Whether you've missed an episode or the entire season 5 of the ABC drama Desperate Housewives, get caught up with this handy episode guide.
1. 5x01 "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow" (OAD: 9/28/08)
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It's five years later and a lot has changed on Wisteria Lane!
Gaby is an indulgent mother who can't seem to get a handle on motherhood.
Bree has become a celebrity of sorts with her first cookbook just about to hit publication. She and Orson are back together. Katherine works with Bree and is green with envy over Bree's success.
Susan and Mike are no longer together and just wait until you see what happened to rip these two apart. Susan is having a torrid affair with a handsome man named Jackson.
Lynette's twins are now teenagers and juvenile delinquents. She and Tom are going to have their hands full with those two.
Edie Britt has returned to Wisteria Lane with a new husband in tow.
Gaby is an indulgent mother who can't seem to get a handle on motherhood.
Bree has become a celebrity of sorts with her first cookbook just about to hit publication. She and Orson are back together. Katherine works with Bree and is green with envy over Bree's success.
Susan and Mike are no longer together and just wait until you see what happened to rip these two apart. Susan is having a torrid affair with a handsome man named Jackson.
Lynette's twins are now teenagers and juvenile delinquents. She and Tom are going to have their hands full with those two.
Edie Britt has returned to Wisteria Lane with a new husband in tow.
2. 5x02 "We're So Happy You're So Happy" (OAD: 10/5/08)
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Gaby tries to convince Carlos to get a job at the county club as a masseuse.
Mike and Jackson finally meet - and the two men hit it off.
The show will go back in time for a bit to let us know how Bree and Orson got back together - and here's a hint.... it involves bars, a key and a little thing called time. Bree realizes that she may have taken on way too much in her life.
Edie has a difficult time socializing with her old friends. Mrs. McCluskey asks Katherine to help dig up dirt on Dave.
Mike and Jackson finally meet - and the two men hit it off.
The show will go back in time for a bit to let us know how Bree and Orson got back together - and here's a hint.... it involves bars, a key and a little thing called time. Bree realizes that she may have taken on way too much in her life.
Edie has a difficult time socializing with her old friends. Mrs. McCluskey asks Katherine to help dig up dirt on Dave.
3. 5x03 "Kids Ain't Like Everybody Else" (OAD: 10/12/08)
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Tom, Mike and Dave get together and decide to form a garage band.
Gaby and Susan get into a fight over their kids.
Danielle returns to Wisteria Lane and doesn't receive a very warm welcome.
Katherine and Mrs. McCluskey invite Edie over for lunch so they can get the goods on Dave.
Gaby and Susan get into a fight over their kids.
Danielle returns to Wisteria Lane and doesn't receive a very warm welcome.
Katherine and Mrs. McCluskey invite Edie over for lunch so they can get the goods on Dave.
4. 5x04 "Back in Business" (OAD: 10/19/08)
As Bree's star begins to rise, she soon realizes that being at the top can be a very lonely place when her friends start treating her differently.Missing her success in the marketing world, Lynette decides to give Bree some help with her business -- but will Bree accept her friend's advice?
Mike is saddened by a drawing of MJ's depicting his view of the family.
Gaby's sexy surprise for Carlos leads to unexpected consequences.
We begin to get a little more information about Dave's motivation for moving to Wisteria Lane.
5. 5x05 "Mirror, Mirror" (OAD: 10/26/08)
What really happened during the last five years? This is the episode that will finally clue us in on the last five years of events on Wisteria Lane.Dave continues his mission (whatever that is) by asking Susan to throw a surprise party for Mrs. McCluskey's 70th birthday.
Susan is shocked when Jackson tells her he wants to make their relationship a little more permanent.
Tom and Lynette's relationship hits the skids when he tells her that the pizzeria has been sold.
How did Bree and Katherine become so close? We'll get the answer to that loaded question and it's definitely going to throw us for a loop!
Mrs. McCluskey has a meltdown of sorts that has everyone wondering if the time has come for her to be committed.
6. 5x06 "There's Always a Woman" (OAD: 11/2/08)
Susan and Jackson break up because she wants a casual relationship, whereas he wants more of a commitment. Susan realizes how much she really does care about Jackson when she finds a naked woman in his apartment a couple days later.Lynette worries that Tom is cheating on her, but it turns out that Porter is the one having an affair -- with the mother of one of his friends!
7. 5x07 "What More Do I Need" (OAD: 11/9/08)
Lynette thinks Tom is having an affair with Anne, but imagine how the fury within will be unleashed when she and Tom discover it's Porter who is having the affair with a much older woman!When it sounds too good to be true, it usually is and Gaby is about to learn that the hard way when Carlos' client attempts to put a wedge in their relationship.
Bree and Katherine each have their own skeletons in the closets, and it looks like both ladies will experience a moment they would sooner forget.
Mrs. McCluskey's sister Roberta (Lily Tomlin) gets some unsettling information about Dave.
8. 5x08 "City on Fire" (OAD: 11/16/08)
Julie returns home for a visit, and shocks Susan by bringing her 40-year-old boyfriend with her.The band books a gig at a local club, which happens to be owned by Anne's husband.
Lynette freaks out when Anne tells her she is carrying Porter's baby.
Dave's psychiatrist, Dr. Heller, comes to town to find out why Dave is living in Fairview. During their confrontation, Dave kills him and then sets the room on fire. When Mike is trapped in the bathroom, Dave decides to play hero and saves his life.
9. 5x09 "Me and My Town" (OAD: 11/30/08)
It's the aftermath of the fire and life is beginning to spin out of control for some Wisteria Lane residents....Gaby and Carlos will come out of this mess a little more whole than everyone else when Carlos gets examined for his fire-related injuries and is informed by the doctor that he may be able to gain back his eyesight. Porter is blamed for the fire, but Lynette and Tom will have a difficult time agreeing on how to deal with the situation.
Susan realizes she must let go of her feelings for Mike so they both can move on with their lives with other people.
Orson has some trouble sleeping, which ultimately put he and Bree in a hilarious, yet humiliating, position during her cooking demonstration.
10. 5x10 "A Vision's Just a Vision" (OAD: 12/7/08)
Carlos undergoes surgery to restore his sight. Once he begins to see again, he begins to understand how much Gaby has given up over the years due to his blindness.Lynette takes drastic steps to rid Porter of both his legal and personal problems.
The "crazy" in Dave begins to show through when he spots someone from his past.
Bree invites Andrew and his new boyfriend, Alex, over for dinner.
