Desperate Housewives

At this point, it's no major spoiler to reveal that a plane crashes on to Wisteria Lane on December 6.

But executive producer Marc Cherry has spilled more on this mid-season cliffhanger to TV Guide Magazine, saying the incident will claim the lives of three characters: one minor, one central and one major who’s been on since season one.

Clearly, we're most interested in the identity of the significant character. Might it be the man pictured above?

“The fans are going to be sad over this one, but it was a good time to end this character’s story line.," Cherry said, who praised the fired actor for taking the news “with a lot of class."

“This person stood up at our table read and told everyone what a joy it was to be a part of the show."

That's great and all... but WHO IS IT? Chime in with your comments/thoughts/guesses now.

On Sunday's episode of Desperate Housewives...

• Susan makes a shocking discovery;
• Gabrielle tries (illegally) to get Juanita in to Catholic school;
• Lynette's baby bump becomes impossible to hide;
• Bree tries to keep her infidelity a secret.

As usual, we'll update our section of Desperate Housewives quotes soon after the episode ends.

For now, get a sneak peek at one of the storylines listed above. This is classic Gabrielle...

After the jump, watch a clip of Susan doing battle with Katherine in court.

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We know two things about the upcoming place crash on Desperate Housewives:

1. It will take place on December 6;
2. Dan Castellaneta will pilot the wayward jet.

Now, thanks to a new report courtesy of E! News, more details have emerged regarding this mid-season cliffhanger.

For starters, the the plane will crash into the home of one of the four ladies seen below:

The odds seem to be in Bree's (unfortunate) favor, as sources also say Bree and Orson will be trapped inside their house.

Because other insiders say a "fan favorite" will die in the wreck, our money is on Orson. But we won't know the answer until early 2010, when the series returns from its winter hiatus.

On December 6, a plane will crash onto Wisteria Lane and take the life of... someone. (You don't wanna know every detail ahead of time, do you?)

Desperate Housewives will then go on hiatus until 2010, picking up with an episode that models itself after another ABC series: FlashForward.

In early January, the show will depict an alternate future reality, as the housewives ponder various “What If” scenarios.

"We’re doing something we’ve never done before,” creator Marc Cherry told TV Guide Magazine. “It’s our ‘What If’ episode, where we’ll show five scenarios with our Housewives contemplating their lives based on the accident. Those who lost someone imagine what their lives would have been like if their loved ones had lived. Some people imagine what if they hadn’t married the people they married.”

We can't reveal too much about the unique episode now, but we can confirm that Celia and MJ will play key role on it. Desperate Housewives is casting for actors to play older versions of these characters.

“Some of this will be very funny for some characters," said Cherry, "and heartbreaking for others.”

A few weeks into the season, critics and fans agree that Desperate Housewives is back in full force.

But will that remain the case? Producer Bob Daily spoke to TV Guide Magazine and answered a series of reader questions this week. He and other cast/crew members offered a preview of upcoming storylines. To wit:

On Tom and Lynette's son, Parker: "Honestly, we were feeling there were too many characters on the show. But I think he’ll (eventually) be coming back," Daily said.

On the identity of Julie's attacker: Viewers won't discover this until the end of the season. Said Andrea Bowen (Julie): "Even the person who did it doesn’t even know. Marc Cherry made an announcement after he screened the first episode at his house. He said, ‘The greatest thing about this year’s mystery is the person who did it is in this room and has no idea,' so he’s keeping it under lock and key."

On Karen McCluskey: She'll return during the Christmas party; while portrayer Kathyrn Joosten is pushing to use her real-life cancer scare on the show. Said Daily:

“Kathryn is very keen on us doing a lung cancer story. She’s very active in lung cancer charities so is pushing for this, and we’re seeing if we can find a way to do it.”

A new episode of the show airs on Sunday. As always, we'll update our Desperate Housewives quotes section soon after it concludes.

Susan's past comes back to (hilariously) haunt her this week on Desperate Housewives.

When the character suspects Katherine of having attacked Julie, she hired a has a cop investigate her suspicions. Just one problems:

Susan stole this police officer's boyfriend in high school! Watch guest star Kathy Najimy in action in the following clip from Sunday's "Careful the Things You Say."

After losing Mike to Susan, Katherine Mayfair has been losing it little by little on Desperate Housewives.

Perhaps Dana Delaney's character could use some daughterly love. Enter Lyndsy Fonseca. TV Guide Magazine reports the actress will return later this season as Katherine's child, Dylan.

The character has been absent since 2008, prior to the show's five-year time jump. Internet rumors state that Katherine might enter a mental hospital in the near future, which would leave the door open for family to visit.

Fonseca has also enjoyed extended runs on How I Met Your Mother and Big Love.

On December 6, the women of Desperate Housewives will attend a Christmas party.

As previously reported, however, the shindig will be interrupted by a minor incident: a plane crashes down on Wisteria Lane.

We've now learned that Dan Castellaneta will portray the unlucky pilot behind the controls of this vehicle, which is rumored to take the lives of at least one major character.

Castellaneta has appeared on episodes of Greek and Castle.

But he's most responsible for thousands of incredible Homer Simpson quotes, as he voices the bumbling patriarch of TV's funniest family.

For a look at what's to come on this ABC hit, check out our section of Desperate Housewives spoilers.

For a look at what's to come this Sunday, though, click on the video below. It's the official ABC promo for this week's new episode, titled "Don't Walk on the Grass."

During the upcoming hour, Bree grows even closer to Karl.

Also, Gabrielle gets her daughter expelled from school (oops!); and Lynette discovers Tom is cheating on his mid-term.

We'll update post quotes from this episode soon after it airs. In the meantime, click on the pics below for larger images of scenes from it...

Is Gabrielle a bad mother?

The Desperate Housewives character is referred to as such on this week's episode, "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid." Her response, of course, is priceless.

Check it out in a clip from the show below:

Meanwhile, the Katherine versus Susan feud finally bubbles over on Sunday, as the latter shoots the former. Kinda. Sorta. Almost.

Follow this article's jump for a sneak peek at that scene.

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