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Word. These women look like the very definition of chav. Tacky, tacky, tacky. I have family in Ireland who make these women look like paupers. Real Irish society wouldn't touch this show with a ten foot pole on account of how bad the Irish economy is. If this was 10 years ago, you'd see a really interesting, rich cast with a lot more class than these women.

The latest OC was really great, especially the ending there with Vicki and Brianna....Brianna's got Brooks' number and it galled Vicki that Brianna knew that Vicki had started up with Brooks before she was finished with Don. Vicki should be ashamed of herself. One, for checking out of her marriage before it was really over. Two, for being duped by a skeeze like Brooks. Next week looks even better!

Joan and Warren Beatty. The gossip columnist Liz Smith has said that Joan was the love of Beatty's life and the one who got away.

When it comes to the Jewish thing, it's likely lost in cultural translation. It's a big insult in Vancouver because everyone in the city is very hyper aware of other cultures and ethnicity, it's a cultural mosaic kind of place so when someone says something about someone else's heritage, it's treated as a very big deal because it's seen by many as a personal attack on heritage. Here's the problem for Jody: MARY NEVER SAID IT! Mary did say she had heard Jody wasn't Jewish, but she never declared it as gospel herself. The production values on the show are superb. Vancouver isn't called Hollywood North for nothing!

Airing RHoV on Bravo would ruin the show because what works about these women is that their egos, while huge in comparison to normal people, are tiny in comparison to the rest of the RHos simply because they're Canadian. While RHoV is a huge hit in Canada, it's still Canada, a country of around 34 million people...the notoriety these women would get if it aired in the US on Bravo would go straight to their heads and they'd be ruined. As well, Bravo doesn't have any role in producing this franchise, it's a Canadian production company (Lark Productions based in Vancouver) and a Canadian network (Slice, owned by the Canadian media giant Shaw Communications), I feel like what we've seen with NJ, OC, NYC and to a lesser extent BH and ATL is a focus on nasty, overblown, confrontation...the RH franchise has gotten darker, nastier and uglier as the years go by, that likely has something to do with Bravo so for the good of RHoV I hope it stays exclusively Canadian.

I like to think that if Young Joan: Had been able to see where Elder Joan would be at 79: She'd be damn pleased with herself. As she should be.

The Jaclyn Smith is her best one.

The above photo demonstrates the last time Joan Collins would ever be "more commonly known as Mrs..." in her life.

They don't, but Christina, whose in the middle, does blow a kiss that turns into a maple leaf (taken from the Canadian flag) that affixes itself to the title of the show.

Love Kim on Wendy Williams. I'd like to see her and Nene get together.

I have to admit, I'm not watching this season of RHoNJ. Last season was too negative and ultimately pointless, demonstrating how each and every one of the women in the cast is a person I would not like to meet in real life. I didn't watch Miami, won't be watching NJ and am glad DC was cancelled. Some of these franchises have had their day.

This week's episode should be AMAZING. The "niece" thing is so odd.

Nene and Kim...I'm so comfortable with where they are at. Kim giggled when Nene dished out the "Uh, you had a little help there"...Nene smiled when she saw the footage of Kim's daughters speaking about Kroy. Nene and Kim both seemed very cordial about Nene getting Kim on the show, Nene absolutely acknowledged that Kim told her how grateful she was multiple times, Kim said she wouldn't have her life without the show that Nene set her up for. They both said they wished the best for each other. I think they might even have a tiny smidgen of respect for each other because they are the two women who have capitalized on this Real Housewives gravy train like nobody else. They saw their chance at the brass ring and ran with it. Really, this was a good reunion if you looked for the nuances between Nene and Kim.

RHoA Reunion 2 wasn't nearly as good as the first half...but I notice a few things: 1) Cynthia is a trifling fool 2) Peter continues to be a huge douchebag 3) Kroy, Phaedra and Apollo all know when to shut up and smile politely 4) Nene and Kim are really over, there isn't hate, there's indifference and that's the opposite of love 5) Sheree desperately tried to stay relevant 6) Marlo belly flopped with her Kim attack, it just didn't work Next week, Team Khandi for the win.

