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4-4 GET HIM, AVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, how stupid is Nickolas to be falling for this 'fake' act when she is anything, but fake with everyone not Spencer/Nickolas? Wow. Nothing too major to bind everything together right now, but I've been liking the developments. First of all...HARMONY IS BEING NEIL'S DEATH!!!!??? Because they weren't already doing a good job at organic conflict with Alexis and Harmony by Sam's clear disdain as well as Molly's concern? Not to mention how Harmony is slowly falling into the Nina/Willow/Wiley mess. And now we have Neil's brother with a file on her. I thought a good job was done because we have been watching Alexis get back into the thick of PC stuff. Meanwhile, Harmony has been off in her own corner, brought into slowly. Now they are in each orbit and gradually dealing with that. So perfect time to move them from C burner to a nice B plot. Second of all...The Trina story. I liked that as soon as it went down 1) Portia was there and TAGGERT. Glad I loved seeing them together and Taggert was about to tear that police office up for his girl. 2) Everyone immediately just went ESME. No hesitation. Carly and Ava at the Metro Court with Sonny and saying her name in unison was a hoot. 3) AP stepped up her game as Esme. She's been great so far, but more in a 'I hate her' way...somewhere in the last few weeks of this...perhaps around the Ryan reveal...she moved to 'love to hate' for me. And one cannot help but wonder what she will do next. I am looking forward to Ava making good on her threat a la GOSSIP GIRL vibe on her. That's for sure. As for the recast, I've been enjoying her for the most part so far with TA...but I am still undecided on if she and AC have chemistry to me, but I thought I saw a spark in this week's promo so I will wait and see. Love that Scotty is her lawyer, too. If anyone can get to the bottom of it...it will be he. And if not he...Sonny...Ava...Carly...now that I think about it...The Trina story is bringing everyone together. hehe Third of all...Scotty and Nina??? I am all for more Scotty. If anyone will make sure Nina gets it...or a secret comes out...it will be Scott. So I am here for it. Awwww at Laura and Liz interacting. But Laura always makes my viewing better. Is it too much to see Dr. O vs Ms. Wu?

EXTENDED DC PROMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EXACTLY!!!! I am so looking forward to getting caught up enough that I can enjoy it. From what I've seen on Twitter, everyone lost their &*(. Teresa ain't perfect, but Marge ain't no saint...regardless of what she thinks. Just like I mentioned about Candiace and Gizelle falling out, this fallout was also a long time coming so I will be enjoying as well as what tea has already been spilled over Teresa vs Marge at the reunion. BH HAHAHAHAHAHHA at the mess. AND ANNNNNND....ANDY...YOU AND WWHL BETTER WATCH YOUR BACK. 😜 RHOA But wait!!!! There's MORE...

You a mess. 😜

I definitely felt it more in that promo than I have on the show since the recast started.

NEW TEASER FOR DC!!!

THIS. THIS.

RHOM I like this approach. Most HW shows would have an event or something to build up to. But...that's not really needed here because the Miami Housewives were always about being big and on the move pre-reboot anyway. Nice to see that has not changed. As a result, there's a nice slow burn going on that I am enjoying. It also leads to little moments like when Lisa saw Larsa out on a date. But that said...Alexia, Alexia, Alexia. I have always found her fascinating to watch even as a FOH during Season 2. Said what you want, but it was clear who ran Las Cubas back in the day. And here she is truly a walking, talking telenovela. See Alexia be there for her son Frankie. Watch Alexia get ready for her wedding to Todd. React as she tries to get her troubled son Peter on board as he is clearly dissing her and her new man with a IDGAF stare. And here comes her investigating her dead husband's gay lover. She can even do comedy as was seen when she got stuck in Nicole's bathroom. Meanwhile, there she was with Las Cubas pot stirring with Nicole's common law husband. She had A LOT going on ALONE. And we know I LIVE Miami's supporting cast. This week we had Alexia's gay friend, Guerdy's assistant. Todd. Peter. The fabulous Kiki!!! I cannot wait to see who pops up next. Good second episode. ALEXIA. QUEEN. Though I must admit that this episode made me think about all those tweets I saw about how she currently looks similar to NJ Teresa. And there were a few times when I would imagine her with dark hair. Not helped by her moving around like a (fashionable) Mob wife. All thing that I've loved about her has been that she always put it all out there. If anything, love her to bites, I did wonder if as she has grown older, if it had made her more OTT about it where I was used to her bringing it all out in a more organic way. MARYSOL. LOL!!! She has become her mama's daughter. A light funny force all onto her own. Her and Alexia are such the dynamic duo and I'm still laughing at the bathroom scene. Liked that her and Kiki made up. LISA. I smiled every time I see her with her kids. After all, that was her thoroughline throughout the show. To have kids. And now that she had, was the dream over? Shocked to hear that her and Lenny had problems. Good to see they are trying to make it work. Though...echoes of Joanna and Roman? GUERDY. Awwww high school sweethearts. That said...I loved seeing more of her life. I found her and her husband seeing. He is so quiet. And she is so high wattage. And yet...they work. Perhaps it is where my head is but #couplegoals. hehe. JS. And lord...her fashion, her fashion, HER FASHION. I loved what she wore to Nicole's dinner. And one of her Confessional was done by PROJECT RUNWAY's reboot's first new winner Sebastian Grey (he of the foine smile) and I was living for it. LARSA. I continue to feel she's just...there. I didn't dislike her at all. Funny since I felt I would dislike her. Not helped by how she trolls Adriana in real life. That said...the shade Las Cubas was throwing at her in their Confessionals though. But...I thought they were friends. LOL!!! NICOLE. I also thought she was just there. No hotties like Larsa's first event, but she was something getting that Giesha table though. JULIA. Ahhhhhh...this is what everyone was talking about. And yeah,..I do see chemistry between her and Adriana. Things that make you go hmmmmmm. And now...Alexia is going to meet the gay lover. Lord... Come on, next week!!!! I know I can't wait. La Dame and everyone warned Candiace to tread lightly because chances were good people would try to take her down post-reunion. Should be fun.

