Chris B

I was so excited for this and for the debates, because we know (as she showed last night) that Hilary can handle that and it would be Trump's undoing. What I didn't realize is that they would softball Trump so much. I expected Lauer (or any moderator) to go HARD on both candidates. Especially after how he did Hilary I was so ready, but nope. Let everything Trump say slide. It amazed me and also leads me to believe Trump could win and that he will do just fine in the debates. Nobody is going to take him to task for anything. It's going to be a Hilary pile-up regardless of how many candidates are actually debating. It'll be Trump and the moderators vs Hilary. It won't be a real debate. That was so disappointing to see last night. So disappointing. I could literally go on and on about all the things Trump said that were shocking and made no sense, but what is even the point?

I think BH did hit 2 million last season. All of the shows seem to be rebounding and doing well, with the exception of Dallas and New Jersey of course. It'll be interesting to see what Potomac brings to the table in season two. I'm not worried about the next season of Beverly Hills, they seem to have a formula that works.

I think she will be fine. Last month she was focused more on behind the scenes fundraising which is crucial to the final months of this campaign. I'm sure September is going to be a big month for her and the press is now traveling with her, which hopefully will mean more stories about her from a more positive stand point. The fundraising is going to allow her to keep the machine going leading into the election, especially when it comes to advertising in the battleground states. Trump hasn't raised nearly as much money and his overspending between the expensive events always held at Trump properties and his private plane (which he flies back to NYC every night) are draining what resources he does have.

I'm not sad about Jules. She was watchable, but more of a Friend that a full on housewife. I say bring on Yolanda or another equally strong new HW. As for OC, I agree I was DYING at Heather and Tamra's reaction to Megan and Shannon not caring about the accident. Next week is going to LOL central! I hope the rumor of less episodes isn't true. That would break my heart considering how good this show always is. I'm sure Bravo will find a way to make up for it considering the ratings. ETA: Here is some RHOA I have gathered, mostly from Tamara Tattles, but some from Twitter. - Porsha is still crazy. We already know about the potential affair with Kandi's first baby daddy, but recently they almost came to blows - Nene revealed on Steve Harvey she was never contacted by Bravo to appear full-time or part time and she feels like they Kelly Ripa'ed her. They're currently talking so she MAY appear at some point. She was just in Miami with Kenya (and Alexia and Marysol from RHOM), not sure if it was filmed. - Kim Fields is of course gone, new housewives are Sheree and Lena. - Sheree and Marlo are besties. Kenya and Sheree are feuding causing a rift with Marlo and Kenya - This saturday there is a last minute mandatory filming that is so important Cynthia had to cancel a paid gig she was booked for. She gave the gig to Kim Fields. No one knows what the filming is for though. Nene's big return? Porsha intervention? I'm not too excited for RHOA, but I became interested when I saw Marlo was filming again. I hope it's more than a hit and run like last season and that she has a presence throughout the season. And they better not do her dirty like last season and dump her once Nene returns.

I'm not Team Luann either. I feel like Bethenny came off well at the reunion, better than I expected. The best part for me was the Ramona montage for no reason other than she is just so delightfully nutty. Ramona could literally do anything and I will always support her. She always brings a smile to my face! The tea though was Dorinda. The drug scene was soooooooo awkward! She should've shut the hell up when Bethenny said that she wasn't going to go there. When Sonja outright said Dorinda did drugs and then Luann told Dorinda to shut her damn mouth up I damn near died lolololol! Dorinda played herself with that and I'm sorry, but it is obvious from early in the season that Dorinda and John weren't just a little drunk. Please.

Hollywood is the only one worth watching still, but I hate how so much action goes to the supporting cast. This episode was dominated by people not in the opening credits. I hate that. I wish the Love and Hip Hop shows had more faith in their main cast and didn't expand so much. This show doesn't need Brandi, Shanda or the other new girl with the mom drama.

