Faulkner

Well, since the big reveal has aired, I guess Maxie will want to call “backsies” on giving her child away to Brook Lynn and Valentin?

Well, look who’s back and spicier than ever!

Not good, this show. Don’t care about any of this. Victoria is a disaster of a character.

Coco vs Jen

Barty retired mid-match against Linette, I saw. Are we actually seeing a committed Sloane? Trying not to get my hopes up…

From Los Angeles 🇺🇸

Oh no worries at all. I’m sort of disappointed in the Countess this year so far. I will say I’m mostly enjoying this season. I like Eboni a lot, and she’s definitely more than capable of holding her own with these ladies. What we’re seeing is the uneasy first steps of integrating these long-standing mostly white casts. As others have said, I’m sure it’s exhausting for Eboni to have to be a “teacher,” but it’s also exhausting and very unpleasant to watch. Been there, done that. Hopefully Eboni’s tease about her and the women coming to an understanding post-Hamptons leads to a more enjoyable viewing experience. One thing I’ll add is that if Bravo were casting a RHONY from scratch in 2021, they’d likely pull from a group of women with much more racially diverse social bonds. Sure, race and microaggressions would come up, but it would be far less “on the nose” and afterschool special-y.

Oh I agree about her below-the-belt, uncalled-for comments re: Sonja. She was kicking Sonja when she was down on that bus ride, and I’m also glad Eboni defended Sonja.

That Eboni/Luann fight made me uncomfortable. Eboni *really* hit a nerve with Luann, who’s had some major dust-ups over the years (like Bethenny calling her a “slut” in the Berkshires or her interactions with Dorinda and Alex). I’ve never seen Luann react so viciously to someone. I love Luann. She’s probably my favorite HW of all, but her energy this season is very heavy and off, even with her new man. Maybe her struggle to stay sober isn’t helping. Ramona was just… Ramona. Leah is just antics. This was maybe the first time I thought her tears were real.

Mackenzie McDonald really effed up, didn’t he?

Yeah, I just feel like the charts need to better reflect how people consume music. We’re in an age when data are more ready available. I’m sure the industry loves to incentivize sales. But one big thing is stop counting 50,000 remixes towards one song.

I *thought* so, but my memory is fuzzy since my viewing has been off and on.

It’s not DAYS without someone bound and gagged in a room.

LOL. I expect Stereogum to be taken out by a DDoS attack before the end of the day.

I haven’t watched yet, but it’s sad to see Luann taking Dorinda’s place as a rage monster. Her rant last week against Sonja was ugly and low.

At least today is against a decent player (Khachanov), but I can’t with Kei always getting himself in these long-ass early-round matches.

I’m screaming! LOL!

C’mon now. We’re all grown! Be naughty 😈

Speaking of Swiss players, didn’t see this one coming:

Holby City cancelled after 23 years to make room for two new long-running drama series set beyond London: https://deadline.com/2021/06/holby-city-cancelled-bbc-23-years-1234767733/

From Spain 🇪🇸

From Israel 🇮🇱

The French are so bad at this. Like that should have been a moment for the ages…

Sloane just came back to beat CSN, who played her first match since recovering from cancer. I wonder if Sloane is actually hungry again.

Brad obviously thinks he is killing it with this Vinny story. How wrong he is. Maybe it’ll begin the evolution and introspection we’ve been longer for with Liam. I doubt it, though.