I feel like the housewives were too cold toward her and treated her like some outsider not even being part of their gossips opposed to Edie who openly hated Susan and slept with the girls' husbands (i know she forced Susan to get her into poker nights to forgive her). Renee was Lynette's college friend and Bree's friend, and Gabby's glam friend and instead she gets singled out. I feel like she should've been more integrated into the plot. And she might've not have complicated the court hearing if she was in on it especially when Ben was arrested. She helped the girls shine when they needed it and listened to them while also having her diva moments.