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Desperate Housewives Season 6 Episodes
Season 6 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2009 - 2010
Episode 1
Nice Is Different Than Good
Sun, Sep 27, 200943 mins
Lynette faces the reality of another pregnancy; Bree struggles to break free from Orson, while hiding her feelings for Karl; Ana continues to put Gabrielle to the test; Julie returns; The identity of Mike's new wife is revealed; A new family, with a dark past, move into the former Young house.
Episode 2
Being Alive
Sun, Oct 4, 200943 mins
When Julie is hospitalized and falls into a coma from her assault, everyone is wondering who the culprit is. Lynnette stops the doctors from giving Julie an radiation examination by informing them that she happens to be pregnant, much to Susan's surprise. Meanwhile, Karen McCluskey falls for Roy Handler, the new steaks salesman who shows up at her door. Bree continues to hide her feelings for Karl when they finally begin a sordid affair. Gabrielle continues to deal with Ana who finds herself covering for Danny when he cannot give an alibi for himself the night Julie was attacked, while Angie and Nick continue to argue about a dark secret they are keeping about them. Also, Orson begins to see that Katherine is becoming increasingly deranged when she vows to break up Susan and Mike.
Episode 3
Never Judge a Lady by Her Lover
Sun, Oct 11, 200942 mins
Bree becomes upset and jealous when she sees Karl on a date with another woman at a restaurant, but she is unable to say anything, as she is with Orson. Meanwhile, the Bolen's son, Danny, is released from police custody when they cannot find any evidence that he was the one who attacked and nearly killed Julie, but Susan sparks a war with the Bolen family when she isn't finished dealing with them for she continues to think that Danny attacked her daughter. Also, Ana becomes an instigator of Gabrielle's when she plans on seducing John after he returns to town in light of his failed marriage. Elsewhere, Lynette and Tom announce her pregnancy to their kids which all of them are not enthusiastic about it while she and Tom decide to keep it a secret from Carlos.
Episode 4
The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues
Sun, Oct 18, 200943 mins
Katherine becomes emotional over a wedding cake that she made for her and Mike's aborted wedding. This leads to a quarrel between her and Bree over using the cake, and Bree realizes how seriously unbalanced Katherine is since Mike left her. As Lynnette begins to show symptoms of her pregnancy, Carlos mistakes Lynnette's increased bust size as a breast enhancement. Karl and Bree send a span of seductive text messages to each other behind Orson's back. Meanwhile, Gabrielle continues dealing with Ana who continues dating her past flame John Rowland. Elsewhere at the hospital, Julie finally comes out of her coma, but she cannot identify her attacker. Susan becomes more of an emotional wreck when Andrew tells her that Julie was involved with a married man, named Dominick. Also, Angie bribes Porter to help throw a party for Danny as more secrets of the Bolen family's past is revealed.
Episode 5
Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
Sun, Oct 25, 200943 mins
Bree finds herself in a dilemma when a maid at a local motel, where she and Karl have been meeting for weeks now, reveals that she knows about her extramarital affair. Meanwhile, Gabrielle inadvertently makes a business deal of Carlos' bad when she insults a woman whom is married to a local businessman who is planning to merge his company with that of Carlos. Gabby makes matters worse when she tries to throw a birthday party for Juanita by going all out to win the affection of the other neighborhood kids. Lynette employs Mrs. McKlusky's beau, Roy Bender, as a handyman whom appalls her with his work as well as his siding with Tom over work issues. Elsewhere, Danny tells his father, Nick, that he knows about his extramarital affair with Julie when she comes home from the hospital. Danny also gives Julie his parents gun to use. The situation goes from bad to worse when Susan accidentally tries to shoot Katherine, who is still stalking her in her twisted agenda to win Mike back. Angie and Nick then try to defuse the situation to not involve the police since they are still trying to protect their real identities.
Episode 6
Don't Walk on the Grass
Sun, Nov 1, 200943 mins
Lynette discovers what Tom is really doing in university; Gabrielle objects to a school principal removing Juanita from the Thanksgiving pageant; Karl gives Bree a gift Susan previously owned; Katherine continues her attempts to seduce Mike; Angie continues to hide her past life.
Episode 7
Careful the Things You Say
Sun, Nov 8, 200943 mins
Lynette begins to hide her pregnancy from both Carlos and Gabrielle; Bob and Lee adopt a baby from an Asian country; Bree and Katherine are asked to serve Italian food, which isn't their specialty; A mysterious Eastern European maid is involved in the mystery of the Bolens.
Episode 8
The Coffee Cup
Sun, Nov 15, 200943 mins
Susan is sentenced to community service as a punishment for her accidental shooting Katherine after she presses charges against her. Later, thanks to the twisted Katherine's meddling, Susan discovers a connection between Mike and Katherine.
Episode 9
Would I Think of Suicide?
