Desperate Housewives

another brilliant desperate housewives that was full of juicy storylines and edge of your seat mystery, i loved bree gettting involved in all the mystery stuff and loved the romantic stuff with susan and mike im really hoping they get it on, the gaby stuff was alos really fun as was the lnette storyoine

Mary Alice: "People by their nature are always on the lookout for intruders. Trying to prevent those on the outside getting in".



Okay while that might not be exactly what she said, it is the general gist and overall sums up the feeling of this latest ep, with the theme of personal invasion being taken to another level.



On the first side, Gabrielle's fun little double life is further compounded by the arrival of Carlos' fiery mother. Fiercely played, Juanita is a force to be reckoned with as her tries to confirm Carlos'a worst fears about his wife are a joy to watch and not even Gabby is quick enough to slow Hurricane Sollis Sr done, although the shoplifting set up did see her stoop to a new low. Face it, Gabby - you're pretty much up shit creek and the sooner your ass gets busted, the happier i'll feel.



Juanita's arrival also shows us a slightly more sensitive side to Carlos, though his reactions at the thought of his wife cheating is still one sided, so you don't completely feel for him just yet.



While we're on unexpected arrivals, I bet prissy academic school Barcliff never expected that they would be enrolling devil duo Porter and Preston Scavo in their student body. Seemingly mistaking them for dosile, obedient little tykes thanks to Lynette's extreme determination - getting Bree to lie for her as well as tiring them out before inspection. Makes you think why doesn't she have them dig holes all the time in order to neutralise them. Just a suggestion.



The better aspect of this tory however is how the responsibilites of parenthood affect both her and Tom. Duly pointed out, she is the one who has made the sacrifice by being a stay at home mother, although she earned more than her husband. Tom's attitude however disappoints me. While I prefer him slightly to Carlos and Rex, this constant whinging about how his wife should fulfill the traditional matriarchal role is frustrating and he doesn't seem neccesarily keen to listen to his wife's former high flyer days - was he envious of her success? It also doesn't take much of a genius to deduce that Lynette is clamouring for her former life more now than she probably did when her first child was born and I get the feeling when that is played out in the show, there'll be some conflict between her and Tom.



The personal invasion analogy is also used to slightly utilise Susan's ongoing lust for Mike arc, despite the rather obvious curveballs being thrown in to have both potential lovers at opposite ends for most of "Come In, Stranger". On Susan's front we have her going on a date with a smug police officer which fizzled for me before she began to draw comparisons to him and Karl. The comparisons make me wonder if she really is actually over her ex like she claims to be? There's also a hilarious, but brief exchange between Susan and a prostitute that's well worth watching too.



On Mike's end, I had to admit I wasn't all too shocked that he was the one who broke into Mrs Fromm's house, although I do wonder what he was looking for. I'm still convinced it's related to Mary Alice, even though that would be too convenient). Oh well at least we can breath a sigh of relief that his recklessness isn't going to get him into jail for the time being. Meanwhile the kiss between him and Susan has me divided. I'm glad they did before Edie got her claws into him but at the same I wonder if the writers should have waited.



The best arc of this episode concerns Bree and her own connection with the creepy Young clan that's being forged here. Marcia Cross is easily becoming the best actor on this show and here she's exceptional. Eschewing the fillerish scenes with Rex (where we're given mixed signals about how he really feels for the extreme perfectionist), it's the heavy and intense interplay between her and Zach that provides the most electricity.



Bree, being who she is, obviously feels a lot of compassion for the lad and Zach, whose mother's death is taking it's toll (feuding with Paul probably adding to it)seems to find a sense of solace in each other with their dinner scene giving both characters an opportunity to reveal some rather intense and disturbing info about themselves. It also gives them some common ground regarding how they both deal with losing a parent.



However, while I feel for Zach, he is beginning to creep me out more than Paul usually does and matters aren't aleviated when he reveals that he played a part in his mother's suicide or breaking into the Van De Kamp's and putting all the Young family Christmas decorations. Plus, off screen he assaulted his dad (hats off to Alexandra Cunningham because I was expecting the opposite to happen). Whatever Zach has done, i'm intrigued to find especially given all the sinister underpinnings on offer in the episode.



Also in "Come In, Stranger"



Mama Sollis (to Gabrielle):"Family should always hug, regardless of how they feel about each other".



First of, kinda steroetyical Latina character, but breathlessly entertaining and are we to believe Juanita killed her husband?



Susan's list of flashback disasters were obvious, except for being attacked by that bird which was hilarious.



Various neighbourhood complaints included ...



