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1-23 I don't think I've seen a psycho say Nikki's name with such spite since the days of Veronica. lol. CZ has been playing this to the hilt. Making up for Claire doing such a fumble at the end of the last episode. Yaasss for them playing this beat with Mariah/Tessa. I was feeling that Tessa would bring up the fact that they aren't saints, either. Given I remember when Tessa came on. Not to mention Mariah's history. Such an organic conflict for them. And about time they had some story. Not helped by Ian's clear obsession with all things Mariah. The potential for so many angles with this part of the Sharon storyline. OH...so was that why Ian/Jordan did all this to Sharon? I guess that could be plausible in terms of Heather's murder if Ian really wanted Sharon out of the way so he could obsess over Mariah. But I was thinking Jordan killed Heather. Hmmm. And two for two on episodes ending good. 1-22 with Claire's fumble. And showdown with Jordan this episode and Sharon found. I am going to miss Victor vs Jordan though because she really gave no fraks about him. And CZ with the tears...for one moment, Jordan was human.

I'm playing catch-up and agree cuz her little ponytail on the episode I saw looked cute. I just don't like the propping for Natalia. Hehe at the Brendabot comment. I agree as well. But I've mentioned this especially in regards to Carly and Brennan. Does she even realize and have verbalize to Brennan that she knows he's the one who got her crime to just vanish into the ether? Has he actually told her? One, the other, or both would naturally bring them together. But instead, we get hees, haws, slapsticky situations, but no talks when they had two dinners where they could have put it all on the table. They are long overdue for becoming a couple. They even have his henchwoman...not to mention Sonny AND Sidwell...as potential spoilers before sleeping together.

1-22 Okay...that was good. Claire playing Jordan. They should keep Claire like THIS. I thought HE did a good job with the psycho looks, shifting back into how Claire was when she was introduced. I just hated that she didn't go through with it at the end with the poisoned tea. She played Jordan like a fiddle, and I enjoyed every minute of that. I was surprised to see the tackhouse. And Ed Scott's influence was on display with the widened space just like everything else since his return. I also liked the moment when Nikki, Victoria, and Claire left the ranch and the camera panned to Victor on the stairs. Well done. Meanwhile, Chance and Nick realizing that Jordan is Ian's co-planner. And then telling Victor. That climax is heading.

OMG!! They brought back the Lady in White and Aremid???

Lol

Sutton as the villain. Erika actually surprised? I might rush my suggested binge sooner than expected. ETA: NY OH???

1-21 Lord. I knew it was too good to last. I didn't mind the episode screaming plot, plot, plot movement, plot. But clearly, Tracy can't stay steely or cunning for tooo long. Waka, waka indeed. Tracy with her fingers in her ears. Martin and Tracy being silly in their arguments. Anna being useless but having time to play wacky Spy v Spy stuff with Brennan. Maxie on Natalia Propping duty (though I loved ELR's hair). Sidwell still walking around without running into anyone he almost had killed last year. Oh, how my eyes rolled. Thankfully, there were some nice nuggets in the episode. Michael's exit. I don't know if it's forever or for now...but there was a nice bit of drama there. I even laughed at Kristina's snark. It's been a minute since I've liked anything Kristina so I'll take it. I'm itching for Carly to really get on the loose to give Drew and Willow Hades so her continuing tension with Willow and finding any and all ways to talk crap about her to anyone within earshot...INCLUDING WILLOW...was hilarious to me. And Drew has truly grown to be the person I love to hate with his prick self. And finally, a hint of backbone toward Drew from Willow. If I was disappointed about anything, it was the fact that Michael's exit really was not about him so much as moving the pieces around...like the Michael/Sasha baby secret and Michael trying to tell Carly. You know...plot. And I just feel if Korte was in charge of the episode for the day, there might have been more emotional resonance. I completely forgot about the Avery custody case storyline and what led to Kristina flying out that window so what started off as silly Ava/Alexis scenes with some Kristina involved turned into something more intriguing. Cuz duh...Ava just bested Kristina in court. Which means she can STILL have her testify. And with the drama between Ava and Alexis over the Cassadine money, another layer of intrigue has been added. And I loved the Kristina namesake shoutout. I was so hoping that Jason had the kids so disappointed. Though I'm always here for Jason vs Drew. Maura West knows she can rock some leather pants. Die, Sonny, die!!!

