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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 18 - A Spark. To Pierce the Dark.
    8.9/10(8 votes)

    S5:E18

    Bree contemplates selling her business in order to revive her marriage. Meanwhile, Lynette is threatened at work; Katherine is caught in an unforseen circumstance; and Edie's worst fear begins to come true.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  2. undefined Season 6 Episode 23 - I Guess This Is Goodbye
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S6:E23

    Gaby risks her safety to help Angie; Lynette's fate and that of her unborn child lie in the hands of Eddie; Susan comes to grips with her financial woes; Bree considers confessing a secret she's harbored for years; and Angie must submit to Patrick's demands in order to protect her son.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 23 - Remember
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    S2:E23

    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.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - You Could Drive a Person Crazy
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    S2:E2

    Susan is surprised when she finds out who Edie's new boyfriend is. Meanwhile, Lynette has gone back to work, leaving Tom at home in charge of the house. Carlos makes an unusual request to Gabrielle after his life is threatened behind bars. Lastly, pharmacist George reemerges in Bree's life, which sets off an alarm to mother-in-law Phyllis and her suspicions surrounding her son's death.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - Into the Woods
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    S3:E21

    Susan goes into the woods to try to find Mike. Gabrielle gets into an argument with a meter man who gives her a ticket. Victor is elected mayor, and Gabrielle goes back to teach the meter man a lesson. Edie's ex-husband comes back to collect Travers. Lynette realizes she has feelings for another man.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - If There's Anything I Can't Stand
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Presumed Innocent
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    S2:E7

    Norman questions Norma's faith in him. Zane's thirst for revenge threatens Dylan. Romero is presented with new evidence while Cody's friendship with Norman reaches a breaking point.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  8. undefined Season 8 Episode 6 - Writing Wrongs
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E6

    A schoolgirl is found dead. Andy asks Eddie's niece on a date. John babysits Theo for the first time.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  9. undefined Season 8 Episode 10 - In the Still of the Night
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E10

    Danny is restored to full duty. Off. Szymanski's cousin is knocked down in the street and killed. Capt. Bass's wife is injured during a robbery at her store. Greg plays matchmaker.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  10. undefined Season 8 Episode 19 - Under Covers
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E19

    Sipowicz and Sorenson investigate the murder of a drug dealer, while Sorenson continues to see the stripper, Kristen, who draws him into a favor for the owners of the Tailfeathers club.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Nice She Ain't
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    S3:E5

    The divorce between Gabrielle and Carlos reaches new levels of bitterness. Susan is determined to jog Mike's memory, and realizes Edie has been posing as his girlfriend since he woke up. Tom decides that his dream is to open a pizza parlor, and Lynette is not delighted. Bree tries to break up Danielle and her history teacher, who's been having an affair with her. Meanwhile, Mike's phone number is discovered on a dead woman's body.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Running to Stand Still
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    S1:E6

    Lynette locks horns with officious mom Maisy Gibbons at the twins' school who is trying to produce a "politically correct" play about "Little Red Riding Hood." Meanwhile, Susan continues to investigate the mystery of Zach's sudden disappearance. She soon finds out his father Paul put him in Seacrest, a mental institution. She and Julie then go to investigate. Mama Solis comes closer to discovering Gabrielle's dirty little secret of her affair, and Bree comes undone when Rex suggests they hire a sex surrogate.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  13. undefined Season 6 Episode 4 - The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    S6:E4

    Losing Mike takes its toll on Katherine. As Katherine unravels, Bree comes to her aid; Gaby grows weary of John's intentions towards Ana with twins on the way, Lynette calls upon her family to step up around the house Susan learns Julie has been harboring some secrets and Angie throws a party for son, Danny.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Utica
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    S1:E9

    With Scipio and Cato defeated, Caesar returns home to a hero's welcome. Vorenus and Pullo's showdown with local thug Erastes gets an unexpected reprieve from Caesar. Servilia's plan to use Octavia to unearth a secret about Caesar backfires.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - The Ladies Who Lunch
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    S1:E16

