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I believe it's just a question of tolerance. Kim is most definitely not opiate-naive and Brandi has apparently been using Xanax for quite some time. Probably take a horse-sized dose to knock these bitches out with opiates and/or benzos.

Brandi's blog is up. And of course she disses Eileen: I laughed and laughed. http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/season-5/blogs/brandi-glanville/brandi-there-are-3-different

I couldn't help but notice in the previews for next week, when she's on that "date"? That bitch is lit brighter than a stadium's worth of Christmas trees. If I have to sit through that drunken waste of space "seducing" that dude next week for more than just a passing scene, I'm going to be pissed.

Right there with you, DebbieM. Furthermore, just when does "keeping it real" or "speaking my mind" mean having a license to abandon all dignity, decorum, social mores, and good common sense? That preview of her blubbering on that facialist's table seriously left me shaking my head and rolling my eyes. Hey, I'm all for truth cannons. I'm one myself in my social circles.' 'But a little shred of discretion and diplomacy go a very long way.

I totally agree. He needs to issue one of his SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! to these chucklefucks just like he did a couple of seasons ago to the RHONYC. Andy apparently needs a top hat, whip and a chair to contain this group. Remind them who's in charge, Andy, and get us some answers!

Neither can I! I so desperately want a GIF of Kim during that scene in the previews. YOU'RE LYINGGGGGGGG!!!!! Truth hurts, doesn't it, Kim, you vacuous black hole of a human being.

The prostitution references made above the post I quoted up there. Apparently Brandi is currently saying that Lisa marrying a much older man who gives her diamonds is akin to being a hooker. It appears that Brandi is trying to bait Lisa into firing back and thus trying to secure her spot next season to showcase their fight.

Stassi mentioned Jax had knocked holes in the wall. He didn't deny this, as I recall. I got the distinct impression from that revelation she wanted Jaxass to reimburse her for property damages to the apartment they shared together way back in season 1. They were probably withholding her security deposit and, if the damage was beyond that covered by the security deposit, going to sue her for repair expenses. Now, the interesting question to me is, did he put said holes in the walls during coked out, inebriated episodes or is he just prone to putting his fists through walls for shits and giggles? There's a story to those holes in the wall, I'm convinced. All the holes on this show have stories. (I'll show myself out now...) Oh, but before I do, "pixelated fashion is trending right now. I personally despise it, but here ya go:

Which is probably Brandi's intent with this bullshit slinging towards LVP. To make it appear as if she and Lisa are battling and "Look, Andy, I DO have something to bring next season!!!" Gawd, I hope LVP just ignores her and makes her go away.

Probably gave her something that required massive doses of penicillin to cure. Welcome to the dark side, my friend. We've been waiting for you. Probably putting their oversized heads together to scheme against everyone else in the cast. And scheming on a way to get back onto the show. I hope Kristen is successful in this endeavor. I'd love nothing more than another season of Kristen's special brand of crazy.

Anarchy?

Save a seat for me, because I'm right there with you. I'd want to live out my final days (and in the ZA any day can be your final day) with total creature comfort. I was "in" as soon as I saw the French press coffee pot a couple of episodes ago. Hell, now there's cookies and chocolate and liquor? Yeah, they'd have to BLAST my ass outta there. ------------------------------------------------------ On another note, Daryl as a scouter? Okay, Aaron looked like he stepped right off the cover of J. Crew, all clean and well-groomed and well-spoken and disarmingly charming. Easy to buy the community Aaron was selling. Daryl? Not so much. I personally would have real issues believing a grimy-looking dude like Daryl had the hook up to a place with fresh running water and hot showers. Seriously. I'd run, thinking Daryl was wanting to grab me caveman style and take me back to his band of biker brothers for their enjoyment. I don't find Daryl to be a credible advertisement for an upper crust, educated, civilized community of people who actually, you know, shower and all. ------------------------------------------------------------------- And now to get to a real nitpick. Buttons had a freshly clipped bridle path. Quite a feat for a horse that has been supposedly roaming wild and free dodging zombies for, what, a year or so now? Maybe Jessie chased him down and used her stylist's clippers on him? Anyway, I hate seeing little details like that. Total ruins the scene for me.

I recall them taking down Rick's horse and eating it in season 1. I can't wait to watch this episode when I'm done working. I love me some batshit crazy Carol.

Just a random observation.... Why the hell are these people always out of breath when they speak? Are they all that grossly out of shape? Even sitting on the couch during the interview segments, they all seem to be perpetually out of breath. Just one more thing I find beyond annoying about all of them.

And by Kim herself before Poker Night when all of a sudden any discussion of her recovery became taboo.

I think it was only touched on in some of those episodes rather than being front and center as it was after Poker Night. I'd have to watch all of these episodes again, but I'm pretty sure in the earlier episodes this season Kim is the one who was discussing her own sobriety. And, to be fair, reference to Kim's "recovery," even early in the season, almost had to be brought up, since it's pretty much her only story line (besides the wedding). Otherwise, we'd have had more filler crap of Kim and Brandi desperately trying to stay relevant, like that utter crap of Kim and Brandi stalking and spying on ex-boyfriends from bushes, a ridiculous subplot that I wish had been left on the cutting room floor. And speaking of the cutting room floor, I'm really looking forward to the lost footage episode to see what story lines might have been covered this season before Kim decided to take that pill. I had actually really enjoyed the first part of the season before the now infamous Poker Night. Hell, maybe Brandi should thank Kim for her behavior on Poker Night. Without Kim taking "a pain pill," neither one of them were bringing a damned thing to the show.

