Desperate Housewives

Im sorry but has Desperate Housewives completly lost there mind??

Whoever tought that a plane skiting across the lane would be dramatic and exciting should be fired, this episode was just completly and utterly stupid. Even the other storylines this week were utter rubbsh, Bree comes clean about her affair with karl, orson and karl fighting was stupid, I hope karl is dead, his affair with bree has been one of the worst storylines the show has ever given us,

Katherine has gone completly mad watching her is so sad because i remeber what a fantastic chracter she used to be but this show has completly detroyed her, i feel sorry for Dana delany she deserves so much better then thiss tripe!!!!!!!!!! Awfull

Usually there aren't any Jewish people in this neighborhood at all, unless they need a gossiping witch neighbor or someone else you don't really want to identify yourself with.



In this episode there were two of them: one is an annoying, unbearable wife that her husband can not stand, the other is an extortionist who blackmails her (christian) victim in a cold-hearted manner. Both had unmistakable typical Jewish-woman features.



There were two 9/11 references in this episode. Danny mentioned 9/11 at the beginning of the episode, and the other reference was the plane crashing into the house. Notice who crashes the plane - the annoying Jewish woman. Is this an analogy that was meant to insinuate that the Jewish people are destroying America? That They were the ones to cause 9/11? In the end, the two women die to our great relief. The poor husband was redeemed and the poor woman/ex-murderer's secret is safe.



I don't necessarily think the show's writers are Anti-Semitic. Unfortunately, what matters isn't the writers' intentions, but what the viewer interprets, and what messages his sub-conscience absorbs.



I apologize for my English as it is not my first language,

LuringMonkey

(Specializes in Psychoanalysis in film)

By far the worst episode of season 6 for me. I've loved the season until now, but just like last year, the season lost its strength once disaster hit Wisteria Lane. Only this time, it looks even worse than S5.



--Susan/Katherine--

The best of the night. To finally get some clarity on Katherine's real mental status was a huge relief, you didn't know what to think anymore, and it was nice to see Dylan again, although she was just a plot device. The writing for Susan (or the acting, depends on how much you like Teri Hatcher) in the first part of the episode was bad. It looked as if she was having fun in trying to get Katherine to the loony bin by calling Dylan, but a friend shouldn't act that way. It didn't help for the comedy either. But the second part (starting when Dylan came to the Lane) was wonderful. Dana Delany is a great actress and the breakdown in the hospital hall broke my heart. I guess we won't be seeing her for a while, now she's going to the mental institution, but at least she went out with a bang.



--Bree--

The scene in which she told Orson the divorce was set in action was drama gold, but after that it was pure soap crap. Orson finding out everything by just running into Bree talking on the phone, the whole debacle at the Christmas party... was that the best they could come up with? Than I'd rather had it ended in 6x08, when Orson almost walked in on them in bed. Even a todler could write better story development. And they've ruined Karl's character by bad writing. At least the cliffhanger is good, as you can't tell (by the story) who'll die: Orson or Karl. Although I think we all know who'll kick the bucket. I'm afraid how they're going to pick up the story once the plane thingy is over.



--Lynette/Gaby--

Again, Felicity did a good job, Lynette's storyline was worked out properly, but Gaby was reduced to a self-indulgend drama queen - once again. I hate it how they spent season's of development on this character and than drop it away for an episode, just to make it fit and force the viewer to choose a side. I felt bad for Eva Longoria for having to play such a flat, just childisch character without even getting the chance to redeem herself (yeah yeah, next episode, but you get the point). And if you think at how big this story's been the past few weeks, they didn't get nearly the screentime they deserved.



--Angie--

Nothing new for the first time in weeks. They've always hinted something, but the only thing they did this time was laugh away some of the viewer's suggestions and say something about terrorism. This was the first time the mystery got on my nerves because you could really tell how they were writing around having to say anything relevant. Mona was stupid. She reminded me of Martha Huber (hell, blackmail, same house), but it would be a disgrace of Martha's memory to mention them in one sentence together. It would've been better if they let the Bolens kill her, at least we would've been spared from the ridiculous scene in which she gets mowed of the street.

But this week it was clearly a hommage, if not so say parody, to Drea's Sopranos background.



