S10.E03: Whine Country

[Beden]

 

I've said it before and I'll say it again; Tamra is going for the redemption edit, likely because TPTB have finally begun to listen to/believe how seriously disliked she is and how she (and the other nasty shit stirrers) adversely affected the franchise and contributed to the ratings slide.

Despite how horrible she is, I can't see her getting kicked off.

I suspect that you're right; if Bravo can continue to support the felons on RHNJ then they'll keep Tamra. Equally I doubt that she'll ever give her notice; from what I've gathered (and please correct me if I'm wrong) the six figure paycheck must come in too handy to stop it's arrival.

[HumblePi]

I can't...... I just can't take her......

 

[HumblePi]

Shannon is super high strung and seems to be hitting rhe vodka hard, but I am completely on her side regarding the phone call controversy. "Thus is Meghan King"-from Missouri??! It is completely understandable that she thought it was a nuisance call. Once she said to Meghan" I didn't know it was you " Meghan should have apologized for the misunderstanding and let it go. Even her husband quickly grasped that Shannon didn't understand who was calling her. Try knowing your own name bubblehead

I watched the episode a short while ago and had to google who the heck Meghan is. She's from the Midwest and the third wife of a baseball 'legend'(?).  She's 30 years old and looks like she could be the daughter of a few of the older housewives. She's a horrible, awkward actress and I think any one of the regular housewives can chew her up and spit her as far North as Napa from Orange County. I thinks he was a  horrible choice by the producers and Fay Resnick would have made a better sparring partner to the housewives than the little snippet of the tall model from the Midwest.

[Neerbeena]

  

I feel so bad for Shannon and wished she and David had thought this through. They should have stepped away from the show and dealt with their marriage privately. I know two women whom I love dearly, that have gone through infidelity in their marriages. There's a very long process for getting "over" an affair. The woman's self esteem takes a huge hit. Their whole world is turned upside down. And they can't just forgive and move on no matter how much they want to. The transgressor does have to have complete transparency and for how ever long it takes. Shannon's lack of joy is not surprising, but it is just too real for reality TV. I know as the sympathetic ear and shoulder to lean on for my friends, that there were times I wanted to scream to make the "affair" talk go away. It was relentless, 24/7. My friend was not alone with her obsession, it's common. And sadly only other betrayed women can talk about the affair non stop with other betrayed. I don't see this ending well.

There lies your problem...........they were never classy to begin with.

 

I have two friends whose husbands had affairs and they too could not forgive or forget.  Both husbands eventually bailed out on the marriages because they claimed they couldn't take the distrust and the suspicions and the nagging.  One of them ended up marrying the woman he had the original affair with.  

 

Shannon really looks awful this season, kind of bloated and haggard-looking.

 

I knew Tamra wasn't going to be happy with smaller boobs.  

 

I also like Heather.  She might be a little anal, but she's a hoot.  She's like LuAnn from RHNYC -- they're confident in their individual styles and don't seem to compete with the other women (looks-wise).

[Grneyedldy]

I have two friends whose husbands had affairs and they too could not forgive or forget.  Both husbands eventually bailed out on the marriages because they claimed they couldn't take the distrust and the suspicions and the nagging.  One of them ended up marrying the woman he had the original affair.

Of the two marriages I referred to, one ended in divorce. No counseling. I wasn't surprised at all. The second one is looking promising. Marriage counseling and separate counseling for months. It wasn't a quick fix and there are still triggers, but I'm hopeful for them.

[cherry slushie]

I'm sure this has been mentioned somewhere in the RH forums, but I need to post it just in case it has not.  Have any of you listened to the Watch What Crappens podcasts?  Their imitations of some of the Housewives are hysterical!  My favorite is Shannon (David...David..)!  If anyone hasn't heard it yet, please check it out - you will laugh SO hard. I promise!

 

https://soundcloud.com/watch-what-crappens/

 

 

[KungFuBunny]

TMZzzz/Radar Off Line obtained first photo of David Beador's alleged mistress

 

 

 

 

Edited June 25, 2015 by KungFuBunny

[AnnA]

I watched the episode a short while ago and had to google who the heck Meghan is. She's from the Midwest and the third wife of a baseball 'legend'(?).  She's 30 years old and looks like she could be the daughter of a few of the older housewives. She's a horrible, awkward actress and I think any one of the regular housewives can chew her up and spit her as far North as Napa from Orange County. I thinks he was a  horrible choice by the producers and Fay Resnick would have made a better sparring partner to the housewives than the little snippet of the tall model from the Midwest.

 

I have no interest in Meghan but if she's willing and able to take on Vicki, I want to watch.  If I had to guess what she did by just looking at her, I would have guessed model but I would have been wrong.  In one of her THs, Meghan said she was in pharmaceutical sales prior to marrying Mr. No-Personality.

