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When Carlos notices the change, he assumes she's had implants, so Lynette, in fear of losing her job, goes along with the lie. As a favor for Karen , Lynette hires Roy as her handy man.

However, when he accuses her of emasculating her husband , she fires him. Tom later explains the reason for this is because Lynette's poor upbringing left her with a fear that everything can fall apart if she doesn't have control. She tells him he is setting a bad example for their children. Lynette learns that Julie was having an affair with Nick Bolen. When she overhears them arguing, she suspects that he is the person who attacked Julie , so she and Tom warn the police.

Lynette refuses to move to Florida, so Carlos gives Lynette a large amount of work to complete in a hope he 'd be able to fire her. When she is unable to do all the work, Carlos fires her. Lynette decides she's going to sue Carlos, but when her lawyer approaches Carlos , Gaby arrives to apologize. However, when a plane crashes on the lane, Lynette risks her own life to save Celia Solis.

Lynette starts to feel pains in her stomach, so she goes to the hospital. She is then told by the doctors that one of her babies has miscarried because of the plane accident. Traumatized, Lynette wonders what her life would have been like if her baby Patrick had survived. She imagines him to grow up to be an amazing person. Back at the hospital, Gaby visits Lynette and they make up.

To thank Lynette for saving Celia , Gaby and Carlos decide to keep paying Lynette's salary until she has the baby. Tom decides to go back to work and Lynette is furious when he expects her to be a stay-at-home mom with the baby. Lynette explains the thought of only seeing one baby after losing the other terrifies her, so Tom agrees to stop working once the baby is born.

Tom starts to see a therapist and she gets him to make a "feelings journal". Lynette visits the therapist to defend herself, but Dr. Graham helps her with the pain of losing her baby, so she decides to join Tom in therapy. They argue about whether to continue going.

When they see Dr. Graham give a terrible performance in a play, they can no longer take her seriously so stop seeing her. When Lynette catches her son spying on new neighbour, Robin Gallagher as she gets dressed, she confronts Robin and judges her for being recklessly inappropriate. Robin tells her Parker offered her money for sex, so she and Tom confront him and he explains he 's the only one of his friends that is a virgin. Lynette later apologizes to Robin for judging her.

Due to the stress of the pregnancy, Tom and Lynette forget Penny's birthday. She runs away and buys a hotel room, but Lynette tracks her down and they reconcile. Lynette suspects Irina of being a gold-digger and they clash, damaging Lynette and Preston 's relationship.

Lynette and Irina continue to argue, so Preston announces he and Irina are going to move into an apartment together. Lynette is on board at first, as she thinks it would cause them to break up, but when Preston tells her he wants to drop out of college, she's horrified.

Lynette tries to convince Preston that he 's being used, but this just pulls them further apart and the wedding date is made for the next week. Lynette finds evidence that Irina is a gold-digger, and when Preston learns the truth, he is devastated and the wedding is cancelled. As Irina leaves Lynette's house, Eddie Orlofsky gives her a lift and he kills her when she mocks him.

When Eddie attacks Porter and nearly attacks Tom because of the way they're mistreating Lynette, Lynette becomes concerned and suggests he see a therapist as they could help with his past.

The therapist suggests Eddie 's mother attend the session, so Lynette tries to find her , but learns she 's been missing for days. When Lynette tells Eddie about his mother and the police find Irina's body and question Preston , Eddie becomes scared and decides to move back home. At the police station, after Preston is released, she overhears that Barbara was found dead too.

Lynette tells Eddie the news and then learns that he killed his mother. Eddie then holds a very pregnant Lynette hostage in his home. While being held hostage by Eddie , Lynette starts to go into labor, but he refuses to take her to the hospital. He is forced to deliver the baby himself and Lynette gives birth to a healthy Paige Scavo. Touched by the miracle of life and after being persuaded by Lynette, Eddie turns himself into the police for his crimes; Lynette is proud of him. Lynette's old college friend, Renee Perry comes to visit the Scavo family.

