Desperate Housewives

this episode actually made me sad the flashbacks of all the women was pretty good and enjoyable but it just reminded me of how much we have missed and that we have missed out on so mnay great storylines because of that stupid 5 year jump, i mean it would have been so entertaining to see gaby pregnant and look after a baby and to see bree turn to alchol agian and to see benjamen taken from her it alos would of been great to see susan and mikes marriage to fall apart but we are never going to get that now instead we are stuck with stupid white haired men out for revenge and susans painfully annoying new boyfriend and lynettes whiney husband..... oh dear housewives it starting to get on my nerves

Here's to Mrs McCluskey getting straight up out of her hospital bed, marching back down Wysteria Lane and clonking Dave over the head with that great big baseball bat pronto. What a SOB, eh? Rearranging the items in Karen's home after having decided to throw her a birthday party, just so that she can appear to have dementia and be going a wee bit senile. Evil, evil, evil. While I was initially sceptical about my potential investment in this season's 'mystery' narrative, I have to hand it to the writers for having turned this old stick in the mud around, yet again, by cooking up some deliciously twisted developments. It certainly helps that the brilliant Kathryn Joosten is getting a substantial slice of the action; she's gone from being an amusing aside to one of the most loved characters in Desperate Housewives history in the space of a few short seasons and, I have to confess, I was more than a little irked at her departure from our screens at the end of the superb 'Mirror, Mirror'. I'm sure she'll be back as soon as she can make a quick escape, but the fact that I spent the last few moments of the episode screaming "no!" at the screen (albeit in my head) certainly says a lot about the quality of both her character and her performance. It made the episode for me and that's actually saying something: Jeff Greenstein's script is a wonderful piece of narratalogical craftsmanship, weaving together a series of seemingly disparate plot strands around the collective attendance at a specific locale, and the decision to preview the ultimate outcome in the teaser, and then slowly reveal the build up to it by character, works wonders as a piece of original, and highly entertaining, storytelling. Plus, of course, we are given insight into the events that have led our core housewives to the current situations they find themselves in which, in some cases (notably Bree), is actually quite startling. Excellent stuff then, and certainly the best episode of the season so far.

a genuinely superb episode from this fifth season and so far in my top 10 episodes of this show, it is a classic in every sense of the word..the previous three were perfect but Mirro just excells so very much and it even happens without the cast trying.

all 4 lead actresses are fabulous in this as secrets are finally revealed about them from the past 5 year jump and some twists lie in wait for each of them by the end of the episode.

also Kathryn Jootsen shines yet again as the fab Karen Mucklusky as she from now on will become a significant part of the Dave mystery for season 5...and it's the greatest mystery we have had for a while.

season 5 has been perfect so far and long may it be.

In this episode of Desperate Housewives, the following happens. We learn how Gabby found out that she was pregnant with her first child. We also see her learning that she is pregnant with her second child. After which Gabby tells Carlos that he has to have the snip. We then see her as she learns that she may be pregnant again. We then learn as does Gabby that Carlos never had the snip, he lied. During some flash backs we learn some interesting things such as: - Tom died, but was brought back to life, Susan wanted to give her marriage to Mike another go, but he said no. After Tom's near death experience he bought himself a red convertible car. We learn from Tom that he has sold the restaurant and wants the family to go around the country in an RV. Bree began drinking again after Orson was sent to prison for 3 years. We learn that to save her from herself Katherine moved in with her. At the party Orson tells Bree that he wants a divorce. At her own party, Karen goes a little bit mad and accuses Eddies Husband of moving things in her house, after she attacks him with a baseball bat. We then learn from Gabby that she has had her period and therefore is not pregnant. We see Karen being taken away by ambulance, after her little mad tap.

A brilliant concept to inform (and entertain) us about events five years ago by using mirrors as a reflection of the past. Dave convinces Susan to throw Mrs. McCluskey a surprise party for her 70th birthday and uses the opportunity to look good in front of everyone else while messing with her which she humourosly reprimands him for. So now he has her out the way he can focus on his actual plan which I think involves Orson because he said a man killed his brother inside!



A really funny way of showing how Gaby got knocked up twice in 5 years lol and Lynette belittling Tom's spirit again. Although I expected the revelation between Bree and Katherine to be bigger, I applaud Orson for compromising with Bree over his unemployment.

