Desperate Housewives, Lynette Freaks out

[@ruzzelladrian907]

I still don't know why I laughed so hard when Mary Alice showed up looking all fresh and heavenly, then hands Lynette a gun as if it was some sort of prize for hope. OMFG.

[@darksistersdelight]

Ironically it's how I feel certain days.

[@simplymakailah6801]

I laughed hard when I saw this too

[@Bluemoon2000x]

I found it scary

[@k_a_m333]

Probably because you're not a parent, I'm guessing...or, if you are, you have NOT felt this way, or are lucky enough to have lots of help.

[@misterakt]

honestly one of the most iconic scenes from the entire show...the song makes it perfect

[@kgalalelomiah8161]

No exaggeration here, motherhood is tough. Lynette is the mom I try to be every day

[@TheSapidChef]

Not to mention during this episode she was crashing from taking her kids ADHD meds

[@saitama5012]

Maybe what you need to do is discipline your children. So that you could get to work at the house a minimum.😂

[@DigiDestined55X]

The moment she reached her boiling point my heart broke. ☹😢 All she wants to be is a good mom.

[@geekforeverpixelgamingsurl5007]

And there are still people to ask you "Why don't you want children ?"

[@Vylkeer]

Some of the best scenes that made Season 1 so iconic, because you could tell it wasn’t the average TV show. Felicity is terrific (excluding bribery).

[@mstwelvedeadlycyns]

Lol

[@demonoutcast]

super powerful scene, sent me in shock the first time I saw it

[@champagnexoxo1198]

I loved this scene, because it represents real desperation and it’s so true. Sometimes you want to throw everything away as a mom and you just can’t hold it anymore

[@dumpsterfire6466]

The scariest scene I have seen in the whole series.

[@sophiannalise]

Right. I literally have nightmares about this scene 🫠

[@MLG_Junior]

Glad I’m not the only one who feels this way, this is like a scene from Nightmare on Elm Street

[@chelseylin6724]

One of the most realistic moments from the entire series! One of my favorite parts of the entire series is how they portrayed parenting especially with Lynette in the first season. She had 4 young kids she was basically raising alone with a husband who traveled to pay the bills. The show didn’t portray her kids like other shows were all the kids were well behaved and acted like angels. Real life kids aren’t like that a majority of the time, they act out, throw tantrums and give you attitude. They captured the absolute desperation parents find themselves so often trying to raise young kids!

[@buffordang6384]

This is for her Emmy :)

[@kgalalelomiah8161]

Bufford Ang and she should get one too, that is exactly how motherhood is. I have lots of broken staff to prove it

[@andrewmihalik7575]

Marc Cherry is a fucking genius.

[@justinstojanoski-pearson6184]

Scared the crap out of me to see her lose it like that!

[@djynaux]

This is so GOOD like it literally gives me chills

[@bloodyrose1985]

The song is The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) by Simon & Garfunkel

[@juanitaguerra5864]

Idk how she survived their childhood. Her kids were honestly the worse and she had no help. Plus I think here Tom was taking those long business trips to visit the daughter he had out of wedlock. My mom had five kids, no help from my dad. I can just imagine us banging pots and pans and acting this way, we would have slept outside that night with la llorona.

[@adrienmartin2009]

That scene may have been responsible for me never wanting kids.

[@Evan-on6ec]

For real 😂

[@alooncnej4696]

This kind of scene didn't exist anymore in next seasons

[@debralorenzen2637]

How many times did I feel like doing that when my kids were young Way to funny

[@typingcat]

Don't have kids.

[@pettylittleliarbussy]

Jeong-hun Sin Amen

[@darksistersdelight]

Having kids doesn’t come with instructions. You’re allowed to feel blues, depressed and lost. It’s a little too damn easy to say « well don’t have them » it’s like « shut the fuck up you made them so deal with their shit without showing your emotions. ». We’re humans too ffs.

[@kingkongchief1177]

I love how she imagined it and woke up and it shows that she and Tom have good kids and all the noise was just one of them accidentally dropping something and they tried to clean it up.

