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^THIS.

Mmmmmmmmmmm look forward to their calendar every time it pops up somewhere.

12-5 A meh of an episode. I figured that they would do what I mentioned a few days ago and use Thursday as a breather after that awesome momentum they had for the last two weeks. Because the one thing I didn't like about Lulu's Awakening has been other scenes that could have waited for an episode or two that had nothing/very little to do with Lulu. And here it is. And I was just meh. A break well needed for me. lol. The more they put Anna front and center on this 'Must Find Charlotte Valentin' storyline, the more my RHOA Housewife shade wants to come out, complete with gifs. Not even the talents of Finola Hughes can keep that storyline from not feeling like Frank just wants to bring his buddy back on canvas. Though I do have a hope that the writers might pull a Josh Griffith and have Charlotte found off-screen. I thought it was funny to have Spin roped into this. And I'm not at all surprised to see Carly mixed up in this due to who wrote the episode. What I actually cared about this episode were the Alexis/Molly, TJ/Curtis, and Dante/Sonny scenes. It was a nice way to keep the Molly/TJ storyline going as the B plot it has been this week and as expected Lulu adjacent story was put to C plot. That said...I love we are still getting both points of view between Molly and TJ. And I'm always here for Dante/Sonny scenes. Let me swoon for Isaish and Jordan for a moment. Hehe. I didn't like the concept of the scene. However, I stay loving the look in his eyes when he's around Jordan. Ugh. Not Dr. Obrecht Lite as a spoiler for Carly/Brennan. GIRL, BYE. I don't care about Natalia. I don't care for the propping. But at least write Natalia like how she's been written and not St. Maria of the PushUp Bra. Le sigh at that phone call. Slowly, but surely.

Yeah, and I don't like it at all. Perhaps it's my love of children, but that was a whole lot of mess for kids to have to put on their shoulders because it's all fun and games until something bad really happens. I can't with her on that. LOL!! It's a sad, sad world when all the HW shows now have their own version of Terri Demarco. That said...GET HER, KURREN. Can't believe how disappointing Jacqueline has been. OOOOOOOooh!!! I never even thought about if Gizelle's mother is still alive and might be contesting the will. Wooooowwwwwwww!!! Because I was sitting and watching and going 'who could someone be?' And that just never occurred to me. Who would dare mess with Gizelle's kids? Just...wow.

Every time I see those undies I just...

