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That sounds interesting. Cool!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! IKR!!!! The level of petty...

BH Oh, REALLY? Hmmmm

I agree. I was so looking forward to that leg of the story...and then...le sigh...

Sounds like some folks have daddy issues...

Hold up! To spite Wendy, Mia is now selling HER...OWN...CANDLES...I...

Yeah...I had some hope at first with Austin because the writers were going about it the right way. Now? Nope. lol. I know the boat has sailed, but I could have gone with Todd coming back. Even Todd has unfinished business that would have worked right now. Like Carly and Jason's engagement alone given where Carly and Todd were in their relationship. Add on the Sonny element. Just...wasted potential. I agree with you.

POTOMAC I left that good episode of POTOMAC thinking one thing. GIRL, BYE!!! We know better than most the second season curse. It's when a HW...usually well received in her first season...comes back for a second season on a HW show and how they act, how they look, how they are is usually the OPPOSITE of what they were in their first season. Some...Kenya Moore comes to mind...can build on what came before and become a star. Some...okay, most...usually aren't that lucky and lost audience's favor. If they had it in the first place. I think the only current exception to that rule is Garcelle on BH and that's only based on the fact we are halfway through the current season. Time usually tells. But Doctor Wendy? Yeeeeeah no. LOL!!! While Zen Wen is giving us some pretty petty drama to keep things going so far this season, I think I prefer Doctor Wendy aka Ms. 4 Degrees aka Auenthetic Nigerian Chick. Cuz when even Robyn of all people is picking on you for doing a 180, one should be concerned. Really and truly it would seem Wendy is trying to do everything to stay relevant. She would be better off being like Ashley and being either transparent or a little in-on-the-joke like La Dame. Right now, she is interesting, but she's coming across fake, insecure, and so not like the '4 degrees' professor that she was. Is it any wonder that soon the Green Eyed Bandits are going to zoom in on this fact and used it to cause some drama? Overall, a good episode though it was probably because the shifting has begun again Wendy, the fact that we got more Wendy vs Mia, and also La Dame and Candiace finally had their talk. Speaking of... LA DAME. She continues to be a joy with me, but perhaps you all were right that her shade has been a bit more...vicious...as of late. She still has some fun shade. After all, Robyn asked for it when La Dame gives it...but it's interesting to note. I love how no matter how much the girls try to divide her and Mia, they definitely have each other's back. And it was great to see that Ashley (so far) also has her back with the girls. Meanwhile, she finally had your talk with Candiace and I loved she held her ground. Until Candiace is a totally fool, she will take that olive branch. It will come in handy when Gizelle turns on her. And anything having to do with La Dame the business is fun to watch. GIZELLE. Stay pressed. ROBYN. Juan is just not coming out of this looking good at all whether Robyn is right or wrong. It just does not look good. That said...Robyn is really bringing some good shade in her confessionals. But...is anyone really buying those hats? CANDIACE. YOU BETTER GET ON THE WINNING TEAM!!!...as Nene Leakes would say. lol. She could be all mad about last season all she want, but she would have been a fool to not take La Dame's olive branch. Still...I felt the tension in that scene with those twos. Because it always came across as a real friendship and it surely hurt her when La Dame was not just ONLY on her side. But I hope they find a middle ground. That said...she gave some good confessional shade. Otherwise...not much that felt real this week from her. WENDY. If you had told me at the start of the year that her and La Dame would be sitting around with La Dame mentoring her on business...I would not believe you. THEY ARE A HOOT TOGETHER!!! LOL!!!! That said...she really is doing the most with this feud with Mia...trying to keep that little baby voice when she was not baby voiced last season, sounding so fake. It's like she is purposely trying to dumb herself down and on that, Robyn and I agree. While I am having fun with her, perhaps it would have been best if she had tried another strategy to get the audience to like her. MIA. Thank God she owned...mostly...she was a stripper. Cuz this group was not buying it. Also they can't use it on her later. So Mia continues to play her hand well. And so far, she continues to come out of these fights with Zen Wen winning by not completely engaging with the thirsty professor. Keep on doing. ASHLEY. Living for her enjoying this mess. I also love how she had La Dame's back against Gizelle and got her to invite Gizelle to technically ASHLEY'S party. No ice out yet if she can help it. Bring on next week when Mia vs everybody.

