User blog:Kate.moon/Future of Lynette and Tom

If I had to pick a couple on Desperate Housewives that stuck with one another through thick and thin, it would have to be Tom and Lynette. Sure they've had their rough moments with cancer, unexpected pregnancies and job setbacks, but they've always been there for each other.

Recently though, they seem to be struggling more so than usual, and with Tom's success! Since Lynette's always been the one in control with an amazing career, she's not dealing so well with her husband's newfound success and the personality changes that go with it. What does this mean for their future as the season comes to a close?

TV Line spoke with Doug Savant to ask these very questions. True to form, the actor is on his character's side over Lynette's. Since she's always been the one "on top," Doug feels that it's Tom's time to shine for once:

"You’ll excuse me if I see things from Tom’s perspective, but of course, I think Tom’s right. [Laughs] For seven years, we’ve seen this guy really do everything he could possibly do to please his wife. He has taken a backseat to her. He’s supported her. He’s endured what she’s sabotaged – his promotions at work. He gave up certain dreams of going back to college and what have you. This year, when she pushed the button and said he’s forty-six-years-old and that he’s not really accomplished anything in his life, he made a firm commitment to change that. And now he has. The questions circling this storyline are really, What happens when you get everything you wanted, but yet, it’s not what you expected? It’s happening for Lynette with Tom. He’s really become everything she ever wanted. Yet, it’s not what she expected."

Could it possibly be over for Tom and Lynette? Say it isn't so! Doug Savant isn't sure about the future of his TV marriage, but he believes that they're still a solid couple; in fact, they will be taking a little vacation to try and work through their problems...even if it's not the romantic vacation that we may expect.

What do you think? Are you on Tom or Lynette's side on this? Tell us in the comments!

Kate.moon 22:29, May 12, 2011 (UTC)