Gray Bunny

Karma's a bitch! Ha! Sip that Pinot, Ramona! Yes, Ramona and Jill are indeed in Morocco and have patched things up. They posted an Instagram video, all kissy-kissy saying they've made up and are friends again. I really hope we can get Miss Zarin on NYC again, in one form or another.

Well stated and very true.

@alwaysAMC Aw too bad Eileen, LOL, I would've enjoyed having her. It makes it a wee bit more organic to have a previous castmember and real-life friend come back for a chat. @Cat Your assessment of BH is sad, but true. For so long, this one was able to bounce back (see: season 4) from the highs and lows (Russell's suicide; Adrienne threatening Bravo with lawsuits; Carlton the witchypoo, Kim and Brandi's overall suckage), but now they've hit that rut that other Housewives series eventually find themselves in. On one hand, I wouldn't want the two tentpoles (LVP and Kyle) to leave because that takes away the show's brand and identity. But at the same time, we are now encountering a revolving door of new people to come in, toss things up in the air, and then leave, with the veterans staying intact for the most part. I love Rinna and am glad she's hung around for four seasons now, but she can't be taken as a serious tentpole character because she has zero credibility. Indeed, featuring Dorit so heavily this season is a terrible idea, and she's gone from mildly likable to horribly obnoxious. As my husband said while watching last week: "Teddi needs to get the hell outta my face!" LOL. She's a perfectly fine person and down to earth, but that's not what this series is all about. Beverly Hills, as it was originally established with LVP, Camille, Adrienne, Taylor, Kim and Kyle, was the high-glam richie-rich franchise, with bigger bank accounts (i.e. before Bethenny blew up) than anyone else. Endless real estate porn, car porn, lavish party porn, etc. Teddi is cool, but we're not watching this show to see someone belittle it all.

@Cat LOL! You posted my absolute favorites! Oh my God, that candle skit is perfection. The 1:41 mark with Aidy Bryant... Another SNL side note: Nasim Pedrad never got the praise she deserved, and I was disappointed that Vanessa Bayer didn't get a proper sendoff when she left last season.

SNL Side notes: I hope Aidy, Kate McKinnon, and Cecily Strong never leave SNL. Kate is destined for big success and Cecily is right behind her. I loved Real Housewives of Disney and Kristen Wiig's impression of Kim Richards a housewife. Also, in 2010, Andy Cohen was on the show spoofing the Reunion shows (complete with a New Jersey Season One set of an all-blue room with black chandeliers) with all the SNL greats appearing, like Cheri O'Teri, Tina Fey, etc. (It was the episode Betty White hosted). Atlanta: I thought Eva fit in perfectly with the drama. If she's here to replace someone (or to keep Zolciak from returning full-time), I say keep her and give her a peach next year. I felt bad for Cynthia too. But you know what, she's fresh out of a divorce and she looks damn good at 50. Play the field, have fun, let loose. This is a blessing in disguise. Zolciak absolutely sucks the life and energy out of the room. She serves no purpose but to plop down on a sofa like an enormous hen on her nest waiting for more eggs to hatch. I'd sooner watch non-factor after-thought Sheree trying to wiggle her way into conversations. Sheree can be a hater, but she can serve a lot of light-hearted fun as well. Zolciak is just a stinky pile of puss. I'm a Kandi supporter and like most of her entourage but have never liked Don Juan. He's just too much a bitter queen pissed off that he's homely. The continuous struggle to rehabilitate Porsha's image is still an eye roll. Kenya's over the show and good for her for finding her happy ending. She put in 6 years and helped create tons of buzz (i.e. Beyonce even quoting "Gone with the Wind") juicy drama around the show, and helped usher in a fresh new set of problems. With Sheree gone and Kim leaving in season 5, they avoided getting stuck in the rut they find themselves in now.

The Marlena clones were briefly mentioned a couple weeks after the fact ("someone reported seeing Marlena in Iowa"). Random, huh? Otherwise never mentioned again. This lil story nugget is just the thing Carlivati could find out about and use for today's stories (and by "today," I mean 2020...)

