S01.E01: Everything's Bigger In Dallas

[Baltimore Betty]

If I had to guess I can only assume they could not get any actual women from Dallas society to participate in this dreck.

 

Dear Leanne

 

I have never dreamed of living anywhere the kitchen, dining and rec room are all in arms reach. With the treadmill in the kitchen. Where appliances do not match. With my boyfriend who has married everyone he has met except for me. Eating take out 10 feet from the dog dish. And that black leather starter furniture. So no, you don't live a life most people dream of. Your life is my nightmares

 

If anyone is interested I will be filing a class action lawsuit against Bravo for the hour of my life that was wasted.

I thought I was the only one that noticed she can cook dinner at the same time she is playing pool or in her recliner.  Although I do give her a lot of credit for wanting to be philanthropic even if it is for self serving reasons (e.i. meet rich guy). 

[918lux]

This was just terrible! They don't even have decent real estate porn for us to ogle.

Leeanne isn't an event planner, she's the sad hanger on that rich event chairs use to do their bitch work. Her "job" is owning a media company & doing PR...but she rarely works. She's a joke all over town. Although, I did laugh when she threw the Plano shade, that is a pretty spot on Park Cities/Preston Hollow lady insult...too bad she lives on the wrong side of Hillcrest.

I'm not even going to touch Brandi & Stephanie, they're gross & they don't live in Dallas, so why bother?

I liked Cary, but maybe because she didn't really talk?

I can't figure Tiffany out, she came home to dry out, but we didn't really learn anything about what she does now, right? Other than shop consignment & cry when her boyfriend "sings".

[shoegal]

This "charity" thing is BS.  10% of the proceeds go to the cause?  This is just an excuse for drinking, socializing, shopping and more importantly, to see and be seen.  Brandi was right, just write the check if you want to make a difference.  Stop making these "charities" be a part of your dog and pony show for mere pennies, while you get to feel "charitable".  Make a donation, no strings attached.  Then you can pat yourself on the back for being charitable.

 

I live in Dallas and I love this city (that's Dallas proper if you were wondering LeeAnn, there is no Plano up in here) and I love the Housewives.  I've been patiently waiting years for a Real Housewives of Dallas....and this, THIS is what I get??  Bravo, you have betrayed me.

Edited April 12, 2016 by shoegal

[bichonblitz]

 

Dear Leanne

 

I have never dreamed of living anywhere the kitchen, dining and rec room are all in arms reach. With the treadmill in the kitchen. Where appliances do not match. With my boyfriend who has married everyone he has met except for me. Eating take out 10 feet from the dog dish. And that black leather starter furniture. So no, you don't live a life most people dream of. Your life is my nightmares

 

 

That was the most depressing house! Does Carni charity girl actually have a paying job? Or is she just living off her cop boyfriends salary? That would explain the house. 

[AuntiePam]

This "charity" thing is BS.  10% of the proceeds go to the cause?  This is just an excuse for drinking, socializing, shopping and more importantly, to see and be seen.  Brandi was right, just write the check if you want to make a difference.  Stop making these "charities" be a part of your dog and pony show for mere pennies, while you get to feel "charitable".  Make a donation, no strings attached.  Then you can pat yourself on the back for being charitable.

 

Laws yes.  Why can't they just party like the rest of us?  This is going to be really boring if all we're going to see are charity events.  A relative in Georgia started a "foundation" to raise money for families with sick kids.  She's doing the same thing as these women -- organizing events where someone sells jewelry or cosmetics or Advocare and giving a small percentage to the families.  Just write a damn check!

 

I might keep watching just to see someone take LeeAnne down a peg or two.  Brandi tried, but she was probably too drunk to form a thought by the time they sat down together.

 

I think I heard the doctor's wife describe herself as a "certified nursing assistant registered nurse".  Those are two separate things. 

 

Agree that the botox has given all these women a continually surprised appearance.  They're hard to look at.

[raiderred1]

Lee Ann's comment about Plano made me laugh, and I'm from here. And it's not a small community. It's population is about 200,000. In the 90s, Troy Aikman lived here. It's one of the wealthiest cities in Texas.

I only caught 15 mins of this drivel and I did catch the part where she(don't even know her name) said something about thinking she was in Plano! LOL  I grew up in a very small town(at least it was small back in the 70's&80's) very close to Plano and our family business is located there still so I just rolled my eyes when I heard that crap.  I don't know any of these characters(clowns) but there is extreme wealth EVERYWHERE in the vicinity of Dallas.  I live an hour east of Dallas and there is some very old oil money out my way but no one needs to flaunt it like these fools.  I don't know if I will even watch this crap.  I will watch the full first episode but I'll probably be out.  

