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2-13 Well, I knew that Ashley and Audra would cross eventually and how she would feel at Tucker being back with her. And for me, that was WORTH the wait at least. While I don't love this story with Ashley maybe losing her mind...again...I LOVE Eileen Davidson and watching her and she's given great moments like the scene of her vs her family. I rarely see Ashley and Tracy go at it so that was something. But...Ashley leaving the club, but turning around with her question about if Audra was sleeping with Tucker and Kyle at the same time and her catty 'classy.' Ooooo BURN. The inflections was Ashley but the stare and body language was soooo DAYS Kristen. So thank you for that Y&R. Yeeah, @soapfan770 this has been pretty boring to me. I've been enjoying the performances. And I do like some of who they are focused on. But it's been more annoying than not. Like Summer/Chance are off screen. I didn't mind a break from Claire, but she has kinda vanished. And now Billy is going to try to undermine Devon. I would rather it was Nate, but it just feels very 'square peg in a circle' storyline to me. Even Nikki's story has annoyed me though I love that it is at least SOMETHING and also gives MTS something to do. But it did have me wondering...what the most interesting 'Nikki Falls Off the Wagon' story has been in the history of the show. Outside of how it started. Phyllis/Danny/Christine has finally become a mixed bag to me. On one hand, I love seeing MS and LB mix it up. It just takes me back to when I was young and the psycho was obsessed with 'the Bug.' And Danny/Christine...just good times. So I don't mind it. But at this point...it's giving me memories of OLTL when they would take the older vets and put them in triangles and then have them act like they are in their 20s or worse teenagers. There is a way to do this triangle and keep it classy (c)Ashley Abbott. hehe. In fact, I would say it had a good start with Danny/Phyllis reconnecting around X-mas over the fact they were older, somewhat wiser and could talk about the past and even joke around it. So alas. It has just felt so...scattershoted.

DEAD. But cool casting.

Hehe. She cute for that at least. Same. That said...I'm happy she's back to, but 1)they need to get rid of Production and replace it and 2) if they are keeping Production...let's not mask Porsha like they turned out doing last time after the hardwon victory of getting me to love Porsha. Let her show EVERYTHING. I was busy with Usher's concert so I haven't had the time to do the dive, but I'm looking forward to it. It was the Father/Son picture that sealed it for me. I giggled. And yes, we HW fans be some of the best detectives for sure.

RHOM @Cat and @kalbir well...it looks like Larsa and MJ Jr. are doozo. Somewhere Michael Jordan is smiling.

And once mainstream starts to pick it up...GAME OVER.

Ooooooooooo WOW.

You are reading my mind cuz this (and GH) are the next things on my binging catch-up cycle. I sooo miss my girls. I suspect I'm going to be Team Kiki when I see the whole episode because that alone is triggering me because I totally understand where Kiki is coming from. And speaking of those reunion looks (yasss, Guerdy!!!), more details...

I mentioned that a page or so back, but I didn't know it would be that messy. WOW. Monica, where you at?

Just in case...

Well, it's on my mind...the trailer for VANDERPUMP VILLA...

Uh oh...

Not Mariah with the back pat. lol. But you are welcome. You know what? I would be HERE and SAT for Messy Mia bring her brand of deluded messy fun down to the ATL. For all of that. I feel it would just write itself for all of those reasons. She has been working hard this season. And that would be an good reward for her service.

I had to jump back and say LOVE this. Especially Mariah and Nicole.

I swear her things with mentors lol. But I agree. I'm sure that Audra will be in the thick of it soon enough, but I'm over the company jumping.

Ah! Cool!

That's a shame. Annoying moments for sure, but I was enjoying the story. And it was nice to have a college story going on. It has been a moment since soaps have done one.

Wow. But Team Ari for sure.

It's so funny to see that...especially since it seems there's Hulu sequel doc coming on her. Very foolish. I was disappointed. Same. I shade Cha Cha so La Dame does not have to. lol.

