Bravo's The Real Housewives of....

[ChitHappens]

RHOP:

Wendy and that dress trying to get out of the car and then consistently making sure her tits don't get lose.  She is doing way too much and becoming really annoying.  

Chris Bassett and Robyn should date.  Both are completely pathetic and have gotten really comfortable looking stupid on tv.  

I like Michael and Juan's friendship.  

Nice vow renewal.  

 

Until next season

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[Liberty City]

Potomac:

• I am so happy that Mia is an after-thought in this episode. Makes for a much nicer experience.
• Juan's gotta stop running away from the facts of his past. Robyn is trying to meet him there to have a baby and address her concerns; clearly, he has them, too and, should address those, as well.
• Karen & Ray's vow renewal is stunning, but that staircase is a no-no for me. That is asking for me & others to trip up and down it.
• "This is Macy's new song 'Sugar Baby.'" Haha, and then producers continue to prove Ray wrong... I love it when producers keep shading people on these franchises. They do it best with that racist one on New York City.
• Oh the tension between Chris & Michael could be cut with a damn butter knife... and Michael just pushes it wrong. He rubs me TF the wrong way. Home boy should stick to being on Grindr.
• Why can Juan facilitate a conversion between Chris & Michael, and yet he cannot handle having a conversation with Robyn about his own wrongdoings?
• Sorry, but Juan is checked out of his relationship. And it's disappointing to see. Robyn deserves better.
• Askale should be a full-time housewife next season. I love her.
• I am over the reunion... we do not need a four-part reunion, nor do we need the rapist supporter. Hopefully that is the final part of the reunion, so I can skip 1/4 parts.

Salt Lake City:

• I am liking Jennie... despite her husband.
• Mary still rubs me the wrong way. I get why people are drawn to her, but it feels like an act to me.
• What TF is Jen Shah wearing on her damn head...? No thank you. That crosses a line for me.
• Heather Gay is my favourite. Her companion cruise? Yes!
• Ah yes, the beginning of the cult storyline. Let's get it going!
• The arrest is here! It's coming! It's happening, and we haven't even hit mid-season yet.

[Cat]

The Real Housewives of Dubai starring most probably Caroline Stanbury

Edited November 1, 2021 by Cat

[Faulkner]

Is it just becoming a tradition that Chris Bassett and Michael Darby will fight during the RHOP finale?

The Emirates are super anti-LGBTQ, yeah. It’s definitely a money city, so we’ll get real estate porn, but that’s possible elsewhere. I wonder if they will have multiple South Asian/Arab Muslim housewives because centering white women in Dubai would be a bad look.

[Cheap21]

 

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[Taoboi]

I'm more wondering does that mean we will get the OTHER international HW shows back on these shores myself...

[Cat]

I am not sure they will have any local Emirati women. As 'progressive' as Dubai is considered to be compared with, say, Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan, no Dubai family would allow a female member to be filmed on a franchise like the Real Housewives. That kind of public life risks embarrassing the family name which is mega-important. 

I suspect this will be entirely focused on the ex-pat community in Dubai and within their gated, closed-off enclaves. No public screaming matches in a shopping mall. No mixing with locals. Ex-pats in Dubai are mostly Westerners who work in the oil, retail and financial service industries.

South Asian? Depends on how untraditional their families are. There are a lot of Lebanese who live and work in Dubai, but again, the family thing will decide if they participate. I don't think Bravo would be producing this without a LOT of American women involved. And Caroline Stanbury, for whom Andy has long wanted to find anther project. They need US ratings for this show.

The wealth on this show will probably make Kyle's life look like Tammy Knickerbocker's. But, um, hello, the ruler of Dubai? One of the wealthiest men on earth, he kidnapped and made disappear two of his daughters who tried to escape his grasp. His most recent wife, Princess Haya of Jordan, absconded to London in fear of her and her children's lives. 

[Taoboi]

Why we have to bring up REAL HOUSEWIVES OF JOHANNSBURG like that.

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[Faulkner]

Therein lies the problem with a series set in Dubai. It’s incredibly tone deaf.

A bunch of expat women (likely white) gallivanting and flashing the cash in a brown country with extremely oppressive laws? Seems like Bravo has learned nothing from the issues of recent years.

