![]() ![]() Baby alive and well, bad but adorably sweet guy in custody: check off Happy Ending One.Īt the same time, Angie was double-crossed by her captor. It’s difficult to buy into the idea that Eddie, who adored Lynnette (as a mother figure), would harm her, and, in fact, he not only let her live, he delivered her baby and saved the baby’s life. Lynnette’s fate was the least surprising, as she was menaced by someone who spent much of the last few weeks beating the crap out of anyone who spoke ill of her. With two major storylines played out, the third was on its way to being resolved, and next year’s new intrigue appeared in the form of a long forgotten character, returned. This past season was more of that, partly rejuvenated, and partly reduced to lazy storytelling that led to a somber and anticlimactic ending. Housewives has long relied on melodramatic excess as well as self-knowing comedy. Not to be forgotten, Gaby (Eva Longoria Parker) was sucked into Angie’s drama, and Susan (Terry Hatcher) was being forced to sell her house and leave the neighborhood. “I Guess This is Goodbye” found three of the cul-de-sac’s ladies in peril: Angie (De Matteo), whose ex, Patrick Logan (John Barrowman), came to find her and their son, was making her construct a bomb for nefarious purposes Bree (Marcia Cross), whose late husband’s illegitimate son Sam (Sam Page, sneering menacingly) was blackmailing her for control of her business and Lynnette, trapped in a house with serial killer Eddie (Josh Zuckerman) was also in labor. But the Season Six Finale went for overkill (pardon the pun). Housewives has made a regular practice of offering sensational cliffhangers, with episodes involving a plane crash, tornado, and supermarket hostage crisis. ![]() That said, there may be some question about Andrea De Matteo, who was only signed for one year, and Lynette’s (Felicity Huffman) unborn baby, who, we can assume, has yet to sign a contract. This means there’s really no reason to worry whether the grand dames of Wisteria Lane - all contracted - will survive the current emergencies (unless, as former Wisteria babe Nicolette Sheridan alleges, producer Marc Cherry takes a sudden disliking to one of them). The problem with today’s TV cliffhangers is that we all know too much about contract negotiations. Did the ladies live through it? Did the bad guys get what was coming to them? Was another minor character get bumped off? You didn’t actually have to watch the season finale on 16 May to know the answers. The threats took multiple forms, from a serial killer to an eco-terrorist to a stalker employee. You didn’t actually have to watch Desperate Housewives to know that, as ABC was screaming it in promos for weeks. This past season, danger came to Wisteria Lane. ![]()
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