Sunday November 4, 2007
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Halloween comes to Wisteria Lane, and everyone's biggest fears are exposed. Carlos finally leaves Edie, who is surprised to find out she can no longer blackmail him. In the meantime, Gabrielle plans to leave her husband, but a surprise visit from his father (guest star Mike Farrell as Milton Lang) causes her to reconsider. Bob and Lee throw a Halloween party and Danielle wants to attend, but Bree isn't willing to let her go. Susan learns Mike's father (guest star Robert Forster as Nick Delfino) is alive, and decides she wants to meet him, whereas Lynette becomes obsessed over exterminating a possum that got into her frontyard.
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this episode seemed to be just your typical episode until the end. when lynette finally finds out her cancers gone and she walks outside and finds the possum she killed, she says sorry and bursts into tears... and so did i, i cried so much it was so moving. excellent, 10 out of 10.
also bree and gabrille as usual keep the laughs much higher than the other housewives... however edie begins to annoy me with her constantly seeming to ruin everything, i still love her and can't believe what the future has in store for her.
anyway enjoy the episode!
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Wow, there's a lot of intense episodes this season. This episode is definitely one of them. This is the show's first Halloween episode. Edie Britt's biggest fear comes true when Carlos walks out on their relationship. Susan finds Mike's father - who was supposedly dead. Danielle goes into labor right in the middle of the Halloween party. Haha, I loved that Danielle dressed up as a pregnant Bree. I also liked when Bree said that Danielle will be driving back to school tomorrow and Julie replied, "To Switzerland?" LMAO! Great episode, definitely. Very dramatic with Danielle, though, which I liked. The episode we've been waiting for since Danielle found out she was pregnant (13 episodes ago) is finally here! =] And it was certainly worth waiting for.
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The first scene sets the last scene of this episode which was a real kick-ass episode! It's all about fear and what it does to a person. Whether it's wondering if you'll ever find love again, or wondering if you've made a mistake or if someone is really truly happy. I wish Susan was at the party but her storyline was good as well and maternal instincts really shone through for her child and Lynette's cancer/possom fight was really emotional. I loved Danielle's costume - Bree. Her imitations were hilarious and her own maternal instincts were fighting to break her tough exterior. And I suppose a doctor (Adam) can tell when a woman isn't pregnant but that was still a shock! But what's in store for Gaby and Carlos and I'm pretty sure, in the sneak peek, the last shot of the boat is significant! And I'm also pretty sure the next episode is Episode 7. And what usually happens on the 7th episode of every season...?
Out It Comes
Written by Susan Nirah Jaffe And Dahvi Waller
Directed by Larry Shaw
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Danielle: "I'm nothing like you"
Bree: "You always say that like it's something to be proud of".
If there's one themed episode that this series needed to do, it was definitely a Halloween themed one and thankfully the producers finally decided to give us one. Given the crazy amount of antics that occur in this series, Halloween would be a perfect backdrop for even more crazy stuff.
For Danielle, after her failed attempt of getting a cushy life with Phyllis, she's back to living at home under lock and key. Naturally that would piss anyone off but with Danielle she seems to be taking extra exception to it. I say be grateful that Bree didn't stuff you in the basement.
Bree is naturally less sympathetic about Danielle's plight and more annoyed at her for getting spotted by Lee. In fact Bree seems even determined to put her back in that rotten convent that Phyllis had the decency to spring her out of. See Danielle, just when you think Bree can't piss you off even more, she threatens you with nuns.
It's even worse for Danielle when Lee and Bob invite the neighbours to their Halloween party and for all the obvious reasons in the world, Danielle is the only one who can't go. Although I still find the girl irritating, I can understand why she's so pissed off at Bree.
There's an interesting exchange between Bree and Danielle when the latter admits to hating the child she happens to be carrying. I don't know why but I can think of why Danielle feels that way. Bree has forced her in seclusion and plans to raise the kid as her own. It's not exactly unlikely that Danielle would think the baby is the cause of her bout of bad luck.
Another interesting thing is Bree pointing out that despite all her moaning, Danielle might actually feel love for the child. Given that Bree is so desperate to raise the child as her own, I'm almost surprised that she would try and encourage to care about her child. Danielle, true to form just rips Bree's theory into pieces. It looks like she's still not keen on the idea of an unborn child riding rough shot over her life.
