Post by Forever Xena on May 7, 2005 11:08:06 GMT -6
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A glimpse from the article
A glimpse from the article
Run-up to a cliffhanger
Now comes the daunting challenge of ending the season on a high note while laying the groundwork for Season 2. The next three crucial episodes (ABC, Sundays, 9 p.m. ET/PT), culminating with the cliffhanger, will show the events that led Mary Alice Young to shoot herself in the opening episode, introduce a new housewife with a major mystery of her own, and place the futures of several characters in serious jeopardy.
"The way this all comes together at the end of this season is so fantastic," Cross says, standing in the shade on the soccer field and wearing a sun hat to protect her porcelain skin.
But going into the next season, there is genuine concern over the public continuing to believe that these actresses are as close as their neighborly characters appear on TV. That perception was challenged by Vanity Fair's May cover story, which exposed a catty cast photo shoot, resulting in bruised egos and cold shoulders. Working to put the ugly incident behind them, the leading ladies have been offering each other expressions of goodwill as they say goodbye for their summer hiatus.
Hatcher broke the tension by coming to the set three weeks ago with homemade banana bread and champagne baskets she had made for each of the ladies. Cross spent the previous days shopping for goodbye gifts ("yummy, smelly things like candles") for her co-stars. Longoria has been busy creating a collage poster ("of our amazing year") for each of the women. Brenda Strong (Mary Alice) presented charm bracelets to Hatcher, Cross, Longoria and Huffman. The bracelets contained photos of each of their faces.
And putting to rest tabloid rumors of feuding with Hatcher, Nicollette Sheridan (Edie) is considering asking Hatcher to be maid of honor at her upcoming wedding: "We're tight," Sheridan says.
The Vanity Fair article, Cherry asserts, "truly does not reflect how our gals treat each other."
"It can be hurtful to the ensemble," says Longoria, who united with the other women to pay for a thank-you party for their crew. "What really (angered me) about the Vanity Fair shoot is that it was an argument between us and Vanity Fair. Not within us. We are going to have better understanding of our publicity next year."
Now comes the daunting challenge of ending the season on a high note while laying the groundwork for Season 2. The next three crucial episodes (ABC, Sundays, 9 p.m. ET/PT), culminating with the cliffhanger, will show the events that led Mary Alice Young to shoot herself in the opening episode, introduce a new housewife with a major mystery of her own, and place the futures of several characters in serious jeopardy.
"The way this all comes together at the end of this season is so fantastic," Cross says, standing in the shade on the soccer field and wearing a sun hat to protect her porcelain skin.
But going into the next season, there is genuine concern over the public continuing to believe that these actresses are as close as their neighborly characters appear on TV. That perception was challenged by Vanity Fair's May cover story, which exposed a catty cast photo shoot, resulting in bruised egos and cold shoulders. Working to put the ugly incident behind them, the leading ladies have been offering each other expressions of goodwill as they say goodbye for their summer hiatus.
Hatcher broke the tension by coming to the set three weeks ago with homemade banana bread and champagne baskets she had made for each of the ladies. Cross spent the previous days shopping for goodbye gifts ("yummy, smelly things like candles") for her co-stars. Longoria has been busy creating a collage poster ("of our amazing year") for each of the women. Brenda Strong (Mary Alice) presented charm bracelets to Hatcher, Cross, Longoria and Huffman. The bracelets contained photos of each of their faces.
And putting to rest tabloid rumors of feuding with Hatcher, Nicollette Sheridan (Edie) is considering asking Hatcher to be maid of honor at her upcoming wedding: "We're tight," Sheridan says.
The Vanity Fair article, Cherry asserts, "truly does not reflect how our gals treat each other."
"It can be hurtful to the ensemble," says Longoria, who united with the other women to pay for a thank-you party for their crew. "What really (angered me) about the Vanity Fair shoot is that it was an argument between us and Vanity Fair. Not within us. We are going to have better understanding of our publicity next year."