Ok, but the fill in the blank post looks like a grade school project

Like I said, you can edit it with the link to spoilerfix.com. Some people like to discuss the show in the thread but don't want to be spoiled.

The other alternative is to use white ("ghost") text so that those who do want to read the spoilers can do so by highlighting the text and those who don't won't see it. Like this:

11/27 - When the tornado strikes, Carlos and Victor end up duking it out over Gabi.

I want to say that there's a color that works even better than white, but I can't remember what it is. Too bad GC doesn't use [invisible] or [spoiler] codes.

ETA: The other, better color is (I think) "white smoke." ([ color=whitesmoke ]). You have to be careful if you quote this text, though -- it does show up a little against the darker grey background for quotes, so if you quote, it may be best to change the spoiler color to "gainsboro."

I'm technically challenged.

So I'm hoping that the person who loses their husband is Gabrielle... 'cause I'm not a fan of that Mayor Guy.

OMG :eek: @ Susan falling down the stairs! I hope the baby is OK :(

Wowie, this is the first time I've ever been right about something!!!

Victor is out of the picture, but Carlos was knocked out... I think he'll be OK though.

It was REALLY dumb of that Chicago lady to decide to make her exit in the middle of a freakin' tornado. It was kinda funny to see her fly away.

Question -- at the end of the episode, Lynnette and the old lady went across the street... was that the old lady's house that was rubble?? I remember them going across the street into that random house when they were trying to get the cat, but I didn't follow which house they left...

I think they went into Lynette's house to ride out the storm and I think that it was Mrs. McCluskey's house that was destroyed.

ETA:
I'm not a mom so I don't know this kind of stuff but I've always heard that your children become the most important people in your whole life...more important than yourself. So why did the writers have her scream for Tom and not for her kids? I thought that was kinda strange.

It was Ms. McCluskey's house that was destroyed. Hence the blood-curdling scream from Lynette.

Since I've heard only 2 people die (and if you saw tonight, it's REALLY obvious who the male death is)...and I'm not counting Sylvia (Chicago woman) since she wasn't a regular; I'm hoping the spoilers are right on who the 2nd one is. I think ________ has seen enough bad happen to her this season to deserve what they're leading us to believe happened.

But the ending pan of Wisteria Lane...WOW! Great special effects!!!!

OK, I think I know who the female death is going to be....

Whoa.. .thats crazy that the house the family was hiding in was the one completely destroyed.

I should probably know this, but if they were hiding in the basement, isn't that a safe place from a tornado? (Unless maybe something broke the window in the basement?

I missed the beginning of the show and honestly my watching in general this season has been spotty so I don't know her back-story, but wouldn't the female death be the woman who was in Bree's bathroom that got sucked out the door? Or is there supposed to be another one?

I don't think Chicago lady counts 'cause she's only been on the show a couple times...

Someone correct me if I'm wrong - I know, like someone wouldn't do that on GC.

Lynette and Mrs. McClusky got in the bathtub and covered up with a mattress. Wasn't that Tom and Lynette's bathtub? On the 2nd floor of their house? Why would you go to the 2nd floor to ride out a tornado? I have experienced 7 tornadoes (2 very destructive). You don't go to the 2nd floor of your house.

No. When they went out to look for the cat they ran back into Mrs. McClusky's house and got in her tub. I can't say if it was on the first or second floor.
Lynette's house was distroyed. That was the screaming at the end.
I know this sounds cheesy, but I really liked the part with Gabby and Edie in the crawl space. It was nice to hear her honesty.

I could be wrong (and like LaneSig said, I'm sure someone will correct me if that's the case), but I'm pretty sure Lynette and Mrs. McClusky hid in Lynette's home. Mrs. McClusky's home was destroyed, and Lynette screamed because her entire family was in Mrs. M's basement.

Lynette and McClusky went to Lynette's house. That was definitely the Scavo's bathtub. Remember they tried to run back across to McCLusky's but there was too much debris flying around? Lynette grabbed McClusky and went into her own house. She screams because McClusky's house is demolished. If you read the CNN article, it quotes Marc Cherry saying that they only house they actually destroyed was the McClusky house. The rest are damaged but OK.

And there is another death. The narration in the beginning said one woman would lose a husband, and they all would lose a friend. Crazy lady wasn't a friend to any of our 4 leads. Heck, none of them knew she existed except for Bree.

My mistake. I'll need to watch it again tonight because I missed the part where the debris was flying. I don't think Crazy Lady was the "friend" that would die. According to the spoilers, it's Ina that is killed.

We probably won't know the outcome for a while due to the Writer's Strike

I just don't understand this. Especially if what you posted earlier is true (that the episode has already been taped). Are the producers wanting to use last night's episode as the season finale, and the already taped one as next season's premier? Is that why they're uncertain of the air date? Granted, I'm not in the know about all things Hollywood, but I just don't see the logic behind not airing an episode that has already been taped, and crediting that to the writer's strike. :confused:

As a father and husband, I didn't think that was strange at all. I'd probably call for everyone before it was over, but I'd call for my wife first.

