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| Kyle MacLachlan as Orson Hodge | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Kyle MacLachlan | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | Don't Look at Me (episode 2.19) | ||||||||||||
| Created by | Marc Cherry | ||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Part Owner of Mrs. Van de Kamps Catering Caterer Former Dentist |
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| Residence | 4354 Wisteria Lane Fairview, Eagle State |
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Orson Hodge is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by Kyle MacLachlan.
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Early life
Orson Hodge, born on June 28, 1959 (as seen on a mental hospital admission paper in "The Miracle Song"), grew up in a very religious household. When he was sixteen, his father Edwin had an affair with another woman. When the truth came out, it caused a scandal at their church and he became an alcoholic. One day his mother, Gloria, asked Orson to stay with him, saying she had to visit a sick friend but Orson later left because he had plans with his friends. When he returned his father had apparently committed suicide. Orson would later spend time at a mental hospital for depression since his mother blamed him for his father's death.
By the time he was an adult, Orson had become a dentist.
He was set up by his mother and his girlfriend to get married when he got her pregnant. Alma miscarried and Orson never came to love her and began an affair himself with Monique Pollier. When Alma found out, she decided to punish him by faking her own death. However, since there was no body and no evidence (a panicked Orson had cleaned everything up), he never went to jail. Yet Alma's friend, Carolyn Bigsby, became his arch nemesis, accusing him of killing his wife. Free, he tried to begin a new life with Monique but found her dead, with his mother saying it was an accident when she had, in fact, killed Monique to punish Orson for cheating on Alma. He had to hide the body when Mike Delfino, whom Monique had called, came to do some plumbing. Gloria convinced a reluctant Orson to aid her in covering up the murder. The mother and son bury Monique at the country club, his mother having removed Monique's teeth to prevent identification. All of this would come back to haunt him.
Orson met Susan at a movie theater and helped her get Mike jealous.[1] He then met Bree Van de Kamp, who was staying at the mental hospital he stayed in during his youth. When Bree saw Orson visiting an old friend at the hospital, the two are instantly attracted to each other. Their relationship is furthered when Orson helps Bree escape from the hospital so she can be with her daughter, Danielle. However, when Mike sees Orson for a dental exam and recognizes him, Orson runs over Mike in an attempt to cover his tracks, subsequently putting Mike in a coma.[2]
Season 3
After six months of dating, Orson proposed to Bree, who accepted. Mike, though alive, was no longer a threat as he had retrograde amnesia from his coma. Unfortunately for them, Carolyn eventually returned. They still got married, even though Bree had to ask him if he had killed his wife first.[3] They were about to go on their honeymoon, but cancelled at the last minute when Bree saw Andrew Van de Kamp on TV and went after him, only to be rejected. Orson ultimately talked him into coming back, making him realize he would hurt himself just as much as his mother otherwise.[4] Orson told Bree that Carolyn's husband had an affair which ultimately led to Carolyn holding several people hostage (including Edie, Julie, Lynette, Austin and Nora) and killing Nora.[5]
She then tried to reunite Orson with his family, by finding his mother who was revealed to not be senile, as he had told Bree.[6] This backfired when Gloria tried to drive Bree away from Orson by revealing he also had an affair with Monique,[7] but Mike Delfino's arrest cleared her suspicions for the time being.[8] This, however, turned Susan into Orson's arch nemesis. Gloria then had Alma, who wasn't dead after all, come and try to get Orson back. She tried to "repair" her miscarriage by drugging and raping him; she faked suicide to have him come to his home unsuspecting.[9] Bree sided with her husband, leading Gloria to sabotage her ladder, making her land at the hospital. Andrew, who thought Orson was the culprit, since he had partly eavesdropped his confession with Bree, threatened him to meet "bad Andrew" and Mike, whose bail had been paid by Zach Young, then began to remember the night of Monique's murder. He confronted Orson on the roof of the hospital where he visited Bree, accidentally pushing him from the roof.[10]
Bree and Susan reconciled after her accident and Orson used Alma's well-timed death, her suicide letter and his mother's stroke to implicate them in Monique Pollier's murder, clearing Mike's name at the same time. Orson visited his mother and banished her from his life,[11] and he and Bree went on their honeymoon, though not before sending a pregnant Danielle to a convent to avoid scandal. When they returned, it was revealed that Bree had faked her pregnancy and they would raise the child as their own.[12]
Season 4
This proved difficult as they had to stop people touching Bree's belly and even invent a story to explain why a fork had entered Bree's belly without her noticing.[13] They also had to deal with genuinely pregnant Susan who wanted to go to Bree's ob-gyn and Danielle's various troubles, even endangering her baby's life by rollerblading.[14] Although Orson wanted to throw in the towel, he decided to continue to pretend his wife was pregnant when a teary-eyed Bree told him this baby was her second chance at parenting. They have appeared to be successful as only Phyllis Van de Kamp and Adam Mayfair found out and both agreed to keep the secret. Although they had to foil Phyllis's ploy to get back at Bree by having Danielle stay and raise the child with her by using Danielle's craving for fun.[15]
Danielle gave birth to a baby boy on Halloween. After a tearful goodbye, Danielle gave her baby son to her mother. Bree and Orson named the baby Benjamin. When Bree wanted to get the baby circumcised, Orson was opposed due to bad memories of his own circumcision. However, Bree did it behind Orson's back. Orson was angry when he found out but hesitantly forgave Bree and let it go, though it was clear that there were lingering resentments. After a tornado, Orson, Bree and Benjamin moved into Susan's house and Orson began sleepwalking. When Julie came in late one night, she found Orson and he said "I'm sorry I ran you over, Mike". Julie later told Mike this and he forgave Orson. Everything changed when Mike told Susan about this and she barged into Bree's house, angry at Orson, telling him not to come near her family again. Bree found it impossible to forgive him, kicking him out of the house. He stayed briefly with Edie, as well as living for a while in the Fairview Towers apartment complex.
