The Chase (Desperate Housewives) The Chase (Desperate Housewives) "The Chase" is the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of the American comedy-drama series, "Desperate Housewives", and the 127th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on ABC in the United States on February 28, 2010. In the episode, Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) gets a break from the children when one of them catches chickenpox, Lynette (Felicity Huffman) forgets her daughter's birthday, and Katherine (Dana Delany) continues to explore her feelings of lesbianism. The episode was written by John Pardee and Joey Murphy, and directed by Larry Shaw. It included the third in a string
Desperate Housewives appeal to female viewers were compared to those of the award-winning series "Sex and the City", and its mysteries were said to resemble those of David Lynch's classic series "Twin Peaks". In its first review, "USA Today" proclaimed the show to be "refreshingly original, bracingly adult and thoroughly delightful" and naming it to be "sort of "Knots Landing" meets "The Golden Girls" by way of "Twin Peaks"". Following the initial success of the show, the term "desperate housewives" became a cultural phenomenon. This warranted "real-life desperate housewives" features in TV shows, including "The Dr. Phil Show", and in magazines. Among