had said that to get the drugs.

kadee_29

10-07-2005, 04:44 PM

I just thought she had said that to get the drugs. That is what I thought too.

Etoile

10-07-2005, 06:40 PM

Hmm, I thought that what she was saying was basically true, because when the doctor said, I hope he was punished (or whatever he said), she said oh, yes, he was very meaningfully.
there's been a couple other references to it being her husband/her son's father that is down there:
1. the first episode where the kid told Bree his father was dead, and then Alfre Woodard said, "We widows have to stick together", after Bree left, she said, that was kind of sick, you pretending your father's dead.
2. When he was making all that noise down there, and she said something about it being his punishment, the son said how can you stand it? and she said, that's my punishment. Like, her punishment for having allowed him to beat her son.

Maybe I'm reading too much into things?

tgray99

10-07-2005, 11:16 PM

Regina Phalange

10-08-2005, 06:04 PM

IMO: She definently was making up that stuff talking to the doctor so that she could get drugs to put the man in the basement to sleep. When she said "Oh, yes, he is", it was meaningful because SHE is torturing him...but we don't know why. She told Bree that she was a widow to make up for the fact that it is she portraying a 'single parent' home. I am actually beginning to believe that her 'son' isn't even really her son.

TX Sweetheart

10-08-2005, 09:59 PM

She told Bree that she was a widow to make up for the fact that it is she portraying a 'single parent' home. I am actually beginning to believe that her 'son' isn't even really her son.

Well, actually, she told Bree that she was a widow because her son told Danielle that he knew what she was going through or something like that, before she made the "widows have to stick together" comment. That's why she reprimanded him after Bree & Danielle left, because he was the one that originally said his father was dead.

Regina Phalange

10-08-2005, 10:05 PM

Right. Well the point is still the same: they are portraying a single parent home.

jbenny75

10-09-2005, 07:01 AM

Bree's MIL is a PITA! I was glad she slapped her at the restaurant.

I can't stand her!! I agree!

And I wish I could slap my MIL like that!

Regina Phalange

10-09-2005, 07:43 PM

Okay the episode isn't even over but I HAVE to comment on Gabby's fake hair piece...eww....what the hell was that?

jarm

10-09-2005, 07:49 PM

Yay! Bree figured it out!!!

jbenny75

10-09-2005, 08:04 PM

Aww...I liked that Gabby saw the mistake she made. Nice scene when she told Carlos she was sorry. All I could think of was Gone With the Wind:

"Why Scarlett, you've grown a real woman's heart."

"Oh, I have Rhett, truly I have."

amyintn

10-09-2005, 09:28 PM

I thought tonight's episode was the best so far. Still can't believe what happened with the pharmacist at the end.

Don't want to say too much for the people who haven't seen it yet.

Rippy1010

10-10-2005, 05:01 AM

I HAVE to comment on Gabby's fake hair piece...eww....what the hell was that?

THANK YOU! That was really not becoming. I didn't like it at all.

shopaholic

10-10-2005, 08:49 AM

paiger

10-10-2005, 08:50 AM

jarm

10-10-2005, 08:53 AM

I'm still confused as to who it is. They creep me out. I don't think her son is really her son...just bizarre!

kris97

10-10-2005, 09:04 AM

I liked the episode too, but have to ask, what did Bree "figure out"?

jarm

10-10-2005, 09:06 AM

That the pharmacist had to do with Rex's death.

paiger

10-10-2005, 09:11 AM

That the pharmacist had to do with Rex's death.
She knows that he poisned Rex? I thought he passed the lie detector, so she actually thinks he is innocent. How did he pass that? He really must be a little crazy to be able to do that.

Also, did anyone else think it looked like he as Botox in the off season. He looked older last season or something.

jarm

10-10-2005, 09:14 AM

She went to confront him and she said something about how they police think that they were in on it together. The conversation that they had led me to believe that she knew he had tampered with Rex's medicine.

kris97

10-10-2005, 09:16 AM

She knows that he poisned Rex? I thought he passed the lie detector, so she actually thinks he is innocent.

So did I - remember how the voiceover was talking about how when we convince ourselves of our lies, then we can convince others, something like that? I do think it's *very* creepy the way Bree intimated that they can "figure out what their feelings are" once the investigation into Rex's death had concluded. No, Bree!

andrew&shannah

10-10-2005, 09:17 AM

The conversation that they had led me to believe that she knew he had tampered with Rex's medicine.

I don't think so. At the end, they show George taking the lie detector test and passing. She has a smile on her face. She just thinks the police are idiots for asserting that was a possibillity.
In the previews, they even showed them holding hands. I doubt she would be starting a relationship with someone she thought poisoned her husband.

