Desperate Housewives: 5/13/07

[Agatha Mystery]

Wow. Edie is extremely underhanded. I thought that she had mellowed a bit. She got Carlos evicted so he'd move in. Now she's dangling a baby that she's never going to have to keep him.

Yay for Susan and Mike. Gabby is going to figure out she's married some Mob guy.

Lynnette, with cancer, possibly. Can you imagine if she died and left Tom with 5 children? He'd never be able to handle them. Especially given the fact that his eldest daughter is evil.

[MaryT]

I don't actually think Gabby is going to get married. Susan may be getting her wedding day back :)

(this is my opinion - not a spoiler)

[katbug]

I agree with MaryT. Hopefully Gabby will listen to that nagging feeling that it wouldn't be a great life after all. I'm hoping that Carlos will realize that he can't be with Edie (wow, underhanded indeed...who knew she was the most desperate of all the housewives?!) because he loves Gabby too much, and she'll realize the same.

Nice to see Susan finally catch a break and be completely happy.

Sad that Lynette and Tom will be dealing with her health issues on top of everything else, but I'm sure it will make them stronger as a couple.

[Havana Brown]

cancer, that sux. I thought they were going to tell her she was pregnant. Now THAT would be funny! :D

[Shaunnick]

I really do not like Lynette anymore. I guess I am looking at it from a guys perspective, but honestly, before Tom was out on his back, she was constantly manipulating their home situation. As far as his little girl is concerned, she's not evil, she just doesn't like Lynette for a variety of different reasons and is just as conniving as Lynette is. How long before Carlos knocks GABBY up? Susan is a drama queen. I don't know how she will screw this up, but come on, you know she will. Edie, Edie, Edie. When will she stop taking everyone else's leftovers and find a man of her own? Yay! Marcia Cross is back next week

[IJustLikeTivo]

Nice to see Susan finally catch a break and be completely happy.



Not a chance in the world that they'll leave it that way. There are no happy marriages on soaps.

[Bananfish]

I actually think this season has been pretty entertaining, much better than Season 2. But this episode was truly awful. Only a touching moment or two at the very end saved it at all.

Gabby and Susan fighting over the wedding date was remarkably contrived and phony; Carlos and Edie don't interest me one iota; and neither does Lynette and her cheatin' heart. And if I see Mike give Susan one more loving look while he tells her "whatever you want, honey," I think I'm gonna hurl.

[Shaunnick]

Yay for Susan and Mike. Gabby is going to figure out she's married some Mob guy.



That did not even occur to me but yeah I bet you're right. Especially after last week when the Meter Maid got his beatdown by the two hired thugs.

[Agatha Mystery]

I actually think this season has been pretty entertaining, much better than Season 2. But this episode was truly awful. Only a touching moment or two at the very end saved it at all.

Gabby and Susan fighting over the wedding date was remarkably contrived and phony; Carlos and Edie don't interest me one iota; and neither does Lynette and her cheatin' heart. And if I see Mike give Susan one more loving look while he tells her "whatever you want, honey," I think I'm gonna hurl.
Yeah, Lynette had a cheatin' heart. However, Tom had been a major jerk towards her since he opened the pizza place. She swallowed her pride many times. She backed down and let him take control. She's obviously much better at business than Tom, but took a backseat because he needed it. However, he didn't appreciate it and slapped her down one too many times.

Yes, she's always been a forceful woman. She's been in control of their home. Yes, he has a problem with that. Their marriage should be more of a partnership, and it never has been. Part of that is due to Tom not accepting the fact that Lynnette is better at business (PR, managing, etc) than he is, and he takes it out on her, as if it is her fault.

I don't know that Lynnette really has a cheating heart. She just enjoyed the support and friendship that he gave her that she wasn't getting with Tom. She'd never cross that line, but it's hard to turn away that friendship when her spouse treats her like dirt.

[nirisahn]

... How long before Carlos knocks GABBY up? ...
I don't think Gabby can get pregnant anymore. Isn't that why they were using the maid for a surrogate? IIRC, when Gabby lost the baby she was carrying (I don't remember exactly what happened to her), she was hurt badly enough that she can't have kids anymore.