[KungFuBunny]

I'm sure this has been mentioned somewhere in the RH forums, but I need to post it just in case it has not.  Have any of you listened to the Watch What Crappens podcasts?  Their imitations of some of the Housewives are hysterical!  My favorite is Shannon (David...David..)!  If anyone hasn't heard it yet, please check it out - you will laugh SO hard. I promise!

 

https://soundcloud.com/watch-what-crappens/

Yes I love Ronnie & Ben

Vicki with a Canadian accent attending the Oscars for the Insurance world is pretty good too.

Tamra has no storyline...hopping on Heather's Collette event...to promote her Methode Boob-inois

[Mountainair]

I have no interest in Meghan but if she's willing and able to take on Vicki, I want to watch.  If I had to guess what she did by just looking at her, I would have guessed model but I would have been wrong.  In one of her THs, Meghan said she was in pharmaceutical sales prior to marrying Mr. No-Personality.

So, essientially she's Penny from The Big Bang Theory minus the intelligent influences?

[AnnA]

So, essientially she's Penny from The Big Bang Theory minus the intelligent influences?

I'd love to say I understood your comparison but I've never watched The Big Bang Theory.

[LNDNgirl]

Shannon was my fave at the end of last season.  I was hesitant about her at the beginning, especially the henpecking she subjected poor David to, but she managed to turn it around by the end.  I have a sneaky suspicion that that's the game plan this year too.  More henpecking, perpetual questioning and snide remarks (though I think she's somewhat warranted due to the reveal of the affair*), I think by the end of the season she and David will present themselves as having worked through all of their problems and everything being good between them.

 

Phone-call gate with Shannon and Meghan is so overblown and manufactured.  I think Shannon probably answered because she was told to expect a call by production.  Meghan says" I was given your phone number by person X, and I know you headed this event last year and I need help with catering numbers."  Huh?

Surely if you're asking someone for help, you introduce who you are ( before being prompted ), and ask the person whom you're asking for help if you've reached them at a good/convenient time for THEM.  After all you are asking for their help.  Meghan and crews reaction was overblown ("OMG, she was sooo rude").  Shannons' reaction when being confronted, slightly less so, but still overblown.  I personally would have been more like Shannon in the situation.  Very few people have my cell phone number, and I'd be like who the hell is this random calling me on my phone?!

 

Lizzie looks so much better this year.  Her face looks a little thinner, and having the side swoop instead of big pageant hair is more flattering.

 

Tamra and the toilet paper, Eww. A strand of it hanging when she leaves the bathroom...unfortunate, but it can happen.  I was grossed out by the fact that Eddie found some in bed!!  Ok, so you didn't shower at the end of the night....ok.  Maybe you're really tired or something. Got it. But you don't even go to the bathroom and do a quick bird bath or anything?  Really? Especially when you and Eddie like to talk about doing anal so much.

 

I think friend of the housewives, Katie, would have been a better housewife than Meghan.  Too bad she had those family issues to deal with.

 

Heather, thought seemingly more relaxed, is still the uptight control freak we know her to be. 

"Thank you all so much for coming .  We named it after our daughter Collette, who is.."

"A mistake."

"We named it after our daughter Collette, who is.."

"Mean."

"We named it after our daughter Collette, who is truly unique".

She was determined to stick to her script and was peeved at Terry's interruptions.  Same thing happened at the hoedown last year and the first dig.

 

Anyone know about coffee enemas and cancer?  That one is over my head.

 

*warranted in MY mind, cause that's something I could unfortunately see myself doing.  But I do agree that if you've said you're going  to move forward you don't keep grinding the axe.

Edited June 25, 2015 by LNDNgirl

[jennylauren123]

I found Heather extra annoying this time. And that's saying something, because I am always mightily annoyed by her.

 

She does the Kardashian eye roll for emphasis. Or sitcom eye roll. Call it what you want. And she uses her XXL hands in an exaggerated manner to emphasize … just about every friggin' thing she says. Arrrrrgh. I keep wishing I could snap those wrists. Snap 'em, I say!

 

True, she is on a show, but she should try to make some gestures organic. She's looking and talking more and more like a fembot.

 

Tamra, put away the boobs. Seriously. I am getting freaked out by all the huge orange freckled boobs that I have been subjected to. And I say this as someone who is naturally well endowed and naturally freckled. I keep 'em covered. Am I missing something?

Edited June 25, 2015 by jennylauren123

[zoeysmom]

I'm sure this has been mentioned somewhere in the RH forums, but I need to post it just in case it has not.  Have any of you listened to the Watch What Crappens podcasts?  Their imitations of some of the Housewives are hysterical!  My favorite is Shannon (David...David..)!  If anyone hasn't heard it yet, please check it out - you will laugh SO hard. I promise!

 

https://soundcloud.com/watch-what-crappens/

Meth Champs. . . changes the whole dynamic of Collette, the California Methode Champenoise,  thanks for the link.

[Beden]

 

Anyone know about coffee enemas and cancer?  That one is over my head.

