Wow. 

10 hours ago, Cat said:

Oh, getting rid of Heather was a bad move for the series, which Bravo still probably does not fully realise. The show lost a mostly positive Alpha influence who had lots going on and was running her own (interesting) company. But what Skinnygirl wants, Skinnygirl gets. Heather was too much competition for Bethenny. B also completely marginalised Kristen that season.

 

IMO S8 and S9 were the two seasons i found toxic and hard to watch (excluding the great trip to Mexico of S9). The targeting of Luann (and Jules) was really awful. I never warmed to Bethenny and Carole after that.

For me, everything wrong with RHONY happened in series 7 and that includes Dorinda. In her first season, Dorinda started the whole attack another HW for airtime when she went after Heather for no reason. IT also set a precedent because the show became Bethenny's POV even though she didn't share much of her life. Bethenny's skinny girl pen got more airtime than Heather and Kristin (Kristin who went from sitting next to Andy at the reunion to being a nonentity the next season). After finding seasons five and six a lot of fun, season 7 was torture for me and I didn't watch season 8 except for a few clips. I don't even think I watched the reunion episodes. If I did, I have no memory of them.

2 hours ago, NothinButAttitude said:

A clip of Monique whooping Candiace has been released!

 

@Cat @ChitHappens @DaytimeFan @Taoboi @Antoyne @Gray Bunny @Chris B @Faulkner

 

 

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

 

Me and MY WINE are ready!!!!

 

Did you hear that Bravo might release Episode 2 on the app tonight or Monday?

 

 

19 hours ago, Faulkner said:

I just watched the episode with Carole and Dorinda in London as Carole retrieves her husband’s ashes. It’s still one of the most moving episodes of the RH franchise. It’s rare that TV grapples with the reality of death and mourning so intimately. 
 

S7 is not as focused and EPIC as Season 3, which had the clear narrative of Bethenny vs. Jill, but in many ways it’s richer and more textured, like a great ensemble drama. Bethenny does light a spark under the show, but she’s not allowed to totally dominate here. And they milked Turks and Caicos for all it was worth.

Which is why I liked it in binging. 8 ladies mean a lot of personalities to bounce off of each other. I liked that dynamic.

 

But I agree with you about Season 3. From what little I've seen of it, it is engrossing. I can't wait for Bravo to do another marathon and I see all of it. Hopefully I am home when they do.

 

I have a theory that the key to decoding any Housewives scene is watching who gets to be the talking head commenting on the action. 

 

Thus, it was surprising to me that Denise, (who has been an obvious pain in the tush for production) got such a favorable edit in Rome.  Sutton and Dorit were chosen as the narrators and they provided the audience with reasonable doubt when it comes to Brandi's allegations.  One could imagine that the fan response would have been very different if Kyle or Teddi's interviews were interspersed in that scene.  Certainly every housewife is interviewed about each scene, however, by only using the Sutton and Dorit footage, it was easier to either sympathize with Denise or vilify Teddi.  

 

I've read fan theories that RHOBH is focusing on Denise because nothing was going on for the other women.  However, I doubt this because there are hours of footage that go into each week's episode and these story editors could have created drama out of any number of events that went unseen.  We have no idea about the other scenes of Sutton, Rinna, or Garcelle that could have made for an interesting story.  This was chosen because Denise stopped filming and the editors needed to provide context to the story about why that occurred. 

 

The Brand/Denise sex story is boring!  I wish they had focused on some real dirt in the other closets.

Denise was right (or Brandi) Teddi is obnoxious and in her fathers shadow. She offers nothing to the show except Kyle can use her to stir drama.

Edited August 2, 20205 yr by Chatty Cakes

6 hours ago, NothinButAttitude said:

A clip of Monique whooping Candiace has been released!

 

@Cat @ChitHappens @DaytimeFan @Taoboi @Antoyne @Gray Bunny @Chris B @Faulkner

 

 

My friend sent me that earlier. He actually sent it to the person who posted that who is also my friend 😂😂

Time for Potomac, y'all!!!

Watching Monique and Candiace make up at the end of last season’s reunion makes me sad for what became of their friendship.

 

BTW I just converted a friend into a Potomac fan!

Edited August 3, 20205 yr by Faulkner

50 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

Watching Monique and Candiace make up at the end of last season’s reunion makes me sad for what became of their friendship.

 

BTW I just converted a friend into a Potomac fan!

I did that to my cousin.

 

Great minds...  

7 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

I did that to my cousin.

 

Great minds...  

Indeed! The show is so juicy that once you get people to sample, they’re hooked. 
 

I hate these squish credits at the end of Housewives to promote Watch What Happens Live coming next. Very distracting when you’re trying to watch the next episode preview.

 

We can’t get rid of Charrisse! She keeps coming back. Like termites.

That episode was well-edited and full of drama. 

 

That's how you do a premiere episode of a Housewives show. 

 

I (too) am saddened by the demise of Candiace/Monique; however, it is what it is. 

 

And I don't believe this newfound "friendship" with Candi and Gizelle. Those 2 hate each other and are only using each other as they have a common enemy--Monique. 

That was a perfect premiere episode. Very well done.

1 hour ago, Antoyne said:

That was a perfect premiere episode. Very well done.

IA. The one thing I hated is the recent trend to not air the opening with the premiere. I STILL dont get the rationale

39 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

IA. The one thing I hated is the recent trend to not air the opening with the premiere. I STILL dont get the rationale

Especially with a new housewife popping up.