Desperate Housewives : Even the Hotties on Wisteria Lane Have Insecurities.

Apparently shopping for furniture, a dress, or fine perfume is just like adopting a baby. While I understand wanting to ensure your child will be attractive, I find it incredibly shallow to liken it to a pair of shoes. But then, Gabrielle is a shallow former model on Desperate Housewives, so maybe she just views a child as a living accessory. Then voila! a pregnant pole dancer. Unfortunately, the pregnant pole dancer doesn't want her baby to be a Solis because they are Mexican, or at least wants them to shower her with expensive presents first. She may claim to not know who the father of her child is, but she is a lot smarter than one might think at first glance.

Susan and her relationship issues ... to think I thought I had problems. She is married to her ex-husband, declared her love for her ex-boyfriend, and dating a man she isn't sure she loves. But the ex-husband sends the new boyfriend to the ex-boyfriend's house to sabotage her new relationship. While I certainly wouldn't mind three attractive men fawning over me, I would be horrified if they acted like middle school boys fighting in the street.

Bree has made the step to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, kind of. She's only going to make herself look better and thwart her son's plan to emancipate himself. I don't know why she wants to keep him around. He's an ungrateful bastard; I'd kick him to the curb and stop wasting my time. Sure, appearances are everything to Bree, but she knows how to tell a decent lie. I am certain she could come up with something that makes her look good for kicking him out.

It would definitely look a lot better than passing out in a department store and being locked in after-hours. Oh wait, too late to avoid that. Thankfully, she got the card of a nice man at the AA meeting who comes to her rescue. I guess saving her from the department store in the middle of the night is just foreshadowing of saving Bree from her compulsive self, right?

Lynette uses the daycare at her office to schmooze her way into hiring a new employee. A new employee who breastfeeds a five-year-old son. But alas the threat of a lawyer is thrown and Lynette finds herself in a sticky situation. Until she discovers the power of chocolate milk.

The story arc with the Applewhites is one I cannot decide if it is interesting or lame. It has potential to be great, but doesn't really match the tone of the rest of the show. Maybe that is the whole point. I just fail to see the motivation behind keeping Caleb and not letting some professionals look after him. You can tell Betty isn't leading the most convenient or honest of lives because she's tending to her disabled son, especially when he manages to sneak into the homes of their neighbors and scare people.

Overall, the second season of Desperate Housewives has been touch and go. Some episodes are great, but it simply lacks the draw the first season had. I find myself missing a couple of weeks here and there and not really missing it. The end of the season is more compelling than the beginning, so perhaps the writers corrected their mistakes and are on track for more great television.