The residents of Wisteria Lane have a lot to feel guilty about these days. Not only are Desperate Housewives‘ four leading ladies still sweating it out over burying a body in the woods, but now someone has killed Chuck (Jonathan Cake), the detective assigned to the case — and everyone’s a suspect.

Could it have been Carlos (Ricardo Chavira), the man who killed Gaby’s (Eva Longoria) stepfather in the first place? Or maybe it was Bree (Marcia Cross), who recently fall back off the wagon. And hey, let’s not forget Mike’s (James Denton) history of violence!

Watch a preview of the Jan. 8 episode below, then drop us a comment telling us who you think the killer is. And, as always, check HollywoodLife.com after the episode airs for our thoughts.

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Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria) is no stranger to extra-marital affairs — but this time, it looks like she might be the one getting cheated on! In this clip from the Oct. 9 episode of Desperate Housewives, Carlos (Ricardo Chavira) and Susan (Teri Hatcher) bond over their guilt. And it doesn’t take a nosey dead narrator to tell there’s something more than just a friendship there.

Granted, this wouldn’t technically be the first time Carlos will have cheated on Gaby. Back in season two, she sort of gave him permission to sleep with their housekeeper. And he took it.

Watch Carlos and Susan’s suspicious little chat below, then vote: Do you think something is about to happen between these two?

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The plot thickened on the Oct. 2 episode of Desperate Housewives, as a visit to Paul Young (Mark Moses) in prison revealed to Bree (Marcia Cross) that her gratuitously shirtless detective boyfriend may be the one who sent her that chilling letter last week! Though honestly, if people would remember to put the return address on their mail, such problems would not exist.

Across the street, Carlos’ (Ricardo Chavira) murder guilt was giving him performance problems in the bedroom, so Gaby (Eva Longoria) knew there was only one thing to do – hire a stripper! Much to her dismay, however, Carlos wasn’t down with that idea; he got pissed at her and left the room. Sorry, writers, but I don’t care how guilty Carlos feels; there is no way a straight man would turn down sex with his wife if she was as hot as Eva Longoria. Ever. So unless there’s a big “Carlos is gay” story line coming down the pipes, I’m just not buying it.

Speaking of failed marriages, Tom (Doug Savant) and Lynette (Felicity Huffman) continued their never-ending game of “Who’s The Bigger Idiot” this week by trying to win over their kids’ affections amidst their separation. This led to Parker getting wasted at some guy’s party and eventually puking all over himself, which really made me miss the twins. At least they could hold their liquor! Honestly, I thought Tom and Lynette’s problems were annoying when they were married — but they’re even worse now that they’re separated.

And then there’s Susan (Teri Hatcher.) Like Carlos, she’s also letting guilt get the best of her — and there’s a very good chance she’s also losing her mind. Desperate to get punished for anything, Susan kicked over a police bike and landed herself in the slammer. Am I the only one thinks she should just tell Mike about the murder already? I mean, he did go to jail for killing someone. I think he’d understand.

Vanessa Williams also got herself into some wacky shenanigans this week with that seemingly charming new neighbor Ben (Charles Mesure.) Methinks there’s a dark secret underneath his Australian accent and pirate-y mustache.

In fact, I wouldn’t be shocked to learn that he has some connection to whoever sent Bree’s letter…

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It’s official: the Desperate Housewives are back — and I’m not just talking about the show itself. Susan (Teri Hatcher), Gaby (Eva Longoria), Lynette (Felicity Huffman) and Bree (Marcia Cross) finally came together on the Sept. 25 season premiere in a way they haven’t since the show’s first season. It’s just too bad their reunion has to involve covering up a murder. I can already tell this season of Pretty Little Liars – I mean, Desperate Housewives — is going to be a good one.

Unfortunately, that same feeling of togetherness doesn’t exactly extend throughout Wisteria Lane. Despite the fact that they occasionally sleep together when Lynette gets nightmares, she and Tom (Doug Savant) are still very much separated. They even made it official by breaking the news to their two remaining kids. I really miss the twin-gers (that’s twin gingers, for those of you playing at home.)

Meanwhile, as Bree continued to tip-toe around her cop boyfriend, Gaby tried to help Carlos (Ricardo Chavira) find peace. But since nothing is ever simple on Wisteria Lane, his quest for peace involved Gaby kidnapping a priest. Seriously, after she attacked that nun back in season two, how is Gaby even allowed back in that church?

