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Nene is taking her gay audience for granted. Her calling Brandon "queen" and "girlfriend" came off as homophobic.

Kenya, for all of her bravado, isn't great at defending herself, as shown by that scene at the spa. She's good at targeting the weakest people (Porsha, Natalie).

Yeah, that RHONJ preview sounds good. That show needed an overhaul in almost every way. Glad that Dina's back and that Teresa and Melissa have come to a truce.

Is this show worth watching again?

One thing I WILL say is that I don't yet feel the friend chemistry between the three leads. I feel like the group scenes between Patrick, Dom, and Augustin are the weakest/falsest on the series. The scenes of them in their dating/working/outside social lives feel much more authentic.

Jax and Lisa are on WWHL, and Sandoval called in, threatening to spill the tea on Jax. He says knows dirt on Jax that's a thousand times worse than anything that came out this season and started in on why Jax changed his name when he moved from Miami to L.A. Jax was getting uncomfortable and told Andy to get Tom off the phone.

Carlton is like RHOBH's version of Aviva. Doing waaaay too much and snarling for a fight. But agree that Kyle effed up by throwing out the "anti-Semitic" label. She let Carlton bait her. Looks like the Brandi/Lisa war heats up next week.

Well I wasn't expecting that finale. That punch from Sandoval looked fake as f*** in the previews, but man he got Jax good. Loved Sandoval's conversations with Stassi, Lisa, and Jax. If this show is scripted, they did a good job with those scenes.

And Lisa even entertaining the discussion about "Who's shagging who?" and amping up the Stassi/Jax/Kristen drama... I get that she's "Not a real mom, she's a cool mom," and she's plays the role of wise sounding board for this group of horny twits. And at the end of the day, it's all a silly TV show, but it's not a good look. And eventually it will get tiresome. That ship is close to sailing right now.

I just don't see what Alex brings to the table. Simon is a hoot, yes, but she's humorless. She's not fabulous, which is fine, but she's not witty either. And if we're wanting a more grounded contrast to the more larger-than-life personalities (LuAnn, Ramona, Sonja), I think Heather (who I love) more than fills that role. Heather can shut bitches down with one cutting line, including loudmouth Ramoma, and that's without getting nasty and unhinged like Aviva. Alex often struggled to defend herself even when she had the upper hand (the hives when she confronted Jill, the silly "You're a mean girl/I'm in Brooklyn" speech, the insane arguments where even Kelly came across as more lucid).

I do wonder how much more mileage they can get out of Stassi/Jax/Kristen/Tom/Ariana musical beds. Stassi is a great character who is oddly lovable in spite of her narcissism and cruelty, but she could easily become unbearably shrill. And it feels like a reality TV version of Torchwood in that every character does something ridiculous that would have gotten them fired in any other universe, but they stay on for the sake of the TV show. (Well, until everyone got killed off.) It all makes Lisa look silly and unprofessional.

Never understood the love for Alex McCord. She was always annoying and abrasive and only became semi-likable when she hitched her wagon to Bethenny to go up against Jill. Her appearance on Couples Therapy only further proved how obnoxious she was. She can stay gone.

My bet is that Kenya is like Carole from RHONY - slays in her THs but can't think on her feet. But someone needs to set Nene straight, though. Kim probably came closest because she could rattle Nene and make her get physical.

Kenya and Kandi are joint MVPs. And I definitely think Kenya took in the fan feedback from last season and made adjustments. The test will be if she can bring it at the reunion. Phaedra wiped the floor with her last year, and Nene is even more quick-witted and overbearing than Phaedra. Kenya will have to come correct if she's going toe-to-toe with Ms. Leakes. I hope she does.

Wow, totally forgot this was on tonight. That's how much the spell has been broken.

I'd rather see Porsha stay than see Mynique come aboard. She is useless and clueless.

Between that and throwing the drinks at Stassi and Katie, I wouldn't be surprised if a domestic violence arrest is in his future.

Did Tom Schwartz body-slam Kristen in his attempt to break up the fight? He gets a bit handsy with women.

Andy just announced that Phaedra will be on WWHL in two weeks the night RHOA returns. Should be interesting.

Yeah, Peter basically held Brandon down, letting Apollo beat the crap out of him. Good for Brandon for not letting these Neanderthals totally punk him. He fought back hard.

Nene was being messy - and hypocritical for attacking Kenya.

Nene, Apollo, and Christopher Williams are getting the brunt of the hate on Twitter. Apollo absolutely should have been arrested. What a clown. His latest arrest is well-timed. And hopefully this finally knocks Queen Nene off her pedestal. She's been doing childish [!@#$%^&*] for too long without facing a backlash.

That fight got too brutal and ugly. I don't want the show to become RHONJ.

Ok, so Nene started it.

Yeah, I hadn't realized Tika had a BIG part in "Ride Along," the Kevin Hart/Ice Cube movie. It debuted No. 1 last weekend, breaking records. Good for her. (So funny how ABC ignored her and Michael B. Jordan, and now they are bigger stars than any of their pets. But that's another thread entirely.) Next week looks to be a Candace-heavy ep. I just don't know if I have the stomach to sit through more of the nonsense.