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Oh Adrienne can kick rocks. She and her nasty chef Bernie who tried to shop the story that Paul Massif was physically abusive.

Of course they're having a good time. They are high-fiving each other on their plan to oust LVP from the show once and for all. It won't be peaceful for long, though. I wonder who will turn on who first? Welp. That's that, then. End of an era. She has refused to film with the other women for over two months so clearly she is done with the whole shebang. As the Jezebel article points out, she's leaving at a time when the franchise kind of sucks. I assume she will stay with VPR. Maybe this will give RHOBH a new lease of life. Or maybe the show will turn into another RHOV as the hyenas turn on each other. Or worse, it stays deathly boring because everybody wants to show how 'nice' it is without LVP 'stirring the pot.' What I want to know is: will LVP be attending S9 reunion?

RHOD: Finally caught up on last week's episode. Copenhagen is such a picturesque city. Love that my girl Cary is finally stepping up as peacemaker/trip organiser. She has a wry, dry sense of humor, and voice of reason is a good fit for her. We haven't seen much of Cary this season -- I'm assuming because she and Dr. Deathly hired PR consultants over the break who told them to stay out of the limelight and repair their image. Why do I feel like Brandi is an afterthought this season? That 'alcoholic' plot to try and nail LeeAnne was lame AF! The fashions and make-up on this trip are giving me mid-1970s European soft porn vibes. Allegedly! Not that I would know. But yeah, Cary's contoured make-up and D'Andra in that red bell-bottomed onesie -- yikes. I blame Gucci for this eurotrash 70s mess that is in fashion currently. RHONJ: Not sure what to make of the first episode. On the one hand -- thankfully -- it still retains some of the lightness of last season. OTOH, it was like a weird mishmash of tropes from other RH shows. We have another bodybuilding competition to prep for, some vaginal rejuv (on a 71 year old woman no less); we even had some Flipping Out thrown in. Not sure I'm excited about seeing Dolores and Frank do renovation, but I like Dolores and find her much more tolerable without Siggy. There was a lot of her this episode. Margaret's bed and shower scene with her husband was a little TMI for a RH show. What is it with the NJ HWs trying to imitate Tamra?? Teresa has done something to her face (or her lips and it is... jarring. Thankfully this is a shorter season but you can tell they chopped a ton out of Danielle's SL. I don't even understand why. They might as well have kept it in if they are going to show her with her guy.

I believe he sang on the album, including the Chinese version of Tempo (of course). He also appears in the MV (chinese version more than the K version). I love Oooh la la la. I also love Bad Dream, 24/7 and Smile on my Face. DMUMT is a pretty solid album overall. And of course I am still obsessed with Tempo as a comeback song. It's pretty original as far as kpop goes.

Thanks for this. I appreciate that kimrichardsfan is representing the facts clearly and showing both sides and nuances. I think the tea he/she has is real and probably from a production source (or *cough* Kim). And I am in no way surprised to see Kyle instigating this whole anti-LVP thing! Riling up Teddi to do the confronting. So let's count who is involved: 1. Teddi , 2. Kyle, 3. a gleeful Rinna (hate her!), 4. Dorit by whom this whole mess started. Clearly, there was a plan about bringing LVP down and everyone got assigned their part. Erika is avoiding direct involvement for now, but she is the true sniper from the side. So much of BH's rivalries are wars-by-proxy. Teddi is Kyle's proxy, and Rinna is definitely Erika's. The real war may be Kyle vs LVP vs Erika. Kyle has always ducked behind her victimhood to deflect audience backlash, but she is a real mean girl who abused Camille S1 and Brandi S2, who used Kim to both tear her down and look saintly by comparison. She has never got over recommending LVP to Bravo and seeing her usurp the audience's affections to which she always felt entitled. This season is going to be a mess. LVP has not filmed since early September. I doubt she will show up to reunion. A cast trip to Paris (again) with only 3 people? Yikes. I wonder how these terrible forest fires are going to play into production. Denise Richards and Camille have definitely been affected by them. Poor Eileen also. Porsha, while entertaining in small doses and on the periphery, is not cut out to be carrying the show like she's an OG.

I don't want it to happen because I too love M2M and the chemistry of the cast as it is. Also I like the medicine aspect of it, and people like Simone and Jackie would have their life's vocation watered down and disregarded on a show like RHOA. I also like M2M's focus on marriages and the couples' retreats to the Caribbean, etc. I like that they have therapy sessions and discuss problems openly. It creates empathy and understanding between the cast. Even if not all the marriages have worked out, some relationships I think have strengthened as a result.