Kim's not fired, staying with RHoA. http://rumorfix.com/2012/04/kim-zolciak-responds-to-being-fired-from-real-housewives-of-atlanta/

I think most of us, at one point in our lives or another, could have used a tub with an overflow drain!

The coroners report did not say the water was still running, it only said that the water was scalding hot hours after the body had been removed. A lot of higher end bathtubs, particularly in a hotel like the Beverly Hilton, have overflow drains at the rim of the tub (much like a sink does) to prevent overflow.

Having read the coroner's report Whitney Houston's death was far more grisly and pathetic than it first appeared. She had major burns on her back from the bathtub water, water that was scalding hot hours after she was discovered. She also had some bruises and cuts on her. She was also found face down in the tub so here's the inference: she took her hit of cocaine, had the water running, had a heart incident (not attack but palpitation, fluttering, angina), fell forward into the bathtub coked out, with alcohol, marijuana and prescriptions going through her veins and she drowned. So sad and ultimately such a pathetic way to die.

And they'll have millions in the bank. Kim was a golddigger in her Big Poppa days but she is clearly not foolish with money. In fact, she's smart with it. As she tried to explain between shouting at Nene she and Kroy leased the house because he was a free agent, last month he signed a 3 year deal worth between $10-12 million and they have since purchased the house. That's just plain smart. Firstly because had Kroy moved teams, they'd simply leave when the lease was up and secondly because they purchased the house after they knew what their income was going to be. They had a 'lease with purchase option' on the house, the rent they paid was put towards the purchase price of the house. Kim's a lot of things and can be called a lot of names, but the one thing I will always defend her on is that she's stupid and/or financially irresponsible. She outwardly proclaimed that she knows this moment on RHoA and the NFL isn't forever. Overall, a really good start to the reunion. Kim, Phaedra and Nene came off the best. The anger between Nene and Kim seems to have faded, Kim did not seem to be Nene's target at all...that was reserved for Sheree. Sheree is a bad liar, she couldn't dance around any of Andy's questions, Nene's jibes and Phaedra's statements of fact. Phaedra really could have crucified Sheree for how things went in court, but she was nice. She didn't need to be.

Also, potentially great news for those of us who love RHoBH and hate Taylor (Shanna Hughes) Armstrong: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2129598/Real-Housewives-star-Taylor-Armstrong-freaks-learns-bosses-set-phase-show.html

Reiko's husband has a very interesting past. I suggest you Google him and see if your opinion doesn't change. Marika Palmer is a scream! Her husband is a very powerful advertising agency owner in town, she is fabulous, great fun and an all around pleasant lady.

Joan in St Tropez at Club 55 for Easter (pictured with Charles Worthington, Gloria Hunniford and Tracey Emin)

Those are very interesting salaries...you'd think that someone like OC's Vicki or NJ's Teresa would be making money in the Kim/Nene range. I'm also certain the BH women started with a higher salary right off the bat in order to secure them. That's pretty impressive money, especially the money Kim and Nene are making. It's also pretty sad that Sheree is living in a small apartment and apparently blowing her money when she could have bought a nice house, in cash, banked the rest and really grown a nice future for herself. That's what sets Nene and to a lesser extent Kim, apart from these women. When Nene saw that brass ring, she went for it full force and seems to have made smart decisions with her career and how she's handling her money. Kim has done likewise, though she's had a lot more practice thanks to her Big Poppa days, I recall at the first reunion one of the women said that Kim was stupid and she shot back "Take a look at my money market account" and the rest of the women had the blankest expressions on their faces as if they'd never heard of such a thing. Kim isn't a dumb blond and Nene's no fool. That's real money they're playing with.

I have connections to all the Vancouver women. Good lord our city is an incestuous town. Friends of mine live right next door to Jody.

Not unpopular with me, I would like to see Faye as a full housewife, she certainly would have been a superior choice in comparison to dead weight Dana/Pam. Faye has such an interesting history, she's very LA, plus she has a job that lends itself to storylines and glamorous parties and fun.