RHOP It was a low-key episode. Well...until that ending. But truly another episode where we got to tune into all the little subplots going on this season. I've been saying it often. I've been loving that this season that it isn't just about the overall arc of La Dame vs Messy Mia. We actually have stories going on with the characters. I'm grateful that the cast here are colorful enough to be able to carry such episodes. I'm shocked to say it, but I enjoyed Gizelle and Ashley speed dating the most. It was...actually something different for a change. Refreshing...kinda like the rest of this season. Then we saw Ashley on an actual date. Gizelle dealing with her father's will. Ray and La Dame talking about their relationship as Stacey and TJ are confronting theirs. And then Mia... Mia, Mia, Mia. Sadly, that ending was probably the most authentic moment Mia has had since the last season's finale. But that said...it does not paint a good light for her at all. She's so busy running around trying to create this narrative where she's not the victim that when she has to deal with the REAL victims aka HER KIDS, she don't know what to do. And from the mouths of babes...they saw things more clearly than she thought they did. And worse...they are speaking out. How dare she tried to blindside them for a moment on camera. And even they are Team G because of what they see. So damn selfish. LA DAME. LOL at Ray with La Dame this week cuz...not her taxicab!!! And it was just nice see them together and in love. Though I admit that I don't know how I feel like La Dame using Ray as an excuse for her DUI. BUT she did have a point cuz she held him down when the other ladies were coming for her over Ray's taxes. GIZELLE. OMG!!! At that father will tea!!! Gizelle actually GIVING?? Wow. And just given who her father was in terms of the civil rights movement...I agree with her. There was something else going on because her father did love her, and he adored his grandchildren. So...what else is going on? Or more importantly...WHO? Meanwhile she at the speed dating...was kinda hilarious. And I hollered at her clearly having a type. Speaking of...is she still talking to that chocolate hottie. He seem kinda into her. I...again am shocked at how much she is enjoyable. ASHLEY. Speaking of enjoyable...NOT ASHLEY HAVING A STORYLINE THAT SHE'S SHOWING!!! Now where did this come from? Her and her date was interesting to watch. And wow at his personal story. A cute little moment for her since she really hasn't had too many this season. WENDY. OMG! She finally told her mother she left the university! I was surprised. It also reminded me so much of how much Wendy could have if she was to lean into her family drama. STACEY. Lord at her with TJ. Their relationship is starting to get a bit messy. And I don't mind it. I liked that Stacey brought it to camera. I'm not sure that TJ liked she was talking to him with the other girls. And well...what's good for the goose...if Stacey wants to see other people while dating him. So...mess!!! KEIARNA. I will always find it odd to see her and Mia alone in a scene. And I didn't like her being there to help Mia speed a 'G is mentally ill' narrative. Not that I felt that she did it purposingly, but smh. MIA. You know what...STOP. QUIT. Seriously. I was already annoyed at her for all of her attempts to push this G mental illness narrative. And then I was irked at the fact that this season is almost over and she still HAS NOT gotten a paternity test. But that last scene? For her children to now be asking questions made me wonder. Were their classmates starting to talk about Ms. Mia in school? Or was it worse...they were seeing things online about Mia and their two Dads. AWWW HELL NO!!! It was just signs that this whole situation was getting out of Mia's control. And as it has also sadly been the most authentic she has been all season. Her son asking questions. Her daughter picking up on G's pain. And then they not wanting her to marry Inc at all. I will give that it was giving real. But it was so distasteful. And then Gizelle coming for her, too? smh. Oh, well...next week is La Dame vs Jaqueline.

Oh, I saw the WWHL clip about what Giz said, and all I could say....it made up for the episode skipping over last week's ending cuz I was YAAASSS!!! Gizelle totally is playing chess with Mia. Thank you for the tea on Andy's reactions, too. I also felt like Production might be slowly turning against Mia, too, after this week. And we know Gizelle is THE favorite so... Same. Hell has truly frozen over. You know someone will. 😜

I saw. I hollered. Ummm no. I think the scab writers played Cyrus as more of a gray character and to JK's strengths. It was them that revealed to the audience that Cyrus was totally faking his conversion to the audience even as he was feeling a little (but not too much) conflicted about his actions. Shame all the writers after that have forgotten that plot point. But hey...the scab writers were the ones that officially got Sprina together and treated them like an actual couple, right? So...

Yeah, I agree. Making it to last Friday, there has been some interesting turns and great scenes (Carter vs Ridge last Monday comes to mind), but the way to getting here has been so jarring. It would have been better if there had been a nice build. I don't know. Someone coming for Forrester. Carter might wind up in a who done it mystery. Good question. All of this going down and he's nowhere in sight. Odd. I agree. I know I really liked Carter vs Ridge and both actors really bought it.

12-06 Was that Victor's Theme that was playing when Victor let Kyle know what time it was and he's about the long game? Victor. Ahhhh....Victor. I can't believe how a little bit goes a long way. He was something else as he matched wits with Kyle, tried to mess with Diane, and went up against Jack. And ooooo at Jack getting the last word. You all were right. PB clearly enjoyed that. Go, Jack!!! Okay, Summer, girl, I see you. The light shade she was throwing at Claire during their talk. I wish that Claire did not take it so well. And Claire definitely should have felt a way when Summer broke the news to Kyle before Claire could...and it's CLAIRE'S news. Nothing really happened, but I really enjoyed all the characters in this episode. I see the directors were at it again with interesting camera angles. But overall, this week was okay. It had a sense of building up stories again. Just disappointed that they lost all of that momentum when they had a nice groove going. Probably because GH has a good grip on me these last two weeks with two central main plots that rotate easy between A and B plot and a debatedly solid C plot underneath it.

