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Just a thought, but I was born and grew up in England, and I have yet to hear anyone who actually sounds like Ian's parents in real life :P they were so typically British it was almost painful to watch, but there were some hilarious moments, such as Susan setting Ian's mother on fire and the two running around in panic in the background as Ian and his father talk calmly. Ian's father had a shocking secret...goota admit I didn't see that coming.

I think the Edie/Carlos scenes were well written, especially the part where Edie tearfully strips off and asks Carlos for a chance. It really showed Edie's potential as a main character, instead of the man-eating slut she's usally portrayed as. Hey, harsh but true :P

As ever, the Gabrielle parts were brilliant...Eva Longoria is a talented actress, as are the rest of the cast.

Even though Bree wasn't shown at all in this episode, it was still good to watch.

...and something's missing, like a good storyline.

That's what I think, even if I really hope that's only a filler that preludes to something more interesting...the new relationships (Victor and Gabrielle, Carlos and Edie) aren't that attracting, at least for me: I think that Edie behavied in a quite strange way this time, at the beginning of the episode she clearly wants to seduce Carlos following her "usual" nature and in the end she makes that monologue like she is deeply in love, like she's asking a possibility to the man of her life. I think that they're trying to give her much more visibility, introducing her son, putting her together with Carlos...not a great idea, or better, not the best way to make Edie a main character, I would have chosen differently.

Susan dealing with Ian's parents was a bit ridicoulous, very DH style, but in a negative way: I liked the start, with Susan "setting on fire" Dehlia, but discovering that Graham loves to wear women's lingerie was ridicolous, totally useless and forced: if you want to explain why Ian's mother wants Susan to sign a pre-nup just choose a different motivation...

The whole restaurant storyline isn't that appealing, taking Tom out for some time isn't that reasonable, making things hard for Lynette all alone...

Meh, I really can't tell where the show will be going in the next weeks, and I'm sad about it, because this third season was excellent in its first part.

It was so sad, when Lynette came to Scavo's Pizzeria and found Tom on the floor.



I thought it was a burglar who made it, or something..

If Lynette would stayed home with the giirls he could die.

And then when the doctor said that he can't work in 3-4 months or whateve, i thought she would change the color on the t-shirt..

She should do it! I hate Edie, I had hope for Gabrielle and Carlos, and Edie is in the way of everything .. And why is Carlos like Taylors "manny" or something ? Shouldn't Edie take care of him ? I mean all she's doing on the days is shopping with Gabrielle, and i don't know why Gabrielle is spending time with Edie .. She's a maneater.

I liked it. Good episode. However one complaint. No one in this shows seems to be having aids. Any Aids not just HIV/AIDS but even Super Aids. I have Aids and you have no idea what it's like. I used to go around saying it will never happen to me. But then one weekend i was using a needle that i found on the floor in a bathroom at a rest stop off the Route 66 and my life was changed forever. Now i have aids and so does my wife who got it from me, our daughter who we conceived that night and my sister who i got really drunk with one time. Anyway they really need to have a new character that has aids. Or better yet give aids to an existing character one that no one really likes so it wouldn't be sad to see them go like the red head. I can't remember her name i think its Angela. Anyway please take this into consent. Thank you.

Victor: “Yeah I don’t really know anything about fashion”

Gabrielle: “Shush, they can hear you”



As episode titles go, this is one that is pretty self explanatory. Fashion is here, there and everywhere and not only is this show a cultural icon and trend in the three years it’s dominated the screen but the ladies of Wisteria Lane also have clothes on the brain especially when it comes to choosing what to wear and what to bare. Only that was pretty shameless but at least it’s relevant.



When it comes to clothing, the most fashion savvy character of the bunch was always going to be ex-model Gabrielle, who throughout her years has paid more to getting the latest design that most parents pay tuition for their kids but getting a whole trip in her closet isn’t necessarily the best way of starting the episode post-Opening Credits.



Due to shoddy plumbing and the fact that half a season ago, both her and Carlos took great delight in demolishing their place, Gabby’s wardrobe suffers the major misfortune of getting soaked to death and to say that Gabby is pissed would be a succinct guess.



