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Given that one of my jobs is postal adjacent, it does my heart good.

OC So basically the RHOD (and even Potomac) formula. We have been discussing it for ages. The foreign HW shows definitely prove that it's a sound idea. And perhaps OC will get some of their identity back. I would maybe add on one more episode and then 2 part (ONLY) reunion for a 15 season maybe? I thought Tamra had weaseled her way back onto the show. Something changed? POTOMAC So much good. I looked at the clock at one point and realized I only had 15 MINUTES. Time flies when you are having fun. And this FLEW. I am actually going to start with the promo for next week. Interesting. Someone already mentioned would it not be funny if while the focal point was supposed to be Monique vs Candiace if it turned into Gizelle vs Candiace. Perhaps a possibility which would be hilarious. Oh...and Twitter already revealed that the restaurant shut down, opened up for a minute, and is now permanentely closed. I felt sorry for Gizelle's kids. I didn't have much to say about Sunday's episode. It was just that good for me. And I hollered at Karen and the singing tellegram. Hollered. See, other housewives. Light fun with the drama. Not so hard, no? KAREN. She continues to bring all kinds of fun (her vs T'Challa) and wisdom...how for the most part she has stayed out of the Candiace gang-ups. Been there, done that, made a movie, got new money. LOL!!! My own worry about her is that this tension between her and Wendy is building and I like Wendy so far. I thought they made up so I am sadden to see so much drama online. Hope it settles. GIZELLE. STOP TRYING TO KILL THE DYNAMIC BY FORCING PEACE BETWEEN ASHLEY AND CANDIACE!!! If it happens at all, it will be because the two girls want it to. Not because you want it to. And we know no friendship with her and Monique will last as long as she gives shady THs. Shades of this past season's Kenya/Porsha? ROBYN. Hehe at Candiace telling her to STFU and then going on to treat her like lint. I don't know. Juan seems sincere this time around. Is this for storyline for real or maybe he just saw how he was coming around on film? ASHLEY. *cough*mustbetter*cough* Yes, she is still stirring that pot (with baby on her breast), but maybe it is the fact that I watched the Season 2 reunion that day, but Ashley has definitely softened this season. Old Ashley would be right all up in there, poking the bears...and walrus. But this Ashley is much more about her baby and I loved that she followed Candiace to at least try to mend things. MONIQUE. Queen. Knows what she is doing. Nuff said. CANDIACE. I give her this...she is at least TRYING to not fly off the handle. And I felt she had good points. She wanted to apologize to the Ashley private. Nothing wrong with that. What is wrong is the group thinking they need to keep picking at her for it. At a baby shower no less. I could care so much less about the mike talk given how producers like to manipulate. That said...I am curious to see where the producers are going. It seem like they were Team Candiace and want to get rid of Monique. But Monique is coming up roses, especially in light of her IG LIVE talk. So if someone is going to be taken down...will it be Candiace? Or do the producers have someone else in mind *cough*Gizelle*cough* WENDY. HER FACIAL EXPRESSIONS ARE EVERYTHING in these fights. And I love her intro with her family. And her husband...between him and Chris...I could use some more chocolate in my diet. js. I am going to need her and Karen to get along. That is all I got. Can't wait until next week. NY Oh. I started to binge from Tinsley's exit. Not liking that even til the end Dorinda was messing with her. Let it go.

I saw it. I was surprised, but I am not sure how true it is since media appears to have already moved on.

And so it begins... We should push back. I am currently going through a scare of sorts. And I definitely am getting fed up with fighting for my life at work due to stupidity.

Yeah...I might go looking on Dailymotion myself because it tends to pop up there often. Definitely missing the gals.

Watching the Season 2 RHOP reunion right now. And it is interesting to see how far everyone has come. And Gizelle suuuuure was feeling herself sitting in the main seat. Liked Charisse still got her. And yep...Watching Ashley here vs her in the new season so far. Night and day. She is so irritating here. Part of the reason I didn't mind her karma in Season 4. And Karen...the evolution to a true grande dame is just amazing. @Faulkner, I love it when someone watches a past season and discuss here. As @Cat can attest to, I even go back and read for seasons I get around to watching that I never saw the first time. For me it was RHOM. Keep them coming. Hmmmm...interesting. They did. I believe if I am not mistaken, they aired the first 3 seasons here. They still haven't aired Season 4 here. And then after a very loooooooooooonnnnnnnnng hiatus they were planning on filming Season 5 this year before Corona hit.

