Desperate Housewives

3-15
2007.02.18
The Little Things You Do Together

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2-8 Recap The Sun Won't Set
The Sun Won't Set - Susan discovers the identity of her father, Bree learns that Georgie likes to burn up cars when he gets jealous, Gabby finally grieves for her unborn baby, the police cart away Caleb, and Receptionist Stu gets tased when he tries to help Lynette teach Tom yet another lesson.
2005.11.20
2005.11.26
B- Evany
2-7 Recap Color And Light
Color And Light - Susan sleeps with Karl, Gabby falls down the stairs, the Scavos' new friends are way into home-porn, and George throws Dr. Goldfine from an overpass. An OVERPASS!
2005.11.13
2005.11.19
A Evany
2-6 Recap I Wish I Could Forget You
I Wish I Could Forget You - Mike discovers that Susan sent Zana to Utah and dumps her. George manipulates a rashy Bree into "making love." Lynette buys a fancy suit. and Gabby lets the Lecherous Lawyer Bradley in on Victoria's Secret.
2005.11.06
2005.11.12
A- Evany
2-5 Recap They Ask Me Why I Believe In You
They Ask Me Why I Believe In You - Bree reburies Rex, Susan has troubles with her book agent, Lynette puts on her Boogie Shoes, the Lecherous Lawyer Bradley foxes his way onto team Carlos, and the Basement Buddy is an ax murderer, maybe!
2005.10.23
2005.10.28
B+ Evany
2-4 Recap My Heart Belongs To Daddy
My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Gabby hires Carlos a new lawyer, who arranges for Gabby to visit Carlos conjugally while also laying the groundwork for some future sexy Gabby time of his own. Susan and Mike are also sexing it up, but only because Susan secretly believes that Zana is gone for good. But then Susan finds Zana and, without telling Mike, sends Zana off to Utah. Andrew lures George into a meltdown at dinner; then puppetmaster George turns the tables, riling Andrew up so much that Bree sends her son back to reprogramming camp. And Lynette is jealous of Little Big P's imaginary friend/surrogate mother, Mrs. Mulberry!
2005.10.16
2005.10.22
B Evany
2-3 Recap You'll Never Get Away From Me
You'll Never Get Away From Me - A lie-detector test proves that Bree had no part in the Rexicide, but also reveals her hidden feelings for George. George passes his own "did you kill Rex" polygraph test because he's medicated and/or crazy and/or a Vulcan. Lynette scalds her boss's thighs with coffee so that she can cyber-be with P on his first day of kindergarten. Edie plays an ugly piano as Julie sings in the big church talent show, but only after Susan forces Edie out of the show and then guiltily steps aside at the last minute. Phyllis is gone and Felicia's back (but only for a second). And Gabby's really sorry!
2005.10.09
2005.10.14
B Evany
2-2 Recap You Could Drive A Person Crazy
You Could Drive A Person Crazy - Susan finds out Edie is sleeping with Karl and gets so mad she knocks the paperboy off his bike and then runs down Edie with her car. Phyllis hogs all the sympathy until Bree slaps off the waterworks. Gabby talks Carlos's cellmate's girlfriend out of a boob job, earning Carlos a beating. And Tom kills a rat.
2005.10.02
2005.10.08
B- Evany
2-1 Recap Next
Next - Bree gives Rex a last-possible-minute costume change. The Applewhites have someone chained up in the basement. Lynette gets a job. Gabby fakes a paternity test. Zana is Mike's son. And Susan? Isn't moving in with Mike and that crazy gun-toting, stick-swinging son of his.
2005.09.25
2005.10.01
B+ Evany
1-23 Recap One Wonderful Day
One Wonderful Day - Rex dies thinking Bree poisoned him, Zana hospitalizes Felicia with a hockey stick and then holds Susan hostage at gunpoint, Carlos finally finds out that Gabby's been sexing Gardener John, Lynette's going back to work, oh and Mary Angela murdered Deirdre.
2005.05.22
2005.05.28
B+ Evany
1-22 Recap Goodbye For Now
Goodbye For Now - Lynette's plan to get Annabel a new job backfires and gets Tom fired. Carlos the Pill-Tamperer gets the wrong end of the stick and pummels gay Justin because he thinks Justin's been sexing Gabby. Rex has another heart attack, but before Bree drives him to the hospital, she must first transform into a psychotic bed-making zombie. Oh, and Mike moves in with Susan.
