Well, Desperate Housewives IS an American drama series, so it's definitely had its fair share of ridiculousness.
One of the more ridiculous ones was when a rather perfectionist couple decided to fake being pregnant. Their teenage daughter had become pregnant, but obviously that was going to ruin the couple's reputation, so they sent their daughter away while they pretended to be pregnant, so that when the baby arrived, they could pretend it was their child rather than their grandchild.
This same perfectionist housewife, in an earlier season, had become a widow and then started dating the pharmacist who had poisoned her husband out of jealousy. The housewife didn't know about the poisoning, though.
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One of the more ridiculous ones was when a rather perfectionist couple decided to fake being pregnant. Their teenage daughter had become pregnant, but obviously that was going to ruin the couple's reputation, so they sent their daughter away while they pretended to be pregnant, so that when the baby arrived, they could pretend it was their child rather than their grandchild.
This same perfectionist housewife, in an earlier season, had become a widow and then started dating the pharmacist who had poisoned her husband out of jealousy. The housewife didn't know about the poisoning, though.