I share her pain and not because I’m fashion conscience but mainly because if my CD, DVD or book collection suffered the same, I would be pretty livid myself. Gabby discovered her clothes in ruins after a day’s shopping with Edie, which to me is a lot more interesting than anything else.



It’s interesting because Gabby and Edie have hardly interacted and also because these two are so much alike, except for the fact I usually find Edie more likeable. Of course one thing these two shares is a love of sexual exploits so it’s funny hearing them talk of their frustration, especially given that Gabby is oblivious to Edie’s attraction to Carlos. Would she care if Edie and Carlos got together? I don’t see why as she seems pretty much over Carlos anyway.



Also Gabby has latched herself the very wealthy Mayor candidate Victor and despite her lame ass attempts of spurning his advances, she’s very quick to point out her clothing woes in no space of time and being the wealthy man he is, Victor has a solution which can only come with problems later on.



The solution being his ex-wife Samantha’s clothing in a wardrobe the size of an apartment which he still has in him home but like giving addict a whiff of coke, trying to refuse Gabby borrowing one of Samantha’s dresses is hopeless and soon enough she returns to Victor’s to nick a few of them.



The brilliant thing about this is for once, Gabrielle gets to pay for her defiance and not because Victor is unhappy that she went behind his back but at a social gathering, Gabby has the misfortune to meet Samantha in the bathroom, who no only flips out about Gabby wearing one of her favourite dresses but forces her to remove it and then punches Victor for good measure. Okay, by any chance did Samantha not think for a second she was overreacting just a tad? I know Gabby can take liberties but it’s only a dress for crying out loud.



Still though and this might be contrary to most viewers I actually like the dynamic between Gabby and Victor. The chemistry between Eva Longoria and John Slattery may not be steaming the screen but they’ve got a fun rapport and although Victor is a little skeevy, he’s also the kind of bloke who is suited to Gabrielle and seeing as I can’t emphasise this enough, virtually anything is better than that pointless Zach debacle we had to endure this season.



Victor’s view on his and Gabby’s relationship is a little shaky though. We learn because he treated Samantha more like a mistress instead of a wife was the reason they broke up and he doesn’t want to do the same with Gabby. Seeing as Gabby behaves like a trophy wife half the time that might actually be a bit hard for them to have a relationship with substance, which I would prefer they had.



Gabby is far from the only housewife out to get what she wants and spending most of her time not even noticing him, Edie has suddenly developed the majors hots for Carlos and because him and Travers have developed a nice friendship, she uses her kid as “sex-bait” in a tasteless bid to get nailed by Carlos.



Is she successful? Well not at first. Carlos doesn’t take too kindly to being used and responses to her seduction techniques by once again laying into her questionable parenting skills and her hedonistic lifestyle and while Carlos may have a valid point or two, it shouldn’t be pointed out that he isn’t exactly whiter than white himself. Don’t get me wrong, I side with Carlos completely and while Edie deserved a smackdown for using Travers to get laid, his own past has been pretty sketchy as well and instead of constantly chastising her, he could try being a little more understanding without alluding to her being a slut.



However Carlos and Edie do make it up after Carlos sends Edie some flowers and Edie decides to reveal all her foibles by stripping off in a scene that maybe the writers were hoping would have the intensity of Angels In America when Harper helped Joe admit who he was by undressing. Sadly there is some pretty naff dialogue during the scene which is just about saved by Nicolette Sheridan’s performance.



Another positive is that Carlos and Edie get the sex out of the way which means we can speculate whether or not this is a fling or the start of something serious. A part of me does want to ship them as a couple but seeing as Edie is something that should’ve been saved for a few episodes down the line and that both of them may have different expectations of each other and what they want, I’ll have to remain undecided.



Speaking of remaining undecided, it seems that Susan seems to be finally having second thoughts on her speedy engagement to Ian and if she didn’t beforehand, then assisting Mike and the arrival of Ian’s parents are certainly getting Susan to question what most viewers think is a bad decision anyway.



Dealing with Ian’s family first, I thought Dougray Scott’s accent was being stretched but the arrival of his parents was like watching a horrible sketch with every Brit stereotype on offer. I thought Lost was atrocious with the Brit characters but Desperate Housewives sank to a new low that I can close to muting the opening scene and on second viewing, I actually did. Anyways it seems that Ian’s parents kind of liked Susan to start, despite the fact that Susan’s clumsiness resulted in Daria being set alight but as soon as they became privy to Susan being a divorcee instead of a widow, their attitudes took a change that Ian ended up having to get his wife to be to sign a pre-nuptial agreement.



