Desperate Housewives - The Complete Third Season (2006)

Starring: Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross



Review :
Who's the best? Felicity Huffman of course!, July 25, 2007
By ADRIENNE MILLER (TENNESSEE)
Desperate Housewives - The Complete Third Season was another solid and juicy season of the prime-time soap. I thought Marcia Cross stole the show the second season and Felicity Huffman had the best year the third. She is such a great actress, glad to hear she's nominated for an Emmy. Teri Hatcher is still annoying to watch and Eva Longoria is as vain and spoiled as ever as the newly-divorced Gaby. Even Nicolette Sheridan got a chance to shine this season as she took over for Cross who was on maternity leave. Some weird plots like Orson and his creepy and very botoxed mother played by Dixie Carter. My favorite episode is defintely Bang! the episode where Laurie Metcalf held up the neigborhood grocery store in Fairvew. Well just another day in Wisteria Lane for these desperate mama's. I highly recommend buying season three as well as the other seasons. Enjoy your dirty laundry!

A Luster Restored, July 17, 2007
By Timothy T. Ward
Season Two of Desperate Housewives wasn't all that bad, but it did suffer from a few noticeable mistakes-mainly the storyline with the Applewhites and how the writers made them suddenly disappear in the middle of the season(and subsequently killing off any remaining interest viewers once had with the story). The first episode of Season Three was fair but a forgiven fairness as it was an opener to tie up loose ends and see where the characters might go next. One factor that helped make Season Three so good was how it became as intriguing and as witty as remembered from the early days. The pace and flow had also returned. You wanted to tune in each week to see Susan deal with Mike's memory loss while dealing with Edie's manipulation at the same time, Bree having to contend with the lack of morality in her children as she also learned about Orson's past, and Lynette finding patience with Tom while finding tolerance as she dealt with the psycho from hell in the form of Nora. Some of the best episodes are from this season such as Episode #3 with "A Weekend in the Country," and #6 in "Sweetheart, I Have To Confess," an episode that was most entertaining and funny. The scenes with Lynette, Susan, and Gabby getting drunk while Bree was trying to win the attention of a former friend at an upscale country club were classic. Also included is the memorable "Bang,"(episode#7). This episode was believeable and emotional right down to Lynette finding closure with the death of Mary Alice. Laurie Metcalf(Roseanne)was superb as the jilted wife who snapped. Next came Episide #8 with "Children and Art," in which Lynette discovers a chilling secret about the new neighbor. The writers handled this story with brilliance and bravery for tackling a taboo topic on network television. Felicity Huffman gave a magnificent portrayl. Also first rate was Episode #10, "Miracle Song," and with the first 10 episodes, Desperate Housewives was as bold as ever and was once again filled with the offbeat drama and dark comedy we know and love. The glaring mistake with this season was in Episode #13, "Come Play Wiz Me." This episode was awful and filled with ridiculous storylines. The plot involving Orson's ex-wife drugging him into the bed with the help of Gloria made me think the writers were wishing for a daytime television slot. Then we had the return of Zach-very pointless and off the mark. Also, it was an insult to viewers to make us think that Gabrielle would even consider a date with Zach under any circumstances. Lynette's decision to quit the firm was touching, but then the whole scene with her faking her pain in front of her boss just came off as plain stupid. Episodes #14 & #15 is where the mystery involving Orson's past and the murder of Monique is solved, and this conclusion was just as good and just as surprising as the mystery involving Paul and Mary Alice and a baby named Dana from the first season.

continual twists and turns, July 13, 2007
By Myrna Weinstein "bead crazy" (Mount Laurel, Nj)
You never know or suspect where the story line is going. Great acting, great fun and fascinating. One of my favorites of all time.