S11. E16: Reunion, Part 1

[bosawks]

Just now, Gharlane said:

That sounds more like a punishment for Lala.

Or a prototypical lose/lose BRAVO scenario…. 

[choclatechip45]

Way too much Lala. She also came across as a horrible friend to Katie. I didn't really care for the Brock segment. I feel bad for his kids in Australia. 

[heatherchandler]

On 5/14/2024 at 9:50 PM, hoodooznoodooz said:

No, it does not.

Yes, it does. 
No, it doesn’t.

Yes, it does. 
No, it doesn’t.

Yes, it does. 
No, it does not.

 

No one wanted to edit that?

It’s just to show what babies they both are.

 

On 5/14/2024 at 9:57 PM, Thumper said:

Not a fan of Katie’s open under-breast fashion.  

 

Dear lord that dress is awful.  It looks like she stuffed herself into a tin can.  
 

4 hours ago, princelina said:

 

The only thing is that Ariana has made it pretty clear over the years that she's not really a fan of any of them.  Maybe she and Katie became close planning the Fake Sandwich Shop, and Katie hasn't said anything bad about her, but the rest of them she's given as good as she got this year, so oh well.

For sure!!

[Gharlane]

8 hours ago, Sweet-tea said:

Katie's dress was too tight around the torso and her breasts looked squished. I don't think it was flattering. 

I suspect this is another case of "this dress is made for standing, not sitting in a chair".

[Katie W]

I am SO sick of Lala talking. She took over last year's reunion when most of the topics had nothing to do with her and she's doing it again this year.  Plus, she constantly keeps showing up on social media STILL talking.  Yesterday she said her back hurts from "carrying the show this season." What show was she watching cause all she gave us was a sperm party and a water tasting? 

And then bringing up something Katie told her in private to ambush her at the reunion? Gross. I watched the Aftershow and Lala got her on a phone call with a producer and tried to make her talk bad about Ariana. Katie told Lala she had talked to Ariana and had moved past those feelings.  So again, Lala doesn't have anything interesting going on her own life so she needs to "produce" other people. She needs to stop saying people should be authentic.  She made the cast sign NDAs and hid/lied about "her man" for years!  

[Gharlane]

On 5/15/2024 at 6:58 AM, b2H said:

The only reunion episode I am waiting for is the final one, where they have the cast watch that last sequence in the finale episode.  They won’t show those reactions until the last ten minutes of the reunion because it’s all they have.

Didn't the cast already see it, or was this an early screening before it aired?

 

21 hours ago, MaggieG said:

Also, why would Lala think she would be the best person for Rachel to talk to? Lala has hated Rachel for years, even before the scandal broke.

I am under the impression that LaLa calling would somehow make her think she would stop bullying her and return for another season.

 

12 hours ago, Sweet-tea said:

I am also wondering how old Brock's kids are. Teenagers who want nothing to do with him? 

I thought they were legal adults, so they couldn't be made to see or speak with Brock.

[snarts]

2 hours ago, Gharlane said:

Didn't the cast already see it, or was this an early screening before it aired?

The reunion was filmed in March, well before the final episodes had aired. 

I was curious about the age of Brock's kids in Australia. He's been quoted as saying his oldest was born when he was 20. Brock will be 33 next month, so that would make the oldest nearly 13.

He's had no contact with them for  7+ years - originally due to the domestic violence, then lack of child support, and now they're uninterested. They wouldn't even see him when he was in Australia in December, 

I still think naming their daughter Summer when his other daughter is already named Winter was tacky as hell. 

Edited May 16 by snarts

[peachmangosteen]

12 hours ago, choclatechip45 said:

I feel bad for [Brock] kids in Australia. 

Honestly, they're probably better off without Brock in their lives.

[Carolina Girl]

1 hour ago, Gharlane said:

I am under the impression that LaLa calling would somehow make her think she would stop bullying her and return for another season.

 

I am of the EXACT same opinion.  I also think she was promised lots and lots of extra screen time.

 

1 hour ago, Katie W said:

Yesterday she said her back hurts from "carrying the show this season." What show was she watching cause all she gave us was a sperm party and a water tasting? 

Oh please she couldn't carry this show if they gave her a fucking industrial grade forklift.  

[heatherchandler]

Watching the after show… what is Brock wearing!???  I think I had a similar top that I wore 10 years ago.

 

[Sweet-tea]

10 hours ago, snarts said:

The reunion was filmed in March, well before the final episodes had aired. 

