November 18 Preempted by the American Music Awards (Yes, it sucks!)

Episode 4-8 'Distant Past" November 25

Adam's surprised by a stalker from his past. He meets with the woman we’ve never met before at a romantic restaurant. Katherine doesn’t know they’re there. He tells the woman that their kissing before was a mistake; she denies this. He insists he was merely comforting her, out of sympathy, though he also confesses to kissing her back. The woman leaves for her hotel, alone.

Susan spies on Julie as Julie kisses her tattooed boyfriend. Mike has been taking pain pills, and he’s not happy to find Julie is about to go out with his drugdealer. When he admits the truth to Susan, she gets mad at the drug dealer.

Detectives questions Gabrielle about Victor after Edie points them in her direction. Gabrielle claims she left her husband a couple days before. His boat has been found adrift. The boat has no fingerprints, as if it’s been wiped clean. Gabrielle’s questioned as to whether she’s missing a scarf, as one was found on the boat. She claims not, but is she lying? He survives, to Gabrielle's surprise....

Episode 4-5 "Art Isn't Easy" October 28

Written by Jason Ganzel; directed by David Grossman

Bob and Lee's large contemporary water sculpture draws unwanted attention.Susan, Gabrielle, Bree, Katherine, and Mrs. McCluskey talk to the men about their sculpture. Katherine doesn’t like either Lynette’s kids’ ugly orange tree house or the new gay couple’s sculpture, leading her to run for president of the Homeowners Association. Her opponent will be Lynette. The gay couple fights back against Katherine by noting they're aware of her own secret. Elderly Wisteria resident Ida Greenberg makes an appearance.

Gabrielle questions Brett, a 12 year old mowing her lawn. She asks him about the van parked across the street. Gabrielle believes it’s a friend of her irrationally jealous husband. Jesse Metcalfe returns as John, as does the actress who played his fiancee--who's now his pregnant wife! John tells Gabrielle he wants her back. Edie learns about Carlos' affair with Gabrielle.

Episode 4-9 ''Something's Coming" December 2

Written by Joey Murphy and John Pardee; directed by David Grossman


A tornado’s on the way! ABC describes the episode as the most elaborate episode DH has ever produced. The people of Wisteria Lane are forced into basements, safe rooms, and cellars. This is the first of a two-parter, but thanks to the strike, it's unclear when the next episode will air. Multiple people are killed in the episode, and by episode's end, lives may still hang in the balance.

Sylvia (Big Love's Melora Walters) makes a second appearance. Katherine spits in her face. Katherine learns the truth about Adam and Sylvia and it's much worse than she believed.


A boy named Chad tries to take advantage of the tornado coming by selling Edie bottled water. She learns Carlos and Gabrielle are packing to move, and not because of the tornado. Victor and Carlos fight. Edie gets her hands on the file concerning Carlos' embezzled money, but Gabrielle breaks into Edie's home and faces off against her nemesis. The file gets blown away by the wind, and Gabrielle and Edie may be the next to be...