Focus: Desperate Housewives

I recently spent the majority of my second semester of my freshman year of college on Wisteria Lane, in the wonderful, zany, drama- and romance-ridden world of Desperate Housewives.


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What a show. I know, it's not a classic. I'm sure in ten years it won't even be remembered...maybe twenty. But I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed my Netflix-induced binge of this fantastic soap opera.

Yes, it was a ridiculous show. I often spent part of each episode thinking "Oh my goodness, this is ridiculous and unrealistic and would never happen!" (For example, and here comes a spoiler, at one point a small airplane crashed into Wisteria Lane. This happened a season after a tornado had hit the street. Like, what?)

Yet when you look past the ridiculousness, this show was completely enthralling and entertaining. I never finished an episode without aching to know what was going to happen next; and after all, isn't that why most of us watch TV in the first place? For some (often) mindless entertainment? I love a good documentary, but sometimes it's nice to sit back, relax, and watch a nonsensical but entertaining show with compelling characters and a good murder mystery.

Yup, every season of Desperate Housewives had some sort of underlying mystery, and most concerned a murder of some kind. The characters would go along, living their daily, complicated, romance- and drama-filled lives, and all the time they would be trying to find out the secrets behind their new neighbor, or why their best friend had killed herself (that's not a spoiler, it happens in episode one, season one). It was such fun to watch these characters try to figure out the seemingly impossible mystery, and each season ended in some incredible and satisfying climax.

I also loved the friendship between the main characters - Lynette, Susan, Gabby, and Bree. These four women stuck together through thick and thin, and this always compels me to stick with a show. They each had plenty of their own drama, but they always came together, and friendship helped them win out in the end.

So if you're looking for something entertaining to watch, even if it's not highly intelligent, turn on Desperate Housewives - you won't be disappointed!