Talk:Disaster episodes/@comment-5066566-20110120192202/@comment-392210-20110120211844

The so-called disaster episodes are mid-season shows, airing during November sweeps, that focus on a particular disastrous event. The whole point of the episode is the build-up to such event, and every housewife always becomes embroiled in it. The disastrous events that occur in season finales, such as Patrick's car exploding or Susan and MJ being taken hostage, focus around one or two housewives, and it's the climax of their story for the season. Such disastrous events might occur mid-season in any given episode, like Edie's death. But the disaster episodes are special ones, coined as such, and should not be confused with any other episode featuring a major dramatic occurrence.