KGif

10-10-2005, 09:26 AM

Ummm..does anyone else notice that Lynette is suddenly a few kids short of a picnic?? :)

Last season she had, what, 4 kids? Now all of a sudden they are showing 2. What happened!?

shopaholic

10-10-2005, 09:29 AM

I don't think so. At the end, they show George taking the lie detector test and passing. She has a smile on her face. She just thinks the police are idiots for asserting that was a possibillity.
In the previews, they even showed them holding hands. I doubt she would be starting a relationship with someone she thought poisoned her husband.
I feel the same way. I think she is clueless as to what the pharmacist really did.

shopaholic

10-10-2005, 09:30 AM

Ummm..does anyone else notice that Lynette is suddenly a few kids short of a picnic?? :)

Last season she had, what, 4 kids? Now all of a sudden they are showing 2. What happened!?
I thought the same thing. Must have dissappered just like Gabby's pregnancy

katmg

10-10-2005, 09:43 AM

Yup - the voiceover was saying something about "convincing ourselves of our lives before we can convince others of them" - George convinced himself that he either, didn't do it or was justified in doing it. I don't think Bree suspects him of poisoning Rex.

I can't believe that she thinks she might have feelings for him. Barf.

Regina Phalange

10-10-2005, 11:08 AM

Bree has no idea that the pharmacist has something to do with Rex's death. When she went to confront him about the lie dector it's because she was confronting her feelings about failing the question 'Do you love George'. We see George pass the lie detector test in the end because, as the voice over said, if you lie to yourself long enough that you didn't poison someone, it becomes YOUR truth.

ETA: Yeah, where are Lynette's other kids? The twins? Have they just fallen off the face of the planet? And the only reference to Gabby being pregnant this season was made last night when she doubled over in pain and John asked her if it was the baby.

Lil_Mrs_0702

10-10-2005, 11:41 AM

Addressing Gabby's pregnancy. I think the show is continuing as if only a couple weeks have passed over the summer hiatus b/c they showed the funeral which would have been w/i a week or two of Rex's death.
With that said, she would still be in her 1st trimester so she wouldn't be showing yet. I don't even know if she has announced it to her friends yet.

I know the time line on this show is always kind of goofy for me too.

katmg

10-10-2005, 11:44 AM

She "announced" it at the going away party for Carlos, she found out, went outside to the party and screamed at Carlos for knocking her up. It was quite dramatic - I believe the whole neighborhood knows she's pregnant at this point.

Mandos*Bella

10-10-2005, 11:54 AM

Ummm..does anyone else notice that Lynette is suddenly a few kids short of a picnic??

Last season she had, what, 4 kids? Now all of a sudden they are showing 2. What happened!?

I was wondering the same thing :)

DH doesn't seem to like this season very much (yes, he's addicted :) ) but can't put his finger on it. I have to agree, but don't know what I dislike about this season.

KGif

10-10-2005, 12:26 PM

DH doesn't seem to like this season very much (yes, he's addicted ) but can't put his finger on it. I have to agree, but don't know what I dislike about this season.

I SO agree. There is just something about this season .. maybe it's just off to a slow start or something.

BridalLace

10-10-2005, 01:21 PM

i dislike this season b/c of the lack of continuity in some of the story lines i was very devoted to. they simply dropped a great many plots that i felt really involved in...i liked the reality of Bree & Rex's marriage problems and i was disappointed when they just killed him off like he didn't matter - at the end of the 1st season, no less. even though i thought his actual death was riveting - that last scene with Bree at the dining room table - i have been truly disappointed in the way they've handled the aftermath of his death. framing someone for a death is such an old, unoriginal typical soap story line. ugh!

amyintn

10-10-2005, 01:55 PM

They showed all of Lynette's kids last episode. I think this episode they just focused on the one who was starting school.

Okay, I'm confused. Last week when they showed the guy in the basement, they showed a picture of his hand reaching for a glass. I could have sworn that his hand was white. But the guy who burst thru the door was black. Does anyone recall that scene from last week? I already erased it from my TiVo:mad:

Roxygirl

10-10-2005, 03:05 PM

I agree, I remember watching that episode and I swear that the hand was white too.

My husband is a pharmacist and we watch the show together. He is convinced that George took valium or something along those lines to relax himself so he would pass the lie detector test.

Aimee

10-10-2005, 03:17 PM

I too noticed her horse hair.

What in the world was with that scene where the guy from the basement escaped. Are we to assume he is dead now since he was hit in the head with the gun and there was blood?

I do have to say, last nights episode was better than the past ones this season.

Can someone recap this portion of the show for me? Our stupid cable carrier has a knack for losing their ABC feed during DH (twice already this season!) The show cut out right at the beginning as Gabby was getting into her car and driving off somewhere as the fat gardener asked if she ws shopping, and the show came back as Lynette's boss was yelling at her, before she figured out how to video stream her son's first day of school.

Totally missed the part about mystery guy getting out. Hate Charter.

paiger

10-10-2005, 03:41 PM

I agree, I remember watching that episode and I swear that the hand was white too.

I thought it was as well.

katmg

10-10-2005, 04:03 PM

Hmmm...I thought the hand was black.

I'm pretty sure he's not dead. I think he was just smacked on the head with the gun and knocked out. Plus, the son (can't remember his name) was down in the basement re-screwing the door so that it would be secure when Susan was over for her piano lesson.

shopaholic

10-10-2005, 04:11 PM

I thought the hand was white too but didn't want to comment.