They could have done some classics.

12-6 Woooow!!! So Carter taking over IS legit at the moment. Uh oh now. Somewhere...Maya is smirking. Seriously, though I thought those were some good scenes. I loved that Eric was there and there was a Quinn callout. And Steffy ain't so smug now, is she? And in a way, this latest Forrester mess looks like it will give Brooke and Ridge some real meaty drama. Because his hatred for Hope is really growing. I think the actor playing Remy is cute. Which is funny since he's so not my type. lol. But so far, so good with this storyline. A Poppy sighting! And I can't believe Luna wrote Bill at his job. More shocking was seeing Bill show up at the prison? Where IS this storyline going?

12-5 See? I didn't even think about the fact that Phyllis might have seen what hit her car. Well-played. So this Sharon storyline continues to turn. That however does not make that Giggly Heffa any less annoying though. I hated those popshots she was taking at Christine...still mad that Danny picked her. And I'm not looking forward to a Heffa/Whiny Billy/Sally triangle. Or I could be if it means that Phyllis and Billy will get together and I can just FF them. Poor Sally. I didn't mind Nick vs Adam at all. I'm not sure if this is really Adam trying to be a good friend to Sharon or another brother triangle merry-go-round, but I felt those were good scenes. Lord have mercy. Please don't let Summer be jealous of Kyle/Claire. I continue to love the little things that have changed with Ed Scott's return. I felt this episode and last both saw the directors really trying to be creative/old school with some of their camera angles. And I guess the swooping in camera angle in the beginning of episodes is here to stay. That said...yeah this CGI needs to go.

Hmmm looks like he might have figured out who killed Sam so he had to go. Yeah, he still had potential so a shame if he is leaving.

Yep.

Well, that's what Kristina SAID, but it always felt like it was about her clear pull to her baby...as evident by her giving the baby her own name versus the one Molly gave her. TBF. I just wished someone would call her out on it. I'm still shocked at how given the writers are leaning into Brennan/Carly that they still have not allowed Carly to figure it out so they can get what they want.

lol.

12-4 Let me just say that I love JMW in this little casual professional look with the bangs. Oooo Remy meeting Sheila. Wouldn't it be funny if she is the one to figure out that Remy is cray cray. But it's funny seeing her around the younger set with them not knowing her history. Especially Electra. Oh, lord!! Steffy knows about Carter and Hope. AKA Steffy is on the loose!!!!

Ah! I can see that.

Totally justified. Counting down the minutes until tonight. Yeah, I feel that the Grande Dame and Messy Mia will be getting the chairs again this year unless something just abruptly shifts as well. The rivalry for the RHOP throne has been the backbone of the season.

