40 minutes ago, Nothin'ButAttitude said:

 

I'd drop Lauren at this point too. Lauren hasn't really be relevant since about s3. 

 

Only reason I'd keep Seema/Stacey (if Magali and Ampika were brought back) is for Dawn. Like her or not (and I can't stand her), the girl needs allies. But I'd also put Seema/Stacey on notice. Those 2 film the least and add the least to the group. Seema stepped it up with her rivalry with Ester, but she still was MIA. Dare I say it, I'd even consider wooing Misse back, and y'all know I hate that b-tch. 

 

This season was meh to me. They seriously need to recapture the magic the show had the first 2-3 seasons. 

 

@Cheap21 @DaytimeFan @Cat, Melbourne's new opening and taglines have been released. I actually like the new intro. Glad they updated it and gave the women a full body shot like NY, Potomac, Sydney, and ATL (well their poor attempt). 

 

 

 

I disagree about Lauren. She's my favourite and always makes me laugh. She also isn't afraid of confrontation but isn't a dumbass looking for a fight.

 

I found Cheshire far more enjoyable than any of the American franchises this year aside from NYC (and Toronto was fabulous in Canada). 

 

LOVE Janet's intro line for Melbourne. Bring on this season!

30 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

Thanks @Nothin'ButAttitude. I dont like the new Melbourne opening. Seems a bit cheesy. Gina and Janet's taglines are the best

 

I thought the intro was hot. Their color scheme is jacked up and the clothes are ill-fitting, but I think it's a nice intro. 

 

I agree that Gina and Janet have great taglines. They always do. Lydia and Venus have a solid taglines too. Jackie's tagline is trash. Gamble and Sally's taglines are cliche. 

Just now, DaytimeFan said:

I disagree about Lauren. She's my favourite and always makes me laugh. She also isn't afraid of confrontation but isn't a dumbass looking for a fight.

 

I found Cheshire far more enjoyable than any of the American franchises this year aside from NYC (and Toronto was fabulous in Canada). 

 

Lauren, much like Seema/Stacey, was MIA too much for me. I think Lauren needs a break from the show b/c she has not been bringing. Not like I'm used too. Watching reunion I forgot she was even on the show b/c she wasn't there. 

 

You liked Toronto? Most people I've heard talk about the show said it was trash and boring.

3 minutes ago, Nothin'ButAttitude said:

 

 

Lauren, much like Seema/Stacey, was MIA too much for me. I think Lauren needs a break from the show b/c she has not been bringing. Not like I'm used too. Watching reunion I forgot she was even on the show b/c she wasn't there. 

 

You liked Toronto? Most people I've heard talk about the show said it was trash and boring.

 

I thought Lauren was way more MIA in the previous season. I felt her presence plenty this season. I missed her at the reunion. Cheshire's cast is too big and I think that sometimes makes each of the women seem MIA because the screen is overcrowded.

 

I loved Toronto. It was not trash and it was not boring. It was glamorous and fun and, like season 1 of Vancouver, had an actual story arc. 

3 minutes ago, DaytimeFan said:

I loved Toronto. It was not trash and it was not boring. It was glamorous and fun and, like season 1 of Vancouver, had an actual story arc. 

 

I'll get around to seeing what it is like during some free time. Probably will binge watching sometime during the Xmas break. 

 

Speaking of international housewives, I hope they bring back my Auckland housewives. They truly deserve a second season.

I liked Toronto when I finally got around to it. Id recommend it!

OMG at Janet's line!!! I literally just did a variety on that tonight as a status. lol. You all are going to have to let me know where to watch it virus-free because I liked that intro.

 

That said...so Toronto was good you say.

16 hours ago, Chris B said:

I’m glad it’s over, but I maintain I enjoyed RHOC. The divid made it difficult at time, but each week we got a bit of drama and what helps this series is that each housewife has a personal storyline so the solo scenes carry it through for me. Compare it to say Cynthia or Sheree this year on RHOA with clearly made up stories for their solo scenes. That bores me but OC, good or bad, feels authentic. The reunion had some drama but was geared more towards resetting the show which they did. Just have to hope next season is better with the changes. Right now I’m hoping for Shannon, Vicki, Kelly, Tamra and Lydia with one or two new housewives. I could see that working. This isn’t a franchise that needs a drastic retool. 

 

Since I saw that episode four had the returns of Marlo and Kim, plus with Xscape ending I decided to start this season. I marathoned all four episodes and I must say this is one of the worst openings I can remember in recent history. The first three episodes were painful to watch. You had SOME nice moments with Nene, Kenya and Kandi but the others aren’t delivering. Cynthia has no story and neither does Sheree. Everything they do seems made up for the show which is why it bothers me that people say this about Kenya when I feel she is way more vulnerable than many of the others. They always have production issues and it seems like that happened again. By episode four you could tell contracts had been worked out and the show will start. 

 

The best part was Marlo’s return. Why she isn’t a housewife is beyond me. Her reunion with Nene was hilarious and she’s the type of person Nene needs. I like when Marlo is light-hearted and fun. We know the drama will come later but she’s interesting and extra in a fun way. I loved when she told Nene she hear Porsha had a bigger house. I damn near died. Speaking of Porsha....it’s time to go. I’ve gone back and forth on her but usually find some use for her but now that nobody will film with her except her family there is no organic way to keep her. She’s still around for most group scenes but she isn’t useful anymore. If Eva is successful I see her being Porsha’s replacement not Kenya’s as many think. 

