Shots Fired On Housewives

The deaths continue on my favorite shows. However, on last night's Desperate Housewives, I was very happy to see one particular character bite the dust, Nora. Yes the annoying woman that was messing with poor Lynette is gone! I found her to be incredibly annoying. However, in that last instant she was alive I did feel for her when she said that ''Kayla was the only good thing that I've ever done in my whole life.'' Overall, this was a great episode that mixed gave us a perfect Housewives blend of comedy and drama. Nora's antics are over, there were no Mike cameos, and power mom Lynette is finally back in action!

The MVP of the episode was definitely Laurie Metcalf as Carolyn Bigsby. She believably embodied an over-the-edge wife who just found out her seemingly faithful husband cheated. And her witty remarks were priceless: ''Attention, shoppers, we're having a special today on not getting shot, but it's only available at the back of the store.'' I loved that she was wearing pearls while terrorizing a storeful of innocent bystanders. I never guessed, though, that Carolyn would be shot and killed, too, by a woman whose son was in her Sunday-school class.

As I stated earlier, power mom Lynette is back, and for once she wasn't fighting with Tom over pizza. She was actually fighting on Tom's behalf. I was really surprised when she offered to go after Nora for custody of Kayla when she discovered Nora wanted to take her to Tijuana. When he said he didn't know that Lynette wanted a fifth kid, she hilariously replied, ''I don't, and I didn't want the first four, but they're starting to grow on me.'' During the hostage crisis, Lynette really took charge. That was gutsy of her to yell, ''Maybe you deserved to be cheated on!'' at a woman holding a gun. You would think that after all the things Nora put Lynette and Tom through, a part of Lynette would be relieved to see Nora die, but her sorrow seemed genuine.

The whole situation also bought Gaby and Carlos back together, which I was glad to see. I did enjoy their hilarious fights, especially last night that involved shattered glass and the tearing down of walls. It was nice to see them end up having a heart-to-heart while at Bree's watching the situation unfold on TV. I found it great to see Bree turn a hostage situation into a social event. Her composure came crashing down, though, when she learned Mrs. Bigsby was the lunatic at the market. And after seeing the expression on her face when she heard that Lynette and Julie were being held hostage, I really felt for Bree and her guilt. Had she not told Mrs. Bigspy about her husband's affair with Monique, nothing would have happened.

Lynette also finally got over blaming herself for Mary Alice's suicide, but I think what Mary Alice said to Lynette during her dream — ''You can't prevent what you can't predict'' — is foreshadowing future episodes, specifically with the Orson-Mike-Monique msytery. We haven't heard anything about the whereabouts of Alma Hodge or the mysterious woman in the mental hospital from season 2 in a while. Do they have anything to do with each other? Did Alma really just leave Orson? After the way he's been caring for Bree and her children lately, I've been wondering if he's just tragically misunderstood and not really that evil after all. So he ran over Mike, maybe he had a really good reason to and no other choice.

Speaking of Mike, I'm glad he was left out of the episode. This left Edie more to do than just hang out in his room. Susan also seems to have gotten over him and moved on with Ian, which makes me glad. One last question, did Ian forget about his wife?