SemiCharmedLife

Wow! I really thought that Gregory had an uphill battle, with his chefs not knowing about Haitian cuisine, and getting second choice on selecting his team, but they worked well together and pulled it off! I'm a little surprised that Karen wasn't up for elimination, along with Kevin, since her dish was the judges least favorite and FOH was pretty abysmal. Kevin decided to take full responsibility for how things went and the judges just went for it. We may see him kill it in LCK.

I agree with this. I was super uncomfortable at how everyone just ignored Denise when she tried to remind them about the children nearby. She made several attempts. Come on, people!

I came in here to say this very thing! Kyle had her panties in a twist at Teddi's retreat and then carried on like that at Denise's dinner. It was over the top, especially to get so riled up at Denise (for essentially trying to calm her down) and calling her a ragamuffin. I'm sure she was told to stir up drama. Mission accomplished!

Although it didn't make for the most interesting tv, I did enjoy getting a glimpse into Garcelle's parenting style. I feel it's great when parents avoid falling into that spoil-your-kids-silly trap that many affluent parents fall into. Gucci can wait.

I had a couple thoughts about the dinner game: 1. It was totally producer- driven. I'm sure the producers not only came up with the concept, but intentionally had Sutton next to Teddi so she could zap her but good, since they were already having a "conflict." 2. The game was supposed to be: tell someone your first impression and then what you thought after getting to know them. As much as I detest Sutton (though she is probably good for the show), she was the only housewife who followed did that. Everyone else just gave a compliment. I believe the whole game was designed to get to Sutton and Teddi as fast as possible so there could be major drama. 3. I agree with another poster who stated that during a dinner party, all the guests should be included in conversation. Leaving the guys out of the game is another indicator that the production team had another agenda.

I'm curious to know how much production gets involved in planning these parties. Sometimes I think the people at Bravo do all the planning (Sham's Sip and See, Vida's retirement party...) and the hosts just show up and look like they've arranged it all. What do you all think?

Good point!

I don't see why. Shams may not be the typical American name, but it means something to the baby's parents and honors his grandfather. This group is a subculture of America and I love the diversity in our country and celebrate it.

After all the stuff that happened in the episode, I can't believe I'm focusing on this, but... Why do all the ladies pet their hair??? I have very long hair and don't spend my days stroking it for hours on end. Do hair extensions have some kind of addictive substance that makes it virtually impossible to avoid touching it over and over and over??? (Sorry for this, but after seeing so many ladies stroking themselves, I had to ask...) I was laughing at GG's comment- he's no James Bond!

Hilarious! He had to satisfy those munchies!

Dinner Party Fashion Police: Lisa Rinna: No! Despite her penchant for wearing all things animal print, this was just too much, from the bell bottoms to the all over stripe. Sutton: After seeing her in various horrible couture designs, nothing seems as bad as those. I give her a pass on her rhinestoned billboard. Garcelle: You seem great and have made some wonderful fashion choices, but not this time. The ballerina skirt was too-too. Dorit and Kyle: made appropriate fashion choices for upcoming erotic dancing and rolling around on the floor.

Yes! That's all I could think about during the party scenes. She wanted to imprint this so badly that she had this dinner party immediately upon returning home from an extended work trip. Smells of desperation...

I must admit I really liked seeing Heidi and Tim pack their suitcases!

I'm super disappointed we didn't get to see Sander's collection. He has so much creativity, his runway show would have been innovative and colorful. At least Jonny decided to add some yellow and white into his collection or we would have seen only black clothing. I thought Esther had several really beautiful pieces, but she really overdid it with the use of the tulle/netting. I thought Jonny's collection was more interesting than Esther's and had a lot more detail in it. Heidi, get a stylist!

Mrs. Roper must have had some sexy corsets under those mumus!

I felt a bit bad for Sander because he didn't have shoes and accessories like the other two. However, I completely understand. He is a beginning designer without a label or company to whip up these products. I hope it won't count against him. I can't even imagine asking contestants to get all that together in a month. At least Jonny had a factory in Bali to do his bidding. It just seems like too much to accomplish in such a short amount of time!

I know it makes for good t.v., but I am very disappointed that only 2 of the designers will get to move on and show their collections. The amount of work they each put into their pop-up shops, final runway show and brand presentation should have earned each of them a place in the finale. For one of them, all that effort for nothing.

That's perfect! Teddi needs you to help her with her communication skills. She may be an accountability coach, but she is really bad at communicating and getting her point across. With each situation, she puts her foot in her mouth and it always ends up badly, even though I don't think her intentions are bad. She needs someone like you in her corner (or on an app in her phone), and to stop taking advice from people like Rinna...

I think she should hire a stylist. Someone who could tell her WHICH designer clothing would flatter her figure and show her how to accessorize. But, then, we wouldn't have as much to snark about!

So sad. These big cats have been through hell and are at risk of starving, meanwhile "the Tiger King" gets 3 square meals a day...

I loved the Quickfire, too! I loved seeing the plates- especially how messy Jen's sister's plate was and how empty Leanne's mom's plate was! She really enjoyed that steak!

I completely agree with you, and he's no fool. His little scene with the rankings has everyone talking- goal accomplished! I also like what another poster pointed out: being in the bottom 3 gives him more airtime than being in the middle of the pack. I loved Stephanie for sending her husband over to help Leanne and when the others pitched in, I teared up a little, too. I was so glad to see her mom happily cooking the next day. I have to say that I really enjoy Nini, her cooking, her personality, and her colorful outfits. She brings a smile to my face. I noticed the juxtaposition of Jenn and Nini in the supermarket. Jenn shouting out orders to the butchers while Nini was being fun and conversational with them. Malarkey probably has one...

That doesn't surprise me. From what we have seen, Joe Exotic likes to have marriages that are outside of the norm (I'm talking about the polygamy, not the gay marriage) and I'm sure he will find some 19 year old in prison that tickles his fancy.

I hope that when the pandemic Is over, people will support the businesses who helped their employees and boycott the ones who thought only of profit.

I agree with everything you said. Saying that Megan was copying Esther's designs because of the color is outrageous! As Megan said when she was defending herself, it was a suit- which has been a staple in her fashion line. If anything, Megan stuck to the theme of brand growth by adding in the more "masculine" features. Jonny may have suffered from a bad edit, but I had the same thought when I saw him moping about, fretting about time.