There are still five episodes of Desperate Housewives left, but fans will say an early goodbye to one Fairview resident when Wisteria Lane gathers to lay Mike Delfino (James Denton) to rest this Sunday (9/8c on ABC).
Why was Mike the one to bite the bullet? How will Susan cope with the loss? And what does it mean for the rest of the women? Showrunner Bob Daily spoke with TVGuide.com about the decision behind the big death, the “heartbreaking” funeral and why we may not have seen the last of Mike just yet!
How long had Mike’s death been in the works?
Bob Daily: Quite some time. And I can’t believe that we were able to keep this secret as long as we did. I think we pitched it to the network and the studio maybe as early as December.
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Why did you decide to kill Mike?
Daily: I think we knew we wanted another blockbuster moment as we approached the end. Everybody’s been married at least a couple times and we were running out of other big life events. We had a lot of births. We thought…
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