Lastly, René (Vanessa Williams) reminded us all of her true place on the show — she’s clearly the new Edie, and anyone who says otherwise is lying to themselves — as she shamelessly threw herself at the new neighbor, Ben (Charles Mesure.) We didn’t learn much about Ben this week — other than his clear disinterest with René — but with that accent and devil-may-care facial hair, I’m sure he’s got a past. We just need to be patient.

Speaking of being patient, I can’t wait to see how this final season will bring the whole show full circle, as we’ve been promised. The episode ended with Bree receiving a very familiar letter (“I know what you did. It makes me sick. I’m going to tell.”) and now we’re left with two questions: Who could have sent it?

And more importantly: Which of the women is most likely to follow Mary-Alice’s (Brenda Strong) lead and kill herself out of guilt? Susan seems to be the weakest link, as she literally broke down in tears when she had to bury her class’ hamster. (Miz Delfino, I’m keeping an eye on you.)

Sorry, but someone has to ask the tough questions around here…

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The April 17 episode of Desperate Housewives was all about big reveals: Andrew (Shawn Pyfrom) revealed to Carlos (Ricardo Chavira) that he ran over his mom and killer her; Felicia (Harriet Harris) revealed her intent to destroy Paul Young (Mark Moses); and Lynette (Felicity Huffman) revealed the biggest surprised of all — she’s actually kind of hot!

But Lynette’s sexy mom makeover came at a price… her trusty dog-slash-husband, Tom (Doug Savant.) His big-time job may be making him big-time money — he gave Lynette $10,000 to splurge on herself — but it’s also keeping him away from home for days at a time. And the worst part is, he loves it. (Dear Marc Cherry, will this woman ever be happy?)

Meanwhile, in the deep woods, Bree (Marcia Cross) and Gabby (Eva Longoria) kind of accidentally told Carlos the truth about his mom’s hit-and-run killer. This led to a truly disturbing scene in which Carlos tried to force Andrew to start drinking again (nice work, Ricardo Chavira.) And although he ultimately forgave Andrew, he gave Bree a terrifying warning at the end of the episode. “Go to hell” was involved.

Susan (Teri Hatcher) also had a bit of a bummer week. Her dialysis buddy passed away, leaving her with a $100 poker chip to go along with her sudden streak of luck. No matter how much money she won — $12,000 to be exact — nothing could ease her suffering. Not even an awkward story about World War II from Mrs. McCluskey’s dashing husband.

Paul and Felicia also had a little pow-wow in this episode. It turns out one of the houses Paul bought on Wisteria Lane was put in Beth’s (Emily Bergl) name, so according to her will, the house now belongs to her psycho mother, Felicia. She’s got something nasty for Paul up her sleeve, and this week her plan was to pretend to bury the hatchet between them.

Now that Paul has his guard down, what do you think Felicia will do to him? Drop your thoughts in a comment below!

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Paul enlisted the help of his mortal enemy Feb. 13 to find out who tried to kill him. As it turns out, the answer was… kind of obvious.

It was Zach (Cody Kasch), okay? Zach Young shot his daddy (Mark Moses) point blank after last winter’s big riot. I’m sorry to come to right out and say it without a big “spoiler alert,” but wasn’t it obvious at this point? It was even obvious to Paul, who asked Mike (James Denton) to track down his biological drug-addict son personally. But maybe Mike should have been paying less attention to Zach and more attention to his wife…

Susan (Teri Hatcher) got a kidney this week… and a stalker! She bumped into an old ‘friend’ from high school, Monroe, who suspiciously decided to donate his kidney to her cause. As it turned out, this ‘friend’ has been carrying a torch for Susan — and a scrapbook full of pictures of Susan, often taken from afar — since they were teenagers. In the end, she told him she’s married and he backed off… but are we really supposed to believe the cray man won’t go all crazy? I smell a season finale shooting in the works.

In sad relationship news, Bree (Marcia Cross) finally came clean to Keith (Brian Austin Green) about the son he didn’t know he had. And in sad storytelling news, we didn’t even get to see him really react to the information, as his shock was delivered through one of the show’s trademark montages. Grr…

Elsewhere, Lynette’s (Felicity Huffman) new step-daddy Frank dropped dead while posing in the most awkward family portrait ever. But since Frank was a total d-bag — and filthy rich — no one really seemed to care. In fact, Lynette even used Frank’s corpse as a puppet to scare Tom (Doug Savant), who let out a fantastically girlish shriek. Lynette’s mom, now a millionaire, lavished her family with gifts and became a bitter old miser literally overnight.

