Chris B

This is so perfect but such a nightmare. Why are they wasting time on this silly mockumentary? The cast looked *so* good in that promo. I want a Knots Landing style reboot with them as adults! The potential for success is so big. I can't believe FOX didn't force a proper tv series. Beyond Knots, look at Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters, Big Little Lies (and I could go on). People LOVE modern day soaps with an older cast. Now everybody is quitting from the writing team and this premieres in a couple months?!

I really don’t care about Brandi, but seeing Kim filming a confessional is nice!

I can't get over Denise Richards. Such a natural presence and her family is so loving. I wouldn't care if she ever appeared with the other ladies, her scenes alone bring such light to the show. I wasn't expecting to like her this much, but she was a smart addition. Great, interesting family, great mom and when she IS with the ladies it works. Someone like her is needed to ground the show so I hope she stays. This is also why I hated when Eileen left, so I'm glad to see they're filling this void. Teddi/Rinna/Kyle running was also a tranquilizer. I'm not sure what is not clicking but the chemistry is off. The bulk of the episode was Erika's show and I'll give Erika credit for having Tom there and also for giving us some interesting scenes. Where it fell flat was when the other women came. I'm not sure what exactly it is but the chemistry is off with this group. Dorit, Teddi and now Lisa Rinna just don't fit like they used to IMO. They seem too into being characters on the show and aren't interesting people anymore. I miss the authenticity that Kim, Taylor and Eileen brought, or even someone like Adrienne with her hard edge and shade. Their attempts at having fun either don't feel real or they're just really boring. LVP and Camille were cute. There's always a levity to LVP's scenes which is another thing (like Denise) that gives balance and authenticity to the show. I love how hard edged she was with Camille in terms of the Kyle thing. What I didn't like was that Camille was completely two faced in her meeting with her and her confessionals. She said she understood her not going to her face, then in her confessionals said she's acting like a victim and should show up. That thrown together with the comments about her gums show me that Camille just isn't a good friend to her. Feel free to tell me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall Lisa saying anything about Camille. It just feels off. The ending with the lie detector test was iconic. I am loving how LVP keeps getting such memorable moments when this is the season she was "MIA" where Rinna and the rest had to save it once she "stopped filming" which we now know was all lies.

I’m catching up with RHONY’s last two episodes and while this is a low key season, it’s very enjoyable. I do need new blood next year though. They need a jolt of energy. I will say though that Ramona is carrying this entire season on her back with her awkwardness! This woman is truly a national treasure.

I actually thought Camille did good this episode. She brought up her issues with Teddi and mentioned that she discussed it with Denise before Denise had an opportunity to say anything so she wasn’t on the defense. I liked that. I thought she explained herself well and I agree. Teddi kept going back to LVP and keeps telling people, like Dorit, how they should feel and what LVP is doing even though that’s only her opinion and she doesn’t have hard facts. The one thing this season has done is really make me dislike Teddi. Completely diffeeent than who we met last season. Even then grocery shopping was turned into an opportunity for her to gripe.

Trump: Mueller Shouldn't Testify! LINK: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/05/robert-mueller-special-counsel-cicilline-1302632 I always felt Barr was lying when he said he didn't mind if Robert Mueller appeared before congress. We now know he likely shut the investigation down and that the DOJ has been dragging their feet scheduling him for the House so don't be surprised if we find out next week that they try to block him entirely. Everything else they do works so why not? Just tie everything up in the courts.

Andy’s top three RHOA moments last season: https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta/season-11/videos/andy-cohens-top-3-moments-from-the-real-housewives 1. Marlo being hilarious throughout 2. Tokyo trip 3. Porsha’s evolution I agree with him. It wasn’t the most exciting season but a good transitional season that I think will make the next iconic. Porsha has literally gone from my least favorite to one of my MVP’s which I never expected. Then the addition on Tanya worked and I loved Marlo as always. If they can get Kenya back I think they’ll be back on top next year.

Potomac just feels so effortless. I cannot WAIT for this new season. I feel no matter how much they make disagree it doesn’t reach the level of toxicity as you see on other franchises.