It was probably something to the effect of that he had to be prominently featured in all promotional material for the show.

Angela is the most surprising housewife of all time for me. She is shockingly crazy and delusional. I still love Michelle and Gilda. They are the show for me. I thought I was going to hate Michelle based on all the promos, but she is a star.

This episode of OC was more watchable since we didn't have such a huge focus on Shannon. If she weren't on the show I think this season would gel much more, but I'm thankful she's here so Kelly could've given her those epic smackdowns. Now after being ostracized for most of the season it was interesting that we'd have an episode centered around Vicki's birthday. I expected it to be Kelly, Vicki and Brianna and was shocked when Meagan and Tamra showed up. At this point Tamra is still riding the fence so I guess I shouldn't be surprised by her being there. Speaking of Tamra, what the hell is up with her this year? She is stirring up so much drama and letting Kelly get a beating and won't say a word! At the dinner with Heather I was floored that she played dumb as Kelly sat there crying over Heather's comment, yet Tamra let Heather deny it and didn't back her up. Heather is just grasping for screentime this year. You know she wasn't offended by Kelly, she just needs the screentime. She has nothing going on except the usual bickering with Terry which we know is just for the show. Meagan is another one grasping for a storyline, but she at least seems to realize that and is trying to play nice. I need something big to happen with Heather in order to justify her still being on the show. She needs a strong relationship among the cast whether it be positive or negative. They need to stop giving her a pass because they want an uber rich friend. Somebody needs to hold her accountable for her own actions. Probably not going to happen, but I am hoping and praying this episode is a turnaround for Kelly and she becomes at least a little more accepted by the wives. Hopefully Shannon is still with David and can't make it to Eddie's party next week so we can have another episode without hearing about damn Brooks. I'll also say although she can often annoy me, Brianna is a better housewife than Meagan and I wouldn't mind her having an orange. She's entertaining and mixes well with all the girls and not just her mother. I actually enjoyed her last night. I'd be open to her being added full time. Perhaps Kara and Brianna for next season? That's probably the only way Meagan could become viable by having people closer in age to her in the cast.

Eh, not too excited. I only watched half of last season plus the reunion, but those three new girls didn't make up for Magali being gone. She was a firecracker and had great chemistry with the girls. It fell flat last season. I'll give the first couple episodes a go to see if the new girls gel better, but I'm not too confident. At least I have Auckland and Melbourne right now. I wonder how Toronto is going to go, especially with the drama involved with firing that pregnant housewife.

Some RHOBH casting tea from an unproven Twitter account: They added that the season has two more months of filming. Who knows if it's true or not. Seems odd they'd have two more months of filming when they just filmed the opening yesterday. https://twitter.com/secret_music1/with_replis

Pettifleur is nutty as hell, but she was completely in the right with Jackie, who I have never been crazy over. I just wish Petti wasn't so batty so she could properly defend herself. At Gamble's wedding when Jackie first went off on her, she was having a one-on-one conversation with Lydia and JACKIE decided to join in and then out of nowhere she started complaining that Pettifleur was butting into her conversation, yet SHE is the one who decided to go interrupt them and insert herself into their conversation. It was the one time Pettifleur was right and she couldn't defend herself! I was so upset! I'm soooooooooooo ready for Dubai next week! BTW, they'll once again be airing this after RHONY. Obviously Bravo likes the show and wants to give it a bigger audience, but then why not actually PROMOTE it and why not keep it behind RHONY since the season began? It's weird that they keep randomly doing it now with no promo. That's not going to give them much of a bump.

I think Jersey would've been find had they kept the twins. I also wonder what happened with Robyn who was supposed to be a housewife and instead has been edited out of everything. What has killed the show is too much focus on family drama which limits the audience if you aren't interested in that. It's not a Teresa or Gorga family spin-off, it's a fricking housewives show. You need a variety of perspectives for it to be interesting. With the twins still around I think it would've been a more fun and balanced show.

