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Shannon is the only one worth watching for me on OC! I’ll definitely give u that. Good or bad she always delivers and is an iconic housewife IMO. She is literally the only housewife I’m truly loving both in group and personal scenes.

@Taoboi I agree they should’ve taken turns going at Bethenny to be more effective. She isn’t easy to rattle and when they all scream over each other it makes her more relaxed because she knows they look silly. It makes it easier to deflect, but this bunch isn’t as slick as RHOA girls who will wait patiently to destroy a bitch lol. I’m hoping Carole gets her next week, hence Bethenny almost bearing her with her phone. Now with RHOC are y’all enjoying it yet? I’m still bored. I didn’t watch last week. I’m going to either stack it with this week or wait a third week and binge in hopes it plays better that way.

I’m enjoying this season and am glad they’ve finally managed to do pre-production and come up with a full cast that is consistent unlike other seasons when it feels like the newbies are in and out all season long until they find something that sticks. I actually would bring all three girls back, although I feel Cece and OG have contributed the most in terms of story. Kristen I’d only keep due to her connections to others. Now with Amsterdam I was surprised that Cece was the target. When it comes to Evelyn I understand her frustration because Evelyn and Jen did come for her. I don’t understand why everybody acts like Cece is the crazy one, especially Kristen. It bothered her so much that she brought it to Cece’s attention, but she seems upset she won’t let go. The dinner argument was silly. It’s not throwing shade to say you wouldn’t go to someone’s job and demean what they do for a living. In no way does that mean you’re saying they don’t work. You could tell Kristen was being messy because she’s mad at Cece. Cece is smart not to fool with her anymore. It’s very transparent what she’s doing which is get close to the queen bees to improve her chances of returning next year. I’m glad that Cece was able to defend herself though. I hope next week she does well as it continues. I hope Kristen’s tears don’t work to make her feel she’s the problem. At least at the reunion or something I need Kristen called out on her [!@#$%^&*]. Still majorly shocked that Jackie has managed the entire season acting normal and civil. OG is also growing on me and I think she fits well. She can go off when she needs to but is also interesting in her calm moments. What would yalls cast look like next season? Personally I’d bring everybody back except Tami and Jen who have quit obviously. Maybe one newbie. To truly compete with the housewives they need to stop dumping all the newbies each year because you can’t build any momentum or long term feuds. I’d add a couple newbies but upgrade the three girls they added.

Right now I’m doing Falcon Crest and The Doctors...both non official of course. Just finished The Americans which was amazing! That was on Amazon. Trying to watch The Bay as well.

I’m glad Carole gives it to Andy next week. He’s so biased towards Bethenny it’s crazy. I feel this week was just the warm up. They were all screaming over each other so they couldn’t really get anything out. One thing is clear: nobody really likes Bethenny which will make next season interesting since she’s the star. I expect whatever newbies to be people who will want to deal with her. Kenya is definitely out because she’d destroy Bethenny.

Interesting! Glad Grace wasn’t completely forgotten if her sister appears. Also shows great restraint that they never have the Powers a love child of their own. I like Maggie but the actual boy is annoying and this is another one I feel isn’t going to go anywhere. Also i co-sign all the Julie love. She is a blast!

I’m looking forward to seeing how they get there. I saw the episode where she died about a year ago. So far I haven’t seen Greta who also featured into that stuff. So I do have a couple other questions. Is Greta Matt and Maggie’s daughter? And with Mike, who is his mother?

@JarrodMFiresofLove Thanks for that! I definitely see what you mean. So far his tenure doesn’t seem too destructive like some HWs, but he doesn’t seem to have much of a vision. The show is watchable but there aren’t any stories that are really standing out.

I’m still in 1970, currently in March. I just finished the episode where it’s revealed Anna is having pains and Althea and Maggie worry it’s soemthing bad. I know Anna leaves this year so I’m getting worried as well! She’s such a delightful actress it’s a shame she didn’t stick around longer. With that said, I’m interested in seeing where this goes. Beyond that im very disappointed in the story with Carolee and the abortions. I just don’t see the purpose of it. In the end nobody was really to blame and she quickly patched things up with Julie and Nurse Buckley. I feel like they could’ve done more with it. I notice they keep mentioning Carolee’s mom. I can’t wait to finally meet her since she sounds fun and I remember y’all enjoyed her from older posts. Matt and Maggie are still dealing with the fallout from their car accident. Maggie seems distant and kinda obsessed with the boy who survived. This is another thing I’m curious to see. I’m ready for Maggie to have something centered around her for a change. Now my one big question: What did y’all think of Ira Avery as a HW? I saw on Wikipedia that he gets a co-HW next month. So far I think the show is fine but it could definitely use a kick. Im curious if that co-HW will improve things any. Clearly he couldn’t be that great if he gets replaced with the Pollocks but I’m still enjoying the show!

Rhod: S03E01 - 0.756 million viewers (0.27 18-49 demo) I know y’all love it but fetch ain’t happening with this boring cast lol. I’d rather they put that energy into promoting Melbourne or a new city.

I’ve picked the show back up in January 1970. I left off when Liz was still kidnapped and skipped forward because that story bored me and I blame that for me lapsing in viewership. I feel like I picked a good spot to pick up. Althea and Nick are getting divorced and Nick knows she cheated with Steve. I really am enjoying Virginia Vestoff as Althea. It’s easy to enjoy her knowing it won’t last so it’s just a nice change of pace. She’s beautiful and just as good as she was on Dark Shadows. Im surprised that Anna is still around. I believe this is her last year and she’ll be missed. Her friendship with Liz and Carolee is fun to watch. Speaking of Carolee, she is delightful. There is just something about her that is different from other soap characters and actors and I feel like I could watch her even in the worst of stories. Right now they’re dealing with a paper found in Carolee’s office with a list of coded abortions. The one big difference I see are all the interns. I’d heard of Kathy because Nancy Barrett played her and the original actress is around. She’s pretty forgettable so far since the focus has been on Julie. I’m curious when she’ll come into focus and of course can’t wait for Nancy to arrive! Julie is a blast so far. I’m not sure what the consensus was on her but I’m a fan. All in all my return to the show has has been fun! I watched an entire month in a weeks time. I know the Pollocks arrive soon so I’m looking forward to that writing change. Nobody will ever top Rita Lakin here but they lasted long enough I imagine it must be good.

