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In regards to opening tag lines, didn't someone here once mention that Carole from NYC was hoping they'd use her alternate line, "I'm a writer. I leave the drama on the page" or something close to that. Don't know if she made a fuss of it, just that she had preferred that one instead.

At least their friendship wasn't destroyed over a comment in a cookbook saying you're as Italian as The Olive Garden. The producers really should've come up with something better to show the beginning to Caroline & Teresa's rift.

I'm on the side of those who think they should just let sleeping dogs lie. It'd be like if they brought Danielle back to Jersey and they rehashed what is and what isn't true about "the book" that was written about her. It seems ridiculous to badger Gretchen about something from years ago that she's already denied over and over. And Tupperware Face Vicki has NO room to talk, which is the point Gretchen makes that I understand. Tamra? Meh, she just wants gloating rights to get Gretchen to admit it on camera. We get it. Gretchen more than likely had an arrangement with her dying man that she can get her kitty pet by another man since he's already on the way out. Who cares? If the man and his family are cool with it and with her, who cares?

Bummer for Miami. How did OC do? I must admit I was surprisingly bored during parts of it (Lauri/Vicki, Tamra/Gretchen), but I like how Lydia attacked/defended herself against Heather. The thing is, Heather and Lydia islanded in their own argument kinda felt like "eh, who cares?" without one of the heavy hitters like Tamra, Gretchen or Vicki. Just my opinion. Yeah, Alexis can take a bow. This is her final show as a Housewife. Onto other things... nothing wrong with missing crazy Danielle, Eric! She was the crazy fun looney tunes paranoid kinda character you just have to watch. Sigh... once OC's reunion is over it's going to be slim pickin's til the next round of housewives premiere. No Miami for me, and I was disappointed to realize this past Sunday's New Jersey was only Episode 11! I'm kinda ready for this storyline arc to be over. What's for them to discuss now that the Gorga/Guidice/Wakile broods are supposedly on good terms, as are Teresa & Wacko Jacqo? Are they just going to be second-guessing each other's sincerity for the next 7 or 8 episodes?

I sure liked The City sets as their background instead of the small enclosed orange walls they use now. I watched Joy's last show. The sentiment was lacking. I think it's because it's only her and Barbara left as the originals (and Barbara is a bobble-head robot at this point). But I enjoyed seeing Meredith.

I am SO not digging NeNe's new hairstyle.

2 million viewers, whoo hoo! This has become our 1st priority of television viewing on Tuesday nights (move over, Dance Moms!) It's just so deliciously bad! I agree with frequentsoapfan, it's like Passions (actually I'll give TP credit, it's more engaging than Passions ever was) I was delightfully surprised by Gavin Houston (who was very, very forgettable as Remy on GL) during that scene with mama Veronica. The tears welling up in his eyes, the perfect soap opera tears streaming down one by one. That scene was awkward yet wonderful because I can see that kind of conversation happening in families in real life; that unspoken elephant in the room that nobody mentions but everyone knows what they're referring to. I'm surprised we didn't see a moment with Veronica where she realizes that her best friend's maid is the mother to the infamous Candace. Next episode, perhaps? P.S. I probably said this earlier, but Gavin Houston always gave me a gay vibe, whether he is or isn't in real life, his performances come off that way. Which is why it was funny how he played GL's Remy the same time that uber-effeminite Marty West was playing Shayne. But that's for a GL thread to discuss