I think she worked in a department store doing retail. I remembered this from a year or more ago. If you read the comments on some of the Shah-related stores on this site, a lot of fingers were pointing at Lily and MJ for feeding info to Nick. Pretty entertaining stuff. http://thedirty.com/popular/shahs-of-sunset-mercedes-mj-javid-is-not-who-you-think/

My take on Bravo's intention is probably the opposite of yours. I think Andy/Bravo absolutely relish catching these women off guard and hope to capture them in the worst possible light in the most uncomfortable situations, not just in this franchise, but in all of the franchises. I think they have far more to gain in terms of ratings payoff with a "sneak attack" than with forewarning. Such as in this case. Mileage may and will vary, of course. I'm so lucky in that Mr. Persnickety loves these craptastic shows as much as I do. He's the one that got me hooked on VPR. No shame in our game. We love this tawdry crap.

Again, being aware that a scene was going to be filmed does not necessitate that Lisa R knew just precisely who was coming over for that scene. Thus, the arrival of Kim at her door would be unexpected, as in "showed up unexpectedly."

As a huge fan of VPR and the incredible amount of idiocy contained in that show, I was wondering the other day what it is about VPR that brings me utter entertainment as compared to RHOBH, which can piss me off to no end with very similar behavior by the cast. I think what it is, IMO, is that the cast of VPR are all consenting (albeit batshit) adults and there are no children involved in any way, shape, or form. There are no families to be torn apart. No minor children that are going to be harassed at school because of their mother's drunk shenanigans. Although someday some of the VPR staff might have kids who will see their VPR day shenanigans on the internet at some future point, it will be easy to write it off as being young and dumb. What brings these housewife franchises to a different level (and as evidenced by innumerable posts) is that these women have children who can be/probably are directly impacted by the current goings on. Prime example, Brandi Glanville and her 2 young sons. There is no way on earth that I believe Brandi's oldest son didn't get an earful after Tampon Gate. He was about 10 at the time. If classmates didn't see it splattered all over the internet, there's a high probability that they might have overheard their parents discussing it. Add to that it was all over the tabloids, which are readily visible at every checkout line in grocery stores, drug stores, etc. Brandi can claim her kids aren't affected by nor aware of her drunken bullshit all she wants to. That cannot possibly be true. That being said, as crazy and out of control as some of the VPR cast are, Brandi is still trashier than the lot of them put together. And she's a 40-something year old woman with 2 young kids. THAT'S what makes my blood pressure rise when it comes to RHOBH vs VPR.

I agree. Schwartz is cute but I always found Peter to be the most physically attractive to me. But then I saw the pigsty in which he resides... A grown-assed man who doesn't pick up after himself or change his stained and dirty bedsheets? Not cute at ALL. Fuck you, Bravo, for getting my hopes up.

Just to clarify my earlier post both Kim and Lisa obviously knew there would be a scene preparing to be shot. I just don't think Lisa ever expected it would be Kim rap-tap-tapping on her door. She probably assumed it would be one of the other women to rehash the events of the night before. Kim, however, obviously knew who she was headed to see. To demand her apology because she's 3 years sober and HOW DARE YOU (thanks Eileen!) believe your lying eyes to the contrary! Now I'm looking forward to see the showdown between Eileen and Brandi and the "homewrecker" debacle next week. Hopefully we'll get another HOW DARE YOU during that scene.

Yeah, and Kim showed up unexpectedly at Lisa's room. There's no way in hell Kim would have let Lisa summon Kyle and Eileen up there without either launching into another irrational tirade or storming off, convinced that everyone was ganging up on her again, and a lot of viewers probably would have agreed. Poor little Kim, victimized yet again. I think in this case it was a lose/lose situation for Lisa R. Personally, I think she did the right thing. Pretend to bury the hatchet with the crazy before the crazy buries the hatchet in your back. If the other women still have issue with Kim, they need to go deal with poor little wallflower Kimmie all on their own.

Oh, no worries, Anna, I was just stating my confusion at Eileen's stance in that scene and why on earth she would expect Lisa R to enter the ring against Kim again on her behalf. You know, color me all sorts of suspicious, but I think something might have been edited out of the dinner scene. Somewhere between Kim and the "let's talk about the husband" and Eileen's "you're disgusting" (paraphrased) comment towards Kim. If we're to presume Kim was fabricating whatever she was going to share with the group (and the world), then I wonder what would cause Eileen to immediately call Kim out as disgusting, and a few seconds later to refer to her as a "sick and vicious human being" (paraphrased). I'm wondering if Kim might have actually said something and, maybe for legal reasons, it was edited out. Kind of like they edited out/blanked out audio during the Adrienne surrogacy storyline. I mean, I get that it was totally wrong for Kim to go there about one of the husband's, but the immediate gasps of horror that followed just seemed a bit... well, "premature" to me. Unless everyone at the table knew what was going on and hence the immediate gasps of horror. I just wonder if there wasn't a little more to that scene that was easily edited out. Hell, if they weren't all aware of this "secret," for all they knew space cadet Kim was going to say Harry trimmed his toenails at the dining room table. Okay, I'll stop rambling now and go get more coffee. I'm probably giving what might be missing from that scene way too much thought.

She definitely was everywhere. One of my favorites she appeared in was Assault on Precinct 13. I notice now that also in that flick were Charles Cyphers and Nancy Loomis, both of whom Kyle worked with in Halloween. Small casting world for lower budget movies at that time, I guess.