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Jim is asking for spousal support from Alexis? What a pig.

NYC was excellent and Faulkner said, laugh out loud funny at many times throughout the episode. Luann's dog Aston remains one of the cutest dogs on television and her explanation of her arrest sounds like a drunken comedy of errors. It was nice to see how genuinely Sonja, Bethenny and Dorinda greeted Luann. It was very sweet how Sonja was just looking at Luann a few minutes after their initial hello, not saying anything, and then went in for another hug. The FOMO comment was so funny. Carole has enjoyed Luann's arrest. She's got an ugly vibe to her that those blond highlights do nothing to conceal. Everyone discussing their sex playlists was hilarious. Sonja, of course, was the funniest. Ramona is just so full of crap it's hilarious. She thought she could squirm out of trying to get herself invited to Tom's party by being nonchalant and then posting the photo of everyone at dinner while Luann just got out of rehab post arrest?! Insane! Ramona lives in her own world. What's interesting is we have not seen blowback from Bethenny against Ramona for the epic phone call slap down she gave her. Sonja is looking absolutely beautiful this season and in this episode in particular she looked stunning. She seems more centred. I loved the scenes with her and Bethenny with their face masks and Sonja keeping the gold wrapping paper. I like the shoes that Sonja's doing with her licensing deal with French Sole (a legit company, yay Sonja!) and Dorinda just seems like a petty bitch to trash her for putting a deer off of the Morgan crest onto the shoes. Dorinda is mistaken in thinking that being someone's widow is somehow superior to being someone's ex-wife or mother. Family is family and Sonja does indeed do work for the Morgan Museum in France. I'm glad Bethenny defended her.

Potomac is just so much fun to watch. It has a chemistry among its cast similar to NYC: organic and catty, but not vicious and repetitive like other franchises like BH. Gizelle and Robyn didn't know what hit them as Karen threw their amateur asses out of her party. The montage of Gizelle being asked to leave people's homes and events demonstrates what uncouth trash the former preacher's wife really is. Robyn is too dumb for words. She is outwitted and outclassed in every confrontation she has. All she can do is use her substantial heft and get physical like a bouncer at a nightclub. She's certainly got the shoulders for it. Yelling "liar!" at Karen as she calmly walks away from her showcased Robyn's ineptitude. Ashley and Michael's marriage is DOA. Time to pull the plug and go their separate ways. They don't trust each other and it often seems like they don't like or respect each other either. Karen and the charity and Icon Enterprises...yeah she appears to have wanted to get the tax break herself. However, I cannot help but really enjoy her and like her. She's hilarious. Monique was kind of a non-factor this episode as Charisse builds her case against her. It must chap Charisse's ass that she's an FOH when she's in more scenes than Candy-ass. Speaking of which, Candy-ass is absolutely ridiculous. She is a spoiled brat when she phoned her father and asked for more money for her ridiculous wedding. At the end of the episode when she said that Chris said something "unforgivable" I feared the worst...but then it turned out he called her a spoiled brat as I have just done. And that's exactly what she is.

Ramona has listed her apartment for sale: https://tompostiliomickeyconlon.elliman.com/new-york-city/the-richmond-201-east-80-street-16e-manhattan-ygmyhhh

And in Luann news she has listed her Sag Harbor home for sale at $6.25 million. On her Instagram today she mentioned in a comment that she’s moving to Upstate New York in the Rhinebeck area. She purchased this home in 2013 for $3.1 million, so she’s looking to double her money: https://www.trulia.com/p/ny/sag-harbor/30-john-st-sag-harbor-ny-11963--2011075939

RHONY Another winner of an episode. The sombre opening to Bobby Zarin's funeral with Ramona's respectful narration was fitting. Whether people love or hate Jill, everyone loved Bobby. Ramona has her faults but I think her attitude towards reconciling with Jill speaks volumes about her. I really enjoyed her scenes looking at her renovations in the Hamptons. That house has been screaming for a renovation, and I'll be curious to see what Ramona conjures up. Tinsley and Carole in the steam bath...who cares? What a snoozefest. Tinsley and Dale in the hotel lobby, wedding shop and Face-timing her fertility doctor while in said wedding dress, on the other hand, was hilarious. Dale is a star. She was born for reality tv guest stardom. Just a general comment about Sonja: she is looking amazing. In that fur gilet with Bethenny and those shoes (which were beautiful) she is a knockout. The ConBody scene had some hilarious moments: "Is she married?" "I love an entrepreneur!" (as Ramona tries to fist bump) "You look like a straight killer. Like Martha Stewart sh*t" "Is she black?"..."She was on Halloween." "I have to pee!" It was an interesting scene to see all of the women, with the exception of that bitch Carole, talking about Luann sincerely and positively after the workout. And then Bravo does the shadiest editing putting all of their fake mugshots against Luann's like the Brady Bunch. Carole just seems to find all of this too amusing and funny. And I don't like it. Luann emerging from rehab was oddly glamorous: "I've been travelling, I've been to prison..." Next week looks great. Luann is back in the action and the centre of attention.