--The plane crash--

Worst disaster episode ever. They started with a little backstory on the passengers of the plane (god, they were annoying) and went back to 'Three days earlier', like they did every year. I can live with that, but please make it something worth waiting for. All we get is one minute of the plane crash, with nothing that could even remind me of the suspense I've felt in 'Bang, 'Something's Coming' or even 'City on Fire'. I guess it could be blamed on budget cuts, but the crash was executed horribly and you could tell they figured out how they could save as much money possible by wrecking almost nothing. Remember when the tornado destroyed Wisteria Lane?



Anyway, I'm gonna try to forget this episode as quickly as possible. I still love the show and I'm gonna tune in anyway, but I'm afraid what this episode'll do to the ratings. It's the last of the year and is meant to leave an long lasting impression on the viewers. And if you also count in the huge drop in viewers they have every January,...

Let's just say I hope I'm the only one who hated this episode this much.

I really do love this program but this episode just seemed to be too familiar for me. I didn't whether that was because we've had similar episodes with a fire and tornado or that from the word go I could predict who'd get struck down by the plane.



Well maybe not from the very start but by half way through I'd already come to the conclusion that Mona (the one who bribed the bolands) was going to get killed. And then I guessed that both Karl and Orson would be at risk. My prediction? Karl either dies or gets really injured and leaves Bree. Lynette or Bree won't die, that's obvious.



I loved some of the humour in this one though, especially between Gabby and Lynette but it was flawed. The Katherine thing is getting a bit tiresome now...I feel no sympathy for her what so ever - because she and Mike never had chemistry last season. It feels contrived. Luckily Susan saves this storyline with that hilarious accent she put on while calling Dylan.



My favourite part to 'Boom Crunch' was the Bree/Orson moments. His reaction to the divorce was actually unexpected and kind of upsetting. A lot of emotion there. I'd say they'll be back together soon. The Boland plot was okay but was ruined by Mona, who was there just to give us a bit more info on their background.



To be honest this episode wasn't great. It had great one liners and some emotional moments but when something is as predictable...it's hard to really get into it. I'm looking forward to the aftermath...

In my opinion this is the best episode of season six. All the actors and actresses were on fine form, whether be in a comedic or dramatic moment. Orson/Kar/Bree: Its a shame the marriage between Bree and Orson has ended. They were such a great couple. Karl and Orson's fight was funny. But who's bloody hand was that hanging out of the window. Susan/Mike: Susan's family has been ripped apart by Crazy Katherine but she remained calm and collective and even offered to help. Her strangling the teddy bear during her talk was rather amusing...



Katherine/Dylan: Dylan's back! Yah! The chemistry between her and Katherine returns after the timejump. As for Katherine herself, Dana Delany was on top form. Her final breakdown was heartbreaking and extremely well acted. She deserves an award. Lynette/Gabrielle: The war continues between the two and it was rather funny during the beginning when the girls revealed to the others what was going on. And then even funnier during the concert when they fought each other. But Lynette is the hero of the hour as she saved Celia from the plane crash.



As for everyone else, the acting was excellent and the accident was small- but well executed.

I hope that Karl survives the crash now that his character is really developing. His brutish comments are hilarious and will really make Bree a little more interesting than just scheming and plotting at all time to get her way. Orson is just becoming more annoying than before, I think Orson is overdue for his exit.



As far as Gaby and Lynette, I think she will lose the twins for saving Gaby's daughter and will eventually save the relationship. She might even get her job back. There have been so many fights between all of the housewives and they always find a way back to each other.



Even though Danny opened his mouth, now that Mona is dead they are once again safe. Although the husband is always in the wrong place at the wrong time, I believe that will eventually be their downfall. If I had to take a guess, I believe the wife is the strangler. The best part of this episode is what looks to be the end of the Katherine and Susan saga. The psychosis and length of lies that this woman has created is unreal. I have to agree with jaimeem-123 that her line of "I asked you not to come" is the best one liner of the show.

As the mid series cliff hanger this was bound to be an eventful episode, and it definatly pulled it off brilianty. But am I the only one with Deja vu? Consider the hurricane storyline, in both we get a whos dead situation, the outcomes of an exposed affair (both with fights and one of them dying) we get the random death of trouble stirrer in the season mystery storyline that has recently come into the show threatening to expose the new neighbour. We have Lynette save a life and have a brush with death, a catastrophe on the steet of course (plane crash/hurricane)Gaby in conflict with a blonde over something carlos has done (Lynette/Edie) who make up when the blonde does something that shuts changes Gabys attitude.



It's was predictable to me, although it can't exactly be said to have making it hard to prempt. It felt a bit cheap and unoriginal.