I actually liked this episode, as it seemed to end some of the storylines (and features of episodes) which I had found annoying. The flashbacks, I thought, were brilliant, finally some things revealed from the skipped five years. Loved the doctor with Gabby and the "please don't slap me!", but yet I thought the Bree storyline was a bit of a retread of Season 2 and just a poor excuse for a filler. I hate Dave so much, for what he did to poor Karen McClusky (although it is great to see her have a proper storyline, since the torando destroying her house and keeping her dead husband in the freezer). By the end, I assumed Dave was there for Orson, since many mentions of his time in prison were mentioned in this episode, yet since "City on Fire", this has definately swayed to Mike.



Overall, a the best episode of the season so far, and a refreshing change; setting the episode over one night.



Grade: B-

When a show jumps five years into the future there are obvious gaps to fill in. This episode reveals some things and fills in the gaps... but not everything. Gabby: It was nice to see Uber-Gabrielle again and it was nice for them to touch upon her not being able to conceive - continuity! Her slapping the doctor was funny! Carlos lying was nasty! The pair making up at the end was very sweet.



Lynette: Tom's near death experience explains a lot! But I hope their marriage is stable enough for the rest of season five. Lynette soaking Tom in the face with her drink was funny. Susan I felt bad for her. The divorce was painful. Her breaking up with Jackson was painful. Its nice to see that ditzy Susan has been left behind and that Teri Hatcher can act more seriously. Bree: Most important. Her return to the bottle was shocking (continuity!) and Orson declaring he wants a divorce was startling. But the real hero is Katherine who helps Bree through everything and who accepts Orson into the kitchen like a real lady.



Oh and Dave is a psychopath and NOT after Karen. Great Stuff. Keep up the fine work Marc!

Susan: "We can make things right again".

Mike (as he signs the divorce papers): "Yeah and here's how".



Okay so far this season we've only had one flashback to slightly bridge the five year gap and while "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow" excelled on giving us some clues to how some of the housewives lives have unfolded, "Mirror, Mirror" is a far more engrossing tale.



Actually and without sounding like a sickening sycophant, it's utterly brilliant as the celebration of Karen McClusky's 70th birthday creates a lot of chaos and not just for the housewives. Even the birthday girl isn't having the time of her life but then again, that's Dave's fault.



He wasn't too impressed with her getting Edie to ask him uncomfortable questions in "Kids Ain't Like Everybody Else" and using her birthday is a perfect way of exacting just the right amount of revenge on her too. Much as I like Karen, I can't help but be fascinated by Dave all the more.



He already planted the notion into Edie's ear that Karen could be going senile and while Edie still seemed dismissive of the idea, Dave does decide to up his scheme to get Karen out of the way by getting Edie to throw her a surprise birthday party, which raises suspicions.



Edie might like Karen but she's not too keen on throwing her a birthday party. Part of her reasoning is selfish but the other part shows concern for Karen. After all, if Karen is going senile as Dave claims, then wouldn't throwing a surprise do with Susan in charge be similar to a death wish?



Pawning the party off on Susan is advantageous to Dave because when Karen refuses his offer of friendship, he wastes no time in further messing with her head. Breaking into her house to steal and then return her cat was bad enough but rearranging stuff to purposely screw with her brains is just evil.



Of course Dave's plan works to perfection. Karen freaks out to seeing all of her items rearranged and uses this paranoia to attack Dave during the surprise party. It's a good job for Dave that Bob and Jackson were there to hold Karen back or else Dave would be in no fit state to carry out his evil scheme.



Which comes to the other thing – who exactly is Dave after? Given his terror on Karen, it could've been her because there was a moment when he was looking a little too hard at a younger picture of her and a baby but he more or less admitted to Karen that he was simply getting her out of the way.



Karen is also ruled out from the equation because Mary Alice pointed out at the end of the episode that it was a man who Dave was after. The obvious choice has to be Mike, which would certainly give James Denton another role to play this season beside waiting for the inevitable reunion between the plumber and Susan but I'm hoping that it's either Orson, Carlos or Tom because that would be a lot more original.



After all it couldn't be Bob or Lee or Jackson, now could it? They're too tertiary as characters for Marc Cherry to go there. Besides Jackson seems eternally bound to Susan and six episodes since his debut in "Free", I want to ask – how is he working where the likes of Dr Ron and Ian failed?



