Desperate Housewives

After the boring last episodes of the third season, I thought that this was going to be a bad season. However, I am writing this after watching all the episodes so far and I will admit that this season is the best and the most entertaining season of all the 8 seasons. After the crazy cliffhanger of season three, I was dying to see this episode and the conclusion to the cliffhanger was clever and enjoyable. There are some funny parts too in this episode: The scene with Bree, Orson and Mrs. McKeever was a really funny one. Carlos had many funny parts too in this episode. Dana Delany made a memorable enter to this show. Once again, DH delivered a wonderful cliffhanger.

there was Some really great stuff in this season premire, the introduction of the new chracter katherine was fantastic, im really excited to uncover there secret in the coming episodes.

Bree's fake pregnancy story was really funny, i thought the scene in the store was really funny with the old woman,

Susan had a nice story this week as we learn that she is pregnant, it is nice that mike and susan are finally happy together after all the drama of the first three season's

Overall this was a fantastic season premire that set up alot of exciting storylines for the episodes ahead..

Wow. Perfect episode. I really, really loved it. It had a different feel to it, but I still loved it. There's new neighbors with a secret. Shocker! /sarcasm. I really liked the episode though. Dana Delaney seemed so sinister. The women find out about Lynette's cancer. :( Bree is almost caught in her lies. The pitchfork scene was hilarious! Haha, I love Bree. Gabby wants to leave Victor, but Carlos doesn't want to leave Edie after her fake suicide. She is so manipulative. I love it. Gabby is my favorite. Susan's pregnant! Wow. She doesn't really have many years left, so she might as well... Great episode.

I choose Exactly why I watch this serious as the classification for this episode beacause it just caught your attention and held your attention for the episode. Aswell at the end of the episode it finises with a scene that makes you want to watch the next episode. That is good for a show to be to do that. The actors are just fabulous especially Eva Longuria Parker and Teri Hatcher. They know how to handle their role so well keep it simple but interesting. They know how to handle the other actor / actors that they share scenes with the do notmake it all about them but they highlight theirs and the other people in the scene. I would recommend serious 1,2,3 and 4 to anyone.

This episode is great! It's funny, mysterious, everything you want from Desperate Housewives! I love 'em so much! So, the new family arrived with whole new bunch of secrets. Seems like Bree and that new chick (Katherine ?) are rivals. That's so funny. Bree has found someone like herself. That part when they were arguing about the tree blocking the son for Katherine's vegetables was so funny! One of the greatest parts was when Lynnette pucked into somebody else's bag. Lol.

And when a fork was sticked into Bree's belly.. haha! It was so funny! Orson stabbed her couple of times more just to "prove" that fork is false. DH is back in style!

Let me just start out by saying that when I saw this episode for the first time when it originally aired, I didn't really like this episode, and a part of me felt like I was really starting to lose faith in Desperate Housewives when I first saw it because I thought that the show was becoming too over the top in the comedy department and too soapy, but after having watched this episode again on ABC's website, I have to say that I absolutely love this episode, and watching it made me remember why I fell in love with the show in the first place. Being very comedic and soap opera-y while being dark and mysterious is what the show is all about. I really think that not watching Desperate Housewives after they ran out of new episodes during the writers strike really helped me to fall back in love with this show. This episode is really, really great. I loved Bree in this episode. I thought that Marcia Cross was so funny in this episode. I loved the introduction of Katherine Mayfair. I think that all of the housewives' story lines were great. All in all, I thought that this was an amazing episode of Desperate Housewives, and I can't wait for the show to return with new episodes.

A great start to the new series of Housewives. I loved the way in which we were able to see a proper conclusion to last season's cliff-hanger but we also got to move forward a bit in the timeline. Apart from Edie and Gabby all the housewives seem to have really interesting stories this season.



Things I liked:



Katherine and her family and the set up of the new mystery- I'm intrigued

Bree and Orson's attempts at hiding the fake-ness of the pregnancy

The housewives heart-to heart over the Lynette's cancer

Susan pregnancy- played right it could be really interesting (see below)

Tom's offering to deal with the pushy PTA mother- a really sweet loving gesture



Things I didn't like:



The timeline is a bit wonky and doesn't completely make sense. Plus if they moved away 12 years ago and Dylan is about Julie's age (16/17) then why are they making such a big deal of a 5 year old not being able to remember a lot ??

There sure have been a lot of pregnancies on this show which is about 35+ year old women. Not too sound judgemental but they're hardly baby boomers any more!