It might be a romance killer and not the biggest advocator of an impending marriage but I have to admit that I can see why Ian’s parents are keen to look after their assets. It’s fair and it makes sense and Susan does love Ian, she wouldn’t care too much about signing one either.



Not that Susan could ever be accused of being a gold digger, after all that’s Gabby’s territory but she was pretty annoyed when Ian did force her hand into signing the agreement and she then used Graham’s cross dressing antics as a means of getting out of signing it which was kind of clever but pre-nup or not, Susan and Ian’s nuptials is already doomed and they haven’t even said “I do”.



The reason why this marriage will never last is down to an amnesiac plumber whose feelings for Susan have clearly resurfaced and when Susan jogged Mike memory about a time they had, Ian threw the pre-nup thing at her, although to Susan’s credit, her encounter with Mike was innocent and she was upfront about that to Ian.



If Ian is so insecure of Mike, then why did he think that a speedy proposal would quell his fears and if Susan loves Ian as much as she says she does, then why go out of her way to get out of signing the pre-nuptial agreement? In both cases both parties are deceiving each other emotionally and they know it too. The writing surrounding this triangle won’t wins awards for subtlety but it’s nice to see Susan in a somewhat more sympathetic position again. As for Mike, he’s also sympathetic but ditching therapy because of one hurdle isn’t his smartest move, even though most of his memory seems to be back anyway.



Bottom of the barrel for another is the Scavo plot which in recent episodes seems to have become a pissing contest of sorts. We all knew that Tom and Lynette working together wasn’t a great idea and if they aren’t rowing about employees, chairs or ways to spend their anniversary, then this week their latest petty quarrel over the colour of uniforms does neither party any favour.



To scorn Tom first, seeing as Lynette is a business partner who has sacrificed her own career once again for him, why didn’t he ask or consult her about the uniforms before they arrived? Isn’t that the kind of thing that they should be deciding together? Isn’t that what a partnership is all about –making decisions together and keeping the other informed?



However while I do understand Lynette’s annoyance over not being consulted over the uniform in question, you have to admit she went a bit too far this week. For God sake’s its orange which I think I’ve seen Lynette wear before despite her claims to the contrary and secondly if she and Tom are going to have disagreements, shouldn’t they do it away from the rest of the staff?



Also Lynette took her disdain too far this week by trying to start a coup with the employees and by storming out like a child as well when Tom wouldn’t back down to her. I like Lynette the best of all the housewives but this storyline did her no favours until Tom put out his back and she put her grievances aside and decided to manage the place while Tom recuperates. Also in “Dress Big”



Husband of the week: Ian getting accidentally assaulted by Susan in a variety of ways, which makes you wonder how good his health insurance is.



Edie: “I’m this close to seducing my gardener”

Gabrielle: “Been there, done that”.



Gabby got a little jealous when Edie thought of romping with John. Maybe she won’t be so pleased that Edie has nailed her ex-husband after all.



Lynette: “You speaking as my husband or my boss?”

Tom: “Definitely as your boss”.



Susan (to Daria): “With Karl I was more ‘divorce the ass, seize the assets’”.



Just to confirm but Daria did know that Graham was into cross-dressing, right? Because the way Susan threw hints later, I didn’t know if she threatening to expose Graham’s fetish to Ian or Daria.



Ian: “I’m not like my father”

Susan: “Trust me he’s not”.



Is there any chance that if Susan and Ian do get married can we meet Ian’s gay brother Nigel? Andrew could bag himself a hot older man if Justin doesn’t appear anytime soon.



Tom: “You’re walking out on me?”

Lynette: “I told you orange meant something bad was gonna happen”.



Victor: “It looks like it cost a bundle”

Gabrielle: “Trust me it was a steal”.



Given that Tom has a ruptured disk, it seems that bed rest is more harmful than helpful. With any luck Tom’s five months will fly.



Lynette: “I’m an idiot, would you mind?”

Susan: “We’ve got it, just go”.



