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[Taoboi]

Yeah, that doesn't really look too much better than the pictures I posted that Toddie Mellanthirst leaked online. 

 

Still liking Shannon though so

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[alwaysAMC]

Oh - Dr. Jen has feathers on the bottom half - very much like Meredith - it’s too much!

 

 

[alwaysAMC]

Have we had an episode of NJ yet this season where they show the intro with taglines??  This is crazy. 

[alwaysAMC]

Anyone know if this season of NJ was filmed before or after RHUGT?

[Cat]

Yeah, I thought it was going to come across as aggressive/belligerent, but so far it just seems like Luann drunkenly singing and the audience laughing at her. I feel like she was doing an impromptu audition for that Kinky Boots producer who was out with her? And she's obsessed with cabaret, and wants more than anything for this to be her career. And she's a big partier, for lack of a better word, and, I believe, surrounds herself with only yes men. In any case, this might be a good time for RHONY to start filming again.

That Page Six article @DaytimeFan posted has a denial/rewrite of the incident straight out of Luann's Pirate Booty cover-up! 

Jeana in a sky top I would take!

I'm actually OK with a more lowkey look for OC. I'm sick of OTT Halloween glam in lieu of actual story, Thoigh the most shocking to me is a seemingly bra-lless Heather!

You are right about Shannon. She always looks uncomfortably crammed. Jen overcompensated in her wannabe-Jen-Shah outfit and just looks overdressed with no place to go. And Noella looks... somewhat unhealthy.

 

Did any of you guys hear about Bella Hadid's Vogue interview, and how her childhood was so traumatic, she doesn't remember much of it? Very honest interview by Bella, talking about some of the anxiety issues she struggles with. But Yolanda, who is not oftlen mentioned directly by name, doesn't come out looking good at all.

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[Cat]

Oh, Tiki and the mistress are a bust. Not even their trashy 'love story' can disguise the fact that they are deeply, deeply dull. And OF COURSE Melissa would bring them onto the show. Wouldn't want anyone overshadowing her & Joe, would we?

I am beyond over the Real Househusbands of New Jersey. With the exception of Frank, who actually viewed things in a reasonable, balanced way, I thought they treated Bill reprehensibly. Frank was the only one to hear Bill out and say he thinks they should leave the drama to the ladies. Joe Gorga is an instigator in much of this. Two seasons ago, Bill was getting lots of fan compliments at Reunion; I don't think Joe liked that one bit, and he started poking at Bill a lot more. He was happy as a clam when Bill walked out -- and then he invited Louie so he could poke at him. I hope Louie realises that Joe will turn on him in an instant and will be using him for SL fodder.

As much as I am disliking some of the adult cast, I have a lot of time for the kids. I really felt for Antonia's struggle at a new school after an injury, struggling with depression. The Gorgas prioritised the younger boys' sports schedule over their daughter finishing her last two years of high school where she felt secure and nurtured.

Also, Gia can join the RHONJ cast anytime she wants. I love huh and the other Giudice girls. Frankie is the sweetest with his grandmother. Dolores's mom is lovely, and I was feeling for D this week.

While I'm not sure Louie isn't scamming Tre by Speaking her Love Language, he was right in saying Teresa was bashful. I hadn't realised after all these years until RHUGT how socially shy Teresa is. She is a different person around her dawters and Louie.

Marge's VT statements about Teresa being guilliable are not 100% wrong, but the tone was mean and malicious. That VT will bite her in the ass at Reunion. She's also still trying to make her Mini-Me happen, which... no.

I want to say RHUGT was filmed after NJ. For some reason, I feel like RHUGT was filmed after her engagement party when not even her long-time friend Dolores was invited. She also talked on RHUGT about feeling like she had no friends in the NJ cast.

[alwaysAMC]

^Ahh interesting, ok thank you!  I really do wonder what's up with Dolores and Tre - I really thought they were a lot closer than they appear to be now.