Gale Harold is a good actor and Jackson's a likeable character but if the writers really do play their cards right, Jackson might actually be a permanent possibility for Susan, especially seeing as viewers are tiring with the way her love life has dominated her storylines.



In flashbacks Susan and Mike sign their divorce papers but when Susan reconsiders, Mike gives her a short shrift, which is hilarious given that Mike's lack of remorse for the car is the reason why Susan brought in the lawyers. Actually all Mike does is appear in flashbacks and he's downright annoying if I'm being honest.



It's also primarily because of this rejection that Susan decides to start sleeping with Jackson, Early in the flashbacks she accuses him of flirting with her when he's trying to figure what she wants to paint her house and post-sex when he tells her that he doesn't want a relationship, she's only too happy to oblige.



Given that the two of them haven't been together long, it's weirdly refreshing to see that Susan is the one who wants to keep things casual while Jackson wants to move in with her. As cute as Jackson is, I'm glad Susan seemingly wants to have fun and no-strings, mainly because detached Susan is a lot easier to watch than romantic Susan.



However Jackson isn't best pleased when she flat out refuses to let him move and even tries to snog Katherine in order to prove a point. Of course in earlier seasons this might have actually worked but Susan sticks to her guns and still refuses to let him move in. Personally Jackson, the woman is doing you a massive favour – be grateful.



That being said Jackson doesn't view what Susan's doing as a good thing so he drives off after Karen's escorted by the ambulance from her house. Usually I don't side with Susan but given that her marriage with Mike blew up in her face, I like that she's taking the casual approach and not getting so emotionally involved. Maybe Jackson just needs to give her a little time.



Speaking of time, it seems that Tom and Lynette also had some excitement during the mystery five year time jump. Okay, so getting electrocuted and nearly dying in a pizzeria isn't the most desirable of outcomes you would want but at least it goes some way into explaining why Tom is acting more childish than usual.



Dave already warned Lynette that Tom was going through a mid-life crisis and while it was obvious that Dave had a point then, it's now that we really see just how right he is. Whether you like Tom or not is up for debate but I did feel sorry for him and I can see why he's so determined to make his life want to count for something.



However the problem with Tom is that he never really thinks any of his actions through. Selling the pizzeria might not be the worst idea in the world, especially if it's a means of getting Lynette back into a working environment she actually wants to be a part of but seeing as the pizzeria is the only source of income the Scavos have, Tom really should've consulted Lynette.



Once again, Tom gets to behave like the village idiot and Lynette is made to feel like a villain, despite the fact that everything she says to him makes utter sense. There's a difference between an unsupportive partner and one who points out the flaws in bad planning. Sadly Tom can't seem to tell the difference and whinges when Lynette refuses to get onboard with his RV plans. Please tell me that some point this season Tom will either start using those dormant brain cells of his or failing that, him and Lynette will actually separate. Maybe a return from the demonic Kayla could speed up the latter.



Speaking of demons, Bree's have raising their ugly head as her flashbacks showed just how she failed to deal with Orson's spell in prison. First off all, there was the going away dinner from hell which thanks to Andrew, Bob and Lee saw Orson subjected to as many jail jokes as possible.



The worst part is that Orson being in jail along with the loss of Benjamin meant that Bree went back on the booze. Of course this time, it was Katherine who picked up the pieces by getting Bree to pour all her energies into work. It's probably because of this that Bree became so successful but it also explains her closeness to Katherine as well.



In fact Bree's loyalty to Katherine goes so deep that when Orson continuously oversteps the mark on his partnership, Bree decides to pull the rug from under him. Now I like Orson but him and Bree working together doesn't inspire in the way it would've done if this had been Season Three or the first half of last season.



More to the point, Orson needs to lay off the emotional guilt trips because they're really diminishing his character. This week's threat of divorce was stupid on his part but while he isn't partner, Bree will be his boss and this is something that while Katherine might not be thrilled with, she can still get a laugh out of. Perhaps unemployment might have been preferable after all for Orson.



Elsewhere the flashbacks for Gabby and Carlos are without doubt the funniest going. For those of you who miss the glam Gabby, you'll be delighted to see the return of that just as she realises that she's pregnant with Juanita. Her doctor has to deal with a slap but when she found out a year later that she was expecting Celia, Carlos held onto Juanita just so Gabby wouldn't pound him into the middle of next week.



