Desperate Housewives - Season 5 IRL Discussion [**SPOILERS**]

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THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION OF 'DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES' AS IT AIRS ON RTÉ - PLEASE DO NOT SPOIL ANY PLOT DETAILS OR "HAPPENINGS ON WISTERIA LANE" FOR ANY EPISODES PAST RTÉ'S CURRENT AIRING!

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On the highly anticipated season five premiere,

five years have passed since Katherine shot her ex-husband as Susan, Lynette, Bree and Gabrielle stood together in solidarity to protect her. Susan tries to hide her relationship with a new man. Gaby questions her abilities as a mother. Bree is on the verge of publishing her own cookbook as business partner Katherine grows envious. Lynette catches her teenaged twins spearheading illegal activities. And finally, Edie returns to Wisteria Lane in jaw-dropping fashion with a new man in tow, her new husband Dave (played by Neal McDonough).

Tune in on Tuesday 14th October at 9.55pm on RTÉ 2

JP Liz

Season 5 tonight

Basq

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Please be aware of spoiler tags.

EKRIUQ

Just noticed spoiler tags don't work when you hover over the thread title

Basq

Namesco wrote: »

Just noticed spoiler tags don't work when you hover over the thread title

That should fix that..!

EKRIUQ

I've seen the first 2 episodes and both are very good and worthwatching

Sharpshooter

Any minuet now, * waits in anticipation *.:D

Got the time wrong,:o 53 more mins.:rolleyes:

mike65

For the first time since series 2 I flicked it on and bloody hell - what a scrawny bunch of wimmins they are these days.

Mike

Sharpshooter

l am enjoying it so far.:D

Roses are red

Very good looking forward to the next episode.

Sharpshooter

* waves at Roses *

lt will be interesting to see how it pans out.
Poor Gabrielle.:D

Dudess

Thought it was awesome. The Susan/Mike thing was very cleverly done - he's not dead!!! Thank ****!!!

The scene with Danielle coming back and snatching Benjamin from Bree was so sad...

Wonder if there's any story with Lynette and Tom's other kids. Also Julie (Susan's daughter).

Lumbarda

I hated the 5 year jump forward at the end of the last series but have to say enjoyed last night, maybe it was what was needed to shake things up a bit as it was getting a bit repetitive. Mind you, by the looks of things, we have yet another "stranger with dark secret" moving into Wisteria Lane, the scriptwriters obviously can't envisage a season without this plot device :rolleyes::)

JP Liz

Neal McDonough is a great addition to the cast

So Edie is married to Dave (Neal McDonough) but whats his dark secret??
I kinda feel its related to Susan and Mike's car accident

BTW may i add James Denton aka Mike still very very hot

amacachi

Yeah, he got through the 5 years without aging too much:P

Sharpshooter

l was thinking that maybe it was his wife and daughter that were killed in the accident and that he is out for revenge of some kind, by the way l know this is going to sound silly but is he able to ( for want of a better word ) hypnotise people.
The older man at the beginning really didn't want to sell his house, but then Dave starts saying over and over " you will sell " or something similar and the next thing the man is leaving and shaking Dave's hand.
Then there is the way Edie is changing her behaviour.
One minuet she is the old Edie and the next he only has to rest his hand on her and she turns into a stepford wife, l mean Edie baking muffins?
See l said it was probably silly.:o
He is a bit creepy, but l am loving every minuet.:D

Roses are red

He seems to have some sort of control over Edie cant wait to see what happens next.

JP Liz

Is it on RTE 2 tonight?

Sharpshooter

Yep , 10:00 on RTE2.

Catari Jaguar

Fast forwarding into the future is a rip off of one tree hills last season :rolleyes:

I'm not sure if I like the new storylines... I'm still watching it though

JP Liz

Is Susan's new man Jackson also bating for other side????

I'm thinking he might be gay

Carlos and Gaby are still the best couple on the show

When will Karen McCluskey be made a series regular??? She is in nearly every episode and she is another of Wisteria Lane's Desperate Housewives

ixoy

Lil Kitten wrote: »

Fast forwarding into the future is a rip off of one tree hills last season :rolleyes:

Umm other shows have done the jump of a few years before "One Tree Hill" so you can't claim it's just a rip-off of that. Offhand - "Battlestar Galactica" and before that "Alias".