Both Travers and Kayla respond to forms of blackmail if they are allowed to watch a certain show in the evening. Given the ages, you can only wonder what it is.



Gabrielle: “Look who’s back, Mr Cocky”

Victor: “He never leaves for long, that guy”.



Lynette (to Tom): “If you leave me with a mortgage and a restaurant and five kids I swear I will track you in the deepest pits of hell and make you pay. Do you hear me?”



No Bree, Orson, Danielle, Julie or Austin this week but all of their departures are explained bar Austin’s.



Edie (to Carlos): “I might not be the woman you thought under that but I’m real and I’m here and I’m asking for a chance”.



Chronology: Two weeks since “My Husband The Pig”



“Dress Big” has the feeling of think less, drink more (yes I’m a TWOP poster) and while it’s a clear filler episode that doesn’t really advance much plots, there are some great character moments for both Susan and Edie that make the episode enjoyable if disjointed a bit.

For the first time in a very long time, Susan's storyline was my favorite, the most entertaing, and well written. The only thing I didn't like was that Ian's father was a cross-dresser. But it did have a good payoff when Susan weasled her way out of signing the pre-nup. In my opinion, Lynette's storyline was a little out of character. Yes, she has strong opinions but come on, this was ridiculous. I think it would have been better if there was a backstory for a reason why she doesn't like orange. She said that orange meant that something bad was going to happen, and something bad did happen. It would have been more interesting if something bad happened before because of orange. Gabby's stroyline was useless and had no depth. I thought that Edie had a very good storyline and I'm glad she has a bigger role now. The show really misses Bree. It's just not the same. She also always had the best storyline because Marc Cherry was the sole-writer for the Van De Kamps/ Hodge. Next week look smoking hot! The title is Liasions so I'm guessing there will be a lot of juicy love scenes. Well I just hope it doesn't dissapoint me the way this episode did. It's not the best but not the worst. I just think the show could have just skipped an episode like this. I still enjoyed it and look foward for next week.

So I finally got around to watching Desperate Housewives and I kind of loved it. We're back to the old show that I have always loved. It's great to have Edie on the front line. She's stripping for us. She's also just looking hot. Susan was, for the first time in a while, hysterical. Her klutziness is just too good for me. I can't wait to see where this is going with Ian. Is she going to stay with him or is she going to go back to Mike? We all now they deserve to be together right? And I'm missing Marcia Cross already. I want her back. As long as we have Edie though, I should be ok. Here's a link to my complete review: http://www.thetvwatcher.com/dh3_17.html



Hope you enjoy!

Clumsy Susan meets her in-laws and finds out some family secrets but not before she sets her soon to be mother in-law on fire at her barbecue which i have to say is one of the funniest things i've seen on this show. Victor is still taking his chances with Gabrielle, while she has a devastating catastrophe at her home. When Gabrielle steals Victor's ex-wife's dresses she gets in big trouble with the woman herself. Lynette is encountering new problems at the pizzeria when she dislikes the uniform and Tom refuses to change it. Gaby's line: 'What kind of orange is it?...Oh, cheese doodle' was really funny while an unexpected relationship develops on Wisteria Lane which is an interesting twist since they don't really seem to match.



I am missing Bree but this episode had promise without her.

And Lynne Redgrave ... absolutely brilliant standing there with singed hat and dress and still smoking ... hilarious!



You feel so sorry for Susan ... she is a walking timebomb ... just waiting to ping a new escapade! She is just so going to be suffocated by Ian, his dreadful mother and secretive father! I just loved Susan walking in on the father in her robe and her quip that everything underneath he could keep! Yet with all that vulnerability, she very cleverly manipulated the end of the pre-nup! I still think it is a long shot she and Ian will finally make it up the aisle! Mike and Susan are made for each other!



However, if six months ago someone had suggested Edie and Carlos getting together, I would have definitely said that would have never happened and seeing the vulnerable Edie was a first and a page out of her rival Susan's book! Was this a clever ploy or a new Edie?



