Faulkner

I do like that Ramona admires her for escaping a similarly troubled childhood and becoming a successful businesswoman. I actually like Ramona a lot this season. She’s still super oblivious but also with a deeper sense of self-reflection and taking stock of her life. The women on this show just have much richer and more well-expressed inner lives than on the other series, even with all the broad comedy and drunken antics.

I don’t miss the Bethenny one-woman show either. I like Leah a lot too, and she brings a lot of the Frankel wit without the I’m so much smarter than you arrogance, self-absorption, and overbearing judgment. I just don’t fully buy her in this group quite yet. New housewives are always tricky unless they’ve had long relationships with the cast that preceded their appearance. Her banter with Sonja is fun. And I must say Drunk Sonja was a blast at that stuffy dinner party, and I don’t tend to love her when she’s three sheets to the wind.

Lots of records being tied or broken on this week’s Hot 100;

Why can’t TEB go back to that hairstyle instead of the dated Jessica Rabbit look she’s currently sporting?

From Mumbai 🇮🇳

Ok, I’m cackling at this reunion.

Another Jill track from back in the day:

Oof. That Guy Fawkes goatee on Josh Morrow. Not a good look.

Such a beautiful song from Jill Scott (watched her IG Live “battle” with Erykah Badu last night, which was such a warm chat between friends):

I like Gigi too and thought her stand-up was way better than I expected it to be, given how the show previewed her stumbling. But who was it who did her puppet in the mini-challenge? They clocked her for falling back on her robot schtick after the Snatch Game success. I love Jaida as well, and she would be a deserving winner at the end. Her stand-up was terrible, even accounting for the fact that Sherry screwed her over by running long. (Just a cringeworthy concept.) All in all, I think I somewhat agree with Ru that this has been a somewhat strong season.

From Quezon City, Philippines 🇵🇭

From Essex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧

From Denver 🇺🇸

Wow, the Drag Race editors (and Michelle Visage) are dragging Sherry Pie tonight. But it’s weird because the judges seemed like they enjoyed her performance. They’ve done a somewhat seamless job of downplaying her this season, but moments like this show the disconnect. They obviously don’t want to elevate someone who admitted to heinous things, yet it feels dishonest. I suppose they didn’t have much choice. The two black girls in the bottom... Heidi out. Although it’s clear RuPaul genuinely adores her. So since we know Sherry Pie is not making the finale, the Top 4 is set: Jackie, Gigi, Crystal, and Jaida.

Yeah, it’s just rare that a person in the HW circle would be so ubiquitous (showing up to almost every! single! event!) yet so silent. Almost eerily silent. She’s like a strange inanimate object with a face that rarely even smiles or changes expressions. They must have really hated her, or she must have given them next to nothing to work with.

This Elyse chick on NYC is just the weirdest presence. It’s like they were testing her, and she was such a dud that they’ve essentially silenced and erased her from the show. But she’s always around!!!

If you lived in NYC over the past 20-30 years, you know this guy’s commercials.

From South Korea 🇰🇷

From Hendersonville, Tennessee 🇺🇸

From Kütahya, Turkey 🇹🇷

Sad.