Desperate Housewives (season 7) has moved out of the lane following a financial crisis. Felicity Huffman portrayed Lynette Scavo, who endures extreme marital problems. Marcia Cross portrayed Bree Van de Kamp, now divorced and starting a relationship with her contractor. Eva Longoria portrayed Gabrielle Solis, who discovers that her eldest daughter was switched at birth. Ricardo Antonio Chavira portrayed Carlos Solis, Gabrielle's husband who is close to discover the truth about his mother's death. Doug Savant portrayed Tom Scavo, Lynette's husband who is keeping a secret from her. James Denton portrayed Mike Delfino, Susan's husband who decides to take a job in Alaska in
The Chase (Desperate Housewives) with open arms. I'm so thrilled that there is such a buzz about my character's relationship with Dana's." "The Chase" continued an ongoing storyline of Katherine Mayfair exploring her sexuality. The pairing of Katherine and Robin marks the first lesbian relationship in "Desperate Housewives". Actress Dana Delany praised the subplot. She said she did not know if the character would become a lesbian permanently, because the story lines change so often in "Desperate Housewives", but that series creator Marc Cherry "is interested in playing the complexity of that". Delany compared Katherine's new realizations to that of actress Meredith Baxter, who