Potomac Karen "I want neither" about Alzheimers and dementia was moving. I like Karen. Ashley is a [!@#$%^&*] stirring liar saying Monique was trying to lure people to her event. Michael does not want babies. And he should not have them with Ashley. She is a gold digging piece of [!@#$%^&*]. He should get a vasectomy immediately and divorce her next year. Ashley doesn't know who she's messing with. He needs to dump her ASAP. Candiace is an idiot about this wedding. She should focus less on the wedding and more on the marriage and relationship, which seems immature and poorly grounded. I hope Chris leaves her so we can just stop this stupid wedding coverage. Kyndall is fierce. She's strutting around like she's getting a flute ready for next season's opening credits. Gizelle is a trashy bitch dating a friend's ex! And Karen told her that Kyndall was going to be there to be nice and warn her. Girlfriend 101? Please. Gizelle slept with a girlfriend's husband. Robyn can hardly make a bed, let alone an empire. Her event sucked. It looked basic as hell and devoid of charisma. Her attempt at a career as a house flipper is about 20 years too late. It blows me away that Gizelle and Robyn thought they could confront Karen at her event. These two heifers have been at her all season long and they think she owes them something? Honestly? What idiot scumbags. OC I think this season actually has potential. Does it seem that Vicki gets a facelift and the last image is her post surgery with the drains in?

It most definitely was a good episode. Just wait till you see Sonja in her four poster bed surrounded by plastic construction sheets.

The Luann gif is the prime example of why NYC will always be a cut above the rest.

Ugh, they should just let it die.

Agree with everything except that Charisse should have been a HW this season. Nah, let that heifer stay pressed as a FOH. She's a conduit for drama, but she brings nothing to the table herself. I too could not believe the gall of Robyn who has openly antagonized Karen and Ray's tax situation each and every episode. She talks so much crap about Karen I can't imagine why she'd even want Karen there except that she knows Karen lends credibility and sparkle to any event she shows up to. Ashley and Michael are uncomfortable. She is playing a dangerous game and Michael isn't the one to play against. He is very sharp and shrewd. He was very quick to break the fourth wall and tell her she shouldn't be using cameras to negotiate. Gizelle continues to be awful. Run, Sherman, run.

Just saw Kathy Griffin live (3.5 hours without an intermission!) and she said that *allegedly* every single one of the “tweets” Andy puts to the housewives are made up.

I was READY for tonight's episode. I needed it. It had been a long day. It delivered. The fight between Carole and Bethenny is very real and very personal and Bethenny was not ready for Carole to be as unflinching as she's been. Carole is a cold, relatively emotionless person. And that kind of personality is impervious to Bethenny's gaslighting and guilt. Compare Carole to Sonja or Luann, both naturally warm, and you can see how she'd be able to manipulate them. Her use of the word "betrayal" when describing Carole divulging that Bethenny called Luann a loser was interesting. Bethenny reverts to victimization when she's losing an argument. Speaking of Luann: she is great. I'm a Countess fan from the very beginning and her reaction to being called a loser is proof of her self confidence. Even Bethenny once said that Luann is the most resilient woman she's ever met. And we're about to see even more about that in the coming episode...lord...Lu...this Palm Beach disaster is being filmed for absolute maximum impact. Sonja looked absolutely amazing in that sequin dress at the Red Cross blood drive party (what a good idea, Luann!) and I loved when she was sitting on the armrest with the totally normal lady and then talking to Ramona about iron in her stool. Ramona gave me my favourite moment of the night when she didn't back down for one hot second in that telephone call with Bethenny. Ramona *unleashed* and even her very well done Botox couldn't stop her face from contorting into expressions of sheer vengeance.