When she arrives, Lynette tries to impress the rich and glamorous Renee with her peaceful suburban life. The two exchange banter, but it turns bitter when Renee mocks Lynette's life, saying everyone thought she'd do better. Lynette is angry that Renee thinks her life is pathetic, but Renee explains she envies Lynette's life as her husband cheated on her , so Lynette welcomes her to stay as long as she has to.

When Tom is feeling depressed, Lynette believes Renee is trying to sabotage her marriage when she constantly sides with Tom. Lynette confronts Renee and tells her that her marriage is not something she can mess around with. Lynette is strongly against the idea, so she switches his marijuana with oregano.

When Tom finds out, he 's angry that Lynette deceived him in such a way. After leaving Penny to look after Paige while she goes for a run, Penny takes Paige to school with her so she doesn't miss a big test. When Lynette goes to collect Paige , she learns just how much Penny has been helping out with caring for her sister. Lynette wants a nanny to help out around the house, so Tom brings his mother to stay with the family. Lynette isn't happy because Tom becomes a demanding child around his mother , and the kids pick up on this behavior.

After an argument with Allison , Lynette hires another nanny, but Tom fires her, insisting his mother is staying. However, when he sees his mother slap Lynette, he accepts what's happening to her and they put her in a care home. Renee starts an interior design business and asks Lynette to help her. Lynette hires Susan as her nanny, but is horrified when she finds out that Susan thought she 'd be joining them with the interior design.

Tom becomes upset when he learns that Lynette doesn't ever put emphasis on his positive qualities. Lynette later reveals that the reason for this is because reminding herself of his negative qualities makes her think she is worthy of having him in her life. When Paul Young reveals he's opening a halfway house on the lane, Lynette decides to lead a protest in hope it will stop him.

She enlists the help of people from other neighborhoods, but things soon turn violent at the day of the protest. A riot breaks out and Lynette blames Paul for everything, but he just judges her for thinking her neighbors are better than ex-cons. After being made to feel guilty by Susan , Renee decides to tell Lynette about a one night stand she had with Tom twenty years ago whilst they were on a break.

Lynette is devastated by the news. Tom later apologizes to Lynette and tells her they shouldn't break up over something that happened a long time ago. Lynette visits her mother at her care home and discovers that she is engaged to be married.

After meeting her fiance , Lynette questions her mother's motive for marrying him because he's rude. Stella reveals she's marrying him for his money, shocking Lynette. At the wedding, Lynette tries to deter her mother from marrying him, but she gives in when Stella explains she's also lonely. Stella begs Lynette to keep the body overnight so she can inherit his money. She does, and Stella becomes rich, so she spoils Lynette and her family. Lynette realizes her twins have learned no life skills, so she forces them to move out and find their own place.

However, they just move to Karen's house. Lynette causes them to be evicted, so they move back home temporarily and Lynette teaches them things they need to know to live alone. When Tom is offered a well paying job, he turns it down because he's loyal to his current employer, Carlos.

Lynette thinks he's making a mistake because Carlos wouldn't be so loyal if the roles were switched. She hatches a plan to make Tom think Carlos is selfish, but it backfires. However, when in an expensive car Lynette bought, she tempts him into taking the job to be able to buy expensive things. Renee explains that is the price she has to pay for nice things. Lynette and Tom are invited to a seminar weekend to see Chris Cavanaugh.

Lynette is excited to see him, but is disappointed to find out she is doing other activities. Upset that she's being treated as a "plus one", she tries to sneak into the seminar, but is caught, embarrassing Tom. Angry, Renee designs it the way Tom wanted as he's in charge and calling the shots. Lynette is angry when Tom books a holiday to Hawaii because she'd spent ages planning a road trip. The two compete to win their children over, but this escalates into a giant argument which Penny overhears.

They then agree that they should go on a vacation by themselves to work out their problems. Lynette becomes worried that they won't be able to repair their marriage after recent events.

Lynette and Tom return from their vacation, and the tension between them continues. To celebrate Susan's return to the lane, a progressive dinner is held. Lynette fears Tom has left her when she can't find him, but she goes to the dinner anyway. However, he returns, saying he didn't want to embarrass Lynette by suddenly leaving.

