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Don’t you mean Catch? Because that’s what all the Bravo instagram accounts have been reporting, which would definitely make sense; Catch is a bit of an outdated “sceney” kind of douchelord den of a restaurant that disguises its bougie charms beneath overpriced upscale seafood. I could see some of these broads turning up their noses over being seen at a place that’s considered tired and way past it’s prime. Speaking of tired, I’m definitely getting major Carole Radziwill vibes from Jenna—not that it’s a bad thing because I loved Carole, but it’s funny how she’s the new “successful and cool downtown diva with a sexy condo” of this cast. Jenna probably has moved in Carole’s same social circles, ironically enough. I liked this bunch overall; willing to give them a chance as this new season unfolds. Although I can tell Erin is going to annoy the shit out of me for always being so easily triggered, and I’m not really enjoying the prickly energy of the London Indian gal(her apartment is lovely though) but I’m enjoying all the other gals so far. Beyond Jenna and the fabulously rich spunky energy of Sai and Ubah, I especially appreciate Brynn as the carefree single drunken ho who’s not afraid to get messy and have fun with playing up her usual character for TV’s sake: Sonja Morgan would approve!

Because she’s a boring mean girl follower type who was literally only featured on this trip to placate/prop up equally boring mean girl Katie. I think it was Scheana smack-talking KK a few episodes ago for being one of Stassi’s original bland minions, and I couldn’t help but nod in amusement.

That reminds me of that longtime saying about how after a certain age a woman is forced to choose either her ass or her face—Bethenny is proof positive of this saying’s validity. 10-20 extra pounds on her frame would be such a better and less harsh look for her.

FYI, they’ve added three new guys to the cast: a gay man, a popular local dude who’s Persian, and another guy in his 40’s who’s a bit sketchy and rumored to be like T-Rav 2.0. Now that so many of the cast’s featured gals are these bland blonde ex’es of the guys, I’m kinda into the idea of bringing some more freshness to the cast via adding more men.

According to a few gossip sites/Reddit areas with folks there in the know, “word on the street” is that Tinsley is involved with an extremely private rich widower. I guess after those very public recent relationships of hers that went south she wants to make sure to keep this relationship completely off the radar. Good for her and I hope she’s happy with a guy who treats her right; I miss seeing her glam self!

I feel you there: I don’t boast all that many talents, but I do seem to have an awesome talent for making a damned good picture. Somehow upon reaching adulthood I’d figured out my best angles/poses and have grown to be ridiculously photogenic. Unfortunately, it’s to the point that I’ve had people do double-takes and “joke” that I don’t look like that in real life, or that I’m a secret Photoshop mastermind. It was an oddly fun problem to have years ago in my modeling days, not so much anymore!

Amen. It just reeks of try-hard in so many ways. I had much higher hopes for it after its peppy premiere, but the past two episodes have been such snooze-inducing duds that I could barely get through them…these people aren’t that cute or funny, nor are they remotely charismatic or interesting whatsoever. Also, Leva’s way too bland to be in the presumed LVP role on this show. She simply doesn’t have that glamour, magnetic appeal, and sharp wit of Lisa Vanderpump.

Robyn continues to be such a follower. Mean girling comes so natural to her. I cannot believe that I’m actually *enjoying* Candiace this season! The way she and Ashley teamed up at the table and read Mia and her “representative” to filth at the dinner table was so satisfying to watch. I love how calm and collected Ashley remained as well; she made a very good point about how unfair it was for them to keep ostracizing Wendy when she’d left behind her whole family to be there. Meanwhile, that’s valuable screen time she’s losing out on too! And yes, Mia is definitely the pettiest of bullies; I don’t agree with body shaming in any way, but when someone is that blatantly immature and so hellbent on demanding undeserved apologies for “the disrespect”((after *she* started such violent behavior)), I’d imagine you can’t help but be annoyed at some nasty bigfooted Sasquatch acting like she’s all that. Why is Sharisse on here again? She looks so grubby and just seems perpetually bored and listless. There’s no groove at all with her.

