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Chicago continues to be unbothered. She handled that snake like it was a rubber toy. In fact, there's a part of me that wonders if she didn't think she was playing with a toy that just happens to move around quite realistically. It's hilarious to me that it took some damn snakes to finally see this child laugh and show some expression on her face, haha.

Karen was right about one thing, Gizelle should get a refund on her therapy sessions. I appreciate her trying with her children, but she still in many ways does a lot of shitty things and doesn't take ownership for it. She talked about how she hoped to see happy Katie for the entire trip because she's great to be around yet she wasted no time bringing up Katie to Ashley and leading the conversation in a way to hype up Ashley to confront Katie. And then she spearheaded the conversation herself at dinner. She was definitely trying to throw Karen under the bus in New Orleans because Karen went on IG live, insinuating that Karen simply didn't want to hang out with them and lied about why. Karen didn't say she wanted to go back to her room to grieve, she said that she was still grieving and didn't think the night plans were appropriate for her. Gizelle blew it out of proportion and got mad at the way Karen interpreted Gizelle's shadiness. The two of them grown ass women behaving like that in public...smh. Candiace may be a spoiled brat with financial delusions but she's a beautiful girl and she is slaying on this trip. She looks stunning. Ashley is the biggest hypocrite. She's constantly gossiping about people meanwhile we've seen plenty of the issues she's been going through so who the hell is she tell someone else that they have their own shit to worry about so stay out of her business? Going over Katie's wig when she had the audacity to wear that monstrosity in her THs? She wants all of the women to get off her back because they all know what she's been going through yet she going in on Katie like that when her personal issue seems more emotionally draining than hers? The moment she gets called out, she's quick to pull out the line about how she's been open and trying to build a friendship with that person...when? When you were bouncing around with tassel titty covers in New Orleans? And saying shit under her breath...I absolutely loved when she thought for a moment she got an apology only for Katie to reiterate that she thinks she's stupid, LOL. I'm so over Katie. Please disappear...take your 'happy' ass life with your highly likely man loving husband and be gone off my screen. Katie is definitely on something, has appeared that way all season long but oddly enough, I thought she handled herself well when speaking to Ashley - except when she said 'just because you weren't there doesn't mean it was behind your back'...I'm pretty sure she meant that she wasn't being malicious when she said what she said so she doesn't see it as backstabbing. It's mainly her mannerisms that make me think she's on medication or something...maybe something to do with emotional lows from her custody battle. I'm glad someone pointed out her wig because that one was the worst yet. I don't understand why she didn't just wear her natural hair. I do think that Katie was being honest when confronted about the Ashley stuff. I can see why she misunderstood the situation about the restaurant and she wasn't gossiping but brought it up in context of the conversation being had. She never said her boyfriend called Michael gay. I wish she had clarified that right off the bat when Ashley stated it in that way. I can also understand if she didn't remember calling Ashley stupid or dumb but she doubled down on it so whether she remembered it or not, it seems like it's an honest reflection of how she's observed Ashley thus far. If Ashley doesn't cry at least once from being verbally dragged by these women, this reunion will be a failure in my eyes.

Shane has upped his assholeness this season and it's only episode 2. The pig video was definitely a low blow but given the way Vicki has treated people and the things she has carelessly said about people, I don't understand why she still thinks anyone owes her anything. She conveniently draws the line of how women treat women just so she can pretend she's about female empowerment. Nope, still can't feel sorry for you. Someone calling you fat...you can lose the weight and make them eat crow. Accusing people of things that are damaging to their reputation and especially when they have shared custody of their child, that's not something that can be as easily rectified. Vicki trying to make it seem like calling her fat is somehow FAR worse than what she did...bitch, no. Though don't get me wrong, Kelly is still horrible with the way she always hits below the belt when she's angry. She should really get some lessons from her daughter on how to be an adult in situations. I really like Tamra's house. I often don't like much about her, so figured this is a good time to throw in something nice to say. Of course Vicki walked right past the new girl but had no issue with acknowledging her husband (also I don't know how to spell her name so new girl is just gonna be B to me).