Together, they decide they should separate. Lynette is relieved at the end of her marriage, but fears that their children will be upset when they tell them. The first person Lynette tells about the separation is Renee. During the final course of the dinner, Lynette, Bree and Susan find out that Carlos killed Gaby's stepfather , and they help cover up the murder. After the dinner party, Lynette helps bury Alejandro's body in the woods and she promises to keep it a secret. One month later, she and Tom are still separated, but are struggling to keep it hidden from their children.

However, when they realize that they don't want to get back together yet, they finally decide to tell their children the truth. Meanwhile, Lynette convinces Susan not to tell Mike their secret, so he can stay innocent. Due to their separation, Tom and Lynette struggle to find consistency in their parenting techniques.

Lynette decides she doesn't want to always be the boring parent, so she gives Tom a chance to say "no" to prove himself. However, he doesn't take the opportunity as he fears he's going to lose his children. Lynette's sister, Lydia , comes to visit to comfort Lynette after the separation.

However, she's shocked to find out she's brought her fiance, Rashi. Lynette criticizes Lydia for apparently changing to be good enough for Rashi and she nearly wrecks their relationship. She then admits to Lydia that she doesn't think she can change for Tom , because "she's as good as it gets", but Lydia assures her she can change.

Lynette suspects that Tom may have started dating again with a twenty year old girl , so she spies on him, but finds out that he's been seeing her mother, Jane , for coffee. Lynette is horrified that Tom wants to end their marriage. When Tom's girlfriend, Jane , offers to make Penny's Halloween costume, Lynette insists she will make an amazing costume to stop Jane and Penny bonding.

However, Lynette's attempt at making the costume is poor, so she orders a professional costume. When it arrives, it turns out to be a slutty cat costume. Jane realizes what Lynette did, so helps her out. Alone, Lynette tells Jane to back off from Tom, but she refuses to, saying she wants to find love. Later, Lynette helps Bree and Gaby find Alejandro's body, but discover that it has been dug up. After discovering that Alejandro's body has been dug up, Lynette agrees to leave Bree in charge of the situation.

Meanwhile, Lynette notices Penny and Jane becoming close, so she tells Penny lies to turn her against Jane. However, this means she starts spending less time with Tom , upsetting him. Lynette tries to convince her daughter that spending time with her father is important. After finding out she was lied, Lynette falls out with her friends.

When Lynette receives flowers off Tom for their anniversary, she thinks he is still interested so she tries to give him a bottle of scotch as always on their anniversary to win him back.

However, there is a misunderstanding and Lynette finds out Tom ordered them and forget to cancel the delivery. Lynette is questioned by Chuck Vance over the disappearance of Alejandro Perez. This scares Lynette so she tries to stop Tom from leaving to Paris with Jane , as she thinks she'll be arrested, so wants someone to look after the kids.

She tells Tom the secret, and he decides to stay against Jane's wishes. After more arguments, Lynette tells Tom he should go to Paris with Jane if she makes him happy. With Tom now away on holiday with Jane in Paris, Lynette tries to adjust to life without him and she tries to fix things around the house so she feels useful.

Renee hooks her up with her hairdresser, Frank , but the date doesn't go so well as Lynette tries to control his life and she tells him what to do. Renee angrily tells her that she'll never be able to change who she is. Lynette is surprised to see that Frank has given Lynette another chance at a date. This time, it goes perfect, and when the two go back to Lynette's house , Lynette is reluctant to have sex. She finally overcomes this fear and they have sex.

However, during sex, Lynette cries as she realizes her marriage is over. Lynette is furious when Preston and Porter are evicted from their apartment and try to move back home. She then becomes hysterical when she finds out that Porter is the father of Julie's daughter and that he wants full custody.

She tries to dissuade him by saying it'll change his life, but he insists he's already in love with her. Lynette tries to stop her, but later allows it when she finds out Susan is hurting. At Penny's birthday party, Jane reveals to Lynette that she and Tom are moving in together. Furious, Lynette confronts Tom and he apologizes for what Jane did.

