Desperate Housewives: Season 2

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 25, 2005

Starring: Richard Burgi, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria Parker

Summary: About ten years ago on a sunny day in the loveliest of suburbs, in a town called Fairview, housewife Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) decided to end it all. Now she takes us into the lives of her friends, family and neighbors... Her circle of girlfriends on Wisteria Lane includes Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), a known klutz who recentlyAbout ten years ago on a sunny day in the loveliest of suburbs, in a town called Fairview, housewife Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) decided to end it all. Now she takes us into the lives of her friends, family and neighbors... Her circle of girlfriends on Wisteria Lane includes Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), a known klutz who recently remarried the love of her life; Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), who struggles with her family and career; Bree Hodge (Marcia Cross), the owner of a thriving catering business and a successful cookbook author, whose lovelife is very complicated nowadays; the ex-model turned housewife Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria Parker), who finds herself chasing after two daughters plus a wild niece. The ladies have welcomed the now single Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany), who lived on the street once before when Mary Alice was alive, into their small, tight-knit group, and the newest housewife to arrive on the lane, Angie Bolen (Drea de Matteo), promises to shake things up quite a bit.Then there are the men: Mike Delfino (James Denton), Susan's husband, a charming plumber; Lynette's adorable husband, Tom (Doug Savant), who always stays by his wife's side despite many challenges; Gabrielle's husband, Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira), who works hard to provide for his wife and daughters; Orson Hodge (Kyle MacLachlan), a devoted husband to Bree; and Nick Bolen (Jeffrey Nordling), Angie's creepy and secretive husband. The kids include Julie Mayer (Andrea Bowen), Susan's polite and charming daughter, who is now keeping some secrets of her own; Porter Scavo (Charlie Carver), one of Lynette and Tom's twins, an emotional rebel; Parker (Joshua Logan Moore) and Penny (Kendall Applegate), the Scavos' younger children; MJ Delfino (Mason Vale Cotton), Susan and Mike's cute young boy; Juanita (Madison De La Garza) and Celia (Daniella Baltodano), the Solises' young, mischievous daughters; Ana Solis (Maiara Walsh), Carlos' manipulative and spoiled niece; and Danny Bolen (Beau Mirchoff), Angie's strange and moody 19-year-old son.

And finally there are the gay couple, Bob (Tuc Watkins) and Lee (Kevin Rahm), who moved from the city for a more quieter, peaceful life, and local busybody Karen McCluskey (Kathryn Joosten).From her unique vantage point, Mary Alice sees more now than she ever did alive, and she's planning to share all the delicious secrets that hide behind every neighbor's closed door in this seemingly perfect American suburb."Desperate Housewives" stars Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young, Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge, Eva Longoria Parker as Gabrielle Solis, Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair (season 4 onwards), Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt (seasons 1-5), Drea de Matteo as Angie Bolen (season 6), Alfre Woodard as Betty Applewhite (season 2), James Denton as Mike Delfino, Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis, Doug Savant as Tom Scavo, Kyle MacLachlan as Orson Hodge (season 3 onwards), Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer, Shawn Pyfrom as Andrew Van de Kamp, Joy Lauren as Danielle Van de Kamp, Mark Moses as Paul Young and Cody Kasch as Zach Young (seasons 1-2), Steven Culp as Rex Van de Kamp (season 1), Jesse Metcalfe as John Rowland (season 1 - recurring afterwards), Roger Bart as George Williams (seasons 1-2), Richard Burgi as Karl Mayer (season 2 - recurring otherwise), Mehcad Brooks as Matthew Applewhite (season 2), Josh Henderson as Austin McCann and Dougray Scott as Ian Hainsworth (season 3), Rachel Fox as Kayla Huntington (seasons 3-4), Lyndsy Fonseca as Dylan Mayfair (season 4), Neal McDonough as Dave Williams (season 5), Maiara Walsh as Ana Solis (season 6), Jeffrey Nordling as Nick Bolen and Beau Mirchoff as Danny Bolen (season 6) and Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey. Marc Cherry ("The Golden Girls") is executive producer and creator. "Desperate Housewives" is produced by Touchstone Television and is the winner of both the 2005 and 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E24. Remember (2)
Air Date: May 21, 2006
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S2:E23. Remember (1)
Air Date: May 21, 2006
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S2:E22. No One Is Alone
Air Date: May 14, 2006

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Mark A. Perigard

Jun 20, 2013

Just be grateful to be back in the neighborhood. [26 Sep 2005]

Brian Lowry

Jun 20, 2013

The second-season opener, fortunately, featured a couple of knockout, buzzworthy moments as well as a tantalizing new plot thread, promising that this suburban soap's back alleys and side streets have plenty of stories left to divulge. [27 Sep 2005]

Mike Duffy

Jun 20, 2013

"Desperate Housewives" has been spinning its storytelling wheels this fall. ... But we kvetch too much. Despite its slightly diminished state, most of the time "Housewives" remains a Sunday night delight. [30 Oct 2005]

