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This article contains episode summaries for the seventh season of Desperate Housewives.
Season summary
In the U.S., original episodes of season seven started airing on September 26, 2010. So far, only 13 episodes have aired.
Cast
Starring
- Teri Hatcher - Susan Delfino (13/13)
- Felicity Huffman - Lynette Scavo (13/13)
- Marcia Cross - Bree Van de Kamp (13/13)
- Eva Longoria - Gabrielle Solis (13/13)*
- Vanessa Williams - Renee Perry (13/13)
- Ricardo Antonio Chavira - Carlos Solis (13/13)
- Doug Savant - Tom Scavo (13/13)
- Mark Moses - Paul Young (12/13)
- Kathryn Joosten - Karen McCluskey (10/13)**
- Kevin Rahm - Lee McDermott (11/13)**
- Tuc Watkins - Bob Hunter (8/13)**
- Brenda Strong - Mary Alice Young (13/13)
- James Denton - Mike Delfino (9/13)
Also Starring
- Charlie Carver - Porter Scavo (8/13)**
- Joshua Logan Moore - Parker Scavo (8/13)**
- Darcy Rose Byrnes - Penny Scavo (10/13)**
- Madison De La Garza - Juanita Solis (10/13)**
- Mason Vale Cotton - MJ Delfino (6/13)**
*Credited as "Eva Longoria Parker" through "Sorry-Grateful".
**Credited only in the episodes in which they appear.
Recurring cast
TBA
Season overview
After losing her business, Bree begins the process of rebuilding her life by telling Gaby a secret that could end their friendship; Lynette and Tom face a rough road ahead as they welcome a fifth child to their ever growing brood; and Susan and Mike’s financial woes have forced them to rent out their house and leave Wisteria Lane. But when Paul Young mysteriously returns to the neighborhood as the new tenant, suspicions will rise. Later his new wife will join him on Wisteria Lane, as he's remarried. A family will find out that one of their children is not their own.
Main Characters
- Susan Mayer is the main housewife, a clumsy hopeless romantic
- Lynette Scavo is the vice-president turned full-time-mom
- Bree Van de Kamp is the once-perfect homemaker who's lost everything; her husband; her business. And the only thing she knows how to do is deliver a basket of delicious muffins to the neighbors
- Gabrielle Solis, an ex-model turned struggling mother
- Renee Perry is the latest vixen to spend her time on the lane, who comes with secrets from the past
Episodes
| 01 | "Remember Paul?" | 09 | "Pleasant Little Kingdom" | 17 | "TBA" |
| 02 | "You Must Meet My Wife" | 10 | "Down The Block There's a Riot" | 18 | "TBA" |
| 03 | "Truly Content" | 11 | "Assassins" | 19 | "TBA" |
| 04 | "The Thing That Counts is What's Inside" | 12 | "Where Do I Belong?" | 20 | "TBA" |
| 05 | "Let Me Entertain You" | 13 | "I'm Still Here" | 21 | "TBA" |
| 06 | "Excited and Scared" | 14 | "Flashback" | 22 | "TBA" |
| 07 | "A Humiliating Business" | 15 | "Farewell Letter" | 23 | "TBA" |
| 08 | "Sorry Grateful" | 16 | "TBA" | ||
Remember Paul?
- See main article: "Remember Paul?"
Original air date: September 26, 2010
Written by: Marc Cherry
Directed by: David Grossman
Plot Synopsis: The residents of Wisteria Lane are stunned to discover that Paul Young is out of prison and back in the neighborhood with an enigmatic new wife and seemingly dark motives. Meanwhile, while Paul is renting Susan’s home, she, Mike and MJ are living in an apartment on limited funds..... But Susan sees a glimmer of hope in getting her life back on the Lane when she’s offered an unorthodox job by her apartment manager, Maxine; Lynette’s rich and successful college friend, Renee, pays an unexpected visit to the Scavo household; Gabrielle and Carlos find themselves keeping secrets from one another; and Bree, newly single and needing a fresh start after selling her business, finds herself tempted by Keith -- the handsome, young handyman she's hired to update her house
Recurring Guest Stars: Max Carver (Preston Scavo), Steven Culp (Rex Van de Kamp), Christine Estabrook (Martha Huber), Brian Austin Green (Keith Watson), Harriet Sansom Harris (Felicia Tilman), Lainie Kazan (Maxine Rosen), Kyle MacLachlan (Orson Hodge)
You Must Meet My Wife
- See main article: "You Must Meet My Wife"
Original air date: October 3, 2010
Written by: Dave Flebotte
Directed by: Larry Shaw
Plot Synopsis: After Renee begins spending a lot of time with Tom, an angry Lynette feels she's trying to sabotage their marriage; Bree fires Keith without warning when she suddenly finds herself falling for him; Susan is wracked with guilt about lying to Mike about her new, risque side job; Gabrielle rushes to the hospital after learning that Bree accidentally hit Juanita with the car; and Paul introduces the women of Wisteria Lane to his new wife
Recurring Guest Stars: Emily Bergl (Beth Young), Brian Austin Green (Keith Watson), Lainie Kazan (Maxine Rosen), Shawn Pyfrom (Andrew Van de Kamp)
Truly Content
- See main article: "Truly Content"