True to all that stuff about He Who Shall Not Be Named. However, I will give the benefit of the doubt and assume they missed the dirt when he was being He Who Is a Douche. And speaking of the benefit of the doubt...I tried with this Austin character. And I felt that the writing was working for RH because they were slllloowwwwly introducing him. But here I am on 7/13 and it does feel like the writers are now shoving him into the limelight waaaaaaay too soon. Not helped by the fact that the smirks, bad acting, and no sense of nuance are back. Just smh. Oh, well. At least I like the building of Spencer and Trina. And Laura and Nik in scenes together as they get onto the stalker storyline. And hmmm. Ever since Marcus Columa was in that scene with Lynn Herring, I suuuuuuure do like looking him a lot more. lol. And yes, still living for Britt/Jason. They both are selling their angst and I am like awwww.

Same.

Expected. I wish her well.

Just what I needed today.

POTOMAC I finally got to see last week's episode. And...Candiace and Ashley...the expression reaction team I didn't think I needed. lol. At first I thought the episode was off. But as it went on, it became an episode of fun shade and little moments that reminded me of how great POTOMAC tends to be. While we still had not made it to the main storyline this season, it's been great that we have this little feud between Wendy and Mia. What seem minor in the season opener is slowly but surely blowing up and it's been fun to watch so far. I thought Wendy really was throwing too much shade at someone she did not know. But now Mia was doing it during the couple game and it feels...more matched? Speaking of teams...awwww at La Dame and Ashley bonding. I loved that they have acknowledged that they really have come a loooooooooong way from Season 1. And lol at Dean not liking La Dame. LA DAME. That was Sing Sing? HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!! Of course, that would be something she would do. However, I did wonder if that was just her covering up that she knew more about Gizelle. After all, they have known each other a long time. And perhaps she does want that friendship or she is intelligent enough to not completely burn the bridge. YET. And I liked that her and Candiace are taking steps. And as I mentioned...good to see that her and Ashley are on the same side for now. GIZELLE. She really has nothing going on than this fake storyline, does she? Even her kids drag her which stays funny. And even Mia got in on the act at the love party. ROBYN. It is becoming more and more clear that Juan is OVER filming. Not surprised she helped Gizelle with the fake storyline. But at least her fashion is on point. ASHLEY. lol. And same with Juan, Michael is OVER filming. It is not as bad as with Robyn because Ashley was one of the main pot stirrers on this show and does not need him to stay interesting, but most of the drama at times did come from him as well. Should be interesting to see if a void pops up with her. I suspect, unlike Robyn, not. And I LIVED for her and Candiace reacting to Wendy vs Mia. CANDIACE. I have mixed feelings. It is clear she is getting the good edit so far. Especially after last season. I said this earlier, but it's like Porsha over on RHOA. I used to hate her, but she grew on me when she was preggers. Then this past season and the Simon drama revealed that all of that might have been a lie in the first place. So showing Candiace with kids, seeing her working on her acting AND music career, her trying to rise above...well, it's good to see her try to mature finally. I just don't trust if it's completely real. Like how Ashley is transparent for example. Judging from the fact Candiace IRL did release a new video recently (and we will see the process on the show per the trailer), it appears legit. So...we'll see. I was not bugged by her. WENDY. I think I preferred 4 Degrees Wendy to BlowUp Doll Wendy. The only thing they have in common is that both were highly insecure. And Mia's presence is driving her crazy. Good for us because we have a fun feud going on. However, she feels so artificial to me now. The only time she did not was with her family. And I love her sister so that was cool. Still...she feels very 'throw it at the wall to see what sticks' right now. And I feel that will bite her on the big butt in the end. MIA. She continues to be a fun breath of fresh air. It was nice to see her family life and her husband interacting with the other husbands. She is definitely fitting in with the group which is good. So...good start. Round 3 tonight. lol. RHOD And while I'm on...I see the running rumor is that LeeAndra, Tiffany, and Kameron are back. And there are 3 new girls a la NY S5. And it appears if the rumor is true...it's a black woman, an Asian, and a Muslim...and two of them don't seem to like Kameron.

