Desperate Housewives: Season 6
Angie Bolen and her family are the focus of this season's mystery.
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Desperate Housewives Season 5.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
Angie Bolen and her family are the focus of this season's mystery.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Nice Is Different than Good
Sep 27, 2009 · 43 min
Mike gets married and his bride is finally revealed will it be Katherine or Susan? Meanwhile, Lynette deals with the realities of being pregnant again; Bree works to break free fro
Being Alive
Oct 4, 2009 · 43 min
Mrs. McCluskey falls for a steak salesman called Roy Handler. Julie is found unconscious in the park bushes, which questions Mrs. McCluskey's decision to tell the police that she s
Never Judge a Lady by Her Lover
Oct 11, 2009 · 42 min
A chance encounter reunites Gaby with her sexy ex-lover and gardener, John Rowland; Bree contemplates a weekend getaway with Karl; Lynette and Tom break the news to their kids that
The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues
Oct 18, 2009 · 43 min
Losing Mike takes its toll on Katherine. As Katherine unravels, Bree comes to her aid; Gaby grows weary of John's intentions towards Ana with twins on the way, Lynette calls upon h
Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
Oct 25, 2009 · 43 min
When Juanita's party is on the verge of being ruined after Gaby is deemed a bad mom, Gaby is determined to prove she's a responsible parent. Bree gets defensive when she's judged b
Don't Walk on the Grass
Nov 1, 2009 · 43 min
Bree begins to fall for Karl and drifts further from Orson. Katherine continues her sad attempts at seducing Mike, as her conflict with Susan grows. Gaby gets Juanita expelled from
Careful the Things You Say
Nov 8, 2009 · 43 min
Susan believes that Katherine may be Julie's assailant. Angie invites reluctant Bree and Orson to dinner. Gaby struggles to home school Juanita. Lynette has her own suspicions abou
The Coffee Cup
Nov 15, 2009 · 43 min
Susan discovers a surprising connection between Mike and Katherine, which leads her to question her relationship with Mike. Meanwhile Gaby will stop at nothing to get Juanita into
Would I Think of Suicide?
Nov 29, 2009 · 43 min
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Boom Crunch
Dec 6, 2009 · 43 min
Gabrielle and Lynette's friendship is on the brink of collapse, whereas Bree and Orson come to an agreement about their marriage. Meanwhile, Susan hatches a plan to help an irratio
If...
Jan 3, 2010 · 43 min
In the aftermath of the plane crash, the residents of Wisteria Lane think about what their lives might have been like had they made different choices. Susan contemplates a life wit
You Gotta Get a Gimmick
Jan 10, 2010 · 43 min
Susan turns up the heat for Mike, Bree learns it won't be easy to undo the hurt she's caused Orson, Lynette discovers Tom's true intentions, and Gaby is forced to examine feelings
How About a Friendly Shrink?
Jan 17, 2010 · 43 min
Lynette balks at the idea of seeing a couples' therapist. Meanwhile, Katherine is seeing her own psychiatrist, Gaby and Susan are determined to find out which of if their kids are
The Glamorous Life
Jan 31, 2010 · 43 min
Gaby and Angie challenge each other's parenting skills, Susan befriends a stripper and takes her under her wing, Lynette and Tom argue the merits of their new therapist, and a conc
Lovely
Feb 21, 2010 · 43 min
Former exotic dancer Robin will have a profound effect on Susan's friends with three teenage boys at home, Lynette will keep a watchful eye; Bree picks up a few tricks to engage Or
The Chase
Feb 28, 2010 · 43 min
Having never had the chicken pox herself, Gaby stays with Lee and Bob and is reminded of what it's like to be single again; Lynette and Tom forget Penny's birthday; Bree hires a pr
Chromolume No. 7
Mar 14, 2010 · 43 min
While in the Big Apple, a chance encounter with supermodels Heidi Klum and Paulina Porizkova leads Gaby to an unexpected revelation about herself. Meanwhile, Lynette and Tom are in
My Two Young Men
Mar 21, 2010 · 43 min
Angie's ex-boyfriend, Patrick, emerges after her trip to New York. Meanwhile it's game on between Gaby and Susan, as they go to shameless lengths to top each other's kids; Lynette
We All Deserve to Die
Apr 18, 2010 · 43 min
Determined to derail son Preston's marriage to Irina, Lynette discovers the truth about her future daughter-in-law. In the meantime, Gabrielle offers to help out Bob and Lee in the
Epiphany
Apr 25, 2010 · 43 min
The Fairview strangler has been living among the women of Wisteria Lane. He once caught Gabrielle and Carlos in an intimate moment. Bree offered him a job and some dating advice. S
A Little Night Music
May 2, 2010 · 43 min
Angie comes face to face with her ex, Patrick Logan, after years on the run. Meanwhile, Gaby and Susan plan an elaborate scheme against their husbands, Lynette sees a darker side o
The Ballad of Booth
May 9, 2010 · 43 min
Lynette comes to a shocking realization about Eddie. Meanwhile, Angie discreetly relies on Gaby for help when Patrick threatens the life of her son; Bree offers Sam a generous payo
I Guess This Is Goodbye
May 16, 2010 · 43 min
Gaby risks her safety to help Angie; Lynette's fate and that of her unborn child lie in the hands of Eddie; Susan comes to grips with her financial woes; Bree considers confessing