In episode nine, all of the girls participate in a charity event while each deals with their own household problems with their children and spouses. 

This episode would pass the Bechdel test. 

  • There are four main characters that are girls 
  • The four girls are all neighbors and close friends, so they interact almost daily
  • In this episode, many girls are taking part in a charity event where they discuss hair, makeup, and dresses. 

Bree

  • Feminine characteristics: warm, tender, doesn’t use harsh language, loves children, feminine 
    • Bree has her children’s best intentions while taking care of and raising them. Each of the girls participated in a charity runway show. 
  • Masculine characteristics: defends own beliefs, assertive, makes decisions easily, willing to take a stand, dominant, analytical
    • As she is dealing with her son who ran over Gabby’s mother-in-law, she catches her son smoking. She decides to figure out a harder punishment for his actions, so she sets him up to get caught with marijuana at school. 

Susan

  • Feminine characteristics: loves children, feminine
    • Susan cares for her daughter by herself and also participates in a charity runway show. 
  • Masculine characteristics: assertive, willing to take a stand, aggressive 
    • Susan finds out that Gabby is having an affair; she becomes aggravated as her ex-husband cheated on her. 

Lynette

  • Feminine characteristics: feminine, loves children, soft-spoken
    • Lynette cares for her children while searching for a perfect nanny. She participated in a charity runway show. 
  • Masculine characteristics: willing to take risks, competitive, ambitious 
    • As Lynette is looking for a nanny, she goes to the park to try and steal one from another family. 

Gabby

  • Feminine characteristics: affectionate, feminine, cheerful
    • Gabby gets excited as she gets to help run a charity runway event. She also reminisces about her and John’s relationship and convinces him to break up with his girlfriend. 
  • Masculine characteristics: strong personality, willing to take risk
    • Gabby still sneaks around with John while he confesses his love to Susan. Gabby decides to tell his mom the truth. 

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