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Also, generally, criminals don't plan on getting caught.

I am surprised that no one has commented on Leanne's ignorant comments about Brandi not being sophisticated enough to be an alcoholic. Leanne has NO IDEA of the reality of alcoholism and that it has NOTHING to do with a person's level of sophistication. It's like she is trying to insult Brandi more by calling her a "drunk." A "drunk" is the common vernacular for an alcoholic, so Leanne is showing herself to be the unsophisticated one here. I don't think Brandi is an alcoholic, although she certainly enjoys the drink.

I read somewhere that Leanne and Rich were getting married in April. Which, conveniently coincides with the RHOD shooting schedule. Shocker.

In her blog, Deandra said that Leeanne did not invite her to the wedding dress event until the night before. She said she was already in bed and had obligations at work the next day that could not be changed. If that is true, I totally get it, and it's VERY crappy of Leeanne to not explain that to others (Stephanie and Kam). My blood boils hearing Leeanne and Kam criticize Leeanne for not meeting "society" norms. The hypocrisy of the two of them claiming that she does not know how to be a Simmons? She IS a Simmons. Neither of them are!! To me, that is the epitome of a gossip and a mean girl. I get Stephanie saying that she is torn between Leeanne and Brandi. But, when one of your friends is calling your other friend an alcoholic, and you know that is not true, you need to speak up. There is no gray area there.

This Brandi/LeeAnne feud is really no fun to watch. They are both so focused on bringing the other down they cannot see the damage that they are doing to their other friends. And, neither of them have any ability to be at all reasonable about the situation. It's almost like a couple getting a divorce that use an manipulate the children (intentionally and unintentionally) in order to hurt the other side. And, none of the other ladies will step up and really call them out. Deandra is in the middle of it, and has no credibility with LeeAnne anymore - and, none of the other girls seems to want to step into the fray.

Thanks, LilaFowler. I was thinking no way she gets $30,000 in monthly support if she has a trust fund. Frankly, it makes David's success all the more impressive (even if he is a total ass). She did not fund him, nor did she alleviate the need for cash flow for the household by the use of her own funds.

With all of Shannon's divorce money woes, I am wondering - when she first came on, I thought the story on her was that she was from an extremely wealthy family. In fact, I recall the speculation was that most of the money was hers - that was how they were able to buy that huge house, etc. Was that just all rumor and not true? Anyone know the dirt about that?

While I generally like Kyle, she clearly doesn't get it when it comes to her sisters having issues with her TV shows. It doesn't matter if she says it's "inspired by" or "based on" or complete fiction. It doesn't matter if the stories are from her childhood or not. What matters is that people watching will THINK that the stories are from her childhood and that means that Kathy and Kim have to deal with that as part of their reality. Because of that, I don't think anything is going to change when they see the show. Of course they know the truth; but, I don't think that's ever been what their concern has been about. It's like an unauthorized biography of their childhood, and I totally get it.

Sonya complains that Ramona didn't defend her to Dorinda immediately after Sonya had just stated that Ramona had sex with her contractor, Mario. Why hasn't anyone brought this up? This to me seems like a better defense for Ramona. And while I typically like Bethenny, she felt sorry for Sonya sitting at the end of the table by herself? A couple of years ago, Sonya missed out on half the season's hijinks - including a trip to the Berkshires - because Bethenny was pissed at her!! So, please, Bethenny, give me a break.

Does anyone know if the contestants have SOME advance notice of what the challenge will be? If not, what they come up with, within a minute of being told the challenge is really amazing.

I am glad to hear that some of you have the same thoughts as me regarding Steven's parents. Of course we don't know the history, but they seem to be trying. And, they are in a situation where they may be smart enough to realize that every thing they do will be scrutinized. He told them that he went to the Pride Parade, but he did not share anything else about the experience or how important it was to him. They said something like "that's good", which was appropriate for what he told them. At some point, he has to accept that he's an adult and that he shoulders responsibility in the relationship, too.

I thought this was a very entertaining episode. I also think that what we are seeing this year from Ariana explains a lot about her to me, and makes me like her much better. She comes off as a smart (the smartest, right?), confident, savvy person, but really she's a big ball of insecurity. I always thought her anger and hatred of Kristin was a little much - she did cheat with the guy, and she won - but, I think she was intimidated/threatened by Kristin's confidence and over the top behavior. Now we are seeing that she questions her own behavior a lot, has these body issues, etc. Also, Scheana, good grief. She's flummoxed by the fact that someone is spreading an untrue (in her view) opinion about Rob. She's always been on the spreading end of the rumor, not the getting end, lol!

While I am fully aware that Jax is a complete sociopath and capable of lying about anything, this Faith thing seems a little too set up for me. Someone above pointed out that Faith was there, sitting alone. Tom heard the rumor that day or the day before. I don't know, it just seems contrived to me. I guess it will play out and we'll find out.

I really can't get over Lydia's dismissal of Shannon's complaints about calling her crazy. "Said it to your face" - so not the point. The point is that you repeatedly called her crazy. And, she is very hypocritical. She can throw a balls voyage party, but is not comfortable talking about plastic surgery on women's breasts in front of men?! What the hell is that. I don't like her and really hope they don't bring her back, but, they probably will.

I suspect that Margaret's stepchildren saw her affair as a rejection of them as well as their father. She rejected the life that she had with him/them. That is probably why they are not over it and he is. If it's been 5-6 years, I doubt they are going to get over it anytime soon . That's why while I agree that her discussing it on air likely will not help, I also think that it cannot hurt at this point, so, why not? I can sense she is desperate.