Dr Mama

I haven't finished watching this episode, but I wish I could afford to have Kathy Hilton's makeup artist(s) on call every day. That transformation was amazing! 😄

His language is fashion, and he speaks it fluently! 🤣

Some of her best friends are VERY wealthy, apparently. I thought the reveal was on WWHL, and it was actually ANDY who brought up the $300,000/month, and Sutton just added the information that it was after taxes. So it wasn't Sutton AT ALL who brought up the alimony numbers. Sure, she didn't say "I don't want to confirm or deny any specific number," but that doesn't mean she was the one who started the conversation about the number.

I roll my eyes every time I hear Dorit's intro tagline--"My language is fashion, and I speak it fluently." When all I see is her wearing an endless parade of logoed clothing items from high-end fashion houses. None of it ever looks like really high-end fashion, despite the price tags.

I saw a TikTok Bethanny Frankel made, and she said that--at least as far as she knew--Bravo only provided a set amount for hair and makeup for the TH filmings and for reunions--and they may also provide some money for reunion dresses and shoes--but it was never enough to cover the full cost for a great hair or makeup person for the amount of time needed or for the clothes they wanted, so the women would often have to pick up part of the tab. I have no idea what the arrangements are now--I wonder if they pick up part of the costs (maybe flight, accommodations, and a portion of the cost) and the HWs pay the rest. I have to think if they were covering the full cost, Kyle would have had a squad there too, and she's one who I think could easily afford to pay the full cost if she wanted to. But I agree, I don't know how Erica could even cover part of the cost if she can only afford a few hundred a week for a housekeeper. I'd guess that Bravo covers their expenses and maybe the people she brought did the work for free to get the credit?

I believe at the time they had the conversation at Sutton's house, Sutton's ex had dropped the news about the move to London. It was only LATER that it was decided the child and Sutton would also not be moving to London. And it was pretty ugly to me that Kyle focused on the information that Sutton would now be getting more child support as a reason why Sutton should be happier. My guess is that it would STILL be a battle with the ex to revise any custody agreements and change child support--like a huge legal battle. Very stressful.

For some reason, I thought maybe he had started a company and then sold it for a bunch of money, which is why he could be retired now. Or maybe he made a bunch of money on Wall Street and then retired, at least for a few years. I can't believe she earns enough as a content creator to fund the lifestyle they depict on the show.

Taking flights only for the purpose of earning airline status is very much a thing. I've done it several times--including one international trip. It's not just about earning the miles/points. Most programs require a certain number of flights and/or miles flown to achieve the highest status tiers. The different airline programs have different methods for earning status, and I'm assuming he must be a member of one that requires a certain number of miles flown to get status--so credit card spend and/or buying points is not enough. There are many websites and newsletters targeted precisely at people who want to earn or maintain airline status. I subscribe to a few. Maybe Sai and Erin just buy first-class or business-class seats when they fly, so they have no idea what airline status is or the perks that come with status. I have status with a couple of airlines, and I love the free checked bags, early boarding, and WAY better customer service I get with my preferred airlines. A $900 first-class flight from NY to Vietnam? If it was on an airline I had status, I'd definitely be taking that deal as often as I could get away!

Exactly!! And I thought Heather made a really good point--if they thought she was coming right back, and she didn't show up, why didn't they check on her to make sure she was OK???

Have they ever mentioned what Ryan does for a living? I started to wonder about that looking at what he wears on the show.

I guess I’m sympathetic to Shannon, although I agree that she should probably not be on the show, but she didn’t actually say “CPS was coming for Gina’s kids.” What she did say was that Gina was about to be arrested (and I seem to remember that was potentially accurate because Gina missed a court date related to her DUI). And IF the cops had shown up at her house to arrest her AND there was no other adult who could take the kids, CPS may have been called. To me, those are very different statements. But I would also say that it’s way past time to keep bringing that story up—and is that Shannon’s doing or the producer’s doing? (I mean, ultimately Shannon is responsible for what she says, but is she being pushed/coached by producers?

Full disclosure, I've always liked Shannon, and I've seen too many times when she was the target of bullying behavior at the hands of the other women--it was so awful I almost could not watch. [Thinking especially of that last season with Heather.] I do think it's unrealistic for her to expect that her relationship won't be discussed on the show. But I've seen enough mean girl behavior directed at her by Heather, Gina, and Emily that I was not entirely convinced Shannon really does call them late night and drunk to divulge her relationship issues. Maybe she does, but I don't believe it just because they say she does. I'm sure I said the same thing several seasons ago, but I don't think this show is a great fit for someone as sensitive to the drama as she seems to be. Unfortunately, I think she needs the money, so I think she wants to stay on the show and fears being let go--but these regular statements about not wanting to continue or not wanting to talking about major aspects of her life make it less likely she will be asked back.

That's exactly what I thought when I saw her hair--a mash up of slicked back and full

For me, Prajje had the worst look of the night. The dress itself looked pretty boring, and it also looked to me like there were some issues with the seams in the front. Side note: When did they stop doing those up-close inspections of the clothing after the interviews? I thought his color choices [both the dress and the scarf] were pretty boring, and while the origami features could have been edgy, I think he needed an entirely different color palate (and maybe fabric choice) to really highlight that feature. I did not think Korto's was the worst--I hated her fabric choice on the pants, but the style seemed very interesting. I would have loved to see them in a different fabric. I won't miss her complaining, though. I like Rami, but I didn't think his dress this week was super flattering to his model. And while I loved the overall look of his "Freedom" dress, it looked to me like he had some stitching issues.

Although we didn't get to see too much of it, I thought Kara Saun's dress (without the jacket) looked pretty impressive, and I could see it on a red carpet. At the very least, I wish she'd had the model remove the jacket on the runway so everyone could see the dress underneath, but I thought that her dress was more impressive than Praje's--or most of the others.