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Old 01-06-08, 11:54 AM
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Desperate Housewives - "Welcome to Kanagawa" - 1/06/08

"Welcome to Kanagawa"
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The tornado destroys Mrs. McCluskey's house, and Lynette faces the possibility that her family may not have survived; Katherine discovers that someone knows about her mysterious past.
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Damn, the final produced episode. Might as well call this the season finale.
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I thought they were holding this episode off until they had new episodes to play off the major cliffhanger from last fall?
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Originally Posted by critterdvd
I thought they were holding this episode off until they had new episodes to play off the major cliffhanger from last fall?
That was the hope of Marc Cherry, but, apparently ABC/Disney have other plans. I'm sure those plans include having an abbreviated season on DVD, rather than waiting for the remaining episodes to air, then releasing the entire season. I'm sure that ABC/Disney will find a way to make MORE money out of this situation.

At any rate, I'm very excited to see this episode. I know alot of other people are, as well.
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"You're pimping me out for a new roof?"

"And windows"

Pretty good episode.

Sucks that we got left with all these open ends
Old 01-06-08, 10:24 PM
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This episode was quite filled with humor. I loved the whole scene with Gabby going through those papers in the garage, and when the door opened, she began acting like a grieving maniac! The whole pimping out Andrew situation was great, too. Oh, and Lynette and Karen trying to spread the ashes all over the baseball field. Loved it! I really hope that this writers strike will end soon, so they can get new episodes filming!
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Originally Posted by MrX
"You're pimping me out for a new roof?"

"And windows"
The entire dinner with Andrew being pimped out, and Susan's attempt to sabotage, was a riot!!!

The only thing that felt out of place was the Mayfair plotline, but a pretty damn good 'season finale'(?) -- sweet & funny, but not too saccharine, not too heavy on the drama.
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Wow, Orson had the most hilarious lines tonight. The one about how he was sure they would have fun at a boot store together and:

"He's got a mesh shirt that would make your ex cry."



I also cracked up when McClusky said "I was almost at my third strike."

Does anyone know who the actress was who played Ida's bitch niece? I can't place where I know her from.
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I was worried that this would be a real downer of an episode post-tornado, but there was a lot of funny stuff.

The gay couple was hilarious and I was dying watching Orson and Bree trying to set up Andrew and the contractor.
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One of the funniest episodes of the series. You could see many of the key plot points coming, but it was well written enough to still be enjoyable.

I guess no more Fillion. I noticed that he was listed as a special guest star.
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Old 01-07-08, 10:43 AM
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Good episode. Poor Carlos.
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Maybe it was my mood but I found most of the plot lines uninteresting and unfunny. Did like the baseball stuff.

"It's OK to raise men's hopes and not satisfy them. I've done it all my life." was a good line.
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Did we get any more information regarding that note? I didn't quite understand Malcolm Reynold's reason why he was walking out on her.
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Did we get any more information regarding that note? I didn't quite understand Malcolm Reynold's reason why he was walking out on her.
I don't think we are suppose to...yet. That is part of the Mystery. Is Fillion gone for good?

Love the stuff with the gay couple saying their friend was a 3 and most guys wanted a 9.
So true.

Great scenes for everyone. Gonna miss the show.
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It is always good when Edie gets little screen time. Now maybe she and Susan will die.
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Originally Posted by starseed1981
Good episode. Poor Carlos.
Do not grieve for poor Carlos. Given the tired soap-opera cliches this series trots out with no apparent shame, it's only a matter of time before Carlos regains his sight.

(And I'm not criticising -- I enjoy a well presented tired soap-opera cliche just as much as the next guy.)
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Originally Posted by Flave
Do not grieve for poor Carlos. Given the tired soap-opera cliches this series trots out with no apparent shame, it's only a matter of time before Carlos regains his sight.

(And I'm not criticising -- I enjoy a well presented tired soap-opera cliche just as much as the next guy.)
You forgot to mention that it will drag on for a few weeks without Gabrielle knowing that his sight is back.
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Then there will also be an episode where comedy hijinks will ensue once Gabby realizes that dating a blind man allows her to slack off on her diet, exercise and hygiene regime.
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Really good episode. No doubt that Carlos will get his sight back.
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pretty good and entertaining episode. poor carlos, guess we will see what happens.

wish there were more episodes!
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poor carlos, guess we will see what happens.
He won't.

*rimshot*
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Originally Posted by riley_dude
Love the stuff with the gay couple saying their friend was a 3 and most guys wanted a 9.
Me too, especially the part about how 3 doesn't go into 9.

I LOVED this episode, and am SO bummed it's the last one for now.

What happened at the very end? My DVR was full, so I missed the last couple of minutes. Last thing I saw was Lynette and Mrs. McCluskey heading to a bar to talk about her two strikes, then it cut to Katherine for a second, and that's where it stopped recording. Did I miss anything good?

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Wow, Orson had the most hilarious lines tonight. The one about how he was sure they would have fun at a boot store together and:

"He's got a mesh shirt that would make your ex cry."

Absolute genius. And only Kyle MacLachlan could have hit that line right on the mark!

Originally Posted by Jadzia
Does anyone know who the actress was who played Ida's bitch niece? I can't place where I know her from.
Meredith Scott Lynn - whom I'll always remember as Georgiana from Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss.

Originally Posted by riley_dude
I don't think we are suppose to...yet. That is part of the Mystery. Is Fillion gone for good?
I would be VERY suprised by that. (I mean whenever anyone leaves this show it seems to be in a body bag with the exception of the Applewhites - and good riddance!) With Susan still pregnant, there are plenty of opportunities for incorporate Adam into the neighborhood storylines. Plus him just vanishing one day would make the already suspicious neighbors even more leary of Katherine.

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Plus him just vanishing one day would make the already suspicious neighbors even more leary of Katherine.
And that would be the point


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