Do you know all of the hidden details inDesperate Housewives?
How many of the below had you already noticed?
Well, these’s a good reason for that hidden detail.
John was played by Jesse Metcalf who, according toGlamour,got his big break on the show.
The ambitious Victor was played by John Slattery, who juggled his roles onDesperate HousewivesandMad Menconcurrently.
That show was wildly successful before, and will continue to be after I’m gone."
Did you find it strange that she suddenly departed Wisteria Lane, and didn’t return untill Season 4?
The reason for these hidden details?
Marcia Cross, who plays Bree, got pregnant with twins while filming Season 3.
Instead, everyone did their best to keep her belly hidden.
“A few days ago, we used an entire gingerbread house.”
“They’re basically making Marcia’s house into Bree’s.”
Fortunately, Cross wasn’t one of thestars who lost roles because they were pregnant!
She played Sherri Maltby, who Gaby mentored for a beauty pageant.
Furthermore, Jeffrey Nordling and Drea de Matteo played husband and wife Nick and Angie Bolen.
Lastly, remember Maxine, who was arrested on charges of slavery in Season 2?
She was played by Jane Lynch, who later acted as Coach Sue Sylvester onGlee.
According toThe Guardian,Sondheim composed the famous Broadway musicalsGypsy,Sweeney Todd,andWest Side Story.
Can you figure out which musical the titles refer to?
That’s right, 52!
Considering the series began with a death, perhaps we should have seen the other hidden details coming.
Arguably the most emotional death onDesperate Housewivesis perhapsthe murder of Mike Delfino.
Well, as it turns out, there’s a reason for this.
This particular wreck was due to Andrew, Bree’s then-teenage son.
This scene is mirrored in Season 7, when Breeaccidentally hitsGaby and Carlos' daughter Juanita with her car.
However, theevents that followedare just plain eerie.
Didn’t it seem that one person’s sartorial choices weren’t similar to anyone else’s?
This is what ultimately resulted in the lively, fully-realized characters that viewers could identify with and adore.
Did Desperate Housewives inspire other TV shows?
TheReal Housewivesseries isn’t the only show that was influenced byDesperate Housewives.
The list also includesPretty Little Liars guess what things only adults noticeon that show?
Insofar as aging well, take, for example, the main cast.
There’s also the perpetuation of some stereotypes in thequestionable storylinewritten for Betty Applewhite’s family.
The latter was particularly concerning in the context of the show’s cast, which wasprimarily white.
She went from pesky, nosy neighbor to the Scavo brood’s reliable, dependable babysitter.
But during Season 3, we found out she had an alarming secret of her own.
The entire neighborhood was at a Christmas party on Wisteria Lane when a plane crashed into Santa’s Workshop.
Casualties included Karl, Mona, Jeff, Daphne, and Lynette’s unborn son.
Insofar as Gaby is concerned, she’s already married to Carlos when the series begins.
Victor was eventually killed when he was impaled during a tornado by a white picket fence post.
