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Linda Dano will be appearing in Allison Sweeney's new Hallmark channel movie series, The Chronicle Mysteries, and her movie airs around March:

That was a snooze of an ATL episode. Nothing happened until the last 5 minutes.

Caught up on the last two episodes of NJ with Danielle's wedding and Joey's first communion. This season has been so fun to watch and these two episodes were great. Danielle was the bride from hell and knowing how quickly the marriage imploded so swiftly after the marriage occurred it makes her behaviour all the more atrocious. My favourite scenes, however, were with the two Joes and Marty where they were warning him off, Marty was defensive and then Joe Gorga gave hilarious talking head interviews.

I'm enjoying both ATL and NJ but for different reasons. ATL has been mixed in that some episodes are fun (like the most recent with the Bitch Stole My Talent) while others are dull. However, I like the mix of women and don't miss Kenya in the least. NJ, on the other hand, is having a great season full of cringe and laughs and drama. And the great thing is it's due to all of the women. They're working as an ensemble, including the awful Jennifer with her tacky house and Jackie, who ain't afraid of Teresa. And then throw in Joe Gorga and Nono (the biggest sh*t stirrer of the bunch), Margaret's Joe, Marge Sr, Danielle's Marty...and it's a great time. It's easy to watch and never dull. Danielle's wedding and her bridezilla hell approach is hilarious to watch because we all know how it implodes and Margaret is a blast. I'm even not hating Melissa (which is major). This is a season to watch. And the RHOBH trailer: I'm intrigued. It's easily the best trailer they've done in years and they know they have to bring it because this last season was universally panned. Everyone hated it. It'll be interesting to see how long LVP is in the season - if I was producing it I would give her a very dignified mid-season exit like Jeana Keough. Vanderpump Rules is important to Bravo and I don't think they want bad blood between LVP and the network.

Teddi was on tonight's Vanderpump Rules (it aired yesterday in the USA) and it's interesting to see what's happened to LVP. Teddi seemed very aware of how sensitive LVP is. She is legitimately overwhelmed with grief and admitted in her confessional interview that she took a few weeks off to gather herself, came back to work, and that she came back too soon and was trying to hold herself together. And then her voice wavered and her concentration was blown and she started waving the camera off, stammering that she didn't want to talk about it anymore. If that's how she was, I can see why she bailed on RHBH since it's all enemies in that viper's nest.

Tonight's Atlanta was a major snooze. It feels like nothing is happening this season - it's rather bizarre.

I've finally caught up on a bunch of episodes I've been behind on: DALLAS The reunion is very enjoyable and I'm liking the dynamic in this cast...Leanne and D'Andra are both taking well deserved hits at the reunion and while Stephanie was the MVP of the season, Cary is the MVP of the reunion. I'm disappointed to see Brandi basically get away with an entire season of antagonizing Leanne until she started hissing like an insane viper, but c'est la vie. OC The reunion episodes made up for a relatively milquetoast season. Emily came in guns blazing to this reunion and her legal training served her well because she kept hitting her point succinctly. Tamra is, of course, ruthless in these reunions and it was Shannon's turn to get hurled under the bus, but she had been warned for years and chose to ignore it. NEW JERSEY I loved the Oklahoma episodes because they demonstrated what a jackass Jennifer is! My god, what a tacky woman. And then when they return from the trip and we get to see that horrendous house she was bragging about! It looked like it had been decorated with Saddam Hussein's cast offs picked up at a garage sale. Zero taste. I don't care to see another season of Melissa Gorga emoting. ATLANTA I am enjoying the season. It feels way lighter than the last few have. That said, Eva does nothing for me. I much prefer a Toyota scene to anything she's been doing. It's interesting to see Nene sidelines, but I suppose the Gregg stuff is so serious that it detracts from potential levity.

The Blofeld of RHOBH! Amazing. Lisa and Ken keep a second home in Montecito...

I don't know how they'll edit the show. To me, they should be editing it like OC did when Jeana Keough left midway through season 5. Give LVP a proper finale with some poignancy, just like Jeana got. It is clear that LVP hasn't filmed for at least two months, so how they could put it together as if she's still there doesn't make sense at all.

Totally agree with you...except I'd point out that Leanne did demonstrate that she's still got plenty of crazy Tennessee Williams in her. The way her facial expression and speech pattern changed towards the end of her conflict with Brandi was disturbing. Brandi succeeded in unleashing the old Leanne. When she threw herself on the lawn moaning "God, why have you left me? I'm all alone!" as Cary flatly bellowed "No, you're not, I'm RIGHT HERE." Pure comedy. Pure drama. The Dallas ratings are crap, but on the other hand, it's airing at 10pm and Bravo isn't promoting it at all.

