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I like Whitney, mostly because she's so good at owning Lisa, but her whole product re-brand thing seems totally hare-brained. Jenny totally had a good point - where are the products? WHAT are the products? More fake tears from Mrs. Shah. Coach, grab that Popeye's and run! RUN LIKE THE WIND COACH SHAH!!! The scene with Jenny and her precocious kid was irritating, but now I'm hungry for Vietnamese food. I'd really love to know why Heather is still so eager to be Jen's ride or die friend, especially since she doesn't seem especially convinced of her innocence. I'm also hungry for Popeye's.

While I can see that Jess definitely needed to pay more attention to detail, Heather and cabin-boy had it in for her from the get-go, and switching her to service was clearly an attempt to set her up for failure. We were never shown what, if any training she received. I could almost see Heather gleefully rubbing her hands together when she was chirping about "switching things up!". Rather than someone who gives clear expectations about the tasks that needed to be completed, Heather strikes me as someone who will search relentlessly for faults after the fact. I honestly don't think it would have mattered how much Jess hustled, those goal-posts would have kept changing. It's probably time for Jess to go as she's not jelling with this crew, but I hope karma comes for the other two with a truly useless replacement.

I found it really hard to look at her because one of her eyebrows was stuck in an exaggerated raised position, and it was distracting as hell. I find the plastic surgeon's awful bolt-on boob job distracting as well - she seems hellbent on showing it off when she should be in scrubs. It's not a good advertisement for her practice. What a dumb obviously Producer-driven tempest in a tea-pot this episode was. None of it made any sense, and it was all clearly manufactured. I normally like Gina & Emily, but they both should have kept their mouths shut and just enjoyed the party. Shannon continues to look pitiful, and is now the target of everyone's ire. Not sure why Noelle is so eager to befriend her. All of these ladies would benefit by halting the fillers, and wearing longer less tight clothing. I will say that I loved Heather's black dress for the event - much as I dislike her, she knows how to dress elegantly. I too am puzzled as to why Emily and the Plastic Surgeon Doctor who's name I keep forgetting are with their current husbands - talk about mismatches! I dislike Shane intensely, and shirtless househusband is an even bigger tool-bag than he appeared to be last episode. Ugh.

Agree - they're both total assholes in slightly different ways. One does not negate the other. I wouldn't want to have anything to do with either one of them.

What a dumb episode. Again with the Pickleball front and center. Randall is such a tool. DUDE, SERIOUSLY, NOBODY CARES. Schwartz is also a tool. A branded tool. Probably a fake for the show. The tea party looked pretty until Charli decided to bring the drama. I don't care about either Scheana or Charli - they both suck.

Dammit show! Don't make me feel sorry for Ramona! I think we can all agree Ramona is an irritating embarrassing asshole much of the time, but even if deserved, I don't like to see gang-ups on people. That just never feels nice. John wasn't into her anyway, but Lu and Kenya teaming up to go all junior-high mean girl wasn't a good look. Not having seen Atlanta, I had no read on Kenya, but now I can see why people strongly dislike her. She really gets great enjoyment out of being mean and hurting other people. I was totally with Kyle on the picture-taking - how totally annoying. I would have tried one of those floating hamster balls just for the hell of it. Maybe I would like Cynthia in another context, but she was a major Debbie downer this trip. The rest of this ep was unmemorable to me.

Good for her. I've actually developed a soft spot for her, and whether this is manufactured for the show or not, I hope she runs like the wind and never looks back. James is never going to improve sober or not. Maybe James and Lala will re-hook up now that they're both at loose ends. If ever there was a pair that deserved each other, it's those two!

Same! It's my proletariat peon version of a towel-warmer! Agreed - they are both insatiable fame-whores.

Oh, there's a spinoff with Josh squared? I hadn't heard about this! Altman is actually tolerable when paired with Flagg. Could be fun. I liked when they explained that they enjoyed walking the neighborhood in Beverly Hills together and comparing notes on houses.

Amazed someone finally sprung for Somer's desert pile. A shame Josh only got partial commission, but he's smart to keep things cordial with them if there's a chance more referrals come his way. Is that house Tracy's currently in (where Flagg & Altman were raiding the fridge) a rental? It's nice, I like it. It's interesting watching the realtors slowly creep out of LA and into new territory. Holy smokes, that colossal Spanish-style estate (former Nixon mansion)that Frederik was trying to list was UNREAL. This is the stuff I love seeing on the show as an antidote to glass boxes. I don't think I have ever seen a more gorgeous ocean view on any real-estate show EVER. Why anyone would want to be crammed onto Malibu if they could afford something like that is beyond me! The back and forth about Frederik's faux-ward is boring and clearly manufactured by the Producers.

