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[Add It Up]

It's ok to make a thread like this, right?
I thought that Teri Hatcher's preformance was alright, although she is a bit bland. I mean out of all the other characters she is the only one without any major intresting flaws and yet they are pushing for her to be the main character, it seems.

Edited by Add It Up, Oct 8, 2004 @ 10:31 PM.

[Penfold]

Yeah, she seems to be the one with the fewest quirks. Er....apart from burning down her neighbor's house. It's probably too soon to gauge Teri Hatcher's performances overall, but you're right, I think she did a fine job in the pilot. I can already feel the residual hate from the Radio Shack commercials slipping away. Damn.

Edited by Penfold, Oct 8, 2004 @ 11:54 PM.

[kariyaki]

With the fewest quirks, Susan will probably be the lynchpin to all the other housewives. Will probably end up taking over Mary Alice's roll of "den mother." Quick, hide all the revolvers!

[Eris Rising]

I can already feel the residual hate from the Radio Shack commercials slipping away. Damn.

Weird. This was my first thought upon finishing the pilot. Bastards are making me rethink my premises.

[Genius]

I liked Teri Hatcher the least going into this. And I am a HUGE Marcia Cross fan. Shockingly, I loved Teri's performance best from the pilot, and I think she looks great, while looking her age. Plus her character seemed the most real, arsonist tendencies notwithstanding.

[americana19]

I liked Susan, but I actually liked her because of the prescence of Edie. Susan started out as a little bland, but putting her in a man-competition with a slut made her seem like more of an everywoman. Sorry if that made no sense.

[Add It Up]

The preivews keep showing that scene where she's naked an locked out of the house, which sort of made me expect that they would write her as a bitch.

[Susie Diamond]

I can already feel the residual hate from the Radio Shack commercials slipping away. Damn.

That could be the reason I hated her… not sure. But, not only did I like her in this show, I found her enjoyable. Good job.

[FfrauleinN]

I guess I'm the only one who liked Teri Hatcher going into this. Residual Lois & Clark love, followed by years of ignoring those damned Radio Shack ads. Anyway, I liked that the least quirky member of the group didn't come off as too sugar-sweet. The women are so differrent and play off of each other really nicely, and -- at least so far -- it keeps the campiness of the characters from grating.

I wonder if Susan is going to go all crazy in the battle for Mike Delfino. Well, aside from burning down Edie's house.

Well ... I'm sure she feels badly about that.

[healing fish]

No, only Bree would feel badly about that.

[kariyaki]

I guess I'm the only one who liked Teri Hatcher going into this. Residual Lois & Clark love, followed by years of ignoring those damned Radio Shack ads.

No, you're not. That was exactly my frame of mind going into the show. I also had the residual love from Soapdish and various sitcom guest spots.

Teri Hatcher really has some great comedic timing, like when Edie was asking Mike if he'd come take a look at her pipes. Susan's eyeroll had me in hysterics.

[quara33]

No, I liked Teri Hatcher before. And, I loved Lois and Clark.

Yeah, going to have to admit my like for Teri Hatcher too...and my strange, unexplainable love for L&C as well.

As to Susan--I really liked this character (well, until she burned someone's house down and fled the scene), quite possibly because I too have managed to do terrible things to Macaroni and Cheese.

Susan, my friend, you MUST discover the wonder that is Easy Mac...and, you know, not engage in arson

Edited by quara33, Oct 10, 2004 @ 2:43 AM.

[Fabrisse]

I like Teri Hatcher, but I have to say having the character be responsible for destroying another's home -- without showing remorse or admitting to having been there -- makes it difficult for me to like the character.

With the surname Mayer, is she likely to be Jewish?

[trainman]

With the surname Mayer, is she likely to be Jewish?

Mayer is her ex-husband's last name, so make of that what you will. Also, I have a feeling Christmas decorations are de riguer on Wisteria Lane come December.

[voodoo4936]

having the character be responsible for destroying another's home -- without showing remorse or admitting to having been there -- makes it difficult for me to like the character.

To be fair, she looked devastated when she found out what happened to Delfino (or rather, NotDelfino).

I like Teri Hatcher, too, and while she was the most bland of all the lead actresses, I think it works in her favor. Really, I was starting to miss her around the time of the Radio Shack ads.

[TudorQueen]

I like Susan sooo much that I'm worried that this is going to be a traditional soap to the extent that she can't possibly be happy with Mike for any length of time. Because I really think that after the flagrantly unfaithful husband, she deserves some happiness.

[baby8love]

Because I really think that after the flagrantly unfaithful husband, she deserves some happiness.

IA. And especially after she's worked so hard to gain Mike's attention.

[kariyaki]

The irony is that if she would be herself more and quit trying so hard, not to mention being less nervous, I bet Mike would be all over Susan like a rilly rilly cheap suit.

[Add It Up]

Isn't this the same timeslot Teri Hatcher had for Lois and Clark?

I liked her a lot more this episode, although I could go without the Charlie Brown "everything shitty happens to you" disorder the writers gave her. I always think it sucks when dark comedies punish characters for being nice, espeically when all the other characters on this show aren't neccesarlly amoral or "bad."

Edited by Add It Up, Oct 10, 2004 @ 10:14 PM.

[baby8love]

the best way to have a character deal with that is have lots of crap thrown at them, but also have them get their victory before they sink under the crap.

Word. And I think that is exactly how they're treating the character. Yeah, dinner went down the drain but in the end, she (and not Edie) was the one at the vet, bonding with Mike. I liked that they had her lose but not completely lose.

[Vercingetorix]

I feel bad for heading to the shallow end of the pool, but have Teri Hatcher's eyes always looked like they do now? (I.e. very narrow and wide).

I agree that she's doing a great job as the most comic of the characters.

[The Last Dodo]

She's just the closest to "normal" on the block. She's supposed to be the proxy for as many of the viewers as possible--and that can be a tough role because it requires not only likeability, but also treading that razor's edge that most of the "nice" characters fall off of. She can't be pushy, but on the other hand she can't be a pushover either. Really, the best way to have a character deal with that is have lots of crap thrown at them, but also have them get their victory before they sink under the crap.

That's what I was thinking and why I think her character is my favorite thus far. I'm not a parent, I've never had an ongoing relationship with a rich guy who treated me like crap, and I'm certainly not a Martha Stewart clone, but I've definitely made an idiot out of myself with guys I've liked, and dealt with competition who were a lot pushier than me. So yeah, while I hope she winds up happy, part of the appeal is seeing her experience any little possible thing that could go wrong with dating blown up to Wagnerian proportions. If you've ever felt like an idiot when it comes to dating and romance, it's almost kind of cathartic to see someone else with luck that bad.

[superboy]

While it is hard to choose a favorite among the four main HW's I definitely think that Susan has taken an early lead...although overall I think my love for all the characters on this show is going to be equal throughout unless something drastic happens in the story. But who would have thought that I would once again be filled with the TH Love?