Sun, Nov 29, 200942 mins
Since there's been another attack in the neighborhood at the coffee shop, Nick and Angie disagree whether to turn themselves into the FBI or must leave Wisteria Lane with Danny before their real names are identified as the mystery to who they really are continues to deepen. But after Julie rejects Danny's advances, he attempts suicide by swallowing a bottle of pills. Meanwhile, Carlos fires Lynette after learning that she lied to him about being pregnant. But Carlos tells her co-workers that she's being transferred to Florida, and has them throw her a party. Lynette decides to hire a lawyer to sue her former company as well as the Solises. Elsewhere, Mike goes to pick up M.J. from a birthday party, but learns Katherine already picked him up without permission. Mike confronts Katherine after finally seeing that she's MORE sicker and insane than Susan and trying to destroy his life. But afterwords, Katherine gets attacked and stabbed. Is Mike responsible... or someone else? Also, Bree bribes an ex-con to spend time with Orson in hopes Orson will violate his parole and go back to prison. Susan discovers the truth about Bree's affair with Karl. Later, both women express their feelings while paired together in a self defense class.
Episode 10
Boom Crunch
Sun, Dec 6, 200943 mins
Angie and Nick Bolen are forced to pay for Danny's medical expenses without insurance. Unfortunately, Danny makes the mistake of confiding in a sympathetic nurse the real reason why his parents are on the lamb (something about Angie killing a man back in New York), and that nurse maliciously blackmails the Bolens for money. Meanwhile, Katherine's daughter, Dylan, returns to Whisteria Lane for a visit which coincides with Katherine escalating her twisted plans to destroy Mike and Susan's lives by calling the police and having him arrested by telling the cops a fabricated story about Mike stabbing her. Lynnette's lawsuit against Carlos and his company further escalates more which puts a further riff between her and Gabrielle. Bree and Orson come to an agreement about their marriage, while Karl decides to propose to Bree at Wisteria Lane's annual street block party. But things take an unexpected turn when the pilot of the small Cencessa plan has a heart attack while arguing with his nagging and spiteful wife and the plane goes down and crashes... right on top of the block party.
Episode 11
If...
Sun, Jan 3, 201043 mins
In the aftermath of the plane crash, the residents of Wisteria Lane reflect on what their lives might have been had they made different choices. Susan contemplates a life with Karl had she not left him; Bree considers life without Orson; Lynette thinks about a future with her unborn twins; Carlos reflects on how Gaby would be as an over-protective mom; and Angie ponders the consequences should her secrets be revealed.
Episode 12
You Gotta Get a Gimmick
Sun, Jan 10, 201043 mins
Tom fills in for Lynette at the office excellently, but when she hears Carlos plans to keep him on assuming she'll want to stay home with the baby hell breaks loose. As her sex-appeal is questioned, Susan can't resist 'tempting' Mike to have sex over and over again, until he's exhausted and spent. Having inherited Karl's share in a strip-club, she planned to sell off the 'dirty business', but after finding out Mike is well-known there waves his explanation to be their regular repair man, first acts possessively jealous and when he coldly waves her 'veto' resorts to shifting the embarrassed shoe on his foot. As the crash confined Orson to a wheelchair, Bree lets the reverend shame her into calling off the divorce and dutifully caring for him at home, but he plans a more active revenge, while Andrew is confused by their successively revealed secrets. The school entrance sage reveals Carlos's pride over his Mexican heritage clashes with Gaby's over having escaped poverty.
Episode 13
How About a Friendly Shrink?
Sun, Jan 17, 201043 mins
Lynette balks at the idea of seeing a couples' therapist. Meanwhile, Katherine is seeing her own psychiatrist, Gaby and Susan are determined to find out which of if their kids are in the smartest group at school, and Angie disapproves of Danny's new girlfriend.
Episode 14
The Glamorous Life
Sun, Jan 31, 201043 mins
Tom's psychotherapist may not turn out to be expected when Tom and Lynette attend a theatre production that Dr. Graham appears in. Robin, a stripper with an Education degree whom works as Susan's club, tells Susan that she hopes to find another job. Meanwhile, Gabrielle and Angie show hostility toward each other over Danny dating Ana. Also, Bree tries to cheer up the Orson after he manipulates her further by play-acting as depressed and hints to her that he wants to take his own life.
Episode 15
Lovely
Sun, Feb 21, 201043 mins
Susan causes quite a stir when she invites a former stripper into her home. Former exotic dancer Robin will have a profound effect on Susan's friends -- with three teenage boys at home, Lynette will keep a watchful eye; Bree picks up a few tricks to engage Orson; Gaby looks for help with troublesome niece Ana; and Katherine will find a friendly companion.
