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April 02, 2007
Desperate Housewives Week 8
The Four Ladies of Desperate Housewives
Side note: This Sunday, there will be a new episode of Desperate Housewives on this week. It has been a long awaited break. Other bloggers have noticed this lapse as well. Visit desperateblog.
There are four actresses who make up the core of Desperate Housewives and are integral to the show.
Marcia Cross plays Bree Hodge. She is portrayed as the all American Housewife. Bree has impeccable taste, and is an amazing cook and housekeeper. All the husbands on Wisteria Lane are envious of her. But she does have hidden secrets as well. She can't control her kids, she her boyfriends are insane and frankly she is a little neurotic. Overall, she is just a perfectionist.
"...Everyone on Wisteria Lane thought of Bree as the perfect wife and mother. Everyone that is, except her own family."-Mary Alice Young
Susan Mayer is played by Teri Hatcher. She is a single mom struggling in the dating world. Susan is a children's book writer, but it doesn't seem like she is ever working. Her clumsiness, bad luck, and bubbly personality are just some of the qualities Susan is known for. Susan has one daughter who is in high school, but the daughter is more of a best friend than a daughter.
"It was common knowledge on Wisteria Lane that where Susan Mayer went, bad luck was sure to follow. Her misfortunes ranged from the commonplace, to the unusual, to the truly bizarre." -Mary Alice Young
Felicity Huffman plays my favorite character Lynette Scavo. She is trying to balance work and family life while still having a strong relationship with her husband. With her 4 kids and a step daughter, and the opening of her family pizzeria, Lynette certainly has her hands full.
"She used to see herself as a career woman, and a hugely successful one at that. She was known for her power lunches, her eye-catching presentations, and her ruthlessness in wiping out the competition. But unfortunately for Lynette, this new label frequently fell short of what was advertised."-Mary Alice Young
The only housewife without kids is Gabrielle Solis, who is played by former model Eva Longoria. She recently divorced her husband Carlos, however it is unclear whether or not they are still in love. Gabrielle was against kids at first, but as the seasons have gone on, it seems that she actually really wants a baby.
"I should have seen how unhappy she was. But I didn't. I only saw her clothes from Paris, and her platinum jewelry, and her brand new diamond watch. Had I looked closer, I'd have seen that Gabriellewas a drowning woman, desperately in need of a life raft. Luckily for her, she found one."-Mary Alice Young
Posted by jrockoff at April 2, 2007 03:57 PM