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SLC Oh? They are never living it down.

I could see them as anchors for newbies. We kinda got a taste of that with S13 with Drew and Latoya. I wouldn't be against it...but would they total reboot a la NY?

I just see it as them getting Team Beast back together...definitely feel Shady Phae Phae is on her way back after this past week's performance on THE TRAITORS US.

SLC And now...to the Monica of it all. That was...A LOT. Monica started out so well in her first reunion performance in Part 1. And Mary carried Part 2. But she fumbled here for me in Part 3. It was clear that Lisa and HeaBitca got together and had a strategy going on to be so in sync. What irked me about it was they kept saying she was not apologizing when she was. They were similarly talking over her. And worse...not listening. It seem like people missed that in a willfully defiant way which made me think of S7 RHOA 50Cynt v Shady Phae Phae. DON'T say she did not apologize. DO say you don't want it. People mention gang-ups and how distasteful they are in the HW shows, but usually from the ones I've seen (RHOA s10 &12, RHOP s5) the person getting it deserves it. This one actually seem distasteful for once. Still Team Monica. Why? Outside of the FBI story...which from someone's comment online MIGHT be true...and the contradiction I missed about Monica's interview and even that MIGHT be true since Monica had more than one interview...Monica has been nothing, but truthful. And more importantly, she OWNED it. I felt she showed remorse. I think the only thing honestly she did lie about is being part of Reality Von Tease. And again...she was one of six (?)...one of whom is HeaBitca's hairdresser. Meanwhile, even the flop burn book reveals that what HeaBitca was accusing Monica of was comments that JEN said. Or someone else. Not Monica. She just reposted it. And that was another thing. HeaBitca was over there on Couch Right saying these little catty remarks and accusations along with Lisa. With NO receipts. Everything Monica said in Part 3 in response came with a receipt. The fact that they had to discredit her by aiming at her kids was disgusting. They knew this and used it as a trigger. And that was so clear so no I ain't Team Leather Weather. And don't even get me started with the hypocrisy of HeaBitca's overdramatically Karen, not to mention rehearsed monologue. I loved Andy getting her with her and the black eye lying and how it could hurt Production and compared it to Monica's actions because they were the same. I even can give credit where it's due cuz Heather pivoted back to Monica which was what led to Monica's downfall in Andy's eyes because Andy hates Production being made to blame whether it's true or not (RHOA/RHOP fans know what's up though). I knew for sure it was curtains for Monica when Meredith turned on her. I was saddened. But I knew. Game over. And then for HeaBitca to be on that reunion and how she was so scared for herself...after showing her slip with the reveal that Jen sent a cease-and-desist to Monica back in 2021 which of course means SHE KNEW about Monica more than likely (allegedly)...to then go on WWHL after and ADMIT she came after Monica for sending Jen off to jail, the one who frauded elderly people and was caught by the FBI...and then to see her AND Production online on some kind of apology tour...I mean...clearly everyone knew who Monica was. So it was a matter of just exposing it out. Which honestly is sad. Season 4 was the best season of SLC since Season 2. And if Monica was right and she came in to show that fan (something HeaBitca confessed to being herself pre-Season 1) can come into a HW show and make it watchable...1) mission accomplished and 2) this is just a case of Heather again being jealous of someone doing it BETTER than she could ever be. Monica was good tv with gifs, actions, one liners, a clear storyline, HW feuds, and fashion. She GAVE. There's nothing that was not connected to her so Season 5 has its work cut out for it. Cuz the aftermath would have been messy, but also AUTHENTIC. And it's a first for Housewives so it would have been nice to see how that group navigated. And what really gets me. That all of this attempt to run Monica off the show when she WAS the show. The fact that Andy said to HeaBitca's face that Monica was 'on break.' I hollered. Now there has been some backpedaling a la the apology tour. Meanwhile, Monica has been traveling all over as the latest Bravocelebrity. So...what's REALLY going on? And I do wonder if HeaBtica is going to get off scot-free, or if Production will pull a Juan's Roommate on her come next season and air her out like Juan's Roommate is dealing with currently on RHOP. Because it seems clear online that HeaBitca's family does not deal with her. And there's some skeletons in that closet. But sticking to the reunion... LISA. RIP. For real. How the mighty has fallen. I was already over her during Part 2 with Mary and the religion stuff. But watching her come for Monica's kids? No, ma'am. Her passive aggressive jabs at Monica were transparent. And her self-absorption is no longer cute. Well, it was fun while it lasted. MEREDITH. Awwww. That was my reaction to her turning on Monica. I felt she has been fair throughout and joking. LITTLE GIRL. Pretty mute really. ANGIE K. I admit that I liked her explaining herself and her business. MONICA. She was doing soooo well. But Part 3. There were so many times Andy gave her a lifeline so she could save herself. But alas. You could tell when she gave up, too. HEATHER HEABITCA. Hades has frozen over because I liked Little Girl more than her. She was so fake to me. So phony. And that rehearsed monologue with the fake cry voice. I would never hate on people who have abusive relationships or been in them, but toxic ones...one where someone held something for a year and a half. Even Andy coming for her required her to produce some tears and use the words 'i'm sorry' because she was not at all showing remorse for the black eye lie 5 pages of monologue in. So immediately I found her suspect. But HeaBitca has been suspect throughout the whole reunion with only edited versions of video to make it appear that Monica talked on Mary (when Monica was really talking about Jen) and edited pictures from online. So again...she deserves some much side-eye leveled at her. And lest we forget...she was on WWHL right after basically bragging about how she took Monica down for Jen....the woman she was just 'crying' about how she was traumatized by. Uh...ok. Over her. Showing that slip. Unless Mary comes back or Production wind up truly have Monica on reserve as a trump card to get the ladies moving...I will probably bow out of this show again. Well she has so much going on...and KANDI AND THE GANG coming back. But sad to hear. Makes one wonder if that rumor Nene and Porsha are back are true.

