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Things are getting juicy!! I can't wait for next week. I wonder if Erika will own up to bringing up the thing about Bella and Anwar or will she let Rinna take all the heat. I LOVED Kathryn giving it to Kyle. She is effortless and she is right. I understand Kyle is friends with Faye, but how does she have no objectivity, especially about something so serious. We all know that book was a cash in. At the very least she could chalk it up to Faye being in a bad place and turning her life around. Trying to justify it is foolish.

Looks much better than season two!

I feel bad for Lisa Vanderpump (and Rinna) because I truly believe they're right, but Yolanda is so shifty that she won't be as easy as Brooks to figure out. Even Lisa letting it slip that Mohammed told her those kids weren't sick, I believe her, but even though he told her that, he's obviously going to be upset since it was told on confidence. Even his statement about it didn't say those kids were sick, it simply said family affairs are private. I can't wait to see how the reunion goes. I feel like the Lisa's will go down in flames and if Yolanda even shows up she will play brain dead (literally) and then dip out like last season. I wish they had written her off until she got "better." This story isn't even interesting and she isn't on enough to have earned that diamond. She should've been a friend popping in and out like Brandi and Kim later in the season.

If I have to hear one more comment about weaves on RHOP I will just be done. Karen and Charrisse have struggle weaves worse than Flavor of Love girls, yet they want to sit here going in on Gizelle?! They WISH they looked as good as Gizelle on her worst day. Let's start with Karen--she's married to the "Black Bill Gates," but has an outdated kitchen, old Mercedes and her weave is not only unflattering, but poorly put in and poorly dyed/styled. Girl go sit down. Charrisse--she is very homely looking to begin with, but her styling and BEYOND struggle weave just kills her. Not flattering for her face at all and it looks like a tacky weave sewed in too far back because she doesn't have edges. HORRIBLE style. At least Karen looks better in her talking heads, Charrisse still looks a mess. I expect her to have the biggest downfall this season. Her husband don't want her tired ass. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the other girls though. Robin is laid back but fun. Gizelle irritated me with the thot comments on Ashley, but she was within her rights. I mostly just wanted her to love Ashley so they could form a power team and shut out Charrisse and Karen. I LOVED Ashley. She is young and spunky, but feels fresh. Her husband was actually cute and not what I expected. I LOVED their condo. It was stunning. I look forward to more of her. Katie is a TOTAL TOTAL airhead, but she remains fun. I think she's harmless but making a fool of herself. Her boyfriend is giving me flashbacks to Bethenny and Jason 1.0 during RHONY season one. Looking forward to next week. RHOA is getting stale, but is still watchable. Next week we know will be good and probably carry the rest of the season. I enjoy Kim Fields, but that brunch was a mess. At this point and especially with a stylist, she needed a better outfit. She looked like she just got out of bed. Her hair was ATROCIOUS!!!!!!!!! The worst!!!! I usually like her hairstyles, but her own hair was a completely different color than her wig and the roots were growing in bad and it just looked awful. I can't imagine why she couldn't have done her hair similar to what Sheree had. Kenya vs Kim has me firmly on Kim's side. Cynthia is stupid for trying to include Kenya in this commercial shoot when clearly Kim is the one with the talent and time to pull it off. I love Kenya, but this fight with Kim is only making her look bad.

They are totally Nene! I just hate them looking down their noses at people like they did something. They married good, that's it. Have some humility. I am praying for a downfall for both of them.

I enjoyed RHOP and I think the second season trailer gave me enough to be hooked. Overall the cast is alright, but I definitely see some retooling season two. My initial thoughts: Gizelle - LOVE LOVE LOVE her! I didn't feel like she was trying too hard and her presence was strong. I enjoyed her. She's funny and doesn't take herself seriously. You can tell she truly does have the legacy she speaks of because she isn't stunting like the rest. She's just going to have a good time and call it a day. I loved her wig at the party, but hate that the wig strap was showing lol. Karen - She's entertaining, but she is tired as hell. Her style, her house, her HAIR she is tired. She has the worst manners and she put me firmly on Team Gizelle. How you gonna be late to a party and complain about ANYTHING? That is not proper etiquette, that is rude and tacky. Then if you gonna read someone with a gift, make sure it doesn't look like the packaging and frame came from the dollar store. She is TIRED. True new money who is always trying to front like she is so fabulous. Charisse - HATE HATE HATE! Bitch they thought you were section 8 because you are! She is TIRED TIRED TIRED! I cringed for her lack of edges and those throwback pics which made her look like the hoodrat she claims to hate so much. She is probably fronting more than all of them. I HATED her! All the talk of the ghetto was just classless. The way she treated Gizelle was unspeakable. How the hell you gonna invite her to a party, have her cook and treat her like that? She LEFT her so don't complain if she can't find stuff and is loud in the kitchen. As for her bringing a plus one, that is par the course for a casual party. Not to mention the fact that Gizelle had to rush and get ready due to having to cook. She legitimately needed help getting ready. I hope this season is a season of downfalls for this monster. Katie & Robyn - I don't have much to say about either of them, but I liked them. Katie is probably the most gorgeous woman ever cast and I like that she seems lighthearted and carefree. I feel like she will be the rational one and I look forward to that. Robyn didn't do anything major to stand out, but she was fun and I like her relationship with Gizelle. Overall more than anything I need these women to fix their weaves. After watching and seeing that it pretty much is a DC reboot, I do wish we could've gotten a DC housewife in there. I think Lynda and Stacie could've fit in as Friends at the very least.

