Why would perfect wife and mother Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) suddenly decide to commit suicide? That’s the mystery at the heart of ABC’s darkly funny Stepford-esque soap opera set in the wilds of Wisteria Lane. While Mary Alice’s friends Susan (Teri Hatcher), Lynette (Felicity Huffman, in an Emmy-winning role), Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) and Bree (Marcia Cross) dig deeper, their own lives and loves become increasingly tangled.