Completely agree on the bolded part. As for the cameras, based on the footage that we were shown, I assume that Bravo used the best footage they had available and in both cases, we saw the cameras set up in a way where we wouldn't have been able to see the person answering the door. I'm inclined to think that neither parent could see the cameras and therefore didn't factor into their decision to acknowledge their children. Even if they assumed there were cameras because they know their daughters are on a reality show, if they really wanted to talk to their kids, I'm sure it would have occurred to either parent to simply say 'we can talk but without the cameras'. Neither said it because I don't think either truly cared to have a conversation.

Is that really by definition what a couples trip is though? I've always thought a couples trip would exclude singles or refer to a trip that a couple takes with one another. I think the trip was a friends getaway where 4 of the friends were coupled up with each other. Tamica, Barry, Justin, and Kelsey have their own individual relationships with people in the group and so it made sense that they would be there regardless of whether they were married/dating each other. It wouldn't have made sense for Reece to be there other than him being Reagan's partner. Aside from not wanting to trigger Jeff, she likely saw it as a way for Reagan to reconnect with her friends since the distance Reagan created (and then complained about) was created by her being so caught up in her relationship with Reece. I think Rachel was coming from a good place and I think Reagan recognized that as well otherwise I think she would have had some push back and maybe not even attend the trip if she didn't see some truth in what Rachel was telling her about the state of her friendships. On a general note, for what it's worth, Jeff did confirm that he doesn't think that Reagan cheated on him during their marriage. Reagan admitted that she quickly jumped into a relationship with Reece soon after she and Jeff separated and I'm pretty sure there would be some gap between the time Jeff and Reagan made that decision and when they officially announced their separation. I honestly think the announcement would have come sooner if it didn't overlap with the airing of season 1 (where they were both denying the state of their marriage at the time so announcing a separation while the show was still airing probably wouldn't have been taken kindly by Bravo).

This show has only surpassed the 1.0 rating once but they have a pretty steady fanbase despite how little I think Bravo promotes them. Surely they must get better ratings than the Savannah spin-off since I can't even find any rating information on that show, and it doesn't even have its own Wiki page. I think I'm just grasping at anything to give me hope that these guys might get another season. Why not see decent people get rewarded for a change?

Finally got to watch the episode. Good Lord I really enjoyed Jon this season. So many great lines from him, haha. It was really nice to see Jeff and his sister. It was really sweet of her to hop on a plane and be there with him on a day that she knew would be tough for him. I'm really happy to hear Jeff sold the house and is starting over. He was beaming when talking with Tamica. Justin describing his appreciation for Kelsey came across very old school. He has expectations of what a wife and mother should be and he sees the qualities in Kelsey that suggest she's a good option for both those things but he speaks with no passion about her. Maybe Justin wishes he was more emotionally and physically connected to her and thinking the more time they commit to one another, passion will grow. I feel kind of bad hypothesizing this stuff since we only see a fraction of their relationship but they're 4 years in and he's still saying he could see himself with her in the future. That's an uncertainty about her, not about his own fears. If it was just about his own vulnerabilities and fears, I would expect him to at least say he can't imagine himself with anyone else. Problem is, I think he can. Listening to her talk at the table made me want to cringe. Despite Reagan spending the entire season talking about herself and what's going on with her, I loved that it didn't stop her friends from asking her about how things were going with her (despite Jeff being there) and they seemed genuinely happy to see her happy about how things are going in her life. The wedding turned out beautifully. Kudos to her wedding planner who put that together in such little time! Hope she gets some great business out of this. Also, this episode made me really hungry. It's very clear that Reese is intimidated by Tamica but also wants to desperately get her approval because he knows how much she means to Reagan.

