In 1994, the Van de Kamps moved to Fairview to the picturesque suburban neighborhood, Wisteria Lane. There are certain people who, when you meet them, can't help but make a delightful first impression. I met Bree Van de Kamp the first day she moved to Wisteria Lane.
The following year, Danielle, the couple's second child, was born. The couple took their honeymoon in Italy (" Sunday in the Park with George") and upon their return, Bree became pregnant with the first of her two children by Rex, Andrew, who was born in 1988. This caused stress between Bree and her family, who did not approve of Rex as a suitor for their daughter. (" Live Alone and Like It")Īt the time, Bree was involved in a serious relationship with another man, Ty Grant, but quickly ended her relationship with him in order to begin dating Rex. The two connected the moment they met after their meeting the two went to a diner, where they stayed up until 2:00 AM talking about immigration, gun control, and state government.īree and new-born Andrew. In her freshman year, she met Rex Van de Kamp while attending a campus Young Republican meeting were Rex was giving a speech. (" Sunday in the Park with George")īree went on to attend Lake Forest College (near Chicago) to get away from her demanding step-mother. (" Don't Look at Me")īree and Rex's wedding photo. Shortly after his wife's death, Bree's father became strict with his daughter and insisted on good behavior and eventually molded her into his image of the 'perfect lady.' (" Who Can Say What's True?") Henry Mason remarried, presumably to his mistress, Eleanor.īree and her step-mother did not get along and Bree found herself having to work extremely hard for every kind word she received from the appearance-orientated Eleanor, and eventually began to resent her because of her ridiculously high standards. (" Come in, Stranger")Ī teenage Bree and a high-school boyfriend. Following this, Bree began to close herself off from the outside world, and continued to repress her emotions, and presented the illusion of perfection to those who saw her. Left home alone while her mother was rushed to hospital, Bree spent hours washing the blood off the road and driveway. Later, at age 10, Bree's life was forever changed when her mother was hit by a drunken driver. Bree was oblivious to the fact that her father had an affair with his secretary, which had alienated her parents from one another. (" In a World Where the Kings Are Employers")īree's mother, a repressed uptight housewife, encouraged the use of 'a mask' - a face you wear when you don't want people to know how you're feeling - and taught Bree from a young age that if she hid her emotions, she'd have power over men. The Masons moved around a lot during Bree's childhood, yet she found solitude in the company of her three pet dogs - Coco, Taffy and Munchie. Mason, a wealthy conservative couple, in Rhode Island. And as a newly-wed, she felt guilty about taking three weeks to get out her thank-you cards.īree was born to Henry and Mrs. As a teenager, she felt guilty about letting her boyfriend go to second base. As a child, she felt guilty about not getting straight A's. Thrown into a midlife crisis leaving her sure only of her ability to deliver a basket of muffins to her neighbors, Bree evolved from a cold and prudish woman with severe moral values into a more loose, sexually inventive and promiscuous one.įinally able to accept the faults in her life, realizing her flaws only make her real and human, Bree weds the love of her life, leaves the lane and her history behind and relocates to Kentucky, where she becomes a conservative socialite and member of the state legislature.īree had spent most of her life feeling guilty.
Bree is not who she seems to be, and as portrayed on the show, not who she seems to be.Ī cross between Martha Stewart-on-steroids and a Stepford wife, Bree's efforts to maintain her plastic existence quickly collapsed as she dealt with such obstacles in her life as family drama, widowhood, alcoholism, a nervous breakdown, the loss of her business and divorce. She describes herself as the domestic housewife out of her close group of precious friends. And for a woman who despised loose ends, that was unacceptable.īree Weston (née Mason, previously Van de Kamp and Hodge) was Wisteria Lane's resident neurotic and perfectionist homemaker, whose strong resolve and proper demeanor were both her greatest assets, as well as the source of nearly all her personal trouble.
Bree had started to realize her world was unraveling. But what I remember most about Bree was the look of fear in her eyes. I remember the easy confidence of her smile, the gentle elegance of her hands, the refined warmth of her voice.
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