Desperate Housewives

The best episode so far of this season. "City On Fire" had everything: drama, top-notch suspense and shoking moments. I liked the way the episode opened at the club. It was a cool scene. Without doubt my favorite part of this episode was the fire at the club. That scene was intense. That aside, Bree's storyline was also very good. My interest never wavered and it was entertaining. I laughed at the scene where Julie gets home with her new boyfriend as Susan's reaction was so funny! Porter's and Lynette' storyline was very good. It was the second most interesting storyline in this episode. It was nice to see Lynette defend Anne. Charlie Carver (Porter) was excellent here. The BEST THING in this episode was how the storylines unfolded and came together in the end. The scenes at the club were very well done. When this episode first began, I had lots of questions. For example why is the emergency exit door locked? But as the episode unfolded, all my questions were answered. Overall, a very good episode filled with many memorable moments. Excellent.

this was such an awful episode of desperate housewives i ahte the whole dave storyline it is so annoying and so painfuly obvious that he is after mike because it was his family in the car crash, couldent the writers of come up with something better then that, the whole lynette think with her son is pretty rubbsih as it the storyline that susans daughter would marry a 40 year old

i hate the whole katherine and mike think it is so stupid and i really hate the whole gaby and crazy old wommen storyline, come on writers sort this mess out

I absolutely l o v v v v v v v v v v e e e e e e e e e e e d d d d d d d d d d this episode. An absolute classic! Yes it's probably been done before but it's never been as good as this!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!! Did I mention I l o o o o o o o o o o o o o v v v v v v v v v v e e e e e e e e e e d d d d d d d d d d IT!

And so to Desperate Housewives' annual 'big sweeps episode', the one that 'threatens to change the lives of the central characters forever' (just as it did in all the past seasons, but, um, well, actually didn't all that much) and promises to be a season highlight, full of action, drama, revelations and, hopefully, mindless gay sex featuring Shawn Pyfrom and Jesse Metcalffe... *ahem* In the past two seasons, the hype machine went into overdrive for 'Bang!' and 'Something's Coming', respectively and, well, justifiably so. Those remain two of the best forty five minutes of television that the creators of this show have ever put to film. 'City on Fire' tries to be the equivalent - really, it does - but, let's be honest, it just can't quite match them. A middleweight in heavyweight territory, would be an appropriate metaphor. There's some clever manipulation of plot structure, interesting character developments and a brief "oh my God, they're actually going to kill Mike" moment to enjoy but, sadly, the gravitas of the fire just doesn't compare to that of, say, a tornado; and the drama of the situation is nowhere near as intense as the claustrophobic psych-fest of the supermarket robbery in 'Bang!' Of course, it is perhaps a bit unfair to judge 'City of Fire' in this fashion; it is a well written episode with a host of excellent scenes and, at the very least, a cameo from Tokyo Police Club to enjoy. It could just have done with a little bit more... oomph. And if Mike is Dave's target, I swear to God...

In this episode of Desperate Housewives, the following happens. Julie returns home with her new boyfriend, who is a lot older than Julie. Lynette learns that Porter has gotten his much older girlfriend pregnant and that they are planning on running away together. Lynette goes round to see her and confronts her. She confirms that it's all true and then her Husband walks in, having heard every word of the conversation. Lynette is told to leave by the Husband when she does, she feels guilty knowing that he hits her and goes back inside to find him beating her. Lynette hits him and he stops and walks off. When Porter goes to the hospital and sees what has happened to his girlfriend, Anne, he races back out and Lynette chases after him. Susan soon learns that Julie's new boyfriend has been married 3 times before and is wants to propose to Julie. When Julie says that they have only been dating for 3 months, but she says no. And Susan learns that she doesn't want to get married ever. Dave's doctor turns up and we learn that Fairview w the one place he was never to move too. We also learn that after the Battles of the band gig he has to confess to who he really is and what his real name is. We then see Dave talking his doctor into a back room and strangling him. He then pours liquids all over the body in order to destroy it. We then see Dave starting a fire. Anne's husband turns up and hits Porter. Soon fire appears and the club has to be evacuated, except the exits are locked. As everyone begins to make their exits, though windows and such we see Porter turning up with a gun.

