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I could see that. I know a lot of people on here and on SOC that wishful cast her as Hope on Guiding Light too.

I've liked what little I've seen of Meg Bennett as Julia on Y&R but after that stint on GH, I was not impressed with her anymore. Maybe because the story was stupid altogether. An actress I would've loved on a P&G soap would be Julia Barr. She just had that P&G heroine-esqe look to her. Do you all think she would've made a good Natalie or Carol?

But reading up on what the character has done, it pales in comparison to soap vixens nowadays. But I guess different times, different morals. I'm surprised they never brought her or Carole back to mix it up with Tom and Margo.

I think the show is doing very well in the ratings if I am not mistaken. I don't think it's doing RHOA numbers but it's doing well. This show has a huge cult following. Especially with celebs who admit to watching the show (Jennifer Lawrence being one of them). I actually think this show might could help BH a bit.... But I am over Scheana and her excessive whining thus far. She makes me want Stassi back so she can come and blow up Scheana's little playhouse b/c she's loving being the new 'Queen Bee' a bit too much.

Can we get rid of the Shamea bitch already? I don't like her and she wreaks of thirstiness. Sit back and learn the group dynamics first. Jesus! Shamea obviously came on to try and get at Kenya when she ain't ready for that roller coaster. Sheree and Kenya's frenemy-ship is gonna be gold! The shade those two threw at each other tonight was EPIC. You can tell it is all in good fun. I don't see why they didn't give Sheree a peach. She's delivered in all three episodes she's been back. Kim Fields is a bust for me at this point. It's like she ain't even trying to assimilate into the group. Her peach should've went to Marlo, who stays giving us hilarity and drama. Oh and Phaedra's low class comment about Kenya's skin tone and comparing it to doo-doo was gross. #SelfHatredIsReal I am ready for next week when Cynthia Lui Kang's bicycle kick the hell out of Thotlandia.

Judith Chapman was playing Natalie around this time, correct?

No. She debunked the rumor about her using a helicopter to get to work.

Nene is the classic case of someone who can dish it but cannot take it. That's why she stays losing.

OMG! Wasn't he hot! And I agree that they need to pay Rik Makarem whatever he wants to stay. We need that sexiness back on-screen.

Yes, boo! Yes!!! That's why I was all for Magali giving Dawn the 'fever' this season. She asked for it. When Magali tried extending an olive branch, she turned the calvary against her. When Dawn tried, she expected Magali to cower and toe the line and she didn't. Dawn is on that Nene sh-t where she wants to play victim when her back is against the wall. She knew she treated Magali like crap s1 and was trying to fix her image. I've never bought it. Her true colors popped out again in the finale when she took a shot at Magali for no reason. Re-watching s1 has been a refresher and reminded me why Magali is justified in her actions.

Thanks for sharing this, @soapfan770! I'm going to enjoy reading this.

IMO, I'd drop all three of them at this point. This has been the second time they've done this and it nearly killed RHONY. You already have Bethenny, Dorinda, and Carole signed on. I'd bring back Jill and cast 4 new women. Bravo needs to learn to pay a lot of these women dust when it comes to contract negotiations. RHOA S8E2: Many people are saying they didn't enjoy tonight's episode but I did. I gotta start off by giving Phaedra props for not kicking Cynthia while she's down ... yet. We all know that Phaedra will bury the hatchet one sec and turn on you the next. Cynthia gets props too for being honest and open about her situation. It's refreshing. Pinto Bean's party for Duke was so awkward. He looked like he wanted to flee for the nearest exit throughout that entire scene. And the tea being spilled on him that he allegedly had a past with a trans-woman and his love for porn stars was too much. Some things should be left unsaid. Also, her assuming that 13 wks = 2 months was embarrassing. She needs to learn to just shut up b/c she exudes stupidity each chance she's onscreen. Phelony and Kandi's heart to heart was so anticlimactic. I feel like Phelony played Kandi like a fiddle to get her off her back for the time being. I am glad that Don Juan picked up on it and brought it to Kandi's attention. Sadly, Kandi is so desperate for Phelony's friendship that she didn't even pick up on it. Phelony deflected the entire exchange and Kandi didn't even take note. I am enjoying this season. It isn't as toxic as seasons 6 & 7 were. This season is giving me seasons 4 & 5 vibes where it was messy but fun messy.

Diane Parrish/Bonnie Langford > all the other women. OMG. I died laughing at Gillian. She didn't know what the hell she was supposed to do but she committed. The men totally stole the show. Especially Jonny, Danny Boy, Jay, and Shane. Overall, it was cute. I enjoyed it.

I wouldn't mind Stacey or Lynda joining either. But the other three ladies ... nope.

But they shouldn't take it out on the RHOP women. They should direct that to Bravo.

Lynda, Mary, and Cat of RHODC aren't too pleased about RHOP. They seem quite bitter. Here are some of the tweets they RT'd or personally tweeted: All 3 of them RT'd the following tweet:

BIIISSSHHH! Kenya know she's wrong for that!!!

Nuanced, subtle storytelling is long gone from today's daytime dramas, alas. The scenes with Jingles the Clown were often quite terrifying, and the storyline went on for an extended period. As it turned out, Zoe Cannell, Carter's sister and Julian Cannell's wife, was the one under the disguise. She was afraid that her husband Julian was falling for Andrea, and with a husband as handsome as Joel Crother's Julian, could anyone blame her for being nervous, LOL? Actress Lois Smith (of EAST OF EDEN and TRUE BLOOD fame) was mesmerizing as the deranged Zoe. This was Writer Henry Slesar at his delicious best. We were so lucky to have him pen exciting, intricate, layered mysteries on TEON, but his work on SOMERSET was also very good. I only found OLTL weak under his pen, but he was not alone at the helm of that show. Yes it is. So Joel Crothers was on Somerset too before EON? Where there any other Somerset stars that moved onto EON afterwards. And do you think that Slesar struggled at OLTL b/c it was a different beast from what he was used to?

You'd never get something like that nowadays. Instead, the characters would scream from the top of their lungs to show their pain and agony. But who is Jingle the Clown? And was Robert Delaney already on Another World at this point?

Bravo, make it happen! But I want her back on OC next season so she can eat Tamra's ass up.

I just hope the Dallas ladies and backwood, Bible thumping women. If so, they are gonna get eaten alive by Bravo's audience.

So both she and Tiffany came back to Monticello as widows? Hmm. Didn't know that.

I didn't know that Slesar wrote out the Whitney family after the Jonah Lockwood story. Glad that LK went back to EON and became a stalwart character there till the end.

Oh I am for all Real Housewives of Potomac! That trailer was banging! Black old money FTW!! And I thought they were branding the Dallas show originally as Ladies of Dallas? I guess going with the larger brand is better. And I think after the messy season of RHOC, which is apparently on it's last leg, the loss of RHOM & RHODC, and NJ being in limbo, it'd only make sense to add new ones to the lineup to freshen up the housewives franchise. I just wish that Andy would pay attention to RHOCheshire and RHOMelbourne more and give them more promo time b/c they could help liven up Bravo too.