JP Liz wrote: »

Is Susan's new man Jackson also bating for other side????

I'm thinking he might be gay

Well the actor playing him was the lead in the U.S. version of "Queer as Folk" so maybe that's what you're picking up on, having maybe seen it somewhere before?

gazzer

JP Liz wrote: »

Is Susan's new man Jackson also bating for other side????

I'm thinking he might be gay

Carlos and Gaby are still the best couple on the show

When will Karen McCluskey be made a series regular??? She is in nearly every episode and she is another of Wisteria Lane's Desperate Housewives

The guy who plays Jackson was also one of the main stars of the american version of Queer as Folk.

LolaDub

Spoilers....

Dave -

A fire will break out further into the season where tom, dave and mikes new band are playing. Dave will be connected to this and two people will die. One of the scavo kids will get the blame.

Carlos and Gabrielle -

Carlos will be offered surgery that should restore his sight. Gabrielle worries he won't find her attractive anymore and tries to delay the surgery so she can have time to get into shape

Susan and Julie

Julie, Susans daughter returns with a boyfriend in his 40's, who used to be her teacher. Susan warms to him initially until she realises he's been married 3 times and is about to propose to Julie.

Mike

He's having it off with Katherine

Scavos -

Tom gets a massive electric shock at the pizzeria, his heart stopped and was revived-is there any damage? Lynette finds out he's put the pizzeria up for sale

Scavo kid

Porter is having an affair with an older woman who is a part of the PTA, Lynette and Tom find out

Carlos

Carlos gives a woman an orgasm during a massage, she asks him to come to Europe for 2 months with her

Susan

Susan and Jackson break up as Jackson wants to have a serious relationship but Susan doesn't. Will she change her mind when she finds a woman at his apartment?

Future -

Gabrielles stepfather who abused her will be making an appearance sometime this season

Our man in Havana

How genuine is your info?

Got a source?

LolaDub

Bond-007 wrote: »

How genuine is your info?

Got a source?

I assume thats directed at me?

Yes have a source, didn't think i should post it

Do you just want me to confirm that or are you asking me to post/pm it?

Our man in Havana

PM would be appreciated.

LolaDub

Bond-007 wrote: »

PM would be appreciated.

Pm sent!

Our man in Havana

Thanks.

LolaDub

You're welcome!

LolaDub

Dave -

He has come back to Wisteria Lane to destroy the man who ruined his life

Bree-

started drinking again when Orson went to prison, Katherine moved in with her to help her through it

Susan

asked mike for another chance when they were about to be divorced, he refused

JP Liz

Susan Spoiler

There is a death for Susan - Mike, Jackson, Julie, mother or her son

LolaDub

Dave+Mike

Dave has come back to get revenge on the man he thinks ruined his life, dave wants to spend a lot of time with mike and we learn daves brother died in prison. Someone close to Susan will die in the fire-Mike, Julie, Mj or her mother, could mike be on his way out?

Jackson

Jackson will emerge as the hero from the fire. He won't be one of the few to die

Dudess

Very cleverly done the other night - of course people were going to assume initially that Dave was the husband/partner of the woman who was killed in the car crash, and the writers played on that nicely. They also bore in mind people thinking that was too obvious for Desperate Housewives so they threw in a red herring - Dave's brother who was killed in prison (Mike killed a guy in self defence while serving jail time)... only it turns out he IS that woman's widower.

Dave is a great character - quite complex.

Sharpshooter

Dudess wrote: »

Dave is a great character - quite complex.

He certainly is , Dudess , I am liking Dave and I really don't want to.:(

I wish Susan and Mike were back together , and hats off to the child actor that plays their son.
He is brilliant.:D

marie_85

sharpshooterH wrote: »

I wish Susan and Mike were back together , and hats off to the child actor that plays their son.
He is brilliant.:D

Oh, he is SO adorable! And a great little actor. Seeing his little look of concentration before dropping the bowling ball was the highlight of the episode! He acts Mike off the screen. Although Mike has been better this season.

JP Liz

back tonight on RTE 2 - 9.55pm

Our man in Havana

Indeed it is, trailing far behind the US.

aoibhebree

Filler episode last night ...
Worst. Episode. Ever!!!!
:mad:
This season in general isn't great, but that was just totally taking the p1ss!