My thing is, I don't feel Kim needed to step it up or prove anything. They took a risk and cast someone who is different from the current cast. You have to anticipate time for her to get to know the girls and get comfortable with the situation. I think she's already provided many great moments and her solo scenes are fun. Now that she knows the girls I'm not surprised things are picking up for her story. She's finally in the mix. I can't wait to see how she interacts with Nene.

I'm dead! First we get the MidSeason trailer for RHOA and it is FIRE! Nene vs Kenya. Cynthia vs Kenya. Kim vs Kenya which looks HUGE! It looks like when Nene agreed to return they extended filming which explains why they were still filming at Christmas time. I think this is going to end up as one of the top three seasons for this show. I like that they got to prove themselves without Nene and now she's back recharged and can add her dynamic to the group. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Kim Fields too. I would've never guessed her and Kenya would end up being such enemies on the show. With that said, here's the trailer: http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta/season-8/videos/still-to-come-this-season-on-rhoa Also, RHOP intro has been released and it's by far the best I've ever seen. The music, the visuals and the girls look STUNNING. Gizelle and Katie are flawless. http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/the-real-housewives-of-potomac-season-one-taglines-revealed-watch-w161736

Here is a wonderful expose about Yolanda's lyme disease and it uncovers all the lies. I'm one who feels she has something, but not what she says and she is playing for sympathy/story as well. I hope the housewives read this and bring their receipts when they go on WHHL and the reunion. This could ruin their reputations, don't let Yolanda bring you down over her fake storyline. Article is three parts: https://realskepticsoftv.wordpress.com/2015/12/23/the-chronicles-of-yolandia-an-investigation-of-cld-part-i-the-basic-breakdown/

The new housewife isn't introduced until after the New York trip which airs in January. She didn't start filming with the ladies until immediately after that. So episode 6 or 7 depending on if they introduce her early. With Yolanda, I can't stand her and it makes me sad the women are gonna get so much heat for being judgemental when that is all Yolanda has been since she joined the show. In addition to the instagram pictures, each season she acts like shes on deaths door in the off season and is magically well enough to film again. This year she took it a step further and it's only natural that they're suspicious. If she's so sick why the hell is she committing to a show where she has to travel, be social and under endless stress? She's full of it. I don't doubt she has something, but she is obviously playing it up. If she claims to have Lyme then what she is doing clearly isn't for Lyme disease. I'm over her.

I love Kim Fields on RHOA. This episode highlighted how well she fits. I like that she's different from the others and that they went against type when casting her. I don't want her to leave, in fact I'd give her a huge bonus to sign on again. The way she squashed the drama between Cynthia and Porsha was flawless. She is a total queen! I like that she isn't afraid to speak up and she isn't a punk. She's staying true to herself and seems to be enjoying the experience. LOVE LOVE LOVE HER! Porsha continues to be an idiot. Not surprised, don't care. I do wonder what this fight plus the finale fight means for her. Nene was very shady towards her on WWHL, which makes sense since she saw the last fight. I think it's to the point where even her supporters have to give up on defending her.

