Gray Bunny

If this became common knowledge, I'm guessing it was sometime in the last year and half with the Possession 2.0 storyline and I just forgot. Otherwise, nobody knew about the 4 Marlena Clones gallivanting all over the world. I guess it's just one of those things that happen without an onscreen mention, like Kristen's 2012 return with nary a mention that everyone thought she was dead (really Penelope Kent) or Tommy Horton dying at some point in time. Re: Body & Soul.... DAYS is such a parody of a soap opera now. I can't take any of this garbage seriously. Even the alleged high stakes stuff like the rooftop shootout with Paulina, Chanel, etc. is done in such a frenetic, over-the-top, amateurish manner, complete with rinky-dink, clownish and patronizing background music.

Loved your entire post, and the analogies... lol. Perfection.

Ooh I'm loving the revamped opening! LOL at Tamra snatching the "on pause" status from Dorinda. LOL oh you beat me to the Dorinda reaction

Well... you have a point. lol.

... complete with her fart box soundtrack. Honestly, I just think back to her ignorant comments she made about "racism wasn't a big thing before" and "you put me up against 5 strong black women!" in that bathroom scene after the Season 10 reunion (the birthplace of "I need Andy and a camera!"). I don't need her back; I don't want her back; I have no interest in her imploding life. It couldn't happen to a more deserving cvnt.

I echo everyone's sentiments that RHOA is missing that wow factor that used to set them apart from the others. They're in a real slump now and the current cast just doesn't gel. While the Mama Joyce dilemma is a tired rehash, Kandi is still the glue that holds this team together. They need to bring back Porsha and Cynthia. And hell, to ante up the drama for Kandi, bring back Phaedra if they can. Nene will never return to Bravo and I'd sooner welcome back Kim Fields before Zolciak. Sanya just doesn't have that star factor (for the Olympics, yeah, but in Housewivesland? Meh... ) I like Monyetta, but she just seems like the perennial supporting friend-of. Courtney is a clown. Drew's only appeal is getting mocked by production or other castmembers. Something major needs to shift for next season, or it'll become permanently irrelevant.

Love it; can't wait; f__k the haters.

That's cute. I hope they don't feel compelled to transform their faces into funhouse mirrors like their mothers or Kim Zolciak's daughters. Re: RHOBH returning in November... Yeah, I'm excited to see what this new chapter brings. Of course I could be wrong, but I get the feeling the remaining Mean Girls club has been de-fanged without their lead hyena. I think Ozempic Kyle sees the audience favoring Garcelle and doesn't want to be on the receiving end of fans' ire. Meanwhile, play-out Dorit and Ozempic Erika are just happy to still be on the cast and collecting Bravo cheques.

LOL... like my grandpa used to say, "Don't use kleenex; pick 'n save."

Watching RHONJ and then coming here to read y'all's thoughts about who should do what to who next season... it's exhausting. And it's too much chess playing and strategizing. It's Beverly Hills all over again. We've gone from the days of "I'm not gonna film with Bethenny / Danielle Staub / the new girl, etc." to temporary alliances and marriage takedowns and coverups and yada yada yada. It's taken the fun out of what made these shows fun in the first place. Make no mistake, I'll be watching this reunion from start to finish. But this current cast cannot go on as is. And I wouldn't even want them to, as a viewer. Season 5 was already a stretch with Teresa trying to play nice-nice with Caroline, Kathy, etc. Meanwhile, Jennifer Aydin is so far up Teresa's hole... Rachel vs. Danielle is the poor man's version of newbies Kenya and Porsha going at each other during Season 5 of Atlanta.... Marge vs. Aydin has gotten too ugly and they'll never recover... Can we just retool this show around Dolores and her funky family living arrangements? I dunno... If the new RHONY proves to be a success, I can almost see Bravo starting from scratch in the Garden State.

Side note: Sigh... I miss Jewel. haha. I'm too far north now (Wisconsin) and Pick 'N Save is where it's at now.

Oh my! Indeed he is

Agreed; love her or hate her, she's a necessary evil. Like Gizelle, but with an actual life of her own and interesting just by herself. Plus, Eddie 😍

Marcie (Kathy Brier) on One Life to Live. Mimi (Farah Fath) on DAYS. I figured she'd just be another Jamie Caldwell, Sami Brady's sidekick.