I was curious about the age of Brock's kids in Australia. He's been quoted as saying his oldest was born when he was 20. Brock will be 33 next month, so that would make the oldest nearly 13.

He's had no contact with them for  7+ years - originally due to the domestic violence, then lack of child support, and now they're uninterested. They wouldn't even see him when he was in Australia in December, 

Yep, I got the impression that his kids were in their teens or pre-teens. Old enough to decide they don’t want to see him so the mother doesn’t want to force it. I doubt things will change with him living so far away. Maybe when they’re adults they will change their minds and want to get to know their father. It’s sad. 

[hoodooznoodooz]

Sexual-harassing Andy encouraging Brock’s preference for Speedo swimwear.
 

I think Brock believes all of his clothing should fit the way his Speedo fits.

[TattleTeeny]

22 hours ago, heatherchandler said:

Watching the after show… what is Brock wearing!???  I think I had a similar top that I wore 10 years ago.

 

I feel like I had the entire outfit in the mid-'90s (haha, the tight scratchy "sorority pants"!), including the shoes -- though I would have the sleeveless under the lace (and it would probably be skimpier). 

Edited May 17 by TattleTeeny

[heatherchandler]

1 hour ago, TattleTeeny said:

I feel like I had the entire outfit in the mid-'90s (haha, the tight scratchy "sorority pants"!), including the shoes -- though I would have the sleeveless under the lace (and it would probably be skimpier). 

That’s definitely the wrong tank top for that shirt!  Spaghetti straps are needed for this.

[TattleTeeny]

Did you see the shoes? I miss my similar vintage ones.

[surfgirl]

Brock is the perfect partner for Schemer. He is vapid, vacuous, superficial, and acts sanctimonious as hell. They are each others mirror.

[ZettaK]

On 5/15/2024 at 3:13 PM, lasu said:

I think this was filmed on, or very near, St. Patrick's Day.  There was something mentioned about an afterparty/SPD party after.

This is about Ally's green dress. Yes, the reunion filmed on March 16th.

Edited May 18 by ZettaK

[ZettaK]

On 5/15/2024 at 8:49 AM, TattleTeeny said:

I didn't clock that. To me, it seemed like something he would take as a compliment, as if he is a peer of Leo's (who I don't think is all that, to be honest; IMO, he and Tom are about equal in the appearance category. Don't go by me though; my celeb BF is Rob Zombie). 

Leonardo Dicaprio looks like this since his late 20s. But of course, he is FAR more famous than Tom Sandoval.

[ZettaK]

On 5/15/2024 at 1:28 PM, Gharlane said:

I was really hoping Schemer did something with the Lego blocks, but she's not clever enough to that. I did find it amusing that we never saw the portrait with a blanket over it for the entire season.

Isn't ten years about the life expectancy of gimmicky restaurants like PUMP?  I find it hard to believe successful businesswoman Lisa Vanderbucks  closed over some sort of rent dispute.

I wonder why they (Ariana, Tom, their assistants, etc.) didn't remove the Lego portrait, and stored it immediately after the breakup.

It seems that all the "gimmicky" Vanderpump/Todd restaurants and bars (there are more than 30!) in the U.K., South of France (Lisa owned one in the past), and the U.S. close soon (enough) after they open (not even 10 years in most cases) when the couple realizes they are not profitable anymore. 

[ZettaK]

On 5/15/2024 at 8:00 PM, Sweet-tea said:

Lala is so full of herself. Was she always this bad? I don't remember her attitude being at this level from her first season. 

She's become one of my least favorites on here, and that's saying a lot as I don't really like any of them. I used to like her a little more just for her spitfire attitude, but she's taken it too far for me. It's veered into arrogance and self-importance. I do like her dress though and she looked nice. 

ITA. Since none of them work for Lisa any longer, she is not needed on this show and could easily have been left off the reunion. If they continue the show they should either change the name or recast it with younger people who are starting out and actually work for Lisa. 

I am also wondering how old Brock's kids are. Teenagers who want nothing to do with him? 

Lala was arrogant from the beginning (she was a model!), but she became a lot more when she hooked up with Rand, the big, Hollywood producer (according to her).

Lisa is still a producer of the show, and it has her name, that's why she is on the reunion. I agree the show should have a new cast (or get canceled).