Mrs Greenberg (wig lady from Buffy's "Doublemeat Palace") - being spied on in her bathroom

Bob Fisk - government agencies tapping into the phonelines

Helen Vale - car being egged by teens. Pretty normal neighbourhood woes.



Lynette:"Why don't you just put them back in me and cook them til their civilised"

Tom:"You'd be cool with that?"



Did Mrs Fromm's ever come back to reclaim her cat? It wasn't referenced and neither was something else important which i'll get to in a bit.



No Edie or Mrs Huber again. And Julie had bugger all to do as well.



Where are Lynette's oldest and youngest children?



Rex:"Oh come on, i'm staying at a motel. I haven't had a decent meal in weeks"

Bree:"Honey, the marriage counselling may not work out but you need to get used to bad cooking". I take they're still seeing Dr Goldfine then.



Well this was nice. It's not gonna rank as a classic but there are so many good moments, it's impossible not to like it, if not be impressed with it. The whole different type of strangers metaphors that was used to push some of the arcs was nicely done but the actual lack of dealing with the burglary itself was a disappointment. Sure, they had a neighbourhood watch but that was forgotten by the second half and although, nothing was stolen you do the impression that the authorities on Wisteria Lane aren't that good at their jobs. The only piece of evidence they had, they ignored and how come no one (okay mainly Susan) didn't even try to contact Mrs Fromm. Still though, it was entertaining enough and better than more tv at the moment but still rather unsatisfying IMO.

Con la llegada de la suegra, Gabrielle se da cuenta cuan fuerte es el adversario. Lynnet empieza a sembrar las semillas para salir de su casa directo al trabajo y dejar a su esposo con las cargas del hogar. Conocemos más sobre la complicada personalidad de Zack y la extraña relación con su padre. Por fín!!!! El primer beso de Susan y el plomero. Un episodio muy bueno que nos devuelve el interes en la trama, mientras nos resuelve ciertos interrogantes, deja abierta la puerta para cosas mucho mas pesadas en la serie. ¿Pero qué pasa con Eddie? En este episodio, aunque le dan créditos no aparece en ningún lado, y siempre hace falta el contrapeso en la relación con Mike.

Lynette plots with Bree to get her twins into the respecitv and very prestige private school. When headmaster announces that he will bring twins for obesrvations Lynette has a plan to make everything perfect.

Bree is all alone in the house for the first time in 17 years and she prepares dinner for Zach and he says that he knows why Mary Alice killed herself. Susan goes out on a date with a police officer after Mike showed no kind of jealousy. After the break in on Wisteria Lane everyone has been on alert but Susan finds out that she screwdriver never went to the lab and she goes away from the officer wich ultimately leads her to Mike.

Gabrielle has an unexpected visit from her mother-in-law Juanita, and she came by Carlos' request to find out if Gaby is cheating on her son. Amazing preformance and hilarious scenes.

I really, really enjoyed this episode. I watched the previous one and couldn't wait to continue, so instead of going to sleep at a reasonable hour for a change I decided to play this episode.



My favorite part of the entire story here was the bonding between Bree and Zach. Her story of what happened to her mother was very impactful. It's been a long time since I've reacted so strongly character on a series. The only problem I had with the timeline was this: Rex says that Bree wasn't such a neat freak until after college, but according to Bree's story, she became a neat freak due to what happened to her mother while Bree was still young. Regardless, it's a really touching moment that opens up Bree's character.



Susan's storyline was also very pivotal. She's very vulnerable - which isn't exactly new, even this early on in the series - and the audience is finally able to see hard evidence of that.



Other than that, the story is really starting to get interesting... I just want to burn through the season.

"In this family we don't cry about our problems, we finds ways to fix them"--Mama Solis



We all must admit we hate it when an intruder enters our cherished homes since many if not all of our belongings are in that home and especially if we are not home to witness the robbery. A neighbor on Wisteria Lane, Mrs. From planned to go on a nice vacation and needed someone to watch and feed her beloved cat at her home. When she has no other option she must ask Susan Mayer, who is infamously known as the neighborhood jynx. When bad luck strikes Susan is almost always a victim. When Susan goes to Mrs. From's house to feed the cat she witnesses a break-in and no "Mr. Whiskers" in sight. She panics but soon the intruder leaves and returns the cat thus ending Susan's bad luck streak.



The robbery at the From house forces the residents to unite and form a neighborhood watch committee to patrol the streets of Wisteria Lane hoping to make the neighborhood at least a little safer. At the meeting, Susan gets signs from the police officer lecturing that he is attracted to her and Susan gives him a piece of evidence from the crime scene which he puts in his pocket. Later, the police officer arrives the following morning to ask Susan out on a date which she happily accepts. She then goes to see Mike who is keeping his distance for a while since he is busy and asks if she can go out on a date. Mike tells her that it is her life and she should do what she wants.



