Posted by Dustin on 11.05.2007 at 8:30 pm

What the heck is going on with “Desperate Housewives?” The season started with such a bang and so much promise, but lately it just seems to be getting slower and slower with each episode. To be fair though, DH isn’t the only show I’m getting fed up with as of late. Anyways, let’s dish.

First up, Susan and Mike went to a genetics specialist, given the late in life pregnancy Susan is having, just to be safe. Mike apparently forgot he once told Susan his dad was dead, which he’s not, he’s just in jail for murder. She insisted they go see him to get a family history, only to find out he was an evil soulless man who didn’t regret the murder he committed or feel remorse. She later found out from him that he just can’t think about it, as it would drive him crazy if he did. Mike’s dad privately warned her that Mike was a popular guy in school until he was sent away, then his life took a dark turn and those demons aren’t gone. I really don’t like where this is going at all. Basically we’ve been warned Mike is going to turn out bad possibly. Can’t they leave Mike alone for once? It only took them 3 years to get him together with Susan!

Another storyline that is annoying me to no end is the Carlos/Gabby/Victor/Edie mess. I used to love Edie, but at this point I’m kinda wishing she had hung herself! Gabby and Carlos were planning to leave their significant others in this episode. Carlos did leave Edie, and pretended like his 10 million off shore account was a big fat lie, since she couldn’t seem to prove to the IRS it existed. Gabby meanwhile was tempted not to leave Victor by his dad and big fat check from him. When Carlos brought up his money, she had thinking to do. Then it seemed when Victor returned and vowed to do anything, even give up running for Governor to keep her, that Gabby didn’t know what she wanted! The episode ended with Edie exposing Carlos and Gabby’s affair. Like I said, maybe Edie should have just died at this point. She’s become such a spiteful and hateful character that I can’t have any sympathy at all for her.

Lynette took on a metaphor for her life in this episode. She was determine to rid her yard of the ground hog that invaded it unwanted. As she learned at the end of the episode she was cancer free, it was a bitter sweet moment as she found the dead ground hog which normally she wouldn’t have gone after with such a vengeance.

Finally the gays had a Halloween party and invited everyone. Well I don’t think they invited Susan, but she was out of town anyways. Danielle showed up at the party, defying mommy dearest, as her mother! It was the only costume she could pull off and be pregnant in. Of course her water broke, and Bree had to get Adam to secretly deliver the baby. He already knew she was faking though. Danielle then seemingly chose to leave her family and baby at the end of the show, even when it appeared Bree was giving her the chance to reconsider this. So where is this going to go? Is Danielle going to show back up later demanding her baby and ruining everything for Bree? That’s my bet.

As for Lee and Bob (the gays), can we do something with them other than making them props and the token gay couple? ABC made a big stink about bringing them onto the show, but so far they’ve done almost nothing with them! I guess I shouldn’t complain too much though. I mean hey, at least they aren’t the Applewhites!