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7-3 SCOTTY!!!! I was pleasantly surprised to see him. Really, Gladys? This is how far we are going for Ms. Wu? Smh. Well, it's nice to see a darker turn for her that hopefully leads to her being written out. I actually feel sad for Sasha. Speaking of caring, dare I say it...Cody has moved in and out enough in the storyline that I no longer feel like he is being shoved down my throat. And that, of course, means that I kinda care a little bit about his story now. And I care about Mac. That said, these writers really need to tighten up on storyline points. I was even wondering why Willow was STILL in bed when they gave her those cells ages ago. OOooooo so that was what you all were talking about with Esme/Spencer/Trina? Hmmmm...yeah, I don't like them bonding either over memories that she does not even remember (yet?). I did like how Sprina themselves continue to be their own worst enemy so really don't need an external drama...Portia aside btw. As expected, I knew Joss would open her big mouth and in the process Trina would get a clue about that evidence and Spencer still having it. Now they don't had their first fight before Date Number 1. Let's see how it goes. Oh, Lord...not Cyrus again. So Austin is just a plot device now? And not even Ava sleeping with him like the one and done he is (with comedy music, really?) is making him interesting to me. I don't mind it, but I feel like Lucy and Martin are now the couple that everyone runs to...which Orbecht and Scotty used to be for a good minute. Ned as Spoiler for Sonny/Nina? Uh...?

HELL-HO, CANADA!!!! And in old school boxers, too??? MMMMmmmmmmmmmmm

Given how Kyle has been...even though he has the right to be mad...I am all for Summer getting her lickback.

Me, no. While I enjoyed Cameron's arc in the too-brief weeks we had him, the fact that was going on or climaxing as Sally was losing her baby was giving me STRONG shades of the end of his DAYS run...which I had been defending him somewhat from what I remember...up until the infamous rape on the famed Horton couch. And it had gotten too dark for me to watch before it got to that point. Currently I am enjoying what I'm seeing for the most part, but side-eyeing waiting for the other shoe to drop. I meant though your thoughts...unless you might not be viewing day to day about how Chance came by Devon's and asked him, Abby, and Dominic to move into the mansion. It's been touched a few other times over the last...week and a half...with scenes of Devon debating moving since the penthouse has so many memories of Neil for him. I have wondered if they were going to have someone else more in. And it appears in one of the recent episodes I watched that Lily might be moving in to keep it in the family (as Devon phrased it when he asked her). All of it just made me think of how you been talking about your story about characters moving into the Chancellor mansion and the drama that would entail if the right people were there. Abby has already addressed how she was afraid to do so because you never know when Nina will show up and she was still recovering from Nina dragging her at the bicentennial. Mmmmm...are people on the show reading the boards again...? Personally, I think so given the untucked shirt strike but lol.

6-27 Ha! I knew Spencer didn't destroy that evidence against Esme. I mean...DUH!!! And of course Joss would point Trina right at him for keeping it to himself. So here is Esme's presence again being a spoiler for Sprina. I do admit that I didn't get any romantic vibes from the scenes of Spencer/Esme together except yes, it was abrupt to see Spencer not being hostile to her for once. I'm already been over Anna's new storyline. And I'm still over it. She's ANNA DEVANE. No need for her to be doing Black Widow's arc from CA: WINTER SOLDIER. Though I loved how beautiful FH's dark hair was. Portia already knows about Curtis/Jordan? Hmm...too soon? I continue to love Zeke's arrival in PC because it appears to be shaking things up. And with a job to boot. Ms. Wu is always making an entrance!!! And thank God she put an end to this Cody/Gladys thing. Though Gladys in Ms. Wu's debt continues to get legs with that reveal about the doctor over Sasha's case. That said...Ms. Wu is truly getting set up for another nemesis for Sonny which is sad given how that tends to go. Speaking of nemesis...too many on this show in the shadows now.

7-5 Well, it's nice to see the untucked shirt strike is over. I see you, actors. Hehe. Now that she's in the driver seat due to Victoria's manipulations, Audra is vamping it up a little bit. And I'm NOT hating it. Her scene with Lily revealing that she was now in charge of Newman Media...oooo....that was good. Could we get another rivalry going for Audra? Cuz you know that one with Summer is coming. It's funny. I should be oh so mad at Summer and her marriage falling apart is her fault, too (yes, also Giggly Heffa), but Kyle is really not coming across as well at all. Yes, he should be angry. Three sex sessions. Sending flowers to Audra. Giving really douche flirt. Giving up the company and still whining when it was HIS choice. And I just feel sorry for Summer. Seeing all this talk about moving to the Chancellor mansion is making me think of your ideas, @DramatistDreamer? You think JG is up to something with that, or it's just lip service? I am wondering if something more is also coming of this story of Sharon being Cameron's benefactor.

MARCO!!! MARCO!!!

I like it. And the cameo.