That was how I felt as well as a kid who stumbled onto the show on late night BET. I saw scenes here and there and you could tell they hated each other any time I saw them together and figuring out the history between the two. So when IT happened...lord...I remember staying up to see that episode the very next night. And I've never seen anything like it before and with black women so I was in awe. IKR. That was superb. Cool!!! Get those eyeprints.

BH MIDSEASON TRAILER!!!!

Lol. THE highlight from that show.

SLC I would say a solid Part 1 to the reunion. I would say the MVP for me so far was Mary. Not because she had a lot to do. She was literally giving the reactions that I was giving while watching. From Lisa's antics to Heather's continued mean girl acting, she was me. She also had the best dress...as did Bob. I LOVED their dresses. I also loved how everyone kept catching strays when they were not even the topic of conversation. lol. Part 1 was basically focused on the status of Bob and Lisa's friendship. Or more like the end of it since I don't see how they can come back from this. Lisa (and Heather) is exactly what Mary said that she was. She has known Bob for 20 years and never saw her as a friend at all apparently. Worse, she sided more with the hidden family of Bob's babydaddy. And to add on, the reveal of unseen footage revealed it all. Because whether she had a heads-up or not, Lisa was rightly clocked that being in the spotlight for 4 years (and counting), she should have at least been self-aware enough to maybe not repeat anything scandalous to the free world on the after show. But what do you expect of the lady who trashed her BFF re: Meredith back in Season 2? It was Operation Attack Bob from go. From the moment she walked out on stage in that red dress Dumb and Dumber...I mean Lisa and Heather were acting like Mean Girls toward her. I found it distasteful. The ambush of the jewelry...thankfully Angie K and Mary swoop in and had Bob's back. Heather with the catty remarks. Lisa with the Nene Leakesque technique of trying to overtalk anyone trying to outtalk her like in the case of the UpAndAdam info with Little Girl. They were horrible this part. It was sad to see Bob realize in real time that Lisa IS NOT her friend. I did like she got some good licks in on her though and that her hubby showed AND had her back. LISA. Disgusting. Seriously. Easily. She was being overdramatic and nasty. So all that talk about Little Girl outing she was behind the rumor that started the Meredith vs Little Girl feud early in the season. All that money for cybertechs and they found nothing to prove Little Girl wrong, did they? With Production doing a rollback on the UpAndAdam phone call that was shown on the show, I thought it was funny how she moved on. And the fact that she came to this reunion to destroy her friend was smh. At least Bob took accountability for her own actions in the last set of episodes at the reunion and showed she really saw Lisa as a friend. But not only did Lisa get caught on camera talking about Bob's tea (a miscarriage is a no-no), but she could not even give an apology?? (Mary's look said it all) Not even for how it could have hurt Gwen. When Lisa did that and said she did not give a [!@#$%^&*] about Bob OR HER DAUGHTER, I literally said [!@#$%^&*] YOU at my television. I could understand Bob...who she hung out to dry as a 'social friend' (something she could have told Bob 20 years ago!), but dissing her child when she knew the nature of the relationship between that family is low vibrational [!@#$%^&*] and what I would expect from someone who owns being shallow like it is a good human quality. Perhaps it is because of how kids are a trigger for me, but [!@#$%^&*] that bitch. If Bob comes back next season, I am going to need her to tear Lisa apart. HEATHER. PIECE OF [!@#$%^&*]. Nothing relevant. Was just there to be Gretchen to Lisa's Regina. So Mary's text fell on deaf ears. I will treat her online during my viewing accordingly. Trashbox. MEREDITH. Mute. Actually. ANGIE K. Outside of the fact she has the hottest husband (love that goatee), she did not do anything much, but save Bob from the Mean Girl ambush this part. LITTLE GIRL. Smh. I wanted S5 Open Whit at the start, but alas. She did get her section, but her fumbling for words to explain the Meredith feud was giving ShebySheree RHOA S4 reunion explaining Chateau Thelma. Oh, and I love the Monica shoutout. See? Not even at the reunion and STILL talked about. MARY. MVP. She knew those Mean Girls were on their mess. And her looks gave it beautifully. I think for me the highlight was the look she gave Lisa when Lisa called Bob a social friend. She saw how much that hurt Bob to hear. And it was very 'if looks could kill...' And these ladies wondered back in the first couple of seasons why she kept them at arms' length. Now you know. I was just glad she helped with the dismissing of the jeweler for the Bob ambush. And if there is one thing I can count on Mary for it will always be a backhanded compliment in Heather's direction. BOB. Lord, girl. Not a good start, but solid. It seem clear she had no idea that Lisa was going to throw her under the bus, but she recovered nicely. And I liked she stayed calm and articulate even when those mean girls tried to go low. And most importantly, she stayed focused on the real target: LISA when others tried to chime in. And the reveal of her asking Production to cut out the miscarriage tea...and they LISTENED for Gwen's sake...only for it to come out in the After Show from Lisa's lips...was WOW. And Lisa's lack of self-awareness. Bob was right to clock her for that. Moreso cuz Bob STILL had the moral high ground due to her taking accountability for how distasteful she was over the last set of episodes and yes...it was all about being Lisa's friend. But Lisa puts herself (and the show) above such things. A sad lesson for her to learn, but to paraphrase Games of Thrones...I suspect Bob will learn. And YAS for Bob's Hubby coming out and going in on Lisa AND John. Her hubby's whole thoroughline the whole season was that he does not play about Gwen. I had no problem with him going (calmly) off on that famewhore. Again a solid Part 1. I am only saddened Part 2 looks like filler. I agree. I feel like I could have sat down anything to write about it, but instead, I just sat and thought. There are still quite a few moments that stick in my own head from the finale. I could almost rewatch. You picked up on that as well re: Raquel. I also felt like a lot of what she said, what she felt, what she talked about was from personal experience as well which is why she was quick to believe Brynn. Hehe. I can't unsee that now! And that post is such a Kyle thing to do, too. Erin had to know the backlash her BFF was getting so she had to pivot with the quickness. And good buzz...not like the buzz from the prank episode, too. Because what happens next. People want to know.

