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Word on pretty much everything you said. I do think Dorinda did the best she could in the circumstances. Dis-inviting Sonja was likely producer-mandated -- aka Bethenny refuses to film with TipsyGirl! How interesting that Carole does not demand the same thing with LuAnn. Looks like Carole badly needs LuAnn to hate on while LuAnn has her SLs with Bethenny, Sonja and Tom and couldn't care less. Personally I love Dorinda because she has a lot of heart. I hope she is not too deep into the *alleged* drugs. Personally I believe all the NY HWs are using/abusing something. Possibly coke. Allegedly. LuAnn's a partier. Sonja... well, we've all seen her high as a kite. Same with Ramona. Same with Dorinda. Bethenny and Jules? I don't know. Maybe as part of their weight-loss program? And Carole openly tokes and takes ecstasy because she is so hip to the 'young people' now. LuAnn owns that she loves men and loves having a good time. She smokes and parties and adores that whole nightlife/freebee invites thing. So I give her props for not pretending to be something she isn't. *side-eyes Phaedra* In NYC people are pretty open about their love life and dating around. LuAnn was totally baiting Bethenny when she said she 'helped' come up with the idea for Skinny Girl. I understand why Bethenny was pissed about that. However, Bethenny has been such an ice-cold bitch. She pretends she doesn't care about anything and is the truth-teller, but she is constantly belittling the other women. Being bitchy is not a sign of strength, it's a sign of weakness because she wants to be the only top dog on the show. I am sure she will kick LuAnn'd ass next week though for daring to suggest that Bethenny is not a lone business whizzkid. Ramona is tacky for not cleaning up after her pooping dog.

Hey Cheap! Shinee recently celebrated their 8th anniversary together. Jonghyun also released a solo album this week called She Is. I liked a couple of songs on there including Orbit and Cocktail. EXO comeback in early June, and I A BEYOND READY FOR IT. Big Bang might comeback also at the same time!

OK so some HWs old and current attended a couple movie premieres yesterday, and I wanted to share this because #FacialReconstructionWatch. I almost did not recognise Kelly Bensimon. Somebody blew her face up with fillers. Her breast implants look really high. Another bad boob job -- Sonja: I did not even recognize Kathy Wakile! I think she looks good! Ugh though. Look who she brought. Ramona. Still dressing her age. Is it me or does Kristen look different in the lip and chin area? I can't believe she would get her chin augmented but it looks extra strong here. It kills me to say this but Kyle looks effing amazing here: And so does Erika.

After watching a few minutes here and there of last seasons' NJ, I swore I would never watch the show again. It was absolutely awful. The three newbies made me want the Manzos and Wakiles back. However, I did watch that Teresa Behind Bars three-parter (or whatever it was called) and kind of fell back in love with Juicy and the Giudices again. This ^^ is actually a pretty good trailer considering last year's options. I can't help liking Juicy Joe and Chris Laurita, crooked as they are. I hope Juicy and Rosie reheat their bromance because that was the best thing ever. Spray-On Wig I sometimes forget is even on the show, pawing at his wife for sex. I cannot stand Jacqueline Laurita and her awful excuse for a daughter but I guess that classifies as a hate-watch. Same with Melissa Gorga. I hope we are spared Sushi Richie this year. Basically I hope this season delivers, it has a lot of ground to make up. As for the OC trailer -- I see Shannon Beador has not forgiven Vicki yet. I also see that David is still on his I'm Sorry I Had An Affair worldwide apology tour, and that Heather still cannot act (if that fake crying scene in the limo is anything to go by). And everytime I see Tamra, I just have this visceral reaction. I really cannot stand that foul woman. When is anybody ever going to call her ratchet ass out once and for all??

