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November 21, 2004
No Longer Desperate
It’s been quiet around here. Things at DC have been moving along without incident and at home we’re getting ready for Kate and her friend Rachel to come for the holiday weekend. Saturday I was out buying a ton of stuff she asked for, all to be taken back to GW to keep her skin moisturized and her tummy full of whole grains and the like.
One accomplishment was finally catching up on Desperate Housewives, well at least until tonight’s ep airs. Anyway, we’re enjoying it. Everything the critics say about it being a guilty pleasure are accurate.
For the most part, what makes the show work is the hint of danger and the edge every character has. For example, Bree (Marcia Cross) must have something real deep to change her from carefree lover to obsessive-compulsive. Will we ever find out during her therapy sessions?
I think my favorite character may be Susan (Teri Hatcher) since she seems the most grounded. Her daughter seems like a great kid, she has a neat career and is kinda goofy and fun. On the other hand, Gabrielle would solve so many problems by just sitting her husband down and explain her needs. Of course, he would have to be willing to sit and listen but he seems “old school” so that’s not likely to happen.
And for all the goofy stuff, there’s a real mystery playing out and that’s a good thing. I find it interesting that both Veronica Mars and Desperate Housewives are employing a season-long mystery to keep things united while doling out tidbits week-by-week. It’s working very well in both cases.
Finally, doesn’t Cody Kasch look like Victor Garber’s illegitimate son? If Alias ever wanted to do a flashback to Jack Bristow’s childhood, he’d be perfect.
Posted by Bob Greenberger at November 21, 2004 05:18 PM
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I kind of gave up on Desperate Housewives this week. Just seemed to do to much rising action with the mysteries..."Here's a mystery of the death" "Oh, and here's a mystery of Bree's husband" and "Here's a mystery with the new guy on the block" and so on and so on, with no real resolution...and without giving a feeling that there was a direction being headed to. I see that next weeks will have a big reveal..and a death...gee..I wonder who that's going to be, given there's only one who's not in the credits.
I strangly don't have the same problems with Veronica Mars (though if I could remember to watch it, that'd help) or Lost.
Posted by: Scavenger at November 22, 2004 04:16 PM