Desperate Housewives / Season 8

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Season 8 of Desperate Housewives
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Episodes 23
Country of production United StatesUnited States United States
First broadcast September 25, 2011 - May 13, 2012 on ABC
German-language
first broadcast		 January 2, 2012 - September 24, 2012 on SF two & ORF one
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This article contains all episodes of the eighth and final season of the American dramedy series Desperate Housewives , sorted by the US American premiere . They were broadcast from September 25, 2011 to May 13, 2012 on the US broadcaster ABC . The German-language first broadcast was broadcast by the Swiss free TV broadcaster SRF Zwei and the Austrian free TV broadcaster ORF Eins from January 2 to September 24, 2012. The final eighth season is the first to deal with a secret that the viewer previously knew However, the housewives try to keep this a secret so as not to get into trouble themselves. Nevertheless, hidden facts also come to light in the season.

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Susan Delfino
Gabrielle Solis
Bree Van de Kamp / Weston
Lynette Scavo
Renee Perry / Faulkner
Tom Scavo Tom Scavo
Carlos Solis Carlos Solis Carlos Solis Carlos Solis
Ben Faulkner Ben Faulkner Ben Ben Faulkner Ben Faulkner Ben Faulkner Ben Ben Faulkner
Juanita Juanita Juanita solis jr. Juanita Juanita solis jr. Juanita Juanita Juanita
Mike Delfino Mike Delfino † Mike †
Chuck Vance Chuck Vance † Chuck †
(Voice) Mary Alice † (Voice) Mary Alice † (Voice) Mary Alice Young †
Penny Lynn Scavo penny Penny Lynn Scavo Penny Scavo Penny Scavo penny Penny Lynn Scavo
Parker Scavo Parker Scavo Parker Parker
Paige Scavo Paige Paige Paige
Alejandro Perez † Alejandro Perez †
Jean Henderson
Karen Karen McCluskey Karen Karen McCluskey Karen McCluskey †
MJ MJ MJ MJ MJ Delfino MJ MJ
Deridre Taylor †
Paul Young
lee lee lee Lee McDermott
Celia Celia Celia Solis Celia Celia Celia Solis Celia
Jenny Hunter
Jane Jane Carlson Jane Carlson
Murphy Murphy Detective Murphy
Andre Zeller
Cindy Cindy
Danielle Katz
Benjamin Katz
Rev. Sikes Rev. Sikes
Amy Yamada
bob bob bob Bob Hunter bob
porter Porter Scavo porter porter
Preston Preston Scavo Preston
Orson Orson Orson Hodge
Donny Donny
Julie Mayer Julie Mayer Julie Julie
Princ. Hobson
Roy Bender Roy Bender
Detect. Harrison
Juanita Solis † Juanita Solis †
Rex Vd Kamp † Rex Van de Kamp †
Detective Heredia
Andrew Van de Kamp
Elenora Butters
Trip Weston
Emily Stone
Judge Conti
Martha Huber †
Katherine Mayfair
Natalie Klein
Mona Clarke †
George Williams †
Karl Mayer †
Ellie Leonard †
Nora Huntington †
Beth Young †
Lillian Simms †
Chuck Vance †
Bradley Scott †
Alma Hodge †
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Episodes