Don't worry, we all understand That may be another reason why I don't want to pick up Cheshire and Dallas also. Speaking of catching up... RHoNY: I cannot even process anything other than REY. That creepy, coked-up stalker. Anybody who chases LuAnn (of all people!) out of a party with an open bar HAS to be somebody you do not want to meet in a dark alley. Even Sonja, queen of bad judgement when it comes to who she surrounds herself with, was like "Get your face out of mine, you creepy f*ck." The fact that Ramona went to bat for this ass-boil speaks volume as to the person she is. We always knew Ramona to be selfish and rude on a Tourette's level. She was also a truth-teller on the show in an entertaining way which is kind of why she has stayed there so long. After the divorce from Mario, we all thought a more grounded Ramona was emerging, but it turns out she is as trashy and spiteful as she ever was. She glommed onto this crazy for one reason -- to get cruel gossip on LuAnn so she could continue to denigrate her around town. I can't stand John, but he was completely in the right when it came to throwing these two out of the party. Ramona is trash. Bethenny, as hateful and hard as she is, rightfully called out Sonja for all her shady business dealings including this latest one. I like Sonja and felt for her when she started to cry because Bethenny was cruel and harsh. However, Sonja is surrounded by Yes People who coddle her and probably rob her blind when she is passed out drunk on a bed. She needs to hear some cold, hard home truths. She has started some businesses which have gone nowhere and probably filched a lot of other people's money in the process. Bethenny is just letting her know that she is onto her and she won't be able to filch her business idea. The more Carole's boy toy, Adam, appears on the show, the more physically unappealing he comes across. To the point where I'm like "Princess Granny Bradshaw can do better, no?"

Janet was amazing! Did you catch her effortless shade of Pettifleur at the beginning of the show? "Who begs to diffah? Why do you need Spanx if you are in da best shape of your life?" I died laughing.

No problem! I've been checking this thread (and a certain downloads site) all week to see if it had been posted, so I would have found your post eventually!

OMG NBA I love you! I've been waiting forever for this Reunion to be released! I cannot believe how streamlined that was. Just ONE Reunion episode -- not three -- and pretty much all the major hits were covered. First of all, bow down to Alex "Care Factor Zero/I'm Not a Sex Worker" Perry. His hosting puts Andy Cohen to shame. Yes, he does seem to adore Janet the most, but he was fair with everybody and let everyone speak their peace and even tried to moderate the shouting. When he walked off and then came back and tore them all a new one I almost cried: "When you all talk AT THE SAME TIME, we get JACK. SH!T. Nothing. It's the third fuckin series! You know that! But no, jump in, everybody have a go... Jesus! What is the matter with you? OK, shut up, let's get this next one out." Gina: I love Gina but she was dismissive of Gamble's feelings and she shouldn't be. I love their friendship but it is clear that Gina is the more powerful one and views Gamble's friendship as one of many, whereas Gamble obviously looks up to GIna. It's too bad, because I do think Gina has let the fame go to her head a bit. Gamble: I love Gamble a LOT and always find myself sympathetic of her feelings. I can see she is struggling to maintain a friendship with Gina that is both give and take and on an equal par. Unfortunately, I don't think this is a friendship that Gina necessarily cares about and therefore it will lapse. And that's a pity because not all friendships are the same, and Gamble is probably a more loyal ally than a lot of Gina's tagalongs. I didn't particularly like Gamble standing up for Lydia tho. What is there to defend? Lydia is a fake and a snake. Susie: Susie is dull but direct, to the point, completely true to herself, and badly needed on a show like this. The way she outed Lydia for the rat she was concise and perfect. Other than that, I couldn't care less about her or her dating life. Janet: I can always count on Janet to bring it at these Reunions! Yes, the "you dumb, fat bitch" was way personal about Lydia. Doesn't mean it's not true, however. Pettifleur: At the end of the season it looked like Pettifleur, after being on the outs with everybody, was starting to gain some ounce of self-awareness. Oh well, looks like she has completely regressed on that personal growth. What a delusional nut. Still thinks she is on a fabulosity par with Joan Collins when she is at best a Z list wannabe. She just sounds ridiculous and vulgar. BTW, Janet's imitation of her ("Who begs to diffah? Why do you need Spanx if you are in da best shape of your life?") was uncanny! Jackie: I know she's an acquired taste. But I like her and think she is genuine on the whole. Yes, she is self-righteous, and it will be interesting to see what happens when she is eventually called out on her own mistakes. But she was the only one (along with Janet) willing to call out Lydia for the slime she is. Kudos. Chyka: I love her. Even though she barely spoke, she is clearly OVAH everyone and doesn't want to talk anymore about the rumors nobody can talk about. Obvs there must be gay rumors regarding Bruce. I don't think he is gay BTW. But she is done, and she wants to protect her family and her business. If RHoMelbourne returns for a season 4, I will miss her. Lydia: WTF was she wearing? She looked like a bride wearing a turtleneck who had been attacked by dogs on the way to the church. She got off easy considering, but I guess that was thanks to "legal issues" nobody is allowed to mention. Lydia is also the most unconvincing liar known to man. I don't think anybody believed that wet denial about not sleeping with Shane Warne. All in all... I hope RHOM will be back but it felt a little like goodbye so I don't know. Still, it has been my favorite RH franchise this year by a country mile. Just the way they have each other pegged is so glorious.