I haven't seen the episode yet but the two are still good friends. They've both mentioned on a number of occasions that they fight like sisters. I think their personalities clash in the way they address things with one another but there seems to be genuine love there. I think that expectation may have largely been crafted by Reagan's own doing. Right out of the gate, she was reassuring everyone how she and Jeff were still great friends, that they confide in each other and talk every day. In her mind, I think that's the relationship she hoped to have with Jeff but in reality, it wasn't something she could truly pull off, especially given how quickly things were happening in her life and we saw her starting to realize that as the season went on. It's what eventually led her to not telling Jeff about her pregnancy. Given the way she sold her relationship with him, I can understand why her friends thought she was the best person to help Jeff when they started to see him spiral out of control. Not as his ex-wife who was responsible for his well-being, but as a good friend who knows him better than anyone else and was in the best position to help him. Reagan was doing the bare minimum with her friends and so she was left being reactive to things rather than proactive. Instead of sitting down with her girls, shooting the shit and bringing up honest thoughts and feelings, she was forced to bring it out after confronted by her friends about her being the one to reach out to Jeff and see what's going on with him. Generally speaking, I absolutely agree with you that she shouldn't be responsible for his well-being as they've both moved on from one another, but I'm not convinced it would have gone down the same way had Reagan been a bit more careful in the way she was updating her friends on the status of her and Jeff's relationship.

Agreed. I think Robyn is pressed about regaining her levels of comfort living and is looking for the quickest way to get there. Building her a proper business would have been the best option in the long run but it doesn't seem like she's thinking too far ahead right now. Gizelle is physically stunning but she behaves so poorly that I often go back and forth wondering whether her ugly behaviour is attributed to really deep insecurities or if she just misbehaves because she knows that her attractiveness can help her get away with a lot of things.

I think Ashley looking for her father was brought as an intentional storyline but I imagine those feelings of rejection were genuine on her part. The outcome was very predictable but at least she doesn't have to wonder about what more she could have done. At this point, she needs to come to terms with the fact that any relationship with her father is going to need him being the one to initiate it. Robyn isn't building an empire. Robyn is throwing her eggs in different baskets to increase her chances that at least one of them will provide the money train. If Gizelle really thinks she's been nothing but nice to Monique, then she really needs to get her gut checked. She was doing the most as soon as she arrived at the house and made a scene at Robyn's event of all people. I hope she doesn't roll over easily next episode when she confronts Gizelle about it. Also, looks like Ashley will be insufferable next episode as well.

That's a great point...I think your theory is supported with the things we've heard Craig, in particular, confront Austen with. Craig's frustration with him seems almost entirely due to the things Austen tells him about his relationship and then the things Craig sees Austen do which seems opposite to the things he says. Not to say that Craig hasn't been over the top in the way he's addressed Austen about this I could totally see how Austen may use both sides to complain about the other but then when confronted, he tries to talk his way out of it by blaming his flightiness on either side. When he's talking with Madison, he paints himself as a victim of Shep and Craig's influence and when he's with Shep and Craig, he paints himself as a victim of Madison's charms. This past episode I believe he said that he wishes he didn't have the feelings he has for her...which comes across to me as him saying that he knows being with Madison is against his better judgment but his feelings are too strong to be sensible. The people we surround ourselves with likely have some kind of influence on us but that doesn't erase ownership of our own agency to make decisions for ourself, including the decision to surround ourselves with people whose lifestyles are counterproductive to your own personal goals. I think Craig and Austen are alike in that way - I don't think Shep is a great influence to be around but their desire to be friends with him and spend so much time with him is indicative of their own priorities and that's for them to be accountable for.

I noticed this too! My initial thought was that she had put on some weight because her face looked fuller to me in her THs but it's possible that she could have had fillers done.

