S12.E01: Back in the NY Groove

[OnceSane]

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The New York ladies are back and moving forward! Sonja struggles with an empty nest after her daughter has left for college, while Luann celebrates the end of her probation. Ramona is on the prowl and looking for love, and at Dorinda’s end of summer party, Tinsley and Dorinda’s fractured relationship comes to a head. A new housewife, Leah McSweeney, joins the ladies to witness all the drama.

Airs April 2, 2020.

[Mindthinkr]

Gosh. If ever was there a time I needed this distraction in my life, it is now! Hello, and welcome back to my tv ladies. 

[Keywestclubkid]

Has they say on Broadway "the show must go on"... without you ... Oh Luanne why would you be bringing up Broadway when you never made it there .......

Edited April 3, 2020 by Keywestclubkid

[ShawnaLanne]

I'm liking this Tinsley. She's coming across as a real person.

[Straycat80]

Here we go...I’m going to miss Bethenny. I thought Tins got back with Scott? 
Leah belongs on Bev. Hills, she’s already talking about masturbation, yuck. Not a first good impression IMO. 

[Mindthinkr]

Tinsley looks like she’s in very good shape. I’m happy for her getting two new puppies. I wonder why she got them in China? 

[QQQQ]

Holy cats, Tinsley is really thin. Also seems like she's picked up a few affectations for the camera - more animated than usual.

[Emmeline]

Hello all, hoping for a good show and some great comments.  Let’s try and forget our troubles for at least an hour.

[FlyingEgret]

I'm liking the boxing guy - can we have him on every week?

Would have loved to see him spar with Bethenny 

Edited April 3, 2020 by FlyingEgret
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[Emmeline]

Just now, Mindthinkr said:

Tinsley looks like she’s in very good shape. I’m happy for her getting two new puppies. I wonder why she got them in China? 

I believe they were rescued from The Yulan Dog Meat Festival.

[Mindthinkr]

I thought Dorinda broke up with John. I don’t remember seeing him last season. He looks like he’s cleaned up a bit. 

[lgprimes]

I’m with Dorinda on this one!

not convinced Lu is an alcoholic. She just got caught. 
 

my sentiments exactly

[Straycat80]

Theatrics from Moaner already. And she’s 63 not 60. Dorinda looks good. New haircut or something. 

[Mindthinkr]

The lady in the blue dress having drinks with Ro at the bar must use the same plastic surgeon. They look a lot alike. 

[ShawnaLanne]

3 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

I thought Dorinda broke up with John. I don’t remember seeing him last season. He looks like he’s cleaned up a bit. 

This is just the first episode. She also said familiarity breeds contempt.

Same with Tins and Scott.

Ramona with her extra order drink. She's exhausting.

 

 

[Mindthinkr]

Just now, ShawnaLanne said:

Ramona with her extra order drink. She's exhausting.

I thought the same thing. She must tip big (probably not) because that order is a PIA. 

[Emmeline]

I thought Dorinda had broken up with John.  I was pleased with that idea.  Yes, I find him physically disgusting and I don’t like myself for judging him like that.  However, over the years I haven’t seen anything too redeeming in the personality other than the face that he escorts Dorinda home when she’s hammered.

[ShawnaLanne]

5 minutes ago, lgprimes said:

I’m with Dorinda on this one!

not convinced Lu is an alcoholic. She just got caught. 
 

my sentiments exactly

I don't know. I kind of lean toward her getting caught too. I do know I'm in AA and dislike how she used it for a storyline and twisted everything. Lu is a twunt. Wish she weren't on.

1 minute ago, ShawnaLanne said:

 

 

Edited April 3, 2020 by ShawnaLanne

[Steph J]

1 minute ago, lgprimes said:

I’m with Dorinda on this one!

not convinced Lu is an alcoholic. She just got caught. 
 

my sentiments exactly

When things first went down for Luann, I was of that opinion, but the fact that sh couldn't stop drinking for the period of her first probation convinced me otherwise.

[Mindthinkr]

1 minute ago, ShawnaLanne said:

how she used it for a storyline

What part of anonymous didn’t she understand? 

[Emmeline]

1 minute ago, Emmeline said:

I thought Dorinda had broken up with John.  I was pleased with that idea.  Yes, I find him physically disgusting and I don’t like myself for judging him like that.  However, over the years I haven’t seen anything too redeeming in his personality other than the face that he escorts Dorinda home when she’s hammered.

 

[Steph J]

2 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

The lady in the blue dress having drinks with Ro at the bar must use the same plastic surgeon. They look a lot alike. 

I'm so glad someone else noticed this.  I was so confused for a minute because I didn't know at first which one was Ramona.

[ShawnaLanne]

Okay new blond chick. If you live in New York or anywhere, that's where you will have a life - work, have kids, etc. .. I'm already annoyed.