I meant to comment on this. I am down for Candiace vs Gizelle. It has been a long time coming and with Monique out of the way, it was a matter of time before they went at each other.

GET 'EM, NINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ewwwww don't put that out there!! 😜

I agree. That has been a BIG worry of mine through all these writer changes. Thankfully (for now) no one has gone there.

I agree. It's been a while since I've been a regular viewer, but I see all this potential. There just needs to be more of it...

I believe the diagnosis came after. From there thus the various writing regime changes, they truly did very slowly and very surely reset her IMHO. She tried (note I said tried) to do it without a man, went to thrapy, starting doing odd jobs/services, went back to college for a pyschology degree if I remember correctly, and then landed at the police station as a receptionist while still doing classes. Under Mal Young, she had a LOT of fierce scenes where I didn't feel like Sharon was just saying it to 'act' like she was strong...but she was back to being strong and a heroine. One of the few things I liked under Young.

*gasps*

Well...it's a start.

OC Why would Jennifer tell the group about her drama with Ryan at Shannon's dinner, Heather? Because like this episode, Jen is a bore. And if she wants to keep her orange, she needs to start bringing it. But...yeah, that was a bore. I guess I was expecting more from Heather's return. I definitely was expecting a feud with Shannon. But thankfully, Shannon took the wise move, and just kept to herself and focused on everything BUT Heather. As a result, Heather is faltering. Yeah, the others treat her like a Queen Bee, but there's been no conflict post Nicole's vanishing. Thank God for Noella. Love her or hate her, her Gemini energy is causing drama. She is where Shannon should be in a feud with Heather...and not even Heather can keep her down. Meanwhile, she is becoming good friends with Shannon. And this episode, she and Emily got into it. Speaking of Emily, that's something that gives potential to what's to come. One thing Emily (and Gina) have been doing this season has been pot stirring. And that pot stirring has led to some messy drama. And this episode Emily starts with getting from Shannon if she was jealous of Heather and Gina's growing friendship. Looking forward to seeing where that goes...

BH GIRL, BYE. Such a piece of trash.

Well Darn. I always liked her. RIP

NJ Okay, that was foul. A good episode, mind you. I just realized how little Teresa was in it. But still there was a lot going on with Jennifer continuing to deal with the affair fallout, Dolores dealing with her mother, and of course the 'breakup' of the guys. But Marge...putting another nail in the coffin for her friendship with Teresa by now dropping tea that Luis is an abusive guy. Rumor or not, the fact that it's out there and Teresa is like RHOA Kandi when it comes to her man, it just seems like Marge is going scorched earth, and she cannot be surprised when the Queen comes for her. She will have it coming. The fact that what she said in a scene to her mom appears at the guys' night out as well simply tells me what most already know or suspect...she has to have been behind the Evan rumor last season. Her man didn't even use a cover story to hide the hand. Nope. Speaking of Evan...like wife, like husband. This is the first time he was messy. And it just was a bad look for him. If he is there to defend his wife, he cannot be surprised when Bill did the same. But to be fair...that's their ladies' mess. They should stay above the fray if possible. But...can they? Or will they be like Joey...acting like housewives? THINGS I LIKED. HERE...WE'RE FAMILY. One thing that NJ does oh so well is family scenes. Teresa with Gia. Marge with her mom. Jackie and Jennifer with their kids. And while they were typical scenes, there was some drama. The clear example being Dolores dealing with her parents. Learning about the surgery. And her fears. And then post-breakup from David, too? I liked she was able to confine in Jennifer and Jennifer tried to be a good friend. Moreso since Jennifer was dealing with her own stuff. And speaking of that, Jennifer with her daughter...again, it was her putting it all out there. Though that must have been rough. And then Marge gossiping again. Le sigh, but to her mother. LEVEL HEAD FRANK. I loved that while he was quiet last episode, Frank was speaking his mind this episode. He did his best to keep that drama between the ladies so the guys could have fun. Best laid plans, but... THINGS I DID NOT LIKE. AS NENE WOULD SAY TO PETER... SMH at that bad ambush. And then they were coming for Luis, too. No words. Evan, I expect better of you. But I guess new body, new personality. Good episode.