If Bree's alcoholism was a nice bit of continuity, then Gabby's ambivalence towards having children was also great. On one hand she freaks out every time she's pregnant and then on the other hand, she also wonders whether or not she's a good mother. Aside from the car incident with Juanita, she's not actually that bad.



Another consistency however with this plot is Carlos' desperation to have more kids. Remember this is the same who tampered with Gabby's birth control pills and only stuck with Edie when she unwillingly agreed to have children with him. In other words, I failed to be surprised that he would lie about having a vasectomy. However before the party, Gabby actually feared that she'd be popping out a third Solis baby.



Because of this Carlos was forced to admit that he lied about getting snipped. He should be grateful that Gabby didn't have a scissors handy at Karen's party, even if she couldn't resist in pushing him. Also it would take Gabby to kill the mood of Karen being restrained by Bob and Jackson by telling everyone when she got her period.



This season's strangeness regarding the Solis' though is bizarre. I've never cared this much about their plots but while I don't want Gabby to have another kid, the additions of Juanita and Celia have made both her and Carlos more interesting as characters to watch.



Also in "Mirror, Mirror"



The episode opened up with Susan/Jackson, Bree/Orson, Gabby/Carlos and Lynette/Tom at loggerheads while Karen decided to put her baseball skills into practice. Everyone: "Surprise".

Karen: "You think you can screw with me?"



Living up to the episode's title we had Susan, Lynette, Bree and Gabrielle looking at mirrors at different points and Dave got his flashback to an earlier spat with Karen.



Gabrielle (to her doctor): "This isn't a miracle, it's a disaster. My husband's blind, we both don't have jobs, my husband's blind".



Gabrielle: "Put the baby down, Carlos".

Carlos: "I don't want to".

Gabrielle: "Do it. I need to hit something and it needs to be you". I noticed that Gabby's hair was long when she found about being pregnant with Celia but her dowdier attire kicked in after giving birth to Juanita.



Susan: "That was very sweet of you to consider my feelings. You're hired".

Jackson: "Thanks. I think".



Susan: "So, to be clear – you don't want a relationship?"

Jackson: "Sorry. I probably should've said that right up front".



It's a bit strange that nowhere in the flashbacks did we see or have any mentions of either Julie or MJ.



Lynette (to Penny, re Porter and Preston): "They're just being silly, they're all being silly. Which is why we won't be sad when move out of the house".



Tom: "I'm about to blow your mind, Lynette".

Lynette: "Don't. I like my mind the way it is".



It seems that just like Parker; Penny is more of a sensitive child, which makes me wonder if she's really Tom's kid. Nah, just kidding.



Bree: "I don't know if I can make it this time".

Katherine: "Yes you will because I'm moving in".



Dave (re Karen): "Is she still asking questions about me?"

Edie: "A few. Don't take it personally. It's what people too old to have sex do".



Since when did Edie and Karen go for birthday drinks? Edie hasn't been around Wisteria Lane for five years.



Karen: "Geez, Edie, are we going for drinks or mammograms?"

Edie (to Dave): "That's one".



Bree: "Orson, you're putting me in an impossible position".

Orson: "Let me make clear for you, I want a divorce".



Why wasn't Lynette, Tom, Gabby or Carlos at that dinner for Orson? I can understand Susan and Mike not being there but the rest of them being absent doesn't make sense.



Edie: "Karen, what are you doing?"

Karen: "Ask that husband of yours!"



Gabrielle (to everyone, then referring to Karen): "Woo-hoo. Halla-damn-lula, I got my period. Was she surprised?"



Missing in this episode were Porter, Preston and Parker and MJ, who presumably was being looked after by Mike.



Katherine (to Orson): "Oh honey, working for Bree. You're not gonna last two months".



Karen: "You're trying to get rid of me".

Dave: "Yes. I'm sorry it had to be you".



Chronology: It's definitely 2013, given that a year prior in 2012 was when Tom had his accident.



"Mirror, Mirror" is definitely an exceptional episode in a season with a format that should be working against it rather than for. All the flashbacks piqued the right kind of interest and I love how wonderfully creepy Dave is developing as a character.

I'll start by saying that though last weeks was a filler I still enjoyed it...just not nearly as much as usual. This week was brilliant and quite a big episode really. It was very well written and I always love how situations reveal themselves...it starts with each housewife in a confrontation with a loved one and by the middle of the episode we understand why these arguments were taking place.



