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LuAnn absolutely did NOT gel with this cast. Every storyline she had was obviously scripted. The Johnny Depp thing was more watchable, but I'll never forget when Cat from RHODC called her out on WWHL. Andy seemed mortified, but she basically said that LuAnn created that storyline because she had nothing else going on. We all knew she wasn't going to get pregnant and the feud with Ramona was a non-starter. I did enjoy seeing her as a fish out of water, but I definitely hope she develops interesting relationships with the new ladies.

I can't believe the way I've powered through RHONY S5, I'm already finished with Aviva's arrival in St. Barth's. It's insane how much a person can change. We saw hints of her [!@#$%^&*]-stirring and her self-centeredness when she screamed at Sonja for not going to her charity event when her 19 year old dog was dying. She even said Sonja could've sent somebody else with the dog to put it down, but I overlooked that. Once Aviva arrives in St. Barth's it was just 100% clear that she is one of the most evil and vile women to ever set foot on a Housewives series! Repeatedly demanding that everybody basically kiss her husbands feet and thank him for bringing her? Wondering why they didn't throw a party welcoming her there when they expected a disheveled, shell shocked woman thankful to survive the plane ride? Going OFF on Ramona and Sonja over absolutely nothing and revealing how she truly thought of them? Truly despicable. After seeing her FIERCE catsuit in the season 6 promo I really wanted to see her ass, but this is making me hate her all over again. I'll never forget how everyone (including myself) assumed whatever the issue had to be Ramona & Sonja's fault as we watched promos. I have never been so shocked in my life. Even when this first aired her first blog was very cocky and sure of herself until she saw the massive viewer backlash, THEN she started changing her tune. And at the reunion her wobbly ass was playing contrite and apologetic and you could tell it KILLED HER to apologize when she saw nothing wrong. Forget everything I've said in posts prior to this--the ONE and ONLY thing I need during season 6 are these women reading this bitch for fifth for 20 episodes. That's all I need. Dig into her ass and dig good. We know what a spoiled, phony, [!@#$%^&*]-stirring bitch she is and I don't want anybody getting punked out by her. And I hope somebody threw her leg in that promo.

It's a shame Sheree is no longer around to bring Tania around during all the drama with Porsha and Kordell. I really wish Bravo would put these shows on Hulu or Netflix. So many other reality shows are, but they are so difficult to find. Not only that, but they stopped releasing them on DVD so its not easy to find them.

I just downloaded a torrent of it! Using this method I was able to re-watch all the NY seasons.

I think Kim's story is just desperation to keep her as part of the cast. SHE should be a "Friend" not people like Marysol or LuAnn who are still appearing heavily on their respective shows. I think Carole's reunion performance is because she foolishly didn't know how they would go. She though it was a recap ala Watch What Happens Live and seemed shocked by the notes LuAnn and others had and how "left field" some of the complaints were. I think she'll be ready next year. I'm now almost done with London on RHONY S5 and I have to say that Ramona is a star so far. I see why she's the one who lasted. She is HILARIOUS and not mean spirited so even when she gets crazy it's watchable. From episode one despite all the faults she is delivering. I can't wait to see Ramona as the "voice of reason" as the other wives are saying.

That was intentional and that was a fact LOL. It's completely threw the chemistry off not having a Bethenny type on the show. I actually like Cindy's tired ass, but she is not what you look for to replace Bethenny. Although she is older, Carole could work as a Bethenny replacement.

I'm re-watching season five of RHONY and in the beginning it is much worse than I remembered. As someone whose seen the season the non-introduction of the newbies is fine, but how did they expect people to understand during the first airing? I think once they saw things pick up mid-season they should've edited more of this stuff out and let the season go longer with the drama towards the end. LuAnn's entire existence in these early episodes is ridiculous. She's clearly acting and the "feud" with Ramona is clearly scripted. She didn't serve a purpose till the pirate story. I'm four episodes in and the show is FINALLY picking up steam as they prepare to go to London. I would've condensed the first 3 episodes into one (cutting most of LuAnn's scenes, focus in on Heather vs Ramona, giving proper intro's to the 3 newbies), then keep the third episodeas prepping for London (with more Heather vs Ramona, since the latter wasn't invited), then once they get to London things really kicked off. Editing is REALLY important and the people who produced this season got it ALL WRONG. I also feel like although I liked Cindy, how the !@#$%^&*] do you replace Bethenny with Cindy? They serve two COMPLETELY different purposes. If anything, looking at Blood, Sweat & Heels, one of those ladies would've been more suitable to replace Bethenny. Still young and not as established, looking for love and with a biting tongue. Things could've been so different.