I don't really have much to say about RHoNY, except that I am done with any SL which has to feature Jawn or any mention of Jawn. Sonja is a [!@#$%^&*] idiot for thinking that she could launch a drinks line called Tipsy Girl and Bethenny would let her get away with that.

Smoker's voice. I know what you mean. I have that too. I watched a Y&R episode yesterday, and she was in it being Ashley the caring mother to Abby, and all I could think of was her snarling and banging her fist down on the table like an angry child, or telling Kathryn to "Zip It" on her birthday yacht ride mess. I'm really sad about that.

RHoMelbourbe: I'm late! What an awesome season finale. Melbourne is really good at not letting too much toxicity overwhelm the show (although the fact that Chyka is leaving after this season saddens me -- even though I know this is the best for her family and her business. Leave them wanting more, Chyka!). The show balances humor very well to dissipate tense situations, and I love that. Melbourne has been my favorite franchise this year as a result -- by some distance. Glad Lydia and Chyka made up like grown adults (see! This is why somebody like Chyka is needed to bring balance to the show. Gina, you are going to have to fulfil that role next season!), even though Lydiot is the biggest fake-ass on the planet. Her eyes kept wandering to the camera as she 'apologized,' as if to say "Hey! Are you catching what a good person I am?" All the ladies calling Lydiot out was a thing of beauty. This has been a long time in coming. Jackie stepped over the boundaries by bringing up an affair, even though Lydiot needed to be put in her place. Lydiot's denial in her VT ("What a pig") was so unconvincing. Her form of defense it to belittle everybody else? Bye, bimbo. She is such a poor liar. I'll be stunned if anybody wants to film with her next year. Also the donkeys for her mum's birthday? Reeks of try-hard. Pettifleur seems more humble and self-analyzing rn, but who knows how long that will last before that needy, monstrous ego rears its head again? Jackie's reading for Susie almost has me convinced that her gifts are 100% genuine.

Wow, that is sad news! I really like Chyka a lot. Not only did she throw some spectacular events for the show but she was also a voice of reason and accountability on the show. Too bad she's going, because now there will likely be more [!@#$%^&*]-stirring and ridiculous OTT reactions *cough*Pettifleur*cough*

RHoNY: Even though I didn't notice Sonja wasn't on last week it was nice having her back after that bitchy episode. As delulu as she is, Sonja always adds a lightness and humor to her scenes. I also thought she was spot-on when Ramona went at her for drinking too much and what an embarrassment it was. Sonja calmly acknowledged that she overdid it and now it was time to cut back. And she also pointed out that it was rich of Turtle-Time to be going after her for boozing it up. Sonja has a very clear picture of her relationship with Ramona and how it blows hot and cold -- and she is accepting of that. As she puts it, she and Pinot are more like sisters than BFFs. Bethenny redeemed herself a little bit in my eyes after being a horrible bitch last episode. Bethenny at least has the wherewithal to recognize how Mean Girls she came across. The lunch with Jules was actually watchable, despite Bethenny's VTs where she cannot stop with the quips. The talk about eating disorders was real, although I think Bethenny forgets that she too admitted to suffering from an eating disorder once. Maybe she didn't want to bring it up because of the possible impact on her SkinnyGirl brand which also does diet foods. Unfortunately, Carole remains as clueless as ever about how she comes across. She can't stop going after LuAnn even though LuAnn is careful not to mention her or stays out of her way now. Let it gooooooooo, Angry Bradshaw. She also speaks like a 16-year old and it is not a cute affect. It looks like she is copying Brandi Glanville -- FTR Carole is a supposed writer/former journalist! She is also way obsessed with her boyfriend (as every teenager is). We get it, he's young. Young doesn't always mean cute, though, Carole. He seems a bit over her TBH. Dorinda next week... lawwwwd. She needs to stop drinking so much, and needs to drop that awful, controlling, sweaty boyfriend.