Gabby had a much better storyline than last week and I loved seeing her reaction to the pregnancies. Some of her lines throughout for hilarious. I suppose Carlos saying he wants a son is good reason for not getting what Gabby asks (Sorry can't even think of how to spell it) and it looks like there could be more kids in the future. One of this weeks highlights was Gabby announcing that she was on her period...just as drama with Karen ensued.



Now I'll move on to the huge drama this week with Davie who I'm actually enjoying as a character...I thought he'd be a clone of the dull Victor but thankfully not. It is just really creepy to see him try and make Karen look crazy...she's as very likable character. It was really funny when she stormed in with the bat...but turn fairly dark when the neighbours look at Karen like she was mad.



I didn't really get why an ambulance was called but Dave's confession to Karen was interesting...I think it is Mike he's really after (Last week with the house + band hinted hugely at that). I've always liked Lynette and I am enjoying her story this year but Tom really is a jerk. They are doing an excellent job at making him a character you wouldn't mind meeting a sticky end.



Buying cars, wanting to take the kids out of school to go around the world...thank god Lynette stood up to him. Of course he still didn't care and it seems there marriage isn't that far out of trouble. Lynette throwing water over his face was satisfying.

Susan and Jackson seem to end there relationship because the former doesn't want anything serious.



I'm still not sure about Jackson so I'm not bothered at all by their break-up. Susan and Mike are obviously getting back together soon...I found his absence (Except for flashback) a little odd since he just moved back to the street. Her flashbacks were good overly but I would have preferred more ones on her and Mike rather than Jackson.



Now for the storyline which I don't find as enjoyable because of one thing - Orson! He has become another jerk and always wants his own way. He blames others...looks for sympathy. Sometimes he cracks a joke and the next minute he's acting all bad cop. Bree is very amusing and going back to drinking was an obvious but interesting flashback. I'll just ask now...fix Orson before he's put on the list of 'Most annoying characters on TV' (Mohinder from Heroes, Lucas from OTH and Jonny from the OC)



But this really was an excellent episode. The flashbacks were interesting, drama and comedy worked well together. 9.5/10

Having this episode revolve around getting ready for Mrs. McClusky's birthday was great. I loved how everyone was trying to deal with their own problems and they got to the climax right as they arrived. It was good to get some flashbacks so we had a better idea of what we missed. Mike and Susan's divorce was so sad. It was also interesting to see how Susan dealt with the idea of being more serious. I was glad we got to see how Gabby found out she was pregnaunt. Her reaction was so funny and it was good that they addressed the issue that she wasn't supposed to have kids. It was interesting to find out about Bree and Katherine. I had no idea they had been through such a rough time together. I'm not loving Lynette and Tom storyline. I want to like Tom but he was being to much of an idiot, his plans would never work out. Dave was great in this episode! He showed his evil side when he took McClusky down. I love storyline's where one person is right but everyone else thinks they're crazy.

Wow. We finally learned what happened in the past 5 years. Not really a lot. Susan and Mike got divorced, Susan met and hooked up with her painter, Jackson. Tom had yet ANOTHER accident. Just kill him already. He sold the pizzeria! The past two seasons (seven years) are pointless now! :( Gabby things Carlos underwent a vasectomy, when he didn't, and now she fears she may be pregnant. Bree learns Orson wants a divorce. I loved when Susan opened the door and Gabrielle was just standing there shocked. LMAO! Marc Cherry is so talented. God bless him. Great episode, definitely.

This was a great episode and even though I thought it was too crammed with flasbacks (they should have spred it over two episodes), I liked to find out what happened in those five years and It was fun to see the old Gabrielle back, even though her story was a bit silly.



McCluskey freaking out and at the same time Gabrielle running in, yelling 'Woohoo, I got my period!' was great. The last ten minutes were absolutely fantastic and the Tom & Lynette's storyline was the most interesting of the evening.

I feel bad for Mrs. McCluskey, but the story was handled good and I'm glad she's getting more and more in the picture. AND we finally get something new in the Dave mystery, it's about time! It actually came as a surprise to see that Dave was getting some flashbacks too.



All the women lifes are falling apart and I can't wait to see what consequences the birthday party has for the habitants of Wisteria Lane, especially for Lynette's, who finally seems to have a very interesting story coming up.

