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FINALLY!!! I mean...YASSSSSSSSS!!!! I was worried about the new theme since online opinion appears to be mixed, but you know what? I...LOVE it!!! lol. Collectively I liked them all. Especially the newbies!!! Though I love Keiarna's more than Stacey's and she's second. Messy Mia, Ashley, and Wendy's taglines are good. But I found Gizelle and La Dame's the weakest. Shocking for La Dame because she usually has the best.

Yesterday or in the past?

Ooooo I could see that. Perhaps Sasha does not know her mother is dead.

Oh how I hollered at RHOA S12 enactement of Kenya showing how Nene iced herself out of the group. lol. Go, Angie K!!! That said...I agree. The fact LITTLE GIRL was the one who hit it on the head with her conversation with Adam from UpOnAdam...A BLOGGER...how has Lisa doing what they all were doing with Monica's page just last season any different than now? No reason for Monica to be gone then!

Expected.

hollered when I saw that.

Ooooooo

IKR. *shivers* That would be such a lead balloon.

HAhahahahaha!!!! That was my worry once I thought about it among the fanbase. Just the fact that Robert and her would be on screen all these years and never know. My mind was blown.

Uhhh...

YES. ALL OVER. ALMOST NO REST.

10-11 What in the world!!! As a spiritual person, I don't know whether to laugh or be offended. Is THIS what Brad had in mind bringing Taylor back? Just to embarrass her over and over again? What mess is this??? I did enjoy Carter and Hope circling each other with no one the wiser. And awwww at Liam trying to get Hope back...complete with flashbacks. And now that he got a hint that she might be interested in someone else...I wonder if he is going to try to find out who it is.

10-16 Awww. Dante can come over here and let me hold him. Given what's coming story-wise, I knew there would be more focus on Dante. Moreso once Anna gave him that leave of absence...but DZ is just hitting it out of the park with me with Dante's reactions, POVs, and those eyes. Loooord. That said...NO to Dante/Liz outside of friendship. Liz already has THREE people on canvas if they want her to be with someone. All with proven history/chemistry. Speaking of one of Liz's guys...oh, lord...Isaiah lol. Every time he looks at Jordan, his look reminds me of how Ric looks at Liz. I love this actor. I even enjoyed him and Jordan having dinner. All I can say for Bad Guy Du Jour is that he must be watching all of them right now because he has not approached Holly at all yet. And that whole debriefing with my Beast, Anna, and Jason just seem like a case of the New/Old Writers not having better things for Jack to do more than it felt like recapping which is what it was supposed to be. And I'm surprised that Felicia did not catch on that Holly was fishing for info. That said...already reading the thread ahead of time, I still gasped at the Sasha bombshell. Well directed. And given the beginnings of Sasha's history (brought to town on a con)...that makes sense. Well...at least Sam told Dante as the episode coda. Given how this is moving...and it's Wednesday, will Sam be the Friday cliffhanger or will Lulu waking up be it? Or a Friday for each one?

RHOP Now that I got wiggle room. LOL!!! I know it is still early in the season, but this episode (and the clip from next week) was great. The season still was maintaining its freshness and the amount of newbies is shifting the dynamics in a good way. Add on all the FOHs running around (personal note...loving seeing so much of Vivian who has always been rumored to be a HW for years), this season has been giving vintage RHOA and S2/current RHOM for me when we had cast, husbands, FOHs, side characters and I don't hate it. What I do hate...is LA DAME. Yes, I said it. I wanted to sit on this for a few days. I know I have long discussed here my views on lost parents. And I've long done battle with people over La Dame's. However, as someone who has lost a parent, if anyone was going to understand where Gizelle was coming from, it would be her. I felt she would support her, if leave early due to the memories that might come up. What I DID NOT EXPECT was her to be at a party at the same night AND time as Gizelle's fundraiser. Worse of all, when I'm on Gizelle's side...1) Hades has frozen over and 2) you are very, very WRONG. I can't and won't defend that. And yes, I saw La Dame's group text telling the ladies to go to Gizelle's already. That...was NOT cute. Moreso given how much support Gizelle has been giving La Dame for her DUI so far. They were in a good place and now she might have frakked it up. LA DAME. And to think she started the episode so well. She and Gizelle had deflected onto Messy Mia and her event did not take a toxic turn. Gizelle and her continued to be the best HW frenemies duo out there throughout the episode. She even got to introduced Wendy's Friend New HW Keiarna. So it was sad to see that NEXT DAY blackout, and La Dame pulled that move. I just smh. Even her close friend Vivian went to Gizelle's fundraiser. Granted no one raised a gun to their heads, but La Dame knew the women loved her more than they do Gizelle. Though I understood why Wendy and Keiarna did not go. Meanwhile, I still feel the feud this season is definitely going to be La Dame vs Messy Mia. GIZELLE. Like I said...Hades froze over because I found myself on her side throughout the episode. If someone disrespected my deceased parents...which was still raw on her mind...I would be the same way. I might be even now. So Gizelle continues on her apology tour. Speaking of that, I DO NOT at all appreciate that Production ended the 2-hour blowout between her and Wendy down to a barely 2-minute weird scene. After 3 years of feuding and viciousness, they needed this sit-down, and I was glad Gizelle gave the olive branch in the first episode. I was looking forward to it. And only to find out...Production does not want to give us THE REAL. Then why the frak are we watching??? Gizelle being accountable...which is the ONLY way the whole fanbase will ever be on her side...is what people REALLY want to see. ASHLEY. You ain't slick, Forehead!!! Well, I guess it's nice to see Ashley back in play. And by back in play, I meant that she was being messy. She knew the ladies were running late and allowed them to come anyway outside of Gizelle's wishes. We see you!!! And I was shaking my head at Stacey for giving Ashley all of her information knowing that Ashley will probably use it against her. WENDY. THANK YOU, WENDY!!! For? Dropping the sit-down tea. Otherwise, I would have watched that scene funny like. I also liked that she stayed at La Dame's event. She figured the ladies would not get there in time and also I hoped she sent a note like what she said in her Confessional. MIA. She is really going at La Dame in her Confessional. So funny she still went to La Dame's award event though. Meanwhile, her crying at the start of the episode and then getting over it once the girls tried to cheer her up is sooooo vintage Mia. STACEY. BABY KENYA!!! hehe. I soooo agree @Cheap21. She so looks like Kenya's circa RHOA S5. Some of her looks. Her mannerisms. Her vibe. It just favors soooo strongly. And they are both from Detroit, too!!! Some people online say she favors Toya from M2M, too, and I can see it. So far? I love her. She has a friendly vibe, interesting backstory, and potential personal storyline. And she has taken a very Garcelle's first season of BH approach to everything, and I like that. I like her. And she fits in perfectly with the cast so far. KEIARNA. YES. lol. Those confessionals...GOLD. Cuz her saying she was not going due to what happened the last time she went to a Gizelle event...see? A queen who can laugh at herself. Meanwhile, Gizelle already shading her by not inviting her to La Dame's bday event. Hmmm. So far? I love her as a HW, too. And she also has an interesting backstory and personal storyline to tell. And she feels a natural fit in the cast as well. YES, PLEASE. Can't wait until next week. Happy to see this group find one so YAY!!!

