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So many thoughts on this one. Listening to the Ballad of Scheana and Adam, I feel sorry for... no one*. Scheana should know better. Adam is being a baby. Both want to have their cake and eat it too, in their own way. * Except poor Spot the Penguin. Schwartz spinning as he danced (like an eighth grader at a school dance) to watch the fight was hilarious. Katie: “They should knock it off and be like us.” Schwartz: “Uhp....*cringe*” LOL James (or should I say “Jjjjames? He doesn’t even! work. Here.”)... First off, how often does he see that counselor if he’s bringing stuff up from weeks ago? Not being funny—but I would have thought that, given the serious issues he claims to be dealing with, he would be going more frequently. But this is James, and the Kennedy Redemption Tour is on par with the Pretty Mess tour in its scope and seriousness. So if a scene at the therapist’s office didn’t fit into the story until now, why bother going until the camera’s there to document his penance? Secondly, going to SUR for dinner as if there’s nowhere else to go in LA... so transparent yet so confounding at the same time. That, and somehow the two of them discussing going to “the wedding” as if it’s a club and not the wedding of two people James actively dislikes/insults... again, clearly for TV time and not out of any desire to celebrate the couple. Raquel, if you and James are “perfect for one another,” I am really curious about what you think is a BAD match. It must have chapped his hide that Logan was at the party. I want to make a Grimm’s Fairytale joke about Brittany’s “fairytale wedding,” but I’ll hold off. PS I wanted more of the potato bar.

You guyssss? Is Mercury in retrograde? Because Adam won’t talk to me? All I did was date some MODEL and totally get handsy with him and, like, Snap every minute of it! Honest to Fofty, I just made a FOL reference in the Lala thread. Must be in the air!

If you are shady and owe someone that much money and behave shadily... actually paying back what you owe + ruthless internet teasing is getting off cheap. ...fofty (Now I just want to keep saying “Fofty,” the way the guy in the Facts of Life episode “Ten Little Indians” just liked saying “...Tootie.”)

In retrospect... S1 Camille was horrible, but we’ve seen much more horrible since then. I don’t condone her behavior, but I also don’t see it as bad as some of the crap we’ve seen (e.g., Erika’s rage at Eileen in Hong Kong, Rinna’s treatment of Kim, Kyle/Kim mocking Brandi at Game Night, Brandi’s vitriol thrown at Joyce, etc.).

Maybe you misheard? Did they perhaps say that the dad wanted your cousin to be “you’re-a-peein’”? 😉 (My tongue is firmly in my cat tail-free cheek)

I’m forever amazed that Scheana went to Azusa Pacific. I get that it’s in Azusa (where she’s from) and that maybe she got a scholarship... but it’s a pretty conservative evangelical Christian school, and that just doesn’t seem very... Scheana. And she studied Broadcast Journalism. That part’s not surprising. Maybe it’s where she could get in. Anyway, I understand that she went there—perhaps because: reasons—but it’s still a little funny that she went there.

A little surprised but kinda not really. Whether it STAYS there is another question. It will definitely be the NYT bestseller with the most “[Adjective] AF”s for a looonnnnnng time.

Colin, please don’t end up being a douchebag. I may bow out this season... Sandy is still a Yawn, JWOWW bugs me, and the new chef looks like a piece of work. Arrogant but can’t cook pancakes? I was all set to say “the biggest drama is someone dropping a dish?” until they took on water. Otherwise I feel like this season’s going to be a rinse and repeat of the last, with different characters.

Finished the Next Level Basic audiobook. A couple chapters, like the one on “foodies,” are pretty funny. The rest... you have to be REALLY interested in Stassi to care about. Some sections are super eye-rolly. It was kind of fun to listen to as I drove, but I feel like sitting down and reading it would have been a waste of time.

She’s working at Billie’s Brunch this Sunday, and the “flyer” for this installment says they’ll be filming, so I wouldn’t be surprised. I also wouldn’t put it past Billie to say they’d be filming and just have someone there with an iPhone...

I’m catching up on some episodes on my DVR and I’ve hit the “Cliff Era.” I really liked him, and liked him with Blair. I wish they had ultimately ended up with each other. I get that there were issues with timing (and her not feeling ready for his kind of life), but I thought he was a much better match than that guy at the shelter in the later episodes. PS the episode “Dream Marriage” was especially prescient. It even captured how Kim Fields would look in the 2000s. LOL

I don’t know about monkeys, but apparently Raquel now works at SUR, so... Not that Lisa can’t be dismissive—I see it—but it seems like many times she uses it as a tool/cattle prod. In the case of Stassi, I feel like (a) it was warranted at the time and (b) as suggested earlier re: Ken, done to jerk her chain and keep her in place.

Love the WTF look on Cara’s face. (That is Cara, right?)

So in BH we have someone who swears on her children’s lives that she did not do something—and there’s little/no direct evidence it happened*—yet the rest of the cast continues to insist she did it based on “everyone thinks she did” And in NY we have someone who swears on her child’s life that she is telling the truth—and there’s recorded evidence that she DID in fact lie—yet the cast member hashes it out with the liar and moves on. Two scenarios, both very emblematic of the franchises in which they appear. * Yes I know this point is debated Funny. So RHOBH would be Game of Loans?