Overall a great episode to kick off the new season. I'm looking forward to seeing what else the writers have cooked up for this season.

We learn Edie's 'suicide' attempt was a clever trick to keep her claws into Carlos and well he fell for it hook, line and sinker. Edie unknowingly disrupted his plans to run away with Gaby. A bit sad about that! And then...



A month has passed on Wisteria Lane since Susan and Gabrielle tied the knot with Mike and Victor. While Lynette is battling with the effects of chemotherapy, Susan learns she may have menopause. Bree's fake pregnancy comes close to being uncovered and Gabrielle starts an affair with Carlos. After twelve years, Katherine Mayfair moves back to Wisteria Lane with her new husband Adam and daughter Dylan, who strangely doesn't seem to remember living there. All these dramatic storylines are dipped in a comedic sauce like the 'pregnancy', the cancer, menopause, the hanging incident was particularly funny! (Trust me, I'm not being insensitive, you just have to watch it!).



Can't wait till next episode.

After an amazing third season I was impatiently awaiting the fourth season's return. It was worth the wait.



We finally find out Eddies fate after hanging herself at season three's end and predictably she survives. Although the set up of suicide is classic Eddie and provides some very well placed black humour.



We see the aftermath of Gabbie's wedding to Victor and the set up of her affair with Carlos. True to the saying "you don't know what you've got until it's gone" they both realise now that they are with other people that they still carry a torch for one another.



Our first sight of Lynette is both confronting and heartbreaking. She is now bald from chemotherapy and trying to hide her illness from her friends and family although they find out by episodes end.



Susan is scared Mike isn't happy merely a month into their marriage a simple fear that leads to much insanity and over the top actions typical of the raven haired character. We find out that a potential case of Menopause is actually a pregnancy! Much to Mike's delight.



Then there is Bree. The Bree we see here is a far cry from the up-tight republican of Season One. Faking a pregnancy to cover up her daughter's "little bastard" we see a slapstick comedic side of Bree one would have thought non-existent. Near misses with old ladies hell bent on unveiling her faux pregnancy provide us with a glimpse of a more left wing Bree, one could assume thanks to her union with Orson.



Classic Desperate Housewives mystery is set up in the form of the newly returned Katherine a neighbour whom only Susan knows. Having departed 12 years earlier without a farewell in sight it is unclear why she has suddenly returned. We catch a glimpse of a Housewife that could equal or dare I say surpass Bree *gasp* as the perfectly blunt alpha female of Wisteria Lane. Add to all this Katherine's daughter is not what she seems either.

One month after Bree returned from her vacation pregnant, Susan got married to Mike, Lynette got diagnosed with cancer, Edie almost killed herself and Gabrielle kissed her ex-husband the ladies return and there are many secrets every single one of them would like to remain hidden. But after Lynette tells everyone that she has cancer, the four women promise that they will share their secrets with eacher other - still not knowing about Bree's fake pregnancy, Gabrielles's affair and Ssan's real pregnancy. Additionally, a new woman moves back to Wisteria Lane with her husband and daughter and this family seems to have a very special secret concering their daughter.



After some terrible secret-free time, the ladies return and this episode marks the beginning of a promising season. It was - again - very funny and I really liked the Susan story this time and her "Oh my god, this is the end of the our marriage!"-feelings. I was also very excited to see that Carlos and Gabrielle got back togehter, well kind of. I always liked their chemistry. And finally, I'm very anxious to know more about Katherine May, she seems mysterious.



Well, all in all a very good start for a promising season and there's only one thing there's left to say: Finally, they're back!!!

Bree: "Why must old ladies always do that?"

Orson: "I don't know but you've got to stop roughing them up".



With so many shows that I have been reviewing since "Getting Married Today" ended the third season and with the amount of things I'm going to be reviewing along with this show (mainly Nip/Tuck and Torchwood), this show will have to fight for my affections. Just kidding, because if this episode is anything to go by, then we're in for another terrific season.



Last time Edie was seen, she was dangling from her ceiling in a dramatic fashion. Some people take rejection pretty hard. On this show, some people just go insane over the idea of being dumped, even when it's their fault for being cast aside in the first place to begin with.



However for those of you, who are thinking that Edie might be sharing narration duties with Mary Alice, think again. Not only does she survive but it's revealed that she never actually intended to kill herself at all. She was so determined to hold to Carlos that making it look like she was about to end it would keep by her side.