I’m so sorry you deal with this rude annoyance; I’ve been there and in fact I have some coworkers who regularly do that to me too. I’ve learned to just ignore it over the years, but it does kinda suck constantly feeling like an outsider, especially when you really like your workplace otherwise. And even though most of the time you likely wouldn’t choose to go anyway, an invite is *always* appreciated; I’ll never understand why some folks seemingly get off on excluding others! Then again I was never part of the “cool kid” crowd anyway, so it’s nothing new to me; most of the time I don’t even like the “cool kids” as people I’d hang out with anyway, so I don’t even bother to be bothered. And then I remind myself that I’m actually fun as Hell and it’s their loss if their pea brains simply can’t comprehend my awesomeness!🤪

I swear, it’s like you can tell someone’s breeding based on their cellphone habits. Just the other night at an upscale Mexican restaurant, this couple in the booth behind my husband and I decided to keep their speaker phone turned all the way up while seemingly talking to their LOUD and crying young child/ren at home for what was about 15 or 20 minutes…It was just so weirdly disrespectful to all of us sitting there around them trying to eat our food in peace—like what kind of folks above the age of 15 would find that to be remotely acceptable behavior?! Their server finally requested that they please turn their phone down but I didn’t hear anymore out of them until my husband finally LOUDLY said to me, “Who uses speakerphones in restaurants?! Some people have NO class!”

Yes!!! There have been SO many duds too…Robyn from Potomac’s hats…Gretchen from OC’s generic handbags…the endless random booze/wine/makeup/perfume collaborations…Lynne from OC’s crappy cuffs…She by Sheree’s fashion show without fashions…Jesus Jugs’ faux fashion empire…Sonya’s myriad of failed attempts to launch ANY successful product with her “cheater brand” legacy…the list goes on and on. I think my favorite hilarious reality star product though was from that one season wonder “Princesses of Long Island.” There was a gal on there who had a legit product launch for her little cloth drink napkins. They were literally called “Drink Hankies”, to prevent sweaty drinks from sweating on your hand! And yes, seeing her push this pointless product was every bit as stupid as you’d imagine!!

I’ve been to all those places Leva owns and it IS impressive to see how she has this super successful King Street monopoly at her age…surely she must come from money because I cannot fathom how she would have the capital to start up these bougie ventures otherwise. They’re all nicer upscale joints, even though Republic is a bit in the douchey side—I’m hoping maybe she’ll reveal more of how she originally got into these ventures on her show.

Shep did say at the reunion “I’ll always love Taylor.” Which was a rare mature comment from him and despite him being such a cad who deserves Taylor’s anger, I thought he took Taylor’s tirade like a champ. I’d bet that Taylor was likely banking on Shep making a surprise marriage proposal while on their whirlwind international romance tour. I almost don’t blame her for chucking her job to go tour the world on her rich boyfriend’s dime—she’s young enough to bounce back from that and find another job and she at least gave what once seemed like a promising commitment her all. Too bad she didn’t see the writing on the wall earlier though…like most of us here agree, this is where her young age/inexperience shows. Madison was so damned pretty once, but those piano teeth, excess fillers in her face/lips and that awful spraytan have ruined her looks. It pains me to see how she, Naomie, and Kathryn have gone so nuts with unnecessary facial procedures at their young ages. Taylor and Olivia will catch up with them soon enough. Poor Venita. I actually enjoyed her stylish presence and think she’s so pretty and could’ve been a fun addition to this cast, but she obviously wasn’t meant for the cutthroat drama of reality television. Watching how both of her friends so quickly ditched her onscreen was heartbreaking—she didn’t deserve that and it really made Naomie and Madison look like even bitchier mean girls than usual. Not to mention there was the cruel way Olivia so immediately dismissed her this season—it reeked of white female privilege and made me so uncomfortable to see cast members openly treating her that way. Hope she’s happier now that she left close-minded little Charleston for the bright lights of the Big Apple.

I think it’s because Kathryn honestly thinks of herself as some Southern fashion icon and embraces her extraness. She hangs with a lot of gay yasssmen who I’m sure pump her up to her face and tell her how “fierce” she is, when in reality they just appreciate the fact that she has no problem gussying herself up like a drag queen.

I think it’s a combination of things that tanked the last two seasons, not just the Leah and Eboni influence. I mostly blame COVID and how limited it left the show in terms of filming and locations. Kinda tough to film exciting events/experiences in a bustling city that was mostly shut down; so many reality shows suffered thanks to the effects of that. Leah was kinda funny and fun her first season; she was a great friend for Tinsley and brought that youthful vibe necessary to balance the cast out when Tinsley left mid-season. Unfortunately she bought into her own hype by the second season and clung way too hard to Eboni and they became like the woke police teaming up against the rest of the cast. And let’s be honest…part of what makes RHONY so oddly amusing are these older monied broads who are stuck in their decidedly un-woke ways. I think Eboni would’ve worked better on her own, not with Leah bringing her down with the try-hard vibes. Plus, these women are the oldest RH cast and have different interests/life goals. They’re set in their ways, like who they like, and find it tougher to welcome new gals into their crew after all these years. You gotta really adjust well to smoothly work with these Manhattan broads

Oh lord yes, I’d almost forgotten just how stupidly pointless all these contrived events/balls they threw together were…first was JD’s “Carolina Day” fete and then the “Founder’s Ball” silliness courtesy of Cooper. And I loved Cooper Ray, but I still hated that he and Patricia had their eventual falling out((although her “the poor man’s Truman Capote” label was such a sick burn)).

