Desperate Housewives

loved this episode of desperate housewives as i have done everyone that has procedded it, i loved the stuff between bree and lynette and there diffirent views on parenting it great to see susans mum atleast now we know where she gets all her clumsyness from haha, the gabby stuff was also good although i thought carlous was abit scary, also did the ending narration suggest that gaby is going to get pregnant !

De este episodio dedicado a la maternidad rescato la primera aparición de la mama de Susan, la cual es mucho más disparatada que ella misma. Lynette continua mostrando que sus hijos son incontrolables y que ella está llegando al límite. Carlos busca su hijo, Gabrielle se niega, pero sin saber lo encuentra en otro lado. Y Bree que en mi opinión personal fué el centro de atención del episodio entero, sus problemas con Andrew son de por sí terribles, y ahora enfrentarse a la homosexualidad de su, hasta ahora, único hijo varón será un gran problema para su integridad y las apariencias que siempre maneja.

Gabrielle finds out that Carlos has been keeping secrets from her as well, though his regard his less-than-legal business practices. Bree is outraged that her husband, Rex has been dabbling with the oh-so-perfect Maisy Gibbons. Elsewhere, Lynette tries to confirm her suspicions about her new nanny The relationship between Susan and Mike intensifies. And the mysterious Paul Young has something to get off his chest. Great episode but seems that the other perfect stepford housewife other than bree is up to no good and that was kinda weird especially with Rex and that makes Bree and his relationship more intense !!

Susan’s mother is so… I don’t even know the word to describe her. Sophie makes me want to punch her, I don’t know if it’s because she’s such a drama queen or because she’s just a jumpy person… I don’t know. Although, when she “bumped” her car into Mikes’ and then explained to him how and when Susan was conceived she was pretty funny.

I didi like the exchange of words that Mike and Susan had. I really hope they get back together. They make such a cute couple.



Carlos was such a beast when he forced Gabrielle to sign the papers. No wonder she went back into Johns arms.



Although Porter is Lynette’s kid and not Bree’s, I do think he (not to mention the other two) did deserve that spanking. It was really nice how Lynette took the first step and forgave Bree for what she did. That’s what being friends is all about.

After the underwhelming and overall disappointing "There Won't Be Trumpets", things quickly return to form in an episode that efficiently explores the oh so intriguing dynamic between parents and children. Like, who's the best mother in the world? Which teen has more cop on than her parent? Which kid (or bunch of them) would you happily put up for adoption and which parent really needs to lay the law? So many questions all neatly answered to a degree in a chaos driven hour.



First off, out of the housewives, I really feel for Felicity as her character rarely gets the chance to look glamourous, compared to her FHM worthy co-stars, so when Lynette does get a chance to scrub up, you don't begrudge her entirely for dropping her hellspawn onto Bree so she can rejoin civilization for a few hours. Of course, the children of Satan see this as another brilliant opportunity to misbehave but unlike Mommy dearest, Bree isn't a soft touch as Pumpkinhead (Porter) finds out the hard way.



Question of the day – was Bree out of order for spanking Porter? They are a lot of people out there who would side with Lynette castigating her friend on corporal punishment and while I agree Bree had no right to do so and should have thought of another method of dealing with him, a part of me doesn't blame her. Porter misbehaved deliberately after Bree had asked him not to touch the cookies. It was in her house, she was right to punish him, not to spank him though and that's what Lynette should have realized. After all, Bree openly stated what she had done, not Porter and had also confessed to not actually knowing her friend is against this kind of punishment. Not to down Lynette's parenting because I know young children especially so numerous and at an age like can be handful but unless she steps up and delivers on her own threats to the boys they will walk all over her and then she will be screwed.



Her fight with Bree during the poker game also rammed home a good few imperfections and factoids for both women. Lynette doesn't want to turn out like her mother and that's fine but her throwback at Andrew was a little uncalled for though. The apology later really doesn't resolve that so much but it was interesting to see some actual tension between the housewives – that was very realistic.



