Who's That Woman?

Season 1, Episode 4, Aired

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Cash-strapped Mrs. Huber (guest star Christine Estabrook) finds herself blackmailing Susan after learning of her involvement in Edie's house fire, and Carlos becomes suspicious that Gabrielle might be cheating on him... with the cable man (guest star John Haymes Newton). After Rex goes away for a while, Bree's son Andrew (Shawn Pyfrom) starts acting out, much to her displeasure, and Lynette is called to school because her twins are getting out of control. Meanwhile, the ladies decide the time has come for them to give Paul the note they found among Mary Alice's belongings.moreless
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  • loved it

    9.0
    "Superb"
    By danny7277, Oct 28, 2011
    loved this episode of desperate housewives, i loved the stuff with susan and martha huber although martha is horrible blackmailing susan im glad susan stood up to her in the end, the gaby stuff was also fun, loved the stuff with bree and the theripist the mystery was also great this week paul is so scary cant wait to see what he and mary alice are hiding a great episode

  • Un episodio, dónde lo único que resalta es la manera no tan ingeniosa de Susan detener el chantaje de la señora Huber.

    7.4
    "Good"
    By chupisfunky, Jan 16, 2008
    Quizs sea muy duro, pero este episodio agrega muy poco a la trama, el episodio no pasa a ser famoso, simplemente llena la lista de la primera temporada. Los problemas de Lynnete con sus hijos ya es algo que sabiamos, depronto aparte del chantaje de Susan, tambin que le tocara obligarse dejar a Edie ir con Mike a cine cuando ella se moria de ganas de hacerlo, pero como dicen "El mayor bien"... AL menos se libera de la prueba que la liga al incendio en la casa de Eddie.
    Me hubiera gustado ver mas sobre Gabrielle, John y Carlos pero mas adelante tendremos mas sobre estos tres.moreless

  • It was not original as the other ones. It was more like a filled episode, anyway the funny moments saved it.

    7.0
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    By Lostfinding, Aug 27, 2007
    Well, no so original as the other ones...

    Susan storyline was not such especial in this episode, it is kinda boring and it was not so funny despite it had some interesting moments. But it is not such interesting.

    Bree as the big mother was really funny, I loved when she broke up the door! She really knows how to impact the audience. This one is not such interesting too.

    Gabi was really funny in here, the story was original! The socks and then Carlos punching the boy! Xd I guess the best story in this episode.

    Lynette story was funny too but not such original like the other ones, in fact she doesn't appear too much in this episode. It was not as the other ones that we have seen.

    In fact this episode was not such original as the other we have seen in the past. Anyway is not a bad episode, it has funny moments and all but it is more like a development episode that is more about the story and not so much about the character (A lot of time is spend in the fire for example)moreless

  • Identity.

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    By vukcevic, May 04, 2007
    Lynette can't control the boys and the teacher in school is having a rough time dealing with them and they all suggest ADD medications but Lynette doesn't want to drug them.
    Susan is being blackmailed by Martha Huber who figured out that Susan burned down Edie's home. Susan tells everything to Julie and they find a strategy to steal the measuring cup from her. Gabrielle is continuing her affair with John but Carlos becomes more and more suspicious of her but targets the wrong guy which later turns out to be gay.
    Bree is now without Rex and she can't control Andrew who picked up a bad time to rebell.
    Edie is desperately trying to conquer Mike's heart but ultimately fails.
    Absolutely fabulous episode with a lot of memorable scenes.moreless

  • Everybody Hates Martha Written by Tom Spezialy and Marc Cherry Directed by Jeff Melman

    9.0
    "Superb"
    By DFisher2005, Sep 23, 2005
    "I love taking baths. Especially with you. It's like taking a vacation from the world."--Gabrielle

    When first watching this episode, "Who's That Woman", I really wasn't a big fan of this particular plotline that is until watching the extended version of this episode (on the DVD) which really tied the loose ends nicely. You'll probably agree with me if you have seen the episode in its entirety.