2005.05.15
2005.05.21
B Evany
1-21 Recap Sunday In The Park With George
Sunday In The Park With George - Susan discovers that Mike is good, CreePaul discovers that Felicia has him cornered, and Gardener John discovers that Gabby's baby might be his. Tom's too late and Lynette's too drunk to make use of her French maid outfit, so Tom stages a do-over wearing nothing but a pair of chafing mini-briefs. Carlos convinces Gabby that Mama's to blame for her tampered-with birth-control pills. Bree shares her thoughts, hopes, and dreams with George. And Rex...does a crossword puzzle.
2005.05.08
2005.05.14
A Evany
1-20 Recap Fear No More
Fear No More - Gabby is pregnant and barfing-mad at Carlos for tampering with her baby-proofing pills. Master-manipulator George has Bree meeting up with him behind Rex's back for some private bonsai time. Tom's ex is back on the scene, and Lynette is mad enough to pretend she's happy with her kids. Julie breaks Zana's heart. Susan's kitchen explodes. And Sophie hangs a beaded curtain!
2005.05.01
2005.05.07
A- Evany
1-19 Recap Live Alone and Like It
Live Alone and Like It - In a surprising act of selflessness, Lynette saves her crank-pot neighbor from ODing on pain meds and bitterness. Gabby uses Gardener John's credit card to buy some strappy, Carlos-enraging shoes. Andrew isn't really gay, or at least not entirely...you see, sometimes he likes "vanilla ice cream," sometimes "chocolate," and sometimes he likes homemade bratwurst. He is, however, 100% evil. And Susan is 100% heartbroken. And Susan's mom is 100% tickle-machine. And the body in the toy box is none other than Deirdre, the needle in Mike's haystack.
2005.04.17
2005.04.22
B- Evany
1-18 Recap Children Will Listen
Children Will Listen - Bree does some spanking, Lynette does some blaming, Carlos turns abusive, Gabby is back to plowing the gardener, Zach is Dana, and the world revolves around Susan.
2005.04.10
2005.04.16
B Evany
1-17 Recap There Won't Be Trumpets
There Won't Be Trumpets - Some men are heroes, some women wear braids, some nurses can't hear, and some deaf women just won't listen.
2005.04.03
2005.04.09
B+ Evany
1-16 Recap If It's Brown, Flush It Down
The Ladies Who Lunch - Lice, raw sewage, muffins, and a suspicious videotape stalk through Wisteria Lane like four giant stalking things.
2005.03.27
2005.04.01
A Keckler
1-15 Recap Impossible
Impossible - The cops question Mike for Mrs. Kravitz's murder, and reveal to Susan his drug-trafficking, murderous criminal record. Lynette screws Gay Matt out of a promotion he wanted. Miguel's roommate tries to boff Gabrielle to stave off The Gay.
2005.02.20
2005.02.26
A- Heathen
1-14 Recap Love Is In The Air
Love Is In The Air - Lynette's kids have been stealing from all the neighbors -- including the cranky fabulous Kathryn Joosten. Mike breaks into a neighbor's house to snoop and gets shot. Rex finally admits to KimberBree that he wants to be dominated.
2005.02.13
2005.02.19
B- Jessica
1-13 Recap Your Fault
Your Fault - Rex and KimberBree begin the legal division of their assets, although neither one of them seems completely committed to the divorce. George switches Rex's prescription in order to do him some bodily harm. Lynette discovers that Gay Matt's Dad, Ryan O'Neal, is having an affair and she acts like a total asshole about it. Paul tells Zack that Dana is VERY MUCH ALIVE! Miguel reappears to ask Gabrielle to marry him.
2005.01.23
2005.01.29
B Jessica
1-12 Recap Every Day A Little Death
Every Day A Little Death - Bodies are found. Toes are lost. Prescriptions are switched. Houses are ransacked. And Susan is covered in human remains.
2005.01.16
2005.01.23
B Jessica
1-11 Recap Move On
Move On - Mrs. Kravitz's sister turns up for the search for the missing nosy neighbor! Karl wants Susan back! KimberBree starts dating! Gay Matt has the hots for the nanny! And, finally, Gabrielle gets a job that lasts about two seconds before she calls Carlos's lawyer and tells him she's found her husband's passport, which she apparently fished out of the fire before it was destroyed. How very convenient.
2005.01.09
2005.01.13
B Jessica
1-10 Recap Come Back To Me
Come Back To Me - KimberBree finds out that Rex has been stepping out on her, and decides to make him pay. Lynette has issues with how competent Claire the Nanny is -- like, what do you WANT, Lynette? Carlos is still in jail, but Gabrielle is beginning to suspect that, like Britney Spears, he's not that innocent. Susan orders Zack back to his father's house, where Paul then acts all squirrelly and potentially abusive. You know, business as usual.
