S2.E03: Don't Cross The Caro-Line

[ZettaK]

Caroline Stanbury undergoes hypnotherapy; Lesa tries to convince her mother to move to Dubai; Sara reluctantly goes on a double date; Michael says good riddance to Caroline Stanbury and Sergio.

First Aired: 6/18/2024

[ZettaK]

Caroline Stanbury discovered Ozempic. It's more obvious in the confessionals, and tonight's Watch What Happens Live.

Edited June 22 by ZettaK

[Stats Queen]

Caroline Stansbury just now  realized she partly Sergio’s mom.

Marry your boy toy who has more muscles than brains - this is the result.

[ZettaK]

36 minutes ago, Stats Queen said:

Caroline Stansbury just now  realized she partly Sergio’s mom.

Marry your boy toy who has more muscles than brains - this is the result.

She could be less condensending and controlling. It was shocking to see how her daughter who was only 17 treated Sergio. 

[dancingdreamer]

I don't  think Sergio quite  understood  what Caroline  S was saying. He is very clingy though, he needs a hobby or something,  where does he work? I loved the shirt/ top he was wearing at the party, what beautiful  colours . I loved what Caroline  was wearing  as well. Sara looked lovely  in her TH, especially  that lilac dress. Daniel isn't  her type is he ? he was sweating,  probably  nervous. I love Sara's  son.

Yasmine has called  Sergio  clingy before,  last season  they seemed  very close, there are lovely  photos  online of them. She should  not of made the comment  about Sergio  and the dress, I'm glad her mother  said it was not funny.

I don't get what Brooks is so upset about, I wouldn't  bother with her, until she gets over herself. I cannot  understand  them, when they are all talking  at once, it's  the same with most HW though.

What a beautiful  market Lesa took her mother  to, I'd love it there.

[Pi237]

Sergio is clingy and kind of dim, but that’s no reason to humiliate him in front of a roomful of people. Stansbury doesn’t respect him, and it’s trickled down to her daughter.  I never saw this marriage lasting anyway.  She should be careful tho. Anyone who loves you with that level of obsession will hate you equally when it goes bad.  
 

Sara was oddly confrontational with her ‘not a date’ and kind of bitchy. 
 

Theyre all so weird with their healers and hypnotherapy and psychics. Whatever works for you, I guess. But they’re never calmer or more centered for longer than it takes for these people to leave their house. 
 

Brooks, eh. Hungry for storyline. 

[Chatty Cake]

Instead of a head massage, Sara’s kid should have been getting a nice haircut. He also doesn’t need to be so mouthy regarding his moms love life. She should keep her dating life to herself until it becomes more serious. 
Sergio is so sensitive. It’s fine to love your wife but does he have a job? That said, Carolines daughter was a bit disrespectful. Glad Caroline said something. 
I loved Lesa and her mom shopping and the scenery was so pretty.

Edited June 19 by Chatty Cake

[princelina]

9 minutes ago, Chatty Cake said:

Instead of a head massage, Sara’s kid should have been getting a nice haircut. He also doesn’t need to be so mouthy regarding his moms love life. She should keep her dating life to herself until it becomes more serious. 

OR she shouldn't be quizzing her kid about her dating life on camera.  Agreed about the haircut though!  I learned tonight that I would not enjoy dating Sara - aside from her verbal attitude she had sort of a sneer on her face at him the whole time.  And telling him he's boring because he hasn't been to jail - maybe that's why she ends up with abusive narcissists 🤷‍♀️

I was glad Stanbury disinvited Brooks - she's obviously got a beef she's not letting go of, so let her sit at home.  I did not care for Stanbury's dress however.  Yes, it shows off a great body and not everyone could look good in it, but the style to me is just tacky and stupid.  She could also look great in something classy and elegant.

[MaggieG]

I really enjoyed Lesa and her mom at the market. Her mom seems like a sweet lady. 

The cake was hilarious. I loved the LV luggage 😂

I cannot stand Brooks. I hated the way she spoke to her employee. If anyone needs to humble themselves, it's her. 