Bree might not have been in this episode, but it actually did not matter as it is about time that other characters had a good run at a good storyline ... Gabrielle tottering on her heels with a booty load of dresses under her coat was very comical, as was the scene in the toilet after Victor's ex-wife had taken the dress and Gabi is left in her underwear and Victor with a black eye! Bree has had more than her fair share of stories this series - in fact it was in danger of becoming the Bree Show, which is fine as they were good stories - but this is a series about a street and all its major characters and watching the drama unfold between Lynette and Tom was powerful viewing, particularly Lynette's speech when she thought Tom might die! However, I may be cynical but I bet Tom plays this out and gets payback for Lynette going home and not wanting to wear the shirt! If it highlighted one thing, it was that plans can change in a second - Lynette thought she was going to take a step back from the pizzeria, well now she will be running it! You know the saying ... be careful what you wish for !!

This episode was not bad, but it seems apparent that the writers are biding their time until Marcia Cross returns from maternity leave. I didn't really care about anything that happened in this episode, even the surprise hook-up of Carlos and Edie. Lynette and Tom's struggle for power is tired and overdone, and Gabby's crazy couture antics are uninteresting and a bit out of character. On the other hand, it was nice to see Susan stop playing the vulnerable victim and stand up to her future in-laws. We all know that she cannot marry Ian, and the writers are doing a good job of pushing the pair apart. Despite my criticism, this episode was still entertaining. The actors are brilliant and the writing is solid. But as pretty much nothing happens in this installment, there is no need to worry if you missed it. You'll get everything you need from the "Previously on Desperate Housewives" segment before the next show.

Its all about clothes in this episode... Gabi's Wardrobe is flooded, but soon she discovers her new 'boyfriend' has lots of fancy dresses in his house: only snag: they belong to his ex!

Lynette isn't happy with new clothes, namely Tom's new Uniform for his Staff! Of course it isn't about the T-shirt but rather about having her say in the Restaurant! She tries to conspire against Tom but realizes her mistake when she finds Tom unconscious from having thrown his back out! He won't be working for at least 5 months! It will sure be fun to see Lynette acting as boss once again!

Susan discovers Ian's Dad likes lingerie and avoids to sign a prenuptial agreement! She also talks to Mike, giving us new hope for their relation!

All in all, not a bad episode. But far from being as good as the previous seasons... and when does Bree come back?!

8/10

This episode was so cleverly done that I barely even noticed Bree was gone, and trust me that's a lot to say, I'm a Bree-fan.



Not only am I talking about the fact that Susan set her future mother-in-law on fire! But also that for the first time Eddie seems more like a human being, and less like a superficial party girl.



In my opinion both Lynette's and Gabriel's role in the episode wasn't that big of a deal, but it sure wasn't boring. I found it quite entertaining when Gabrielle came out of his date's house with about fifteen of her date's ex-wife's dresses under her own.



That's the thing about Desperate Housewives, nothing much can happen and yet you find a way to entertain yourself.

I don't like this one much.

I think it's just not the same without Bree. The others housewives are interesting and it's funny to watch them, but Bree is the one, who carry all the drama and show us all really deep feelings. Now they want to do this with Edie - and I admit - there is really good moments, but it's just not the same. The good part is that we can see how deep character Edie actually is. And I like it. Now Edie is not just a slut, she is really more. But the atmosphere is not the same. I really miss Bree - her nice garden, her warm smile, her beauty hair. I hope she will be bach soon.

i loved how gabby described the colour of oragne - "salmon? coral? cheese doodle..." it is soooo womanly. for most men, things like "peach", "cream", "mocha", and so on, are not colours. only "pink", "white", "brown", and so on are considered colours. women are so fun. i love us women. haha!



what's up with hooking edie up with carlos? it just makes no sense whatsoever. i didn't like this storyline, but oh well, the more drama among women, the more exciting this show would be, i suppose.



now what's susan gonna do? i'm starting to think it was stupid of her to run back to ian when she was having trouble with mike. i mean, couldn't she just wait a few months? she was such a true exmaple of a desperate woman.



i would never sign a pre-nup with a man unless i am the wealthy one. what about other ladies?

The look on Gabby's face when she saw her precious clothes soaked just killed me in laughter! Edie showed a surprising true colors in this episode and I think Edie and Carlos could make a good couple.



