Top 20 Shocking Desperate Housewives Moments

"Desperate Housewives" turned Wisteria Lane into pop culture's twistiest neighborhood. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’ll be looking at the most surprising, heartstopping, and yes, desperate moments from over the show’s eight seasons. Our countdown includes Rex dies, plane crash, the tornado, and more! Did YOUR favorite shocker make the cut? Sound off in the comments below!

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[parkersairpods]

gonna take this as a sign to rewatch the whole series now

[rahbeeuh]

Can we all appreciate the wonderful voice over work of Brenda Strong (Mary Alice)?

[thatchillingeffect]

Mid season shockers were the best part, as unlikely as they were. The plane, the tornado... it became a recurring thing and I loved them.

[jessicajuergens]

GOD when Lilly was taken away is a moment I always remember. So gut wrenching and such an amazing performance by Eva

[chelseylin]

Gabby had some of the best character development in the series in my opinion. While she will always have tendencies of selfishness, she was a totally different character from the pilot to the finale. Like when Carlos wanted to confess to save Bree and gabby planted the weapon in his pocket at the courthouse security check so she could confess first to save Carlos! Like season 1 gabby would have never! She was the best character in the show!

Side note…I also still haven’t forgiven the show for killing Mike 😭

[JMTE]

One of the my fav shows of all time!
The tornado! The plane crash ! The stampede! The supermarket shooting! The mystery reveals ! Katherine ! The time jump! This show had it all. Bree & Lynette were my fav

[JonathanLasry]

I break down every time I see Gaby begging for her daughter not to be taken away and Lynnette screaming after the tornado… that’s peak acting for Eva and Felicity
That being said I will never forgive the show for killing off Mike

[angelaholmes]

Lynette conversation with art was truly chilling i still remember that

[moniquevandoorn]

The most shocking moment to me was, when Mike in a totally unfeeling, ruthless way dumped Katherine for Susan. He said in an indifferent way that he did not care about her at all, and that she meant nothing to him. Now that was not what I expected from him.

[PHSDM]

The shocking one for me was Tom and Lynette's separation. They were the couple on the lane that I rooted for the most!

[tiffanygray]

Mike's death gave me nightmares for years on end! That was the most heart-wrenching scene for me

[princessarwen]

This was a true water cooler show. By that I mean the next day everyone at work would be standing around asking if you’ve seen it & discussing it. The final season was not nearly as good as the previous ones but it was truly a great soap opera. Some people don’t understand that it is basically supposed to be a light soap opera based on the reviews but I’ve seen it 3 times. 😍

[prettyboydyl]

This whole show was just perfect. My mom watched it when I was kid and I finally got to watch it now, I’m like obsessed with it. From the acting, the characters and the plot twists ❤️

[jennamendez]

The super market episode premiered the same night as the hospital shooting in Grey’s Anatomy back to back and I was SCARRED by both episodes during my childhood. What epic television back then.

[frederickseltzerjr]

Marcia Cross is an acting GODDESS!!! When she played "Kimberly" on "Melrose Place, " & she takes off her wig in the bathroom mirror to reveal that HUGE scar on her skull was my own most shocking TV moment EVER!!! Her portrayal as "Bree, " was a joy to watch, followed closely for me by the beautiful Eva Longoria as "Gabby." I miss DH so much!!!!

[violettaazul]

The actresses on this show were peak quality. They all got the chance to grow and shine as seasons went by, I miss shows like this. In my opinion, Gabby went trough hell as a mother. Losing her pregnancy, having her adopted child taken, her surrogate ending in disaster as well, and the worst, what happened with Grace...

[giiingeeer]

a Desperate Housewives top 20 LOVE it!!!

[taytaos]

I love this show and I am currently doing a rewatch.

[slystone]

Finally a video for this great forgotten show.

[ashumz]

Lynette's Story lines were the realest among all the wives