Oh how I miss leatherface... BH: Put me down for another Kathryn supporter. She was lowkey, but she managed to hold her own and there was good potential for a second season. Joyce was a fail. Carlton was an epic fail. Eileen, God bless her and all her soap opera glory, but she pretty much fizzled after her first year, and her lack of presence this season is barely noticed. We had the rise and fall of Brandi and Yolanda. Certainly, we could've used Kathryn for at least another year and see if she suffered the same fate as so many others during their sophomore year. Currently, Dorit holds the title for falling hard her second year. (Although overall, I think Soggy Flicker will forever hold that title in Housewives history...) NJ: I think Part Two was okay. Kim D is indeed the White Marlo (or vise versa), and it's funny to see her get under Teresa's skin because it actually seems like genuine disgust. I believe Danielle's words about Dolores giving her the rundown of the cast when they first met. It seems pretty natural that she would, in an off-camera manner. Danielle took that nugget of info and ran with it... onscreen. My guess is that Dolores was telling Danielle that Teresa only cares about money, meaning she's only doing RHONJ at this point for the money. If there's another season (and there probably will be, especially if they're trying to lure back Caroline Manzo), I definitely want to see Margaret back. A definite welcome addition, after YEARS of failed newbies on this franchise. And with that, we get her adorable mama. I love her mother! Dolores, if she returns, will have to crawl her way back up into the girls' good graces and I'd be willing to watch that, because she dug her own grave. P.S. Random observation, but Dolores' son Frankie is super gorgeous, but how can an 18 year old guy be *that* buff? Hmm... (See, I'm taking Dolores' approach by insinuating drug use with zero facts to base it upon, just casual observation, heehee) Oh, is THAT how it's done? That's how one can come to appreciate Miss Mortimer. Okay, I better rewatch last season when they do their next marathon. Cuz I'd sooner take Jules back.

Loved Camille's comment. That's the Camille we know and love. I actually loved the dog scenes with LVP. I'm a sucker for helping poor dogs that have been abandoned. I look at their sad faces and I melt. I don't know the details of the Ken assault allegations, but I'm sure we'll be treated to a lame flashback of the time he placed his hand on Yolanda. New Jersey's reunion was mostly a letdown. Soggy looks so checked out and foolish. She's sitting there like an enormous oaf with a dress that resembles a chenille throw. She's still holding on to the most flimsy of reasons to be angry at Margaret. It's a pathetic, weak storyline. Meanwhile, her bestie Dolores looks HORRIBLE! Nevermind the weight gain, she's got her Mariah Carey tittles sloppily spilling out and her face is a sloppy mess! She looks nothing like she used to and it's all bad. I appreciated the mention of how Melissa contacted Danielle back in the day via Facebook, but again, she scooted right past being in the hot seat of how underhanded she and Joe were at contacting Bravo and getting on the show back in 2010.

Yes to all of this.

Aw, thanks for posting the link. I'm sad for Jill; you know she loved him with all her heart. Glad to see so many of the housewives come together to pay respects. I'm sure Bravo got the okay from Jill that they film outside. Good to see both Ramona and Bethenny especially showing respect to Bobby, given their histories with Jill. (P.S. Where's LuAnn?)

Oh they sure do love trying to make new catchy memes and gifs. With them, I'm laughing at them more than with them, cuz their attempts are too cheeseball, but I still like them. LVP still has wicked timing and humor, whether she's in her talking heads or off the cuff as they film. NJ: The only interesting thing about that Reunion promo was having NYC's Ramona call Andy during taping. The Tales From the Crypt comment Teresa says about Kim D is funny, but again, it's all so played out and scripted with these people. Can't they just have Teresa visit New York next year and mix it up with the boozehounds and brainiacs in that city? Be stupid with Sonja and get a verbal beatdown from Bethenny. Can you imagine Bethenny and Teresa having a verbal argument? Bethenny would already be at round four while Teresa is still mustering up words for the first round. I know, I know, it'll never happen, but I feel like they're just keeping NJ around for Teresa.

It's no wonder NJ ran only 13 episodes. They really had nothing else going at this point. Siggy losing her mind and focusing on "the Hitler" comment plus all the other minuscule crap she tried to drag Margaret through was tired, desperate, and played out. Haven't watched last night's yet, but thank goodness we've come to the end of this season.

