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I feel the same. It was clear from their first scene together with Bill/Dani. The fire and chemistry is definitely there. It's why the Hayley reveal hit so well. Her and Bill was never endgame. And now we know why she was never developed while Dani and Bill got so much development. The reveal and all scenes after that is why I keep comparing them to Marlena/John/Kristen cuz that's what they are giving, making it hilariously funny. But to find ANOTHER pairing with fire and chemistry with your lead actress. And not to play both without slanted writing? I get it from GH. I would hate to see BTG fall into that.

I think for me I'm just overthinking it. Last year when the show started and throughout the rest of the year...Dani/Bill were clearly being written as endgame with Hayley as the spoiler. Probably how MVJ wants it. Even with the Hayley reveal, it still felt that way which makes her scenes hilariously fun for me now. BUT on screen, Dani/Andre were given so much development that resonated and felt organic. And no matter how many scenes Dani/Bill popped up in, Dani/Andre couldn't be denied. So once we got to the episodes where the writers clearly saw that the audience was responding to Dani/Andre AND Dani/Bill, I would have thought we would got an actual soap triangle a la GH Sonny/Brenda/Jax where the sides were even matched. And before they had that weird shift to the backburner, it seem like we were getting a Bill/Dani/Andre triangle like that. I hoped we would get that getting into this year. But I immediately side-eyed when Andre started to talk about his insecurities again. I know he has his worries about Bill due to history, but it just seem to abruptly come out of nowhere. And this week, Dani just feels off. Cuz would Dani kiss Bill? YEEEAH. However, Dani/Andre have built this relationship on telling each other everything...good, bad, and ugly. So her actions ring false to me just as much as Andre suddenly talking about his insecurities again out of the blue. It feels like the writers are again doing Dani/Bill = endgame while Andre is now in Hayley's spot as spoiler. It would be so much better if they make it an actual triangle, and not couple with obstacle. If that makes sense.

Pretty tame ending, but good episode.

Hahahhaha!!! God bless June. But this foreshadowing again? Hmmm...is this setting up Jacob for a fall? Someone is really having a ball with the hilariously humorous dialogue today. Cuz 'I have to admit I was looking forward to seeing a less tamed version of you' was funny.

Poor Shanice. HAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!! Kat has me rolling throughout this episode!!!!

IKR!!! Ever since Brad decided to focus on mostly non-Forresters, it's like he's been inspired. Even a little bit with the Forresters, too. I hope he keeps this balance because it's been highly enjoyable.

Hehe. Same on both accounts.

Ooooh? Perfect for a young vixen. ;) Thank you for the tag. :)

Oooo DIVA!!! Cool!!

Oh? Get out!! He also recurs on YELLOWSTONE. I've been binging over the last year as it has popped up on my system. Currently doing Season 4.

Back off Shanice, SilkPress. You don't want that smoke. Hehe at this Kat/Anita scene.

You make me want to look. I'm scared to see it...though I am happy to see it has finally popped up again.

From your lips to God's ears.

JUNE!!!!!!!!! Wow. Like grandmother, like granddaughter. Anita is making me want to shake her. Hahahahahaha at Carlton/Shanice. THANK YOU for Ted FINALLY putting his foot down with SPS and Keith is playing total hard line versus being straight man to crazy lady. And I'm happy to see that SPS is still giving menace as well as schemer in their scene. LOVE the Nicole/Kat scene.

Is it wrong that I giggled at Smitty being tired and Jacob being tired? You would think they had an affair on their spouses...