Sonja was a DELIGHT this season! He decision not to drink around the ladies made her more enjoyable because they couldn't pick apart every sudden movement of hers. And I do agree with you KeMoLove that Carole is more enjoyable around the other ladies than she is with just Bethenny.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL! Carole is my queen for lines like that! I'm sorry, I just don't understand all the complaints that she brings nothing to the show. I LOVE her and even if you don't love her, I think you could see how she's an important part of the ensemble. Considering how strong the ratings were this season I feel like they've struck gold with this cast. I don't think you can eliminate anyone and expect as good as result. Even Jules I feel has been lackluster, but she's still done her part to fuel the drama and she does have her fans. I think it's a good non-toxic mix of housewives.

Anne's eyebrows trouble me. I just don't understand her in relation to these girls. I will say, Auckland is BEAUTIFUL! It's not a city I've given much thought, but I definitely want to go now.

The olympics and it being dull have caused be to now fall two episodes behind on New Jersey. I ain't bothered. OC was unwatchable this week. I'm Team Kelly/Vicki, so I can only enjoy it as much as they're featured. I still hate fans haven't taken to Kelly and she's viewed so much as a villain. If she was on any other series that wouldn't be the case. And I'm sorry, but Tamra has been a lot worse and more vulgar that Kelly could dream of, yet they wanna act like Kelly is satan. Bye with that mess. Anyway, the important thing about this week was Auckland's two night premiere! It was EVERYTHING! Production values were great, the homes were fabulous and it was very well cast. I wasn't impressed with pictures or promos, but the series definitely impressed me. Michelle - I LOVED her! I find it hard to believe she modeled though because she is awkward on camera. Her shots in the opening are just so bad, but otherwise I love her. I LOVE her home and her family seems fun. I also love the friendship with Gilda. The "plus sized" comment was definitely shade, but I lived for it. That was just effortless and made the episode for me. I loved her dinner party in episode two and fashion show with her daughter. She's a keeper for me. Angela - At first I did kinda like her. She was ridiculously annoying during the first meeting with Gilda, but I was willing to give her a pass. Where she lost me is creating an issue with Gilda when she literally didn't say anything bad about her at that first meeting. She simply said she should tone it down because the entire time she was acting extremely awkward. Angela then took it to an extreme at the dinner party and made herself look so bad. First you're sitting there talking about the gossip you've heard about her and she she says she doesn't care you STILL keep pouncing on it. That is bizarre. Gilda - GORGEOUS, stylish and a sharp tongue! I LOVE LOVE LOVED her! She was silky smooth and her dinner put down was perfect, "Do you know what I've heard about you? Not a [!@#$%^&*] thing." I like how she kept her cool when I think any reasonable person couldn't be blamed if they jumped across the table at Angela. I wonder what Angela said about her if it was obviously bad enough to get bleeped out. Ann - She's my least favorite and the one I'd most like see go for next season. Louise - She seems a bit messy, but she owns her stuff so I am enjoying her. I don't have any issues with her so far. Julia - She is cute and fun. I like her a lot more than I anticipated. Overall, two episodes in and Auckland has won me over. What a stunning two episodes. I don't know why I expected this series to be so boring.

I'm so confused here. This show has been gone forever and the Houston spin-off finished filming well over a year ago. I know they filmed a new season of the Atlanta one as well, but it's been so long. Both better be good!

I've always prayed Heather would join Beverly Hills where nobody is scared of her wealth so they can tear her apart. She is the rudest, most self-righteous person that has ever been featured on one of these shows. She always gets a pass for her poor treatment of cast members and it's annoying. My only wish is that Kelly were a little more articulate because it's time for someone to take her down a notch. As for Shannon, I've always LOVED to watch her, but not because she's likable, because she's so miserable and it's comical to see how easy it is to get her worked up.

To be fair, New Jersey aired 35 minutes late, so you can't blame the ratings on the snoozefest of a season lol. I still haven't watched it because of that. Also don't yall forget Melbourne airs tonight after New York and they'll still have a new episode on friday!

