Desperate Housewives

this was another relly enjoyable episode from desperate housewives 4th season

Im glad that victor isnt dead im sure that he is going to cause a whole lot of trouble for gaby and carlous now so cant wait for that

i thought the story with lynette and her mum wasa really nice with a realy nice ending, im really going to miss stella she has been such a great character

susan had a good storyine this week to i thought mike getting pills from orson was good im looking forward to what susan is gooing to say to orson

we didnt have any katherine this week which was pretty sad cause she is great but we did get another mysterties character overall another great epsiode

I loved this, as I always do. I thought Susan setting Julie up with Mike's dealer was funny, of course it has to happen to Susan. Whats going on with Mike? I hope he and Susan can make it, Susan should be happy. Lynette's step dad was a good character, I was surprised by the fact he turned out to be gay I was glad Lynette left her mother on a good note. Gabby seems to be in trouble. I nliked when she slipped Carlos the sleeping pill, so Gabby. Edie is such a b i t c h for doing that, Edie's face after Gabby walked passed shows there could be a lot of tension between them. Bree and Andrew finally forgive each other, well Andrew said he had done already. The coaster part was funny. So now Susan knows mike hasn't stopped, will she give out to Orson for giving them to him. Who knows? Can't wait for the next episode, looks brilliant.

A mysterious stalker from Adam's past shows up on Wisteria Lane. Detectives question Gabrielle about Victor's whereabouts. Danielle's baby puts stress on Bree and Orson's marriage. Mike's drug dealer drops by Susan's house. Lynette has a reunion with her long-lost stepfather, Glen (Richard Chamberlain). I absolutely HATED Lynette's storyline in this episode. I didn't really like many of Lynette's S4 storylines. She got pretty annoying at times. I liked when she was trying to put her mom's stuff in her sister's car, though. Hehe. Andrew moved out! :( It had to happen eventually, I guess. Sylvia is just weird! I liked the end when the new reporters and stuff wanted to ask Gabby stuff and she walked away after Victor was threatening her.

Let me just start out by saying that I thought that this was a really good episode. Although, I have to admit that I didn't really care for Gabrielle and Carlos story line. I don't know why, but I just didn't really care for this story line. However, I absolutely loved all of the other story lines, especially Bree's and Susan's. I thought that both Bree and Orson had some pretty great scenes together, but especially when they're in bed together. They both had some really great lines in that scene and throughout the whole episode. I loved the whole thing about Susan trying to set Julie up with Mike's drug dealer. All in all, I thought that this was a great episode, and I absolutely loved it.

Julie: "Aren't you the one who told me not to judge a book by its cover?"

Susan: "When the books has holes in it, it's not good".



I'm surprised that little pearl of wisdom didn't actually wind up somewhere in the previous episode but what can you do? This week we get a case of people's past coming back to haunt them. Not exactly the most original of concepts.



Let's start of with the Hodge family. We all know that baby Benjamin serve a purpose to help Bree in her nutty decision to right her past mistakes in a selfish way. It's part of the reason why she was more than content to pretend she was pregnant for the past few months.



Of course trying to go where she went wrong with Andrew and Danielle isn't that simple. Yes they've both behaved extremely badly but in a lot of ways, Bree did contribute to that. She was too overbearing and judgemental. It doesn't justify the crazy antics her kids got up but it did contribute to it.



In the previous episode both Bree and Orson came to blows over the way she undermined his feelings on circumcision. This week they conflict over the way Bree is insisting that Benjamin sleeps in the bed with them. For a conservative like Bree, it does seem to a bit of a new age approach.



It is also one that bothers Orson more because not only can he not any action but Benjamin's crying also means that he can't get much sleep either. The annoying thing is that for the second episode in a row Bree is dismissive of Orson's feelings again and if she keeps it up, she might go too far.



Fortunately at least she does make a conscious effort to try and come up with a solution to the sex dilemma. Going to Tom of all people for advice is a nice move on the writer's part. It's nice to see two characters that don't interact with each other a lot (or at all) actually talk to another.



It's also a good thing that Tom's little pep talk ends up being useful. Okay Bree might not have needed to know certain details but its fun to see her at least takes Tom's advice and have some fun with it.



