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Old 11-16-08 | 11:17 AM
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Desperate Housewives -- "City on Fire" -- 11/16/08

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Julie Mayer returns with a surprise; Gaby discovers the truth about Mrs. Hildebrand's past; Katherine has a confession to make to Susan; a fire breaks out at the club where the Wisteria Lane garage band is competing in a battle of the bands; and Lynette learns about Porter and Anne Schilling (Gail O'Grady). Tokyo Police Club appear as a band called Cold Splash. Roberta: Lily Tomlin. Lloyd: Steven Weber.

Old 11-16-08 | 09:08 PM
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Chilling. Absolutely chilling. Dave is extremely dangerous, and someone has to stop him. It won't be easy, and I'm afraid the person that does stop him will not live to tell the tale.

So, Porter's cougar, Anne, is being abused by her worthless husband. I feel bad for her, and I do hope that her husband pays for his abusive ways. Too bad he didn't burn up in the fire.

Mrs. Hildebrand becomes creepier with each passing episode.

It seems to me that Mike is Dave's intended target. What does everyone else think?

All in all, a very exciting episode. Chilling and exciting.
Old 11-16-08 | 10:52 PM
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Good episode. The only bad thing was Susan's daughter being on the show. It's bad enough that we have to endure Susan's dumb ass every week, but her annoying, fugly daughter is perhaps worse.
Old 11-17-08 | 12:10 AM
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Good episode. The only bad thing was Susan's daughter being on the show. It's bad enough that we have to endure Susan's dumb ass every week, but her annoying, fugly daughter is perhaps worse.
I think Susan's daughter is far from ugly.
Old 11-17-08 | 12:21 AM
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It seems to me that Mike is Dave's intended target. What does everyone else think?
I still think they left the door open for it to Orson by never having Dave or the shrink mention the guys name.

ok episode overall
Old 11-17-08 | 07:11 AM
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I still think they left the door open for it to Orson by never having Dave or the shrink mention the guys name.

ok episode overall
What? You think Orson once gave him a bad root canal and now Dave wants revenge?

I was so hoping the old lady kicked it in the fire. I miss rich, snobby (hot) Gabby.
Old 11-17-08 | 07:39 AM
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I thought it was a very good ep. - the only thing I didn't like was the obvious similarity to "The Station" night club fire a five years back when Great White played and the place burned to the ground. I bet anyone who knew someone who died in that fire was caught off guard by this episode. I thought it was unecessary to make it so similar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcqqCnLa5Ik

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Old 11-17-08 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by cdollaz
Good episode. The only bad thing was Susan's daughter being on the show. It's bad enough that we have to endure Susan's dumb ass every week, but her annoying, fugly daughter is perhaps worse.
Word for word exactly what I would've said.
Old 11-17-08 | 08:41 AM
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They showed someone getting handcuffed at the beginning of the episode, but never revealed who it was at the end. What went on there?
Old 11-17-08 | 09:00 AM
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They showed someone getting handcuffed at the beginning of the episode, but never revealed who it was at the end. What went on there?
I assume it was Lynette's son.
Old 11-17-08 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Doug Heffernan
I thought it was a very good ep. - the only thing I didn't like was the obvious similarity to "The Station" night club fire a five years back when Great White played and the place burned to the ground. I bet anyone who knew someone who died in that fire was caught off guard by this episode. I thought it was unecessary to make it so similar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcqqCnLa5Ik
How do you make a fire at a live music club NOT similar?

Great White was the first thing I thought of too last night. Its no reason to NEVER write a club fire into any movie or TV show script ever again though.

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Old 11-17-08 | 09:28 AM
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People have died in wars. I guess we should never see a war movie, huh?
Old 11-17-08 | 09:40 AM
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I still think they left the door open for it to Orson by never having Dave or the shrink mention the guys name.

ok episode overall
i dunno about that.

when the showed the doctor looking at the blue odyssey logo on the wall, the names of the bandmembers were written underneath the band name.

the camera then zoomed in on dave and mike's names.

and then didn't dave say something like "i'm not done with you yet" to mike after pulling him out of the fire?

to me, it was clear that mike is who dave is after.
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Originally Posted by cdollaz
Good episode. The only bad thing was Susan's daughter being on the show. It's bad enough that we have to endure Susan's dumb ass every week, but her annoying, fugly daughter is perhaps worse.
I've discovered the wonder that is the fast forward button. I originally started using it to FF past the wives segments on The Unit, but I now also use to FF through Susan's segments on this show. Makes both shows immensely more entertaining.
Old 11-17-08 | 09:50 AM
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People have died in wars. I guess we should never see a war movie, huh?
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 should have also stopped them from making 6+ seasons of 24.
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I missed part of the 11/16 show . . . what did Gaby find out about the old lady?
Old 11-17-08 | 10:20 AM
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I missed part of the 11/16 show . . . what did Gaby find out about the old lady?
As far as what?
Old 11-17-08 | 10:41 AM
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As far as what?
I don't remember where I heard or read it, but supposedly Gaby found out about Ms. Hildebrand's "past".
Old 11-17-08 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Tngirlygirl
I don't remember where I heard or read it, but supposedly Gaby found out about Ms. Hildebrand's "past".
Must be an upcoming episode. All she found out this week is that they were the sole heirs in her will.
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Originally Posted by Tngirlygirl
I don't remember where I heard or read it, but supposedly Gaby found out about Ms. Hildebrand's "past".
Yeah, for some odd reason, in the description for this episode, it did say Gabrielle finds out about Mrs. Hildebrand's "secret" past. However, that didn't happen. I don't know why it was included in the description of the episode, unless it was originally intended to be included, but, has since been moved to a later episode.
Old 11-17-08 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by MadonnasManOne
It seems to me that Mike is Dave's intended target. What does everyone else think?
Yeah, I've thought from the beginning that:

Spoiler:
Dave is the husband of the woman and child killed in Mike & Susan's car accident


And things seem to keep pointing that way.
Old 11-17-08 | 11:59 AM
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Intense episode, and even though the show has always dealt with some serious issues, it is usally in a much lighter vein.
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I think Susan's daughter is far from ugly.
I agree. Ugly is a compliment for her.
Old 11-17-08 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
Yeah, I've thought from the beginning that:

Spoiler:
Dave is the husband of the woman and child killed in Mike & Susan's car accident


And things seem to keep pointing that way.
I posted that weeks ago. Thief!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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i dunno about that.

when the showed the doctor looking at the blue odyssey logo on the wall, the names of the bandmembers were written underneath the band name.

the camera then zoomed in on dave and mike's names.

and then didn't dave say something like "i'm not done with you yet" to mike after pulling him out of the fire?

to me, it was clear that mike is who dave is after.
That could still be misdirection. I feel with everything pointing towards Mike... it just can't be him. Orson could have done something to Dave in prison and Dave might have needed Mike around to frame him for the revenge


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