Desperate Housewives: It’s Been Five Years

Desperate Housewives: It’s Been Five Years

Posted by Dustin on 09.28.2008 at 10:49 pm

Tonight was the big season premier, and five year jump for “Desperate Housewives.” Here are my thoughts, with some important “5 year jump” recap notes.

Eddie returned to Wisteria Lane after five years with her new and very shady husband Dave. When he really insisted the tenant in Eddie’s house accept a wad of cash to get lost by time he finished counting to 5, yeah you knew there was something wrong with him! We later learned he is under a doctor’s care, was recently released from a mental hospital for “rage” and was the one who insisted he and Eddie returned to Wisteria Lane. Why? Because he has a grudge. Who is he angry about? That we don’t know, but they live there. I’m getting the feeling it’s the one person you’d least suspect . . . Mrs. Mccluskey! I bet she’s his mommy. I think he was given up for adoption.

Lynette’s two boys, the twins, had grown up to be popular partying terrors. Big shock! Tom meanwhile was impressed by their coolness as he was a band geek, leaving Lynette to be the disciplinary. He finally realized their kids where basically going to end up in jail if he didn’t step up and discipline them, which he did. For me this was the Zzzzz storyline of the show. Not to mention we saw nothing of Penny or Porter, the other two kids. Hello . . . do they even exist anymore?

The shocker storyline, and what most of us were tuning in for, was the Susan and Mike drama. Susan’s new man is Jackson, who is her house painter. A few years back Susan and Mike were involved in a car accident. A woman, with her child in the car, unknowingly ran a stop sign that had fallen over. She ran right into Susan and Mike’s car. They lived, she and her child however died. The guilt got to Susan and apparently led to the break-up of their marriage. Mike realized it was a terrible accident, Susan apparently never did. Susan still feels guilt over what happen. Jackson wants a relationship with her, but she feels she’s not deserving. I have to say I don’t think the FANS are deserving of this storyline! I mean what what what? I’m sorry but from what little we’ve seen, this is a big disappointment. Susan and Mike broke up over this? This wasn’t even their fault! Sorry, I’m just NOT feeling this story. I hope there is a lot, and I mean a LOT more we are missing out on here.

Bree had became famous and was working on promoting a cookbook, while her partner Katherine was unjustly stuck on the sidelines. As it turned out, Bree stole a lot of the recipe’s in her award winning book from Katherine, which upset Katherine. Katherine had no idea what had happened to her friend, how she had become what she had. In a flashback we learned that Danielle returned at some point. She had gotten her life together, married a lawyer and showed up one day to pick up her son Benjamin. Orson was “gone” according to Bree when this happened. From a preview from next week, Orson apparently went to jail for a little while. I’m guessing because of Mike’s hit-n-run? Anyway, it seems clear after losing Benjamin that Bree threw herself into her career and this book, and Katherine got pushed to the side. Now while I loved Bree’s new attitude and look, I’m hoping Katherine isn’t going to also be pushed to the side this season as a side character. She was such a big part of last season and the revitalization of this show that they best not do that. Yes she’s not an “original” wife, but she became an important character.

Finally Gabby and Carlos’ storyline, as usual, provided the humor. Gabby has had 2 kids and Carlos is still blind. Gabby’s oldest is 4, but apparently the size of a 7 year old from comments of others in the episode. Gabby began to become self conscience about her “fat” daughter, but in reality what the real issue was was that she herself was feeling “fat” and not like the woman Carlos had married. Gabby provided the humor, in an incredibly child abusing way to be honest. When she couldn’t get her little girl to go running in the park for some exercise, she made her run home behind the car under the guise of the game they were racing! As sick and twisted as it all was, something tells me somewhere in this season there will be a mother-daughter beauty pageant being won. I mean hello, we are talking about Gabby here.

All in all, I think the whole 5 year jump actually worked. I was interested in a lot of the stories, I liked some of the flashbacks, but had a few issues. Lynette and Tom’s twins storyline was filler, so I hope it gets better. I can’t believe it, but I miss Kayla the demon spawn! Meanwhile I feel really disappointed and ripped off by what happened to Mike and Susan.

Side Note: Brothers and Sisters Premier Thoughts Up Tomorrow (at the latest)!

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6 Comments

  1. Loved the 5 year jump!

    I absolutely hate the whole Mike and Susan breaking up for like no reason. I feel they will get back together maybe by the end of the season hopefully.

    Comment by Candace
    09.29.2008 at 6:43 am
  2. It may have been five years, but I don’t think Katherine would have forgotten how Bree helped her out with the little shotting and all. I would think their bond would be stronger than a book.

    Comment by smoore
    09.29.2008 at 6:59 am
  3. I think the person Dave is after is Susan. I think it was his wife and child that died in the car accident and he blames her. It would explain a lot.

    Comment by Eric
    09.29.2008 at 1:23 pm
  4. I honestly thought that would be too predictable. Yet they did that with Katherine last season, we all guessed the real kid was dead on day 1 and that is what ended up happening.

    Comment by Dustin
    09.29.2008 at 2:50 pm
  5. I would think that Susan and Mike would have met him or seen a picture of him during the accident. I think it’s someone else on Wisteria Lane, but I don’t think the person he’s after even knows it or him. Otherwise he wouldn’t be so open to meeting everyone.

    Comment by Anonymous
    09.29.2008 at 3:36 pm
  6. I loved the 5 year jump. It totally gave the show new life.

    I also wondered where Lynette’s other kids were. It was kind of weird.

    I disagree that Mike and Susan broke up over nothing. I mean, if Susan was consumed with guilt and blamed Mike about the brakes, she must have been unbearable to live with. A husband can only take so much nagging and fighting before he leaves. It could have been having a negative impact on their son, as well.

    It is too bad, though. We waited so long for them to be together!

    I hope the mystery of Edie’s husband is interesting. I love your theory, Dustin. My first thought was the same as Eric’s.

    Comment by Charity
    09.29.2008 at 5:07 pm

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