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Absolutely. Skip OC and watch Aukland. OC was a nothing episode between the bogus vow renewal and giraffe getting inseminated. Be sure to skip New Jersey as well - this week was heinously boring and I only read a summary.

Aukland...we have some differences of opinion: Louise - I agree, she is FABULOUS. Real deal money and the silkiest voice. Michelle - physically beautiful, sharp tongue, interesting life story. A good fighter. Also mean. That plus size model comment was a well timed putdown. She was not right to tell Angela not to be offended and saying she'd heard about her from Gilda. It goes to show Michelle went in with an opinion without even meeting her. I don't like someone who doesn't give others a fair shake. Gilda - cold bitch. Nasty. Tacky. Awful. Julia - boring. I agree with you that she could go north or south. Anne - she reminds me of Jody Claman from Real Housewives of Vancouver. Angela - she is overly sensitive and an emotional wreck. But she's not a mean person. She's hyper insecure and based in a career that will just eat away at her. She's grown up exceptionally tall and I'm sure has been tormented for it her whole life so anyone can get under her skin. Gorgeous production values. Looks like a great franchise.

I LOVED this part. It is the highlight of the episode. LuAnn's happiness is contagious. Bethenny herself has said she's done some Botox to change the alignment of her jaw, to soften her jawline and to treat TMJ pain (I have had TMJ and it is excruciatingly painful and it's caused from clenching your jaw and grinding your teeth). It definitely makes her jawline rounded off and more heart shape like.

I much prefer Jules to Kristen and that hag Heather. Jules can at least make a decent joke and hump a trumpet. Kristen is dull as hell and Heather is charmless. I say keep this cast for next season. This season was awesome. I looked forward to it. Not one did episode. LuAnn for MVP. She made this season happen. Using a Christmas tree analogy it's clear that LuAnn is the tree. Ramona and Sonja were like tinsel and lights to the tree - hanging off the tree and making it more interesting but without the tree they'd be relics in a box. Dorinda is like the Christmas novelty Santa and Mrs Clause people have at their front door - can stand on its own but not as essential as the tree. Jules was like a cup of egg nog, not to everyone's taste and a but by itself but theme appropriate. Bethenny was like a dumb cat trying to knock the tree down and Carole was the collar around that cat - an irrelevant accessory.

Nene owes so much tax it's laughable at the way she's conducted herself, obviously living way beyond her means. The catch 22 is whatever she may or may not earn with a Bravo cheque for the upcoming season (so far she hasn't filmed at all) is going to generate even more tax for 2016 and Nene isn't going to reign herself in. She'll keep on spending and her debt will grow. The IRS doesn't play around - they'll foreclose on everything she's got and even if she declares bankruptcy she isn't safe because those IRS liens aren't usually discharged. Very rich, bitch, my ass!

LuAnn WAS this season. The show would have been nothing without her. They got rid of anything with Dorinda's John as quickly as they could. And then Bethenny vs. Sonja calmed right down. Carole did nothing all season. Jules is in a terrible marriage that she was only so happy to leave behind in Miami. But for LuAnn there wouldn't have been any storyline worth watching. Fortunately, LuAnn WAS there and this episode was so welcome. If LuAnn was fake crying then she puts Heather Dubrow to shame. THAT is how you do it. We know she and Tom are still together, but what solves the conflict next week? I can't believe the season is over.

This is the beginning of the end for Nene Leakes. I have always said she would become the David Caruso of the Housewives franchise. She is Icarus and she's flown too high.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who loved Kelly. She is a *mess* but she dragged 'em all and not one of Shannon, Giraffe, Tamra or Heather could handle her. I thought her impression of Heather was particularly strong, especially as Heather "cried" in the chauffeur driven SUV back to her mansion whining to her surgeon husband about a fight that had nothing to do with her. Tamra remains the biggest stirrer in the franchise's history. And she does it all in the name of Jesus Christ her lord and saviour. Much as all these women pile on Vicki, she's obviously a lot of fun and her breakfast with Brianna and the kids showed her in a good light. Next week's episode looks nausea inducing with Shannon and David's vow renewal. Kiss of death for an OC marriage.

NJ Jacqueline Laurita is a nasty, dumb, bitch. She clearly hosted that dinner ready for a big fight. I'm not a Giudice apologist by any means but I think Jacqueline just scum.

I am IN for Real Housewives of Aukland. Vancouver, Melbourne and Cheshire have all proved that the international franchises put the American ones in the shade so I can't wait.