Seeing as Bree has managed to greatly annoy Danielle even more, there's one characteristic that both women have a knack for and that is revenge. Fortunately Danielle isn't as extreme as Andrew in the revenge stakes so there's no clumsy attempts to seduce Orson or call the cops and claim abuse.
Instead Danielle decides to attend the Halloween party at Bob and Lee's in all her pregnancy glory. The better part is that she does this dressed as Bree, much to the sheer hilarity of everyone else. With Andrew looking like a tit as Cher, Danielle is so perfect groomed as her mother it borders on the uncanny.
The writers also aren't shy in milking all this comedy value for what it's worth and while I've never been a major fan of Joy Lauren's acting, the girl certainly deserves something for her spot-on parody of Bree. Better yet is Bree's suitably annoyed expression when seeing Danielle and the comic gold of Karen figuring out who Danielle has come to the party as.
Of course this is also the very episode where Danielle's water break at the wrong moment. If Bree and Orson can make up stuff about retractable forks, then jesting about Danielle's burst being part of the costume isn't much of a stretch. No that would be getting back from Bob and Lee's to the Hodges without drawing anymore attention to themselves.
However there's the bigger problem of delivering the baby safely and that means enlisting Adam, who's already that Bree has been faking a pregnancy all along. Well he is an obstetrician and Bree's been acting so suspiciously that it makes sense that Adam would figure it out. I don't believe however that Adam won't blackmail Bree with this bit of information if an opportunity approaches.
There are two scenes in this episode that are incredibly tear jerking and the one featuring Bree and Danielle once the child is born is definitely moving. Bree gives Danielle the option to keep the child when Danielle admits to caring about her son but in the end, it's Bree who ends up with a new child. Greatly played by Marcia Cross and Joy Lauren, both actresses did a damn good job in that scene, especially given that Bree and Danielle both have to live with the decision they've made. Danielle looked like she was tempted to keep her son and Bree almost looked willing to let her. Keeping this as a secret with Adam in the know and Lee looking widely suspicious is going to be hard.
With the fake pregnancy plot out of the way, the next major arc was finding out whether Lynette would live or die. Before I get to the answer, I have to admit to find the good amount of dedication to the woman's feud with a possum pretty interesting. It ended up being discussed in my Philosophy class and as metaphors went, it was pretty heavy handed.
Lynette's determination to beat the possum, despite overly sensitive Parker naming it wasn't the most subtle way of conveying to the audiences with how much she wanted to live. It did however make for a good scene with Bree when she wanted to get a gun to kill the possum but there was a better scene with Tom.
Tom's been mostly okay this season and while he couldn't at first see why Lynette was making a bigger than usual deal regarding the possum, he was understanding. Lynette nicely conveyed her distress of being infected and as silly as the possum thing could've been, no way did this reach the stupidity of toilet donuts and raw bacon.
Thankfully though Lynette would end having a good reason to celebrate because her doctor made the journey to her house to tell her that she got the all clear. Stella's reaction nicely summed up everything. Hey I'd feel like some alcohol in that situation and there's nothing better than having someone to celebrate with. That does mean that Stella is only minutes away from leaving and that kinda sucks. I've enjoyed having her around.
In all fairness it was pretty predictable that the writers would never kill Lynette off. Not only is Felicity Huffman the best actress on this show but Lynette is the most believable housewife of the bunch. Killing her off would just be stupidity. Still what's important is Huffman's performance and once again she knocks it out of the ball park. As a viewer, I am thrilled with the positive outcome though.
With Lynette's storyline ending on a positive note, the previous bliss that Susan and Mike have been enjoying finally gets its first black cloud. I don't mean to sound sadistic but it was only a matter of time before something bad started to happen and it's pretty much to do with them becoming parents.
Susan and Mike get the usual medical history questions to see if their baby could have any nasty surprises and Mike slips that his father is alive. To be honest I actually don't remember Mike telling Susan he was dead but Susan kicks up enough of a stink that it's safe to take her word at face value on this one.
Given that Mike has something of a murky history that for a while the writers have conveniently, this plot is a welcome bolt out of the blue. Mike might be the quintessential gentleman but unlike Derek Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy, at least he has a dark past to make him interesting enough.
