Chris B

Hell no I was NOT ready! I knew the Luann stuff was coming but I had no idea it would be tonight! I feel like this was too much for me. Every single scene was just flawless. This episode felt like a 5 minute episode it just flew by! I cannot wait for the fallout from Luann’s arrest. I expected this season to be boring for some reason and they’ve blown me away. I thought the highlight was Ramona’s ramotional call with Bethenny but then they hit us with the Luann video. That was iconic. No franchise will ever come close to what New York gives us.

What happened with Heather and Bethenny was so interesting and I can’t wait to watch that back! Heather was very sharp but you could tell she got caught up in typical Bethenny gaslighting. Bethenny I feel just didn’t like her but instead of just saying that she took whatever Heather did to turn it on her. I can’t wait to see that again!

Im rewatching RHONY from the beginning since the current season is so good and my first big takeaway is how consistent Ramona is. She’s always been a favorite of mine. Just a lovable nut and it’s crazy how season one Ramona ties into what we’re seeing now. Earlier this season you had Bethenny bashing Ramona for not being a real business woman and literally the first thing you learn about her is that she’s a self made woman. Even Avery has a talking head saying she loves school so much because Ramona taught her to always make your own money so you can stand on your own two feet in case your relationship fails. Maybe that’s why Ramona has adjusted better than someone like LuAnn post divorce. LuAnn has often felt very lost and with Tom it seemed like she was desperate to have a man to hold onto. Ramona being an independent woman doesn’t have that particular issue. That’s all I have on past episodes for now, beyond the fact that Jill returning would definitely be interesting. I really wonder how she’d interact with THIS cast. Now onto current stuff, that Carole and Bethenny fight was the stuff that dreams are made of. You could tell Bethenny was caught off guard when she couldn’t shut Carole up as she does others. This is going to be so good to watch unfold. In Carole’s new blog she talked about how upset she is because she didn’t know all this was going on so she’s still playing catch up as she watches the show and sees new things unfold. This reunion is going to be for the record books. Might someone finally take down Bethenny? It’s crazy because since she returned she’d been the star of the show. The girls grovel when they’re not in her good graces. It’ll be ironic if Carole is the one to finally bring her down to earth. Switching gears to Potomac, that mid season trailer was everything! I didn’t expect that but that’s a good sign the rumors of an extended season are true. I’m happy with everything I saw and I’m pleasantly surprised we have a friend of the housewives which I didn’t expect. I’m going to be sad when this season is over.

I think my standards have been lower because most HWs shows have been so bad lately, but I love this season lol. I like that they have an actual cast and the newbies are good. If a newbie or two actually sticks for more than one season it would benefit them. I feel like each year is a reset. My biggest takeaway from this episode is remembering how I always hated Jen. She’s so two faced and such a snob. I found Evelyn enjoyable last year but Jen is going to drag her down I can tell. Had anybody accused Jen or Evelyn of being prostitutes they’d have flipped out so it amazes me they act like Cici is crazy for being offended.

Quad has this and her talk show so as long as she doesn’t live too large she should be okay. I’m just surprised she filed for divorce and not Greg. I’m sure he wasn’t perfect, but she treated him so bad and I hated how she kept lying about wanting to wait to have kids when you knew she didn’t want them.

I know y’all don’t like Carole, but I’m shocked y’all don’t see this for what it obviously is. Bethenny is clearly pulling a season 3 Jill Zarin on Carole. Yes Carole is rarely the center of drama, but she’s never had trouble defending herself particularly against Aviva and Luann and I do think she’s done a good job of supporting her friends on the show. I’ve never bought her as a puppet. She’s always brought her own thing to the show IMO and was easily the best of the season five newbies. This feud is obviously one sided and Jethenny is playing it perfectly by being passive aggressive and telling everybody except Carole about the problem AND talking smack about her nonstop in her talking heads so by the time Carole realizes what is up it’ll be hard for her to catch up and defend herself. Hell, even the promo for next week you have Bethenny denying she has a problem with Carole and making it seem like she’s being dramatic and crazy when she knows damn well she’s been talking about her all year. I get the whole Adam thing but Adam and Carole broke up and I’m not going to blame Carole for what her ex-bf did. I think Bethenny held that back to weaponize against Carole. I love Bethenny much like I love Jill or Nene, but they are petty and have histories of picking fights with anyone who doesn’t bow down to them. Bethenny likes having a person devote all their time to her so seeing Carole with Tinsley is probably what sparked all of this.