First of all, Heather: IF YOU WERE ON ANY OTHER FRANCHISE YOU'D BE FAKE CRYING EVERY DAY! Kelly is T-A-M-E compared to the New York or Atlanta girls. I am so over everybody clutching their pearls. And Kelly has been very poorly received by the viewers as well. The same people praising Erika for calling Kathryn a !@#$%^&*] are clutching their pearls about Kelly calling Shannon a !@#$%^&*]. They need to go somewhere with this BS. I can't wait to see how they spin it when Kelly ain't putting her hands on nobody so she can say what she wants. Tamra in particular needs to hush, playing both sides of the fence. Meaghan is still zzzzz. She is my least favorite OC housewife of all time. She brings literally nothing to the show. On the subject of that RHAKL intro, they keep pushing that Michelle is a model, but I don't see it. How is she a model and she can't pose, dress or take a good picture? She looked horribly awkward in her intro pose and she's supposed to be the professional. In the promo pics, especially the first one released she looked a mess as well. I'm mostly going to be watching to see how tired she is.

I do think Auckland is coming to the US since Andy keeps mentioning Bravo New Zealand and it is their first international network branded with the Bravo name. I also heard a rumor that Melbourne is airing behind RHONY this week, so interesting if that's true.

Well there is a woman in pictures with the RHOP cast so she may at least be a Friend of.

Pettifluer's sister reminded me of a Klingon. I know that is probably wrong of me to say, but I'm watching a lot of Star Trek and personality included, that's what she was giving me. I LOVED their standoff though. I originally watched the first three episodes, then my laptop messed up and I got so far behind I decided to wait for Bravo, so I'm watching on US pace now. Overall this season is JUICY. I keep feeling like this show is going to start to suck, but they literally make no missteps. The casting is always perfect and the chemistry is amazing between this cast. This latest episode of NYC was pure fire. Just balls to the wall the entire time. I haven't had much use for Sonja in YEARS, including this year, but she's earning her paycheck with this Tom storyline. I completely feel her pain and I appreciate that despite always being over the top, she actually is allowing herself to be vulnerable and not make it all about her. She's being a MUCH better friend to Luann than Luann is being to her. I feel like Luann doesn't even remotely understand why Sonja would be hurt, nor does she care. I also must say I got a kick out of the Tom flashback from season one! I just don't get good vibes on him. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Carole on this trip and am happy she's finally trying to be civil with Luann. Bethenny is being messy as hell, but I do think Carole is doing her best to enjoy herself and she seems happy for Luann. Dorinda continues to be the messiest [!@#$%^&*]-stirrer of them all and I can't wait to see what happens to her at the reunion. In other Housewives news... RHOP just finished filming. As has been reported, Katie is no longer a part of the cast. Gizelle just did an interview saying she really misses her and (shocker!) she's very close with Charrisse and Ashley! With RHOA, a big drama is going to be brewing with Porsha and Kandi. Have they had much conflict in the past beyond the Don Juan stuff? I'm forgetting their drama, but if the rumors are true Kandi is going to be ready to kill her and it's not going to be a good look for Porsha. Basically, Nobody seems to understand the girl code this year. Regardless, I'm not looking forward to RHOA. Too stale and until we get a major cast reboot I'm over it.

Honestly, I don't think it's just Luann, I think they've finally got a cast that truly works and everyone is pretty much laying it all out there and not caring how they're viewed. I don't think everyone needs a big storyline, but this season they have chemistry and the group dynamics have been so fun. Plus unlike some of the other series (OC and BH in particular) it's not dark. You can just watch and enjoy the show and have fun with it. The only cast member that I feel has struggled to fit in or be interesting is Jules. I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE nothing more than for them to bring Jill back, but I doubt that will happen. Whatever does happen, they're going to take casting very seriously after how well this season has gone.