Later, when Jane chokes on some food, Lynette almost allows her to die, but she saves her last minute, insisting she panicked. After the tragic death of Mike Delfino , Lynette thinks about the beginning of her marriage, and how Mike helped Lynette realize she and Tom were meant to be together.

After remembering these events, Lynette announces to Karen McCluskey that she doesn't think Tom and Jane's relationship will last much longer, as she has a plan. The plan goes amazingly at first, but then it suddenly goes up in flames and she is discovered. Tom is furious, but it later seems that he still has feelings for Lynette. When Jane delivers Tom and Lynette's divorce papers to her, she is mortified. She confronts Tom and he tries to apologize for Jane's behavior, but Lynette ignores this, asking if he really wanted to end their marriage as he'd already signed them.

Lynette signs her part of the divorce papers, officially ending her marriage. She then breaks down outside, screaming that "she's sorry".

Things go great and Gregg decides to give Tom more work, so Lynette will be free for another date. After learning the extra hours at work is causing friction between Tom and Jane and that Tom hasn't filed the divorce papers, Lynette uses Gregg more to make him and Jane argue more. However, when Gregg decides to send Tom to India for a year, Lynette realizes things have gone too far. Lynette convinces Gregg not to send Tom to India as she sees how much it will affect her family.

She then breaks up with Gregg and tells him she has feelings for another. Gregg later tells Tom this, so Tom comes to see Lynette after breaking up with Jane , assuming Lynette loves him. However, as he approaches the house, Tom sees a man helping take Lynette's dress off and he misinterprets the situation, so leaves, devastated. When Lynette and the girls notice a bus for a care home outside Karen's house, they offers to help care for her in her final days of living, so she can die at home.

Later, Lynette gets a call from Penny , and she's pleased to hear Jane left. Tom then calls her, telling her they need to talk. Lynette assumes he wants to get back together with her, so she gets dressed up to impress him. However, when he arrives, she's devastated to hear he's filing the divorce papers, thinking she's moved on.

When Bree is acquitted, a party is thrown to celebrate. During the party, Tom finds Lynette and confesses his love to her, after talking with Roy. Lynette then confesses her love to Tom, and they both passionately kiss in the middle of Wisteria Lane. When Susan tells Lynette and the girls that she's moving, Katherine approaches them, out of the blue, and tells them she has a deal for Lynette. Later on, while at the supermarket, Lynette runs into her old colleague, Natalie Klein.

Natalie brags about her success and then tells Lynette she's too afraid to take big risks; this prompts Lynette to decide to take the job offer. She tells Tom about this decision, frustrating him. He tells her she'll never be happy with her life, and this guilts her into confessing that she is happy. Tom later confronts Lynette and they both decide that they can be happy in New York together.

Later, during a poker game with the girls, they realize it could be their last together, so Lynette makes them promise it won't be their last. Lynette officially accepts Katherine's job offer and four weeks later, she, Tom and the children pack up and move to New York to start their new life. Lynette becomes the CEO of Katherine's business, and she learns just how tough a job it really is. She and Tom soon buy a large, expensive penthouse which overlooks Central Park.

Many years later in the future, Lynette is with her six grandchildren in Central Park. They play around noisily and she tries to calm them down. When one of them throws a ball into her face, she has enough and yells at them. Wiksteria Lane Explore. Main Supporting Recurring Minor Season 8. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Lynette Scavo. History Talk 2. Do you like this video? Play Sound. She used to see herself as a career woman.

And a hugely successful one at that. She was known for her power lunches, her eye-catching presentations and her ruthlessness in wiping out the competition. Lynette gave up her career to assume a new label: the incredibly satisfying role of full-time mother. Lynette had a great family recipe for fried chicken.

Of course, she didn't cook much while she was climbing up the corporate ladder. She didn't have the time. But when her doctor announced Lynette was pregnant her husband, Tom, had an idea. Kids do better with stay at home moms.

It would be so much less stressful. In fact, Lynette's life had become so hectic, she was now forced to get her fried chicken from a fast food restaurant. Lynette would have appreciated the irony if she had stopped to think about it. But she couldn't, she didn't have the time. Normally, Lynette would have spent a sleepless night telling herself she didn't have control issues But she couldn't.