@Cheap21 They only showed two of the three. I did like a couple of the ones from last year but the new ones definitely seem more polished. As for Jennifer...I never liked her ass. I always thought she was so fake and pretentious. I’m not surprised she’ll be at the center of drama which is where she always was. If Tami IS the bad guy it’ll be interesting to see because she won’t go down without a fight. I know they had to beg Tami to return this season so I wonder if that’s why they’re really upset with her.

I felt completely different, I think this is going to be the first truly solid season in a long time. I love the main cast and all three newbies seem solid. The past couple years they have endless newbies come and go through the year and you can tell there is no focus. This season it feels like they have a cast in place and they can just hit the ground running and we can invest instead of the usual midseason retools. I found it mostly interesting and a good start. I’m curious where the Tami/Evelyn thing will go. I feel both were being petty but as usual Shaunie will egg it on. I wonder where the season will go. It looks like Jennifer is going to side with Evelyn, but her bombshell affects Shaunie and Evelyn more than it would Tami. At least on the surface. Im happy to be finally genuinely interested in basketball Wives again!

On one hand, Giselle and Charisse are total haters and we’re throwing shade, but Candiace was stupid for oversharing too soon. I agree with Karen on that. With that said, I look forward to her lighting their asses up the rest of the season lol.

Could you PM me the link? I’d love to rewatch.

That reunion was epic. It matches season 4 as their best! Kim at the end with Andy was so revealing and bizarre. She asked why he didn’t feature her businesses or loving husband and family life...when did she show that? Let’s be clear, if Bravo could’ve had Kim as an official housewife they would have. The issue was what ended up happening in season 5 and again here, that she refuses to be a full part of the show. If she didn’t want to be attacked at the reunion she shouldn’t have been negative and picked fights literally the entire season. I also think it fired the ladies up that she did it mostly behind their back so they’ve been waiting to get her ass. That was an epic farewell!

Beverly Hills has elements that work but the overall chemistry isn’t there. I agree that it feels too scripted which leads it to be very stilted. Like with Erika you have this fantasy that she’s a perfect and hugely popular pop star, when she basically is performing at the same type of venues I do as a Drag queen, she simply has the means to travel the world doing it. I don’t want Brandi back, but like Rinna they need someone rich and fabulous that is willing to call out the bullshit. Erika treated Teddi horribly for example, but she wasn’t strong or rich enough for it to matter. I mention wealth because that’s very important in terms of what they’ll accept on this franchise. I also feel that this season suffered immensely from not having Eileen on. I know feelings are mixed, but I thought she brought a lot to the show and she wasn’t afraid to speak her mind. Now moving on to the best and most consistent franchise, New York. What has happened to Ramona? I love her no matter what, but she has been a kooky delight this season. She’s usually the center of all drama but this year she seems calmer and more rational which I like. The stuff with Carole and Bethenny confuses me. It did seem like Bethenny was taking a dig at dinner and Carole did prove her wrong. Even had Carole not immediately text her back after the marathon, why would you expect someone to be available after running 26 Miles? I feel like Bethenny is projecting and is the one upset Carole has been too busy to give her the nonstop attention she needs. Sonja is a total disaster and it amazes me that she keeps getting herself involved in these situations. She literally just patched things up with Dorinda so why tell her anything potentially negative about anyone? Dorinda doesn’t have any loyalty to her. That’s just insane. Then for her to complain about Dorinda mentioning her dead husband? I can’t imagine this season being good for her lol. I don’t like Tinsley (everything Bethenny said about her was right), but she’s right when it comes to Sonja. Overall this season continues to be a delight. Along with RHOC I feel they’re the most consistent and yes I include OC’s most recent season in that.

Kim is a damn fool to come against Kandi. I knew her spin offs were the most successful without even looking. People need to stop sleeping on Kandi. She is probably the most popular and important housewife they have. Kandi is the glue that holds this show together and the reason they survived without Nene is because of her. Yall know for years i been tormenting y’all with my love of Marlo, but Kenya dug her entire leg up Marlo’s ass! The Shereé beat down was glorious as well. I feel like this reunion so far seems a lot of fun and definitely not as dark as last year. It’s a good transition to the next season so far.

