Members Cat Posted April 7, 2017 Members Share Posted April 7, 2017 (edited) This post is GLORY. I just watched RHoBH and IA with everything. Rinna got too big for her boots. After last season, she figured she had managed to take down LVP, after taking down Kim & Brandi the season before, and that she is indispensable to BH. It all went to her head, and her accusations have become more and more wild. She throws any old crap against the wall to see what sticks. This season cemented my gut feeling about last season. While it is no secret LVP stirs the pot from the side, exposing Yolanda's lyme fakery was Rinna's doing... until she second-guessed the audience reaction and decided to pin the blame on somebody else. Rinna is completely without credibility in my eyes; every word she utters is suspect, and I cannot take a damn thing she says seriously. Her nasty comments about LVP in her VTs -- while trying to kiss her ass to her face -- underline how cowardly she is about actually confronting people, unless her back is against the wall. There is so much I WANT to love about Erika. She has a nice, drawling line in self-deprecation, and sells an image of her HW self as sassy, fab, smart and strong. What's not to love? However, there is something so very calculated and contrived about everything she does. Erika takes herself very seriously, and she is hyper-aware of her wealth and status in this group, and of her burgeoning popularity with Bravo and BH fans. I feel like she and her PR people have worked overtime strategizing about how Erika would appear this season (and I don't just mean what she was going to wear). She was going to be queenly (for this is the season Erika would snap up that much talked-about crown!), above the fray, showing a bit of her softer side, playing the hurt party, and finally going in for the kill in a cathartic showdown with her detractors. Cap all that with a Dancing With the Stars appearance and it's Long Live the New Queen! But she over-reached. Somewhere in Hong Kong, when she went in for the kill, she ended up looking arrogant, snooty and humorless. Moreover, I think she expected Dorit to crumble, and she didn't. In some ways, I appreciate an Erika who has stumbled as it actually makes her more human. I need her to unclench that iron control over her image just a little bit. Her scenes with LVP in this episode were funny and warm, actually Eden. Bye. A final bid for relevancy with that Rinna blowup, but unfortunately for her, no-one cares. Arguably one of the worst HWs in RH history alongside Carlton and Cindy Barshop. Dorit has a backbone I appreciated, but I'm not really into her or PK tbh. Seeing Kyle and Mauricio escort Erikla to the party reminded me how often Kyle makes a beeline for the rich, popular girls in a bid to ride their coat-tails. Eileen redeemed herself in my eyes but she is still Rinna's attack dog and probably as strategic as anybody else on this show. That's the problem: when Eileen and Rinna set themselves up on pedestals as purveyors of truth, their fall to earth is that much more bumpy. I feel for Eileen re: Erika. She so badly wants to be her BFF but even the closing credits made it clear that while Erika is happy to indulge Eileen for that Y&R walk-on part, that offer is absolutely not reciprocated. This is no two-way street 'friendship.' LVP stayed out of most of the trouble, as we knew she would. I'm not sure her charitable concerns make for riveting TV, and I also feel that by acknowledging 'the crown' she may be seeing it disappear. But this season has taught me never to count LVP out. She remains the lynchpin of this franchise, just as Nene was with RHoA and Vicki with OC. Edited April 7, 2017 by Cat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted April 7, 2017 Members Share Posted April 7, 2017 (edited) RHoNY: Watching RHoNY is like slipping under a freshly laundered comforter and sipping on some wine (Pinot ofc). It feels good to see the ladies again, and the marked rise in production values which this franchise -- and this city -- so richly deserves. While the ratings for this opening episode may not be exceptional, I blame it on the quirkiness and NY humor of the show which, like Ramona, is an acquired taste. Speaking of Ramona and her freshly upholstered face, this insane drunk is always fun to watch but remains the biggest hypocrite on the planet. Going after Luann for putting up with Tom's supposed infidelities -- projection much?? Every thing Ramona has always hated about Luann are actually her own worst traits. I would say that she is projecting what she hates about herself onto Luann, but I don't think Ramona is that self-aware. She actually believes she has zero flaws. Bethenny obvs got sat down by her marketing people and told to put on her happy face, because last season was not a good look on her or Skinny Girl. I like Bethenny, but