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I am still some episodes behind because I just do not feel the urge to finish watching. The past two seasons have not been stellar but this season felt unwatchable to me. Not quite OC-unwatchable, but close. Damn damn DAMN! She quit on them? Yessss go Kenya Brielle needs to sit her lazy ass down and hush. This bimbo left her purse in her UNLOCKED car this week and promptly went on Twitter to complain when it got stolen. Duh. And Wig dishes it out but she can't take it. - ...Again. - It's been a while since we saw Kim's crocodile tears. Hope all that Botox doesn't impede her ability to emote. - She's 47 year's old. Medical science is shocked! - Marlo is trying to secure a peach, but for somebody so trashy, she sure is dull. - That was probably her stipulation for showing up to reunion in the first place. I hate how Andy attributes RHOA's success to her.

I'm just hoping it is a two-part reunion. I don't need 3 or 4 parts to hash out this meh season.

I'm hoping she got KIm Z shook. I mean, we all know Kenya can demolish Poorsha, but that's an unequal fight given that P is such a dim bulb. #MyJobisDone maybe means she is ready to move on from RHOA. Which is a shame as I don't feel Eva/Marlo/Shamea combined are worthy replacements.

I hope you won't be disappointed! I feel like we built the episode up with our rantings. But honestly Erika and Dorit made my blood boil. I trust they are still getting dragged across social media.

It's crazy how Erika is actually the opposite of who she claims to be. I couldn't believe it when she smirked about "Ms. Crybaby" and "that's just how life works" in her VT. She is so achingly desperate to appear cool and tough. Yeah, it's real tough out there on the mean streets of Pasadena. The mere sight of somebody else's vulnerability drove her into a rage; the irony is that as a viewer I found Teddi's tears -- a weakness according to Erika -- a sign of Teddi's strength. Erika, by contrast, looked completely ridiculous. Cruel. Played out. I hope so re: Rinna. She looks like she is trying to ape Erika with the coolness and 'shady' VTs, but it's not a role that fits her well. Rinna is better when she lets her dork flag fly and puts her foot in her mouth.

I have noticed that Kyle has been less kiss-assy of Erika this season -- and Erika less kiss-assy of producer Kyle. I'll believe it when I see it though. And I never rule out another S2 Reunion surprise where Kyle turns on LVP and aligns herself with Erika and the Supremes Dorit and Rinna. Erika's 'pure comedy' remark on Twitter already got some great rebuttals! "Humiliating someone is 'pure comedy.' Check your values." Another one: "Your behavior and outfits this season are pure comedy, honey." My fave: "Temporary amnesia...but only you can call people liars, at least she said it to your face and not the camera." Erika is acting all no f***s to give on Twitter, but we all know she gives a great many f***s. She already has her own fans canceling their pre-orders of her book. I wonder if Erika and Rinna will bail before Teddi. Rinna seems bored, and the heat is turning up on Erika.

Her blog is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 ! "Erika and Dorit [...] couldn’t be my clients, because I only accept women who are able and willing to look at themselves truthfully. I assume the issue with this/me is that I’m holding up a mirror to the truth and it irritates them." "It seems like Erika is enjoying the rift between LVP and Dorit more than she lets on. Or she’s just not sure of how to function in a legitimate friendship that isn’t somebody telling her how amazing she is on a loop." "Oh, and crybaby? Sure, I’m a woman with emotions, and I cried [...] What’s not natural is for you to stop another woman from trying to comfort somebody who’s obviously upset. But all bow to Regina Jayne. I won’t be sitting at that table. I prefer genuine people and feelings over ice and diamonds."

