Comments on: What’s Wrong With… DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES?

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:12:22 +0000

personally, i think DH is an amazing show. Yes, season one was exellent, and season 5 is a little slow. But, its the combination of seriousness/drama and the funny parts that make me love it. I didnt like the applewhites story, but i did enjoy Katherines. Gabby is my favorite, and im glad shes becomming glamorous again becauses shes hilarious. And I hope Susan and Mike somehow get back together, because its obvious Susan still loves him. And i think that they should have had a better reason for a break up if they dont get back together. Bree needs a little more drama, and Gabby as well. Lynettes crazy kids and hectic life make her stories bearable. I just think the show needs to keep up how they started. evern seasons 2-4 were funny…season 5 unfortunatley only has its moments. i know DH isnt a comedy…but it helps make you want to watch during the dull episodes. So..yea i agree but i disagree that seasons 2-4 werent good at all…but season 1 will be hard to top. I just hope this show stays on the air for a while…. its good.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:49:03 +0000

My CURRENT problem with DH is that Mike and Susan kill a woman and child with their car and never meet/see the man they’ve widowed. Susan Meyer would have definitely sought out Dave after the accident, if only to make matters worse. Also, how long does it take Fairview detectives to match dental records? Even if her neighbors thought her senile, Mrs. McClusky would have informed the police about Dave’s metal past. Just plain dumb which is par for the show. But really? Wasting Lilly Tomlin? That’s unforgivable.

By: Dexter

Dexter — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:11:06 +0000

Wow, “Aleks”, I agree with you so much. I hope writers/producers whoever at ABC look at this and consider our concerns because I honestly love this show. And I think Seasons 1-4 were way more interesting than this season. It seems like the writers are being lazy coming up with great plots/storylines. How can people have absolutely no problem with this season if you are a die-hard fan? There is clearly a lot of work that needs to be done. Dave’s story can be a lot more intriguing and dark, yet he just has random fits and Edie fails to realize her husband is a complete psychopath. All I know is this Season better end with a bang because if it doesn’t more and more people will stop watching it and I will be one of them.

By: Melody

Melody — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:04:35 +0000

Yep, I agree with everything you just wrote Aleks.

By: Aleks

Aleks — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:04:19 +0000

The problem with DH is that it drags out story lines longer than we’ll ever be interested in them, and part of that problem is that the writers have to figure out how to make the story last for 22 episodes, which at this point is just a broken model. I think making DH a midseason show (thus only 13 episodes or so) would definitely benefit the type of stories they want to tell, without them just throwing around ideas to distract you (e.g., Porter’s “trial”). But that’s been this show’s problem for awhile.

Otherwise, I think this season is just alright. Last season was *way* better, if only because they actually used Dana Delany, who deserves much better than the thankless story line of dating what has to be the most boring person on TV.

By: Melody

Melody — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:08:25 +0000

I have enjoyed this season so much but l still think that all of the storylines need a little umph. I agree that the children’s storylines should come to the forefront, even for just a little while. The show for me is very much enjoyable, it is just the matter of knowing that the writers can do much better.

By: Naf

Naf — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:36:47 +0000

I also think this is the best season since the first, but me and the TV addict don’t seem to be agreeing on much recently. The Dave mystery may be moving a little bit slowly now, but that’s not surprising seeing as we’re just around midseason now. Give it a few more episodes and I’m sure it will pick up. What I like about the mystery is how it managed to involve the men of WL. By having episodes where Dave forms a band and moves in which Mike, they managed to make sure whatever he ends up doing does have an effect on all of the characters. He’s married to Eddie, friends with all the husbands, and is now after Mike, Katherine, Susan and her kid. While the mystery may not be the woman coming together to solve something, it is finally something that involves most of them. And now that Tom is onto Dave, I can see it getting even more complicated.

As for Mike and Susan breaking up, I think it worked because of the 5 year break. The women all changed during those 5 years, and not always for the best, and I think its interesting that the show is exploring that.

By: bws

bws — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:17:54 +0000

well, tom’s secret daughter had to have her story wrapped. you can’t keep someone like that around forever.

By: Ace

Ace — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:10:17 +0000

I think one of the other big problems for me on the show is the breakup of Susan and Mike. I just can’t believe that after all of their troubles that they were finally happily married with a son on the way and then just gave up?? Yeah, don’t think so. Accident or not, there is no way Susan would have given up on Mike that easily and vice versa. I think it would have been more interesting for them to be together trying to deal with their different views on raising MJ.

I also agree that they should be using the children more. Like whatever happened to Tom’s daughter that went all psycho arsonist?

By: bws

bws — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:04:04 +0000

Ohhhh The TVA comes out guns blazing! I agree that the revenge plot has been way too slow. I actually thought it was going to be resolved at the midseason mark. The 5 year jump has been basically forgotten at this point. I’m a little surprised they aren’t using the kids even more since they’re the only thing that changed. Heck, even Carlos got his sight back.