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"I Guess This Is Goodbye" -- Take One Last Stroll Down Wisteria Lane With Members Of The DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Family As They Reflect On What The Past Eight Seasons Have Meant To Them
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Say goodbye to the ladies of Wisteria Lane with the final climactic season of Desperate Housewives. The stakes are at an all-time high as each of the women cope with their guilt in the aftermath of last season's shocking murder and cover-up, making it the juiciest season yet! Complete your collection with Desperate Housewives: The Complete Eighth And Final Season.
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
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On October 3, 2004, one of America's favorite TV series, "Desperate Housewives", was well received from viewers and critics alike, attracting over thirty million viewers in the first season's finale.
And now, eight years later, the soapy, sexy, fan-favorite show in the fictional town of Fairview is saying its final goodbyes. To mark the end of an era, a lump-in-the-throat final episode, "Finishing the Hat", was broadcast on May 13, 2012 to a bittersweet farewell. Whether or not you watched every episode from start to finish, a feeling of sadness will be felt, especially from the diehard fans who watched religiously every Sunday night to see what would happen to those zany housewives on Wisteria Lane: Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer), Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo), Marcia Cross (Bree Van De Camp), and Eva Longoria (Gabrielle Solis).
But the final season is not without a few loose ends--and sloppy storylines. Although entertaining, some might say that the eighth season--maybe even too, the sixth and seventh season--was written in a hurried hand, mainly by show's producer/writer, Marc Cherry.
And it seems to many Desperate Housewives aficionados that Marc Cherry did not know what to do with most of his cast for the last few years (beginning with season six). So to him it would make sense to send some of his characters packing. In season five, Edie Britt (Nicolette Sheridan) drove into a telephone pole and, head-on, met her maker. And now, one of the most likable male characters in the series, the most levelheaded, falls prey to a gunshot. And Mike Delfino's (James Denton) death is dramatic, as he dies, in slow motion, into the arms of his klutzy, hopeless romantic wife, Susan Mayer. And in the heart-wrenching season finale, the feisty old broad, Karen McCluskey (Kathryn Joosten), loses her battle to cancer.
And what happened to Katherine Mayfair? After season six, we learn she leaves Wisteria Lane. But nothing is resolved. And it isn't until she returns to the show in the last episode, "Finishing the Hat", that her appearance to Fairview is pointless. Her New York job proposal to Lynette could have been handled over the telephone. Her brief appearance adds nothing to the storyline.
Bob and Lee were introduced in season five, too, but Cherry lost interest in both characters along the way. And in the two-hour season finale, the two handsome men barely make screen time.
And what happened to the buildup surrounding Vanessa Williams' addition to the show? Two good things happened to Williams' character Renee: she gets married to Ben and she finally gets a juicy storyline during Bree Van De Camps' "murder" trial. But otherwise, Williams' strong persona is wasted during her involvement in seasons seven and eight.
To name a few of the other questions that arise in season eight after the credits role: what happened to Tom and Lynette's children? Where was Bree's son, Andrew, and daughter, Danielle? And in the last scene, a few of Bree's dead ex-husbands were not present on the street.
The last season went by too quickly, and now Sunday nights will be devoid of the women of Wisteria Lane. And the comedy, which was the stable of the show from the beginning, is missing in season eight--until the two-hour finale, where Cherry seems to bring the show back full circle: where past characters return and the four lead women get to do what the viewer has been holding their breath for, with loyal patience, since season five--Susan, Bree, Lynette and Gabby get together for laughs, one last card game, and their infamous juicy tales of gossip.
Season eight marks the end of a landmark series in TV history. Whether you loved it or loathed it, Desperate Housewives, even through the inconsistencies of its eight-year run, will be missed.
Season eight episodes:
(1) "Secrets That I Never Want to Know"
(2) "Making the Connection"
(3) "Watch While I Revise the World"
(4) "School of Hard Knocks"
(5) "The Art of Making Art"
(6) "Witch's Lament"
(7) "Always in Control"
(8) "Suspicion Song"
(9) "Putting It Together"
(10) "What's to Discuss, Old Friend"
(11) "Who Can Say What's True?"
(12) "What's the Good of Being Good"
(13) "Is This What You Call Love?"
(14) "Get Out of My Life"
(15) "She Needs Me"
(16) "You Take for Granted"
(17) "Women and Death"
(18) "Any Moment"
(19) "With So Little to Be Sure Of"
(20) "Lost My Power"
(21) "The People Will Hear"
(22) "Give Me the Blame"
(23) "Finishing the Hat"
T.B. Grant
5.16.12
On October 3, 2004, one of America's favorite TV series, "Desperate Housewives", was well received from viewers and critics alike, attracting over thirty million viewers in the first season's finale.
