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Antibes is gorgeous!

Exactly. Karen was wearing sensible shoes for walking in essential oil fields and cobblestone streets. Her outfit was nice. Robyn and Gizelle were wearing trendy, impractical, and likely knockoff shoes from TJ Maxx in an attempt to look cute. Like everything those two do, they failed. Karen shot down all of Gizelle's crap like a sharp shooter and her comment about her "Lous-AY" French was hilarious. I can't get past how awful Gizelle is. She is just plain mean. There is no redeeming feature to this cow, not one! A mean bitch with an ugly heart. Ashley and Michael's relationship is over. I sincerely hope Michael has the dignity to file for divorce now. She is foolish to believe her manipulative mother's call was anything other than an attempt to get another cheque. Candy-Ass is a waste of a Housewives paycheque. But Charisse did a whole bunch of nothing this episode, so I can see why she was demoted to Friend Of. Neither of them bring anything to the table. Maybe it should be Sherman's ex who gets to be a housewife next season? Cannes looked absolutely gorgeous. The Martinez is a glorious hotel. It makes me want to go back so badly!

Gizelle is a miserable bitch. And Karen blows her ass out of the water...Every. Single. Time.

Oh Randy couldn't act his way out of a paper bag...but Adrienne Frantz found the role of her career after SB with B&B's Amber. Sarah Buxton also got used to good effect on B&B. Randy is now a life coach and lives in Oregon and is married with children. I think he fully realized how terrible he was and that the lifestyle wasn't for him at all. He lives a simple life and seems happy. I'm glad someone else noticed it. That stillness is tragic.

Sure doesn't. Link to the whole series if you don't mind... It had a great cast. Aaron Spelling was so adept at casting shows, reinventing faded stars, fitting people into roles they might not have thought they'd be right for...nobody has that skill like he did. He was a star maker.

So many places you must go: 1. Monaco (easy train from Nice direct to Monaco and the whole principality can be walked end to end with ease) 2. Eze (there's a cheap bus from Nice to this town built into the face of a hilltop that has jaw dropping views and is comparably rustic, but no less beautiful) 3. Cannes (as you'll see on Potomac, it's gorgeous and an easy train from Nice) 4. St. Tropez (far away from the rest of the Riviera but a very different vibe and Dame Joan lives high up in the hills around it) 5. Cap Ferrat (this is where the real money lives) In Nice, the flower market is wonderful to catch. The Promenade des Anglais is great to walk. The beaches are surprisingly rocky in Nice, but they're beautifully sandy in Cannes. There's a sliver of public beach in Monaco that is created from sand imported from Australia that I loved. September is a beautiful time to go: the tourists will have slimmed out but the weather will still be nice. In Paris, go to all the usual places that tourists go (check out which days offer reduced prices at the Louvres), I stay on Rue Cler (as did Lisa Rinna, to keep this HW thread appropriate) a charming street filled with grocers and cafes. Do have croissants there: they're French and they're better.

Potomac Karen came in guns blazing this episode and equipped with that Chanel brooch and new foxy wig, she was ready to rock n roll with taking Giselle down several pegs. The mime was unintentionally hilarious. Karen had no time for that at all. Dim bulb Robyn couldn't even get out a full sentence before Karen grand damned her ass with a few flicks of her manicured hand. Ashley and Michael as a couple are DOA and Ashley's mother is uncomfortable to watch. Her wig was tragic. And Ashley can't sing. She's a pot stirrer, but she brings little to the table herself. Candy Ass and her man need to call off this charade. All she has going for her is this stupid wedding that will never end. She brings zero to the table. Bring back Charisse's messy, bloated, champagne infused, crooked wigged ass full time. I enjoyed seeing Monique and Charisse have a good cry. I don't believe any of it, mind you, because Monique could hardly get a drop of tear to form, and Charisse is devoid of genuine feeling I cannot wait for next week's trip to Cannes - the South of France is my favourite place on earth. It is spellbinding. Gorgeous. Exotic. Luxurious. Sparkling. LVP gave us a glimpse of it many seasons back on BH, but it's high time that a franchise went there properly. Bring it on!

I've listened to that theme on a continuous loop for ages. It stands up as a piece of music, even twenty years later! Jason George fits the magic formula of charisma and looks that Aaron Spelling identified in so many performers over his illustrious career.

The cast of Sunset Beach, then and now: All I can say is I never noticed the facelift on Lesley Anne Down!

Whew. Agreed on your top three. Melbourne has never had a bad season. I think it's the Australian sense of humour that keeps it going (though the same can't be said for the toxic Sydney). I do enjoy Dallas more than Beverly Hills but probably on par with OC. ATL is too hit or miss, even within a single season, for me to really enjoy it anymore (a lot of the time the behind the scenes with ATL is the most interesting part since that's a very leaky boat gossip wise). NJ I enjoyed last season, but I hadn't watched it in years. Cheshire...sigh. I dropped it after the sixth season for a couple of reasons. One, streaming it proved harder (if anyone has a reliable streaming site, hook a brother up via PM!) and after Ampika left, it limped, and when Leanne left (after her final season where she finally flipped out at Dawn) I was done.

Take that back! I adore Melbourne.

NYC, Potomac and Dallas are the franchises bringing the heat. Loving the looks of this trailer. ”My weave is exhausted!” - yes Leanne!

Firstly, the NY trailer...I'm spent. I'm living for it. I want this show to win an Emmy. It's the best reality television out there. It is hilarious, dramatic, moving...ideal. Tonight's episode was very good. I loved all of Sonja's scenes this episode. You could see the real affection between her and Luann. Throughout the years they have never really screwed each other over and have quietly looked out for each other - a real friendship. I'm glad Sonja gave Dorinda hell at the restaurant. Dorinda retreated awfully quick because she realized she had zero support at the table. Dorinda has made a real ass of herself this season and she's wrecked a lot of the goodwill she built in her first seasons. She just seems like a nasty drunk. Ramona did a "best of Ramona" in dealing with how everyone was telling her to apologize. It was hilarious. Ramona is so fake and rehearsed that she can't have an authentic moment unless she's piss drunk in a pool with a naked Bethenny. Luann does seem different, post rehab. She is calmer, slower to react and generally more centred. I say good for her. I'm rooting for her success. Carole and Tinsley don't have a story without Bethenny. I'm just so glad Bethenny made made of Tinsley trying on wedding dresses and the way Tinsley reacted was pure immature crap. She takes herself very seriously.

Probably something like “please pass the salt”...or...”what a beautiful day.” Dorinda has really gone down in my estimation this year. She is being a nasty bitch with a drinking problem left and right.

She's being held at UCLA Medical Centre on a 5250 hold, meaning it's an involuntary hold that can last 14 days. Hopefully Richie Sambora and her daughter are getting a lawyer into court to get them appointed her conservator, like Britney Spears' parents did, so that she can be committed indefinitely. She needs to be in rehab out of state, that boyfriend of hers needs to be turfed, and that Thousand Oaks house needs to be emptied and sold. She has owned it since her marriage to Tommy Lee - way too many memories in that place. She's long owned a low rise condo in Beverly Hills that could be a bolthole, but she probably needs the safety of a gated community or one of the full service buildings on Wilshire Boulevard for security. Bottom line is she need serious help and immediate action.

Eh...Kenya can be quick with some curse words or general vulgarity, but she does not have a quick wit in the vein of Nene, LVP or Luann.

Well in these circumstances it's wholly appropriate. He held himself out as the bread winner alpha male pig who needed to be tended to at all times (wasn't he the fat bastard who wanted the level of horseradish tested prior to eating it?)

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.