BTW, Bravo, Leddy's Boots is in Fort Worth not Dallas and I can't believe they agreed to be featured in this show. 

I think people would get a kick out of a rural North Texas show where we are REAL farm and ranch women and some of us do have a nice savings account but don't need to flash it to everyone!  We are tough and strong women that don't sound like teens when we talk, either! Don't ever look to me to volunteer for one of these ridiculous reality shows but I know some of my friends that might make an appearance LOL

[raiderred1]

I have a friend that lives in Dallas, moved a couple of years ago for a great job, and she hates it. I know this isn't real Dallas, but man does this show why she just may not be exaggerating as much as I wish she was about having trouble meeting down to earth people there.

 

 

Whoa!  If your friend lives IN Dallas I can bet this is sort of what women there are like but if your friend lived anywhere but Dallas proper we are great down to earth folks. Please don't let this show make you hate Dallas.  That bitch Courtney from the Bravo show "Courtney Does Dallas" has been doing an afternoon radio show and she is the epitome of mean Dallas girl.  Although I was raised and still live close to Dallas I honestly don't think there are as many fame whore rude women here.  I sure hope your friend finds a great group of friends and doesn't run into these Dallas Debutantes.  In my adult years I have lived all over the state and the nicest people in the state, in my opinion, are from the panhandle and south plains of Texas, hands down. 

Edited April 12, 2016 by raiderred1

[mothmonsterman]

Aw, I'm bummed to hear that most people didn't enjoy this show.  I actually liked it.  

 

Another unpopular opinion, I really like Leeann. I like it when people are straightforward, I'm glad she came up to Brandi and friend after they were mocking her and asked them to do it to her face.  

[shoegal]

Whoa!  If your friend lives IN Dallas I can bet this is sort of what women there are like but if your friend lived anywhere but Dallas proper we are great down to earth folks. Please don't let this show make you hate Dallas.  That bitch Courtney from the Bravo show "Courtney Does Dallas" has been doing an afternoon radio show and she is the epitome of mean Dallas girl.  Although I was raised and still live close to Dallas I honestly don't think there are as many fame whore rude women here.  I sure hope your friend finds a great group of friends and doesn't run into these Dallas Debutantes.  In my adult years I have lived all over the state and the nicest people in the state, in my opinion, are from the panhandle and south plains of Texas, hands down. 

 

There are good, nice, down to earth people IN Dallas!  You just have to find us! I hate throwing real estate shade, but I find the snotty, catty bitches typically come from outside Dallas proper (Frisco, I'm looking at you) and technically, the super snotty ones from Highland Park aren't actually in Dallas either.  Regardless, don't let this show taint your opinion of my amazing city!  Damn you, Bravo.  Now I know how New Jersey feels.

[AuntiePam]

Aw, I'm bummed to hear that most people didn't enjoy this show.  I actually liked it.  

 

Another unpopular opinion, I really like Leeann. I like it when people are straightforward, I'm glad she came up to Brandi and friend after they were mocking her and asked them to do it to her face.  

 

But is she straightforward or is she just looking for more attention, generating conflict?  When Brandi said "You made the HIV event all about you", the criticism didn't sink in.  She didn't respond to that, she only responded to the mimicking. 

 

Leeann struck me as a social climber, and someone who wants to be the star of the show, the mean girl.  I don't know if there's been so much conflict in the first episode of any show in this franchise. 

 

I did like Marie, the one who got "lei'd". 

[ghoulina]

My standards must have fallen, but I'm in. I think most of these bitches are going to be offensive and/or annoying, so it will be kind of fun watching them go against each other. I felt like I was watching a tennis match in this episode. I was like - "Brandi is totally right" - "But Leeanne DOES have a point". They're all wrong and right at the same time. And I like that connections feel more organic - genuine friendships and real reasons to be around each other, i.e. the charity scene. 

 

For instance, Stephanie and Brandi are both really annoying. It's like two ditzy, cartoon-voiced broads in one pod. They would grate. And hey, I'm all for being yourself and not caring what others think. But there's a time in a place. If you two find farts SO hilarious, do your thing on the back porch with your Jesus Juice. But at a charity event, in another person's home, you should try to muster up a bit more decorum. 

 

I think Leeanne is probably right in that they use these events more as their playground away from their family duties, and may not take it so seriously. 