Taking a moment to suspend disbelief, pretending to commit suicide to avoid being single is as big an overreaction, even on this show. The funny thing is that Edie's ludicrous plan actually works. Then again, Carlos is a man and on Wisteria Lane, they can amazingly stupid especially when the script demands them to be.



Edie pretending to be suicidal really came at a worse time for Carlos. Now that he's actually succeeded in getting back with Gabrielle (without even having to try I might add), the lovebirds want to run away together. Edie's well and truly put a spanner in the works when Carlos tells Gabby that they won't skip town anytime soon.



Gabrielle being the spoiled madam that she's always been isn't delighted with the change of plan. It seems that Gabby can't just go to Victor, call him up on that little conversation he had with Milton and tell him that she wants a divorce. Nope, that would be too sensible for Gabby.



Instead she just whines about how much she wants to leave him and gets pissed at Victor when he tries to get her to sell her house. With that arousing suspicion, Gabby spins some crap in order to placate her new hubby. She does to her credit later talk about her feelings with Victor when she's not enjoyable secret romps with Carlos and virtually bragging about stealing him from Edie.



Carlos might like to play with fire but he should realise that Gabby isn't the only woman who can his life a living hell if she's crossed. If Edie was able to torch Susan's house to the ground because of her sleeping with Karl, you can only wonder what she'll do when she finds out about Gabby.



The fact that she's also aware of Carlos' secret bank account and suggestively holds this knowledge over is telling. Actually the way she conveys the knowledge makes her sound a right bunny boiler. It's good job that Carlos doesn't happen to own any pets when you think about it.



I'm not really sure how I feel about this triangle besides wanting Carlos and Edie to end. I know Gabby and Carlos have all this chemistry but I've never felt that she actually loved Carlos and the writers are going to have to convince me in order for this plot to work for me.



Speaking of convincing, when it comes to doing extremes, Bree easily gives Edie a run for her money. Faking a pregnancy just so the neighbours don't look down on skanky Danielle is out there, even for Bree. Not that she cares because in the world of Bree, she's justified in her ridiculous scheme and her neighbours are dense enough to believe her.



Both Andrew and Orson attempt to make reasonable arguments as to why Bree should ditch the charade, but the silly woman won't listen to them. Instead when Mrs Cleaver tries to touch her belly, Bree nearly breaks the woman's hand. For all the craziness of that scene, there's a pointed comment from Bree of as to why people feel the urge to touch a pregnant woman's belly.



However the best disaster is the barbeque party when Ida sees Bree with a fork stuck on her belly and rushes to get Adam to see her. Now there are plenty of ways to attempt to divert attention from this but Orson pretending the fork was retractable and Bree playing along is inspired silliness at its best.



The thing is though is that Orson raises a good point. Bree's charade can't be maintained and her behaviour will definitely arouse the suspicion of the wrong person if she isn't careful. Her reasons for wanting to go through with the fake pregnancy make sense in her mind. She feels she's failed as a mum to both Andrew and Danielle but taking Danielle's baby and raising it as her own so she can have her second chance reeks of selfishness now matter what way you see it. It would be more in Bree's best interests to repair the relationships she has with Danielle, rather than potentially wreck another.



Children are definitely a big theme in the season premiere as even Susan has to contend with them. Okay Julie is still the dream kid but now that her and Mike are married, the likelihood of them procreating was always going to be there. Mike's totally happy and Susan's freaked out because she thinks their marriage is going to fail. Luckily for everyone else concerned, Teri Hatcher doesn't go overkill on the melodrama.



An appointment with OBGYN Adam ends up with Susan being grossed out by having her new neighbour examine her and then panicking when she thinks she has the menopause. Maybe I wasn't hearing properly but did Adam actually say the word 'menopause'? It felt to me that will all of her hysteria, Susan just thought it and left before Adam could confirm or deny the prognosis.



Even funnier though is Susan attempting to convey that piece of information to Mike. Mike is as supportive as he can be but Susan is still confused about his real feelings until Adam confirms that she's pregnant and not menopausal. With all of the other wives having problems it's nice that Susan and Mike are in a good place.



Better yet is Susan's reaction to being pregnant. It's not a secret that Mike is clamouring to be a father but Susan was adamant at first to not wanting another child. Here she seems content with the idea. I'm sure her and Mike will have some difficulties as they get used to being married but it's nice to actually bask in their happiness for a change.



More pointedly, someone who isn't having the happiness she deserves is Lynette. Having cancer is definitely taking its toll on her. She doesn't want the kids to know, she's concealing it from her friends and even a pushy PTA mom, who's making it her business to be as annoying as they come.