No.
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( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (AT / CH) Director script
158 1 Secrets I never wanna know Secrets That I Never Want to Know 25 Sep 2011 Jan. 2, 2012 David Grossman Bob Daily
The housewives and Carlos Alejandro's body are buried in the forest and they vow not to tell anyone.
A month later: Susan isolates herself more and more from her friends and suffers from not being able to talk to Mike about what happened. Gabrielle takes care of Carlos' guilty conscience about not receiving absolution for what he did. Lynette and Tom initially hide their separation from their children, but realize that this is not the right thing to do and admit the separation to their children. Renee takes a liking to Ben, the new neighbor, but he is not interested in her. Meanwhile, Bree tries to keep the secret from her cop friend Chuck. She receives a letter with the same wording as Mary Alice got in the pilot: “I know what you did. It makes me sick. I'll give it away ”.
159 2 Dangerous connections Making the connection Oct 2, 2011 Jan. 2, 2012 Tara Nicole Weyr Matt Berry
Susan suffers from her act. She is desperately trying to break the law in order to be punished. Gabrielle notices how bad Carlos is suffering from his guilt. Bree seeks advice from Paul in prison, who tells her that he told Chuck about the threatening letter when he was questioned about Martha's death. Lynette is afraid that she might lose her children to Tom. Renee pretends to get Ben excited about herself.
160 3 Wrong expectations Watch While I Revise the World Oct 9, 2011 Jan. 9, 2012 David Warren John Paul Bullock III
Susan and Carlos reveal the secret to Mike after Mike believes Susan and Carlos are having an affair. Bree is convinced by Gabrielle to break up with Chuck. When she breaks up with him, she realizes that Chuck knew nothing of her secret. Lynette takes care of her sister's broken relationship. Renee is the mother substitute for Lee's daughter Jenny, which makes Lee jealous.
161 4th The hard school of life School of Hard Knocks Oct 16, 2011 Jan. 16, 2012 David Grossman Marco Pennette
Susan applies for an art workshop with Andre Zeller. He wants Susan to bring out her dark side in art. Gabrielle wants to defend herself against the machinations of the chairperson of the parent council, which leads to her having to eventually take over their position. Bree receives a visit from her daughter Danielle, who has been abandoned by her husband. Danielle's erotic mail order company initially met with incomprehension at Bree, but Bree realized that she had to support her daughter. Lynette realizes that Tom already has a new girlfriend.
162 5 Sex allowed The Art of Making Art Oct 23, 2011 Jan. 23, 2012 Lonny Price Dave Flebotte
Susan notices the problems she is having with her professor. Gabrielle has problems with parenting representatives. However, when they notice Carlos' drinking problem, they begin to understand that Gabrielle, like herself, has private problems. Bree begins to do charity for her conscience. In the process, she learns that Ben Faulkner wants to build social shelter in the place where the housewives buried Alejandro. Lynette goes out on a date but realizes how attached she is to her marriage.
163 6th paranoia Whitch's Lament Oct 30, 2011 Jan. 30, 2012 Tony Plana Annie Weissman
Susan is happy to be Andre's intern, but she notices that she is only being used to take care of Andre's child. Lynette asks Tom's new friend Jane to separate from Tom so that their marriage still has a chance. Jane refuses, however. While Carlos continues to succumb to alcoholism, Lynette, Gabrielle and Bree search for Alejandro's grave in the forest so that he can dig it up and throw it into the lake. When they get there, they are shocked to notice that the grave is empty.
164 7th The corpse Always in control Nov 6, 2011 Feb 6, 2012 Jeff Greenstein Jeff Greenstein
Lynette begins to negatively influence her daughter Penny about Jane, but later realizes that this destroys the family peace even more. Afraid of going to jail, Gabrielle and Carlos try to convince Bob and Lee to take over the guardianship of Juanita and Celia should Gabrielle and Carlos fail. It is only late to realize that Juanita is worried because of these efforts. Bree meets Chuck, who confronts her with believing that Bree killed Alejandro. Bree admits the murder to Ben, whose workers found Alejandro's body. Ben promises not to go to the police and tells Mike to remove Alejandro's body. Mike creates the body in a pit, which is poured with concrete the next day. This also tells Susan about it, whereupon she angrily confronts her friends about not having been privy to it. Out of her anger, she draws the fateful scene of Alejandro's funeral and presents it to Andre.
165 8th pictures of an exhibition Suspicion song Nov 13, 2011 Feb 13, 2012 Jennifer Getzinger David Schladweiler
Gabrielle tells Carlos about his drinking problem, but has no idea that he is using this information for his own benefit. Carlos finally decides to go into rehab on the advice of an old customer. After Lynette receives flowers from Tom on her wedding day, she hopes for a new start, but she learns that Tom has not canceled the standing order from the florist. Susan's pictures from the night of the murder are exhibited at a vernissage without her consent. She then calls for help from Bree and Gabrielle, who immediately buy the pictures. However, Chuck Bree followed, and the images reinforce his suspicion that the housewives covered up a murder. In desperation, Bree starts drinking again.