Ooooooo

RHOM Oh, I felt like it's been 85 years since Season 5 ended. And I'm been impatiently patiently waiting for it to start on Bravo. And I got TWO episodes...ONLY TO FALL ASLEEP!!!! BUT...for NOW...it seems like my tv system is retaining the episodes so I sat down to watch the first two episodes. And what did I think? Well...even on multiple viewings...I felt Episode 1 was a lot. It felt very scatterbrained as we tuned back in for the girls. It was like off and running and you just had to keep up with it and figure out what was going on. Episode 2 was a little bit better about that. And YES, this was what I was living for!!! And by THIS, I meant all the wealth. I was explaining to my co-worker that I loved it because these ladies are rich. From their houses to Anthony's fleet of cars to Lisa throughout both episodes was drop dead gorgeous with all her outfit (my favorite being her pink one at Larsa's New Beginnings Party...she SOLD that), but they all looked gorgeous throughout. And some of the camera angles are soooooooooo breathtaking...like Lisa walking through the walkway and Guerdy comes up behind her...just wooow. Please keep this quality once it moves back to Bravo for Season 6. And then the Lenny of it all??? Woooow...I haven't even gotten to that clip that was all over Twitter...the hot mic one he did with his son RIGHT...THERE!!! But the little foreshadowing/flashforwards at the end of both episodes were chilling. And it was VERY clear at the end of Episode 1 with that dinner. Talk about awkward. Oh, and I forgot...the petty feuds!!! Alexia vs Guerdy! Lisa vs Larsa! Kiki doing whatever! That's what Housewives was built on and it is ridiculous, but hilarious at the same time! Speaking of the girls...so far... ALEXIA. It's weird seeing Alexia being supporting. Since she is a walking telenovela and most of last season was all about her, it's just...funny. I would say she was total background, except for her petty feud with Guerdy. And she saw Round 1 to Guerdy because Guerdy was gathering her with the quickness. How dare she was over there taking pot shots over a charity event that had to do with deceased members of Guerdy's family. Cuz she knew if Guerdy said ANYTHING about her deceased mother, Alexia would have been fuming. Has Alexia always been so un self-aware? LARSA. Well she came in hot!!!!! After being a wannabe Queen B that got interesting as last season went on, she went at it. Resolved her storyline from last season. Got into potential feuds with Adriana and Julia. Got into an actual (and petty) feud with Lisa. Gave a hottie guy AND an event. GUERDY. Looking fabulous as usual. And I loved that she was there for Lisa (with some light shade...of course). And I was loving the start of her petty feud with Alexia. I liked she tried to rise above. But when Alexia thought she was going to have her Queen Bee moment and Guerdy was going to bow down like Marysol someone else, Guerdy very nicely started to gather her with logic and common sense. Back down? Where? lol. I liked she had a little something going on, along with her own life. JULIA. I continue to enjoy seeing Julia's life and her friendship with Adriana...which is still fun. But it's clear they are not as...flirty...as they were last season. So nice they noticed. And I giggled at her conversation with the guy from New York. It was like a quirky scene from Sex and the City. NICOLE. At one point, I was like...saying aloud...god, i loooove that she is soooo rich. I like her and Anthony together...and loved his light shade at Larsa...foreshadowing her CURRENT relationship...hehe...who knew? We got follow-through scenes about her father. So different than Whitney Little Girl over on SLC. And so far...she's not feuding with anyone. YET. LISA. You know what? When the news broke with Lenny, it was shocking. And the more that came out, the worst it got. Lenny just seem horrible. And these first two episodes did nothing to take away from that. That said...that dinner scene at the end of Episode 1, it was clear that Lisa was fighting for her marriage...sadly with rose-colored glasses because that scene made it clear she was playing pretend and ignoring every time that Lenny was checked out. Guerdy made it clear at the end of Episode 2 in Confessional, that there was something more going on with her to be set off by Larsa's comments. Of course, Lisa knew her marriage was falling apart no matter how much she was trying to pretend otherwise. It just felt like everyone in the room felt it BUT her. So her feuding with Larsa was just deflection. And the interesting is...Lisa had never been hotter. Something about putting up this perfect image brought an edge DFWM vibe that you don't really see in Housewives much. It fit her. And her fighting with Larsa gave some good (okay and annoying) Housewives moments. Like calling out Kiki...who was correct in her Confessional (yay) for saying if your middle age men starts working out again all of a sudden...BEWARE! MARYSOL. I was actually liking her though her comedy moments do not seem as much fun as they were last season. And so they are becoming slate. Now getting stuck in Kiki's pot stirring...yeah, I felt that. Marysol seem stuck in a lot of her friends' mess and it was interesting to watch. ADRIANA. Hehe. Her and her dates. Now...when do I get my raven hair back? LOL!!! She and Julia were bringing the fun vibe. I can't wait for her to get into being messy. Cuz Adriana is soooo not background. At least, not for long. Me likey.

I sooo blame that on the writing. I really wish that they had really dug into what Imani meant when she was talking about people coming after the family money before so that was why she was antagonistic to Amanda. And maybe Amanda having to prove that she was who she said she was...and developing that prickly sister relationship between the two. Then maybe have someone try to disprove Amanda was who she said she was...given Amanda DID appear out of the blue. Enough wiggle room to make a good mystery AND develop that whole family better than the story I heard about how it went down...I stopped regularly watching after Imani served the restraining order to Amanda to stay about from their mother.

