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BH reunion part 1 has already aired? I assumed it would be on Monday evenings like the show itself.

I didn't it take it is one! None of us will know for sure until RHOBH starts filming again (in 3 months time by my watch, but Bravo could always delay filming). I just think she in her blog sounds over it. She still has VPR in her back pocket, too. I am curious to know how Brandi handles the fundraising part of CA now that she's burnt some bridges. That's not a dig either. Well, ok, maybe it is. A little one.

It is exceedingly good and cathartic to read you, DF, that's for sure! I swear Lisa is done with this whole mess. Her blog practically comes out and says so. I hope you get a chance to watch RHONY this season.

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Oh! I liked the way Ramona did not back down to Aviva's charm offensive and told her why she did not trust her in a clear, direct but calm way. I also loved the way Aviva shaded Ramona with kindness by seeing she needed advice from Ramona because Ramona was older than her. That naughty glint in her eye, lol. The LEG!!!

I read that when I found the gif! This utterly confounds me because the gif makes me laugh so hard -- but in a good way. Like, it actually makes me feel warmly towards Jill. I like Ramona but I can't fault Jill for this! I don't know why Zarin blocked the creator of a gif that people use to denote their own Are you kidding? moments. +1 to your entire post! I really enjoyed the episode, the lightness, the fun, especially after a toxic run of RH franchises. I had almost forgotten the LOL moments we could have watching these shows. And the patented NY background music whenever we see Ramonja pottering around Sonja's increasingly decrepit house! I swear, Sonja is turning into Little Edie Beale of Grey Gardens fame, only with toyboys and dates. Even when somebody like Sonja and Ramona are down, they push through, carry on, continue living life to the fullest. They don't get any perverse enjoyment from moping or sinking into their sadness, it seems. Heather and Carole's friendship is made of so much WIN and it is probably my favourite thing about the show. Also, it is so nice to see two women without their faces having been pulled and injected to puffy heaven. I'm sure they have some help but their foreheads move! They have wrinkles! Both still rock their original noses. Obviously work is being done on some, if not all, of these women, but it is good work for the most part and they retain their individuality. Ramona looks like she had an eye-lift, and that's why she is coming her bangs over them until it settles. Whatever Sonja had done is INSANELY good because she still looks like her, only better. Her body is banging. And catching the preview of LuAnn -- that woman never ages, damn. And I know he's a dog, but Mario just seems to get hotter as he ages. Aviva's lips are definitely plumper but they can't hide the crazy! And IA with Chris that she isn't sorry at all. Making amends is part of a wider agenda for staying on the show (BTW, Sonja pointing out that Aviva's mom drank herself to an early grave after living with her father was an unexpectedly lucid moment from Sonja).

Might they be moved to Mondays once BH ends?

I am SO excited to see the first episode! Actually, it's all I can do to not start LMAO at work! And I'm posting the gif below because, well, it's a spectacular photobomb by Jill Zarin.

Apparently, Yolanda and Lisa talked a lot of stuff out before going into dinner in PR. they hashed out a lot of their differences, and Bravo filmed it but didn't use it. I'm not sure why. I would have liked to see it. Not that it changes the grand scheme of things now.