A crazy thought crossed my braincell last night... You don't think Bravo is trying to get low ratings for M2M so it can move some of its more popular cast members over to RHOA if the current ATL cast doesn't gel? Damn that idea sounds especially silly all typed out like that.

No worries. It's hard to follow/support many groups in kpop, let alone one -- especially as I know you like Shinee a lot. I follow EXO, but I haven't got into any of the CBX stuff or the Japanese releases because I don't have time. Anyway, thought I would post this latest cb so you could check it out without major commitment. I like the song so felt it was worth posting about.

This latest OC episode reminded me a little of RHOC 8-10 years ago. We have multiple plastic surgeries (which I personally find fascinating). Bravo even did a nice little merge of Vicki's different faces through the years which was greatly appreciated by this long-time viewer. Also: Steve Lodge reminds me a little of Donn. Tamra's son Spencer is... not at all what I expected! Shane's coldness at Emily going through her twin babies' birth and death certificates was so odd and so unsettling. I'm not asking that he boohoo on camera if he doesn't want to, but he literally patted Emily's head like she was a dog and then perfunctorily put the baby box away like it was his tax returns. I have really grown to like Kelly this season, especially her friendship with Shannon, but she is going to get her ass kicked at Reunion for letting Gina take the fall with Tamra when she was kind of encouraging Gina's conversation with Shannon. I also predict that Reunion turns into an intervention for Shannon's alleged depression/drinking issues.

I don't think Andy is driving this either. He is a big fan and for once I agree with him! M2M has authentic couples living real drama, and most of these people have important and worthwhile jobs that go along with that. I can't tell you how much I love some of the women, Jackie especially who has a shining spirit that emanates from her core. I feel like a show like RHOA pales in comparison next to some of the insight we get here. I would have thought M2M would have helped RHOA maintain ITS numbers at a time when RHOA is in dicey transition! Saturday is almost worse than Friday as a timeslot. I don't understand this move at all. Not when a bunch of Bravo's other shows are on shaky ground. M2M is still viable and has a couple good years left in it.

I love the performance levels in kpop. I mean, it comes at a high price: these kids are literal slaves to the work. But my god, they come up with some amazing performances. I am a dance buff and have a real fondness for the stand-out dancers in kpop groups. EXO Kai is my favourite out of them all. Not just for his technique, but for the joy and passion that emanate from him when he performs. It's the same with a real great vocalist (like D.O.) and his vocal ad libs.

SATURDAY?????

Yikes. I always forget Porsha is in the cast. Clearly I am the only one, because Bravo seems to think she's an actual asset to RHOA.

I haven't watched the episode yet, but Eva was already working my last nerve last season with her highly lacklustre, nasally attempts at existing. I don't know who she thinks she is, but Cynthia Bailey was an honest-to-God working model of the 90s (when fashion was LIFE). Here she is with a few other black models of the time -- Queen Naomi Campbell, Empress Iman, Tyra Banks, Veronica Webb, Liya Kebede, and (I think) Beverly Johnson. ....Whereas Eva la Basic (who I actually liked on ANTM) got on the reality show treadmill instead. Did she ever end up working in New York and Milan at all after ANTM? Or did she skulk around LA in the hopes of some Z-list TV work? How can she call herself a model? And a young one at that? She's 34! Unless you are a supermodel GREAT (see photo above), a modelling career is usually over before 30.

@Faulkner @Cheap21 EXO just release a new album, and their comeback single is Tempo. I have put a fancam of Kai doing the choreo to Tempo at the showcase, just because I think it is an incredible cam of one of the best dancers in kpop at the top of his game. You can really see the choreo with this, and his moves are so sharp and strong: And here is the official mv:

Are we sure this was Kanye? There are no CAPS LOCKS.

She did? Then what the heck did I hallucinate? I liked Kari because she was so OTT in S1! She seemed to confuse M2M with a 90s cable-movie-of-the-week. I also liked the glimpses we got of her with Toya in later seasons -- she seemed so much warmer and softer, and IA I always liked her and Toya's friendship.

This talk about S1 reminds how I forced myself to finish it. I didn't get back into it until S3. One reason why -- Mariah and Quad. They were trying way too hard. Mariah was calling herself KWEEN. So many fools consider themselves Queen Bee straight off the bat without having earned that title. And most of the audience are like "...... Who are you again?" I was actually rooting for that evil fake b!tch Kari over those two. Mariah was appallingly treated by Quad during S1 reunion. Quad was like Mariah's Plain Jane sidekick who at Reunion suddenly glammed up out of nowhere and threw Mariah under the bus. The other women followed Quad's lead in order to stay on the right side of production. I feel like S1 had to happen for Mariah to get humbled and eventually earn the audience's respect. If 'respect' is the right word to use with Bravo.

