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Not only that, but hadn't they been at her side for hours in the hotel? In many cases I'd be irritated that they didn't go to the hospital. But in this case... sending one or two as representatives (IN SHIFTS!!11!1) seemed enough. What more could they do? It's not like Vicki was sitting around in the ER waiting room, right? They couldn't all cram into the place she was getting her tests done. If it were me, I'd be grateful that a couple friends came, and ok if the rest ate and got their own rest, etc.

*I was so excited to see this forum bolded again... the only reason I missed it until now was because the awesomeness on RHOC this week kept me distracted* Loved the preview! (Incidentally, it was preceded by a tequila ad, LOL.) I swear they keep Stassi on just because they know we need our yearly dose of "IT'S MY BIRRRRTHDAY!!!"

Perhaps a shot. And perhaps the direction many of them took while in Iceland? ("Be twelve.")

Remember a couple episodes she wore a sweatshirt that said something like “University of Medicine”? Maybe she thought that qualified her to be in the room. “I’m not a doctor, but I wore the T-shirt on TV”

WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY DADDY!

What's with the jumpy, grainy footage of this argument? Am I watching the world's crappiest, worst-acted Intervention episode? The room-decor penguins look like they want a piece of the action.

ALERT! ALERT! Peggy, you've known Vicki for a hot minute. Hie thee to Vicki's bedside post-haste. You're her only hope!!! Don't disrespect Diko... hurry on over there! Let's hurry this van outta here before Kelly can make it! I wonder what kind of Armenian wisdom went into that decision. And Meghan! "If Vicki sees you at the hospital, she'll have a heart attack!" LOL.

The ROBE. Over Vicki's head as she leaves. Oh my gosh. Super duper extra. She doesn't even get the serious music when she pulls away in the ambulance. She gets the wacky music, along with a shot of the ambulance tooling away like, NBD we'll get to the hospital in a bit.

I wonder if it’s because Mike still views this as a show about a real group of friends with some product-shilling on the side—but Asa basically refused to do anything with the group unless she could self promote (whether that be her products or her perspectives or her pregnancy). I could see him taking up the (kind of naive and/or misguided, IMO) viewpoint that if she isn’t mixing it up with them, she is somehow less worthy of being on “their” show.

Oh this is hilarious. I just actually watched the clip and this exchange is GOLD, JERRY, GOLD! Kelly: Why are you just telling me to be quiet all the time! I can talk! I'm my own person! Peggy: [Dramatically rolls mascara-ed eyes] I'm not gonna even go there. I'm not even going there. Lydia: [Quietly] Going where? Peggy: Nowhere. I'm here. Lydia: [Quietly and/or exasperated and/or confused] WHAT? Lydia, I believe what you meant to say was "WTF?" I mean, Peggy uses a colloquialism, is asked what she meant... and then--realizing her mistake--slips back into Ricky Ricardo Mode and gets super literal & basically rolls her eyes at Lydia for ASKING WHAT SHE MEANT.

I think this is one of my favorite episode titles, ever. ...And is Peggy wearing a T-Shirt with a wheel on it? Next thing you know she's going to claim Armenians INVENTED wheels.

I got a kick out of the “Mi Mosa es Tu Mosa” shirt one of the guests wore.

I was expecting some kind of Bjork sighting**. Alas, I had to settle for a Bjerk slighting. I too get that Lydia might have felt left out, especially because it was "her" trip, but I was largely on Tamra's side and I can see it being an accident. I *would* chalk that scene up to Lydia being overtired, except that she went on, and on, and on about being owed an obeisant apology, and had to be told by VICKI no less that she was overreacting. I'd love to know which Bible advises "Thou shalt expect--nay, demand--an apology without being willing to give one yourself." Maybe that was from the Sermon on the Glacier. Regarding Vicki, I'm with those of you who pointed out all the reasons she probably got so sick. Altitude, anxiety, overtiredness, overexertion, staying up drinking, worry about her heart. I actually don't think she's faking (I know, I know), even though it probably isn't really a heart attack. Did we have any insights from Peggy about the superiority of Armenia this episode? Things I did love from the episode: * Kelly's barrage of questions on the bus (be quiet, Peggy) * Vicki tossing that scarf over her face at the menu-toss lunch * Meghan's PaRapper the Rapper hat ** Not really

I can’t believe that with all the awesomely funny people that were on The People’s Couch, SHE was the one who ended up on an actual reality show (as opposed to an interview show, like the VPR aftershow). She was annoying then, and she’s annoying now. And to stand out as annoying on THIS show? That’s a real feat.