On the subject of LuAnn, I recall it was both she and Aviva who signed late. Obviously with Aviva they're going to edit her in. I now remember reading an article saying Bravo was upset that LuAnn broke up with Jacques after filming wrapped because it made her story out of date. The same article said they were going to have to re-edit not to feature the couple as much. Maybe that article is true and thats why she isn't going to be a full housewife?

Every few months I re-watch the season 4 reunion of RHOA and it justs gets better each time. It makes me miss Sheree's evil ass so much. Nene was so [!@#$%^&*] pressed and her faces and reactions are unforgettable. There isn't a RH reunion as solid as this three part reunion. I also love how crunk Kandi and Cynthia gets. It was just such a good performance from all 7 ladies.

LOL! That looks pretty good! Not surprising that the new girl is fighting with everyone since she's good friends with Brandi. I hope they've done enough to save the franchise. Aviva towards the end was REALLY getting crunk. Can't wait!

So far Kyle is boring IMO. Kyle and Carlton have both been boring overall, although I enjoy their individual family scenes. I need their feud to kick in because neither lady is doing anything special thus far.

Now I'm getting flashbacks! Looking back, remember LuAnn didn't sign on until after the other ladies had started filming. Of course they could edit her in like RHOC did with Alexis, but now I'm pretty confident they didn't and that she'll appear as a friend. I'm firm on that being Kristen now. And Jack, your layout is how I see it as well. I think your second Heather should be Carole though.

The woman in the middle with her hand on her hip, I can't tell the hair color. LuAnn's hair while short, is usually styled in a way you could see it, even in a blurred picture like this. My guess is that the housewife has her hair pulled up and that it's the new girl with her hair in an updo. On the other hand, that is the type of top that LuAnn would normally wear, the pose just doesn't feel like her to me. We'll see!

RHONY ANNOUNCEMENT WEDNESDAY! Here is a blurred cast photo: http://instagram.com/p/i4504rq6ch/ There are six housewives. Of course it's hard to tell, but I'm wondering if the new gal Kristen is an official housewife and if LuAnn is a friend. It's hard to tell who the woman in the center is. It could be LuAnn or it could be the new girl. Heather and Carole are obvious due to hair color and the 3 blondes are clearly Ramona, Sonja and Aviva.

The RHOA rating is crazy because it was just a regular episode. Blood, Sweat & Heels also debuted with almost 2.5 million viewers, which is pretty impressive. Even Thicker Than Water is right behind with 2.2 million. Bravo has found a very successful trio of shows. I can't wait to see how Married To Medicine does whenever it returns. If Bravo is smart they'll hold off on that and try to anchor Sundays with it once RHOA ends. Then they can replace it with RHONJ. Looking at how well Married To Medicine and Blood, Sweat & Tears are doing, Bravo NEEDS another housewives franchise. Those two shows are glorified housewives shows and with others not delivering in the ratings, it's time to add new blood. If the London housewives knock off is as good as Married 2 Med or BWT, then they need to just make it The Real Housewives of London. It's also time to scout a new US series, perhaps another African-American themed series. The RHOA rating is crazy because it was just a regular episode. Blood, Sweat & Heels also debuted with almost 2.5 million viewers, which is pretty impressive. Even Thicker Than Water is right behind with 2.2 million. Bravo has found a very successful trio of shows. I can't wait to see how Married To Medicine does whenever it returns. If Bravo is smart they'll hold off on that and try to anchor Sundays with it once RHOA ends. Then they can replace it with RHONJ. Looking at how well Married To Medicine and Blood, Sweat & Tears are doing, Bravo NEEDS another housewives franchise. Those two shows are glorified housewives shows and with others not delivering in the ratings, it's time to add new blood. If the London housewives knock off is as good as Married 2 Med or BWT, then they need to just make it The Real Housewives of London. It's also time to scout a new US series, perhaps another African-American themed series.

I hope that ends up on the cutting room floor, like Kandi crying with Peter last season. I'm okay with little-to-no Porsha for the rest of the season. They have too many interesting things in the works for me to bother with her. I want to see everyone dig in Nene's ass. It's been too long since she got down in the gutter. It's time and I'm ready.

Chuck is just a dog. I love that Kandi and Phaedra are both so much more successful than he is. Even then Kandi didn't need his money. The second half of this season is giving me life. Malorie's fierce ass is back and then Marlo in two weeks, PLUS the Chuck drama is too much. I don't know how I will take this lol.