THIS has been the latest online buzz about this sinking ship of a once great show; Kathryn hasn’t identified who did this to her(cannot fathom it being Cheleb, but he hasn’t confirmed nor denied it), but sources say that Shep and a few other cast members knew about these injuries and that was why she didn’t feel comfortable being on camera. It *is* weird that Kathryn’s recent absences from the show are neither mentioned nor explained on camera or by any of the other cast members, so maybe that’s part of it…but then again, that’s also the telling sign of an overinflated main cast when several go completely MIA in a few episodes and it’s never even noticed nor mentioned((Shep’s pregnant cousin, Leva, Venita, never mind Madison/Pringle/Cheleb, etc…)).

40-something Shep can shove it with all his ridiculous airs he still desperately clings to like a damned child. I’ve *never* understood lording one’s birth/family status over others—like big deal, so you just happened to fall out of a rich wife’s vagina. Not everyone wins the socioeconomic status lottery at birth!

It’s really sad how poorly Craig and Shep and Kathryn have aged over the years—it’s like being on the show this long and all the excessive partying associated with their “Bravolebrity” status rapidly accelerated their aging processes. Austen at least appears somewhat more put together than the other two guys and doesn’t seem nearly as slovenly, but Craig looks particularly rough for his age(at least Shep has the excuse that he’s into his 40’s now so it’s all finally starting to catch up). It’s never more evident than watching old episodes of this show from the first 5 seasons—I know it’s been almost ten years since they started filming this show, but still…yikes. We all knew Shep had the potential to become T-Rav 2.0 if he wasn’t careful, and it’s already starting to appear that he’s well on his way to becoming the very same man he used to so proudly denounce.

I think it’s a combination of both, because Charleston is considered one of the top culinary/fine dining/foodie destinations in the country. They have some exquisite French fine dining down there and low country cuisine/soul food spots as well—I remember Cameron dragging Shep to The Shrimp Shack on one of the earlier seasons, which was cool to see because that’s considered a low country seafood local institution of sorts. Minus Patricia & Whitney’s far more cultured tastes((ditto Leva and perhaps Naomie, although I think they’re both too skinny-focused to focus on fine dining)), I’ve also noticed how painfully limited some of the cast’s palates truly are. Shep acted like an overgrown child tossing out his food like a picky child at that one al fresco cast dinner this season. Somehow I don’t see most of them being happy getting dragged to an authentic local Indian or other international food hole in the wall joint…although Shep was recently seen at a well-regarded CHS tapas restaurant with Taylor, so maybe he’s far more more culinary-cultured than he dares let on.

You know who else is into shiny pleather pants, premature plastic surgery, and alleged multiple hookups with Whitney? Kathryn! How those two haven’t teamed up already to become the ‘shameless strumpet’ frienemy duo of our dreams is beyond me. ((I always assumed Naomie had far more class than Kathryn, hence her ongoing refusal to befriend her, but they’re far more painfully similar than I dared ever realize)) I’m normally a huge Patricia fan/apologist and am literally only watching this trash at this point for her ongoing glamorous moments, but she seemed particularly bitchy and bothered this episode. Maybe it’s finally dawning on her that this Titanic is sinking as hard and fast as her formerly respectful reputation.

Much like David Beckham’s similar vocal curse, Craig’s nasally voice effectively ruins any bit of general hotness he might’ve had.

And she must like her dirty feet being sniffed and ogled too. 🤮

I’m admittedly always a bit dubious about any man who chooses to shack up with Kathryn, even if it’s merely a showmance((Cheleb’s whole short-lived relationship with her seems like they stretched it out long past its actual expiration date just for filming)). Kathryn has proven that not only does she live for drama and breakdowns, but she’s got a known taste for illegal substances. He seems like the type who comfortably feeds into that toxicity between all the good times. And the way he went from dissing Kathryn to Naomie to him then turning right back around just to diss Naomie to Kathryn was weird and awkward to watch. He’s two-faced as Hell!

Remember is S2 or S3 when Whitney took Shep and the other guys out to a party in LA and Whitney joked about how Shep’s “schtick” just didn’t work on LA gals like it did on Southern gals? It was kinda funny to witness how his corny flirting style was met with such instant derision in a much bigger and more cosmopolitan city: smart women don’t fall for that cheesy fake humble “awww shucks” vibe Shep still desperately clings to around women.