Also, I thought it was funny to see Mrs. Hubers sister again. Her character seemed to fall off the storyline as well.

Does anyone know if there is a different set of writers this season?

JamBray

10-11-2005, 10:45 AM

Also, did anyone else think it looked like he as Botox in the off season.
Yeah, something was up with his face…it looked like it was made of wax or something. He’s just too creepy for words.
I don't think so. At the end, they show George taking the lie detector test and passing. She has a smile on her face. She just thinks the police are idiots for asserting that was a possibillity. In the previews, they even showed them holding hands. I doubt she would be starting a relationship with someone she thought poisoned her husband.
I agree. Considering the type of person Bree is, it’s very doubtful that she’d be with George if he had anything to do with Rex’s death. I mean imagine what the neighbors would say! :p
Okay, I'm confused. Last week when they showed the guy in the basement, they showed a picture of his hand reaching for a glass. I could have sworn that his hand was white. But the guy who burst thru the door was black. Does anyone recall that scene from last week?
I thought the hand was white too, and almost somewhat feminine.
Also, I thought it was funny to see Mrs. Hubers sister again.
Love her, and I hope we get more of her.

jarm

10-16-2005, 08:06 PM

My thoughts on tonight's show. I did miss a lot, though, at the beginning and at the end.

I was LMAO when Gabrielle told that lawyer that she was pregnant and he quickly stopped touching her.

George really creeps me out. Poor Andrew!

What is up with Susan? I can't believe she sent Zack away to find Paul.

Were the new freaky neighbors on at all tonight?

mrs_pell

10-16-2005, 09:12 PM

No freaky neighbors tonight.

Bree is REALLY pissing me off. She is soooooooo stupid! And, I was *loving* Andrew tonight! He was cracking me up.

I also really loved the Lynette and Tom storyline tonight. He's really doing a good job with the kids, and with her. I was cracking up when she was sobbing about killing her kid's imaginary nanny!! :D

I definitely thought it was a much better episode tonight!

mel7dog

10-17-2005, 03:49 AM

Susan is such a bitch, I know she doesn't like Zach, but he's a child who need her help and Mike's son. She didn't tell Mike about him twice!

The Gabrielle thing was funny, do you think she honestly wants to make her marriage work?

I think it was pretty bad of Bree to be dating George. Even if she does have feelings for him, her hubby of 20 so years just died and we never saw her grieve. I LMAO at Andrew!

meganth

10-17-2005, 07:56 AM

I think Andrew is going to be the one to figure out that it was George that poisoned Rex. George is so freaking creepy.

I thought Gab was going to start having an affair with the lawyer. I'm glad it didn't go that way! But i don't think we've seen the last of him.

Susan pissed me off too. I wanted to slap the crap out of her.

Here is a totally random rant that has been bothering me since the beginning of the first season. You guys can ignore it because most of you will probably find it trivial! ;) I love how the show opener shows all these famous pieces of artwork. Each different work of art kind of relates to each character. What aggravates me is that this painting:
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MCG/MF132~Arnolfini-Portrait-Posters.jpg
The Arnolfini Marriage by Jan Van Eyck

is supposed to relate to Gabrielle and Carlos. What annoys me is that the woman in that picture is not pregnant - it's her bridal portrait and she's holding the train of her dress in front of her. In the opening the have the lady rubbing her stomach like she's pg. See, i told you guys it was a stupid rant but at least i learned something with all that money spent at art school!!!

shopaholic

10-17-2005, 07:57 AM

Bree is really starting to drive me nuts. Her character used to be so with it and smart, now she is just stupid.

And was Gabby drinking???????? Not when the lawyer offered her a drink (she put it back on his desk and didn't drink it) but when she was in the kitchen with Susan and Bree. They were talking about Zach and Bree and Gabby had huge goblet (?) glasses and it looked like red wine.

meganth

10-17-2005, 08:12 AM

Aimee

10-17-2005, 08:27 AM

DH is totally losing me. I could barely pay attention last night - thought it was pretty boring.

Susan pisses me off, too. I wish her character would just disappear. At first, she was goofy and cute and funny...now she's just pathetic IMO.

Tom/Lynette have made a total 180 from last season - is it just because she's working? It seems odd that his "secret" was just that his ex-girlfriend was working with him when they talked it up much bigger.

I want to know what's going on with the new family and they totally ignored it last night.

shopaholic

10-17-2005, 08:32 AM

I thought it was clear. I was pretty certain it was water.
was it really? I just noticed that Bree's was a dark wine and I saw that Gabby was drinking too so I thought it was the same liquid as Bree's.

I think I am looking into it to much. :)

ManteoChik

10-17-2005, 08:43 AM

I was a little dissapointed in last night's episode. I don't like Susan and I thik she just brings the whole show down. She is sooo stupid to not tell when she saw Zach.

shopaholic

10-17-2005, 08:47 AM

Maybe, just maybe Susan will be arrested and locked away for assisting a runaway? lol

kugrrly

10-17-2005, 08:47 AM

How can anybody have sex with those super long dangly earrings like Gabby had on last night???