No, not a doctor but I've heard that it's a real thing. Maybe it's experimental (anyone know?) but a number of years ago Michael Landon was also fighting cancer and he mentioned that was one of the treatments he was trying. Sadly, he did die but it may be of some help for others.

[Ubiquitous]

Did Heather not get her real cake? Only cardboard?

Perhaps it was a decoy cake, in case Sarah Winchester crashed her party?

 

That winery, was it Jean Charles', was like a Shahs of Sunset party bus got drunk and threw up a winery. What a horror show.

That was the tackiest winery I have ever seen! The owner was a friend of Heather and Terry's right?

 

Brooks, RHOATL did the coffee enema routine and did it much better.

Was Brooks getting an coffee enema at the Chilis he receives his chemo?

 

I was moved when Tamra quoted Christ himself. "I'm saved. And if you don't like it, you can suck it". I said those very words when I was saved at the age of fourteen - not. This one has a real grasp on Christianity. Her version includes making jokes about taking it deep in front of an obviously uncomfortable Katie. God help her mini-me Meghan, who claimed Tamra as a mentor. A true famewhore it would seem.

I am totally not buying Tamra's latest lame attempt at a redemption storyline. She obviously just doesn't get it. ™

So "Collette" is called "made just like champagne"? Heh heh, thanks for the laugh, Heather.

[biakbiak]

Perhaps it was a decoy cake, in case Sarah Winchester crashed her party?

That was the tackiest winery I have ever seen! The owner was a friend of Heather and Terry's right?

No,.they had never been there, just heard about it. It's Raymond vineyards they do a collaboration with John Legend. I have actually been there and it was quite fun. The decor and staff are very young and cheek/quirky intentionally to have fun with the stuffy other vineyards. Their wine is also delicious. Edited June 25, 2015 by biakbiak

[gunderda]

I wonder if Heather did the fake cake because they were traveling with it?  When she was meeting with the cake person she asked how well they travel/ship and then Heather said they would be on a private jet and that should be ok.  Heather probably didn't want to hassle with transporting a real cake, I'm sure the fake one is much more sturdy

[cherry slushie]

Meth Champs. . . changes the whole dynamic of Collette, the California Methode Champenoise,  thanks for the link.

You're so welcome!  Glad you're enjoying it! My stomach still hurts from laughing so hard - two days ago lol.

[KFC]

I've said it before and I'll say it again; Tamra is going for the redemption edit, likely because TPTB have finally begun to listen to/believe how seriously disliked she is and how she (and the other nasty shit stirrers) adversely affected the franchise and contributed to the ratings slide.

 

As someone who is not a Tamra fan, even I don't think it's quite so simple as "Evil Tamra is responsible for a decline in ratings."

 

The show is almost ten years old. Shows ALWAYS decline in the ratings as they age. I'm not convinced the viewership would go up if they got rid of her or even if they made her more likable. She's that villain you love to hate. This show doesn't have wealth or house porn to offer (although the lack of wealth certainly yields some gems, like Vicki's glee over the fur coat Brooks rented for her), so drama is probably more crucial to this franchise than some of the other HW shows. And apparently she's pretty agreeable with production and doing the producers' bidding in stirring up trouble, so I doubt they'll be getting rid of her anytime soon.

[HelloOutThere]

Count me in as one of those who like this episode. It was overall pretty light, with plenty of “real” moments (Shannon fiending for a drink – did anyone else see / feel David’s relief when the bartender said they had Grey Goose?, the TP incident, the fireplace line-up because it was so cold, etc). And a bit of “drama” thrown in at the end.

 

Some random thoughts on the episode and season so far from a snarky gay man:

 

Meghan: I find Meghan rather pretty, but extremely rough around the edges in terms of behavior. She lacks the class one expects from her formal good looks. She is not lady-like and seems extremely dumb as well. I’d put money she meant some churches are “cheesy,” not “chintzy.” Also, her voice is very annoying. She sounds like a BOY. Not a MAN, a BOY. Also agree that her dress in the intro looks awful, almost gross.

 

Heather: I second the poster(s) who keep saying Heather is a huge NERD. I grew up and went to college with many girls like her – just big nerds who married money and continue to be nerds masquerading as “FAAAAABULOUS” because they have money to dress well and have nice things. This is not the same as fabulous. Heather has zero street smarts and would never be the girl to get down with you at a party and let loose. She is a perpetual wet blanket because at her core she is a big nerd. "This might be Defcon 5" (from the previews)?? Bitch should be fired just for saying that line.

Tamra: Eddie’s trendy haircut makes him look like Ricky Ricardo. Too bad Tamra is more Ethel than Lucy. Cannot. Even. With Tamra’s born-again Christian BS. She has truly hit rock bottom. Thrusting her tits in Heather’s face on the couch was hilarious – even more hilarious that nobody noticed said new titties, not even "Botched" star plastic surgeon Terry.

 

Ghosts of the past: Enjoyed seeing Lizzie and Christian, but the combo of those blue (?) pants Christian was wearing with those shoes at the golf carts was a fashion sin.

