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Bree, a muse. A complete queen. I love this opening scene so much, the decision she makes to push George away for good and leave her alone by being a good hostess for the guests. Picking up a shotgun and shooting straight into the speaker is not for everyone! And damn, thank God she visited Dr. Goldfine and thank God he mentioned that the attacker was on a blue bike. Otherwise, she wouldn't have called the police and this evidence wouldn't have been found. And George would keep chasing her until who knew when, and how it would end too...

It's disturbing when she hears from the investigator that George killed Rex, that they found evidence... Marcia Cross's expression in the elevator is heartbreaking - an impeccable performance, which shows the character's pain when realizing that the cause of the Van De Kamp family tragedy was by her side (he had even become her fiancé) the entire time. As for George, I have no words for this plan he came up with to try to manipulate her. Taking pills and demanding that she stay by his side to face the police. FUCK, he's so fucked up! He even had the courage to say that “he did everything for her, because she wanted to”, just to make her worse.

Bree's decision, on the other hand, is controversial, and difficult... After all, failure to help is a crime, and she sat there for a long time until George was dead for good. She was very cold-blooded. But it's understandable. He destroyed part of her life, took the love out of her life... Anyway, I just think he deserved to suffer more! That was very easy, very “fast” considering everything he did. Go stalker people in hell now, go!!!

Susan proving what a wonderful woman she is and shocking all her haters. Six months of daily going to the hospital to take care of Mike. Six months waiting for him to wake up. I feel sorry for her feeling guilty for agreeing to go on a date with Ian, man…and begging Mike to open his eyes and tell her not to. This dialogue is very touching in every way. And Ian is cute, just one date is no big deal. It’s not like she’s cheating on anyone, is it? BTW: the scene where she spills the yogurt all over Jane is priceless. There isn’t a scene of Susan being clumsy that isn’t iconic. “Jane looked cold.”

Bree and Orson engaged. At least this time, they’ve spent six months hanging out and getting to know each other - even though it’s a quick period anyway, it’s better than what it was with George, who proposed WEEKS after Rex died and still put on a whole show. just to manipulate her into accepting. However, there’s no way to be carefree because the man of the moment is Orson Hodge. We already know he doesn’t have the best character just from what he did to Mike. She ran him over with the intention of killing him and left him in a coma. Now there’s a whole mystery behind him, a very mysterious past. The disappearance of the wife. The neighbor accusing him of having murdered her. And of course, the body that shows up where they’re doing construction, back at the country club he’s curiously a member of... Bree really is a magnet for men of dubious character! Anyway, he is the central mystery of the season and I consider this narrative as good and enigmatic as the 1st.

That scene of Bree having sex with Orson and having an orgasm for the first time in her life is classic to me. Bree going to the hospital for an orgasm is too priceless.

Six months later, and Xiao-Mei is still pissed off and angry at Gabrielle. I can’t with this! The woman jumps into bed with the boss’s husband and thinks she has the right to stay that way. As for Carlos, I feel like stepping onto the screen and slapping him in the face when he tells Gaby that the affairs they’ve had are unparalleled, because “John Rowland didn’t carry their baby.” He talks like it’s an advantage, when in fact it just demonstrates how much more wrong he’s done. I just know that I feel sorry for Gaby for the outburst she makes to him, about the dreams being dead, being a single mother and raising the child alone, etc etc. She didn’t want any of this. She did everything for him, and he paid for it by being unfaithful with the surrogate.

Oh, they could have shown Gaby getting that plate in her clothes, right? “These people have no sense of humor.” I just want Xiao-Mei giving birth soon to disappear for good! I can’t stand that silly face she has.

I can’t be mad at Noraaaa. Maybe because I’m already quite used to it. And also because the actress gives a wonderful comic tone to the character, to mix with these unbearable levels. I find it funny how neurotic and suspicious she is, and how she reacts to things. In addition, the clashes with Lynette are iconic because they are two women who know how to impose themselves and have very strong personalities. Tom needs to take care of himself between these two! Moving the party to Gabrielle’s backyard was fun. And Tom finally saw Lynette’s sacrifices and decided to cut Nora out. It’s about time.

I die with Edie trying at all costs to sell Paul’s house, without success! Children running, people hiding in closets. McCluskey revealing that Felicia was killed inside.

Wonderful start to the season.