DAYS sucks at business storylines. Keep it vague and keep it lowkey in the backburner. To try otherwise is an automatic fail. I'd jump ship if I worked for DiMera, since the head of the company is constantly changing and their business origins are murky at best.

12 years later, and it's crazy how they gutted half the cast of RHONY for their "toxic" season 4 reunion. This is more ugly than anything Beverly Hills has done in the last few years (think: Rinna coming for Denise at the Zoom Reunion) There's rumors swirling that Bravo is putting New Jersey on pause so they can figure out where to go from here. On one hand, we hear Teresa asking Andy to take a couple years off; next she proclaims she started the show and isn't going anywhere. If it becomes an ultimatum, I could see them begrudgingly letting go of Melissa & Joe. Teresa will declare herself the "winner," but with hotheaded Louie as a husband, is she really a winner?

Looks like a total mess... I'll be watching! LOL

I agree about the continued 4th wall breakdown and acknowledging Bravocon, The Reunion, etc. especially since it factors into new feuds in the current season. LOL at Drew still being production's punching bag. All that hoopla for a 43 second appearance on Candiace's lil tour. Yeah, I think RHOA is starting to find their groove again this year and I'm digging Monyetta's presence. But that other girl Courtney -- good grief Charlie Brown! She is doing too much and that voice is like nails on a chalkboard. So grating! I can't take that clown seriously.

My initial thoughts, too. He's teetering on that fine line...

100% agreement on everything. Yeah, that comment Gia made really threw me. We all know both parties are not innocent. But last night's episode shows Teresa is the same old person who stirs stuff up by letting her minions do the dirty work, and then runs away and says lame lines like "look at you / you're disgusting" when backed into a corner. And Louis is just creepy in a bad-tempered, ticking time bomb kinda way... I wouldn't feel safe around him. Danielle going after Margaret so hard was stupid. "Don't shoot the messenger" but you got your info from Jennifer, who along with Teresa got it from the infamous Laura. And Danielle thinking the infamous Laura would have no reason to lie... first of all, you don't even know the woman or her motives (and it sounds like she was thirsty as hell to get on the show, so there's that). Danielle looked like a melting muppet last night. [Side note: Danielle is someone you see Bravo pushing hard to make happen. She has gotten a lot of Greek chorus/her viewpoint talking head footage this season. By comparison, if this kind of push was happening over on OC with Gina, who is strongly disliked for some reason, then I could see why the audience would groan at Gina so hard.] My goodness, Jennifer's reaction at Margaret's comment about Bill sleeping with a subordinate. Ooh, that came from the gut. But like you said, DaytimeFan, that is still misplaced anger that should go towards Bill. Despite dragging out the "rat" etc. comment issue, I do like Rachel overall. She's smart, level-headed, and has common sense and doesn't blow up so easily. I hope she gets another year. Jennifer Fessler is a fun side character "Friend of." Perhaps an upgrade next year, or perhaps another year as a friend, much like a Tanya on Atlanta before she got scared off. Jackie's presence fizzled out. No reason to return next year. I think the Househusbands will miss Evan though.

Meanwhile, I'm amused at how many background extras seem to be sporting witness protection wigs and thick-rimmed glasses. Male and female. Are they pulling double-duty that day and appearing without the wig & spectacles in other scenes?

Agreed; that's what the long-running Housewives shows were built upon for the most part: real friendships taken to the small screen. NYC, New Jersey, Atlanta, Beverly Hills all started out that way and that's what made them a success in the first place, which enabled them to continue on and evolve. On the flip side, a new Housewives show nowadays is instantly manufactured drama that implodes all too quickly. See: Salt Lake City.

I'm still confused how Vivian Alamain has twins from Stefano (or, "Rudolpho Meradi" as she knew him in 1996). And where the hell did her other son, Quinn, the guy who pimped out Chloe, go? Chloe and Xander need to CLEAN that filthy window. I can't believe it was sold to them looking like that.

It doesn't matters where any of them live currently. It's basically another ex-wives club UGT, since none of them are on an ongoing Housewives show. They could be in Montana or Australia (Hi Alex!). That said, it is kind of random since she was a 2-season wonder and didn't make a huge impact.

Indeed!