Cheers: Housewives' Bright Future
Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria Parker and Felicity Huffman in Desperate Housewive by Ron Tom/ABC
Cheers to
Desperate Housewives for flashing forward. The season's closing minutes cut to five years later, when Gaby's a harried mother of two, Bree's a successful cookbook author (and back together with Orson), Katherine's celebrating daughter's Dylan's engagement, Lynette's dealing with juvenile-delinquent twins and Susan's got a new man (maybe she never forgave Mike for naming their son Maynard). After a disappointingly far-fetched finale - I don't believe Katherine would cover up her daughter's accidental death - this device should shake up the story lines and set up new mysteries for next season. Like: If it's five years later, why don't these women look older?
For another take on
Housewives' time-twist, read Mitovich's
TV Matt'rs blog.
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