Let's just say that Orson might have gone into work feeling tired but when Bree shows up, he got an afternoon delight. Bree's little seduction scene might be a redux of the one she had with Rex in "Running To Stand Still" but at least here both her and Orson got to have some fun and it's a terrifically executed little scene to boot.



However the big issue of the episode in regards to Bree's attempts to mend her past parenting ways involved Andrew. He was understandable annoyed when Bree alluded to him as a mistake and even moved out. The thing that was interesting here was that Andrew wasn't attempting to be malicious when he did that.



Fortunately again Bree saw the error of her ways and decided to apologise to her firstborn. In a maturely written scene, Bree did finally realise that Andrew has changed for the mostly better. Pity it took him to move out and a year's worth of mostly saintly behaviour for Bree to figure that one out though.



Speaking of progress, Lynette is also a strange one. When Stella first arrived, Lynette couldn't wait to get her out of the door. Now that neither Lucy nor Lydia even care about their mother, never mind look after her, Lynette seems to want her mother back. Then again Lynette has been exposed to a better side of her mother recently and her sisters actions have clearly made her think twice. While Tom isn't that broken up to see her gone, Lynette wants to know that Stella is at least okay but in all fairness, Stella is hardly that helpless. People like Stella always find some way of landing on their feet.



This becomes more obvious when Lynette gets a call from her stepfather Glenn. He's back to help with Stella after the woman begged him for cash. Both of them are successful in luring Stella into a false sense of security and she is none too pleased with being duped by her former husband and daughter.



In fact during the little reunion Lynette and Stella get into another argument and Glenn is forced into admitting he's gay in order to get Lynette to back off. So it wasn't Stella's vile behaviour that drove him, just the fact that he didn't love her. Nice to have that cleared up for us.



Casting Richard Chamberlain in the role was a good touch too. What with the Thorn Birds and his guest appearance in Nip/Tuck's fourth season, it's good to see him in a rather likeable role. You get that Glenn cared a lot for Lynette and Stella and Stella must've cared something for him too if she was willing to let Lynette go for decades thinking she was responsible for Glenn leaving.



It's also this moment that helps clear some air between Lynette and Stella. They may never totally get on with each other but you get to see a better sense of Lynette understanding her mother. Plus Glenn bails Stella out by offering her a place to stay, which only goes to prove that people like Stella aren't down and out for too long.



Like with the last episode, I'll happily admit that I'll miss Stella. She was a fun character and I do hope that the writers find some way of bringing her back later on in the series. They also bring back Glenn too because he was just generally great and it's nice that Lynette still has a good relationship with the guy.



However one person who I wish would happily go away and never return would be Victor. I bet we were supposed to believe that Gabby had actually killed her dangerous husband last week but alas her attempts of murder/self defence/whatever just didn't work. Victor's not dead yet.



Of course we then had to go through the episode with her and Carlos bickering about whether or not they should go to the police. Carlos actually wanted to do the right thing and tell the police what they did. Gabby didn't want to risk jail and even resorted to drugging Carlos to stop him from going to the cops. Actions like this are why I just can't ship these two as a couple.



Gabby's fundamental selfishness has really gotten past breaking point. Yes, Victor's a bad person but she left him to die and blatantly lied to the police. If she had actually reported what happened to them, she would've at least come across as a bit sympathetic for once.



Even Edie's act of malice by telling the cops about Gabby and Carlos doesn't compare to the way Gabby behaved in this episode. Is Carlos really that insane to want to be with her? It's the kind of question he should be asking if the writers weren't conveniently dumbing him down to accommodate this plot.



There's a part of me that was happy when Victor told Gabby he remembered everything. I didn't even feel for her when he threatened. That doesn't mean I want Victor to win but I also hate the way Gabby tends to treat people, even bad people like it's her God given right.



As for Mike, he's another reckless person in this episode. Taking pills is bad enough but the idiot can't even pay for his own drugs and has to blackmail Adam (who blackmails Orson) into getting drugs. Mike, you have a problem and it's a damn noticeable one because apart from Susan, everyone else seem suspicious of you.