LOL. The Generations flashback you just gave me. Oooo

Gorgeous!!!

OMG!! The music. The camera angles. The model hair toss. And the Grande Dame. I saw that extended trailer and ooo. LOVED it. So much intrigues. Dani's man oozes power and menace...a match for KM's Dani's manic energy. 'Don't try me.' Indeed. And whoever wrote 'And now you have to deal with the inconvenient consequences. You see how that works.' (and Daphne's delivery of it-superb) has a fan in me. That miss that kind of dialogue. And there's also a secret and attempted murder...a wedding where the crowd wore black...AND extended family members, too. So ready!!!! IKR. Watching it a few times as I type. lol. My body is ready.

lol. You would know better than I. My system crashed last Sunday so I'm sure I might have missed some episodes. I think my last episodes was the Damian reveal last Monday (sidenote-does anyone know if they followed up on the reveal that week?) and then the mundane Thursday/Friday episodes. I would totally say skip last Friday outright. I only watched Tuesday of this week so far and yes, I have been enjoying how HE has been playing her psycho version of Claire again for sure. From some of the comments here and a slight spoiler, this week sounds like it's going to be a good one.

NY I have to give credit where credit is due. I think we all know how I feel about Eric Fuller and how his hand in RHOA and RHOP led to some of its decline. And his hand in this season of NY wasn't much better...cuz a whole episode around a prank and the backlash is not a good look at all. However, Ubah vs Brynn has been set up throughout the season. Because you saw Ubah being open to the point where she could not tolerate lies (all the stuff about pigeons). Meanwhile, you saw Brynn over the season have trouble with the concept of 'the truth' and how the other ladies just shrugged it off. Only for the finale to happen. And? Yes, THAT was a doozy. And the show has taken a turn. On the good side, well...it has buzz. Which in the world of soaps...is better than indifference to what's going on. On the bad side...it has mostly been bad. I have been leaning toward Team Ubah most of the season. What helped her case with me this season was that she was being pretty open this year versus last year. She still had her moments, but I understood. And it was clear that Brynn has been trying to use microaggressions against her to make her snap before this trip. And she was poking her on this trip. So I was for Ubah (and to a lesser extent Jessel) getting her all the way together. But for Brynn to turn around and play victim when Ubah bended to peer pressure and tried to work it out already irked me. But when she went to the other ladies and said that Ubah knew she had been raped and still said things like that to her...knowing that Ubah has a language barrier issue and it was the same issue Erin had with Ubah an episode ago...was shocking. And you saw how it colored all of the ladies' perspective, too. That was not only chilling, but telling. Raquel's only slip with me tbh. I liked that Erin gave the benefit of the doubt, but the last few episodes was still in her head. Jenna...smh. Thank God for Jessel for being a real friend and letting Ubah know what was up. And that explosion? Deserved. And then Brynn revealed she lied on Ubah. The optics of doing that. The optics of her...as a black woman...doing that to ANOTHER black woman. And the other ladies opening their eyes to her. Not to mention that whole next morning where Brynn was just chilling with Production. Just wooooow. That was a LOT to unpack. I was happy to have the scene with Ubah/Jessel and the ladies after Brynn left. Poor Ubah. Accountability has to be taken. And I am counting down the days to the reunion where it already looks like all the ladies are coming for Brynn. Because that was dark. But...I do want