Bree was a warrior this season. She’s so strong, and she’s been through a lot of bad things. She dealt with Rex’s death. She dealt with George and ended up finding out he was a murderous sociopath... She had a drinking problem. She struggled with Andrew to the point of having to let go of him in order to breathe, which actually only made the situation worse. She was destabilized and I feel sorry for her. I thought it was really sad that she was trying to make the best party possible for Danielle, planning every detail to perfection, just to occupy her mind. And in the end, it all went wrong.

Andrew and Danielle don’t seem like Bree’s children, because in fact they are two selfish, hollow people. Andrew has done what he’s done with Bree since season one... and Danielle suddenly turns on her too. The contents of that letter are too absurd and surreal to be true. “You caused this, so I hope you blame yourself.” What the fuck? Who says shit like that? And all this because of a guy she met and started dating a few weeks ago. Oh, they deserve each other! Matthew is a motherfucker just like her. Anyway, it always breaks my heart when Bree walks into the psychiatric clinic and volunteers to be admitted for observation. Marcia Cross is always flawless, I love the bodywork she does with Bree. Only with expressions can she cause emotion. Now it’s time to hope she’s okay.

Danielle was a coward hitting Betty over the head with that piece of iron. Too bad this happened. And Matthew being trapped down there in the basement is nothing compared to what he truly deserved. At least a good beating, because what he did was really an “unforgivable betrayal”. Allow the mother to kill her own son, his brother, for something he himself plotted? Fucking coward!

Another very impactful scene was Lynette catching Tom in the house with that woman. And she did exactly what she had promised him: if she ever discovered betrayal, she would take the children and disappear. She did. But I hope Tom has a very plausible explanation for this. After all, it’s all very obvious. Tom can’t be a traitor! BTW: as always, I laughed a lot with the conversation they had on the cell phone, with Lynette being meters away from him. The moment the car alarm went off was awesome!

Susan running from Edie with the recorder made me laugh so hard. One of the best scenes in the series!!! And Edie’s punishment came very quickly, it was really priceless for her to show up all bloated at the hospital and still blaming Susan. Edie didn’t lie that Susan is really around when something bad happens to her, but she never does anything out of spite, does she? Anyway, what Edie did is still unjustifiable. She should have gone to burn Karl’s house! She knows very well that there is a story there, she even fought with Karl before because she believed he still had feelings for Susan (when she found the photo under the mattress) and also knew that he was naughty, after all he jumped into bed with her when he was still married. Conveniently Edie forgot that she had hurt Susan before under the same circumstances. Not to mention that burning down the house, she didn’t just hurt Susan, but also Julie, who she said she liked so much. Anyway... Edie and Susan could be very good friends if they stopped putting men in front of everything.

I love Gaby, and I find her very selfish at times. But in this episode, I didn’t think so. Carlos was exaggerated, and honestly? Xiao-Mei is not the innocent she appears to be. Carlos floundered even further when he referred to her as “mother of the child” just because she is bearing the child, forgetting that the egg is Gaby’s. Not to mention this whole thing about having to give up her own room, anyway... I didn’t think it was bad that Gaby had managed to get what was hers back. What we see now is a very smart Xiao-Mei. After she showed herself naked to Carlos, she is showing a very dangerous interest in him. And this scene of the two of them on the couch just proves that.

To conclude: I consecrate Felicia Tillman a great villain. An intelligent psychopath, and very bizarre. She did everything right, even calling the police, to file a request for help against Paul. It was a full plate. How crazy must a person be to cut off two fingers just to frame someone else? But that was just a small price to pay for her to be able to satisfy this desire for revenge for Martha’s death. If you think about it, even though she committed a crime by faking her own death, she was just looking for justice. Paul wouldn’t go to jail for what he did to Martha, there’s no evidence. So she found a way... I think this ending is really surprising. I couldn’t have foreseen any of that.

Andrew promised that he would do something that would destroy Bree’s world. Something that would crush her. He promised that last season and now he’s made it happen. I can’t even describe what I feel when I see Bree’s expression when she’s faced with that scene: Andrew lying in her bed with that cynical smile, after having sex with her boyfriend... Man, who does that? What kind of hatred does Andrew feel for Bree that drives him to do something so cruel? What did she do to him that was so horrible to deserve all this heartbreak? Andrew says he “won”, that he “knew she would stop loving him” when she found out he was gay. This is heavy and could be true. Maybe, deep down, he really believes that. But his malice towards his mother began long before he came out with his sexuality.