 

On the flip side, I don't know that Leeanne's motivations are all that altruistic either. She really comes across as someone who is trying too hard to insert herself into the center of everything. It seems more like a status thing than a love of helping people. I had to agree with Brandi's point about the amount of money spent on the parties vs. the actual charities. Not that *I* know the difference, but it does seem a bit much. 

 

And Leeanne tries to act like she's so real, but she was NOT pleased to here about the imitating, yet played it off like it was no big deal to Brandi's face. Fake. 

 

I haven't gotten a great read on the other girls yet, but time will tell. I think I might like Cary. She seemed to have a real personal connection to her charity, and not just using it to make herself look good. 

 

Tiffany's husband/boyfriend totally looks like a wanna-be Keith Urban.

[ghoulina]

Another unpopular opinion, I really like Leeann. I like it when people are straightforward, I'm glad she came up to Brandi and friend after they were mocking her and asked them to do it to her face.

 

Yea, but then when Brandi tried to explain herself, Leeanne was all fake nice. She was like, "You seem so sweet, and I get it, the mimicking is just your humor" - like it was no big thing. But then after they parted ways, she was bitching about it again. 

YES!  He really creeped me out when he said that.  Very controlling like the husband in "Sleeping with the Enemy".  I felt a little afraid for Stephanie.

 

LOL, I don't know if Stephanie will come home to find her soup cans meticulously arranged, but he definitely gave off a very controlling and condescending vibe. "Oh, so you DIDN'T finish packing?" Wasn't Stephanie the one who said her husband came from a rich family and wanted her to be like his mother? Maybe if they weren't partying so much when they first started dating, she'd have noticed those red flags. 

 

ee Ann's comment about Plano made me laugh, and I'm from here. And it's not a small community. It's population is about 200,000. In the 90s, Troy Aikman lived here. It's one of the wealthiest cities in Texas.

 

That comment was so rude and ignorant. Even if Plano was a little podunk town, what would it matter? She was raised in a carnival! 

[Tara Ariano]

In case you missed it, here's the Previously.TV post on the episode!

 

The Real Housewives Of Dallas: Scatological Hot Moms And An Ex-Carny Charity Queen
Sarah Beckham ranks the players. God bless Texas!

[Chicklet]

I want in on the class action. I was trying to watch but I had my hands over my eyes most of the time as I hate stupid conflict and this was stupid.

Not sure what the hell is with Brandi's eyebrows and her electric blue eyeshadow but wow, does she know it's the 21st century? I was kind of horrified.

I remain unimpressed. Why couldn't they at least let us get to know their names and who's face moved before they had a rumble?

[TexasGal]

Another Dallasite checking in. That was painful. I sorta chuckled at the Plano comment, because that IS a pretty Dallas thing to say - until we got more backstory on Leeann and saw her house. Yeah, former carny who lives in a house smaller than mine does not get to throw any shade on Plano.

So by her own admission Leeann is not rolling in the dough. Brandi and Stephanie are in the burbs (albeit nice ones). I googled Cary's husband and they have a legit house in a legit Dallas ritzy neighborhood. Couldn't find anything on the last one.

[StevieRocks]

With all the talk about poop, farts, and turds, I thought I was eavesdropping on kindergartners.

Very poorly-bred kindergartners with illiterate, uncouth rubes for parents. Smh.

[StevieRocks]

If anyone is interested I will be filing a class action lawsuit against Bravo for the hour of my life that was wasted.

I have suffered the same injuries and believe I qualify as a potential member of this.

[phoenix780]

At 20 minutes in...what the fuck is this you guys.  Seriously.  I don't even know if these women have names, they all look alike to me (I have problems distinguishing faces, anyway- I recognize people by hair).

 

The two women with the Jesus juice...I feel like women were just set back decades.  Even with all the other shows out there, that was insanity.  Giggling about how chores are hard while talking about how much you drink...really?  

 

They seem oddly self-aware and unaware at the same time.  I like the carny best so far, maybe just by contrast.

 

35 minutes in...did this woman really just say the most important thing about charity events was having fun?  As she guzzles "Jesus" juice?  Someone needs to re-read The Bible and then not bitch about how someone else uses charity events to sell themselves.  Is that really worse than going to have a good time (get wasted)?

 

Now it's done.  And, dammit, I think I'm in.  This was exactly the kind of stupid drama I love watching and ranting about online like it's super serious.  I would love to say I have better taste but this has all the elements I need.  Liquor, hypocrisy, serious chats about bullshit, a woman who's probably delusional but in a fun way (at least during season 1) AND they have accents (to my Californian ears).  It's good trash tv for the summer, maybe.