[Bronzedog]

This season is already off to a rocky start with me.  1).  Luann already bitching about it being about her, 2).  First words out of new girl mouth is about masturbation, 3).  Ramona and her instant breakdown and now new girl is back trying too hard.

[Steph J]

Just now, ShawnaLanne said:

Okay new blond chick. If you live in New York or anywhere, that's where you will have a life - work, have kids, etc. .. I'm already annoyed.

I'm not sure what she thinks is so revolutionary about two people peacefully co-parenting and managing to be friends after having been in a romantic relationship.

[Mindthinkr]

Just now, Steph J said:

I'm not sure what she thinks is so revolutionary about two people peacefully co-parenting and managing to be friends after having been in a romantic relationship.

It’s because she’s another narcissistic entitled housewife.  Well, that’s my first impression anyway. Hopefully my opinion will change. 

[ShawnaLanne]

3 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

What part of anonymous didn’t she understand? 

Yes, but she never took it seriously. She is a pefect example ogf why anonymity is so important.

I'm so happy this is back. 

Look at Sonja being a good mom. Talking about respecting boundaries!

[WhoaWhoKnew]

The eyelashes get longer every season.

[ShawnaLanne]

I love Dorinda's hair. Also, she's being incredibly disingenuous about her interactions with Tins. It's annoying. 

[Mindthinkr]

Without make up Dorinda looks a little bit like Lady Gaga. 

[Straycat80]

1 minute ago, Mindthinkr said:

It’s because she’s another narcissistic entitled housewife.  Well, that’s my first impression anyway. Hopefully my opinion will change. 

I’m already annoyed with her for cursing twice in one sentence to her 12 year old. The daughter was more mature than her by telling her not to curse. 

[Mindthinkr]

1 minute ago, ShawnaLanne said:

I love Dorinda's hair. Also, she's being incredibly disingenuous about her interactions with Tins. It's annoying. 

I think the editing is building up for their fight. 
 

I do not want to hear how life has been so hard for Lu these past few years again or over and over. Some of the bad was directly caused by her decision making and poor choices. 

[LibertarianSlut]

Ding dong, the witch is gone!  I just wish they would have given her the amount of screen time they gave Carole when she left—a goose egg.

I’m so relieved Luann’s probation is over—now she can drink in public again!

Luann and Sonja looked like shit leaving court and shooting their first scene of the season. I had the sneakers Luann was wearing when I was 12.  The judge should have kept her on probation another month for failing to wear socks into a courtroom.  Sonja looks like she aged five years in her talking head.  I agree with Dorinda that Luann isn’t an alcoholic, so I’m so glad this charade of sobriety is finally over.  

Tinsley looks like she’s in great shape, but not scary skinny at all.  I like her so much better without Scott, though she sounded kind of conceited picking apart the name “Bruce.”  What’s wrong with the name Bruce?  It’s not like his name is Snarf.

Leah, yeah that was a little graphic, but what a welcome departure from the Queen B and her on again off again romance with the married, not filed for divorce Dennis.  “Oh, your divorce is on hold?  My pussy’s on hold.”  Take that, “B.”  You set women back 100 years.  

At least Ramona is finally admitting she’s lonely.  I feel like she never really reacted to her divorce.  I also like to see Ramona filming with women who actually support her.  The groove of the show since its inception is that they’re always sort of laughing at her and laughing with her, and it’s nice to see that changed up.  I wish Sonja could find a group of women with whom she could act maturely and taken more seriously, but I dream.

I like that they’re bringing Leah in fully-fledged from the jump.  I don’t know if I like her yet, but she’s so much more interesting than the rest of the women.  It’s unusual for a Housewife from any franchise to have a well-groomed daughter in seventh grade.  They all tend to look so unruly at that age, and I love when a parent minds the appearance of their kid before putting them on TV, so that the kid isn’t embarrassed for life.  

I don’t love a scene about Sonja missing her daughter going away to college, when we never met her daughter.  And this isn’t a Bethenny-Bryn situation where there was a court order that stopped Bryn from filming—Sonja’s daughter was 18 last year and could have chosen to film, but didn’t, so I don’t think Sonja gets to make her absence a storyline.  We’re not invested in that.  

[ShawnaLanne]

Just now, Mindthinkr said:

I think the editing is building up for their fight. 
 

I do not want to hear how life has been so hard for Lu these past few years again or over and over. Some of the bad was directly caused by her decision making and poor choices. 

Most of the bad was. But that's what unchecked drunks do, blow up their (our) lives and blame everyone else. 

Leah, is the blonde's name. The weird chick who lied about her interaction with Michael Che.

[jaybird2]

sorry folks but i miss bethenny

[Mindthinkr]

Lu is acting a bit haughty. 

[WhoaWhoKnew]

I love Dorinda's look. 

 

Edit: Nevermind. They just showed her pants and I'm no longer a fan. I do like her hair though. Torso and up is fab!