@Nothin'ButAttitude @Faulkner @MrPrezident @DaytimeFan @Gray Bunny @Taoboi Done with all these b!tches making Teddi cry and trying to convince the audience we didn't see conversations that we SAW ON SCREEN. Rinna defending Erika and Dorit like a bobble-headed Sarah Huckabee Sanders was embarrassing. She rags on LVP's age almost every episode, but at least LVP's memory isn't in pieces like the Selective Amnesia Twins! I choked when Rinna said Dorit is a dolphin in a sea of sharks. Yeah she is -- and you and Erika are the sharks, Rinna! This entire Erika-Dorit-Rinna 'friendship' is cooked up to get one over LVP in front of camera and behind the scenes. LOL I know people will think I am a delusional LVP stan for saying that, but everything about this new little trifecta [(c) Ramona Pinot] smells strategic and fake. Erika is a contrived mess of stale glam-squad fingersnaps. She has zero authenticity. Every word she uttered sounded ripped from a bad teen movie, while everything Teddi was saying about Dorit's lies and Erika's fake amnesia was pure truth. Teddi is everything Erika says she is but isn't. I'm glad she's getting dragged on Twitter. When even her die-hard fans are calling BS, you know the bloom is off the rose. Dorit is dog-s***. The way she physically dragged a quietly-weeping Teddi out of the restaurant hissing "You have no right to be upset, I'M the one who should be upset" was borderline evil. Then she pretended that she showed her out because she "cannot bear to see anybody cry" -- B!TCH. I hope your ass gets ROASTED at Reunion!

Not just her fangurl. He "co-wrote' Erika's very-soon-to-be-released book and is with her on all promotional interviews for it. He is basically her new Mikey.

This peripheral RH story unites two of my favourite things: b!tchy (ex) HWs and duelling skincare lines. It's Glow by Jabot vs Beauty of Nature. http://tamaratattles.com/2018/03/10/heather-dubrow-comes-for-lea-black-in-her-latest-infomercial-for-her-skincare-line/ Heather Dubrow was pushing her skincare stuff on Evine when she decided to disparage Lea Black's (of Miami fame) skincare line Sudden Youth. This has now gone viral and Lea Black is not happy. Heather tried to cover her ass https://twitter.com/HeatherDubrow/status/972656948200996864 She's a fool to have done this. Roy Black is one of the most feared lawyers in the country.

NYPD have had info on Weinstein for years but his good buddies in the DA's office quashed any attempt to investigate or prosecute. I'll believe they will go to grand jury when I see it, frankly.

So Charisse, who is deathly obsessed with Karen's Grande Dame status and renovated a guest bedroom 'champagne room' in her house, is now reduced to FOH? That must sting! Don't care much about Ashley's marriage. Most of it played out organically last season. I hope Robyn is leaving Juan's disrespectful ass. I am shocked about Karen's. Black Bill Gates asked for a divorce?? Say it isn't so! I am legit surprised by that and the blue-eyes cheating allegations. Gizelle... sigh. Sometimes I like you, sometimes I don't. Glad Katie is not back. Not only was she like watching paint dry, but all those foundations she 'chaired' were dodgy as hell. I have a feeling not a penny raised went anywhere near a charity. Unless we're talking about the charity that begins at home lol.

I don't know and can only speculate. But my impression is the Hustler chickened out for S1 because BH was an unknown entity. As its fame quickly grew, she came knocking again. I remember her on WWHL gushing like a fan and name-dropping Kyle. Which is also why I don't buy her recent story that she has never watched the early seasons when her pre-BH appearances on WWHL seemed to suggest otherwise. Erika kind of was bully-ish from day one. She and Yolanda (two peas in a pod) orchestrated the Munchausen witch-hunt. I remember the BBQ at Erika's house where Yolanda showed up and they confronted Rinna about Munchausen, and Erika screamed at Rinna "TELL US WHO F*CKIN TOLD YOU TO SAY IT!" Because Yolanda was busy cryo-freezing the Lyme out of her system much of the time, it was left to Erika to play the enforcer.

