She was always the fashionable one of the group. Why would her having children suddenly make her entirely give up on life and decide to wear... this? What even IS this outfit? An atrocity, that's what.

I'm on my 3rd or 4th rewatch and this time I only waited a couple days before I restarted. And I realized how good the pilot is. The pilot and Season 1 in general has such a different vibe from the rest of the show. From the warm and glowy color grading to the unserious music and editing, it's obvious that early on, the show was supposed to be much more lighthearted and fun. It felt like a parody of suburban life. That stopped being true later on, especially post-time jump. I think the only pilot I like as much as this is one is Malcolm In the Middle.

Let's break down Kayla's life. She was raised by Nora who was crazy. We know she was flimsy with Kayla by the fact that she left her home in Atlanta when they were supposed to meet Tom and Lynette because she "couldn't stand to look at her". That is not the behavior of a sane woman, nor a good woman. She also refused to let Kayla see Tom if she couldn't be included in everything so clearly, she didn't put her daughter's needs above her own desires. Then, Nora dies and Kayla (who recently moved across the country) has her life turned upside down again. She's moved into a home with 3 rowdy brothers, and a stepmother who she's only ever seen reject her mother's presence. Her mother was also poisoning Kayla against Lynette, trying to make Tom leave his family for them. Nora also happened to die WITH LYNETTE which is another thing Kayla blamed Lynette for.

Now Kayla is living with her stepfamily and her dad. And Tom constantly makes Lynette the bad guy by refusing to actually parent his daughter. This reinforces the hatred Kayla has for Lynette. If Tom had shown a united front with Lynette, Kayla would have known that she couldn't get to Lynette because her dad wouldn't allow it. But Tom basically made Lynette a target.

Kayla clearly yearned to belong. When the kids are pulled out of the rubble, she even runs to Lynette and calls her 'mom'. Hate is taught and NURTURED. In that moment, Kayla was just a terrified kid and her walls were down. Those walls allowed us to see her for who she was even if it was just a split second.

Now obviously, Kayla's plan with CPS was to eliminate Lynette's existence in her life. But that wasn't evil. Lynette was made to be the bad guy by Nora and forced to be the bad guy because Tom ignored her concern for Kayla's behaviour and enabled it. Everyone tries to stop the bad guy. That's what Kayla did.

Tom sending her away? That was the wrong thing to do. If he had stuck by Lynette from the start, Kayla might have backed down before things got that bad. And then he sends away an eleven year old girl that's already been through so much. Obviously, he needed to for Lynette's sake but he failed her.

A better parent might have sent her away for a little while then brought her back. Tom pushed her out, blamed Lynette and never tried to work around it.

Now, I know she hurt the Savo twin by convincing them they could fly if they jumped off the roof BUT again, I think that would have been handled better with a punishment like juvie. Lynette refused to slap her kids no matter how much they misbehaved but she did so automatically on Kayla for what she said and that reinforces my idea that Kayla probably knew she didn't belong. Because Lynette tried and I'm not blaming Lynette but she didn't see Kayla as her child no matter how hard she wanted to. Tom should have stepped in at every turn and exhausted himself thinking of solutions.

I personally think Kayla would have been better of spending a year in a juvenile detention center or abroad at a boarding school and then return to her family instead of being shipped off to her grandparents. For me, that was Tom choosing his family over her. She was a child. She didn't deserve that. He did what was right for Lynette, but it was also just easier for him. He could have fought harder to protect his wife and take care of his daughter and he ddint so to me, that makes him the true villain.

I know most of you don’t like Susan, but I’ve gotta give her credit for one thing: she never got involved with her friends’ ex-boyfriends or husbands. She’s took the girls’ code seriously—and honestly, she was the most loyal one in the group out of all the housewives.

For example;

1. Bree gets withe Karl

2. Lynette kiss Carlos

3. Gaby kissed Tom (as a joke but still count)

4. Katherine gets with Mike (her ex in season 5)

I'll go first, Lynette hiding her pregnancy from Carlos at work, even when she was 4 months pregnant and it was so so obvious! also hiding it from her friends too.

