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Andy is so mean to Jax that it is awkward. The other two guys, from Summer House, were really flat, especially the blond.

I just cannot stomach Kim trying to be the sanctimonious righteous one. Kim has been an asshole, drunk or sober, on every season and she's started shit with everyone. Her being an addict in the early stages of sobriety doesn't change that she has zero humility and is somehow still smug. Rinna is an idiot, full of shit, thirsty gossip, but, Jesus, Kim, just get the fuck out of here.

I don't think I believe him. He started the question with, "Can I ask you something morbid?" and I thought, "Oh, this poor guy is going to have to talk about his dad dying again..." and then Andy asked if Dale ever thinks about getting hurt or dying when he drives? Andy never made a reference to Dale's dad, like, "Can I ask you something morbid? Because of how your dad died, do you ever worry about also dying during a race?" which would have been an icky question, but at least it acknowledges what happened to Dale Sr. and gives some context. Also, I think Andy said said, "He did" when Dale answered with "My dad died racing", because at the time I thought, "He caught himself from inflecting it as 'He did?' " I think Andy was just woefully unprepared to interview Earnhardt (he also didn't know that NASCAR races are several hours long) and he didn't even know about his dad, which has to be like the first thing that would come up in a researching the guy. I mean, that's better than asking such a tone-deaf question.

Haha! Well, you are right, it would go both ways! I wonder if she would rather be able to just get into with the other women like they do on OC and ATL? Her need to tow the hippy-dippy, "I wish you peace" bullshit line runs totally contrary to her real feelings.

It's too bad for Rinna she is on the one show in the franchise where most of the women won't pretty much look one of their castmates dead in the eye and say, "Yeah, I said it because I don't like you and if you don't like it you can stay home from now on." Try to imagine how it would go down if someone told Nene, Tamra, Kandi, Ramona, Bethenny, Vickie, etc. that they need to tread lightly around someone who shows no remorse for being a total asshole, sober and drunk.

So Rinna is obviously lying about not remembering. However, Rinna and Kim have an openly adversarial relationship, with a very thin veneer of pleasantness. Does anyone think Rinna has any loyalty to Kim? Does anyone think Rinna likes Kim? Or that Kim likes Rinna? Why would anyone be surprised that she would talk shit about Kim? Also, Kim has been an addict for 30 years. If Rinna doesn't think she is sober (I don't either) then saying "Kim is close to death" is not completely hyperbolic. Finally, calling Kyle "co-dependent" I think is presumably the wrong use of that terminology, but I can see why someone would say the way Kyle acts so bluffly sure that Kim has done a complete 180 in the past 18 months and is completely healthy in every way is maybe Kyle being willfully blind, unrealistic and minimizing. In short, everybody talks about everybody and people who don't like each other talk shit about each other.

Of all the Bravolebrities, the Toms are my favorite. Is that faint praise or what? I do think Sandoval, in particular, is a sweetheart and supercute.

I don't get it either. How and why did modeling become the ultimate aspiration for rich girls, who could do anything they want? If you are young and rich and beautiful, you can do all of the jet-setting and not have a bunch of pervy men and paparazzi on your case all the time. It makes me sad that so many girls with every option in the world think being a D-list model, because, let's face it, other than Gigi, Kendall and sort of Bella, none of the Hamlin, Grammar (or Baldwin, or Willis, etc.) girls are heading for the big-time.

Sorry, I missed this: do Mo and Kyle own that Malibu property?! If so, get paid Mo!

Eileen Davidson is absolutely amazing looking. Lisa Rinna always look like she has a putty face on WWHL.

Rod Stewart was incredibly charismatic last night. I know he is raunchy, but, oh my God, he could have told stories for another two hours, each one more charmingly told than the one before, and I would have sat in front of the TV at full attention. What a life! And, yes, Boy George was ready to spill the beans on everything and stupid Andy kept cutting him off!

I like how Dorit is addressing the studio audience like she is on Inside the Actor's Studio.

Caroline Stanbury had a Marlboro birthday cake!

Congrats, Jerry O'Connell, on being thirstier than Jax.

Brittany has said that she didn't watch VPR, but her mom did watch it. It was either on WWHL or maybe on the VPR Aftershow with Brandi and Julie (what happened to that show?). I don't think they've ever mentioned it on VPR.

How does Ariana not cut Scheana off with, "Yes, these girls don't give a fuck about you. How many times do they have to show you that? Either deal with it as the reality or walk away from them, but I'm not having this discussion with you anymore"?

When Phaedra came over to Kandi's car and was like, "You're leaving?!" and Kandi said, "Ahhh, I think we all have other things to go do now", just totally over it and not willing to pretend, it reminded me of several seasons ago, towards the end of Kim Z's run, when Kim and Cynthia were supposed to have a sit-down to squash some beef and both of them were just like, "We aren't really friends, and never will be, so who cares?" I don't think Kandi is one to walk away from a paycheck, but I think she's about maximum drama and confrontation in the minimal time and she's not going for the long drawn out scenes!

Karl's attractive? Karl has huge ears and a dopey face. The problem with this show is that these people have real legit jobs and even career aspirations so they have something to lose. Getting drunk and hooking up is as good as it will get. No one's going to tear off a chunky sweater in a strip mall parking lot and brawl.

Ugh, really, Charlie Sheen? We are now back to thinking Charlie Sheen is charming and madcap and not an out of control junkie? And Andy is drinking with him like it's so fun and cute. Gross.

Scheana should have said she was a vegetarian and Kristen shouldn't have been grilling people about the lobster if she wasn't going to eat it. Just take the damn thing and push it around your plate and talk about something else until they take your plate. You don't have to be Jackie Kennedy to have basic manners down by the time you are almost 30. Also, Kristen thought "WASPy" had something to do with wasps? And I know a lot of people think FI is a douchebag, but I can't help it, I think he is a nice guy. He was so supportive of Mike during his rehab and when he told Brittany that nothing Jax said made her look bad, it was sweet.

It even has the same rug, right? And the same nicknacks on the shelves? I think the informal, cable access-y decor helps keep the show light and informal, but the way he talked about this I was thinking it was going to be a totally different set. Also, the deck is too far away from the set to be a good spot for doing the shotski.

So, not to be naive, but is the Kenya/Matt thing all a put on? Like, they are in cahoots, arranging for him to show up and get angry and even violent? Or are they in cahoots for him to show up places but then things go left and he gets angry and even violent? Or is he unwittingly being jerked around by her and she is playing with fire by playing games with a legit violent guy?

Jaimie and his namby-pamby, I'm Ok, You're OK way of speech is super-annoying and unprofessional. Just spit it out, for Pete's sake. Also, he looks sloppy, sweaty and unpolished all the time This doesn't mean I like Nikita or think she shouldn't be fired. But even with good staff I don't think he'd make it easy.

Haha! I just heard that. I thought it was James Vander Pump!

Usually I hate the explanation that conflict on these shows is due to people being "jus jellus", but Scheana is obviously on a pretty rigorous summer body program (which limits her alcohol intake) and Stassi is obviously moving in the opposite direction and I feel like that is a big part of the tension between them. Who was the other guy in the RV?