So not quite the Bang or Something's Coming, but still the best episode of season five so far. There was drama, but there was also some great comedy.



Gabby and Virginia: Is she a lonley old rich lady or is she after something else? Hmm, anyway it was good to see Gabby save her life.



Bree: That reporter sniffing around would of got a slap off me. But Bree remained a lady and that's one of the reasons why she is simply the best.



Lynette: Good to see the hero in her. She rescued Ann from her horrible husband. I hope she believes her son and tries to help him.



Susan: Teri Hatcher ruled this episode. Good to see Julie back and good to see Susan make a fool of herself again - all for the sake of her daugther.



Psycho Dave gets worse - he started the fire, he killed a man and rescued Mike. Just what is this man up to? We'll have to keep watching.



Seriously good entertainment.

This really showed us the lengths Dave is willing to go to. It was quite ironic that he ended up being the hero for saving Mike. Even though I doubted any of the main character's would die, I was on the edge of my seat for the whole fire scene. Porter getting a gun was also pretty exciting. The side storylines were also good. I love seeing Julie again, and it made perfect sense that she never wanted to get married. It was so awesome that Gaby turned the money down, she would have never done that a few years ago. Having the parole officer call Bree was also pretty funny.

Dr Heller: "Screening your calls now, Dave, but let me guess – you can explain?"



Eight episodes in and it's high time that we finally caught up on Dave's shady past. Since the premiere we've known he's nuts and aside from one little outburst and secretly terrorising Karen, everyone else seems charmed by him.



Thanks to Karen and Roberta however, Dr Heller is determined to get some answers about Dave's recent activities. He might have approved of the meddling duo's methods but he wasn't stupid enough to take a trip to Fairview and see what exactly his patient has been getting.



With so much hype surrounding this episode, there was a guarantee that a death would surface and it also was pretty clear that the death wouldn't be major but would obviously be linked to a major charity. In other words, Dr Heller might as well as have had 'Red Shirt' stamped on him.



With no-one actually knowing he had arrived in Wisteria Lane, he was doomed from the start. Edie barely noticed him and Karen and Roberta despite wanting to talk to him pretty much missed so the only person he could interact with was Dave. Needless to say, this is where things got disastrous.



Heller wasn't pleased that Dave was screening his calls and he was even less thrilled that Dave had moved to Wisteria Lane. After all, this is the only place on the planet to make Dave a crazy man. Then when it turned out that Dave was in a band with Mike, Heller got ten times worried.



The natural thing for Heller should've been to call the police and not go into a secluded area in the club with Dave. By doing the latter, Heller would up getting killed by Dave in a scene eerily reminiscent to Paul strangling Martha back in Season One's "Guilty".



The only difference is that despite Dave becoming utterly scary when he murders Dr Heller, there's also a glimmer of remorse behind his action. Paul on the other hand had no such qualm when ending Martha's days. Dave almost didn't want to kill Heller but did to cover his own behind.



Going even further with the cover up, he ended up setting fire to the club during the Battle Of The Bands contest and even put Jackson in jeopardy by locking him in the bathroom. As accustomed as I've gotten to Jackson, I was pretty certain that he was going to be another casualty.



Fortunately for all those Gale Harold fans out there, Jackson lives for another day but I do wonder if in future episodes, he'll end getting dragged into the Dave mystery given that he saw Dave acting rather suspiciously a few minutes before the fire made the stage. It would certainly give him more material than being Susan's boyfriend, which is something I can see most viewers getting into.



As for Mike, it's now revealed after hints in previous episodes that he's Dave's intended victim. Dave pretty much could've gotten rid of Mike in the club fire but he risked his own life to save him. I'm guessing Mike was the guy who killed Dave's brother in prison but I'm not sure if I entirely like this reveal. It's not exactly original, is it?