So from what little I read, it appears her dream life of luxury goes a bit south on this season (shades of Erika Girardi minus the embezzling part). Saw a photo of her ambulance chasing husband and was surprised to see he was slightly younger and more attractive than his cheesy billboards make him out to be. I already dislike her - she seems "extra" as the kids say these days.

Amen to that! The new house is a massive temple to their egos, rather than a place to live. I thought the Dubrow's LAST house looked like a cold mausoleum/train station, but it was actually miles better than this new one. I laughed at the kaleidoscope TH montage of Heather blathering endlessly about her party plans. Like others upthread, I thought I liked her at one time too, this time around? NOPE. Not sure, but I think I hate the two new housewives already. I keep mixing up lawsuit lady with plastic surgeon housewife for some reason. Do NOT like the plastic surgeon's shirtless house-husband at all. Noelle - no. We don't need to know about much less see your sex dungeon. Shannon continues to look like a sad hot mess.

Ditto. It was really a tour of his living room mostly. I really like his house - although it's a Beverly Hills estate, it appears more human-sized, and is filled with interesting memorabilia plus charming architectural features.

Wondering what the next set of guests will be like - as weird as this group was, they were very pleasant, low-key and appreciative. Now I see what everyone upthread meant about Rachel's French toast. I was drooling over that (and everything else). She really is killing it with all of her meals. She's pretty funny at times too. Fraser & Heather are toxic together - individually they might not be so terrible, but combined, they are the epitome of junior high mean girls. I haven't seen Jess doing anything wrong - it appears she's been carrying out all of her duties, and they're continually talking behind her back and claiming she's "doing nothing". Fraser became a raging jealous little bitch as soon as the Captain briefly mentioned Jess at the table - he wasn't even praising her, just including her in a pleasant comment. Jess seems quirky but harmless, and is naturally pretty - from the previews it looks like she's being set up to fail. I hope this duo gets dragged big-time when reunion rolls around. Poor single unrequited Wes. Mustachioed Jake is such an attention-seeking man-whoring tool. He can go away anytime. I'm not fond of Rayna, but I agree she was correct on the subject of the tongs. That's supposed to be Heather's department. I laughed out loud but at the same time reared back in horror when Eddie was messing with that blowtorch. That could have gone sideways very quickly and very badly - we're not talking about pillows flying overboard here. He's very lucky someone was standing beside him to put out his flambeed hair.

I'm totally surprised at how much I'm liking both her and Melissa. Teresa's dinner looked delicious - too bad it was soured by Ramona's delusional loopiness and other petty sniping. Loved the PJ's Melissa gave everyone - beautiful colour! Totally would have worn those! If I were on this trip, I'd probably be hanging out with Kyle, Melissa, Teresa & Luann, which is pretty surprising to me. Not fond of Cynthia's sourness, or Kenya's drama. Ramona is just embarrassing beyond words. I laughed when she wound up alone with the crew on the speed boat. Felt sorry for the kitchen staff she was blathering to at the end of the episode. How many episodes in total are there? I'm watching as they're being doled out week by week - just watched episodes 4 & 5.

Yes, THIS. All of those house locations look so fragile given the potential for earthquakes, wildfires & mudslides. As lovely as some of the views are, I'd be shopping for something on flat land thanks very much. Co-signing everything in THIS post as well! I wish more people understood that the best way to drive a narcissist absolutely crazy is to just politely ignore them and refuse to engage. I notice that Christine pulled one of the favorite techniques from the narcissist playbook: she was whining to her husband and Brett (or Jason?) "Everyone's being so MEAN to me!" Uh, no. People just compared notes and finally decided to call you on your bullshit. Narcissists always play the victim when they're confronted with their misdeeds. (See also, Jen Shah for those who watch Real Housewives of Salt Lake). Someone up thread mentioned that Vanessa reminded them of someone else famous only someone who had a different hair color. She reminded me of someone too, but I wasn't sure who - I'm thinking it might be Tanya Roberts (RIP). Vanessa has beautiful eyes, , and that's who came to mind for me. The jury's still out Vanessa her for me, but so far I cautiously like her. The more I look at Emma, the more she resembles a long-lost sibling of Paris Hilton. Someone in one of the articles commented that she's the type of person who could look anywhere from 19 to 39, and I think that's totally accurate. Maya continues to remind me of a darker haired, dark eyed Gwyneth Paltrow - it's quite an uncanny resemblance.