I haven't seen Part 3 yet either (busy week!) but I agree that LVP sounds very done and over with Andy Cohen and his behaviour towards her. Andy really is biting the hand that feeds him so far as LVP is concerned. I hope she quits the show. She doesn't need it thanks to VPR having a great season - I'm just really surprised me disappointed with how Andy's glaring bias doesn't get dealt with. And I agree that LemonLyme seems absolutely fine. Finally watched! It was exactly as you guys said. And you are absolutely right. LemonLymes is completely fine. She was glowing triumphantly as everybody's grandmother and her cat stepped forward to sock it to LVP one more time. When Kyle attributed the word "integrity" to Yol, even Yol looked almost shocked that she had managed to pull the wool over everybody's eyes to that extent. Erika going after Kathryn for the sake of it was unnecessary. Kathryn stood her ground and wouldn't be ridiculed into not showing support to LVP. Weirdly, I do think that Erika, as icy as she is, does like Kathryn. Maybe because Kathryn is a genuine and kind person. Eileen looked so bad in all this. SO bad. Humorless, small-minded, petty, mean-spirited. I wish I didn't have to see this side of Eileen. I wish I could have been left in the dark and carried on being her fan in blissful ignorance. Kyle is whatever. If she didn't have Kim or wasn't on the show, I wouldn't miss her. Lisa Rinna engaged in one giant exercise in back-pedaling. Not a good look. I used to think that she and Eileen were probably telling the truth, but the more they yapped at LVP about how she manipulated them, the more hollow and odd-sounding the story seems to me. Basically, LR is frightened of Yolanda big-time, and she doesn't want to take the fall alone, especially with Andy being so supportive of Yolanda's 'journey' and unwilling to ask an actual question about the veracity of her disease. Brandi in that VT looked a damn fool. It just highlighted how inarticulate, immature and irrelevant she is. She was trying so hard to be witty and the other women looked completely bemused as to why she even got a VT. Even Yo, glowing with pride at her protege, STFU when she realized it went over like a lead balloon. LVP: SO DONE. And she said she had no apologies to offer. I wouldn't either. She got hammered worse than Season 4 (when even Brandi was lowkey asking to get their friendship back and Yolanda had to back-pedal over the "Ken assaulted me!" allegations). She held her own, but after a while it was redundant watching the women pile on her for almost 3 hours. Like what was the point? The point got lost and forgotten under a wave of psychobabble like "own your sh*t" and "speaking my truth" and "#my journey." And the true point was that some people had questions about WTF Yolanda was doing, EVERYBODY was talking about it, so Yolanda and her enforcers Erika and Eileen got ultra-Stalinist about the witch-hunt as to who was gossiping privately. The end.

https://twitter.com/LisaVanderpump/status/727705414608011264 Well. I think that says a lot. I still haven't seen the final part of Reunion (I will though! Just been busy and want to mentally prepare myself) but LVP sounded done, done and DONE. I'm guessing having Andy show the Brandi film so that none of the ladies on the couch could have a right-to-reply may have been a last straw. At least Joyce has tweeted her support. Going to watch RHoNY at some point too; I can't believe how badly Andy's BFFs Carole and Bethenny are coming across this season thus far.

Retooling, without a doubt. I know Potomac has its fans here but I just couldn't warm to it. Dallas seems dead in the water to me. RHoNY was retooled and, after a very slow start, I think the retooling worked for the franchise. I just couldn't stomach Jill, Kelly and Cindy Barship (Google her if you don't know who I'm talking about!) one second longer. The clash between the professional HWs (Ramona, Sonja, LuAnn) with the actually wealthy HWs who felt they were too good for the show (Aviva, Heather, Carole) was great drama. "You're both white trash, quite frankly." The one show where retooling didn't work was NJ. I can never watch that show again the way they gutted it... although the Gorgas and Giudices really have nobody to blame but themselves for that. They ate the show alive with their toxic, dumb-ass feud.