OC I'm enjoying this season. The wheels are falling off Shannon's crazy train faster than I expected. She cannot keep herself wound when she's arguing with Kelly. She went with the "you looked like an Indian!" comment awfully quick and when Kelly turned that around on her Shannon sputtered like a failing engine. Vicki appears to have purchased Brianna's house - close enough to hers but outside the gates. There's nothing wrong with that. She's her mother. She can do that. I wouldn't be surprised if Brianna is getting paid for this season, she's been on as much as Meghan and far more compelling and relevant to watch. Speaking of which, I can't with Meghan's crap storyline. I don't care. Neither does her husband. Heather and Tamra are very secondary this season. I know that'll change as it progresses, but neither is front and centre. Who cares that Tamra is training for a body building competition with her abdomen looking like a water bed. NYC I think this year's cast is perfect and interesting to note that the episode that featured the least Bethenny and the most LuAnn got the highest ratings. No surprise to me. Much of what's worked about this season comes down to three people: LuAnn, Ramona and Sonja. LuAnn has rocked this season, just as she did last season and the season prior to that. She is a new woman without the Count and she is kicking ass and taking names and nobody is going to dull her shine. Ramona is crazier than a bag of cats and utterly out to lunch about how insensitive she is but she is hilarious and outspoken and has an uncanny ability to forget her misgivings about people, albeit temporarily. Sonja is a hot mess and delusional as hell and sort of sad...but this last episode on the yacht demonstrated that, at her core, Sonja is a nice lady who didn't cause a scene, was outgoing and friendly to Tom and made the best of the situation (plus, the dance she did at the beginning of the season when LuAnn noted that they'd appeared in Page Six made my year). Dorinda and Jules are very good cast members. Dorinda is lots of fun and stirs the pot and gives amazing drunken toasts. Jules was clearly in the midst of an imploding marriage to a rich little person who thought nothing of leaving his children at his parent's house in tears. Bethenny and Carole did their damnedest to dull LuAnn's shine but their storylines come down to this rather vulgar and crass summary: Bethenny's nether regions can't stop bleeding while Carole's are inevitably drying up, making her relationship with Adam a bit of a farce.

I disagree about Sonja. She's brought a lot to the show - despite Bethenny refusing to film with her for months. What do you think Carole's brought? Maybe I'm missing something as I feel she's done and brought nothing to the show.

The foolhardy attempt on dimming LuAnn's shine goes to show was awful, selfish bitches these women are. Bethenny is obviously the worst, with Ramona far behind, trailed by Sonja who just seems so sad and desperate with her comments about engagement rings she no longer wears and yachts she never owned. Why trash LuAnn's trappings of the fabulous life when you have none of them? Carole is a lot more tolerable without Bethenny, but this needs to be Carole's last season: she has collected a paycheque and provided absolutely nothing all season long. Not one good scene, not one snappy quote. Nothing. I am rooting for LuAnn and her happiness. I hope she looks amazing on the big day, gets showered in jewelry and lives a great life - unlike so many of these women, LuAnn is capable of appreciating the good times.

"No wonder why you cheated on your wife!" - Kelly Dodd. Mic drop.

Of course he did. Truth is an absolute defence to defamation and Beverly is telling the truth. Since it's a civil case it's the balance of probabilities as to who the judge or jury has to believe and there isn't a jury in the United States that would not side with Beverly Johnson. And Cosby is going blind? GOOD. Hopefully he'll fall down a flight of stairs and die. I've had my fill of his bullsh*t.

Go OC! The OG showing it still has life in it. New Jersey is fine - but lifeless. Everyone's broke, everyone's dreams are shattered, two cast members are felons, they're all bad people...there's no glamour.

It's been interesting to see how truly F List the celebrity presence has been with the Republican party. We haven't seen Arnold Schwarzenegger have we? He's a big Republican but doesn't seem to want to be THIS kind of Republican. Honestly, thank goodness Nancy Reagan is dead. She would have found endorsing Trump excruciating. Love them or hate them the Reagans could get bipartisan work done and had many friends across the aisle. That Republican Party is long gone.

I just have to say that the majority of the women I'm seeing at the Republican Convention are straight out of 1991 with their lacquered hair and blue eye shadow - it's a time warp of epic proportions. Kimberly's speech...she didn't go Full Sheila, but she had many instances where you could have swapped 'Hillary' for 'Lauren' and it would have been a monologue Bill Bell would have been proud of.

I know so many people hated all the gorilla stuff, but I loved the finale - compared to AMC/ATWT/OLTL/GL/PC - it had dignity in spades. That last moment with Mac toasting the audience was a lovely touch.

Finally catching up with the NYC Season 6 reunion and Sonja said that, earning her (so far) the prize for most jaw-dropping line LOL Followed by LuAnn's wonderfully bitchy "Karma's a bitch" in response to Mario cheating on Ramona after Ramona made fun of LuAnn being cheated on years ago. Oh lord Sonja. She is a nice woman but the delusion that flies out of her mouth - the mind boggles.

Who said THAT!?

After reunion filming was done LuAnn and Tom flew to Europe on vacation. I hope she took a wrecking ball to Bethenny and Carole.

Oh Kimberlin...

Go for it LuAnn!!

A small bit of trivia for any Wimbledon fans...it's rumoured this last Wimbledon marked the conclusion of HRH The Duke of Kent's run as the President of the All England Tennis Club as he is apparently being succeeded by TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who will take over the role of handing out the Wimbledon trophies next year. For many, the Kents will be remembered for HRH The Duchess of Kent's compassionate hug for Jana Novatna when she lost to Steffi Graf in 1993: