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Desperate Housewives S2E20 — It Wasn't Meant to Happen
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Desperate Housewives•Season 2•Episode 20

It Wasn't Meant to Happen

8.1/10 · 867 votesApr 30, 200644 min

Ranked #6 of 23 in Season 2•+0.2 vs season avg

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Gabrielle and Carlos are shocked when the father of their baby shows up to take the baby back. Cops and a lawyer arrive to a house on Wisteria Lane. Lynette tries to help Ed heat up his sex life. Meanwhile, Karl decides to break up

Directed byLarry Shaw
Written byTom Spezialy, Marc Cherry
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Teri Hatcher

Teri Hatcher

Susan Mayer

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

Lynette Scavo

Marcia Cross

Marcia Cross

Bree Van de Kamp

Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria

Gabrielle Solis

Ricardo Chavira

Ricardo Chavira

Carlos Solis

Doug Savant

Doug Savant

Tom Scavo

Nicollette Sheridan

Nicollette Sheridan

Edie Britt

Mark Moses

Mark Moses

Paul Young

James Denton

James Denton

Mike Delfino

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Betty Applewhite

Brenda Strong

Brenda Strong

Mary Alice Young

Cody Kasch

Cody Kasch

Zach Young

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Tom Spezialy

Writer

Marc Cherry

Marc Cherry

Writer

Larry Shaw

Larry Shaw

Director

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Andrew Doerfer

Editor

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Richard M. Rawlings Jr.

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"It Wasn't Meant to Happen" is episode 20 of Desperate Housewives season 2. It scored 8.1/10 from 867 votes, ranking #6 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Larry Shaw and written by Tom Spezialy, Marc Cherry, it aired on April 30, 2006.

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