Original air date: October 10, 2010
Written by: Matt Berry
Directed by: Tara Nicole Weyr
Plot Synopsis: Susan discovers that some of her best, sexy internet show moves are being copied by a competitor; Gabrielle hires a private detective to look into an important matter, unbeknownst to Carlos; Lynette is stunned when Tom’s doctor prescribes a rather unorthodox remedy for his depression; and Renee invites a reluctant Bree to go clubbing with her to engage in some local man-hunting
Recurring Guest Stars: Daniella Baltodano (Celia Solis), Emily Bergl (Beth Young), Brian Austin Green (Keith Watson), Lainie Kazan (Maxine Rosen)
The Thing That Counts is What's Inside
- See main article: "The Thing That Counts is What's Inside"
Original air date: October 17, 2010
Written by: Jason Ganzel
Directed by: David Grossman
Plot Synopsis: Susan is horrified when she discovers that she has become the face of the provocative internet company she's been secretly working for and is now the cover model for their outdoor billboard ads; Gabrielle tells her coveted secret to the ladies; Renee finds out that Bree is a grandmother and uses it to her advantage in an attempt to steal Keith away and have him for herself; Lynette takes advantage of daughter Penny's generous offer to help look after the baby; and Paul purchases the home he shared with Mary Alice, against wife Beth's wishes
Recurring Guest Stars: Daniella Baltodano (Celia Solis), Emily Bergl (Beth Young), Brian Austin Green (Keith Watson), Lainie Kazan (Maxine Rosen), Joy Lauren (Danielle Katz)
Let Me Entertain You
- See main article: "Let Me Entertain You"
Original air date: October 24, 2010
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis: Susan's days as a sexy internet sensation may be coming to an end after she angers an important client and incurs the wrath of her boss, Maxine; Renee and Gabrielle are headed for a smackdown after each of them reveals an intimate secret about the other to the wrong people; Bree finds herself exhausted by younger lover Keith's sexual stamina; Lynette is angry with Tom after he asks his mother to become the baby's nanny without talking it over with her first; and housewife Emma Graham (singer-songwriter Dana Glover) puts on a cabaret show -- with the aid of saxophonist Dave Koz -- with surprising results
Recurring Guest Stars: Max Carver (Preston Scavo), Brian Austin Green (Keith Watson), Lainie Kazan (Maxine Rosen)
Excited and Scared
- See main article: "Excited and Scared"
Original air date: October 31, 2010
Written by: Jeff Greenstein
Directed by: Jeff Greenstein
Plot Synopsis: As Halloween approaches, Susan is forced to reveal her secret, sexy internet side job to a shocked Mike; Juanita becomes suspicious of Gabrielle's sudden interest in Grace; Lynette becomes concerned about Tom's mother's memory lapses; Bree learns a secret about Keith; and Paul is encouraged to take wife Beth out on a date in order to light a spark in their unromantic relationship.
Recurring Guest Stars: Daniella Baltodano (Celia Solis), Emily Bergl (Beth Young), Brian Austin Green (Keith Watson)
A Humiliating Business
- See main article: "A Humiliating Business"
Original air date: November 7, 2010
Written by: Marco Pennette
Directed by: Larry Shaw
Plot Synopsis: Susan can't afford M.J.'s favorite cereal and Bree meets Keith's parents, who are the same age as Bree. The father disapproves. The mother finds out Bree's going through her menopause and makes some snarky remarks about her at dinner.
Recurring Guest Stars: Orson Bean (Roy Bender), Emily Bergl (Beth Young), Brian Austin Green (Keith Watson), Harriet Sansom Harris (Felicia Tilman)
Sorry Grateful
- See main article: "Sorry-Grateful"
Original air date: November 14, 2010
Written by: Annie Weisman
Directed by: David Grossman
Plot Synopsis: Bree learns something about Keith that scares her and Beth visits her mother in prison. The mother is furious, because Beth won't leave Paul. Guards have to drag her out of the room because she loses it.
Recurring Guest Stars: Daniella Baltodano (Celia Solis), Orson Bean (Roy Bender), Emily Bergl (Beth Young), Max Carver (Preston Scavo), Brian Austin Green (Keith Watson), Harriet Sansom Harris (Felicia Tilman)
Pleasant Little Kingdom
- See main article: "Pleasant Little Kingdom"
Original air date: TBA
Written by: Dave Flebotte
Directed by: Arlene Sanford
Plot Synopsis: An ICE detective is looking for Juanita's biological mother Carmen and he's making an investigation. When Gaby mistakenly introduces herself as Carmen while she's at her house, she's taken into custody; One of the men is planning to propose; Renee reminds Tom of their past; Bree and Keith take their psychotic friend out to a double date, when they discover this friend's escort for the night is Keith's fahter.