Anybody else excited for the RHOA reunion tonight? It looks like it’ll be one of the best ones. Most of the ladies look good and the clips are promising. I hope this is another season four, what with it being the potential exit for Shereé, Kim and Nene fighting on her way out and Marlo on the couch. When it comes to Sheree, I can’t even say she got fired if that’s the case. She clearly didn’t value her job and quit. I say that because there is no way in hell that to this day she sticks so closely to Kim—who has ZERO allies and thinks that’ll work out for her. Those stolen funds from Tyrone must be doing her good because you can’t convince me she values are job after this season. Early season Nene was a hot head and caused many of her issues like with Kim and especially Kandi, but since she came back she’s had absolutely no problem with Shereé. Why would Shereé poke the bear? It baffles me. Shereé could’ve been a power player with Nene and secured her check.

I think Carole always has good seasons. I don’t need every housewife to be knee deep into the drama. It helps having someone just as a mellow sounding board to the other women. Like Cynthia on RHOA. She has had feuds here and there and also Bethenny needed a friend. She is so polarizing and Bravo pushes her so hard it wouldn’t have worked if she didn’t have one solid friend. I do wonder who will take Carole’s place for Bethenny this season.

Kim was such a failure this season they’d be crazy to invite her back for anything. It’s a shame too because she was such an entertaining housewife originally. I still wonder how much better the season had been if she came in normal instead of trying to fight with everyone for story. Nene, Kim and Sheree were tv gold back in the day! Not to mention Kim and Kandi.

LuAnn’s costume was a disgrace, to Diana Ross and to black people. Carole was 100% correct about it. I’m glad to see her get roasted for that on Twitter and I’m glad Andy brought it up. Do I think she meant to be offensive? No, but it was and I’d hope she can learn from this in the future. She picked a typical blackspotation look, darkened her skin and slapped Diana Ross’ name on it. Not impressed. Beyond that, I loved the premiere. NYC always delivers. I enjoyed everybody even Tinsley and it made me want to keep watching. This is much needed after a mediocre Beverly Hills and very Uneven RHOA. I find all the women equally likable although they each have their low points. I think that’s what makes it easier for me to watch because they don’t take themselves too seriously. You can just watch and be entertained. Dorinda was once again a delight at the party, Ramona was a lot less ramotional and more subdued which I liked. I’m mostly curious about Carole and Bethenny’s issues. I can’t really guess what it stems from and I don’t mind either of them. That’ll be interesting to watch unfold.

He has a looong history of attacking black women. Before WWHL even went on he posted a picture of Kenya and a Monkey saying that’s who he’s appearing with. I don’t blame her for anything she said considering he went in like that. He’s one of those racist white people who acts down because they have black friends and listen to rap music. I’m not a fan at all!

Kenya didn’t accuse Michael of being gay, she said she didn’t know if he had a wife or husband. He has a history of attacking black women including Janet Jackson so I’m no fan of his racist ass.