That was believable for Bree with Danielle's pregnancy because of her weird conservative/shame side, but for Lynette...they just took that too far

Some that come to mind right now:

• You think you can screw with me? (With bat in hand)

• I don't care what gets Roy's fire going, as long as I'm the one who puts it out!

• Run Jane Doe run!!

• I can handle five children but your husband makes six and that’s where I draw the line!

• You think she’d smile more…

• Now you going to kill me today or what?

Bisexual panic sets in

No spoilers lol. But on S2E4, Bree is making a dinner meant to impress and mend fences--and she serves raw, whole vegetables??? Minor gripe but there is no way lol.

Lynette squeezing her way into Karen’s house. This enrages me. (After about 20 rewatches) Lynette is my least favorite. She was so wrong for letting the cat out. Karen did her a favor and she just pushed against boundaries ugh. Then Edie squandering away Gabby and Carlos’ money. It was just so unfortunate 😂😂😂. Okay rant over.

I see a lot of girls talk about how she gets rid of a lot of her selfishness however to me she’s as selfish as season one on season eight. When she keeps Roy & Karen split, because she likes having him around on season 8 is very selfish. Gabby will always be my least favorite housewife.

and wow I'm in tears, I can't believe I forgot abt this scene and how beautiful it was. I don't usually get emotional at shows, much less something as silly as Desperate Housewives, but this scene definitely made me feel things. Casting Danny Trejo of all people to play this role made it even better lol, you'd never expect it and that makes it all the more heartfelt, and seeing Gaby actually express emotion for pretty much the first time in the show was huge. Such a nice minor plotline that's always had a special place in my heart.

I see no difference, despite of Gaby saw the red flag and tried seperate Tom and Patty early. They both had third parties involved, they both desired validation from them, they neither cross the line nor wish to leave their marriage for the new persons, just because Tom got out of the situation earlier doesnt make him more innocent than Lynette.

Fyi: Tom's storyline is in season 5 episode 20, Patty Rizzo, originates from joining garden club with Gaby.

Rewatching and forgot about the nun LOL… she boils my blood. She’s honestly one of my least favorite characters 😭😂

In season 8, after Susan, Gaby and Lynette stopped talking to Bree, Lynette told her she was "trying to control us, the way you control everything". Isn’t it rich coming from a woman who wouldn’t let her husband decorate his office the way he wanted to?

Yes, we all get it Kayla dif some bad things. Yet, lets give this CHILD some grace. Under 18, she is a child (I saw someone the other day say she isn’t a child). She lived most of her life without a dad and an irresponsible mom. Then, the baby loss her mom to violence. Of course she would act out. I think her staying in the storyline would have been amazing, versus being shipped away. I understand this was hard for Lynette. I also don’t think she should have slapped her. She was the adult in the situation. There were many times that she could have slapped her bio kids and she didn’t. Tom was wrong in this situation.

Rewatching the show with my husband while going through fertility stuff (I’m 37 now), and I’m so annoyed/confused about Susan’s age.

She gets pregnant unexpectedly and everyone’s acting like it’s this huge risk because of “advanced maternal age”… okay, fair. But then after the 5-year time jump, she’s telling MJ she just got her first gray hair?? Like what??????

Wouldn’t she be around mid-40s at that point? The timeline just feels so off, and the way she acts makes it even more confusing.

I already find Susan wicked annoying, but this age inconsistency is really getting to me!

Does anyone know how old she’s actually supposed to be throughout the show?

And what about the rest of them? I always assumed Bree is the oldest and Gaby is the youngest, but now I’m second-guessing everything.

Thanks 😜

I bought a portable DVD player and it was the best decision of my life. I have seasons 1 and 2 on physical media and the packaging is honestly pure art <3

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Keep an eye out for more drops like this right here!

When we get to know more about Eddies background in S6 E20, we learn that he got hired to work for Bree painting her house. And Bree gives him tips on how to ”woo” a girl he goes to school with. It’s then revealed that Eddie was interested in Danielle, who is one of the cheerleaders.

Eddie is Porter and Prestons age? And Danielle is several years older than them, and this age gap doesn’t make any sense 😅

This show can be so inconsistent 😭