Susan goes on a date with the officer and has an interesting time that is until she discovers the evidence is still in the back of his car. She dumps him right then and there and leaves the car to walk a very dangerous neighborhood. Susan meets a hooker who lends her a cell phone and calls Julie to ask someone in the neighborhood to pick her up. Mike arrives and the two talk when Susan reveals that the officer was a wolf in sheep's clothing. She gives him a screw driver which he gratefully accepts seeing that his prints are on it after invading Mrs. From's. Susan then gets to know Mike then and there which ends with a romantic kiss.



Bree readys for her children to leave for a camping trip. Bree informs Rex on the break-ins and asks for protection when she will be alone for the first time in many years. Rex informs her the counseling may not work and she should get used to being alone. But when Rex wants a home cooked meal, Bree tells him that he should get used to bad cooking. The next afternoon she walks to the Young home where she looks for Paul as they do their neighborhood patrol. Since Zach is alone also, Bree invites him for a little home cooking and conversation since it will only be the two of them. At dinner, Bree chats with Zach about her desire to try the recipes before the holidays which leads to Zach discussing how he and his mother prepared for Christmas.



Bree then tells Zach a story of how one Christmas Eve her mother was killed while attempting to deliver a Christmas present to the neighbors. As everyone went to the hospital, a young Bree stayed behind and cleaned the blood stains left behind from her mother's tragic accident. After cleaning the stains, Bree felt much better and relieved knowing that the memory was not visible anymore. Zach then tells Bree he might know why his mother did what she did stating it rooted from him. Bree looks at him in awe but Zach runs away leaving behind many unanswered questions. When she tells the other ladies about this, she has to get more out of him by welcoming him over for another dinner. However the dinner is called off when Rex calls and asks that they go to dinner. Later, they find their house broken into and decorated in Christmas decorum by Zach who doesn't know why he did what he had done. Bree forgives him and is later shocked when she sees him and his father leaving the next morning.



Lynette has trouble trying to find another school for the boys but asks Bree for the favor of recommending them to the principal of a very prestigious, private school. Bree lies as she is told and the children are put on the must meet list. Lynette concocts a plan for the children to be completely different what they seem afterwards. She wakes them early the following morning and makes them do physically challenging things to tire them. When they arrive at the school, they are increasingly docile and quiet as the principal gets the impression they are good, still boys. The boys get in after Tom decides to sell their sail boat and makes a generous donation. However the principal feels they made a wrong decision when he sees how the boys really behave.



Gabby faces her worst nightmare when her mother-in-law, Mama Solis visits. A surprise to Gabby who did not expect Juanita at the time but she was sent by Carlos to get some information out of Gabby if indeed she is having an affair. For the next few days, Juanita follows Gabby where ever she goes and is given the cold shoulder by John who whines that he can have any girl his age but has stuck around for Gabby. Gabby assures him Mama will be gone soon and the two manage to escape Juanita's wrath when Gabby places a stolen shirt in her bag while shopping at the mall. Juanita then tells Gabby a story of how her marriage ended in failure when she was constantly beaten by her husband. When Carlos was 4, the father angrily beat him and Juanita came to the final straw when she killed Carlos' father and told a young Carlos that he would not be coming back for a very long time. The things we do for love and protection.



Other important events in "Come In, Stranger"...

*Mama Solis, like her son is a very agressive woman. One who always gets what she wants and if she doesn't she finds ways to get it.

*Lynette bribing her children with food to have them go upstairs is priceless after seeing Bree's worrysome expression.

*Mrs. Huber nor Edie appeared in this episode but you think they would have been present at the police meeting.

*Mike is really becoming very mysterious as the season unfolds. He is seen talking to an elder man in the park who demands answers and asks him to complete the assignment or he will find someone who will. Harsh.

*Mama's soap opera looked entertaining, I wouldn't mind watching. And I loved how right in the middle of a kiss, Gabby was interrupted and complained how the virgin had lost it already since Juanita was looking for her. Funny.

*Did Zach really think he was going to get away with what he did at Bree's house leaving behind visible evidence of the stockings on the chimney.



I really loved this episode a lot for many reasons. One, it being set for a majority at night which is very rare for a series since most of the episodes occur during the day. The dialogue and acting was both refreshing and humorous. It was truly very enjoyable to watch and raised even more questions for next week's anticipated episode.