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Oh this Potomac tea is scalding hot and I cannot wait to see the new season - dump BH and bring on Potomac. And that's amazing to hear that Charisse is irrelevant - she is nothing but a footnote.

That's the irony about Taylor: her fake life was totally real. I've lost count of the number of lawsuits facing Dorit, Erika and their respective husbands (oh and let's not forget about Mauricio's too, though I'm sure we won't be hearing about them) and Teddi is a total bore. I'd welcome Taylor back over all of them in a heartbeat. And I'm absolutely for a return of Faye Resnick. She's a fascinating 90s Hollywood relic.

They have never gone on hiatus for this amount of time and at this time of year. The usual hiatus is 5 weeks long and occurs in the summertime. This hiatus is clearly structured around whether the show gets renewed. Any new program that fills DAYS' slot would be launched in September, so if they've got enough material to get them through July, a return to filming in April would allow them to film enough episodes to wrap up the series in the month of August. April is generally the latest that a DAYS renewal is announced, it's sometimes announced in March or even February during the TCA Press Tour.

That was a helluva 3 part reunion and has set a new bar for the level of excitement that's required. I don't see how the Darbys continue on the show after this reunion. Michael's attempt to gaslight everyone failed miserably as the strength of Karen's personality and Gizelle's emphatic position about Michael and Andrew (which we all saw dealt with years ago!), coupled with the plain honesty of Robyn's position and Juan's disgust at talking about any of it, and Chris Samuels bellowing laughter about the ass grabbing in sports, with Candiace's Chris spilling the production based tea, really left Michael trying to fight too many logical sides. He come off as plain nuts.

Totally agree - Marlo is a convicted violent criminal. Insuring her would be a nightmare.

Chaotic - that’s a great word to describe it. Should Kelly have touched anyone? No? Did Shannon wholly overreact with Tamra’s interference? Yes. Did I laugh when Kelly said the CAT scan showed Shannon has a screw loose? Absolutely. And Gina is trash. The way she’s treated Emily is absolutely awful.

I'm not watching BH next season...but Sutton looks like a nutcase while Garcelle looks fabulous.

That's an incredible memory. Susan and Jeanne in one night. The best Emmy broadcast (daytime OR primetime, there I said it) - the mood was electric.

Totally agree - finally a Part 2 that was as good as the first part of a reunion. I don’t know the last time, outside of RHONY, when I could have said that. What Robyn has going for her is she’s only telling the truth and what Karen has going for her is she came in ready to spar and is not going to let Giz get the last word. Giz is coming off horribly as usual - what a bitch. Loving Monique too. Bring on Part 3!

This x 100. You're so right about Andy. He's so biased he's ruined the reunions and his role in production is awful because he props his favourites and lets them get away with murder. I think BH overall sucks the worst and OC is having a much better season than last season...but Tamra is absolutely foul. Shannon I can take or leave, but I find her fun to laugh at.

BH lost its magic at least 2 seasons ago...and it was death by a thousand cuts with the other women's jealousy of LVP clouding their judgment. As well, BH stopped being organic after about season 4... And yes, the NBC streaming service, Peacock, is touting a "Real Housewives spinoff"...it'll be interesting to see if it's LVP centred.

She certainly is: and she's now airing in their commercial!

The only thing I can say about Kris emulating Joan is that at least Kris is friendly with Joan IRL...

The Linda Evans wig is flawless...but Kris ain't Joan.

That's how I feel too. It all feels produced.

Where is Queen Karen?!

Agreed. I think the last year's events have grounded Karen back to who she probably was a long time ago. I especially liked how she stood up for Katie and encouraged Katie quietly and confidently with all the experience that only a mother could have. Charisse never fit in. She can go swill in her champagne room. As tacky as they come. I really dislike deadbeat debtors. I hope Camille is proven right time and again about the Kemsleys...I just wonder how badly PK is going to kick himself for losing his friendship with LVP thanks to his feckless wife. Teddi has a change of life baby? I can't wait for her to get fat.

I saw!! The premier in 2020 can’t come soon enough!

Absolutely. Gizele is an ugly souled bitch who is loyal to no one and as phoney as her weave. I was so happy for Karen that La'Dame came to fruition and did a pop up launch at Bloomingdale's. Way to go, Karen!

Okay I cannot for the life of me get pasting a link to Twitter to work, so here's the link to a site that's got the screengrabs of Camille explaining that Kyle has always had input at RHOBH because she had the initial development deal with evolution, that there's never been a Most Favoured Nations Clause among the cast, and that Kyle basically fired her: https://www.thegoodteatime.com/single-post/2019/09/08/Camille-Grammer-Feuds-With-Tamra-Judge-Over-Her-RHOBH-Exit-And-Explains-Why-She-Blames-Kyle-Richards

POTOMAC I loved this episode and I loved Karen going IN on Ashley. That was a masterful performance and then for Karen to recollect it so clearly the next day - the shots merely gave The Grande Dame the ability to call things out as she sees them. And she sees them correctly. Ashley's crazy eyes flaring like a rabid dog weren't a good look. Production was clowning Gizelle and Robyn, the veritable keystone cops. OC I just want to say, for the record, that despite Tamra's lies, it was NOT Vicki who brought up 'The Train' against Kelly. Tamra is the one who did that. Tamra. Shane is AWFUL and it looks like he failed the bar. Emily should divorce him, take him to the cleaners, get the kids, and her mother in law who seems to prefer Emily to Shane (quite right!). I liked the end scene with Shannon and Gina. That's the kindest Shannon has been in years. DALLAS A very solid start to the season and it looks like D'Andra has either been dipping into too many fillers or she's gained weight. Stephanie remains one of the loveliest people on television. And I'm glad the rumours of the cheating husband weren't about Travis. He's something of a neanderthal but he seems like a basically decent man (I'm biased in favour of any employer who pays for college for his employees and their kids).

I will be glad if the streets are correct and Erika has been demoted. It could not have happened to a more deserving cast member. The Erika Jayne persona was the only element of Erika Girardi that was popular. However, because Erika Jayne is a constructed performance persona, something she said herself multiple times on the show, Erika ran out of storyline very, very quickly and the last two seasons she has contributed virtually nothing to the show. And when real life became more interesting, as lawsuits starting piling up against the Girardis, and Erika simply closed up shop on that half of her life, it was evident that she'd flown too close to the sun and it was time for her wings to be clipped.

Done!

Done. And I agree with @Cat I loved S4 of Melbourne and didn't hate any of the cast when the season was done. The fallout with Gina was nothing like LVP - it was a very fair fight and Gina was the legitimate source of a lot of nonsense. But none of it couldn't be repaired.

Appears very true per Variety: https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/bethenny-frankel-real-housewives-of-new-york-exit-1203309725/ I think RHONY is in a good position to move on from Bethenny. They had a very strong last two seasons. But they’ll need to recast with someone dynamic and organic as they have done in the past.