RHOP WELL...how is Ashley going to pay for that house now...?

This + Mariah's new interview with Carlos King on top on the filmed reunion WITH Quad...and she got end of couch... MESS!!!!.

Now what didn't you all tell me my girl Kate from BELOW DECK winded up on TRAITORS US!!! Cuz and Shady Phae Phae tag-teaming this guy is hilarious!!! And Phae seems to be doing so much more on this than M2M. Hopefully, this is the one who goes up against Quad at the recently filmed reunion.

WHAT IN THE WORLD...!

Oooooooo SHADE!!! HEHE. And Boy will it be mess cuz SHANNON. A final word on Heather. I'm starting to disbelieve the 'trauma' of her friendship with Jen Shah. That she protected Jen for an entire year regarding the black eye. It's not that women can't have dysfunctional, manipulative friendships... of course they can. But I believe Heather wanted to propagate a mystery for SL purposes and it failed. She foolishly and selfishly threw Production under the bus to keep it going. The weird thing about her admission that she is "no longer Jen Shah's b!tch" at reunion was her on Tuesday's WWHL essentially fist-pumping and saying 'This one's for Jen.' Like we been saying for seasons, Cat. It's clear Heather has been playing a role. And her slip stay showing. That's why I thought it was telling the episode before the finale when Little Girl called her and she had that chilling meltdown with the producer. THAT was the REAL Heather I feel. And she's just like her BFF...she simply hides it better. Yeah, I think she managed to completely kill my love for her after Part 2 and I was giving her Terri Demarco eyes during Part 3. I don't even like her recently got bangs...and I LOVE bangs. But I will give her this...she IS consistent at reunions.

YEP.