Mike's father being in prison for murdering a bloke and feeling no remorse evokes curiosity from Susan. I get it from both sides really – Mike's desire to leave his past alone and Susan's need to open it up. Both of them happen to be right on that score. It also means that they are on opposite sides in regards to Nick. Susan's sole visit though with Nick is the most interesting. She's disgusted by his lack of remorse and he's confused by her judgmental streak. Susan thinks that her baby might grow up to be a sociopath and once again, I'm given reasons to care about the character. Although there's a chance that her baby might be another well adjusted kid, Susan does have the right to express some concerns.
Elsewhere Edie finds herself on the receiving end of being dumped by Carlos and when she tries to get him arrested, his mystery account is no more. To be honest, Edie should count herself grateful to be rid of Carlos and just move on to a bloke who doesn't have a sexual history or previous marriage to any of the other wives.
Instead Edie decides to enlist Victor into her little revenge scheme by showing him pictures of Carlos and Gabrielle together. Nice one, Edie! Pity you hadn't done that after Victor managed to delay Gabby from leaving his stupid ass. I suppose I should be happy that this tedious plot is coming to an end, which means that Victor can leave and the writers can start writing better stories for Edie.
As for Gabby and Carlos, I'm now starting to think again that they are both as bad as each other. Gabby was willing to stay with Victor for another thirteen months when Milton tried to bribe her and she gets annoyed when Carlos confesses about that damn account. Do the writers even want us to ship for them or are they deluded enough into thinking we will in spite of both characters bringing out negative traits in the other?
Also in "Now I Know, Don't Be Scared"
We got see a young Edie being scared of spiders, plastic frogs and the like. I like seeing younger stuff on the ladies.
Carlos: "I want to end this as friends"
Edie: "I bet you do".
Did the writers happen to conveniently retcon Gabrielle? She knew about a secret bank account back in Season One.
Bree (re Andrew): "He's going as Cher this year"
Lee (to Bob): "Oh he's definitely invited".
Susan: "It wasn't an impression. You said the exact words 'my father is dead'"
Mike: "It's complicated".
Susan's family have a history of webbed feet, arthritis and third nipples while Mike's are of epilepsy and high blood pressure.
Lynette (re the possum): "Don't give him a name. He's not gonna be around for longer"
Parker: "You're not gonna hurt him?"
Gabrielle: "And isn't there another election around that time?"
Milton: "My son will be governor. He could be President".
Gabrielle was pretty cowardly dumping Victor by a phone message. I wasn't surprised that Milton happened to overhear it.
Edie: "This isn't over Carlos"
Carlos: "Actually it is and in case you haven't noticed, I won".
Susan (re killing the other guy): "And how did you?"
Nick: "With the tie. I thought it was a nice touch"
Mike: "Well now you know".
Not many people attended the Halloween party I noticed. Like Katherine in the previous episode, Bob and Lee were trying to do some damage control with their neighbours here.
Gabrielle (to Carlos): "So you want me to sleep with you and take your money. If that were a job what would they call it?"
Lee: "You came as a self-important queen who lost all her power. Isn't that a bit on the nose?"
Katherine: "Lee is making jokes about queens. Isn't that ironic?"
This episode upped the hotness factor by having Tuc Watkins parade around exposing his chest as Aladdin. I demand more. We need at least one sex scene between him and Lee.
Danielle: "He's so tiny"
Bree: "He looks like you did. Do you want to be alone with him? Do you want me to go? What should I do?"
Danielle: "You should take him".
Susan (to Nick): "If you don't feel a tiny bit of remorse for the life you took, then no, I don't think you have soul".
Chronology: A few days since "Art Isn't Easy".
"Now I Know, Don't Be Scared" delivers on exposing secrets and igniting fears and it flows through all the plots quite well. The episode is somewhat more sombre than ones we've had this season so far but it's easily one of the best ever by the show and that's what matters.
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I loved this episode, it just shows what a great show desperate housewives is. So Firstly Danielle finally had her baby and the scenes coming up to that were at times hilarious. When Danielle arrived at the haloween party as Bree, I couldn't stop laughing. Her imitations were brilliant. Then Bree's cover up storys were funny yet believable in the context. So Adam knew all along about it being fake, how? The scene where Bree gives the baby to Danielle was sad yet moving. Lynette's beaten cancer, YES! The possum story was interesting and when Tom confronted her about it her explanation was great. Mike's dad as ruined there marriage, I just hope Mike proves his father wrong. Carlos was wrong to mess with Edie, she seems to have ruined everything as well. Can't wait for next week! This was a brilliant episode!
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