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The Best Episodes of Desperate Housewives Season 4

Every episode of Desperate Housewives Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Desperate Housewives Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 1 - Now You Know
    8.8/10(950 votes)

    #1 - Now You Know

    S4:E1

    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

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  2. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 2 - Smiles of a Summer Night
    7.6/10(795 votes)

    #2 - Smiles of a Summer Night

    S4:E2

    Lynette kicks Tom out of her chemotherapy sessions. Susan is mistaken for a stripper. Bree attempts to steal a prize-winning recipe from Katherine.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writers:Bob Daily, Matthew Berry

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  3. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 3 - The Game
    8.4/10(813 votes)

    #3 - The Game

    S4:E3

    Bree informs the housewives of what she overheard in the Mayfair house. Stella makes some special brownies to help Lynette through chemotherapy. Susan throws a charades party for the whole neighborhood.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writers:Joey Murphy, John Pardee

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  4. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 4 - If There's Anything I Can't Stand
    8.0/10(779 votes)

    #4 - If There's Anything I Can't Stand

    S4:E4

    Edie is shocked when she receives some news at the gynecologist's office. At the baby shower Bree's friends throw her, Bree's ex-mother-in-law Phyllis discovers her pregnancy is a hoax. Finally, Wisteria Lane welcomes to the street a homosexual couple.

    Director:Larry Shaw
    Writers:Alexandra Cunningham, Lori Kirkland Baker

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  5. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 5 - Art Isn't Easy
    6.9/10(769 votes)

    #5 - Art Isn't Easy

    S4:E5

    Bob & Lee's contemporary water sculpture in their front yard prompts the Wisteria Lane neighborhood association into action. Edie finds out about the affair that Carlos is having with Gaby. Also, John Rowland wants to rekindle his romance with Gaby.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Jason Ganzel

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  6. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 6 - Now I Know, Don't Be Scared
    8.8/10(851 votes)

    #6 - Now I Know, Don't Be Scared

    S4:E6

    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
    Writers:Susan Nirah Jaffee, Dahvi Waller

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  7. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 7 - You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover
    8.2/10(767 votes)

    #7 - You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover

    S4:E7

    Lynette's sisters Lydia and Lucy come to visit. While having dinner with Susan and Mike, Bree and Orson realize they share different views on whether their newborn baby should be circumcised. On a boat, Victor confronts Gaby about her affair with Carlos and she throws him into the ocean. Later, Bree informs Susan that she thinks Mike is addicted to drugs.

    Director:David Warren
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 8 - Distant Past
    8.1/10(774 votes)

    #8 - Distant Past

    S4:E8

    A mysterious stalker from Adam's past shows up on Wisteria Lane, and they have dinner. Detectives question Gabrielle about Victor's whereabouts. Danielle's baby puts stress on Bree and Orson's marriage. Lynette has a reunion with her long-lost stepfather, Glen. Susan notices Mike is behaving strangely.

    Director:Jay Torres
    Writer:Joe Keenan

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  9. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 9 - Something's Coming
    8.8/10(1475 votes)

    #9 - Something's Coming

    S4:E9

    A tornado comes to Wisteria Lane, forcing residents into basements, cellars and safe rooms, and destroying homes and lives. Meanwhile, Susan ends up at the hospital after falling down the stairs.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writers:Joey Murphy, John Pardee

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  10. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 10 - Welcome to Kanagawa
    8.2/10(873 votes)

    #10 - Welcome to Kanagawa

    S4:E10

    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:Jamie Gorenberg

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  11. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 11 - Sunday
    7.0/10(760 votes)

    #11 - Sunday

    S4:E11

    Two weeks after the tornado, with Mike still in rehab, Mrs. Delfino gets a visit from her cousin Tim. Meanwhile, Bree desperately awaits to return to her own house. Gabrielle learns that Carlos' blindness is permanent. Katherine is unable to keep some of her secrets from the women of Wisteria Lane. Finally, a surprise wedding ceremony has its own share of secrets.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writers:Alexandra Cunningham, Lori Kirkland Baker

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  12. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 12 - In Buddy's Eyes
    6.6/10(720 votes)

    #12 - In Buddy's Eyes

    S4:E12

    Gabrielle struggles with the reality of having a blind husband. Lynette is surprised when Rick Coletti shows up at the Scavo pizzeria. Bree and Katherine join forces to plan the Founders Day Ball. As part of his recovery, Mike asks a few people for forgiveness, and Orson starts sleepwalking.

    Director:Larry Shaw
    Writer:Jeff Greenstein

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  13. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 13 - Hello, Little Girl
    8.2/10(709 votes)

    #13 - Hello, Little Girl

    S4:E13

    Bree and Katherine decide to start a catering business together. Lynette tries to deny her feelings for Rick. Mike learns the truth about his nearly fatal accident. Carlos gets a seeing-eye dog. Dylan meets her estranged father.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writers:Susan Nirah Jaffee, Jamie Gorenberg

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  14. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 14 - Opening Doors
    8.0/10(705 votes)

    #14 - Opening Doors

    S4:E14

    Susan meets her ex-husband, Karl at a Lamaze class, and finds out that he has remarried and is having another child. Lynette learns who was responsible for starting the fire at Rick's restaurant. Bree wants Orson to turn himself in to the police. Meanwhile, Gabrielle rents a room to a hip artist, Ellie, who has a dark secret. Elsewhere, Dylan continues meeting with her father, Wayne, and Katherine decides to go spy on her.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writers:Jordon Nardino, Dahvi Waller

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  15. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 15 - Mother Said
    8.0/10(715 votes)

    #15 - Mother Said

    S4:E15

    Adele Delfino, Susan's mother-in-law, arrives for a visit. Carlos and Gabrielle find out their tenant, Elli, has a dark secret. A full scale war erupts between Bree and Edie.

    Director:David Warren
    Writers:Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano

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  16. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 16 - The Gun Song
    8.5/10(764 votes)

    #16 - The Gun Song

    S4:E16

    "The Gun Song" is the 86th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. It is the sixteenth episode of the show's fourth season, and the first half of the two-hour season finale. It aired on May 18, 2008 in the United States.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writers:Bob Daily, Matthew Berry

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  17. Desperate Housewives Season 4 Episode 17 - Free
    7.2/10(1015 votes)

    #17 - Free

    S4:E17

    Susan and Mike try to name their son. Lynette is arrested for supposedly attacking Kayla, and Tom must do what he can to save his family. Bree is being stalked by Orson, and when she meets with Reverend Green, the reverend tries to hit on her. In the meantime, Gabrielle is still helping the police trying to detain Ellie for dealing drugs. Finally, Katherine is visited by her ex-husband, Wayne.

    Directors:David Grossman, Bethany Rooney
    Writers:Bob Daily, Jeff Greenstein

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Now You Know" is the best rated episode of "Desperate Housewives" season 4. It scored 8.8/10 based on 950 votes. Directed by Larry Shaw and written by Marc Cherry, it aired on 9/30/2007. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Smiles of a Summer Night".