Even when Shep is the wronged party, I still can't feel sorry for him and he still finds a way for me to . He's totally using the situation to push Austen away from Madison and I don't get his obsession with their relationship. He's an idiot. And I totally saw Austen try to blame Shep and Craig for ruining his relationship with Madison when he and Madison ruined it all on their own. It seems Shep and Craig have been vocal about not wanting Austen to rekindle things with Madison but they aren't the reason for the initial demise of their relationship. And what does Madison even see in Austen anyway? He went from not being sure about the responsibility of her having a kid to all of a sudden so sure that he wants to get back with her and he's totally obsessed with her. If I were Madison, I would certainly feel a certain way about Austen's quick turnaround and question what his long term intentions are with me if he had yet to embrace the idea of being a more constant fixture in my child's life. Then again, she doesn't seem like much of a catch either so maybe they suit each other. How many times will Ashley apologize? Given how many times she's apologized and then turned around and said something out of line and really shitty, I'm inclined to think her apology tour with Katheryn is more about her having a reason to get camera time.

Well it kind of was. She chose him after all. I get that he was less than honest before she chose him but she lost me the moment she chose to ignore her intuition so that she can stop thinking about how shady Weston behaved. Or maybe she was playing the game but there's a part of me that doesn't think she was doing it simply to stay alive in the villa. I think those two will try and will likely fail outside of the house (despite the real life shit they had to deal with in their one week relationship...according to Weston). Also, I just found out Weston is 25. He looks way older than his age. So Weston is 25 and said he's been with over 50 women and he's never had a one night stand. Yamen also looks older than 24 to me as did Kelsey and Mallory. Ray looks his age but he seems far more mature for his 22 years...then again, I had Weston, Dylan and Zac for comparison, lol.

Shannon's confidence was shining through and I'm happy for her. I don't think she or David were healthy for each other, but no matter how fast David has chosen to move on, I think Shannon is winning in life. Gina's TH look is...no. The blonder hair and dark eyebrows is not a look I like on her. What would a RH franchise be without a DUI/arrest? Kelly forgot to mention that Dr. Boobies has money. I found his social interactions to be a bit awkward but that could have been him being nervous in front of the cameras. He seemed relatively normal when he went into doctor mode. Keep wearing those hats Ryan. He looks older than Eddie with his bald head exposed. Also, how do people not know by now that the worst thing to say when trying to prove you aren't racist is to say 'I have friends and family that are *insert racial minority*'. I'm liking the new HW so far. The random kid at the park on that twirly thing was the highlight of this episode for me, lol.

Zach and Ray had the cutest, most genuine reactions to seeing their ladies walk out. Caro looked absolutely stunning but she really killed the vibe as soon as she started her broke Cardi B act. I really wish she'd stop doing that. And I know I'm late to having recognized this but Weston's native skull with rifle instead of feathers...I hope he's got some native heritage, otherwise, fuck that. I'm just so annoyed by seeing this man's face and all of his 'vows' seemed like. How can you describe someone's worth to you in that way without knowing what the real world is like with that person? You don't know struggle or compromise with one another? So everything he said just made me roll my eyes and laugh. And then talking about obstacles compared to the other couples....he thinks that's the height of controversy and struggle? LMAO, at the end of the day, just get the fuck off my TV Weston. I didn't like that they were instructed to make declarations of love and that it was set up to mimic wedding vows. STFU, it's been a few weeks tops, if there's going to be declarations made, let them have it naturally without interference. I was okay with any of the couples but Weston/Emily winning so can't say I'm disappointed with the results. Still think Caro walked away with the best guy and no matter what happens with them, I think Ray will be just fine...he came out looking like the full package. And on a final note, I wish they didn't cast so young..it makes it hard be optimistic that these couples are built for the long haul because there's still so much you learn about yourself and the world at that age. But now Zach and Elizabeth have some real money to make that move to LA. Edit: Wait...I didn't realize the show wasn't over...I didn't realize they got to choose to keep all the money, lol. Not surprised she's sharing it.