Seeing as Lynette hasn't been seen in the PTA since Season One, this mum brings an unwelcome reminder of Maisy Gibbons from "Running To Stand Still". Attending your kid's play and having some snotty bint with nothing better to do than moan is more than any of the other wives would've tolerated. I'm amazed that Lynette didn't sucker punch her during that play.



Instead she waits for the pushy mum to try and embarrass her at the barbeque. Lynette royally shuts the woman up by pulling off her wig and revealing her cancer to the whole of Wisteria Lane. Well this is virtually soap, so it's not exactly inconsistent within the genre. Still the reveal does manage to be very affecting.



Also affecting is the scene with the other wives and Lynette. They all express their feelings about being kept out of the loop and Lynette's reason for this are way more justified than Bree's for wanting to fake a pregnancy. I love it when this show does scenes like this because they always come across as being so naturalistic even if the wives' vow to keep no more secrets is unlikely to last. It also helps that both Tom and Stella show their support to Lynette as well in this episode. Tom even offered to deal with the PTA mom.



Secrets though are the foundation of this show and Season Four's mystery strolls in with the arrival of Katherine Mayfair, husband Adam and daughter Dylan. I'll point out that Adam isn't Dylan's father but Katherine is related to Mrs Simm who was mentioned in "What Would We Do Without You".



A better connection however would be the fact that Katherine was in Wisteria Lane until 1995 and happened to be friends with Susan. Karen McClusky also knew the woman and Julie and Dylan were virtually sisters during that time. Katherine makes an instant impression as she manages to be both charming, mysterious and infuriating in one go. All praise to Dana Delaney for her portrayal.



Katherine not only makes an impression on her neighbours but she also makes an enemy of Bree. Because the woman are so alike (red hair, prudish, dark), there's an instant clash and one that I expect will form the basis of many a good scene throughout the season.



Why Katherine is back in Wisteria Lane though is another thing. She claims it's because Mrs Sims is in bad health but the way her and Adam are acting creepy over one room in their house (formerly the bachelor pad of Mike and Carlos) and the fact Dylan is virtually a different girl, according to Julie would suggest otherwise. Adam comes across as being a bit skeevy so maybe he's the reason behind their return.



Also in "Now You Know"



Keeping up with the tradition of previous season openers, there's only the Apple logo for this episode.



Gabrielle (to Carlos): "Running away on my wedding day was crazy but running away to be alone is insane".



I liked that all the women gathered at the hospital to see Edie but I can see anger when they find out she faked it. Does Edie genuinely like any of the women?



Susan: "So you've got everything you wanted?"

Mike: "Pretty much".



Gabrielle: "This was my home. I was very happy there"

Victor: "We've got a new home. Aren't you happy there?"



Have Susan and Gabrielle taken Mike and Victor's surnames, even in a double barrel top capacity?



Susan: "You haven't changed a bit"

Katherine: "Well you have. Your eyesight is going".



Adam: "Holy heaven, have we met?"

Susan: "Yes, Susan Mayer. I'm your new neighbour".



There was some controversy over dialogue that people thought discriminated people from the Philippines in this episode.



Lynette: "I'll buy you a new purse"

Stella: "That's good of you but that wasn't mine".



Mike (re the menopause): "It's a natural part of life"

Susan: "Yeah, before death!"



Eva Longoria is now credited it as Eva Longoria-Parker starting off with this episode.



Carlos (re Edie): "The woman tried to kill herself when I left her. She's no good with disappointments"

Gabrielle: "Well, neither am I".



Orson: "Let's go freak out Mrs McClusky"

Bree (to Ida): "He's such a scamp".



New Regulars this season are Dana Delaney and Lyndsey Fonseca while Nathan Fillion is a recurring character. I read somewhere that Dana Delaney turned down the role of Bree. It's great that she got hired to play Katherine though.



Orson: "So what you really want is a second chance?"

Bree: "Well, would that be so horrible?"



Lynette: "That's so rough. By the way I have cancer"

Muriel: "I'll give Helen a call".



Danielle was the only main character who was missing from this episode, though she did demand a DVD player off Bree. Lynette: "You with us?"

Bree: Absolutely. No more secrets".



This secret account is the one that Gabrielle discovered in "Children Will Listen", right? Damn, Carlos really is stupid when you think about it.



Edie: "I don't care about money, Carlos. I only care about you. That's why this relationship is going to work. You can trust me with your secrets, like I can trust you not to hurt me".



Adam: "Are you sure we should've moved back here?"