And now, eight years later, the soapy, sexy, fan-favorite show in the fictional town of Fairview is saying its final goodbyes. To mark the end of an era, a lump-in-the-throat final episode, "Finishing the Hat", was broadcast on May 13, 2012 to a bittersweet farewell. Whether or not you watched every episode from start to finish, a feeling of sadness will be felt, especially from the diehard fans who watched religiously every Sunday night to see what would happen to those zany housewives on Wisteria Lane: Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer), Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo), Marcia Cross (Bree Van De Camp), and Eva Longoria (Gabrielle Solis).
But the final season is not without a few loose ends--and sloppy storylines. Although entertaining, some might say that the eighth season--maybe even too, the sixth and seventh season--was written in a hurried hand, mainly by show's producer/writer, Marc Cherry.
And it seems to many Desperate Housewives aficionados that Marc Cherry did not know what to do with most of his cast for the last few years (beginning with season six). So to him it would make sense to send some of his characters packing. In season five, Edie Britt (Nicolette Sheridan) drove into a telephone pole and, head-on, met her maker. And now, one of the most likable male characters in the series, the most levelheaded, falls prey to a gunshot. And Mike Delfino's (James Denton) death is dramatic, as he dies, in slow motion, into the arms of his klutzy, hopeless romantic wife, Susan Mayer. And in the heart-wrenching season finale, the feisty old broad, Karen McCluskey (Kathryn Joosten), loses her battle to cancer.
And what happened to Katherine Mayfair? After season six, we learn she leaves Wisteria Lane. But nothing is resolved. And it isn't until she returns to the show in the last episode, "Finishing the Hat", that her appearance to Fairview is pointless. Her New York job proposal to Lynette could have been handled over the telephone. Her brief appearance adds nothing to the storyline.
Bob and Lee were introduced in season five, too, but Cherry lost interest in both characters along the way. And in the two-hour season finale, the two handsome men barely make screen time.
And what happened to the buildup surrounding Vanessa Williams' addition to the show? Two good things happened to Williams' character Renee: she gets married to Ben and she finally gets a juicy storyline during Bree Van De Camps' "murder" trial. But otherwise, Williams' strong persona is wasted during her involvement in seasons seven and eight.
To name a few of the other questions that arise in season eight after the credits role: what happened to Tom and Lynette's children? Where was Bree's son, Andrew, and daughter, Danielle? And in the last scene, a few of Bree's dead ex-husbands were not present on the street.
The last season went by too quickly, and now Sunday nights will be devoid of the women of Wisteria Lane. And the comedy, which was the stable of the show from the beginning, is missing in season eight--until the two-hour finale, where Cherry seems to bring the show back full circle: where past characters return and the four lead women get to do what the viewer has been holding their breath for, with loyal patience, since season five--Susan, Bree, Lynette and Gabby get together for laughs, one last card game, and their infamous juicy tales of gossip.
Season eight marks the end of a landmark series in TV history. Whether you loved it or loathed it, Desperate Housewives, even through the inconsistencies of its eight-year run, will be missed.
Season eight episodes:
(1) "Secrets That I Never Want to Know"
(2) "Making the Connection"
(3) "Watch While I Revise the World"
(4) "School of Hard Knocks"
(5) "The Art of Making Art"
(6) "Witch's Lament"
(7) "Always in Control"
(8) "Suspicion Song"
(9) "Putting It Together"
(10) "What's to Discuss, Old Friend"
(11) "Who Can Say What's True?"
(12) "What's the Good of Being Good"
(13) "Is This What You Call Love?"
(14) "Get Out of My Life"
(15) "She Needs Me"
(16) "You Take for Granted"
(17) "Women and Death"
(18) "Any Moment"
(19) "With So Little to Be Sure Of"
(20) "Lost My Power"
(21) "The People Will Hear"
(22) "Give Me the Blame"
(23) "Finishing the Hat"
T.B. Grant
5.16.12
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Series Finale: May 13, 2012
Ah "Desperate Housewives". The time has finally come to an end. Now what I am going to do on Sunday nights? This show has managed to keep me entertained now for eight seasons with enough twist, turns, and drama to make me dizzy.
I enjoyed this season. I feel that the series "went out" while it still had a good, solid fan base. Even though this was the last season it was NOT short on Mystery, humor, and the ever present drama that we all love. The finale showed exactly what I wanted to see, which was how the writers were going to conclude the story-lines of the four main characters: Susan, Lynette, Bree and Gaby and I was not disappointed.
As much as I enjoyed this show, all good things must come to an end sadly, this was "Desperate Housewives" time. Wisteria Lane will live on now through DVD'S.
