"Desperate housewives" review and short summary
Once upon a time on television, "Desperate Housewives" was the most popular and the hottest show ,a sharply written reflection on well-to-do suburban life that made international superstars of its leading actors. But that was 2004.
It tells the story of Mary Alice Young, a seemingly perfect housewife who commits suicide, fearing that a dark secret, involving her, her husband, and their son would be exposed. At her wake, Mary Alice's four close friends and the main characters, Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis, are introduced. All of them live in the suburb of Fairview on Wisteria Lane
The show is not afraid to go to some deep dark places like widowhood, adultery, coming out, abuse, drug addiction, cancer and suicide to name but a few.
Narrating the series from the grave, Mary Alice describes how her friends try to find out the reason for her suicide, while trying to deal with the problems of their personal lives, tackling adultery, widowhood, infertility and divorce.