Then again, original or not, it still doesn't spoil Dave as a character and behinds, murders, terrorising old ladies and arson excluded, I think Dave's biggest crime to Wisteria Lane has been the setting up of Blue Odyssey. It's not just Mary Alice's wry take on how uncomfortable they are against the younger competition that support, it's just that they aren't that interesting.



We all know that Mike, Orson, Tom and Carlos are older men who (some more than others) want to tap back into their youth. Hearing Tom painfully trying to talk in a teen lingo with rival group Cold Splash however was something I could've done without seeing. Just because Tom acts like a teenager, doesn't mean we have to see him try to communicate like one.



Fortunately though, there was something more interesting at the Scavo plot when Lynette learned about Anne's pregnancy and Porter's demented escape plot from Preston. I think this is the only time we've seen Lynette interact a bit more with Preston and I sort of felt for the latter.



This episode even had feeling some sympathy from Anne but that was because her husband Warren really is a violent brute. Finding out that she's pregnant by a teenager resulted in him beating her to a pulp and for once, Lynette's need to butt in really did have an advantage.



However there were some things I still hated about this plot. First off all, I might feel for Anne for marrying a wife-beater like Warren but the way she was talking about being in love with Porter and wanting to have his baby really gave me the creeps. Lynette was on the ball when she told Anne she was sick, especially given that such a revelation was a harder pill for her to swallow than anyone else.



It's also unsurprising that Porter also caused annoyance in this episode too. While he's right to be concerned about Anne's safety, blaming Lynette because of Warren's actions was just flat out unfair. If Porter wanted to blame someone, he should try himself, Warren and Anne. Lynette is blameless in this situation but once again, she's made feel like the villain.



Of course Porter's stupidity doesn't just stop with ranting at his mother. He makes a piss poor attempt to fight with Warren during Battle Of The Bands and even buys a gun for more obvious reasons. It also doesn't help that his presence makes Warren convinced that Porter torched the club but then again, it did provide Dave with a very convenient scapegoat for the time being.



Elsewhere with the Scavo reputation not going so well, Bree seems extra determined that a reporter by the name of Sandra won't find any skeletons in her closet. The reasons vary but if Sandra did become privy to all of Bree's secrets and scandals, she's have a bestseller of her own to fleece instead of investigating Bree's recent cookbook.



It was pretty obvious that getting Katherine to say nice things and Andrew to stay in the closet were going to be futile in Bree's never ending to radiate perfection but it wouldn't be her if she didn't try. It just a pity she didn't answer the phone because then Sandra wouldn't have realised that Orson was a jailbird not so long ago.



It would be quite easy to hate Sandra but to be honest, I can totally see her point of view. Her cynicism about old fashioned values has plenty of validity, especially given that cookbooks like Bree's do have an underlying message about how a family should conduct themselves. Getting dirt on Bree is a nice way for Sandra to be justified in her scepticism and she did make a great point of revealing that aside from the phone message, she didn't exactly have to work all that hard in order to uncover most of Bree's skeletons. However even when rumbled, Bree can still manage to use a bad situation to her advantage.



Fortunately she doesn't actually have to do anything to Sandra. In fact by simply explaining some of her struggles, she manages to win over the cynical journalist, so no doubt that Sandra might extend the generosity in order to win something that puts Bree in a favourable light. Either way, this is a really solid aspect of the continuing career plot for Bree.



Less solid on the other hand is Virginia's involvement with the Solis family. Now Frances Conroy is a good actress but I'm beginning to think that Virginia is essentially a wasted character. We know that she's a touch unhinged, has isolated her own family and now has developed an unhealthy obsession with the Solis clan.



Last week she made the foolish error in trying to get Carlos fired from the country club. Realising the error of her ways, she gets Carlos reinstated and makes him and Gabby the sole beneficiaries of her will, which is obviously enough for Gabby to endure for a little bit longer.



