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I binged over several days and enjoyed it. I did FF through the soapier stuff, not to mention the war stuff - my brain has had enough of war and politics for now. The lead has a natural acting style (and face and body) that are a nice counterpoint to much of the manufactured drivel that is produced these days. I'm curious as to what other viewers thought about the royal women's fashion. Was it historically accurate, or did the director and customer designer take liberties? Those huge statement necklaces looked like something the real housewives were wearing five years ago.

Thank you for that chessiegal (Chesapeake? northern Va here). Cable is exorbitant so I cancelled it. I'm streaming-only now.

I can't watch because I refuse to pay for yet another streaming channel. Sounds like I made the right decision. Wonder if the decline in quality is because the show moved to HGTV or whatever corporation is now funding it.

Based on my own family experience, some of Kathy's behavior reminds me of cognitive issues. Fatigue makes the symptoms much worse, as would alcohol.

I suspect she's trying to get attention.

He seems "medicated" in most of his scenes. They prop him against a wall and he intones his lines. He delivered better performances in his country music videos 20 years ago.

The show is dreadful. I'm also a long-time country music fan, and a southerner, but the show's poor quality, clumsiness, bad acting, etc. is just too much to overlook. It's like the actors see each other the first time they get together to shoot a scene; no chemistry, no fluidity. Just everybody marching around and citing their lines. Horrible.

The president is virtue-signaling: siding with Garcelle!

These guests seemed like a production plant - not the typical "wealthy" guests and only an overnight stay. The primary was an IT project manager, and those salaries are average, especially in the southern US. It's as if there was a production tie-in with the singer, and the guests were found to accommodate that tie-in. Anyway, I loved the fashion they wore for the performance - all those tones of copper and bronze. They were pleasant and appreciative and I heard a few Mississippi accents. I can't help but notice all of the damage to Sandy's hair from the bleach. When she's backlit the little broken hairs are poking out all over. But it's a relief that Micromanager Sandy has left us. There's nothing new to say about the cast. All tiresome and annoying. I'm pretty sure production told Storm to pick Courtney as lead deckhand.

According to one site I visited this week, the ratings for RHoBH were climbing, slowly I think and not in massive numbers, but they dropped in the past week.

And some US southerners call lunch "dinner," and dinner "supper."

I just binged the first season. What an absolute delight. My brother is a public school teacher - English as Second Language - for elementary age kids at a school in a historically Black neighborhood. This show really resonates for him, and I love the children. We especially appreciate the two male teachers, and Tyler James Williams' voice is to die for. I could listen to Sheryl Lee Ralph read the phone book, but only as Mrs. Howard! All of the actors are note perfect. Way too many great moments to recount. My religious family members feel comfortable letting little ones watch the show, an increasingly rare occurrence. Huge kudos to Quinta Brunson for pulling this off. Looking forward to Season 2.

If Bravo cameras catch housewife activity, the editors can use it, per housewife contracts. But if Kathy's behavior was not captured by a Bravo camera and therefore outside the purview of her Bravo contract, her attorneys can intervene. Unfortunately for Kathy, Rinna is trying to smear Kathy regarding an event that was not recorded by Bravo; falsely promote an upcoming episode (Aspen); and use it to keep her (Rinna's) position on the show. As others have posted many times, there is often more truly real drama outside of production, and this appears to be one of those cases.

FITSNews, which promotes itself as an extremely conservative site, has been championing Kathryn since her college days, suggesting she could have a career in politics. I think one of the writers is in love with her. If you follow the breadcrumbs in the link you can see this comment: When Kathryn first appeared on the reality TV scene, I went looking for her background and read all of Will's tongue baths. If Kathryn simply had an injection reaction, she wouldn't have had a tear-filled discussion inside of a car with producers. Sounds like she had a skirmish.

Playing in the back of my mind as I watch - the doctor is wearing the same clothes (including underwear) day after day. Elias could only sit in one place as he awaited his fate, hands tied, not even the freedom to use the "facilities" that were provided to the doc. Also, has Sam brought all of the wallets' owners back to his mother's home, murdered, and disposed of them? Assuming she has been aware of this violence, perhaps she crazily thought that the doc's presence would hold off further violence. Well, the ball's back in her court to do something. The performances are good, but I'm not completely engaged. I think it's the weekly episode pacing vs. a movie.