 

Husbands: David would be unstoppably irresistible if he put on just a bit of muscle – maybe 5-10 lbs. He should do it just to piss off Shannon and get even more attention from the ladies (and some fellas). I find Meghan’s husband extremely unattractive and the very definition of “peaked early and now aging in dog years.” Plus he seems like a dick to her, but she kinda has it coming.

 

Closing thoughts: In the supertrailer for the season, after all the clips of the skinny cast, the sudden shot of Brianna is jarring, like a splice-in of a manatee. Not sorry. She is a bitch deliberately trying to prevent her (admittedly crazy) mother from being happy.

Oh! How could I forget Marlo Thomas with the Michael Jackson nose! I am referring to the female owner of the winery. My God, Terry should have given her the "Botched" casting crew's card for that hack-job nose job! I could not stop staring at it. And it looked like her daughter had a similar procedure. There was a shot when they were both walking toward the camera and it was like a scene from the Twilight Zone.

 

OK, I'll go to my room now.

Edited June 25, 2015 by HelloOutThere

[scenicbyway]

I hope this season isn't going to be Shannon just whining about her husband every episode.  Divorce isn't an option!  Why?  Does he get all of the money or something?  I thought in California assets were divided equally.  She may think she's helping her daughters, but they'll just end up traumatized by seeing their parents snipe at each other.  The older one already seemed that way during David's apology.  I can't figure David out, he seems supportive of Shannon, but then gets caught having an affair (my guess is that there have been others).  Why not just tell her it's over?

 

Heather is just fluffy.  Yes, her wealth is ridiculous, but she's not out to hurt anyone and she and her husband seem to have a good partnership.  He didn't seem to care that she was hundreds of thousands of dollars over budget.  They also seem to bond over their obvious distaste of their children.

 

Meghan, Meghan.  She's seems a lot younger than she is.  How did she and her husband even end up married?  He doesn't seem to like her, she's trying to make the best of the situation while her step daughter is rooting against her.  I can see the other women being afraid of her youth (Shannon) but she's really just a little fish swimming upstream.  She seems like she could use a couple of friends.

[ragingpixie]

Apropos of nothing, I nearly ran over Vicki in the parking lot of her office yesterday. My CPA is in the same building, and she stepped out from between two cars with her hands full of files and whatnot. I must say that she has slimmed down considerably and looks terrific in person. Her hair was still in the blunt bob and does wonders for her.

 

The only -- and I mean ONLY -- thing I see when I look at Lizzie's or Tamra's boobs are veins. Their bosoms look like a map of rivers and tributaries.

[IKnowRight]

So, essientially she's Penny from The Big Bang Theory minus the intelligent influences?

The character Penny can be sarcastic, but she's very sweet. From what I see so far, there's nothing sweet about Meghan!

[halkatla]

OMG! Tamra is the new resident "Jesus jugs"!! I´m a christian and I´m loving this (even though I´m totally the opposite of such possibly shallow christianity) because I´ve never not liked Tamra. I know, she´s been an awful, evil person a bunch of times, but she´s also been entertaining in her bitchiness. So if she really goes all Jesus-freak on us, I will officially start to love her (until when or if she seems fake in her redemtion arc). Brandi from (the trash) Beverly Hills would just reap my contempt if she tried it, but Tamra has never sunk deep enough for me not to be willing to embrace her - if - she did something cool like going to church and talking about a deep personal relationship with God. I remember when Heather first came on the show, she was so classy, with a kind-of real career as an actress, and I was just mortified by the way Alexis kept acting the fool around her, giving Heather the upper hand (because I just wanted Alexis to behave like a normal person) but now Heather has become such a cartoon character, she always brings it when it comes to showing off, but it´s become a joke. She´s not trying to hide anything and her face and the way she shows off is more scary than 10,000 Alexis´ and Jim´s combined.

Edited June 25, 2015 by halkatla

[StevieRocks]

Zzzzzzzz: Madame Puppet is so boring with the stupid cabinets. If a couple of trailer park residents were discussing that they were over-budget on some improvements on their trailer, I would not be interested, and I am also not interested in these two nitwits and their new desperate and lame mausoleum.

 

Miss Terry is so lame and embarrassing. He's like a smarmy used car salesman, and when he was telling Jesus Jugs the Second (Thank you, halkatla!) that "whatever [she was] doing was working," I became physically repulsed. And the jokes about Colette--Hardy har har.  <exasperated sigh>Blech.

 

Finally--affair notwithstanding--we may need to start a "Free David" campaign like "Free Donn" from Twop. I was cringing in my own house watching his non-stop public flagellation. Jeez. 

 

I know these creepy apes would say I was jealous, but I find their conversations, constant sexual innuendo, and inane jokes embarrassing, forced, feeble and unimaginative. Is this how "the other half" lives? They're more akin to Joe Dirt's family, The Nunemachers than to wealthy people who have fabulous lives.
 

