They did it! As anticipated by spoiler-hunters for weeks, ABC's hit soap "Desperate Housewives" jumped time in the concluding moments of last night's 2-hour 4th season finale (#416-417) revealing a somewhat different Wisteria Lane.
Many of the rumors were true - Bree is now a successful Marta Stewart-type celebrity whose affairs are managed by her gay son Andrew.
I also heard a rumor that either Bob or Lee would be gone, and Andrew would be dating the one who stays (since Bob loves the suburbs I presume it would be him), but we'll have to wait till September to see if that one's true. Bree has however forgiven Orson and she is happy with him.
Lynette may have put an end to Kayla's antics, but her teenage twins have turned into delinquents. We knew those two would always wreak havoc, so it is only logical the show would continue to explore their problematic coming of age.
It'll be fun to see the twins the producers cast over the summer to take over the roles. I would guess the young actors who played them were among those who had to leave the show. At least as series regulars.
Katherine remains on the show and that's a good thing. Dana Delany has been a wonderful addition to 'Desperate Housewives' (has she actually replaced Edie, or is Nicolette Sheridan's hilarious character coming back in the fall?).
Gabrielle's bloated appearance and being a parent to twin girls is just the sort of a comic twist you could imagine befall the self-obsessed material girl. Is Carlos still by her side?
Finally, Gale Harold's ("Queer as Folk") character did (as spoilers claimed) turn out to be Susan's new husband (and no, that wasn't Nathan Fillion as some of those stereotypical magazine-flipping and chips-munching casual viewers may have thought).
The questions remain - what happened to Mike? Is he dead? Who's the new guy? How did Susan meet him? I hear he may be the focus of next year's big mystery. Is he just an obstacle to Susan reuniting with Mike, the love of her life, in the big series finale in 2011 (which I guess would depict events in 2016)?
It's hard to tell by those 3 minutes whether this was a brilliant move on the part of the writers, or the moment which will be remembered as the time when "Desperate Housewives" "jumped the shark."
It will all depend on the execution in the fall and whether the viewers actually care to find out how the ladies got to the point where they are in 2013 (through a series of flashbacks which could still employ some of the actors who left the show).
In any event, I'll be happy to revisit Bree "The Celebrity Mom," Lynette "The Delinquents' Mom," Gabby "The Fatty Mom," and Susan "The Remarried Mom," all living on Wisteria Lane in 2013.
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Carlos will be back :)
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Wow, Katherine looks beautiful and Susan has become more sexy~! Love both...
ReplyDeleteWish that Edie was there too...
Absolutely loved this finale. The conversation was as witty and funny as usual, if not better. The storyline was good too.
ReplyDeleteAnd the flash forward turned out better than I expected. Now I can't wait to see what happens in the future. But my guess would be they are flashing forward now so that they can do flash backs in the coming season.
I disagree about the greatness of the finale.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I haven't really enjoyed an episode of DH in a while. I'm sure the writer's strike had something to do with it, but the writers are losing me. None of the stories are compelling, the only character I care about is Lynette, and the "comic" elements of the show are making me wince.
As for the "five years" bit, it's possible that when we return, it will be 2008, and we've been watching 1999-2003. I think that there has never been a real date on the show, nor any reference to a current event.
Susan? This could be her "acting", or playing on this guy. Who knows?
The real question for me is, will I care?
What a fantastic last episode. After the first hour I was worried as it didn't feel like the 'season finale' but the explanation to the Mayfair mystery was satisfying albeit not mindblowing as I found the Mary Alice mystery back in Season 1, and wasn't it great to see her again. The flashforward will prove to be a sensational move for the show as long as the writers continue with the quality of certainly the earlier episodes (4x01-4x03), the tornado episode and the latter episodes otherwise I fear, as you say, people will look on it as when the show jumped the shark. Season Five *COULD* be the best year yet.
ReplyDeleteTo the person who thinks the show has not been in the "present" up until now.... You either have a very short attention span, or just don't pay attention... There has been MANY referrences to the dates in DH, and they are/were very much in the present year.... Remember when Mike suffered memory loss (how ironic)... Anyway, 2004 was mentioned as his last memory... Also, Mike and Susan's wedding announcements said 2007 last May... I could go on and on.... It will have to be 2013 when they return in the fall... period... Forgive me if any of this sounded harsh... I just get upset when someone puts down a show when he/she obviously hasn't even been paying that close attention.... Rant over.......
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