Of course when Virginia then tries to dictate both Juanita and Celia's education, Gabby puts her foot down and loses a lot of money. It's nice to actually see Gabby prioritising her children over Virginia's cash but unless the writers have a proper plan with the latter, can she please just go away?



Susan on the other hand still proves that she's a stickler for meddling even when sensible Jackson nicely tries to stop her in her tracks. This time around, its Julie's 40 something boyfriend Lloyd that she's determined to get rid. Having your 24 year old daughter date an older man is one thing but having him propose to him is another.



The funny thing is that Susan really shouldn't have bothered butting in. It seems that even if Julie is dating someone like, unlike her mother she's not going to get married to him. I sort of like the idea of Julie not getting married, even if her decision is a reflection on the way Susan's marriages have gone. That being said, regardless of Lloyd, can we please get some more Julie later on in the season?



Also in "City On Fire"



This episode took a similar approach to how "Bang" and "Something's Coming" opened up with their respective disasters.



Tom (re Cold Splash): "Those guys are so young".

Orson: "No wonder they went on first. They probably have homework".



We got some insight into the guys' hopes of dreams, marred by stiff joints, high cholesterol and desire to be young again.



Jackson (re Julie/Lloyd): "I think what's going on".

Susan: "I know what's going on. Let me enjoy my denial".



Virginia (re the firing): "That was a terrible misunderstanding".

Carlos: "And she straightened it out and I got my job back. Isn't that nice?"

Gabrielle: "Delightful. Now leave before there's a terrible misunderstanding between my foot and your ass".



Unsurprisingly enough, we learned that Lloyd had been married three times and thanks to Julie's refusal, he wasn't going to get to wife number four just yet.



Lloyd: "I don't date students. That's a rule with me".

Susan: "And it's a damn good one".



Lynette (to Warren): "Just so you know, I hit back".

Warren (re Anne): "Call the police. I'd love to hear her talk her way out of statutory rape".



Dr Heller not only jerked when he learned that Mike was in Blue Odyssey with Dave but he also seemed a little perturbed by the band name too.



Virginia: "I can call my lawyer tomorrow and take you out of my will".

Gabrielle: "And that is your right as a rich, crazy old lady".



Susan: "You are way too young to be cynical".

Julie: "I'm not cynical, I'm realistic. I'm just protecting myself".



Who was looking after MJ this episode given that both Susan and Mike were at the club?



Tom: "I know it sounds crazy, but I can smell our fear".

Carlos: "If I could see where the exits are, I'd run for them".



Dave (to Mike): "Hang in there, I'm not done with you yet".



Chronology: None is directly specified since the previous episode.



As sweeps episodes go, "City On Fire" might not usurp the likes of "Guilty" or "Bang" but it stands well with the likes of "That's Good, That's Bad" and "Something's Coming". With the Dave mystery making some progress, things are moving along rather nicely.

It was a great episode that had me on the edge of my seat. Although I didn't like the killing part and thought they could have just alluded to it instead of giving us a front row seat. It seemed like an just a shock factor rather then good directing and was really uncomfortable to watch. Well at least I was right about Dave being there for revenge on Mike. Good guess on my part. But is the reason the brother who died in prison or something else? Guess will see. I enjoyed seeing Susan interact with Julie again. I didn't care much for Julie's boyfriend. I used to love Steven Webber. Exciting stuff with Porter and Lynette. Can't wait to see wait happens next there, although I think it's a little far fetched that they would convict Porter of the fire with no real evidence.

This episode was as enjoyable as the tornado one last season (my favourite one last year). It was full of drama, comedy, suspense and emotion. Everyone had strong storylines and the mystery surrounding Dave has started to clear and yet asks more questions at the same time. Virginia is still pretty creepy but I was happy to see that Gaby resisted the money and put her children's happiness first. Lynette's scenes were particularly dramatic. I really felt my heart thumping when she confronted the wife-beater. Also I laughed out loud when Bree's phone rang and it turned out to be the parole officer - a real comeuppance for her snobbery.



