Chris B

Marlo has never shown herself to be violent on the show. Nene has and I don't see anybody calling for her peach. The difference between Marlo and Brandi is that Marlo will read the fcuk out of you with the truth whereas Brandi will make stuff up and get egg on her face. EVERYTHING Marlo said during the season 4 reunion came true and it was a crime not to have her in season 5 to call them (especially Kim) out. She also was spot on in her criticisms of Nene when they had their blow up this season, especially about the wigs.

Brandi wishes she could be like Marlo. Brandi is a drunken fool who can't come up with a better come back than "Shut the !@#$%^&*] up?!" Or "Are you kidding me?!" She is also an idiot. Marlo on the other hand, can read and write for days and also brings it with the fashion and comedy. She is nothing like Brandi.

I also feel like Marlo should be on Fashion Queens.

That used to be a length of a housewives series! I thought that it showed how Marlo worked day-to-day and she worked well IMO. Nene and Marlo as a team are why I Dream of Nene worked. Had Marlo not been there I don't think she would've had a full spin-off, but a special like Tamra and probably Kandi. ETA: I'm watching S2 and Nene is SUCH a hater with Kandi lol. It is so cute to watch. She CANNOT STAND Kandi from the moment she met her. All that money is making Nene sick. Kandi is so refreshing back in the day. It's shocking that her first season and current season are so similar with the Mama Joyce stories. I just watched where Nene introduced Kandi to Kim. Memories! <3 <3 <3 I loved Kandi and Kim together.

Marlo did not burn me out on I Dream of Nene and she outshined Nene on that show. I think if she were an actual wife we'd get to see a more balanced portrayal of her. Plus, she has friends in Atlanta and a nice house to film at, which puts her above someone like Kenya who is struggling to have people to film with.

EXACTLY! And let's not forget, Kenya didn't do anything to Nene. She was riding Nene's dick both last season and this season pre-Pillow Talk. I believe the rumors of a producer saying "the star is late" in regards to Kenya, is what set Nene off that night. I also think that Nene booking jobs outside the show is making her happy again. If only Nene would make up with Marlo then a trinity of Kenya, Nene and Marlo would be epic. Marlo was the perfect sidekick to Nene on I Dream of Nene. She needs a Bravo show, period.

Wow! Nene's honesty in that interview is giving me everything I need. Go Nene! I feel like Nene is slowly getting back to where she needs to be. Of course she's booking more jobs and therefore is happy, which is probably why.

I LOVE THIS VIDEO OF NENE INTERVIEWING ANDY!! This was really cute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSuzcqnggHg

We were wrong! Looks like Shannon will appear in the season premiere for Orange County. Just looking at the clip on Bravo's website (http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/season-9/videos/no-cell-phones-for-shannons-kids), I think we're going to have a different feel without Gretchen and Alexis. I look forward to something fresh for the series!

I'm okay with that. I recall they had trouble with casting and with filming set, I'm glad they didn't scrap the Hawaii shoot. I'm sure the three will be interesting enough, especially with a trip to Hawaii. I'd rather that than editing the two other ladies in awkwardly like they did Alexis last season.

Yolanda and Carole are friends and Kristen and Brandi are old friends.

Doubtful. We may see her or Caroline in a scene or two, but I think they're gone. Jacqueline was being fired due to Dina not wanting to film with her so she can't be a full wife. She could've also been filming for the Manzo spin-off. I wonder if Kathy is still going to have a presence on the show.

Only complaint I have about Ladies of London (other than it not being a HW series) is that 4 of the 6 women are American. I feel that was a cop out and as Real Housewives of Melbourne (and Vancouver) have shown us, there are a lot of interesting non-Americans out there that are perfect for these shows. Hell, even Beverly Hills' most popular cast member is British. In fact, they had THREE Europeans on the show this past season. Moving on... I haven't seen RHONY yet, but the clips on BravoTV.com are just killing me. WHY IS HEATHER DIGGING INTO AVIVA'S ASS LIKE THIS?! She is killing that poor girl and I can't take it! My wig blew off as I was watching those clips. She EVISCERATED that monster and I LOVED IT!! In the preview for next week Aviva asks her what the problem she has with her is and Heather gives her a list of things she's said about others, which Aviva obviously can't deny. Then Aviva asks her what she did to her in particular and Heather said she isn't going to wait for Aviva to trash her like she did the others. THAT IS SMART! I wish more housewives were as upfront as Heather is being. She always confronts problems head on and I love that. Sonja and Ramona bizarrely being friends with Aviva is going to come back and bite them in the ass.

