Lynette Scavo and the "Grass is Greener" Mentality.

She's a pretty divisive character overall, due to her many, many mistakes over the 8 seasons, but ultimately, she was still one of my all-time favorite characters from this show (probably due to the amazing performance by Felicity Huffman). She was so compelling and real, I couldn't help but fall in love with her journey to find happiness in a life full of chaos. It's honestly extremely relatable!
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[@maaars-lc6og]

Lynette's main flaw is her husband.

[@evilkitty1994]

He was a fool but that isn't an excuse to be abusive.she punched him in the face in the pilot episode. She got him fired. She often manipulated and played games. Him being a man child is a reason to divorce but never a reason to hurt a spouse. We would never accept a man punching a woman in her face and getting her fired. Why are we excusing her? Equality means women go to jail for domestic violence too.

[@судокудоку]

@@evilkitty1994 I hope he picks you ❤

[@evilkitty1994]

@судокудоку Are you arguing it's ok for women to hit men? That wanting equality where women have the same rules to not commit assault makes a woman a pick me? Equality means we are not led by our emotions and that we have the same self control as we expect from men. I'm a feminist. I simply don't infantilize women and excuse their abusive actions. She should have divorced or seen a therapist rather than hit. Even my 6 year old grandson knows it's not ok to hit just because you have big feelings. If a man hit a woman on TV even after she said something stupid you would be up in arms...as you should be hecaise domestic violence is not funny. So expect the same discipline from women. Only people without real arguments go to name calling. Grow tf up.

[@ewelinajabonska1636]

I have always felt so sorry for Lynette. Her life looks like my version of a personal hell would probably be 🫠

[@Hmmnothx]

Meanwhile thats exactly what I'm living and the people around me have the audacity to want me to feel happy about it?....

[@jclyntoledo]

​​@@HmmnothxDamn, I'm so sorry. I hope you find more supportive people and can maybe get some child support (I mean as in help with kids from a nanny or family).

[@Hmmnothx]

@jclyntoledo i actually pulled a lenett i told him he didnt have a choice since all he wants to do is work im taking me and our toddler out the country and getting a farm house and a gd nanny🤣🤣🤣 after watching this show and her and Tom i had ENOUGH

[@ShaeDaily]

Her and Bree has the most realistic reflection of motherhood!

[@saram.8384]

She fired the nanny because tom lied to her. Tom is not helpful at all, hes like another child and he is absolutely untrustworthy

[@citydweller99]

Maybe he was a child because of the fact that she was a domineering individual. Lynette refused to take ownership of her flaws and blamed others

[@thelonelykitty]

i'd say unreliable not untrustworthy

[@emmanuel7489]

​@@citydweller99so it's her fault he was immature? Come on. Even Tom acknowledges several times that Lynette is the one holding the family together. People like Tom and Lynette often find each other in real life, all the time. He needs someone who takes the reins and be a replacement for his mom, and she needs someone who tolerates whatever bullshit she puts him through. It's always so easy to blame the woman for the man's own shortcomings, but Tom is an adult and he doesn't always act like one, not because of her.

[@citydweller99]

@@emmanuel7489 yeah.. it's partly her fault. In relationships, fault lies with both people

[@jclyntoledo]

​@@citydweller99This is a really good point. When Tom is not with Lynette he actually excels. He was living his best life when they got separated. Also the way Lynette is she doesn't like it when they are equal, she has to be right, she has to push him and have all the control. She sabtoges him a lot whenever his career is taking off.

[@Spicie95]

Lynette is one of the best characters in Desperate Housewives. Unfortunately, the writers liked to pretend that Tom was the greatest husband on Wisteria Lane (even had an episode where she admits that she doesn't think she deserves him), despite the fact that Tom was a whiny baby and the two were a terrible match. Much like Gabrielle and Carlos (fuck Carlos, he is the worst).

[@angelaholmes8888]

Love your comment ❤

[@emnem998]

“a lot of people hate Lynette Scavo… But not me” I instantly liked.