2004.12.19
2004.12.22
B+ Jessica
1-9 Recap Suspicious Minds
Suspicious Minds - Susan finds out about Gabrielle's affair with Miguel and gets really, actually, seriously mad about it. Miguel's mom overhears him talking about how he's boning an older woman, and it seems that she's turned Gabrielle in for statutory rape...but Carlos gets arrested instead. Zack has escaped Crazy Kids Home for the Crazy and is hiding out in Julie's room. Oh, Julie. And KimberBree throws urine on Rex, who's back to acting like an ass.
2004.12.12
2004.12.18
B+ Jessica
1-8 Recap Guilty
Guilty - Lynette finally cracks up and admits that she needs help. Susan discovers Mike's stash of money and weapons and then he discovers her discovery and breaks up with her despite the fact that, you know, they've never had a real date. KimberBree realizes that Andrew is a heartless, soulless mess of a kid. Mama Solis is in the hospital in a coma, and Carlos and Miguel are both wrecks, while Gabrielle feels bad about not feeling bad. Oh, and Creepy Paul kills Mrs. Kravitz.
2004.11.28
2004.12.04
C+ Jessica
1-7 Recap Anything You Can Do
Anything You Can Do - Mama Solis gets photographic proof of Miguel and Gabrielle's affair (mostly because Gabrielle is an idiot). Lynette continues her descent into drug addiction. Rex serves KimberBree with divorce papers. Susan continues to act ridiculously desperate -- no pun intended -- over Mike. Creepy Paul thinks that Edie sent Mary Alice The Note -- based on the flimsiest of evidence -- and pays Shaft to knock her off.
2004.11.21
2004.11.26
B- Jessica
1-6 Recap Running To Stand Still
Running To Stand Still - Lynette deals with the Alpha Mom from Hell. Gabrielle attempts to blackmail Mama Solis by way of exploiting Mama Solis's gambling addiction, but shoots herself in the foot. Susan sends Julie into the local Psych ward to do recon on the imprisoned Zack. Finally, KimberBree is determined to get to the bottom of Rex's sexual issues and shows up at his hotel in a fur coat and a matching red bra and panty set. Marcia Cross is seriously hot and totally rules my world.
2004.11.07
2004.11.12
B Jessica
1-5 Recap Come In, Stranger
Come In, Stranger - Carlos's mother comes to visit, and he tells her he suspects that Gabrielle is cheating on him. Lynette and Gay Matt jump through hoops to get Pantywaist and Parcel into some fancy private school. Susan blah blah contrived blah finally kisses Mysterious Mike, who continues his mysterious habit of mysteriously nosing around the neighborhood. On the Mary Alice Mystery Tip, KimberBree befriends a very troubled and Christmas-obsessed Zack. Poor Zack is insane...or is he?
2004.10.31
2004.11.05
B Jessica
1-4 Recap Who's That Woman?
Who's That Woman? - Lynette thinks about putting her rambunctious twins on medication for ADHD. Susan gets blackmailed by Mrs. Kravitz, and is forced to set Mike up with Edie. KimberBree's son reacts badly to Rex's moving out of the house. And, finally, the girls give Creepy Paul The Note.
2004.10.24
2004.10.30
B Jessica
1-3 Recap Pretty Little Picture
Pretty Little Picture - Rex announces that he and KimberBree are in counseling. Susan accidentally locks herself out of the house, buck-naked. Gabrielle gets caught making out with Miguel by her newest neighbor -- a little girl, who basically blackmails Gabrielle into being her friend. Paul, Mr. Mary Alice, is a totally freaky creep show who may or may not be drugging his son. Gay Matt does a whole lot of pooh-poohing of Lynette's responsibilities as a stay-at-home mom, until he has to spend an evening with the hellspawn.
2004.10.17
2004.10.21
B+ Jessica
1-2 Recap Ah, But Underneath
Ah, But Underneath - Lynette struggles to control her three terrible hellions, and eventually takes the advice of Wisteria Lane's own Mrs. Kravitz, leaving them by the side of the road to teach them a lesson. KimberBree and Rex go to marriage counseling to try to save their relationship. Gabrielle has her own continuing relationship issues, namely that she realizes that Hot Gardener Miguel is kinda sorta totally in love with her, and it's going to be a problem, what with how she's married and all. Susan, in the midst of attempting to get on Mike's good side, almost kills the dog that allegedly belonged to Mike's Poor Dead (probably fictional) wife. Mike's kitchen is still full of maps, notes, money, and firearms and he's totally either a hired killer or a Fed. On the mystery tip: Mr. Mary Alice takes the chest he dug up from the pool, wrapped it up in plastic threw it into the lake. Unfortunately for him, he doesn't know it popped right back to the surface.
2004.10.11
2004.10.15
B+ Jessica

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