The amount of gushing and adulation she gets is insane. It's everywhere, on every blog, podcast or article about BH I read. It's got to the point where I actually wonder if I'm nuts for not getting it. I want to like her but there is no humor or shading with her. Everything is so literal. Everything Teddi relayed to LVP and Kyle about what Dorit said was Facts Only. Seeing Erika go after the newbie to score points for herself is so... pedestrian. Doesn't every low-ranking HW striving for relevancy do this in order to assure her place on the show? Isn't that beneath *Mikey finger-snaps* the Kween of Mykanos? Erika and Rinna are trying to make Teddi the fall guy for the season while Teflon Dorit slithers away unscathed. Erika likes to pretend she's the only one on the show who calls it like it is, but Teddi is fast taking on that mantle now. Plus I don't think Teddi is intimidated by Erika's Tom's money either.

LOL I was like 'Are we only halfway through the season?' LVP did it perfectly. You know everyone else will talk smack about the 'sniper' waiting to punish Dorit publicly... but this is hardly revenge in the most evil sense of the word. Dorit talked behind LVP's back, LVP knows it and has mostly forgiven her, but is going to toy with her a little bit to remind Dorit not to become too complacent. Even PK seems to understand this and made no effort to make a scene and defend his very own Donna Martin like some porky David Silver. From the previews, looks like some of the women are out to get Teddi. It's a shame, because I am warming to her. Teddi makes her own mind up and is not swayed by the other women. Some would say LVP might have a problem with somebody like that, but -- surprise, surprise -- it is self-proclaimed truth-bombers Erika and Rinna who are gunning for her. Rinna was on WWHL recently and there was suggestion that Teddi should be fired after this season. So the agenda is clear here. Speaking of Rinna... I'm wondering if this is her final season. She seems ready to bow out after four seasons. Her heart is not into it, she's not really filming with the others and doesn't seem particularly close with any of them tbh.

So they ARE filming for S3. That's great! Glad all the cast is back. I'm not wild about Kameron but I can take her in small doses. Brandi is needed for pot-stirring and drama. And D'Andra has been a revelation.

RHOD cast celebrating D'Andra and her husband's 4-year wedding anniversary in full length gowns, in true 80s Dallas style. Tammy Faye Bakker Mama Dee was there too! Only person missing was Brandi (hmmmm). I wonder if Dallas is filming and if this party was included in the filming. I sure hope so! Dallas deserves a S3. It was arguably the best franchise of 2017. http://www.realitytea.com/2018/03/02/real-housewives-dallas-cast-celebrate-dandra-simmons-4-year-wedding-anniversary-photos/#/slide/1

Luann is evil? That's going a bit far... not when we have so much real evil going on in the world right now! As far as karma is concerned, Luann got paid back and then some. She had Ramona throw her first marriage in her face, and EVERYBODY threw her second one in her face seasons 8 and 9. As far as I am concerned, Luann learned her lesson after the pirate episode and when she eventually lost Jacques. She was demoted to FOH in season 6, but instead of being a pot-stirrer, she focused on bonding with the other women (I think the presence of Heather as a positive person who confronted the toxicity, also helped set the tone for Luann). In particular Luann was a supportive friend to Sonja who was in danger of losing her home and in complete denial over it. That is when I knew that deep down, when the chips are down and the Count's money is no longer there, Luann stays positive, keeps it moving, and remains a good friend. As a viewer and a fan, she won me over from that season on. She's made some very public missteps since then but evil? No. Human, imo. Relatably human and flawed. But also not somebody who wallows in her own misfortune, plays the victim, or triumphs in the misfortune of others. That is an asset in my book. Tbh the attraction of a show like RHONY is not good-or-evil personalities, but shades of grey. There is far more to all these women than just being good or bad. And I enjoy it that way! It keeps me on my toes as a viewer.

Team Luann too -- and shame on whoever spread the rumor that Luann would not be a full housewife this season! Carole is just rubbing me all kinds of wrong in this trailer, even though her haircut and new facelift look good. She is surpassing her mean-girl mentor Bethenny. Even though IA with Carole saying that B gets aggressive with her lol. Carole's failure to donate or publicly support Bethenny's hurricane relief mission, coupled with her calling Luann a LOSER This lazy-ass unable to meet her book deadlines. I also didn't like the way Tinsley was almost gleeful about Luann assaulting a police officer. How quickly we forget our own mugshot and misdemeanours, Tinsley. Ramona was barely in the trailer, hmmm. I hope we still get those special Ramona Moments. (I also hope we get Morocco Part Deux!)

