Appearances
Despite being deceased, Mary Alice's voice has been heard in nearly every episode of the series; however, Rex Van de Kamp (played by Steven Culp) narrated the sixteenth episode of season three, "My Husband, the Pig" (though Mary Alice still provided narration for the opening "previously on Desperate Housewives" montage), and Edie Britt (played by Nicollette Sheridan) narrated the nineteenth episode of season five, "Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know". That episode had no "previously" montage, and is the only episode in the series in which Mary Alice is not seen or heard at all.
In addition to this, she has appeared in person in several episodes. Besides "Pilot" (1.01), where she commits suicide, she has appeared in flashbacks and dream sequences in episodes: "Pretty Little Picture" (1.03), "Guilty" (1.08), "The Ladies Who Lunch" (1.16), "One Wonderful Day" (1.23), "There Is No Other Way" (2.16), "Remember" (2.23 and 2.24), "Bang" (3.07), "Smiles of a Summer Night" (4.02), "Free" (4.17), "The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened" (5.13), "Epiphany" (6.20), "Remember Paul?" (7.01), "Making the Connection" (8.02), "Putting It Together" (8.09), and the series finale, "Finishing the Hat" (8.23).
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