Lizzing

I clocked James as a fuckboi from day one, but I had higher hopes for Rob. Now that he's shown his petulance, I hope he goes the way of that dude who was edited out of last season's BDM. Izzy may have been a bad stew, but she's aces on deck. The only thing she suffers from is something a lot of women experience more acutely than men: imposter syndrome, even when they aren't actually an imposter. I wish her the best. I wish Lee had let Fracesca fire Elizabeth. She's terrible at her job, and even Rocky would have done better--she could iron and sing show tunes--and she's got a very ugly vibe.

This show has gone to shit. It just needs to be cancelled. The reunion is pointless and they need to bring back SC:NOLA.

I know I'm in the minority here, but I am loving this season because the stakes are so low. The last seasons of BD and BDM gave me so much work PTSD flashbacks, I had to quit watching. I'm all in for garden variety fuckbois, incompetent yet not malicious stews & deckies, and drunken, inappropriate chefs. I still think Rachel is the best chef on any BD season. Yeah, she was embarrassing at the day resort, but she didn't creep on any crew member, jiz on a guest pillow, set the oven aflame with her neglect, or serve sad nachos. Or freak out over a cucumber. I still would have had more respect for her if she continued her walk-off, but at least she hasn't sexuallly harassed anyone. Ane she's right about James. He's a total fuckboi.

I know this show has never truly been as "aspirational" Andy Cohen seems to think it was or should be, but that ship really sailed when Emily pulled out the $7/bottle Kirkland prosecco for her meet up with Gina. Look, I love that purple-bottled bubbly probably as much as Heather Dubrow loves her "champs", but we are miles away from her Veuve wall.

Yeah, I get that it is hard. My escape from Catholicism was easy comparitively, though I still kind feel a twinge when I eat meat on a Friday in Lent. LOL But Heather's shown no effort to do so. I'll give her the benefit of the doubt that she's trying off camera, as we all know filmed therapy sessions are total bogus shit. Just maybe some lip-service to trying to find a therapist, an ex-Mormon community, or something to tamp down the historical voices of repression.

I'm pretty sure Meredith and Seth are Jewish, and I *think* Lisa was the one, in the season opener, who said she was originally culturally Jewish but not particularly religious until the Mormons knocked on the door and her mother converted the family to Mormonism. Jen used to be Mormon before she conversed to Islam upon her relationship with her husband. I kind of go the other way--I'm tired of all the Mormon talk. Like, if you're THAT hung up on not being accepted by a group of people that you define as bigoted (ahem, Heather, I'm looking at you), go get some therapy to let go of that shit. There is zero shame in needing help to get over stuff that was ingrained in you since birth, but don't wallow--find assistance. Surely with all that Howard Hughes inheritance money and the $20M spa money, she can afford it.

The third one isn't so bad--Whitney's young son is also a Brooks, and all we know about him is he likes extra cheese on his grilled cheese sandwich. I can get behind that ideology. LOL Lisa's white box of a house freaks me out. There is nothing personal ANYWHERE! I don't even think there was soap by the kitchen sink. I'm hoping that it is a rental, otherwise living like that is insane. Not that it needs to be as cluttered as Mary's high end hoarder situation, but a vase of flowers, a family photo, a piece of furniture with some color--something!--would help. Has there been a gathering that Jen's attended this season that didn't end with her on a rampage? I agree that she must be like this a lot, otherwise Omar wouldn't be johnny-on-the-spot to calm her down. If it weren't for him, I'd think she was just acting to give that paint by numbers RH experience.

i continue to be impressed by Rachel. Yeah, she quit in a fit of pique, but she didn't serially sexually harass a coworker, physically assault a coworker, or be a homophobic asshole who could be bested by a Taco Bell line cook in culinary skills. So she's got a potty mouth, but that's fuckin' par for the fuckin' course. She also hasn't jizzed on a pillow, leaving it for the stews to clean up. She put out an outstanding lunch, a perfect breakfast, house-made marshmallows for s'mores, and a multi-course tasting menu for a Mardi Gras themed dinner in one day...and I'm still not sure how she got crawfish to start with as 2020 was a bad year for the bugs. Or how she did all that alone in one day. I seriously doubt any other BD chef we've seen could do that, not even the much-praised Ben. She's actually on the wrong show: she'd smoke Top Chef. I still think Elizabeth is worse than Sunshine. He tried, she doesn't. The editors don't even have to work to make her look bad--she just doesn't listen, so if Francesca were the most patient boss, it wouldn't matter one bit. If I were Francesca, I'd take the devil I didn't know, because I'd hope anyone else would listen to a "do that outside" as a direction to "do that outside" lest we all get fumes (not mustard gas, but still nasty fumes...that chief engineer was way off base). And, TBH, pouring the wine by the neck is almost worse than the not listening to any direction. It's just so fuckin' tacky. LOL

