They Asked Me Why I Believe In You

Season 2, Episode 5, Aired
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Susan's longtime book agent and dear friend, Lonny Moon (guest star Wallace Shawn), gets into financial trouble. Lynette is forced to go out to bars night after night with her man-hungry boss, Nina (guest star Joely Fisher). Bree finds out about Rex's feelings towards her prior to his death. Gabrielle has hired hotshot lawyer David Bradley (guest star Adrian Pasdar) to defend Carlos in court but Carlos rejects him after he witnesses an attraction between David and Gabrielle. Betty is filled with guilt when she learns that an innocent man has been arrested for the crime her son commited.moreless
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    By danny7277, Oct 29, 2011 Report Abuse
    i ddidnt love this episode of desperate housewives but it was enjoyable the stuff with susan wasnt juicy but it was pretty fun to watch the lynette stuff was really good watching her dance on the bar was really entertaining the bree storyline was the best tho the seen at the end when she dumps re was really welll acted by marcia cross and also pretty funny

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  • Lo más destacable de este episodio es la decepción que se lleva Bree.

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    By chupisfunky, Apr 08, 2008 Report Abuse
    Es increible que despus de muerto, Rex an pueda afectar tanto la vida de Bree, es absolutamente desconcertante la forma en que Bree actua cuando se da cuenta de la manera en que Rex pensaba antes de morir. Lynette tiene que enfrentarse a su jefa para poder separar el tiempo entre el trabajo y su familia, porque ya sabemos que ella no quiere caer en el clich de ser una ejecutiva exitosa pero con el costo de dejar a su familia a un lado. Gabrielle se empea de muchas maneras para lograr que la relacin con Carlos salga adelante y que no enfrente demasiado tiempo en la carcel, pero Carlos se las ingenia para hacerlo ms complicado. Y Susan le toca que alejarse de un gran amigo porque la confianza se acab.moreless

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  • If quotes of the show are submitted, make sure they are accurate!

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    By deecorscadden, Mar 09, 2006 Report Abuse
    I am correcting two mistakes in one of the quotes, which I cannot edit myself. Firstly, Carlos's lawyer's chateau is in Chamonix in the alpine region of France, not Germany as written, and the food served at the little bistro is Raclette, which is a type of cheese.
    Just watched this episode in Australia but I missed the first 10 minutes. It had some interesting revelations, setting up various plot directions.

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  • A really really good episode.

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    By LoNELy_BAGeL, Mar 06, 2006 Report Abuse
    Well this episode was nothing but great. Susan's book agent gets in trouble for embezzling, and wants her to go with him to start his own company. Of course she eventually declines because he is in major debt. Poor Lynette had to put up with her stupid boss Nina, but then eventually ended with Lynette showing her up at the bar. The dancing on the table tops was hilarious, but very good. Bree learnt the truth, that Rex thought she poisoned him. She decided to cut her loses and let out her grief for the first time, but ended up throwing her wedding ring in with Rex's body before she walked away. Gabby and her idiot lawyer made a bit a scene, but it was nothing terribly riveting. And finally, the return of Paul Young, finally opening some of that piled up mail. Poor Susan, by the looks of things, the truth may be coming out next week. I can't wait until then.

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  • The return of an old foe.

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    By untouchable57, Feb 18, 2006 Report Abuse
    Remember when in Sex & The City all the girls would meet up for lunch once every episode and discuss all of their own personal dilemmas, triumphs and gossip? It was great wasn't it? Last Season Desperate Housewives tried something similar by having all the housewives play a friendly game of poker, and thankfully it's a scenario that returns in tonight's episode.

    Scenes featuring all fvie housewives this year have been few and far between, so it is so exciting seeing them all together again and all on screen. What's more is that we get it twice, once at the poker game and then again at Rex's re-burial.

    Rex is finally buried again in this episode after what seems months of being above the surface. Bree is clear to go despite the PD still suspecting her for Rex's murder, and in perhaps the best scene this season so far she completely loses it, angry at Rex she buries him somewhere else next to "people he doesn't know". It's great stuff, and it's fantastic seeing angry-Bree.

    Lynette's boss Nina is also fleshed out a little in this episode. Her and Lynette start going out to bars after work and we do learn a little more about her, albeit not much. The story ends with a rivalry, or rather, Lynette dancing her ass off and getting nina all sulky. It's pointless, but Felicity Huffman and Joely Fisher were both "interesting" to say the least. The Applewhite season-plot also moves forward a couple of paces, but it could still go anywhere at this stage.

    And as much as I don't like saying this, the highlight of the episode this week is the ending, that 10 second closing scene that completely blows the past 50 minutes away. Paul Young. Back.

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    • Goof: An elderly woman is seen coming out of Ida Greenberg's house as if it were her own. Edit
    • Goof: In a flashback one can see Lonny and Susan in her house's corridor before heading to the hospital. In the second season finale, however, we learn that Susan didn't move in to that house until after Julie was born. Edit
    • Goof: When the attendant brings Rex's body to Bree, he dashes off because he "forgot some forms". He clearly does not activate the wheel brake on the gurney. However, when Bree tries to move the gurney a few moments later, she has to ask the detective to "be a dear" and release the wheel brake. Edit

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    • While at the bar with her annoying boss Lynette steals the show by dancing wildly to Boogie Shoes by KC and the Sunshine Band. Felicity Huffman has also danced to this song in an episode of Sports Night when the gang went back to the office to party after an awards show. Edit
    • Although credited, Cody Kasch (Zach Young), Richard Burgi (Karl Mayer), Shawn Pyfrom (Andrew Van de Kamp), Joy Lauren (Danielle Van de Kamp), Brent Kinsman (Preston Scavo), Shane Kinsman (Porter Scavo), Zane Huett (Parker Scavo) and Roger Bart (George Williams) are absent from this episode. Edit

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    • Bree: Well, I have some good news. The police have finally released Rex's body. Gabrielle: About time. Susan: You must be so relieved. Bree: You know, mostly I'm just annoyed that the whole thing happened in the first place. I mean, how in the world could anybody accuse me of murder? Edie: Well, you are wound pretty tight. (everyone looks at her) What? The supermom is always first to snap. They've done studies. Edit
    • Susan: What would you do if this happened to you? Julie: See, this would never happen to me. This kind of thing only happens to you. Edit
    • Mary Alice: Since her first day on the job, it had been clear to Lynette Scavo that her new boss, Nina, was unusually tense. To help relieve her tension Lynette tried giving her boss thoughtful gifts. A soothing wave machine, aromatherapy candles, even meditative Chi balls. But nothing seemed to ease Nina's tension. Until one day, when it occurred to Lynette there was one form of relaxation she had yet to try. And although it had come about in a unexpected manner, Nina's tension had finally been released, the old-fashioned way. Edit

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    • In the scene where Lynette (Felicity Huffman) decides to dance at the bar, the song she dances to is "Boogie Shoes" by KC and the Sunshine Band. In the episode of Sports Night "Dear Louise", Huffman's character Dana gets thrown out of a bar for dancing on a table, and proceeds to dance to "Boogie Shoes" in the Sports Night office. Edit
    • Episode title: The name of this episode comes from a song in a very early Sondheim work called "I Believe in You" which was written for television in the 1950s, but was unproduced. The song has appeared on several Sondheim compilation albums. Edit

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