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  • ABC
  • Sep 25, 2005
  • ABC
  • Sep 25, 2005
Desperate Housewives

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 recently rem...

Created By: Marc Cherry

  • ABC
  • Sep 25, 2005
  • ABC
  • Sep 25, 2005
Desperate Housewives
Season 2
8 Seasons
Season Premiere: Sep 25, 2005
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
49
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 55 User Ratings
8.2
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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 recently rem...

Created By: Marc Cherry

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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 25, 2005 • 43 m
Next
Lynette goes back to work; Gabrielle struggles with her pregnancy and Carlos in jail; Bree deals with Rex's death; Susan learns more about Mike's past.
Episode 2 • Oct 2, 2005 • 43 m
You Could Drive a Person Crazy
Susan discovers that Karl is seeing Edie. Tom can't keep up with housework. Carlos needs Gabby's help surviving in jail. Bree's mother-in-law feels the need to share her grief with the world.
Episode 3 • Oct 9, 2005 • 43 m
You'll Never Get Away from Me
Episode 4 • Oct 16, 2005 • 43 m
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Lynette's son has an imaginary friend, George and Andrew fight over Bree's attention, Susan struggles with the Zach situation, and Gabby has lawyer problems.
Episode 5 • Oct 23, 2005 • 43 m
They Asked Me Why I Believe in You
Episode 6 • Nov 6, 2005 • 43 m
I Wish I Could Forget You
Episode 7 • Nov 13, 2005 • 42 m
Color and Light
Lynette and Tom find a like-minded couple to watch their kids, Susan strikes up a romance with her ex-husband, and Gabby tries to hide her pregnancy.
Episode 8 • Nov 20, 2005 • 43 m
The Sun Won't Set
Episode 9 • Nov 27, 2005 • 43 m
That's Good, That's Bad
George stalks Bree; Lynette uses some leverage against Nina; Carlos is released from prison; Susan finally meets her birth father, and tries to form a relationship.
Episode 10 • Dec 4, 2005 • 43 m
Coming Home
Bree has to deal with George's death, Lynette tries to get daycare at work, Susan has problems with her father's wife, Gabrielle fights for her husband and the Applewhites get Caleb back.
Episode 11 • Jan 8, 2006 • 43 m
One More Kiss
Gabrielle kisses Tom; Andrew tries to blackmail Bree; Mike tries to spend a little time with Zach, which angers Paul.
Episode 12 • Jan 15, 2006 • 43 m
We're Gonna Be All Right
Episode 13 • Jan 22, 2006 • 43 m
There's Something About a War
Bree sees a stranger at the Applewhite's house, Gabby has a fight with Sister Mary for interfering, and Susan's budding relationship gets a little confusing.
Episode 14 • Feb 12, 2006 • 43 m
Silly People
While Tom tries to bond with his new boss, Karl makes Susan an offer she can't refuse. Meanwhile, Bree plays sleuth at Betty's house, and Gaby puts her house in order.
Episode 15 • Feb 19, 2006 • 43 m
Thank You So Much
Episode 16 • Mar 12, 2006 • 43 m
There Is No Other Way
Episode 17 • Mar 26, 2006 • 43 m
Could I Leave You?
Episode 18 • Apr 2, 2006 • 43 m
Everybody Says Don't
Episode 19 • Apr 16, 2006 • 43 m
Don't Look at Me
Episode 20 • Apr 30, 2006 • 43 m
It Wasn't Meant to Happen
Episode 21 • May 7, 2006 • 43 m
I Know Things Now
Episode 22 • May 14, 2006 • 43 m
No One Is Alone
Episode 23 • May 21, 2006 • 1 h 24 m
Remember: Part 1
Episode 24 • May 21, 2006 • 1 h 24 m
Remember: Part 2
8 Seasons

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Metascore
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49
30% Positive
3 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
40% Negative
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3 Reviews
30% Mixed
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40% Negative
4 Reviews

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88
Jun 20, 2013
Just be grateful to be back in the neighborhood. [26 Sep 2005]
By Mark A. Perigard FULL REVIEW
70
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]
By Mike Duffy FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 55 User Ratings
8.2
85% Positive
47 Ratings
9% Mixed
5 Ratings
5% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 55 User Ratings
8.2
85% Positive
47 Ratings
9% Mixed
5 Ratings
5% Negative
3 Ratings

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60
Jun 20, 2013
Perhaps it was too much to hope that the second season of Housewives would get off to the same kind of explosive start as the first. But we do expect the series to do more than just mark time. [10 Oct 2005]
By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW
40
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]
By David Bianculli FULL REVIEW
30
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.
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25
Jun 20, 2013
I don't know what's worse about Desperate Housewives: its contempt for women, its shrill sense of humor, the incessant tinkle of its Elfman-esque score, or its lame attempts at making its Backlot, Hollywood aesthetic seem as if it exists in the real world.
By Ed Gonzalez FULL REVIEW
10
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.
By Maureen Ryan FULL REVIEW
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