I had missed the previous week, and I guess I could have probably misssed last nights also. The episode really did not do much for me.

Rippy1010

10-17-2005, 09:57 AM

And there's still no sign of Tom & Lynette's twins. Even my husband noticed.

ETA ... okay. The missing twins were just killing me. So, I had to go research. Found this comment on the "DH Message Boards":

The two twins are not going to be on until later in the season because they are away shooting Cheaper By The Dozen 2 right now. Remember, they were in the first movie. So, they'll be back...no worries!

meganth

10-17-2005, 10:05 AM

Rippy1010

10-17-2005, 10:21 AM

Didn't they show one of them yesterday? When Lynette came in looking for the umbrella.

One thing i don't get about Wysteria Lane is how can Gabby and Carlos have that HUGE house, but next door Lynette's house is so small that all the boys share one room? Last night they at least kind of recognized the twins by showing the bunkbeds in the oldest boys room.

I did notice the bunkbeds. So, that was a good indication that they would be around. I do vaguely remember one of them in the kitchen when Lynette was looking for the umbrella. I just rememember last season they were such HELLIONS causing all kinds of trouble. So, it was just odd that we never saw them. But, now that I have investigated and found out the reason ... I am at peace. LOL.

Our neighborhood is kind of like that with different-sized houses next to each other. Not to that extent. How many actual rooms does the Carlos' house have, though? We've only ever really seen the Master BR and bathroom upstairs, haven't we? Maybe it's just looks big from the outside, but is actually rather small on the inside? I don't know.

Lil_Mrs_0702

10-17-2005, 11:53 AM

They could also have Lynette's house set up to where the boys all share a room now and they have a seperate bedroom as a play room, and another one is an office. Just while the boys are young.

I shared a room w/ my lil bro when we were young so that we could have a toy room, until I reached 5-6th grade and wanted privacy instead.
Just an idea.... I know I am thinking too much into it.

I don't like how the writers will make a big deal out of one scenario and then not show it the next week. I guess their idea is to add suspense to the different plot lines, but there is so much going on it is hard to keep up and instead I just get confused. Also didn't the girls interact w/ eachother more last year?? I think maybe that is the link I am missing.

katmg

10-17-2005, 12:09 PM

Also didn't the girls interact w/ eachother more last year?? I think maybe that is the link I am missing.

I think you're right - they did interact more. Now it really seems like separate lives and separate scenarios for each girl. They had a short interaction between Bree, Susan and Gaby - but that was pretty much it. I guess with Lynette at work now, she really can't be there to play poker anymore.

shopaholic

10-17-2005, 12:51 PM

With all the storylines/characters this show should really be 2 hours!!

WestieMomma

10-17-2005, 02:45 PM

I thought last night's episode sucked. Too much of the Lynette and her son's storyline.

The new lawyer is cute..I think that guy is married to Natalie Maines from the Dixie Chicks because I recongnized his name.

July03bride

10-17-2005, 10:42 PM

The new lawyer is cute..I think that guy is married to Natalie Maines from the Dixie Chicks because I recongnized his name.

you're right, he is married to Natalie Maines. He's a cutie! :D

KGif

10-18-2005, 08:01 AM

I was not a big fan of this weeks episode. The storyline with Lynette and "Mrs. Mulberry" was oh-so-boring. It took up too much of the show.

I guess I am not a big fan of this season in general so far. I used to love Susan. Last season she was so quirky and silly .. this season she just seems annoying and stupid. Seeing zach and NOT telling Mike? Come on now.

charliezangel

10-18-2005, 08:07 AM

And was Gabby drinking???????? Not when the lawyer offered her a drink (she put it back on his desk and didn't drink it) but when she was in the kitchen with Susan and Bree. They were talking about Zach and Bree and Gabby had huge goblet (?) glasses and it looked like red wine.

Just wanted to mention that a lot of drs allow a woman to have a glass of red wine a day. the anti-oxidents (sp?) are good for the mother and baby's heart.

I hate susan. But more than I hate susan....I freaking HATE Edie. I could honestly kill her. That character has me thinking of every medling woman I have ever encountered in my life. But I'm assuming that's the point.

hockeybrat

10-18-2005, 09:48 AM

Bree is bugging me, how can she be so stupid NOT to see through Creepy George. I was totally cheering for Andrew and I hope he is the one that discovers George's secret.

miaclear

10-18-2005, 11:55 AM

Actually I used to love susan and hate Edie, now I hate susan and love Edie. Well....like her a lot better. Susan needs to just go away.

JamBray

10-20-2005, 11:27 AM

Susan really bugged me as well, and the whole running with the ice cream thing was goofy. I can sort of see her not telling Mike about Zach the second time she saw him because he was getting somewhat creepy with all his talk about Julie, but I don't get why she kept it from him the first time.

I'm really aggravated with Bree's storyline, and just can't believe that she would even consider dating George (ewww) with Rex being dead for only 4 weeks! And to get no scenes of her grieving (and her bringing George over for dinner) really does make it seem like she's cold and doesn't care, and that's not how I picture her at all. I think we should have at least gotten, say, a total meltdown in their bedroom or something.