Hmmm I wouldn't say that. While it probably very well will end up lip service, I thought it showed some commitment to have Lucas have scenes with Ava which I admit I felt he barely had scenes with her at all, but then again I had stopped watching GH regularly during RC's last year and through Passante. I do feel going forward he will have scenes with Carly cuz Korte to keep him relevant, but I feel he will continue to have some scenes with Ava as well. And probably Third Place being Maxie. Now...will he have story? Now while people care because it is a gay character, most will focus on that question simply because Lucas is a legacy character. But I might be answering my own question cuz...FV.

Very.

8-15 Speaking of wording...lol. Don't tell me all of this found liver for Lulu section of the Lulu storyline has been because Cyrus pulled some strings. Plans within plans. That said I actually did like the Cyrus vs Martin scenes. The shade flew. Speaking of which, the KFC mention given how people felt about MEK's accent and the voice coach mention took me out. Quartermaines, Quartermaines everywhere!!! I'm not hating on it, but I do feel two ways about it. I don't like that Tracy and BLQ are reduced to this silly Violet storyline and Tracy being as has been mentioned one dimensional. However, it does appear to be hinting at something else for BLQ that has made me curious. I cannot believe we are back to this ELQ storyline with the shares. I liked Ned's idea which was a sound idea for Generation Next who are mostly on canvas and a bit of cute foreshadowing given where the plot is going with Lulu. On the other hand, I would be more invested if I still cared about the Drew/Willow storyline...which no longer has any drop of investment in it (or for me). Even Nina appears to have vanished from it. So in a battle between Drew and Ned, I'm already Team Ned...which is sound because Drew is plotting behind his back just as much as Ned is plotting behind his. And even more delicious is the fact that when it comes out about Drew/Willow, Michael is going to feel stupid going along with Drew at all. So...#TeamNed. I really truly liked how Q-centered this episode was. A nice break from the Sonny mess. I continue to love seeing Liz at all times. I loved seeing her all over the place. I love how we continue to see Dante's POV. And look at Isaiah getting into the doctor spirit. That said...that ending. smh. I am finding my feelings are starting to feel mixed about what's coming to Sam. I admit to being surprised. After all, like a lot of you, she really has not been doing anything. However I did like Sam/Dante before PM came along. I loved he gave them layers and their blended family. I loved the potential of Lulu waiting up and seeing how it would fall out. Not to mention what was going on before Lulu 'went to sleep.' I had already envisioned the catfights. lol. That said, it is probably the fact of how it is going down in real time as well as why. And I suspect the scene will make me see a bit of red.

I agree. The closest JG has even gotten to that or a sense of an intriguing business story has been the current revenge plot with Victor, but really the original IPO Takeover plot that involved Nate and that's because the Winters have not been on opposing sides in ages...especially not Devon and Lily.

Good.

Oooooo

He did. FINALLY. Not only did the show make a big deal of it...so did I. lol. All soaps need that big hero type...usually a cop. And for this show...Chance is it. And given his general personality, he was so misplaced over at Chancellor.

Sadly, Carnes is not interested in full time. That said...that sounds good. VH definitely is not the first actor to do the bi-coastal. Probably won't be the last.

That's because you have taste.

Yeah, that wording though. Hm.

Hehe. This. But it again makes me wonder if he will truly have a story then.