[sugarbaker design]

22 hours ago, ZettaK said:

It was shocking to see how her daughter who was only 17 treated Sergio. 

Even Stanbury told her to cool it.

18 hours ago, dancingdreamer said:

 

What a beautiful  market Lesa took her mother  to, I'd love it there.

I admired Lesa's haggling skills!

[tvfanatic13]

Not enough Chanel

I Miss Nina 😢

[ZettaK]

Sara rejected Daniel because he was a Libra, didn't exactly believe in aliens, and he thought having kids or not was the same? She also made fun of his accent in Arabic. Why? At least the guy could speak Arabic. I would never make fun of anybody's accent. The reality is that she didn't think he was attractive enough for her.

I liked the scenes in old Dubai.

Edited June 20 by ZettaK

[SemiCharmedLife]

The fashions in the Talking Heads this year are really something, particularly Ayan's and Lesa's.  Sara looks great in her looks.  Ayan showed up to the Good Riddance party dressed as a disco ball!  It was clever of her to use one as an accessory, though.

I agree that Sergio didn't understand what the hypnotist was saying to Caroline.  He took offense, but Caroline seems to want to change their unhealthy dynamics.

[Palimelon]

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She also made fun of his accent in Arabic. Why? At least the guy could speak Arabic. I would never make fun of anybody's accent.

We sometimes like to tease Arabs in the diaspora about their accents, and lack of Arabic.

[Baltimore Betty]

8 hours ago, SemiCharmedLife said:

I agree that Sergio didn't understand what the hypnotist was saying to Caroline.

I think Sergio doesn't understand quite a bit of what is said, he may be a good looking man but he does not strike me as intelligent or quick.  What the eff do they talk about other than her explaining jokes, simple concepts or basic pop culture from her era.

9 hours ago, ZettaK said:

She also made fun of his accent in Arabic. Why? At least the guy could speak Arabic.

My French is bad, I speak it as little as possible when I am in Paris, 99% of the time I am answered in English but at least I try...people like Sara are the reason I am reticent to speak French, why mock someone's attempt to speak a foreign language?  This is telling, this guy could give her the sun, moon and stars on a silver platter and she would find fault with something, Daniel should run. 

[retired watcher]

58 minutes ago, Baltimore Betty said:

I think Sergio doesn't understand quite a bit of what is said, he may be a good looking man but he does not strike me as intelligent or quick.  What the eff do they talk about other than her explaining jokes, simple concepts or basic pop culture from her era.

My French is bad, I speak it as little as possible when I am in Paris, 99% of the time I am answered in English but at least I try...people like Sara are the reason I am reticent to speak French, why mock someone's attempt to speak a foreign language?  This is telling, this guy could give her the sun, moon and stars on a silver platter and she would find fault with something, Daniel should run. 

I could never date a man that sweaty. I know it's hot but a sweaty head and face is not pleasing to me. I agree that Sara wouldn't know a good man if she found one.

[TattleTeeny]

On 6/19/2024 at 9:35 AM, Pi237 said:

Sergio is clingy and kind of dim, but that’s no reason to humiliate him in front of a roomful of people. Stansbury doesn’t respect him, and it’s trickled down to her daughter.  I never saw this marriage lasting anyway.  She should be careful tho. Anyone who loves you with that level of obsession will hate you equally when it goes bad.  

I guess that's possible, but until I see any indication that he's "dangerous" in that kind of way (and, yes, I know we have no real idea what these people are like outside of the camera's gaze), he should go find someone who likes receiving that kind of attention (or attention from him, whatever the case may be). They're out there. I'm personally not one of them, but I've seen "super-schmoopy" happy matches!

[SemiCharmedLife]

6 hours ago, retired watcher said:

I could never date a man that sweaty. I know it's hot but a sweaty head and face is not pleasing to me. I agree that Sara wouldn't know a good man if she found one.

Can you imagine how hard it must be to live in Dubai and be prone to sweating a lot?  I would need an IV bag in my veins at all times. 