And okay, Bree reacted unfriendly when she learned of his homosexuality. But that could be worked on, that could be changed, and she was starting to understand things better. Why else would she invite Justin to two dinners? She has this conservative side because she was raised that way, but she was willing to change and accept her son for who he is. And he preferred to close his eyes to it completely. Such a pity... This final scene of the two together is one of the most touching and difficult of the entire series for me. Both actors put on a show, especially Marcia with that dead expression, as if Andrew had ripped a part of her out. His reaction also makes me sad, but Andrew NEEDS this reality check. He needs to understand what he’s been doing, to appreciate the wonderful mother he has...

Looks like the little secret Tom told his dad he was hiding back in Season 1 is going to come out. He punched Ed and provided just cause because he knew they would look into the expenses and find some “bad” on him. I was impacted just like Lynette. And Tom saying that there might still be some things that might surprise her. Oh boy... You can’t help but think about another woman, right? Detours, concert tickets, flowers... And in the conversation with his father, the subject was precisely this: infidelity. Lynette doesn’t deserve this. In fact Tom doesn’t even seem like the type that would do something like that. Let’s wait...

Xiao-Mei’s despair when Gaby talked about surrogacy was funny. But the best moment was her undressing in front of Carlos and jumping on the bed. Carlos really liked what he saw, huh? But I’m rooting for this to work, the Solis deserve this child they dream so Much about!

Man, Susan is really an unlucky person. She gains something, but loses something else at the same instant. I laughed at the private detective situation when she grabbed the tape and ran away. And Mike was a cutie paying the guy so he wouldn’t say anything. He really likes her! Not to mention the situation with the mailman, right? Susan freaking out when she found him on top of her bed was priceless. The effort was worthless, Susan should have hidden the letter in some drawer or something, and not among hers.

Edie’s revenge is exaggerated. Dude, wrecking a woman’s house over a man everyone knows is na asshole to women? There’s no comparison to the accident Susan caused in season one, because she had no intention of doing that. And I’m not trying to justify cheating with cheating, but wasn’t Edie the one who revealed that she and Karl had a hallelujah night together when he was still married to Susan? Hell, Susan explained everything in the letter, she said it was his fault, that he had lied. It might be in bad taste to jump into bed with him minutes after the breakup (which hadn’t even happened), but Susan was tricked too. Ouch... She didn’t deserve this.

Plus, Matthew just proved he’s the real bad guy in the Applewhite family. It’s too shocking that he allowed Betty to go ahead with her plan to kill Caleb, knowing the reason to it was forged by him. He allowed his own brother to die!!! Lucky Caleb for innocently commenting the truth and Betty managed to stop him from ingesting more poison ice cream. And I loved that she locked Matthew in the basement...

What I think is the coolest thing about Susan's arc is the scene where she goes to the hospital after all the argument she had with Ron during the date. Susan learned from the last humiliations she suffered at the hands of Karl and Mike (because like it or not, it was absolutely humiliating for her to chase him down the street in a wedding dress, begging him to stay). This time she decided that the guy was the one losing somthing, period. Even though I thought she wasn't right in the discussion, it's nice to see that kind of coming of age.

But about Ron: he's soooo handsome. And I thought Susan's concern was greatly exaggerated, and for one reason only: he's not inexperienced. It was only the first time he had spleen surgery, but he performs other ones, perhaps even more complicated than hers. And if he says it's a similar surgery to others he's already performed, then it's true, right? He's the doctor... Anyway, I think it's cute when he says that he sent flowers, chocolates, etc., to her house.

I have no words for Danielle. Man, WTF. And what a desperate act. Handing over your mother's and brother's secret, something that can put both of them in jail, just because you're in love with a guy you JUST met?

Anyway, I LOVE the reflection that this episode provides on maternal matters, about a mother doing everything to protect her child. I think it's brilliant that Betty says that, that it's in the nature of normal women to do extraordinary things when they become mothers. What she did is no different than what Bree did. We know that in this Betty case, that girl Melanie Foster, who was found murdered, is involved. And that Caleb was accused. Caleb, as you've noticed before, isn't completely right of his ideas... And Betty protected him. Like Bree who covered for Andrew – and this one is just really mean. Well...

