S9.E15: Summer Scaries, Season Finale

[ZettaK]

As summer comes to an end, Lexi and Jesse navigate the awkwardness of their break up; Lindsay faces a new future.

First aired on 5/21/2025.

Edited May 22 by ZettaK

[Mr. Miner]

Has Gabby ever contributed anything to this show? 

[Thumper]

Ack.  I don’t need to see Lindsay pumping her breast milk. No more Lindsay, please.  Except she’s going to be on WWHL tonight. 😩
 

And now the Paige tour of how HaPpY she is without Craig.  🙄

Edited May 22 by Thumper

[swankie]

3 hours ago, Thumper said:

Ack.  I don’t need to see Lindsay pumping her breast milk. No more Lindsay, please.  Except she’s going to be on WWHL tonight. 😩

What's worse was Paige and Amanda drinking it.  🤮

On WWHL Lindsay said nobody should have taken Carl's professed crush on Ciara seriously.  Last week she refused to believe Carl had slept with someone.  She just can't make herself believe that Carl isn't pining away for her.  

The whole Lexi and Jesse thing is ick to me.  

[bosawks]

6 hours ago, swankie said:

On WWHL Lindsay said nobody should have taken Carl's professed crush on Ciara seriously.

Wait, did anybody take that seriously?

[snarts]

I'm kinda over watching the huge themed house parties full of random strangers. 

Hated that they added 20 minutes of footage to final episode  just to show Lindsay gloating about how wonderful her life is because she got purposefully got knocked up by a rich man. Oh, and to give Paige a platform to make Craig look bad (because she (too) quickly flaunted the breakup stepping out with a new man, was publicly judged for it & mad that Craig wouldn't come to her immediate rescue just after being ceremoniously dumped). Amanda was along for the ride. 

Convinced the entire Kesse/Lexi sitch was entirely contrived. I had Bravo on in the background earlier in the evening while one of the previous eps aired. There was scene where Jesse comes into the shared room with West after arguing with Lexi. They literally stand there and smirk at each other, then they rehash everything for the benefit of the cameraman. #fake

Finally,,,shut up, Gabby. Shut up, Danielle. Both useless space wasters. 

Edited May 22 by snarts

[Marley]

Well nobody does believe Carl & his crush on Ciara. Carl is fake. He needs to just come out already.

Craig is a known liar so I believe Paige.

I still don't give a fuck about anything to do with Jesse & Lexi. I hope the reunion isn't all about them.

[tvfanatic13]

Is Imrul even going to be at the reunion? What about the girl that was there for 2 minutes. Will they talk about her at all?

[b2H]

Imrul's face was shown at the reunion clips.

Lexi should not be invited back - she did the Jesse relationship to stay on camera (notice her friend Bailey disappeared mid-season as she had nothing to add).

Jesse didn't need to have that argument in the kitchen with Lexi during the party.  I kept yelling at him to walk away.  Nothing he could do or say was going to shake her from her childish rant.  He should walk away and never see her again.  Again, she needs to disappear from the show and the reunion.

Lindsey does answer the question as to what happened to Turner when asked on the reunion.  Have to wonder what Carl's reaction was/is.

I believe they need to boot this cast and either shut down the show or find a younger group of miscreants.  These folks are close to or in their 40s.  It's not cute anymore.

[heatherchandler]

16 hours ago, Thumper said:

Ack.  I don’t need to see Lindsay pumping her breast milk. No more Lindsay, please.  Except she’s going to be on WWHL tonight. 😩
 

And now the Paige tour of how HaPpY she is without Craig.  🙄

That was gross.

 

Of course Paige is just so happy now.  She wasn’t herself during summer?  Yeah she was exactly the same Paige she’s always been.  

[Marley]

If they do a new younger cast it'll just suck. All new reality shows are just full of fake influencers. It sucks now too so may as well just cancel the show it's had a good run lol 

[dancingdreamer]

Lindsay  and Turner,  I didn't  believe  he was wonderful, he was a sperms donor. We  really didn't  need to see her pumping milk. 

Lexi rewrites  history. When she said Jesse  should of asked her to the US open, it cemented  in my mind, she's an insecure,  jealous, fame hungry  little hobbit.

The coffins at the party ,gave me the creeps. 

Paige , I finally  listened  to giggly squad, I lasted 10 minutes.