to see what happens now. So buzz for this reboot...finally gotten. ERIN. I didn't like how she was at the start of the episode. And still trying to gaslight Jessel and Sai. And it said something for her that she was so willing to go along with Brynn's lie. And for someone that wants to be Ubah's friend, she was not giving her the heads-up. But still, I liked she gave the benefit of the doubt. And then that final scene on the trip when they saw Ubah after the fact...just smh. JENNA. Too little, too late. She should feel guilty for being all ready to be Team Brynn only to be wrong. I just did not like her at all. RAQUEL. Perhaps I was not as harsh on her is because she's new. And I felt all of her reactions were genuine. Even though she immediately backed Brynn and threw off an air of being mad at Ubah, it was her Confessional for me. When she found out Brynn lied. That anger WAS real. Like she had experience with people giving false statements. SAI. Disappointed that she didn't jump to Ubah's side quickly. But her Confessionals on the other hand....she was clocking Brynn left and right. And YES. There's not clocking something vs saying someone knew something (when they don't). Her side-eye game was on point. JESSEL. A real one. I loved that when Brynn said her lie, she went ahead and told Ubah what was said. And when the explosion happened and Production sent Ubah to a hotel, she went with her. A real friend. Most of this season I have liked the mini-friend groups, and my favorite was Ubah/Sai/Jessel. Jessel had been mostly absent from that group in the second half of the season, but she came through here. UBAH. I liked she clocked the optics when she got back to the house. As a black person, there's nothing like being accused of something you didn't do or know. And when you are a well off or successful black person, you always have to be so careful of your image. Because no matter how you present yourself, people still have that 'angry black person' stereotype in your head. And because of that knowledge, some people will try to trigger you and poke at you. And Ubah can be abrasive, but there was no reason she deserved what happened to her at all. And that scream she let out when Jessel told her what Brynn said. I can still hear it in my head. She had every right to go off on Brynn. And I found it telling that Producers were trying to hold her back and policing her while they babied Brynn. Uhhhh no. And then her crying on the couch and not wanting to be touched...I got this and it was sooo sad to watch. And that it was from one of her own...just smh. And I loved she is still enough of a professional to go to the cast pictures. And that she held up her boundaries. Sometimes you need that with people with nasty spirits who you know mean you harm. BRYNN. That second season curse. I liked her last season. But I came out of this episode thinking...that girl is CRAZY. I mean...how? Why? Not even trying to correct her clear mistake. And that new morning was creepy AF because she was the first one up and chilling with the Producers. Why? I mean...she won't be beating those allegations that trigger her when she's being seen like that. And rather than keep it real and confront it all...she ran away??? Only to come to the cast shoot and heavily play victim. And while part of me did think 'so Aquarius', it was not a good look for her. What she did was dangerous, and she needs to be held accountable. Thankfully the reunion is around the corner. And I'm here for Brynn getting each and every one of her lashings. The season though...? Not as good as their first. They did so many missteps overall. And no more pranks going forward. And sadly, they do have lightning in the bottle because EVERYONE is talking about how crazy this episode was. And a lot of people want to see Brynn get them lashings. But...everyone is interested. EVERYONE.