RHOP I was just talking about how RHOM is a slow burn, but the cast, as individuals, are interesting enough to just carry on and give us the audience so much? RHOP is just SLOW. Yes, I'm caught up on them, but Lord Baby Jesus...how the mighty has fallen. At least with RHOM, the cast do not at all have to film with each other and there would still be things going on. Off the top of my head...Julia with her animals or doing something with Martina...Nicole with her (RIP) dad...Guerdy and her cancer...Lisa's aftermath of her divorce and new relationship aka her new normal...Adriana's music career. I could go on...and that's just INDIVIDUAL scenes. I looked at RHOP and ??? If I'm being honest, the only things that grabbed me in these last few episodes has been La Dame's event about SA and what it revealed about all the ladies...and SA is an issue with me so that resonated. Then you had Candiace's Mother Day event which gave us the glamour that has been missing on this show...and some fun shade. Messy Mia asking the hard questions we wanted to know while also dealing with her feelings toward Jacqueline who I loved last season. And speaking of seasons past...yes, I LOVED seeing Aunt Val again (though I missed her guns) and that Old Boi got a glow up from La Dame's spinoff. Besides all that...I got nothing. Most of my interest has been around La Dame and Messy Mia who are honestly putting in the work for me. And while it appears Candiace is putting in some work as well, we rarely see her life at the moment so good for her doing an event. Not to mention doing what's really needed on this show...ONE ON ONE SITDOWNS!!! I could say the same for Wendy...she's giving moments...cuz I too said the same thing about Gizelle and Ashley doing a clothing line...but outside of being the target...are we seeing anything? Yes, she does not have to interact with NeckHo, but at what cost? I mean are these ladies just going to skip the reunion this year? We haven't even gotten to the Muppet fight yet and it's all so...tired. LA DAME. Like I said, through this block of episodes, La Dame has been the bright point. She's friends with everyone...even NeckHo. She's staying that fence. But these ladies are proving that you can lead a horse to water, but you truly can't make them drink. And her and Ray are always a joy to watch. But that could be because I saw an older black couple out at the bar this week and they were just as adorable and in love as La Dame and Ray are. So adorable. I want a love like that. GIZELLE. She used some dangerous verbiage this past week and that's dangerous. She's trying to pull on Candiace what she pulled on Monique. Is she going to hire security again next? Cuz the WORST Candaice is going to do is read her a&& for DAYS. She was making it sound like her going to Surry County would be asking for Candiace to lunge at her. And given her background, she knows better aka what she's doing. ROBYN. JUAN'S ROOMMATE. Yep. Still not tired of her being dragged. I will give her this...at least she sat down alone with Candiace. And I hollered at Messy Mia questioning Juan in front of her. hehe. CANDIACE. YASSSSS, GIRL!!!! GIVE US GLAMOUR!!!! Cuz that event was beautiful and cute. And she sat down with Robyn. Gizelle's Shadow so good for her. ASHLEY. YAS, GIRL!! GIVE US NOTHING. Cuz really?? After a strong start this season...Ashley is just THERE. And now I'm just asking why. Look at Lisa...for better or worse...on RHOM and how she's dealing with (or not) her divorce. Ashley could be giving us more. And yet...here we are. NECKHO. MIA. hahahhahahahhahahahaha!!!! Say what you want, but she IS giving. Her with Robyn Hulk and Juan and the questioning of the hotel and the reactions. Her dealing with her feelings about SA and Jacqueline. And next week, her and La Dame get into it. And still the mystery of her, Gordon, and the loss of money. Not boring. Quirky for sure. WENDY. While her and Eddie are #couplegoals, what does one do with Wendy? It might have been nice if she had taken NeckHo's invite. However, I can understand why. However, it did feel like Wendy was withdrawing from things. I wondered if she was mad at Candiace for trying to get to know NeckHo so now she won't go Candiace's things? If so...uh oh. Because outside of La Dame, her family, and even Mia, who would she film with? Don't let Gizelle win. I hope they can find a groove soon cuz these last set of episodes were wildly uneven and worse...BORING.

