Pilot
Story by John Updike; teleplay by Maggie Wheeler; directed by David Nutter

Three women who call home the Massachusetts town of Eastwick find an unusual coin. On a lark, each makes a wish, which in short order summons a man named Darryl Van Horne into their midst. Strange things happen upon his arrival, to the point where a worried local historian predicts ominous events to come.

I'm excited for this show. I hope it's good and gets decent ratings. I need a new fantasy series.

Episode 1.2: Reaping and Sewing
Guest stars: Martin Mull and Cybill Shepherd

Just who IS Darryl Van Horne? Joanna and Penny endeavor to find out by talking to an Eastwick resident who has been a bit, shall we say, on the fringe of late. As in pretty much a total recluse. Also, Kat, clearly realizing her marriage to Raymond is going south fast, tries to muster the courage to walk away from it. Roxie tries to protect her daughter from a hounding ex-boyfriend.

I really WANT to like this show, but I was very underwhelmed by the first episode.

I'll give it a few more chances but to be honest, I'm so confident it will be cancelled soon, it's hard to rationalize watching it on the off-chance I start to like it.

This was an improvement on the pilot.

Still a flawed show with average at best writing, but I felt a little more involved with the characters.

Great to see Cybil Shepherd. I do think the show is moving in the right direction.

I liked the pilot but really enjoyed last night's episode. EASTWICK is just a fun, sudsy show. I'm intrigued by some of the mystery elements. Some great laughs, too.

Pilot: B-
Episode 2: B

Finally got around to watching the pilot. You know what, I kinda like it. I hope it develops along a female-empowerment track, like "Desperate Housewives" by way of "Buffy." So far it looks like a story about three women who need a strong, hunky man to unleash their inner power for them -- Darryl Van Horne is the least interesting character, apart from Jon Bernthal's stereotypically feckless husband -- but the scenes of the women taking matters into their own hand (especially the terrific Jamie Ray Newman when she takes said feckless husband to task) work for me, and the slightly goofy tone actually kind of works for me with a frothy supernatural drama like this. I didn't expect to like it this much.

Grade: B

Episode 1.3: Madams and Madames
Written by Michael Katleman; directed by David Rosenthal

Roxie fears she's going mui loco after she is haunted by a ghost. Kat, perhaps against her better judgement, gives Raymond a mulligan to keep their marriage alive. Joanna's search for answers behind Darryl's identity leads to another scandal as Mia goes to her ex-boyfriend's memorial service.

so i watched the first 2 episodes of this, and i gotta say, i LOVE it. its definately a show i could get into for the long run. although sadly i really don't see this goign past a couple seasons if that. i'll def be watching as the weeks go by

Not a bad episode. But something doesn't quite work for me and I'm not sure what it is. I may have to re-watch the 3 episodes in a row to figure it out.

But it's enjoyable.

I wasnt expecting to like this show as much as I do. I just wish its ratings were higher. Hopefully ABC will give this show a chance.

Episode 1.4: Fleas and Casserole
Written by Rina Mimoun; directed by Elodie Keene

Darryl pulls double duty here; he coaxes Roxie to uncover the mystery that shrouds her new neighbor while asking his divorce lawyer to help out Kat with her marital issues. Joanna gets a blast from the past; now in Eastwick, the man she was once engaged to.

Sad to say, I think I'm breaking up with this show. I enjoyed the pilot more than I expected to, but I've been liking it less and less with each passing week. The women are just so ditzy -- except Kat, who is a doormat. I think these three actresses could really do something with these roles. It's the writing and directing that's the problem. Lindsay Price is made too chirpy and awkward and I'm tired of listening to her ridiculous rambling. Jamie Ray Newman is strong and dignified, except when Kat is made to have a heart-to-heart with her husband about compromises; if ever there was a marriage where everything was the husband's fault, this is the one. And Roxy's wackiness and flirtation with the irritating Darryl -- plus her chronic inability to recognize that her premonitions are happening as they're happening -- has worn thin.

And the show follows "Cougar Town," where the female characters are even more pathetic. Is this just a problem with these two shows, or is television regressing when it comes to depicting women? (Then again, the men of "Cougar Town" are at least as pathetic as the women; that show is at least equal-opportunity in its unpleasantness.)

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Episode 1.5: Red Ants and Black Widows
Written by Anna Won; directed by Tom Verica

Roxie tries to figure out how to honor Chad's final wish as Joanna turns tight-lipped from Max, her office replacement about her recent ordeal. Kat is mystified by her new ability and it turns out Eleanor, Bun's old friend may hold some answers.

Episode 1.6: Bonfire and Betrayal
Written by Maggie Friedman; directed by Rina Mimoun

It’s Halloween in Eastwick; Roxie envisions a bad fate for her loved ones and tries to prevent it from happening. Kat attempts to reunite Will and the profoundly unlucky Joanna, who still fends off misfortune in her career and love life.

i'll admit i'm liking this show. it's a fun way to kill an evening and it's all just juicy, soapy fun. i love it. i'm trying not to take it too seriously.

but everytime i see Jamie Ray Newman i half expect Nancy Lee Grahn to come on-screen screaming "Kristina, Kristina, you're alive, Kristina"--- (sorry had to get that joke in there for the GH fans).

Episode 1.7: Red Ants and Black Widows
Written by Nancy Won; directed by Tom Verica

Roxie seeks to figure out - and grant - Chad's final wish while Joanna evades questions from her office replacement Max about her recent ordeal. Kat is mystified by her new ability, and Bun's old friend Eleanor may hold some answers.