6 hours ago, Cat said:

 

I guess she healed from all his free plastic surgery that made her look like a Barbie doll, and swiftly embarked on a Hot Gorl Summer.

Is Miami even filming right now? So much [!@#$%^&*] keeps happening that should be captured!

1 hour ago, Antoyne said:

Is Miami even filming right now? So much [!@#$%^&*] keeps happening that should be captured!

I believe they FINALLY started within the last week. Picture appeared to be Alexis and Julia. 

2 hours ago, Antoyne said:

Is Miami even filming right now? So much [!@#$%^&*] keeps happening that should be captured!

There is a ton going on (Nicole's baby, the Pippen-Jordan break-up, Marcus coke-bumping, Lenny getting his ass dumped)! I'd give anything to watch karma smacking Lenny in the face, after he tried to lock his wife and kids out of the house so he could turn it into a love-nest for the tacky side-chick.

Lenny's mom must also be ruing her decision to welcome the trashpot with open arms -- she alienated the mother of her beloved grandchildren in favor of somebody who was clearly going to move onto bigger and better sugar daddies.

 

15 hours ago, Antoyne said:

The fiancée has already been posting videos with her new younger boyfriend 😂😂😂

💀

 

Miami:

Is it bad that I'm neither team Lenny nor team Lisa?

Lisa signed up to be a trophy wife so she shouldn't be surprised once Lenny grew tired of her and opted to replace her with someone else.  In this day and age, it's no excuse to be a trophy wife nor trophy husband.

7 hours ago, Antoyne said:

Is Miami even filming right now?

Well...and just like that...they are confirming online that they ARE filming.   And hopefully, by Thanksgiving for their Bravo event during that time, we will know for sure if everyone is on the cast again this year. 

4 hours ago, Cat said:

There is a ton going on (Nicole's baby, the Pippen-Jordan break-up, Marcus coke-bumping, Lenny getting his ass dumped)! I'd give anything to watch karma smacking Lenny in the face, after he tried to lock his wife and kids out of the house so he could turn it into a love-nest for the tacky side-chick.

Lenny's mom must also be ruing her decision to welcome the trashpot with open arms -- she alienated the mother of her beloved grandchildren in favor of somebody who was clearly going to move onto bigger and better sugar daddies.

 

💀

 

Ooooo so she does have a type. hehe

 

1 hour ago, Soaplovers said:

Is it bad that I'm neither team Lenny nor team Lisa?

I don't see anything wrong with that. They have both been messy. Though I like one over the other. 

 

 

RHOM

 

OMG!!! WHHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

 

 

 

7 hours ago, Taoboi said:

RHOM

 

OMG!!! WHHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

 

 

 

Alexia is not about that broke-broke life and never has been. I knew she'd finagle her way back into his life -- or start dating his best friend to make him jealous! This is the high standard of Telenovelaness we expect from RHOM. I sure hope the cameras are capturing all this.

On 9/4/2024 at 11:48 PM, Taoboi said:

RHoDubai

 

Where do I even begin with that finale? 

 

Well, I definitely thought it was a solid finale. I really liked that the ladies were with their husbands on this trip. It made me think of the good ole days of RHOA with Todd, Apollo, Peter, Greg, and Kordell. They let the ladies do their thing while they chilled.

 

And the majority of the plot for this season was resolved. Taleen and Brooks were friends who fought on camera and were back to being Dumb and Dumber Frick and Frack by the end. Stanbury and Sergio might have come to some balance over the baby issue if their ending tag is to be believed. Sara broke up with her guy...well her guy broke up with her. And then there's Ayan and Lesa...

 

Ah, yes, the fallout between Ayan and Lesa...

 

What can I say about that? I feel a lot of things about it. I was over Ayan when she let the other girls get into her head. And no matter of editing is going to make me dislike Lesa. I feel it was a case of jealousy if we are keeping it real. But the fact they fell out over how Ayan used a word. A word. It seems silly.

 

HOWEVER...watching this I had to keep two things in mind...ONE Lesa had Ayan's back all of Season 1 over Stanbury while still being friends with everyone. Yes, she can be territorial about it, but that was a talk Ayan could easily have alone AND off camera...which in the fight that happened...apparently her and Lesa DO have off camera talks so surely THIS came up; otherwise that is Ayan's fault for not speaking up sooner and that makes her look suspect. If Ayan was going to wind up friends with Stanbury, there was no reason for Lesa to dislike her, too, since she only did because Ayan did. Also, this happened to Lesa before with Nina who was also a close friend of Lesa's which was going to make Lesa feel a way to see history repeat itself, moreso now that Lesa does not like Stanbury. Finally, the fight at the end was only because the other ladies had finally gotten into Ayan's head and Ayan was feeling a way. 

