 The writers ensured that although they were changing the storyline circumstances , the characters remained the same with minimal changes to their personalities . According to series writer Matt Berry , the time jump allowed the writers to work with the characters " without most of the baggage they ’ d accumulated in the earlier years , and put them into starting places so we could move them forward and build in new story arcs . " For this reason , the writers treated the season premiere as a pilot , in which , according to Daily , they " could give the women a new drive . " Daily identified the Susan character as having undergone the greatest change , stating that she has given up on looking for a " fairy @-@ tale romance " and is emotionally distant in her new relationship . He also stated that the character of Gabrielle has dealt with the biggest change in terms of her circumstances , as she continues to deal with her husband 's blindness and their financial problems . Actress Eva Longoria had to gain weight and wear additional body padding for her character 's new storyline . Dana Delany stated that her character , Katherine , who was portrayed as an antiheroine in the previous season , is more relaxed following the time jump . However , Delany clarified that while Katherine is now friends with the other characters , she and Bree would become frenemies as a result of their business partnership . Nicollette Sheridan , commented that Edie , who played an integral role in the season 's mystery story arch , is " a lot more conscientious about things [ this season ] , without losing her comedic edge . " 
 The writers ensured that although they <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> changing the storyline circumstances , the characters remained the same with minimal changes to their personalities . According to series writer Matt Berry , the time jump allowed the writers to work with the characters " without most of the baggage they ’ d accumulated in the earlier years , and put them into starting places so we could move them forward and build in new story arcs . " For this reason , the writers treated the season premiere as a pilot , in which , according to Daily , they " could give the women a new drive . " Daily identified the Susan character as <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>having</mark></a> undergone the greatest change , stating that she <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> given up on looking for a " fairy @-@ tale romance " and <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>is</mark></a>emotionally distant in her new relationship . He also stated that the character of Gabrielle <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>has</mark></a> dealt with the biggest change in terms of her circumstances , as she <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>continues</mark></a> to deal with her husband <a href='null_genetive' title='7'><mark>'s</mark></a>blindness and their financial problems . Actress Eva Longoria had to gain weight and wear additional body padding for her character <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>new storyline . Dana Delany stated that her character , Katherine , <a href='null_relcl' title='9'><mark>who</mark></a>was portrayed as an antiheroine in the previous season , is more relaxed following the time jump . However , Delany clarified that while Katherine <a href='drop_aux' title='10'><mark>is</mark></a>now friends with the other characters , she and Bree would become frenemies as a result of their business partnership . Nicollette Sheridan , commented that Edie , <a href='null_relcl' title='11'><mark>who</mark></a>played an integral role in the season <a href='null_genetive' title='12'><mark>'s</mark></a>mystery story arch , is " a lot more conscientious about things [ this season ] , without losing her comedic edge . " 
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