Desperate Housewives

Definitely one of the best episodes of the show and the seaon. Desperate Housewives marks its 150th episode with lots of plot development and the death of one of their own. I won't spoil it from you but it is an iconic death (This person dies in the same way as Mary Alice did.). The cast is once again at top form here. The funniest scene was at the restaurant when Renee "lost" the baby. She can't be a mother. Gaby's and Juanita's story was great! Bree's subplot in order to find a kidney for Susan sure was creative. Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, James Denton, Doug Savant and Vanessa Williams were truly excellent here. I loved this episode very much and it ends with a dramatic cliffhanger.

This episode was very enjoyable, with great stuff from the drama perspective, but also from the comedy perspective!



The comedy was great, with the best scene clearly being the events at the restaurant, in which Renee loses the Baby Paige. That was certainly very funny, and I really enjoyed watching all of that! Great stuff!



In tersm of the drmaa, Susan's storyline gets very depressing, as we find out some bad news about her. Bree tries ot organise a campaign to save her life, and things wget really interesting!



I definitely don't plan or intend to spoil the ending for you, but I am sure you wil l be stunned! This was a great episode, and it leaves us with a sensational cliffhanger!



Kee p it up, Desperate Housewives, and Now I really can't wait until next week's episode!

I think this season is sustaining it's plot development.



Renee and Lynette's story was very good, I liked how show she wanted to adopt and showed very bad parenting skills. The scene in the restaurant was very funny.



Susan and Mike's scene was subtle but very effective.



Bree wants meaning in her life and so does Beth (PROBLEM)



I like how Bree wanted to find Susan a match not knowing that she was one herself and Beth who has lost it because nobody wanted her and her mother turned against her she felt she wanted to do something meaningful so she killed herself so Susan can get the kidney.



Beth's death was sad but also needed because I didn't think they could have done much with her.



Great Episode!!! Keep it up!!!

After two weeks of lack laster episodes, Housewives returns with all the flare we have come to love. On the whole the episode hits all the right beats, which is a godsend after Episode 15's sentimental ending after sentimental ending plot lines that really made me worried for my favorite series. I will proceed highlighting the pros and cons of each characters story in order of favorites:)



Gabby:

Nothing wrong with this weeks entry for Gabby besides a few small plot hole concerns. There has been a lot of drama for her this season and its nice to get her back in true form. Nothing really new for her- Junita plans to do fart jokes for her school talent show while Jenny, Bob and Lee's daughter, plans to play the violin. In similar style to her many battles against Susan, Gabby pushes Junita into tap dancing in order to remain top dog and remain the best parent on the lane (if she ever was). Her final revelation is very touching and there is some very funny dialogged delivered here. Why it works for 150th?

Its Gabby as we know and love her after so much anguish and sadness this season. It was a nice call back to her early episodes with Junita and there was a lot of classic Gabby here from Season 1 style. What didn't work?

This episode is set mer days after Gabby's HUGE revelation in her home town. Is she over it that fast? Also last we saw of Junita she was suffering badly due to the discovery she is not Gabby's biological daughter. I feel kinda cheated that she let it go so quickly. A moment of closure would have been great in this episode.





Lynette and Renee:

These two together are gold and its great to see a payoff to Renee's Episode 14 plot with Bob and Lee. I think it was clear where this was going. Still both actresses do a great job and I like that Lynette reminded Renee meaning would come soon. Why this works for the 150th?

Lynette reminding Renee why she cant be a mother felt very much like Carlos' response to Edie's attempts in Season 3 (could this be its own little hidden homage to the late Miss Britt?). It was also great to see Lynette's focus back on her baby as it was way back in Episode 1 of the series.



What didn't work?

No solo plot for Lynette in a very pivotal episode in the series history was a tad strange. It did have echo's back to episode 99 of the series where Edie and Susan were trapped in the basement and it was great Lynette got to impart some wisdom but its sad that we aren't getting more of an overarching plot for Lynette. Don't know where they can pull a story from with only 7 episode left this season. ALSO: Lynette says Penny is 9 years old still, which we know isnt true- really threw me off. lol



Susan:

A beautiful episode for Mike and Susan. They return to where they were first married to have a picnic and celebrate Susan's life and what is left of it. Susan's upbeat attitude was welcome and Mike finally got to have some fun with his dialogue. A touching ending with Mike revealing how he feels about the possibility of loosing his wife. Why this works for the 150th?

Plain and simple, Mike and Susan together and happy returning to the scene of the one of the series' most memorable moments; the wedding in the woods in Season 3 Episode 23. Very nice touch from the writers.



What didn't work?

The loosing of the picnic basket was a very obvious gag that lead to a few stumblers like Mike hitting the bird (which was kinda funny but still kinda lame and far fetched). The episode got better for them once the civil war re-creators appear. Bree:

Finally Bree is back in true form. Bree has always been my favourite character but the last 15 episodes have made me love Renee so much more then her which just isn't right after 6 seasons. While the choice to remove Keith was not a conscious one but rather forced upon the writers, nothing could be better for Bree. We see her reconnect with her values, throw a traditional 'Bree's up to something' party and show how much she cares about her friends. A great return for her that I hope is not ruined by the rumored new love interest. Why this works for the 150th?