More than that, Brandi felt used to generate some buzz and ratings for VPR. Honestly, I think Lisa cared for Brandi more than just to help boost her spinoff. But as they grew apart, that spinoff became more important in Lisa's life and she threw herself into it, probably to get away from the tension with the BH HWs. VPR is probably the thing that irks the other HWs a lot because Lisa got a spinoff and they didn't, and it is spilling over into BH sometimes. Purposely spilling over into it. Lisa seems more invested in it than BH this season. The Scheana thing... sigh. I don't know what to make of it. I don't think Lisa is an evil mastermind, out to get Brandi three years before they even met. She is friendly with Scheana because of Pandora, and for the sake of VPR. Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of VPR, though I haven't finished S2 yet. I find Lisa thirsty on that show. She's always involved in these kids' trivial lives and I'm all, haven't you guys got jobs to do?! I can't understand what on earth she and that boring bimbo have in common. I could see her liking Stassi because Stassi is more dynamic, a doer, but what do I know? VPR feels totally scripted, like The Hills before it, and so I can't take anything as truly real, just have to treat it like a scripted soap. I can't buy Lisa's concern or involvement in their lives. It will come as no surprise to you that I don't think Lisa is being fake with 'accepting an apology but not really,' lol. She tries to keep it relatively civil but it was clear that with Kyle, later with Adrienne, the apology, while accepted, was tempered with "I am still hurt about it and it is going to take time for me to trust in you again." Lisa is entitled to feel that way. Lord knows I would feel hurt. She is even entitled to move on and never trust them again. Come to think about it, I never heard or saw an outright apology from Kyle after S2. We did see lots of Kyle whining about "I've apologized again and again and I can't do it anymore!" (but which we never saw). In Paris, we got Kyle tears and "I'm sorry you took it wrong" which is sort of a non-apology. Kim's apology coming after the glee she went after Lisa and Ken in the past two episodes was laughable, and Ken treated it with the polite contempt it deserved. OK, thanks. Bye. Tabloidgate... eh. I think it is made up but that's because Brandi has been saying a bunch of things and then backtracking heavily, so... These issues, sigh. They really are just a cover to nail Lisa to the wall by any means necessary. IA that Lisa sees her pain as outweighing others but a lot of us are guilty of that, lol. She feels betrayed by a bunch of women all at once. She feels they are looking for any excuse to attack her and now Ken, too. Yolanda was going full Emmy with her self-righteous act. Kyle's hurt has kind of got lost next to all that. Brandi's issue has gotten mixed up with I hate you/I love you/I want to be with you/you are so toxic I don't want to be near you, and it loses impetus with the mood swings which are approaching Ronnie of RHoV levels. Like when she snapped at Ken about David Foster having a job. It was so petty and ridiculous (it's not like Ken doesn't work) but later she's all "I love that man, I want him in my life so much." I don't know if her last WWHL addressed any of this in a more balanced, focus way, but given the Twitter war which appears to have broken out between Lisa, Yolanda, Kyle and Brandi, clearly nothing was resolved at reunion.

The more I think about it, the more I can see why Brandi has a point about the Scheana stuff (if we put aside the likelihood of Bravo's meddling hand in that mess). Lisa should never have pushed it. Even last season, you could tell Brandi was hurt by it. But then why does Brandi muddy the waters with the bankruptcy allegations she got from a pay-as-you-go website? It's like she sabotages her argument by bringing all this other silliness into it, then says 'I don't want you in my life anyway.' But then keeps saying how much she misses Lisa and Ken. Her emotions are all over the place. I don't feel hate for that, but it is messy. I also think Lisa and some of the HWs have a totally opposite cultural approach to apology. Kyle Kim et al think an apology suffices to move on, even an insincere one. For Ken and Lisa, apology is losing face, a humiliation. And once something is done, so is the damage, they lose trust and don't go back. Kyle and Lisa's relationship has never been the same since S2.

I can't wait to watch (god knows when)! I am ready to love my Carole again (she disappointed me at Reunion for some reason). I want funny, sharp Carole! And Heather is love. Goes without saying. She ended up being my favorite last season. Her lack of patience with bullshit is the BEST. I also like how human she can be, too. It's not all "I'm perfect my marriage is perfect! Fake smile! Aspire to be me!"