@DramatistDreamer When I mention AOL what I mean is that they already have those episodes ready to go for streaming since they had to do that for AOL and SOAPnet in Another Worlds case. Idk why even if it’s just those episodes they can’t put them up.

But PGP has the AOL streaming deal so at the very least, why not have Amazon stream the complete series of Texas? I’m sure based on those reruns the show is ready to go. Same for Edge or Search, even if you just start where AOL was, not to mention Another World. What I could see happening though is that these soaps are put up, but it’ll be more recent years similar to what happened with B&B recently.

Carole said she did reach out to Bethenny. I wonder if they’re starting to film so soon what is the cast going to look like? Do they have a newbie in mind? Is Tinsley returning? Luann? I could’ve seen a seamless transition if Jill came back but she said she’d only do a Friend position. Hopefully the newbie is better than Tinsley, Jules and Kristen who I felt were all on the meh side.

There’s a rumor of Tori Spelling joining RHOBH but I just refuse to believe that. I used to love her but goodbye. There is no way they’d cast her. She is simply too low rent.

Its a family show but many people rejected last season which was built more around separate family scenes and not group scenes! And I’ll say even Peggy and her family life was more interesting than either of the new wives. Their personal storylines are zzzzz so far. I wonder if things will change when Tamra’s younger son joins later on. She mentioned he’s 18 and will be appearing. ETA: Tonight Andy responded to fans on twitter suggesting Kenya on RHONY and said “Now that’s an idea!” Whether or not it would happen is anybody’s guess, but interesting he’d even mention it. Could be a good time for Kenya to join with Carole leaving. You can easily get rid of Tinsley as well and there’s no telling on if Luann will be full time with all her issues. I’d certainly entertain it.

@Cat I definitely think Lydia got hosed and as annoying as she could be I do miss Heather! It just seems she was so difficult to work with they wouldn’t have her back. Gretchen and Alexis I feel are too trashy to bring back but I’d be down for Lizzie, Jeana or Lauri again even just as a friend.

@Taoboi They did the same thing last year! I guess it’s easier for them since Potomac is a smaller community and the cast is mostly the same.

Video of Candiace and Gizelle filming has surfaced, which makes sense considering her wedding is next week. There is also a rumor Katie may be back as a FOH which I’d love, but same thing was said for last season so I’ll believe it when I see it.

Before I go to RHOC, I must say that Karen is a national treasure, bad wigs and all. I’ve supported her 100% and I don’t care about her problems with Ray! Some housewives don’t show their husbands, their kids and keep all sorts of things secret. I think she revealed enough to women who clearly DO NOT like her. The pizza thing and constant interrogation was disgusting, especially from Robyn whose broke ass was ready to fight if you got in her business. I hope she destroys those monsters at the reunion! Now with RHOC I’m still finding it slow but I enjoy some of it. As a group I find this collection of women to be a little dull but I’m not hating it. The two new women I’ve completely given up on but I find Shannon fascinating and I’m loving watching her progress. She’s like an 80s soap heroine. I’m not interested in this feud with Kelly and Vicki. We knew they’d fall out eventually but this isn’t who I wanted to see Kelly fight with. I like Vicki as well but she was so clearly wrong and so clearly does not care that Kelly is upset. She just doesn’t wanna take any heat. Hopefully they’re building to a good middle and end to this season.

Victoria Rowell quit because the cast refused to allow her on the ballot for an Emmy nomination after she had carried the show for a year. I don’t think she was too upset with the writing. LML did many bad things but I loved what she did with the Winters and how heavily she featured them. I feel like VR leaving is what killed her tenure since she’d lost her muse. I also don’t think Christel’s return is as her choice.

What breaks my heart is that this is such a beautiful cast! One of the reasons I miss Katie because she was not only beautiful but had good style. After three seasons you’d think they have it together but nope. Monique is the most fashionable but even her look was a little off. They’re lucky they’re entertaining otherwise I couldn’t take these fashions. Especially from Gizelle.

Good god. That has got to be the worst fashion for a modern reunion I’ve seen.

Bethenny completely lost me making it a point to say Carole was fired. We all know if she was fired Bethenny is the reason. The only reason she’d say that now is because Carole destroyed her at the reunion. I guess next season they will be back to kissing her ass. As for RHOC, I still maintain last season wasn’t bad. From the beginning it had so many more iconic moments than we’ve had this year. Yes Peggy wasn’t successful (Mainly due to a language barrier I think), but I enjoyed it. I liked the smaller group settings and larger focus on their personal lives. Of course we needed Tamra, Vicki and Shannon to make up, but i still say that was a really enjoyable year. So far I think the new season is okay but I miss Lydia a lot. I didn’t always agree with her but I do think she was a nice person and wasn’t afraid to call things out and stir up drama. She also brought glamour to the show which is missing now. The two new housewives do nothing for me thus far.

People say that with Potomac and Dallas but I don’t see it. I think Potomac started really hot but the expanded season hurt them. With three less episodes I think it would’ve been better. It’s just been dragging the past few weeks. The Cannes trip was nice but I feel all the good stuff was at the beginning. I’m ready for it to be over.