~ Cristal Sedai ~

My favorite thing about Edie Britt is that she is technically written as an antagonist, but she only “antagonizes” because she just wants to have close relationships and feel valued by others. That’s literally all she’s ever wanted, consistently, in the almost four complete seasons that I’ve watched of this show. Even so, I can’t entirely tell if Edie and the audience’s relationship with her is SUPPOSED to be received in this ironic way, or if the writers really do want the audience to see Edie as an obnoxious nuisance. I do think the writers do a good job of highlighting her nuances, and honestly she’s probably the most nuanced character in the whole show, at least up to this point. Everyone sucks on Wisteria Lane, we shouldn’t ever forget that, but Edie is quite literally the LEAST guilty and problematic one out of anyone who does or has lived on that street thus far. She’s smart as hell too, being a real estate agent and choosing to live AND work in an upper-class neighborhood with a frequent turnover rate, all thanks to the other psychos that will never leave the street. And they probably cause her more hell than she does them when you add it all up, but at least none of them have killed her. Their shenanigans ensure that she always has at least one extra house to sell per year! Also Susan SUCKS and every time Edie remarks that Susan victimizes herself and doesn’t realistically understand how she’s perceived by others, EDIE IS SO FUCKING REAL FOR THAT. Justice for Edie, man, she deserves better than Wisteria Lane’s stuck-up bullshit. Hashtag my Edie