Desperate Housewives Season 7

Right now you can watch Desperate Housewives Season 7 on and — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. 2,092 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Teri Hatcher's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Desperate Housewives Season 7 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Desperate Housewives Season 7 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. After losing both her husband and her business, Bree slowly begins the process of rebuilding her life, first by telling her friend Gabrielle a secret that could end their friendship, and then by starting up a romance with her much younger contractor Keith Watson. In the meantime, the Solises discover that their daughter Juanita was swapped at birth, and Lynette is visited by her old college roommate Renee Perry (Vanessa Williams), who later moves to the lane permanently. Bob and Lee find their way back to one another, and Susan and Mike's financial situations lead them to move to an apartment in the city and to take on jobs they don't want to endure through, whereas Paul Young, Mary Alice's widower, moves back to Wisteria Lane to wreak havoc. Teri Hatcher and Felicity Huffman lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2010. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Desperate Housewives Season 7 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

Desperate Housewives Season 7 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Teri Hatcher is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.