[MatildaMoody]

I'm sure this has been mentioned somewhere in the RH forums, but I need to post it just in case it has not.  Have any of you listened to the Watch What Crappens podcasts?  Their imitations of some of the Housewives are hysterical!  My favorite is Shannon (David...David..)!  If anyone hasn't heard it yet, please check it out - you will laugh SO hard. I promise!

 

https://soundcloud.com/watch-what-crappens/

Yep, listen to it every week. I used to write for Ronnie's site TrashTalk TV and TVGasm before that. He is probably one of the funniest people I have ever known in real life. 

[StevieRocks]

Can we call Tamra "Judas Jugs"?

Yes, please. And---you should receive a Peabody Award for this.

[motorcitymom65]

For fuck sake.  The very fact that Bravo is anticipating we will take sides in the stupid Shannon vs. Meghan argument annoys me to no end. That was the stupidest thing I have ever seen, and I have watched most of these shows from the beginning. Two people who hardly even know each other having an argument about something so silly at a lovely party. Who argues with someone you don't even know unless it is about something extremely important? How can anyone decide who is right here? Both of these women are dumber than hair. Meghan thinks a good way to begin the discussion is to say that she was "offended". Since doing something like that is pretty much guaranteed to make the other person completely defensive, she cannot be crowned the winner of this little debate, and in general I look for any reason to root for the person who is not Shannon.  Shannon, filled with Grey Goose and the certainty that she needs to go find her husband who might be thinking of looking at another woman, might be even dumber because she got up and walked away, yet will still be shocked to find that Meghan won't invite her to the very party they were arguing about. 

 

And that will bring us to the next plot device that Bravo thinks is the most interesting thing in the world to us all: not inviting one of the ho'wives to an event. This has become "the thing". Everyone will get all worked up about it and it is so stupid. Fans will be divided on should she or should she not be invited. Is Shannon so dumb that she would think she would be invited to this event? After getting up in a huff and walking away from the person who will act as Hostess for said event? Has she not watched the show before? Why would she want to go hang out at Meghan's house after all of that, and if she did want to hang out there, did she do anything to make the situation better? And doesn't Meghan know that this is the fastest way to pissing lots of people off? Folks never like the gal who doesn't invite a ho'wife to their party, no matter what the situation may be.  So far, this season totally sucks. 

[cherry slushie]

Yep, listen to it every week. I used to write for Ronnie's site TrashTalk TV and TVGasm before that. He is probably one of the funniest people I have ever known in real life. 

That's really cool that you worked for and know him.  Glad to hear that he's just as funny off the podcast (you know, like how some comedians are actually serious and/or douches IRL).  The both of them just slay me. I'm listening to the latest podcast right now :)

[straightshooter]

I do agree about the " NO wire hangers" look, but I think that she is very unstable/demanding and always has been. She needs intense mental health help ASAP.

JMO

 

IMO, just mine, Shannon was like this last season as well. The heavy drinking and the harping/nit picking on/of David. I don't think she has ever trusted him and that she never will trust him.   JMO

EXACTLY!   Now she has yet one more thing to obsess/worry/nitpick/ about.  They're both absolutely miserable, which is certainly not a new thing.  My guess is that he was looking for a guaranteed out and never in a million years would he have expected that she'd take him back.   Whoops.

[straightshooter]

I have no interest in Meghan but if she's willing and able to take on Vicki, I want to watch.  If I had to guess what she did by just looking at her, I would have guessed model but I would have been wrong.  In one of her THs, Meghan said she was in pharmaceutical sales prior to marrying Mr. No-Personality.

The verdict is in for me.   Meghan is 30 going on 13.  Just when I think these "women" couldn't possibly be less mature, they bring in somebody new and prove me dead wrong.   As far as her little beefs with the other girls go, she will do anything to be relevant - whether it's fighting a non-fight with Shannon or popping off to Vicki.  I hope she's gone soon.   The only empathy I have for her is due to the fact that she's married to a jerk, but she must be getting something out of it - and in the future will just be getting out of it.

Ouuucchhhh.....

[imjagain]

But why did Shannon answer the call then? I don't fully grasp the logic of being snippy with someone for calling you when you could have let it go to VM. Why didn't she just let it go to VM if she thought it was a sales call? And why was it a big deal that her kids were in the car? Can they not hear a conversation about cheese puffs? Does Shannon not want the girls to know she and David drink or something because she seemed extra agitated about the implication she threw a wine party. As always I don't understand what it is Shannon was upset about. She takes offense at a lot of shit I don't get.

I wonder if the producers told someone would be calling her but no details. And Shannon, knowing the producers know about the affair were setting up a call between the mistress and Shannon.

I didn't understand why her kids being in the car mattered, unless she thought it was a set up by producers.