So Andy piles on LVP but doesn't call Yolanda out on her inconsistent 'medical history'? Bye. At least Kim showed up face to face with the women and answered questions. I appreciated that she did that, even if I still think she is delusional about her habit. OTOH I also understand that this addiction is a constant, decades-long horrendous struggle for her and she cannot face up to it completely. What was Brandi's excuse for not showing up? That recording sounds like pure BS. I don't know if I should watch. Let LVP go focus on VPR and her restaurants and not to worry. Bring back Trashbox and Pill! Rinna will love that. And once Yolanda and her minions turn on somebody else (I'd be nervous if I were you, Kathryn and Rinna) and BH descends into a trashfest of tampon-string-flashing proportions, Bravo will be begging for Lisa Vanderpump's return.

RHoNY: Dear lord, Bethenny and Carol's mean-girl shtick is SO tired. I can't believe they spent an entire party pointedly sitting apart from and walking around 'avoiding' people. They were even worse at Jules' shindig. Like, how old are you two? Bethenny's voice literally exhausts me after watching this episode. I feel like she just gave me laryngitis. Carole is an instigator. I cannot stand her immature ass. She talks and acts like a 16 year old. LuAnn walks into Bethenny's birthday cookout with, God forbid, a GIFT... and we cut to Carole bitching about LuAnn trying to make the party all about her. Girl, SIT DOWN. Were not enough people kissing your Radziwill-by-marriage butt that day? The fact that LuAnn kept on smiling and having a good time really made her sour. Now that she and Bethenny are a little clique, she seems to be hoping to turn Bethenny against Lu and have Bethenny fight her battles for her -- just like she had Heather do for her the past two seasons. John needs to GO. He is worse than Peachter in term of thirsty.

Hahahahahaha Our poor lil soapy gals... Rinna gave us panicked expressions of desperation on multiple occasions. Like when you tell a bad joke and are hoping someone will laugh, but instead you're left there in silence looking like an oaf. Glad Andy called her out. If you're gonna play the game, you gotta do it right. I think she initially thought the audience would back her, but learned otherwise. Eileen, I can't even defend. There was so much stupidity, nit-picky nonsense, and hypocrisy. In one single moment, she scolds LVP for not being considerate of her feelings and then dismisses LVP's. Pot, meet kettle. She shot herself in the foot by admitting that no matter how LVP apologies, sincere or not, Eileen won't accept it because she doesn't trust her. So WHY the endless back 'n forth all season over what constitutes as a genuine, heartfelt apology? Thanks for wasting our time over something that you'll never view as resolved. LVP's ellipsis (the three dots...) in her blog comment regarding Kyle being called an enabler on the beach, yet it was omitted in editing. Hmm..., indeed. Kathryn has definitely won me over. She had a rough introduction, but y'all are absolutely correct that she brings humanity to a situation that is mostly toxic. She can burst into tears, empathizing with Kim, yet they barely know one another. And it's not crocodile "Look at me! I care too!" tears like others (:::cough, Rinna, cough:::) I'm glad they included some lightheartedness in the middle of the episode. LVP looks ready to check out. A mid-season reentry, a la NeNe, would be a good way to ruffle their feathers next season. They will no doubt be in the middle of an internal battle, turning on one another after they believe they've dethroned The Queen. I'm just so over Yolanda and her Jerusalem Journey. She's nothing without her refrigerator and lemons. LOL agree with so much of this! Lisa Rinna was running around like a squawking chicken with her head cut off at Reunion! You know, I almost bought into TT's essay about LVP being the mastermind behind all this 'Is Yolanda sick?' stuff, given that she and Yol really dislike each other and each think they should be top of the heap on BH. But then, tonight, I caught the episode where Yolanda has ze Lyme Gala and the ladies fly out to Dubai on TV here (the UK is only 4 episodes behind the US, possibly because LVP is popular here!). It's clear the Gala is a turning point. Kyle oohs and aahs at the big stars at the Gala (and Gigi + Joe Jonas!) and weeps in Yolanda's arms about finally understanding Yolanda's Journey. In her VT she talks about how uncomfortable she was about Rinna saying the M word and Rinna shouldn't have foisted her opinions on everybody. Cut to Dubai and Rinna hearing all about the Gala and Kyle's epiphany. Her face goes white under the bronzer. Suddenly she realizes that everybody is making up with Yol and she is left out in the cold looking like the nasty gossip. Even Eileen is throwing her under the bus for it. That's when Rinna realizes she has to backpedal somehow so that she isn't given the Bad Guy edit. Eileen is happy to help. Hence what transpired. Interesting that when Yolanda lectured Eileen and Rinna at Reunion about being sensitive to Kim's struggle, Eileen snapped back at her "Are you going to let me talk?!" The sympathy for a sick woman only goes so far, I guess! The minion snaps back! IA about the mid-season entry for LVP. I have no doubt Rinna will go apeshit over Yolanda's miraculous recovery. Neither woman like each other at all. And Yol will send Erika in to do her snarling and biting. Since Eileen hero-worships Erika so much, this will force her to take sides. And then LVP, Shiva and Lea Black (yes, I want her on BH! NOT Joanna Krupka's mangy ass tho!) sweep in at some big party to size up the mess.