Oh, really?

I swear if Liam don't keep them lips away from Steffy!!!! That said...those breakup scenes with Hope and asking for a divorce...even I gasped. Has Wyatt always been an idiot? I felt the end of the Rome remote was too...abrupt. Steffy's reunion with Finn had more of a complete arc to it than this remote.

Now hold up one minute!!! So Noah and Allie are just vanished off to London. That's it? smh. And Kyle, Kyle, Kyle...not only went back for SECONDS but probably THIRDS in the shower. Wow.

Oooooh yes!!! At first, I was underwhelmed since it really does feel like it is going to built up to explode a la Season 6 since last season was as refreshed as Season 5 was. But after a rewatch...ooooh, I can't believe how those three blind mice are already coming for Drew. And for me...I'm going into the divorce Team Drew. And I don't mind seeing how she has grown from her first season as I know she will check all three of them. Speaking of checking...there goes Sandy Teddi Terri East Coast...being willingly blind to the point that Kenya was trying to make and running to make it into having a beef. For your sake, LINT, you better hold Kenya don't make it an issue. Oh, and our gays are back and throwing shoes? At Drew??? Tampa Ralph's lover? Cuz I will fall out. That said...wow...we are ALREADY at midseason? Are we liking it? GUUUUUUUUUUUUURLLLLLLLLLL!!!! I gasped and fell out the door the day that that popped out. I've enjoyed all the tweets, memes, and gifs. And YES, I immediately thought back to Alison Dubois as soon as all the tea started spilling. Somewhere Ex Soap Opera Star is seeing red that she's already forgotten with ACTUAL drama. Exactly!!! So many people forgot about that last line online as if they can't go back and watch the scene. The fact? Allison was RIGHT. ANDY BETTA BRING THEM CAMERAS BACK UP!!!! If we did it for Drew on RHOA (and we better get film about their race to the court house to file) and we got it with Scandoval on VPR, I hope they are going back to filming on BH. Also...regardless of the statement she made...sadly just like Monqiue and Chris...I am going to lean to PEOPLE'S side on that one. Cuz...look how it turned out.

Now when exactly did I become the Brenda Barett of my circle of friends that I'm talked about when I'm not there? Not that I don't mind coming down off my 'heavenly' pedestal (to paraphrase TB Carly) to snatch some wigs...

Hehe. Yep.

Marco!!!

Exactly!!

Ooooooo He is just a mess for someone with money.

Awwwww. Yeah, it's been a hectic and dramatic birth month on this end. And I'm still dealing with the fallout, but slowly getting back to my scheduled programming. hehe. I still haven't started NJ (or this season of OC or finished FAMILY KRAMA, BELOW DECK, BELOW DECK: SY), but I've been getting around. It's good to see OC seems like it's been good so far and Tamra is Tamra-ing. And IKR...after finishing OC last season, I actually am liking Emily...outside of Gina. Yes on RHOM. They have done such a great job of keeping things under wraps in terms of Season 6. And ice out where??? Cuz Alexia and Marysol are STILL filming with (and even sitting around) Adriana. I have adored all the pictures I've seen of Adriana (with her dark hair back yesss) in Mexico City. I love that she's running with the platform and using it to her advantage. And I HAVE!!! With some of BH and RHOA trips when they are going down and you get pictures fast. Or RHOP in Miami when the drink toss happened or...the FIGHT. lol. Speaking of...I like that BH has also been keeping things under wraps as well. Count me in on Monique back on RHOP. But now probably is not the right time. Perhaps as a cameo at the end of the current season a la Kenya at the end of Season 11?

6-28 'Jack, what's wrong?' Hehe...what's wrong is that Jack sees...like father, like son. Oh, PB's look was priceless as he spied Kyle going up those stairs. But first...awwww...I didn't realized 6-22 was the John tribute episode. Oooooo...how I loved how it was centered on Traci. It has gotten rare that we get a peek into Traci and her 'inner' life so see her with her agent was cute. And I loved her being the denmother between Jack and Ashley. I LOVED the flashbacks. And that last montage...I had tears. But I'm a sucker for Abbot episodes. Speaking of which, I continue to be enjoying Jack/Diane vs Ashley/Tucker and how Billy keeps being put i the middle of it all. It's funny really since it has usually been Jack or Ashley reacting to Billy's mess. So It's refreshing to see him reacting to them for a change. Anything to get Billy away from Chelesa for me. And Ashley vs Diane is always fascinating to watch. Hard to believe it used to be Nikki/GigglyHeffa/Ash vs her and now Ashley is alone though. Over this whole Phyllis storyline. I will be here for Christine throwing the book at her. I can't believe she just upped and walked into Michael's room. HOW?

I remember you joking about that. lol. But wow. So he was just a silly cameo. Sad. It did. It looked like they were going to set up a triangle between him, Audra, and Allie. They even talked about how Audra was the reason he came back all depressed and how Audra had lost his baby and he never knew...but then it (and Noah/Allie) just vanished.

Hahahaha

Yeah, they have slowly been setting that up. That said...Adam/Audra/Kyle? Are we finally writing to Newman v Abbot the next generation?