Yolanda was a tool at that party. We saw a thousand Yolanda VTs where she talks about how Lisa acts like a Hollywood friend, not a real one, but what does she do at the BH celebration? Goes up to Lisa with air kisses and "How are you?" Like nothing even happened. Kim pulled the same trick after badmouthing Lisa and Ken. She apologized, Ken accepted it and walked off. OMG how dare he treat the star of Return to Witch Mountain in such an inconscionable way?! EVIL Ken! Then we had Yols inserting herself in Ken and Mauricio's conversation (which Ken had to take Mo elsewhere to properly finish), then had the nerve to jump all over him again for 'butting into the womens' conversation.' Worse, she tried to make Ken grazing her hand seem like a violent attack upon her person. She was bending over backwards to make Ken and Lisa look like the bad guys. It was clear that nothing Ken or Lisa would say or do was going to satisfy anybody, especially Yolanda, revolutionary leader of the peasants' uprising. At first I wondered why Lisa didn't just come out and say "I wasn't involved in Tabloidgate." Maybe because she couldn't get a word in edgewise. The others didn't want to hear it. Brandi told her to shut up, she didn't care how Lisa was feeling. And just when she started to get warmed up about Scheana, before Lisa can explain her side, she's all "I'm a stronger, happier person without you in my life so this falling out is the best thing to happen to me." Well, ok, then. Good for you. In that case, as Lisa pointed out, there was no point in Lisa defending herself. More importantly, Bravo doesn't want to hear it. Lisa already told Kyle she wasn't involved in Tabloidgate in PR. I kept hoping they would cut to that clip of her saying it, but they did not. Why should they? Because that would end the argument right there and this waste of a season would be exposed for what it is -- a whole bunch of nothing. The taglines at the end showed that no woman has any story going. OMG Kingsley hasn't passed dog obedience school! Portia wants to be a child star! Yay the Hilton gene! Brandi hates Boyce! Boyce is still trying to make her budget pageant happen! Carlton is doing nothing in particular! Kyle running after Lisa sort of made me want them to patch things up again, but at the same time, her constant need to paint herself the victim, to have Lisa acknowledge that victimhood and flatter her accordingly was exhausting. And why would she want such an awful person in her life if she was so hurt by Tabloidgate? it kind of undermines her whole argument. Lisa was so quiet and muted in this episode, she is well and truly over all of it. And this Reunion is going to be more of the same [!@#$%^&*], different day. I wonder if anyone will call Yolanda out on her [!@#$%^&*]-stirring. It certainly does not seem so in the previews. Finally, Brandi's "Checkmate, BITCH!" line was nowhere to be seen. Maybe because production realised that after the way it all went down, "Theckmate, bith" would look a damn fool. P.s.: Yol's hair at that party was the best I have ever seen it. Lisa's ass looked phenomenal in her dress. God knows what Motorboating Kyle was wearing. Kim and Carlton looked like hot messes. God help me but I am really starting to enjoy Boyce's husband.

Bingo. That is likely exactly what happened. The energy was so off, so low in the early episodes of the season. It really felt like morale was down. I would say, though, that everybody has been tarnished by this season, and truthfully, I cannot wait for it to be over. I feel exhausted by the whole thing. I hope RHoNY is more fun and irreverent like Andy Cohen has been promising. Personally, I can't believe they are giving RHOBH a 3-part reunion. To talk about tabloids in suitcases and who would Lisa save in a fire and how many events did Lisa and Kim go to? No thanks. Two episodes is enough. Clearly, even in three parts, nothing is going to be rectified or put to bed. If anything, judging by the Twitter action and blog entries since the reunion, the feuding has only gotten worse.

So Kim thinks it is unfair of Lisa to come at her for missing a bunch of RHOBH events, but is coming at her for RSVPing the graduation event? Get the !@#$%^&*] out! The jealousy oozing out of those four women, dear god. I have no clue what Brandi expected Ken to say. Congratulate her for rallying the troops in attacking his wife? And now she's crying about being dropped? She has no right to be boohooing. What the !@#$%^&*] did she expect? A kiss and a hug and "see you at lunch next week"?

Shucks, it won't play for those of us not in the continental US. DRW, I know what you means. It feels like the final, messy end. Even more than RHONY did back at the end of Season 4. Nene's hair looks better short and not in her eyes all the time. Her outfit some might say looks a little grandma but I like it on her.