Orson makes one final attempt to receive forgiveness from Bree but is rejected again. She told Orson that the only way their marriage can be saved is if he turns himself in to the police, which Orson is unwilling to do.
At the conclusion of the fourth season, the series progresses five years into the future. Bree returns home from a poker game and is revealed to have become a sharp businesswoman after the success of a cookbook she created. Her son, a much more mature Andrew, is shown to be his mother's assistant. Orson is heard upstairs revealing that he and Bree seemingly worked out their issues and remain married. Benjamin, however, is nowhere to be seen.
Season 5
The season begins following the five year jump that concluded the previous season. Explanations for Bree's dramatically different life, such as being a successful businesswoman and remaining married to Orson, are given almost immediately. It is revealed that two years after the conclusion of the fourth season, Bree's daughter, Danielle, has married a lawyer named Leo Katz. Believing she is now better equipped for motherhood, Danielle returns to take Benjamin, her biological son, back from Bree. This leaves Bree devastated as she is left all alone, which also reveals that Orson finally agreed to go to prison shortly after the conclusion of the previous season. It is learned that Bree's success is the result of her putting all the energy she once used on raising Benjamin into her work. She now views her business as her "baby" and, like she had done with Benjamin, makes it her first priority.
Bree's successful venture into publishing (with Andrew as an employee) leaves Orson feeling unappreciated and ignored by his wife. This caused him to become somewhat cold and changed his relationship with his wife dramatically because she considers her business "her baby." Orson became angry at Bree when she used "Van de Kamp" on her cookbook. Orson is put out by Bree concentrating on a party and breaking her promise to cook Orson a pot roast. After midnight, Orson was waiting and forced Bree to make the roast, causing her to sob silently. Orson's criminal record made it almost impossible to find a job so he asked Bree for a position with her company. She initially refused because her business partner threatened to quit if Orson is given a job. Orson became upset and goes to sleep in the guest bedroom. Bree eventually relents and gives Orson a job and now she is very happy with her choice.
Orson joined Tom Scavo's band and played the keyboards until a fire broke out at the White Horse Club and ended up with a broken nose.[16] Orson has developed a habit of stealing from his neighbours and revealed to Bree that it gave him a thrill and told a therapist that it made him very happy because it is something Bree cannot control. While trying to steal from a neighbour, he is caught and hit across the face with a baseball bat. He then ran out into the street, in front of Edie's car. Edie swerves to avoid Orson which led to her crashing and ultimately dying after being electrocuted by a fallen power cable. Bree decided to divorce Orson and robbed the house in an attempt to hide assets. When Orson found out, he blackmailed her with an insurance fraud charge to avoid the divorce.
Later, Orson is assaulted and threatened by a man hired by Karl. This upsets Bree, who insists to Orson that she was not responsible for the attack. This backfires, however, as Orson mistakes her sympathy with a plea to stay with her. Bree confronts Karl for hiring a hitman and accuses him of turning her into a person she no longer recognizes. Karl admits that he likes what Bree is becoming, which prompts her to fire him. With Karl no longer representing Bree, he proclaims that it would no longer be unethical for the two to begin an affair. Bree is initially reluctant, but a passionate kiss between the two reveals that, like Karl, Bree is enjoying the person she has become, too.
The season concludes at Mike Delfino's wedding two months later. Bree is seen sitting in the congregation with Orson, but turns around and smiles seductively at Karl, insinuating that the two are still secretly having an affair.
Season 6
Since forcing Bree to stay in their marriage, she has become cold and distant toward him, Orson, convinced Bree still loves him tries to make amends, he has agreed to sleep in separate beds hoping this will give them space. Orson is unaware his wife has started an affair with her divorce lawyer, his suspicions aroused when he went to replace a brooch Bree had received as a gift from her lover claiming she had gotten it at an antique store, Orson went to the store only to find out they only sell furniture. Bree later assures him she got the stores mixed up, proving what trust Orson has for his wife.
Trivia
- In the opening episode of Season 5, "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow", Orson is seen singing "Break On Through to the Other Side" by The Doors at the party thrown for Edie. In future episodes, Orson is also seen playing keyboards for Tom Scavo's band. These two scenes could be of reference to actor Kyle McLachlan portraying keyboardist Ray Manzarek in Oliver Stone's film "The Doors".
- Both Orson and Bree have been accused of murdering their previous spouses.
- Orson has had three lovers throughout the series: His first wife Alma, his mistress Monique, and his second wife Bree, all of whom are redheads.
References
- ^ "Don't Look At Me," Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ "Remember," Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ It Takes Two, Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ A Weekend In the Country, Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ Bang, Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ Children and Art, Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ Beautiful Girls, Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ The Miracle Song, Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ Come Play Wiz Me, Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ I Remember That, Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ The Little Things We Do Together, Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ Getting Married Today, Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ Now You Know, Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ The Game, Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ Art Isn't Easy, Desperate Housewives episode
- ^ City on Fire, Desperate Housewives episode
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