[Back Atcha]

35 minutes ago, dancingdreamer said:

Lexi rewrites  history. When she said Jesse  should of asked her to the US open, it cemented  in my mind, she's an insecure,  jealous, fame hungry  little hobbit.

I think your first sentence is the Way of Life of Lexi.  A pampered little darling, probably supporting her small family with her earnings as a model ... and now the Bravo Bucks.  I'm sorry to learn she's on the finale.  I hope it's HER finale.

18 hours ago, Mr. Miner said:

Has Gabby ever contributed anything to this show? 

ANNOYANCE!  Every time she shows up (CEO, right?)..ANNOYING!

14 hours ago, swankie said:

On WWHL Lindsay said nobody should have taken Carl's professed crush on Ciara seriously.  Last week she refused to believe Carl had slept with someone.  She just can't make herself believe that Carl isn't pining away for her.  

DITTO DITTO DITTO DITTO.   What a self-aggrandizing beyotch.

3 hours ago, Marley said:

Craig is a known liar so I believe Paige.

I think the first time I heard Craig mention "the ring" was on Andy's show.  I wished they'd bring out a guy with that lie-detecting machine.  His description of the unique ring he designed seemed so fake...and the jeweler would just take it back?  Hmmmm

[peachmangosteen]

9 hours ago, snarts said:

Oh, and to give Paige a platform to make Craig look bad (because she (too) quickly flaunted the breakup stepping out with a new man, was publicly judged for it & mad that Craig wouldn't come to her immediate rescue just after being ceremoniously dumped).

Paige was trying to make Craig look good/covering for him their whole relationship so I guess she just thought maybe he'd do her one solid. But it's Craig so he couldn't manage.

Gabby is literally the only person on this show I would ever wanna spend a minute with. Maybe Lindsay if it was in a group and she was giving one of her hilarious speeches.

The men on this show are so nasty. If Bravo seriously thinks they're gonna get a hit with a reboot led by nasty ass Jesse and West I think they're sadly mistaken.

Edited May 22 by peachmangosteen

[snarts]

37 minutes ago, peachmangosteen said:

Paige was trying to make Craig look good/covering for him their whole relationship so I guess she just thought maybe he'd do her one solid. But it's Craig so he couldn't manage.

Defending your significant other while you're together is far cry from jumping in to defend the person who just broke your heart from rumors you're not entirely sure aren't true.

Craig never accused Paige of cheating. The ex fiance of the guy Paige was parading around with in early January did that.

If Craig was that terrible of a boyfriend ,she wouldn't have spent 3+ years with him. It's revisionist history at this point, trying to win the public relations war. She's becoming Lindsay. 

Edited May 22 by snarts

[peachmangosteen]

32 minutes ago, snarts said:

If Craig was that terrible of a boyfriend ,she wouldn't have spent 3+ years with him.

I think she would because she's very fake and cares about her image more than anything else. Plus, she seems lazy and also not all that interested in actually being in a relationship.

I would feel bad for Paige having to defend Craig and cover for him all those years but she wanted the attention/image it gave her so meh.

Craig just wants a woman to marry him and give him a a baby. I'm surprised it hasn't already happened tbh. I thought he'd find someone to knock up within a few months of him and Paige breaking up.

Edited May 22 by peachmangosteen

[swankie]

8 hours ago, dancingdreamer said:

Lexi rewrites  history. When she said Jesse  should of asked her to the US open, it cemented  in my mind, she's an insecure,  jealous, fame hungry  little hobbit.

YES!!!!!  You should get an award for this spot on description of Lexi.  And I have a grand niece named Lexi and Summer House Lexi is shaming her name. 🤣

[Chalby]

I give up, I have to concede to everyone who posted on this forum that Lexie is annoying. I've tried to support her by recognizing Jesse's energy was way over the top, but during this episode Lexi comes across as flighty, emotionally waffling, and verbally annoying as she chatters about a relationship that no one cares about, nor thought would actually go anywhere.

[Chalby]

5 hours ago, peachmangosteen said:

Paige has always been my favourite of the Summer House cast. I find her to be authentic because she doesn't even pretend to not be lazy. Plus Paige's relationships within the house show that she is always there to listen to others, while trying to remain objective.

I believe Craig has not found the right woman to settle down with and have a baby, because he's very adept at hiding his stubbornness and control issues. Craig is huge on guilt trips, pouting, and still utilizing exaggerations or gaslighting in order to control the narrative or to receive attention.