I can't wait to see what happens next!

After the hostage situation in season 3 and the tornado last season, I was really looking forward to the this year's sweep installment and it was everything I could have hoped for, even more!



I like the fact that the episode starts with the end. I was hooked from the first minute and was dying to get to the part with the fire. I wish the Club scenes were longer. Even though this is where the big action takes place, it is actually very short in time. The rest of the episode is good too: Bree still trying to look like the perfect housewife (I'm sure she wishes she had picked up the phone!) ; Lynette who tries everything in her power to protect her son ; Susan who has trouble accepting his new "son-in-law" and Gaby who is trapped by Virginia...



That was a lot of fun to have the guys all sitting together and freaking out about the gig and their age. It's a show about women but it's always very nice to see the males.



I'm so relieved Mike didn't die. I like where things are going between him and Katherine. I just wish we saw more of them. Generally speaking, I wish Katherine had more consistence with season. She was very present last year but this season she hardly says 3 lines while her character has so much potential. I really hope the writers will push her relationship with Mike.



Dave's secret and machiavelic plan gets thicker and thicker. What does he have in mind for Mike? It's clear that he wants him dead but according to his own plans. Only the doctor could have prevented him from proceeding. We can count on Mrs. McCluskey to track him down!

Note: Because TV.com doesn't let us underline words or make them bold or italic, I've put the word(s) I wanted to emphasize between exclamation marks.



I've been a member of TV.com for I don't know how many years, but this is my first ever review. And here's why:



I watch this appalling episode of DH and I'm thinking to myself, "Wow! Every reviewer must've slammed this one!" And when I check out the reviews, I see that some have called this "Lost, Season 1" quality! Sheesh!



The actual feelings I had after watching this abysmal episode was anger, because the writers had taken us for ignorant and stupid people and they had achieved their goal! Not with me though...



Here are the three strikes of this episode:



1. Since when do clubs keep their storage rooms unlocked? (No, there's not just broomsticks and stuff, all the booze stock is in there!) Moreover, what good does it do to have a latch !on the outside! of the storage room?! And the toilet?? Give me a break! A latch on the !outside! of the door of a toilet!?! For crying out loud!!



2. David's doctor knows perfectly where the band is sitting at the club. And yet, after he demands that David take him there, he doesn't even realize that he is taking him !the opposite direction!



3. A padlock on an emergency exit door! Need I say more?..



So bravo Bob Daily! Bravo Marc Cherry! Bravo everyone who wanted to boost the ratings and decided they could easily do so by a carelessly, lazily written episode full of holes! But hey, if it involves a fire, we sure will lllove it, won't we boys?..

Okay, it may not have actually gone anywhere but the Desperate Housewives that was nominated for Emmys and was being hyped all over is back as the show is once again in top form.



There is not a dull moment on Wisteria Lane as every character has something exciting going on. DH's ability to go from comedy one moment to a serious dramatic sequence the next is unbelievable. You feel for the characters as well as laugh with them; very few shows can make that claim.



This episode further unraveled the mystery of Dave Williams as we now know he has unfinished business with Mike. This is Season 1 Lost quality of writing and I cannot wait for the conclusion.



Elsewhere Bree and Gabrielle were their usual amusing selves and Steven Weber (Wings) and Rachael Harris (Notes from the Underbelly) were great in their guest spots as well. There is very little to criticize in this episode. it truly was exactly why I watch this series.

I've read a lot of negative comments on this episode, but I guess that's mostly because of the misleading summary. Who's Susan gonna miss next episode? No one, just like Julie's departure last season.

When did she find out Kathy and Mike were a couple? Never.

And the whole six deaths thing was also a bit misleading, although I already suspected something like this after 'Something's Coming'.



Lynette's storyline was my favorite of the week and I think it's very brave to make Anne a woman with real feelings in real situations, and not some stupid woman who just wants to take Porter away.