SLC OMG!!! I thought the Dinner Party from Hell was wild. This episode was something else. Angie K coming to Meredith's Bar Mitzvah in her Alexis Carrington best and giving total chaos was just crazy. And Bob being the catalyst to set Angie off was not only surprising, but did make one wonder...dare I say...was Heather right all along? After last week's Meredith vs Mary drama, it was good to see they appeared to be back on the mend. It said a lot to Mary's character that she still showed up (late and giving a comedic moment) to Meredith's event. And they managed to talk again. Mary has always been a real one, and this episode continues to prove it. Happy at her renaissance. LISA. I mean...did she do anything relevant this episode? lol. Okay, outside of her inserting herself into a Heather/Whitney conversation that snowballed...yeeeah not really. It just came across to me like she really did not want Bad Weather on the same page. HEATHER. LINT. MARY. Nothing, but giving. I felt her in her scene with Angie K where she was giving without giving. And I really loved Angie K giving her the grace to come to her in time to tell what's going on...being discreet, giving Mary space...just being an overall good friend. And like I said above, I really respect that she still went to Meredith's bar mitzvah knowing the two of them have hit a rough patch. And then they talked. And of course, no one gives reactions to mess like Mary does and she was, of course, giving. LITTLE GIRL. Not Episode 1 Whitney jumping out at Lisa!!! I was so impressed. It's a shame after that, Whitney went right back in. BOB. Uh oh now. I was worried a little bit last week due to what people were saying about her at the Troop Beverley Hills event. But I still understood. However, THIS episode. Not Bob showing her slip...smh. She did everything oh so wrong. And sadly she has no one to blame, but herself. First it was when Angie K was about to give her the apology that she wanted, but she threw it out there before Angie could say anything. Then she was cursing at Angie K...who showed growth by not immediately engaging. But when Angie K actually gathered Bob and sent her spiraling...lord have mercy Bob lost it ON CAMERA and FRONT OF HER HUSBAND. And now I'm wondering about their relationship. Was her husband's concerns about her being around this group right? Because she was on camera being...not classy. And then she went and got messy by telling FriendofHeather's comment to Angie K that led to the explosive chaos at the end!!! That slip is showing. Will Bob be able to pull it back some on the cast trip...cuz her backlash online has only increased? MEREDITH. She has ANOTHER son? Okay, I feel like she mentioned it in passing the first couple of seasons. Still, it was quite the surprise to get him to film. And her bar mitzvah was well done. And her entrance to it!!! lol. I loved that her and Mary appear to be on the road to mending fences. And then...that ending. 'We are not playing this game.' 'Oh, we are. And this time, I have security. SECURITY!' LOL NOT MEREDITH PULLING A RHOA S5 KENYA ON ANGIE K!!!! I hollered. ANGIE K. Doing everything right AND has the foinest husband on top of that. Angie K was the MVP this episode. The fur coat. The dress. The reads. The gatherings. Bob said it at the beginning at the episode that Angie K does too much. And yep...this episode she put it to great use. The fact we got to see how good of a friend she is by her scene with Mary before everything exploded at the end was superb. And the sad fact was...Bob started that. Angie K was going to be a bigger person. In fact, Angie K, to me, was the bigger person. That was a sincere apology she gave to Bob. The fact she still gave it after Bob started with expecting it AND cursing Angie K out...well Angie K better than me for still giving it. But once Bob turned nasty, I loved that Angie got her good by being nice to Bob's Hubby with a little smirk and BOB...LOST...IT. What was that about? But Bob got her lick back. lol. And we got THE catchphrase of the season (sorry, not sorry Heather) with 'high body count hair.' OMG!!! Angie read FriendofHeather down (and Lisa giving her hair tips...priceless)!!! And how that snowballed into another round with Meredith at HER bar mitzvah. HAHAHAHA! And then Angie got kicked out. And THEN she got FriendofHeather's coat and tossed it. Then a napkin got tossed. Just mess upon mess upon mess. Oh, well, at least her excellent Alexis Carrington fur coat was found. Great episode. Bring on the cast trip.

Very. Hmmm...perhaps if Ava does it. Otherwise...SLAP!!!

12-2 I'll say this much...this storyline might be stupid, but that Carter vs Ridge confrontation was FIRE!!! LSV and TK both were on their A game. And they both got in great digs. I can't believe that Carter threw Stephanie in Ridge's face. Boy, we don't bring up the mamas. lol. Meanwhile, Ridge at the end when he took a second before he moved on was right out of Carrie Bradshaw's Post-It Book. Someone clearly had fun writing this one. Meanwhile, I kinda wish that Hope would be angrier at Brooke for telling on her. I kinda agree. But I don't know where he goes from this.

And it's interesting seeing it discussed so let me just add...out of all of Sonny's kids, I've always said that if anyone was heir apparent to him, it should be Kristina. So if they are finally going there, she might go love to hate for me rather than the hatred I have for her now. lol. That she doesn't. Which is why we all are counting the minutes before Molly snaps and give Kristina the slap she clearly deserves.