[@AgentSteffi]

I was flabbergasted. I never knew people didn't like her, she is a great character!

[@jclyntoledo]

​@@AgentSteffiShe was a great character hands down but she was also the worst wife. I don't hate her at all but I did hate how she was with her family especially her husband. He was also bad to her at times too so it's not necessarily as black and white but she was a slightly worse spouse vs Tom.

[@Mona-kf8fq]

It’s not Lynette who goes back and forth between wanting to be a SAHM and career woman, it’s Tom who keeps going back and forth, forcing her to balance out his choices. He‘s the one who decides he wants to be a SAHD (yet still forces her to do the housework), then goes back into business, then decides to become a pizzeria owner, and so on. As for her „controlling who he talks to“, she‘s not doing that. HE is the one who keeps it a secret from her that he is working with his ex, and he also has cheated on every girlfriend we know of (on Annabelle with Lynette, on Lynette with Rene and arguably with the woman he sees during their „trial separation“) AND he also keeps it a secret that he‘s been eying the nanny, and HE‘s also the one firing her after trying to look up her blouse when she‘s working. If anything, Tom’s the one who finds that the grass is always greener on the other side.

[@PosiTVty.]

That’s a completely fair observation. I tried to focus more on Lynette’s decisions rather than Tom (bc I’d just end up ranting about him lol), but I didn’t mean to imply that she is the one choosing to go back and forth all these times. You are right: it is generally Tom who shakes up the lifestyle (quitting, pizza place, back to school, etc.) *But* I do still think Lynette struggles with the balance of each of these lives, and feels split between each of them. In season 5, she’s the one who wants to get back into advertising, and in season 2, she herself states that work would be paradise for her as she’d be away from her children, but then immediately feels she’s missing out once it begins. I think they both struggle with dissatisfaction, just Tom is much more overtly destructive to their relationship and family. None of this is blame, btw. I think Lynette’s reactions (for the most part) are completely reasonable to her situation, and she’s one of my favorite characters! I respect the hell out of her! I certainly could not have gotten through what she had.

[@jclyntoledo]

I'm going to stop you bc Tom never cheated on Lynette. The thing with Renee happened a long time ago and they weren't together then.

[@jclyntoledo]

​@@PosiTVty.You make really fair points but she has also been very destructive to his career which then has an affect ln the family overall. She caused him to lose 2 job promotions. Then at the end when he works for Carlos she convinces him to quiet and go work for someone else bc he will be paid more. After it happens he is at home less and instead of her going back to work for Carlos or in advertising she decides to help Renee then complains when she is regarded as a plus one in Tom's world.

[@idayan]

finally someone gets it! I know she has had some toxic behavior, but to me it was all a self defense reaction to the Tom's unreasonable behavior. He would lie to her on multiple occasions, and even if he didn't really cheat with his coworker or ex, he still lied to her which already is a concerning behavior for someone who is obviously having a hard time adjusting to being a mom of 4 (kids that she initially didn't want to have). And honestly, in real life a lot of wives would file for divorce after the events with Kayla and Nora. The way she supported him and put her own needs on wait EVERY TIME he asked her, while still having his back when he failed is heroic behavior to me. I just feel Lynette is the character that shows a lot of women's fate when they marry a "Tom". The only difference is in the series she has enormous patience and love, while in real life Toms often end up alone or with someone as lame and purposeless as they are.

[@deesid4411]

@@jclyntoledothere’s a reason he and Renee hid it, they both knew it was wrong and a betrayal

[@Trixiefixiee]

Thanks for addressing Tom's incompetence! I feel like Lynette might have liked being a house mum better, even with 3 kids who are constantly out of control and she is just overwhelmed, if Tom would have appreciated her! Being tired and hopeless and then having your partner diminish everything you do and make it sound like you're exaggerating and failing. Wtf do you expect? Tom is the worst. Disgusting, incompetence, selfish manchild

[@PosiTVty.]

I struggled so hard to try and understand him through his many low points but at some point you just gotta give up the ghost: Tom sucks. I may be PosiTVty, but I will never try and defend Tom. Just can’t justify it- *especially* during the pizza place storyline.