Ah "Desperate Housewives". The time has finally come to an end. Now what I am going to do on Sunday nights? This show has managed to keep me entertained now for eight seasons with enough twist, turns, and drama to make me dizzy.
I enjoyed this season. I feel that the series "went out" while it still had a good, solid fan base. Even though this was the last season it was NOT short on Mystery, humor, and the ever present drama that we all love. The finale showed exactly what I wanted to see, which was how the writers were going to conclude the story-lines of the four main characters: Susan, Lynette, Bree and Gaby and I was not disappointed.
As much as I enjoyed this show, all good things must come to an end sadly, this was "Desperate Housewives" time. Wisteria Lane will live on now through DVD'S.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Humphrey Dao
Format:DVD
When ABC and creator/executive producer Marc Cherry announced during the summer of 2011 that the upcoming eighth season of "Desperate Housewives" would be its last, it probably came as little surprise for a series that was showing its age quite a bit. When it premiered in the fall of 2004, "Housewives," along with its fellow freshman series "Lost" were the breakout hits of the 2004-2005 television season and gave new ratings vitality to the ABC network. Since then, "Desperate Housewives" had lost favor with critics following its well-publicized and messy sophomore slump. Viewers also gradually declined each season after the first year as the Sunday night landscape became crowded by the likes of "Sunday Night Football," "Family Guy," "The Walking Dead," and "Dexter," and TV viewership as a whole dropped with the rise of DVRs and online viewing. Still, "Desperate Housewives" continued to be an important player on Sundays and the fact that "Housewives" had kept its 9 p.m. timeslot for the entirety of its 8-year run shows the level of confidence ABC had in it. Furthermore, "Housewives" still held onto a very dedicated (although much smaller than the highs reached in season 1) fanbase that continued to tune in every Sunday for their weekly dose of soap opera, wit, and popcorn crime drama that "Desperate Housewives" was known for.
The fact that "Desperate Housewives" was a declining show on the outside said very little about it creatively, as those who stuck around after the second season would realize that for much of its eight years, the show had been remarkably steady. While detractors may point to many of the seasonal "disaster episodes" "Housewives" became famous (or infamous) for as "jumping the shark" moments, the show always managed to keep the soap opera elements grounded and character-based and never looping off out-of-control. The point of the show was that it juxtaposed ordinary, everyday suburban life with brief bursts of high drama and excitement that sought to bring a sinister element to this seemingly idyllic and peaceful street and urged its viewers to look underneath the surface to find the hidden truths of human life.
Season 8 of "Desperate Housewives" perhaps ranks up there as one of the most cohesive final seasons ever. The first episode continues where season 7 left off after the murder of Gaby's abusive stepfather, Alejandro, whom Carlos killed in order to protect Gaby who was left cornered after Alejandro broke into their house and was physically intimidating her. Upon finding Gaby and Carlos with Alejandro's body, Bree, Lynette, and Susan make a pact with Gaby to cover up the murder and keep the secret to themselves, panicking that Carlos being a two-time offender, Alejandro being unarmed, and the question of whether deadly force was justified would not convince a jury to find Carlos innocent. This season-long plot forms "Housewives'" strongest mystery story arc since the first season. Of course, it should comes as no surprise, since, in a great twist and bookend to the entire series, it harkens back to Mary Alice by placing all four women into the same predicament that their long-deceased friend and the series' narrator was in before she ended her life. Not since the first season had the season mystery so permeated the individual housewives' storylines, especially with episodes like "Secrets That I Never Want to Know" and "Putting it Together" which were entirely driven by the central mystery and how each housewife dealt with the consequences. This gave the season a tighter plot and pacing.
Eight years is a success for any series but "Desperate Housewives" in particular owed a lot of that to its four female leads at the center. With all the recent failed shows featuring the four-women formula (Cashmere Mafia, Pan Am, GCB), it's easy to take for granted how successful "Desperate Housewives" was in breaking through and creating that indelible foursome of Bree, Susan, Lynette, and Gabrielle. Season 8 feels very much (to quote Mary Alice) like "the beginning of the end" as each housewife's series-long story arc is brought to a close. The important thing to keep in mind is that "Desperate Housewives" has always been cyclical in nature and it's fitting that the end finds the housewives in a familiar but more mature place than where they started. It is clear that these characters have grown. Gaby is still materialistic, but she is less selfish and has grown tremendously from that spoiled girl in season 1. Bree's cold and icy exterior has melted away to reveal someone who is more accepting of her flaws, more accepting of her gay son, and has learned to be warmer and caring. Lynette, who in season 1 was driven crazy by her four young kids, is a lot more relaxed and has a better perspective on who she is as a wife, mother, and career woman. And Susan has had the most bittersweet arc of the entire series and in many ways is the heart of the series as the final moments of the series finale indicate. Many fans don't approve of her controversial storyline towards the end, but I found it appropriate and sad. The final few episodes focused on the one relationship of Susan's that I actually preferred and loved the most over all the others. It was purposefully done to show her growth from that season 1 Susan who was tripping over herself trying to get Mike's attention. The Susan you see in the series finale is one who is a lot wiser and subdued. The entire season might have had a sense of an ending throughout it, but the clever conclusion to the series finale also gave you a sense of a beginning as well (going back to the cyclical nature of "Housewives"). As long as there is a street called Wisteria Lane, there will always be desperate people and deep secrets. And that's wonderful.
