Why Does Desperate Housewives Jump 5 Years?

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Cherry said he was partly inspired by the

time-travel

twist employed by another ABC series, “Lost.” “I was initially going to do an eight-year jump, but then when someone explained to me how the actresses would react to the idea that they were eight years older, I thought, ‘Maybe five. Maybe I can get away with five.

Why is Desperate Housewives season 4 so short?

The shortening of season 4 came

as a result of the Writers Guild of America strike of 2007-08

. Originally, Danielle and Austin were meant to return to take Benjamin back, but this was scrapped due to the writers strike.

Does Desperate Housewives skip 5 years?


The season takes place five years after the events of the season four finale in 2008

and continues to focus on the lives of Wisteria Lane residents Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis, Edie Britt and Katherine Mayfair, as seen through the eyes of the series’ deceased narrator, Mary Alice Young.

How old are the Scavo twins in season 5?

Now, knowing all of this, let’s look at the Scavo kids after the five year jump. In the season five premiere, there are references to the twins being

16

. Assuming that the season begins in the fall (as it usually does) then this means it is 2014.

How many years was desperate housewives on?

Desperate Housewives is an American comedy-drama and mystery television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It originally aired for

eight seasons

on ABC from October 3, 2004 until May 13, 2012 for a total of 180 episodes.

Does Carlos cheat on Gabby?

Gabrielle is married three times, her first marriage to Carlos which is not a happy one and

results in an affair

. The couple eventually move on and desire a child, but after a miscarriage and Carlos’s own affair, they get divorced.

Do Tom and Lynette get divorced?

Mike tries to understand why Lynette isn’t fighting for her marriage. … This memory finally causes Lynette to make the decision to fight for her marriage, win Tom back, and dissolve his romance with Jane. In With So Little to Be Sure Of Lynette and

Tom officially sign their divorce papers ending their marriage

.

Did Tom Scavo cheat on Lynette?

Later, he meets and works with rising company executive Lynette Lindquist, with whom he begins a love affair. …

He cheats on Annabel with Lynette

, leading to their marriage. In “Where do I belong” (E12/S7), it is revealed that twenty years ago, Tom and Lynette were engaged, and had broken up for one week.

Who does Preston Scavo marry?


Irina Korsakov

was the Russian fiancé of Preston Scavo and the fourth known victim of the Fairview Strangler. She is introduced to the Scavo family when Preston returns to Wisteria Lane after backpacking in Europe.

Who strangled Julie Mayer?

In the episode “Epiphany”, Julie’s attacker is revealed to be

Eddie Orlofsky (Josh Zuckerman)

, who mistook her for Susan and was planning to attack her for rejecting him.

Why is Lynette wearing a wig Season 5?

Why is Lynette still wearing a wig? While undergoing chemotherapy, Lynette

wears wigs to conceal her illness

and avoid the pity of friends and neighbors.

Why did they stop Desperate Housewives?

Desperate Housewives ended

after season 8 because Cherry didn’t want the show to overstay its welcome

. Making the decision in concert with Paul Lee, the president of ABC at the time, Cherry explained that he wanted to end the series while it was still valuable for the network.

Why did Karl leave Desperate Housewives?

‘Desperate Housewives’ creator says character was

killed off for lack of love interests

. “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry testified Wednesday that he killed off Wisteria Lane seductress Edie Britt in the fifth season because there were simply no more male characters for her to bed.

Does Carlos forgive Bree?

Andrew, Bree and Gaby find him at his mother’s grave as Andrew talks to him about what happened and Carlos decides to forgive him. When Bree comes to thank him, however, Carlos coldly

says that he can’t forgive her

knowing the truth all these years and hiding it from him and tells Bree their friendship is over.

Is Juanita Carlos and Gabby’s daughter?


Juanita Solis

is the biological daughter of Hector and Carmen Sanchez and the legal daughter of Carlos and Gabrielle Solis. She was named after her legal/fake grandma and was switched at birth with Grace.

Do Edie and Carlos have babies?


Edie’s son, Travers

, is introduced for the first time, having been dropped off by his father for a month-long visit. Carlos Solis develops a fondness for Travers, which Edie uses to her advantage.

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