It fits right in with a state that has never had a woman as governor and has never sent a woman to Washington. Iowa is behind the times, because women are simply not being treated as equals.

When I was a kid, I thought I was Wonder Woman.

As we neared the end of season 1, our plan was that each woman would enter a new life chapter. Gabrielle would learn to function without Carlos, Susan and Mike would build their relationship, Lynette would go back to work, and Bree would become a single woman. We either had to have Rex divorce her or die, and we already did the coma with Mama Solis.

I wound up using 12-pound free weights, which for a woman is pretty good.

I just sprinkle shrimp with curry powder and sugar and broil them. Yum,

These are people who never, ever would have imagined themselves being homeless. Ever. If you really talk to a large cross-section of people, you realize that they're not that different from us or our uncles or our aunts. It's like we know these people.