 

Which brings me to TWO...having the above knowledge and watching that joint party going down. Stanbury and Ayan at the entrance, seated and like queens. BFFs. Lesa was going to be triggered from the moment she walked in. And THIS was after how the other ladies tried to gang up on her on the cast trip. It was too much for Lesa and it was all over her face. Even the other ladies called that. Then you had the little video where Lesa was also seeing red, and again the other ladies called that. The lack of self-awareness on Ayan was just distasteful to me. This was her BFF. She had to know. She more than likely at this point DID NOT CARE. I could get behind that. I could even hope they have a one-on-one later. That was probably what Lesa was going for when she refused to talk to her at first in fact. Where Ayan went wrong was turning it into her being the victim AND lying. Over something silly. Lesa was putting it on her kids' life. So the fact that Ayan DIDN'T...was noticeable and then Ayan spiraled. Yeeeeah lost me. And Lesa warned her, too. All these ladies wanted was to break up their friendship and Ayan let it happen. So enjoy the ride. Either Stanbury will play another card, or the other ladies will tire of Ayan and gang up on her. Then who will have her back?

 

In the moment...Team Lesa. But I hope I explained why accurately. It was very much giving for me poking the bear which the ladies were already doing WITHOUT Ayan. Most people when they get poked enough...DO snap. Lesa is no different. And that I found relatable. 

 

And to add onto it...two years have passed. Lesa has reached out to Ayan and that has been on deaf ears. BUT apparently it seems Ayan is running around saying Lesa has said nothing to her and yet demands an apology.

 

Which is it?

 

I like petty, too...BUT this is SILLY. Surely there is more to the story because that cannot be it, right?

 

STANBURY. It was funny to me during the finale how all of this drama came from her friendship with Ayan, and yet, she was very much uninvolved. I was right there with her when Taleen thought she was going to have a go at Lesa at the start of the episode only for Lesa to drag her ass again. Her party was cute. The fact that she's come so far with Ayan was cute. And her getting along with Sergio and being with her daughter was cute. So she recovered nicely from a bumpy first season for me.

 

TALEEN. So irrelevant outside of her husband who I find goofy hot. I take it back. I love every moment Lesa drags her. If she wanted an apology from Lesa, she should have talked to her one on one. Her doing it in the group simply stinks of her trying to have a moment. Lesa did right to drag and then disengage. Ayan did right by having her back then. 

 

BROOKS. She was pretty much a non-entity in the finale. Outside of her being with Taleen to get into Ayan's head to turn her against Lesa, Brooks only had good comic relief moments because why was she with a male escort twink?

 

SARA. She had a bit more presence than Brooks. And that's because of her boyfriend. I hollered when he hang up on her on their voice call. I guess she really did use him for a storyline. And it seems clear she will never like Lesa. And now that Lesa is always with Brooks, I wonder who she hangs with now...did her and Stanbury make up? 

 

LESA. A ticking time bomb really...ready to explode. I was glad that she at least had her husband (with his FOINE self) to have her back. But those ladies were definitely poking her. From the breakfast where she read Taleen. I thought her delivery could have been softer, but she was definitely being straightforward, and I respect that. And Taleen tried to be blaccent, and got gathered quickly. I loved Production at least did one meal with the BFFs. But once they got to the joint party...ooooo. If looks could kill...and Lesa is gorgeous. There were so many moments where it was written all over her face, but she tried to be herself while above it. And it was sad to watch. Those girls wanted her to break sooo bad. That her BFF wanted her to break, too, was what got me. Some undercurrent jealousy going on? Perhaps. And even as it was going down I respect that their husbands were STILL doing overtime to keep the BFFs together. But the moment Lesa cracked was when Ayan said to her 'those girls...' The look on Lesa's face. The fact Ayan was now talking to the other girls about THEIR friendship. When Ayan knew how territorial Lesa was. A friendship that is NONE of their business. A friendship they don't even like so why go to them? And then that was quickly followed up with Ayan starting to spill tea on camera between them a BIG NO-NO. It was the voice note all over again. And the look Lesa gave...she clearly had a talk with Ayan off camera about the potential of a friendship fallout on these HW shows...reminding me of the silent pact @Cat and @DaytimeFan used to say exist between Lisa Rinna and Eileen Davidson have during Eileen's time on BH. Ayan spilling that tea...Lesa went off. 

 

AYAN. Second season curse. Territorial or not, I would think my BFF would pull me aside to talk about potential things that would irk me...not use me for a storyline and flaunt things you know I don't like in my face. And then to play victim, too. GIRL, BYE. I simply cannot believe that all of that energy she had Season 1 and now she's little more than a follower. How the mighty have fallen. For me, it's Fabulous Ice all over again. And the fact as the episode ended, Ayan kept changing her story, too...no longer a fan of hers though I will still like the fashion.

 

Bring on the reunion. 

So, I came away with a somewhat different view of the episode. For the record, I'm not Team anybody, and I'm not Anti anybody either. Lesa is incredibly beautiful, fiery, and a pretty fab RH addition. But she is also jealous and controlling, and cannot admit to her BFF the real reason for her anger. She has a great deal of pride, and admitting such a thing would be an admission of weakness.

