Desperate Housewives s04.docx

1、Desperate Housewives s040401 Previously on Desperate Housewives:Susan and Mike finally tied the knot. Lynette got some disturbing news. Bree returned from her trip with a surprise. Gaby married Victor, while Carlos ended it with Edie. But the search for true happiness let to events there were unexpe

2、cted and distinctly desperate. The first thing you should know is that Edie Britt never actually intended to die. But someone she loved was trying to leave her, so she planned every detail, from the silk scarf shed hang by, to the suicide note detailing her despair. Now all Edie had to do was waitin

3、g for her beloved to come home. You see to hold on to her man, Edie knew shed have to find a perfect moment to let go. Sadly for Edie, her timing was fatally flawed. And this is how Carlos Solis arrives just the nick of the time to save the life of Edie Britt. Of course, had he known what she was ab

4、out to do to his life, he wouldve let her hang there.There is a certain time of night, after the children have been put to bed, and husband begin snoring, that women lie awake and think of the secrets theyve been keeping from their friends. It might be impromptu wedding, or recently diagnosed tumor,

5、 or a make-believe pregnancy. Regardless, its all they will think of until something comes along to remind them that other people have secrets, too. There is a certain time of morning, it occurs after the kids have left for school, and husbands headed off for work. Its a time when women think the se

6、crets theyve been keeping from their friends and how shocked they would be if it was discovered, and how theyll do everything in their power to keep that from happening. But what of those lucky women who have no secrets left to keep? What do they think of every morning? These women spend their morni

7、ng s think of their neighbors and their secrets they may be keeping.0402 Previously on Desperate Housewives:The new neighbor turned out to be an old friend of Susans, who had a problem making new friends. Her daughter couldnt recall the past, but her husband had news for Susan. Lynette revealed her

8、condition. Gaby and Carlos began a secret affair. And Edie uncovered a secret of another sort.The great crime wave hit Wisteria Lane on a Tuesday afternoon. Thats when residents found their barbecues upended, their clean laundry trampled, and their skateboards missing. Naturally, everyone began to a

9、sk who could be responsible for such carnage. The answer lay in the home of a neighbor, who 20 minutes earlier, had been engaging in an altogether different type of crime, and so ended the great crime wave on Wisteria Lane. No one ever found out who was responsible because it was an inside job.You w

10、ill never see despair here, or rage, you will never see the tiniest bit of regret. You see the people who live here have learned there is one sure way of hiding their secrets from their friends. Thats why in suburbs there is nothing more deceptive than the smile.There is nothing more deceptive than

11、the smile, and no one knows this better than the people who hide behind them. Some flash their teeth as a polite warning to their enemies, some put on beaming faces to keep their tears from falling, others wear silly grins to mask their fear. But then there is a rare smile that is actually genuine.

12、Its a smile of a person who knows his troubles will soon be over.0403 Previously on Desperate Housewives:Bree discovered a family secret, Lynette struggled with chemotherapy, while Susan took joy in being pregnant, and the biggest obstacle to Carlos and Gaby was the promise Edie forced Carlos to mak

13、e.All children love to play games, but before they can race their bikes, or jump their ropes, or toss their Frisbees, children understand they must first convince their friends to play along with them. The same is true for adults.Yes, not all adults like to play games, but the ones who do, play to w

14、in.Stella Winfield hated to cook, still she spent that Friday morning grating cheese, and greasing on pan, and laying in macaroni, because her eldest daughter was sick. And Stella could no longer sit by and do nothing.All children love games. But children grow up, and then they find new games to pla

15、y, they pretend to be well so their families wont worry, they lie to their lovers about where they go in the afternoon, they invent stories to hide the truth from their friends. Yes, everyone has fun playing games. Right up until that moment, someone gets hurt.0404 Previously on Desperate Housewives

16、:When her first husband died, Bree thought she was rid of her mother-in-law. Danielle got pregnant, and Bree got creative. Carlos and Gabys affair turned dangerous. And an old neighbor returned.Mrs. Lillian Sims returned to Wisteria Lane on a Saturday, as she emerged from the ambulance it occurred t

17、o her the neighborhood looked exactly as she had left it. She then decided she should have painted her house blue. Moments later, she wondered if she would see her husband in heaven. These are just some of the thoughts that go through an old womans mind when she comes home to die. As her guilt over

