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By Antony
October 19, 2006 - 11:13 AM

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Online reviewers have weighed in on the third episode of season three of Desperate Housewives.

Here's what they had to say about "Like It Was":

  • Lindsay Soll at EW.com loved the episode:

    Three cheers to Marc Cherry! I think this was the best episode yet of the season; it had all the ingredients that made the Desperate Housewives cake so delicious in the first place: comedy, drama, trauma, mystery, scandalous affairs, and someone in the slammer. And the icing on the cake: There was no Nora!

    You can read her full analysis over at EW.com.

  • Dave Anderson at TV Guide Online likes Orson. "Orson is one of my favorite characters on the show now and I think it's due to a combination of the character being written so well and because Kyle MacLachlan is just so dang good. Yes, Orson is a 'bad guy' and you can tell he's got a sordid past that includes killing his wife. But unlike Bree's former psychopath other half George, I don't find Orson creepy. Am I alone here? I like that he's so mysterious, but likably mysterious. Why is he being so nice and supportive to Bree's kids and to Bree herself even as he tried to kill Mike and then freaked out when he heard Mike came out of his coma?"

  • But Jen Creer at TV Squad said it was a "fun week on Wisteria Lane" and wants Orson to be innocent. "Orson hanging out outside Mike's hospital room, by the way, makes me wonder anew whether or not he really did kill his wife. After all, he did run over Mike twice. Damn. It would be so much more interesting if he were actually innocent of something."

    Jeff Commings at AZNightBuzz.com was a fan of Bree and Andrew's story. "The most shocking thing was seeing Bree and Andrew, spic-and-span after his trip to 'drama camp,' sitting on the stairs having a heart-to-heart moment about bad parenting and choosing wrong over right. It was a sweet moment, well-written (probably by creator Marc Cherry, who said he'd handle the Andrew storyline) and well-acted."

  • There is also brief recap at Television Without Pity, where visitors have so far rated it a B.

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