Why do tom and lynette split up

But after separating at the beginning of the season, things aren't looking good. Tom already has How will Desperate Housewives end? Marc Cherry teases a special cameo. Tom already has a girlfriend, Jane Andrea Parker , but that doesn't mean he's going to take the news well. I want a divorce,'" Savant says with a laugh. She'd intended to confess, but someone else beat her to it. More on that below. Bree went free, and though she claimed she was refusing to see Trip because of his betrayal, it was really because she couldn't believe that he would want to be with her knowing all of her faults.

They eventually reunited at Renee's wedding reception. They ultimately married and moved to Louisville, where Bree joined a club for conservative women. She was elected to the Kentucky state legislature. She was spending so much time working, she ended up using Carlos' old tricks on him -- buying him a present to apologize for missing dinner. So, he used one of her old tricks on her -- he hired a hot gardener, Carmen Roselyn Sanchez.

Gaby didn't appreciate him joking about the time in her life she's least proud of her affair , but his point was that they can't go down this road of neglect again. She said they wouldn't, they're adults now. Carlos helped her start a personal shopping website, which led to her own show on HSN. They bought a mansion in California and "argued happily ever after. Lynette Felicity Huffman : She thought Tom Doug Savant invited himself over to her house to tell her he wanted to get back together.

But instead, because he thought he'd seen her with another man, he told her he'd be filing divorce papers the next morning. After Roy Orson Bean reminded Tom how important it is to say things to the one you love when you still have the chance to, Tom told Lynette that even though she'd moved on and was in love, she'd always be the love of his life. She told him the man she was in love with was him. Or should we prepare for a cliffhanger?

They have some uneasy closure, but there is some closure. If she would come over to Wisteria Lane, I would happily have her there. And if they were interested in me coming over to whatever street the Pretty Little Liars live on [ laughs ] I would go over there. Are you hoping Tom and Lynette work things out? His son, Preston, returned from Europe with a fiance, Irina. Tom seems to like her but his wife, Lynette, believes she is just with him for his college fund.

Eddie Orlofsky moves in with the Scavo's, all of them unaware of Eddie's strangling crimes. He almost killed Julie Mayer, and killed a prostitute and a woman working at the coffee shop, and Irina. Lynette is unaware of this in the season finale Lynette figures out that it was Eddie who was strangling all of those girls.

Lynette's water beaks and Eddie delivers Paige Scavo in his living room. He is diagnosed with Postpartum Depression. He is then prescribed marijuana as a cure for this which stuns Lynette. In the episode "Let Me Entertain You", Tom decides to hire his own mother as a nanny for the new baby. After a big argument, Lynette fires her mother-in-law, but Tom overrules her, telling her that she is going to stay.

Tom and Lynette finally discover Allison's dementia on Halloween, after she collapses outside Gabrielle Solis' house after going out to buy more candy, despite Tom telling her they had plenty. Allison is later admitted to a nursing home and Tom and Lynette agree to visit her there. Tom is deeply upset by his mother's illness. In episode 9 Susan walks in on Tom and Lynette having sex on the nursery floor and is in awe at Tom's huge penis; she then confronts Lynette about why she has never mentioned it before.

A drunken Renee reveals to Susan she once slept with him putting Susan in uncomfortable situation. When Susan is injured in a riot, a guilty Renee tells Tom she should reveal the truth but Tom insists she keep it quiet. Renee finally confesses to Lynette, revealing the affair took place when she and Tom were engaged but having one of their regular "break-ups. When Renee finds out what Lynette is doing, she tells Tom about it. Tom confront Lynette and tells that he wanted to tell her about Renee, but there was never a good time for that because he did not want to ruin the wonderful life they have together.

Lynette then forgives Tom. Tom finds himself getting a major promotion at a new company and enjoys the work. Lynette is concerned about his over-working but Tom tells her he feels more alive than ever. When Tom attends a conference, Lynette is upset that she's kept from the business talks and forced to attend spas and other projects with the other wives. She goes so far as to steal an ID from a woman only to find out she's the keynote speaker for a lecture.

Back home, Tom snaps at Lynette that after so many years supporting her, it hurts that she can't do the same for him. Renee tells Lynette that she has to choose between her own wants or being a good wife. Tom then hires the duo to decorate his office like a Donald Trump-style boss but Lynette thinks that it is not right for him and goes a different way. Renee overrules her to give Tom the office he wants and Lynette yells at Tom over how he's changing but he retorts that he has to be this way in order to succeed and Lynette needs to stop thinking of him the way he's been at home the last several years.

