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Season 4

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This article contains episode summaries for the fourth season of Desperate Housewives.

Season summary[]

In the U.S., original episodes of season four aired between September 30, 2007 and May 18, 2008.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Also Starring[]

*Not credited in "Now You Know".

Recurring Guest Stars[]

Main Plot Points[]

  • Susan and Mike are married and expecting a child.
  • Lynette fights cancer, her alcoholic mother and her scheming stepdaughter.
  • Bree conceals both a real and a fake pregnancy and has marital problems with Orson.
  • Gabrielle is trapped in an unhappy marriage with Victor while having an affair with Carlos.
  • Edie tries to secure her relationship with Carlos, and later comes to blows with Bree.
  • Katherine moves back to the lane with a new family and several secrets.

Episode Summaries[]

Image # Title Airdate Directed by Written by
1 "Now You Know" September 30, 2007 Larry Shaw Marc Cherry
Edie survives her suicide attempt and gets constant care from Carlos, Katherine Mayfair returns to Wisteria Lane after moving away twelve years ago, Susan gets some unwanted news when she discovers she may have menopause, Bree and Orson continue to lie to their neighbors about the pregnancy, Lynette lies to her friends about her cancer and Gabrielle and Carlos continue their affair.
2 "Smiles of a Summer Night" October 7, 2007 David Grossman Bob Daily and Matt Berry
Bree and Katherine come to blows over food and Bree tries to discover one of Katherine's recipes, Susan struggles with choosing between Mike and Julie in situations, Dylan confronts Katherine about her father, Gabrielle tells Lynette about her past and Edie blackmails Carlos.
3 "The Game" October 14, 2007 Bethany Rooney Joey Murphy and John Pardee
Susan arranges a games night and the other ladies use it as an excuse to get Katherine drunk so they can try and discover her secrets, Stella tries to numb Lynette's pain during her chemo, Edie purposely lets slip about her and Carlos' engagement in front of Gabrielle and Julie and Dylan search the Mayfair house.
4 "If There's Anything I Can't Stand" October 21, 2007 Larry Shaw Alexandra Cunningham & Lori Kirkland Baker
Bree is shocked when Phyllis turns up at her baby party, Edie gets some unwanted news which almost leads to Carlos' and Gabrielle's affair being exposed, Katherine's Auntie Lillian comes home to die, Lynette tries to improve her and Tom's sex life and Susan makes a mess of greeting new gay couple, Lee and Bob.
5 "Art Isn't Easy" October 28, 2007 David Grossman Jason Ganzel
Katherine and Lynette go against each other to become president of the Homeowners Association, Gabrielle gets a surprise when she and Carlos run into her ex-lover John Rowland, Bree and Orson try to get Danielle to come home but Phyllis won't let her go so easily and Susan once again comes to disagreement with Bob and Lee.
6 "Now I Know, Don't Be Scared" November 4, 2007 Larry Shaw Susan Nirah Jaffee and Dahvi Waller
Susan finds out that Mike's father, Nick, isn't really dead but in prison for murder. Lynette finds out she's been cured of her cancer. Danielle gives birth to a baby boy. Gabrielle is upset that Carlos hid money from her while they were getting divorced. Carlos dumps Edie. Gabby tells Victor that she's leaving him.
7 "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover" November 11, 2007 David Warren Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-Giordano
Bree tells Susan that Mike has a drug problem. Stella leaves after learning none of her daughters want her to live with them. Bree gets her grandson, Benjamin, circumcised despite Orson's objections. The question of Victor's survival becomes a cliffhanger after Gabrielle knocks him off his boat.
8 "Distant Past" November 25, 2007 David Warren Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-Giordano
Adam's surprised by a stalker from his past. Susan spies on Julie as Julie kisses her tattooed boyfriend. Detectives question Gabrielle about Victor. Lynette's reunited with her stepfather Glen. Bree and Orson face marital problems.
9 "Something's Coming" December 2, 2007 David Grossman Joey Murphy and John Pardee
A tornado’s on the way. Carlos and Gabrielle are packing to move. Susan confronts Orson in his office for giving Mike pain pills. At least four people die in the tornado.