That doesn't change the fact however that its a formula that works! Things did pan out in somewhat refreshing way within that reused framework. Orsons realisation of Carl being the other man for example, this was delt with swiftly and without any of the typical cliches.



This was a fabulous episode but if I was in a more grim mood given the list of similarities I might have marked this around 5.0 Theres nothing special about this episode except for its effects. It's a huge moment in the storyline no doubt it's just a shame it had to mirror past mid seasons spectaculars so cynically.

This episode was really good in my opinion.

A great fall finale.



Katherine having told her daughter that she was married to mike and susan stabbed her, and then having a breakdown in the hospital was such amazing acting. I havent really liked Katherine lately but this scene made me feel so sorry for her. "I asked you not to come" was an unforgettable line.



The plane crashing wasnt as good as what i was expecting but it was still sad and shocking. Karl, Bree and Orson being trapped in the house, i think it will be Karl who dies, which i think is bad because im actually starting to like his character.



Gaby and Lynette fighting was good, and then Gabrielle screaming out "Celia" made me shiver. Then Lynette running out and saving her i think will make her lose one if not both of her babies, but i think it will make Gaby and Lynette be firends again.



I was happy when Mona died, she was so annoying in this episode. Overall a very good episode in my opinion and i cant wait to see what happens in the new episodes.

Oh Desperate Housewives, when will you learn? Going into the Christmas hiatus, Marc Cherry's magnum opus wheels out the gimmicks once again, desperate to shock and surprise us all and to give the nation's millions something decent to chew on for the better part of a month. Only problem is, the events are so transparent, their purpose so Goddamn obvious, that they only serve to infuriate. For about three weeks now, it's been apparent to everyone with a functioning frontal lobe that a plane was due to crash on good ol' Wysteria Lane and, understandably, this was met with considerable trepidation; after all, just how many disastrous events can occur in this supposedly sleepy suburb without there being, say, a bloody Hellmouth underneath it? Clearly buoyed by the success of season three's 'Bang', a fantastic hour of television set almost exclusively in a supermarket as a recurring character holds several of its customers hostage, the writing staff have been trying to recreate the magic every year since. So we've had a tornado that promised to change the lives of the characters 'forever', when actually all it did was give Lynette a minor panic attack and made Carlos blind for less than a season; a 'devastating' fire that 'tore through' a building but, um, didn't do much of anything at all really and now, we have the possibility that a little passenger jet may have done away with one of the show's recurring characters. But actually, all it'll have done is injure said individual (most likely Karl or Orson), thereby serving to keep any significant developments in their storyline at bay until, you know, the end of the season when things can 'come to a head.' Sigh.



Okay, perhaps cynicism is getting the better of me. Maybe the Housewives writers will actually take the road less travelled this time. Perhaps they'll make a brave decision and do something that, you know, genuinely surprises us... but 'Boom Crunch' hasn't exactly filled me with confidence. Pardee and Murphy's script is a lazily written piece that falls back on desperately predictable story ideas in order to propel, sorry, slouch its narrative towards some sort of crescendo. The decision to withhold the actual plane crash until the final few minutes is just irritating, not only because we knew it was going to happen before the episode began, but because they then proceed to tease it for the entire forty minutes with some horribly contrived sequences between the piloting couple that descend so far into caricature, it's a surprise they don't just do away with dialogue altogether and hold up signs reading 'PUT UPON HUSBAND' and 'MENOPAUSAL WIFE.' The viewer just wants the carnage to ensue and not to be left for a month or so waiting to find out about the aftermath but, lo and behold, that's exactly what happens, in a sequence of events straight out of Padding 101.



If the housewives' individual storylines were actually engaging, perhaps this wouldn't be such a problem. Alas, we can but dream. Katherine's downward spiral reaches all new lows here as she descends into madness, wittering on to Susan and Dylan about, respectively, how Mike shot her and how he's her husband, and Dana Delaney does her level best with what she's given, trying desperately not to let the storyline descend into parody, but sadly, there's only so much dignity you can preserve when you're asked to run around a hospital in your nightgown and start crying and shrieking at a bunch of nurses. The frustrating thing about all of this is that the concept itself isn't all that terrible; hell, in the hands of better writers, it could be poignant and moving. Unfortunately, the Housewives staff have wrapped it up in so much abhorrent circumstance - not the least of which is the very fact that Mike would callously dump the woman he professed to love, and was set to marry, in order to reunite with his ex, and then she, and we, as an audience, are supposed to be okay with it - that it's difficult to derive even the tiniest morsel of enjoyment from it. Yes, we feel sympathy, maybe pity, for Katherine here, but when you take into account the bastardisation of her character that has occurred for the past ten weeks, it really is far too little, far too late.



