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The neighborhood is jolted with the arrival of Angie Bolen (Drea de Matteo) and her family, and it soon becomes clear that they are hiding something. But what is their secret, and what are their true intentions? Meanwhile, a plane crash on Wisteria Lane causes everyone to reflect on their lives and the choices that have made them who they are.
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June 27, 2010
#1
Review by D. J. Nardi
Rating:
Make no mistake: this show is basically a glorified soap opera, with much better acting and plots. However, it is pretty funny. The plots get so off the wall sometimes that it becomes hilarious. Each season has a separate story arch that usually involves a murder or somebody’s deep, dark secret. Each episode also features a unique story and many plot twists. Things get pretty zany after several seasons. Over the past 5 years, it has included many (many) extramarital affairs, murders, holdups, hurricanes, gang lords, and dead bodies in the freezer.
This season has been pretty good so far. Angie and Danny as the new family on the block are good additions to the show. Angie in particular adds a lot of spunk. Unfortunately, it hasn’t really developed the theme or subplot as strongly as some past seasons. It’s only now that the backstory to Danny is becoming revealed. Also, the whole plane crash thing was kind of silly. However, a lot of the episodes were funny, especially the whole Russian gold-digger.
June 27, 2010
#2
Review by T.B. Grant
Rating:
The five-year jump at the end of season five highlighted what was to be a rocky road for the inhabitants on Wisteria Lane. For the viewers, too. A lot happened at the end of season five and also when the show returned for its sixth run on September 27, 2009.
Dark, ominous creatures moved into town and took the shape of the Bolen family. By the end of episode one, NICE IS DIFFERENT THAN GOOD, a regular cast member is jumped from behind and strangled into a violent coma. Susan Mayer’s daughter, Julie, is hospitalized and Susan is left to grieve (Hatcher’s acting chops are versatile in this season) next to her newly recycled beau, Mike Delfino. Hatcher gives a flawless performance as an anguished mom.
The sixth season unfolds with scores of strange undercurrents. Lynette and Tom are expecting twins. As if their lives are not consumed with enough energy from the other rug rats in the family. Bree finds solace, albeit reluctantly, with a man named Karl Mayer–Susan’s ex. And later in the season, Bree reveals a secret that may surprise some viewers. Gabrielle and Carlos have to deal with a rebellious teenager to whom many moms watching can attest. Jesse Metcalfe returns as John, but only to stir up dirt between Gabrielle and Carlos, who seem to be “settling down” in their own comfortable life. Only that illusion dissolves later when Gabriel puts her own life on the line to help try and save Angie Bolen.
A same-sex love affair/relationship blossoms between Katherine Mayfair and a newcomer to the show, Julie Benz. It fizzles, and by the end of the season the question whether or not Katherine and Robin will return hangs in the air. Nonetheless, Benz’s depiction of Robin is lovely and down-to-earth–a nice addition to some of the unpleasant characters living on Wisteria Lane. Turmoil suddenly erupts during the Christmas holiday, leaving lives hanging in the boughs. Later in the season, a stranger drifts into town and marks his presence at the Bolen family house.
The ongoing Fairview “strangler” storyline is an interesting arc throughout the season. Who attacked Julie Mayer? Viewers are left to wonder until the end, horror-struck, who the culprit really is. And when that happens, more disaster between the characters explode into a nail-biting finale. Questions are left unanswered, and the women on Wisteria Lane are in another conundrum–a perfect but somewhat frustrating dilemma for rabid fans of the show. Now we must wait until the fall to revisit our favorite guilty pleasure and get answers to our many questions.
Desperate Housewives season six may tread water at times, however: viewers are hungry for interaction with the women of Wisteria Lane. The absence of Lynette, Susan, Bree, Katherine and Gabrielle sitting around the table playing poker and gossiping about the latest goings-on is solely missed in this season. The problem: Too many new characters and storylines seem to have drowned out the lives of the main players. For example, the relationship between Susan and her daughter, Julie, is limited during the sixth season. We miss the bond that they had developed in earlier years. Maybe when Julie is out of the hospital, she can go home to recover. Newcomers, Bob and Lee, were introduced to the show in season five to a standing ovation. By the fifth year, the show needed a revamp of new characters. However, their storylines in season sixth are pitiful and are in need of a tune up. For two good actors, they do not get an adequate amount of camera time. Fingers crossed, let’s hope Marc Cherry and his family of writers introduce a juicy storyline for them in subsequent seasons.
As for the characters, some will stay, while others have already flown the coop, never to return, and new and old comers will arrive to Wisteria Lane in season seven. The drama continues …
Whatever your opinion is of the sixth season, whether you hate it or love it, there is no denying that Desperate Housewives delivers the best entertainment week after week, with a cast of brilliant actors and actresses. With this DVD box-set, you can watch it at your own pace, in your home, at any time.
Nice is Different Than Good
Being Alive
Never Judge a Lady by her Lover
The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me Blues
Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
Don’t Walk on the Grass
Careful the Things You Say
The Coffee Cup
Would I Think of Suicide?
Boom Crunch
If
You Gotta Get a Gimmick
How About a Friendly Shrink?
The Glamorous Life
Lovely
The Chase
Chromolume No. 7
My Two Young Men
We All Deserve to Die
Epiphany
A Little Night Music
The Ballad of Booth
I Guess This is Goodbye
June 27, 2010
#3
Review by dylan
Rating:
I thought this season of desperate housewives was better than season 5, even thought i did rate last season 5 stars also. Its just a fantastic show, which i am sad to say is ending after season 7. What a fantastic season, this has been and i can’t wait for next season:
SPOILERS:
Zach’s dad is back (well, step-dad).
who’s child on westiera lane isn’t theres?
and will Susan be back any time soon?
June 27, 2010
#4
Review by Jan Nielsen
Rating:
no more nicolette
more desperate housewives
for me. with out the gorgeous
(nicolette sheridan
June 27, 2010
#5
Review by W. Boswell
Rating:
I’ve been waiting for this to come out so I can see the show in sequence. The haphazard way that ABC ran this season was a major disappointment especially with all the breaks of a month in between episodes and reruns before the season was completed. I recommend getting it on DVD which is why I gave up watching it because it was difficult to follow. If ABC is trying to lose viewers, which they probably have, they did a great job with this series.
I only gave it three stars because the writing wasn’t as good as previous seasons. Besides the erratic broadcasting, the stories were weak compared to previous seasons and the serial killer story dragged on too long. Of course ABC dragging on with the breaks in between episodes didn’t help either. The quality in Season Six compared to previous seasons was not up to par. I think the series is losing steam.