I think Nene looks much softer and more touchable without makeup, and the same could be said of Porsha who is a really pretty girl under the blusher and fake eyelashes. The Kardashians and the arrival of Miss Erika prompted HWs from across the franchise to demand more from their make-up artists. The NYC feel they are on a par with BH for being the crown jewels of the franchise, so they were bound to demand star treatment. Erika's make up is too much (and so is Khloe K's btw), but her first season, the dewy, light-reflecting filter cream on her skin was PERFECTION and was noticeable when she wore softer, dressed-down looks. It is too bad she has deviated from that because I heard from a makeup artist friend that ALL the HWs were asking their people who Erika's makeup guru was and what that cream foundation was. They all wanted it, and Ramona got it on her last WWHL appearance where she looked absolutely incredible. It's too bad Erika has gone the Elvira route this year because it ages her.

Some of the others do not really believe that Porsha was duped by Phaedra. They feel that Porsha knew the info was suspect when she said it, but that she did it to piss off Kandi and gain some relevancy on the show. Then it blew up huge so she left Phaedra holding the bag. I myself forget that she may have been duped by Phaedra. I haven't watched Sunday's episode but I will watch it tonight to see if I'm being too hard on Porsha. I'd like to think last year was a wake-up for her and that there has been some character growth. CORRECTION @DaytimeFan ! I can view it from my computer in London so you guys outside of the US may be able to view it too! And may I just say, this trailer is EV. RY. THIIIINGGGG. As I suspected when Bethenny indicated that Carole did not contribute to her Puerto Rico rescue mission, these two are on the outs. And I can't help but feel -- at last! This friendship/alliance needs to be broken tested. Lu and Dorinda are also front and center. You guys! This looks so good! I've been waiting for so long for a RH franchise to give me this kind of sugar!! I am so ready for Luann's arrest and redemption, Puerto Rico, Bethenny vs Carole, Tinsley's lost unicorn love, Dorinda confronting her drinking, Bethenny and JILL coming to an understanding at Bobby's funeral.... it is a perfect storm of organic, REAL events for NY's 10th season. April is still too far away.

-RHONYC -Bethenny & Fredrik (it's on Bravo after BH) -Shark Tank (ABC) But yeah you probably don't watch the other two. Judging by B&F ratings, nobody is watching that one either.

It does feel passé and, yes, insecure. Literally every episode the past 3 years has been about Erika being primped for a look. Clearly the shadow of Gaga is all over this. Gaga realized way back when Artpop flopped that 'committing to fashion as art' was becoming pretentious and ridiculous and an empty gesture. It became a case of the Emperor's New Clothes -- there's nothing there! She kind of had to re-prove her chops as a singer after that. For Erika the 'look' is all she has. There are no chops to prove. It's the same with the Kardashians -- they spend hours being made-up and groomed, just for a 2-minute scene in their empty white house talking about their latest Snapchat. It is inane. And Erika has taken on their old assistants and make-up artists so she is clearly aping them. I wish this trend would end. There is no reason to have an army of make-up artists putting five layers of contour on your face, just so you can be filmed snacking in your own kitchen.

Corrected for you. And ITA. I mean... i wish she'd eviscerate her another way. This is just playing to everybody's 'here she is pitting friends against each other' accusations. This last episode LVP was pretty upfront to Dorit, Kyle and Teddi about where she stood and her feelings. Now she's going to pretend everything is ok and toy with Dorit like a spider with a fly? Shades of Brandi being forced to sing for LVP 3 years ago. It kind of undermines LVP's position and makes Dorit look like the poor victim. Erika, meanwhile, laps it up. I didn't see Rinna at her birthday so I guess that cold war/hate fest is still ongoing. They really despise each other and that is hurting the show.