N.B.: Lisa Vanderpump posted her blog... but on Facebook, not on Bravo. I don't know what that means (i.e.: whether she is done with Bravo or just did not want her blog edited), but here is the link. Anybody can view it: https://www.facebook.com/LisaVanderpump/posts/1176537299045779

RHoBH: The argument between Eileen and LVP about DA AFFAIRRRRRRR --- I can't anymore. Both hate each other and any apology that LVP gives her will be dismissed because Eileen doesn't trust her, as she said. Rinna and Eileen were a veritable tag team tonight. Eileen is smarter than Rinna and defends herself better. Rinna looks like ridiculous flip-flopping like a seal (as NBA said, she is WEAK). Especially when Eileen told Kim that she was supportive of her recovery and Rinna had to pipe up "Me too! Me too!" The side-eye LVP gave them was priceless. (That wasn't the exact side-eye to Soapy & Sudsy but unbelievably nobody has gifed it yet ) By the same token, as soon as Kim pushes for an apology, Rinna gets defensive and aggressive. Now, I don't think Rinna should apologize to Kim for calling her out on her sh*t. I don't think Rinna should apologize for bringing it up in public either -- sweeping it under the rug has allowed Kim to continue drinking and using, unbothered, FOR DECADES -- and allowed her to attack people who accuse her of using. But she could have amended her tone a little. In any case, I think she came across badly this Reunion, and I bet she couldn't believe her ears when Andy pressed her on her tendency to blow things out of proportion. Nice try trying to get on next season with the promise of 'a real BBQ.' Kyle continues to quietly relish in LVP being put in the hotseat, and in her sister's SL making her look the saint/heroine/victim. I am so over her boobs in that dress at this point. Yolanda is... sigh. Exhausting. Her need to be center of attention and treated like a Queen all the time is exhausting. She is suffering from something, but given that her current 'doctors,' her creepy 'health advocate' and the CLD she has self-diagnosed have all been thoroughly debunked by the medical world, anything she says is questionable. One thing I do believe is that she is out to get LVP (her glee when she talked about Mohamed and Lisa's friendship being over) and that she considers herself to be above the other ladies. The way she snapped at Rinna last week to 'Sit Down' (and Rinna obeyed like a chastened child!) illustrates everything about Yolanda's disdainful attitude. She truly feels she is too good for the show. Erika. Cold as ice. Her face was so hard and emotionless when she was 'comforting' Yolanda in the dressing room. She is emotionally closed-off in so many ways. She would rather pay for gay minions to surround her than reach out and make a real connection with anybody. Kathryn is wonderful and real, and I cannot say enough how much I like a presence like hers on this increasingly toxic show. Actually, she would make a great friend for Erika if Erika could get past DA BETRAYAL. Like NBA said, maybe she is too nice at heart for this nest of vipers. But she is badly needed. LVP is better off leaving to do Vanderpump Rules or a spin-off and let the rest of the women scratch it out. They are obviously trying to alienate her, and clearly she won't film with Rinna, Eileen and Erika next season, nor they with her. The break in relations is real -- at this point, Yolanda is more likely to film with Lisa that RinnIkaLeen. Best to let Rinna turn her OTT outrage on somebody else -- or at least die trying. You know Yol is going to punish her for Munchausen. And Bravo will probably bring back Brandi and Kim to go up against Soapy and Sudsy. LVP can come back at next season's finale in a gorgeous dress to survey the ratings carnage.