I loved Andrew last night too, and really hope he exposes George for what he did.

Gabby and Lynette? Meh.

icedwhite

10-20-2005, 11:45 AM

i feel like bree's storyline has been so predictable so far. you could see what was coming: george would infuriate andrew, andrew would attack him, and bree would send him away. i think for her not to know that george was instigating something with andrew is ridiculous. they make her look so dumb and naive. what happened to her? and i agree with everyone that bree would consider it inappropriate to "date" someone so soon after her husband's death.

susan is also bugging the crap out of me. i hope when mike finds out what she did he dumps her a**. i kept saying "what is wrong with you??!!" she's incredibly frustrating to watch. i used to really like her character.

i really hope the writers can come up with some good twists and turns because this season has been a bit of a letdown for me.

hockeybrat

10-20-2005, 11:48 AM

Susan's clumsiness is not cute anymore.

kd 9.21.02

10-20-2005, 11:51 AM

George is creepy but I don't like Andrew. I think I might have to send that kid off to military school.

Rose

10-20-2005, 12:34 PM

Susan's clumsiness is not cute anymore.

Susan has crossed the line to annoying. I think all the hoopla surrounded Teri Hatcher the first season, but I think it's shifting to Marcia Cross and the others.

kugrrly

10-20-2005, 12:36 PM

I think all the hoopla surrounded Teri Hatcher the first season, but I think it's shifting to Marcia Cross and the others.

That is because her character is lame and stupid. It is a shame they are portraying a woman like that.

Regina Phalange

10-23-2005, 07:33 PM

Okay. For the first time, this season, I teared up :( Will elaborate after episode is over.

Of Mice and Men...

ManteoChik

10-23-2005, 08:18 PM

Wow....this episode really opened up some things. So now we know who is in the basement. I'm assuming that its her other son and that he killed someone and they are keeping him locked up. I mean, he could have easily gotten out this episode but he overheard them and went back down to the basement.

As for Bree, I really don't think she killed Rex. I think the investigators are putting things into her head and she made the wrong decision to bury him somewhere else....also, she threw away her wedding rings into his grave.

Regina Phalange

10-23-2005, 09:08 PM

Okay. I cried because the other son is a total "Of Mice and Men" story. Young, mentally handicapped man takes another persons life without realizing what he was doing. The look on his face when they mom and son were talking in the kitchen about how they would execute him....made me cry. Interesting now that we know its another son and not a husband figure. Wonder what happened to the father?

It doesn't look like from previews of coming episodes that Bree is going to figure out that George killed Rex anytime soon. I only hope she realizes it before she really develops feeling for him.

Pretty good episode overall. One of the better ones this season. Still huge holes in stories which I'm hoping they will go back to soon....

mel7dog

10-24-2005, 03:52 AM

I agree, this epidsode was a lot better.

As always Lynette cracked me up! How funny was she trying to help her boss "relieve stress"?!

As for Bree, once again she was an idiot. When the detective showed her the note, I really thought she was going to break down saying she didn't kill him etc. Instead she gets mad and burries him in a random spot and tosses her rings?! When she was flipping out in the cemetary I laughed, it seemed so unrealistic.

kd 9.21.02

10-24-2005, 05:47 AM

I loved the scene with Lynette dancing on the bar. She has a killer bod!

KGif

10-24-2005, 07:18 AM

I think this episode was SO much better then the last few. Loved the storyline with Lynette ... her dancing on the bar cracked me up :)

lauren f s

10-24-2005, 07:48 AM

I was putting DD to bed and missed the last 15 minutes - can someone tell me what happened?

Thanks!

shopaholic

10-24-2005, 08:22 AM

I do agree, this episode was SO much better than anything this 2nd season has offered.

I think Bree is MAKING herself look guilty just by NOT denying that she didn't kill him. If I were being accused of killing someone when I know I didn't I would be fighting like hell to save my ass.

hockeybrat

10-24-2005, 10:18 AM

Did anybody see the previews for the next episode? If I want to comment on it, should I put it in white?

tgray99

10-24-2005, 10:48 AM

I didn't get to see this episode, stupidly I watched the World Series instead. :rolleyes: Damn Astros Anyone wanna recap it for me?

Mandos*Bella

10-24-2005, 10:51 AM

Yup, me too. Recap, please :D

sarahh

10-24-2005, 11:49 AM

Recaps can be found at http://abc.go.com/primetime/desperate/recaps/index.html ...but they haven't posted last nights show yet.

shopaholic

10-24-2005, 12:00 PM

don't they replay Sunday's episode on that Saturday night? At least I think they did that in the past?

miaclear

10-24-2005, 08:28 PM

Finally...DH is back! I was worried for quite awhile....although I still think Susan can go.

mrs_pell

10-30-2005, 07:18 PM

jarm

10-30-2005, 07:25 PM

At least I'm not the only one who's confused! I am bored to tears with a sick DD and a headache starting of my own. I just want to go to bed, but I must stay awake for Grey's Anatomy.

kmmommy

10-30-2005, 07:32 PM

Damn ABC! Two reruns in a row - why does Grey's Anatomy have to be on last?

jarm

10-30-2005, 07:37 PM

Home Makeover was a rerun, too? I thought that one was supposed to be new tonight.

mrs_pell

10-30-2005, 07:49 PM

Home Makeover was a rerun, too? I thought that one was supposed to be new tonight.

