Bravo's The Real Housewives of....

[Cheap21]

I actually liked the sitdown and it made me interested in seeing the fallout of that Jackie reveal

[Taoboi]

yay!!!

 

lol

[Gray Bunny]

Yeah, that lil bombshell deserves a follow-up. Especially since we only had Teresa's non-reaction (since she has "delayed reactions," for when her little brain catches up with the rest of us). I'd like to see Jackie's triflin' head on a platter. 

Meanwhile, did we gloss over the fact that there’s a new Peacock reality dating show in the works that will feature RHONY’s Luann, Potomac’s Gizelle and Ashley, and OC’s Shannon?

Plus, there’s a Vanderpump Villa-esque show in the works with RHONY’s Dorinda as host of Bluestone Manor.

Bravo may have dumped OG RHONY, but they just can’t quit that cast.

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[Soaplovers]

RHONY:

I don't know... the debut season of the new NY cast members wasn't horrible.. but the powers that be needed to do a little bit of cast adjusting for their 2nd season.   I would have 86'd Ubah because that individual is a walking red flag and seems almost boastful about abusing her significant others... and told Jenna she needed to share all aspects of her life or she needed to exit stage left.

We shall see

RHONJ:

I haven't watched it yet.. but maybe this new format might be the way to go for the other franchises.   I always roll my eyes at reunion time because all of the women look like ridiculous in their outfits and it's mostly a lot of yelling and cross talk.. and Andy Cohen just sucks as a moderator.  I still don't understand why he won't just go away LOL

RHOC:

@Taoboi You noticed my lukewarm feelings toward Lesa on Dubai... but I tend to have those type of feelings for a housewife on every franchise that I watch.

                     For instance, on RHOC.. those feelings go toward Gina.  Unlike Lesa, Gina has no real value to this franchise at all... and I think she has something on Bravo/Andy because other more qualified housewives have been let go while she remains.

                     She did herself no favors with putting Jenn's business out there and including it on the show.  Not only did it make Jenn look bad, it also made Gina look like an idiot.  And I wouldn't ever want to use Gina as a realty especially since the girl can't keep her mouth shut.

[Maxim]

The new NY season made me fall asleep in every episode. And I liked 1-2 of the women at best. I hope in season 2 the early fakeness and niceness gets old and they start going into it. I am not into reality tv being boring. I know some people like nice-nice episodes and petty drama, but it's not my cup of tea. I want Season 2-3 level of ISSUES.

Atlanta - I don't care what people say about Kenya, I can't imagine the show without her. She is my daily dose of crazy and psychotic when I need it. I hope she is not gone forever.

BH - The show needs a huge shakeup. Kyle has to go - she has milked her family drama as much as she can and at this point, knowing how scripted and fake she is - I would prefer she continues acting in the Halloween franchise and leave the show. Bring back LVP and the show will be re-vitalized. LVP was the narrator of BH, it's like Sex and the city without Carrie's monologues - it just doesn't work.

 

[Cat]

If you and @Taoboi are nosy about real estate, Brynn Whitfield gave People a tour of her apartment. It's not Dynasty, but for someone like me, it is relatably aspirational.

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[NothinButAttitude]

@Cat, I love real estate as I worked in the industry (the title portion) for 4.5 years. So I wholeheartedly enjoyed Brynn's apartment. IDK if I would've redid the apartment and possibly lost my security deposit in the process, but I tip my hat to her. She upgraded the place. And I don't know if I could ever live in NYC with the small apartments there for the price being paid for it. What NYers pay for an apartment, I can get a mortgage on a "McMansion" here in Georgia. 

I might be in the minority but I enjoy nuRHONY. That's why I am all for a NJ reboot if they need to do one. Same with Atlanta if this upcoming season does not pan out (I get vibes it won't). Honestly, I am to the point where I feel Bravo needs to keep Dubai, Miami, nuNY, SLC, and possibly Potomac (this season will be their determining factor too), dump the rest and either reboot in those cities or find newer cities altogether. The brand is starting to wane. 

[Taoboi]

IDk...Jenna might be more open this year. Time will tell.

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lol. I know. re: Lesa on Dubai. I think we all have that one HW on euvery show. I'm sad for Gina because it sounds like she's gone downhill since the Great Reunion Glowup.

 

Ahhhhhhhhh!!! Thank you!!! I'm always here for my girl Brynn!!! lol.

 

It does remind me how I used to watch the MILLION DOLLAR franchise cuz I loved looking at that kind of stuff. Heck...I'm shocked that is former pop star Willa Ford now does. 

