Desperate housewives is a series that I saw in my teenage years. I didn't quite follow the series sequentially back then but I tried with season one after which I just started watching it haphazardly because they were in disc and getting them according to seasons proved quite difficult. At one point, I got frustrated skipping and missing out on the episodes that I just abandoned. For a while now, I have been craving a movie that borders on lifestyle, more like a series. Something I could watch and harmonize into my daily activities but be warned, desperate housewives is a long one, each season has about 23 episodes and once you start watching, you'll be hooked.
The storyline borders around the life of women including the main character who committed suicide at the very beginning because she was being blackmailed. You know, one thing that I love about the show is how nicely everything unraveled in the end and even when I had already added one and two together and knew exactly where everything was headed and how it would play out, I was still glued watching to see the outcome. That's how good the actors were in delivering their roles.
I really did enjoy season one and I did not intend to be a spoiler but I'd give a short summary.
Like the name of the show, Desperate Housewives, the women were desperate, really desperate. From the main character, Mary Alice who desperately wanted to keep a family secret to her friends who struggled with motherhood, relationships and marital crisis. You see, from the movie, amongst all her friends, Mary Alice seemed to be the one with the perfect life. She appears to have the perfect family and whenever her friends who doubles as her neighbours visit for some chit chat, they do not hesitate to pour out their hearts while she advises them.
While Mary Alice's friends were too engrossed in their personal crisis, they failed to pay attention to see that behind the picture perfect home that Mary Alice created, lies a big secret that their friend would die to protect. It was after her death that they realized life isn't as it seemed and while they carried on with their struggles, they were hell bent on knowing what actually prompted their friend to commiting suicide.
From this series, I reaffirmed the values of honesty, contentment, understanding and communication because that seemed to be the major lacking ingredients in the lives of the women from these series.
In all it's a good watch for me and I'd rate it 8/10
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**Images were screenshot gotten from the movie.
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