They were a great couple initially, specially when Paige gladly relinquished all control/ decision making to Craig. But the power dynamic shifted once Paige's career took off and she began booking weekly appearances. That's when Craig up the ante on mind games, thus pushing Paige's anxiety through the roof.

 

[peachmangosteen]

8 hours ago, Chalby said:

I give up, I have to concede to everyone who posted on this forum that Lexie is annoying. I've tried to support her by recognizing Jesse's energy was way over the top, but during this episode Lexi comes across as flighty, emotionally waffling, and verbally annoying as she chatters about a relationship that no one cares about, nor thought would actually go anywhere.

Yea. The thing is though, Jesse also sucks lol. Like I'm not into the 'poor little Jesse, Lexi broke his heart' take on the whole thing. Jesse showed himself to be so gross in his quest to get airtime, which unfortunately the show awarded him with.

[Salacious Kitty]

There's plenty to hate on both sides. They concocted a showmance, and it got them prime screen time. That said, I'd be really surprised to see her next season. She doesn't get along with anybody. 

[Back Atcha]

14 hours ago, Chalby said:

Lexi comes across as flighty, emotionally waffling, and verbally annoying as she chatters about a relationship that no one cares about, nor thought would actually go anywhere.

But wait, Chalby...what about the myriad important things Lexi (only life experience: a pampered daughter/sister/model...until Bravo) NEEDED to TEACH Jesse?  Wouldn't you or I be impressed/enamoured of a new (extremely new) romantic interest continually letting us we needed to be TAUGHT???   XOXOX

13 hours ago, Chalby said:

I believe Craig has not found the right woman to settle down with and have a baby, because he's very adept at hiding his stubbornness and control issues. Craig is huge on guilt trips, pouting, and still utilizing exaggerations or gaslighting in order to control the narrative or to receive attention.

I would have added an important word...one that Andy Cohen and most of Craig's male "friends" on Southern Charm have used endlessly:  LIAR.  I don't know if it's pathological, but it is continual and he calls it "storytelling," as in, "I'm a storyteller."  Maybe that's what his mother called it when he was 6-9.  Around his age 10, she knew what the real word was.  Still does.

Edited May 23 by Back Atcha

[Marley]

Lmao Craig does not wanna settle down that's just the lie he tells for his new image. He's dating a young rich influencer now that is not the choice of someone who is looking to get married & have kids.

How come there's absolutely no proof of this ring either. It makes no sense.

[FozzyBear]

That’s it? I slogged through one of the dullest seasons of tv ever created for…that? For fucks sake! 

Anyway. Looks like Lindsey, Amanda, and Paige are going  to be the focus of whatever  spin-off is in the works. Here’s hoping  it’s fun. Summer House, not fun!

[Back Atcha]

19 hours ago, Marley said:

Lmao Craig does not wanna settle down that's just the lie he tells for his new image. He's dating a young rich influencer now that is not the choice of someone who is looking to get married & have kids.

Paige did, at one time, say that SHE was the breadwinner.  Craig's business isn't totally his, so perhaps she DID earn more money.  Maybe a "young rich influencer" is what he thinks he needs now.  And then...he'll want her to stop working, have babies, and stay at home. Has he figured out his potential earnings?

[ZettaK]

9 hours ago, FozzyBear said:

That’s it? I slogged through one of the dullest seasons of tv ever created for…that? For fucks sake! 

Anyway. Looks like Lindsey, Amanda, and Paige are going  to be the focus of whatever  spin-off is in the works. Here’s hoping  it’s fun. Summer House, not fun!

Not another spin off! Look at The Valley. Very low ratings. I have zero interest in watching Paige, Amanda, Lindsay, their entourage, and I'm sure their romantic partners (so, more Kyle for example) in the background. 

ETA: I find The Valley far more interesting than Summer House. It's a train wreck, but reality show gold. 

Edited May 25 by ZettaK

[ZettaK]

Only the party was mildly interesting (and I mean the makeup and clothing). 

Lexi was pushing for more screen time by lecturing Jesse again and again. She tried to get the sympathy of the women, but there was still a disconnect, and any of the guys wouldn't go anywhere near her after this season, unless they like a reality villain reputation along with more exposure. West is (wisely?) dating outside the group. 

Imrul only cared to get more women because he was on a reality show, so he didn't bother to really associate with anybody in the house. And we know he is not Kyle's friend, not even an acquaintance.

Lindsay wouldn't be with her boyfriend if it were not for the baby, and this won't last for too long. 

