Desperate Housewives Season Five Premiere Narration
Previously on Desperate Housewives: Katherine and Bree joined forces and commenced a business. Five Years Later
Carlos became blind (show Carlos being knocked unconscious in "Something's Coming", Gabby and Carlos at the hospital)
and Gabrielle stood by him. (show Gabby and Carlos and Roxie on the bed together)
Mike kicked his drug addiction (show Mike taking pills)
and Susan gave birth to a boy. (show Susan in hospital with the baby, Painting his name in the nursery)
Lynette got arrested (show Lynette being handcuffed)
but was quickly released. (show Kayla confessing to Tom)
And Kayla was sent packing. (show Kayla crying in the back of her grandparent's car)
Katherine's daughter had died (show Dylan under the chest, Lilly and Katherine burying the body in the woods)
and was quickly replaced. (show Katherine in the orphanage with new Dylan. Show older Dylan with Julie, Julie saying to Susan "That's not the same girl")
Wayne wanted revenge, (show Wayne pointing a gun at Katherine, Adam speeding through the cermemony)
but luckily for Katherine (show Adam coming through the door, Bree and Katherine look relieved)
he never got it. (show Wayne saying "I'll get out and i'll find you", Katherine shooting him)
And all was well again, (show Katherine and Dylan hugging, the housewives watching)
until...
Time (show Wisteria Lane at night)
The dictionary defines Time as "The system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future..." (camera pans past Lynette's house)
but what this definition doesn't tell us (camera pushes through the door and up to the kitchen)
is just how quickly time passes. (shows Lynette with her children in the past, eating dinner)
harmless kids ( - FLASH FORWARD - Preston car jacking and speeding down a road and crashing into a car showroom.)
can become criminals (Preston watches from behind bars as Tom and Lynette argue with the policeman).
It doesn't prepare us (camera pans past Bree's house and into the front door)
for how much can change. (show's Bree arguing with Andrew while making dinner)
hardworking housewives ( - FLASH FORWARD - a huge camera crew in Bree's kitchen as she prepares a cooking demonstration)
can become successful celebrities. ( Andrew argues on the phone, "She cannot fly to New York, she's booked up till february")
It doesn't warn us (camera pans past Gabrielle's house and into the front door)
of the dificulties that present themselves. ( A blind Carlos and Gabby sat at the table drinking champagne. Carlos misses his mouth and they both laugh)
Devoted wives and invalid husbands ( - FLASH FORWARD - the room is covered with toys and mess, Gabby has looked better)
can become devoted mothers and invalid fathers. ( the kids scream past. They are still drinking champagne. Carlos misses his mouth again and Gabby throws her head on the table)
It doesn't let you forget (camera pans past Katherine's house and into the front door)
the mistakes you made. (Katherine and Dylan sit at the dinner table not talking and obviously unhappy)
Masquerading mothers and confused daughters ( - FLASH FORWARD - Katherine laughs with Dylan and her new finace)
can become happy and accepted women. (camera pans to a photograph of Katherine with the other housewives. It focuses on Susan)
But most of all, (camera pans past Susan's house and into the front door)
it doesn't prevent us ( Mike and Susan are at the table with Maynard in a high chair. They appear extremely happy as they feed their baby)
from making descisions ( - FLASH FORWARD - Mike is gone and replaced with Susan's new husband. Maynard is now five)
we may live to regret. ( They both seem happy but her new husband glances over his shoulder as the mailman posts a letter through the letter box. He is relieved. why? Susan glances at a photo of Mike and Maynard. She sighs and turns to face her husband and kisses him. We go to a church yard where we see a tombstone. The name "Mike" is inscribed)
Yes, Time can even make devastated widows into happily married wives, (We are transported into an abandoned factory. Mike is chained to the wall and gagged. He tries to scream for help)
even if their first husband - isn't dead yet!