[@jclyntoledo]

To be fair when he tries to help she doesn't like it. When she goes back to work she doesn't have to video call for her son's first day of school she could have let Tom handle it like he said he would. Also when they separated Tom took all the kids off her hands and she hated it. Tom later said Lynette kept calling him to remind him of stuff. He never showed up bc she kept wanting him to fail so she could fix it and be the martyr all over again.

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

Marc Cherry based Lynette and Bree on his mother and I felt it showed in how they feel more relatable to viewers. Lynette has a weight around her neck, its named "Tom"

[@angelaholmes8888]

Oh didn't know that about lynette being based on his mother

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

I feel like Lynette not wanting to wear the orange T shirt was just bad writing; no way a career woman who understands how to make businesses successful and already decided to go along with the giant leap of her husband opening a pizza place would object to wearing a simple uniform for mere pride/vanity reasons.

[@PosiTVty.]

Very true…it’s impossible to deny this show has consistency issues with their characters. However I do still enjoy many of the lessons they learn through these (often irrational and OOC) mistakes. There’s still a great arc to enjoy with Lynette, even with the missteps. (Something I barely touched on in the video is the weed storyline- could not *stand* her this episode)

[@Mattchupichue]

​@@PosiTVty.They do when they are naming penny in a flashback they don't like the name Polly and then when they have a new baby girl it's named polly

[@PosiTVty.]

They never named a baby Polly. Their youngest child is Paige.

[@evilkitty1994]

She did not want anyone to have control over her. It fits her personality. By the end, she wore the t shirt. She fought with her other managers in stupid ways too.

[@oc2538]

In reality Lynette wouldn't even have discussed her being pregnant again. She'd just go get it taken care of. I have a friend who is a gynecologist and said the majority of the abortions he does are for married women who already have 2+ kids and they don't have the financial means to bring one more child into the family or they cannot stop work again to take care of a new baby. I cannot remember why Lynette got pregnant again, where was the family planning? Why didn't Tom get a vasectomy, or did he get one and it didn't work? It's been almost 20 years and I cannot remember this show. I just hate that she had more kids. Her whole life looks like a nightmare, not because of the kids but because Tom is a terrible terrible husband. He's the villain.

[@miranda_turtle0566]

Tom said he would get one but he ended up not doing it because he felt immaculated

[@jclyntoledo]

​@@miranda_turtle0566emasculated*

[@jclyntoledo]

Lynette was on the pill in the first season then said she wanted to get off it bc of the side effects so they just used condoms. She asked him for a vasectomy once and he said no since he was at home so he already felt emasculated.

[@gRinchY-op5vr]

​@@miranda_turtle0566 it's emasculated lol this is a conversation they seriously should have had though about his feelings, I could see her saying fine and then withholding sex from him or something until he caved and got it done?

[@peacheznheelz6462]

7:26 when Lynette kicked that door down 😂😂😂 "Ding Dong"

[@MzAgyekum]

BADASS

[@marijmenez]

I could never hate Lynette. Tom on the other hand....

[@hali_55]

I’m kind of shocked listening to this and finding out that many people apparently hate Lynette?? Tom has been my least favourite character on the show by a mile for a very long time, I’m surprised people think she’s the problem in their relationship

[@leahosborne1380]

Say it with me misogyny

[@loveliestshawol9091]

they’re both insufferable in different ways which makes it hard to pick a side although I agree that Tom is most definitely the problem in their relationship

[@perksofbeingtonyaa]

Tom was a TERRIBLE husband, marrying someone like Tom would be like my worst nightmare. He was whiney and wanted to keep changing his mind about his career and their life every 5 seconds, and then Lynette is just expected to roll with the punches and change everything for Tom’s whims of the month. Him going back to school to learn Chinese, the whole sports car situation, the garage band, deciding to be a SAHD. Everything Tom did was only thinking about himself, and every time Lynette would give him some advice or making logical sense about things, he would cry “you don’t support anything I do”

[@Chamsiee]

I think he was in competition with her and he low key disliked her because she is constantly striving for good whereas in his pretty basic in everything he does. This type of man is my nightmare because you can't rely on them and they will blame you for everything.

