Desperate for Housewives

I admit, I'm hooked on Desperate Housewives. Not being in North America, I didn't know about all the hype around the show, so I was a little slow catching up. I didn't even watch it when I first had the chance. But as soon as I started, it was one episode right after the other.

So, there's murder, deceit, romance, jealousy, and plenty of comedy to go around. Basically, it's got all the elements of a trashy Tory Spelling dramatic series... at yet it manages to keep its head above the unearthly, undignified sludge associated with Tory's work (personal opinion perhaps). Actually, I used to be a fan of Melrose Place back in highschool, which incidentally the actors behind characters Bree Van De Kamp and Tom Scavo spent some time. But where someone might say "Desperate Housewives? That's a great show!", you'd be hard-pressed to hear someone to say "Melrose Place? Great writing!". No, Melrose was crap, we all knew that... but it was entertaining crap.

Among the four housewives, hands down I like Felicity Huffman's character Lynette Scavo the most. Smart, attractive, completely quirky, and hilarious.

So, that's my posting on Desperate Housewives. Can't wait to finish Season 2.