Gray Bunny

I liked him her.

I think the problem is that in the grand scheme of things, nobody really *cares* about what's happening to these women on Jersey. The Twins and Amber are new and are so thirsty to camp it up for the cameras, Melissa is boring with nothing going on, Dina has nothing going on, and Teresa is a buzzkill with her impending court case. Yes, we feel for her (well, some of us), but each week it's the same thing. There's nothing really juicy to get invested in this year.

I saw this quote in that link: "Get ready because this season is going to be the Brandi sh** show.” Oh joy. I'm over her.

Well they could've just held off on OC's premiere and had NYC take the Monday timeslot after BH's end in April. Then premiere OC in July and have it run til BH returns in November. It's weird that they had 3 running simultaneously and now just have one. And a weak one at that. No wonder they scrambled to amp up the second half of the season.

Good grief, that was ridiculous. Amber tries waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too hard. Did everyone see the Manzo'd With Children promo, coming in early October on Sundays after Jersey? I wonder if it'll be an hour or half-hour and how long it'll run. Stuff like that where it focuses on just one family should only be a half-hour.

I'm surprised they're bringing Kristen back for another season on NYC. She didn't fit in well at all, at least not onscreen. It seems she's maintained a friendship with Carole, Heather, and LuAnn since taping. Still, she's about as interesting to me as Porsha.

NYC needs brand recognition. If Ramona is being demoted, and I hope she isn't, I would think they would be smart enough to heavily feature her, just like LuAnn this past season. Who knows what's really going on, as I've heard other reports that LuAnn is definitely back as a full-time housewife next season. If it's a matter of money, then I can see why they want to downgrade Lu and Ramona. Their ratings don't equate to large salaries, unfortunately. Heather and Carole are great supporting ladies, but they're not the leaders. They're not the faces people are coming to see. They're not the Lisa Vanderpump, NeNe Leakes, Vicki Gunvalson of NYC; they're the Cynthia Baileys, Jacqueline Lauritas, and Taylor Armstrongs. They need Jill back for face & name recognition. Bethenny, too, as a Special Guest Star, a la Heather Locklear. For Alex, it'd be fun if they picked up where they left off with her and LuAnn. Their icy conversation at the end of Season Four was one of the best moments ever on Housewives, IMO. Cat, I agree about OC. I would vote it MVP this year, too, even over Atlanta. I liked this season of NYC, but it felt like a bunch of "Lost Footage" episodes pieced together to create a season. There wasn't a throughline from start to finish, other than everyone's distain towards Aviva.... but she barely made it in half the episodes and was removed from the opening theme twice!

The View always needs a resident dummy whose opinion doesn't really matter...

I brought it up, but, it's just not that interesting. It all just looks too desperate, on the part of the producers, to dig up any and all scandals of the past for these new ladies. I thoroughly enjoyed the OC reunion. I loved Vicki standing up to Tamra, and Shannon holding her own against Heather & Tamra. Shannon looks like she's about to break, but she doesn't, and I love that. You'd think Tamra would trample her, but Shannon holds her own. You could tell that Lizzie was traumatized over the whole vile bitterness from Tamra, and wanted to hightail it off that stage. I don't think she'll be back next season, but I hope she changes her mind. I think she could really bring it next year, if she really wanted to. I'm all about the Shannon/Vicki/Lizzie side of the sofa, but overall, I think these 5 ladies work well together because there's a lot of back 'n forth and give 'n take in who's getting along with whom. I know you all want Jeana back, as does my hubby, so I say bring her back and keep these 5 for next year.

Hahahahahahahahah! Dude looks good with the loss of weight. Really brought out his eyes.

Vino (is that his name) slept with Santa? Hahahaha that sentence is funny in multiple ways Boy, what a stroke of luck that Victoria Gotti just happened to surprise Teresa at her book signing, invites her and Amber over to her mansion, and then spills the latest nugget du jour about the twins. And all three of them never even bothered to take their coats off during the conversation. Cold house? Somewhere in Jersey there's a woman who looks like the Cheshire Cat grinning at the show's dwindling popularity.

100% agreed. Or, as Jill likes to say, "A thousand percent!" Enjoy the ride! Side note: it's silly how Kelly uses what happened at Scary Island as a reason to begrudge Ramona in season 4. Ramona was totally supportive of her during the trip, as best as anyone could. But, I suppose you can't reason with crazy.

Damn, that would've worth it to watch the whole season of that! Is that the same show Gretchen & Slade were just on? What some will do to stay on reality TV... Team Beadors here. Heather & Terry were so condescending and rude. And Shannon *did* apologize multiple times. The Dubrows were just looking for an excuse to stay mad at them (for story purposes?) and they looked pissed when Shannon's hubby apologized to Terry, because now they don't have a reason to be mad. So apparently, the apology was too little, too late. Too bad. If they were genuinely upset that those comments were made in front of their kids, they should've been just as mad at Eddie.