I wonder if Ciara was busy, and that's why she was not with the women at Lindsay's apartment at the end. 

6 hours ago, Back Atcha said:

Paige did, at one time, say that SHE was the breadwinner.  Craig's business isn't totally his, so perhaps she DID earn more money.  Maybe a "young rich influencer" is what he thinks he needs now.  And then...he'll want her to stop working, have babies, and stay at home. Has he figured out his potential earnings?

Craig is more, or less a figure head in the business. He is the face on tv, ads, etc. We saw his business partner before (Southern Charm). 

Edited May 24 by ZettaK

[Back Atcha]

1 hour ago, ZettaK said:

Craig is more, or less a figure head in the business. He is the face on tv, ads, etc. We saw his business partner before (Southern Charm).

Yep!   He thinks he can have a career as an attorney.  One would think he'd need to get started, get some experience.  Even if he started now (at age 36), he's at least a decade of on-the-job knowledge behind his peers in the law biz, even the paralegals and secretaries.  Still, there are those clients who would hire him simply because of his showbiz "career."

Edited May 25 by Back Atcha

[ZettaK]

Ew.

 

[Back Atcha]

I thought there would never be a Last Straw for me with Jesse.  🤢🤑🤢🤮

[Vivigirl10]

Lexi - you "dated" this dude for a month.  He didn't kill your dog. He didn't burn down your house.  It's your own fault that you chose to rush into something far too fast.  You chose not to try to have friendships with the girls.  I just can't with this chick.  She's running her mouth with every single opportunity that crosses her path (social media, podcasts).  In no way did this stupid one month of an interaction with a walking set of giant teeth constitute this level of outward blathering.  What I do wish is that someone in the house (along with telling her to shut up) would also call her out on how obvious it is that she's trying to angle for a spin-off for herself, Mom and sister.  Please, for the love of God, get this spoiled child off of our t.v. screens. And take away her access to lip liner while you're at it.

And please send Gabby away too.  She has contributed nothing, said nothing, for however many years she's been hanging around being Lindsey's minion, but now, at the one moment that West finally decides he's going to say something meaningful at dinner, she starts talking over everyone and won't let him put in his two cents?  You've missed your opportunity Miss Thang.  There's the door, please leave.

Paige has acted all summer like a "star" who is only flying in for her contractually obligated visits.  Far above the rest of the lowly cast.  

Sadly, I think it's time to close up the summer house.  You can't reboot these ideas with new people.  They just need to close up shop.

 

[heatherchandler]

On 5/24/2025 at 7:01 PM, Back Atcha said:

Yep!   He thinks he can have a career as an attorney.  One would think he'd need to get started, get some experience.  Even if he started now (at age 36), he's at least a decade of on-the-job knowledge behind his peers in the law biz, even the paralegals and secretaries.  Still, there are those clients who would hire him simply because of his showbiz "career."

He owns a law firm.  And a restaurant, in addition to the pillows.  

[Back Atcha]

17 minutes ago, heatherchandler said:

He owns a law firm.  And a restaurant, in addition to the pillows.  

I'll never believe that he owns the largest percentage of any business he's involved with...

[snarts]

Sewing Down South has annual revenue of over $10M. It's a privately owned by Craig & his two partners, and was built from the ground up to include both bricks & mortar storefronts and  lucrative distribution deals with home & grocery store chains. 

To argue that Craig isn't successful just because he prefers to have business partners in his ventures is odd. Partnerships & investments in other businesses (like Spritz Society) allows him to grow & diversify his portfolio while minimizing risk.

https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.sewing_down_south_llc.5f8ed73aaeb3ed502c3773fd1299c628.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/belk-partners-sewing-down-south-123000146.html

[Back Atcha]

10 hours ago, snarts said:

To argue that Craig isn't successful just because he prefers to have business partners in his ventures is odd.

"Partnership" has nothing to do with it.  Presenting himself as THE successful entrepreneur is a bit much. Do we ever hear him give credit to his "team"?  I think whatever business he's in, there HAS to be a  forceful partner/partners to keep him on track.

[snarts]

^he doesn't though, at least what I've seen. Every article mentions his partners, Jerry & Amanda. It appears that they strategically use him.as the face of the brand, which makes since with the TV exposure. 

Not debating who's more successful, Paige is obviously having a moment right now with the success of Giggly Squad & her endorsement deals. I just don't understand why it has to be an either/or. Looking across Bravo, Craig is someone who's seemingly set up well should the show end tomorrow. There aren't many.