Many complained that the premiere was boring so I put off watching it and I need to stop listening to others! This was soooo much better than anything on OC last season. I didn't find it boring at all! A good dose of the Beverly Hills glamour we long for, as well as lots of funny bits, catching up on everybody's lives with some shade and drama thrown in. They gave me EVERYTHING I needed in a season premiere. I totally agree with Gray Bunny that the show is just fine had it been five official housewives. In case yall don't know (I forget if anybody mentioned it), but Yolanda's friend Angie Simpson was supposed to be the new full-time housewife, hence why she's around and not the others. She couldn't get a work visa so they had to stop filming with her which is why the new ladies aren't there yet. I wonder why they added Erika to the credits but not Andrea when it seems it will be some time before either appears. I hope they fit in and aren't duds because right now there really isn't a need for them. I don't care how messy she is, I LOVE LISA RINNA and I always will! She is unflitered and says it like it is. I have no problems with her. One of the only truly honest housewives. I've never liked Yolanda and she is going to be *so* draining this season. I like that Lisa didn't give her a pass with Kyle and acknowledged they weren't close to begin with so why would she be making more of an effort? An interesting thing in Lisa's blog is that she mentioned the reason they were talking about Yolanda is because at that point they didn't know if she was even going to be a housewife. At this point they assumed the cast was Lisa, Lips, Eileen, Kyle, Angie I'm assuming. I'm still extremely shocked Yolanda managed to squeeze out enough material to be a full-time wife. She's always done this each year where she acts like she's on her death bed during the hiatus, then is perfectly fine come filming time. This year she's finally playing the sick card and whether it's true or not, her appearances have always been so calculated I can't care too much. In other news, I need The Real Housewives of Potomac to premiere already. I loved DC and I feel like I'm going to love this one as well. I need more. A new promo or something.

Angie Simpson released that statement after the pictures from the premiere came out. She is in almost all of them so people were asking. Interesting to know. I wonder how it would've gone with her as a wife and who would've been cut to fit her in. I also wonder if this means we won't meet the two new wives for a while, since they originally planned to have her there.

The big boat storyline with Porsha and Cynthia starts in episode 4! Shocked it's so soon. I thought the season would be going for a while before the big stuff started happening. Now don't get me wrong, I'm VERY excited, just surprised it happened so early in filming.

I think they were fine with Nene, but she is very sensitive when she feels she's being picked on. I liked the interview overall though.

Just an FYI for RHOA, ratings went up to 3.1 million so things are going well this year. People tuned in for the premiere (which jumped from 2.9 to 3.7 million in the Live+3 ratings) and apparently liked what they saw. I'm a big fan as well. It reminds me more of Orange County this season. You have some real relationship issues with some of the couples and it's like the girls are all being reintroduced to each other. Phaedra and Porsha in particular, because with Nene gone they completely need to find their footing again. They're the minority. I hope that Phaedra and Cynthia can truly build a friendship because they're very watchable together. Porsha is slow and a trainwreck and embarrassment but she is bringing it this season. I'll accept that you need that one total disaster and she's filling that slot well. Her party was cringeworthy. Kim Fields was AMAZING! She's so well spoken and funny and natural on camera. I know she's a child star but I didn't expect her to be natural as a reality star. I don't feel like she's playing for the cameras, everything about her felt real. Natural makeup, even her interview look was very normal. I hope she remains true to herself. I want to see her integrated in the group so bad. Sheree and Marlo continue to impress in their supporting roles and I truly feel both should be full time housewives. At least Marlo since she has a house she can film in. I bet her talking heads and solo scenes would provide much needed comedy. You could probably swap her in for Porsha and not skip a beat. I probably would've reversed their roles. With Cheshire on Bravo I decided to re-watch season one and I hadn't realized how BAD the production values were. TERRIBLE! And their fashion is horrendous. They got a HUGE upgrade in season two. HUGE! Ampika and Tanya looks HORRIBLE. And you can tell Dawn looks haggard and after the season aired she got plastic surgery on her face. Her face looks swollen in her talking heads but she looks good now. Another thing I hadn't realized was how horrible they were to Magali. Washington Post had an article that said it looked so bad having these Anglo women picking on the dark skinned one, but that is clearly what it is. When Dawn was explaining her problems with Magali she kept saying how Magali will kiss up to anyone to build her social profile, but in two seasons we haven't seen anything like that from her. The entire first episode they were all (including Ampika) so horrible to her. The only one who wasn't was Lauren. I was shocked. It makes me appreciate where Magali was coming from in season two now that I've rewatched it. She can't catch a break from day one. When Dawn called to invite her to the ball she was so mean and refused to even let Magali apologize and explain the misunderstanding. It was that moment I knew everything I needed to know about Dawn. She simply wanted to fight.

I don't think they're taking it out on them. That's typical shade throwing. I do wish at least Stacy or Lynda could've been a part of this version, even as friends.