I'm pretty sure that was a new one. At least I'd not seen it. Maybe she was saying that next week's DH is supposed to be a re-run too?

Anathea

10-30-2005, 10:32 PM

I'm dissapointed :(
I know re-runs are a part of life and blah blah blah but...it's the only tv show I'm really into right now and i even planned my homework schedule around it. Guess it's back to hitting the books :(

mel7dog

10-31-2005, 05:31 AM

DH is starting it again, a re-run so soon in the season, especially when they led us on showing us new preview. WTF was that?

kugrrly

10-31-2005, 08:06 AM

They must be saving all of the NEW episodes for November sweeps.

Koala_Gurl

11-01-2005, 04:56 PM

Was it supposed to be a re-run tonight?? Why air a new episode during the world series, and then a re-run the following week?

I'm so annoyed. I could have sworn I saw previews for a new episode (withe the new attorney) for tonight. :(

Which episode was it? Did they rerun the previous weeks epi (to make up for anyone who might have missed it due to the World Series?)

jarm

11-01-2005, 06:22 PM

Nope...it was the first episode of the second season.

Koala_Gurl

11-01-2005, 08:50 PM

Hmm...at least it was a repeat! I was about to throw Tivo out the window for missing my show! LOL!!

jarm

11-06-2005, 07:51 PM

I am really, really creeped out by George. And I'm totally wanting to grab Bree by the shoulders and shake some darn sense into her.

PGirl26

11-06-2005, 07:53 PM

Wow. I must be crazy. I really like Gabby with her lawyer instead of Carlos. Isn't that insane? Does anyone know who the actor is, and what other shows/movies he has been in?

PGirl26

11-06-2005, 07:55 PM

I am really, really creeped out by George. And I'm totally wanting to grab Bree by the shoulders and shake some darn sense into her.

Yeah, George is creeping me out as well. I really thought he was going to take advantage of her. I hope they don't let this play out too long...and Bree finds out he poisioned Rex. I loved Rex. *sigh*

jarm

11-06-2005, 08:13 PM

Here's some info on Adrian Pasdar (plays the lawyer). (http://imdb.com/name/nm0664499/)

PGirl26

11-06-2005, 08:16 PM

Here's some info on Adrian Pasdar (plays the lawyer). (http://imdb.com/name/nm0664499/)

Thanks so much!!!

mrs_pell

11-06-2005, 08:19 PM

I don't know if I'm more grossed out by George or more annoyed at how STUPID Bree is! C'MON!!! It actually pisses me off that they are making her be so clueless!

I loved the Lynette and Tom story tonight! The clubs were awesome! :D

PGirl26

11-06-2005, 09:18 PM

HA! Okay...Now I know where I know him from...Adrian Pasdar is married to Natalie Maines from the Dixie Chicks.

tgray99

11-07-2005, 12:09 AM

Yeah, tonight's episode annoyed the crap out of me. They've made caracatures out of all the characters. Susan is shrill and weak, Bree is uptight and clueless, Edie is a total slut, Lynette is acting like she's in high school again and trying to fit in with the in-crowd and Gabby is totally ignoring the fact that she's pregnant. Ugg...so aggravating.

kugrrly

11-07-2005, 07:45 AM

I thought Gabby is supposed to be preggers? She should be showing by now... right?? Instead they have her in skin tight outfits, and show her in her undies. This show is lame. :rolleyes:

shopaholic

11-07-2005, 07:47 AM

I despise Susan

kugrrly

11-07-2005, 07:49 AM

I despise Susan
Her crying was like nails on a chalkboard for me. So annoying!!!

sarahh

11-07-2005, 08:22 AM

So I missed the show last night...oh darn! ;) I fell asleep on the couch. Funny thing though...I woke up right in time for Gray's Anatomy!

But can someone give me a quick recap. All I really want to know is why Susan was in a wedding dress in the middle of the street crying at the end of last nights show.

looch

11-07-2005, 08:43 AM

I don't know what it is, but i can't get into this season one bit. The story lines are dull.

Aimee

11-07-2005, 08:48 AM

Her crying was like nails on a chalkboard for me. So annoying!!!

Agreed! I kept thinking "Emmy Clip!" and "Holy crap, this woman can't act."

I thought Bree's "Emmy Clip" breakdown in the cemetary was much better.

It'll never happen, but I'm wishing Susan will get "offed" next week.

Oh, and was it just me, or did the halter straps on the wedding dress look totally rigged up after the fact. It looks like they just took a piece of chiffon and sewed it on a strapless dress. Looked wierd.

shopaholic

11-07-2005, 08:55 AM

^^ LOL. I said the same thing at the end of the show. I wish that they would kill her off.

katmg

11-07-2005, 09:44 AM

Susan sucks. That whole weeping, crying thing. Ugh.

