10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Love is Patient
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/18/2012
Things heat up when a church relationship seminar forces Amanda to confront her past while Heather sets her eyes on her new client and former high school nerd, Andrew. Meanwhile Carlene meddles in both Sharon’s and Cricket’s marriages to deflect from her own marital dissatisfaction.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: N/A
9.4/10 5 votes#2 - Bang
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2006
Everyone's lives on Wisteria Lane are forever changed when Carolyn Bigsby holds shoppers hostage at a local supermarket. Meanwhile, Gabrielle and Carlos finish dividing their assets: Gabrielle gets the house, and Carlos gets everything in it. Susan is preparing to go to Paris with Ian.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Joe Keenan
9.4/10 5 votes#3 - The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/2009
When Eli Scruggs (Beau Bridges), the neighborhood handyman, passes away, the residents of Wisteria Lane realize how much he affected their lives.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Marc Cherry
9.0/10 5 votes#4 - Now I Know, Don’t Be Scared
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2007
This is the show's first Halloween episode. Edie Britt's biggest fear comes true when Carlos walks out on their relationship. Susan finds Mike's father, who was supposedly dead. Danielle goes into labor right in the middle of the Halloween party... and somebody has to deliver the baby.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Dahvi Waller
- 8.8/10 5 votes
#5 - Now You Know
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2007
Susan learns that she is expecting a child while Bree continues to fake her own pregnancy. Gabrielle begins an affair with her ex-husband, Carlos and Lynette tries to conceal her cancer from her friends and children. The episode also introduces Katherine Mayfair, Susan's old friend who returns to the neighborhood after being away for 12 years.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Marc Cherry
8.8/10 8 votes#6 - That's Good, That's Bad
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2005
George stalks Bree, despite her efforts to break up with him. Lynette takes charge of office politics. Carlos is paroled from prison and returns a new man, and Gabrielle is jealous of his new 'holier-than-thou' confidante. Susan meets her birth father and tries to begin a relationship with him.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Kevin Murphy
- 8.8/10 4 votes
#7 - A Vision's Just a Vision
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2008
Lynette takes extreme measures to protect her son. Carlos realizes the extent of Gaby's sacrifices for their family. Bree wants to prove to Andrew that she has accepted him for who he is. Katherine finds happiness, as Susan and Mike recognize the fate of their relationship. Meanwhile, Dave starts to lose his grip.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: David Flebotte
8.8/10 4 votes#8 - Come on Over for Dinner
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/2011
The Wisteria Lane residents each enjoy a progressive dinner; Renee begins a short-lived relationship with a bartender; Bree sees a connection with Chuck; the housewives cover up a fatal accident.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Bob Daily
8.7/10 6 votes#9 - Remember
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/21/2006
Flashbacks take us back to to moving-in day on Wisteria Lane for Bree, Lynette, Susan and Gabrielle and how Mary Alice brought them all together. Back in the present, Bree gets some frightening news. Susan moves into a trailer after her house was burnt down. Lynette and the kids are staying at a hotel. After seeing a report on the news, Gabrielle believes Carlos died. Paul begs Zach to get him a good lawyer via Noah.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Tom Spezialy
8.6/10 5 votes#10 - Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/19/2009
Edie becomes the subject as the other housewives reminisce about her: with Susan recalling the first time they met; Lynnette remembers an unforgettable night; Gaby remembers an evening of friendly competition; and Bree remembers how thoughtful she was towards Orson.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 5 votes#11 - Give Me the Blame
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/2012
Bree's trial finally comes to an end with a surprise confession. Tom takes steps to finalize his divorce.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Bob Daily
8.5/10 8 votes#12 - I Wish I Could Forget You
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2005
Mike and Susan face a crisis in their relationship when Susan tries to get Paul Young arrested by confessing to a police officer that he killed Mrs. Huber and Mike has her diaries as proof. The officer goes over to Mike to get the story, but Mike denies the whole thing. As Carlos continues serving his jail sentence, Gabrielle valiantly tries to free him. Bree goes to a romantic hotel with George, but requests they sleep in separate rooms.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Josh Senter
8.5/10 8 votes#13 - There's Something About a War
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2006
Dr. Ron informs Susan that she needs a splenectomy. Gabrielle and her arch-enemy Sister Mary Bernard finally face off in church. Also, Tom decides to apply for an empty position at Lynette's job, which leads to the arousal of past issues in their marriage. Lastly, Matthew and Danielle's relationship is found out by both their mothers, which leads to big repercussions later on for Bree and her past secret with Andrew last year.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Kevin Etten