Oh, I definitely agree that Emily's family members not showing up could have been for totally legit reasons, but given the drama involving Weston, there's certainly a part of me that can't help but wonder if Emily's family is not impressed and did not want to participate as a result and so they sent the protective best friend to represent their collective interests. Emily can choose to be willfully ignorant and make it seem like Weston's drama was about his past which she shouldn't hold against him, but her family and friends were able to watch the drama unfold in almost real-time and were able to see Weston going between Kelsey and Emily and being dishonest with each woman about what he was saying to the other and basically reusing the same lines over and over again with 3 different women. I'd be surprised if Emily's family actually likes Weston from what they've seen. And I'd be surprised if her best friend genuinely felt like Weston's answers sufficiently addressed the douchiness we saw from him.

Knowing of chlamydia and knowing about chlamydia are two different things. If I were to walk outside my door and take a poll, I'm willing to bet that I could find a number of people who could list a number of STDs but would be unable to tell me what the STD is and its related symptoms. This isn't to say that Danni and Shep are telling the truth when they say Madison is lying BUT I don't think someone denying something and defending themselves is an obvious sign of their guilt.

I do think Caro is feeling Ray (and not just game play) but I'm inclined to think that her feelings are at least a little bit attributed to their environment and the fact that Ray has been the first guy that has been exclusively into her. She's so needy that for Ray to give her his undivided attention probably makes her feel special so it's hard to say if those feelings can survive the real world. I wish I could have just skipped past Weston and Emily. There's no part of me that's interested in watching those two together. Watching them on their date rehash their' relationship' that was barely a week long just made me roll my eyes. As did that bedroom scene. These guys couldn't survive one more night without 'sex'? Surely the experience would have been much better without worrying about cameras, buried under blankets and having other people in the room. I side eye the fact that Emily had no family members show up and I got the vibe that Emily's friend wasn't impressed but she held back. It's one thing not to judge someone's past relationships, but Weston was literally lying to her and Kelsey about what he was talking about with each woman...so that does involve you Emily. Also, I thought it was interesting that Weston stressed his physical attraction to Emily but mentioned nothing else really. Even his family didn't really talk about a connection, but rather focused on how attractive Emily is. The way both of them described their relationship to people seemed more superficial than anything that would truly withstand the real world. I quickly was side eyeing Caro's best friend showing up until she explained how far away her family was and I was nervous for her because Ray's momma ain't no joke but I loved it. Ray's mom seems tough but she doesn't come across as the type of mom who thinks no woman will be good enough for her son. I thought their encounter seemed the most real to me. I'm still rooting for Caro and Ray. Get Ray some money!

Aaron's text was a warning so it makes sense why he went directly to the source of the comments he took issue with. If Sessa persists with comments that Denise and Aaron feel are defamatory, then perhaps an official legal notice will be addressed to Vanderpump Dogs...or perhaps it will still be addressed to Sessa individually since his comments are being made via his personal social media account. One easily believable scenario is that Denise reached out to LVP about her rescue dogs who then put her in touch with Sessa who runs the day to day operations of the shelter. Denis was the primary point of contact in making the arrangements to drop the dogs off. When Sessa made his comments about Denise, Aaron could have easily gotten Sessa's number from Denise (or maybe he had the number all along but never needed to speak to him directly since Denise was taking care of it). If that message wasn't sent by Aaron, Aaron and/or Denise would have denied it just as quickly as Denise verified and publicly thanked Vanderpump Dogs for taking in her rescues after LVP and Sessa outed that information.