She the People is giving me life! Bernie, as usual, looks incredibly uncomfortable and is getting groans and boos. The moderators keep telling him he’s dodging their questions. A total mess. In addition, I think Biden pushed back his announcement to avoid going to this event and coming out the gate with gaffes.

I loooooove this season. This is the best since Bob won. I felt it was getting stale and very samey, but this is a diverse bunch with different takes in drag and lots of different personalities which makes it watchable. I’m loving it. I think looking at who is left you have a good bunch. My personal favorites are Yvie (who I’m seeing tonight), Akeria and Brook Lynn. I loooove Vangie as a personality, but I’m sick of her getting the same critiques and never having to lip sync. I also feel Plastique is getting a pass for being very one note on the runway. Nina West is one I feel is underrated, along with Akeria. I feel Nina deserved to win Snatch Game. Her runway was better than Silky which should’ve given her the edge.

I’ve always wanted to see her and Kent Masters King as Dru but those videos haven’t surfaced to my knowledge. I haven’t even found a pic of them as Dru.

We can't compete because nobody can seem to get on the same page. Hate and bigotry does motivate Trump's base, but even then they still didn't get a majority of votes. With slight changes and assuming votes weren't tampered with, Hilary could've won which means we could win again. Democrats have the numbers, my worry is they won't have a fair election so numbers won't matter.

Mueller's report clearly states that due to DOJ policy he wasn't going to recommend charges, which makes sense because Barr obviously would've use DOJ precedent to reject them. What he DID do is lay out of list of potential charges that could be pursued after he was out of office, which he detailed very well even giving you the exact date they must be charged by due to statute of limitations. That IMO is laying out recommended charges in the only way possible, which is through Congress. All of the potential charges he listed would run out in the middle of his second term. Other than Congress there would've been no way to remedy that so it's obvious what he was saying. In addition to that, we still don't know the 14 ongoing investigations, many of which include him. Impeachment would get them the unredacted report and grand jury information and I'm sure that seals any sort of impeachment case. I just don't understand the mindset of letting it go and beating him in a fair election when we know for a fact it WON'T be a fair election. Russia will still interfere, as will Saudi Arabia. They were able to hack voting machines last time. Ivanka was just meeting with the Georgia governor about replacing their voting machines, which coincidentally is always to machines that are easier to hack. It's easier for an incumbent president in terms of fundraising and press simply because they're on office. Throw in a huge democratic primary where we have no idea what will happen, and ongoing illegal hacking acts they're doing nothing to stop and you have a 100% chance of Trump being reelected IMO. Say what you will about modern republicans, but when they want something (like their supreme court seats) they fight, get on message and they get it. If democrats got on message and didn't parse their words so much I feel they could get america on board with impeachment. Democrats have the majority in public opinion. Trump's undying base isn't even 40%. You have to fight hard when you're fighting a corrupt system designed for you to fail. And if impeachment fails? You have a huge public record with ALL the evidence revealed of ALL his crimes, not just relating to russia. That right there would be the best motivator to get people to vote. Barr and Trump will hide all of that unless forced by impeachment.

The impeachment talk actually made me like Warren more. Due to the Native American scandal I've been put off on her, but her policies seem good and I like that she actually has them. I still believe Kamala is the best choice to go against Trump, but the impeachment talk showed me Warren isn't afraid to say what she truly feels. If you look at Nixon and Clinton's impeachments, the Mueller report with what we know is more than enough to impeach him. Throw in all of the other investigations (like the campaign finance violations, tax and other business issues) and it's a slam dunk in terms of potential charges. Now I do agree the Senate is unlikely to impeach him, but that's only because the republicans are now corrupt. I just feel like at every turn Democrats are being played. We all know Trump is a liar and guilty of many crimes. Hell the Mueller report even states how many things weren't able to be followed up with because he was instructing his people to lie and they were destroying evidence. I feel like if we don't do anything there's little hope for 2020. Many say a failed impeachment would hurt us, but it didn't hurt republicans with Clinton. They got 8 years of success after impeachment on shaky grounds. Without it I don't see how you can get all the evidence out in time and fight the propaganda. It's the only way to truly expose the level of corruption. Plus, I feel the way Barr has set things up they could be in court for YEARS trying to get an unredacted Mueller report. What those 14 redacted investigations are could easily be what they need to impeach him, but we have no way of knowing that. Plus, how do you know Barr won't end or slow down those investigations? We have to try SOMETHING. Also, considering Trump didn't get in any trouble for Russia hacking our election, what reason would he have not to let them do the same again? Even if we get the perfect candidate what does that matter if Russia does the same thing? Status of limitations on obstruction run out during his next term (as Mueller pointed out). They'll get better at covering their tracks so after 8 years he could have destroyed the country and we won't be able to do anything about it. I feel like if democrats don't impeach they'll run the risk of losing many younger voters who will feel hopeless.

