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Sad news for the BRF. He was the Royal Family's backbone, and a moderniser of the institution in the early days of QEII's reign. This obit talks a little of his life: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/09/prince-philip-duke-of-edinburgh-dies

You know what it is for me? I buy the relationships between all these people. Putting the them together in two houses on the Jersey Shore was the perfect cast trip for them. We got more pathos and drama than if they'd ended up further afield. Also seeing this friendship group of couples and kids hang out together made me miss the friendship groups I have which had to be paused by the pandemic. On this show, Covid intrudes on the periphery but there is comedy as well as drama and for that I am grateful. I could watch these people vibe all day, as opposed to some petty manufactured stuff over underwear. Was the Melissa-Joe fight for the cameras. Probably. But I didn't roll my eyes as hard as I expected to. There seemed to be a nugget of truth in some of this. Plus Joe is such a drama queen. The Nonno celebration brought tears to my eyes. We grew up with Nonno and Nonna on the show, and it also made me think of my grandma who lived with my family growing up. The Aydins' gift to Joe and Melissa was sweet. Anyway, I have big love for this episode because NJ is doing so much right at the moment.

Stephanie was way too forgiving of that camera-hog. She had to apologise on her behalf to Charles who apparently was hurt and upset. I would have insisted that Kary apologise to him personally for insulting him and treating him so rudely. Maybe Kary thought that kind of 'humor' would be amusing to a Bravo audience. However, nobody wants to see someone, who has come in good faith to show the cast around, be belittled like that.

RHOD Kary is a vacuous trashpot. I know nothing about living a rural life or hunting -- and neither does Kary. She was a guest in Charles' neck of the woods, and she treated him like he was trash. What poor behavior. Oklahomans on this trip have seemed nothing but lovely. Stephanie was way too nice forgiving Kary and coddling her like she's a small child. She should have insisted that Kary apologise to him also.

I doubt it. None of these kids are really built for reality TV, except possibly Gia. This is a BravoCon segment with 'scandalous' questions and their moms showing up to embarrass them. As it is, it's probably going to be 15 mins of these poor kids crammed on Zoom and their wi-fi cutting out periodically.

I imagine Babydoll Zolciak still gets the flecks -- because those blown up lips are now rock-hard monsters. Andy wants to bang Brooks? Lord. I would have thought Frankie Catania would be the discerning gay man's choice! I don't know what to say about Kenya STILL trying to make Whodunnit a thing when the Bolo episode was like 6 weeks ago! Porsha is grown up and SINGLE! BH trailer today??

Who are these people again? Victoria Newman and.... ?

😁 Dolores didn't know! Lowkey looking forward to this. But Brielle SexDollFace headlining? Not when there is QUEEN Briana around! Also, Gia and the Manzo boys will be reunited again! Waking up in the morning, thinkin' 'bout so many things.... Riley, Victoria, Avery and Kairo are going to be side-eyeing Andy throughout. Brooks Marks should not be in this posse.

Thank you for your service in reporting direct from the belly of the beast! How is she not taking this seriously? I mean, as a viewer its great that she's serving looks for the audience, but it also illustrates just how influencer culture has curdled. All that matters is how you look and how many labels you flaunt. Nothing about how you are as an actual human being. Certainly nothing about the elderly people you robbed to finance a ridiculously fake influencer lifestyle. Wonder if Coach Shah will get indicted. Also the fact that she rents says to me that she cannot afford to do anything more than that. The funds she finagled could very well be already spent.

@Taoboi I hope you get to the early seasons of NY and NJ one day. I promise, you will not be disappointed. They hold up amazingly well, and in NY's case especially, are hilarious. NJ is straight up INSANE -- the hubris before the fall, with Danielle practically putting a curse on Teresa which.... well, we know how that turned out. As for this most recent NJ episode, EPISODE OF THE YEAR, lol. I am loving NJ this season and stunned Bravo did not promote this. For once, the drama was not petty BS but real life sh*t. Were there certain people acting it up? For sure. You know who they are. But who wouldn't be shaken by rumors of infidelity in a friendship group? By the Ghosts of Christenings Past? That clip of Joe Gorga screaming "YOU'RE MY FODDER" at Nonno never gets old. Not that Juicy Joe can be blamed for Nonna's death IMO. The other stuff? Sure. But he's also the FODDER of Tre's DAWTERS so she's got to maintain some relations. Team Too Much were too extra. They're not even good actresses. Melissa throwing that cheese all over the table (Frank hurriedly saving said cheese for leftovers lol). Is she auditioning for an L&O guest spot? I was cringing. Marge was way OTT and I didn't buy a second of her croc tears. She's been gossiping, so has Joe B, but im sure it wasn't super malicious. What was malicious was her trying to deflect the blame on my Jennifuh. Saying that Jennifer married her sugar daddy? I'm sure Bill had to work hard to get himself off the ground when he immigrated to the US. Is Bill Aydin supporting Jennifer's family? Her dad and brother already own and run a jewellery business! Marge stays throwing stones from her house of lawsuits. Jackie was so shook by the rumor that she almost seemed high. She was all over Evan the next day in a way which was slightly performative. He is hot though. I felt sorry for her so fragilised by the gossip, but at the same time, Tre does have a point: Jackie throws daggers and then starts crying when you confront her. Like Candiace. Jackie also has the same box of tricks when going after Teresa: jail, Joe, and how dumb she is compared to her. That sh!t was tired 2 years ago. Teresa needs to stop stomping off every time Jackie brings up prison. Everyone knows, Teresa. It's a non-event at this point. Frank, Dolores and Jennifer's reaction shots throughout were gold. Right? Even Putin and Xi were logging on with some popcorn to catch Jen Shah's arraignment lewks. I hope No-Neck Rage Monster is nervous about Jennie. And I need news on where my Mary is. In CO with the others, I hope. This Post article about Shah's rental, and the charges against her, is a good read: https://nypost.com/2021/03/31/jen-shahs-infamous-shah-ski-chalet-may-be-a-fraud-too/ @Taoboi agree about Marlo's look. Basically an ill-fitting leather bikini. Disappointing from someone usually so creative with her fashions.