Not much can be said that hasn't already been about this episode. Just a really well-written, really dramatic, really climatic installment of the Wisteria Lane drama.



Every single character was entertaining. From Lynette's sarcastic mockery of her husband's ideas, to Karen attacking Dave with a baseball bat, to Bree's usual hilarity and of course Dave being Dave. One of the best new characters to be added to a series in a long time he is just so compelling right now and has everybody talking at the water coolers.



I liked the flashbacks utilized throughout this episode. We got an idea of how things progressed over the past 5 years, but I still hope we get another as there are a few plotholes that need to be filled up.



All in all though a very good episode of Desperate Housewives. Hilarious moments and some really intense, emotional scenes. Not much else you could ask for.

While the previous episodes were very enjoyable, none of them felt exactly special, this one however does. The whole episode is based on flashbacks explaining what has happened during the past five years in the housewives' lives.



Susan: The flashbacks explain how she first met Jackson, it was an enjoyable scene as she thought he was coming on to her, but he wasn't. Then we get to see Mike and Susan when they signed those divorce papers, this is easily the best scene in the entire episode and Teri Hatcher's acting was truly beyond brilliant. Mike was pretty cold about it and signed papers leaving Susan sad, which led to her sleeping with Jackson after she asked him if he liked scotch. In the present, Jackson suggests that they move in together but Susan refuses and Jackson tells her that he's in love with her, but she still doesn't change her mind and so he leaves her.



Gabrielle: The first flashback explains how she received the news of being pregnant in one HILARIOUS scene as she slaps her doctor, twice. Carlos calmed her down in one fun scene full of catchy one-liners. The other flashback explains how Gabby reacted when she was pregnant for the second time, and she ends up telling Carlos to get a vesuctume. Back in the present, Gabby realizes that she's missed her period and she's afraid she might be pregnant again and that's when Carlos confesses that he's never had that vesuctume. Gabrielle abuses Carlos at the party (explained later) but they do end up making up when Carlos tells Gabby that he wants a son.



Lynette: The first flashback explains how Tom almost died after being electricuted and that obviously caused him the mid-life crisis since he wants his life to have a meaning. The other flashback shows him when he first bought his red car. As for the present, Tom informs Lynette that he's agreed to sell the pizzeria so that they could all go on a road trip for a while year, of course Lynette rejects the idea and actually throws a drink in his face. Tom blames Lynette for being unsupportive but Lynette is actually right on this one, Tom however decides to proceed with his plans and I suppose this is the start of a new storyline for the couple.



Bree: Her first flashback is set during a brunch hosted by Bree to say goodbye to Orson before he goes to jail, it's a fun scene with Andrew, Bob and Lee. It's revealed however that Bree had a glass of whine that afternoon (that was a very sad scene actually) and during the flashback, it's revealed that she's returned to her old habits especially after that Danielle took Benjamin away. In the present, Bree and Orson argue on whether to tell Katherine about Orson's partnership and Bree ends up firing Orson. Orson confronts Bree and actually demands divorce but they do make up eventually when Bree tells Orson everything that's happened and why she owes Katherine so much (Katherine was the one who helped her recover from her addiction again).



Karen/Edie/Dave: During Dave's flashbacks we learn that Edie told Dave that Karen's birthday is next week and so Dave talked Edie into convincing Susan into throwing Karen a surprise party. That day finally comes and Edie takes Karen out for a drink as she's supposed to bring her over to Susan's afterwards, but in the meanwhile Dave breaks into Karen's house and changes the order of the furniture. Karen returns home later on to get her cat's medicine and suspects that Dave is behind it so she grabs her pat and goes after Dave. She enters Susan's house and attacks Dave, only to sound crazy to everyone. Dave manipulates her to attack him again after she calms down and so they call 911. Dave talks to Karen during the final scene and apologizes to her for what he's done, but he had to get rid of her because she knew he was up to something. We also learn during the ending narration that Dave is after a man.



Overall, great episode that's well-written and eventful. The music is also pretty good since this has been the case with this season, and once again I praise Teri Hatcher's amazing acting.