Well I was a BIG fan of the original series on USA back when they were doing scifi summer shows (along with THE DEAD ZONE) before they shifted off to white crime procedural shows. So I'm intrigued at least. And more POC is good. Not to mention a slight THE TOMORROW PEOPLE (CW) reboot vibe.

TOMORROW!!!!! And while Season 2 was not as good as Season 1, I did love that the breakup of Liz and Max was internal differences between them...which I liked. Organic problems that grew over time. And there will be a year time jump!!! Interview for Online Comic Con...

I personally can't wait to see if he pulls it off. I loved ARRIVAL and BLADE RUNNER 2049. And I liked the first trailer, but love this one...

My apologies for just now getting to this....but you said it well yesterday about this as well. I have not watched this past week of BH...yet...but I'm afraid that the final confessional is going to be the ONLY time where she came across as real in all of this. To be clear...cuz I know how my words sounded...not the sitdown with Kyle...that was so producer driven IMHO, but the confessionals during it. THAT felt real. But like you say...it is hard to watch Erika period knowing the facts about the 20mn, and her attempts to block money from the victims in RL or her presence on social media (a no comment would have been advised I am sure and she should have followed it. ) just makes one side-eye her HARD. But again we all did hear her say that she wore a wire...could she had made a deal for herself to bust Tom? Hmmmmm You have great taste in soaps eras. I hate to say it because Porsha on RHOA has burned me after hating her and falling in love with her from Season 10/11 to now, but I have been liking the quirkiness of Lisa Rinna (I know I'm actually using her name) the last few episodes. Definitely the best since Season 5. How she used to be.

7-9-21 A few notes... Well...that was rushed. And by THAT I mean the Shawn/Alexis storyline. I am happy they are out and can mix it up with all relevant people, but I was hoping that Molly would have been more undercover with the shady judge for a while longer. Now I will worry if TJ and Molly are going to vanish back into the woodwork. I love the TJ/Shawn hug was the Friday coda. Not a cliffhanger, but it was so satisfying. I LOVE seeing so much Monica. There she is at the hospital! There she is cameoing into the Peter/Liz/Finn storyline! There she is dealing with Carly and Jason! And oh, look...BROOKLYN'S FOINE BODYGUARD has a crush on her! Ooooo!!! I am also loving seeing more of Terry. It's about time she got a point of view. And I hope we see her, Portia, Liz, and Amy (welcome back!) have a girl house and we see it!!!! And great to see her with a storyline. A fight for the COS...how PORT CHARLES of them!!! I thought while directionless for a week, there were a lot of developments. Let's see what this coming week goes... ]

Cool!

Coming up for air to say +1. There is a reason while she gets pictures from me. And that reason is that it is clear she is ACTING. And that is VERY clear on other medias. So how can one watch the show without a bit of side-eye. And then you add on the actual timeline of when things were going down real time last year and that becomes even more true. I also agree with @Chris Bon Sutton. While she can be frustrating at times this season, I cannot say that she has not been real. She is definitely proving she is a good addition.

OH NO, @carolineg!!! Sorry to hear that. I hope for a speedy recovery. And your place of employment sounds like my well known place of employment. They are still unofficially unsure of how to proceed now that we are mostly reopen here in California.

I SAID WHAT I SAID. And it ain't BuLL*&*(. 😜

Oh...My...God... *bends right on over*

I knew you would be bringing the receipts. But yep. Kinda hard to feel sorry for what you see on TV when you have court documents that can be looked, articles from reliable places like People and Page Six where you can't say aren't reliable, and THEN your social media presence supports the fact that you don't care about anyone, but yourself and only want sympathy for yourself while not giving ANY sympathy for other victims. Again...Facts. And while we do not know everything and may never know everything, there is enough information out there (which can be looked for if it does not pop up) for a person to form their own conclusions and also to not give the benefit of the doubt. Like said above (a nice debate I'll read throughly later) even if she was learning all of this now, how Erika is reacting is...not nice. It is the hand she was dealt and she is playing poorly IMHO.