[Agatha Mystery]

I don't think Gabby can get pregnant anymore. Isn't that why they were using the maid for a surrogate? IIRC, when Gabby lost the baby she was carrying (I don't remember exactly what happened to her), she was hurt badly enough that she can't have kids anymore.
She fell down the stairs and hemmorhaged. She had to have a hysterectomy IIRC.

[Shaunnick]

Alright, how long then before Carlos realizes he doesn't need a child and shacks up with Gabby? :p

[dswallow]

Carlos really wants a child. And I think he grew tired of that child being Gabby, although he's still obviously in love with her at least to some extent. Edie's irrelevant, really. But Carlos is quite willing to be with her if it gets him a child or two.

[appleye1]

Yeah, Lynette had a cheatin' heart. However, Tom had been a major jerk towards her since he opened the pizza place. She swallowed her pride many times. She backed down and let him take control. She's obviously much better at business than Tom, but took a backseat because he needed it. However, he didn't appreciate it and slapped her down one too many times.

Yes, she's always been a forceful woman. She's been in control of their home. Yes, he has a problem with that. Their marriage should be more of a partnership, and it never has been. Part of that is due to Tom not accepting the fact that Lynnette is better at business (PR, managing, etc) than he is, and he takes it out on her, as if it is her fault.

I don't know that Lynnette really has a cheating heart. She just enjoyed the support and friendship that he gave her that she wasn't getting with Tom. She'd never cross that line, but it's hard to turn away that friendship when her spouse treats her like dirt.
Wow, I see it almost exactly the opposite of the way you do. I see Lynette as lying and manipulative and she's been that way since S01E01. The pizza place was his dream, and after she begrudingly let him have it, she pouted and whined if he didn't run it the way she wanted. She's a control freak. And when he got injured and she was stuck running his dream, like she wanted anyway, she was still resentful about that and started toying with the idea of an affair. :mad:

Heh-heh, I guess I'd better not go to much further than that. I wonder if other guys feel the same way I do. Maybe it's a guy vs. girl perspective. I'm sure the writers are writing it this way on purpose. :)

[Agatha Mystery]

Wow, I see it almost exactly the opposite of the way you do. I see Lynette as lying and manipulative and she's been that way since S01E01. The pizza place was his dream, and after she begrudingly let him have it, she pouted and whined if he didn't run it the way she wanted. She's a control freak. And when he got injured and she was stuck running his dream, like she wanted anyway, she was still resentful about that and started toying with the idea of an affair. :mad:

Heh-heh, I guess I'd better not go to much further than that. I wonder if other guys feel the same way I do. Maybe it's a guy vs. girl perspective. I'm sure the writers are writing it this way on purpose. :)
She tried to make it work, by working with him. She was resentful and got stuck running the place. She wanted to hand it off and he kept trying to get her to stay.

I don't think she ever really wanted to run his dream. Shoot, he invested all of their savings into it. She HAD to help keep the place afloat. They've got 5 kids to raise and now have no savings. The only way to keep the business running was to help run it. They can't afford anything else. Anytime she tried to make changes, for the better for the business, Tom immediately went into attack mode. She had the new chef add new food choices and their restaurant got busier and they made more money. All of which Tom resented and took out on her.

Yes, she's a control freak. She always has been. She's always been supportive of him, though. She worked to help him get jobs. She tried to help prop him up at work (at the PR place) to make him feel better about himself. She helped him with his dream and was willing to swallow her pride and take orders. However, while she was taking orders, he was being a massive jerk about giving them. I think he was enjoying the power and trying to get revenge for all of the times that he had to take her decision instead of his own at work.