Sweeps month is over, and most networks show re-runs during December. Under normal circumstances, the next episode would probably be aired in January -- they use the second-half of these two episode cliff-hangers to hook people back in after the holidays. But with the strike, they may wait longer so as not to show one new episode followed by re-runs.

Good job! :D And my guess is that: Ms. McClusky will realize that had she still been in the house, probably near Ina, she too would have been killed. Lynette essentially saved her by getting her away.

All I can is HOLY COW. The show sure didn't do a half-a$$ed tornado episode -- they went all out! I had no idea they were going to make it THAT bad in the end.

I read one article today that told how they sent the crew to thrift shops to purchase dressers and furniture, and sent trucks to construction sites to gather lumber. And, they did destroy some of the set. All of this to make it very realistic.

http://www.examiner.com/News-Desperate_Housewives.html

I liked the interview with Cherry. "It's my street now." That's SO the attitude that I would have as well. :)

Boo!!! Why do we have to wait for the next new episode :(

That's what I saw. But the episode recap on abc.com ends like this:
Finally all is quiet on Wisteria Lane. Bree is shocked to find her house has been badly damaged, but Lynette screams in horror when she sees that hers has been completely destroyed.

:confused: Anyway I'm sure the Scavos are ok. I wonder if Carlos is going to have legal trouble based on evidence of his fight with the mayor. And I was about to say "What are Carlos and Gaby going to do now that they're broke again?" but then I realized Gaby will probably get all of the mayor's money!

If I remember, didn't Victor just break up with someone (or was still married to someone) when he and Gaby started seeing each other. This is when Gaby stole a dress from the closet. I'm sure she won't get his money handed to her. They will probably throw in a pre-nup for good measure.

Finally all is quiet on Wisteria Lane. Bree is shocked to find her house has been badly damaged, but Lynette screams in horror when she sees that hers has been completely destroyed.



TV Guide said the same. BUT, I watched it again tonight and it was Mrs. McCluskey's house that was destroyed.

Even if they were fighting, Carlos didn't kill the Mayor -- the white picket fence did!... though when they were fighting he did knock Mayor out pretty good which gave him a few seconds to try to get into that nearby house? Maybe they will find the Mayor with the fence through his torso, but will do an autopsy to find trauma to the head?

I think Carlos & Gabby will try to track down that guy to see if he might have some backup files or something?

The show's EP said it was Mrs. McCluskey's. Which explains (spoiler alert) the dead of Ida .

From what I understand, something happened to the accountant too. Not saying what else I read from the spoilers, but it creates more fun and games on Wisteria Lane

Tonight is the new episode... so far so good

WHOA!!! Spoilers
 

Spoilers, so I put them in white text --

All the spoilers that I had read said Tom would be paralyzed, but when he came out from the rubble walking, I knew that couldn't be it... but it turned out to be CARLOS who is blind! AND Al (that accountant guy) died in the tornado... and his widow shredded all off-shore acct info to protect him.

WHOA!

The whole dinner set up with Andrew and the gay contractor was hilarious...until Susan came downstairs and ruined THE WHOLE FREAKIN SCENE for me. I'm so tired of her. She's a completely ridiculous, unreal character.

Anyway, Orson continues to grow on me, and I think he had the line of the episode tonight: "He's here, he's queer, we're used to it!" (about Andrew)

Ok, so I was a little emotional with the whole scenes regarding Ida. I think Gaby's relationship with Victor's jerk of a father is just beginning though....

What did the letter that was torn up say?

And that was NOT BJ Honeycutt?!! lol Somehow, Gaby will come out on top.

I too wonder what was in the note. BTW....interesting how Carlos is hiding his blindness from Gabby.
Really loving Orson this year. I think the writers making him a little kookie has done a lot of good

I was so glad to see Tom and the kids come out of that house.

Yea that scene was super funny.

Re: The note, I'm not sure what was said on it... I hope we find out soon b/c I'm tired of the whole "secrets" thing with that family already.

Anyone have any guesses ?

boo... no new episode this week!

I believe there are no more until the strike ends.

The way that it's been portrayed, it's that Dylan's biological Dad sexually abused her or something like that. However, maybe her mother (Dana Delaney) fabricated it, in order to get Dylan and her away from the Dad. But then why is Dylan's memory compromised? Someone please go mine some good spoilers, because I need to KNOW!!!

Well after the dinner party, the stepdad and mother were talking in the secret room, the room where "it" happened. And the stepdad was incredulous that the mother had said that whole thing about Dylan's dad doing the worst thing a father could do. Then the mother said that it would make people uncomfortable and uncomfortable people wouldn't ask questions. I took that to mean that mom had lied and that sexual abuse isn't the real secret. I'm still sticking to my original theory that the real Dylan was accidentally killed and they kidnapped a girl that looked like Dylan. There was a hole in the floor of the secret room, so I think maybe Dylan's mom and biological dad fought. There was a struggle and a gun accidentally went off, killing Dylan and leaving a hole in the floor. Teenage "Dylan" told Julie she had a dream that some man came into her room at night. That may be a repressed memory of her kidnapping. And that's why her mom doesn't want her talking to a psychiatrist about it and actually fired the babysitter that tried to get Dylan to talk about it to a psychiatrist.