Edited June 26, 2015 by imjagain

[Muffyn]

Meghan is looking to create drama to solidify her place on the show.  There was a way to call Shannon that makes sense – introduce herself, say how she got Shannon’s number, then ask when would be a good time to speak to her about her experience with organizing the fundraiser.  Simple.  But by not doing that and calling her while she was in the car (I’m sure production helped with that timing; she was probably expecting a call from a producer, not a cast member) she could have a “Shannon was soooo mean to me” story line.  Snoozing now.  And since Shannon is really not good at playing the reality TV game, she took the bait.  These kind of faux fights have become so old by now.  I don’t care who is “right” or “wrong”; they are both just played and played out. 

 

I assume Tamra decided to find Jesus to give her a story with Katie.  Oops!  She bet on the wrong pony.  So now we’re going to see Tamra get baptized.  The proof it’s not in holy water?  It doesn’t boil when she touches it.  Of course if it did boil, we could watch her new foobs explode.  Now that would be entertainment! 

 

Oh, and Heather, honey, if you’re spending that much on cabinets and a home theater, they had better provide personal services.  Very personal services.  I’m talking guaranteed orgasm whenever desired.  It would also be good if the cabinets provided childcare and could do your hair and makeup.  I assume Terry’s home theater chairs come with special attachments to fulfill his sexual needs.

[cherry slushie]

Zzzzzzzz: Madame Puppet is so boring with the stupid cabinets. If a couple of trailer park residents were discussing that they were over-budget on some improvements on their trailer, I would not be interested, and I am also not interested in these two nitwits and their new desperate and lame mausoleum.

 

Miss Terry is so lame and embarrassing. He's like a smarmy used car salesman, and when he was telling Jesus Jugs the Second (Thank you, halkatla!) that "whatever [she was] doing was working," I became physically repulsed. And the jokes about Colette--Hardy har har.  <exasperated sigh>Blech.

 

Finally--affair notwithstanding--we may need to start a "Free David" campaign like "Free Donn" from Twop. I was cringing in my own house watching his non-stop public flagellation. Jeez. 

 

I know these creepy apes would say I was jealous, but I find their conversations, constant sexual innuendo, and inane jokes embarrassing, forced, feeble and unimaginative. Is this how "the other half" lives? They're more akin to Joe Dirt's family, The Nunemachers than to wealthy people who have fabulous lives.

 

Every time I watch Family Guy, I can't help noticing how much Terry looks and sounds like Quagmire. Well, if Terry was single and "low rent", as he put it during their first season. This was the tamest video I could find. LOL

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yNaHQZrZ90

Edited June 26, 2015 by cherry slushie

[Muffyn]

cherry slushie, Terry Dubrow and Quagmire do both have penis noses.  It's not a good look on either of them.  At least Quagmire is a cartoon.  He can't help it; he's just drawn that way. 

[eurekagirl mOo]

Am I the only one who kept staring at Meghan in her TH and thinking "Eating Disorder Big Time". Good Lord her arms are like sticks and you can see her bones! Something is wrong there.

Why was Shannons hair all disheveled when she got out of the golf cart? They don't go that fast! It looked like she'd been pulling at her hair while she yelled-excuse me-corrected David. That poor man. I'd cheat to if I had to listen to that shrew. Hey David come on down to ole Virginny...I'll fix you all the steak and potatoes you want. #Freedavid.

[ghoulina]

Can we call Tamra "Judas Jugs"?

 

Oh my gosh, YES. You win. The forum, the internet, the world. 

[Grneyedldy]

I wonder if the producers told someone would be calling her but no details. And Shannon, knowing the producers know about the affair were setting up a call between the mistress and Shannon.

I didn't understand why her kids being in the car mattered, unless she thought it was a set up by producers.

Shannon writes in her blog that she wasn't expecting a call. I get not wanting to talk with 3 girls yammering in the back seat and trying to concentrate on traffic.

[The Mighty Peanut]

EXACTLY!   Now she has yet one more thing to obsess/worry/nitpick/ about.  They're both absolutely miserable, which is certainly not a new thing.  My guess is that he was looking for a guaranteed out and never in a million years would he have expected that she'd take him back.   Whoops.

 

ITA. Thing is it's not illegal for David to divorce his wife regardless of whether or not Shannon sees it as a viable option. I admittedly have given this way too much thought and my conclusion is he knows Shannon would not let the proceedings be amicable and he is trying to avoid a custody battle, smear campaign, or massive financial loss (maybe all three). If he does want to stay married despite being miserable, though, he really can't complain. It's not fair to be a bad person hoping that his wife gets fed up and does the dirty work of breaking up. Tons of people do this, I've done it, but it's the coward's way out.