I really adore Barry and Tamica together. He's exactly the personality she needs to balance her more in your face personality and I'm glad to see that she's been committed to improving her home life after seeing herself last season. I adore this cast. Even annoying Reagan has a place in the group. Such a fun episode! Love the turtle neck surprise...and he packed a pink one too, haha. The dance off was great because it really demonstrated the free-spirit attitude of Jon and the Type A personality of Tamica. She legit tried to coordinate a choreographed dance while Jon had the guys swaying and freestyle solos, haha. Did I see Kelsey pull a whole jug of orange juice from her purse when they left the spa? Kudos to Jeff and Reagan, doesn't seem like there was much awkwardness between them, at least to the point where it disrupts the vibe of the group. What's it gonna take for Justin to be comfortable? He's got a thriving career, he's got his own home, he's been in a relationship for a few years now, he's got a good relationship with his family...what needs to fall into place for him to be comfortable? The vow renewal was really sweet. I wouldn't have minded one bit if Tamica had outed that scamming photographer. The renewal pictures turned out beautiful though It helps when the subjects are as good looking as Tamica and Barry are.

I don't have high hopes for Emily's law career if she can so easily disregard intuition. At some point, is Alex going to realize that the effort she puts into curling her hair just isn't worth it? Girl has got some patience. I know I was supposed to get the feels seeing Kyra and Cashel reunite but it did nothing for me. Kyra is just too flighty to expect much out of for me. Ray has been there the least but is easily my favourite in there. He has the type of personality that seems he can get along with anyone and there's something that seems quite genuine about him.

As a viewer, we don't know if what Madison said was a secret revealed or a lie/fabrication that was told to her and she repeated it in front of the cameras. That is what makes her behaviour disgusting. If Shep had told Madison that story and Madison repeated it, that's a whole other story. It would still be foul of her to repeat something of that nature on TV, but at least she was repeating information she got from the horse's mouth. Instead she repeated second hand information in the throes of her anger and that was only intended to hurt, not speak truth (which again, she has no connection to what the truth is so she's throwing some embarrassing information out in the ether and SHE knows just as much as you and I do whether it's true or not...meaning, she doesn't know at all). Danni's participation on the show is irrelevant to how others choose to behave and what they choose to say. I get Bravo likes the drama, but I can still be of the mind that those who participate to that degree for the sake of keeping their face on TV is quite desperate. We all watch for different reasons - watching for moments like what Madison brought is not at all why I watch the show or any other reality TV show for that matter. Edit: I should also point out that I do agree that if you go on a reality show, you have to expect every part of you to be fair play but to me, it doesn't make it any less of a horrible thing for someone to do when they take the gloves off and try to play dirty, especially without provocation.

Candiace's house tour must be a producer driven activity. How in the hell is she looking for homes in the $2M range when she can't even afford to buy out her mother in the much smaller townhouse that she currently lives in? I doubt that townhouse would be for $2M no matter how nice the neighbourhood. I guess Candiace intends to continue stirring up drama to keep her Bravo paycheque because she's going to need it to avoid becoming house poor with a unnecessary budget like that. Gizelle loves being messy and she loves stirring the pot but I didn't mind at all her telling Candiace about what Monique did. That was a foul move on Monique's part and I say that as someone who has liked Monique for the most part since day 1 and who finds Candiace spoiled AF and hella annoying.

Weston was willingly telling the women that, he wasn't being put on the spot about it. Katrina and Kelsey both reassured him that they should be open to new connections but he was the one the one going out of his way saying he wanted to focus on his connection with them. Generally speaking, I totally agree that you don't want to come across as already thinking about the next person when you're coupled up with someone that you see good things with. I understand if asked the question you say 'I want to be open but at the same time, I really like what we've got going on and I want to be in the moment with you and focus on this'. There are certainly ways to answer that question without looking like you're only looking out for the next. And if someone comes in that's a better fit, you don't tell that new person 'I really like you and think we have a great connection...you have x quality that the other girl doesn't have' but then when you talk to the other girl, you tell her 'I told the new girl that I'm happy with you and what we have and what we're building' when you didn't in fact say any of that to the new girl. I'd understand if you're someone non-confrontational and you're currently coupled with someone who is a bit on the irrational side but if your partner is being understanding and reasonable about the situation, there's no reason to go out of your way to be dishonest in order to ensure your spot on the island.