Speaking of which, I don't read the other reality gossip sites these days, but I take it Sheree's return isn't happening?

That one never gets old.

Didn't miss anything. The recaps next week will do you just fine.

I'm guessing last night's New Jersey episode won't be receiving any spectacular ratings. Pretty uneventful. And the first half of the episode focused on the newbies. They're focusing too much on the twins' families. I feel like we know Nicole more than Ter-eh-suh but perhaps I just got them confused in the first episode. Dina was barely on, Melissa was dumb, Amber painted herself in prostitute makeup for the bakery shop, and Teresa's family was still worrying about tomorrow. It's funny that Rosie's girlfriend is named Ellen. The two biggest lesbian talk show hosts happily together.

I love the season 2 reunion. According to the intro, that is the first time a Housewives reunion was in two parts. Watching that reunion, I'm actually surprised Kelly was brought back for another season, considering none of the other girls were feeling her (but I'm glad they did, if only for Scary Island!). And you're right in that Ramona is a hypocrite re: LuAnn's marital problems in the second season. I'm wondering if she's gonna let it all hang out next season. It looks like she's tired of playing it up like things were perfect and is ready to let the world know that Mario was a lying scumball. I just hope she doesn't venture into Sonja territory in terms of being a sloppy man-chaser. OC: They cracked 2 million this past week. Eric, is this the first time they hit over 2 million this season?

Damn, look at that trio. NeNe's been iced out and rightfully so. Season 7 shall be interesting indeed. Chris, I didn't look at the Kelly/Bethenny feud as one that Bethenny started. Granted, the details are cloudy, but the reason why Bethenny was guarded towards Kelly was valid and real. It wasn't a "this is a new cast member" set up, it was more like they had a real, authentic history. And Kelly was fake and phony long before the cameras rolled, only focusing on the pretty men in the room and totally dismissing the ladies (Bethenny wasn't the only one to make that observation). And I'm sorry, but if someone wants to call me Madonna, I'd be flattered. Yes, I am Madonna. I have power, immense wealth, and I don't put my name on everything that comes my way. NYC Present Day: that was a fun finale of the reunion. It's so funny watching Ramona try to have a nice, compassionate moment with the ladies. 'A' for effort, Miss Singer Sonja continued her delusions. Ramonja are such besties it's cute. They finally acknowledged LuAnn's "different role" this season. Carole & Heather reminded me of why I like them, and kinda hope they both return next season. Aviva continued being a joke, and they all knew she pre-planned the leg toss incident. If they wanna do seven gals, I say do: Ramona, LuAnn, Carole, Heather, Sonja, and the return of Jill and Bethenny as a regular friend. If they wanna drop Sonja, that's fine cuz Ramona's ally can be Bethenny. Throw in a new gal or bring back Alex. I'd love to see the original gals battle it out, with the second era (Heather, Carole) to even things out. To this day, we know there's tension between Bethenny vs Jill, Jill vs Ramona, Jill vs Alex (as far as we know), Alex vs LuAnn (as far as we know).

Tamra bailed from the table way too quickly. What a wuss. Take your tongue-lashing like a woman. I loved those looks Tamra and Vicki were giving each other. Even before Tamra asked if something was wrong, she knew she was about to get it. That whole "this is why nobody likes you" line that Tamra said to Danielle makes me kinda wish we could see what was cut.

Who's worse (or should I say better) at throwing the brick and hiding the hand? (i.e. stirring ish up and then acting innocent) or (P.S. I included that photo with a Danielle inset for a reason...)

Agreed. Although it bugs me that now when someone speaks ill will about Teresa/Joe, Melissa acts like she takes personal offence because "they're family." Bitch, please. So, isn't Jersey finished filming? One of the reports said they'd be filming the sentencing of Joe/Teresa in late September and Jacqueline will be appearing. Would that be tagged on to the end of THIS season?

You can just bet they're dangling a carrot to get Bethenny to come back. So now all the stuff she discussed on her talk show-- the mandated girls trips, the need to create drama for the sake of story, etc-- she'll have to do all over again. Weird. Seriously though, they've had all the originals (Jill, Kelly) come back to be on WWHL except Alex. What does Bravo have against her?

I'm sure she tried to make it work. The drama originally unfolded well before the season even premiered on TV. Agreed, MrPrezident. He's only got a couple good years left.

OMFG!!!!!!!!! That advice she gives about women needing to make sure they make a living for themselves rings so true now. I bet she didn't want to end up miserable like her mother. At least Ramona is rich, smart, and independently wealthy. She'll do fine. And I'm sure one day she'll spill the details, especially since she's not the one at fault. Mario. That sexy sh*thead. ;-)