Bree also had a nice story, especially a funny one. The telephone thing was hilarious, just as Susans reaction when she saw Julie's boyfriend. A great character, but I'm afraid they both will be gone next episode.



Gaby's story was a bit of a letdown, because there wasn't anything new and nothing about Virginia's past, as was promised. I just hope they won't let her disappear now, because I don't think she would give up on the children and family fortune so quickly.



The fire was played out very well, it kinda reminded me of 'Bang', with the intro and everything. Too bad there wasn't really a casualty, but Dave killing the doctor was already dark enough.

And Mike being the target... I sincerely hope he isn't, because he's been used too much in the mysteries and I actually hoped he would die in the fire: I'm sick of this guy.

But I don't think Dave's after him, it would be too convenient.



One of the best episodes of DH, probably because it was almost like DH was in the past 4 seasons. My number 3 after 'Free'(2) and 'Bang'(1).



I just hope the next episodes won't be like the previous 7 again, because I've got a taste of old fashioned DH episodes and I want it back...

Ever since I saw the promotional pics of this episode weeks ago, I couldn't wait to say it and it was actually pretty good, definitely not better than last year's Something's Coming for example, but it was still very, very good.



So the episode begins with the fire in the club with everyone locked inside, and the next day somebody getting arrested. Then we flashback one day earlier in order to live the events that led to this disaster. The opening scene was actually very well-done and intense.



Susan: Her storyline was pretty funny, and it was pretty nice seeing Julie back! Yup, Julie's back with her boyfriend who happens to be 40 years old and her professor too. Susan freaks out of course and a very interesting conversation between Susan and Lloyd occurs and reveals that Lloyd has been married three times already. Susan also discovers that he's planning to propose to her which of course doesn't please her. Later on, when they all get to the club Susan finds out that he's planning to propose and so she interrupts their special dance (in a very hilarious scene) but Jackson of course takes her away but she reveals the secret about his proposal, which doesn't exactly please Julie. As it turns out, Julie doesn't want to get married because of Susan's two divorces but Susan talks her out of it in a very sweet scene. I really liked Julie's changed style of clothes in this episode, she does look 5 years older than she did the last season unlike Andrew who still looks pretty young, maybe a beard could help.



Gabrielle: Quite frankly, I didn't enjoy this storyline as much as previous episodes mainly because it made me feel that last week's weeks developments were completely unnecessary. So after Virginia and Gabrielle fought and Virginia got Carlos fired from his job, she actually undoes all of that. She gets Carlos back his job and makes peace with the Solis' by putting their names in her will (they get all her money after she dies) and this of course more than convinces Gabby to start over. Later on, when Gabby is leaving to the club Virgina shows up and invites herself and they go together. While they're in the club, Virgina bores Gabby with her stories then insists on moving Juanita and Celia to a private school and that's when Gabby tells her that when it comes to her daughters, she can't be bought and so Virginia threatens to take their names off her will.



Bree: Her storyline, while definitely filler, was quite enjoyable and funny. Bree is anticipating a reporter who is supposed to make a piece about her book in the newspaper and so she makes everything look so perfect. Things begin to crumble slowly on her head though, like when a phone call reveals to the reporter that Orson was in prison, a conversation with Bob & Lee, etc... Eventually Bree goes to the club since she hears that the reporter is going to be there and has a nice conversation with her, explaining to her that her book isn't about making housewives feel uncapable of being perfect, in fact it's the exact opposite. This speech affects the reporter and definitely means that the book is going to get a very good article.



