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Not an air mattress! We did see the living room part of her apartment/condo when Kairo & Kali were reintroduced to us. I doubt Sheree wants us to see all of that though. But with Marlo, I get what you're saying now. I do have to give Sheree props though b/c she is at least stirring the pot (along with Kenya) this season. Her stories with Bob are fake though. That's why they are coma inducing. Those 2 aren't back together or even attracted to each other. I've heard that Bob has another woman and is only helping Sheree, so she'll keep this check and stay off his back for money.

I think Lena goes on the camping trip. I hate how they didn't give her & RL a real shot. She might've been the shot of new energy this show needed. Sheree was coming back regardless. Production just used Marlo to reintroduce Sheree, so it wouldn't seem so jarring to the audience.

They went to Hawaii as their cast trip I think.

I don't pity Matt at all b/c if he knew he was unstable, he should've opted to not do the show. He knew that Kenya was gonna use him as a storyline, and his thirsty ass was all for it. Just like Walter back in s5. Can't moan and groan when you're a willing participant in the shenanigans. That aside, ALL the housewives use their spouses/beaus for story good or bad. It ain't just Kenya. They all fake stories. It ain't just Kenya. It is not Kenya's fault that her cast is so dumb and falls for her antics, thus keeping her relevant. It is not her fault that she is crafty enough to be the most polarizing housewife out of all of the cities that she keeps being brought back season after season.

Aww. Funky Crackhead is still bitter and pissed that Kenya took that ass to court all those years ago. Kenya is still relevant on RHOA while Miss. Thing is barely staying afloat and trying to hawk furniture on his Twitter when that blog & videos aren't providing a profit. RHOA: Marlo is stupid. Love her but she's stupid. Does she not realize that Kenya (at the time) was rebuilding her friendship with Nene. Why would she invite Marlo knowing Nene was going? It didn't kill Marlo to sit out that once. If it did, she should've said something THEN. Not now. That's what friends do too. If Marlo was smart too, she would've realized that Kenya getting close with Nene again is a power move. It is obvious that Nene will return, and it is better to be with Nene than against her. Marlo should've nudged Kenya into helping her get back in good with Nene once their relationship was stable again. But no. Marlo has officially burned her last bridge on the show. Sheree has no pull to bring her back next season if Nene is to return b/c she's trying to reclaim clout she used to have. Marlo played herself into a corner tonight. After this season, she is done if Nene returns. Speaking of someone else, who has played herself into a corner, Porsha that is, she was not too happy about Kenya/Phaedra's growing bond. I am interested to see where this goes. If she caught the hint, she'd realize that Phaedra is playing her like a fiddle and isolating her from the group even more by having her be her flunky. Even Sheree subtly pointed it out in her talking head about 2 episodes ago. Kenya just needs to leave Matt alone. I've been said that Kenya needs to stop dating on this show whether it is fake or real. She needs to pull a Bethenny and use this platform to promote her haircare line and other future businesses. Nothing more, nothing less. Cynthia's final scenes in her house were sad. I thought the scenes were well done. Kandi threw some good shade tonight. I'm glad she let the ladies know that her business is excelling. Kandi is far from struggling. She has a empire--something they are all trying to obtain. Say what you want about Kandi, but she is always business savvy and getting her coins. Sheree is a messy broad. I thought it was so tacky that she brought Marlo there to fight with Kenya. So glad that Kenya disengaged from the battle that Marlo wanted. And who the hell would pay $20 for a shirt from Sheree?! Child plz. I'm ready for Kandi v. Porsha next week. It's gonna be good. I think this is the episode that sets things off going forward.

Thank you for summing it up perfectly. @Edward Skylover, what Tony did with Whitney is no different than what Michelle is doing now. She preyed on a minor. What's worse is that Michelle is a legacy character we have ties too. Tony wasn't. Furthermore, as @DRW50 pointed out, it is out of character for Michelle and it doesn't help that the writers don't seem to make the situation seem serious. They are making light out of the situation and isn't even cute. This story is horrid. IMO, Michelle didn't need a secret to return to the Square. She had one on Mark. They should've just had her return to receive grief from the Mitchell family from keeping Mark from them. He practically seduced/groomed her like any other old chap would with an underaged girl. Michelle was never a self destructive character. Sharon occupied that role.

