One of the ongoing rumors about Desperate Housewives is that one of the ladies will be leaving the show at the end of the season. It's a rumor we actually heard almost every year. However, it's been growing lately, especially in light of the big twist set to happen at the end of the two-hour season finale and of recent cast interviews in which we learned that no one is safe. Of course, it's pretty much a given that the four main characters (Bree, Susan, Gaby, Lynette) will be returning next season. Word on the street is that Katherine will also be coming back since fans have been responding positively to her addition. With that info in hand, fingers were pointed at one housewife: Edie, played by Nicollette Sheridan.
I've read many Desperate Housewives articles lately about the big twist and next season and, in some, Sheridan said that she was worried that Edie would not come back for the show's fifth season. The fact that Edie is a minor regular character, that she is not set to appear in the season finale, and that the big twist could change Wisteria Lane more than the twister did doesn't help her case.
If the rumor is true, it will not be Edie leaving the show permanently. Entertainment Weekly reveals that Edie will be returning next season for "several appearances." This choice of word is interesting. Could it be that Edie will become a recurring character, meaning that Sheridan will not be billed as a regular anymore? If so is the case, it will not make a big difference since Edie hasn't been seen that much this season. Maybe Edie will leave Wisteria Lane and will only be seen in flashbacks. Who knows?
And if the rumor that one housewife is leaving turns out to be true, can Marc Cherry have Gaby and Carlos move away?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-02-2008 @ 2:00PM
jake said...
I'm truthfully sick of the rumors every year that Nicolette Sheridan is leaving -- she adds so much to the show -- and for that matter that anyone is leaving. Has no one learned anything from THE OC when they killed off Marissa Cooper???? Don't kill off characters!!
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5-02-2008 @ 2:00PM
lucyfan62 said...
Wasn't Edie featured in the opening title credits with the group of other women until this season? I seem to remember her in that montage but she's been absent this season and there just seems to be a gaping hole where she used to be - at least that's how I remember the titles. I guess they'll add Dana Delany to the group next season.
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5-02-2008 @ 5:58PM
Europa said...
Who cares?!!!!! Let her leave already.
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5-03-2008 @ 1:50AM
R said...
This is such a crap show, they all suck the big one. The only comedy relief is Gaby and Carlos. I Tivo the show and just watch them. Kill off Lynette and her family already....
Every new guy that is cast on the show is toooooo feminine.
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5-05-2008 @ 9:11AM
LC said...
if you hate the show so much, why watch it?
5-03-2008 @ 7:51AM
Andy said...
I know the Nicolette rumor pops up every year, but this year it's looking all but confirmed. Edie has never had this little activity on the series since she became one of the main 5 women in season 2.
And even though I'm not crazy about Katherine, I'm glad they're keeping her around. At least ONE new person should be able to move into the neighborhood and stay for more than a year. (Anybody heard from Betty and Matthew Applewhite lately? lol)
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5-06-2008 @ 7:52PM
Scott said...
Why would they kill of Edie!? Don't they know anything!!?? Edie brings so much to the show, I adore her character and I wont watch the show the same way again without her in it, there is just a few characters that make this show what it is, and Edie is one of them. Don't kill her off! And don't just give her a few appearences! Keep her as the fifth main lead!
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