Binging the latest season of THE ALIENIST around various airings of RHOP today. Liking the darker feel of season two. Not that season one was light.

POTOMAC TOMORROW!!!

Oh, how I miss them...Darn you, Corona!!!

See that was what I was afraid of. I didn't know Twitter worked like that. But...I will bite my tongue for now. Andy holding someone accountable? *looks in sky for flying pigs* Definitely. I hope all three (and Dorit) return next season.

YW good sir. BH Hmmm...another interesting cut scene from the episode when everyone was at Kyle's house...a hint of the Denise claws as well... I think this is definitely the year that if they have a LOST EPISODE episode I will be watching to see what juicy things were left out. Same as with RHOA this year, I suspect there will be some important scenes that should have stayed in the normal episodes... Meanwhile, I was curious per Cat's comment to see what was going on online (besides Lipsa melting down) and heard that SammiJo and her family was getting death threats. For the record, I feel I should say that I have sympathy for the family...especially her kids given what just happened with the baby she just had. I have however fell out of liking her as a person or even respecting her. So much so that I am not sure I fully believe her. Not helped by people over her recent video mentioning that no one had seen what she is saying online and/or answering questions to the effect of 'how true is this?'. Just the feeling of doubt is worrying. So...I'm going to be a grownup...especially in light of some personal things going on in my own life...and give her that benefit of the doubt. .Just it is just too scary that fans cannot separate her from her family and would even attempt to harm them. That is just wrong.

POTOMAC BOOM!!! Wow. And I thought the Ashley dinner was messy.... And for irony sake...

Wait. Irrelevant stalker. I... But seriously the bold. We might watch for the drama from time to time, but we also want to see the real. Part of the reason that the BELOW DECK franchise is crashing since some of that real was nasty with the Brus on the flagship, Adam and Jenna's toxic relationship on SAILING YACHT, and now the drama on BELOW DECK MED where the captain and nasty cocaine doing (allegedly according to a recently fired cast member for racist tweets) bosun are gaslighting the main star of that show and putting a bad light on mental health at the wrong time to do that in the world. One can be real WITHOUT the manipulation and nasty. I agree on Garcelle. If everyone was to come back, Erika eventually would have to pick a side. Dorit I like because it appears she has been talked to and thought about how she looks and has really worked hard to work on her image and is coming across as likeable. People rarely mention her with the Coven now, enjoying her delusion, her fashion, and her playful humor. And while Garcelle is the Greek choir, Dorit is coming across as voice of reason. And she gets along with Garcelle and I love Sutton's friendship growing with Garcelle. THAT'S WHAT IT WAS? I was thinking that Lipsa looked odd in the scene (and in her forthcoming until cut out scene with her and Denise later on when she tells Denise 'ooooh you are so angry.'), but couldn't put my finger on it. I see now. Before she came for Garcelle, I would have thought maybe Lipsa could bow back if she left BH. Even with her age, she is known to play colorful characters and I would think someone would love to write one for her on a show. If her bridges aren't already burned. Ooooo...chilllde!!! lol. But thank you. I try my best. Great moments but I think I am ready for the reunion now if it is going to be edit, edit, edit. Thank God for Sutton and Dorit (and Garcelle with Denise) for laughs. They are the dream team at this point. Those scenes were such things of beauty. I keep watching the Kyle one personally. Hehe.

THIS.

As much as I was looking forward to the new trailers for WONDER WOMAN 1984 and DUNE this week...