    In many times in our life we are in dire needs and are at times "desperate" for something we really desire. For instance, Martha Huber is at the point of being broke after taking in a homeless Edie Britt, who is supposedly her best and probably only friend. Knowing that Edie does not have that much money she visits her ill mother in the hospital, Milicent Tillman who is most likely on her deathbed. She asks her mother to let go and die gracefully instead of having to suffer a slow, horrible death since she really needs her inheritance now. Knowing that her mother is not going to give up she tries to find another practical solution. When Edie Britt gets jealous of Susan's ongoing flirtation with Mike Delfino, Martha being the friend that she is attempts to blackmail Susan for burning down her home and leaving evidence at the crime scene.

    Susan denies that she had started the fire but Martha is willing to keep the secret. But with secrets there are consequences such as Susan paying for Martha's groceries and/or plumbing costs. When Susan realizes that Mrs. Huber is really serious, she goes to Julie for help. Wait a minute, I thought that was supposed to be the other way around. Anyway, Julie and Susan devise a plan when Mrs. Huber leaves for a while they will play it cool as Julie attempts to break in to Mrs. Huber's house and retrieve the measuring cup. During their little charade, everything goes as planned including Susan having a little chat with Mike as she plays lookout. They decide to go out on a first date to the movies until Edie interrupts when she pulls up into Martha's driveway. Susan then has to stall Edie at all costs by biting her tongue and persuading Mike to take Edie instead of herself. Edie surprised thanks Susan and suddenly Julie slowly saunters out of the Huber home safe and sound as Susan angrily swallows her words. Mrs. Huber later confronts Susan when Susan delivers a wonderful speech of how neighbors should just be neighbors and "that underneath I am secretly hating your guts". Mrs. Huber walks away mortified by Susan's revelation.

    Meanwhile, Lynette is being called into a conference when her terrors Porter and Preston--the twins paint a girl blue and disrupt the class constantly. When Lynette suggest they separate the twins, the teacher decides she should be the one to do it which does not go over so well. The teacher then suggests the twins find another school since no other teacher in the district will tolerate them. However the teacher does suggest that the twins take ADD medication which Lynette objects to but laters takes some medication of her own, a glass of wine and throws the pill bottle away.

    At dinner, Bree Van De Kamp serves a very satisfying and what looks to be a fabulous dinner which a normal family would serve for Thanksgiving. Andrew acknowledges the fact that Rex is absent once again for another evening's dinner. Upset, Andrew leaves Bree and Danielle to hang out with a friend. The following morning, Bree asks of his whereabouts which he refuses and then asks where his father is and knows that he moved out for good. After missing another dinner, Bree gets to the bottom with Andrew and enters his forbidden room. She quickly looks for anything suspicious which ends up being a match book for a strip club. There Andrew and his two buddies seem to be having a good time watching a girl strip until she throws her lingerie which Bree then hilariously catches. Andrew's friends are mortified and soon after desert him. Bree compliments one of the friends on a beautiful solo in church the Sunday prior which he blushes at and leaves. Bree confronts Andrew on his recent behavior which really humiliates him as the two sit and watch the ladies strip. The man next to Andrew then asks them to leave since Bree is obviously killing the buzz. The next morning, Bree cleans out Andrew's room and removes his door thus invading his privacy demanding a little respect.

    Gabby enjoys a relaxing bath with John who claims to have hate baths until now. The two snuggle in the warmth of the tub but John panics as he hears a car slam shut. Gabby informs him that it is the cable guy who is three hours late installing the cable for their new bathroom television. The cable guy slips while hooking up the cable giving him a concussion. Carlos witnesses the event making him ponder that afternoon's events. When he asks John if the Cable guy came before his arrival he answered yes. Thus Carlos confronting and beating the crap out of an innocent man who turns out to be gay. As they sit in luxury enjoying their new TV while in the bath, a news station delivers a report about a gay basher who fits Carlos' description. Gabby gives him a look but does not respond.

    And finally, the women gather around the tape and recorder Bree had stolen from Dr. Goldfine in sheer anticipation that something may have rooted from her suicide hoping that the note will be mentioned. Instead they are treated to Mary Alice revealing her birth name was Angela and that a hurt woman was yelling out her name. The tape does not really say a lot but they all know that something horrible ocurred to make Mary Alice do such a thing. They then give Paul the note who becomes emotional and eventually brings the note to a private eye who is assigned to find a match to someone who composed the "note".