 

The other major development was Kim’s return which baffled me. It makes no sense why Sheree would again line herself up with Kim when she was doing fine with the ladies. I’ve heard Kim is friends with the EP who also runs her spin-off and that’s the only thing that explains her behavior. That and a lack of funds. She has never been so aggressive and nasty and lost what made her fun. I expected her and Nene to be close and fall out due to Nene being jealous but Kim came out of the gate nasty. Kenya is one thing, but why come after Nene so hard when Nene was tweeting welcoming her back when this happened? She played her cards all wrong. Even with Kenya it would be EASY to get the audience on her side but Kenya did nothing to her and she kept going. I also noticed in the preview clip for next week that when Sheree tells Kandi what happened she lies and says Kenya made a negative comment about Kim’s son that got injured. Kandi and Todd immediately called bullshit which I was happy to see. 

 

The MVP who never gets Credit is Kandi. She is the one housewife who is real and delivers every year. I love everything she’s done on this show and am amazed she also had a spin off and is delivering there. Bravo needs to keep her happy because she’s truly the glue that keeps this show going. If I had one wish for next season it would be Tiny and LaTasha joining from Xscape. 

I knew you would be happy for Ms Marlo.  lol. I admit I did like that her and Nene were cool again since I always liked them together.

12 hours ago, Nothin'ButAttitude said:

 

I thought the intro was hot. Their color scheme is jacked up and the clothes are ill-fitting, but I think it's a nice intro. 

 

I agree that Gina and Janet have great taglines. They always do. Lydia and Venus have a solid taglines too. Jackie's tagline is trash. Gamble and Sally's taglines are cliche. 

 

Took the words right out of my mouth! Btw, I love that they show Gina (or Giner as Lydia calls her) in her barrister's outfit including the 18th century wig in the intro.

 

Why do I have a feeling this is Jackie's season to get exposed/the bitch edit? 

1 hour ago, Cat said:

Why do I have a feeling this is Jackie's season to get exposed/the bitch edit? 

 

I've always felt Jackie was a bitch, so this is nothing new to me.

 

I don’t like Nene but I will say I cheered when she said Porsha threw Phaedra right under the bus and jumped out of it to save herself. I said it the moment she started turning during the reunion. It was just so damn obvious. And NO one wants to regularly film with her. I’m confused why she couldn’t be a friend of this season. I like Lauren just fine, but I have no interest in her scenes with Porsha.

45 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

I don’t like Nene but I will say I cheered when she said Porsha threw Phaedra right under the bus and jumped out of it to save herself. I said it the moment she started turning during the reunion. It was just so damn obvious. And NO one wants to regularly film with her. I’m confused why she couldn’t be a friend of this season. I like Lauren just fine, but I have no interest in her scenes with Porsha.

I wonder how long they will keep that up bc there’s no storyline there. Even in the last episode it seemed like her issues with Lauren were resolved 

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I'm thinking what saved Porsha this season was she started to integrate back into the group more after these upcoming episodes in San Francisco. Apparently, this is the portion of the season where all the women come together and question Kenya's marriage, so Porsha isn't in the hot seat as much. Also, Porsha clashes in San Francisco and rumor is Sheree was on Porsha's side. I think Porsha filming a lot with Sheree and Kim is what saved her from being a 'friend.' 

33 minutes ago, Nothin'ButAttitude said:

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I'm thinking what saved Porsha this season was she started to integrate back into the group more after these upcoming episodes in San Francisco. Apparently, this is the portion of the season where all the women come together and question Kenya's marriage, so Porsha isn't in the hot seat as much. Also, Porsha clashes in San Francisco and rumor is Sheree was on Porsha's side. I think Porsha filming a lot with Sheree and Kim is what saved her from being a 'friend.' 

Well I’m impatient and they need to move it on along. The show isn’t charming the way that it used to be, so I literally have zero interest in the scenes of their personal lives now. Give me 12 straight episodes of drama. I really like NJ for that exact reason. There’s really only been one dud of an episode this season.

4 hours ago, Antoyne said:

Well I’m impatient and they need to move it on along. The show isn’t charming the way that it used to be, so I literally have zero interest in the scenes of their personal lives now. Give me 12 straight episodes of drama. I really like NJ for that exact reason. There’s really only been one dud of an episode this season.

 

I think things will start heating up with this upcoming episode. 

Honestly RHOA should’ve done a 90 minutes premiere and edit the first two episodes together. It would’ve helped the flow a little bit, but I do think starting with episode four the show will be good until the end. So much that we know is coming they just had a slow start. 

I also agree with this episode things should be jumping.  Still got san Francisco...that other trip...oh, duh Barcelona. (isn't there two more trips coming)...the Toyota/Nene fight...the Marlo/Ford Honda fight...the drama at the airport with Kenya and Kim separately...the moment the show catches up to what they are filiming now (aka the Nene/Wig fallout)...whatever is about to happen with Papa Smurf...and of course, Nene's fall from grace due to that comment she made on stage. And lest I almost forgot EVA THE DIVA IS COMING.

 

ETA: new commercial during RHoNJ shows next week it's the Nene/Jeep Cherokee fight that was in the trailer.

 

Also...isn't there a Shamea fight coming that Eva was also at.

Edited November 30, 20178 yr by Taoboi