After watching it twice, sleeping on it, and more thought...even though I said my favorite moments above, I find agree with the rest above and find myself of two minds. I know that I've said that I stand by the belief that since we have been back that there has been a shift. It was clear that Kyle was about to get her overdue takedown. With LVP gone, Kyle was no longer hiding her hand...nor her moves. That was why she got checked. The other parts of the Coven did no better. Terry wanted to be a mini-Kyle. Lipsa was definitely coming for that crown. And Erika was even more irrelevant than TinaShay. Then we had the break and BOOM Kyle back to playing victim when she was clear on her way back to being Season 1 Kyle. Erika tried to have a personality in talking heads. The Coven out in full force. All of a sudden it was about Denise worrying about her image with them when that was not what the narrative on the show was SHOWING. But that hits it on the nail right there. And as a author...and most authors know this and as soap fans we also know this...it is about SHOW, DON'T TELL. Telling is LAZY work and soap fans in particular can sit there and see TELLs a mile away. So it's clear for sure like someone suggested online that probably a producer pulled Kyle aside and told her how she was looking since we all know that girl ain't self-aware. Same for the others...or Kyle herself told the others. People have been dragging them forever and a day online and they haven't changed, but double down. So why they wanna change now...especially since I feel this is all pre-cease and desist? It's clear they are trying to control the narrative now...like with that producer that pulled Denise aside last night. Interesting since when Kyle did THE SAME THING at the start of the season, no one told her to come back. You would think Denise was being Nene and not what she actually was THE VICTIM. And it was this very tactic...controlling the narrative which is what made last season suck. On the OTHER hand, I did like the episode EXCEPT FOR THE END. Why? Because it could not be more obvious how fake everything after Denise and Garcelle came was. It didn't ring true. I understood it, but no. It was not right. And then we have them back on this NEXT week. Just...no. It coming back up next week means that Denise and Garcelle have EVERY right to take all those heffas down in my opinion. Sad cuz last week's episode was much better showing off Rome...which I wanted to see...cut scenes and all and let's be clear...SCENES WERE CUT. Go back and look at the trailer. Hint: 'this is how we roll...' This reminds me of the season when the girls with to Abu Duabi and AT THE SAME TIME the Real Housewives of Melbourne were there AT THE SAME HOTEL and their trip was so much more fun from what clips I've seen and they still had fun with the drama while the BH girls could not even enjoy it at all. Night and day. I think like last night like Garcelle I was over it. And it's time for the reunion where it all gets laid out. A lot of the things that the Coven said didn't happen has been happening in terms of people like Denise, Garcelle, Sutton bring up issues or confronting people on it and they want to play selective amnesia. Something you CAN'T really do at a reunion. So I need our girls to put those witches' feet to the fire. There is a reason why the episode count was cut...not because there was no good footage (the official reason given)...it was because they looked back and are trying to control the narrative which like last season is killing the show. Now as for the episode itself... GARCELLE. Let's just say this right now...QUEEN. She got everyone together and I LOVE every minute. My favorite was her Kyle to let her talk. The edge in her voice. That 'don't you start, bitca' tone she had to it and Kyle turned into a little mouse with her 'i'm sorry.' YOU SHOULD BE, HO. Kyle was sitting there letting Lipsa think she was going to run over Denise and smirking and Denise and Garcelle WAS...NOT...HAVING...IT. Kyle thought she was keep the talk on the attack and Garcelle got her together REEEEAL quick. Same with her confronting Lipsa about Intrgram dancing. Interesting since Lipsa was all about how Garcelle had not confronted her before last week...ONLY for it to be revealed that Garcelle did it MONTHS ago. And yet Lipsa is online coming for her. Fans of Lipsa (yes, she has them it seems) were doing the same. Garcelle told them she did. Now we the fans have the PROOF. So Lipsa has been fake online for WEEKS. And is STILL doing it. So fake. And even has Amelia showing up next week to talk about it with her. STILL fake. In any case, I loved Garcelle had Denise's back and still had her own opinions and thoughts about the whole thing. But you also saw she was about to step out at one point and drag that whole table at the end cuz they were bringing the bs. I wish she had, but I understood why she left the table to collect herself. Due to personal stuff, I think that is a tactic I need to learn to do this week before I drag folk as well. Also loved her chin check of Dorit. SUTTON. She was coming through with the one liners. And there was one at Lipsa that I hollered at. A joy this episode. ERIKA. Why are you even here? She was clearly uncomfortable riding with Garcelle, Denise, and Shanna. And then she wanted to be offended at the 'mean girl' comment and she wanted to be a dog with a bone about the 'cold' comment. Why do you even care when that is the image that you try to cultivate. And clearly Aaron truly got you all the way together given she now flinches every time his name pops up in conversation. So honestly in my Eileen Davidson Season 5 reunion voice...STFU. KYLE. How people don't see...or do they since the reunion has not aired yet...how this trick is manipulating everything is beyond me. She was smirking at dinner like the cat who ate the canary as Lipsa went in and Wannabe Relevant Chick though she was going to do a mini only to get checked by Garcelle and Denise snapped on that wannabe. Then Lipsa and Denise pats things up and she was clearing trying to wind Lipsa up before the last dinner. They were FINE. For all the picking I've done on this right here in this post, I felt that Denise/Lipsa scene other than the tears was genuine. But Kyle had to wreck. Then Denise reminded your husband-don't-want-you-know-that behind that you don't get to have selective amnesia on her was GOLD. TOPANGAWANNABEHO. There's this movie...SINGLE WHITE FEMALE. Go watch it. DORIT. I did love how she was the peacemaker. And who would have thought? lol. But at the last dinner...yeah...I was like Garcelle...not there with that bs of them being offended at being told the truth about themselves. They ARE mean girls. and as a wise British woman would say...OWN IT, OWN IT!!! LIPSA. THIS TRIFLING HEFFA. YOU KNEW. YOU KNEW GARCELLE HAD TALKED TO YOU. YOU KNEW. And the fact that she's been online acting like she never knew and play victim and coming for Garcelle...who she knows she don't want...is shady at best and fake at worse. But she did a lot of that last night. Be fake. And those crocedile tears. While I felt the scene was genuine, girl, stop. You are just mad that each and every time she tried to go attack dog on Denise, Denise verbally slapped the 'dog' right back down. Thus, the waterworks. Another tactic. HOWEVER, I do feel Denise got through to her...until Kyle winded her back up. However...she is no one's friend and there is nothing in real life so bad that she gets to use to treat people the way she is treating them. And no, LIPS, you don't get to use the word 'bully.' No one bullied you mean girls last year. They called you out on attacking CONSTANTLY a woman who lost her brother AND her mother. Throughout last night...just fake. DENISE. Glad that Bravo just posted that first part of the last dinner last night. Cuz...her claws came out!!! And I lived for it. And the funny thing is...I felt she was still being nice. She was being how Monique on POTOMAC has been this week. They have been attacking by this point for MONTHS. Again, this was still when she was in the courts with Charlie Sheen and trying to choose her words. But given that she came on this trip and they kept attacking her, she answered their question rather than telling them to mind their own business, and not reading them for flith, it was her right to speak her truth...which lest we forget was THE TRUTH. Something they were not used to hearing given how upset they got over the words 'mean girls.' #truthhurts I forgot that Kyle had lied to her face and said she was not attacking her. And I'm with Denise. Oh, really. Did we forget the first half of the season? That selective amnesia again. Just...no. And I know she did not let Lint try to twist that narrative. She told the truth. She answered the questions...in a way that a person would when they want to leave and not be around people who clearly don't like them so relatable. And actually called them out on their own shortcomings. They don't want to face them. Sucks to be them. If it was me, I would have walked off and talked to them later. But I do get Garcelle and the producer's point she should finish it and why. That said...I would have read all of them, but again...she was probably thinking about the court case. Loved her snapping at the start of the episode on Twig. Now THAT, Lipsa, is how you go attack dog on someone. It was clear how much she was over that leaf. She also got Lipsa all the way together and I also liked that as well. At this point, it should be over. But here comes Brandi again. Ugh. Is there any reunion footage yet? Cuz I think even I am growing exhausted with these tricks.