It's funny that everyone's commented on the ending music when they do their annual freeze frame/status updates, because I thought the same thing. It's almost like a satisfying yet bittersweet moment, and they ended this season at a great place. (Kinda reminds me of Season 3 finale of NYC, knowing it was Bethenny's last, and that the whole dynamic would change next year). I think this would be a fitting way for Alexis to bow out of the series. She nearly left last year as the outcast, yet she redeemed herself and is now on decent terms with everyone (forced? Of course. But it is still a nice wrap-up to her story). I don't see a reason for her return as a full-time housewife next season. Bucky Beaver I can see returning next season. She planted the seed for starting some true animosity against Gretchen & Slade. We'll see what develops at the reunion, but I can definitely see her sticking around (I like her mom too). Gretchen, oh how I used to like her the most when I watched The OC 'wives only part-time, but now I see how ridiculous she can be. And slimy Slade brings her down. But what really disturbs me about her is THAT FACE! Good grief, how old is she? She's still in her 30's right? Why on EARTH did she mess with her face? I understand her getting work initially (didn't she trim down her chin and nose?), but her more recent work is hideous! Granted, Gretchen has a point with some of the things she says about Vicki, but she needs to give it a rest and move on. I don't think Gretchen will be going anywhere. She'll be the Teresa or Danielle of OC next season. Heather, meh... take her or leave her. Tamra always targets one lady to hate on each season, so maybe next year is Heather's turn. Tamra is one of those that I like to hate. She's pretty despicable, but I enjoy watching her cuz she stirs up trouble like no other. I'm sure I'll watch her wedding special (especially since it's just a limited series) Vicki. That dress. Just no. OMG I had to look up that reference but I had a feeling that's exactly who you were talking about! LOL Never knew that muppet's name, only her face

She makes one helluva chicken salad though, one that could feed a third world country.

This is pure train wreck TV. It's so bad, once you get a lil interested in the story, you can't stop watching. Like someone else mentioned, there's lil gems thrown in that make you laugh your ass off and makes it worth watching (Bootleg Sally's by-the-balls comment and Jeffrey smelling Wyatt's shirt).

Well shoot. And there I thought Russell's suicide was the Housewives franchise's Moldavian Massacre. It appears Joe & Teresa Go To The Big House will be their unraveling. Hope there isn't a domino effect after Jersey goes... (Better enjoy this season while it lasts, Ramona and LuAnn!)

Haha that's a cute edit! I wonder if someone else has edited a season 7 scene putting a drunk Alison slouched at the bar of Kyle's upstairs lounge. It is a shame they didn't bring back some of the original greats to usher out the series.

I like this turn of events on OC with everyone ganging up on Gretchen. It seems very scripted (last season, everyone was against Alexis... who'll be the target for next year's reunion?). Every lady on this show is a mess (okay, I'll give Bucky Beaver a pass due to being new and uninvolved). This is the first OC season that I've watched entirely. Excited to hear they're doing a 3 parter. Wonder how they'll stretch out the drama.

I'd have to respectfully disagree about Megan. I thought she was one of the few saving graces of the latter half of season 5 and all of season 6. I didn't like her relationship with Coop, but I didn't care for Coop in general. I do agree though that many characters that used to have an edge were watered down in Season 7. I hated Amanda's "I give up on life" attitude in season 6 (just because she was preggars in real life, didn't mean they should alter Amanda's constant drive to succeed), but I thought she gained back some of her feistiness in season 7 by not telling Eve the whole truth about that fateful night as cheerleaders. I appreciated their return to basics by trimming down the cast, but half the stories were very uninspired. The whole Lexi/Ryan/Megan/Michael quadrangle was blah. Changing Kyle from a hero to an ass was a poor move. Also, I almost wished Michael and Jane had ended up together, as a nice way to bookend their final storyline. Lexi becoming queen bitch was delicious though. A total 180 from her persona in season 6, but Jamie Lunar pulled it off effortlessly.

Props to Bravo for pimping out Miami with a fantastic promo! It still doesn't beat Beverly Hills in my book, but it's nice to see they're putting faith into Miami and putting them on a Monday night (in part because no other franchise is ready to debut, much to my NYC-loving chagrin). I don't watch Miami but I know my hubby will be watching. I don't buy the "7 housewives is too many" excuse when Beverly Hills had 7 last season plus 2-3 supporting players (Camille, Faye, and Marissa) and it was a very successful season and easy to follow all their lives (it helped that people like Kim and Taylor had little to no storyline). NYC had 7 for two seasons as well. Poor Teresa... I agree with DaytimeFan's idea that it would be in their best interest of their children to lump all the blame on Juicy Joe and leave Teresa to raise the girls.