Melbourne starts filming in January, per Janet Roach. It seems that after the disaster that was Sydney, the producers gave a break to the RH franchise in Australia. Having been to Australia this year, it's a superb country and it's such a shame that Sydney was cast with such wholly unlikeable, awful women. But Melbourne will be back, I'd wager in May or June. If Bravo is chasing that younger demo a la the way they killed daytime soaps...then they'll reap what they sow. NYC succeeds because of the mature cast it has.

OC Reunion Part 1 I enjoyed it for the most part. Both Emily and Gina were far better than Peggy and Lydia last year at the same time. Vicki gave several lethal blows to Kelly, but the Jolie comment is what knocked her out cold. And that made me dislike Vicki. It was a really bad look. Kelly should have stopped poking the bear, because it was bound to happen.

Melissa Gorga is about as relevant as piece of used tissue. How does she possibly think she can afford to live in Los Angeles in any way comparable to how she's lived in New Jersey? That level of ignorance is irritating. To live in a home of comparable size in Los Angeles will cost anywhere between $5 -10 million. The city has changed a lot - the Valley is incredibly expensive compared to a decade ago as areas like Calabasas and Studio City have become increasingly upscale. Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood and Pacific Palisades are sky high as well - a condo in Century City can put someone back $3 million for 2,000 square feet. They could afford to live in a nice home in a place like Cheviot Hills, but that kind of area is far too tasteful and gracious for someone like Ms. Gorga.

I totally agree with you. I think this is the best season for Atlanta in years. I’m really enjoying it.

OC The only thing I'll say for the finale is that it had the guitar music, which I wish they'd release as a ringtone. Otherwise, this was an incredibly uneventful season. Let me break it down: Shannon wore some ill fitting blazers, picked up Archie's dog sh*t, sold some cream cheese stuffed salmon on QVC and cried about her divorce. Tamra revealed that she's a loathsome friend, time and again. Her facelift, however, looks amazing. And she whined about Eddie. Vicki pined for Steve, who she is convinced is hot. She got her fillers removed in the midst of her facelift, which healed up nicely, and she's still got life insurance on Donn. Kelly was the hilarious highlight of the show with a loud wild statement for each and every episode. Though after the reunion, the rumour is she isn't returning and the dispute with Vicki is too big. Emily wanted more kids. Shane said no. Emily threatened to kill Kelly, but used her lawyerly logic to defend against it. Plus she's built like a linebacker and anyone would be unwise to go against her. Gina got a divorce and moved into a dorm room of a casita so she could have a few days respite from her violent children.

It's on YouTube if anyone cares to watch it. It's a classic Lifetime trashterpiece and Koslow's role, while relatively brief, is memorable, in a grisly way.

Neither Camille nor Denise went on the trip as they were dealing with the fires.

They definitely need to release a trailer. I suspect they're scrambling because the narrative of the show is probably a mess. Doing a trip with half the cast this late in the filming period is a dead giveaway that they think they don't have enough in the can to edit together a cohesive season. Likely. Though I enjoyed the original format like Season 1/2 of OC when the bulk of the show was following each woman individually. It was more honest and realistic.

Very cool (and it was a good article in Vogue).

I agree with all of this. Brandi definitely needs to go after this season. Her battle with Leanne is poorly founded and tired.

LVP News...Word is, SHE'S OUT. https://themuse.jezebel.com/lisa-vanderpump-is-leaving-real-housewives-of-beverly-h-1830446780 https://www.eonline.com/news/987394/lisa-vanderpump-is-leaving-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-after-season-9 One conflicting report from People Magazine: https://people.com/tv/lisa-vanderpump-not-leaving-rhobh/

ATL I'm actually enjoying this season a lot. I don't mind Porscha in the leading capacity that she's currently in because I find her amusing. Her choking on the dress was hilarious. The guy she's with seems as greasy as a cheese pizza, but get those diamonds, girl! Nene is clearly living through a lot with Greg and he looks so unwell. Stage 3 colon cancer is so serious, I pray for them both. OC I can't believe next week is the season finale. Basically, nothing of any consequence happened this season! It went by really fast though, because it wasn't a hard slog of hellish storylines - this was a "light" season for OC and was generally easy to watch. I can't imagine the reunion will be much - if they stretch it into a three parter they are really kidding themselves at Bravo.

Terrible for Camille, Tracey and Eileen. But they're going to Paris? Again? WTF are they doing repeating a group trip location?

Kyle is painfully irrelevant and has been since Kim left/was fired because no storyline has actually ever been about her. Kyle only lets people see what she wants them to see. She's blatantly ignoring that her TV show was cancelled, that her stores have *allegedly* closed, and that Mauricio is being sued for quite a dramatic business deal gone awry. She enjoys the drama on those around her, so long as it only reflects saintly life onto her. The perpetual victim who I find generally unsympathetic.

That is a thread worth reading. Sweet lord the fight against LVP has to be the stupidest I've come across on an RH franchise.