166 9 Puzzle pieces Putting It Together Dec 4, 2011 Feb 20, 2012 David Warren Sheila Lawrence
Renee is jealous of Ben. Gabrielle is harassed by Chuck, who found out she is Alejandro's stepdaughter. Gabrielle also learns that Carlos has released himself from rehab. Susan plans to go to New York with her family to get rid of Chuck, but Mike isn't thrilled. Lynette tells Tom about the secret, whereupon he cancels the trip with Jane. Bree is frustrated when none of her friends want to forgive her. Bree drives her car to a hotel where she wants to kill herself. Chuck is run over by a car. For the viewer, Bree and the husbands are suspicious, as all four have a motive for the act.
167 10 Talk is silver, silence is gold What's to Discuss, Old Friend? Jan. 8, 2012 Feb. 27, 2012 David Grossman Wendy Mericle
At the last moment Bree can be stopped from suicide by Renee. From now on, Renee takes care of Bree, because after her mother's suicide she does not want to allow a person close to her to kill himself again. The housewives learn of Chuck's death. Susan decides to travel to Oklahoma to visit Alejandro / Ramon's family. Lynette is grateful that Tom stood by her side during the difficult time, but with a heavy heart sends him to Jane in Paris.
168 11 Inconvenient truth Who Can Say What's True? Jan 15, 2012 5th Mar 2012 Larry Shaw Brian Tanen
Both Gabrielle and Lynette notice how much they miss the man at their side right now. Susan visits Ramon's family in Oklahoma and notices that Alejandro's stepdaughter, like Gabrielle, has been molested. Susan assures her that Alejandro will never return, whereupon his wife believes Susan has a relationship with him. Bree begins to distract herself from her problems with random sex adventures. Ben believes that Renee is the solution to his financial problems because she has a lot of money.
169 12 More being than appearance What's the Good of Being Good? Jan. 22, 2012 March 12 2012 Ron Underwood Jason Ganzel
Gabrielle and Susan are visited by Claudia and Marisa Sanchez, Ramon's family. After Gabrielle tells Claudia that Alejandro raped her and Marisa finally admits she was raped, Claudia hates her ex-husband and is no longer interested in reporting Gabrielle and Susan for the murder of Alejandro. At first, Bree tries to hide her frequently changing sexual partners and her drinking problem from Karen and her other neighbors. After a confrontation at a church event, Bree doesn't care what her neighborhood thinks of her change. Renee learns that Ben only wanted to marry her because he is dependent on her money, and separates from him. At the same time, she tries in vain to pair Lynette with her hairdresser.
170 13 So this is supposed to be love? Is This What You Call Love? Feb 12, 2012 19 Mar 2012 David Grossman David Schladweiler & ValŽrie A. Brotski
Gabrielle notices that her daughter has a crush on a boy from her school and wants to help her overcome her lovesickness. Susan is shocked when her daughter Julie comes home pregnant and wants to put her unborn baby up for adoption. Susan wants to prevent this. Bree realizes that she has turned into an alcoholic whore. Her ex-husband Orson finally saves her from being raped and wants to take care of Bree from now on. Lynette realizes, however, that no other man can replace Tom.
171 14th Get out of my life Get Out of My Life Feb. 19, 2012 27 Aug 2012 Jim Hayman Cindy Appel
Gabrielle benefits from taking Roy into her home after his split from Karen, as Roy teaches discipline to the children. As a result, Gabrielle sabotages all attempts at reconciliation by Roy and Karen until Carlos comes back from therapy. Little did she suspect, however, that Karen was diagnosed with cancer and now more than ever needs a man by her side. Susan learns that Porter is the father of Julie's unborn babies. Lynette is amazed when she learns that she is going to be a grandmother. Orson, who knew about Alejandro's murder all along, sent Bree the threatening letter and murdered Chuck, is now trying to stop Bree from contacting her friends so that Bree feels that she needs Orson.
172 15th The nursery She Needs Me 4th Mar 2012 27 Aug 2012 Randy Zisk Jason Ganzel
After a breakdown, Gabrielle learns from Karen that she has cancer and tells Roy against her will. He now wants to be there for Karen. Karen's illness makes Gabrielle reflect on the transience of life. Susan and Lynette begin to argue over baby issues regarding their grandson. Bree learns that Orson killed Chuck and stalked Bree. Bree breaks away from Orson, who tells the police about the secret of the housewives. Renee is put under pressure by a loan shark who has loaned Ben money, even though she has already paid off Ben's debt. When Donny vandalizes Renee's apartment that night, Mike intervenes, whereupon Donny wants revenge.
173 16 Death of a neighbor You Take for Granted 11th Mar 2012 3rd Sep 2012 Jeff Greenstein Matt Berry