[@kasiaabcde872]

Tom was great husband who loved hsi wife. Lynette was so manipulative and always treated Tom like the wrost person

[@oc2538]

​@@kasiaabcde872You must have skipped several episodes. Like the one he got a hard on for the nanny when he saw her naked but instead of telling his wife he just accidentally saw the nanny naked he went and had sex with his wife 🤢 then continued to stare at the nanny 🤮. When he was a stay at home dad he let dirt and filth pile basically forcing Lynette to not only work a full time job but to come home for her second job...all because Tom was lazy and had a "system". Puke in the bed, didn't even bother to clean it. To me that isn't a good spouse.

[@athousandandonenights11]

Tom and Lynette are people who make perfect sense on paper. One is a laid back, overall more passive person, who doesn’t really know what they want and have a hard time taking control of things. The other is a take charge, has a thirty year life plan, can point you in the right direction and get shit done kind of person. In theory they compliment each other. In reality the more dominant personality ends up resenting the other when they end up responsible for everything and with an ever growing amount of responsibilities. The more passive person becomes resentful because even though being like the other may not be what they want, seeing the person next you constantly succeed and have power over you, will make them feel less then. When these kind of people come together it’s important for both to learn how to be more independent and let the other person do so as well.

[@emmanuel7489]

People hate her because it's easy to sympathize with the people affected by Lynette's actions. Especially if you have a naggy mom or a controlling spouse. But I find it interesting to put oneself in Lynette's shoes. For a show called "Desperate Housewives", a lot of the everyday struggles of being a housewife are channeled through Lynette. Gaby, Brie and Susan are usually involved in unusual drama, vengeance, murder, etc. But most of Lynette's stories come from everyday challenges of a suburban mom. Not being prepared to deal with three ADHD boys, giving up her career for motherhood, having an incompetent husband (we love Tom but, boy was he dumb sometimes!), and generally feeling unsatisfied with a life that was supposed to be idyllic. Because that's the point of the show. You see these perfect gardens, these nice houses, these beautiful families, and you can't imagine how screwed up and unhappy those people can be. For this, I often feel bad for Lynette, even if she's often wrong. At least she's no Susan...

[@Sataandagi96]

Who loves Tom? Not me.

[@SashSC]

She kinda raised Tom along with the kids. She has her flaws, but her patience with him cannot be denied.

[@FamilyGuy770]

The reason why abortion isn’t discussed at all in this show is because the series creator Marc Cherry is a classic Ronald Regan Republican.

[@Itsbritney94]

Not really, ABC forbade him to bring up abortion

[@gRinchY-op5vr]

That makes sense unfortunately, I spend every rewatch wondering why Lynette just didn't get one given her AND Tom's reaction to her being pregnant with twins again?

[@Sakura-sd7gl]

I heard that Marc Cherry wanted to have it on the show but the network didn’t allow

[@Stormy_Cloud]

We have so many different variations of contraception to prevent unplanned pregnancies. Condoms, birth control, IUDs, depo injections, nexplanon arm bar, plan B, and most importantly ABSTINENCE. If you aren't ready to be a mother and failed to use diligent contraception, there is always adoption. Our schools are too sex positive. If you want to keep children out of trouble, keep them busy with afternoon activities such as sports, drama club, or music lessons. Each state has their own regulations for abortion. If you want an abortion that badly, you can travel to a different state. You can still have an abortion if there are medical complications where the mother or the baby's life is at risk, or in cases of rape.

[@adeleaslan8182]

That actually didn’t have (much) to do with it. Marc Cherry did want to introduce a new character who had an abortion plot line, but ABC wouldn’t allow it, and it had to be scrapped. He did say he never consider it as a plot line for the main characters though.

[@jordinometry1589]

Tom is the freaking problem… absolutely terrible partner

[@arianna5270]

They did a horrible job of cycling her through the same patterns. Going from unhappy housewife to cut throat business woman. It was weird that everytime she was back at home the story treated her like she’d always been at home and vice versa.