She worked at the Lobo, though we never saw her in action. I can buy Roseanne Conner voting Trump in 2016. The character is now in her 60's, still lower-middle class in a small town. Classic story these days. Personally, I've seen my dad go from voting for Bush Sr. in '88 to Clinton in '92; Obama in '08 to Romney in '12. I'm willing to see where this goes, and I won't vilify Roseanne Conner, the character, or Roseanne Barr, the actress just yet.

I think any revelations Roseanne gave on the series finale (Bev is gay, Dan died, Mark with Darlene, David with Becky, Jackie is gay) are reversed and ignored (thank goodness).

That's what I LOVE about Dorinda. Her drunken messes and slurred speech is reality TV gold, but at the heart of it, she has genuine compassion for everyone and is level-headed and intelligent. Yes @Taoboi have a blast watching early seasons of NYC, especially seasons 2 and 3. Their 3rd season stands out as the best season of all Housewives shows, bar none.

Agree 100% NYC is just fun to watch and so many of the relationships are organic. LuAnn as the heavyhitter so many years into the show is perfection; Dorinda is the best addition to a cast ever; and the show blends drama and comedy perfectly. I'm actually surprised this show has such a fresh perspective after their dismal seasons 5 & 6, because I feel there's still story to be told between the ladies currently in the cast, whereas others like OC, NJ, and now ATL are so beyond played out. I agree about Caroline Manzo, to be honest. She brought the solid central family unit to the show, something that is sorely lacking from the Guidices or Gorgas. Ever since we started the rotating new castmembers, it just feels hollow; trying to find people to fight with Melissa and Teresa. Teresa is still here just to pay off debts. When all else fails, they trot out Kim D for a couple episodes for some nonsensical vindictive [scripted] drama. Beverly Hills, my 2nd favorite, it's still early in the game, but we're seeing too much Dorit. And yes, the way she and PK were schooling Teddi and her gorgeous hubby about "Rinner" was tacky and calculating. But I still love my LVP, Camille, Rinna, and yes even Kyle and overall enjoy the ride these ladies take us on. Atlanta feels like they're feeding us a lot of appetizers with no main course. Hopefully this is a slow build to an end-of-season blowup, but for now, it's just light viewing. EDIT: I forgot. I'm actually looking forward to Potomac returning. I have a feeling it's going to be a fun, messy year. The gloves are coming off!

The only political affiliation they ever mentioned on the original Roseanne was when Leon (the episode in season 8 when he got married) admitted he was a Republican. That would be an interesting route they could've taken.... I remember reading that in the later years, Laurie Metcalf actually met with Don Knotts for "Barney Fife" pointers. Lawd have mercy, please don't go back there. I'd much rather see the Jackie Harris circa seasons 1-5, now older with a kid out of the house and she's single and ready to mingle.

Perhaps it's an "empty nest" situation where Andy's all grown up and out of the house. It'll be interesting to see how they play around with the younger generation's ages, since Harris Conner Healey should be 21 this year.

Wow, and yet they still look like someone took a dump on their faces. As the saying goes, you can put a pig in a dress and pearls, but at the end of the day it's still just a pig.

Love, love, love it all. So excited for this.

@Cat I was just going to come on here and say that I hope Siggy's behavior is Bravo-induced in order to have some sort of drama for the show, but if she's still taking this on via Twitter, she's just looneytunes. What are we up to, episode 12 next week? I hope 13 is the finale. If all they have going is Soggy Flickabooger's tears over the Soggy and Hitler remarks, this will go down as another weak season. The Posche fashion show was just a non-factor with dopey Kim D. Danielle's return didn't pack a punch that we'd hoped for. At this point, this show is just around to help Teresa Guidice's financial problems. Add to that, NYC has garnered higher ratings than NJ on Wednesdays.

I fell asleep during Atlanta. Granted, I'm quite under the weather currently but...

Yay, Anne Marie! And Crystal, too. Yeah, I'm surprised about Martin Mull, but who knows, they may have yet to announce it.

I can only hope she said that to be cute, but we know she's just dumb.

Aw that gets me excited for the next season of RHONY. Lindsay Lohan, yikes, poor thing aged herself by 30 years with all that partying... I like Margaret, but she's not in the same league as Queen Dorinda. Give her another season and maybe she'll elevate her status