[toddvj]

It probably is a girl vs. guy thing, but I have to disagree. Lynette is the Least likable character on the show (which says a lot, since none of them are that likable). She's a horrible human being. She made her kid fake cancer, got hooked on her kid's ADD medication (and was hypocrite enough to act holier than thou when Bree had a drinking problem). She prevented her husband from getting a promotion, and then caused him to lose his job. She "killed" her son's imaginary friend, made Tom think that they had an insect infestation because the house wasn't clean enough for her, Refused to let her kid quit baseball, and then paid a little league player to throw a game. Then, after agreeing to let her husband open a Pizza parlour (granted, probably not the most sound business decision) and agreeing that it was his business, she took over, made a big deal about the uniforms (how petty can you be), hired an employee that Tom asked her not to, and then started staying late with the him and *ahem* blatantly lying to her husband about what she was doing at night. Then she has the audacity to be mad at Tom when she was the one who was doing something wrong in the first place. Yep, she's a real piece of work. I can't stand her. Good thing it's only a show, huh?

[emandbri]

Lynnette has never really been a likable character she has always been manipulative so this really isn't new. I agree with Agatha though that she really did have the best interest in mind, they need the restaurant to do well and her ideas have helped. I think tom could have given in a little, why can't they have orange and navy t-shirts? They would have looked good together and workers wouldn't get bored wearing the same color shirt every day.

I wonder if now that Bree is back if the show will continue to have Edie on it as much?

[Agatha Mystery]

I never said that Lynnette was a saint. She's done some underhanded things. Which person hasn't? It's a soap opera. Characters are never cut and dried. Most people aren't, either, so that makes sense. :D

[MFruchey]

Lynette, I love you.

Sure Lynette's manipulative (aren't all the DH girls?), but to me, she's always seemed the most human, and (this rough patch aside) there's something I've always liked about her relationship with Tom.

[Shaunnick]

Lynette, I love you.

Sure Lynette's manipulative (aren't all the DH girls?), but to me, she's always seemed the most human, and (this rough patch aside) there's something I've always liked about her relationship with Tom.

Yeah, he doesn't cheat on her. :D

[katbug]

It probably is a girl vs. guy thing, but I have to disagree. Lynette is the Least likable character on the show (which says a lot, since none of them are that likable). She's a horrible human being. She made her kid fake cancer, got hooked on her kid's ADD medication (and was hypocrite enough to act holier than thou when Bree had a drinking problem). She prevented her husband from getting a promotion, and then caused him to lose his job. She "killed" her son's imaginary friend, made Tom think that they had an insect infestation because the house wasn't clean enough for her, Refused to let her kid quit baseball, and then paid a little league player to throw a game. Then, after agreeing to let her husband open a Pizza parlour (granted, probably not the most sound business decision) and agreeing that it was his business, she took over, made a big deal about the uniforms (how petty can you be), hired an employee that Tom asked her not to, and then started staying late with the him and *ahem* blatantly lying to her husband about what she was doing at night. Then she has the audacity to be mad at Tom when she was the one who was doing something wrong in the first place. Yep, she's a real piece of work. I can't stand her. Good thing it's only a show, huh?
Wow! How funny to see such differences in points-of-view. I see most of these things completely opposite of how they're written (though, admittedly I don't even remember some of them). I don't dislike Lynette, and totally understand how she could have done what she did. She never crossed that line of infidelity...yes, she was teetering on the edge a little too closely, but the second that the guy made it more than a flirtation, she cut it off head-on. She was starved for adult interaction, so when a gorgeous, talented guy shows up and saves the day (especially when Tom has always been so immature), I can see how she'd lean that way a little.

As far as the Bree/alcohol situation is concerned...um, yeah, I can see why she was so upset about it considering that Bree was "watching" her kids while drinking, leaving the kids to run all over town. I think I'd be pretty p.o'd too!

Yep, definitely a good thing it's just a show, lol. I guess that's why they write it the way they do though, gets people talking. :cool:

[nirisahn]

As far as the Bree/alcohol situation is concerned...um, yeah, I can see why she was so upset about it considering that Bree was "watching" her kids while drinking, leaving the kids to run all over town. I think I'd be pretty p.o'd too!
And Lynette never drinks around the kids? And never falls asleep when she's supposed to be watching them? Very hypocritical. And yet, for some reason, I still like Lynette. In fact, except for whiny Susan, I like them all.

Despite all their flaws, or maybe because of them, I love watching Desperate Housewives. Their scheming and machinations are really fun to watch.