Finishing the Hat (Desperate Housewives)

"Finishing the Hat"
Desperate Housewives episode
Episode no.	Season 8 Episode 23
Directed by	David Grossman
Written by	Marc Cherry
Original air date	May 13, 2012
Guest appearance(s)
Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair Daniella Baltodano as Celia Solis Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young Scott Bakula as Trip Weston Christine Estabrook as Martha Huber Orson Bean as Roy Bender Lindsey Kraft as Jennifer Patrika Darbo as Jean Roselyn Sanchez as Carmen Luna Nike Doukas as Natalie Klein Jarvis George as Driver Todd Weeks as Kent Wes Brown as Doctor Marc Fajardo as Valet Debbie Pollack as Mother Teri Bocko as Young Bride-To-Be Cameo appearance: Marc Cherry as Mover No. 1 Bob Daily as Mover No. 2 Roger Bart as George Williams Lupe Ontiveros as Juanita "Mama" Solis Maria Cominis as Mona Clarke Richard Burgi as Karl Mayer Justine Bateman as Ellie Leonard Kiersten Warren as Nora Huntington Steven Culp as Rex Van de Kamp Ellen Geer as Lillian Simms Emily Bergl as Beth Young Jonathan Cake as Chuck Vance Valerie Mahaffey as Alma Hodge David Starzyk as Bradley Scott
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"Finishing the Hat" is the 180th episode and the second part of the two-hour series finale of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. It is the twenty-third and final episode of the show's eighth season and was broadcast on May 13, 2012. Although the season was promoted as "Kiss Them Goodbye", the series finale was promoted as "The Final Kiss Goodbye".

Katherine makes a surprise return to the lane having made a huge amount of money as the owner of a frozen food conglomerate in France and offers Lynette a job as the head of her United States expansion. At Renee's wedding, Lynette realizes that she is in fact happy and gives a lovely toast that is as much for the happy couple as it is for Tom when she advises them to never forget how great they feel at this moment to know that someone loves them and that that is enough to keep you happy. When Tom hears that Lynette is truly happy he says maybe she should take that job after all.

Gaby gets a big promotion at work and is nervous and excited about all the new hours and responsibilities. Carlos cheerleads for her until she starts missing dinners and trying to buy him off with fancy gifts like he used to do with her. He says he wants her time and for her to be present. He then scares her into realizing what she's neglecting by hiring a hot female gardener as a reminder of what she did with John Rowland all those years ago. She is angry about this since it's not funny for him to mock the most shameful thing she's ever done. At Renee's wedding they make up and compliment each other on how much they've grown and how their relationship works now and vow to keep it great.

Susan finally reveals to her friends that she's moving. While seeing Julie through the last weeks of her pregnancy, Susan tries to set her up on a date with her OB, Susan later reveals she may or may not have another torrid romance in her life but the memories of Mike and her life on the Lane will be enough to keep her warm.

Julie, Gaby, and Susan are all helping Renee on her wedding day. In the limo on the way to the wedding Julie's water breaks... all over Renee's dress. They make a quick stop at Gaby's department store to get a new wedding dress. While they're busy stealing/borrowing the dress, Susan jumps into the driver's seat of the limo and takes Julie to the hospital.

Gaby and Renee emerge and when the limo is gone they hotfoot it to the wedding. Renee arrives disheveled and distraught but Ben says all the right things and the wedding goes off without a hitch and includes Lynette's lovely toast and Carlos and Gaby's reconciliation.

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