I agree, right when it was picking up a really good pace and steaming again, came the season finale! I have high hopes for season 6.

I just can't believe those numbers either. She can't be getting that much, and Phaedra can't be in her 4th season with that puny 1st season kinda salary.

Ah, thanks! I always wondered, and figured she had to have had something done during her time away :-)

Right. Melrose was slated for a 7th season but the 6th season was sinking in ratings so they held off on airing the last two months and did an early spring finale in March, keeping the last 6 or 7 to air in the summer, hoping to recapture the magic it and 90210 had in the early 90's. They group these season 6 episodes in with the season 7 DVD's and reruns, but there's a 3 month time gap and huge cast overhaul about the 7th episode in (when the actual 7th season would've began). That's when Matt is about to visit the gang but dies on the way to the restaurant, where their nonchalant reaction to the news of his death always made me laugh and roll my eyes. I remember reading in SOD around this time that the new head honcho at FOX wasn't a fan of soap-like shows. There was a Party of Five spinoff called Time Of Your Life on around this time which was also quickly yanked. One thing that was nice about FOX back in their early years was that they gave their shows time to grow, work out their kinks, and find an audience, since they were the new kid on the block with nothing to lose. I would've loved to have seen MODELS INC go a couple more years. It ended after one season in '95, but even by '97, FOX was still trying to launch more Aaron Spelling soapiness (i.e. Pacific Palisades).

The way this show goes, the professor would take a looooooooong time to cum, much to Amanda's chagrin. The rape aftermath was indeed icky. Didn't he say he has a pal that he swaps partners with? Or his pal has just one woman that he lets him occasionally do? Ick. Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald is a nutbag! She makes all these vague accusations against Hannah, but then doesn't follow through. Honestly, after Pilar (sorry, I'm sticking with her Passions name) finally accused her of wanting Jim, I would've smacked the crap outta her.

Jacqueline has finally lost it and I love that the Bravo producers are showing it. She even looks bonkers and off kilter in her talking head comments. And the true Melissa edit is divine! Loved those side eye looks her friends were giving each other as Melissa yammered on about her book plans. Can u imagine if Jennifer and Rosie had been added as official housewives? I'll let you conjure up an image of Beast doing the proverbial turn-around and pose. What would her tagline be? Rosie and Jennifer would be the first pre-op and post-op housewives. Season 6 storyline could be Jennifer donating her old dick to Rosie. I'm mean

Chris looked embarrassed for her. Jacq is a mess. I finally liked Kathy last night because she called wacko Jacko out on her insane, childish antics.

Sounds great, can't wait! I think it would be interesting to see the Ramona & Sonja friendship sour, because I think Sonja is the delusional one. I think it'll be fun to see the 'new' girls turn on each other (though I love that Heather & Carole are bff's) cuz an unhinged Aviva is an entertaining Aviva. Oh LuAnn... Still in her own world. It's funny how both LuAnn and Sonja think they're the s.hit. There's a reason why Ramona thinks she's the Joan Collins of NYC and that's because she is. Bethenny is long gone, Jill is a thing of the past, and Ramona consistently brings the drama. She IS queen bee of this franchise. Take a sip o' Pinot and celebrate! I think this write-up of the upcoming drama sounds juicy good. I hope they deliver this season :-)

Tracey Ross! That's her name. She is one step higher than the current Veronica, but that ain't saying much. Actually, their faces, voices, and overall sucky acting are very very similar. Jasmine Guy would be faaaaaaabulous especially if they wanted to make the character more of a viper than a kitty cat.

Bahahahah! Ok fine, let the lady return just so NeNe can go a few more rounds with her. Girlfriend won't hold back!