Recurring Guest Stars: Orson Bean (Roy Bender), Brian Austin Green (Keith Watson)
Down the Block There's a Riot
- See main article: "Down the Block There's a Riot"
Original air date: December, 12th
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis: Paul sets his revenge plan in motion, causing (at least) one death; Someone, other than Lynette, learns about Tom and Renee's past, and this person does something unexpected with that info. This is the final episode of 2010, ending with a cliffhanger. Juanita learns that she was switched at birth.
Recurring Guest Stars: Orson Bean (Roy Bender), Emily Bergl (Beth Young), Max Carver (Preston Scavo), Brian Austin Green (Keith Watson), Shawn Pyfrom (Andrew Van de Kamp)
Assassins
- See main article: "Assassins"
Original air date: January 2, 2011
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis: In the aftermath of the riot, Paul finally finds out that Beth is Felicia Tilman's daughter. A therapist asks Carlos and Gabrielle to erase the departed Grace from their lives. Susan finds out that she needs to go to the hospital every 48 hours for treatment for her severity of her wounds. Meanwhile, Renee tells the secret between her and Tom to Lynette unaware that Lynette already knows. Elsewhere, police detectives try to find the mysterious gunman responsible for shooting Paul Young.
Recurring Guest Stars: Daniella Baltodano (Celia Solis), Emily Bergl (Beth Young), Brian Austin Green (Keith Watson), Harriet Sansom Harris (Felicia Tilman), Kyle MacLachlan (Orson Hodge)
Where Do I Belong?
- See main article: "Where Do I Belong?"
Original air date: January 9, 2011
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis: Susan's mother and aunt visit her at the hospital; Lynette plots revenge against Tom; Bree wants to be friends with Beth; Gabrielle becomes obsessed with getting Grace back.
Recurring Guest Stars: Daniella Baltodano (Celia Solis), Emily Bergl (Beth Young), Max Carver (Preston Scavo), Brian Austin Green (Keith Watson), Dale Waddington Horowitz (Nurse), Cody Kasch (Zach Young), Dakin Matthews (Reverend Sikes), Lesley Ann Warren (Sophie Bremmer)
I'm Still Here
- See main article: "I'm Still Here"
Original air date: January 16, 2011
Written by: Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott
Directed by: Lonny Price
Plot Synopsis: Bree finds out that a woman, who is looking for Keith, has a son that he knows nothing about; Susan tries to have a conversation during her dialysis treatment at the hospital; Stella, Lynette's mother, decides to marry a new boyfriend; an 8-year-old girl gets adopted by Bob and Lee; Gabrielle and Carlos get burgled by a carjacker.
Recurring Guest Stars: Emily Bergl (Beth Young), Brian Austin Green (Keith Watson)
Flashback
- See main article: "Flashback"
Original air date: February 13, 2011
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis: Lynette fights back when her mother) tries to force the Scavos to pose for a family portrait with her obnoxious new husband, Frank. Meanwhile, Susan is presented with a kidney donation from an unlikely source, Gabrielle refuses to confront her past while undergoing therapy to discover what's causing her underlying obsession with her doll, Bree continues to keep the existence of Keith's son a secret from him, and Mike reaches out to biological son Zach to see if he was involved in adopted father Paul's shooting.
Recurring Guest Stars: TBA
Farewell Letter
- See main article: "Farewell Letter"
Original air date: TBA
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis: Susan discovers the perks of being disabled; Lynette isn't happy when Porter and Preston bring girls to the house, so they take them to McCluskey's; Gaby and Carlos visit the village she grew up in for the funeral of her abusive stepfather. Gaby is treated as a celebrity, but ther's one person who doesn't like her; a nun, her former teacher. Back in the day she didn't believe her stepfather molested her... and she still doesn't.
Recurring Guest Stars: TBA
7x16
- See main article: "Searching"
Original air date: TBA
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis:
Recurring Guest Stars: TBA
7x17
- See main article: "Everything's Different, Nothing's Changed"
Original air date: TBA
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis:
Recurring Guest Stars: TBA
7x18
- See main article: "Moments in the Woods"
Original air date: TBA
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis: TBA
Recurring Guest Stars: TBA
7x19
- See main article: "The Lies Ill-Concealed"
Original air date: TBA
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis: TBA
Recurring Guest Stars: TBA
7x20
- See main article: "I'll Swallow Poison on Sunday"
Original air date: TBA
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis: TBA
Recurring Guest Stars: TBA
7x21
- See main article: "Then I Really Got Scared"
Original air date: TBA
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis: TBA
Recurring Guest Stars: TBA
7x22
- See main article: "And Lots of Security..."
Original air date: TBA
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis: TBA
Recurring Guest Stars: TBA
7x23
- See main article: "Come on Over for Dinner"
Original air date: TBA
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis: TBA
Recurring Guest Stars: TBA
7x24
- See main article: ""
Original air date: May 2011
Written by: TBA
Directed by: TBA
Plot Synopsis: TBA
Recurring Guest Stars: TBA