A Few Random “Housewives” Thoughts

Let me offer a few random thoughts about last night’s “Desperate Housewives”…

So now we’re supposed to feel sorry for Ann because her husband is beating her? Granted, there is never justification for such a horrible act, but I cannot feel sorry for a 45-year-old woman who is sleeping with a 16-year-old boy. That’s still disgusting!!!...

Let’s give some more airtime to Lily Tomlin and Kathryn Joosten as Roberta and Karen McCluskey. They’re a really great team…

[For you TV trivia buffs out there, the casting of Tomlin is Marc Cherry’s nod to “The West Wing.” Joosten played President Bartlett’s secretary, Mrs. Landingham, until her character was killed off. Tomlin played her replacement, Debbie.]

They could’ve given Roberta and Karen the airtime they devoted to that ridiculous story involving Julie. Sure, it got a few laughs, but since the guy was introduced and dismissed in the same episode, what was the point? Couldn’t Julie and Susan have had that marriage talk some other way?

Speaking of what was the point, are we now totally done with the creepy rich lady story? If it was going to wrap up in three episodes then why bother? And Carlos gets hit in the head and he loses his sight and now he gets hit in the head again and gets it back? Are you telling me in the five years we didn’t see that Gaby never hit him in the head? I find that hard to believe…

And I am sick and tired of shows teasing us with the possibility that someone is going to die and then making it a supporting character we barely knew anyway. And how dumb was that criminal expert? Did it never occur to him when Dave was leading him down that dark hallway that Mike was one of the guys at the table in the BLUE ODYSSEY T-SHIRTS?!

Murderous tendencies aside, I am still loving Dave. I think he is the only bright spot in an otherwise meandering season. And when he emerged from the flames with Mike, you have to admit that was a nice twist. So what does he really have in store for him? Hmmm…

Okay, I’ve said my piece. Now it’s your turn. Are you as frustrated with this season as I am, or is it just me?...

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