Character Profile - Mary Alice Young

Like I told you before, I decided to add profiles of characters from the show here on Desperate For More. The beloved series narrator, Mary Alice Young, will be profiled now.

NAME: Mary Alice Young

FIRST APPEARANCE: "Pilot" (1.01)

NICKNAMES: n/a

ALIAS: Angela Forrest

ROMANTIC INTERESTS: Paul Young (a.k.a. Todd Forrest)

PORTRAYED BY: Brenda Strong

CHARACTER STORY: Mary Alice Young started the series as a seemingly happy suburban housewife who one day ended it all. Now, from her elevated state of P.O.V., she introduces us to the lives of her friends, neighbors and family members, sharing with us all the juicy details. She can see more now than she ever could alive. She now knows all the dirty secrets the people she used to share her life with are keeping. She doesn't judge them, even loves them more for their flaws, pitying them for how they hurt and manipulate those they care the most about. The reasons to Mary Alice's suicide made the main mystery for the first season of the show. Her voiceovers at the beginning and end of every episode (and also in between) are simply wonderful.

Character Profile - Susan Mayer

I have decided to start a character profile for notable characters on "Desperate Housewives". The regular and recurring characters will be profiled here on Desperate For More! Every week I will bring you a whole new profile. I decided to start with the one credited first: Susan Mayer.



NAME: Susan Mayer

FIRST APPEARANCE: "Pilot" (1.01)

NICKNAMES: Suzie-Q

ALIAS: Susan Bremmer, Susan Delfino

ROMANTIC INTERESTS: Mike Delfino, Karl Mayer, Jackson Braddock, Ian Hainsworth, Dr. Ron McCready

PORTRAYED BY: Teri Hatcher

CHARACTER STORY: Susan Mayer started the series as a recently-divorced mother who shared a great relationship with her daughter Julie and was looking for love. Susan found it in the heart of hunky new plumber neighbor Mike Delfino, but in order to win his affection she'd have to battle the street predator Edie Britt. Susan shared an on-again/off-again relationship with Mike, until they married in the season three finale. Later, she learnt she was pregnant, and gave birth to her son Maynard. Susan and Mike got divorced after a tragic car accident and she started dating her paintor, Jackson Braddock. Susan is a known klutz and drama queen.