Having Barrett then interact so much with Susan and Julie only amps up the suspicion factor. Barrett could've ruined Mike when he was exposed as a drug dealer to Susan. Yes, Susan was stupid enough to try and set Julie up with him and got quite the land when she learnt that Barrett was a drug dealer. Nancy Botwin this dude ain't, which I guess could be seen as a compliment too.



Susan might have been furious about Barrett but I'm actually surprised that Julie had to spell it out about Mike's behaviour. As if Bree's warning in the previous episode wasn't enough. Oh well at least now that Susan knows Mike's a druggie, perhaps she'll do something about it before it's too late.



Last but not least Adam seems to be given his plot this week. While I don't find him to be the most fascinating of the male characters on the show, it's nice to see him bond with both Orson and Mike (when blackmail isn't involved) and basically just to have stuff that doesn't feature Katherine.



His plot however is as predictable as they come when Sylvia showed up at his door. Bob and Lee made enough allusions to the fact that Adam might have done something to get the boot from his place of work in Chicago and given that Sylvia is radiating creepy bunny boiler type vibes, it doesn't take much to guess that Adam might have screwed around on Katherine.



Also in "A Distant Past"



Given the water references in this episode and how heavy they were, maybe a better title would've "Troubled Water".



Carlos: "Ouch".

Gabrielle (to a cleaning lady): "He took the Lord's name in vein".



Carlos always seems to resort to prayer when things really get bad for him. It's nice to see that little consistency with the character.



Bree: "Sex is the last thing women want after giving birth".

Orson: "But you didn't give birth. You watched and served refreshments".



Andrew: "So what, I'm the first pancake?"

Bree: "Don't be so sensitive".



Although I don't need to see can we have a little update on Danielle? Also does Phyllis know that Benjamin has been born?



Lynette (to Glenn): "Oh, just a little cancer but I kicked its ass and I'm fine".



Susan: "Oh Mike. You're home. I was dreaming we were ponies".

Mike: "That's nice. Go back to sleep".



Tom's ideas of "creative" involved the office, the car and Bree's home when he and Lynette had to housesit. Gabrielle: "Are you okay with tequila?"

Carlos: "Only if it's the good stuff".

Gabrielle: "Oh I think you'll find it has a real kick".



Detective (re Carlos): "Have you seen him lately?"

Gabrielle: "Boy, let me think. No I haven't".



It seems like Julie now has a thing for different looking guys. Derek has tattoos and piercings.



Stella: "I know we're the same age but how do you look so much better than me?"

Glenn: "I don't drink or sleep in a car".



Bree: "You forgive me?"

Andrew: "Actually I forgave you a long time ago. You just never noticed".



I loved Andrew's little line about the coaster with Bree. Maybe he is his mother's son after all.



Stella (regarding Glenn): "You know he's always talked like that. How did I not know he was queer?"

Lynette: "You want that around?"



Chronology: A day after "You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover".



Okay this was pretty fun as an episode. "A Distant Past" isn't exactly one of those episodes that covers new terrain or anything but its nicely advancing stuff which most viewers will appreciate a lot.

It was both a very interesting and needed episode. They wrapped up a couple of stories and added some twist in some other ones. Adam remains a mystery, while Mike and Orson go back to the season 2 finale where something horrible happened. Susan is once again put in the dark, while Bree still can't seem to do anything right.



A few thoughts that I had.

-I felt really bad for Andrew, but I'm happy that he's finally moving on.

-Gabby was hilarious in this episode, acting all sneaky.

-Victor remains annoying and creepy

-I thought getting to know Lynette's family would be bad, but there are actually sane people in her family, shocking!



Episode Quote (courtesy of Mary Alice): Mary Alice: The past is never truly behind us. Ghosts lurk in the shadows, eager to remind us of the choices we made. But, if we look back, we might find an old friend with open arms or an old enemy with a hidden agenda or a grown up son with a forgiving heart. Sadly, some of us refuse to look back, never understanding that, by denying the past, we are condemned to repeat it. We think of the past as water under the bridge, a current that carries away the mistakes of our youth, the loves we lost, the addictions we gave into, the opportunities we threw away. But, sooner or later, reminders drift back into our lives of the mistakes we made and the sins we committed.