2fivers

aoibhebree wrote: »

Filler episode last night ...
Worst. Episode. Ever!!!!
:mad:
This season in general isn't great, but that was just totally taking the p1ss!

Each to their own, I suppose, but I thought that episode was quite clever. Well developed, good writing, and a sweet performance from the perennially underrated Beau Bridges.

As far as season-fillers go, It served its purpose quite well, and it was nice to see

Mary Alice Young onscreen (not sure if spoilers are necessary, but I dont want some fanatic gunning for me if they've sky plussed it.

again, to give a little more insight into the characters.

moe_sizlak

2fivers wrote: »

Each to their own, I suppose, but I thought that episode was quite clever. Well developed, good writing, and a sweet performance from the perennially underrated Beau Bridges.

As far as season-fillers go, It served its purpose quite well, and it was nice to see

Mary Alice Young onscreen (not sure if spoilers are necessary, but I dont want some fanatic gunning for me if they've sky plussed it.

again, to give a little more insight into the characters.

was only half watching it , was the charechter of beau bridges meant to be an angel

2fivers

Nope, just a nice guy.

Enii

aoibhebree wrote: »

Filler episode last night ...
Worst. Episode. Ever!!!!
:mad:
This season in general isn't great, but that was just totally taking the p1ss!

I thought it was brilliant!!!!

Goes to show it's all subjective!;)

LolaDub

I thought it was a fantastic episode. When eli was in his truck looking at mary alices house i nearly cried!

When is the next episode on? Not until late feb?

ASIL1983

I couldnt believe how awfully bad it was, and i think that was the 100th episode??. What a way to celebrate it, my friend and i couldnt stop giving out about it this morning!!

Bondvillain

ASIL1983 wrote: »

I couldnt believe how awfully bad it was, and i think that was the 100th episode??. What a way to celebrate it!

What was it that made it bad?

Just asking. Im not a die hard fanatic by any means, but I thought that the writing and performances were the same if not higher than usual standards, and the background development was appropriate for a long running series. I wouldn't be surprised if Beau Bridges copped an Emmy nomination for his guest performance either.

datk

I thought it was the best episode in a long time. I even blubbed during it - could have more to do with my current mood!!

I enjoy the programme but it's not on the top of my must see list. I think Gabby has been the best character this season, she's gotten some of the best one liners so far - usually at Carlos' expense. I've never been fond of Susan - I think Teri Hatcher is too much. Bree I can take or leave, same with Edie. Lynette is usually good.

Kila

Just watched episodes 12 (Connect, Connect!) and 13 (The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened) last night.

I'll confess that I thought the Eli episode (13) wasn't that bad actually. There were a few moments where I really felt for the character, to be honest, and I did find myself feeling a little sad towards the end of it. It could just be because it reminded me of someone I've lost, but I did feel a bit tearful at points during the episode.

When Mary Alice looked down and saw his shoe with the hole, I thought that was well done. Eli trying not to show that he was ashamed, and really desperate for some work, and Mary Alice realising it and trying not to show it either.

Overall I enjoyed both episodes. The Eli episode was clearly filler, but I thought it was enjoyable enough to be honest.

I didn't like the connection between Edie and Eli though, I thought that was a little bit of a stretch on the part of the writers, and thought they might have been better served showing her in a different light or something.

gazzer

I really enjoyed the latest episode. I thought it was very heartfelt and very sad. The bit where Beau Bridges was looking at Mary Alices house after she died was really touching as was the bit where there was tons of people at his funeral.

Our man in Havana

Pointless filler episode to be frank. There must have been a mini writers strike/go slow.

marie_85

I thought the last episode was lovely. Yes, it was saccharine and I did roll my eyes at the idea of an episode revolving around a character we'd never met, but they managed to pull it off quite well.

Gaby and Mary-Alice's segments were the best, I thought. Especially the bit with the shoe which had me in tears. I seriously could not believe I was crying over a character I'd never met before and never will again, but there you go!

For once Susan didn't annoy me and Teri Hatcher did a fantastic job with her grief over Mike. Bree and Lynette were both great as well, and I think Felicity Huffman is wasted on this show. Edie's segment was ridiculous and annoying, but wow... for a 45 year old woman, she has an incredible body.

There were some really sweet and funny moments in it. 'I will have this baby and then beat you with it' is a highlight, definitely. And I loved seeing Rex again, although I don't remember him being quite such a controlling husband.