Gabrielle is shocked when she realizes that Carlos wants to completely change his life. But when her daughter is in danger, Gabrielle realizes what really matters. Karen asks Bree to help her commit suicide. However, Bree can persuade her not to kill herself. Lynette is shocked by the news that Tom is moving in with Jane. Susan watches as her husband Mike is murdered by the money shark.
174 17th Women and death Women and Death 18 Mar 2012 3rd Sep 2012 David Grossman Annie Weissman
Renee feels guilty about Mike's death for helping Renee. At Mike's funeral, Gabrielle realizes that Carlos would be better off quitting his job. Susan pays her last respects to her husband. Bree is listed as a suspect for the murder of Alejandro by the police after they found Bree's fingerprints on the body. At the funeral service, Lynette realizes that she has to fight for love for Tom.
175 18th The right opportunity Any moment 25th Mar 2012 Sep 10 2012 Randy Zisk Sheila Lawrence
Gabrielle is discovered by a business owner on a shopping spree and hired by him as a personal dresser. Susan notices how much MJ is suffering from his father's death. Bree receives a visit from her son Andrew, who surprisingly introduces her to his fiancée. However, Bree quickly realizes that their actually homosexual son is all about money in the relationship and manages to convince the young woman to break the engagement. She now wants to help Andrew with his problems and asks him to move in with her. Lynette tries to get closer to Tom with an excuse. When Tom finds out, however, he is disappointed in Lynette. Reneé is overjoyed that Ben has finally proposed to her.
176 19th A line through the bill With So Little to Be Sure Of Apr 1, 2012 Sep 10 2012 Tara Nicole Weyr Marco Pennette
Carlos' male pride is shaken because Gabrielle now deserves more than he does. Susan learns from Mike's records that Mike has an autistic sister who was placed in a nursing home by her parents. A letter from Mike's mother to her son reveals that she had never forgiven herself. Because of this story, Julie decides not to give her child away after it is born. Bree is arrested by the police. With the help of Bob, she meets the lawyer Trip Weston, who wants to represent her. Lynette suffers more and more from the separation from Tom.
177 20th Loss of power Lost My Power Apr 29, 2012 17 Sep 2012 David Grossman Wendy Mericle
Gabrielle is at war with Carlos when an old lady shows up who could be a good financier of both Gabrielle's business and Carlos' social commitment. Susan realizes that she cannot replace MJ's father, but she gets support from her male neighbors. Bree's court hearing begins. There she learns that the public prosecutor has summoned all the affairs over the past few months. Lynette starts dating Tom's manager. He thinks he's doing Lynette a favor by sending Tom to India for a year.
178 21st The process The People Will Hear May 6, 2012 17 Sep 2012 David Warren Brian Tanen
Gabrielle begins to feel guilty as Bree is on trial for Alejandro's murder alone. Bree's trial comes to a head when the prosecutor presents the judge with Bree's suicide note as evidence. Susan plans to move Julie near her college after the baby is born so she can take care of her grandson while Julie studies. Tom breaks up with Jane and loses his job. He finally wants to confess his love to Lynette and her, but discovers Lynette in an ambiguous situation with the gay neighbor Lee and therefore believes that Lynette has a new husband.
179 22nd It was me! Give me the blame May 13, 2012 Sep 24 2012 David Warren Marc Cherry
Lynette and Tom find each other again. Susan fails to let her friends know about their move plans. Bree's trial is drawing to a close. Renee charges Bree in court to protect Ben. Gabrielle wants to keep Carlos from taking the blame. The terminally ill Karen hears this conversation. The next day, Karen appears in court and confesses to the court that Alejandro was murdered. Due to Karen's advanced illness, no investigation will be initiated against her. The case against Bree is closed.
180 23 The last poker game Finishing the hat May 13, 2012 Sep 24 2012 David Grossman Marc Cherry
Gabrielle and Carlos realize that they have switched roles in their lives (as opposed to the first season), but are satisfied with it. Bree can forgive Trip and is deeply indebted to the terminally ill Karen. Ben and Renee get married. During the wedding reception, Karen dies in the presence of Roy, Bree and Trip and Julie, accompanied by Susan, gives birth to her child. Lynette gets a job offer from Katherine, who comes back to Wisteria Lane especially for it.
Epilogue : At one last game of poker, the housewives vow to meet again despite the changes in their lives. However, Mary Alice announces that it will never come to that. Susan, Julie, and MJ are the first to leave Wisteria Lane so Susan can take care of her grandson while Julie's college. On the drive you can see many deceased characters watching them, including Karen and Mike. Lynette is next to leave Wisteria Lane and move to New York with her family. It is revealed that Lynette will have six grandchildren. Gabrielle and Carlos move to California after Gabrielle becomes a successful business woman. Bree marries Trip and is the last housewife to leave Wisteria Lane to move to Louisville. With the support of Trip, she becomes the Kentucky Legislator.