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Joan really is 85 years young! She could probably pass for 55 with her energy. I saw her a few years ago in her one-woman show and she is a force of nature. I am so pleased her career is getting a second/third/fourth/fifth wind! Of course, she has been working pretty consistently for decades, but this AHS role is getting extra attention. It's like people realized they'd been missing a little Dame Joan in their lives.

RHOC filmed their reunion. My guess on couch seating: Emily - Vicki - Shannon - ANDY - Tamra - Kelly - Gina ...although I don't know whether Vicki has a 'sit next to Andy' clause in her contract lol. Early days, but prediction for Dallas reunion: Cary - Kameron - LeeAnne - ANDY - D'Andra - Brandi - Stephanie.

Dallas: Mama Dee's cooking group, featuring her BFF Marian and Kameron's MIL matriarch, Jimmy, was the standout scene of the episode. Mama Dee is such a deliciously shady... drama queen? Villain? Pot-stirrer? Friendship-whisperer? All of the above? I don't even know how to characterize Mama Dee anymore. I just know that I LOVE HER and need her to be a full housewife! Especially when she was oh-so-casually rinsing a pot right next to Leeanne, Kameron and D'Andra talking, eavesdropping like the busy-body she is.. D'Andra is such a messy, watchable villain. There is so much Freudian stuff underneath that anger. D'Andra seems to be coming slowly undone as she seethes in jealousy over Leeanne and stresses over the family business that she is about to crash and burn. Like a spoiled child, she cannot take an ounce of criticism. Kameron remains the show's VOR. Sorry you can't handle it, D'Andra! Thankfully very little Brandi this episode. BTW, is it just me that finds Stephanie & Travis a rather sweet couple? I feel like they are truly into each other, for real.

I'm sorry we are on the outs! To put my comment into context: I said I'm ok with them, not that I love them! I don't disagree with your characterization of either Emily or Gina. However, if I am more indulgent towards them, it's because I like them better than Peggy-Lydia-Meghan. Peggy talked about cancer and masectomies, which I found very hard to watch in light of my mom's own battle. It made my brain hurt every time she tried to verbalize her situation. Lydia was trying too hard to pick a fight. And then there is sour, spoiled, entitled, judgey Meghan. A woman I dislike almost as much as Rinna and Bethenny! S12 was a really draining watch for me, to the point where I eventually peaced-out. S13 may be dull as dishwater but it is easier for me to switch off my brain and just... enjoy it? And that's because I don't have as visceral a reaction towards Lawn Guylind and Budget Jeana as I do to last year's crew.

I didn't think of it in that context, because Vicki was so casual and up-front about it, but yeah, people judge those who need medication to deal with depression/anxiety. Kelly's reaction also helped to demystify that stigma. All three of the Core 4 had good advice for Shannon which she would do well to take on board, not just about her mental wellbeing but also about being self-involved. But she wasn't ready to hear it in her boozed-up, angry state. She also has preconceived notions about anti-depressants and maybe even depression itself. Some things cannot be handled by holistic medicine alone IMO. Unpopular opinion but I like Gina and Emily better than last year's newbies, The Lesser Peggy, Meghan (who I have aggressively disliked since S10) and even Lydia. I don't know if they will last on this show, and I don't know if they deserve to last, but I'm ok with them.

OC: Team... Both Sides? I understand where Shannon is coming from: OC vacations are like Survivor, where one HW is singled out as target. She thinks that is what Tamra has done with her. Tamra is giving off Old Skool Costa Rica vibes and definitely playing up to the new girls. OTOH I get where Tamra is coming from. Shannon is self-involved. This is not Breaking News. Kelly also has it right: Shannon has been depressed for years, probably before she even came onto the show. While I applaud Shannon for not wanting to numb her emotions with hardcore medication and is happy embracing her feelings, the good and the bad, clearly she already self-medicates with alcohol. Surely therapy cannot hurt? Emily is *gasp!* growing on me....? Vicki's outfits this episode, oy. That dress was too low-cut and I was seeing waaaaay too much 59-year old boob. Also, Ramona called. She wants her black macrame cover-up back. God, I love Vicki. She was FABULOUS this entire episode. I also like that she is the VOR and trying to be supportive to Shannon.