NYC

 

This was one of the most enjoyable NYC episodes ever! I laughed so many times throughout.

 

Sonja, Bethenny, and Luann were all hilarious. So many great one liners but these made me laugh most:

 

"Rush to dinner? Why? They hate us!" - Sonja

"Putting makeup on Ramona's face is like throwing a deck chair off the QE2" - Bethenny

*multiple falls* - Luann

 

Luann is so lucky she fell so gracefully both times. She could have really injured herself. That drunk grin of hers was hilarious. 

 

Ramona and Tinsley got on my nerves. Ramona is obnoxious as hell and good lord that face was looking rough post procedure. I hope she had SPF50 on. Tinsley is such a whiney baby, constantly going to tears when something isn't comfortable...but I wouldn't have had this episode without them. 

 

Carole looked beautiful and I can't wait for drunk Dorinda in the next episode or two. 

It wasn't a bad episode of RHONY..but I think if rather have had Ramona sit out the trip.  Sonja vs Tinsley, Bethenny being her usual bitter self and Luann and Dorinda would have been enough.

 

I think for season 10, they need to freshen up the cast a bit.  Or perhaps they need to take a cue from OC and not all film together as a group all the time.

Ramona is slowly but surely edging into completely unwatchable territory for me.

 

Drunk Tinsley's overreaction to the stupidest gossip article ever was highly annoying.

1 hour ago, Soaplovers said:

It wasn't a bad episode of RHONY..but I think if rather have had Ramona sit out the trip.  Sonja vs Tinsley, Bethenny being her usual bitter self and Luann and Dorinda would have been enough.

 

I think for season 10, they need to freshen up the cast a bit.  Or perhaps they need to take a cue from OC and not all film together as a group all the time.

 

Yes, they definitely need to go the OC route and not do as many group outings.

 

I haven't seen NYC yet, but in general, what bothers me about Tinsley the most is her voice. It constantly sounds like she needs to clear her throat. 

 

Was it really tiresome to hear about Yolanda's "journey"?

21 hours ago, Gray Bunny said:

 

Yes, they definitely need to go the OC route and not do as many group outings.

 

I haven't seen NYC yet, but in general, what bothers me about Tinsley the most is her voice. It constantly sounds like she needs to clear her throat. 

 

To me it always seems like she needs to blow her nose.

Tinsley's voice is affected. I don't believe that is how she actually sounds if she was speaking naturally. She has a mix of Kardashian vocal fry, Paris Hilton pacing, and nasal whine that's totally unappealing. 

 

Her voice is so different from her mother's buttery Southern drawl I wonder if she does it just so she's totally different from her mother. 

1 hour ago, DaytimeFan said:

Tinsley's voice is affected. I don't believe that is how she actually sounds if she was speaking naturally. She has a mix of Kardashian vocal fry, Paris Hilton pacing, and nasal whine that's totally unappealing. 

 

Her voice is so different from her mother's buttery Southern drawl I wonder if she does it just so she's totally different from her mother. 

 

That buttery Southern drawl was probably bred out of her by her NJ boarding school (Lawrenceville) where 90210 was probably en vogue at the time. Party coke and a lot of drinking and smoking might also account for the nasality/scratchiness of her voice. But that's just me speculating.

 

RHoNY:

The fun bus was definitely Bethenny, Dorinda, Ramona and Sonja's car to the villa! A few games of Marry F*ck Kill (Luann winning the F*ck title, the Radziwill money winning the Marry title) and Sonja's dick pic from a wrong number. THIS is the NY I love!

 

I know the annual Ramonja room grab is a RHoNY tradition, but we had to sit through 30 minutes of that mess. I am Team Ramona -- at odds with all sane viewers -- but every episode she makes it more difficult to root for and visualize her on the show next season. Bethenny is going to make sure she gets fired. Sonja should go because her SL this year was a snooze, but Andy loves when she shows up drunk on WWHL so maybe she is safe.

 

Luann was luminous this episode. Gracefully chatting with the manager of the villa, then drunkenly yapping with Ramona that night. I really liked her talk with Pinot Eyes; it seemed like there is, if not a friendship, then at least a RH sisterhood between them. Luann understands and empathises with Ramona. Ramona cannot actually empathise with anybody, but she does understand Luann, and they do have fun together.

 

Even Luann's falls were graceful. I thought she'd broken her arm with that second fall, though. Ouch.

 

Ramonja should cut their losses, move into Ramona's renovated apartment together, and get married. Sonja would have security, and Ramona would no longer be lonely. Two birds, one stone.

Edited July 21, 20178 yr by Cat

On 7/18/2017 at 1:00 PM, Cat said:

 

I wondered if Lydia was pot-stirring, but I also appreciate that Lydia has done the show before, knows the main players, and was anxious to get past introductions and into "friendship whisperer" mode. She was polite and friendly with Shannon at first, introducing her to her mom and husband. Shannon was not quite YELLING as she does next week to Kelly, but she did get agitated very quickly and raised her voice in a polite setting (kid's birthday party). Then she went to Tamra to bitch out Lydia so that Tamra could summon Lydia back for a SECOND dressing down from Shannon. When Lydia did not defer to Her Highness, that's when Shannon ran out of there in a tantrum. And all because Lydia said she and Vicki were a lot alike!