Katherine: "Did we ever have a choice?"



Chronology: A month since "Getting Married Today", so June 2007 then.



This show must have the luck of the devil because while Grey's Anatomy fourth season is getting trashed by viewers, Desperate Housewives is retaining their enthusiasm. "Now You Know" is a perfect set up episode that gives everyone a meaty. I can't wait to see what Katherine's mystery and how it unfolds over the course of the season.

The Season Premiere of the Fourth Season was great, it had all the stuff a n episode needs. It started with the shocking aftermath of what happened last season with Edie, we find out the truth behind what really happened which is exciting for any viewer of the show. The romance in this episode begins with Gabrielle and Carlos beginning a secret affair, and the shocks don't stop just with the teaser. Lynette breaks it to everyone, she has cancer, and a bald beautiful head. Bree's fake pregnancy is almost discovered by the neighbors. Overall this is truley one of the best premieres we've ever seen and the best most romantic, shocking, strong episode so far.

Really liked this premier and whole secret theme behind it. I actually liked the way the Edie thing turned out because it was actually realistic cos you know its Edie. I'm interested to know how her relationship with Carlos will go. Gabby should just leave Victor or he should be killed off or something, he really annoys me. I still really like Lynette, there faces when they saw Lynette without the wig was sad. Brees fake pregnancy looks like it should be a funny storyline because both scnrnes with it were very funny. susans pregnant, I like that idea. Her panicing about being old was hilarious. This premier was exactly what I hoped for and the mystery with Dillion and they mayfairs looks very interesting!

Well, it was really weak since "listen the rain on the roof". I was expecting a lot and it was pretty normal.



Lynette storyline was not so special, anyway I think she made the best moments in this episode. The scene were she is there and the girls are watching her was so touching and great! In fact it was my fave scene in this episode. Anyway they did a stupid thing: The whole not-secret-friends thing. It was stupid after the whole "Desperate Housewives is about friendship" It was like saying "oh, they are all false they are not friends" I found it like an insult. In the other hand it was really strange seeing her without hair, I guess it was make-up but it was really original. Felicity as always did a excelent work and a really credible acting. Susan story was funny, in fact she had the best funny parts! I really laughed when she was crying and saying strange things. Now she is having a baby and that could make a great storyline in the future.



Bree was awful, I was starting to like her character but suddenly I stopped. The whole second chance thing was stupid and selfish... I thought she was gonna say "That baby is gonna be grown by Danielle and he does not deserve that mother". That could have been really great, anyway she says "I was a bad mother, I need a second chance" and that sound so selfish. Besides her acting was not so great here (She can do better) When Aida saw them and they played the joke, itwas imposible for me to look Bree, her face was so strange and stupid.



Gabi, well I don't know.... They could have done it more "desperate" and they did not. Edie, was original! I gotta confess that I would prefer her killing for real and then something happening and the string broking or something. I say this coz that way could have seemed like she is a real person that suffers. Now she looks like a manioulative ***! Well, the new neighbour was great!!!! This story seems to be really great! I am looking foward to see what happens

I have to say I was a little disappointed when the episode premiered. I was expecting a more intriguing episode. The first episode of season 1 ended with Paul digging a big hole which of course edged you on. The first episode of Season two ended with a chained hand reaching out to garb a glass which promised a suspenseful season. The first episode of Season 3 was the best of all when a woman's hand was sticking out of mud. But Season 4 didn't start off with anything that shocking. Katherine and her husband did talk about something fishy but not anything that belongs on a street like Wisteria Lane. It was a good episode by it's self but not the stuff you need to start a season off with.

Nice way to start the new season, all in all.



It seems like that this year the Mayfair clan is going to be the center of Wisteria Lane's mystery. Well, it's definitely too soon to understand what's really going on, but I think it will be a gripping story line. Besides, Katherine seems to be a clean - and controlling - freak like Bree, so I guess their iron will is going to be fun to watch.

It was quite obvious Susan was pregnant. I don't like her character that much, but I guess she does deserve something nice, after all.



I feel so sorry for Lynette but I couldn't help but find funny the scene where she throws up inside that horrible woman's purse.

Edie is acting as she used before her son arrived and I don't know which Edie I prefer - the good or the b!tchy one.



Bree, Orson and their fake baby were a good part. The whole situation was funny. The accident occurred during Katherine's party and the cat-fight in the shopping center. That old lady's face was simply priceless.

And then, who is missing? Gaby. Well, no highlights about her. The whole Victor issue is boring. Well, let's hope her story line will get better soon.

