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Lynette locks horns with uber mom Maisy Gibbons (guest star Sharon Lawrence) at the twins' school who is trying to produce a "politically correct" play about "Little Red Riding Hood." Meanwhile, Susan continues to investigate the mystery of Zach's sudden disappearance. She soon finds out his father Paul put him in Seacrest, a mental institution. She and Julie then go to investigate. ''Mama Solis (guest star Lupe Ontiveros) comes closer to discovering Gabrielle's dirty little secret of her affair, and Bree comes undone when Rex suggests they hire a sex surrogate.moreless
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    loved this episode of desperate housewives this show is so good it is hard to believe it is also so addictive, the mystery was so great this week with susan and julie getting onvolved in it paul is still really creepy though, loved the stuff with bree and rex and there theripisst gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg and it was ggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
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    Looking back at Season 1 of Desperate Housewives reminds me of how fortunate we were for this show to have come along at the time that it did. It seems like common place on television nowadays for scandalous behavior and overall dramedies, but in 2004 this show was so fresh and original and the characters truly had not even come close to reaching their peak. Bree was as Bree as can be, if that makes sense....lol, and Gaby was becoming America's sweetheart before our eyes.
    Desperate Housewives is still extremely good and one of TV's best, but watching these re-runs on Lifetime reminds me of how great this show once was. Just a tremendous, heavily eventful episode with top-notch comedy proving that women can be funny too.moreless

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  • Bree finally takes it off!

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    No doubt I love all my housewives equally. But as a red-blooded American male, I must admit that my favorite moments are when the ladies bare all. In this episode, Marcia Cross shows some skin, and man oh man does she look fantastic! I've always been attracted to the obsessive compulsive red headed beauty, but now I think I may be in love!

    But I digress. This week the war between Gaby and Mama Solice escalates, with some fine strategy from Gabrielle as she learns and exploits mama's gambling problem. Also enjoyable was Lynette's little war against the head of the school play committee, as watching these suburban mothers spit and spat over such silly things was a wicked delight.moreless

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  • Esta es la razn por la cual soy un fan de DH. Simplemente la astucia de cada una de las amas de casa y su forma de arreglar los problemas. En este episodio se enfrenta el bien y el mal, pero no queda bien claro quin gana.moreless

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    Aparte de ciertos detalles que son revelados durante el episodio, como el acuerdo prenupcial de Gabrielle y Carlos, o la nia DANA a la cual Zack hiri, continuamos con la guerra entre la seora Solis y Gabrielle, y casi cuando uno cree que la victoria es de Gabrielle, se cae el esquema y Juanita levanta cabeza. La separacin de Bree hace que queramos profundamente que la relacin con su esposo se arregle, Lynette sigue ocupada con sus hijos y sus multitareas. Y Susan, Oh Susan, sigue demostrando que fu la ms cercana a Mary Alice Young. Me encanta seguir viendo la inteligencia del show y su manera de hacernos ms y ms adictos... Como dice Lynette, "I just smoke some crack".moreless

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    Lynette clashes with Maisy Gibbons after she changes the end to the Little Red Riding Hood. Lynette also is in charge of costumes but she is desperately in need of more time and that leads her to consuming ADD medications to give her a boost.
    Bree treis to rekindle her sex life with Rex but turns out that it was a bed idea.
    Gabrielle finds Juanita's major weakness and uses it to gain her trust but she is more sure then ever that Gabrielle was having an affair.
    And lastly Susan and Julie follow Paul to see where Zach is and leads them to discovery of Dana...mystery deepens !moreless

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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

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    • Goof: When Bree goes over to talk to Dr. Goldfine, she puts her napkin on top of her plate, but when she sits back down, she takes it off of her chair. Edit
    • It is mentioned in this episode that Gabrielle signed a pre-nup, reluctantly as Juanita forced her to - yet later in the season, Gabrielle and Carlos argue about her signing a post-nup in case Gabrielle cheats on Carlos while he is in prison. Edit
    • During the poker game the baby monitor beside Lynette moves from one side of her to the other between shots. Edit
  • Notes

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    • Maisy had kids that went to school with both Bree's and Lynette's, meaning there would have been a big age difference between them. Edit
    • For her performance in this episode Marcia Cross received a 2005 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Edit
    • On its original airing this episode scored 24.9 million viewers for ABC, being the highest rated show for the night among all networks. Edit
  • Quotes

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    • Carlos: Hmmmm... that's nice. Gabrielle: You like that? Carlos: Oh, yeah. Gabrielle: God, I'm gonna miss this, Carlos. Carlos: What do you mean? Gabrielle: Well, since, I'm gonna have to be doing the cooking, and the cleaning, and all the shopping, like the other wives... Carlos: Hmmm, hmmm. Gabrielle: I'm going to be exhausted at night, just like all the other wives, til I build up my stamina, of course, but that might take a couple of years. Edit
    • Mary Alice: (closing voiceover) The search for power begins when we're quite young. As children we are taught that the power of good triumphs over the power of evil. But as we get older, we realise that nothing is ever that simple. Traces of evil always remain. Edit
    • (Gabrielle walks back into the dining room.) Gabrielle: Hey! So what did I miss? Mama Solis: Not much, just a few friendly hands of poker with the girls. (There is a huge stack of money in front of Mama Solis as she pulls it all towards her. The other women look stunned.) Edit
  • Allusions

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    • Lynette: Now all in favour for the woodsman getting medieval on the wolf's ass?
      This line is very similar to a line Marsellus Wallace says in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. The movie from 1994 starred John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson. Edit
    • Episode Title: The episode title, Running to Stand Still, is a song from U2's "The Joshua Tree" album. Edit
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