It was very distressing to see Jack going to the park alone. I was really apprehensive, even more so when he got hurt – but on the other hand I was “relieved” to see that the reason for the injury was a fall when he was alone, because in the episode that the grown up Jack commented on this, I had understood that the issue between Kate and Toby had escalated to physical violence.

I don't judge one or the other about the escape, because of the circumstances. Okay, Toby had already made the mistake of leaving that fence unlocked before, but this time it was an oversight in the face of a bigger concern involving the house. He forgot the grate open just as Kate, in the anxiety of the moment, forgot to lock the front door. If you're going to point fingers, then they both have an equal share of the blame.

However, although I understood Toby's side a little more thanks to the episode focused on Kate, I can't help but stand by her in this whole “war”. And this chapter just made me more sure that her arguments make more sense, shall we say. Toby was extremely unnecessary in those accusations he made about her treatment of Jack's disability. She is right to see him and prepare him as someone who, despite his limitations, can be independent. If it wasn't for the song she teaches him whenever they visit the park, what would have become of that boy crossing streets alone?

I think it's sad because I've always really liked Kate and Toby as a couple, and I really didn't expect things between them to go down the way they are now. But taking into account everything they are going through, it's best for each to go their own way. Toby doesn't understand Kate. Worse, he makes fun of absolutely EVERYTHING she does, and every decision she makes as a mother. He doesn't even try to understand her. He only mocks and that's because he is aware that he is not a present father and husband. It's hard to live with a person who just doesn't want to try. For him, the solution to problems is for Kate to make a huge sacrifice and leave the city where Jack is already adapted, as if the problems between them were just the distance thing. It is not.

Anyway, I was really proud of Kevin and Randall interfering in that discussion. The complicity that exists between them is admirable and so real – after all, they disagree, they fight, they stop talking for a while, but above all they are brothers and they will protect each other, it's instinct. This situation linked to the Big Three's flashbacks trapping the nanny in the bathroom to protect Kate was touching.

By the way: I found Rebecca very funny, she was drunk and delighted with the night that Jack (always being EVERYTHING) prepared for the two of them. Ah, how I love them both!

All in all, it was a sad and harrowing episode. And one of the best of the season.

The first official tragedy episode of the series, with a situation of great proportions. It’s also one of the best episodes over the eight seasons. I have a preference for another episode of disaster that is yet to come, but as I mentioned once, this one really brings together all the elements that make Desperate Housewives a unique show. We have a distressing and catastrophic event. Tense characters and facing their limit, dealing with guilt, reflecting on life. And it’s all packed with smart, pure humor.

Carolyn completely hallucinated. Who knew we’d see this woman do something like this? And she didn’t give a damn about the gravity of her actions. She proved to be a true murderous, bloodthirsty and cruel sociopath. Holding innocent people hostage, shooting at them (she shot the employee just because he tried to leave, the first one hit), and all because of her husband who is a cheating bastard? What did other people have to do with it, man?

When Carolyn shoots Nora, you realize that she really isn’t there to joke around and that she won’t hesitate to kill anyone who crosses her path. This death, by the way, is very surprising and unexpected! Even more for the reasons... As I mentioned in the previous episodes, Nora was a very difficult person to live with. But she worked so well within the comedy of the series and I loved every one of the interactions she had with Lynette in these episodes. Kiersten Warren did a great job on the character’s tone. Crazy, hysterical, scandalous, but with a certain amount of humor. Despite the plots to try to be with Tom, she didn’t deserve to have such a tragic and sad end.

Lynette owned the episode. From the moment Nora was shot, Felicity Huffman shined – no wonder she was nominated for an Emmy for this performance. I felt destroyed with Lynette trying to stanch Nora’s blood and making that promise to take good care of Kayla... And of course, the most tense moment of the entire episode: when she gets mad at Carolyn who says she killed Nora for her, and starts throwing all those truths in her face. FUCK. That was tense as fuck. It was strong! It was true! Lynette didn’t tell any lies, the problem is that it was very risky to say that to an armed woman, possessed by her husband’s betrayal and who was distributing shots for the sake of distributing. Lynette was very lucky to have only been grazed in the shoulder. It could have been a lot worse. The new neighbor helped by throwing that can at her head. And Austin was very brave trying to keep Carolyn from reaching for the gun again. The equally strong ending with that woman taking the fatal shot to stop the madwoman once and for all...