Overall this was an excellent season premiere. Each of the character's storylines seemed more compelling than they have in a while. Lynette's cancer storyline and Bree's pregnancy storyline were the two highlights of the episode for me. The scene when Lynette pulled off her wig in front of everyone and the scene in which Bree told Orson why she wanted to continue faking a pregnancy were very emotional and compelling, but both storylines were well grounded in comedy (such as Lynette puking in that woman's purse and Bree having the barbeque for stuck in her pregnancy pad). The new mystery seems very good as well; I think this could very well be the best season since the first. For the first time in a long while it seemed like the show was just fun... rather than being bogged down in its own storylines.

The show starts by showing the new changes on the main characters lifes, Linnete's cancer battle, Bree's fake pregnancy updates, Eddie's fake/real suicide, Gaby's decision to stick with her new husband and Susan's menopause that we later found out that was a pregnancy.



To me one of the best parts was when they did a pact to not hide secrets anymore, when all of them, except Linnete had a BIG secret.



The whole mystery is now with the new family, why did they left in such a hurry ? why did they came back ? is that the real little girl ? if it is what the hell happened to her ????



Guess we will only find out by may 2008 :)

Where to start? Well a very good episode all together. Some things predictable and others, very unexpected.



As for the start, I was kind of disappointed taht they didn't come up with a new theme. I have never liked this one and as the season's go on it is just getting worse and worse.



As for each character:

Edie - An interesting and intruiging turn of events. I loved the created suspense of will she live? will she die? Mrs. McCluskey as nosy and as curious as ever. She saved Edie's life. While Edie was walking up to the BBQ, I thought she was blind at first, what with the glasses and feeling her way over. All summer I wanted her to die but now that I see what she is doing to Carlos, I wish she had just died! Although I guess it's just to cause an obstacle for Gaby and Carlos' relationship. Thank-god Carlos shut her down when he said he was going to the Scavos. And what a coniving little tramp Edie is, blackmailing Carlos. He needs to get his money out of there and fast so she won't have any power over him.



Gaby - So excited to see her and Carlos together again! And was disappointed when they couldn't run away together. In his first scene Victor was his normal self, looking for some publicist. Victor is so scared Gaby is going to leave, he has no right to sell her house. Although she totally blows of his kiss in that scene. Way to go Gaby! I am really liking her this season. And might I say, when it got to the scene where they were going to plan a vacation together, Victor is so rude, can't even find time for his wife. He's totally pushing her away!



Susan -

More dramatic and hilarious than ever! I love it!! Nice to see she is still drawing, there were two scenes, one with the card and when she's sitting at the table. She had a really funny first scene which set a great first impression, mood. I found it rather convient that a regular check up was scheduled for the day after she meets him, but that's TV. Her and Mike are clearly in love, I am so happy for them. This baby is what Mike alway wanted. Can't wait to find out boy or girl?



Bree - Wow! She made a great leather pants and banjo crack right a the beginning! Another Macy's scene. Is that the only sotre in Fairview? I'm excited to see how this story unfolds! She doged a few bullets there, with the old lady and the knife.



I thought it was so sweet when all she wanted was a second chance. Orson is so great and so supportive, I have really changed my opinion of him since the start of season three. I makes me so happy to see how in love her and Orson are. Orson's gonna make a great father!



Lynette - It's nice to see she's protecting her kids. Tom's first scene was selfish as always and I am actually surprised we didn't see more of him. Might I say his hair looks disgusting this season. And where was Tom at the play? It's good to see Lynette and her mom getting along alright.



is it just me or is Penny only getting cuter? She is going to be so beautiful. It was unexpected the way that her friends found out about the cancer, I liked it.



Mayfairs - Wow there is going to be some drama here, with the other wifes!! Adam seems really great. Dylan is not in on their story or playing their lies very well. And one question...Who throws their own BBQ? It's funny how she refers to the others as newcomers.



I am really excited to find out what their story is. Dylan's dream is sorta creppy. Is it possible that the man chasing her was her real dad? Her mom is crazy and clearly knows what happened. So, What happened in that room? and What forced them to come back?



Houdewifes - They are such good friends. It was hilarious when they all put their hands in, each still keeping their own secret.



I loved the ending narration this week. One of the best I think!



Can't wait until next week!!

Season 4 is back, and I feel isn't as great as the past season. I believe it will get better as it goes along, but so far I haven't been wowed like in previous episodes.



