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My guess is they'll try out a couple newbies and either add 'em in our make them "friends of" to help pad out the cast to keep it light and fresh. But yeah, a Tamra/Heather/Shannon/Emily/Gina cast is actually pretty solid given the history and animosity amongst so many of them.

Aw fudge

Apparently, the next season of OC will be back to just 5 castmembers, rumor has it: Tamra, Heather, Shannon, Emily, Gina. With this smaller cast, one question remains: Who will Shannon pretend to be close friends with this year?

I’m glad Tamra is returning (she shouldn’t have been axed in the first place), and with all that behind the scenes drama, I’m guessing it’ll be tense between her and Heather. But I must disagree about bringing back Alexis or Gretchen. Rumor has it they might be bringing Jesus Jugs back, but I wasn’t a fan of that era of OC. I loved when they booted them and brought on Heather, and then Shannon and Lizzie (a YES to a Lizzie return. Always thought she could’ve been a great long term addition). Side note: did Jill Zarin spill the beans about Tamra’s return? Tamra just posted a short video saying Jill is the thirstiest of all.

Marlena works miracles. A lovely online poet once wrote a passage about the divine doc, and ended it with: "For I am Saint Marlena, I do not even pass gas; You know what they say: Like sands through the hourglass!"

Remember the time jump? November 2019 became November 2020.

Preach! FlopGhislaine clearly doesn't know how to play the Housewives game, showing her hand already re: her fake apology. And Lord almighty, if we played the drinking game every time she licked her lower lip, we'd all be in the emergency room for alcohol poisoning. What is UP with this? Are her lips numb and she keeps checking to make sure they're still there? Rolling my eyes at Erotika saying Sutton and Garcelle were the only ones who questioned her innocence last year. They all questioned it (well, except maybe Rinna). Sutton and Garcelle were the only ones with the balls to question it to her face, versus going along with whatever line she was feeding the group. The Coven lowkey goes after Garcelle by way of Sutton Stracke. And as Rinna sloppily admitted on Instagram, they're afraid of backlash by going after the one black woman. Whatevs... black or white, Garcelle puts these heifers in check each and every time, and she does it effortlessly. At least Bravo is wise enough to see the new Queen is taking over the crown of RHOBH. RHUGT: I haven't seen last night's yet, but I love hearing that Brandi worded it that way to Dorinda (re: "people want to see season 1, 2, 3 of Dorinda"). I wish they could be more honest and break the fourth wall more so on the parent shows. Like, just do away with the whole lie about a cast member "hosting" a trip, and hesitating over whether they should invite someone or not. Everyone is invited. It's paid for by Bravo. Besides, Bethenny already burst that production bubble years ago on her short-lived talk show.

Catching up on early July. I don’t know if this was already mentioned in the June thread during the Juneteenth episodes (when the year was mentioned), but Salem is back in real time — 2022. Abigail was born in 1992 and died in 2022. Surprisingly, that age does suit her, with the SORASing and de-SORASing over the years.

Not to mention, Jamey has about as much humility as Tyler Perry.

Porsha vs. Candiace has potential. I could see Candiace (and Gizelle) acting a little arrogant towards Porsha since they're current wives and she's an ex-wife who fell out of audience favor. Meanwhile, with Tinsley gone, can we go ahead and disinvite Leah? Overall, yeah, this cast doesn't WOW me. (also, I don't watch Miami)

I seem to remember GL fans saying "Bloss" was the first soap squish name (for Blake & Ross), but perhaps they were just speaking for GL. This would've been mid-90's.

Status update from Jacob Young. @Soapsuds you’re welcome 😉

No. That's why I'm not holding out hope. LOL.

Agreed on the multiple locations and therefore lack of character interactions, and I'm glad to read the final season will take place only in Hawkins. For all the buzz about the new characters in this season, I felt nothing super special about Eddie, and certainly nothing at all for the permanently stoned pizza guy. In fact, I would say the weak story arc was the four of them (Mike, Will, Jonathon) on their road trip.

I'm a couple weeks behind on DAYS, but something that's looked off to me is the lighting outside. It started with Abe/Paulina's wedding and it's continued on with scenes of Leo, EJ, Clyde etc. where it's supposed to be daytime, but there are bright spots and extremely dark spots outdoors. And the sky in the background is certainly not of any hue of blue I'm used to unless there's a storm on the horizon. Like, what is up with this botched up lighting?

I have nostalgia for it, but I'm certainly not holding out hope for any reboot of any type at this point. Just as Roseanne will always be my all-time favorite 90's sitcom, Melrose will always be my favorite 90's primetime drama. And yes, it's Season 1 through 4 for me, with the latter half of 4 being its descent. Anyhow, happy 30th anniversary! Strange how I remember watching the first episode 30 years ago even though I'm still 29.