Just an FYI, Bravo announced all of it's new and in-development series going into the first quarter of 2015 and they didn't mention RHOM with the returning series. I think that show is dead, but unlike DC, since it doesn't have an audience, there won't be demand for an answer. We'll probably officially find out in a few months.

I KNEW when this show was in development it was basically Real Housewives of London. Instead, they've gone with the title Ladies of London. It looks really good. Shame they didn't make it a HW series. LINK: http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/blogs/obsessed/2014/04/ladies-of-london-bravo-tv-show.html

LOL I know! But now that it's on TMZ I feel there may be some truth to it! I just hope they lose. Get rid of Phaedra and Porsha and bring back Kim and Sheree. Or Kim and Marlo.

She will be back! There is a funny bonus clip on the Bravo website of her getting into it with Mariah. I wonder what happened with her status on the show. Considering how central she was to drama I'm surprised they didn't keep her. I would've kept her. I liked the way she'd go against Quad and Mariah and could actually keep up. She was entertaining with those hemorrhoid lips. At the very least it's good that she'll basically be featured as a "friend" throughout. I think her accent and mannerisms can give off ratchet, but she's still very well spoken, just with a hood lean. I LOVE me some Dr. Simone. She was giving me everything I needed this episode. The way she shut Heavenly down was epic. I just love everything that comes out of her mouth. Then when Tacky Toya tried it you could tell she was done. I was just as shocked as she was that she was the center of the drama. Speaking of drama, Dr. Jackie has always been an ethereal goddess, but she REALLY slayed me when she killed Heavenly. She read that poor women in such an effortless way and did not break a single sweat or raise her voice doing it. If she ever did Celebrity Apprentice they would be done. Nene would probably have to kill her. Don't come for Dr. Jackie unless she sends for you! Mariah is just tired, I'm over her. She's mildly entertaining, but at the bottom of my list right now. Quad remains everything, but THOSE WIGS!!! Why isn't anybody consulting her? Now that I do drag I don't have any sympathy for Struggle Wigs. THERE IS NO EXCUSE. Sharkeisha Banks (my drag persona) has better wigs that cost $30 and don't make me look like I'm balding! WTF Quad?! How are you gonna say you're the [&#33;@#&#036;%^&amp;*] with those wigs?

Now TMZ is reporting that the cast is threatening to walk if Porsha isn't kept on. Do we believe this? For one, she was likely to be fired REGARDLESS, so who cares? I also find it hard to think they care what Phaedra thinks since they canceled her spin-off and likely wouldn't invite her back. Perhaps they really don't care and will bring her back as well. Also, Kenya is coming back regardless so they can drop trying to get her fired. In reality, I think they'll buckle and come back. I hope Bravo isn't stupid enough to fold and bring Porsha back. She has no story and is a complete moron. They need to add somebody to freshen things up and she is the obvious person to go.

YAWD to that!

I thought those dark stories were balanced out well with other things. And I never found Warren/Claire as dark as some of the stuff with Brendan or now. The darkest story I would say was the Niall story, but I liked that in the context of the show, with better balance. I loved that story actually. It was before the McQueen's were ruined and when they all had distinct personalities. I don't think that story would work right now because that family is so bland, like all of the others.

The difference between Jody and Andrea's tired ass is that I honestly did not realize she was a part of the cast until the ski vacation episode. She was as irrelevant as humanly possible and is only somewhat relevant because of the dragging she has received from Gina! She is easily my least favorite and the one I wouldn't invite back next season.

Cheap I don't know whether to love you or hate you. I LOVE you for that fabulous recap of the best HW series on air right now, but my HATE comes from my jealousy that you've seen it and I'm stuck waiting till I get off work to watch it!! Gina is EVERYTHING. I feel like she snatches more and more of my weave each week.

Based on how good Kirkwood's first stint on Hollyoaks was, I thought all the talk of his Eastenders being bad was just hateration. It's sad to see that it's apparently true. I wonder if he got lucky the first time with Hollyoaks and is a one-hit-wonder. It's crazy that besides Lucy Allan, all the subsequent showrunners stripped everything he established in terms of the tone and look of the show, yet he's continued on in that depressing vein.

Oh god, the Lomax family is putting me to sleep. In addition to Grace & Trevor, Finn, Diane and others whose names I don't know. I also feel like Darren and Nancy are tired. I never liked her once she transitioned out of college and got with Darren. The last interesting story for her was the triangle with Ravi and Kris.

Ste seems as directionless as humanly possible. John Paul's story is also an abomination. I don't understand Finn's motivation for raping John Paul. I don't understand the purpose of the story in terms of advancing either character. And I really don't find it believable that John Paul would be so afraid of these kids. I feel the rape aspect was done for shock value and they don't know where to go beyond that.