Bree continues to hide her secret about the baby. Will Lynette ever come out and tell people about her disease? Will Gabby and Carlos ever move forward? What happened to Edie? Who's this new neighbor moving into Wisteria Lane, and what's her story?



All so interesting and all so intriguing. That's what I truly love about this show, the amount of questions it leaves with its audience, and they actually answer them eventually.



Episode Quote (courtesy of Mary-Alice Young): There is a certain time of morning, it occurs after kids have left for school and husbands have headed off for work. Its a time when woman think of the secrets they've been keeping from their friends, and how shocked they would be if the truth was discovered. And how they'll do everything in their power to keep that from happening, but what about those lucky women who have no secrets to keep? These women spend their mornings thinking about their neighbors, and the secrets they may be keeping.

Worth the wait !! Desperate housewives is back and what a great way to start the season. The narration as usual was top notch. The Mayfair family seems to be the centre of attraction this time. Like every season, this time it's going to be their family around which the story is going to revolve. I was really surprised to see that Susan couldn't make out that she was pregnant and was taking it to be menopause !! Anyways I do feel happy for her because for everything she has gone through, she deserves some happiness now. I felt really sorry for Lynette, because of all, she is the one who worked the hardest and she was the last person to deserve this. Edie was at her scheming best right through the episode. I am not sure if Bree would be able to keep her "non pregnancy" a secret but the uncertainty of this series has proven me wrong many times before as well, so who knows, all might end well for the Hodge's !!

Mystery solved.Edie was not trying to kill herself,but she was just trying to set up a fake suicide in order to attract Carlos's attention! However, she chose the wrong moment to do that and so..she is found hanged from the ceiling..! She was lucky enough Carlos saw her and saved her!

Gabrielle and Carlos made a promise to themselves to leave away for a journey,but after what happens to Edie, Carlos cancels their plans and Gabrille gets really mad.

Bree continues faking her pregnancy and Lynette's health is getting worse while Susan is enjoying her marriage with Mike.

Meanwhile, new neighbours arrive in the Wisteria Lane! A woman with her husband and teenage daughter who had been living in the neighbourhood 12 years ago! The strange thing is that their daughter cannot remember anything from her past when she was living in the Wisteria Lane,she seems to be a completely different person...!



Great season4 premiere!I give it 9.2 out of 10.

Maybe it was supposed to be funny but I saw nothing funny in Susan Meyer deciding to check the doctor's diplomas in case he got them "in some medical school in the Philippines". He is a Harvard graduate, by the way.



By her statement she implied that medical schools in the Philippines are inferior and graduates of such schools are of a dubious quality.



Scriptwriters, producers, and actors of such popular shows with worldwide following should be vary careful about making such statements. Some people say that "it was a joke". If that is so then I have two words for you ... BAD JOKE. There's nothing funny about it.

OMG such a good premiere. I must say, of all my shows, this was by far the best premiere. We learned about so much.



I must say I was not expecting Edie to be faking it at all. When I saw her waiting up there I burst out laughing. So funny. It's so her!!!! hahahaha. Way too funny. She is so manipulative though. Poor Carlos. But he can always move the money like he did when Gaby found out about that account.



Poor Lynette. I feel so sorry for her, trying to be strong and all, and having to take care of her family and then hiding the disease. I mean, really, there's just no way to hide stuff like that from your friends. You're gonna really badly need them. I'm glad she came out and told them.



Susan and Mike. So classic Susan: "our marriage is doomed?", looking for drama. I'm glad they're having a baby. Very exciting. But only one thing I dont understand: why is she keeping Karl's name????? She introduced herself as Susan Mayer, why not Delfino? I don't like that. She needs to change her name; either back to her maiden name or to Delfino.... she can't be married to a new guy and still have her ex's name. Too weird.



I feel bad for Gaby, but really she brought this on herself. She needs to divorce Victor though; even if Carlos won't leave Edie.



Bree and the baby, how funny were they when they were at the barbecue. hahahaha. With the fork and trying to explain it to everyone.



The new family. Oh man, I have a feeling this is gonna be a good secret. I think Dyllan is not the same kid. She is someone else. I think something happened to the real Dyllan, and then Katharine must snuck up and kidnappened present Dyllan. That's why she remembers someone coming in to grab her. I felt bad for Julie. Sounded like she was really hoping her best friend would be back.

