There's Something About a War

Season 2, Episode 13, Aired
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Dr. Ron informs Susan that she needs a splenectomy, and it's the doctor's first time, which leads Susan rather uneasy. Gabrielle is not so pleased when Carlos brings up the topic of "baby" again as Carlos still wants to continue trying to conceive again. Gabrielle and her arch-enemy Sister Mary Bernard finally face off in church when Gabrielle confronts her about getting rid of her from Carlos' life. Tom decides to apply for an empty position at Lynette's job, which leads to the arousal of past issues in their marriage. Lastly, Matthew and Danielle's relationship is found out by both their mothers, which leads to big repercussions later on for Bree and her past secret with Andrew last year.moreless
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  • great

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    By danny7277, Oct 29, 2011 Report Abuse
    loved this epsidoe of desperate housewives one of the best this season so far the gaby storyline was so much fun her fight with the nun was great and so entertaining the susan stuff was ok not that great but it seemed to be more fun this week the bree stuff was also ecelent this week i loved the ending so much with betty blackmail bree it was so juicy and delicous overall a great episodemoreless

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  • Lo importante es saber cual guerra podemos ganar.

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    By chupisfunky, Apr 27, 2008 Report Abuse
    Mientras en el episodio anterior Carlos demostraba su devocin a Gabrielle, en este ella demuestra lo que puede hacer una mujer celosa y le da su merecido a la estpida Hermana Mary, adems ofrece darle un hijo a su amado esposo. Tom y Lynette agregan otro conflicto a su ya tembloroso matrimonio. Susan y su doctor continuan en su ascendente relacin en una forma muy graciosa y Bree tiene que lidiar con su hija adolescente loca por el vecino y su querida vecina Betty que es exactamente igual de calculadora que su contrincante. Este episodio tiene momentos muy graciosos pero en el fondo se dejan ver grandes fricciones entre los personajes.moreless

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    By r2d2123, Dec 26, 2006 Report Abuse
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  • Great episode!

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    By Malcolmjamal, Sep 09, 2006 Report Abuse
    This episode of Desperate Housewives was a fine example of why we love to watch this show. There was drama, humor, an actual plot, and character development; and all that within one episode.

    To me, the best storyline was Bree finding out about the Applewhites hiding Caleb in their 2nd story room and that this is the man the police is looking for. Bree's daughter, Danielle, however, is dumb enough to tell Matthew, Betty Applewhite's son, about her brother running over Mrs. Solis and his mother covering him so he doesn't have to go to jail.

    Lynette & Tom work on a marketing pitch together creating a superb idea for a marketing campaign. As a result, Tom decides to apply for a job at Lynette's company so they have to work together for the entire campaign.

    Gabrielle's got a plan to get rid off Sister Mary, which works out perfectly fine with Sister Mary being relocated to some church in Alaska. However, she wants to enjoy her moment of triumph and eventually starts a fight with Sister Mary in the church.

    Finally, there's Susan's storyline about her and her boyfriend, the doctor, who she doesn't want to perform surgery on her. This storyline was more funny than dramatic but still good, though.

    All in all this has to be among the best 2 episodes of this Season so far. If they can keep up the whit and the drama they incorporated into this episode, I think that we are heading towards a grand season finale.moreless

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  • This episode is truly amazing and the writing is fabulous.There are a few bits when it gets slightly tedious but it rounds it off well, in true Desperate Housewives style.

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    By NJZ, Jun 26, 2006 Report Abuse
    The episode at first seems just like the usual crazy stuff we're used to with Desperate Housewives but as it nears the end the plot thickens and Bree gets closer to unravelling the truth about the Applewhites. One thing i didn't like was Danielle telling Matthew all about what happened with Andrew and the whole hit and run thing which causes Bree to lose her leverage against Betty. However, i do believe that Bree will win the war...even 'to the death' in Mary Alice's words. Even though Betty is quite clever, Bree will show us that she's not just a neurotic, Stepford Wife with OCD but in fact, someone who is determined to get to the truth and someone who won't let anyone stop her.moreless

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    • Goof: Sister Mary's sleeve catches fire. When it's extinguished there is no burn damage to the sleeve. Edit
    • In this episode we see Lynette coming for the back door twice. Why would she be doing that? She always parks her car in the front of the house, besides to get into the house that way she would have to walk around the whole house. Edit
    • The scene at the church, when everyone is looking at Gabrielle and before she says "shush", at one point, she looks straight at the camera. Edit

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    • Due to time constraints, the opening credits were cut. Edit
    • Even though they are credited, James Denton (Mike Delfino), Mark Moses (Paul Young), Cody Kasch (Zach Young), Shawn Pyfrom (Andrew Van De Kamp), Brent Kinsman (Preston Scavo) and Shane Kinsman (Porter Scavo) do not appear in this episode. Edit

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    • (after telling Father Crowley that Carlos is having an affair with Sister Mary, Gabrielle goes back to the confession booth to talk to another priest) Gabrielle: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. Priest: How long since your last confession? Gabrielle: Hmm, not that long ago. Look, I sorta told a fib, so how many "Hail Mary"s is that gonna set me back? Edit
    • Parker: So, who won the fight? Tom: We weren't fighting, mommy's just letting daddy know where he stands. Edit
    • Susan: But I gotta be honest, the fact that you can't even cut that steak isn't helping. Dr.Ron: That's not fair. You overcooked it, and, frankly, it's not the freshest meat. Susan: Well, neither am I. I've got thirty-five years on that cow. Edit

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    • Episode Title: The title of this episode comes from the Stephen Sondheim song of the same name. The song was originally written for Sondheim's 1962 musical "A Funny Thing Happened Happened On The Way To The Forum" but was not used. Edit

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