10 "Welcome to Kanagawa" January 6th, 2008 Larry Shaw Jamie Gorenberg and Jordon Nardino
Lynette and Karen spread Ida's ashes, Gabrielle visits a blind Carlos in hospital, Bree fixes Andrew up with a gay builder to try and get him to work on her roof, Susan and Julie enjoy Bree staying at there house and Dylan and Adam discover a shocking secret about Katherine.
11 "Sunday" April 13, 2008 David Grossman Alexandra Cunningham and Lori Kirkland Baker
Two weeks after the tornado, Mike is about to finish rehab. Gabrielle learns from Edie that Carlos's blindness is permanent. Susan's hunky young male cousin reveals more than expected. A surprise wedding ceremony has its share of secrets.
12 "In Buddy's Eyes" April 20, 2008 Larry Shaw Jeff Greenstein
Gabby struggles with the reality of having a blind husband, Lynette is surprised when someone from her past (Rick) shows up at Scavo pizzeria. Bree and Katherine join forces to plan the Founders Day Ball.
13 "Hello, Little Girl" April 27, 2008 Bethany Rooney Susan Nirah Jaffee & Jamie Gorenberg
Carlos is getting a seeing eye dog. Gabrielle wants to train the dog to find her keys and turn off the radio. Unhappy with the dog, she secretly returns it to the trainer. Rick's restaurant was set on fire while Lynette and Tom were at the Founders Ball. Tom was missing for part of the time, but Lynette tells the police she followed Tom to the car and saw him listening to a basketball game on the radio. This alibi is enough for the police, but perhaps not enough for Rick.
14 "Opening Doors" May 4, 2008 David Grossman Dahvi Waller & Jordon Nardino
Gabrielle is surprised to find Ellie has a man in her bedroom. Lynette brings Kayla to a psychiatrist, but Lynette and Kayla settle the problem while they're in the waiting room. Susan visits Lamaze class with Julie, where she's surprised to see Karl with his very pregnant wife. Susan regrets coming in her old clothes. At the next class, Susan brings Mike and they both dress up. Karl masks a smile upon learning Mike has been free of drugs for over a month.
15 "Mother Said" May 11, 2008 David Warren Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano
Adele Delfino, Susan's mother-in-law, arrives for a visit. Carlos and Gabrielle find out their tenant, Ellie, has a dark secret. A full scale war erupts between Bree and Edie.
16 "The Gun Song" May 18, 2008 Bethany Rooney Bob Daily and Matt Berry
The ladies of Wisteria Lane meet Susan and Mike's new baby, and Susan tries to change the name from Maynard to Conner. Gaby forms a strong bond with their new tenant, Ellie, who happens to be a drug dealer. Lynette is accused of child abuse, since Kayla called and told a doctor.
17 "Free" May 18, 2008 David Grossman Jeff Greenstein
Several residents of Wisteria Lane are faced with deadly threats when Katherine's ex-husband wants to see his daughter again. Susan realizes she will soon lose her daughter when she goes off to college early, and Katherine Mayfair's secrets are finally revealed. In the closing moments of the season finale, the show flashed ahead five years, which brought many surprising changes in the lives of the Housewives.

Notes[]

  • The characters of Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis, Carlos Solis, Tom Scavo, and Orson Hodge are the only ones to be physically seen in every single episode of the season. In addition to them, Mary Alice Young provides voice-overs for all 17 episodes, and is physically seen in 2 of them.
  • In the fourth season, Austin and Danielle were supposed to return to Wisteria Lane to take away their illegitimate son, Benjamin from Bree and her then-husband, Orson. However this idea was scrapped out because of the writer’s revolt and the decline in the number of episodes of that season. Austin, hence, never made a comeback.
  • This is the only season to feature the characters of Dylan Mayfair and Kayla Scavo as series regulars. It is also the last season to feature Danielle Van de Kamp as a regular.
  • This season is the shortest of all seasons, with only 17 episodes. All other seasons comprised 23-24 episodes. The shortening of season 4 came as a result of the Writers Guild of America strike of 2007-08.
  • Originally, Danielle and Austin were meant to return to take Benjamin back, but this was scrapped due to the writers strike.
  • This is the last season to be sponsored by Sprite.

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