And finally, Gabby (Eva Longoria) managed to remain selfish and semi-psychotic this week, skipping out on therapy in favor of trips to the spa. It was later revealed that Gabby still has a ton of baggage left over from her childhood, hence the infatuation with the Grace doll. I honestly didn’t feel too invested in Gabby this week — I’m just bummed Carlos (Ricardo Chavira) grew back his beard. The clean-shaven look really worked for him.

Season 7, episode 8: ‘Sorry Grateful’ brought crying babies & illegal immigrants galore!

In the spirit of the Nov. 14 episode’s title (yeah, I think I’ll do that from now on) there were definitely things I was “sorry” about and “grateful” for. Obviously I felt sorry for the crumbling families (Gaby’s immigration snafoo, Susan’s crying fits and Beth’s mommy issues) but at the same time, I was grateful for all the same reasons. We’ve got some serious drama on our hands, here — and I’m talking death-threatening-husband-stealing-felony-committing DRAMA.

I’m sorry for…

1. Hector, Carmen and Grace: Thanks to Gaby’s (Eva Longoria Parker) selfish — and slightly drunken — behavior, the police discovered that Hector and Carmen are illegal immigrants. But since Grace, who’s Gaby’s biological daughter, was born in the US, it looks like Gaby’s going to work that selfish magic again to keep her. ¡Escandalo!
2. Susan (Teri Hatcher): She couldn’t stand listening to Lynette’s (Felicity Huffman) daughter cry herself to sleep because — as she reveals in a dramatic form only the Hatch can deliver — she and MJ both cry themselves to sleep because Mike (James Denton) is still off working in Alaska.
3. Felicia (Harriet Harris): Her whole plan to expose Paul (Mark Moses) is blowing up in her face — and she is looking all kinds of crazy (see above photo for further proof.) Her daughter Beth has been working for her this whole time, but she’s starting to love her forced husband Paul. And, even worse, she believes he didn’t actually kill Martha.
4. Bree (Marcia Cross): Her big Thanksgiving with Keith (Brian Austin Green) and his parents was totally ruined by Keith’s parents deciding to get a divorce. That definitely put the brakes on Keith’s planned proposal to Bree. Meanwhile, it looks like Keith’s dad (John Schneider) has the hots for “red delicious” as well.

I’m grateful for…

1. The few remaining selfish (aka entertaining) women on Wisteria Lane: Gaby and René (Vanessa Williams!) Gaby’s selfish desire to keep her biological daughter around is fueling the show’s best dramatic story line, and René’s not-so-subtle advances on Tom (Doug Savant) make me think we might have actually be getting showdown we were promised at the start of the season.

— Andy Swift

I feel like Desperate Housewives is becoming a completely different show every week, and on the Nov. 7 episode, I felt like I was watching an episode of Designing Women. Completely out of the blue, René (Vanessa Williams) decided to start an interior design company, enlisting Lynette (Felicity Huffman) to handle the “business-y” side of things and Susan (Teri Hatcher) to take over as Lynette’s nanny. Now would be the perfect time for a special guest appearance by Delta Burke. Where’s she been hiding?

Sadly, Bree’s (Marcia Cross) cougar saga hit a serious bump in the road with her very own rendition of Meet the Parents. Dinner with Keith’s (Brian Austin Green) went pretty terribly when Bree recognized Keith’s mom as her doctor — one of the only few people who know she’s going through Menopause. Needless to say, Bree and Keith had the “you want kids someday, but I don’t” talk and I’m starting to see less of a future for these two.

Meanwhile in Crazytown, Gaby (Eva Longoria Parker) became concerned that Bob (Tuc Watkins) might be trying to turn Carlos (Ricardo Chavira) gay, so she broke up their friendship. I’m just going to pretend this didn’t happen at all.

And Paul’s (Mark Moses) wife finally figured out what her new husband is plotting for our favorite Wisterians — but the real shock came when we saw Beth visiting Felicia Tillman (Harriet Harris) in prison. It turns out Beth is Felicia’s daughter and has been reporting back to her all along! Oh snap. I have a feeling things are about to get really real in Fairview.

— Andy Swift