User blog comment:UFO Editor/Season 7 opinions/@comment-392210-20110503104431

I really enjoyed Gabrielle's storylines throughout the season, starting with the baby swap thing, which carried through episode 15 and was dealt with in many different ways and provided lots of consequences on Gaby's personal life. Those 15 episodes were the biggest streak of drama Eva Longoria was ever dealt and she played it off beautifully. Of course, there were a few breaks in between, like episode 7.05 and 7.07, which I welcomed, a break from the drama to make way for some funny, filler stories is usually okay. But my favorite housewife in the season would have to be Susan, she has been amazing all year long, working as an Internet softcore model, living away from the lane, dealing with money issues, working as a nanny much to her shagrin, losing a kidney and realizing she's gonna die pretty soon, and now her involvement in the Paul-Felicia story, which is my favorite part of the show right now.

Whereas I liked the character of Keith and the Bree-Keith pairing, I have to agree it got old soon. Every single week all they did was rub in our faces that they had a big age gap and much too different personalities and that therefore there should be drama: Bree likes the opera, Keith just likes sex (much like Bree and Karl in 6.08); Keith likes the Black Eyed Peas, Bree's not a rockin' grandma, just a plain old grandma; Bree is uptight, Keith is an ex-con; Keith is young, Bree is going through menopause; Keith wants children, Bree's both been there and done that... every single episode! So, yeah, it got tiring, but I was still sad when they parted ways. That was a very touching scene.

But the worst story is that of Lynette, because there is no story. This thing with Tom becoming a big powered boss is the only thing she's done all season long that lasted for more than two episodes. The post-partum depression, the Scavo mom, the feud with Paul, mommy marrying a rich dickhead... all resolved within two episodes. Meh.

I love Renee. She doesn't really add much to the show, but I can't picture it with only the core ladies for some reason. There's always been supporting housewives, and Renee fits the role well. I'm glad we've had the first housewife introduced since season 1 to not be a mystery star, and her dialogue is always awesome. She has had the best bitchy zings of the year. I'm divided on whether she should be featured more than she already is. She's played a solid supporting (sometimes close to lead) role in most episodes, and then there are those in which she only appears in 1 or 2 scenes, like last week's. But she's supporting, sometimes when she's not needed she won't be in it that much, we have to accept that. And considering she's been in every episode, that's pretty good. Bob's only been in 10 out of 20 episodes. But I do hope that she gets more of a storyline in season 8. But Edie didn't start getting more notable stuff till later on in the series, so it's understandable, they have to set up the characters and focus on the leading ladies for now.