Episode 16
The Chase
Sun, Feb 28, 201043 mins
When Celia comes down with the chicken pox, Gaby must keep her distance. Having never had the chicken pox herself, Gaby stays with Lee and Bob and is reminded of what it's like to be single again. Lynette and Tom forget Penny's birthday; Bree hires a promising new employee; Susan cheats on Mrs. McKluskey; Katherine makes a surprising discovery; and Angie grows concerned over Danny's disappearance.
Episode 17
Chromolume No. 7
Sun, Mar 14, 201043 mins
After finding out that Danny ran off to be with Ana, Gabrielle and Angie travel to New York City in search of them. While in the Big Apple, a chance encounter with supermodels Heidi Klum and Paulina Porizkova leads Gabrielle to an unexpected revelation about herself while Angie is worried about herself being there over her past life as an eco-terrorist. Back in Fairview, Eagle State, Lynette and Tom are in for a big surprise when Preston returns from Europe with some excess baggage. Meanwhile, Mike is determined to show Susan what a man he is after feeling emasculated. Bree discovers a shocking connection to her new employee, Sam. Also, Katherine is confused over her romantic feelings for Robin.
Episode 18
My Two Young Men
Sun, Mar 21, 201043 mins
Angie's ex-boyfriend, Patrick Logan, finally reveals himself after her trip to New York when he secretly follows her back to Fairview, determined to win her back at ANY cost. Meanwhile, Gabrielle and Susan declare war when they both go to amoral and shameless lengths to top each other's kids in school. Lynette believes there's more to Preston's fiancée, Irina, than she's letting on. Bree invites Sam over for a family dinner where he and Andrew do not get along at all. Also, Katherine finally comes out of the closet to the rest of the housewives about her romance with Robin.
Episode 19
We All Deserve to Die
Sun, Apr 18, 201043 mins
Lynette is determined, more than ever, to break up Preston's upcoming marriage to the gold-digging Irina since Preston refuses to listen to anyone about his Russian bride's true nature. With a little help from Tom, Lynette does a background check on Irina and discovers the truth. Meanwhile, Gabrielle offers to help out Bob and Lee in the most generous way by offering her eggs to be their surrogate, but she does not consider the consequences. After both Andrew and Orson express suspicion about Sam, Bree begins to question his motives over Sam running her cooking business. Also, Susan gets creative to help Mike with his finances since his pride and male ego makes him not wanting to ask for any help. Elsewhere, Patrick Logan secretly arrives in Fairview and, unbeknown to Angie or Nick, makes contact with his biological son, Danny, who doesn't know Logan's true identity or agenda.
Episode 20
Epiphany
Sun, Apr 25, 201043 mins
The identity of the Fairview Strangler is finally revealed to us as a lowly youth named Eddie (Danny's new friend) and he has been interacting with the women of Wisteria Lane for the past several years. As a boy, he once caught Gabrielle and Carlos during an intimate moment which set off his voyeuristic habit of spying on couples making out. Five years earlier Bree offered Eddie a job at her recently-opened catering company as well as as some dating advice over his lack of social skills. Another few years earlier Susan encouraged the maniac's passion for painting and artwork. And another few years earlier Lynette showed Eddie some kindness and generosity over his troubled childhood over his own abusive mother.
Episode 21
A Little Night Music
Sun, May 2, 201043 mins
An accidental meeting in a supermarket leads to Bree discovering that Sam only pretended his mother is dead, hating that she refused the better life Rex wanted to give him, so she makes up with Andrew but dares not fire Sam. Danny's biological father, green terrorist Patrick Logan, finally tracked down the Bolens and runs over Nick, who couldn't recognize him but suspects the truth and sends Danny safely away. Lynette still stands by Eddie, even when his overprotective adoration for her turns on Porter. After Gaby finds out about Mike's loan from Carlos and scolds Susan's apparent extravagance, they team up for a bizarre spiteful scam.
Episode 22
The Ballad of Booth
Sun, May 9, 201043 mins
Rather then letting Andrew try to oust Sam, whose job he got, while Orson is useless due to his wheelchair, Bree invites two cop friends to scare Sam into accept severance. Instead, he blackmails her for all business interests as drunk Danielle told him how Andrew killed Carlos's mother. With Danny tied-down, Patrick forces his college ex Angie to help with his revenge plan. That includes getting rid of visiting neighbors, but Gaby's requests for help with lasagna allows slipping out a note. Susan uses all her female charms and tricks to collect most payments due to Mike, but stupidly tries to handle their tax debt the same bully way, resulting in fines they can't afford, so they may loose the house. Preston is only shortly a suspect for the serial murders, including his Russian ex. When Lynette hears his mother is the latest victim, her naive compassion goes terribly wrong.
Episode 23
I Guess This Is Goodbye
Sun, May 16, 201043 mins
Gabrielle risks her safety to help Angie; Lynette and her baby's fate lie in Eddie's hands; Susan comes to grips with financial woes; Bree considers confessing a secret; Angie must submit to Patrick's demands to protect Danny.