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My biggest issue was having competition show veterans compete with newbies. The veterans are already well aware it is every contestant for themself. The newbies are at a disadvantage from the start. The thing I hate most about these types of shows is when contestants like Andie come on confusing the premise with Queen for a Day and thinking that their needs make them deserving of the win rather than strategy and gameplay. Cirie played upon just that by suggesting that Arie shouldn't win because he didn't need the prize as much as others. Cirie is ruthless...because she understand that is how the game is played.

Marge's and her cronies are making it out to be such a shocking and provocative statement, yet each week we are treated to Marge essentially saying the same thing about herself in her tagline, “I’m a loyal friend and a lethal enemy.” Love her or hate her, without Teresa none of that set have anything remotely interesting to put out there and that has been the case season after season, episode after episode. This is so spot on! These women presumably all have access to mirrors...I'd like to have whatever filter they are using when they look into them. It is probable that her culture plays a large role. Throw in a bunch of kids, many of them quite young, and an upscale lifestyle too into the mix. Hell, let's throw in that she really loves him and doesn't want to lose him. It's possible Jennifer is still hoping for a turnaround and not sinking into an even worse marital relationship. I'm not saying she's going about that in the right way but she could well have deluded herself into thinking what she is doing will help. As for Dolores, it seems like what she and Frank had isn't exactly so much co-parenting as much as co-dependancy.

I wondered who that was. I always feel sorry for those unfortunate enough to be seated behind people who make decisions to wear stuff like this to this kind of event. It's so inconsiderate.

I know several people who loved it and hyped it up big time. I was disappointed when I finally saw it. Not for me either...that being said, however, I did recognize the quality of the acting , I just didn't care much for the story on a whole. It had a lot of deep concepts but they were presented in a way I just couldn't appreciate.

I hope the casting director of Encino Man is still around to witness two of the actors winning best acting awards on the same night.

Whose stupid idea was it to ask Malala one of those stupid questions. There is a lot of good things to be said about the woman but her comedy sense has never been among them.

My biggest problem with Banshees is that it was marketed as a black comedy when it was truly more of a tragedy on most levels.

Is it normal to have headshots of interns on the staff page of a business website? Then again, some of the choices on that website were unique compared to any of the law firm sites I have ever seen. Vive la différence! Ding! Ding! Ding! Not only did she get to leave, she got to look supportive of a friend. Actually one of T's better moves over the years. Except this new kid seems to actually deliver somewhat in the talent department beyond looking pretty and striking a pose. I still cringe remembering scenes like young Gia's acting audition and singing to her uncle while being filmed and ultimately broadcast. If Gia is pulling a Bravo salary today, good for her after the earlier exploitation. I never thought Jackie fit into this franchise. The casting department seems to have gone back to the original drawing board which is so far turning out to have been a wise move.

Wow! Looks more like a group photo I would expect to see on a page for a place that does aesthetic stuff but certainly not a law firm. Interesting too that they have Gia, an intern, listed, along with her photo with the rest of the staff. Gee, I wonder why.....

Margaret is a bully and Jennifer has no filters...it still works this way! They both like to dredge up and then stir the shit. They're both pains in the ass. Of the two though I still think Jen is the more genuine of the two while Margaret comes off to me like a poseur. At least Jen owns her crap. Margaret is the first one to bad mouth whomever is on the opposition team to others, yet somehow her gossiping doesn't count? Margaret has an alpha personality and dictating to Joe B doesn't seem to be enough to scratch that itch. She's been honing in Teresa's spot since day one. I don't get that vibe from Jennifer. As for bragging, they all do it. Each and every one. Some are overt and others more covert...but bragging it is! They all gossip too! Each and every one. Rachel's husband and that beard! I kept thinking it was like a cartoon and then it came to me...Bluto! https://popeye.fandom.com/wiki/Bluto Danielle is extra, but damn, I know so many people in real life who are just like her and I can't help but like her so far. Jennifer Kessler is throwing in. Wonder why she didn't make the cut beyond "friend of".

All I could think of was Jim Carrey as Vera De Milo.

Someone breaking up with Shayne? FTFY

No surprises here! Isn't the primary purpose of this show simply to extend the contestants' 15 minutes?

Li'l Joe: I'm not goin' to the party because blah, blah, blah (I need a storyline) blah, blah, blah. Margaret & Company proceed to treat his absence as though he had been turned away at the door. Melissa takes the opportunity to make a failed play for some kind of acting award.\ Judging from the looks Gabriella was giving during that talk with Melissa I'm beginning to think we have a dark horse for a future strong player in the franchise. Those quiet ones...they take it all in but when they're ready to strike, watch out! Jen Aydin is doing herself no favors so far this season. Too strong and too wrong. I hate it that she is giving Margaret ammunition though. She used to exercise a bit more wit and strategy. This doesn't bother me at all. Both have been on the show since day one. Both are now adults. Both probably have more smarts than their mom. I'm interested in hearing what they have to say at this point. It's not like having them put their two cents in is unheard of on this franchise. The Manzo kids had plenty of input in their day. Same! I grew up in a heavily Italian-American area and she is like so many people I knew there. I get a more genuine vibe from her than anyone else on the show at the moment. That's bound to change if she sticks around for another couple of seasons which will be a shame. I also think she resembles Cindy Barshop! This one apparently didn't have the goods to make it to full-fledged and wound up as "friend of" for some reason. I can see why! She pretty much doubled down and seemed mighty proud of it. I'm guessing we're finally getting a look at her true colors.

