Wow. The reunion was really something else. I feel like Bravo is purposely torturing Vicki and I almost feel bad for her. You can see how important this show is to her. I imagine Shannon and Tamra would probably act the same.

 

I don’t think anyone came out of part 1 looking good, Kelly Dodd included.

6 hours ago, Antoyne said:

Vicki’s party was missing old OC housewives. We got Duff which was a nice treat but I miss when the finale parties had returning wives from the past.

Yeah, it's always great to see Jeana, especially when the mic picks up some aside she says about Tamra. They could have brought back Tammy Knickerbocker lol (Duff connection!). But really, I would like to see Lizzie, Gretchen, Alexis and Heather. They marked my OC viewing memories. 

 

I love the evocative music at the end when they do each wives' Where Are They Now? moment. 

5 hours ago, Antoyne said:

Wow. The reunion was really something else. I feel like Bravo is purposely torturing Vicki and I almost feel bad for her. You can see how important this show is to her. I imagine Shannon and Tamra would probably act the same.

 

I don’t think anyone came out of part 1 looking good, Kelly Dodd included.

 

Well, except for Emily.  

 

It was clear that Gina basically threw away Emily's friendship for a chance to audition for the Skipper role in the Tres Amigas. Actually, I just read something quite insightful on TT which said that Emily is a giver but Gina is a taker, and that never ends well. I think that sums it up pretty accurately. Now Gina has moved onto another giver, Shannon. 

 

I'm curious to see if Gina will talk about what happened with her ex.

 

This season was better than it has been in years (better than the Meghan King Edmonds years for sure). But there is a lot of toxicity, especially between Tamra-Kelly-Vicki-Shannon, and it threatens to capsize the show if it gets out of control. Consequently, RHOC feels at a crossroads. Bravo appear to be deciding whether to (a) continue with this group and give Vicki her orange back. Or (b) make radical cast changes. I have nothing to support this feeling, but I feel like Tamra and Vicki might get jettisoned completely, and the show would be reconstructed around Shannon and Kelly. 1-2 of the Gina/Em/Brown group would get replaced by newbies.

Edited December 20, 20195 yr by Cat

9 hours ago, Antoyne said:

Wow. The reunion was really something else. I feel like Bravo is purposely torturing Vicki and I almost feel bad for her. You can see how important this show is to her. I imagine Shannon and Tamra would probably act the same.

 

I don’t think anyone came out of part 1 looking good, Kelly Dodd included.

Reunion? Wtf? The finale just aired 

48 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

Reunion? Wtf? The finale just aired 

 

Yeah, all three parts are being shown within a week or so.  They want to finish OC before 12/31 since they have a ton of new shows premiering in Jan/Feb.  OC had more episodes this season at 23 vs. the standard 21 it has had the past 3 seasons.  

 

Interesting observation on Potomac and Dallas episode counts.  I imagine that both shows are probably cheaper to produce than the other franchises, and the ladies don't get paid nearly as much, but it looks like Potomac is getting some love:

 

Potomac episode counts per season:  12, 14, 20, 21

Dallas episode counts per season:  11, 14, 18, 17

 

 

Edited December 20, 20195 yr by alwaysAMC

 

Danielle pulled a Sheree!  DRAGS Margaret by her ponytail!

56 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

 

Danielle pulled a Sheree!  DRAGS Margaret by her ponytail!

And Marge has it [!@#$%^&*] coming. She’s thrown a drink on her twice now.

I might feel for Vicki if she hadn't sued Bravo shortly before the reunion because of Kelly's "Fraud" comments. Does she not realise they have the Brooks/Cancer stuff on tape? She's lucky she had a job after that--on bravo or in insurance. Plus, she was so hateful to all of the production. If this is how she is with cameras, I can just imagine what she's like bts.

 

This reunion also made me realise why I hate reunions. Andy is a terrible moderator. Nothing ever gets sorted. For ex:Why didn't Andy call out Gina's white woman entitlement over her arrest?  And how taking an uber was such a terrible thing. And how she equated Emily setting her up with the cousin to being in prison? I know she was attacked, but she was truly AWFUL to Emily. 

2 hours ago, Cheap21 said:

 

Danielle pulled a Sheree!  DRAGS Margaret by her ponytail!

 

Team Margaret all. the. way. 

 

Paint her as a villain all you want Bravo, I ain't buying it. 

38 minutes ago, Gray Bunny said:

 

Team Margaret all. the. way. 

 

Paint her as a villain all you want Bravo, I ain't buying it. 

I don’t care what Danielle says to her, you don’t throw or pour drinks on someone not once but twice and not expect to get your ass beat.

31 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

I don’t care what Danielle says to her, you don’t throw or pour drinks on someone not once but twice and not expect to get your ass beat.

 

I hear ya. In "real life" all the way. 

On the subject of RHOC potentially getting a reboot, I think they need to just go ahead and let Tamra and Vicki go and try to move forward. No returning housewives either. Hell, Shannon has been there long enough I'd consider dumping her too. If they want the show to last they need a new narrative. I'd keep Kelly, Shannon and Braunwyn (only bc Andy already said she isn't leaving) and add four brand new wives. Each season fans complain when they keep the majority of the cast and add one or two people so just go for broke and reboot it and see if that can give them a few more years. 

38 minutes ago, Chris B said:

On the subject of RHOC potentially getting a reboot, I think they need to just go ahead and let Tamra and Vicki go and try to move forward. No returning housewives either. Hell, Shannon has been there long enough I'd consider dumping her too. If they want the show to last they need a new narrative. I'd keep Kelly, Shannon and Braunwyn (only bc Andy already said she isn't leaving) and add four brand new wives. Each season fans complain when they keep the majority of the cast and add one or two people so just go for broke and reboot it and see if that can give them a few more years. 

 

Of all the shows RHOC is the one I most often see people say it's too toxic and they despise everyone, so a reboot may not be a bad idea. I know they said that about RHONY and then the reboot caused backlash, but it worked out in the end.

Am I the only one that still enjoys OC? I think Vicki, Tamra, Shannon and Kelly (though I hate her) make for a good core 4. I think its the new wives they've been casting who have been duds. I really wish OC had more in the way of friends like ATL and BH has had at times.  A few supporting characters to give the main wives material to bounce off of would help change the dynamics up

Edited December 20, 20195 yr by Cheap21

43 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

Am I the only one that still enjoys OC? I think Vicki, Tamra, Shannon and Kelly (though I hate her) make for a good core 4. I think its the new wives they've been casting who have been duds. I really wish OC had more in the way of friends like ATL and BH has had at times.  A few supporting characters to give the main wives material to bounce off of would help change the dynamics up

Nope I'm right there with you. They may be at odds right now, but that's a really solid core 4. They need some friend ofs or genuine friends of the ladies and they'd have a good show. Braunwyn, Gina, Emily all suck.