Regarding the preview where Braunwyn reveals she hired an investigator to suss out Elizabeth.... First, yay! Change of topic from Covid, alcoholism, and Rick's dick. Second, I hope BW spills what she found out from the PI. I'm still pissed that Dorinda didn't divulge what she had in that alleged file she had on Sonja on NY. I don't want to be teased with the prospect of good gossip and not get anything. In actuality, if something truly juicy came out, it'd have been spilled by now. But I can always hope.

Ramona confirmed it was, either on WWHL or on the reunion...can't remember which. Did anyone else notice pictures of Kathryn (and Kathryn and Thomas) with a little girl, and the girl's face was blurred out? It would seem that they were pics of their daughter, but the daughter was on camera in the first episode without her face blurred out. Maybe Thomas got in a snit again about Bravo? Pringle can miss me with his "I dunno if my ancestors owned enslaved people" BS. Googling it, the second result list the 300-ish people owned by his great-great-whatever's estate. Clearly he's not responsible for his ancestors' behavior, but don't play dumb. He's comes off just as stupid as Kathryn. And ugh, Madison's tan. I hope it was fake bake, but it probably wasn't. It looked about a slight shade off a bad burn.

This show just makes me miss SC:NOLA.

I may be in the minority, but I am loving this season. After last season of BD being rife with violence towards women (Kate may be a bitch sometimes, but Ashton's behavior in the van and Kevin's sand-kicking were beyond a measured responses) and BDM weaponizing mental health to gain room assignments (when Hannah could have been fired for just plain insubordination 2 seasons ago), this season of BD has nice, low-stakes conflicts. Missing caviar? Incompetent deckies and stews? Bring it on! I can watch this show again without having to pop another beta-blocker or having to turn it off and meditate for a half-hour. I like Rachel and want to see what makes her blow up (if she really does) at the preference sheet meeting. That Lee still speaks highly of her makes me think it isn't all that big of a deal. She's remarkably good at her job, puts to bed the stereotype that models don't eat, and, while she has colorful language, she's not hateful toward anyone in the galley. Well, so far....we still have 6 episodes to go. She might be a bit torqued up at times, but she's a veritable spa day compared to Malia's ex boyfriend who got mad at toast. Shane & Elizabeth bring the snark out in me, though. I've seen almost all of BD and have been on an actual boat so few times I could count them on one hand and I know what order the lines go on. It isn't that hard. If Shane thinks he's some great ambassador of the sustainability movement, he's mistaken. He comes off as a flighty, incompetent airhead and that undercuts any good message he wants to convey. And if (and it's a HUGE if) what we saw of Francesca's "scolding" of Elizabeth was it, that was hardly a dressing-down. It was very, very mild. I think she needs to go before Shane. He is open to learning, at however slow a pace. She's not. And, yikes, she believes in crystals. There's no educating that.

Everyone on this show just seems to be a caricature of a Housewife, so much so that I keep expecting Angie Jordan to show up proclaiming, "It's my way till payday."

I thought they said they had her DNA on the gearshift and the door handle, not fingerprints. If it was DNA, that could be transfer. Prints are another matter. While I still think it is more likely than not that Jeane did it, I have a big BIG problem with anyone using her reaction to gage her culpability (or anyone else's). A couple of years ago my father had a stroke. I was super clinical, asked the docs all the questions, reported to my sister & BIL 1200 miles away, and even cracked jokes. At the end of the day, I came home and fell apart..to the witness of 2 cats and 2 dogs who could not credibly testify to anything. That's just how some people are wired. I'm wired for the private melt-down, not the public. That, coupled with my MFM subscription, and watching Dateline and ID, I just hope no one I know ever gets murdered, or I'm in the clink forever.