    Maisy Gibbons' series of unfortunate events shock the residents of Wisteria Lane when she is finally caught and arrested for prostitution. This leaves unexpected consequences for Bree and Rex when Maisys' little black book becomes public of all her clients. Gabrielle and Carlos also face a crisis of their own when the sewer system goes out at their house. Also, Lynette braves a scandal herself when it's rumored that the twins started the school's head lice epidemic. Meanwhile, as Susan sinks into depression over her breakup with Mike, she finds a surprising ally.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - There Won't Be Trumpets
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    S1:E17

    The residents of Wisteria Lane all attend the unfortunate funeral of Juanita Solis as Carlos and Gabrielle fret over their financial and court issues. Lynette befriends a deaf woman, Alisa Stevens, whose children also attend Barcliff Academy with Porter and Preston, but her newfound friendship is quickly put to the test. Meanwhile, Bree encounters more trouble with her son Andrew when it comes to disciplining him and lastly, Susan finds herself attracted to Edie's hunky new contractor, but Edie doesn't want her to go with him as a favor to their fragile friendship.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Come In, Stranger
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    S1:E5

    A break-in on Wisteria Lane leaves the neighbors feeling vulnerable, especially Susan, who reluctantly accepts a date with a persistent policeman after Mike appears indifferent to her. Rex takes the kids away for the weekend as a lonely Bree finds herself bonding with Zach. Meanwhile, Lynette and Tom pull out all the stops to get their uncontrollable twins Porter and Preston accepted at a prestigious private school, and the unexpected arrival of Carlos' mother puts a crimp in Gabrielle's covert love life.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Caleb
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    S2:E3

    Norma meets an ally in her battle to stop the bypass. Emma's memorial for a friend leads to a new relationship. Norman falls under the influence of a townie girl.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    S3:E11

    Tom and Lynette try to make Kayla feel like a part of the family. Alma Hodge decides to pay Orson and Bree a visit. Susan visits Mike in jail to tell him about the lawyer Ian got him. Gabrielle accuses Carlos of trying to sabotage her relationship with Bill. Bree organizes a dinner party to show Susan that Alma is alive.

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  20. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - We're So Happy You're So Happy
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    S5:E2

    Unaware of Jackson's whereabouts, Susan goes to a local bar suspecting that he might be with Mike however, she soon lands herself in-trouble; meanwhile, after spending money that did not belong to her, Gabrielle attempts to get Carlos to get a job at the local country club as it pays better. Bree promotes her cook book on a radio show.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - Sunday
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - We're Gonna Be All Right
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    S2:E12

    After a number of bad dates, Susan finally meets Dr. Right. Susan flirts with a handsome doctor, but they accidentally head butt. Meanwhile, some old pictures of Gabrielle turn up on the Internet. Tom is alarmed when his kids come down with chicken pox because he never had it. Bree gets arrested. Lastly, after months of silence, Noah Taylor contacts Mike Delfino.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Liaisons
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    S3:E18

    Susan considers moving from Wisteria Lane to London. Later, an accident causes Ian, Susan, and their car to find themselves stranded in a lake. Tom feels threatened by the interest a new Scavo's Pizzeria employee Rick shows in Lynette. While debating his opponent in the mayoral election, Victor Lang witnesses something disturbing.

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - Everybody Says Don't
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    S2:E18

    Carlos and Gaby learn the truth about their baby. An ex-stripper gives birth to her child, and Gabrielle holds her for the first time. Also, Paul Young comes to face his demons head on with Wisteria Lane. Lastly, Lynette is forced to give a court deposition about Bree's drinking and alcoholism.

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    Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Chapter 7
    3.0/10(15 votes)

    S1:E7

    The incident at Narrow River sends shockwaves through Oliver and Ciara's lives. Lee and Karl discover the truth, but face brutal consequences.

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Alexandra Cunningham Ratings Summary

"A Spark. To Pierce the Dark." is the best rated episode written by Alexandra Cunningham. It scored 8.9/10 based on 8 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 3/22/2009 and is rated 0.6 points higher than their second-best episode, "I Guess This Is Goodbye".