It's also good to see Bree finally admit she doesn't know shit about her own son. Spending most the episode fretting about how to show her love to the child that purely hates her, then realizing she's a way better mom than the ones for the other delinquents at Camp Hennessey is enjoyable. Though it's all just a distraction for the delicious scene in which Bree learns of Andrew's sexuality through Rex. In any other show, Andrew would have told his mother first to break the news of being gay to tell daddy but here it's Bree who doesn't react to the revelation well though at least she doesn't go berserk either. I really do wonder how much of Marc Cherry's own personal experiences are being drawn out for this storyline. Being gay isn't going to make Andrew more sympathetic nor will it alleviate his lashing out at his mother but it's still compelling stuff nonetheless and at least he doesn't do anything too vile here. As for the husbands of the weeks, both Tom and Rex were great in their subsequent plots. Husbands rule.



Except Carlos that is. The writers do a great job in the beginning fooling into his inner desire for fatherhood but unfortunately there's one too many nasty stings in the tail when the gloves finally come off between him and Gabrielle, particularly when he learns about the settlement Gabby swindled out of the hospital and demands her to sign a post nuptial agreement. I don't blame the guy for wanting to hold onto the money he has left or his mistrust of his wife but unlike Bree spanking Porter, Carlos running after Gabrielle, forcing her to sit down and reducing her to tears in order to sign the post nup is what I would classify as abuse. Although both parties are dislikeable and solely out to save their own asses, I felt more for Gabrielle than I wanted to. Carlos you are a total prick, who just like your wife, your luck is running out. He may have transferred the account but that's not to say Gabrielle can't lead the feds to it if she wanted to but worse still is that once the ever willing John is caught is the middle of the pair's personal shit. Of course even this development is better than …



Well to be honest, Susan's main plot of the week is really is the arrival of her mad cap, gym slip mother, with Lesley Anne Warren too youngest to even play a gym slip mother. Seriously, although she's quite funny (in a way that could get weary), wouldn't it have been better if an older actress had been hired instead? That being said, she does a steller job in perfecting Teri Hatcher's mannerisms and her moments of the episode are truly madcap. From crashing into Mike, revealing too much about her sex life and biting her boyfriend, she's enough to make Susan look mature.



However the storyline that eclipses practically everything this week is the relief that the hacked to pieces body in the toy chest comes back to haunt Paul when the police inquire into a similar one Mary Alice purchased twelve years ago. It's also an eye opening experience for Zach when he learns Paul killed a PI (has to be Deirdre) but the bigger shock is Felicia revealing he is actually Dana. Okay so this has been peddled on a few websites for months but it is an actual shocker and Paul is in serious doo dah now that Zach is getting privier to what's going on. Felicia is going to be one problem Paul won't be able to wrap under the carpet and I say keep the path of destruction a-coming.



Also in "Children Will Listen"



Pretty boring opening sequence with Mary Alice withering on about Gabrielle's likes and dislikes in life. One of these dislikes looking set to come true as in the upcoming weeks she may be pregnant. Watch for the 24 piss take of Carlos tampering with her pills.



Susan: "What are you smiling about?"

Mike: "I had all these questions about how you got to be the way you are. They were just answered".



Sophie: "People think we're sisters"

Susan: "That's because you keep telling them we are".



That Ashley kid from "Pretty Little Picture" cropped up again.



Gabrielle: "You don't trust me?"

Carlos: "Afraid not".



Lynette: "Please hear me out, this is important. Today I have a chance to join the human race for a few hours. They are actual adults waiting for me with margaritas. Look I'm in a dress, I have make up on".

Bree: "If it were any other day"

Lynette: "Oh for God sake's Bree, I'm wearing pantyhose".



In the original script there was a subplot with Edie trying to contact her father. I wished they had gone ahead with that given the other themes of the episode.



Rex: "Bree, Andrew told me he thinks he might be gay and he wanted to tell me first because he thought I could handle it better"

Bree: "Well, he's right. I'll be waiting in the car".



Zach plays the guitar. Living in a house as depressing as his, I don't blame him for wanting block the negativity out.



Gabrielle (to John): "Because one day, when the time is right, we're gonna tell him how he drove me right into your arms and that's gonna kill him".



Now this is more like it. "Children Will Listen" is an instant improvement and a surprisingly insightful social commentary episode. Beside the various contrast in relationships between parents and children, the hour's main strength is showing the responsibilities adult kids also go through. An intriguing hour, laced with the expectancy of juicer things to come.