Desperate Housewives

another good episode from desperate housewives not the best but still enjoyable the bree storyloine was probably the best andrew is so mean to bree, the gaby sstuff was ok but not great with johns roomate, the susan storyline was rather good to i felt so sorry for her when she found out about mike's past, overall a pretty good epiosde

Let me just start out by saying that I absolutely loved this episode, and it's definitely my all-time favorite episode of Desperate Housewives. I thought that it was so well written and so well acted by everyone involved. I loved all of the story lines in this episode, but my two favorite story lines in this episode would definitely have to be Bree's and Gabrielle's story lines. I loved Gabrielle's scenes with Justin. I also thought that the reveal that Justin and Andrew have been fooling around with each other was great. All in all, I absolutely loved this episode, and like I said earlier, this definitely is my all-time favorite episode of Desperate Housewives.

ASí sea la decepción de no saber que es lo que verdaderamente queremos, la de no poder tener a la persona con la que soñamos, la de poder establecer el limite hasta puedo llegar, la imposibilidad de continuar con la vida a la que estamos acostumbrados, o la decepcion de vernos viejos y sin ninguna posibilidad de avanzar, este capitulo retrata muy bien a todo lo que los humanos nos exponemos y las diferentes formas de lidiar con nuestros sentimientos. EL capitulo no logra un 10, porque siempre hace falta la rebelde coqueteria de Edie Britt en el show, pero igual sigue siendo uno de los mejores capitulos de esta temporada. Será grandioso ver la manera en que la mujer más conservadora de Wisteria enfrenta la homosexualidad de su hijo, porque, la verdad sea dicho, no nos podemos mentir por siempre.

This episode for me was really funny and that is because when gabriellas gardener got another job, his roommate Justin came to do her, or himself, a favor. Gabrilla of course said no. So Gabrilla went to his house to black mail and insread canme out with out a care of black mail. Justin only wanted to see if he was or wasn't gay he was, by gabriallas words she kissed him and asked him if he could feel anything and nope notha he could so yeah. I not sayinkg it was that funnie it was just interesting. I was surprised what him and andrew got themselfs into each other.

Bree: Danielle, you are president of the abstinence club.

Danielle: Well, I wasn't planning on running for a second term.



Every week we are invited into the world of Wisteria Lane where everyone's morality is in full exposure and put into question. Every week a new plot unfolds and old ones revisited. Yes, every week we never know where an episode will take a large and visible turn. This week's episode "Impossible" is probably the best of the bunch and below are my reasons why.



As we all know (or should know), Bree Van De Kamp is high in morality. She is a strong believer in religion, her love of "country" and her good judgment. However we all know Bree hasn't been the best role model for viewers as she covers up the car accident which involved her son and her best friend's mother-in-law and when she put onions in her husband's salad when she knew he was allergic. But Bree as the "perfect" person she is quickly judges others when she should be judging her own actions. When she finds a condom in the laundry hamper, she automatically assumes it is Rex's and confronts him. Rex vouches for himself and tells his wife the condom is not his. Bree does not believe him but when Rex tells her that he is not the only person to use the same clothes hamper she becomes upset at the fact that her son Andrew may be sexually active.



At breakfast the following morning, Bree casually asks Andrew on his relationships and how he may be growing close to a girl he continually hangs out with. Rex intervenes and Andrew asks what is going on. Bree then proceeds to tell Andrew that they found a condom and believe it is his. Andrew tells them it isn't his, but Danielle's. Danielle thanks her brother for putting herself in the spotlight. Later a discussion follows between Bree and Danielle. Danielle tells Bree that she plans on losing her virginity to John Rowland due to the fact that she believes he broke up with her when she wouldn't do it. Bree sees John the following day and politely asks John to not accept Danielle's generous offer but in fact to let her down in such a way that no further contact will be made.