The fact that "Desperate Housewives" was a declining show on the outside said very little about it creatively, as those who stuck around after the second season would realize that for much of its eight years, the show had been remarkably steady. While detractors may point to many of the seasonal "disaster episodes" "Housewives" became famous (or infamous) for as "jumping the shark" moments, the show always managed to keep the soap opera elements grounded and character-based and never looping off out-of-control. The point of the show was that it juxtaposed ordinary, everyday suburban life with brief bursts of high drama and excitement that sought to bring a sinister element to this seemingly idyllic and peaceful street and urged its viewers to look underneath the surface to find the hidden truths of human life.
Season 8 of "Desperate Housewives" perhaps ranks up there as one of the most cohesive final seasons ever. The first episode continues where season 7 left off after the murder of Gaby's abusive stepfather, Alejandro, whom Carlos killed in order to protect Gaby who was left cornered after Alejandro broke into their house and was physically intimidating her. Upon finding Gaby and Carlos with Alejandro's body, Bree, Lynette, and Susan make a pact with Gaby to cover up the murder and keep the secret to themselves, panicking that Carlos being a two-time offender, Alejandro being unarmed, and the question of whether deadly force was justified would not convince a jury to find Carlos innocent. This season-long plot forms "Housewives'" strongest mystery story arc since the first season. Of course, it should comes as no surprise, since, in a great twist and bookend to the entire series, it harkens back to Mary Alice by placing all four women into the same predicament that their long-deceased friend and the series' narrator was in before she ended her life. Not since the first season had the season mystery so permeated the individual housewives' storylines, especially with episodes like "Secrets That I Never Want to Know" and "Putting it Together" which were entirely driven by the central mystery and how each housewife dealt with the consequences. This gave the season a tighter plot and pacing.
Eight years is a success for any series but "Desperate Housewives" in particular owed a lot of that to its four female leads at the center. With all the recent failed shows featuring the four-women formula (Cashmere Mafia, Pan Am, GCB), it's easy to take for granted how successful "Desperate Housewives" was in breaking through and creating that indelible foursome of Bree, Susan, Lynette, and Gabrielle. Season 8 feels very much (to quote Mary Alice) like "the beginning of the end" as each housewife's series-long story arc is brought to a close. The important thing to keep in mind is that "Desperate Housewives" has always been cyclical in nature and it's fitting that the end finds the housewives in a familiar but more mature place than where they started. It is clear that these characters have grown. Gaby is still materialistic, but she is less selfish and has grown tremendously from that spoiled girl in season 1. Bree's cold and icy exterior has melted away to reveal someone who is more accepting of her flaws, more accepting of her gay son, and has learned to be warmer and caring. Lynette, who in season 1 was driven crazy by her four young kids, is a lot more relaxed and has a better perspective on who she is as a wife, mother, and career woman. And Susan has had the most bittersweet arc of the entire series and in many ways is the heart of the series as the final moments of the series finale indicate. Many fans don't approve of her controversial storyline towards the end, but I found it appropriate and sad. The final few episodes focused on the one relationship of Susan's that I actually preferred and loved the most over all the others. It was purposefully done to show her growth from that season 1 Susan who was tripping over herself trying to get Mike's attention. The Susan you see in the series finale is one who is a lot wiser and subdued. The entire season might have had a sense of an ending throughout it, but the clever conclusion to the series finale also gave you a sense of a beginning as well (going back to the cyclical nature of "Housewives"). As long as there is a street called Wisteria Lane, there will always be desperate people and deep secrets. And that's wonderful.
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Nice ending...
My wife loves this show and I watched the first couple seasons then quit but my wife (of two years vs. the shows eight) watched all of it and got me back into it. Read more
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I have the complete series. Hours and hours of enjoyment. I can watch them over, and over again. All round great series!!!
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I finally got the final season.
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Can't wait till next season........Love it
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Love these shows wish that didn't end them but received disk fast bought it brand new cheaper than every where eles here , and received it 3 days after ordering it !
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Great !!!
I loved this show when it was on and decided to by all the seasons .This was the final season .Sad to see it go......
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