Vanderboom

I'm sorry that Sexy-J Sonja seems to be unraveling, but I hope this latest train wreck will be a wake-up call. At least Sonja can hire Bethenny to be her coach. I was so glad Bethenny was able to force Sonja to articulate her brand. I just hope that Sonja doesn't turn on Bethenny for calling out the shadiness of Team Sonja. Speaking of . . . I wonder how that Nigerian football team fits in with the "upscale fashion lifestyle brand" and the "sexy novel".

As irritating as I've found Bethenny to be this season, her impression of Ramona's "soothing" voice cracked me up. I'm hoping the strained and awkward social interactions get a little more natural. The weird stagy confrontations about calling oneself a dog and brunch were just puzzling to me.As for Carole, I kind of felt bad for her. She's repeatedly awkward in dating situations. It seems that the more attracted she is (to attractive men--you're so kinky, Carole!), the less natural she acts. Remember last season's excruciating double date with Luann?

That awkward shift to discussing Nene seemed like producer manipulation to me. It just came out of nowhere, and while Nene can cause conflict, it is overstatement to act like Nene alone is the problem with this group. Everyone (except Demetria--and even she apologized for her part in a conflict) has talked shit or stirred shit within the circle.

At this point, I'm going to be deeply disappointed if Rowan doesn't die mid-monologue. No off-screen bullshit for me, Shonda. Rowan needs to be in full mocking, self-righteous mode then 1)interrupted and 2)shot. Then we should never have to hear about B613 again.

I'd like to keep Shervin, too, but I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Remember, a season or two ago, Mike was the sanest and most mature member of the group.

I was actually liking this episode until the throat-slice.We had an interesting COTW, Olivia was acting like an adult (or Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who totally trolls bars looking "mysterious " and takes hot strangers back to her apartment), minimum Fitz, no mention of Vermont OR walking in sunlight, and girl power. Then it all comes to a screeching halt with Huck going off the rails. In the first season, I was intrigued by Huck, but now he's just a source of irritation and boredom.

Seriously. I actually thought Tyson had a point when he said that the other couples don't necessarily have better relationships just because they're married. However, he should move on if Rachel insists on marriage and he really doesn't want that. I was also creeped out by Reid. You can't hang out at a club without trying to be a john? Yech.

I don't know what to think about the Phaedra and Apollo situatiion. Part of me HOPES that Apollo'a tantrum was faked, but I doubt it. In other news, I cringed during Cynthia's audition. Apparently, she was great. I didn't see it. The Jafakean accent was horrible.

What was with the judgemental tone because Aviva and Rachel weren't comfortable talking about their sex lives with near-strangers? You'd think these "therapists" would understand a concept like personal boundaries .

Yeah, a number if my faves have already been mentioned. I also liked "A World Alike" (the anti-apartheid one), the Big Sister Gorgeous One episode, and the Digit Ho ep.