[kira28]

 

EXACTLY!   Now she has yet one more thing to obsess/worry/nitpick/ about.  They're both absolutely miserable, which is certainly not a new thing.  My guess is that he was looking for a guaranteed out and never in a million years would he have expected that she'd take him back.   Whoops

Yeah I'm sure David thought this was his out. No idea why Shannon would want to take him back after he cheated on her and humiliated her but I'm sure David never expected she would hold on even harder. I don't condone cheating at all and I've given 2nd chances in the past and never will again because it ALWAYS happens again.  I don't understand spouses who refuse to give up even when holding on is destroying them. David doesn't seem remorseful he seems like he's going thru the motions to placate Shannon and gets fed up because there is no making Shannon feel better.  Shannon will hold on until one of them dies. I work with a lady like this (not quite as neurotic as Shannon but just as delusional.) Her husband of twenty years (they had no kids at the time) was caught in an affair (I'm pretty sure he wanted her to find out). He moved out and lived with his "girlfriend" for a few months and then came back. Wife begged him to come back the whole time he was gone.Its all she talked about at work.  He came back to "work things out" continued seeing the gf without the wife's knowledge and got his girlfriend pregnant. I think that was when he was POSITIVE his wife would want a divorce but the lady I work with (his wife) held on for dear life and just threw herself at him. And this is  a woman with a good job (she didn't need him for money) and who is attractive for her age. Yet she wanted to "win" him back from the much younger girl toy he had. His wife says they decided to have a child of their own (they are both in mid forties and this was their first child together) child was born with special needs so lots of surgeries etc. this was after his child to his mistress was born. (wife refused to let him see child) but found out three years later that he kept the girlfriend on the side (basically a double life) and saw his child regularly. Idk what happened but he started seeing a new gf, got the 2nd one pregnant then left the wife and his child at home to be with second gf. So the "band aid" save the marriage baby didn't even work.  My coworker STILL wants him back and claims divorce is not an option.  And now there are THREE innocent children in the mess.  I don't understand (just as I don't with David) why these men don't just leave!!!  Now David hasn't impregnated anyone thank god but geez can't you accept that you are not happy and instead of waiting for wifey to throw you out just put on your big boy pants and leave if you are not happy at home. I don't see how David will ever be happy with Shannon. He's an attractive man who will have no problem finding someone who will be happy to let him eat all the chips and salsa and potatoes he wants! Shannon would be so much (I cant' say happier because I don't think Shannon will ever be truly happy) less miserable if she's not agonizing over every single thing David does and cuts him loose. He will do it again Shannon, I guarantee it. 

 

Tamara is so gross. The toilet paper in the bed thing made me gag. You don't take a shower when you get home? Megan is attractive but she's so annoying! I know she's just playing along trying to pick that fight with Shannon for screen time but honey let it go. Just stand there are be pretty and keep your mouth shut. She seems so much younger than 30.  I wonder why her hubby married her. He seems to detest her. Maybe he needed a caretaker for his oldest daughter?

[Bobcatkitten]

I don't even care if Megan is trying to stir stuff up with Shannon. There would be no drama if Shannon could hold herself together for five minutes and have a conversation without freaking out. 

[Ubiquitous]

Vicki, I didn't need to see your G-string/thong.  Ewwww!  The rest of the episode I didn't miss her at all.

What the heck was Vicki saying when she claimed that a paramedic's first duty is to check that your undergarments match?

 

I think Megan was referring to that unique OC megarchurch stuff that preaches all that prosperity theology stuff.  I don't think she was referring to more traditional Christian and Catholic religions.

What did she mean by "chintzy"? That means "cheap, inexpesive, shoddy", does it not?

 

I'm sorry, but I've never heard a true born again tell people to "Suck it". Tamra is just so totally crass.

Anyone want to lay odds on how long this sparkling wine will succeed? Didn't one of the other OC wives have some kind of wine business in a previous season? If memory serves, I think it tanked very quickly.

If memory serves, it was only last season Vicky and Tamra had a "Housewives' Wines" business venture which turned out to be a great excuse to make field trips to vineries for "research".

[zoeysmom]

For fuck sake.  The very fact that Bravo is anticipating we will take sides in the stupid Shannon vs. Meghan argument annoys me to no end. That was the stupidest thing I have ever seen, and I have watched most of these shows from the beginning. Two people who hardly even know each other having an argument about something so silly at a lovely party. Who argues with someone you don't even know unless it is about something extremely important? How can anyone decide who is right here? Both of these women are dumber than hair. Meghan thinks a good way to begin the discussion is to say that she was "offended". Since doing something like that is pretty much guaranteed to make the other person completely defensive, she cannot be crowned the winner of this little debate, and in general I look for any reason to root for the person who is not Shannon.  Shannon, filled with Grey Goose and the certainty that she needs to go find her husband who might be thinking of looking at another woman, might be even dumber because she got up and walked away, yet will still be shocked to find that Meghan won't invite her to the very party they were arguing about. 

 

And that will bring us to the next plot device that Bravo thinks is the most interesting thing in the world to us all: not inviting one of the ho'wives to an event. This has become "the thing". Everyone will get all worked up about it and it is so stupid. Fans will be divided on should she or should she not be invited. Is Shannon so dumb that she would think she would be invited to this event? After getting up in a huff and walking away from the person who will act as Hostess for said event? Has she not watched the show before? Why would she want to go hang out at Meghan's house after all of that, and if she did want to hang out there, did she do anything to make the situation better? And doesn't Meghan know that this is the fastest way to pissing lots of people off? Folks never like the gal who doesn't invite a ho'wife to their party, no matter what the situation may be.  So far, this season totally sucks. 