There’s no way to hold back the tears from the sequence in which the hostages leave the market. The reunions... Julie hugging Susan and Austin. Tom running into Lynette with that sad score in the background. And finally, we have this final scene that completely destroys me, with Mary Alice. Lynette begging to help her friend, Mary Alice explaining that they can’t prevent what they can’t predict. And she finally freed Lynn from that guilt of not having done more for her. Seriously, I can’t even explain how much this dream and these dialogues affect me. This series is everything to me.

Gabrielle and Carlos reaching the apex of the war. I laugh so hard when he shows her the recording of her screaming his name during sex. And of course, the later scenes with the total destruction of the house – Mrs. McCluskey seeing it all was hilarious. Anyway, the tragedy made both reflect on the path that this separation was taking. Gaby stating that she could easily have been in Carolyn’s shoes, given what they were becoming. I think they will now be normal, although separate...

Susan using the megaphone in front of the market is one of my favorite scenes. Ian was really sweet to run back from the airport as soon as he saw what was happening. And it was really nice to see Susan supporting Tom, and vice versa. About Julie and Austin: now it’s more than clear that they’re going to get involved for good. He’s not one of the best influences, he’s even gotten her into unnecessary trouble. But the tension and attraction between them is clear. We’ll see... BTW: I die with Edie being overheard by Carolyn and being threatened with death. Poor thing!

Bree feeling guilty… “She hurt me, I had to hurt her back.” I feel sorry for her, none of this should have happened, no one should react like that. In the end, Bree wasn’t in the market, but it was like she was… Stuck with her own regrets. She certainly learned a lesson from that.

Bree and Orson’s marriage was so rushed. Even more considering what Carolyn did during the engagement dinner, Bree could have postponed the ceremony to process things better, right? Furthermore, it is not enough to just “feel” that Orson is a good man and that he has done nothing wrong. After all, she had the same feelings with George. It never crossed her mind that he was a psychopath, a murderer... And in the end she was surprised! I feel sorry for her in this matter. She has no luck with men, it’s impressive.

But at least now she’s having doubts... She’s no longer trusting him blindly like she used to, thanks to the information Susan got. For us, the public, the evidence that he’s not a good person only mounts. The body was not Alma’s, but a woman he misses. And curiously, he omitted it from the investigator, acted as if he had never seen “Monique”. Not to mention the important information they gave: it will be difficult to identify her because her teeth have all been extracted. We know what Orson’s occupation is too... It’s all connected. And it’s unbelievable that he’s offended that Bree “had to ask” if he killed his wife, when he left out A LOT of things. He omitted that she disappeared. He withheld that he was considered a suspect and had the house searched by the police. And let’s not forget: he drove the car over Mike with the intention of killing him. So at least one confirmation we have: he did try to kill a person.

The sequel to Susan and Ian’s first date!!!! I laugh a lot with Jane’s parents asking questions about surgeries and brains. Susan is really unlucky... And boy, wasn’t Ian gorgeous at the wedding? And what he said in his speech was just as beautiful – even though the timing wasn’t the best, Bree and Orson’s expressions were priceless. But I don’t know, I’m always more concerned about Susan because Mike’s accident, even though it was 6 months ago, is still recent. Much more recent than the time Jane has been in that situation. Again: bad timing.

Lynette’s desperation to get rid of Alma, making her say some absurd things, I die! I don’t even judge her for trying to get her together with Carlos. First, because he really deserved to experience a little “crazy”, as Nora is quite neurotic. And second, because I totally understand Lynette needing some “time” from her. It all happened very suddenly for them and it’s not easy. Nora is complicated... But at least the friendship with Gaby wasn’t shaken by that, I like that conversation between the two at the hospital.

Speaking of Gaby: the show she and Carlos put on during the party was awesome. Lucky Bree wasn’t there to see it, she would have been pretty pissed. The pearls from Juanita’s necklace were all thrown on the floor... As for the outcome of this pregnancy arc, I think it’s sad... Nine months taking care of Xiao-Mei, giving her the best and in the end, she was a surrogate for a couple who were not even aware that the child was being generated. Damn!!! But it was funny when they saw the baby. Now the bond that would unite Carlos and Gaby after their divorce is gone...

Edie is insanely beautiful this season. And now she has a nephew. I loved Julie being very direct: “you’re not even that hot”. The tension has already rolled, it shouldn’t take long to have an involvement between them. Again Susan and Edie with some connection. And I can’t lie: I love it!