Mirror, Mirror @ Wisteria Lane
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Mirror, Mirror @ Wisteria Lane

Desperate Housewives hasn't felt this lively since its first season. If you long ago gave up on the series, now is the time to jump back in.

Last week on Wisteria Lane, Bree's new successful cookbook has the women of Wisteria Lane feeling envious. Then, Lynette is longing for a taste of her breadwinning days, she tried to offer Bree new designs, but Bree rejects. Gaby hatches a plan to have more sex with Carlos, but turns out that girl sees them having blind sex. Bree also discovers that Orson has been fired from his job after the prison. Orson wants Bree to hire him, but she rejects. Dave bought a house in the area and lent it to Mike cheaply for some unknown motivation.

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Tonight on Desperate Housewives, (Season 5 episode 5, Mirror, Mirror)

The night is full of surprises. Dave convinces Susan to throw Mrs McCluskey a party for her 70th birthday, while Gaby's concerned she might be pregnant again. Then, Tom tells Lynette he's sold the pizzeria, and a startling reason for the bond between Bree and Katherine is revealed.

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Don't miss out tonight's exciting Desperate Housewives at 8.30 on Channel Seven followed by all new Brothers & Sisters. Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities is on at 8.30 on Channel Nine.

Last week's Mary Alice Young quote:
“If you look closely into those faces around you, you will catch a glimpse of a certain green-eyed monster. And then you'll see they envy your career...
your love life...
the time you spend with their child...
How do you deal with such jealousy?
There are many ways. But the best is to simply share what you have.”

From YourTV.com.au:

Desperate Housewives

This newly rejuvenated series it hasn't felt this lively since its first season.

Season five of Desperate Housewives kicked off by leaping five years into the future. It was a risky gamble but one that's paid off, reinventing what had become a rather stale and contrived melodrama with fresh, compelling storylines.

This episode revolves around a surprise party for elderly Wisteria Lane resident Mrs McCluskey (Kathryn Joosten). As narrator Mary Alice (Brenda Strong) reveals early on, the party is not destined to end well, and the episode depicts the events that turn it into such a disaster.

The episode also cleverly uses Lost-type flashbacks to resolve some of the questions raised by the five-year time skip. Fans who have been wondering why Susan (Teri Hatcher) left her long-time love Mike (James Denton) for Jackson (Gale Harold) will get their answer, as well as finding out more about the lives of fellow housewives Bree (Marcia Cross), Lynette (Felicity Huffman) and Gabrielle (Eva Longoria Parker).

And of course there are more intriguing hints that apparent nice guy Dave (Neal McDonough) is plotting something terrible... but who is his intended victim, and why?

Desperate Housewives hasn't felt this lively since its first season. If you long ago gave up on the series, now is the time to jump back in.

Desperate Housewives airs on the Seven Network on Monday, March 2, at 8:30pm.

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Last time on Desperate Housewives, (Season 5 episode 4, Back in Business):

During parent night at school, Mike is upset when he barely figures in MJ's drawing of his family: "That little bug with a hat on, that's me?" He buys his son a new bike but then doesn't have time to teach MJ how to ride. Mike is finally on his way over to show MJ the basics, but Susan realizes that MJ's already had Jackson, who's around a lot more, teach him. She orders MJ to fake a few spills to convince his dad he's a beginner and MJ ends up with a sprained arm. At the hospital, MJ admits he fell on purpose and Susan tells Mike that being divorced means that each one of them will miss important moments in their son's life.

When Bree's cookbook comes out, her friends are not-so-secretly jealous. Lynette sees this as her big chance to get back into marketing and comes up with a whole "jazzy" ad campaign, which Bree politely declines.

Lynette is even more upset when she realizes that her old assistant is the one handling Bree's account. At the luncheon to celebrate Bree's being named Businesswoman of the Year, Lynette drunkenly tries to offer some unasked-for advice so Bree asks her to leave. Bree admits that all her success has come at a high cost if it means losing her friends and possibly her husband and Lynette assures her. "All your friends are proud of you. Bitterly jealous, but proud."

Bree discovers that Orson has been fired from his post-prison job. Finding no luck in landing a new position, he suggests that she hire him, an idea that doesn't sit well with Katherine, who threatens to cut Bree with the scissors she's using to arrange flowers. Katherine tries to talk Orson out of the idea, describing what Bree's like as a boss: "Bitchy, tyrannical, shrill!"

Bree suggests they revisit the idea in a month but Orson decides to move into the guest bedroom and to skip her luncheon. He finally moves back in when she offers him the gift of a chef's hat -- and a partnership in her business.

Gaby is desperate for more sex with Carlos, so she arranges an afternoon playdate for Juanita. Unfortunately, Juanita comes home early and catches them in bed. When Juanita blurts out her newfound sex education to her friend, the playdates are abruptly canceled. "I guess it's back to the old schedule of ten minutes of grope and snore at midnight," Carlos sighs. Gaby insists that parents need "playdates" too and convinces the friend's parents to reconsider.

Edie asks Dave to buy a now-empty house on the block so they can rent it out. "My friend Mary Alice blew her brains out in this house. I let that slip and we can get it for a song." She's shocked when Dave refuses and even more so when he yells at her.

The house comes in handy when Dave realizes that Mike's only reason for refusing to join his and Tom's garage band is the time he spends commuting to his current place. Mike can't afford the rent on Wisteria Lane, but Dave buys the house -- as a present to Edie -- and gives Mike a fantastic deal on the rent. He insists that no one, especially Mike, know that he and Edie are the landlords.

(source: Desperate Housewives recap)

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