Don't even, Kyle!!! GET HER, DENISE!!! Erika...again STFU!!!

Meeeeow Denise snapped on some singer's daugther. And 3 for 3...this time GARCELLE told Kyle to let her finish. LOL OH, SNAP!!! Garcelle is bringing up what she said in last week's TH about Lipsa TO HER FACE IN FRONT OF THE GROUP!!! WOW...LIPSA is really FAKE. And Now Garcelle is taking on Dorit. lol.

BH Oooo...they really don't want to hear the truth, do they, Denise? Sharpen them claws, girl. And Garcelle's expression during this whole thing was priceless. Erika. STFU.

I cannot wait to see Denise bring out those claws tonight. Definitely explains that video Karen posted a few days ago where she was warning about Gizelle and commenting on the Gizelle/Monique 'friendship.' I think it is well known how much I dislike Ashley and thought she got what she deserved last season (and a rival in Candiace), but after listening to that video I can admit...I see her in a new light. Even so far other than the dinner, motherhood seems to have soften her. Not too much, but enough. Echoes of Porsha who I started to like against my better judgment and then motherhood has completely changed her...right down to her living her grandfather's legacy. Perhaps Ashley will have the same redemptive season. We'll see. I am open. Same. if I was indecisive coming in...I think going forward I'm Team Monique. And DUH always Team Grande Dame.

Honestly, I needed that this morning. Thank you.

*swoons* We might not there yet, but I know I could use some hope.

GOOD. That was foul.

Perfect timing!!! I JUST stumbled onto it a second ago. Someone posted the video down to 10 parts. So far. Yaaasss!!!

Hehe. What a difference dealing with Trump in a pandemic can make.