4-1 Those flashbacks were GOLD. Not only did anybody who did not know the history...got to see the history...but long timers got to see some great scenes. I for one never saw the scene when Diane found out it was Jack's sperm, not Victor's sperm that produced Kyle so I loved finally seeing that. Speaking of scenes, I loved the first scenes between Jack and Diane. Those were actually done well and PB and SW sold it for me. And some decent music, too. As for the 'how...' it makes me almost (note I said almost hehe) go back and watch the story because I barely remember the aftermath. And just mentioning Deacon Sharpe...mmmmm...lol. As far as the rest of the show....uh...what show? lol. I did like the coverover that Lauren was wearing. That's all I got.

NJ So...time for catch-up. LOL!!! And I was back at the great Teresa storm-out. It was clear that Luis was going to be one of the targets. After all, this IS the Teresa Show. And Heaven forbids she gets to be happy. I was happy to see Luis speak for himself during that group confrontation. It's a shame that Marge was immediately working overtime to twist his words. On the other hand, some of his words made no sense so he made it easy. That said...he's the prefect catalyst for the main event...years in the making...Teresa vs Marge. And Teresa wasn't even hiding her disdain. So this is about to be some mess. The other target on this trip...JENNIFER. Marge's payback on her from last reunion. I liked how everyone wanted to throw Jennifer under the bus to let Teresa know who said she ran off. And she OWNED IT and STILL was sitting there gathering people with the quickness. Even though she's hurting as we saw the next day when she got into it with Tequila Bill. Her only misstep was grabbing Melissa, but Melissa should not have charged toward her anyway. PS. Nice try, Production to paint Jennifer as the aggressor online when it was MELISSA last year during the Reunion who started that mess. Jennifer dragged her A$$ for it, too. AND RIGHTFULLY SO!!! Loved her calling out Joey as the little bitca he is and I liked that she spoke FACTS...the affair with Bill, Joey's shadiness with FOH Michelle last year...is all out there. No digging needed. The same could be said about Evan...so who would want that out there and hide that hand. *cough*Marge*cough* THINGS I LIKED. SPEAKING FOR ONESELF. It was definitely good to see Luis speak for himself. Warts and all. They were already gossiping about him. The best way to deal with it was to face it head-on. And while he had some hiccups...I thought he did the right thing. And in terms of conflict...look at him telling Teresa to let him speak...you know they are going to talk about that and gossip about it. So this is FAR from over. BILL AND JENNIFER. From their reaction shots to Luis vs Marge and Teresa vs Marge to seeing them continue to deal with the aftermath of the fight to seeing them still trying to have fun, they were MVP for me. WHY DO THEY TRY HER? Each and every time, this Budget Coven come for Jennifer. And even in a weak state, she still gathers them without missing a beat. Joey so butt hurt over being called a little bitca. Melissa thinking she was going to beat up Jennifer with her 'couldn't bust a grape' self. Jackie showing those true colors and Jennifer paying her dust. As Candiace would say...*sings*Good night/get the frak out of my house*sings* THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE. TRACI. Girl, bye. YOU ALMOST HAD ME (C) ROBYN DIXON. Jackie started off so well. I was coming around. And there she goes being a mean girl again with a lame excuse when Jennifer gathered her friends. I guess Dolores was right. FRANK. While he's right that the guys should stay out of the women's business, he really should have spoke up a little more when Jen mentioned him. I could say the same for BIll, but Jennifer as usual can hold her own. EDITING. Clearly, Melissa and Joey have friends BTS. Because I remember how this Twitter war went down and that IS NOT what I am seeing on screen. Nice try though. Special mention to trying to hide the hand by slying being on Jen's side with the Michelle flashback rather than acting like last season didn't happen. And next time...the guys gang up on Bill. Le sigh... Good episode though. MEANWHILE... REUNION LOOKS. Don't hate me, but I like them all. My favorites being Jennifer taking a page from SLC Meredith's playbook and doing feathers, Melissa, and Marge.

What pretense?