8.5/10 4 votes#14 - Down the Block There's a Riot
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2010
Paul's nefarious plan for Wisteria Lane is put into full effect. Juanita discovers that she isn't Gabrielle's biological daughter, and Bree invites Keith (guest star Brian Austin Green) to move in with her, whilst Tom is confronted about his past indiscretion with Renee.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Bob Daily
- 8.5/10 4 votes
#15 - Then I Really Got Scared
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/2011
Paul begins to suspect that Susan is responsible for his rapidly declining health; Lynette and Tom butt heads over where to go on their family vacation, as well as which one of them will set it up; Gaby shows Juanita a horror movie and has to pay the price when her daughter becomes too scared to sleep in her own bed; and Bree runs into some trust issues when she goes out on a date with a detective.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/10 2 votes
#16 - Wild Card
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/8/1994
Brisco helps Dixie and her sister Dolly battle a mob seeking control of Reno gambling.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Brad Kern
8.4/10 14 votes#17 - One Wonderful Day
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/22/2005
Bree confides that she feels guilty because she and Rex were having a fight when he had his heart attack and that now he needs a pacemaker. Lynette's marriage takes a dramatic turn after an upset Tom vows that it is now her turn to go back to work and he'll be staying home with the kids. Carlos finally learns that John and Gabrielle have been lovers for a while, and vows revenge as he is carted off to jail. Mike takes Paul out to a deserted quarry, intending to shoot him.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Kevin Murphy
8.4/10 5 votes#18 - My Husband, the Pig
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2007
Edie gets an unexpected visit from her son. An unexpected pregnancy causes complications. Victor Lang, a man in his 40s running for mayor of Fairview, introduces himself for Gabrielle. The deceased Rex Van De Kamp narrates.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Brian A. Alexander
8.4/10 5 votes#19 - Welcome to Kanagawa
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2008
In the aftermath of the tornado, the residents of Wisteria Lane try to rebuild their lives. Katherine discovers someone may know her secret while Lynette faces the possibility of her family's fate.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/10 5 votes
#20 - Marry Me a Little
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/2009
Bree goes to extremes to hide her true intentions from Orson, while Susan and Jackson put on an act for the authorities. Lynette is shocked at the lengths Tom will go to in order to look younger, and Katherine masks the truth from Mike, afraid to lose him. Meanwhile, Dave is on edge when he learns a key witness to his misdeeds surfaces.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Jason Ganzel
- 8.4/10 5 votes
#21 - The Coffee Cup
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2009
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 Catholic school, and Lynette's pregnancy becomes hysterically impossible to hide. Meanwhile, as Bree tries to hide her infidelity, Angie uncovers the truth about Orson and Bree's imperfect marriage.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/10 5 votes
#22 - If...
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/2010
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 with Karl had she not left him. Bree considers life without Orson. Lynette thinks about a future with her unborn twins. Carlos reflects on how Gaby would be as an over-protective mom and Angie ponders the consequences should her secrets be revealed.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Joey Murphy
8.4/10 5 votes#23 - The Chase
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 2/28/2010
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 promising new employee; Susan cheats on Mrs. McKluskey; Katherine makes a surprising discovery and Angie grows concerned over Danny's disappearance.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Joey Murphy
8.4/10 5 votes#24 - We All Deserve to Die
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/18/2010
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 most generous way, but does not consider the consequences. Bree begins to question whether Sam has a hidden agenda, and Susan gets creative to help Mike with his finances. Unbeknownst to Angie, Danny meets Patrick Logan for the very first time.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: N/A
8.3/10 10 votes#25 - Next
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2005
The new neighbors, the Applewhites have moved in. Gabrielle, Lynette, and Susan attempt to comfort Bree while Rex's mother arrives on Wisteria Lane for his funeral. Meanwhile Mike and Susan deal with Zach while Gabrielle struggles with the two men in her life.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Kevin Murphy
The Best Episodes Directed By Larry Shaw
Every TV Episode Directed by Larry Shaw Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Larry Shaw Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Larry Shaw is "Love is Patient", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "written by N/A". "Love is Patient" aired on 3/18/2012 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Bang".