Episode specifics

No. episode Specialty
1 Secrets that will I never learn (Secrets I Never Want to Know) First episode of the eighth and final season. Ben Faulkner appears for the first time in this episode. Chuck Vance and Juanita Solis have been inducted into the leading cast from season eight. At the end of the episode, Bree receives the same letter that Mary Alice received in the pilot.
2 Dangerous connections (making the connection) Mary Alice Young appears in a flashback with Deridre Taylor at the beginning of the episode. Paul Young made a guest appearance in this episode. This will be his last appearance in the series.
3 Misconceptions (Watch While I Revise the World) Bob and Lee's daughter Jenny makes her last appearance on the series in this episode.
4th The School of Hard Knocks André Zeller and Jane Carlson make their first appearance on the series.
5 Sex Allowed (The Art of Making Art)
6th Paranoia (Witch's Lament) Tony Plana , who plays Gabrielle's dead stepfather Alejandro in the series, directs this episode. Curiously, this episode revolves around digging up Alejandro's body. Alejandro also appears in an illusion of Carlos.
7th The Corpse (Always in Control) The scene in which Mike buries Alejandro is stylistically and objectively reminiscent of the pilot episode, where Paul dug up Deridre's body.
8th Pictures at an Exhibition (Suspicion Song) The German episode title alludes to the composition "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Mussorgsky . This episode ends the storyline of Susan's art project, so this episode includes the last appearance of Andre Zeller.
9 Puzzle Pieces (Putting It Together) Chuck Vance dies in this episode, but still appears in the season finale. Mary Alice appears in an illusion of Bree.
10 Talking is silver, silence is gold (What's to Discuss, Old Friend?) The room Bree plans to commit suicide in is the same room she started her affair with Karl Mayer. The room number is 217.
11 Inconvenient Truth (Who Can Say What's True?) The money shark Donny appears for the first time in this episode.
12 More than meets the eye (What's the Good of Being Good?) Dakin Matthews, who has played the evangelical Reverend Sikes since the first season, has his last appearance in this episode.
13 So this is supposed to be love? (Is This What You Call Love?) Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer returns in this episode.
14th Get out of my life (Get Out of My Life) Doug Savant , while on the main cast, does not appear as Tom Scavo in this episode. In addition, after Men Are Pigs (S03E16) and The Last Resting Place (S05E19) it is the third episode, the end of which is not spoken by Mary Alice. In this episode, Orson Hodge takes over the ending.
15th The nursery (She Needs Me) Kyle MacLachlan as Orson Hodge made his last appearance on the series in this episode.
16 Death of a Neighbor (You Take for Granted) Long-term character Mike Delfino dies in this episode. However, he still appears as a ghost as well as a flashback in the series.
17th Women and Death Last flashback episode. Rex Van de Kamp and Juanita Solis Sr. appear in flashbacks in this episode. Lupe Ontiveros as Juanita was last seen in Season 1.
18th The Right Opportunity (Any Moment) Andrew Van de Kamp returns to make a guest appearance on this episode. This is also his last appearance on the series.
19th A dash through the bill (With So Little to Be Sure Of) Trip Weston first appears in this episode.
20th Power loss (Lost My Power)
21st The Trial (The People Will Hear) Parker Scavo, Preston Scavo and Jane Carlson make their final appearance on the series in this episode. Parker and Preston Scavo have appeared on the series since the first episode.
22nd It was me! (Give Me The Blame)
23 The Last Poker Game (Finishing the Hat) Last episode of the series. Karen McCluskey dies of lung cancer in this episode. Shortly after the episode was broadcast in America, Karen actress Kathryn Joosten also died of lung cancer. Many dead characters from the last eight seasons appear as ghosts in the final scene. Furthermore, the former leading actress Dana Delany has a guest appearance in this episode in her role as Katherine Mayfair. She was last seen in the 18th episode of the 6th season.

Epilogue - The Ghosts of Wisteria Lane

At the end of the final episode , the last poker game (Finishing the Hat) on various dive late in the course of the series figures that observed in white clothes Susan and her family in how they leave Wisteria Lane in the car.