Brock is about 33, so his kids are teenagers. They cannot be forced to see him even legally because courts ask kids if they want to do it, or with which parent they want to live with, etc. He probably doesn't want to force anything himself because he knows it's not a good idea.

Edited May 18 by ZettaK

[Kiki777]

I hope at this point Ariana does leave to pursue all the other opportunities she is getting (I’m not sure that she can become a full-fledged Broadway star, but can really see her get a more long-term hosting gig like Love Island). With her and Rachel gone, they can’t really harp on Scandoval anymore and they’ll have one final season of grasping for storylines before the show finally gets cancelled.

[ZettaK]

On 5/16/2024 at 9:01 AM, Gharlane said:

Didn't the cast already see it, or was this an early screening before it aired?

I thought they were legal adults, so they couldn't be made to see or speak with Brock.

The cast saw the last episode, but I don't think they saw the Bravo retrospective that was most probably added later on at the end.

Bravo is about 33, so his kids are teenagers, but they cannot be forced to see him anyway. Didn't Scheana say at one point they went to Australia last year, and they saw his family? This doesn't mean his kids though since he said they were not interested in having a relationship with him (at least right now). 

Edited May 18 by ZettaK

[ZettaK]

On 5/18/2024 at 7:25 AM, Kiki777 said:

I hope at this point Ariana does leave to pursue all the other opportunities she is getting (I’m not sure that she can become a full-fledged Broadway star, but can really see her get a more long-term hosting gig like Love Island). With her and Rachel gone, they can’t really harp on Scandoval anymore and they’ll have one final season of grasping for storylines before the show finally gets cancelled.

I agree. Ariana won't become a Broadway star. She didn't when she was a lot younger, and tried it before. A reality show host (and not of a really "big" one) is a more tangible goal. Love Island won't be canceled for a few years even if the ratings are not good. Isn't it airing on Peacock only? She can get other job opportunities, and endorsements because of the exposure though. 

ETA: Other HWs were invited to participate in Broadway plays because the producers consider it a good advertisement for the play, and the HWs have loyal fans, not because they think they are talented. Lisa Rinna, and Erika Jayne were on Chicago, as well, Nene Leakes was on Cinderella, and Kandi Burruss was on different shows because she was a producer (and a HW), not because she was such a talent as an actress. 

Edited May 20 by ZettaK

[Kiki777]

Yes, it looks like it’s just one Peacock - I’ve never seen it because I’m not really into reality dating shows.  I did see clips of her in Chicago and while her dancing is great, her singing voice is a bit pitchy.

[ZettaK]

Too much Lala who jumped to answer Andy Cohen's general questions first to get all the attention. We didn't hear too much from anybody else because of it. She even answered about Brock’s kids and his relationship with them, and what a good father he is with Summer Moon before Scheana did! Claiming that she carried the show this season is an over exaggeration, to say the least. She was also oversharing (as always), eg. about being pregnant and potential bf, or love interests.

Sandoval is really angry at Rachel because she dumped him, and she is suing him now. I think that her suing Sandoval and Ariana is retaliatory. 

Edited May 18 by ZettaK

[ZettaK]

On 5/18/2024 at 9:42 AM, Kiki777 said:

Yes, it looks like it’s just one Peacock - I’ve never seen it because I’m not really into reality dating shows.  I did see clips of her in Chicago and while her dancing is great, her singing voice is a bit pitchy.

I don't watch dating shows. I must be the only one who never watched The Bachelor, for example. 

Edited May 19 by ZettaK

[Kiki777]

3 hours ago, ZettaK said:

I don't watch dating shows. I must be the only one who never watched The Bachelor. 

I’ve seen a couple of episodes and… let’s say it’s even trashier than VPR 😂 

[Carolina Girl]

On 5/17/2024 at 3:03 PM, surfgirl said:

Brock is the perfect partner for Schemer. He is vapid, vacuous, superficial, and acts sanctimonious as hell. They are each others mirror.

THAT's the word for him I tried to conjure up earlier..  Thank you (senior moments, doncha know?).

[Jennifersdc]

On 5/18/2024 at 1:52 PM, Kiki777 said:

I’ve seen a couple of episodes and… let’s say it’s even trashier than VPR 😂 

Mr. DC and I watched one season years ago for kicks. It was hysterical. Just the one was all we needed though.

[Gharlane]

On 5/16/2024 at 9:29 AM, snarts said:

I still think naming their daughter Summer when his other daughter is already named Winter was tacky as hell. 