RHOP When I heard flop, I was dreading watching this past Sunday's episode. The episode before that was a bore even with the little moments. But you know what...I liked this one. I felt it was giving some old school RHOP even thought nothing much happened. I mean we got individual scenes. We got events. But perhaps what stood out more for me versus the last few episodes was that I felt that the majority (rather than one/two/half) of the cast came out to play. Or even played with the current divide. It was also telling AGAIN that without Gizelle, the group got along better. And even the feud between Wendy and NeckHo did not bother me. Well, it bothered me. But this time I felt it was moving where it needed to go because EVERYONE in the audience was now other it. Especially since we are past the halfway point of the season. I already said I felt this could have been resolved with a one-on-one sit-down. And it seems like that is coming in the next episode (which is NOT next week), but it already does not look like it is going to be good. I felt NeckHo stepped up and started to do the right thing, but now Wendy is being stubborn. And I literally 'ugh' at my television watching her taking two steps back. Why couldn't they be the much more HW/petty feud like La Dame v Messy Mia? Lol. I loved the friendship recovery joke lived on. And then they had a go at each other...not once, but TWICE?? Mia ain't no match for La Dame Grande, but it was funny to watch. And that does not even begin to touch the surface of some of the other things going on...the weed party with (mostly? cuz didn't Candiace run to her car with some) no weed. How dreadful (c) Dwight from RHOA. But such a HW staple to see everyone shading Wendy and Happy Eddie's party for that reason. And don't get me started on NeckHo's unpack party cuz...aren't you rich? Why have your new friends unpack YOUR stuff? That said...it was nice to see a little more of NeckHo's life which has been shown very sparsely. And then that talk between Gordon and Mia...with the foreshadowing from La Dame later on...was interesting. At least to me. Which makes it all more disappointing that they are taking a break on an already troubled season when it appeared as of this episode there might be some momentum. LA DAME. An activated Grande Dame is a GREAT Grande Dame. And she was all over his. Fun shade. Interacting with folk. Ignoring Cha Cha. Feuding with Mia. She was fun. GIZELLE. Meh. I would be happy to note that it was good that she was at showing up at events with people she hates the cast, but look at her. She be sitting there being hateful and bitter. Where's SUMMER HOUSE BoyToy? Looks like she needs a piece. Cuz her comments about Chris was just...how can she hate on his looks when the WHOLE audience saw her age before our eyes when Monique cracked her face with the binder at the S5 reunion? ROBYN JUAN'S ROOMMATE. Well...at least she tried something. Even if it was silly and had to of course do with La Dame. ASHLEY. Well-fashioned Lint. CANDIACE. Surprisingly, nothing to say. I felt she basically sat back and watched everyone else be messy. MIA. MVP really. Give that personal tea with G. Go up (and fail) with La Dame. Give us some moment. She's been working all season and good for her. NECKHO. First time I really liked her. Or at least I started to warm up to her. And good on her for (finally) stepping forward to Wendy and tried to get a sit-down started with Wendy so they can put this feud behind them. But her just going to Wendy's event was a step in the right direction. And cuz it needs to be said again...NO to a party where she tried to get anyone other than herself to unpack her stuff. WENDY. I've been enjoying Wendy so far. Not the case this time. She was making all the wrong moves. A weed party with no weed. Doubling down on disliking NeckHo when NeckHo was attempting the olive branch. I am starting to feel some tension with her and Candiace. And even Production appears to be gunning for her. How do I know? Production is doing that thing that the old Production used to do with Porsha on RHOA when they did the edit to make Porsha look like the one in the right. This one was doing Wendy that way, but in the wrong. Erasing all the times Gizelle gave to Wendy to make it look like Wendy has been in the wrong when they gave EQUALLY. Uh oh. Tread lightly, Zen Wen. This might be your last season. Well...I look forward to the next new episode. IKR. I was like...now wait a minute!!!

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!!!!.