You Could Drive a Person Crazy

Season 2, Episode 2, Aired
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Susan is surprised, and not pleasantly so, when she finds out who Edie's new boyfriend is - her ex-husband Karl. Meanwhile, Lynette has gone back to work, leaving Tom in charge of the house. She now has a problem of getting Tom to keep the house clean on a more daily basis. Bree's mother-in-law, Phyllis (guest star Shirley Knight), continues to drive Bree crazy with her melodramatic grieving in public places. Carlos makes an unusual request to Gabrielle after his life is threatened behind bars. Lastly, pharmacist George reemerges in Bree's life, which sets off an alarm to Phyllis and her suspicions surrounding her son's death.moreless
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  • great

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    By danny7277, Oct 29, 2011 Report Abuse
    well i thought this episode of desperate housewives wass a prettty bigg improvvmentt on the ratherrr borring seassoon premire, i loved the teaser at the beginning with the paper boy that was pretty funny, i am also intrigued by the applewhites although they seem abit isolated from everyone eles hopefully that will change soon, the lynette stuff was fun with the rat haha, the gaby stuff was ok but no great, but for me the bree stuff was the best it was grreaat to seee geroge back he is so creepymoreless

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  • Cada ama de casa encuentra la manera de tener un poco de control en sus vidas.

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    By chupisfunky, Mar 28, 2008 Report Abuse
    Susan se las arregla para llevar la batuta en la relacion con Mike. Lynette se las arregla para hacer que Tom lleve la vida domstica en la manera en que se tiene que hacer. Philly se las arregla para que Bree est un poco ms cuidadosa sobre su relacin, para al final lograr inculparla por sus amorios. Y Gabrielle finalmente logra que tener el control sobre el dinero de Carlos. Y Betty la nueva ama de casa nos muestra que todo en su vida est casi que perfectamente controlado, y su secreto nos intriga mas y ms en cada episodio .moreless

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  • One of the best episodes of the season

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    By Zachlplz, Oct 29, 2006 Report Abuse
    You can tell from the very first scene, this episode is a series classic, though still not as exciting as Next. Susan learns of Karl's new girlfriend, Bree copes with her mother in law's emotional outbreaks, Lynette learns working comes with a price, and Gabby must run some unusual errands for Carlos.

    The episode starts out with an explanation of the neighborhood paper boy, Danny Farrel. After this, while Susan is getting her paper, she notices Karl at Edie's house, and ending with her storming off, and throwing her paper at Danny. As it continues, Phylis's constant crying drives Bree insane ("Good God, Phylis. Don't you ever worry about dehydration?"), resulting in Bree slapping Phylis. Lynette is distraught that Tom isnt keeping the house clean, so, in return, she releases a rat in the house. And, Carlos is threatened, leading Gabrielle to give a fellow inmate's girlfriend money for a boob job.

    It's a series classic; And quite frankly one of the best episodes of the season.moreless

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  • Good but not great.

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    By LoNELy_BAGeL, Feb 16, 2006 Report Abuse
    After the season premiere, this episode was definitely better than Next. I enjoyed Bree and her mother-in-law's constant bickering, and when she slapped her, that was hilarious. What was also funny was when Susan backed over Edie with her car. Unfortunately, Susan wasn't quick enough to ask who was making the nose after Matthew walked up behind his mother, but thats typical of the writers, drag the storyline on and on for the entire season. I'm sure we won't find out for weeks. Lynette was as good as usual, and Gabrielle could have been more interesting. When is Desperate housewives going to get back to that season one juicy-ness? I can only hope it gets better in the coming weeks.moreless

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  • Well i have to say i really did miss it when it's wasn't on, Bree in trouble

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    By tvrev, Jan 29, 2006 Report Abuse
    This second episode was also good, I liked how Lynette motivated her husband to clean the house by using a rat, I didn't know u could buy them from a pet shop?, anyway it worked I'm surprised how Tom was doing the housework, surely if you're a guy and you see rat the first thing u would try to do catch it, then don't tell Lynette about it but then 3 kids would of mentioned it. Still I loved the bed fight that was rather amusing.

    Susan finds out the truth about Mike being Zac dad and freaks out and dumps him but they somehow try to be friend which aren't going to last for long. If that wasn't bad enough she finds out Edie is sleeping with her ex-husband-don't u think Edie has done something a bit low, I understand she hates her but sleeping with some ex-husband is a low-blow in my books. Mind you Susan did burn down her house so I think she has some right to do whatever she wants.
    Bree, I'm feeling bad for her I mean mother-in-law tell insurance agency about Bree boyfriend, OMG we both know that not the case and look like Bree might not get the money. That note doesn't help things either so we have to wait and see what happens.

    Gabby, she really knows how put her husband Carlos in a difficult position, in the end she got what she wanted but I'm not sure how much she really loves him, if it wasn't money I don't think she would be with him. I thought his assets were frozen last season but I'm guessing once he was in jail they became unfrozen. I wonder if he gets out of jail this season?moreless

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    • When Bree is hugging George you can see how his head changes positions between scenes. Edit
    • When Bree is at the shop and people are waiting behind her mother-in-law, you can see how the first woman gets into the shop but you cannot see the man who came in, he just suddenly appears there. Edit
    • Goof: When Susan is screaming at Edie and she's going away, Susan's hands change position between shots. Edit

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    • Gabrielle: I've just realized Rita and I have a lot in common.
      Carlos: Please don't tell me you have low self-esteem, because if I laugh now I'm gonna crack the one good rib that I have left. Edit
    • Mike: I've got a question for ya. Susan: Sure, go ahead... Mike: Where are we now? Susan: Where are we? Mike: Yeah...we're not moving in together we're not broken up so, where are we? Susan: I dont know... Edit
    • Mary Alice: (narrating) Control. It's extraordinary the tactics people employ to obtain it. Some rely on deception. While others engage in outright trickery. Then there are those who resort to extortion. Why do we fight so hard for control? Because we know to lose it is to put our fate in the hands of others. And what could be more dangerous? Edit

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    • Episode Title: The title of this epsiode comes from the song of the same name from the Sondheim musical Company. Edit

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