[Writing Wrongs]

Regarding the "clingy" thing: Sergio said something about how much he loved his wife and of course he wants to be with her all the time, I was like "come on, dude". Does he not have any male friends he could hang out with on occasion? He does come off like he is looking for a second mom, just one he can "tiki tiki" with. 

Maybe he needs the therapist.

[Baltimore Betty]

The situation of Sergio and Caroline being joined at the hip makes me wonder how they earn money, neither one of them seem to have a job, in the real world people go to work, what would Sergio do if Caroline had to go to an office all day?

What do they do for money?

26 minutes ago, Writing Wrongs said:

Does he not have any male friends he could hang out with on occasion?

I am surprised that Caroline does not arrange a play date for Sergio from time to time.

[tvfanatic13]

2 hours ago, Baltimore Betty said:

The situation of Sergio and Caroline being joined at the hip makes me wonder how they earn money, neither one of them seem to have a job, in the real world people go to work, what would Sergio do if Caroline had to go to an office all day?

What do they do for money?

I am surprised that Caroline does not arrange a play date for Sergio from time to time.

You are on fire @Baltimore Betty!!!

[Stats Queen]

11 hours ago, retired watcher said:

I could never date a man that sweaty. I know it's hot but a sweaty head and face is not pleasing to me. I agree that Sara wouldn't know a good man if she found one.

My 7 years of going through the change were hell. Non stop sweating, once it started it wouldn’t stop, can’t imagine having that happening in that heat.

[Baltimore Betty]

10 hours ago, Stats Queen said:

My 7 years of going through the change were hell. Non stop sweating, once it started it wouldn’t stop, can’t imagine having that happening in that heat.

I still get a hot flash from time to time, I avoided the greenhouses at Longwood Gardens, desert vacations, saunas, hot yoga, etc...to be in that heat and dressed in those crazy costumes Ayan and the others wear, (like pleather, leather or the like!), I do not know how they do it.  

My thought about Sara is she wants to be the victim, she is just more comfortable in that role, she has given her toddler son agency over her life to hamper her moving on, Daniel sweaty or not is too good for her in that he seems nice and she cannot accept a nice guy, she would ruin it by self sabotage.

My son and DIL had a lay over for a few days in Dubai this past January (on their way to Mumbai for a wedding), they did falconry in the desert, rode the dunes, sand skied down dunes and said it was warm but not crazy hot, wisely they did not go in the summer. They also said it took a day to explore the Marriott and their suite was more square footage than their house, Dubai does do it bigger.

 

[Palimelon]

Best time to visit Dubai is in the winter.

[ZettaK]

On 6/20/2024 at 4:14 AM, Palimelon said:

We sometimes like to tease Arabs in the diaspora about their accents, and lack of Arabic.

I agree that people make fun of accents even inside a country (eg. a Southern accent in the U.S.), but she did it on tv, and she knew him personally. It's also not nice anyway. 

[Palimelon]

I guess we're not that sensitive about these things, then. It's all in good natured ribbing.

[ZettaK]

On 6/20/2024 at 7:33 PM, Baltimore Betty said:

The situation of Sergio and Caroline being joined at the hip makes me wonder how they earn money, neither one of them seem to have a job, in the real world people go to work, what would Sergio do if Caroline had to go to an office all day?

What do they do for money?

I am surprised that Caroline does not arrange a play date for Sergio from time to time.

Sergio has a degree in marketing, and communications, and he does digital marketing. Caroline is an influencer. 

I also think that his understanding of English is not that great. 

Edited June 22 by ZettaK

[Stats Queen]

On 6/22/2024 at 6:16 AM, ZettaK said:

Sergio has a degree in marketing, and communications, and he does digital marketing. Caroline is an influencer. 

I also think that his understanding of English is not that great. 

Or his understanding of female anatomy.

[Chalby]

On 6/20/2024 at 6:50 PM, Stats Queen said:

My 7 years of going through the change were hell. Non stop sweating, once it started it wouldn’t stop, can’t imagine having that happening in that heat.