Let's face it Meghan got Shannon's phone number from production.  No real mystery there-Shannon just didn't know Meghan was part of the cast.

 

It gets better --apparently Shannon was notified of the uninvite by Meghan as the charity invited her.  Lucky people at the charity come Tuesday morning. When they get to hear all about how Meghan for no logical reason intentionally made donors and previous event holders angry.  Now I think Meghan had it wrong--I think Meghan mistakenly said she got Shannon's number from so and so.  So and so is connected to Orange Coast Magazine, who did a spread on David and Shannon back in June not JRF, the charity.   

 

In any event Vicki saves the day.

 http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/season-10/episode-1004/videos?clip=2876267

http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/season-10/episode-1004/videos?clip=2876270 

[FozzyBear]

Shannon writes in her blog that she wasn't expecting a call. I get not wanting to talk with 3 girls yammering in the back seat and trying to concentrate on traffic.

Oh I get that too. I almost never answer my phone for unidentified numbers or if I'm driving. I just don't get being upset at the person that called you. They don't know you're driving or that you never talk to people from St Louis in front of your kids or whatever. I'm not on Megan's side, I think she was looking to create a story, but Shannon seemed so oddly tense that someone called her...with a St. Louis number!...while she was driving with her girls!...to ask about a wine party! Um ok. Then don't anwser your fucking phone! You don't have to, it's your phone. This is what I don't get about Shannon. She always seems to volunteer to be upset.

[FozzyBear]

I don't even care if Megan is trying to stir stuff up with Shannon. There would be no drama if Shannon could hold herself together for five minutes and have a conversation without freaking out.

Dude. It's just nuts how little control she has over her temper. I think Megan was being an unneeded bitch, but get your shit together Shannon. Not everyone is your philandering husband. Some people will call you a crazy bitch if you act like a crazy butch. The whole thing could have been handled with a "oh I don't mean to come across that way. You know how it is when your driving with a couple of screaming kids in the car. Do you still need help?"

[IKnowRight]

I don't even care if Megan is trying to stir stuff up with Shannon. There would be no drama if Shannon could hold herself together for five minutes and have a conversation without freaking out.

Shannon was too beat up from her co-stars beating last season to have the emotional equipment to outsmart Meghan.

I would not have made that mistake. I would have cut a bitch like bad bangs! One thing I would have done was going on the show prepared to not trust, which Shannon mentioned, however, emotionally prepared to be the one left standing. Meghan's clearly a Tamra wannabe, but she's no Tamra. Tamra is a much tougher and shrewder opponent with lots of experience. :)

[Harperlee1]

I'm late to post and it's already 7 pages long, so I'm sure my thoughts have already been said. But I have to say, Heather knows good and damn well she wouldn't be like, "have at it," if she saw someone flirting with Terry. I know there are women in relationships with rich men who are willing to turn a blind eye in order to hold on to their meal ticket, but I don't get that impression from Heather. She would be set for life if he ever did leave her, though, that's for sure.

[MatildaMoody]

Oh I get that too. I almost never answer my phone for unidentified numbers or if I'm driving. I just don't get being upset at the person that called you. They don't know you're driving or that you never talk to people from St Louis in front of your kids or whatever. I'm not on Megan's side, I think she was looking to create a story, but Shannon seemed so oddly tense that someone called her...with a St. Louis number!...while she was driving with her girls!...to ask about a wine party! Um ok. Then don't anwser your fucking phone! You don't have to, it's your phone. This is what I don't get about Shannon. She always seems to volunteer to be upset.

 

I didn't seen anything awful or crazy about the way Shannon answered the call. And, honestly, I don't know why Meghan was "offended" Shannon wasn't rude to her on the call, she just didn't know or care who she was. But, she wasn't mean about it. Meghan approaching her with her "offended" stance was all kinds of unnecessary. I think Shannon could have handled that a bit better, but it was smart of her to see that Meghan was gunning for a story line and leave the situation. I wish she had a better parting shot though. 

[IKnowRight]

Idk, she left the situation instead of escalating it on camera. I don't think she was out of control.

After watching all the previews, and from the reactions from Lizzie, Tamra, Heather and later Vicki & Tamra, it is clear that they felt Meghan went too far. Meghan wasn't listening to Shannon and wasn't satisfied with Shannon's apology or choice of words. Then she says things like Congratufuckinglations?!! She was clearly not accepting Shannon's responses and kept the escalation going...

Also, the nitwit doesn't understand that the Foundation would automatically invite past guests/donors/hosts to all of their events? Meghan as a host would have her own guest list to expand donors, but most charities would also include all past donors.

She behaves like a spoiled Orange County housewives spawn yet she's from Missouri. Now we know why she lives in the OC and accepted a spot on the show.

Edited June 26, 2015 by IKnowRight