She was too busy figuring out how to bend Tom to her will. Lynette Scavo was busy meeting her husband's illegitimate daughter This is not a joke, Tom.

Something has attacked our home and when that happens you don't just stand by; you fight it! Screw this creature that has come into our lives uninvited and is trying to destroy us!

It will not defeat me. Remember when they were kids and they would act up and we'd say "they're young, they'll get it". Well, Tom, they're sixteen now Do you realize that when these twins finish high school I'll be in my sixties? At their graduation I'll be the crazy old lady with oatmeal on her chin.

It's not about the money, the Lynette I knew would never have settled for this! You were adventurous, you backpacked through Croatia, you jumped on stage at a Springsteen concert. It's just hard for me to reconcile this suburban housewife with the girl who had a threesome with two of the guys from the rugby team! In their twenty years together, Tom and Lynette Scavo had followed a few simple rules. Always share the housework, never waste the hot water, and never go to bed angry.

Yes, the rules for being together were simple. But the rules for being apart were anything but. Yes, Tom and Lynette were learning the rules of separation, and the first rule; there are no rules!

Lynette and Tom Scavo left the lane four weeks later. She and Tom soon bought a penthouse overlooking Central Park, where years later she'd take her six grandchildren Universal Conquest Wiki. Mary Alice Young. Tom and Lynette meet their neighbors. Lynette struggles to control her children at Mary Alice's wake. Lynette struggles to get her boys to behave during a car journey. Tom understands what Lynette has to put up with being a lone parent.

Lynette learns to cope with stress another way. Lynette tries to enroll her children to Barcliff Academy. Lynette is told ADD medication will help cope with stress. Lynette becomes addicted to ADD medication. Lynette believes she has failed as a mother. Lynette searches for a nanny. Lynette spies on Claire.

Lynette pretends Parker has cancer. Lynette tells Tom she'll leave him if he has an affair. Lynette argues with her enemy, Karen McCluskey. Lynette prevents Tom from getting a promotion. Lynette's twins get head lice. Lynette is scolded for interfering with a marriage. In an interview with CBS This Morning she spoke about how an annual rectal exam saved her life and how she hopes to break the stigma about anal cancer. You have cancer! You have to then also feel ashamed? Like you did something bad, you know because it took residence in your anus?

I mean, come on, really," Cross said on the show. Cross said she is feeling much better these days, "I'm back to normal, though it's a new normal. Edie complicated the other ladies' lives by dating Susan's ex-husband Karl, tricking Mike Delfino into dating her when he had amnesia, dating Gabrielle's then-ex-husband Carlos, and kissing Bree's husband Orson.

Edie was later killed in a tragic accident. Soon after suddenly arriving on Wysteria Lane, Katherine started a catering business with Bree. She had a relationship with Mike Delfino which later ended when he remarried Susan. She was also Delfino's stalker for a few episodes. By the end of the series, Katherine had entered a serious relationship with a younger woman and moved to Paris.

Mary Alice's death on the first episode was the catalyst to the revelation of her family's dark past and Wisteria Lane's secrets. Although McCluskey butted heads with a lot of her neighbors, she was actually fairly thoughtful and was willing to help a few of them get out of some sticky situations. During one of the most heart-wrenching moments of the show, McCluskey died during the series finale. Joosten died of lung cancer just days after the "Desperate Housewives" series finale aired.

Prior to "Desperate Housewives," the Emmy-winning actress had racked up over acting credits and she was well-known for her role on "The West Wing". Introduced as Lynette Scavo's best friend from college, Renee Perry bumped heads with several of her neighbors. Eventually, she created a strong friendship with the women, especially Bree and Gabrielle. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options. Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more.

A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Lynette is shocked to discover she is pregnant with more twins. Season 6 Lynette is sad about having twins due to her age and circumstance. Lynette hides the pregnancy from her boss in fear that she will not get promoted. Carlos hands Lynette loads of work to do in one night, which she fails to complete. Subsequently, Carlos fires her. Lynette and Gabrielle hold a more strained relationship. Gabrielle soon forgives Lynette completely when she rescues Celia Solis from being hit from a plane crash.