Meanwhile, Julie is visited by none other than Zach Young who personally delivers invitations to a pool party for the teens of Wisteria Lane. Julie informs Zach that because of their past, her mother would not approve. Zach tries to understand but tells Julie that she is the reason he is throwing the party. Julie manages to attend the party after her mother is asked to be interrogated by the police. However she quickly leaves when Zach starts acting like an ass, threatening to kill Andrew after embarrassing him. Julie leaves with a heart broken Danielle who had just been dumped by John.



Susan gathers with the wives at Bree's where they discuss whether or not they should inform the police on their recent discovery involving Mrs. Huber's murder. They decide to call the police to avoid withholding evidence and Susan soon regrets this when Mike is arrested. She is formally interrogated later where the detective asks of her wherabouts on the evening of Mrs. Huber's murder. Julie interrupts and answers for Susan that Mike and she had been together that evening since it was the first time they "did it". Mike is soon released due to Susan's alibi whom he thanks very much. Susan is soon called back to the police headquarters where they show her evidence that Mike is not the man she had been introduced to. In 1987, he was convicted of murder and was reportedly a drug dealer. When she arrives home, Mike asks her what happened and Susan proceeds to yell at him for lying. Susan then decides it is not a good idea for the two to see each other anymore. When she looks to Julie for comfort, Susan discovers Julie is absent and quickly runs over to the Young house where the pool party just ended. When she discovers two people making out in the pool she assumes it is Julie and Zach and the two duck under the pool. Susan waits until they come up for air but is surprised when she discovers Andrew Van De Kamp and John's friend, Justin were actually making out. Susan quickly runs out embarrassed at the fact she had been proven wrong and that she had been the eyewitness to Wisteria Lane's newest secret.



Gabby is given "an offer she can't refuse" by John's friend Justin who offers to cut her grass for free but there's a catch. Gabby believes that if she does not give in, Justin will rat out to Carlos that she and John were having their affair. Gabby doesn't feel threatened by Justin but when he comes close to making a move she puts him in place. The following day, Gabby meets Justin at his apartment where she looks for John to tell him about Justin's blackmail scheme. Justin tells her to stop because he was just scared because he thinks that he might be gay. Gabby asks him "why her" since any girl his age will be appropriate. Justin goes on to tell her that people talk and if the relationship doesn't soar, he will be the laughing stock of the school which is why having a one night stand with Gabby is the best bet. Gabby leaves when Justin tells her he would never have told Carlos. Gabby proceeds to french kiss him and asks him if he felt anything. Justin hesitantly says "no" and Gabby tells him that he is definitely gay.



Meanwhile on the homefront, because the government will not unfreeze their bank account the Solis' are stuck with tons of bills. Carlos decides that they have to move in order to put their finances in order. Gabby is unhappy at first but then decides it might be fun.



Lastly, Lynette's husband Tom is upset when the boss passes on a promotion he obviously had learned and gives it to Tom's rival, Tim Dugan instead. Tom is quickly surprised though when the boss offers him Dugan's job since he had suffered a heart attack while at the company's softball game. Lynette is happy for Tom but when she learns of the job description she quickly tries to stop him from taking the position. She goes to desperate measures while talking to the boss' wife on how Tom will miss so much family life and development that she hopes he won't regret it. Tom later tells Lynette that his boss decides he will be holding Dugan's job offer after all.



Other important events in "Impossible"...

*No Edie or Paul this week, I think because there was so many plots that they would not be needed. I would have enjoyed seeing Edie's reaction though on Mike having a criminal past.

*Every actor was excellent this week, they all deserve Emmys for their performance in this wonderful episode.

*Julie made the right decision to get away from Zach but Andrew does act like an ass most of the time but no one deserves to be murdered.

*Is Susan gullible or just confused? She should have knew what she was getting into at first but he won over her heart but now she is getting hurt and Mike's not helping.

*I loved Gabby and Bree's storylines. They are the plots I often look forward to every week. Susan's plot is going in an obvious direction and Lynette's storyline annoys me a little bit.

*When the episode originally aired in February 2005, viewers had to wait exactly a month to find out what happened since the episode ended on a cliffhanger. Luckily for me I only had to wait one day since purchasing the DVDs is that convenient.