18、the past began to mount, it occurred to Lillian death couldnt come quickly enough, this thought occurred to her niece as well.There were a lot of things Bob Hunter disliked about living in the city, and the thing he hated most was the pests. The rats lurked in the alleys, the flies that swarmed the

19、garbage, and the bugs that invaded his co-op. Finally Bob informed his significant other it was time to leave the city. So they moved to the suburbia, which they quickly discovered had a few pests of its own. Pests, they come in all shapes and sizes and disrupt our lives in a variety of ways. At fir

20、st, they are merely annoying, and we do our best to ignore them. But if we dont take them seriously, they can become quite dangerous. For some, death seems to be the easiest solution. But the problem with pests is that what they leave behind is just as dangerous. 0405 Previously on Desperate Housewi

21、ves:Gabrielle tried to rekindle an old affair. Lynette got the support she needed for the chemotherapy. Katherine who like everything in its place got that her husband was forgetting his. Brees intent to keep her daughters pregnancy as secret awoken on an unexpected response. And Susan tried to conn

22、ect with the newest neighbor.The odd-looking boxes were delivered to the home of Bob Hunter and Lee McDermott early on a Tuesday morning. It wasnt long before workmen had opened them and begun assembling the various parts and pieces. Happily, it only took 3 hours to turn the contents into a finished

23、 work of art. Sadly, it only took 15 minutes for the residents of Wisteria Lane to become art criticsYes, art came to Wisteria Lane on a Tuesday morning and by Tuesday afternoon, and war had come as well. As word of the sculpture spread, Bob and Lee began to wonder if any of their neighbors would be

24、 supportive. But when the sculptures true function was unveiled the next day, whatever support they did have was quickly washed away.Its the same for all of us, we try not to get too close to the people who live next door. Its easier to give them a polite nod than to ask whats wrong. Its safer to ke

25、ep walking by than to get involved. True, we sometimes do get to know the people we share a fence with and end up lifelong friends. But mostly, we keep our distance because wed rather our neighbors know nothing about us than know too much. 0406 Previously on Desperate Housewives:Danielle came back h

26、ome. Lynette was afraid for her children. Katherines past came back to haunt her. Edie made threats, but evasive action was taken. And Gaby and Carlos ended their affair too late. As a little girl Edie Britt was afraid of many things, and all the little boys in her neighborhood knew this. So they wo

27、uld wait for her with rubber snakes and croaking frogs and plastic spiders, hoping to make Edie scream. But once she was a big girl, Edie Britt was afraid of only one thing-that her lover might leave her for someone else. And Carlos Solis knew this, so when he decides to go, he tried to do it quickl

28、y mostly to avoid her screamingYes, Edie Britt had been forced to face her worst fear, and she now felt it was only fair, that Carlos should face his.Yes, it was that time of year Halloween had come once again to Wisteria Lane. And no one was more determined to celebrate its arrival than the gay cou

29、ple who had just moved in. There is much to be afraid of in this world, but what we fear has nothing to do with the gruesome masks, or plastic spiders, or lifelike monsters. No, its the thoughts in our head that terrify us the most. (Danielle)What if she comes to regret of her decision? (Mike)What i

30、f he really is unhappy? (Edie)What if the chance for love has passed forever? (Lynette)How do we conquer these terrifying thoughts? We start by reminding ourselves what does not kill us just makes us stronger.0407 Previously on Desperate Housewives:Danielle had her baby on Halloween. Katherine revea

31、led a secret. Lynette got great news. While Mike tried to ease his pain, Victor reached out to Gaby. And Edie got revenge. The thing you need to know about Victor Lang is that he was not above (不排斥) using deception, whether it was an insincere (虚假的) promise to a campaign donor, or the artful (巧妙的,狡猾

32、的) evasion(逃避,借口) of the reporters question, or an outright(直率的,彻底的) lie to his constituents, Victor did what he had to get what he wanted. But thanks to some compromising(折衷的,危及安全的) photos, he had learnt that his wife knew a little something about deception as well Yes, Victor was not above using deception to get what he wanted, and what he wanted now was revenge. The next day on Wisteria Lane began with a bit of deceit. Bree Hodge told her friends she had given birth in the middle of the night to a beautiful baby boy. And thanks to the healthy lungs of Benjamin