[ZettaK]

On 5/26/2025 at 6:38 PM, heatherchandler said:

He owns a law firm.  And a restaurant, in addition to the pillows.  

The restaurant and home decoration businesses are in partnership with several individuals/companies. He is the figurehead (for advertising reasons) with Austen for the restaurant in Charleston from what I read. I don't think he even invested any money, or at least it was very little. The owners are really a hospitality group. What happened to the one in New York? He wouldn't invest in that, he would only be the face of it. The owners would be a well known chef, and a hospitality group. As for the home decoration business, he is more involved, but he is a smaller investor. 

Edited May 29 by ZettaK

[ZettaK]

16 hours ago, snarts said:

^he doesn't though, at least what I've seen. Every article mentions his partners, Jerry & Amanda. It appears that they strategically use him.as the face of the brand, which makes since with the TV exposure. 

Not debating who's more successful, Paige is obviously having a moment right now with the success of Giggly Squad & her endorsement deals. I just don't understand why it has to be an either/or. Looking across Bravo, Craig is someone who's seemingly set up well should the show end tomorrow. There aren't many.

The partners in the home decoration company (Sewing Down South) were shown at least one time on the season finale episode (the cast at the restaurant) a few seasons ago. Craig is doing fine now, but he might not have the same success if he doesn't have the exposure from the show. He won't be on Summer House because his relationship with Paige is over, and the Summer House and Southern Charm casts are feuding right now. Having partners is common because reality show personalities are approached with business offers. 

Edited May 29 by ZettaK

[gaPeach]

On 5/21/2025 at 8:52 PM, Thumper said:

Ack.  I don’t need to see Lindsay pumping her breast milk. No more Lindsay, please.  Except she’s going to be on WWHL tonight.

I don't know why she was pumping anyway.  I breastfed my son and only pumped when I was going to away from him during a feeding time, which was very rare.  And I didn't add it to milk already pumped and in the refrigerator either.  Maybe things have changed since I breastfed, but I got the impression she was just showing off for the cameras.  And I did not think it was weird for Paige and Amanda to taste it but found it weird that Lindsey had not.  Just strange all the way around.

And I am probably in the minority here, but I don't think Lexi was the lair, I thought that Jesse was playing both sides.  He vented things to the other girls that he never said to Lexi, or at least on camera.  At first I thought she was a airhead but she was articulate when explaining to Jesse why she was breaking up with him.  This could have been a producer driven story because think about it.  What was left without it?  Watching two girl lay in bed all day or Lindsey with her pregnancy?  Even their parties were lame this year.  

[ZettaK]

9 hours ago, gaPeach said:

I don't know why she was pumping anyway.  I breastfed my son and only pumped when I was going to away from him during a feeding time, which was very rare.  And I didn't add it to milk already pumped and in the refrigerator either.  Maybe things have changed since I breastfed, but I got the impression she was just showing off for the cameras.  And I did not think it was weird for Paige and Amanda to taste it but found it weird that Lindsey had not.  Just strange all the way around.

And I am probably in the minority here, but I don't think Lexi was the lair, I thought that Jesse was playing both sides.  He vented things to the other girls that he never said to Lexi, or at least on camera.  At first I thought she was a airhead but she was articulate when explaining to Jesse why she was breaking up with him.  This could have been a producer driven story because think about it.  What was left without it?  Watching two girl lay in bed all day or Lindsey with her pregnancy?  Even their parties were lame this year.  

Lindsay breast fed on tv to show off. 

Jesse said different things to the other women because when the women told her what Jesse was saying about her Lexi appeared to be surprised.

Edited Sunday at 03:09 AM by ZettaK

[bosawks]

Eh, I'd rather drink a gallon of breast milk than suck a toe.

People are weird, I say let your consensual freak flag fly.

Especially for my viewing pleasure 😜

 

Edited Monday at 01:00 PM by bosawks

[gaPeach]

On 5/31/2025 at 10:06 PM, ZettaK said:

Jesse said different things to the other women because when the women told her what Jesse was saying about her Lexi appeared to be surprised.

 

ITA! He would talk to the girls about things he should have talked to Lexi about but didn't.  And he could not seem to grasp the fact he was all over, literally, Ciara the weekend Lexi was gone.  He was actively pursuing Ciara.  If Ciara had responded to his flirting, he would have dropped Lexi like a rock.  Their relationship was dumb but dominated the entire season.