[@outinsider]

I found myself relating to Lynette the most. People who experience that high amount of trauma do have control issues and it takes a long time to heal from that. I did not like how Season 7 ended and I thought Season 8 was all about hating Lynette from the writer's end. So, seeing this video affirming and elevating her is comforting. It took me a long time to watch Season 8 because Marc Cherry's misogyny towards working women just became too evident for me to continue. I think Tom was a petulant child who expected more out of Lynette unrealistically and expected her to mother him too much. People blame Lynette because they don't like career-driven women and cannot sympathize with the reasons why she is like that because it's all about the altar to the penis and not about the sacrficial lamb on that altar killed against her will. I didn't like how Season 8 was all about ragging on Lynette and not ragging on Tom. Everyone seemed to take Tom's side, and the murder cover up ampified that. It makes sense the group didn't stay connected because while they had a resolution, the feelings that arouse that tested and broke the friendship already made themselves known.

[@angelaholmes8888]

It was hard seeing lynette in season 8

[@m0nsterVera]

I hated how the show tried to give these “Tom really loves Lynette moments” because if he did truly love and understand her, then why did he always act like another bother to her? She had to fire a good nanny because Tom couldn’t keep it in his pants. Lynette found out Tom had a secret family and when the mom died had to take care of that child too. When Tom suddenly wanted to have a pizza place and she supported him, couple years later he wanted to SELL the pizza place. Buy an RV, and travel around the world and said that now that was his dream. There’s probably a lot more, I haven’t seen the show in a while. But I hate how she had to put things aside for his sake. Not even talking about her pregnancy later on

[@dilldes]

😆😆 Only Susan & Edie left! I'm so excited!!!! Ooh maybe even some of the other compelling side characters like Andrew, Katherine, or Zack? Not trying to create more work you, just love your videos. Keep em comin, PosiTVty💛

[@themischief420]

what about Eddie? that guy had one hell of a story.

[@dilldes]

@themischief420 😯😢Ya know, yes

[@JMTE27]

She’s my fav of all the characters! She was flawed it’s true, but her qualities were fantastic & she had a great character & story arc. She grows a lot & always aims high. Always so admirable, also, Tom did bring out the worst in her bc he sucked !

[@itsnotdiana2057]

My bf and I binged this show and we rooted for Lynette and Tom, i love them both

[@barelyreal1]

I didn't know people hated Lynette, wow. She is my second favorite only after Bree.

[@starbits14]

MY FAVORITE HOUSEWIFE im so excited thank you!!!

[@mateafilipova8292]

Love that DH and the characters are getting the spotlight they deserve. Amazing video!

[@Kikimonsterbooks]

I didn’t like the show after the time jump, so I don’t remember what it was in the last season that made me hate Lynette at the end, but I really enjoyed how spikey and stubborn she was early on. She was the one I liked the most when I first started watching.

[@oc2538]

4:29 so are you shaming her for the fact she was overwhelmed and had a breakdown? I don't know a single woman who hasn't struggled with having to be a mom, work, etc. and giving control when you haven't ever been taken care of properly all your life.

[@edselgreaves6503]

Lynette is the second best TV mom. The first is Lois from Malcolm In The Middle

[@_Celine_26]

yes!!!!

[@marcelokonaszczuk4736]

Algo que siempre odié de la relacion de Lynette y Tom es que él siempre se negaba a ver los problemas y sólo se ocupaba de ellos cuando le explotaban en el rostro. Ejemplos de esto son Kyla, la hija de Tom, y la madre de Tom con sus problemas de senilidad. Y siempre culpaba de alguna forma a Lynnete vuando fue él mismo quien dejo crecer el problema en primera instancia. No es que ella fuera perfecta ya que Lynnete tenía muchos defectos muy molestos pero aún así era mas madura que Tom.