"Impossible" is definitely one of the best episodes of Season 1 with dark yet comical plots and excellent acting, writing and directing. This episode will definitely not displease the loyal viewer and is mandatory for all Desperate Housewives fans.

Susan and Mike break up. Bree's daughter wants sex. Gabrielle's gardener tries to sleep with her. Bree's son is gay!!



I thought that it would be another character who would be gay but I was shocked to see that it was Bree's son. I was also shocked to see Mike and Susan break up. The whole thing with Justin and Gabrielle was funny! So was Bree and the condom- the look on Bree's face when we found out it was Danielle who owned the condom.



Quote of the episode:

Rex: We can still take away his penis and he'd still try to have sex!



Man, that was funny! I loved this episode- definitely one of my favorites! A+!

I think that this episode was spectacular! Teri Hatchers acting was great. I could actually feel Susan’s pain when she saw Mike’s criminal record and when Mike appeared from the bushes at her house. I really felt bad for her.

And what is this relationship with Justin and Andrew? I was very surprised with this. Andrew is a typical bully and him being gay was the last thing I could imagine. But, I think that this relationship and the fact that Andrew being gay will bring a whole new "ambience" in the Van de Camp household when they find out.

With the events of last episode you can wholly sympathise with Susan for really wanting to believe that Mike is a good guy, through and through even though "evidence" to the contrary keeps popping up. The fellow housewives themselves weren't exactly subtle in airing their own suspicions that Mike may have killed Martha and given that Lynette's hellions found her jewellery in his garage I don't really blame them.



As much as we all love Mike, it does turn he has a shady past when Susan learns he's been in jail for drug trafficking and manslaughter. Surely not? Uh, yeah and Susan wastes no time in breaking things off with him, replete with some classic sitcom style crying from Teri Hatcher, which thankfully doesn't appear too naff. Creepy and soon-to-be-dead Noah on the other hand meets up with Mike's second interrogative detective with a conversation that I'm guessing probably revolves around Mike and why he's in Wisteria Lane. If it worked that explains why he hasn't been arrested and although I side with Susan (sort of), it pisses me off that she didn't at least ask him the full story before deciding to end things with him.



But at least she'll be happy to know that Julie has finally seen Zach's darker side when he quips about shooting Andrew during a pool party at the Young household for the teens of this show. To be fair, Andrew did act like the snidey prick we're used to seeing but Zach did go a little too far with that remark. Julie's smart to back off (then again she's possibly the smartest teen on this show). Maybe this will make Zach realise he needs to sort a few things out. Although the guy is kinda nuts he is sympathetic and it's about someone had a teen related shindig on this show. It's also the first we've seen actual fun in the Young residence too, though where was Paul? Tied up in the basement or off planting more dead lady jewellery on Mike? Just slightly found it strange that he wasn't there or even mentioned is all.



Speaking of bonds (I promise this doesn't get kinky), watching Gabrielle and Carlos' continued financial woes usually would have been a recipe for boredom but I'm glad to say it wasn't. Hardly the most riveting of plot devices but Gabby being to always being wealthy and fretting about this before becoming Little Miss Level Headed as well as a rock for her husband worked well. I'm surprised though during their conversation that Carlos mentioned he really wasn't used to the thought of being poor. I thought Mama Solis had mentioned somewhere before her and Carlos weren't that well off when he was younger or at least alluded to that idea. Carlos and Gabrielle's conversation did see them as the most coupliest ever on the show but the best part of Eva Longoria's plot this episode boils down to one person – Justin.



John's superfit and buff roomie tries and fails miserably to seduce and blackmail Gabrielle so you end up that Ryan Carnes' is a complete ass for the first half hour. It soon transpires that Justin's actually gay (now this show really is spoiling us) and only tried his case with Gabby to confirm this. Gabrielle becomes something of a hero and they are truly killer scenes between Longoria and Carnes as the former gets Justin to open up and accept himself. Bitch all you want about another gay plot in our mainstream but unlike the cheap fest of The O.C., at least an actual storyline will come out of this and I for one cannot wait to see it.