I doubt she'll get heat as she's a legacy character, but I am sure many fans are moaning and groaning (rightfully so) b/c this isn't Michelle at all.

I think it was utter crap b/c the man that groomed Whitney caught flack for the same crime. This story is gonna do some serious damage to Michelle going forward. Good God.

Like seriously though. Michelle? Michelle of all people is messing with minors?! Seeing how her parents suffered over Den messing with her and she goes and does it too? It is so out of character for Michelle. Jesus.

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Lord have mercy! They got Michelle f-cking 17 year olds!!! Michelle has become Mary Letournou. I guess things are coming full circle as Den f-cked her as a young girl.

I am loving Sam & Tanya. Both are great additions to the show. Sam got Minnie's ass together with ease. Minnie don't want no problems from Sam. Sam looks like she's trained to go. I think she'd f-ck Minnie up if she had the chance. Monie's birth father and brother are gross. I found them popping up to be disgusting. It is obvious they did it b/c she's on TV. When he went on that whole spiel that he is her father regardless, I rolled my eyes. Once he stepped out and left Monie, he lost all rights as a father. He has NO say in her life, and Morlin is not obligated to ask him for Monie's hand in marriage. That was absurd. The Twins are idiots. I don't pity them at all.

He did throw his support behind Trump nearing election day, which boggled many seeing as Trump smeared him time and time again.

I hated it. Yeah, it led to fabulous their reunion in Montana, but the story sucked.

Camille was fun & laid back as usual. She didn't really get into the drama. I just miss her presence.

Read Bill Bell's biography that came out a few years ago. It was good. If you're interested in writing (for soaps), I have Writing For Soap Operas by Jean Rouveral (she wrote for GL, ATWT, & SFT). Writing For Soaps by Chris Curry (of UK soap, Brookside) is good too. All the books that @vetsoapfan mentioned are great too. If you like reading the show's history/storylines, look into getting many of the shows' scrapbooks. I got one of UK radio soap, The Archers, and I am enjoying it. I also read up on synopsis of shows from classicsod tumblr page.

Other books by Lemay? No. Other soap books you should read? Yes.

Why aren't the allegations of the two Trump surrogates and intermediaries of the Russian government the lede? This is something that should not be buried.

The book? Yes. It is very insightful. It is a book I find myself reading yearly.

RHOBH: I didn't see much as I was flipping back between the show and Obama, but from what I've seen, I was impressed by Dorit tonight. Wrong or right, she impressed me how she took on that whole table w/o breaking a sweat. She also had me rolling when she called Kyle's sneaky ass out. Kyle always tries to paint LVP as the sneak when it has always been her. You know something wrong when I am pro-Kim Richards. Lisa Rinna has pushed me to the point where I am rooting for Kim to demolish her ass. I see next week that once again oversteps her boundaries and uses Kim as her story. It's gross. She needs to stop. Rinna truly showed her cards tonight. So did Eileen. I loved when Kim called them out for being in cahoots and manipulating one another. They always accuse LVP of pulling strings when they do it too. All these women do it. And can Camille get her f-cking diamond back already?! I've said this before but they should've just went ahead and added Eden & Camille to the season, and had a season of 8 women.

Ignore the troll, buddy. It isn't even worth your time.

Tell me about it. Carly regressed at that time too. The whole Mike/Molly/Jack/Carly quad was abysmal. I hated how Carly fought for Jack and won him only to screw up a few months later by bedding Mike. That story pissed me off. And of course like the scavenger she is, Katie scooped up Mike after no one else wanted him. Just like she did Simon after Lily rejected him. Katie was always that girl that loved someone else's leftovers.

He did look a bit rough during his ATWT stint, but he still had that swagger to him. Glad to see so many people that actually liked Jake on ATWT. When I used to post on that other soap forum that shall not be named, many of the people on there always claimed that Jake didn't assimilate well on the show. I thought Jake/Molly was one of the few things Hogan got right during his stint.