Orson Hodge is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives.
60 Facts About Orson Hodge
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When Orson Hodge was introduced toward the end of the second season, he was to be a con artist.
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Orson Hodge was circumcised when he was 5 years old.
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One day his mother, Gloria, asked Orson Hodge to stay with him, saying she had to visit a sick friend, but Orson Hodge later left because he had plans to go out with his friends.
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When he returned, his father had apparently committed suicide, although Orson Hodge later realizes as an adult that Gloria actually killed him.
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Gloria convinced Orson Hodge to spend time at a mental hospital in Connecticut for clinical depression, as she blamed him for his father's death.
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Unfortunately Alma miscarried, and Orson Hodge never came to love her, having an affair with French flight attendant Monique Polier instead.
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Orson Hodge was forced to hide the body when Monique's plumber, Mike Delfino, stopped by to do some work on her sink.
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Gloria and Orson Hodge buried Monique at the country club after Gloria removed Monique's teeth to prevent identification.
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Orson Hodge meets Susan in the season 2 episode "Don't Look at Me".
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Orson Hodge then meets Bree at the mental hospital where she has self-admitted after having a nervous breakdown.
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When Bree sees Orson Hodge visiting an old friend, the two were attracted to each other.
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Andrew initially rejects her, but Orson Hodge persuades him to come back, making him realize Bree would hurt herself just as much as his mother otherwise.
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Andrew, thinking Orson Hodge was responsible, threatens him with meeting "bad Andrew" and Mike, now released from jail, begins remembering the night Monique died with the help of a hypnotherapist.
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Orson Hodge confronts Orson on the hospital roof and accidentally pushes him over the edge.
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Orson Hodge later discovers Alma's body outside her house after she fell from the roof trying to escape and warn someone about Gloria's plans.
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Orson Hodge puts Gloria's body next to Alma's, and plants the bag of Monique's teeth and Alma's suicide note next to them, making it look as if Alma had committed Monique's murder, and Gloria suffered a stroke upon seeing this.
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Orson Hodge wants to tell people the truth but continues pretending Bree was pregnant when she tells him that this baby is her second chance at parenting.
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When Bree wants to get Benjamin circumcised, Orson Hodge opposes it, due to bad memories of his own circumcision.
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Orson Hodge is angry when he finds out, but forgives Bree and lets it go, although he is not happy with the decision.
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Orson Hodge stays briefly with Edie Britt before moving into the Fairview Towers apartment complex.
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Orson Hodge is heard upstairs revealing that he and Bree seemingly worked out their issues and remain married.
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Orson Hodge goes off to prison, where he is constantly visited by Edie.
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Bree's success as a businesswoman and repaired marriage to Orson Hodge is explained by flashbacks showing that two years after the conclusion of the fourth season, Danielle married a lawyer named Leo Katz.
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Bree's success leaves Orson Hodge feeling unappreciated and ignored, making him become somewhat cold and changes his relationship with his wife dramatically.
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Orson Hodge is angry with Bree for using "Van de Kamp" in the title of her cookbook.
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Orson Hodge becomes upset and goes to sleep in the guest bedroom.
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Orson Hodge joins Tom Scavo's band and plays the keyboards until a fire breaks out at the White Horse Club and ends up with a broken nose.
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Orson Hodge later tells a therapist that it makes him happy because it is something Bree cannot control.
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Bree is seen sitting in the congregation with Orson Hodge, but turns and smiles seductively at Karl, insinuating that the two are secretly having an affair.
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Orson Hodge is convinced that Bree still loves him when she spills oil on the dance floor, so that Candace and Orson Hodge slip while they are dancing.
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Whilst Orson Hodge believes this is jealousy of him dancing with Candace, Bree is actually jealous of Karl sleeping with Candace.
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Relations seem to have thawed slightly between Orson Hodge and Bree when he serves her a meal at home and she tells him that someone in the service industry was rude to her, claiming it was a waitress in a cafe when it was actually a maid in a motel where she met with Karl for a tryst.
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When Bree meets the maid again, the maid tries convincing her to end the affair as Orson Hodge seems like a good man, doing the shopping for Bree.
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Orson Hodge's suspicions are aroused of Bree's affair when he goes to replace a brooch Bree had received as a gift from Karl, claiming she had gotten it at an antique store.
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Orson Hodge goes to the store only to find out it is a furniture store.
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Bree later assures him she got the stores mixed up, proving what trust Orson Hodge has for his wife.
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Over time, Orson Hodge begins to drink and becomes increasingly depressed.
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Orson Hodge then begins to suspect that Bree is having an affair, he asks Angie to spy on her while he is on a golf weekend with some old friends.
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Orson Hodge initially refuses, believing that Bree would never do such a thing.
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Karl has discovered that Orson Hodge could be sent back to prison for parole violations if he were caught associating with a known felon.
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Orson Hodge tells Bree to wait until he's gone to tell everyone about the divorce.
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When Bree confronts him as she feels she's being harassed, Orson Hodge refuses to take a bath for days and acts rude to her.
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Orson Hodge reveals that he wants to kill himself because he feels he has no purpose in life as no one loves him, claiming Bree only stays out of obligation and guilt.
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When she sees how happy the elderly couple are as they dance, she looks over to see Orson Hodge heading for the pool to drown himself.
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When Rex's first son Sam Allen enters the lives of the Hodges, Orson is quick to side with Andrew and feels that Sam has a hidden agenda.
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Still, Bree signs over the company to Sam, resulting in Orson Hodge leaving her because he is angry at Bree's hypocrisy that she had earlier made Orson Hodge confess to the police over his crimes when she covered up Andrew's.
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Orson Hodge suggests to Bree she needs a project to keep her occupied.
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In "Assassins", Orson Hodge returns, claiming that Judy dumped him and Bree lets him stay with her and Keith.
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Over dinner, Orson Hodge makes it clear he doesn't think Keith is right for Bree as they have nothing in common and the two men have a food fight.
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Confronted, Orson Hodge confesses that's true and is convinced Bree can't be happy with a man so different from her.
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Bree allows Orson Hodge to stay with them but insists she's changed and is fine with Keith now.
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Orson Hodge arrives at the parking lot of a bar just as Bree is being assaulted by a man she had turned down.
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When Bree's friends try to see her, Orson Hodge says he happened to be passing by and saw Bree in trouble.
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Orson Hodge convinces Bree to go away with him for the weekend and claims that he has changed ever since he learned to drive again after regaining some use of his legs.
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The viewer sees that Orson Hodge has been stalking Bree for months.
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Orson Hodge saw the girls bury Alejandro's body and left the first mysterious note in Bree's mailbox, perhaps as part of a scheme to win her back.
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Orson Hodge convinces her to go away with him on a trip but Bree insists they stop at his apartment first.
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Orson Hodge says she wants nothing to do with him and better off without him.
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Orson Hodge calls her later to say their love requires a sacrifice and Bree assumes he's going to kill himself.