While this storyline made no nods to the past it was a reaffirming storyline which allowed Bree to interact with some of the series' most memorable characters. It also allowed for the women to appear multiple times together which is always welcome. Overall it was appropriate for this episode as it reconnects Bree to the group, she refers to herself as Bree Van De Kamp, she returns to form with her dinner party sequence and door to door searching for Susan's kidney and reaffirms her relationship with Susan as something very strong as seen in Season 2, 3 and 4 of the series.



Beth Young:

WOW! All I can say is that Emily Bergyl was amazing this week. While no Mary Alice was given to us this episode we got the next best thing, a thrilling homage to her in Beth's mental collapse and final choice that closes the episode with a powerful cliffhanger that mirrors the series opening sequence. Beth's loss of purpose was absolutely thrilling to watch and really added the darker emotional weight this episode needed. Why this works for the 150th?

This is really the 150th core storyline that links it to the beginning of the series and brings things full circle (in the way Eli's scene with Mary Alice did in Season 5's 100th episode). Beth not only learns the truth of her aunt Marther's death and discovers the truly dark side of her mother, but she makes a sacrifice for someone she cares about as Mary Alice had done. Its a wonderful tie back to the mystery that began the series and opens the doors for the final climatic end to Season 7.



What didnt work?

Only thing missing here was no Mary Alice flashbacks. Other then that a wonderful arc for Beth and a fitting ending to the 150th episode. Final thought:

A fantastic episode of Desperate Housewives that fell sort of a perfect 100percent score simply due to the lack of Mary Alice and the other few things I mentioned. Overall it hit the marks where I hoped it would and is definitely an episode that will go down with the Pilot, Bang, Something's Coming and The best thing that could ever happen as one of the series best episodes. :)

When the promos started airing teasing that one housewife would kill herself, it was obvious that Beth would be the one to do so. Still, they waited until the end of the episode and they even had me shocked when she pulled the gun on herself. What this does for Paul right now I am not sure, but I think the writers will still have him go to prison, unfortunately.



The Gaby and Juanita storyline was very good here today. A sweet moment with Gaby letting her daughter go on stage and smiling despite her obvious lack of skills. Nice for this show to really feature what parenting is about for a change.



The rest of the episode was not bad either, although that one storyline was the highlight for me. Good episode tonight.

A normal day at the lane, not as great as they use to be. Surprisingly, I wasn't shocked or surprised at the ending. It's so Desperate Housewives but i kinda seen the same thing in Ally Mcbeal way back. When this guy shot himself in the hospital so his kid can have his heart... but still, DH may not be as good as they use to, but every time one episode ends, it still makes you wanna watch the next one... As usual, I'm immensely annoyed by Susan... Giving that sad eye and those "oh-i'm-a-good-person-i-deserve-this-kidney" talk to paul. Makes wanna strangle her more.

another great season seven episode.

Gabrielle: after her dramatic storyline this year its nice to see Eva do comedy again to break the tension. good to see her motherly side too.

Lynette Rene: its a shame Rene is a bad mum i think Vanessa Williams would be good at the job! nice to see Rene get some screen time she deserves it.

Susan and Mike: James Denton gets more screen time too and is frustrated at the world. I can understand his anger. Good to see Susan is strong in this episode but i don't want her to die! get well soon!

Bree and her ambush was funny. good to see the neighbours gathered again. and she's a match? who would of thunk it?



But Emily Bergi steals the show. Her despair at being disowned by Paul and Felicia is upsetting to watch. Then there those final moments - such a powerful scene at the hospital. It is a shame Emily Bergi decided to take this action - I like her!

Searching was an episode with lots of potenial and actually had a few good storylines in it however the writers once agian turned these storylines silly and unintresting, Susan,s storyline had the most potenial i liked the idea of her and mike going to the place they got married however instead of this being an emoitinal and nice story the writers made it silly and ridiculous and packed it full of stupid gimmicks and foolish comedy.

Bree,s storyline was actually good this week, thank god that keith is gone and bree can get some good stories agian, i liked the fact that she was helping susans and i thought the scenes where she is asking the neighbours to get tested was pretty funny.

Lynette and renee shared a story this week about renee wanting to adopt a child this was another weak storyline that once agian proved that desperate housewives dosnt need the chracter of renee

Gabys storlyine was ok this week, it was nice to see gaby have a less serious storyline this week, i thiught the scene were she is watching juanita tap dance was really sweet, a nice moment. Of course the biggest thing about this episode was that beth comitted suicide, which was pretty dramatic, Suicide it a strong force on desperate housewives so i am looking forward to next week to see how all the women react. Overall this was a pretty disopointing episode, especially considering this was the 150th show i was expecting something better,

Searching was a perfect episode of Desperate Housewives and I enjoyed watching because there was a lot of touching scenes. I thought one of the best scenes was when Gabby realized the Truth of being a parent and made it so Juanita could perform. Susan and Mike had an interesting adventure as time seems to grow short for her. Lynette's challenge to Renee was amusing and fun to watch. Brie was a bit surprising and so was Beth. This episode touched upon many topics and situations. I thought the last scenes were interesting. I really look forward to watching the next episode of Desperate Housewives!!!!!!!