Since I'm home today...IT'SSSS TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1-22 The first 'Thursday' episode. On actual Thursday. lol. But it was a nice break from the Anita's Cancer storyline. There was so much character development/plot set-up going on. The plasma ring storyline that's emerging gave us a name. The Impaler. Doesn't appear to be connected to Joey, but he knows sum thangs. lol. I liked that it appeared to be a slow build. I like that it appears to be a Jacob storyline. And it seems like we are going to get another round of Jacob/Smitty which was a great team-up last year. Speaking of people getting stories...Vanessa and that client's husband! Well, it's nice to see that building into something. For too long, Vanessa has been acting weak to me so seeing her slowly getting back to herself and dealing with some actual drama vs relationship drama is fine with me. I liked that we got to continue the cliffhanger from Nicole seeing Shanice and Ted. I don't know what to say. I know it has been discussed about building relationships on this show. And outside of Dani and Andre, it has been light or disjointed. I didn't like it at first, but I will say we did get to see Ted and Shanice grow. So them sleeping together felt earned. And no slapsticky 'everything but the kitchen sink' stall tactics, either. And Nicole also having her own storyline will never not put a smile on my face. Dani, Dani, Dani. I can't with her. Not because I don't love her. But...le sigh. She has Andre. She don't need Bill. And this episode felt like there was no struggle with her resisting Bill at all on her end. Ugh. And now Tomas done seem them, too? Messy! Sidenote...Tomas suuuure is building up on finding out little secrets. Finally, Hayley. Now, Bill. Where is THAT going? Hmmm. An episode of B and C stories, but it says something about how confident the writers feel that it just flowed really well.

Great minds...

Hehe. Not Shady Phae Phae!

I liked her vibe, too. I would love to see her again to be honest.

1-23 Wait. That Next Week preview had all the plots...moving? And it NOT feel like whiplash? Woooow. Electra was being ridiculous. In fact, she was being a bad roommate when she was being mad at Dylan. The funny thing is that she has reason to worry but still...ridiculous. So far it feels like Dylan is going to be a young vixen, not a psycho. Good. Steffy was giving so much fierce in her scenes with Deacon. JMW always has an extra amount of WOOF to her post-baby and this episode reminded me of that. I'm gay, but she was just looking all kinds of hot as Steffy told Deacon what time it was. And Deacon and Taylor almost kissing. Just...hmmm. I can't believe how much I'm into this storyline. This was a pretty good week. Not too fast. Not too slow. I can see why the ratings are slowly rising up again IMHO. And again...next week looks like a week of movement.