Have you seen this? Nene's legs look on point! http://www.realitytea.com/2014/03/05/photos-meet-the-cast-of-dancing-with-the-stars-season-18/

I like Kyle's home too. It is large, it is a family home after all, and neat and airy. It's just not a palace like Lisa's or a luxury resort like Yolanda's. I'm ok with different type houses and styles of living on these shows. Like TayShanna had a comparatively modest home compared with Adrienne and Lisa, and that was fine. Brandi and Kim's condos depress me, for some reason. It's not so much the modest surroundings (though Kim has a nice deck and pool), it's that they feel like lonely, empty places. I don't expect these two to have manses, just the vibe I get off them is sad and anonymous-feeling.

((Hugs)) Taoboi. I hope whatever sad news your mom gave you can be sorted out. Thinking of you, and hope you get through it. xxx

NBA, thanks! It felt good to write it. I thought you would like what Lisa has to say in her blog: http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/season-4/blogs/lisa-vanderpump/lisa-on-the-point-of-the-tabloid

They will likely stagger it. It may even be part of the plea deal. Teresa will go first, do a year, maybe the rest at home with an ankle tag. Then Joe will go and serve longer than the minimum, IMO, because he says it was all him and the counts against him are so many. I wonder if Immigration will deport him after his sentence ends but according to Tamara Tattles, it is rare for the US to actually deport.

Watching RHOBH. So.... Lisa and Ken leave PR and it signals immediate guilt? WTFever. Kim has a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp. She is so invested in Lisa and Ken being ousted. Does she think that with them gone, Kim is going to get more meaningful airtime? lmao. She has no airtime without mentioning their asses. Kim says she is pleased they are gone. Ooooo. Burn. How sweet that everybody is getting along so well! It's all so REAL and GENUINE and SPONTANEOUS! What a fakefest. Everybody promises not to mention the Wicked Fairy but they just can't help themselves. Oh the energy without Lisa here is so different! It's wonderful! Kim is making a play for the 'Unfunniest Housewife on Bravo' award by imitating Puerto Ricans speaking "olé olé blah blah." It's called Spanish, you tool. She and Brandi decide to splash around, barefoot, in a fountain and all I can think is aaaargh! GERMS! Do you know how many birds and people piss, sh!t and vomit in recycled fountain water?! Luckily security is here to chase them away and decontaminate the fountain. LOL, c'mon. The joke writes itself! Lisa talking with Carlton is probably the most relaxed and vulnerable I have seen Lisa all season. I can't disagree with Ken's words about how these people are no longer their friends. Apart from those amazing distracting eyelashes, I feel so bad for the Queen. Thankfully the episode is leaving this toxic BS for now. First we get a not-at-all-staged moment (!) where Brandi gifts her mom with a new car -- at Yolanda's mansion. Because her condo is too shiteous to be filmed. Her mom and dad looked genuinely thrilled but seeing Yolanda and Hellooooo my Love! play the generous proxy benefactors felt off to me. Especially after Yol's WWHL interview. Kim's ex is HOT AS SIN. He looks about 32! Young Kimberley and I had identical college experiences -- I, too, walked through into my dorm room and discovered a closet with a bunk bed in it. Gigi is having the college living experience I wish I had -- a multi-million dollar apartment in Manhattan. Yes, please! Having said that, living in a dorm was as meaningful, difficult, but ultimately as rewarding an experience as going to class. Gigi might be missing out. Still, both Lemons and the drunken pony did raise great daughters. OMG, Taylor!!! Kennedy is so lively now! Portia is a sweetheart but that older daughter, Sophia, is clearly trying out for her own future reality show with that screeching. Next week: ugh. I despise those witches again.

There have been some rumors for a little while -- Tamara Tattles talks about some of the same stuff that article does. Of course, the most shocking thing is that Phaedra might have masterminded some of these frauds.

I assume from the lack of posting about RHoA that the show is taking a week off because of the Oscars?

I suspect that David Greenwalt was the one who wrote/envisaged Cordelia best, and he was happy to bring her over to the Angel spinoff. When Greenwalt stepped off, Whedon had no clue what to do with Cordelia beyond making her the Big Bad. He also seemed to feel personally slighted that she got pregnant and had to take maternity leave. I loved the episode where she came back but never understood why they didn't bring her back permanently. It was far and away the best episode of that final season.