OMG! What a clusterfuck. Only gif I could possibly use for this post:

SLC: So RH fans literally crashed the Zoom court hearing that Jen Shah and Stuart were on today, and it now has to be postponed. 👀🤭

Moulin Rouge dungeon theme? Porsha and Cynthia (of course) look amazing. Kenya is almost there, except for that sheer netting digging into her shoulder. I never realised Drew was short? The dress is ok but looks like Prom. I am sure Kandi will get the least likes for her outfit, but you know what? She went all-in on the theme and looks the Moulin Rouge part. She is basically the Ringmaster/Ringmistress. ETA: More reunion looks. Shamea literally IS Diana Ross.

Apparently it was a good episode of Jersey last night 🤩

It was a good episode. A nice balance of group face-off at the end, along with individual HW scenes that actually went somewhere. The Court-Kam scene was sweet, as was the D'Andra-Jeremy one. Best was Mama Dee and Tiffany, with Mama Dee being the nicest we have ever seen her -- dispensing empathetic and wise advice. The relationship is clearly solid and real between them. Then we have the doom-laden scene at Brandi's, where her feral children play dangerously with kitchen furnishings while Brandi leans into her Sads Moment. Brandi is like Kyle with her need to play victim and blame someone else for the bad stuff 'inflicted' upon her. And like Kyle, Brandi has her own Terri DiMarco bodyguard, aka Kary pushing tequila like she's looking for an endorsement deal, and jumping into an argument she knows nothing about. Meanwhile Stephanie stays studiously quiet to allow her BFF her big Actors Studio moment. Straddling the fence as always. What on earth has Stephanie brought us this season? This episode she barely appeared except as Beavis to Brandi's Butthead. D'Andra came in like "Bring it. What you got?" She knew Brandi was setting her up.

That random dude shouting about her car warranty tho 💀 Speaking of Lisa Barlow... ROLL FOOTAGE! The entire day of Tuesday March 30th will HAVE to be the focus of at least one full episode of SLC. If not two! And Whitney, Heather and Lisa were already in the van when Jen bolted. Where was Meredith? Hmmmm.

Her lifestyle made ZERO sense. Renting a half-empty ski lodge + all those people to primp her ass for hours at a time? What for? And on a football coach's salary? (And now I'm wondering what Coach Shah knew). So, I have questions: -Did the release of the footage a month ago give Jen Shah a clue that the Feds might be onto her? Or was she so wrapped in herself that she did not connect the dots? -Did the Feds leak the recording? And was it to expose the way this poor designer was getting treated ? Or to F with Jen's head as they already had all the evidence they needed? God, I have SO many questions about this undercover glam squad! The Feds were smart with this one. They knew she was vain and obsessed with her looks. I imagine a longtime RH fan within that prosecutions office suggested they go undercover as part of the glam squad. I haven't watched yet but I am pretty sure I will share your frustration. This was meant to be Brandi's apology-tour season, but I have yet to hear an actual apology from her. Brandi has confused contrition for (as @Soaplovers said) professional victimhood. Perhaps the dragging she gets on social media has obscured (in Brandi's mind) the reason why it got so bad in the first place: because she hasn't take accountability. Now she appears to have discovered her latent Chrishunanity. This sudden religious fervor is about as convincing as Tamra's. Brandi's new piety has been adopted not just to cloak her own behavior, but to target D'Andra. The other women supporting her think they are being so clever and strategic -- they are coming across so poorly. This is why Dallas reminds me of BH sometimes. The strategic targeting of somebody in order to deflect attention from yourself.

Danny Pellegrino just posted an 'emergency episode' entitled Shahrrsted.

I figured the 'money' she was dishing out on those looks was either non-existant or from shady sources, but I wasn't expecting an arrest this early in SLC's cycle! If I were Mary, I would make sure those church accounts are in tip-top shape. ETA: Omg THEY WERE FILMING

ETA!! RHONJ mid-season trailer

That was it! 👏 It was the pay raise that went to her head. That and the fact that she was treated so fantastically at her first Reunion. Bravo was obsessed with demos at that time and relieved to have found a millennial liked by the audience, so the network put its chips on Leah. This was early on in the pandemic and before the surprise hits of Garcelle, Tiffany and RHOSLC, so I wonder if Bravo feels quite the same way about Leah now. Same kind of rushed decision-making which put Kelly Dodd as the lynchpin of OC and gave Vicki & Tamra the heave-ho. I love HEY MAMA! -- even if she can get a touch preachy -- and I think many on social media feel the same. Hence today's backlash on Leah. LOL

Read it, read it! 👀 You know you want to. Actually, Leah really does not give away much. She just accuses Heather of *gasp, clutches pearls* not being truly woke. The second season curse on Leah is already happening and has been for quite some time, at least on social media. TBH, this is whetting my appetite for RHONY! I'm just bummed that Heather called her bluff and stopped filming.

Don't be sorry. Speak up, speak up!

Jesus! RHONY post #3 and it's still so early! The leaks keep on leaking! This time we got the into shot. Luann is in the middle 💅 Ramonja on the ends. Eboni looking good!

Following from the Leah leakage (!!) in the previous post, here is (allegedly) Heather's side. HEY MAMA.