Edited April 3, 2020 by WhoaWhoKnew

[65mickey]

16 minutes ago, Steph J said:

I'm so glad someone else noticed this.  I was so confused for a minute because I didn't know at first which one was Ramona.

I felt the same way.  It wasn't until she stood up and I saw she was shorter than Ramona that I could tell them apart. 

[lgprimes]

Damn I want the name of Ramona’s plastic surgeon. Those breasts are perfection 

[Straycat80]

Lol at new girl having never heard of Jovani. But that’s ok I never heard of her Mobster clothing line either. 
Lu and Leah trading felon stories like it’s something to be proud of 🙄

Edited April 3, 2020 by Straycat80

[Mindthinkr]

What is it with Slutya and sex on sinks? Yuck. 

[ShawnaLanne]

These new housewives pretending like they didn't research the show. Please Leah isn't a good actress.

Dorinda pretending like she forgives easily. Lol.

[Mindthinkr]

That “hot guy friend of Ramona” (William, a prior bed hopper of hers) has very squinty eyes, like hé smoked a joint before the party kind of eyes. 

[65mickey]

Sonja looked awful in her talking head. She looks 10 years older than last year. Dorinda finally got a good hair cut and style.  Leah is pretty raunchy. So far I don't find her appealing at all. 

 

[Bronzedog]

I am really hating the new chick.  First masturbation and now clit rubbing.  Jesus.

Also, Sonja?  Ramona's dog is 17, which is really old, and, humping isn't generally an  encouraged behavior in a dog.  Stop your dog from humping!

[Emmeline]

I don’t believe we’ve seen Sonja with a guy since Frenchie.  After that we only heard her talk about Netflix and chill guy.  It’s just difficult at that age.  Anyone their age is looking at women much younger.  There is no justice in the world.  

[ShawnaLanne]

Dorinda just wants a storyline. Dorinda is heading for bitch out of the gate.

She does look like the snake from Beetle Juice. Also, Dorinda's lay on back comment. Fuck that bitch.

Edited April 3, 2020 by ShawnaLanne

[swankie]

24 minutes ago, Emmeline said:

I thought Dorinda had broken up with John.  I was pleased with that idea.  Yes, I find him physically disgusting and I don’t like myself for judging him like that.  However, over the years I haven’t seen anything too redeeming in the personality other than the face that he escorts Dorinda home when she’s hammered.

I don't like John but I think the way Dorinda takes him for granted sucks.  I almost wish he would dump her to kick her off of her drunken high horse.  I just hate to see women treat a man like a lap dog just because he's not attractive.  She acts like she's doing him a favor being with him.  That's my opinion anyway.

Ramona and Sonja have the worst hair.  Always a stringy mess.  Ugh!

Dorinda is such a bully.  Get off of Tinsley's case. Damn!  

New girl....meh.

[Steph J]

3 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

That “hot guy friend of Ramona” (William, a prior bed hopper of hers) has very squinty eyes, like hé smoked a joint before the party kind of eyes. 

I was thinking that he was just super drunk.

 

2 minutes ago, Bronzedog said:

Also, Sonja? Ramona's dog is 17, which is really old, and, humping isn't generally an  encouraged behavior in a dog.  Stop your dog from humping!

Sonja stopping a humping from taking place? That would go against every instinct she has.

[LibertarianSlut]

What color was Dorinda at that party?  Does she use the same spray-tanning dial as Alex Trebek, somewhere between bright orange and grey?  

Leah keeps reminding me of Heather in the face at first glance.  I can’t believe she didn’t drink for nine years, and started drinking again—let’s read between the lines—to film the show.  Sounds like a horror story waiting to happen.  I’d love to see a legit sober person navigate this city, like Jill.  Not Luann and her fake sobriety.  

Luann giving Leah the once-over and the third degree was so Countessy.  Luann, just do us all a favor and go back to drinking.  Everyone liked you so much better then.  

Luann and Ramona are so jealous that someone who is actually from NYC is on the show.  Is this a first?  

Even Leah’s jail story trumps Luann’s!  I officially like her.  But that mugshot?  She looks like a completely different person now, like Dorit from RHBH, who had a “head transplant.“  

I hate Sonja so much.  I realized last year that I’ve always hated her.  She’s so purposely messy and sloppy and I think it’s so that we will get distracted by her shenanigans and forget she’s cash-poor and somehow we’ll find her eccentric and maybe somehow associate that with wealth.  I forgot where I heard this quote, but it was “don’t confuse being well-traveled with having a personality,” and I feel like that totally applies to Sonja.   It’s not amusing to act like a muppet 24/7.  What exactly is her personality that she’s shown over the course of the last nine seasons?  There’s got to be some substance there or she should be off the show IMO.  

Tinsley and Dorinda were both too drunk to have that conversation.