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Desperate Housewives
Season Five
SERIES: ABC, Sunday 9:00p (60 minutes)
Starring
Teri Hatcher,
Eva Longoria,
Felicity Huffman,
Marcia Cross,
Gale Harold,
Gail O'Grady,
and
Peter Onorati
We jump forward five years in the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents.
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy,
Drama
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| CREATED BY: |
Marc Cherry
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| FIRST AIR DATE: |
September 28, 2008 |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
TV Guide Matt Roush
Moving the story ahead five years didn't so much reinvent the show as it recharged and refreshed the scintillating mix of domestic comedy and sudsy intrigue that we've always enjoyed.
80
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
It has the wit and bite that made the series a standout, but it has jettisoned much of the dramatic baggage that had begun to weigh the show down.
80
Variety Brian Lowry
Yet while the first episode basically does the heavy lifting setup-wise, the second is a knockout -- with great scenes involving Lynette's well-intentioned but intrusive parenting style, Gabrielle's social climbing and Bree's work/home juggling act.
75
Entertainment Weekly
This season, the Housewives aren't desperate: They're avidly ambitious, like the series itself.
70
Boston Globe Joanna Weiss
So far, at least, this season promises to be less about plot than personality. That doesn't mean the show is perfect - it never was--but it's better, and that's a big relief.
70
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
As creator Marc Cherry explained this summer, he wanted to re-set the series and get the stories back to something more closely resembling reality. Sunday's season premiere does that pretty well with some of the women's stories, especially Lynette (Felicty Huffman), whose twins are now terrible teens.
70
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
If you gave up on either one because they seemed tired or just annoying in their familiarity, now might be a good time to try a return visit.
63
Chicago Sun-Times Misha Davenport
The nostalgic feel Wisteria Lane once held has evaporated, ironically leaving fans nostalgic for the way things once were.
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