I don't think Phaedra got caught in a lie, CHUCK did. Chuck said that he never had sex with Phaedra, she never said that. She said when they dated in middle school there was no sex, she didn't specify when she mentioned they dated in college. She also never said she was his girlfriend, she said they dated which is different. I think he is an evil dog for the things he said about Kandi and especially Phaedra. I don't even like Phaedra, but she was very respectful towards his tired ass wife and she purposely downplayed their history to make HER more comfortable. Chuck had no reason to come for her. I hope Kandi and Phae drag his sorry ass in the coming weeks. I no longer want Mynique as a housewife. Also, if Kim wants to return they need to bring that on. They need to 100% dump Porsha, bring back Kim and Marlo as well. I'm so sick of Porsha's tired ass as well. In other news, Andy Cohen said to expect the RHONY supertrailer this week. They better have that website updated TODAY!

Porsha is a dumb ass because that house doesn't even make sense for her lifestyle. She may kinda be able to afford the rent, but the living expenses will send her into debt. Yes she gets good alimony, but her RHOA check isn't huge and it isn't guaranteed in the long term. If she was smart (which we know she isn't) she would simply get a nice condo. It'll be more affordable and easier for her to maintain. Unlike the other housewives, she doesn't have any kids that can be looked at as a cash cow and she has absolutely no skills and it seems no ambitions. She really needs to figure out what she wants to do.

This show is driving me insane! I'm so happy Passions exists! After a slow period where it seemed months went by with Ethan trying to tell Gwen he wants Theresa, he FINALLY told her! Considering all the senarios set it, it was fairly straight forward how he told her, but the aftermath was so crazy that it all made sense. Now it seems for a month you've had Gwen fighting Theresa with a baseball bat, lots of Rebecca interference, Pilar defending her daughter against Rebecca, everybody trying to keep Luis from finding out, etc. In addition, there is a major plot where Tabitha tried to kill the kids and Charity has gone evil again. They've been stunk in a mine shaft for quite a while and this story just as twist after twist. On top of this Hank is still trying to kill Sheridan, Luis and Sheridan are finally making progress as a couple and it looks like Ethan's paternity is going to blow up soon. I now realize just how much Passions changed by the time I started watching. This stuff is so exciting and fun! They even had a cameo from Jay Leno, making jokes on Tonight Show about Gwen getting dumped. In the episodes now the kids are still in the mine shaft, but Hecuba has arrived played by Robin Strasser. There has also been a new Kay who is fabulous. I can't wait to see what 2001 brings!

Seeing that just makes me sad Oprah didn't air AMC/OLTL in primetime so they could've received huge ratings and still be on the air. If this campy ass hybrid 70s daytime soap/spoof can get a million viewers, those two soaps well promoted in a primetiem slot could've done the same.

I highly doubt Lisa has any real control over Vanderpump Rules. She knows that show is what it is and beyond all the promotion, I bet she's an EP in name only. Just like I know Nene wasn't really producing her show that made her look like a rude side character while Marlo and Diana took the spotlight.

Marlo said she's back in 3 weeks! I can't wait for her big return. This episode was great and I think the beginning of the second part of this season. Mynique will be officially integrated after the Savannah trip and we're starting to see the tension develop between the other girls and Nene. So funny how we were just hearing the rumors of Cynthia and Nene fighting and Nene was shading the hell out of Cynthia in that blog. Kenya is looking REALLY good to me. I feel like Nene might lose this fight. Kenya's reads of Nene were SPOT ON this week. Her Hello Kitty is as bald as she is?!?! Kenya did that. I hope Kenya and Marlo beat Nene's ass. Marlo said she's back in 3 weeks! I can't wait for her big return. This episode was great and I think the beginning of the second part of this season. Mynique will be officially integrated after the Savannah trip and we're starting to see the tension develop between the other girls and Nene. So funny how we were just hearing the rumors of Cynthia and Nene fighting and Nene was shading the hell out of Cynthia in that blog. Kenya is looking REALLY good to me. I feel like Nene might lose this fight. Kenya's reads of Nene were SPOT ON this week. Her Hello Kitty is as bald as she is?!?! Kenya did that. I hope Kenya and Marlo beat Nene's ass.

Oh please. Britney's last album and tour did very well and a lot of the singles were hits. This album is a flop,but it happens. The big WTF here is that there were so many obvious promotional spots and she didn't do one televised performance for either single. How did she expect to sell this? She didn't even try to pursue radio either. Had she promoted Work Bitch, it would've been a hit. I don't think it's great, but it's the same mindless fun all over the place.

I think Brandi is not prepared for what she's going to get. They 'gon go Sharkeisha on her ass. Nothing Lisa allegedly did, especially coming from Brandi, will matter. They can't be stupid enough to side with her drunk, crazy ass over Lisa. Especially with Brandi's irrational hate of Joyce. Joyce gonna get in that ass as well. I can't wait!