[@gRinchY-op5vr]

I came to the conclusion Tom has to be miffed at Lynette in those scenarios because 'she was right, AGAIN'. He could have just learned to listen to his wife the next time but NOPE

[@acacacacacacaccaca7666]

i liked lynette but i felt like even for this show her story was all over the place, she was a stay at home mom then a professional then she had a family owned restaurant then she was pregnant with a disabled child and it was just like well i guess just about anything can happen to her. Maybe its because i watched this show as a teenager and she started as the most normal and down to earth one

[@zacharypolson236]

I love the main 5 they were all great in their own ways. I’m obsessed with this show, I wanted it when it was also playing on tv. 😊

[@YesseniaGonzalezH]

saw this suggested and clicked so fast!!!

[@kasiaabcde872]

Lynette was the worst character. She always has to be right, she treats her husband like a trash- he lost 3 jobs because of her, she never supports him, she is responsible of 3 deaths. She manipulates, doesn't understand when she is wrong. Best moments for me were when she was fired by Carlos while being pregnant and when Tom's new girlfriend showed her divorce papers. I loved that. She has never loved Tom- she liked control him and push him. But I would not call it love- not from her side. Sad they ended up together. Wrong ending.

[@talkingonyoutube623]

I love Lynette, love how imperfect she was. Personally I think Tom was an awful husband and childlish

[@paulinavzz1006]

What? I didn't know she was hated, my boyfriend and I love her when we rewatched the series :D we thought the worst thing in her was been marry to Tom

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yeah me too I love lynette

[@meditacion6798]

I feel like you have not once spoke with a mother, it is normal to feel guilty going back to work, it is normal to be jelous of a nanny. Pls investigate before you speak

[@Filmation77]

Felicity Huffman sucks as a person but she IS a Good actress

[@youasked4640]

Tom was the worst character on the show. He is such a worthless, terrible husband.

[@_gnarkill]

I appreciate this video!! Lynette is hands down my favourite character. She's just the realest one to me. Also just a total badass. Her character deserved soooo much better. They all deserved better actually :( Also, unpopular opinion, she should've had a fling with Rick 😂 Tom just continued to test her resilience and drain her beautiful soul, and just not be enough of a good husband for her. He had his good moments! But they were short moments lol

[@zee-zm1io]

Tom is the worst. Lynette’s problem is Tom

[@aSUGAaddiction]

Yay!!! So early and loving this series!

[@Kiseochan]

I haven't watched the whole series yet, last thing I remember was the episode with her mom and stepdad. I do remember though when it came to her and Tom it seemed like she was made out to be a badguy even when she was the one having to go without or having to sacrifice. She was "allowed" to try and go back to work but she had a lot more obstacles to contend with than Tom. She was punished more harshly about being a "bad parent" for not being around as much and as for the home stuff the standard she had to meet was mountains above the way Tom took care of things. I remember genuinely thinking that Tom just didn't care about her.

[@scottibrown3274]

I can’t wait for the Susan video, because that’s going to be a lot to unpack! 😂 Are we also going to get a Mary Alice, Katherine, and Edie video as well?

[@perfectallycromulent]

Blame Tom, blame Lynette, I don't really care. If I watch Desperate Housewives, I just fast forward through their scenes. They're both habitual liars sniping endlessly at each other in a prison of their own making.

[@Chamsiee]

I had no idea people hated her because she is relatable. There are so many Lynette scavo in this world. However, I am rewatching the série from the beginning and I forgot how I hated her husband.

[@littleredbirddontgo]

lynette is my favourite character out of the wives

[@AgentSteffi]

seeing your videos about bojack and desperate housewives - i think you (guys) would like LOST. So many imperfect people and so many character arcs

[@-Carlisle-]

yesssss Desperate Housewives content!

[@Elizabeth-mf3dn]

Her and Eddie 😭😭😭

[@aela5521]

YESSS I NEED MORE MORE

[@jclyntoledo]

It's hard to feel bad for Lynette bc if you watch the complete series you see that it's not just Tom she has a problem with. Most of the men don't want to date her bc she is controlling and manipulative. Not to mention the whole reason they got separated to begin with was because Lynette was upset by Tom's success. She couldn't even let him decorate an office. If she was really that miserable then she should have followed through with a divorce instead of trying to win Tom back.