Appeared ghosts on Wisteria Lane
  • Karen McCluskey's son (died before the series began)
  • Mary Alice Young, protagonist and narrator of the series (Died: Season 1, Episode 1)
  • Martha Huber, neighbor and author of the threatening letter to Mary Alice (Died: Season 1, Episode 9)
  • Juanita "Mama" Solis, Carlos' mother (died: Season 1, episode 17)
  • Rex Van de Kamp, husband of Bree (Died: Season 1, episode 23)
  • George Williams, fiancé of Bree (Died: Season 2, Episode 9)
  • Nora Huntington, mother of Tom's daughter Kayla (Died: Season 3, Episode 7)
  • Alma Hodge, Orson's ex-wife (Died: Season 3, Episode 15)
  • Lillian Simms, aunt of Katherine (Died: Season 4, Episode 4)
  • Ellie Leonard, the Solis' lodger (Died: Season 4, Episode 17)
  • Bradley Scott, Carlos' business partner (Died: Season 5, Episode 16)
  • Karl Mayer, Susan's ex-husband and Bree affair (Died: Season 6, Episode 11)
  • Mona Clarke, Neighbor (Died: Season 6, Episode 11)
  • Beth Young, Paul's second wife and daughter of Felicia Tilman (Died: Season 7, Episode 17)
  • Chuck Vance, cop and ex-boyfriend of Bree (Died: Season 8, episode 9 & 10)
  • Mike Delfino, Susan's husband (Died: Season 8, Episode 16)
  • Karen McCluskey, Wisteria Lane Resident (Died: Season 8, Episode 23)
Dead roles that did not appear in the finale
  • Curtis Monroe, Detective Shadowing the Applewhites (Died: Season 2, Episode 1)
  • Ralph, Gardener of Solis' (Died: Season 2, Episode 23)
  • Matthew Applewhite, main contributor to the Season Two Secret (Died: Season 2, episode 23)
  • Carolyn Bigsby, gunman (Died: Season 3, Episode 7)
  • Rebecca Shephard, sister of pedophile neighbor Art (Died: Season 3, Episode 10)
  • Jane Hainsworth, coma patient and wife of Susan's boyfriend (Died: season 3, episode 13)
  • Al Kaminsky, Carlos' Treasurer (Died: Season 4, Episode 9)
  • Victor Lang, Mayor of Fairview, husband of Gabrielle (Died: Season 4, Episode 9)
  • Sylvia Greene, stalker and affair of Adam (Died: Season 4, Episode 9)
  • Ida Greenberg, Wisteria Lane Resident (Died: Season 4, Episode 9)
  • Wayne Davis, Katherine's first husband (Died: season 4, episode 17)
  • Lila & Paige Dash, Dave's late wife and daughter (Died: Season 5, Episode 1)
  • Dr. Samuel Heller, Psychologist for Dave (Died: Season 5, Episode 8)
  • Elie Scruggs, Wisteria Lane Craftsman (Died: Season 5, Episode 13)
  • Edie Williams, Wisteria Lane resident and friend of the housewives (Died: Season 5, Episode 19)
  • Emily Portsmith, Waitress at the Coffee Shop (Died: Season 6, Episode 8)
  • Jeff & Daphne Bicks, Helicopter Rentals (Died: Season 6, Episode 10)
  • Iris Beckley, Angie's mother's neighbor from New York (Died: Season 6, Episode 18)
  • Irina Korsakov, Preston's Russian fiancee (Died: season 6, episode 19)
  • Barbara Orlofsky, Eddie's mother (Died: Season 6, Episode 20)
  • Patrick Logan, Angie's ex-boyfriend and Danny's father (Died: Season 6, Episode 23)
  • Theresa Pruitt, Nurse Who Swapped Juanita (Died: Season 6, Episode 23)
  • Frank Kaminsky, husband of Stella Wingfield (died: season 7, episode 14)
  • Dick Barrows, Kidney Disorder Hospital Patient (Died: Season 7, Episode 18)
  • Felicia Tilman, Martha's sister and Beth's mother (Died: Season 7, Episode 22)
  • Alejandro Perez, Gabrielle's stepfather (Died: Season 7, Episode 23)

Trivia

  • The creator of the series, Marc Cherry , had already planned at the end of the first season to let all the ghosts of the series appear in the series. He put this into practice in the series finale. However, many characters who died on the series did not appear in the finale.
  • The absence of Nicollette Sheridan , who was part of the main cast for five seasons and died in season 5, was criticized . Sheridan declined to perform due to an argument with the production team.
  • Some roles didn't show up because they had too much of an antagonistic role on the show. An example of this would be Tony Plana as Alejandro, Gabrielle's rapist.
  • Some roles have been shown as ghosts on Wisteria Lane, though they never lived on the street.
  • Karen's son is also shown with the ghosts. It was last mentioned in the first season and has never been shown to date. Karen only showed the Scavo twins a picture of their son, who died a few years ago. There, however, he had black hair and did not look like the ghost figure in the finale.
  • Kathryn Joosten actually died of cancer just a few months after impersonating a dead character. Lupe Ontiveros also died just months after impersonating a ghost in Desperate Housewives.