Following from this, Lynettes pain makes her realise there is something wrong with her babies. One of the twins needs surgery. During the midst of the operation, Lynette has a dream about life as one of her children is disabled. The dream ends with her disabled son graduating.

When she wakes up from the operation, Tom informs Lynette that one of the babies has died. Lynette incredibly upset, is suggested to stay at home when the baby is born. Preston comes home from Europe with a Russian women named Irina. Lynette invites teen Eddie to live with her family, later discovering that he is the strangler. Eddie becomes protective over Lynette and attempts to attack Tom and Portor for being disrespectful. Lynette and Tom try to convince Eddie that he needs therapy. The therapist suggests that Eddie will improve if his mother also attended sessions with him.

Lynette discovers that Irina and Eddies mother are dead, leading to Eddie locking Lynette inside the house. Lynette goes into labor in a very threatening circumstance. Eddie helps Lynette give birth to her daughter Paige. Lynette begs Eddie to turn himself in after Eddie attempts to escape. Eddie requires that Lynette does it for him, holding the baby whilst Lynette calls Season 7 Tom is soon found out to be suffering from depression. Lynette invites her old school friend Renee to stay over whilst she is going through her divorce.

Renee explains to Lynette that she should approach Tom in a more serious manor. Lynette becomes infuriated when she finds out that Tom has been confiding in Renee instead of her. Renne and Tom go to dinner, leaving Lynette a note to join them if she pleases.

Lynette privately talks to Renee and states that their friendship is too intimate for her liking and that they must simmer down.

Instead of making love, the couple decide on having a chat, talking about both of their issues. Privately, Tom warns Renee that this may not be such a good idea due to something that has previously happened between her and Tom.

Lynette and Renee start a business in interior designing. Lynette decides to hire Susan as a nanny whilst they are working. Lynette ends up comforting Susan , explaining her sympathy that she is not as financially stable as her friends.

Mike takes up a new job in Alaska, leaving Susan being a full-time nanny for Lynette instead of her original thoughts that she was helping Lynette and Renee with the interior design business. Susan overhears a conversation Lynette and Renee have with one of their clients. Susan later reveals that she originally thought she would be helping them instead of nannying her children, she reveals that she is ashamed of her current financial state. Lynette comforts her and says that money cant buy happiness.

Lynette confides in Susan saying that her marriage with Tom hasnt been the best when he feels insecure due to Lynette never talking about him in front of her friends. Tom describes the type of person that Lynette is and why he loves her.

Later on that evening, Lynette discovers that Tom and Renee had a one night stand whilst the couple were on a break just after their engagement. Lynette is upset but keeps the news on the low and plays many tricks on Tom in revenge.

Renee soon recognises what Lynette is doing and she tells Tom. Tom then confides in Lynette, stating how he didnt know how to tell her, that he didnt want to ruin any point of their marriage. Lynette forgives Tom. Tom gets a new job, providing well but spending more time away. Renee gives Lynette advice to spend her money more freely and to relax more. Lynette follows T om on the airplane where she fails to seduce him due to Tom loving his work too much.

Lynette tries to persuade the other wives to fight for equality but they all seem to be quite happy with being a side mark of the business. Lynette steals someones ID to attend the talk not realising that the ID is the head speaker. Renee watches as the couple argue. Tom snaps saying that Lynette wont support him after all the years he has supported her.

Lynette moans to Renee who sticks up for Tom in saying its her choice whether she wants to be a good or bad wife. Tom hires Lynette and Renee to redecorate his office but Lynette feels that the arrogant style he has required is not right for him.

Renee demands that Lynette does as the client says. Tom books a holiday for the family, when Lynette becomes annoyed as he hasnt talked to her about it first. Tom was also aware that Lynette had planned a trip before he booked the holiday.

The couple pitch their ideas to the kids, leading to a fight. The argument results in the couple deciding it is them that need a holiday together alone. The holiday turns out to be bad, leaving the couple in an awkward situation.