Don't you think that the most ...
Question: Don't you think that the most talked about plot of
Desperate Housewives, Bree and Orson, is way too similar to Season 2's Bree and George? Sure, Orson is a much better character, but really? Bree's marrying a psycho murderer for the second time, and even worse, in the Bree-George plot, an old friend of George's also alerted Bree that her fiancé was a murderer (much like Laurie Metcalf did at her engagement party). Are we just supposed to forget Season 2 in order to enjoy the third one? Marc Cherry promised improvement, but the repetition of plots is getting absurd.
Answer: I griped about this at the time Orson was introduced and his true colors emerged, at the end of last season. But now that the season is up and running, and running so much more efficiently than a year ago (with the exception of the dreadful Nora), I'll cut the show some slack on this front. Even Alex agrees that the Orson story line is better developed than the misbegotten George subplot, and last week's episode even seemed to humanize Orson a bit (as he reached out to the homeless Andrew). Repetition and absurd coincidence come with the territory of heightened soap opera. I wish Bree were working with a more original story line, but she's pretty terrific in this one so far. I'm just glad so much of the rest of the show is in better shape (no Applewhites, ditching Gabrielle's baby/maid story, finally giving Susan something fun to do). One last time, though: Ditch Nora now!