Thanks Stats

I was about to disclose that I'm entering my 10th year of nonstop heat flushes, as I experience my "personal summer". I keep hoping it will end, but no end in sight. So I felt bad for that guy because if I were in Dubai, I'd be reduced to a puddle. (btw, I welcome any suggestions for relief).

[Chalby]

On 6/22/2024 at 3:10 AM, ZettaK said:

I agree that people make fun of accents even inside a country (eg. a Southern accent in the U.S.), but she did it on tv, and she knew him personally. It's also not nice anyway. 

I don't judge the teasing or mocking as harshly as others' responses to it. We all know someone who says idiotic things, or teases others about items that we may not find humorous. But I do judge how others respond.

This is when it is important that someone 'school' that person on why their comment was inappropriate. I bet people don't think teasing about accents or enunciation is harmful, but it can be the difference between someone learning the language or giving up. If I were at that table, I would assume she spoke for the group, given no one pointed out she was being rude. The silence is worse than the teasing.

[Palimelon]

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given no one pointed out she was being rude

Because it isn't considered rude. Joking about people's accents in the diaspora is just good fun. I have a relative who is Lebanese and has lived in the US for over 20 years, and most of the Arabs he knows are Jordanian, and his accent has shifted a bit to theirs, so even now I jokingly tease him about suddenly becoming Jordanian.

If she had been teasing someone who wasn't Arab about their accent, then yeah, that would have been rude. But for Arabs to do that about other Arabs, it's just in good fun, it isn't meant to be rude or malicious.

[princelina]

On 6/30/2024 at 5:05 AM, Palimelon said:

If she had been teasing someone who wasn't Arab about their accent, then yeah, that would have been rude. But for Arabs to do that about other Arabs, it's just in good fun, it isn't meant to be rude or malicious.

If she had been enjoying him I wouldn't have found it rude or malicious; to me it was just that she seemed to sneer at everything he said or did!

[Palimelon]

I didn't see it as her sneering, just seemed that they weren't a good match.

[SemiCharmedLife]

On 6/29/2024 at 2:23 PM, Chalby said:

Thanks Stats

I was about to disclose that I'm entering my 10th year of nonstop heat flushes, as I experience my "personal summer". I keep hoping it will end, but no end in sight. So I felt bad for that guy because if I were in Dubai, I'd be reduced to a puddle. (btw, I welcome any suggestions for relief).

I don't know if this a allowed on the feed, but I have found two wonderful solutions for the hot flashes:

1.  A rechargeable neck fan - it's lightweight and has four settings.  I took it with me to Hawaii and have it handy when I work out.  

2. A small tower fan for my nightstand.  I tap the top of it and it comes to life, immediately bringing me relief. So easy to use when you are half asleep.  (no more pillow swapping at night)

[heatherchandler]

On 7/1/2024 at 6:40 PM, SemiCharmedLife said:

1.  A rechargeable neck fan - it's lightweight and has four settings.  I took it with me to Hawaii and have it handy when I work out.

Is it a fan that clips to your neck?

[SemiCharmedLife]

9 hours ago, heatherchandler said:

Is it a fan that clips to your neck?

No, it lays around your neck, looks similar to a small pair of headphones - that's what most people assume it is when I'm wearing it. The breeze goes up to your face, or flip it and it goes on your neck/shoulders.

 

Also, a key feature is that it is rechargeable.  No changing batteries!

Edited July 4 by SemiCharmedLife

[Baltimore Betty]

10 minutes ago, SemiCharmedLife said:

No, it lays around your neck, looks similar to a small pair of headphones - that's what most people assume it is when I'm wearing it. The breeze goes up to your face, or flip it and it goes on your neck/shoulders.

Amazon has lots to pick from, I am not able to post the link, just type in neck fan and you will see a lot of them.

 

 

[ZettaK]

On 7/1/2024 at 2:07 PM, Palimelon said:

I didn't see it as her sneering, just seemed that they weren't a good match.

It was obvious she didn't find him attractive, so maybe she was looking for excuses.