Smart business people aggregate data to help make profitable decisions, and that includes forums and social media. I believe Bravo is monitoring sites such as this one to discern how the viewing public is reacting to the housewives shows, and making production decisions accordingly. They will never ax an asshole if the asshole is pulling in viewers; they understand that Erika and Rinna are a draw to viewers who hate them. There are exceptions, such as Vicki Gunvalson. RHoNY is being refreshed only because the ratings tanked. To Dixie Sugarbaker's point, the viewers are pushing the show's direction. Notice how Rinna's, Erike's, Diana's, etc. social media follow a Bravo script as well as what they read here. I suspect Bravo will continue to fan the flames of group divides, perhaps mixing up the groups to keep them "fresh" and keep the Rinnas and Erikas as long as they generate ratings.

She seems to be making some bad decisions, probably due to lack of experience as she tries to grow her business.

I've been curious about ratings. I found this data. The ratings are up slightly thanks to how Bravo is handling Erika. But there has been a sharp drop in the past week or so. https://ustvdb.com/networks/bravo/shows/real-housewives-beverly-hills/

Glad the show is back. I always appreciate the battle scenes because I know how hard production has to work to pull them off. Minor nit is that I thought Clay's actions after that devastating leg injury (and blood loss) were unrealistic (the dragging around, the shooting, etc.). Not to mention morphine. I had that injury after a motorcycle accident and was essentially immobile while EMTs worked. But I'm not a tough young SEAL. And adrenaline is powerful. Also, on my giant new TV, I'm noticing some toupees. I too hope we're done with the downtime shenanigans. I'm mostly bored by the home dramas. Wish we had more of the tall, dark-haired one.

I've chosen to not watch the last three episodes, relying on this forum for updates and the snark. If this latest episode failed to reveal details that were hinted, then Bravo will 1) slowly roll them out via texts, social media and the reunion or 2) reveal nothing because Kathy's attorneys intervened. Kathy's on the show for promotional purposes. Her ditziness is exaggerated for the cameras. Sometimes "slippers in the airport" is a snob's disdain for society's polite rules. I do think she is medicated.

I think I read that Bravo paid her $600,000 the season after the scandal became public. That's not an annual figure - it's for one season. There were bitter jokes about how Andy gave her a raise for being a criminal.

I discovered this series late Friday night and have been binging. I love Rylance and am appreciating the other performances. Pegg is all grown up since his zombie-chasing days. The series is so timely, even as we hear about US courts being packed with extremist judges. I think everyone is wondering how Russia and cyber manipulations will affect the mid-term elections. I am learning a lot about some of the cyber tactics that the US and Russia deploy, especially bots, which one hears thrown about all of the time and one does not really understand. 😁 I could watch more than six episodes, but appreciate the economy of story telling so that events move along. The portrayal of the unfriendly geniuses doing critical, secret stuff is note perfect. During my career I've encountered some of these folks and the combination of pressure and genius wears them down to robots essentially. A lot of them flame out early. And many of them do not like "girls in the tree house."

Craig's behavior was a reminder of how atrociously he behaved during one of the reunions. He became so enraged while loaded that Andy told him to cool it.

Mina is in way over her head. She's trying to grow too fast and personally control too much. Interest rates are going up and some markets are cooling, so perhaps with a load of unsold properties she will be forced to slow down and think more carefully about her business.

I believe that in some cases there's no trauma - it's a matter of years of being coddled due to money and power. Those two things feed and enable a selfish person's ego and convince her over time that she's beyond reproach. We see it all the time in the media with Hollywood producers and actors, DC politicians, billionaire business people, and so on. They cross the extreme asshole line and never look back. Erika's a great example of how these people behave when they lose it all. She doesn't have the character to behave generously or graciously. I can't decide if Bravo's direction that she be coddled is adding to her delusions, or if she is canny enough to know what's going on with the understanding that Bravo will turn on her when it suits them.