    Martha finally accepts that there really is no way out and she is trapped and instead of smothering her dying mother with a pillow she places the pillow on Milicent's head and holds her as she cries.

    Other important events in "Who's That Woman"...
    *After watching this episode you really have to feel pity on poor Martha Huber. You hate her because she's annoying but feel sorry for her because she really doesn't have anything.
    *Marcia was really hilarious catching those clothes, it is really like having your worst nightmare come true when your mother comes to get you at a strip club.
    *Carlos beat up the cable man, I'm very anxcious to see where this plot goes since hate crimes are serious things and are not likely to go away. Despite being rich, what did Gabby really see in Carlos because he really is a bad man.
    *Little is known about Mary Alice's past at this time. But in this episode we learn Mary Alice had a deep depression and that her original name was Angela.
    *Despite only being in a deleted scene, Milicent Tillman makes no actual appearance after this episode and never referenced again unless watching the special DVD version.
    *Zach Young, nor Rex Van De Kamp appeared in this episode. Always a pleasure to see them on the show but they are always missed when they do not appear.

    "Who's That Woman" went from bordering on average to actually very good considering time constraints that really could have brought a more better response from some of the more devoted fans. I still enjoyed the episode though despite being cut or uncut.moreless
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    • Gabrielle left the socks in the little room. That room is supposed to have a door that goes to the kitchen, but in this scene you can see clearly that there isn't such a door. There is only a window.

    • Goof: When Lynette goes to the school the teacher is waiting outside eating. If you look her hands you can see that she has a white napkin. This napkin changes to one hand to the other between shots, and in one shot it is small and in the other it's not.

    • Goof: How it is possible that Gabrielle can find so many socks in the hamper so quickly? If you think about it, there should be so many clothes in it that it would be impossible to find so many socks and all in the same spot. It would take much more time to find them.

    • The magazine that Andrew puts down while talking to his mother in the bedroom disappears in the next shot.

    • In the strip club we can see that Andrew's friend to the right sitting next to him an adult man with a suit, in the very next shot there is a teenager sitting in his place, when Bree shows up, there is not much time before the teenager suddenly disappears.

    • How could the twins teacher decide if they have ADHD (ADD) when she isn't a psychologist? Also where is she getting the medication from?

    • In the scene where Lynette and Gabrielle are talking to Paul on the driveway, the chocolate boxes under Gabrielle's arm flip back and forth between shots, showing the label sides and backsides in turns.

    • The cartons of eggs and juice that Susan places near the register are totally weightless. They are props, but should at least have some weight on it.

    • When John gets out of the bath with Gabrielle you can see for a split second his reflection in the mirror and he is wearing bathing trunks. Later when he is thrown out of the window, he is supposedly naked.

    • When Lynette is standing at the kitchen window doing dishes, you can see the draining tray for the dish rack is backwards (will drain to countertop).

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    • Martha: Oh, Susan, let's not be unpleasant. We can go back to the same friendly relationship we've always had. Susan: I will keep my lawn looking nice, and I will make sure my music doesn't play too loud and if I get some of your mail, heck, I'll run it right over 'cause that's what good neighbors do. But from now on, when I run into you on the street and I say "Good morning, Mrs. Huber" or "How are you, Mrs. Huber?", just know that inside I am quietly but decidedly hating your guts.

    • Mary Alice: (opening voiceover) When I was alive, I maintained many different identities. Lover, wife, and ultimately, victim. Yes, labels are important to the living. They dictate how people see themselves, like my friend Lynette. She used to see herself as a career woman, and a hugely successful one at that. She was known for her power lunches, her eye-catching presentations and her ruthlessness in wiping out the competition. But Lynette gave up her career to assume a new label, the incredibly satisfying role of full-time mother. But, unfortunately for Lynette, this new label frequently fell short of what was advertised.