Lynette: Her storyline impressed me once again, in fact one scene left one very everlasting impression that kept me thinking about it the whole episode. It begins with Preston coming on to Lynette and revealing to her that Porter got Anne pregnant and they're planning to elope together. Lynette quickly goes to Anne's house and confronts her, Anne comfirms that she's pregnant of Porter's son and her husband Warren overhears it. Anne quietly begs Lynette to stay but she listens to Warren and leaves, but comes back seconds later. When Lynette walks in, she finds Anne on the floor and Warren kicking her... she asks him to leave her alone but he refuses so she throws a metal candle on him and he eventually leaves (this is the scene I was talking about... seeing Anne like that was so shocking and horrifying). Later on, Anne is taken to the hospital where Porter shows up and gets really furious and threatens to hurt her husband. Lynette goes to the club to find Porter and ends up breaking a fight between Warren and Porter (who yet again threatens to kill him) and she gives him a talk outside, Porter obviously blames Lynette for everything.



Edie/Dave: Today is Battle of the Bands and Blue Odyssey is competing. Dr. Heller comes to see Dave and this answers a lot of questions, the man Dave is after is in the band (which we kinda knew already) and when Dr. Heller threatens to go to the hospital Dave actually takes him to another room, kills him and sets the whole room on fire. During this, the main door is locked after Porter & Lynette leave and Dave locks up Jackson in the bathroom. The fire eventually erupts while the band is playing (Mike is so sexy singing hehe) and Edie is the one to scream it out. Everyone begins to run outside but the door is locked so Dave smashes one of the windows and everyone leaves. Susan runs back inside to find Jackson but Mike goes instead. Jackson breaks out of the bathroom and when Mike comes, nobody's there and he actually blacks out because of the smoke. Eventually when everyone leaves, Dave rushes back inside to find Mike and he does. Mary Alice points out that the only reason Dave has done this is because nobody ever doubts a hero. It's actually heavily hinted that Mike is the one Dave is after, but I think otherwise. Also Gabrielle rescues Virgina after she gets pushed to a wall (I really felt sorry for her) and both Carlos and Orson get injured. One more thing is that Warren accuses Porter of setting the club on fire (he's the one shown getting arrested in the beginning).



Overall, it was a very intense episode (the last 10 minutes) and entertaining as well. I actually expected more shocking and major deaths, but I guess that was a mistake on my part.

Let me just start off by saying that I absolutely loved this episode. All of the story lines in this episode were great, especially Bree and Susan's story lines. Bree was so funny in this episode, and I loved the moments with Andrew, as well as Bob and Lee that were included in Bree's story line. Bob and Lee are always hilarious together. I have to say that I'm absolutely loving Susan this season. Her reaction to Julie dating an older man was absolutely priceless. Lynette's story line was great too. I'm becoming more and more intrigued by Dave and the mystery surrounding him. It appears that we now know who he's after, and I have to say that I'm very shocked by who it is. All of the stuff with the fire was great. All in all, I thought that this was an extremely well written, well acted and well made episode of Desperate Housewives from everyone involved, and I can't wait to see the next episode of Desperate Housewives.

The writers take the drama up quite a few notches here. Lynette learns that her teenaged son, Porter, is having a baby with her middle-aged neighbor. The neighbor's abusive husband also finds out, and he attacks his wife, putting her in the hospital. Susan learns that Julie's new boyfriend is old enough to be her father. The doctor who has been keeping tabs on Dave arrives to confront him. This leads Dave to commit a horrendous crime, which he tries to cover by setting fire to the club where his band is playing--and where just about every resident of Wisteria Lane is in attendance. Before the fire is discovered, Porter attacks the wife-beater and threatens to kill him. People die in the blaze, the wife-beater accuses Porter of setting the fire, and Dave reveals which one of his new neighbors he wants to do in. (Although I think this is a bit of misdirection on the writers' part.) It would be easy for all of this to slip into bad soap opera, but it is superbly written and very well acted, giving us a funny, suspenseful episode.

So diving right into the story of Dave and his Doctor, the Doc just arrived in Fairview to check in on what Dave is doing there. Well we now know more than we did before, apparently it is Mike DelFino that Dave is after and it seems like he has plans for him. Now I am not ruling out that it could still be Carlos, Orson, or Tom, the one thing we do know that it is one of the four men. So it seems that Dave changed his name in order to hide who he really is, why though, because no one has recognized him. This is what makes this mystery so good, because remember Dave is still after Mrs. McClusky, he still threatened Lynette with tales of Tom leaving her, he is lying to Edie, and now he isn't finished with Mike and who knows who else.



