1 hour ago, Gray Bunny said:

Yikes, when you put it that way... but so true. Their actual personal life storylines were completely dropped across the board.

I enjoyed the finale for what it was, but yeah, completely produced. After the Monica season and its epic finale, it's like watching subsequent Melrose Place season finales after the big boom of the apartment explosion. Yeah, there's a cliffhanger, but you can just tell the writers are trying to one-up themselves and it falls flat. Even Gloria Monty knew once Luke & Laura got hitched, it's all a slow downhill afterwards.

Here's the thing: I'd be more welcoming of Meredith getting "paused" than Heather. Like you said, Meredith hasn't given much other than her usual over-the-top malfunctioning Rosie-The-Robot emotional outbursts. Whatever happened on that damn plane, I'm Team Everyone Else. Clearly, it was harsh and gross, and no matter kind of JD Vance maneuvers Lisa Barlow tries to explain away, it's clear the whole situation was disturbing.

Happy belated holidays everyone, by the way! I was one of those unfortunate souls who got the flu badly over the holiday break. Add to that, a wisdom tooth with persistently sharp pain (never wait until your 40's to get those pulled... "big mistake; huge mistake!") But enough about me :)

POTOMAC: So Karen's going to be at the reunion?!? OMG LOL she reclaims her first seat! Well okay, she's not there the whole time, but it just goes to show she was always a part of the show, even with her absence. Between that, the Wendy scandal, Angel's stank ass, Monique's return, and unbothered Stacey continuing to get under Ashley & Gizelle's skin, this reunion is gonna be a banger!

Oh... and Beverly Hills. I didn't even miss its 2 week hiatus during break. And it sounds like other Housewives fans didn't either. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

If the plane was so bad why didn’t anyone trade seats with Britani? Why didn’t anyone film it? Not a single soul thought oh this should be captured? Why has Heather changed her story from being asleep the whole time to now suddenly knowing every detail? And are we really acting like drunk Heather didn’t chase Lisa around a yacht for hours berating her but thats no big deal?

11 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

If the plane was so bad why didn’t anyone trade seats with Britani? Why didn’t anyone film it? Not a single soul thought oh this should be captured? Why has Heather changed her story from being asleep the whole time to now suddenly knowing every detail? And are we really acting like drunk Heather didn’t chase Lisa around a yacht for hours berating her but thats no big deal?

:::shrug::: Either way, something doesn't add up. Overall, Meredith's star has fallen. Let her shine as "the cool mom" on that Next Gen mess.

Heather is like Kyle is like Gizelle. They're firmly planted in their cities, like it or not.

Completely different topic: I swear, I only check this thread nowadays; the new format of SON has got me wary of diving into show threads, so I gotta ask: is my man Jordi Vilasuso already airing on Beyond the Gates? :)

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40 minutes ago, Gray Bunny said:

:::shrug::: Either way, something doesn't add up. Overall, Meredith's star has fallen. Let her shine as "the cool mom" on that Next Gen mess.

Heather is like Kyle is like Gizelle. They're firmly planted in their cities, like it or not.

Completely different topic: I swear, I only check this thread nowadays; the new format of SON has got me wary of diving into show threads, so I gotta ask: is my man Jordi Vilasuso already airing on Beyond the Gates? :)

41 minutes ago, Gray Bunny said:

:::shrug::: Either way, something doesn't add up. Overall, Meredith's star has fallen. Let her shine as "the cool mom" on that Next Gen mess.

Heather is like Kyle is like Gizelle. They're firmly planted in their cities, like it or not.

Completely different topic: I swear, I only check this thread nowadays; the new format of SON has got me wary of diving into show threads, so I gotta ask: is my man Jordi Vilasuso already airing on Beyond the Gates? :)

And just like BH I have no issue walking away from SLC with Heather as the insufferable hypocritical producer onscreen. I’m no longer hate watching any of these shows.

27 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

And just like BH I have no issue walking away from SLC with Heather as the insufferable hypocritical producer onscreen. I’m no longer hate watching any of these shows.

I hear ya. Nobody got time for watching something that's a chore. That's why during 2025, I went from trying to juggle catching up on 4 soap operas to only 1.

1 hour ago, Gray Bunny said:

I hear ya. Nobody got time for watching something that's a chore. That's why during 2025, I went from trying to juggle catching up on 4 soap operas to only 1.

I had to completely drop Y&R. I catch up on Days when I can. The only ones I watch daily or at least semi daily are GH and BTG. It’s crazy how much I enjoy GH now after dropping it for a good 5-7 years.

3 hours ago, Gray Bunny said:

is my man Jordi Vilasuso already airing on Beyond the Gates? :)

It sounds like it will be next Tuesday. ;)

43 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

It’s crazy how much I enjoy GH now after dropping it for a good 5-7 years.

I know right! I'll looking forward to getting back to binging this weekend.

7 hours ago, Gray Bunny said:

LOL, I just watched the first episode and I'm hooked. I won't spoil names just yet, but despite her mess in her last few Housewives years, she is absolutely perfect as a traitor as long as she remembers to use her acting skills. The other female traitor pick, well, I would've preferred it be Porsha or Dorinda.

Side note: With her plastic surgeries, injections and terrible haircut, Lisa Rinna looks like the combo of a little boy and a mouse. Her look is.... strange.

Oh I heard...and saw the clip. I hollered at the hollering.

Very. It's a testament that she can still pull off a tagline and still give perfect housewives/actress inflection and a look.

6 hours ago, Cheap21 said:

SHOCKED to be honest. I thought for sure Gizelle and Stacey would be first chair but im glad Wendy is. I didnt think Karen would be there but Im not mad at it. The reunion may be 4 parts bc she has unfinished business to address since she wasnt there last seaosn

I was just as shocked that Andy just posted asking for reunion questions barely a week ago and they were ALREADY filming the reunion. I hope we get Gizelle's reaction to not being first chair again. And I also hope that if Karen is there, we are getting her in more than one episode before the season ends.

7 hours ago, Gray Bunny said:

POTOMAC: So Karen's going to be at the reunion?!? OMG LOL she reclaims her first seat! Well okay, she's not there the whole time, but it just goes to show she was always a part of the show, even with her absence. Between that, the Wendy scandal, Angel's stank ass, Monique's return, and unbothered Stacey continuing to get under Ashley & Gizelle's skin, this reunion is gonna be a banger!

One thing they did a great job of this season even though she is not there and the ladies are still carrying on was that Karen's presence is still very much felt and continued on.