# Desperate Housewives 5/15---spoilers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 16, 2005, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033 "2005-05-16T06:20:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033/21 "2005-05-16T18:55:26Z")
> [@Dewey Finn](#): > > I believe that the person with whom Lynette had lunch with in yesterday’s episode was an exec at a competing firm, possibly someone who used to work with Lynette. I’m not sure about that. Weren’t they discussing opening at different firms, naming them as well? Wasn’t this the same woman Lynette hinted to about all the travelling that the Duggan promotion would entail, and how she hoped Tom wouldn’t regret missing out on seeing the kids grow up? Besides, I think Lynette and Tom used to work together, although I don’t think it’s been established that the place he’s working at now is the place where they met. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033/22 "2005-05-16T21:05:08Z")
I am just so tickled that Alfre Woodard is joining the cast! My interest in this show was beginning to wane, but I will watch anything that Alfre Woodard is in. She’s one of the most talented folks ever to come from my hometown. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033/23 "2005-05-16T21:43:03Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > I’m not sure about that. Weren’t they discussing opening at different firms, naming them as well? Wasn’t this the same woman Lynette hinted to about all the travelling that the Duggan promotion would entail, and how she hoped Tom wouldn’t regret missing out on seeing the kids grow up? Besides, I think Lynette and Tom used to work together, although I don’t think it’s been established that the place he’s working at now is the place where they met. Nope, it was an entirely different woman. Last night was someone she knew from a competing firm. The previous episode was the boss’s wife. I have to wonder about Alfre Woodard. I’d love to see her on the show. But according to today’s NBC release, she’s going to be on their new fall schedule, not Wisteria Lane. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033/24 "2005-05-17T02:30:05Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > The SOLD sign was going up on the house of an old couple shown moving out at the beginning of the ep, moving because of all the mayhem that had hit the neighborhood in the last several months. Wow, that sure was a fast sale, move out and move in. That must be some sort of world record closing. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033/25 "2005-05-17T02:50:46Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > I have to wonder about Alfre Woodard. I’d love to see her on the show. But according to today’s NBC release, she’s going to be on their new fall schedule, not Wisteria Lane. She’s evidently in the pilot of “Inconceivable,” but plans may be changing: “INCONCEIVABLE is the title (and easy target for smart-alecky TV critics) for an unlikely drama about the goings-on in a fertility clinic. ER’s Ming Na is the star, and Alfre Woodard was supposed to be a member of the cast (she’s in the pilot), but she has now joined the cast of Desperate Housewives, so new additions to the cast are expected before the Fall.” [http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?cat=4&nid=27961](http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?cat=4&nid=27961) ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033/26 "2005-05-17T04:33:17Z")
> [@Wile E](#): > > Wow, that sure was a fast sale, move out and move in. That must be some sort of world record closing. Well, they could have had some sort of deal whereby they could stay in the house after closing. My parents just sold their house and moved into a condo, and they worked it so they could stay in the house for two weeks after closing the house (and pay rent) because the condo took that much longer to close. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033/27 "2005-05-17T05:13:58Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I’m absolutely delighted to see Andre Woodard joining the cast. Maybe she’ll finally get the recognition she deserves and a part worthy of her talent. Well, since she has [four](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005569/bio) Emmy’s, I don’t think she is being overlooked… (I knew about the one for _ **Hill Street Blues** _, just learned about the others.) ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033/28 "2005-05-17T05:20:31Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Lynette was having lunch with the boss’s wife. They’ve continued to remain chummy after she left to go be a SAHM. Lynette was asking if there were any jobs out there, and the boss’s wife, being clued in to the whole corporate networking structure, said that she knew of a perfect job for Lynette. Lynette said no, it was for Tom, but Tom doesn’t have the “shark” reputation that Lynette does. So Lynette suggested Annabelle, in an effort to separate her from Tom. Annabelle was offered the job, but her current employer promoted her to keep her. Tom was rightly pissed, because he’d asked for the job that was promised to Duggan before he had his heart attack, then he was told they were keeping it open for Duggan, and since he wasn’t coming back he thought he’d have a shot at it. Then he finds out Duggan’s promotion went to Annabelle. It’s only when he blew up at the boss that he learned of Lynette’s maneuvering behind his back. > > I was really disappointed that they didn’t show Tom’s confrontation with Lynette. I would have been furious. Ya think it might be a highlight of next week? ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033/29 "2005-05-17T10:50:31Z")
Highlight? It’s gonna be cause for a divorce filing! Or maybe just Tom will just borrow Rex’s gear and torture Lynette in a secret room off the garage. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033/30 "2005-05-17T12:27:20Z")
> [@Barbarian](#): > > Aaaaannnndddd-- I’d be really pissed if my wife did to me what Lynette did to her husband. PISSED! I’ve been thinking about this since the episode aired. I would get a divorce over this. Who’s with me? ---
**Author:** ![chefjef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@chefjef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefjef)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033/31 "2005-05-17T18:00:07Z")
I think she had good intentions so it would be more of a serious discussion. But yeah - I was astounded and friggin ANGRY for Tom - and pissed at Lynette. I’m excited about Alfre too - this should be good and she’ll add a nice dynamic. Some of my friends are worried that she’ll detract from the other storylines - but I disagree totally! ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033/32 "2005-05-18T04:21:06Z")
> [@chefjef](#): > > I’m excited about Alfre too - this should be good and she’ll add a nice dynamic. Some of my friends are worried that she’ll detract from the other storylines - but I disagree totally! Obviously, she will bring her own share of scandal/secrets/strange habits/alternate skin color to Wysteria… ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033/33 "2005-05-18T05:23:24Z")
I had been assuming that Rex’s strange, undiagnosable condition was the result of George’s giving him the wrong medication for quite some time. His doctor said tonight that his body wasn’t responding to it properly, and wanted another doctor to consult. So what was the deal with George slipping into the house and switching pills? Putting the right meds back to keep the blame from falling on himself? And did anyone else wonder how he got in so easily? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-housewives-5-15-spoilers/304033.md?page=1)