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A little late to the fiber party, but I agree it’s pretty fun! I wondered where Erika Jayne was, but then I remembered that they wanted a fun vibe.

Allison DuBois told me that my big takeaway from this season will be: Shannon, get off this show. Run far from this crew. Enjoy your life. Be happy.

Had a good chuckle over the use of “Feel Alright” by Supergrass in the latest (?) Enbrel commercial. It’s an instrumental cover; however I have a sneaking suspicion they wanted to use the lyrics (it says “feel alright!” Must be a good song for an RA drug!), but thought better of it.

Wouldn’t John Sessa have a better handle on the law than a “frequency healer”?* * Please don’t sue me, Denise’s husband

Stassi’s wedding would make a good series finale. I don’t think they can keep up storylines much longer than that. No offense, Sandoval, but I don’t care to wait around to find out if you and Grumpy Cat get hitched. At least in terms of the show. And I DEFINITELY don’t need another Scheana Marie Wedding Production. Of course there will probably be drama in Jax and Brittany’s marriage by then. Not to be negative but it seems pretty likely.

Kyle claiming that Camille basing all her feelings on Twitter “trolls” was rich. I’m not a big Twitter person and it didn’t take Twitter for me to see Dorit as phony or see all the mean girls as the “hate train” and that they were ganging up on Lisa. And Andy was super disingenuous as well. It drives me nuts that he plays so “dumb” and sympathetic when you know he’s licking his chops with glee. I can’t even predict what next season will be like, and I can’t say with definitiveness that I’ll watch it or skip it. But this reunion is right up there with some of the worst, and it was wholly unpleasant to watch. Plus, I can’t think of a housewife who has escaped as cleanly as Dorit. (On That note... LOL that Dorit checks in with PK for any purchase over $10K... I mean, she better at least check that they have the funds, right? 🤷🏻‍♀️)

How about B? I know she’s friends with Kyle, but...

I think she was more arrogant, with her nose higher in the air. Personally I didn’t think she was any worse than Rinna in terms of arrogance, insults, and nastiness, but mileage varies on that.

“So, did you watch Vanderpump Rules last week, ladies? How do you think Lisa handled that situation with James and Lala?”

I hear you. But Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Photo agencies can, and do, sue for copyright infringement. (At minimum, they’ll send you a cyst and deceased letter and still demand a fee in the hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars—generally more than you would have paid if you had licensed the photo in the first place.) Here are BFA’s terms; fees for using the photos were in the hundreds of dollars (exact fee dependent on use). And usually at events like that, you sign a waiver saying they can use your image as they please. Luann didn’t even bother to crop out the watermark 🙄 (I don’t think she’s alone in doing this, though; I feel like I saw a Getty Images watermark on some other Bravolebrity’s Insta site recently.)

Riggs? You couldn’t find a name more appropriate for this situation... (Thanks for your detailed analysis!)

It also figures that Luann would “borrow” a photo from an agency and slap it up on her personal Instagram. You can get a pretty hefty fine for stuff like that...

I kind of love the skirt, though. I'm five foot two, so it'd look like a Hefty bag on me, but still.

I think she looks macra-MAZING!

Good point. As obnoxious as I find her, I think that she and Eddie would provide solid guidance.

Yikes. Anything under 900 (? Or maybe 1200) you’re supposed to deal with a doctor. Even then it’s for a very limited time, when you’re obese.

You all made good points about Luann’s “interruption.” The bolded part above really cracks me up. It reminds me of The Far Side cartoon where it compares what we say to dogs (“Ginger, stay out of the garbage! That’s wrong, Ginger!”) versus what dogs hear (“Ginger blah blah blah! Blah blah blah, Ginger!”).

I almost forgot: Luann interrupting a genuinely serious part of the reunion to ask the time. I was irritated because I was truly getting engaged in the conversation. But noooooooooooo, the focus is off Luann, so she has to interrupt. I had a friend that did that... it was annoying. The moment the focus was off her, she’d interrupt with something “urgent.” Because heaven forbid someone else be the focus for a bit.

I know at some point I’m going to namedrop Monty from McGootsville into my everyday conversation. “Who came up with that idea, Monty from McGootsville?”

That Monty from McGootville really gets around! Ugh, Luann. She’s a special brand—cocktail, if you will—of clueless, self centered, self absorbed, and willfully ignorant. “What do the other ladies think of her singing?” Ladies: “...” Tinsley was gleeful that people were calling it as they saw it. “I’m going to be in Chicago!” Who hasn’t? “Can I talk for a second?” What have you been doing all night? Oy. Still more interesting than BH.

Mase & P Diddy did it well. Maybe EJ can cover this on her next tour (which will probably be scaled back—e.g. all the bars in WeHo minus LVP’s)...

If you (royal you) are thinking of doing this, PLEASE DON’T. You’re better off hiring an ACE or NASM-certified personal trainer to work with in person, going to a real nutritionist (often covered by your health plan, if you have one), and downloading an app that will set up notifications to badger you. Unless you love Teddi’s Badger Bootcamp

I have a feeling that was exactly what they were thinking... Ex. 1 Brandi Glanville (almost typed “Glanvile”) Ex. 2 Lisa Rinna Ex. 3 Kim Zolciak ...