RHOP I might have to deal with trippy tv systems (usually in my viewing of BTG) and the power going out, but I was bound and determined and I'm caught up!!! If it was not for Karen, this would be the season finale allegedly. And that honestly does not sit right with me. I'm tired of the HW shows ending the season while on the trip. Perhaps Production thinks they can do that so we can (hopefully) get resolution at the reunion. But THAT'S no longer really why we watch reunions though so that just falls flat. I would rather have the trip and then a finale episode that ties up all the story threads of the season. Cuz...if that was the finale...AND no one is in next episode...THEN WHY??? We had story with Gizelle. We have...and STILL have...story with Wendy. What about Stacey and her man? I want something other than a card at the end. And then it wasn't even the international trip for the ladies they ended on, either? Which brings me to my next point...this has been a great season overall. But perhaps the Colorado trip went an episode too long cuz OVERALL, it peppered out, making the season itself end in a whimper. That said...Lord...that was such an entertaining mess. lol. My feelings are honestly mixed, BUT I was entertained as I caught up to Sunday's episode. And it ended in total chaos. I mean...woooooooow. I was sorry to see that after a strong start that Angel ended things on a down note. Even if Gizelle had a point...in fact, she had several and I'm sorry to say that I agreed with her...Angel really could have stood up for herself more. That said...Angel vs Gizelle was definitely good to watch. But once Angel broke down crying, she lost the plot. Then she just got lost. I was also sorry to see that Ashley's light pot stirring earlier in the season got to Jassi. And I don't know what to make of all of that Wendy/Stacey/Jassi fallout. I can't believe Jassi fell for it when she was doing good with her own pot stirring between Angel and Monique. Wendy's anger just seem like it came out of nowhere. And then the irony of her being that way given what's going on in Wendy's life will never not be side-eyeable. It seems like in real time Wendy and Stacey are good friends while Stacey and Jassi did in fact fall out, but I'm not sure. Overall...it was so bad it was good. And I'm sure it will have high rewatchable value in the years to come. GIZELLE. You know it's bad when I'm on Gizelle's side. Because starting from where I started in binging, I didn't like she was pressed about Angel getting her lick back and started mess, but allowed WENDY (who didn't even bring up the house rumors) to lead that Angel attack. And then she was a nag all after that. I get the no water thing the first time around but whatever. It was the SECOND time I was on her side. And ooooooh she was pissed on that plane. It's rare we see MAD GIZELLE the one that Production edited out of the Season 5 reunion and I felt she was right. And she led that attack on Angel which sadly was warranted. I just found it telling that Keiarna did not speak up enough. Then she hijacked the rest of the trip...which apparently was the right thing to do given how it ended. All I could do was shake my head. I was also sorry to hear about how the will storyline resolved itself. ASHLEY. Le sigh. Exhausting except for when she was ki-kiing with Jassi or when Stacey was trying to plan matchmaker with her and Mo. She was trying everything to get Stacey in trouble. And I think we were all over the Chris Samuel storyline. Sorry, her seed planting to cause drama between Stacey and Jassi worked. KEIARNA. Le sigh, too. Those ladies did not hold back on her BFF and she could barely speak? And Confessionals does not help. I was so disappointed in her. STACEY. She had been holding it down all season so I was disappointed that she finally cracked once Wendy and Jassi tag-teamed her. I thought her trying to hook up Ashley and Mo was a hoot. And she was being quite catty to Angel in her Confessionals. And then her throwing out the tea about how Jassi tried to pull a SLC Britini from last season and record her was a surprise. Not to mention that Production caught her again (and rolled back) lying. Still had a great sophomore season though. TIA. Hehe that she got to stay in the house with Angel. And I giggled at us getting yet another fight between her and Jassi. Not to mention her fight with Stacey. I look forward to seeing more of her vs Stacey next season. WENDY. Has the worm FINALLY turned? Cuz that last card at the end was telling. It has felt like for the most part, Production has been on Wendy's side, but still setting her up at the same time. I guess we will know for sure once the reunion starts. Until then...I'm not sure how I felt about Wendy these episodes. I thought she should have been the last person to confront Angel over the house rumor when Gizelle/Ashley were the ones to bring it up. She got her licks in again on Angel in the private jet attack. And then the stuff with Stacey...where did that anger come from? She's been a good (but holding her accountable) friend to Stacey all season. That just felt like something else. Has Gizelle's mean girl-ness truly rubbed off on her, or was she just stressing over those fraud charges? ANGEL. I feel like Tyra Banks (who has an ANTM docu coming out Feb. 16 on Netflix AT LAST!!!) when it came to her. Cuz I was rooting for her when she got her lick back on Gizelle and Ashley. But it was all downhill from there. She lost me after the SECOND water shutoff and never recovered. It just felt like she was trying to save face, but giving nothing. And I really didn't like that she did not stay with the girls once they were at the Four Seasons. Well, to put it a different way...she did not own that she don't want to be around them at all. and then to get lost on the way to her own event? HOOOW???? Now saying all that...I would love to see her back for a second season. We all know how I feel about that...and she definitely has given a horribly done freshman season, but has a trainwreck quality to her at the same time that I would love to see if she could even pivot if she returns. OTHERS: MONIQUE. I LOVE that she said aloud what most of us already knew...Production be footing the bill for a lot of the trips versus it's completely on the Housewife. Which could give sooome wiggle room to Angel and that house. That said...I felt she was coming from a good place with Angel and Bobby, but it really felt like projection. JASSI. Her and Ashley could be a ki. Sad to see her and Stacey found out though. KAREN. Completely upstaged everyone by not only getting the coda of the episode, but also a whole episode with Andy Cohen. Go 'head, Kurn. An entertaining mess.

Hmmmm...something big? Something tied to the plasma ring? Kenny's murder popping out? Silk Press Sheila getting her comeuppance?

I fully expect it to be great. I can't wait.

LMAO!!! Just what I was thinking of.