[Faulkner]

[Taoboi]

See? I want to say differently than Cat and say before. Because Teresa was just starting to date Louie before the end of last season. And then ALL STARS filmed. And then her and Melissa had to get back to NJ to film. But I might be wrong. I know part of the reason no one was filming from POTOMAC was because they were filming at the time.

 

Well, I can see why she would like to do that as a career. Lu does have enough personality for a good piano bar for sure. 

 

I saw it mentioned online re: Bella. Yeah, Yolanda was getting such backlash. 

 

Exactly!!! And Teresa might be guillable, but she is smart enough to know when someone is coming for her. That was why I loved Teresa taking pot shots at Marge at last season's reunion. And she herself brought it up to Marge TO HER FACE. What kind of friend is she to be saying that about her? Chef's kiss to Teresa shading her heck out of Marge's man then, too. Their falling out (and spoiler alert...they are STILL on the outs) has been a LONG time coming. And the fact Marge is STILL being mean? Yeah, the reunion will be on one. Again. 

[Cat]

I commend Luann for quickly responding to that news story with an acknowledgement, an apology and a promise to do better.

I don't know if the rehab is just until she can get back to drinking in a more manageable way, as Luann really enjoys a social, partying lifestyle. I always waver when it comes to Luann as to whether she is an alcoholic with a serious problem, or just someone who likes to booze it up from time to time. Maybe a bit of both? In the absence of RHONY, the drinking (and perhaps other things, so the rumors say) may have been building for some time. On the other hand, not everyone needs to be a teetotalling yoga hermit in life.

Now I'm starting to question my initial guess! I'm sure we can find out online exactly when both series were filmed.

Lol still thinking about the Tiktok the RHUGT did on the beach, where Ramona and Teresa attempted (and failed) to dance in formation, and Kenya elbowed Luann out of the way on the path to fabulousness.

Yeah, I think the gloves will be off at reunion between Tre and Marge.

[Cat]

Initially I wasn't feeling the spinoff, as I feel Karen works best in a RH setting interacting with the other women.

That was before I heard (A) that this was only a 2-parter -- and not, say, the usual longer length for a spin-off, and (B ) the budget-Succession music!

It seems to be about family legacy and race. One of Potomac's best ever episodes is when they visited the former plantation and unravelled some of Gizelle's painful history. Karen's show is giving some of that vibe.

[Cat]

 

OK, so principal photography of Housewives in Da Island Baby 

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 began in April 2021, according to Wiki. 

RHONJ seems to have been filmed over the summer, hence the Jersey Shore footage and the "cruel, cruel summer" song they had in the trailer.

So it looks like UGT was filmed before NJ.

 

And yes @alwaysAMC I thought Dolores and Tre were way closer. They grew up in Paterson together and knew each other's moms. In past seasons, we had Dolores's mom asking how Teresa was doing like she knew her. I just looked up their birthdays, and Dolores's is 28 December, 1970 and Teresa's 18 May 1972. So they may not have been in the same grade but maybe a grade or two apart.

It is sad that they are no longer close. I feel like Teresa has withdrawn from the group (with good reason, perhaps) since the early days of the show, and especially now that she has Louie. She doesn't open up easily to others. 

Also, Teresa hates Caroline Manzo and loves Dina. By contrast, Dolores & Caroline are close, while she and Dina hate each other. So I imagine that impacted Dolores-Teresa's relationship. Dolores & Marge hitting it off prob didn't help. 

If Dina ever decided to return, I'd be down for it.

[alwaysAMC]

Thanks for looking up the timeline!

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  Interesting!

 

Anyone watching Kandi and the Gang?  I'm liking it so far!  You can tell they tried to shoot this series before Covid and then it got scrapped and now they're trying to bring everyone back in to work and be part of the show again.

[Taoboi]

Thanks @Cat.

 

I haven't gotten to it yet, but I'm looking forward to watch KATG. And...love me some Jasmine Guy...

 

 

 

[Faulkner]

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