Gaby and Carlos are hidding what happend with Victor.



Lynnete is looking for her mother.



Susan doesnt like her kid boyfriend and wants to find her a new one, but she doesnt know where she is getting into.



Bree is trying to bond with her baby.



This was overall a very good episode, not a lot of drama or suspense or funny moments, but was nice to see Bree and Andrew making up. Was also good to see Lynnete and her mom being close again and she find out that her mom was not as bad as she thought.



Great episode. Just not a lot of action.

This episode is a filler, but a darn good one!! Everything was kind of slow and not much happened at first but then everything picked up and the episode ended beautifully



After Gabrielle knocked Victor overboard she & Carlos kind of stopped seeing each other, and now Victor is reported missing and so the investigation begins... Gabrielle's storyline was very enjoyable throughout and in the end they find Victor who pretends to have amnesia in front of the investigators but once they leave he makes it clear to Gabrielle that he's after revenge



Bree's storyline was baby-related once again and as funny as last episode's. Orson begins to suffer because of the "family bed" is trying so they have an argument over breakfast which leads Bree to ask for Tom's advice. Also Andrew's character finally develops this season, he begins to realize that his newly born "brother" is taking his place so he moves out and this leads to a very touching scene with Bree and Andrew



Lynette is searching for her mother Stella, and she receives an unexpected visit by her stepfather Glen who received a phone call from Stella asking for money. Lynette goes with Glen so she can see her mother again and they end up talking. Lynette always thought Stella & Glen broke up because Stella cheated on him but she learns the truth; he's actually gay Stella ends up staying with Glen pleasing everyone.



Mike's drug-dealer pays his house a visit to get his money but Mike isn't home and Susan realizes that this guy is a perfect match for her daughter Julie so she tries to hook them up, much to Mike's dismay. By the end of the episode, Mike reveals that this guy is a drug-dealer and Susan realizes that he's still on drugs.



Katherine & Dylan didn't appear in this episode at all while Adam did. While Mike was at his house, he was paid a visit by a woman he used to know from Chicago who obviously ruined his life and I think she was behind the whole Chicago crisis which we're all dying to know.



What I really like about this episode is how they all blackmailed each other, Mike blackmailed Adam, Adam blackmailed Orson, etc...





I can't wait for next week's episode, that tornado storyline seems very interesting and has hope of beating "Now I Know, Don't be Scared" as the best Desperate Housewives episode EVER!

This was one of my least favorite episodes of the season. It wasn't bad just nothing that exciting happened. I found that I didn't really care about how Lynette worked out the storyline with her mother. I didn't forsee the reason Lynette's step father had left, so that was interesting to see. It was sweet that it worked out well between her and her mother but I didn't really enjoy watching it. I just don't like the Mike storyline. I just don't like how they are making him do drugs, and I don't see his character doing them as soon as he gets what he always wanted. It was kind of funny to see Susan try to match her daughter up with the drug dealer. The orignal Bree plot with the baby was not really significant but I liked how it became more about Andrew not being a part of the family. I loved how he forgave Bree and grew into a better person. The Gabby and Carlos plot was the best. It was interesting to see what they would do to cover up killing Victor. It was so funny how Gabby druged Carlos. It was a great twist how Victor turned out to be alive. I new he would end up remembering everything, but it didn't make it any less exciting.

I had a great time watching it (from France, guys, no subtitles, I just couldn't wait !). I was pretty sure Victor would show up alive and I couldn't believe his amnesia thing (my feeling was right, Gabrielle and Carlos will have to run and hide quite fast !). A bit disappointed by Adam's unknown stalker, I wish we had a little more information about her. Kind of bored with Lynette's mother... And tell me : when is Mike gonna stop lying to Susan about his stopping the pills, this guy does have a bad habit with that ! Well, I hope that strike is gonna end soon, I need my DH fix once a week !