David Bianculli

Jun 20, 2013

We're now three episodes into the second season of "Housewives," and the show still doesn't seem to have any traction. ... What's wrong so far this season, for the most part, has been the tone. [11 Oct 2005]

Flak Magazine Lizbeth Finn-Arnold

Jul 3, 2013

The show has lost focus and flavor, delivering nothing but — sigh — leftovers. What's changed? Not much — and that's the problem. With a large, adoring fan base and powerhouse ratings, it may have seemed wise not to mess with what was working. But relying on formula has done nothing but let the show grow stale. Read full review

Joanne Ostrow

Jun 20, 2013

Now the novelty is wearing off, and the hour is edging toward vapidity. ... The story is too rooted in convention to be truly outrageous, too melodramatic to make it plausible as anything but goofy comedy. How long do we need to play along? [13 Oct 2005]

Maureen Ryan

Jun 20, 2013

'Desperate Housewives' is the worst show on the broadcast networks. ... The show is adrift in silly contrivances (as opposed to inventive situations), painful dialogue and obvious wheel-spinning. The solution to ending or spicing up any boring story line is just to inject some over-the-top melodrama or at the very least, have various characters in floods of tears or running about screeching. Or, failing all that, have Teri Hatcher fall down. Read full review

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ThatsLife

Jul 6, 2011

With a mixture of scoop and scandal, comedy and drama, heroes and villains this show is the best thing that you will ever watch, so hop on this roller-coaster ride and hold on tight because this is one journey that you will never forget, with the housewives and the rest of America and theWith a mixture of scoop and scandal, comedy and drama, heroes and villains this show is the best thing that you will ever watch, so hop on this roller-coaster ride and hold on tight because this is one journey that you will never forget, with the housewives and the rest of America and the world, this is so exciting and energetic that you will want to go without sleep to know how it ends!… Expand

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AmazingWatch

Jun 12, 2011

For a show it is a truly amazing watch with a fine, fine story line and excellent narration. One of the best shows ever created by a long shot! F.R.I.E.N.D.S. is funny, like this show, but it does not have an juicy scandels or cliff hangers! MOVE OVER F.R.I.E.N.D.S.! WOOOHOOO!

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drlowdon

Oct 30, 2014

With the mystery involving the suicide of Mary Alice explained this second season introduced new characters and new plots into the mix. It still mostly made for a fun watch but, for me at least, this was the shows worst season as the writers attempted to stick too closely to template set outWith the mystery involving the suicide of Mary Alice explained this second season introduced new characters and new plots into the mix. It still mostly made for a fun watch but, for me at least, this was the shows worst season as the writers attempted to stick too closely to template set out in the shows debut season but were never able to make the central mystery anywhere near as interesting.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2011
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 26, 2010
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 2009
Season 5

77
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 28, 2008
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 30, 2007
Season 3

67
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2006
Season 2

49
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2005
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  S2:E24. Remember (2)
  Air Date: May 21, 2006
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  S2:E23. Remember (1)
  Air Date: May 21, 2006
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  S2:E22. No One Is Alone
  Air Date: May 14, 2006
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  S2:E21. I Know Things Now
  Air Date: May 7, 2006
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  S2:E20. It Wasn't Meant to Happen
  Air Date: April 30, 2006
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  S2:E19. Don't Look at Me
  Air Date: April 16, 2006
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  S2:E19. The More You Know, The Juicier It Gets
  Air Date: April 23, 2006
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  S2:E18. Everybody Says Don't
  Air Date: April 2, 2006
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  S2:E17. Could I Leave You?
  Air Date: March 26, 2006
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  S2:E16. There Is No Other Way
  Air Date: March 12, 2006
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  S2:E15. Thank You So Much
  Air Date: February 19, 2006
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  S2:E14. Silly People
  Air Date: February 12, 2006
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  S2:E13. There's Something About a War
  Air Date: January 22, 2006
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  S2:E12. We're Gonna Be All Right
  Air Date: January 15, 2006
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  S2:E11. One More Kiss
  Air Date: January 8, 2006
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  S2:E10. Coming Home
  Air Date: December 4, 2005
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  S2:E10. All the Juicy Details
  Air Date: January 1, 2006
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  S2:E9. That's Good, That's Bad
  Air Date: November 27, 2005
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  S2:E8. The Sun Won't Set
  Air Date: November 20, 2005
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  S2:E7. Color and Light
  Air Date: November 13, 2005
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  S2:E6. I Wish I Could Forget You
  Air Date: November 6, 2005
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  S2:E5. They Asked Me Why I Believe In You
  Air Date: October 23, 2005
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  S2:E4. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
  Air Date: October 16, 2005
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  S2:E3. You'll Never Get Away From Me
  Air Date: October 9, 2005
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  S2:E2. You Could Drive a Person Crazy
  Air Date: October 2, 2005
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  S2:E1. Next
  Air Date: September 25, 2005
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 3, 2004