[@gigimargal9234]

Only if you're a mom you'll understand... 😥😭

[@flaviaregina7460]

Excelente série

[@1violalass]

It is bizarre that Lynette is 'allowed' to day dream about killing herself but isn't 'allowed' (by the script writers) to even consider an abortion or better contraception.

[@RocKsiJ]

the whole show never brought up abortion, EVER, while never being afraid to bring up tons of problematic topics. that's my favorite show but avoiding abortion is just so...it has to be on purpose & it's not even realistic

[@Joe_Parmesan]

Or, at least adoption. Judging by the size of their family, I don't think Lynnette and Tom would've been in favor of abortion. In a flashback, Gaby quickly mentioned that she wantes Carlos to get a vasectomy, but he refused as it's against their religion. Danielle's pregnancy would've been a good time to discuss abortion, but I recall her adamantly wanting to raise her baby, partly to stick it to Bree. Julie's pregnancy was another opportunity

[@RocKsiJ]

@@Joe_Parmesan yeah, or that adult woman that one of the twins got pregnant? Like...Lynette immediately went "We will help you and the child", and not even once a woman on the run was asked if she wanted to keep the baby, looks weird to me.

[@crazylegskc]

Well, they did have her consider abortion indirectly (without saying the word) when she's pregnant in season 6 and tells Susan that she thinks maybe she shouldn't do the whole baby thing again. This was clearly meant to be a reference to her considering abortion. If they had dealt with the issue more explicitly or even had a character actually have an abortion, it would have been a very gutsy move by the producers.

[@mengelemaestro89]

you can blame the execs @ ABC for that actually, the creator had a whole subplot about abortion planned but ABC shot it down real fast

[@giordanotirelli6184]

today felicity huffmann as lynette scavo 62 years

[@debralorenzen2637]

Absolutely can relate How many time I wanted to scream to to funny

[@giordanotirelli6184]

happy birthday lynette scavo as felicity huffmann from italian boy live in rome and i m fan of desperate

[@mateoooo0o]

what episode is this?

[@wiillsworld]

Season 1 Episode 8 “Guilty”

[@mateoooo0o]

@@wiillsworld thankss :)

[@ckwbae]

I see my sister here

[@tmmaston]

Whole scene basically summed up 2020 and the pandemic quarantine.

[@tmmaston]

0:56 Anyone notice when Lynette slammed the fruit bowl to the floor and at 0:58/0:59 when she threw the peanut butter container out the window it's back on the table with the fruit inside it. I bet this must have been an editing error.

[@jakubadler1946]

0:52 Baby Crying.

[@giordanotirelli6028]

Happy birthday lynette for your 60 years from italian boy live in rome and I m fan of desperate housewives

[@TShay92]

I don't wan to sound abusive but Lynette's parenting skills were really not good. She needed to discipline them. When I say discipline I don't mean throw them against the wall, I mean how Bree did .

[@asfdhp94168]

0:47 0:58 1:02 1:40

[@lesliemonteiro6157]

1:18

[@darksistersdelight]

Lynette Scavo is the best character in DH fucking fight me.

[@Joe_Parmesan]

One of the best for me too. I liked Lynette's bluntness, honesty and toughness I think Bree is fascinating to watch, and I really liked Katherine and Angie a lot too. Gaby is hot, which drew me towards the show, but I enjoyed her character much more after the time jump

[@mengelemaestro89]

@@Joe_Parmesan susan…?

[@Joe_Parmesan]

@@mengelemaestro89 I like Susan too. Just Hadn't mentioned her, Renee, or Edie. I really liked all of them. Karen is great, and Martha Huber is undoubtedly one of my favorite characters to watch. Same goes for Felicia Tilman

[@Mellow2599-oct]

I can not stand Lynette. She is so arrogant and controlling.

[@darksistersdelight]

@@Mellow2599-oct let me tell you, it’s been 4 years, I’ve rewatched the show several times and guess what, Lynette is now my least favorite (with Susan, duh) 😭🤣 I can’t stand her in the 2 last seasons. She’s incredibly annoying, she pushed Tom to get a better high paid job but can’t stand that he can’t make it home anymore. Then says money changed him when actually he just stop doing as SHE sees fit. My money goes on Bree now which is hilarious bc I very much dislike conservative religious people but her arc was AMAZING. Edie and Renee are right behind her !