Definitely her over Giggly Heffa any day of the week. And even with that, I can't think of a Nick pairing that I felt could have gone the distance outside of her and Sharon. I mean has he another pairing that has stood the test of time like those two? And this is coming from someone who didn't like the idea of Nick/Sally but watching it play out (and the fact that JM put in outside of work gym time and it showed), I didn't mind it at all. I agree. There's been so many teases with them that I've lost count. But I'm used to them getting close and then an abrupt left turn happens.

Ahhh I get it. Since I believe that the both of them have mended fences since that one interview BITD, I believe it's the latter. Which is funny cuz his best chemistry is with Sharon Case.

Cuz Nick is hotter. 😜 And don't forget she was with Jack. Same. IKR!!! I've been saying that since she was introduced. She does not do bland well at all. But psycho is something she can pull off. It is part of the reason I hope she keeps that part of her when the Jordan storyline is over. And yes, Ik...I"m behind. lol.

lol. But AGREE. I was shocked.

I never know how to feel when she says something. I always remember hearing so much stuff about her. None of it good.

1-22 Hehe. I loved the cute little Sinn scene. Go on, Finn. Bring Victorian words back. I continue to wonder where Brad is trying to go with this Luna storyline. But I'm still intrigued. I'm just glad to see Li on my screen with her overdramatic a$$. lol. There has always been a gold mine to be mined from her history with Poppy. So I like that it has been played. Also being played and loving it? Seeing Jack. But I love me some Mr. King. That said...I didn't like the look at the coda of this episode between Poppy and Jack. Did they have an affair? Omg! A Liam sighting!!! How long has it been? Wyatt even got a mention. So I take it Luna will be lurking until February Sweeps start?

I didn't like the NY reunion clip where they just talk silly. But I loved the clip where they showed Jessel eating up Brynn again and not accepting no BS apology from her either. No matter who tried to interrupt her and they got checked swiftly. Jessel don't play about her man.

1-21 See? This is much better. Even if it was just an episode focused on one storyline. It went into several layers. The new designer's work stood out so much. Again, I'm loving that everyone was dressed like it was winter. And all the men were dressed in dark clothes and it really stood out. They also only had their jackets on at times that made sense which meant mmmm camera angles. lol. If anything, I feel like the men are either dressing their age or being dressed younger which has been hit or mess. Time keeps on ticking on Sharon. I love that Nick and Chance are on the case. And that their slow way of figuring things out does not feel like it is a stalled storyline (like Cyrus killing folk over on GH). It does feel paced for every clue, every realization. And now they might have found Sharon. Fingers crossed. And then you have Nikki and Victoria worrying about Claire. Not to mention aftereffects. And it's been nice to see them go back to having doubts about Claire. That was a part of the storyline with the reveal of her as Eva I don't mind the writers going back to. I did like the Jordan/Claire scenes for sure. I just feel that HE can do a psycho. lol. So her being more cunning worked for me. I just wish she would keep this edge in the aftermath or there's some aftereffect. Especially if there is going to be a Summer/Kyle/Claire triangle.

That's a given for the page. You just gotta follow your instincts.