Tamara Tattles has RHOA news: https://tamaratattles.com/2019/04/18/exclusive-rhoa-pick-up-letters-are-being-drafted-today/ Pick up letters are being sent to Nene, Porsha, Kandi, Eva and Marlo (who makes more than Eva even without a peach). Cynthia’s contract was fulfilled with last season so she has to renegotiate. Unless she’s an idiot she’ll take what they offer her boring ass and return. She’s also hearing Tanya will get her peach after turning one down last season. The only think surprising to me is that Kenya won’t be back full time. They set it up perfectly for that to happen.

RHOA Casting Rumors: https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2019/04/rhoa-cast-shakeup-nene-leakes-cynthia-bailey-fired-next-season-reunion/ Its radar so I don’t fully trust it, plus it’s early since they won’t start filming until the summer. Still not bad to speculate. Basically they’re saying Cynthia is out and Marlo and Tanya are being considered for a peach. I’d personally LOVE that to be true as I feel Cynthia is played out (has been for years) and Marlo is overdue for a peach and Tanya earned one this season. In the end I imagine the changes will be a lot more boring.

I thought this episode was a little disappointing. I will say I like that Lisa is once again in the promo for next week and not just fading away. I did enjoy seeing Denise torn and ultimately going to drop off a gift to LVP. She has nothing to do with puppygate so it was nice she made her own determination on what to do. I found it laughable that Dorit expected an invite to her birthday. I can’t even get into that because it’s so ridiculous. I hated seeing Rinna and Teddi sat how bad they felt for Lisa when you know they don’t give a damn. The biggest disappointment for me was Camille. Granted she has apologized to Lisa and Lisa has accepted, but whereas a normal time that could’ve been passed off as a joke, it just looked so bad knowing everyone at the table hates her and is trying to run her off the show. Teddi said in her blog that Camille said much worse which Bravo didn’t air. She brought it up in defense of a cast member that Camille will call a mean girl later this season. Camille denied that and I believe her. If she said worse Bravo would’ve aired it. As for WWHL, I disagree. I thought it was a good episode. LVP was on fire as truly seems over many of these ladies. Where Andy messed up was trying so hard to repair Kyle and Lisa’s friendship which Lisa clearly doesn’t want. I didn’t take it that he was favoring Kyle, simply that he wanted Lisa to watch the show and see Kyle defending her (which I don’t recall personally) since he’s a fan of their relationship. I don’t think he’d have given her an entire show to herself if he was upset with her. This is her second one this season as well. They could’ve easily wrote her off mid season but they’re going through the trouble of editing her into the entire season because I feel they’ll want her around next season. Lastly, I hope the surprise person they run into next week is Queen Kim! I’m also hoping she isn’t excited to see Kyle lol.

@Cat It actually was the perfect time to post that Dorit video because I believe that story starts tonight. Based on the title (A Wolf In Camille’s Clothing) I feel it’s likely to come up. Camille has said that she becomes the target once LVP leaves and that it’s based on her discussing the Dorit scandal. I hope Camille comes through and gives us what we deserve, which is old school Beverly Hills.