And the mysterious guy he's seeing and really cares? Why it's none other than Andrew and despite the huge publicising prior to this episode's US screening, it's still a shocker when Susan's catches them in the pool and bumbles herself out of the Young's with powerhouse displays of sheer bumbling perfection. At one, it also looked like Andrew was embarrassed for Susan than actually being caught with Justin. Heehee. As for him being outed by Susan, I seriously do not see for at least two reasons. These being Susan's too wrapped up in her own personal shit to really care about Andrew gets up to and the other would be she knows Bree wouldn't take it well if it came from her.



Andrew's not the only with sex on the brain as the savagely underused Danielle is finally given something worth doing in this episode when Bree catches wind of her desire to be deflowered by John and aims to make sure it doesn't happen. Naturally enough it actually works (does John know to dump a girl or what? I really want to know he said to her that got her to storm out of Zach's). I also like the way her and Bree's relationship is handled. I found during their scenes both mother and daughter were right in what they said to each other and before I forget John sort of tells Bree about him and an older lady friend. You can just imagine the look on Bree's if she twigged he was referring to one of her closest compadres. As per usual, Marcia Cross was brilliant and Steven Culp had some good moments as Rex tried to be understanding of his children's sexual interest and keeping with continuity, George's pill tampering has worked as Rex complains of pains. Uh oh.



Lynette's plot while thinner than everyone else's this week still was interesting enough. I know Tom should have consulted her about the travelling aspects of his promotion but did Lynette really have to rain all over his parade like that? She may not have had humiliated him but what she did had the same effect. I think he really loves her enough that his big secret may not be adultery related and it seems just like he's also miserable too. I really felt for the guy more than I did for Lynette and when he told her he didn't get the job, it looked like he was hinting that he knew she had some involvement in it. Even though towards the end she feels a little shitty for what she did, all I thought was "shame on you, Lynette".



Also in "Impossible"



Good opening sequence with Bree's ultra conservative look and some funny neighbourhood lies with the "My Child Is An Honour Student" bumper sticker.



Bree: "So what are you saying, the twins killed Martha?"

Lynette: "Well, I wouldn't put it past them".



Julie: "Mom I've heard people call you crazy"

Susan: "Well I'm adorable crazy and he's rampage crazy".



Zach's party invites did look a little dorky.



Julie (to the detective): "I found Men's boxers in the laundry"

Susan: "Don't put that down".



Susan regaling her and Mike's night in "Guilty" was hilarious. Plus heart shaped pancakes? The woman seriously has it bad for him.



Bree: "You're President of the abstinence club!"

Danielle: "Well I wasn't planning on running for second term".



The first detective has been divorced four times. Nice to know Edie isn't the only one on Wisteria Lane to achieve this record.



Gabrielle: "Did you feel anything?"

Justin: "Not really"

Gabrielle: "Definitely gay".



Andrew (to Susan): "I'm not, I'm not gay".



This episode was a bit longer than usual. Or at least it felt like it. Maybe it was me.



"Impossible" is fantastic. Keeping with the last few episodes, each plot twist is incredibly compelling and cohesive from start to finish. A character driven hour both Cherry and Spezialy keep the pace excellently with this pivotal instalments providing more twists and turns than usual. They are way too many highlights but what will hit the most is the episode's denouncement where Mary Alice's caustic narration of the lies suburbanites tell to make ourselves feel better (plus the effective emphasis on each character, including Justin and Danielle – does that mean they feature more?) was brilliant. This is a superb episode. Enjoy it.

I think that this was a great episode! Adding, this 'relationship' between Justin and Andrew, it's new and adventurouse, and at the time completely shocking!!

Ryan Carnes is such a great actor, not to mention totaly georgouse! I can't wait to see him in future episodes Though unfortunately he isn't in to many this series, hopes are up for the 2nd series!!!