Season Secret: The Murder of Alejandro

The final eighth season is for the first time about a secret that the viewer previously knew. The housewives try to keep it a secret over the course of the season so as not to get into trouble themselves. Here is a list of the facts about the secret that were revealed during the season.

episode discovery
S07
E21
 Juanita discovers a strange, mysterious man who is watching her house.
An elderly man is in front of Gabrielle's house at night.
S07
E22
 The mysterious man is chasing Gabrielle.
The man chasing Gabrielle is her stepfather, who should be dead.
S07
E23
 Alejandro was just faking his death.
After Gabrielle visits her home country, Alejandro has decided to find Gabrielle
Carlos kills Alejandro because he thinks he wants to kill Gabrielle. However, the two later discover that he was unarmed.
1
 The housewives bury Alejandro in the woods and swear not to tell anyone about it.
Alejandro had a family.
Bree tries to keep her secret from her cop friend.
Bree is sent the same letter that Mary Alice received in the pilot, saying that someone knows the secret and will reveal it.
2
 Paul tells Bree that Chuck may have sent the letter to Mary Alice after Paul reported threatening Mary Alice letters to the police. So Chuck could know about Bree's secret and put her under pressure.
3
 Bree breaks up with him for fear that Chuck has learned her secret. Eventually, however, she notices that Chuck did not write the letter.
Susan and Carlos show Mike the action. So so far there are six people who have heard of the tragedy.
4th
 Chuck receives the missing person report from Alejandro at the station.
5
 Ben Faulkner wants to build a social shelter at the place where Alejandro was buried.
6th
 Alejandro's grave has been excavated.
7th
 During soil samples, Ben's employees found the body on Halloween and transported it to the shed.
Ben doesn't want to notify the police, otherwise the police will delay his construction project.
Ben now also learns of Alejandro's murder, so he is the seventh to find out about the secret.
Chuck begins to remember bumping into Alejandro on dinner night with Bree on the doorstep and suspects Bree.
Mike makes sure that Alejandro is buried under cement.
Susan draws the scene of Alejandro's funeral for Andre because of her anger.
8th
 Andre has Susan's pictures showing the night of the crime exhibited at a vernissage.
Chuck now clearly learns of the secret after following Bree at Susan's art show and seeing the pictures. So he is the eighth to have heard of the secret.
9
 Lynette lets Tom in on Alejandro's secret. As a result, Tom is the ninth to find out about the secret.
Alejandro Perez lived under a false identity as "Ramon Sanchez".
Chuck is run over by a car and dies as a result. Suspects for the audience for this are Mike, Tom, Carlos and Bree.
10
 Tom, Bree, and Carlos couldn't have been Chuck's killer at the time.
The housewives obviously have a protector.
Tom told Bob the secret so he could be available as a lawyer. So with Bob and a stranger there are now 11 people who know about the murder.
Bree receives a second letter that reads “Gladly Done”. So the letter writer is Chuck's killer.
11
 A man is shadowing Bree from his black car.
In Oklahoma, Susan learns that Ramon's family is now having money problems and that he has abused his stepdaughter just like Gabrielle.
12
 During a visit to Fairview, Ramon's widow Claudia learns that her daughter has been raped by Ramon. She also notices that Alejandro was murdered, but promises to keep her silence. With Claudia and Marisa Sanchez, 13 people now know about the murder.
13
 Orson comes back to Wisteria Lane.
14th
 Bree tells Orson the secret. As a result, apparently 14 people now know of the fact.
Orson was the man who shadowed Bree through his car. It was also Orson who was able to follow the murder of Alejandro as a secret person and thus wrote the threatening letter to Bree. As a result, Orson ran over and murdered Chuck. Orson had already run over Mike in the same way in the second season.
15th
 Orson has been stalking Bree for the past few months and documenting everything about Alejandro's disappearance.
Bree learns that Orson wrote the letters and killed Chuck.
In revenge, Orson sends a message to the police before disappearing from the scene.
16
 Orson tells the police that a body is buried at Ben's construction site and that Bree was involved in Alejandro's disappearance.
17th
 Alejandro's body is excavated by the police.
The police notice that Bree's fingerprints are on Alejandro's body.
18th
 Detective Murphy overhears a phone call in which Bree admits to Ben that he cleaned up a body.
19th
 Bree is arrested and represented by Trip Weston in court.
20th
 Bree's trial begins.
22nd
 Denouement: After Gabriele's stepfather Alejandro tries to abuse her again, Carlos kills him with a candlestick. In order to cover up the crime and not have to go to jail, the two confess to their friends Bree, Lynette and Susan, and all five decide to bury Alejandro in the forest. Little by little, Mike, Ben, Tom and Bob also find out about it. The police are also getting closer and closer to clearing up the case. However, Detective Chuck Vance, with whom Bree had a brief relationship, is knocked over by a person in a car and dies shortly before he can file charges. As it later turns out, Orson was the driver of the car. Orson, who has been secretly following Bree the whole time, also knows what happened that night. He also learns important details from Bree. However, when she left him because she found out he was stalking her, he passed on all of his knowledge in a letter to the Fairview police. As a result, Bree is interrogated. The clues in the letter also reveal Alejandro's body, on which Bree's fingerprints can be found. When the trial of Bree begins, Bree's chances of an acquittal seem very good until the prosecution presents her suicide note to the court as evidence and she loses a great deal of her credibility. Her chances turn and she is close to being sentenced. First, Gaby wants to take the blame, as Carlos already has a criminal record, but it doesn't come to that. Karen McCluskey, who has returned with cancer, takes it all and takes the blame, but is not convicted of her serious illness. She dies shortly after Bree's trial.

