DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES “Down The Block There’s A Riot” Review

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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES “Down The Block There’s A Riot” Season 7 Episode 10 – Desperate Housewives leaves us for Christmas with quite a bang. Several storylines come together which make for a memorable episode.

Gabby, distraught after Grace has left her, goes to Lynette for advice about dealing with the pain. Lynette gives her the advice her therapist gave her: write a letter to Grace, pouring her heart out. Gabby does so, but unfortunately Juanita finds the letter.

Meanwhile Susan confronts Tom about the fling he and Renee had together. I usually find any story revolving around Susan to be the least interesting, but this season, with the exception of this episode, Bree usually takes the cake. I like Brian Austin Green and he is doing a very good job with Keith, but the whole storyline had gone on far too long. When they break up after she refuses to wear the engagement ring, Keith’s father Richard arrives.

Lynette starts organizing a protest against the halfway house for crooks which Paul, after tricking Lee into selling his home, has set up. The protest, with the aid of the tough guys, turns into a riot.

The riot brings out several clashes; Bree uses her gun to seperate a fight, which causes the protest to just erupt into a riot; picket fences and bat and trampled bodies and Mrs McClusky.

Lynette helps Lee, shouting (rather lamely) “he’s my neighbour!” It’s not exactly an epic battle cry. Funnier was the sight of Gabby pulling some guy off a car when her daughter was (rather conveniently, after their fight) threatened.

Finally, the episode ends with Paul Young lying in the street the morning after the riot. Someone had shot him.

What a great cliffhanger episode to leave us with until January. I wish every episode of the first half of the season had been as good, but there are a multitude of questions now to be answered and plenty of storylines left out in the open.

What did you think of this episode? Sound off in the comments below!

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By Ciara | December 13, 2010 | 2 Comments

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http://n/a GLEN Stinnett

Why has what was a sitcom become a dramatic adventure?
http://www.act.edu.om Gabriel Aquino

True… The Susan storyline comes off as annoying and meddlesome – even for a friend. The Bree storyline is far more interesting. The Gabby storyline seems a drama vehicle stretched too far. And I’ve always hated how the story writers force Lynette to justify her actions. Truth be told – she is the real anti-hero here.