Yep. Nothing makes me sadder than seeing a gorgeous Craftsman bungalow exterior, anticipating an interior filled with beautiful built-ins and colonnade room dividers, and then going inside to view what is basically an open-concept bowling alley. Ugh.

She's been wearing a lot of tummy baring outfits lately, and I'm all like... hmmm... where's your scar? A c-section is major surgery and if even if you're super-fit, it takes awhile to bounce back. So conspiracy rumours about a surrogate don't surprise me. It also wouldn't surprise me if she fabricated the "I almost died" story to drum up sympathy from viewers. I'm also a bit puzzled that Amanza is all chummy with Christine this season - she seemed pretty skeptical of her in prior seasons (and even confronted her at a party?) so this about-face seems odd and perhaps producer driven? I feel bad about her custody situation (if her ex had completely checked out, who the hell called CPS on her?)- how sad for her kids. Ugh. Davina's back. Looks like a lightbulb finally went on for her about Christine's loose relationship with the truth. That was so creepy and gross. The minute I saw him, my reaction was ew, noooooo... that guy had dumb-ass dude-bro written all over him. Yuck. If I ever thought that a couple of friends who hadn't met might hit it off romantically, I would actually never mention it to either one of them - I'd just have a gathering and let things happen (or not happen) organically. Those kind of set-up situations that take place in front of everyone with everyone knowing, watching and anticipating are incredibly awkward. We have seen Christine's husband in several episodes, but he never speaks. He seems to be relegated to a role of background extra - he's basically the Silent Bob of Sunset significant others. Side note: I never watched Flip or Flop, so I don't have a read on what he was like on that show, but Tarek seems like kind of a tool.

LA has so much interesting architecture. I love all of the styles you listed above and wish we could catch some glimpses of these - although I imagine a great deal of them probably get mowed down in favour of monster show places. There seemed to be a bit more variety on Million Dollar Listing LA, but lately they've mostly been featuring the mega glass n' concrete boxes as well.

Hi! I should have been more specific - I'm in Canada, and am able to watch episodes on the Slice Channel (which carries Bravo programming). I was able to watch the first 3 episodes, and the rest will be airing weekly on Mondays. This is probably of no help to you if you're in the States!

I don't know if it is or not, and am too lazy to research it, but it definitely has a canned pre-fabricated feel, and logistically would be a much cheaper way to insert music rather than getting rights from actual recording artists.

Yes! THIS! It's like it's the canned background music equivalent of an Instagram selfie account. I bet they have a barrel of pre-fabricated music clips they just pull from for scene intros and transitions. It's super annoying.

I cannot tell Brett & Jason apart at ALL. It looks like both Mary and Maya messed around with their lips - it was especially noticeable on Maya in episode three. I haven't progressed through the whole season yet, so it will be interesting to see how the two additional realtors will shake up the dynamic. I'm glad Davina is mostly gone. It seems Christine is deliberately attempting to dress in a way that makes her look as ridiculous as possible. I couldn't believe that transparent get-up she was wearing while touring the luxury house with one of the bros.

I think those would be hazardous for ME, never mind kidlets! I'd defintely be at risk in a place that was all sharp angles, glass and concrete!

What a WEIRD assortment of guests on this charter! At least they seem pleasant and easy-going. I actually felt sorry for the Captain with that woman following him around and trying to flirt with him. AWKWARD. Hey deckhands, all of the outdoor soft furnishings are screaming "tie me up, tie me down!". All of the meals on this episode looked especially delicious to me - I think I'm craving poached eggs and avocado or something. Jessica seems like a really odd bird to me, but I wonder why Heather was giving her such a hard time about the staterooms - isn't that Fraser's job as well? I'm not sure I like him very much - he seems like he might be a bit backstabby in a stealth kind of way. I don't really care for Custer-mustache dude either, but none of them are outright villainous. First Officer Eddie is not good boyfriend material. Looks like Part Deux will have a weird Birthday celebration with the weird guests. I was trying to figure out how they all related to one another, and was having a hard time reading the screen titles. Sometimes the Captain pulls out the guest dossier and reads from it before they board, and I'm wishing he had done that this episode, as I'm curious as to who these people are.