I was freakin' astounded that a payphone still existed in 2013. The last time I encountered a working payphone was 2011. I'm not debating that fact of the case--I was just floored. The lead detective struck me as an idiot. He certainly wasn't fluent in the English language, though it was his first and probably only. I think the collar on this one was the matter of "a broken clock is right twice a day". Two things gave me pause though--first, the husband texted his old girlfriend "wanna play?" which isn't exactly the opening salvo of an otherwise faithful married man after 15+ years of marriage. While he may never have gotten physical with that particular woman, I suspect he'd gone, or attempted to go, outside his marital bonds on other occasions. Second, the person captured on the video surveillance looked much smaller (espeically around the neck & face) than the wife did at the time of the first round of Dateline interviews (which were close to the time of the murder). More likely than not, the wife did it. But there could have been a third woman who was pissed at him too. He could have had a second phone that disappeared with her. Probably not, but I get crazy conflicted when I strongly dislike the investigating detective. And if the detective really did tell the eldest daughter that all of the video was the same day as the Walmart footage of her talking to the greeter, that's witness tampering. Cops are allowed to lie to suspects (which should be unconstitutional, but that is a screed for another day) but they're not allowed to mislead or lead witnesses. I might need to follow the appeal progress of this one, because it seems (with the usual caveat--from what Dateline has told us) there is some shenanigans that are worth pursuing.

Mary actually gave me a laugh in this episode--during the heated exchange at dinner between Whitney & Lisa, she kept making all of these confused/shocked/disgusted/wackadoo faces. It was really the best moment of the show. So is "Brooks" the SLC equivalent of the NYC "Cruise/Cruz"? Now we have 2 kids with that name (Meredith's lip gloss loving son and Whitney's grilled cheese loving son). I'll be waiting for the third next week, probably spelled "Brouques".

Back in the before times, a neighborhood restaurant did a great prickly pear cocktail, and it was sweet just as you describe. It was a perfect summer drink. Speaking of drinking, between these women and the SLC women--I think I got acid reflux through the TV from the amount of tequila consumed. It is the one major hard alcohol that I can only tolerate in small amounts. That vodka drink they served at the vow renewal, otoh, I could hang with for a while. It's weird, I'm liking Emily and Gina the most the season and Shane is even tolerable (though he needs to see a dentist and give those teeth back to whatever cadaver he stole them from). Jury is still out on Elizabeth. Kelly should have been booted with Vicki & Tamra. And Shannon is veering into the same territory Dorinda did last season, but at least Dorinda had more apparent stressors in her life. Shannon keeps declaring she's "ha-, ha-, happy" with her new man and the blended gaggle of kids, but she seems more reactive over stupid shit this year than in her final year with David.

The guests are just trash--they read like some people who struck it big on a scratch-off lottery ticket in the belly of south Florida, but not anywhere cool. That being said, I am having serious doubts that Rachel has been a *successful* yacht chef for 14 years if she can't do what a thousand Waffle House/Denny's/Shoney's/etc line cooks do daily. So what if the pans were bigger. It's easy to "make" them smaller with barriers. I can't flip eggs in the air, but in calm seas, I could make those eggs ins Sonja Morgan's non-existent toaster oven. I think she could too, but is just being dramatic for the show. At least I hope so.

LOL, the best thing about Kelly & Rick's relationship is Rick's daughter's social media.

He was on the show. They went hiking with discount David Rose, aka the one tolerable Brooks of the RH franchise.

I live in the moose knuckle under the bible belt, and I have 3 grocery stores within spitting distance that carry oat milk. Gina is a dumbass. Beyond admonishing myself for being a completionist for continuing to watch this mess, I think boredom is the only reason I keep up with this franchise...oh, and it is about half over. Twelve eps are all we are getting. Historically, I know OC has always been semi-kid-centric. From the start we had Josh & Sophie, the OC angels, Lynn's wayward daughters, Mike & Brianna, Jeanna's brood...but at this time, fifteen years on, we know Shannon's Sophie only has a potential book deal because of the show. And frankly, I'd rather hear from Lauri's Sophie. "From Cat Shit Condo to Riches" would be a more of a compelling read than "My rich parents divorced and so I am semi-fucked up". That could be from anyone I know and therapy would be a better investment. And while I don't harbor a high evaluation of Baylor, the idea of anyone going to college for a "MRS" degree is disgusting. And that is exactly what Shannon has set her daughter off to achive, otherwise she'd mention academics. Inasmuch as I want to applaud Braunwin for accepting her son as is in his gender identity journey, I just don't give a shit. Do whatever, I don't dislike her for that, I dislike her for being on a reality show and being exceptionally dull.