 

And then there was three.  I enjoyed it as well and look forward to it returning. Though I do worry about Eric being involved. 

 

 

[Cat]

I love what she did with the place. Those gold plated sockets. The wallpaper in her second walk-in closet. The high ceilings which let in the light. As a renter in a small location, this gives me lots of inspiration. Though I will probably never be able to buy in this city. Sob.

Like you and @Taoboi I love nuRHONY (and I love oldRhony). I'm invested in these ladies now and cannot wait for S2, even if it is a gentle gander in the concrete jungle. Some reboots work better than others, and as @Gray Bunny pointed out, the OG RHONYs are still viable. Lu was caught on film yesterday surmising how a mix of OGs and the nuCast need to be involved. I hold out hope because I think some of those pairings would work. As for NJ, I blame Bravo. They knew the audience was at its wit's end, but no, they wanted to keep Melissa, B!tch Boy, Marge and Whoville, and make Fetch collectively happen. To your earlier point, I think they knew NJ would flop and they are fine with that.

[Taoboi]

@Cat I will always have room in my heart for the Countess.

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 But I know I'm in the minority when it comes to fans who like both old and nu NY. 

 

And this interview with Brynn has me giggling. She is such an Aquarius! Love it. 

[NothinButAttitude]

I was over old RHONY post-Bethenny, Tinsley, Dorinda, and Carole leaving. Honestly, the show peaked for me in season 10. Leah was horrible for the show, and Eboni would've been a better casting choice for current NY instead of the old rendition. Plus, I grew tired of watching Ramona, Sonja, Luann, and Dorinda get drunk, p*ss or sh*t on themselves, and pass men around. How many times do we have to endure that? I would've been fine with Dorinda and Luann joining the new crew though, but RHONY needed to seriously look and feel like NY--diverse and cosmopolitan. 

Crazily, I am becoming more and more in favor of reboots with new casts. 

I don't think this new reboot with Porsha and Phaedra on ATL is going to give as people think it will. I will tune in, but Porsha and Phaedra have never been alphas, as they are too secretive and lie too much. This is why you need a Kandi, Nene, or Kenya to steer the boat. All three of them are great captains (for different reasons), who know how to spark enough interest to get people somewhat interested. If this season is a dud, I'll be begging for a total reboot. 

With NJ, I don't even want a NJ reboot. Just wrap the show up with a pretty bow and leave it alone. If Housewives is still on in about 5-10 years, go back and revisit it like Miami. Otherwise, leave it alone. I'd prefer for them to do a NOLA Housewives with Tamica and Reagan from Southern Charm NOLA. Or go to Santa Barbara or Vegas. Jaq (of NJ) has already said she'd love to produce and find women for the Vegas show. 

[DaytimeFan]

RHONJ was a total flop and I remain firm that they need to fire the whole cast and either rest the show entirely or reboot it.

Talk about a toxic dumpster fire. 

[j swift]

I agree, I don't know if it just a case of being overhyped or setting expectations too high, but that was not interesting.  And it was not even close to the RHoSLC/Reality Von Tease reveal.  Both were cases of information that was unknown, but in the scheme of things not really a big deal.  However, the Salt Lake women really made it an event, and Monica was such a good antagonist.

Theresa is just not very smart or witty.  I don't care if her husband is a con. She used up all of her good will from her prison sentence, when it became obvious that she never felt contrition because she is a sociopath.  And she is not entertaining due to the fact that her only retort is from the “I'm rubber, you're glue” book of humor. 

[DRW50]

Phaedra is good TV in limited doses but being a regular I don't know about. I watched some of the Traitors this past season, and again, she had fun moments, but I couldn't watch a lot of it because she felt very bitter and toxic, including making some extremely ugly allegations about a competitor just because he went against her in the game.

[NothinButAttitude]

That's Phaedra at her core. When you don't comply with what she wants, she goes for the jugular and tries to destroy you. We saw her attempt to do that with Nene, Kandi, and Kenya, which led to her eventual demise. She can never fight a little dirty. She has to get covered in mud and then buckles down on lying despite footage showing her doing stuff. 

She only ran back to RHOA b/c the women of M2M allegedly ran her off their show, so she had to return to the "Titanic" (her words). 

Phaedra has NEVER been good TV to me... except for when she got exposed at the season 9 reunion for the r*pe rumors she started against Kandi. Watching her demise was a thing of beauty.