I'm not fond of Sussan's fiance's parents, Well Im not fond of her Fiance either! If only Susan knew why he acctually asked her to marry him! Seeing Tom on the ground like that almost made me cry! Seeing Gabby's new man's ex wife threaten Gabby made me laugh to. I can't wait to see what happends with the restuarent also, Poor Tom!

Susan meets her in laws and it ends in catastrophe as she first caughts on fire her soon to be mother in law then pushes her with doors and finds out that Ian's father is transsexual as he was trying out Susan's clothes in the bathroom.

Edie is trying to seduce Carlos and she finally gets that at the end of the episode.

Lynette and Tom face the new problems as he needs the back surgery and she will be left alone to run everything from family to business.

Gabrielle has a catastrophe at her house and all of her clothes are ruined and now she steals from Victor and his old wifes stuff and it fires back on her when she encounters Victor's ex in face. Overall good episode really liked it.

The part of Edie taking her clothes off down to bare nudity was such a sad scene. We're so used to Edie being a big slut, that this scene really shook that belief. Yes, in the past she may have been promiscuous...but now she trusts someone enough in Wisteria to show that she's tired of being alone. Bree wasn't in this episode..she's having a baby..come on you all. Lynette and Tom get into and Tom pulls his back out. Lynette has to take over the resturaunt. Susan finds out that Ian's dad likes to cross dress and so she basically makes him understand that she can be trusted so that she doesn't need to sign the prenup. Ian's mom is a b itch.

Edie is a major tramp!!!!! I don't know if I can believe her or not.... It all just seemed like an act to get Carlos in bed after not having sex for 3 weeks.... hahaha..... I wonder if there's gonna be something there..... And how stupid is Susan???? She is my favorite character, but man she is getting on my last nerves...... Ian has got to go!!!! Mike was so sweet trying to remember things with her, and you can so tell she is so excited about him remembering things... it's almost like Ian has got her into some kind of spell that doesn't make her do anything she wants.... she is becoming his prisoner...... I was so sad to see that Mike didn't want to remember anymore..... poor Mike.... it is so obvious that he is so completely in love with Susan...... she's so dumb!!!!!!!! Gabby was way too funny with the other woman's clothes!!!!!! And Lynette, OMG!!!!!!! poor Tom!!!!! There's gonna be some hell at pizzaria scavo now..... hehehe..... I miss Bree and Orson, and can't wait to see what is gonna happen to Danielle's pregancy when they are back from their honeymoon....

I does not seem like anything very exciting happens in this episode. It seems like ever since the big mystery, over who killed Monique, ended there has not been much going on. The one plot I have been enjoying is seeing what goes on with Mike, and Susan marrying someone else. In tonight’s episode the prenuptial agreement is expected but still somewhat interesting to see. I didn’t really like they part about the women’s clothing and lingerie. It seems too weird and it is obvious that she will use it to blackmail him. The Susan klutziness also seems to be getting a bit old. I like how she set her on fire but after that it starts to get to be too much. The part of this plot that I really like is what is going on with Mike. It is so cute to see him get back memories of him and Susan. It is so sad that he is not going to try to get more memories back. The Lynette storyline is interesting but it is nothing special. I like seeing the dynamics of their relationship and how she always has to be in control and he never is. It is so funny to see her get so upset over the color of the uniforms. The Gabby plot is just alright. I feel like her closet breaking isn’t really necessary but it is funny to see her steal all the clothes. So far I am not that interested in her relationship with that rich guy. The Carlos and Edie storyline also has its weakness’. I feel like it is too random that she suddenly wants to be with Carlos, but I like the way it goes after that. It is funny how she uses her son to get him and it is great how she ends up revealing that she wants to be more than just a partier. One thing I really like about this episode is how all the plots have to with clothes. It is really creative how they are able to tie them all together. I also like how they are able to make it so that you barley notice that Bree is not in the episode. Overall this episode isn’t bad but nothing too interesting happens.

The only part of this show I like was Gabby stealing the clothes. It was really funny but I'm mad that she had to give the clothes back. He should have given them to her if he still didn't care about his ex. Edie hooking up with Carlos was just wrong and weird. Susan needs to marry Mike and stop pretending. I miss Bree! This is the first and only episode I didn't really care for besides when the applewhites (can't remember name) moved in. Otherwise Desperate Housewives is awesome!