What does Marcia Cross need ...
Question: What does
Marcia Cross need to do in order to win an Emmy? Cross' Bree is the best character on
Desperate Housewives, and even in boring episodes, her performance alone is enough to carry the show. On
Housewives' first year,
Teri Hatcher outdid Cross on every award show, then
Felicity Huffman took the Emmy podium and Marcia's chances were destroyed once again. Nevertheless, I believe that her performance is not only funny but also dramatic and creepy at the same time. There has never been such a great, compelling role written for a woman. For example, during Rex's funeral Marcia communicated a truthful emotion by worrying about her dead husband's tie, and after changing it in the middle of the service, her face and words reflected a pure and honest love. On the next episode, Marcia delivered another amazing scene, slapping her mother-in-law in front of Lynette. Bree goes from funny to sincere, mixing some dark feelings and true perfection every time she appears. Marcia Cross has tested herself in a way no other Desperate Housewife could, and it is about time that she gets an Emmy. Do you think this could be Cross' year?
Answer: It's anyone's guess, but I'll probably keep predicting Marcia Cross as a winner (or at least, as a "should win" candidate) until she finally takes one of those blasted things home. The fact that Bree is openly struggling with her alcoholism now may put her in better shape to win, as voters love big story lines, and this could be just the chance she needs to chew the scenery like the pro we know she is. This year, however, I think her biggest rival may not be one of her costars but more likely
Weeds star
Mary-Louise Parker or even
The Comeback's
Lisa Kudrow, if she gets nominated. Among the Wisteria Lane residents, this season anyway, Marcia/Bree is the only serious contender.