[@monsterlovefreak3]

bro the baby thing mad me so uhh like bro

[@marcellakryka]

She is probably my favorite housewife in the show (my toxic trait is my favorite character being Karl Mayer), so I really disliked how the writers presented her and Tom’s reconciliation as *her* responsibility. That she was the only one who needed to do some self-reflecting and start making changes. But Tom was just as culpable (let’s be real, it’s mostly him) in the dissolution of their marriage and had a lot of work to do on himself too.

[@Liz86000]

I love Lynette. AND I love Susan too by the way.

[@Stormy_Cloud]

Lynette and Tom have the worst resumes. They have quit all their jobs in a moment's notice. They had different jobs in almost every season.

[@marcelokonaszczuk4736]

Pueden activar los subtítulos en el video de Gaby? Soy de Argentina y no entiendo mucho de inglés

[@angelaholmes8888]

I never understood why some people have a problem with lynette now tom i do get why fans have negativity with him i do connect with her character at times i didn't like that she got back with tom

[@ShaeDaily]

I do not like Suzanne loved Lynett and loved Bree! I felt as moms because they always put on such a strong face that was ALWAYS backed up. I related the most to them.

[@chesteruwu]

The only character I’ve ever consistently hated since the very beginning was Susan. I often skip her scenes lol

[@Elrewin59]

While this was a very interesting video (it's always fun seeing others' point of view!), I can't say I agree with it. I don't think Lynette had any evolution. All her problems always stemmed from the same things: her husband (yeah, we hate Tom in this house), but also her need for control and her constant dissatisfaction with her life. I can understand how these could create problems for the first few seasons (you can't unlearn years of coping mechanisms in a week), but she NEVER learns any lessons from her mistakes. Your video shows it: she makes mistakes, then she scrambles to fix them and you think she learned something from it... until she turns around and does the exact same thing again. I can appreciate her trying to fix things, but my compassion stops when this happens for the 100th time. Truth is, Lynette was the worst written character of the show. The premise was good (highly career-oriented woman who fell for the wrong man - someone who was more interested in "breaking" her, into satisfying his ego by making her give up the things she loved so he would feel more important, rather than find the traditional/submissive wife he obviously wanted - and is dissatisfied and exhausted by her life). This would have made for a few good seasons. The problem is, she never goes past this. It's obvious the writers didn't now what to do with her character beyond that so they kept her in this loop for the entire show. Her pregnancy is proof of that: there is NO WAY in real life that a woman like her would have kept that child. Which is a shame because that could have made for a good storyline... Her ending should have happened much earlier imo: divorce Tom, go back to the workforce and her struggles could have been navigating her wanting to succeed, wanting to be there for her children and co-parenting with Tom. There were so many options the writers could have chosen, and they didn't because they didn't really want to evolve.

[@KrisBryant15]

Lynette was terrible crap character like Gabby and Susan 😅 Bree was the best and most consistent

[@skurinski]

She continuously lied to Tom and tried to sabotage him whenever he parented their kids

[@jan-qr4xs]

Yes agreed...she was manipulative best..Tom tries his best but she alwaus has this competitive side...if things went so well and it isnt because of her but other people she will find ways to sabotage it....if things go well it shld be bevause of her....and this character really ticked me off...she going her ways to get Tom fired was one of the worst

[@gRinchY-op5vr]

Because he NEVER lied to Lynette about ANYTHING? 🤔🤣

[@klaudiaarriera9989]

Why would a marry woman having unprotected sex need an abortion? If it wasn’t mentioned why impose it?

[@tubularbill]

I didn’t feel completely sorry for Lynette. Tom at heart is a really good guy. He’s a good family man. A good provider and he tries to do his best. Lynette makes up accusations. She comes out of the blue with hysterics and she’s very judgmental. So she’s no angel.

[@_Celine_26]

Can you elaborate on "Tom is a good provider" please