While the rift between Lynette and Gaby actually looked promising last week, its unwarranted absurdity just irritates here. The scene in which they bicker during the carol singing isn't funny, it's just petty, and as such, you'd be forgiven for just wishing that the bloody aircraft would land on the pair of them in order to shut 'em up. Bree's narrative fares a little better and it's largely due to the fact that some progression is actually made. Orson's reaction when she blackmails him into divorce is genuinely unexpected and provides a nice reminder of the more lovable elements of his character, although this is negated somewhat by the ludicrousness of the mock fight between he and Karl in the makeshift house. And then, of course, there's the Bolens, whose almost exposition might actually have been rather interesting if hadn't been so bleeding obvious from the moment that Mona first spoke to the couple about their 'secret past' that everything would be oh-so-neatly papered over when the plane came trundling along and sliced the woman in half. Yup, that was on the cards in the first five minutes and it became an absolute dead cert when Danny decided to spill everything to her, which in itself is one of the most unbelievable decisions ever to have been made in the series. "Your mom told me everything..." Oh please! Everybody knows you press the other party for what they do know before you just decide 'okay then, maybe I should just spill my deepest, darkest secrets.' Agh!



Instead of being a rip-roaring lead into the winter break, keeping us all on tenterhooks for Desperate Housewives' return, 'Boom Crunch' is a limp exercise in mind numbing predictability that serves to demonstrate just how fraught with problems the show has become. The episode is hopelessly lazy, falling back on storylines and plot decisions that became tired long, long ago, and as such, the supposedly dramatic central event falls horridly flat, feeling like the desperate gimmick that it really is. There are flashes of decency, yes, but they are sadly few and far between. This isn't good enough guys; if you want your show to survive into next year, you're gonna have to do a hell of a lot better.

When I heard of the pending plane crash, I was looking forward to something that would rival the tornado's epic destruction. Instead, we disappointingly got a dinky little plane smoothly careening down Wisteria Lane into the neighborhood Christmas party. I'm sure the construction crew was relieved that only Santa's house (where did they keep that thing the rest of the year anyways?) would take the hit, but it just came off as visually cheesy, even for a show that revolves around being campy. Plane crash aside, this season's "big mystery", the Fairview Strangler, isn't as focused as some in the past, although it's definitely more interesting to watch unfold than the boring Applewhite saga from season 2. We find out in this episode that Angie had some ties to terrorism and nosy neighbor Mona plans to use this ill-gained info to blackmail them with. Conveniently enough, the plane's wing takes her out and saves the Bolens from having to pay her off.

We also get to see a full Katherine meltdown, which now lets us know that her instability wasn't just fabricated to get under Susan and Mike's skin- she really believes her delusions. All of this comes to head when daughter Dylan shows up and is shocked to discover everything Katherine has been telling her was a lie. After being an undefined character for so long, it's good to see them finally give Katherine an indentity, even though psycho-stalker is a little overplayed.

The Solis/Lynette feud was getting ugly and out of hand, but will most likely be over with now that Lynette jumped in front of the plane to save Celia. But will Lynette's pregnancy be jeopardized because of her heroisism?

Bree may have no choice now in deciding over polite husband Orson or the sleazy Karl because one of them is almost certainly dead after the plane wiped out the Santa house they were fighting in- a hilarious fight which included giant candy canes. We see a bloody hand sticking out of the destroyed house in the final shot- one without a wedding ring.

Lastly, the squabbling couple flying the doomed plane was yet another example of how good DH is at making minor one-episode characters interesting to watch. Best line of the show goes to Lee commenting to the always cranky Mrs. McCluskey: "Shouldn't you be out stealing the last can of Who-Hash?"

It's yet another disaster on the Wisteria Lane, and if you look closely, it's the same disaster, only repackaged and re-sold. 2 years ago, it was a psycho ex-lover who was black-mailing the Mayfairs, this time, it's a black-mailing nurse. Back then it was a tornado that got rid of her, this time, it was a plane crash. Disturbingly similar stories.

Anyway, plane crash aside, the episode didn't bring to the table. Gaby is still being a selfish, annoying brat, and as the new secret is unveiling, we see it's not that trilling. It also doesn't help that what was once such fun to watch - the wives trying to solve the mystery together - is not happening this season. Instead of bonding, they seem to be fighting, suing each other and keeping secrets from each other. Which I'm not saying it shouldn't happen at all, but I can't say I believe in their relationships being true and honest anymore. It's not a case of bad acting, either; but what I see on the screen, are not women who have been neighbors and friends for years - I see a couple of women playing housewives for six years.