[Soaplovers]

Centering it around Caroline could be a good idea if there is diversity (which I doubt would occur).

Seeing Giselle on the Real and her saying she would wipe the floor with Ramona makes me sad that she didn't end up on season 1 of all stars 

[DaytimeFan]

RHOP

I can't with Gizelle not allowing her life to be on this show and telling producers it's none of their business. Ma'am, you are on a reality show. How dare she think she is above disclosing her life when she forces the issue on everyone else. What a hypocrite. Gizelle might be 'good TV' in that she'll create moments, but she has now storyline and when you don't have a storyline, it's time to go. As well, her comments about Karen's vow renewal and that all that's left between Ray and Karen is a friendship...bitch only wishes she had that.

Wendy is trying very hard but I like that Eddie humours her and seems game for her OTT behaviour. As well, she is harmless. 

Mia was an afterthought this episode and it was interesting to see Gordon on good behaviour. He was very complimentary to Karen.

Robyn is as boring as watching paint dry. Who is she kidding with Juan and having another baby. How about focusing on your two children and being financially stable for their sake?

Ashley understands the assignment and doesn't have a problem making an ass out of her husband as the situation requires. Michael is very uncomfortable on camera in group settings but she gets him there to watch him squirm just a little bit.

Candiace is so inappropriate with her emotions I am sick of her. Her mother, for a therapist, sure has a few dysfunctional relationships.

Karen's vow renewal was lavish and tasteful. She looked a million bucks in that dress and she seemed very genuinely happy. 

 

RHSLC

The facade continues to crumble for Lisa Barlow. How did she think it would look slating Whitney to Jen Shah, while simultaneously not inviting Jen to her son's charity party but inviting Whitney. Lisa thinks she's a good chess player but that was a rookie error. 

Heather continues to be made of win with her story of being a companion for a little person on a booze cruise. That was hilarious. She has an easy chemistry with Meredith and I like seeing them together. 

Jenny wasn't in this episode aside from a Science Saturday scene with her adorable daughter. Do we think there's any chance she was originally a FOH but was upgraded once they knew Jen Shah would likely scale back filming after her arrest?

The scene with Jen and Stewart was chilling. It was obvious they were discussing the very same 'business' that's landed both of them in scalding hot legal water. 

It's sad to see what's become of Whitney's father. She tried very hard with him.

Meredith's scene with Mary's former preacher was chilling. Lisa obviously set that up and it's clear she's going to be gunning for Mary. There may be good reason for that. While I acknowledge Mary can be 'good TV' with how out there she is...I also find her unbalanced and unhinged and very harsh. The way she told the story of marrying Robert Sr. and that her mother wanted to in order to receive all of the grandmother's estate...it was cutthroat and I am surprised Mary sees nothing wrong with essentially cutting her own mother out of an inheritance. 

[DaytimeFan]

Ladies of London was a Housewives franchise in all but name. Due to NBC Universal having a rights deal with Monkey Kingdom, which produces RH of Cheshire, Bravo couldn't title it as a Housewives franchise. 

Dawn Ward filming with Caroline Stanbury is interesting. 

There is virtually no chance that this will be a diverse franchise for all the reasons @Cat explained. Andy describing it as a 'great group of friends' implies it'll be whoever Stanbury is friends with and that will most certainly be solely expats, not unlike Ladies of London. 

[ChitHappens]

@Daytime I don't really focus too much on Juan but I had to agree with him.  He was an absentee dad but most ballers are.  What was Robyn's point?  Many are really good dads but the family is usually not on the road with them.  And that was 13 years ago.  He seems to be present now so why is Robyn even having this conversation and why on camera when she knows how Juan is?  It may be best if she just goes back to talking about her period 

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[Taoboi]

AHHHH...how I miss LADIES OF LONDON.

Speaking of which...apparently CosmoDubai leaked this...

 

...and then quickly deleted it. 

 

Thoughts...?

[Faulkner]

Sara Al Madani is Emirati and Nina Ali is Lebanese, which, if this is for real, indicates Bravo isn’t as foolish as I thought, and they did at least try to reflect the society in which the show is set.