Flashbacks in the series

In the season, memories of earlier appearances often appear. In addition to the flashback episodes mentioned in the main article, where the entire episode is based on these flashbacks, all the flashbacks of the eighth season that the roles remember are listed here. In flashbacks, dead characters usually appear as guest roles.

episode person memory Guest role
2
Mary Alice Young
 After Bree received the same threatening letter as she, Mary tells Alice from off how she also received the letter back then. Finally, it is shown how she murdered Deridre, put him in a box and killed herself with her revolver after the threatening letter. Mary Alice Young († S01)
Deridre Taylor († S01)
9
Bree Van de Kamp
 Bree can be seen finding solace in baking every time at a low point in her life. She did this on Rex's death, Orson's arrest, and Danielle's pregnancy.
12
Gabrielle Solis
 While renovating the living room, Gabrielle remembers Alejandro lying on her carpeted floor, wrapped in a cloth that dinner night. This is a reason for the renovation.
14th
Orson Hodge
 Orson tells Bree how he learned to drive despite his disability and how he benefited from it. However, he does not tell her - what the audience could still see - that he shadowed Bree for a long time through his car and was thus able to follow the murder of Alejandro. Orson eventually wrote the threatening letters to Bree.
15th
Lynette Scavo
 After learning that she was going to be a grandmother herself, Lynette thinks about how often Tom was on business trips or had important meetings that left her and the children in the lurch.
Orson Hodge
 You can see that Orson has been stalking Bree for the past few months and documenting everything about Alejandro's disappearance.
17th
Gabrielle Solis
 At Mike's funeral, Gabrielle thinks of her great love Carlos after Susan has lost her great love: She thinks of how Carlos defended her from his mother, how Carlos helped Gabrielle take care of the sick children Juanita and Celia despite a busy day at work how Mike helped Gabrielle understand Carlos during Carlos' stay at the addiction clinic. Juanita Solis († S01)
Mike Delino († S08)
Lynette Scavo
 When Lynette looks at a wedding photo of Susan and Mike at Mike's funeral, she thinks about the tragic end of their marriage. Lynette thinks about her first date with Tom, moving into Wisteria Lane and Tom moving out of the house. There Mike helped and rit Lynette to fight for their marriage. Mike Delino († S08)
Bree Van de Kamp
 At the police station, Bree sees a powerful man in front of him. This makes her think about how she has dealt with powerful men in the past: Her mother showed Bree as a small child how she could hide from men what she really felt through a certain facial expression. Years later, when she revealed her true feelings to Rex, she regretted it because Rex did not take her seriously. Rex Van de Kamp († S01)
Susan Delfino
 Susan ponders what to say about Mike in her speech during Mike's memorial service. This is how she remembers events with Mike: the wedding night, the development of Mike's will and a conversation about death with MJ. Mike Delfino († S08)
23
Mary Alice Young
 At the beginning of the final episode, Mary-Alice explains the origin of the opening story to the audience: When Mary Alice moved into Wisteria Lange, Martha Huber was the first neighbor to receive her. She quickly realized that Mary Alice had something to hide. So she investigated and finally wrote the threatening letter about which Mary Alice took her own life. Mary Alice Young († S01)
Martha Huber († S01)

Relay deaths

episode person Kind of death action
1 Cupcake (hamster) Unknown Juanita finds the school hamster cupcake at school. He is buried with Susan's class in the school garden. This strongly reminds Susan of her secret.
9 Chuck Vance car accident Chuck is hit by an initially unknown person in the car, whereupon he dies. It later emerges that Orson Hodge was the culprit.
15th Orson Hodge Suicide (presumed) Orson calls Bree to announce his suicide after Bree breaks away from him. However, this is inconclusive as Orson has not been on the series since that scene.
16 Mike Delfino Shot Mike is shot in revenge by the money shark Donny in his front yard in the presence of Susan.
23 Karen McCluskey Lung cancer Karen dies in her living room with Roy, Bree, and Trip the day after she saved Bree from jail.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Desperate Housewives: TV series broadcast dates . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved January 21, 2017.