The musical chairs going on with some of these people in the last episodes was a bit much at that point. Francesca and her provocative posing became a real bore. I have a feeling that aging and being upstaged by a new generation of attention seekers is going to hit some of these people hard in the years to come. Compared to the others, Kariselle and Joey look and act like they are somebody's middle-aged aunt and uncle, but Joey had the best line of the series during the country game (something along the lines of them all being on reality shows because they aren't very bright). How the hell were those two the winners?!?!?! I'm guessing not one of the final "couples" remained together much if any time beyond wrapping up filming.

I'm up to date also and inexplicably looking forward to the next episode dump. Out of the feeder shows I have only watched Love is Blind though so I'm probably missing some things in terms of personalities.

That's it right there! Teresa is no saint and has had a long list of negatives to carry on about. Joe/Melissa have had the advantage of editing, a better command of thoughts and language overall than Teresa, and are physically attractive. Many automatically giving them a pass on a lot simply because they are not Teresa or show time selves to be anti-Teresa. The thing is though that they have plenty negatives as well and it's about damn time that there is more light shined about that. As you say, "they are all terrible"!

On camera. I think the biggest difference between Joe/Melissa and Teresa is that they are much better at using the cameras to tell the story they want to be seen and heard.

How about when he referred to Paulie being in his house! Of course the whole dynamic between Dolores and Frank is weird, but as far as I recall the house belongs to Dolores now and it doesn't matter if Frank's name was on the deed once upon a time. Well, wasn't Jackie showing off some of her true colors during the mean girls lunch. She, of the horrible posture, wardrobe and hair, has no room to talk. As much as Luis throws off a creepy vibe I can't help but think if he were truly that bad Teresa's girls would not seem as comfortable as they do with him. Those girls are old enough where they would presumably how some indication that he puts them off. Joe G reminds me of a former narcissist in my life. Always something to bring the attention back to themselves, be it something good, or an imagined slight, whatever, always thriving on drama. I'm not so impressed by the juxtaposition of Melissa making sure her kids weren't there to hear the adults talking compared to Teresa openly discussing the matters with her girls. I choose to look at it as Teresa's version of events being being based upon the truth and those two girls (who are both adults at this point)`backing her up on that while Melissa's kids would be well aware of how truthful/untruthful that side of the story is. I tend to believe Gia based upon how she has responded to T when she has not been agreement with Hern in the past. By the same token, Antonia would probably have no problem calling out Melissa if she felt she wasn't being truthful.

https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/17/jen-shah-real-housewives-salt-lake-city-prison-sentence-tax-fraud/. Off she goes, with fresh tattoos to boot.

Let me see her go head to head with someone having comparable education...someone like Aviva or Eboni, formerly of RHoNY, other non-practicing attorneys. Instead Jackie takes on someone she knows fully well lacks debating skills and displays the possibility of having some kind of underlying LD issue at play. It's easy to shoot fish in a barrel. For that matter, I'd like to see her go head to head with someone like Caroline Manzi who doesn't have a degree as far as I know but has a strong and tenacious personality. A graduate degree means one has put in the time and effort at a school of higher education...it doesn't mean one is superior in every way to those who do not. I have seen examples of Jackie's attitude toward the rest of the cast a number of times, particularly when she has referred to them as the Italians when speaking to her husband in a way that is probably clear to anyone who was raised in a heavily Italian-American area. Dog whistles come in a wide variety.

I don't have any problem believing that Jackie gave the new girls some attitude. As soon as she filmed with them she had to be aware that they both are a better fit for this franchise than she ever was. Do we know if the decision to make her a "friend of" was hers or that of production? Whatever, I won't miss her. I am staring to like the new Danielle. Little Joe and his wife have been playing victim since joining the cast. Teresa isn't a quick thinker and doesn't express herself well so they can easily outtalk her...and that has been enough for a lot of viewers to place them in the right regardless if that is the case. In this episode Melissa was so upset by the audacity of Luis to bring up her name in a negative light...despite her and Joe aways talking about Tre and her men to others. Margaret is another one always gossiping but then acting like she is above it all. I'm noticing there is finally starting to be a sizable shift in opinion beginning to form in regard to the self-proclaimed innocents across a lot of social media. It's about damn time. Teresa is no saint and has plenty of her own issues, but there are several on this show who are no prizes themselves.

Well, if they were rehabbing Matt they seemed to be doing the opposite for Colleen. What she was giving off seemed like an awful lot of negative and kind of putting him down, particularly the jabs about his stature. One doesn't seem much better than the other at this point. I get the vibe they are trying (and failing) to outdo Cameron & Lauren as being the big success stories of the show. They're both kind of annoying in many ways. Far too smug at the very least. As for Alexa's personal style, I'm all for body positivity but I'm also for dressing to flatter your personal body type in order to look good and well put together. My question is who was paying for the apartment they supposedly had together in Texas. I don't buy the whole couple thing with these two. I got more of a sense they get along but strictly as friends and agreed to just put on a show for the cameras. Cole and Zane, Bartisse and Nancy...all come off far too immature.

That's so funny...those were my top takeaways too!

Martin the boxing coach has something to say in regard to Eboni's new book. https://pagesix.com/2023/02/10/leah-mcsweeneys-rhony-boxing-coach-slams-eboni-k-williams/