RHOM Well, I'm happy to report that I'm up to this week's episode. It really has been a good season. And going by that seating chart for this year's reunion, it appears that the season will be shifting like the telenovela it is until the very end. How else can you explain how this set of episodes that I've been watching has gone from a potential Marysol takedown season to another season of Las Cubas coming for Doctor Nicole. Adriana, Adriana, Adriana. Yes, I know she's been nothing, but messy, but how can I not love her. And how is she just a FOH with this messiness. The Confessional giving the dark-haired beauty I love so well. And aiming at Alexia in it. And bringing back Ana to finish Marysol off...who has been having a bad season IMHO with Julia after her...genius. Sadly, it is exposing the growing rift between Adriana and Julia...which I'm sad to see. I'm such a sucker for friendship break-ups. Especially when they are great friends so it has been sad to watch. Meanwhile....Looooord Lisa. She is becoming one of the other three main storylines moving into second half of the season. We were all happy to see that she found a great guy in Jody, but she is really not dealing with the Lenny aftermath well AT ALL. I loved that her friends are trying for tough love, but it appeared to be backfired horribly. That said...her gathering Alexia...ALEXIA???...I fell out. Who would have thought little Lisa would have done that seasons ago? I was shocked and I have to admit...also impressed. And that brings me to the last of the main storylines...Guerdy and her cancer. Oh my God, I had tears watching her deal with her morality and how her kids are dealing with it. Along with her and her dealing with interacting with the ladies. Her 'I can't' during Lisa gathering Alexia said so much. There's nothing like potential death to make you see life differently and the ladies are quite self-absorbed at times. So her meltdown that she had to do more surgery and they STILL tried to make it about them...was too much. It might be a slow burn season in a different way from Season 4 and 5, but unlike RHOP, just about every cast member (and their FOHs) have something interesting enough to make a person watch. Boring where? How are the ladies looking? ALEXIA. I giggled at her having a meltdown and STILL taking Nicole's gift. Lord...you cannot hate her for having taste. lol. That said...the drama with her continues. Her having to move out and still wanting to live beyond (?) her means was hilarious. And the fact that Ana is the one who has her tea, and Adriana was using that to get some digs in...her tale is FAR from over...storm out or not. LARSA. Not much to say. Though I love Adriana clocking her with Kim K every chance she gets. NICOLE. Storm Out Counter??? HAHAHAAHAHAHA!!! I cannot believe that they are trying to ice her out again. Do I feel she knew about Ana? Not the history. They only started to talk...after last year's reunion? But I know she will be just fine. I was more interested in the fact she has TWO unknown siblings. Oh, her family life is the interesting drama that keeps giving. JULIA. It's been coming for a while in little ways, but the rift between Julia and Adriana definitely felt real. And the fact that Adriana FINALLY confessed and Las Cubas are still going after Nicole...bad form. Still...it said something that Julia stood up for herself with them and stood up for Nicole. She has grown so much. LISA. Ooooo at the bad turn that Lisa is going. She had the majority of the audience on her side. Now? She has been too about Lenny. I can understand she's been through a lot and she can be deluded, but she has been winning with a great guy who loves her kids like Jody, but she has to let Lenny go. Now the lifestyle? Well...she has to accept it or use it as a drive to be better. The fact her friends have to tough love her should be a clue. But...NOPE. Her delusion is giving realness on one hand and funny moments on the other cuz...driving the housekeeper's car? smh lol. GUERDY. Oh, lord...my heart. Me and cancer feel a way so watching her deal with it just...WOW. And Lord, I wish I had a guy like Russell. I love that she is giving us realness. Her talking to her kids. Her trying to soldier on. Her seeing how pettiness the ladies are being. It definitely puts things in perspective. It could also introduce a new thread to the group events with someone who is over the pettiness or self-centeredness. ADRIANA. Yes, I knew she was messy. Love her anyway. MARYSOL. Dare! Even Alexia threw her under the bus for Julia before the tough love intervention for Lisa. She has been getting it rough so far. However, it's back to attacking Nicole. Le sigh. Can't wait to sit through the next set of episodes.

Not often. Last few days have been great and sunny. Yep. Nice ones, too.

Exactly! I was on the pier journaling and that was EXACTLY what I came across yesterday. Not to mention bulges. hehe.

And now everyone is discovering it again due to Jonathan Groff and (especially) Murray B's growing popularity over the last decade. Not to mention all the buzz surrounding ALL THE STRANGERS.

Don't get me started on the aggressive businessmen in town for conference with their tight dress pants on. I might just step out tonight...hehe...

But still...

Lord Baby Jesus! That AI is getting waaaaaaaaaay too good. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmm

Thank you for the reminder.

I totally agree. re: Audra. It's been fascinating seeing all these layers coming off of her. Like she seems to genuinely respect Nikki, but is having flashback to her father and his drinking. She genuinely seems to be hot for teacher a la Tucker, but she is NO ONE's doormat when it comes to him now which I felt she was at first. And you can STILL see she has feelings for him, but she ain't stupid and sees he still loves Ashley. Meanwhile, all that is on her face and body language and yet it's hidden as well. And her vixen scene with Nate just reminds me of how she was when she met him in her first scenes, but her and Nate had turned into more mentor/confidante in the last year. So...ANOTHER case of Hot for Teacher. And all that going on and you can still see her screws turning in her head, giving an old school schemer. I'm happy to see Diane a little bit more, but I'm curious to see where it goes. I'm also curious to see where things go with Cole as well. I've wanted him back for years if only to break up the Victoria/Billy marry-go-round. But I don't know where he can go off the top of my head.