Lesa is jealous of Stanbury. For many reasons. For the fact that she's a Queen Bee of this franchise, for the fact that Ayan is now making heart-eyes at Stanbury. And she thought she could manipulate Ayan over two seasons. She didn't expect Ayan and Stanbury to hit it off. And so, she tripped over some of the groundwork she laid. Her intense laser focus on trying to outplay Stanbury alienated her from the rest of the group, who didn't want to be her proxy either. The fact is, Lesa is not warm with the other women. She tolerates them, but Ayan is (or was) her special friend. By contrast, Stanbury cultivates friendships and people around her. Lesa kind of islanded herself. I see she's tried to make an alliance with Brooks ahead of reunion, but Maleficent is going to bite her too, sooner or later. 

Do I think Ayan made too big a thing over absolutely nothing? Yes. That fake boohooing was the cringiest acting I have ever seen. Ayan saw an opportunity to play victim and have her moment. But two things can be true at the same time, and maybe she was tired of Lesa, the dominant figure in their friendship, directing her on the show. They've obviously both been strategizing with regards to the other women up until this point.

Reunion will hopefully shine a light on some of these issues. Maybe I've read it all wrong, too.

15 hours ago, Cat said:

Alexia is not about that broke-broke life and never has been. I knew she'd finagle her way back into his life -- or start dating his best friend to make him jealous! This is the high standard of Telenovelaness we expect from RHOM. I sure hope the cameras are capturing all this.

For sure...she is NOT. lol. I can't believe they waited this long to get cameras rolling.

8 minutes ago, Cat said:

So, I came away with a somewhat different view of the episode. For the record, I'm not Team anybody, and I'm not Anti anybody either. Lesa is incredibly beautiful, fiery, and a pretty fab RH addition. But she is also jealous and controlling, and cannot admit to her BFF the real reason for her anger. She has a great deal of pride, and admitting such a thing would be an admission of weakness.

Lesa is jealous of Stanbury. For many reasons. For the fact that she's a Queen Bee of this franchise, for the fact that Ayan is now making heart-eyes at Stanbury. And she thought she could manipulate Ayan over two seasons. She didn't expect Ayan and Stanbury to hit it off. And so, she tripped over some of the groundwork she laid. Her intense laser focus on trying to outplay Stanbury alienated her from the rest of the group, who didn't want to be her proxy either. The fact is, Lesa is not warm with the other women. She tolerates them, but Ayan is (or was) her special friend. By contrast, Stanbury cultivates friendships and people around her. Lesa kind of islanded herself. I see she's tried to make an alliance with Brooks ahead of reunion, but Maleficent is going to bite her too, sooner or later. 

Do I think Ayan made too big a thing over absolutely nothing? Yes. That fake boohooing was the cringiest acting I have ever seen. Ayan saw an opportunity to play victim and have her moment. But two things can be true at the same time, and maybe she was tired of Lesa, the dominant figure in their friendship, directing her on the show. They've obviously both been strategizing with regards to the other women up until this point.

Reunion will hopefully shine a light on some of these issues. Maybe I've read it all wrong, too.

See? I believe in what you said as well. It very much gives two things can be true. I simply wished that Ayan had done her talk with Lesa one on one instead of going to her default of being a victim this season. Doesn't mean I dislike her, but I'm now indifferent to her.

But tbf my opinion is colored a bit at the moment due to my own friendship dramas which ironically has me in Ayan's position, but I've been learning to speak up more. My issue is that my delivery is VERY straightforward a la Lesa's which I've been spending the last two years lessening. And now I have to be more...well still straightforward, but softer in delivery if that makes sense. 

 

Are they my friends or just used to a sidekick? Time will tell. Moreso cause I now move differently...a side-effect of last year's trauma. 

RHOM

 

And the rumor mill begins...

 

it is being said Nicole is not back as a full time cast member. 

1 hour ago, Taoboi said:

RHOM

 

And the rumor mill begins...

 

it is being said Nicole is not back as a full time cast member. 

I don't blame her if she isn't back... she is too good for the show and these women.

Meanwhile.. you have vile trash like Larsa that continue to come back when she should be canceled

It is official. Nicole is out and I am devastated. 

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16 minutes ago, NothinButAttitude said:

It is official. Nicole is out and I am devastated. 

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

1 hour ago, Taoboi said:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I know. My heart is broken. I will miss Nicole but I think she'll back in the future. 

5 minutes ago, NothinButAttitude said:

I know. My heart is broken. I will miss Nicole but I think she'll back in the future. 

The boat entrance. The Black AmEx. The way she could gather these hoes. The aspirational wealth and how it made me feel. And she always came across authentic. She was THE housewife. 

 

I'm getting upset just think about it. Especially after that cute video that Guerdy posted of their friendship. Lord...let me take a breath. 

 

Though I understand given the death of her father and the delivery of her baby early, she understandably needs the time to herself. 

 

I really hope so.