Desperate Housewives: How Susan Became The Show's Accidental Villain... | Explained

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Susan Mayer was Desperate Housewives’ ‘anchor character’ - the everywoman who show creator Marc Cherry designed to be loveable and relatable. But although on paper Susan was inoffensive, there was something about her that audiences loved to hate. Over the course of eight seasons, the Housewives met with murder, fraud, bribery and so much more - so

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[flyingpigs_live]

I think it was the "cute and innocent" act that she always put on, even though it was so blatantly fake. Edie (justice for her) even says this in s1. The others all knew they weren't exactly good people. Although Bree got treated like she was in s4.

[a_files06]

I just rewatched the series and Susan is the villain lol.

She believes that she is a great person that is above others but she isnt that much better.

Edie clocked exactly who she was and the Core 4 treated Edie as if she was the worst of them all. (oblig: justice for Edie and justice for Nicollette)

[automaticpeople]

Tbf, Edie was worse than Susan. Look at what she did to Mike when he had amnesia. She even tried faking a suicide attempt to get Carlos to stay with her. Susan was accidentally terrible, but Edie was just terrible.

[alienjive]

People forget about all the horrible things that Edie did because she’s such a queen! Personality will get you far, sis!

[automaticpeople]

Must be why I’m so behind.

[automaticpeople]

Susan is annoying, but Tom is the accidental villain for me. Horrible husband.

[lamppost1911]

Seriously!!! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Doug Savant was almost too perfectly cast because Tom was the wooooooorst but Doug is so cute and charming. I was hoodwinked, bamboozled etc

[odetothefool]

oh my GOD. im sorry cause im about to rant but i literally just finished the show two days ago and i despised tom at the end. like all of the shit lynette sacrificed for him and he has the nerve to tell her she's selfish??? like oh fuck off tom. i literally could not with him. dude almost bankrupted the family for his impromptu pizza joint and then sold it without telling his wife. i would've seriously thought about divorce if i had been lynette. oh and dont get me started on lynette wanting two kids but being pushed into like 5 and tom guilting her into being a stay at home mom just for him to use it against her later.

i didn't actually hate him the first few seasons but after the time jump/around season six his hypocrisy so was irritating.

[automaticpeople]

And what’s worse is that the show was adamant that Lynette was controlling and always got her own way, when Tom always got what he wanted. All he had to do was play the “emasculated” card and Lynette folded.

[sassandthecity]

Susan is so dumb it's hard to believe she's a functioning adult. I remember chasing after Mary Alice's son across a park with two ice cream cones.

[automaticpeople]

What was she meant to do, drop the ice cream she had paid for? That’s madness.

[alienjive]

I NEVER HATED YOU, SUSAN

I never loved you either, but I never hated you!

[odetothefool]

lmao this is me. i dont hate her but i mean she's not my favorite or anything