I am really liking where they are going with Mike and Susan. So intriguing. I really feel bad for the guy. I don't know how Susan is gonna deal with this. I wonder if Mike is ever gonna find out that Orson was the one who ran him over after bringing that up when he was talking to Orson about pills. I can't believe Victor didn't die. Gaby and Carlos are in major trouble. If I were them, I'd pack my bags and take the money overseas and disappear because Victor is going after them and it's not gonna be pretty. I really do think now that Victor is gonna die. That's how they are gonna get him out of the show to bring Carlos and Gaby together. He is gonna make her life a living hell first though. I knew Edie would go to the police. She really wants to destroy everyone's life. I mean, I can understand she wants revenge for Carlos leaving her, but seriously, this could bring a lot of consequences. What I don't get is why the cops told Gaby it was her who told them about the affair when she said on the phone she wanted to leave an anonymous tip. Bree and Andrew had such a great moment. He really has turned out to be an excellent young man. I can understand how she managed to miss all the transformation. She had a lot going through with her life, the addiction, the loss of her first husband, crazy George, Andrew going all out to destroy her and the whole thing with Orson and Monique's death, then Danielle's pregnancy, that's just too much for one person to handle. I am really glad they are on good terms though. Andrew's apartment looks crappy, but it has potential. I wonder why Danielle is off to college and he didn't go. He can't really make enough money at the Scavo's to support himself. I can't believe Julie's date. Oh, he was just disgusting. Lynette's family really is the one with the most amazing stories. Just when you think everything has calmed down they bring something else intriguing into the picture. He stepdad seems nice though. I hope they bring him and Stella back every now and then. I am glad she is moving in with him, cause she really would drive Lynette crazy. Oh boy, I can't wait til next sunday!

This episode was amazing....every single scene was perfect...



bree:i loved when she came in orsons office and got naked...classic scene......i also loved when bree,orson and the baby were in bed together...and orson said "what if i rollover and crush him"....lol......speaking of bree,i loved her scenes with andrew...ive been waiting for them to have this conversation a long time...you can see andrew has matured...and becoming responsible...i hope we dont see less of him now,because he moved out....we already are not seeing danielle now (heres hoping she comes back soon and i think she will want the baby back and everyone will find out that its hers....i hope that happens in the finale or something,if there a finale for this season....and when she came to tom for advice, so funny.... due to the writers strike,4x10 might me the last epi of season 4)...ps,bree looked stunning in this episode



suszan:shes so naive,but im loving her alot this season,i loved her scenes in this episode,it was so funny when she was trying to hook up julie with berret,especially when hes a drug dealer for mike.....about mike,i hope he deals with his drug problem soon...also when julie was out with that pierced guy and suzan opened the door before they kissed lol.....



lynnette:i loved the scenes with her and her mother and step father......i was shocked that he left lynnettes mother because he was gay not becuase she chated on him....im glad they all were happy and talked things out...btw,lynnete should wear wigs again,i mean she got rid of the cancer,she must be feeling good now...and taking better care of her appearence,by wearing the scarf if will remind her of cancer...



gabby:i loved the scenes with gabby...i knew that victor was still alive....but i thought he lost he really didnt remember,i was shocked when he grabbed gabby face hard and said that he remembered everything...poor gabby...i know she was the one who threw him,but he was trying to kill carlos,after all he only married her for the latino vote thing..she doesnt deserve this...i love when she put a sleeping pill in carlos's drink...and when she was talking to the police officers and carlos fell down,so funny....after next weeks episode ,we could see the last of victor cause he may die of the tornado..and gabby and carlos will be back together atlast...



edie:i loved edie...even with her evil ways..



mayfairs:were getting somewhere here with the mystery,well atleast part of it....we learn that a woman named sylvia was in love with adam....i didnt like that katherine was not in this episode :(.......i cant wait for the mystery to be resolved at the finale and find out what happend to dylan....we may not know cause this seaon might only be 10 episodes long :(....



i also loved the interaction between the husbands..and how everyone wanted something from the other and how everyone knew a secret about each other and how they used that to get what they want.....



i also loved the mary-alice narration....



''the past is never truly behind us



ghosts lurk in the shadows eager to remind us of the choices we made



but if we look back,we might find an old friend with open arms



or an old enemy with a hidden agenda



or a grown-up son with a forgiving heart



sadly some of us refuse to look back



never understanding that by denying the past



we are condemned to repeat it''



all in all an amazing above average episode..that makes me hungry for more,i cant wait for the next one....

