# Desperate Housewives 11/5 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 5, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194 "2006-11-05T18:00:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/21 "2006-11-06T13:09:04Z")
I called Nora dying last week when they hinted that someone would die. I hated her character and I’m glad she’s gone but I loved her “you stupid bitch” and “hurry up, I haven’t got all day” lines. ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/22 "2006-11-06T13:44:39Z")
I’ve always liked Laurie Metcalf, I guess it’s because she’s a successful actress that doesn’t fit the typical “beauty is everything” mold. I thought she played her part very well. This is one of the very few shows that actually gets a belly laugh out of me almost every week. The only other one I can think of is AFV, but I often watch 60 Minutes and miss most of AFV. Whenever DH puts in a dramatic scene I’m always waiting for the punch line. It did get a little slow at the end of last season, but I heard they got Marc Cherry to come back and rev it up. So far, so good. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/23 "2006-11-06T13:51:25Z")
[QUOTE=A.R. Cane] The only other one I can think of is AFV, but I often watch 60 Minutes and miss most of AFV. [/QUOTE] “AFV?” Americans Fat, Very? Anna’s Furry Vertebrae? ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/24 "2006-11-06T14:08:42Z")
[QUOTE=Eve] “AFV?” Americans Fat, Very? Anna’s Furry Vertebrae? [/QUOTE] [http://abc.go.com/primetime/americasfunniest/](http://abc.go.com/primetime/americasfunniest/) ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/25 "2006-11-06T17:46:39Z")
I loved this episode! This show has become much, much better this season because it’s gone back to its roots of being batshit crazy. What could be better than Carlos and Gabby destroying the house. With a chainsaw! Absolutely nuts. Favourite line: I didn’t beat her. I pushed her down the stairs. In self-defence. Laurie Metcalf was awesome. Here’s hoping I’m never around someone who gets cheated on and decides to kill random people because her husband is locked in a room. And she’s too stupid to _shoot the lock like in every other TV show_. [QUOTE=Otto] What’s going to be happening with the new neighbor, do you suppose? An invalid sister waiting in the wings, but he has a pretty good throwing arm. [/QUOTE] I was listening and not watching the conversation with the neighbour. So ice cream chucking man has the invalid sister? ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/26 "2006-11-06T18:21:51Z")
[QUOTE=rocking chair] poor nora, getting caught dead as a brunette pippylongstocking. [/QUOTE] Hahaha! I was thinking along the same lines: “How awful to die like that . . . in that outfit.” My reactions to Nora getting shot in the chest (I had no spoiler info re: deaths): “Holy crap!” “Wow, she’s really gonna die!” “YAY!!!” Anyone else think Sunday-school lady went a bit far? Sure, Caroline was grappling with the can-chucker, but once a hostage had control of the gun, what real threat was she? Maybe a “Hold it!” was in order before a bullet to the brain, yeah? Anyway, it must be fun to write for a loony satirical soap: “Nora’s really too obnoxious. How do we get rid of her? Fill her full of lead? Why not?” I cried too. Susan got me going with the “The last thing I said to her was that she was a disappointment!” (I can’t think of much worse than being powerless while my child was in mortal danger), then the closing dream scene. Good to know I’m not the only nancy-girl here. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/27 "2006-11-06T18:27:40Z")
Good ep. In a way I’m sorry they killed off Laurie Metcalf; she’s been great in everything I’ve seen her in. Nora’s socks were really bugging me. At least I won’t have to see them any more. 😉 So now the Scavos will have five kids? Whoa. I was pretty nervous for Lynnette. Thank goodness she’ll recover. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/28 "2006-11-06T18:42:35Z")
I think this was the best episode ever. I laughed, I cried… I wish they hadn’t killed off Laurie Metcalf’s character yet - she was great. But I’m so glad Nora is gone. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/29 "2006-11-06T20:20:56Z")
[QUOTE=Barbarian] Laurie Metcalf was awesome. Here’s hoping I’m never around someone who gets cheated on and decides to kill random people because her husband is locked in a room. And she’s too stupid to _shoot the lock like in every other TV show_. [/QUOTE] Didn’t MythBusters bust that? Especially the way that particular door looked. I loved that Bree had snacks. And that everyone knew that Bree would have snacks. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/30 "2006-11-06T20:32:44Z")
Great episode. Made me remember why I started watching it. Sorry to see Nora die. I loved to hate her. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/31 "2006-11-06T20:50:20Z")
I normally don’t watch DH, but the BF was watching a wrestling pay per view in the living room and made me tape last nights episode for him. I must admit this one was rather good. The bits I’ve caught other weeks have never really grabbed my attention but I was rather captivated by the drama this time around. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/32 "2006-11-06T21:48:21Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] the BF was watching a wrestling pay per view in the living room and made me tape last nights episode for him. [/QUOTE] \ \ Does not compute. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/33 "2006-11-06T21:54:51Z")
[QUOTE=Turek] \ \ Does not compute. [/QUOTE] Which part? He was watching the PPV on one TV and I taped the episode for him on another. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/34 "2006-11-06T22:16:48Z")
Maybe that his interests are so eclectic? I missed the introduction of the can-chucker’s character. And where have I seen him before?? I feel like he was on one of my soaps. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/35 "2006-11-06T22:26:34Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] I missed the introduction of the can-chucker’s character. And where have I seen him before?? I feel like he was on one of my soaps. [/QUOTE] The actor is [Matt Roth](http://imdb.com/name/nm0744934/). ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/36 "2006-11-06T22:41:09Z")
Oh, Fisher who hits Jackie on Roseanne. And also apparently Laurie Metcalf’s hubby. And he had to chuck a can at “her”! ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/37 "2006-11-06T22:42:51Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Maybe that his interests are so eclectic? [/QUOTE] Ahh, hadn’t even thought of it that way. I gave up on trying to figure out why he likes what he does several years ago. He loves wrestling, desperate housewives, court TV and the science channel, especially if its about space. If he’s in control of the remote you can bet it will one of those. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/38 "2006-11-07T00:52:00Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Oh, Fisher who hits Jackie on Roseanne. And also apparently Laurie Metcalf’s hubby. And he had to chuck a can at “her”! [/QUOTE] And Brian Kerwin, who played the cheating hubby, was another of Jackie’s failed romances on _Roseanne_. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/39 "2006-11-07T01:05:40Z")
[QUOTE=amarinth] Didn’t MythBusters bust that? Especially the way that particular door looked. [/QUOTE] Beats me. But in any other show, and in real life, my money is on crazy woman with a gun shooting the lock. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194/40 "2006-11-07T01:43:12Z")
she had 2 bullets left when he locked in. she wanted to use them on him and edie. ended up using them on nora and lynnette. i was left wondering if the bullet just went though the soft part of lynnette’s arm or glanced off and broke her upper arm. i also thought poor tom, he has to get kayla and tell her what happened to mommy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-11-5/379194.md?page=3)