Synopsis:

Everything about this episode seemed rush to finish up all the storylines. It was almost laughable.

Next episode will start with: 5 years later...

And Lynette will still be pregnant ...

I liked it.

I think Carl's dead. Bree lost her twins as a result of saving Gabbys daughter and Susan will still be annoying as hell.

Carl being dead would make the most sense, except the nurse looks like she was a goner too...LOL

First a Tornado, and now this..... I would be moving out of that neighborhood in a heartbeat! lol

So predictable that they'd get rid of that character once she learned the truth. That drove the plot forward for a whole half-episode.

I'm glad Mona's gone. I've never cared for blackmail plots. It seems as if Karl is a goner. Marc Cherry is having a great time getting rid of the friendly-antagonistic characters. First Edie now Karl. They kept coals in the fire even when the mysteries would ebb and flow. The look on Gaby's face when she screamed for Celia was too much. She was horrified. I love Eva's acting. I wish they'd get rid of Katherine. It was nice to see Dylan again.

I LOLed at the inside of that Santa Shack though. It was huge! The outside was about the size of a shed and I could tell the inside was some elaborate set on a soundstage.

I pretty much only half-pay-attention to this show nowadays, but why was the blackmailer asking for such a precise figure ($67,000)?

She needed a year's living expenses so she could change careers.

I kind of think Orson is dead. I was wondering what use his character will be after Bree divorces him.

I was thinking that, too. It felt like the writers were making one last stab at swaying the audience to his side after being crushed by Bree. Now he goes out on a more sympathetic note, making the loss more tragic to both Bree and the audience. In theory at least.

I changed careers not too long ago after losing the job I had at that time. Damn if that blackmailer wasn't right on the money! It took me about 9 or 10 months to find a new full-time job in a different career. I wish I had thought about blackmailing someone during that time.

Which would make the second time Bree was having marital problems and her husband was suddenly killed (counting the phony heart medication prescribed to husband #1).

Just a wrench into things... despite what was onscreen, the voiceover didn't say that the dead person was in the Santa house

I think Carl is dead.

Mark Cherry said

I'm guessing it's Karl and Orson. There's no way they're killing off Bree.

I'm going with the grass. No way it survives with all that traffic it took.

I can see that, too. That could create an interesting storyline with Bree being widowed and losing her guy on the side.

The plane:

1) takes out the only one who knows the season secret
2) Lynette's twins are likely lost
3) eliminates one or more of Bree's men

That's certainly one powerful plot device.

My wife pointed out that she thought it looked like a female's hand sticking out. I know they wouldn't kill off Bree. Maybe it was her and she's just hurt? Also, I didn't pay attention to the surroundings of the Santa house while Carl and Orson were fighting. Were there any Christmas character mannequins in there? Could the hand be that was sticking out be a "toy" hand? ( red herring ). I know I saw blood on the hand, just trying to think of all options.

The hand also did not have a wedding band. I would assume orson still wore one. So that was probably carls hand. Not to say that he can't be alive and orson dead. but thats my guess as to whos hand it is.

I don't think they would 'kill off' Lynette's twins. More likely, her saving Celia will allow her and Gaby to make up.

Marc Cherry confirmed

cliffzig, I added spoiler tags to your post since some people might not want to know that information ahead of time, even though Cherry teased it in the media.

yeah, I am scratching my head at the thought that Lynette could have a miscarriage just by running and pushing Celia out of the way. It is not as if she was hit or anything.