They had better tie up some of these loose ends b/c it's driving me crazy. Apparently next week something happens with Alfre Woodard's family that requires the police being called? Someone gets killed??

shopaholic

11-07-2005, 09:46 AM

^^ maybe he kills Susan

shopaholic

11-07-2005, 09:50 AM

oh, I almost forgot...what was up with Lynette's coworkers making fun of her outfits!!!! That really irritated me. Especially since I thought Lynette and her boss were friendly...but I guess when Lynette stole the thunder at the bar her boss got pissy.

hockeybrat

11-07-2005, 09:50 AM

^^ maybe he kills Susan

I hope so, her character is so pathetic.

Can someone PLEASE go and slap Bree? WAKE UP WOMAN! George is a creep, I can't believe she slept with him!!! :eek:

I don't think those were antihistimines he gave her.

katmg

11-07-2005, 09:52 AM

As soon as I saw him push the pills over I said, "Rohitnoyl" (Yeah, I have no clue how to spell that. :rolleyes: )

I didn't like the Lynette co-workers making fun of her either. That wouldn't happen. She'd be more likely to hear someone whispering about her behind her back. At least, that's what happens at my office! ;)

Koala_Gurl

11-07-2005, 11:12 AM

I don't like how Bree went from so in control of EVERYTHING to super dumb and clueless about George. YUCK!

tgray99

11-07-2005, 11:47 AM

JamBray

11-07-2005, 12:43 PM

So did George do anything to Bree when she was passed out or ??? :confused: I wish she'd wake up about him too, because he's sooooo disgusting.

Are they ever going to give Gabriel a tummy?

Why couldn't Susan have rationally explained her reasonings for sending Zach away rather than blubbering it out, and then running after Mike screeching hysterically? Just a tad ridiculous.

Lynette's co-workers and boss were just a tad 7th grade, but I did like that suit. ;)

boilermaker

11-08-2005, 02:50 PM

Interesting news on msnbc:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9971402/

They fired Page Kennedy, the actor playing the prisinor Caleb, for improper conduct and will recast the role.

katmg

11-08-2005, 03:15 PM

Thanks Tara! I couldn't be bothered to go look that one up! ;)

I'm so glad to know that they're recasting that role - it would have confused me so badly if I hadn't known that and then saw a different guy in the basement! I would have had all kinds of new conspiracy theories on what happened with the "original" character. :rolleyes:

meganth

11-09-2005, 06:39 AM

I kept reading drugs, but wasn't the actor who plays Zach arrested last year because he had pot on him?

Here's what i read on the nets:
from today's NY Post, Page Six

November 9, 2005 -- "DESPERATE Housewives" has lost a cast member. Page Kennedy, who played Alfre Woodard's creepy murderer-son who was kept locked away in her basement, was fired last week, according to "The Insider." One source tells PAGE SIX that Kennedy may have had a problem with flashing people on the set. Kennedy's p.r. person also dumped him last Friday and his manager didn't return calls. A rep for the show said only, "[Kennedy's] role is being recast."

kd 9.21.02

11-09-2005, 08:11 AM

I liked how Lynette bought her hubby nice golf clubs and said something like "Sometimes parents are better off if they make themselves happy." I know it's more "selfish" than putting off luxury purchases for the good of the children, but I do agree that happy parents are better parents.

Just thought that was a fun snippet in the show...

nekopie76

11-09-2005, 08:52 AM

I am glad I am not the only one bored with this season. The storylines are boring. The characters are boring. I am just not into it this season. All of it seems very staged, KWIM?

kugrrly

11-09-2005, 08:57 AM

I am glad I am not the only one bored with this season. The storylines are boring. The characters are boring. I am just not into it this season. All of it seems very staged, KWIM?
Boring is right. I usually have the tv on, but I end up doing laundry or cleaning while it is on. Last season I was GLUED!

Vishenka69

11-09-2005, 09:16 AM

Are they ever going to give Gabriel a tummy?

Shouldn't she be about 4-5 months pregnant at this point?

So did George do anything to Bree when she was passed out or ??? I wish she'd wake up about him too, because he's sooooo disgusting.

Nope, not while she was out, but it did seem that they had sex after she woke up. The way she was sitting and looking at hime afterwards, makes me think that she's re-evaluating the whole situation. At least I hope so.

amyintn

11-09-2005, 04:18 PM

Hmm, I guess I'm the only one who thought George did rape bree while she was passed out.

I don't know when they'll start to show Gabby's pregnancy. I've known women her size who've gotten pregnant who literally didn't have to wear a different size pants until they were 6 or 7 months pregnant. Plus, I only think she's 3 or 4 months along.

hockeybrat

11-09-2005, 04:22 PM

Hmm, I guess I'm the only one who thought George did rape bree while she was passed out.

It wouldn't shock me if we find out later that he did. I thought the way he was taking off her shoes that he had a foot fetish or a pantyhose fetish. (shudder)

SlvSpring

11-09-2005, 10:58 PM

I agree! I definitely think he raped her. He is SICK! :eek:

It also drives me crazy that Gaby doesn't even have the tiniest bit of a tummy. Come on.... :mad:

So what do you guys think happens next week with that guy that gets out ?

