Everything is Overrated

Desperate Housewives - Fairly Rated

“I am a metaphor that makes no sense”

Desperate Housewives was once a half-decent show. It actually seemed somewhat edgy in 2004, and had decent writing and plots, I guess. Now it’s become a trash bin for refuse actors from shows that have been cancelled. I turned it on a couple of weeks ago because someone told me that Nathan Fillion from Firefly (underrated among the general public, overrated among dorks) was going to be on, and not only was he not on (though Luke from The OC was a guest star), but the show was unbelievably bad. Why?

1) Kyle MacLachlan, who ruins every show he is on. If the highlight of your career was playing the lamest character on Sex and the City, you know things are pretty bad. His name is Orson here, and he looks even more like a bird than usual.

2) The housewives are getting old.

3) The writing is unbelievably bad. Who comes up with these plotlines? Luke from The OC likes hooking up with 18 year olds? The one who used to be an ad exec is reading the bible? Teri Hatcher is becoming a single mom at like 48? Sounds like a plan!

4) The plotlines are so convoluted that the only way I had any idea what was going on was from the ominous music that was constantly playing. Oh, and there was a horrendous subplot where Eva Longoria took advantage of the fact Carlos was blind to constantly set traps for him. Really funny, guys.

This show sucks, but thankfully no one watches it anymore, which I can tell because they’re so desperate for viewers that they constantly advertise it during NBA games. Thus, it is fairly rated.