Nene was my favorite at the reunion!!!! Just mad over NOTHING! 😫😂 She kills me when she’s this way. She literally had more support than any housewife when this season began and she took HERSELF down! I love how everybody was confused, particularly Eva who really hadn’t done anything to her. I assumed Eva would go in mad at Nene, but nope, Nene created a reason to be mad at her as well. Overall I found this funny and every housewife gave good sound bites. Next week looks really hot with Marlo, Tanya and Greg. If the preview was only for part two then I can’t imagine how crazy part three will be. Also, as things wind down I wonder what will happen with Shamari. I feel she was okay overall, but with Kenya coming back I’m not sure there will be room for her if everybody stays. I still hope Tanya gets her peach as well but we will see.

Kelly Dodd was filming with Tamra and ran into Taylor Armstrong who now lives in Orange County. They seem against crossovers even when they make sense, but you can’t tell me Taylor would’ve infuse life into OC. She was a gooooood housewife and plus it would allow some BH crossovers. Of course too late for this season but definitely something I’d be considering.

I watched her episode of The Resident and I’ll watch this as well. I don’t follow many soap actors once their soaps go off the air, but there’s something to be said for a woman of her age finding work. That is amazing. There are so many older, talented soap actors who should be included in film and television projects. There’s lots of roles for older actors but they usually go to the same people. I’d love for her to end up getting a surprise movie gig that got award buzz. I know that’s unlikely, but it’s my hope now that there are so many outlets looking for actors.

If Lisa Rinna didn’t talk about Vanderpump what would she talk about? She doesn’t have anything going on and she lacks interesting relationships with the other ladies. That’s why once so excited to move past this so they have to prove their worth. If rumors are true and the second half only works due to Camille stepping up it’ll make me dislike them even more. A “friend” shouldn’t have to do all the work.

Again, I do not care about this damn dog story. Doris is the person to blame and nobody else. Point, blank, period. I hate all the sympathy for her, the most superficial and phony HW to ever grace Beverly Hills. Once again you have Lisa Vanderpump with actual storyline, hell she had a fricking Congressman as part of her story! I’ve liked each of the current cast members at one point, but what is their story?! People seem concerned Lisa didn’t film with the girls, but I honestly feel her solo scenes are stronger than anything anybody else is giving. After next week as they deal with the fallout and realize LVP is done what is going to happen? That’s what I’m excited to see. These girls will need to finally earn their paycheck. At this point Rinna and Erika need to go if they don’t have anything to offer. If LVP survives this Id say you have a strong case for Camille and Joyce returning. I’m not sure why Joyce didn’t last. I felt she fit in well and brought glamour. She was nice but not afraid of confrontation. LVP will need allies to remain. Also, since Kyle has pissed me off, let’s bring back Kim to torment her. Please and thank you!

@NothinButAttitude Thank you for the heads up about Kandi’s YouTube show. Watching that fleshed it out for me, but even without that I was still Team Cynthia/Kandi. I feel like production included that hot mic moment to be messy. It was so brief it didn’t really say anything in terms of a plot IMO. It makes sense Kenya wouldn’t want to be on camera since Bravo gave her so many problems with being in the season. They wanted her to take a reduced salary and be a friend since she couldn’t travel or work much during her pregnancy. I get not wanting to film. I also believe Kandi would’ve wanted Kenya there because it’s better for the show and a payoff for the fans to see her pregnant after years of wanting a baby. The biggest reason I couldn’t support Nene is because SHE made the entire episode about Kenya! How many times have former housewives appeared at parties?! Literally off the top of my head I can name at least 3 times for each show. It almost never impacts story or means much more than “Oh it was nice seeing so and so.” Had Nene not mentioned Kenya in her scene with Marlo or made Kenya the star of the party it wouldn’t have been a big deal. By making such a big deal about it she gave Kenya an excellent bargaining position to negotiate a return for season 12. If Kenya returns with a peach she owes Nene because NENE negotiated her salary for her. It’s baffles me! Nene is SO DUMB! Lastly, love or hate Kenya, the fact that she appeared in one episode and was the center of attention says everything about her importance to this show. She completely sold me on her return. I feel like she had a good final season and this was a strong return that makes me want her back. I can’t imagine how Nene will get through another year of filming but I can’t wait for this.

@Paul Raven Do you have a link to the episode with Bond Gideon as Jill? I’m not sure if I remember seeing that.