then we saw flashbacks of Reunion last season and I'm reminded of how nasty and jealous she was, hounding Luann because she was angry that Luann got engaged first (let's not forget she lobbied to get Sonja fired from the show last year, too). And probably because Luann is fundamentally a person who reaches for happiness and LIKES to be happy. I see Carole's still with that hipster chef who looks unacquainted with soap more than once a week. Edgy! Please register in order to view this content Luann's new penthouse is a marvel. I fear we will be seeing another divorce in a few years with her, but I'm happy she's happy. Sonja is still... Sonja. Dorinda is fabulous, gives me life, I love her and she can do no wrong in my eyes. I don't care if she's a roaring drunk or face-deep in a mountain of Colombian marching powder. I swear when I hear her utter those words "I tell you how I'm doin -- NOT WELL, B!TCH" I am going to get goosebumps up and down my spine. Edited April 7, 2017 by Cat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Antoyne Posted April 7, 2017 Members Share Posted April 7, 2017 (edited) Holy [!@#$%^&*]. Seriously why do we even need the finale episode?!? This is going to be [!@#$%^&*] amazing. I still don't give two shits about Kandi though. Edited April 7, 2017 by Antoyne 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members MrPrezident Posted April 8, 2017 Members Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) Phaedra Parks FIRED?!? *fans self* Also, Carlos King is OUT! http://tamaratattles.com/2017/04/07/rumor-phaedra-parks-fired-from-rhoa/ Edited April 8, 2017 by MrPrezident 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted April 8, 2017 Author Members Share Posted April 8, 2017 I wanted her phired in the past but I was ready to see her dragged next season now that she's been exposed at the reunion 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted April 8, 2017 Members Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) Nice BH preview, @Nothin'ButAttitude ! Ugh, Rinna's bothers the f out of me with her faux outrage. You're the one who joked about taking Xanax smoothies in the first place! Dorit merely repeated what you said on camera verbatim! Erika is clearly still unoble to let go of that anger. And OMG PHAEDRA AND CARLOS WERE BOTH PHIRED????? I am literally in shock rn. Once Kandi got her lawyer involved, it must have been all over for them. I kind of wanted Porsha fired and Phaedra back, like @Cheap21 said, for one last season of being epically dragged and exposed. IMO she is also a crook, but now we.may never know. Edited April 8, 2017 by Cat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted April 8, 2017 Members Share Posted April 8, 2017 I'm not holding my breath when it comes to this Phaedra mess. A part of me believes that she'll be back... Speaking of some people I want gone, I am over Erika and Rinna. Both of them broads can exit stage left. I'll take TayShanna and Brandi over these heffas and I totally hate both of those pieces of trash. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted April 8, 2017 Members Share Posted April 8, 2017 I've always had a soft spot for Phaedra and I loathe Kandi, but I can never get behind such a lie that could damage someone's livelihood and could have possibly lead to a criminal investigation. That was low and unnecessary, so yeah, it's time for Phaedra to go! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted April 8, 2017 Author Members Share Posted April 8, 2017 Phelony removed RHOA from her social media before this tea was let out so I buy it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taoboi Posted April 8, 2017 Members Share Posted April 8, 2017 Oh well Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted April 8, 2017 Members Share Posted April 8, 2017 @Cheap21 @Taoboi @Cat @DaytimeFan @Chris B @Gray Bunny @Antoyne A leaked clip from the reunion: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted April 8, 2017 Members Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) @Nothin'ButAttitude thanks! Kandi literally looks like she has been sobbing her eyes out 5 minutes before this was filmed. She also looks completely DONE with everyone, Andy included. Perhaps most shocking of all is Cynthia"s hair. I literally have no words. And I usually live for Cynthia's Reunion hair, even when she goes full editorial. Edited April 8, 2017 by Cat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted April 8, 2017 Author Members Share Posted April 8, 2017 @Cat Her hair is still better than this monstrosity 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 8, 2017 Members Share Posted April 8, 2017 Why does Porsha look like one of the "exotic" hookups in a Roger Moore-era Bond film? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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