Some critics (and fans, though a slightly more subdued bunch) think that the Bolens storyline isn't working as well as Desperate Housewives probably hoped. Sure, they've got the creepy new neighbors thing working - but that's easy enough, being new and all - but other than that, there wasn't really a lot of interaction between the old housewives and Angie (Drea de Matteo), for instance (except Susan, of course).

So what's not working? The secret bit is there, and it's a juicy one, as we saw on last night's episode of Desperate Housewives. Turns out Julie has brought with her pretty nasty secrets in her return to Wisteria Lane (now I'm not sure if I missed anything, but how did it happen that Julie, who returned for her mom's wedding, and the Bolens arrived in Wisteria Lane at practically the same time? Or was that the whole point?). Unbeknownst to her mommy, Julie quit med school six months ago, worked as a waitress, and got involved with a married man whose name started with a D.