# Desperate Houswives: Kill one, save one. (Yes, I'm shamelessly stealing Happy Lendervedder's idea!)

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**Created:** [August 12, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-houswives-kill-one-save-one-yes-im-shamelessly-stealing-happy-lendervedders-idea/727658 "2015-08-12T14:33:04Z")
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### Author: ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-houswives-kill-one-save-one-yes-im-shamelessly-stealing-happy-lendervedders-idea/727658/1 "2015-08-12T14:33:04Z")

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(Props to **Happy Lendervedder** )

I don’t know why I’ve allowed myself to be sucked into this sleazy drama, but I did. I’m currently watching it for the first time on Hulu. And I have to say, I can’t decide which one of these fuckers I hate the most.

**Q1:** Choose the ONE character that needs kill’n the most.

**Q2:** Save ONE charater, the rest must die.

My answers:

Q!: Susan Mayer. I know the producers intended for her to be the “cute” one, but really, she is annoying as fuck!

Q2: Bree Van de Kamp. Evil conniving woman. But still, she’s Marcia Cross dammit!

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### Author: ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-houswives-kill-one-save-one-yes-im-shamelessly-stealing-happy-lendervedders-idea/727658/2 "2015-08-12T14:37:10Z")

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Do we _have_ to save one?

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### Author: ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-houswives-kill-one-save-one-yes-im-shamelessly-stealing-happy-lendervedders-idea/727658/3 "2015-08-12T14:47:07Z")

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I agree with the OP’s choices. Susan was annoying, but even though she was a murdering conniving bitch Bree was incredibly hot.

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### Author: ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-houswives-kill-one-save-one-yes-im-shamelessly-stealing-happy-lendervedders-idea/727658/4 "2015-08-12T14:49:44Z")

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Q1: Gabby. She is a terrible human being. She never “worked” for me as a protagonist.  
Q2: Tom Scavo. Guy’s a freakin’ saint. If everyone else got killed off, he’s the one I’d most want to survive to have a shot at happiness.

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### Author: ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-houswives-kill-one-save-one-yes-im-shamelessly-stealing-happy-lendervedders-idea/727658/5 "2015-08-13T02:02:01Z")

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Q1: Susan Mayer. Never liked her.  
Q2:Andrew Van de Kamp. He grew a lot as a character over the course of the show. I always liked him, though, even at his brattiest.