I feel the sorriest for the incredible Laurie Metcalf. Such a talent. Roseanne deserves her implosion.

That clip was epic. This season of Potomac has been amazing!

Exactly. She will be pleading guilty to a lesser charge (the misdemeanour which is not as serious as a felony), which will avoid jail time. She may do community service and pay a fine and restitution (or any combination of such). It is the correct result in the circumstances. It seems the police are involved in far too many issues that are straightforward civil nuisances. All of this comes to a head on July 25, so fingers crossed for Lu.

And Luann has accepted a plea deal and will be pleading guilty to a misdemeanour charge, in absentia, regarding the incident in Palm Beach. http://cbs12.com/news/local/real-housewives-star-to-plead-guilty-to-lesser-charge

That's Andy for you. Teddi is coming back. Andy confirmed it on Howard Stern.

The truth hurts! Robyn is as dumb as they come. Ashley is just awful with the way she's trashing everyone haphazardly - the reunion should be rough for her. Her mother is ghastly. What a user and a loser. Karen continues to be the queen of this show and command a certain level of decorum that the rest of them cannot muster.

Snap! But true. Another winner from NYC this week. This show delivers and delivers. The devastation in Puerto Rico is shameful. Shame on the US government. Shame on the American media. That the Real Housewives have shown more of the reality the citizens are enduring is outrageous! I love the slow burn of this Bethenny and Carole feud. I can't stand Carole. Or Tinsley.

It certainly is...this version of Dynasty puts Alexis in a scrappier light. She isn't as cunning or as powerful as Joan's Alexis. She is on the make and desperately seeking relevancy and power. Joan's Alexis was far more dangerous and Machiavellian - the ends truly did justify the means. Joan's Alexis was scarier. Nicollette's Alexis is lighter, a bit campier, and she has a conscience that rattles her confidence. Her Alexis knows when she's done "a bad thing"...and so when she leaves Blake and runs up the stairs to where she thinks Cristal is, it's redeeming and just a tiny bit...moving? Joan's her Alexis would have looked towards the stairs, knowing Krystle was locked up in the burning loft thanks to her, and for a moment her eyes would communicate Alexis' thought that maybe she should save her...but then they'd go cold again and she would turn away and save herself. Thanks! It's interesting to analyze what Nicollette is doing/can do with what she's been given. And get onto the Royals - Joan has two great episodes!

Karen is going to slaughter all of her detractors. I'm calling it now.

Potomac Another winner of an episode. Karen is the undisputed star of this damn show and anyone whose going to try to argue otherwise is destined to fail. Karen was hilarious drunk, hilarious when she gathered Robyn up and shredded her, and hilarious when she was screaming trying to balance 4 ft off the ground. And Karen was so remarkably transparent to admit to having a DUI and laying it out for Monique (it fell on deaf ears). Charisse is a tacky pig. Gizelle has that mean streak to her that makes her so ugly to tolerate. Her refusal, in her VT, to apologize to Ray is really foul. She wouldn't dare say that directly to Karen. She knows that would not end well for her. Ashley has loyalty to no one and her habit of embellishing (or as RH of Melbourne's Janet say, 'gilding the lily') really demonstrates that she's there to stir things up and dodge all fallout. Robyn remains an idiot who can't last 3 minutes with Hurricane Karen. Monique and Candiace didn't have a whole lot to do this episode other than calm themselves instead of killing Charisse and Gizelle. Dallas - love what I'm hearing about this coming season. Sounds juicy.

I have enjoyed Nicollette Sheridan, just as I always have in most everything she's been in...but she's not playing Alexis and this isn't Dynasty. Alexis is Joan's and Dynasty belongs to the 1980s. The season finale cliffhanger was well executed technically because it partially redeemed Alexis as she said to Blake "I've done a bad thing..." and then ran to save Cristal while the barn burned. What was odd was Steven's whereabouts in the fire - it didn't make sense for him to just disappear. The fire was very well done - it looked so realistic. I will be interested to see how this cliffhanger resolves. Mission accomplished.

If what Dorinda is saying is true, then I can appreciate her position...HOWEVER...it doesn't change the fact that she doesn't handle alcohol well. Her reaction to Luann's blog, which I found to be quite benign, was nasty and shows she doesn't take responsibility for herself. Luann might have been wise to stay silent but she has also stopped drinking and has acknowledged her problems publicly so Dorinda's nasty response says a lot more about her state of mind than it does Luann.