I don’t love the song but the ad cracks me up. Kudos to them for having a sense of humor, though! Side note: the strangest thing happened to me a year or two ago. The song got stuck in my head one day, and then that very week—seemingly apropos of nothing—Saturday Night Live did a spoof using the song. The spoof is pretty funny too :)

Welp, Check Please! Erika Jayne for Too Faced.

Any subject! As comfortable talking about the Tesla Model S as he is stirring his feeling pot with his pals.

E-Masculated: The online magazine for today’s cultured, yet rugged man. A man who would like to Have a Ball (let alone TWO balls). A man who appreciates the finer things, like elegant “Balls Voyage” parties aboard moored yachts. A man for whom an $80 subscription to a quarterly print magazine seems just too inexpensive. The man who wants to put his balls on Ice-land. The man who leaves important decisions about the fate of his genitalia completely in the hands of his girlfriend or wife. That’s the E-Masculated Man. Thank you for sharing your story. This has bugged me as well. BRCA is not the only genetic indicator for breast cancer, but you’d think it was based on their conversations. Peggy could definitely stand to explain herself more clearly. But I don’t blame her for her decision and don’t really question it, either. PS. Extra kids? What is this extra kids? In Armenia, there are no extra kids. We call them “additional dolma laborers.”

I’m still not minding her this season. Loved last ep’s quip about the $50 dress. And based on the clip, I thought I’d be pissed at the way she called Shannon out for being an AH, but I think she was being helpful in her own (albeit kinda crass) way. I think it’s fair for her to be frustrated by Shannon but so far she still seems to genuinely care. Who knows how long it will last (LOL) but I too hope the change is permanent.

I literally can’t even with Lydia. “Are they in there to sync up their periods?” What a witch.

Ahhh. Vicki’s screeching clips. K-Tel Presents: Gunvalson Greats 22 Of YOUR Favorite Screechin’ Sounds of the Last Decade Just $9.99 for two LPs or Cassettes. No CODs (casseroles on delivery).

Of all the TV show's storylines, Charlotte and Harry's seemed the most kind and genuine, and there are two moments that always get to me: the one at the mixer, and the one where she's a bit blue over giving up the Christmas ornaments, and he's so sympathetic towards her (I'm tearing up thinking about it. Good grief!). And that's where I feel that her compromises were different from Miranda's. Harry appreciated Charlotte, and he never forced her to give up anything. She did it of her own volition, in a way that seems normal for just about any relationship. They were substantive changes, but she pursued them. Whereas to me, with Steve, Miranda had to change because Steve wouldn't, or she'd have to pick up the slack (e.g. with the dog, or with Brady, or the apartment) because Steve didn't want to change his own ways, even in little things.

My friend and I have a running joke that I'm going to marry the Heir to the UntuckIt fortune. He will be suave. He will be a man about town. And he will be untucked.

With shows like Perry Mason, it makes more sense to me for some reason--maybe because those have a different feel, more like self-contained plays. But by the 70s and 80s it just seems odd. Anyway, I didn't really think it was *new* to this show, just a funny observation, especially because the Leo character was so different from the druggie boyfriend.

Wait, what? Simon le Bon TOTALLY wanted to hang out with my eight-year-old self! If anyone reading this hasn't yet seen this infamous ep, FIND IT. It's fully worth the price of admission. On another note... anyone else notice that they sometimes doubled up on actors? The same guy who played the mentally challenged young man Blair dates in S4 later shows up as a drug user/dealer in S6. And Tootie's boyfriend Jeff first turned up in S3 as Zack. I don't get it. Were there that few actors?