I had to rewind that part, and on second viewing, I think she inartfully was trying to imply that she wasn't mad about being excommunicated because being Mormon had those despicable requirements. She's BFF with Jen, who is married to a Black man and she allegedly quoted rap lyrics to Jen upon first meeting her, so that stacks in Heather's favor for rejecting the requirements. OTOH, her statement was oddly worded and not terribly clear. As for Heather's jaw line, I don't see "mannish", I see "reconstructed" like Leah on NYC, though I doubt Heather got into it with cops. Speaking of Jen & her husband, while he is a football coach and they do make bank at state schools, he was also a lawyer and sports agent prior to going into coaching. That could account for some of the money bankrolling her OTT lifestyle. There's been much talk of the Mormon angle, but I was baffled at the notion that Mary runs a Pentecostal church. (Well, we now know it's likely a grifter cult, but they are calling it a Pentecostal denomination.) I used to work with a woman whose husband was the pastor of a Pentecostal church. She worked for the state just for the health insurance and he was a roofer by day--honest work, but not rolling in cash. The women of the congregation had to wear long skirts and never cut their hair, wore no make-up, and were generally very modest and sheltered, far more than any Mormons I've known. Clearly this grandpa fucker is an exception to a LOT of rules for running a church--I think Jim Bakker is under-acheiver in the weird by comparison--but it's just so odd for Mary's church to be tagged to the Pentecostal denomination rather than being one of those non-denom mega church types. I didn't get what Lisa was trying to prove by having her husband stop at five fast food places in one morning, commenting on how good all the food was. Bitch, your size zero ass isn't eating Sonic, Taco Bell, and whatever the hell else every morning unless you're on speed or purging. I wanted to like Meredith, but wearing something that looks like what Gritty's date should wear out for a night on the town just pushed me over the edge to no bueno. And all those rose petals...all I could think of was the total PITA it would be to clean them up. Whitney seems like a non-entity at this point, though I am curious about her father. I'm glad I wasn't the only one weirded out at his enthusiasm at her pole dancing performance. The houses were a tad disappointing. I wanted big houses for everyone like that one Kam took the ladies to on Dallas two years back. Anyone else doubt those dancers were flown in from Tonga and were really Asuelu's dance group from elsewhere in Utah? (90 Day Fiance reference, for those who stay away from that garbage heap.) Overall, they've got my attention for another couple of episodes at least. I get strong Dallas vibes from this one--a lot of people who have studied the formula and think they know what to do. What concerns me is that they had enough footage to do a "six months ago" (or maybe weeks?) flashback to Mary and Jen in Jen's closet before the hospital smell rift---if they were filming for that long and just picked up the story at this point, (weeks or months doesn't really matter), how much editing had to go on to craft the story, especially with a cast full of try-hards? Is there really anything there?

She very well could have had Covid--the intro started the season on February 11, and the first US cases were reported January 20. There was definitely a lot of spreading going around in February, as the Mardi Gras season contributed to the huge first wave in New Orleans. Sad to say it, but give the shenanigans that went on with BDM last season, Covid is the chief reason I believe this poor guy's grandmother was actually ill and not a manufactured reason to get him off the boat early. He was the first guy to come on board in years that seemingly had his head on straight, knew what he was doing, and probably could have run the deck as well as Eddie. It isn't like BD production to hire completely competent people. It's too early to tell about the interior crew, but I'm immediately biased against Izzy simply because she looks and acts like an ex friend of mine. The eleven minutes to pour a cup of coffee & bowl of cereal didn't help either. I hope Lee sticks to his word and does not tolerate the type of shit that went down last season, and maybe keeps a closer eye on things. Not Sandy level, of course, but checking in with department heads a bit more.

I figured she's a devotee of George Costanza, as she said her occupation was marine biologist. Alas, there was no golf ball pulled from a whale.

My one year old niece is better with the cats than Emily's kid was with the kittens. Of course, since she's my niece, I find her exceptional in all matters, but it seriously isn't hard to teach a kid not to go all Lenny on an animal. This might not be very PC, but given how much trouble Braunwyn is having with being 30 days sober, I have a hard time believing that she was dry for all elevnty zillion pregnancies. Maybe Elizabeth gets more interesting later in the season, but right now she is bringing less than Sutton did in her first few BH episodes, yet Sutton didn't get the diamond. As for Gina's house situation, all of them have been sad. That stupid fireplace in her first season, all the word wall art in the second, and the youth hostel set-up in the current one. It's not even about the size, it's about the vibe. Gina could make Vila Rosa look sad even if the ponies with glittered hooves were still there.