I can't say the story makes sense, either. Carl, trying to propose on a banner, without anybody knowing about their relationship in the first place? Nurse dropping a patient off without calling his parents first? Orson giving up the battle and accepting the news of the divorce and the affair was also somewhat disappointing. And the list goes on and on and on. Also, I have to say, I can't remember when was the last time I actually laughed watching the wives. The show's humor level dropped to an all-time low.

The only reason for such high rating for me was that finally that Katherine Mayfair's nonsense was put to an end; I can't tell you how annoyed I was by her psycho-skills. I did find relief in Dylan's coming.

Back to the cheap drama - we all know that it's not Orson who died as he was quoted saying to E! that he did survive the crash. Two years ago the producers kept us interested by giving us the death of a character that was way in the back; this year, ironically, it seems that only a major character's departure might be able to save the life of the show.

It's like Desperate Housewives to leave us with a major cliffhanger before the winter break. While this episode wasn't as good as Something's coming or Bang(my favorite DH episode), it was still quite good. This season hasn't been one of my favorites, but i am hopeful that once the Bolens mystery begins to unravel, it will get more interesting.



Susan and Katherine's story was one of the best parts of the episode. It was great to see Dylan again. It was startling to realize just how deluded Katherine had become. I have to give big props to Delany for the way she acted in her hospital scenes. I am surprised we didn't see Mike after the opening scene.



Lynette and Gaby's story is still going strong. I thought that they would have settled their differences by the end of the episode, but they didn't. But it looks like Lynette heroic antics will put their relationship in a new dimension.



The Bree-Orson story is kind of sad for me. I think that they have been a good couple together. At the same time, i like Karl's swagger. I would like to hope that all 3 survived the plane crash, but judging by the last scene, it's highly doubtful.



Angie's story still remains a mystery. Not much to say there. Like most viewers, i think you could see the blackmailer getting killed a mile away. Personally, i like what Drea de Matteo brings to DH and i hope she gets to stay on the show for the next season too.



Finally, while i do think that this plane crash story came off a bit cheesy, i think that the show did need something different to shake things up a bit. We already had sieges, tornados and fires, so i guess they thought this was something unique for DH. I don't know if there were also budget limitations. I hope not. Either way, i am dying to see what happens now and who we will sadlt have to say goodbye to. Bring on the new episodes in 2010!

There are plenty of tone shifts in this holiday episode, which for me, worked about 80-90% of the time. I enjoyed to bickering old couple, played with zest by a couple of veteran character actors. The misery shared between them was played for laughs, as were a lot of serious things in this episode, like Karl and Orson's fight, and Gaby and Lynette's ruined friendship. Some of this felt awkward to me, and I'm not sure if "Boom Crunch" hit all the right notes. The show did a good job of trying to sympathize with both Lynette and Gabrielle's situations, and I hate to see my girls fighting (though it does make for spicy storylines). Lord knows both of them have been in the wrong before, but here it does seem that Gaby comes off a bit colder of the two. I really like this plot, but I could have done without the catty behavior during the caroling segment. It wasn't a monumentally funny set piece, and seemed more in line with material for Susan. Speaking of Susan, I think her stuff with Katherine was hands-down, by-a-mile the best material in this episode. After Kat falsely accuses Mike of stabbing her, Bob (welcome back) insists Sue be cordial with her during a visit, and watching Susan comically try to contain her rage as Katherine stuck to her story was fantastic. Calling Kat's daughter Dylan back down was a welcome return, but the real gem here is the story itself; We've all joked about how much of a nut Katherine has become since losing Mike, and the show has made no bones about having some fun with it. But to see her in this state now (the one tone shift of this episode that I think works perfectly), it is extremely dramatic and sad. Katherine has been a likable character, and I think we all, along with Susan would seriously like to see her get better. Her breakdown in front of her daughter, whom she did not want witnessing any of this, was something fantastic. Brava, Dana Delany!