They've started going a bit back and forth directly at each other on Twitter rather than indirectly or via their followers. http://twitter.com/eileen_davidson/status/723738059036987394

LOL as soon as I saw it, I had to put it in my sig! Even if each annoy me sometimes (for different reasons), I love both for what they uniquely bring to RHoNY.

Lydia is.... delusional. Fake. So, SO dumb. She cannot even lie convincingly. It was obvious when the ladies asked her if she'd spoken to Chyka that she was lying through her teeth. And the way she turned on Pettifleur and started swearing at her -- I don't even like Pettifleur's delulu ass, and even I felt sorry for her. Lydia showed her true colors (kind of like she showed her true colors in S1 when she rolled her eyes at Gina on the phone telling her about her cancer scare). Lydia is more than just a gossip -- she is a spoiled princess and a mean girl. She is so jealous of the other women and their success and happiness and wealth. She has to be the one who has it BETTER than anybody else. It must kill her that Chyka is so successful and happy and married to a hot, fun-loving guy like Bruce. It must kill her that Gina is considered the breakout star of this show. No wonder she warmed to Pettifleur: that's a 'friend' she can look down upon and disdain whenever she wants. She would die if she was booted off this show and that's why she lies about everything, NBA. She feels like she needs to in order to maintain a facade. But she's so stupid that she doesn't realize everybody saw through that fakery a long time ago! The scenes with her mother and brother and poor Joanna were so contrived and meant to burnish her image, but she's so condescending and dumb that the show doesn't even need to give her the bitch edit. Also: I have always thought of Lydia as very attractive in a 1950s Italian starlet kind of way, and I still do. However, if her face gets any bigger, it is going to rival the moon. Jackie... well, I can't hate on her for bringing to light all the awful gossip Lydia has spread about everybody. She is nosy and a busybody. In some ways, though, I think she fronts a bit like Lydia sometimes. Not so much about the psychic stuff, but the marriage. I noticed at the doctor's office she was tapping her husband's arm so that he would take her hand on camera. I also didn't need the references to her 'helping him out' with his sperm sample, lol. I guess this is all heading towards a 'surprise' pregnancy announcement either at the finale or Reunion. I also cannot wait until Reunion. I hope Alex 'Pissed Off' Perry hosts again. I am ready to see Lydia get her comeuppance. I hope we don't see Gina vs Gamble as I love their friendship and was sad to see it had cooled slightly over the course of this season. Susie really has no real reason to be on this show, huh. Wasn't expecting Janet and Brian to make the decision they made tbh. RHoNY: Finally caught up with it. John is just awful. Dorinda needs to boot his ass out of her life, but now that Bethenny has barked at her to do so, Dorinda can't. It would be like showing she was meek and doing Bethenny's bidding. I still really like and sympathize with Dorinda -- feels like the women are just taking potshots at her. Jules makes Kristen look smart and savvy. At least she's a tad less blah than Mount Rushmore Face, but I don't know how long she can sustain the skinny SL. Carole is mean, vicious, jealous and looking for relevancy. As usual she has made herself BFFs with the Queen Bee of the show so she can hide behind her when things get too hot.

I loved Troublemaker too (he and Hyuna were a really good combo!) and I liked one of his solo songs that he did (I think you posted the link to the mv when I first got into kpop). I think he was ready to go and not feeling being a part of the group anymore, so maybe it's for the best that he pursue a solo career. I do like the 5 members of Beast that are left and am not worried about their ability to carry the group forward. I also read something on Omona that Hyunseung might be ready to do his military service, and that's maybe why he called it quits -- better to get the military done with and then come back as part of a new agency and new musical set-up. I know, 2016 has been a tough start. I'm still bummed about Minzy. I'm still bummed that 4minute's Act 7 mini-album didn't sell all that much in Korea this year! I thought it was awesome.