I thought naming her "Summer" was Scheana's idea. 

Didn't she say she always wanted to use that name? 

[ZettaK]

2 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I thought naming her "Summer" was Scheana's idea. 

Didn't she say she always wanted to use that name? 

How original (not).

[hoodooznoodooz]

9 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I thought naming her "Summer" was Scheana's idea. 

Didn't she say she always wanted to use that name? 

Scheana thinks that the audience cannot remember anything, and that we don’t have access to old episodes, and that there’s no internet. 
 

When she was dating/stalking Rob, she wouldn’t stop talking about how one day, they would have a daughter and name her Madison Marie Parks-Valletta. 

[politichick]

On 5/18/2024 at 9:42 AM, Kiki777 said:

Yes, it looks like it’s just one Peacock - I’ve never seen it because I’m not really into reality dating shows.  I did see clips of her in Chicago and while her dancing is great, her singing voice is a bit pitchy.

Couldn't she be a dancer/chorus line person in musicals? I bet she'd like that.

[heatherchandler]

5 hours ago, hoodooznoodooz said:

Scheana thinks that the audience cannot remember anything, and that we don’t have access to old episodes, and that there’s no internet. 
 

When she was dating/stalking Rob, she wouldn’t stop talking about how one day, they would have a daughter and name her Madison Marie Parks-Valletta. 

Haha I remember her saying that, and at that point they had been dating for like a week.  And how weird that he called himself Rob Parks Valetta when he’s not a Valetta!

Remember “Spot,” the penguin she adopted for Adam?

I have such second hand embarrassment for her!

 

3 hours ago, politichick said:

Couldn't she be a dancer/chorus line person in musicals? I bet she'd like that.

She’s not talented enough for that.  Those people have worked their entire lives, dedicated to singing and dancing just for a shot at the chorus line.  

[ZettaK]

21 hours ago, heatherchandler said:

Haha I remember her saying that, and at that point they had been dating for like a week. And how weird that he called himself Rob Parks Valetta when he’s not a Valetta!

He was another narcissistic a-hole. She seems to have a talent for finding them. 

Edited May 21 by ZettaK

[hoodooznoodooz]

9 hours ago, heatherchandler said:

Haha I remember her saying that, and at that point they had been dating for like a week.  And how weird that he called himself Rob Parks Valetta when he’s not a Valetta!

Remember “Spot,” the penguin she adopted for Adam?

I have such second hand embarrassment for her!

Me, too. She obsesses over guys really early in the relationship. The calmest I have ever seen her was when she and Shay were dating. I guess he constantly reassured her. 
 

She kept telling Rob that she loved him.

Crickets.

 

She bought Max an aye-pee-pee-ell-ee watch.

She had a meltdown when someone (Max?) said that she was boy crazy. I recall that she was more upset about the “crazy” aspect. I would have been more upset that people thought I was “boy crazy.” It’s easier to prove that you’re not crazy than not boy crazy.

Edited May 21 by hoodooznoodooz

[Judi Sunshine]

On 5/15/2024 at 4:39 PM, bosawks said:

If the rest of the reunion goes as poorly for LaLa as this and if there is another season I would bet everything I own on LaLa sleeping with Schwartz as her convoluted revenge on Katie for not falling into line and joining the LaLa anti-Arianna camp.

That's funny, but I've always kind of thought they'd be a good couple. Always thought they had chemistry and while I'm glad she knocked off the flirting because he was with Katie, she has always found him attractive. And I could see his specific brand of passivity meshing really well with hers of aggression. And I could see him being really good with her baby!

[RealHousewife]

On 5/20/2024 at 7:05 PM, hoodooznoodooz said:

Me, too. She obsesses over guys really early in the relationship. The calmest I have ever seen her was when she and Shay were dating. I guess he constantly reassured her. 
 

She kept telling Rob that she loved him.

Crickets.

 

She bought Max an aye-pee-pee-ell-ee watch.

She had a meltdown when someone (Max?) said that she was boy crazy. I recall that she was more upset about the “crazy” aspect. I would have been more upset that people thought I was “boy crazy.” It’s easier to prove that you’re not crazy than not boy crazy.

Scheana is so pretty, but I think the boy crazy desperate vibes have to be off-putting no matter what she looks like. 

Lala’s comments about wishing she took her top off more around Schwartz and sleeping with him were very insensitive. I like to think she wouldn’t actually ever go for him even if she’s kept the sexual innuendo going all these years later.