 

 

All three are SO alike! All 3 consider themselves the true queen of this franchise. All 3 cannot abide when somebody speaks truth to their power or expresses an opinion different from theirs. It's like "BETRAYAL!" All 3 are desperate to be viewed as blameless, beloved heroines by the audience (our ongoing preoccupation with good vs bad absolutes! Vanderpump suffers from this, too) and love to sweep the nastier things they have done under the carpet. Tamra is possibly more inclined to fess up to her evilness every now and then, but even the Chrisshun Conversion by her Pasture suggests she prefers playing a goody-two shoes role nowadays. And the very things that make them so similar are precisely what they hate about each other.

 

Kelly hasn't made an impression thus far, but just seeing her boldfaced cheeriness as she shows up to dinner is glorious to me!   She knows she just has to breathe in Shannon's direction for Shannon to turn apoplectic.

 

So going back to RHOC....i will agree that Shannon and Vicki are alike especially on how they mother their daughters.

 

Shannon and how she acted during Sophies first dance, when she was trying on make up, etc....reminds me of season 1 Vicki talking to Brianna before senior prom about not having sex, no drinking, etc...then crashing brianna's date at the mall in season 1.

 

Shannon's oldest just turned 16..and I can see Shannon doing those things by the time her oldest is a senior.  Hopefully, the spirit shown in one of her twins Stella will outwit the helicopter parenting of Shannon.  

On 7/9/2017 at 2:45 PM, Cat said:

@Nothin'ButAttitude Thanks for the heads up! I'm actually shocked that Sony didn't encourage her to keep doing BH. Eileen created buzz for Y&R and Days by extension. But Eileen is in demand in the soap world, and for a 56 year old that is no mean feat nowadays in that industry. I admire her accomplishments even if I fell out of love with her on BH.

 

 

Yeah I felt the same way. Part of it was also the fact that Y&R was being ABCified in the worst possible way by JFP and Pratt. But I didn't enjoy watching ED on the show and couldn't look at Ashley the same way.

 

I feel sad for the wasted potential that was Eileen... her first season she was down to earth, voice of reason, funny and self deprecating. Second season she took LVP's little jabs and blew them way out of proportion. The cynical part of me wonders if she chose to support Yolanda because it was a no-brainer that a sick woman is the victim. Now of course we realise that Yolanda may have been playing them and us all. Or maybe ED just needed a SL.

 

The moment that shocked me with Eileen was at that reunion when she said to LVP: "I don't trust you and I don't like you." The latter was an especially hard, cold statement. Eileen came across as dismissive and judgmental. This was reinforced last season in Hong Kong when she, Rinna and Erika went in hard on Dorit.  I think she has lovely sides to her personality actually, but all we saw in the end was this inflexible, humorless attack dog, with an agenda.

 

The question now is: what on earth is Rinna going to do now that her ride or die girl is gone? Eileen had her back no matter what. I see in the picture posted of the women in Vegas that she is GLUED to Erika's side. Lmao. She burned her bridges with LVP, Dorit and Kyle.

 

Actually, Eileen Davidson was born on June 15, 1959, making her 58 years old.

 

No offense, Cat, but why do you think that Yolanda has been playing people?  Dr. Oz has believed that Yolanda has Lyme disease.

RHOA: 

 

Nene threw a White Party, which was Kim's first day of shooting. Marlo was there and has made amends with NeNe. 

 

Apparently, Kenya was the target and caught heat from Marlo, Kim, Sheree, and NeNe, which resulted in her leaving early. 

 

Kandi wasn't in attendance as she is at Shamea's wedding. Porsha was not invited at all nor was she in attendance at Shamea's wedding. 

 

IMO, NeNe is staging her hostile takeover and Kenya and Porsha are her targets. 

2 hours ago, Nothin'ButAttitude said:

RHOA: 

 

Nene threw a White Party, which was Kim's first day of shooting. Marlo was there and has made amends with NeNe. 

 

Apparently, Kenya was the target and caught heat from Marlo, Kim, Sheree, and NeNe, which resulted in her leaving early. 

 

Kandi wasn't in attendance as she is at Shamea's wedding. Porsha was not invited at all nor was she in attendance at Shamea's wedding. 

 

IMO, NeNe is staging her hostile takeover and Kenya and Porsha are her targets. 

 

According to TT, Kandi was in attendance (http://tamaratattles.com/2017/07/22/breaking-news-from-kenya-shamea-is-married/). Here she is at the wedding party

 

 

And here she is on safari? Possibly

 

 

Porsha did not go, which I'm surprised about.

 

Sounds like Nene is back to her old tricks.

2 hours ago, Cat said:

 

According to TT, Kandi was in attendance (http://tamaratattles.com/2017/07/22/breaking-news-from-kenya-shamea-is-married/). Here she is at the wedding party

 

 

And here she is on safari? Possibly

 

 

Porsha did not go, which I'm surprised about.

 

Sounds like Nene is back to her old tricks.

I think he meant Kandi wasnt at the white party bc she was at Shamea's wedding

50 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

I think he meant Kandi wasnt at the white party bc she was at Shamea's wedding

 

Ah ok sorry I misread.

Oh god...RHOA will soon be like Rhony where one housewife calls all the shots.  I was celebrating when toxic Nene went away...and noe I fear the show will revolve around Nene and her demands backstagw...just like new York with bethenny.