I loved Potomac’s premiere. Looks like they’ll have their third good season in a row. I must say I don’t understand the glee about Karen’s situation after they gave Ashley a hard time for looking into Robyn’s background. I expected her to be the main one advocating for them to give her space. Ashley, Monique and Karen remain the standouts for me. Gizelle is gorgeous but she’s not very likable and Robyn is a fool for moving to a bigger house with a man who don’t want her. She should’ve stayed where she was at and stack her coins. As much as I love Ashley I can’t understand why she’s paying anything for her mom when she don’t have the money herself. She needs to secure the bag for herself first. She should’ve been had a baby if she were smart. In other news, I’ve decided to rewatch RHOA on Hulu and I’d forgotten how juicy the first two seasons were. I’m midway through season 2 and Kandi came out the gate a star. She’s always been a gift to this show showing her full life and everybody in it. Good or bad I always ride with Kandi bc she’s been more authentic (willingly) than anybody and as the rIchest on this franchise she certainly doesn’t have to be but I love that she is. She doesn’t get most of the attention but she’s truly the glue that holds this show together and keeps it grounded. The other big big thing I noticed was what a good housewife Lisa Wu was. I loved her friendship with nene and I think she could’ve brought a lot to future seasons. I don’t think Bravo wanted her to go, but she didn’t want her money and relationship problems with Ed filmed. I wish she’d stuck it out because a comeback story with her would’ve been interesting to watch and I think she’d still fit in. As for current RHOA, I felt the finale was good. The Kim experiment was clearly a mistake. Kim seemed like she didn’t wanna be there from day one and went out of her way to alienate EVERYONE it seems. She and Kroy seemed so out of place in the finale. I hope they don’t attempt bringing her on next year. I also feel like Sheree has outstayed her welcome once again. She had very little to offer other than gossiping and I question how she’s paying for the Chateau. Her Bravo checks can’t be that good. I’d let her go next season for sure. I also think it’s time for Marlo to get a peach. I want to see her working and a more full picture of her life than you get with her as a friend. I think she earned her peach this year. Eva was okay but not as good as I thought she’d be. With that said, I think it’s enough to give her a peach and see where things go from there. The big wildcard for RHOA is if Kenya will stay or not. I don’t think she wants to stay but I know Bravo is probably dying to keep her especially if she really is pregnant. I’d see if she’s interested in jumping franchises and seeing how she’d do in New York. From her standpoint it would benefit her because it’s a different cast so she may finally catch a break, Plus her husband lives there. If she returns to RHOA it’s hit or miss but a better chance it’ll be more drama for her. It would benefit Bravo to just convince her to swap shows and hope she can bring that Georgia shine to NYC’s ratings.

That looks gooooooood on all ends. I just hope they end Kim like she needs. She literally came back picking fights with EVERYBODY! Nobody did anything to her! I’ve never seen such a one sided feud. Also, everybody looks amazing. Probably the best looks from this show at least. Porsha and Kandi look flawless!

I just watched the two 1980 episodes and have to speak on this slander against the asthetic of Y&R. I think the show looks beautiful not only here but in other older episodes, not to mention the music and casting. Bill Bell just knew how to create a world and he did that so well here. It’s also a testement to Conboy’s work that the Chancellor and Brooks mansion sets are still in use to this day. When the P&G soaps were released on DVD a few years back I bought almost all of them and it’s shocking how different the quality is compared to these Y&R episodes. The sets were very bland and washed out, make up and lighting was bad. Y&R just had an essence of class that worked for it. In terms of content I had some comments on some actors.... Wings Hauser was such a horrible Greg. Brian Kerwin couldn’t have been worse. It just isn’t possible. James Houghton was always going to be difficult to replace but my god. I know Houghton reprised the role in 2004, but I think Hauser played him again when he came back in 2010. They did a good job recasting Snapper (in fact I’m shocked they never brought Hasselhoff back full time), but Greg seemed to be a huge problem for them. I enjoyed Bond Gideon as Jill but I definitely see why they didn’t keep her. She was definitely in line with what Dickson gave up until then, but I can see why they replaced her before Jill basically took over the show. Deborah Adair was a perfect Jill to bridge the gap and being the glamour to that role. I wish we still had the mashup of her, Jess and Brenda taking turns on the show in the late 80s. I remember Deborah came back for a full week then Jess started temp so it kept going back and forth between them. The other big surprise for me as a different Patty. I thought Lilibet was the first Patty. Tammy Taylor was by far my favorite based on these episodes. It’s a shame she didn’t stick around. She was very grounded and could’ve elevated the role in a way the others didn’t.

I finally started back on the show with November and I know they killed of Amy, which was a terrible decision, but four episodes in and I’m at Frankie’s funeral! What happened to Frankie? That’s the one thing I hate about British soaps, the endless deaths.

My girl finally got a talking head! Is a peach next?!

I’ve been wanting to rewatch this show but am too lazy to pull out my DVDs and Amazon only had certain seasons for free. I noticed recently they made the entire series, including pre-Barnabas free with Prime so I’ve started re-watching and it is just as good as I remember. I’m currently to the point where Julia has been introduced and everybody realizes Maggie is alive. They build the suspense so well and the show rarely feels slow to me. I just reached the first color episode and it’s remindjng me how sad I was when it went to color. The show had such presence in black and white and I felt like it hid the budget restraints better. I do recall they eventually adjusted to the color style so I do look forward to that and 1795!