I LOVED DC!!! Those ladies have every right to be upset they couldn't redeem themselves with a second season, but it is what it is. I'm glad my show is back one way or another. I loved the trailer for Potomac. Yes it wasn't super dramatic, but obviously it's the first trailer they've released. It'll be nice having a series centered around black wives again but that aren't of the Nene breed. It'll be interesting and different. I'm surprised Bravo surprised me. I'm also surprised this is a surprise to all of us. I remember Tamara Tattles posting about how they were rebooting RHODC and even correctly named three housewives, but I just figured she was crazy lol.

Mr. Vixen, don't be a hater. Last season premiered big, but the entire season hovored around the 3 million mark, including the season finale and all three parts of the heavily promoted reunion (with your girl Nene) which were all lower rated than this season premiere. This is why all unbiased articles clearly state that the show premiered well. It's ratings are on par or better compared to when the show went off the air. Stop hating. Nene will be back soon enough and you have To Tell The Truth if you really miss her.

I hated hearing all about "is the show gonna survive without Nene?" I love Nene, but she has barely been on the show so these other girls already been carrying it. With Sheree back and Marlo and Malorie the show will be fine. This premiere was the best episode since season 4. I LOVED everyone, including Phaedra and Porsha who I usually hate. This cast has chemistry and it felt like the old days. Lot of reading and shade and comedy, but nothing dark or heavy like the women hate each other. That's what I always enjoyed about this show. Like Sheree (who can read like no one's business) and Kenya, that is FUN to watch and hilarious. One thing I live for with Sheree is that no matter how broke down her ass gets, she will read you for filth and never back down. I LOVE her broke ass!! My favorite moment other than Marlo referencing Nene (Donald Trump) was when Porsha told her man to take his book bag off. I had to pause and rewind because that shyt KILLED me!!! She just don't care no more! She came off like such a dumb country bumpkin this episode and I LOVED IT!!!! After suffering three horrible seasons with her I'm glad I can finally embrace her for the idiot she is. Phaedra looked beautiful. Plastic surgery has served her well. I love everything about her this season and I look forward to her throwing more shade and seeing where things go with Kandi. I really can't say I have any complaints. I want to see Kim now and then how she interacts with the cast. I can already tell this is going to be a fun season.

It's so weird they're promoting Bethenny filming with Beverly Hills when all the set pictures showed Luann and Dorinda. It looks like it'll be a full on crossover event.

This cd is EVERYTHING! On first listen I HATED it, then I was depressed and listened to it from top to bottom with my headphones and I can't stop playing it. Every song is good, the ballads, the uptempos, her vocals are good, the production is good. This is just the perfect album. I love that he has matured, but can still be relevant. Only crime is that I don't think we'll get the videos we deserve. Burn It Up, Damn Baby, 2B Loved, Broken Hearts Heal and so many others deserve videos.

Bethenny and Dorinda are filming with a new housewife named Julianne who kinda looks Asian to me. Plus Carole that's four. Honestly, they NEED to bring Jill back. As soon as the others started acting up I'd focus on Jill and Ramona. Luann and Sonja can be left in the past. I'm okay keeping them, but they don't deserve huge pay raises IMO.

Ampika is just sublime. She blew every follicle of hair off my head. I just don't understand how I didn't really notice her last season and this year she is the total star for me. I love how she effortlessly slays these hoes and it always right. When she read those wax figures for filth I lived. When she read Dawn I just laid down and died. She is such a queen! I continue to love Magali and the scenes getting ready for her wedding were flawless. One thing I love about this franchise is that it doesn't feel forced. When there needs to be major drama, they have it, but I don't feel like this group is overall as petty or thirsty for screentime/ratings that they have to make an issue of everything. As a result when they DO argue it's worth it. And still nothing feels very heavy. I LOVE this bunch! Seeing how this show is so much more opulence and fabulous than the others, I can't believe Bravo hasn't even given it the Melbourne treatment.

I've been re-watching this series once again now that it's on Amazon. i have it on DVD (bootleg) and with moving I lost my place somewhere in season six so I decided it was time to re-watch from the beginning in good quality. I'm currently in season two so the show is still good and I'm genuinely enjoying it. Alexis in season two is just sublime. Her style is unbeatable. I truly live for her here. With that said, I realized in all these years I've NEVER watched the reunion so I finally decided to do that. Now I knew it wasn't good just from reviews and fan accounts, but watching it I didn't think it was that bad. Some characters, like Fallon, are wasted, but overall it was decent Dynasty, typical of the middle years. It was over the top and glam and had humor and mystery and intrigue. I was okay with it. I expected half the characters to be out of character because thats what these writers do. One change I would've made is have Blake re-married to Sable while Krystal was in a coma and use that as your triangle instead of Miles and Jeff with Fallon. Miles wasn't needed AT ALL. But overall I'm glad I decided to watch it.