Desperate Housewives S05 E10 : A Vision's Just A Vision

Desperate Housewives came back on Wednesday with a great episode that moved me to tears at one point. Lynette takes extreme measures to protect her son from going to prison for allegedly burning down a restaurant, however he flees the town and so his twin brother takes his place in court. Carlos realizes the extent of Gaby's sacrifices for their family when he gets his sight back. Bree wants to prove to Andrew that she has accepted him for being gay, and approves of his new fiancee who is her doctor. Katherine finds happiness, as Susan and Mike recognize the fate of their relationship. Meanwhile, Dave starts to lose his grip, and it starts to become clearer why he came to Fairview in the first place.



Representation

A major representation in Desperate Housewives is housewives (obviously). Some people think rich housewives do nothing all day, but this TV drama shows how busy and complicated their lives are, and how much they go through trying to keep their families together.

Gabrielle represents shallow women and gives hope that they can change. She protected her family financially by selling her much-loved clothes, and it showed the love she has for Carlos.

Susan represents single mothers; two children from two different ex-husbands. She has a good relationship with Julie, and relies on her a lot. She is very emotional, which is a stereotypical womanly trait.

Lynette represents the women who "wear the trousers" in relationships and business. She has 5 kids, has suffered with cancer, and has endured a tornado. She represents working mum's, and her fashion and maintenance is a little less than the other women. She is blonde, but not stereotypical because she is smart and not flirty.

Bree represents the "perfect housewife" image, and from the outside she seems to run a perfect household. However, thanks to Mary Alice's narration and us being able to see behind closed doors, we find that her life is one of the most messed up (and that's saying something..)

Edie is a husband-stealing tease. She represents the more risque women, blonde, who wear seductive clothes and thrive on gossip. This is shown by the string of men she's had, including some of the women's husbands.

Teenagers are represented here by Porter Scavo being falsely accused of burning down his girlfriend's husband's restaurant. Dave lies and says he saw Porter come out of the stock cupboard, where the fire originated, just before the fire broke out, and since he had a motive, the police believed him.

Many older people think of youths as being unruly and troublesome, and here is the same. Porter didn't commit that crime, but he had intended to shoot his girlfriend's husband because he beat her up. So he was being bad.

This situation also represents fraternity among the twins, since Preston was willing to go to court in place of his brother. And family solidarity; Lynette is willing to lie to the courts to protect her son Porter from the husband of his girlfriend (who threatened to kill him).

Divorce is represented by Susan and Mike. The awkward moments when they get new partners, and when the partners meet the kid. Susan is lingering on the fate of their relationship, wondering if they should really give up.

Homosexuality is represented in this episode, and people's reactions to gay marriage. Bree is surprisingly tolerant, however is shocked by the fact that her gay son is engaged to her doctor who once starred in a gay porno. Bree is very old-fashioned, and the fact that even she accepted her son, shows that people today are more accepting of homosexuality, and this is represented by Bree.