This was a good premire. Not the best premire, but as an episode it was very good. I like that all the housewives have a secret that they are keeping from each other this season. Even though they kept secrets from each other before, this year it is very highlighted. I thought that this might have been the funniest episode of Desperate Housewives. I laughed for a while. This year, they finally have that right balance of comedy, mystery, and drama, much like season one. Seasons two an three were opposites from each other. Season two was darker and had less comedy, but season three had alot of comedy and was less dark. I felt that season two was not as charming as it use to be and season three was too sitcom. But this year they are back and better than ever!

Edie, Edie, Edie...I can't believe it was all a set up, her hanging herself. I actually thought that they were going to write her off. That was an excellent cliff hanger. I would like to see Carlos and Gabriel get back together that would be for some great drama!

Susan is pregnant its probably not Mikes baby. Which will be interesting to see how that pans out.

Lynette having cancer I wonder how that will work?

So whats up with the new comers? Katherine seems kind of creepy and whats up with her daughter not remembering anything?

Oh can't forget about Bree and the fake pregnancy. That was great when that grill utensil got stuck in her belly!

I can't wait for more shows.....I wish new episodes where on every night!!!!!

...and Wisteria Lane humour with them, I'm glad about it. The previous season has been really excellent in its first part, but was a bit disappointing in the second half, I really hope that this fourth will be satistying.

In this season opener, we met a new housewife (her husband is Mr Firefly, welcome back on TV!) with a seemingly troubled past, and seen the four heroines making a "truth agreement" after discovering Lynette's cancer problem. Bree didn't tell that she's not pregnant, I wonder how Gaby, Lynette and Susan will react in the future...

I pretty much liked the developing of Edie and Carlos' relationship, and think that Edie's fake suicide was quite a brilliant scene, pure DH style...the blackmail thing is quite overused IMO, maybe it's the weakest point of this season beginning, let's see how it will go on.

So, not a bad opening, even if making something as good as what I've seen last year will be very difficult...

I really like the storyline with Gabby, Carlos, and Edie. Storylines where two characters can't be together because of an obligation to be with someone else are really good. I love to watch this and route for Carlos and Gabby to be together. The beginning with, Edie really had me convinced she was going to die. Bree's storyline is just to wierd, I'm hoping it will develop into something more interesting. Susan and Mike having a baby is exciting, although I wasn't crazy about their storyline. It was just boring and the ending result wasn't that shocking. Lynette and the cancer was good and I liked how she didn't tell anyone. I liked how it eventually came out, and and it was so fitting that her friends all agreed to no secrets. The new neighbor and her mystery looks like it will be good, but it is hard to tell. I liked it so far, but it just seems like they are putting in too much effort to come up with storylines. They have to have big events going on in their lives, when in the past they had smaller problems and we could get entertainment out of watching their everyday life.

So I was happy to know that no one died off the show. Seems like everyone decided to end their series last season this way. So far not one fatality. Though Edie sure is a little sneak. I'm interested to find out about the new character that obviously is an old friend of Susan's. Seems to me that the season will revolve around her storyline moreso than the usual cast. I have a feeling that after the story gets going that original stars of the show will be pulled in and have knowledge of the secrets that lie behind the new family on W. Lane. Should be good.

So I thought this was a great episode, very redeeming and very suspenseful.



The way they handled Edie's suicide was really funny, adding in the twist of a common suburban neighbor problem of not bringing in your trash cans. And now she is holding Carlos ransom.



Lynette is trying to be strong through her cancer battle, and being a working-mother is hard to balance. I thought this was a nice way to show Lynette as she works so hard to be the best mom, something we saw in season 1, now came back with a new wrench thrwon in.



Gabby did not really have a huge story, I mean it was introduced in the finale, so there was not too much to develop, besides the fact that her an Carlos planned to run away, but with Edie's suicide that failed.



Bree was back in her comedic best, grabbing an old lady by the wrist and forcing her not to feel the baby kick, and then pretending it was a joke barbeque fork. She then revealed that she wanted to keep her granddaughter to raise as her own, because she failed in raising Danielle right.



Susan in true fashion was neurotic and akward, believing Mike was unhappy, it is assuming that Mike wanted a kid. Then she had the akward incident with her new neighbor in the lady docotr's office.



And then there is this new neighbor, Katherine, who moves back into the house she once lived in with her daughter who cannot remember anything about her life on Wisteria Lane. So somethign happened, I am guessing the daughter was abused, but there seems to be a reason they returned, to the same house, and there is that room upstairs, very very suspicious.







The episode ended with the ladies in agreement that they will not keep secrets, however all but Susan are, who is now set up to be the one to once again look into the mysterious behavior on Wisteria Lane.



I think it is fair to say that Desperate Housewives is back to it's true form.