A mysterious stalker from Adam's past shows up - It seemed like this would be the focal point, however, nothing was divuldged about her link to Adam. Detectives question Gabrielle about Victor's whereabouts. - I just knew that when Victor told Gabrielle to lean in that he was going to tell her that he rembembered what took place on the boat. Know what he plans on doing to her and Carlos should be interesting.

Danielle's baby puts stress on Bree and Orson's marriage. - Bree making reference to only the three of them, made Andrew feel like he did not belong at home any longer. He also tells his mom that kicking him out of the home was the best thing she did for him. Susan finds out that Mike is still taking the pain pills. Mike blackmails Adam for a favor, which in turn causes Adam to blackmail Orson, who in turn is feeling guity for running into Mike.

Good Stuff..

This was not my favorite episode. This was a slow paced ep and not alot happened. Usually there is more intricate details going on between characters and I felt this one lost that. I don't know about anyone else but I'm tired of Mike being a drug addict. I didn't see it coming but I don't like it. They are making his character unrespectable. Bree's son moved out but there wasn't much meat to that story except he was fed up and didn't feel loved. The most interesting part of the ep, to me, was when Victor was found, acted as though he didn't remember what happened when in front of the police, but made it very clear to Gabby that he remembered everything. Then Lynette found out that her mother wasn't as horrible as she thought. Her stepfather was gay and that's why he left, it didn't have anything to do with her mother having an affair. Edie's character is really going down hill. She isn't show very much in episodes anymore, perhaps there is a reason but not in the storyline. Needless to say I was less than impressed. I think even the writers just put this one in there to slow the show down a little. I mean the commercials that have been shown the last week have been about next weeks episode, where everything falls apart for Wisteria Lane. That's kinda sad if you ask me.

This season seems to be a true return to form for DH. Everything I loved about seasons 1 and 3 have been on display here, especially in this episode, which really felt like something straight out of season 1. Secondary characters that have taken a backseat were brought into the spotlight, specifically Andrew, whose interaction with Bree provided some of the episode's most touching moments. I'm glad that Mike is finally getting some more development, and that the writers aren't letting his character become stagnant. I'm curious to see how far they'll go with the drug addiction, though.



We also get some more touches of humor and heart by way of Lynette, Stella, and Lynette's stepfather--an unrecognizable Richard Chamberlain, who was absolutely fantastic! I absolutely loved the dynamic between these three, and I really hope to see more of them together.



I also liked how the writers touched upon a difficult subject--dealing with the past, and that by denying that it ever happened, we are bound to repeat it. That's one thing I love about DH--while providing darkly comedic entertainment, they manage to infuse into the story many different topics that most of us can relate to in one way or another. How often have we tried to deny the past, only to have it come back to haunt us?



I was a bit disappointed with the absence of Katherine, but was delighted that Adam got a bit more screentime. Creepy stalker woman is...well, creepy. She obviously has something planned for Adam.



I don't know about you guys, but this season has been spectacular. We're almost halfway through, let's hope they continue to deliver.

Although I missed parts of it- the first eight minutes and bits throughout, I thought this was definitley a great episode! I liked how the cops basically called Gaby dumb and alluded that she would make the stupid mistake of removing all fingerprints. I loved when Carlos wanted to turn themselves in and Gaby convinced him to have a drink and then drugged it! It was also amusing when Edie tried to leave an anyonomous tip. I didn't really like that they are messing up Susan and Mike- it made me so sad! I'm glad though that Mike got Julie away from that drug dealer. LOL what a good matchmaker Susan is... I loved that Lynette's stepfather came back and I loved how it showed how close they were- I just loved his character in general! When he revealed that he was gay and that he left her mother not because she was cheating on him but because he was gay I was moderatly shocked. Bree's storyline was also great! her conversation with Tom about sex was so funny! He was so ready to give out suggestions. I felt so bad for Andrew when she said the three of them! Poor Andrew! I liked though how she went to see him and they talked... Oh and when Orson said that the only thing that would help him feel better was sleep or 'getting lucky' and there was a greater chance for both happening if he was alone I nearly died of laughter! An all together amazing episode.