EPISODE

5. The Art of Making Art

Susan's art teacher, Andre (Miguel Ferrer) wants his students, Susan included, to disrobe in class; Bree's soup attracts the wrong type of clientele to the homeless shelter serving it; Renee takes a reluctant Lynette to a singles bar; volunteers don't take kindly to Gaby's lackadaisical approach to her duties as PTA president; and Carlos hits rock bottom when his guilt over Gaby's stepfather's killing overtakes him.

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When Andre asks his students to show up to class naked as an experiment, Susan complies but is the only one naked, as she never received Andre's email notifying the students of the change of plans. Susan accuses Andre of trying to humiliate her and quits the class, but he convinces her to return, believing she has the potential to become an artist. The PTA mothers refuse to help new president Gabrielle organize a school event due to her snobbish attitude. Carlos starts drinking to cope with his guilt, and when he embarrasses Gabrielle by showing up drunk at a PTA meeting, the other women are sympathetic and agree to help Gabrielle. When Renee takes a reluctant Lynette to a bar to meet men, Lynette hits it off with a divorced man and goes home with him, but is terrified by the thought of having sex with a new man. Ben has Bree deliver a speech to convince the city council to approve his low-income housing project in Fairview, but to Bree's horror, the construction site is Chapman Woods, where the housewives buried Alejandro.

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