When Tom decides to book a luxurious holiday for the family and announces it Lynette is annoyed because Tom knew she already made plans for the Scavo family vacation and confronts Tom about why he did not consult her about it first if he wanted to change up her plan. The two then pitch to the kids what they think is the best holiday which leads to yet another fight between them; this time however they insult each other.

Lynette calls Tom a "Pompous Ass" while Tom labels Lynette as a "Raving Bitch" leaving them to decide that it is only them who need to spend a holiday together. The holiday turns out badly and the relationship deteriorates and becomes extremely awkward. When they return home Tom leads Lynette to believe that he will be spending a while in an apartment near to his work offices. Before Lynette attends a street dinner party, Penny reveals to her that Tom had left her a note.

Lynette is surprised and finds that Tom's unpacked suitcase from the holiday is not in the bedroom, convincing her that Tom had left her. After revealing to Susan that she thought Tom had left her, Lynette walks into her house, finding Tom, chopping up salad ingredients. He tells Lynette that he had only gone to buy the ingredients. Lynette questions him why it had taken him two hours, leading Tom to reveal that he had left but came back when he considered that Lynette would have to lie about where Tom was to her friends at the dinner party.

The two talk for a while and Lynette confesses that when she thought Tom had left, she felt relieved, leading the pair to finally decide to separate. Tom and Lynette are officially separating. For the past month, Tom has been staying in Bree's former office. Tom and Lynette have both agreed not to tell the kids about their separation which is why Tom has to rush home each morning so the kids won't notice that he is gone.

One night, Lynette has a nightmare of a dark figure entering her room which she keeps on thinking is Alejandro, Gaby's evil stepfather. Lynette and Tom have a one night stand in Bree's office.

The next morning they are both forced to run home before the kids notice. Tom says that they can get back together. Lynette says that they still need to separate though because they have lots of marrital problems. Lynette reveals to Tom she only spent the night with Tom is because she had a nightmare. Tom angerly replies saying for him to get a nightlight.

Tom then makes Lynette tell the kids about their separtation. Tom rents an apartment and him and Lynette start marriage counseling. Lynette gets the hint that Tom is dating someone. Lynette catches Tom with a young blonde girl named Chloe. When Lynette confronts Tom about this, Tom says he's been meaning to talk with a lawyer. Tom and Jane plan to go to Paris but Lynette stops Tom at the airport to tell him about the murder of Alejandro.

Tom tells Jane to go alone and he'll meet her there in a couple of days. Lynette later gets Tom to go to Paris with her and see if Jane makes Tom happy. Tom and Jane return from Paris and go to Penny's birthday party.

Lynette and Tom start fighting about Tom bringing Jane to family avents. Tom and Jane decide to move in together. Tom is an usher at Mike's funeral. Tom brings Jane with him. Tom recalls the time when Lynette and Tom were separating when Mike told Tom that him and Lynette would be back together in know time. Mike told Tom that he and Lynette were made to be together but some people arent suppose to be. Lynette reminds Mike that he anf Susan got remarried though.

Mike replies saying that he kicked himself everyday for letting it take to long. At the funeral, oblivious to Tom but Lynette tells Mrs. McCluskey that she plans to get Tom back. While trying to get Tom back, he and Lynette start to bond over looking at old pictures from when they first married and before Preston, Porter, Parker, Penny, Kayla, and Paige came along.

Tom and Lynette have this brief moment where they fall back in love but Lynette accidentally sets him on fire. When Tom gets home, he turns down sex from Jane hinting that he still loves his soon to be wife. On Tom's birthday, Jane erges Tom to send over the divorce papers to Lynette.

Tom tells Jane he'll do it when the time is right. When Lynette is making Tom a cake, Jane delivers Lynette her divorce papers behind Tom's back that have his signature on it. An angry Lynette throws green frosting all over Jane's white suit. Tom is confronted at a restaurant by Lynette.

A sad and angry Lynette signs the divorce papers. Tom later breaks up with Jane after he realizes he's still in love with Lynette. In part one of the series finale, after seeing Lynette with another man, Tom tells Lynette he's gonna file the divorce papers the next day.

At the end of the episode, Tom and Lynette express their love for one another by running to each other and share a long meaningful kiss. In part two of the finale, Tom moves back in. When Katherine Mayfair returns to offer Lynette a job after her marriage with Tom fell apart, she is shocked to see Tom and Lynette are back together.

Tom tells Lynette that if it makes her happy then she can accept the job in New York which she does. Lynette officially accepts Katherine's job offer and four weeks later, she, Tom and the children pack up and move to New York to start their new life.

Tom and Lynette soon buy a large, expensive penthouse which overlooks Central Park. He is shown to have six grandchildren. Wiksteria Lane Explore. Main Supporting Recurring Minor Season 8.

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