And considering all that Billy Idol has put himself through... it’s downright amazing that he looks as good as he does! (I suspect some plastic surgery, but even so)

Woo hoo!!! Oops, wrong franchise 😉 I kind of figured that the curfew was about it being an open-air venue. I’m up in the Bay Area and we have the Shoreline, which is not far from residential areas. Curfew is about the same there, I think. One time I was there to see Depeche Mode and the venue decided to delay their start time because of a fiasco that THEY caused in the parking lot. So thanks to the Shoreline we got a shorter show. It’s part of why I loathe the Shoreline.

Me too! That was such a fun moment.

Compared to last week, I found most of this episode entertaining. It didn’t escape me, though, that now that Lisa is now filming less, we saw a ton of flashbacks, as well as DOGS (Bambi! And that weird LVP moment with her dog!) and what felt like 20 minutes of Culture Club Boy George and his backup singers. I remember that tour coming through. Shocker that Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins didn’t want to go on screen! Maybe it just would’ve been too much for Rinna to pretend to worship them, too. But, I kind of don’t blame them for freaking out over Billy Idol. He’s a 63-year-old kick (and holy crap, I mean... Robert Smith just turned 60, so time and tide...). I never found him all that hot, but he’s funny (and judging by his autobiography, really smart, with a Keith Richards-like ability to stay alive), so he’s on my list of Aging Rock Stars I’d Enjoy Meeting. And, of course, the fight that feels like Lord of the Flies II. Piggy is dead Pinky is avoiding everyone and they’re all trying to seize power, and subsequently turning against one another in the process. I had secondhand embarrassment through that whole thing. Hey, I know. Let’s hang out backstage with someone legitimately famous (if lacking his former luster) and start arguing like fifth graders about who’s better friends with who! I know exhausted performers love nothing more than to listen to “new friends” rehashing their petty drama. Then, let’s hang out in the parking lot until 1 am (or whatever) and keep that fight going as if it were our job we had no kids to go home to, no job to wake up for, no nanny husband waiting up... LOL at Dorit saying that Margarita Kyle is the Real Kyle. I guess so! Though who knew that it took Kyle alcohol and a Boy George concert in order to be her center-of-attention-seeking true self! 🤷🏻‍♀️ I still like Denise Richards, minus the references to her overactive sex life and her ex husband (whose name escapes me right now). The lunch with LVP killed me, though. Telling Lisa that the women loved and missed her. LOLOLOLOL. Oh, Denise. However, Aaron feels like a character played by John Hamm in an as-yet-uncreated movie. He looks a little like him, but maybe it’s just all the talk about his “manhood.” Most sadly relatable moment of the show: the flyer at the concert listing the lineup and stage times. “Strict Curfew 11:00.” I feel ya, sign. It’s a good thing. This town ain’t big enough for two singing RH with huge egos and sycophantic paid staff.

Himalayan Pink? Are you shading LVP? So salty! 😉 (I love that popcorn too!)

Hey Jax: If loving and cherishing your spouse is a Kentucky thing, well then, move me to Kentucky. PS it’s also a thing in California. So maybe it’s not a Florida thing? PPS they’re grilling YOU because YOU are the one who cheated on Britanny. She dated you despite your rather spotty dating record, moved across the country, makes you sandwiches, and stayed with you after complaining about her Postmates habits and, oh yeah, cheating—likely several times—while you wanted to drop her because she “lost her sparkle” or whatever garbage excuse you made. I think Britanny could stand to listen to her dad and brothers versus Mamaw and Frosty Lips. I can’t stand Scheana, but this show would lose something if she wasn’t on. She gets the best flashbacks (“Rob! Rob! Rob! Rob! Rob!” “Best friend! Best friend! Best friend! Best friend! Best friend!”) and says the most ridiculous things, like saying the “day was about Brittany” while spending half of said day texting and the other half muttering because her “best friend” no longer wants to match outfits with her.

I didn’t work out today, so cringing is my cardio!

Yeah, I remember more references (on the show) to Lisa Rinna as "Rinna" and Lisa Vanderpump as "Lisa," and I do recall Kyle calling her "Vanderpump." Hearing these ladies call Lisa Vanderpump "LVP" so frequently this season makes me just think that they're obsessed with reading these sites, gossip sites, and other blogs. That may or may not be the case; maybe my awareness is just heightened because of all this "leaked story" stuff.

Question. I know we (and obviously others online) have called Lisa "LVP" for quite some time. And I know it's on some of her stuff (e.g. the Sangria). But I don't remember the cast calling her "LVP" as much as they've been doing this year. Am I misremembering?

Well it would certainly bring new meaning to Skinnygirl Wine & Spirits...

So obnoxious. She’s suddenly the expert on addiction, so patronizing and wise in her own eyes. Tinsley’s there bawling her eyes out, and Luann’s busy lecturing her about the nature of alcoholism, while also talking about food allergy as “just an allergy” and her own disease as something that puts her in a special category for sainthood or something. Yes, Tinsley’s analogy was not exact, but Luann was so dismissive that she missed Tinsley’s overall point, as well as the broader one that she was deeply hurt and affected by her father’s alcoholism and his choices.