Let me just start off by saying that I absolutely loved this episode! It was definitely one of the best episodes ever of Desperate Housewives, and it's definitely right up there with the episode Bang from season three. All of the flashbacks of the housewives' lives during the past five years were absolutely amazing. Although, I enjoyed all of the housewives' flashbacks, the flashbacks of Susan's life and the flashbacks of Bree's life were definitely my favorite. The scene were Susan and Mike sign the divorce papers was very well written and Teri and James' acting in the scene was very powerful. However, I thought that Mike acted pretty cold towards Susan when they were signing the divorce papers, and I hated that. I also loved the flashback of the first time Jackson and Susan met and hooked up. I just hope that Jackson and Susan get back together. I thought that the Bree and Katherine scenes in this episode were absolutely incredible, and it was so nice of Katherine to move in with Bree to help her recover from the relapse of her alcoholism. The scene between Orson and Katherine at the end of the episode was pure gold. Dana Delany rocked that scene. I'm loving the whole mystery with Dave, and Dave sure is getting creepier and creepier. I can't believe what he did to Karen, and I can't believe that no one believed her when she was telling them about Dave. Gabrielle was absolutely hilarious in this entire episode. Overall, I thought this episode had the perfect blend of drama and comedy. All in all, I thought that this was an extremely well written, well acted and well made episode of Desperate Housewives from everyone involved, and I can't wait to see what happens next on Desperate Housewives.

This episode is full of shocks and surprising elements! I loved it!

So, this episode is partly a flashback episode in which we see what has been happening with the housewives for the past five years. Bree started drinking again but Katherine was there to stop that. Lynnette's husband almost died and now he wants to explore what the world holds. We saw Gaby's first reaction when a doctor told her she's pregnant - she slapped him. Carlos said he did a vasectomy but he didn't, she found it out but everything is ok between them. We witnessed the divorce of Mike and Susan, it was really sad.

In the present, Edie's husband managed to put Karen into a hospital... He's really evil! And we found out that his real agenda is a man. I personally think it's Mike. But we never know! :)

Can't wait for another episode! :)

this was an amazing episode. gave us so much insight as to what had happened during the past 5 years. i seriously felt cheated when they jumped ahead 5 years for this season. but now all is well!!!



so happy susan and jackson are over, i DID not like him, he was seriously not right fr susan, her flashback was heart breaking(the one when she and mike were sighning the papers) i still think they should be together...



gaby and carlos: explains why gaby could have kids all of a sudden doesnt it. however i dont undrstand carls' need for more kids... i kinda agree with gaby, the are already bearly making ends meet as it is.....



dave is seriously creepy and seeing how this is the fifth eposode of the season, i think it's about time we were let in on who it is that he has such a grudge against!



lynette and tom: i thought it was kinda sad the whole thing with tom, i realze he wants to live a little, but he has 4(5) kids, he cant be like that anymore, there is a reason as to why people do these things BEFORE they are married!!



bree, orson and kathrine: i understand the friendship between bree and cathrine, although we did see the beginings of it during the last episode last season, when bree helped cathrine out (after catherine shot wayne) however orson asking for a divorce was a little out of the blue...

all in all, a great episode!!!

This was the episode I've been waiting for and it more than lived up to the hype. Opening it with the arguements was interesting and the splitting into each woman and their own past during that time was a great move. For the flashbacks, it was hilarious seeing Gabby react to her pregnancies (the part of Carlos refusing to put the baby down to face her was great) and I liked how Carlos secretly wanted a son, which makes perfect sense for him. Once again, we see the bond the two have that makes them a great couple.



For Lynette and Tom, his near-death experience explains a lot of his behavior and the tension between them is obvious now. It's like Lynette to call him on always changing himself up but she had to do it as it'll hopefully clear up soon.



The Susan/Mike parts were powerful with Susan begging for one last chance as she didn't want to lose that fairy tale she'd always wanted. That it leads to a current breakup makes sense as well and shows how much Susan has changed.



For Bree to go back to her drinking with Orson gone was a plot so obvious I can't believe I didn't consider it. Katherine helping her out of it was wonderfully done, a testeament to both Cross and Delany's talents. Thus it makes sense Bree would find it hard to push KAtherine aside but good of her to admit what happened to Orson rather than push him away. So we get Dave's moves to get Mrs. MCClusky out of the way and that final scene of him actually seeming sorry to have done it made him even more threatening. I had thought Karen was a target but it seems she's just another step to his ultimate goal. So we get the fleshing out of the past but more plots for the future which should keep this season rolling along perfectly.