The city is on fire, ok so I thought someone major was going to bite it, I mean not the main characters but maybe the old rich lady, or Jackson, or maybe even Orson, cause it almost went there. But alas, the only one to go was the good Doctor, this will at least drag the mystery out until the end of the season, cause he was so close to revealing everything, and did we see how he narrowly missed meeting the McClusky sister's (wouldn't that be a great traveling duo?), I was so hoping that they could meet up and chat.



Now onto the Scavo twins, Parker is getting far more screen/story time than Porter. So it turns out Mrs. Schilling's husband, aka the club owner is also a wife beater, and that is how compassionate Parker came into the picture. Lynette got involved and despite her judgement sinking in she came to Anne's defense. In the end Parker went to the club with a gun and attacked his lover's husband, but then the fire broke out and well now it seems that he is the main suspect, because the real fire starter is now a hero.



There were two funnier story lines of the night, Julie after having lived with Susan for eighteen years knows that marriage isn't all it's cracked up to be, really though watching Bree, Gaby, and even Lynette didn't help her see that as well. Steven Weber played a great thrice married Professor, I just wish that this was the episode where Karl Mayer showed up, could you imagine he and Susan trying to stop how their relationship. Then there was Gaby and her old lady Virginia, she was firm in saying that she did not want her kids to attend a private school. It looks like she may be headed in the right direction, away from the materialistic life she once lived. The best line of the night goes to her telling her babysitter to keep the kids up late so they sleep in cause she plans to have a hangover, and well she is, just not the kind she wanted.





So what is to come? Is it really Mike that Dave is after or is he after more neighbors? Will Parker be convicted for starting the fire? Is Carlos going to get his sight back? And will Gaby be able to get her looks (that I still contend she hasn't really lost) back?





This episode goes down as one of my all time favorite, it was so revealing yet so juicy.

We've been overdue for the old "start up with a big event and flash back to how it all began" episode and this was good. It was terrific seeing Julie back as she and Susan just have an amazing dynamic. For her to stick to no marriage made sense and was fun seeing her let Webber down while mother and daughter still hung together at the end.



The Gabby/rich woman plot ended in a surprisingly strong way with Gabby showing how, despite her complaints about them, her kids come first for her no matter what. For her to actually put them ahead of money speaks volumes of her growth.



The parts of Lynette and O'Grady were amazingly dramatic. I was telling Lynette she needed to go back to the house and happy she did and saved the woman carrying her son's child. For Porter to be blamed for the fire is rough but it should add to more tension. It was great with Bree defending herself against that reporter (The Betty White joke was funny) and her horror as the imperfections came out but then defending herself well to get the reporter on her side.



The fire was the focus with Dave showing his murderous colors killing the doctor and setting it. I was surprised that he pulled Mike out as it would have been the perfect opportunity to get rid of him. But for him to now be seen as a hero makes it harder to get the dirt on him and it'll be interesting seeing how he handles it.



So this is clearly a point the season will turn upon and the drama is sure to get even hotter as we go.

I loved this episode. Virginia named Carlos and Gabby the sole heirs to her fortune.



Gabby: Virginia! Why can't I stay mad at you?! LMAO!



Wow.



Katherine: Wow, I'll bet Betty White never saw that coming.



Haha that's pretty funny. Preston ratted out Porter and Mrs. Schilling. Susan: (about Lloyd's first marriage) Did someone throw rice at you?

Lloyd: Yes.

Susan: It counts. I was only divorced twice. And my 1st husband cheated so it doesn't count.

Lloyd: Did someone throw rice at you?

Susan: Shut up.



LMAO! OMG Anne! I'm glad Lynette went back. Great episode. Wow. I feel bad for all of them. Definitely a series classic. 10/10.