    • Gabrielle: Why are your friends staring at me? Did you tell them about us? John: No. They're staring 'cuz they think you're hot. Gabrielle Oh, okay. (Waves)

    • (Susan is absentmindedly washing dishes as she stares out the window at a shirtless Mike) Julie: Mom, the dish is clean. Susan: Huh? Julie: I still don't understand why you don't just ask him out on an 'official date' date. Susan: I'm trying a new strategy. I'm playing hard to get. Julie: How long do you think you can keep that up? Susan: Oh, maybe until noon. Then I'm going to have to run over there and beg him to love me.

    • Martha: Still, people say "I'll make mincemeat out of you." Susan: I don't think that people really say that anymore. Martha: I do!

    • Mary Alice: In that moment, Lynette made a decision. When it came to dealing with her children, medication was no longer an option.

    • Mary Alice: It suddenly occurred to Lynette her label was about to change yet again. And for the next few years, she would be known as the mother of the boys who painted Tiffany Axelrod blue.

    • Gabrielle: I love taking baths. Especially with you. It's like taking a vacation from the world. John: I hated taking baths when I was a kid. Course back then, the only thing I had to play with was my rubber ducky.

    • Gabrielle: (After Paul explains about Mary Alice's 'condition') Wow. I think he's lying. Lynette: So do I.

    • Edie: I'm not feeling well. I got a sunburn washing my car the other day.

    • Andrew: You went in my room? Bree: You think that's bad? Tomorrow, I'm cleaning it.

    • John: You want me to mow the lawn wearing sandals? I'd lose a toe. Gabrielle: You'll lose more than that if Carlos finds out you're trimming more than the hedges.

    • Bree: (In the strip bar, to Andrew) I'm staying for the show! I'm dying to see what the fuss is about.

    • Lynette: I used to run a company with 85 people, and now I can't even wrangle two kids without doping them?

    • Lynette: (About the twins) When they're not making me tear my hair out, they're actually pretty sweet.

    • Carlos: (to Gabrielle) Our maid wears size 13 gym socks?

    • Susan: Mrs. Huber, will all due respect, you're crazy.

    • Martha: Ah, Susan. Being coy is a strategy best employed by virgins at their first dance, for women of our age it's just annoying.

    • Martha: (To Susan, cheerfully) I was just thinking of that expression, "I'll make mincemeat out of you." Mincemeat used to be made up of little bits of meat chopped up, so the expression was like saying, "I'll chop you up into little pieces!"

    • Martha: (To Susan) Do I need an excuse to do something nice?

    • Martha: Susan likes Mike? Edie: Where the hell have you been, Martha?

    • Mary Alice: What type a person would send such a note? (shot of Paul looking out onto the street) Was it an enemy? Of course, but what kind? An acquaintance? A stranger? Or how about a neighbor, that lives a few feet away?

    • Julie: (talking to Susan, referencing Edie squirting water all over her chest) You better get out there, she's wearing cotton.

    • (At a skin bar, Andrew and his buddies are caught by Bree) Bree: Keith, that was a lovely solo last week in church. Keith: (nervous) Thanks (to Ian), we're out of here! (They leave) Bree: I hope it wasn't something I said.

    • Bree: Andrew, I'm curious. When you fantasize about this woman, do you ever stop to think how she came to be on this runway? That's someone's little girl. And that someone probably had a lot of dreams for her. Dreams that did not include a thong... and a pole...

    • Carlos: Wait? You're gay? Cable Guy: Yeah. Is that what this is about? Carlos: Um, yeah.

    • Yao Lin: I hate lying. Gabrielle: Yeah, well, I hate your ironing, so there.

    • Susan (to Julie): You gotta be kidding! She washed her car yesterday!...Yep, she's bringing out the big guns. Edie (to Mrs. Huber): I hate Susan Mayer. Everytime I see those big doe eyes of hers, I swear to God I just want to go out and shoot a deer.

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    • Mike: Do you like Alfred Hitchcock? Alfred Hitchcock was a very popular British film director born on August 13th 1899 and died on April 29 1980.

    • Episode Title: This episode's title comes from the song Who's that Woman? from the Sondheim musical Follies.

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