I'm still rolling from that moment. LOL. Last night's show was delicious. I've been waiting for Jill Zarin to finally arrive, and she did not disappoint. I couldn't wait to hear the Dorinda vs. Jill tiff explained, and I always enjoy when they're open and frank about the show itself and how the show causes friction and drives them apart. LOL at Jill saying she didn't invite Bravo to Bobby's funeral, when everyone else said she did (to be fair: it was *outside* the funeral). LOL later at the dinner when Brandi calls out everyone on their thirstiness to be back on their respective shows. LOL at Eva's fart analogy of saying Jill has something burbling up, and she's gassy and she just needs to let it out. And then the Phaedra/Brandi crackup about Dorinda. Fun episode! Side Notes: But yeah, Dorinda reminds us every week why she was "put on pause." For some reason while watching last night, I was thinking: "Who would I want to go out drinking with?" NO to Dorinda (Mean Drunk) NO to Brandi (Messy Drunk) No to Taylor or Vicki (potentially mean, potentially miserable) YES to Tamra (she says she doesn't drink but she DRINKS) Yes to Eva (I think she'd be cool actually) Invites to Jill and Phaedra, because even though they don't drink I would enjoy the conversation. Anyhoo... finally caught up on this board. Sigh.... BUSY work week. Ready for that drink with Tamra. Oh YES! Good mid-season teaser. She by She Better Do It! C'mon girl, bring it home. We're rooting for ya lol.

Sounds good!! I'm down for it all. Awesome analogy, LOL. Diana is an epic fail. What a mess of an argument. Sutton may not always be able to articulate what it is she wants to say, but she was high above those two heifers trying to gaslight her.

RHUGT: I echo the sentiments here. I went into this thinking Vicki & Tamra are going to remind us all why they're needing on the mothership. Tamra? Yes. Vicki? Nah, I'm good now. Besides being Debbie Downer on steroids, her overly prim, conservative reaction to anything sexual is old and tired (fitting, huh?). Plus, the whole anti-vax thing? Yeah, let this be your Housewives swansong. I'm still good with Tamra though. She's still a Housewives pro and plays the game well. Taylor and Eva are surprising breaths of fresh air. I'm digging their friendship. Eva definitely seems more at ease in this setting and gives great commentary. Too bad they can't plop onto another city franchise. Face work and badly done makeup... yeah, it can be harsh looking at Taylor, Brandi, and Vicki. At least Taylor's face has recovered from her years of drinking. This Phaedra is the Phaedra I know and love and... miss. I was side-eying her return to Housewivesland, but her comments, reactions, and her ability to make it nice with all the women of the group has been a welcome return. Jill. I love my thirsty Jill Zarin (LOL at Brandi calling Jill out on her thirst to rejoin NYC on WWHL with Jill right next to her. Jill was noticably irked by that). She's a little underwhelming in terms of a personality so far, but her side digs (watch out Dorinda) and talkative nature is always fun. Sounds like she'll get into the mix more later. Dorinda's reaction to Brandi's "national television" reminder to Jill while they played that game was classic Final Years of Dorinda on RHONY. Girl, you need to give up control of EVERY single aspect of every function during this "Girls Trip." On one hand, I would love her to be on the NYC OG cast, but she's gotta tone down the nastiness. Can't wait for Episode 4!

LOL.. this is what happens when the headwriter has a raging hard-on for you. Congrats RSW on keeping your job.

Zende is basically a new character with Forrester family ties. There is nothing about this new version that reminds me of the Rome Flynn era of the role. Meanwhile last week, I was just amazed to see Paris' mother on a set that wasn't the left office of Forrester where she's always popping in just at the right time. LOL, this story has been told in such a vacuum, up until the wedding day.

Ugh. I don't get the appeal of him (Brandon Barash) At. All. He came in as a sub to finish out the Stefan story because the other guy couldn't show up to work sober. He strikes up maybe a teeeeeny amount of chemistry with Camila Banus, and now we're stuck with him in the land of misfit characters that have no need to be on canvas.

That's pretty frickin' awesome. Behold, the power of popular television series. I'm definitely one that has been playing this over and over for the last 3 weeks and counting!

Good. They deserve higher numbers. The cast changeup has turned out well for them. I love that Drew is the show punching bag. And I don't know what it says about me, but Marlo always has me cracking up. Say what you will about her checkered past, but she's really livening up this season. And Sheree came back to play! Not to mention, we finally saw real, genuine tears from her after 14 years. BH: I didn't finish last night's episode, but the shifts in alliances or budding friendships/co-conspirators is quite interesting. Kyle/Dorit with Sutton/Garcelle, while Lips/Succubus were with Crystal/Diana (or is it Diane? Meh, who cares) makes the coven more bearable, especially the camp with Sutton/Garcelle. Sutton's continued cool demeanor is such a wonderful switch from last season; I love that she can't be bothered and that others (Kyle, Lips, Garcelle) already know of Crystal's not so stellar history with keeping friendships. Dubai: Did hubby and I pass judgment too soon? With less than 10 minutes left to go in the second episode, hubby was like, "I can't do this one," and I didn't object.

Oh God that would be amazing, complete with the dramatic turns to the camera.