But from the show highlight, we come to the low light, which was basically the entire last 5 minutes. The clunky staging of a plane crash right in the middle of the Xmas festivities looked so fake and ridiculous, it pulled me right out of everything. I'm normally pretty forgiving of a TV show budget, but that was just...bad. Also, it was just a dumb idea. Tornadoes, store shootings, fires- I'll buy all that, but Karl's "I Love You" plane? The "irony" is laid on pretty thick, and the obvious way that nurse who was going to blackmail Angie was killed (who "perfectly" dropped the money), it was all too much. Honestly, I was insulted that the show creators asked us to buy all this. So there is the big reveal of a dead bloody hand in wrecked gingerbread house or whatever, (ridiculous) and the big mystery for us to chew on was who died this time. I'm sure the writers haven't even decided yet, and are waiting on fan response before making a decision. Karl's cool, but if you're listening Marc Cherry, I'd like to keep Orson. There, I said it!

Very good episode of Desperate Housewives tonight, a night where its main opposition was in repeats. I really hope Karl is the one who died in the plane crash. Although he can be funny from time to time (Susie Q always gets me) I just find him disruptive to the overall flow of the show and would prefer to just have Bree and Orson back together.



The fight scenes with Gaby and Lynette were great, and it was a relief to see the latter acting "desperately" for a change, as opposed to just making her usual snarky, sarcastic comments (not that they're not funny though).



I was surprised to see Katherine's daughter return, but more surprised by the fact that she told Susan, "I can't believe you thought I'd go against my own mother!" when the two did not exactly leave on good terms in Season 4. That felt like a bit of a continuity error to me.



Still, a nice episode that was reminiscent of the tornado ep from 2007. Nice way to keep us talking until the show comes back.

-Over all, Only a few scenes were really memorable. The cheap acting of the opening scene was a deterrent right away with it's beyond obvious green screen. The show isn't about that though so I tried to over look it. Unfortunately the show started of rather dull. -It wasn't until Katherine experiences a break down in front her daughter Dillon and Susan did the show feel like it used to. Gabby and Lynette butted heads again, and eventually it seemed rather childish, not how two adults normally would react in such a horrible predicament. -The Bolans story progressed and unfortunately, not all that well? Someone tries to blackmail them and they give in that easy. Idk, from what we've learned about them, they seemed more like they would've just packed up and left, not gave into it. -Bree's story was the plus side though. Finally some good emotion between her an Orson. However it lead to rather dumb scene with Orsan and Karl duking it out. In the end, the small plane crashes tragically into the street, not all that horrifying tbh. -The crash ended the Bolan blackmail trouble but opens up the possibility that Lynnette, Gabby's younger daughter, Bree, Karl, and Orson may all be dead. And possibly Lynette's pregnancy (which really seems obvious as one of the outcomes, along with either Karl or Orson. -My opinion, this episode was far from exciting or anything spectacular. This show used to be so emotional, but lately its turned to a stupid sense of humor. Where are the scenes we used to get, like Bree risking her life at gun point for her daughter, or Lynette standing up to a woman with a gun, give us some long epic emotional scene that leaves us in shock.

The big one of this episode, to me, was the Katherine saga. As expected, she tried to frame Mike for stabbing her and like Susan, I wasn't sure if Katherine was really nuts or just conniving claiming Mike did it. Bringing back Dylan was good and the idea that Katherine has been spinning a happily married life with Mike to her was a brilliant touch. Thankfully, Susan is able to convince her quickly so Dylan can confront her mother with her massive web of deception. Delaney was fantastic as she made you still feel sorry for Katherine, just collapsing like that. Hatcher was also great as Susan felt not victory but despair over seeing her friend falling so hard. Great work there.



The stuff on Angie seemed to drag a bit and the second the nurse blackmailed her, I saw her death coming. I do wish they'd reveal the truth already but the various twists keep coming and are more intriguing. The Bree/Orson/Karl stuff was good as I loved the look on Bree's face when Orson said he'd been bluffing the whole time, matched by his reaction that she actually believed him. Karl was his usual goofball charming self and the fight between him and Orson was funny to watch. The stuff on Lynette/Gabby seemed filler but it all led to the big crash which was pretty well done. We'll have to wait to see who lives but it shows how Housewives always meets the half-season mark in a big way.

**SPOILERS**



Wow. This episode was clearly amazing and the disaster was not needed to do so, yet the last final minutes were bone-chilling. I'm upset that it took that long for the disaster to occur, but I'm happy that it brought a shocking end. I just wish there were previews for January 3's episode. Although, I'm pretty sure that Karl is dead. This was a great episode and I surely will rewatch it again. I just wish the disaster happened for a longer amount of time, since the plane crash itself was very weak, yet the episode itself was spectacular.