Is there any chance that someone who has seen all the episodes could sum up what has happend so far? I just watched this past Sunday's show and am a little confused as I have missed the beginning episodes. I would really appreciate it...thanks!!

*Courtesy of IceCat*

Motormouth: You might want to go to abc.com to see if they have some episode summaries on their website and character pictures, etc.

I can't remember all of the names, but here's some of it:

Location: Wysteria Lane. Think Pleasantville.

It started with a woman who described her life as perfect. It was almost like she had a checklist that day:

Make Breakfast: Check
Clean House: Check
Run Errands: Check
Little Household Projects: Check
Blow Brains Out: Check -- or check out rather.

The shot is heard by Little Miss Nosey Neighbor. Think Gladys Kravitz from Bewitched. She reaches in her cabinet and finds her neighbor's blender (the neighbor who has just shot herself) and goes to said neighbor's house to investigate. Peeks through window, sees her on floor, calls cops. After learning that neighbor is dead, she removes the name tag from the blender and keeps it for herself.

Everyone is stunned.

Characters:

Dead woman. She is married and has a teenage son. After funeral and gathering at the house, husband drains pool and starts digging up something from under it. Teenage son wakes up after hearing digging/banging, etc. and comes down to see the husband digging up the pool. It is later revealed to be some big box -- looks like it could contain some sort of remains.

Mike: Mysterious single man who claims to be a plumber and a widower. Has a big dog. He also has a gun and a stash of cash in his kitchen cabinets.

Teri Hatcher (Can't remember her name): She is divorced (I think, may only be separated) and lives with her teenage daughter. Her husband left her for his secretary. It's been about a year. She can't cook. Screws up Mac & Cheese. She has taken a liking to Mike. She put gravy on her neck and ears in an attempt to get Mike's dog to like her. He ended up eating her earing and choking. Had to go to vet, but he lived.

Nicolette Sheridan (Edie): Neighborhood Slut. She has been married and divorced twice. She also likes Mike. She and Teri Hatcher are competing for him. She was banging an unidentified male in Episode 1. Teri Hatcher thought it was Mike. Teri went over to investigate. Teri brought over a measuring cup like she was going to borrow a cup of sugar. She went into Edie's house and saw clothing strewn all over. She heard the bedroom activities and accidentally set the house on fire, escaping and leaving her measuring cup. At the present time, Teri Hatcher is the only person who knows that she started the fire. However, Gladys Kravitz found the measuring cup. learned it was not Edie's and then figured out it was probably Teri's because she went to Teri's house to collect donations and saw that Teri had bought a new cup because the old one was suddenly lost.

Blond Woman (Character: Lynette): She was a corporate big wig. She then got pregnant -- 3 times in 4 years. She has 3 boys (2 of whom are twins), who are monsters and one baby girl. Her husband is always traveling on business (played by Doug Savant from Melrose Place), and she is always at home with her children. The boys do not listen to her at all and she is a frustrated mom. In Episode 1 she went into the pool (the dead woman's pool, which was drained and dug up) fully clothed to retrieve her 3 boys who had worn their swim suits under their regular suits. They wouldn't get out, so she dragged them out, heels and all. In Episode 2 whe was pulled over by a cop because her kids were all over the car. She decided to stop the car and leave them. She really just drove around the block but when she came back, the boys were gone. They had made their way into the kitchen of some other woman who berated her for leaving them and attacked her. The boys defended their mom, jumped in the car and immediately buckled up.

Eva Longoria (Gabrielle): She is a former model who married rich. Lots of talk about how much hubby spends on her. He likes to make an impression. She is bored with him because he doesn't surprise her anymore, take her breath away. She is banging her teenage gardner. There have been funny scenes to hide her affair like her leaving a party and going home to mow the lawn in her fancy clothes to cover and then pushing him out the window when hubby returned home from work. Gardner is in love with her, but he's just her boy toy. Husband surprised her with a new car in Ep. 2, which excited her.

Marcia Cross (Bree): As her family says, she is running for Mayor of Stepford. She is extremely perfect. She cooks gourmet meals for her family and has everything just perfect. Her family is frustrated with her and husband asked her for a divorce because she's not the woman he fell in love with. She put onions in his salad, which he's allergic to. They are in marriage counsling, and she whipped out her sewing kit during the first session because the doctor's button was loose, and it distracted her. She repaired it during the next session.

The dead woman, Teri Hatcher, the blond woman (Lynette), Eva (Gabrielle) and Marcia (Bree) were friends and used to get together, etc. When the women were cleaning out the dead woman's things, they came across a cryptic note, which read something to the extent of: I know what you did, I'm gonna tell. The note was not address in Ep. 2.

Hope this helps, I did it on the fly. I think you can watch the Ep. 2 re-air on Saturday night.

Slice & Dice Chop Shop 2004

http://abc.go.com/primetime/desperate/index.html

What a wonderful summary that was, you hit the nail on the head with each person. I posted the above link because the web-site is interesting, tells about each character, and does tell you what happened on each episode.

I think Desperate Housewives is going to need its own spot also on this Board. This thread is going to keep growing.

- The one & only PhoenixMons
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn... that was fun!"

Thanks KScott. I'm still getting the hang of the links. I too love this show. I too think it will get a board.

Slice & Dice Chop Shop 2004

Thank you so much Samboohoo! You really went above and beyond. It seems I only missed the first episode and some of the second, based on your summary. Now it all makes sense. I can't wait for the next show! Thank you too, KScott, for the link!

*Courtesy of IceCat*

Nice summary! I missed ep 2 and have been tryin to figure out what happened because there was a gap when I saw ep 3.

Thank you for taking the time to summarize!

Thanks samboohoo. I just happened across your summary and have decided to watch. Sounds like fun.

Everyone is entitled to my opinion.

Spoilers from E! Channel's Kristin:

The lawnboy's mother is going to get closer to finding out about the affair.

A detective visits Paul and tells him they've found the diamonds in the toy chest and to give his best to Carlos (?). And soon after, someone gets arrested. Hmmm...

I just started watching this show. I regret not watching it from the beginning. But I do have a "season pass" on my Tivo!!

I think so too