So thanks to the lovely storm we had out here on the west coast (with some tomorrow), I finally got to sit down to watch Bobbie's funeral episodes. My eyes, without question, stayed watered throughout. I even passed a few things because I would start to loss my composure. When news broke JZ had passed, I knew I was going to be a mess. I remembered Bobbie all the way back to when I was a little kid. And my mother really loved her soaps then. So when I was ever out of store, I always asked how her 'redhead' was doing. Long before I became an on-again/off-again soap viewer. And while I did not liked what Guza (or JFP) did to the character, it was nice since the 50th anniversary, that writers kept finding things for Bobbie to do. And I almost wished that I've been watching regularly when she mixed it up with Nelle. In any case, yeah, I knew this was going to hurt. I gasped as soon as Ryan Crane came into frame. He did such a great job. And he looked so haunted. And goodness knows that town needs Lucas around. And there was a line reading that he gave at the funeral when Carly came in after running into Liz that resonated with me so deeply that I went to crying. I loved Laura's speech. I Loved Scott's and his reaction. I always liked him and Bobbie together because I felt she always saw him in a way that even Laura did not see sometimes. I wished Lucky was there as a pallbearer as well as Nik, but I had to suspend my belief a bit. And then the mini-adventure. I admit that I did not like it. At first. It felt out of place...only for the purpose to reveal itself as it went along. True that was something within Bobbie's character and she would do something like that. And the idea of Carly/Felicia together was inspired. Also inspired was the set-up for the twist/reveal. The way Maxie kept getting a vibe from the reporter that she couldn't explain. I thought...was Bobbie writing a memoir? Then I thought did Bobbie have a whole other family no one knew about cuz redhead? I even thought the reporter was a stand-in for Bobbie. A spirit. Little did I know, that was BJ...all grown up. So...family for Bobbie...Yes. I was not around for the original story...but have finally seen clips over the last few years. And even an on-again/off-again GH viewer knew the tale of BJ and Maxie's heart. It's on a lot of saddest (but well-written) GH stories list. A touchstone. Because it did shape Bobbie's life. Even Carly and Felicia's talk about when Carly came to town was a touchstone that shaped Bobbie's life. Which reminds me...there was a scene where LW had a look and an inflection in her voice that echoed SJB's Carly that really stood out for me. I just can't recall the scene at the moment, but LW did beautiful throughout the last few weeks. I thought it was clever the writers (on their way out) found the original BJ, brought the character back in spirit, and then a domino effect of Felicia, Maxie, and Lucas realizing who she was all at the same time. And KW's inflection on that phone call totally called back to that scene when she said BJ's heart. I also loved all the interview she got from other characters with flashback. I definitely have loved over the last few years how Kelly's has appeared more because I have so many memories growing up of it and I love it is still in the Spencer family. So I am glad in a way it's going to be around a little while longer. So...good job. IMHO.

Thank you for that. Same. Playing catch-up and it just seems so obvious more now than ever.

1-26 I think outside of the Heather/Daniel/Lily of it all and anything involving Audra, I was bored with this week. And Devon and Abby already picked up on something between Heather and Daniel? Is this going to be one of those things where Lily finds out off-screen? I half expected her to walk in on them in bed to be honest. Definitely OVER Tucker, Ashley, and the gaslighting. I love seeing Tracy back for it, but that's all I got. Move it along. So Nikki's sponsor DID fall off the wagon. Haha. And now Jack is entering that story. Hopefully with Lauren still around for a bit since she says she feels guilty for being in the know. And I always live for Nikki vs Diane.

1-25 Well...I was here for Li vs Poppy. It was nice to see some fire out of Poppy...something I usually see only with Li while Poppy comes across as more meek even though she's a wildflower. Their scenes were giving me memories of old school Y&R and Olivia/Dru. So I didn't mind that at all. It was funny to see the comedy of errors with RJ/Luna/Bill/Poppy and the beachhouse. it was something different with a nice cameo from Deacon/Sheila. I guess my question is...so was that Wyatt's exit scene? Because that was decent given how they just have characters just up and vanish...only to get a line months later after they have already left. Meanwhile, Eric's recovery is slowly in the background. But not forgotten which I like. Lots going on. If they only keep it going.

LMAO!!! Perhaps it's because it's been more...hmmm...CLEAR over the last half year among everyone else. And the cold weather here has brought out everyone in their 'no undie' wearing sweatpants.