TracieB

11-09-2005, 11:05 PM

Originally posted by: meganth

I kept reading drugs, but wasn't the actor who plays Zach arrested last year because he had pot on him?

Here's what i read on the nets:
Quote:
from today's NY Post, Page Six

November 9, 2005 -- "DESPERATE Housewives" has lost a cast member. Page Kennedy, who played Alfre Woodard's creepy murderer-son who was kept locked away in her basement, was fired last week, according to "The Insider." One source tells PAGE SIX that Kennedy may have had a problem with flashing people on the set. Kennedy's p.r. person also dumped him last Friday and his manager didn't return calls. A rep for the show said only, "[Kennedy's] role is being recast."

This guy, Page Kenndey, is actually the guy who is locked in the basement right now in this season, not Zach. Zach was arrested last year for marijuana possession though.

meganth

11-10-2005, 08:01 AM

This guy, Page Kenndey, is actually the guy who is locked in the basement right now in this season, not Zach. Zach was arrested last year for marijuana possession though.
I know, that's what i was trying to say. What ever the basement guy did had to have been far worse than drug possession for him to get canned. I'd say constantly flashing the Divas would count as that.

Vishenka69

11-10-2005, 09:39 AM

It wouldn't shock me if we find out later that he did. I thought the way he was taking off her shoes that he had a foot fetish or a pantyhose fetish. (shudder)

But I thought her pantyhose were still on when she woke up. And all her clothes still seemed in order. Unless he put everything back on and rearranged it after he was done. Wouldn't put it past him to do something so creepy.

hockeybrat

11-10-2005, 10:30 AM

But I thought her pantyhose were still on when she woke up. And all her clothes still seemed in order. Unless he put everything back on and rearranged it after he was done. Wouldn't put it past him to do something so creepy.

I wouldn't either. Remember when he broke into their house and he was fondling her clothes? He is one crazy sicko!

tgray99

11-13-2005, 07:55 PM

What the freakin' hell?
They have Gabby dieting in her first trimester????? I think that the OBs in this country, not to mention the March of Dimes should have a huge cow over this episode. What a selfish bitch. They have her 3 months pregnant, don't the writers know that dieting at that point in a pregnancy can induce a miscarriage?

GRRRRRRR!

:mad: :mad: :mad:

PGirl26

11-13-2005, 08:02 PM

Wow..I cannot believe Gabby just fell down the stairs...

I really like how they are letting Bree's character lighten up..she's a little more fun and upbeat.

But George is FREAKING me out. I really wish they would get rid of him...He's completely psycho.

jarm

11-13-2005, 08:32 PM

I missed tonight's due to early Christmas shopping. Would you say it's worth it to watch it or was it something that I could miss?

tgray99

11-13-2005, 08:33 PM

I'd watch it, it's pretty good!

amyintn

11-13-2005, 09:01 PM

I didn't think she was dieting, just saying she wasn't going to eat for 2 days so she could fit into the dress. I could have missed something though. Either way, it still would be stupid.

Regina Phalange

11-13-2005, 09:07 PM

Might include spoilers by somes standards!!

Umm...hello!!! George is on a killing spree...someone stop him! This show is out of control! I was happy to see Gabby's pregnancy addressed. I kind of think she might have lost the baby in the fall but that seems so cliche! I'm really getting fed up with the story lines.

jarm

11-13-2005, 09:09 PM

Oh! Yeah! I forgot that it was supposed to be about the guy in the basement getting out and someone getting murdered. Guess I need to get the tape from MIL!

katmg

11-13-2005, 09:16 PM

Ugh. If they have Gabby lose this pregnancy b/c of the fall down the stairs I will be so annoyed. How predictable can we get? They'd better start coming up with some good, well-written storylines here pretty darn soon.

jarm

11-13-2005, 09:23 PM

I didn't see it, but maybe she'll be put on bedrest? How do you think she'll handle that?

tgray99

11-13-2005, 09:24 PM

I didn't think she was dieting, just saying she wasn't going to eat for 2 days so she could fit into the dress. I could have missed something though. Either way, it still would be stupid.
Not eating for 2 days when you're pregnant is not a good thing. It's definitely an effective way to lose a baby. Extremely irresponsible of the writers, in my opinion. Even if she didn't do it, just saying it could make people who don't know anything about being pregnant and are getting no prenatal care think that it's ok.

mel7dog

11-14-2005, 05:01 AM

Did anyone else think it was silly that Gabby was 3 months pg and not showing at all, not even a tiny pooch? And then her friends knew right away she was pg, what was up with that?

The Lynette storyline was fun as always and made me laugh.

MAYBE Susan is finally coming to her senses and will stop being so irritating!

George is crazy! Just when I think he might be starting to me slightly normal, he goes and kills again. I's sure they will play this storyline out some, but I really hope it doens't go past this season or allow Bree to marry him because he drives me crazy!