[MrsRafaelBarba]

People actually live on golf courses?

Why were those two idiots giggling, like they were about to do a crappy porno flick?

Only one that remotely interested me, was the Surgical nurse.

[SCS]

 

The two women with the Jesus juice...I feel like women were just set back decades.  Even with all the other shows out there, that was insanity.  Giggling about how chores are hard while talking about how much you drink...really?  

 

I have a hazy memory that 1 of these 2 eejits climbed upon a stepladder while sucking down some Chablis. Clearly, I've turned into a Miss Crankypants because my brain wasn't thinking, "O so precious" but instead shrieking, "Spinal cord injury! Spinal cord Injury!"

[lisalionheart]

I'm hardly a safety nut--as a child, I actually played on the roof--but I winced at the trampoline right next to the pool. That seems really dangerous, especially if the parents are indulging in a lot of Jesus juice and aren't paying attention to the kids.

 

I am mildly obsessed with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders reality show on CMT, and I've always been surprised by how many of those women marry and become stay-at-home moms immediately after they retire. So I was interested to see Brandi. But then she was ... pretty dull. However, I did think her kids were cute.

[itainttippithebird]

 

"It's a little Plano in here," which is a really good Texas-specific burn.

 

I. SHRIEKED! This was Drag Race level shade, very impressive, Leanne.

 

The long line of craggy, sweaty men who look like they are made of rocks continues - first, Juicy Joe (RONJ), then Kim's boyfriend (RHOBH), then Dorinda's boyfriend (RHONY), now Stephanie's troll of a husband.  Such a strange line of succession!

 

The most fascinating/horrifying thing about this episode was the MAKE UP. WHATTTTT is going on with everyone?!?

 

Case in point:

 

No ma'am.

Edited April 13, 2016 by itainttippithebird

[RHJunkie]

This "charity" thing is BS.  10% of the proceeds go to the cause?  This is just an excuse for drinking, socializing, shopping and more importantly, to see and be seen.  Brandi was right, just write the check if you want to make a difference.  Stop making these "charities" be a part of your dog and pony show for mere pennies, while you get to feel "charitable".  Make a donation, no strings attached.  Then you can pat yourself on the back for being charitable.

 

I live in Dallas and I love this city (that's Dallas proper if you were wondering LeeAnn, there is no Plano up in here) and I love the Housewives.  I've been patiently waiting years for a Real Housewives of Dallas....and this, THIS is what I get??  Bravo, you have betrayed me.

Brandi is kind of full of shit herself because to Leanne's face she said it's a waste of money and you might as well write a check but in her TH she said the most important thing was that these charities were an opportunity to get out of the house and have fun. Brandi didn't seem genuine in feeling like the whole process was a waste of time. It seemed like her comments were more of a way to take a dig at Leanne and tell her that her role in the 'charity world' is useless. Leanne does seem to be using the charity world as a platform to get her name out there in society since she doesn't have the name or wealth to do so. 

[raiderred1]

There are good, nice, down to earth people IN Dallas!  You just have to find us! I hate throwing real estate shade, but I find the snotty, catty bitches typically come from outside Dallas proper (Frisco, I'm looking at you) and technically, the super snotty ones from Highland Park aren't actually in Dallas either.  Regardless, don't let this show taint your opinion of my amazing city!  Damn you, Bravo.  Now I know how New Jersey feels.

I love getting to talk about my neck of the woods with others from my area!  Cool!  I grew up with Frisco, Mckinney and Allen all being itty bitty towns where we everyone knew everyone and now those areas are so snooty.  Frisco and Mckinney were fairly dangerous areas when I was growing up and when we went to games, especially in Frisco, we could not go anywhere such as the bathroom without a buddy and that was in the early 80's.  LOL  

I am not too familiar with Dallas as far as living there but I do go to a lot of doctors appts and such at Baylor and Uptown so I do see the type of folks that live there and you are right about the Highland Parker's, they will quickly look down on others which I couldn't care less about it.  I grew up going to a lot of family and friends' homes in all areas of Dallas and the city has changed so much in just 40 or so years.  When I was a kid we would go to the Old Spaghetti Warehouse downtown before it was the East End and after we would walk all over the beautiful city of Dallas with absolutely no fear.  I remember it fondly.  We would walk past Neiman Marcus and all those old stores. 

One other thing, I still love our Dallas skyline.  A very good friend of mine from elementary/jr high/high school/college, his granddad put the flying red horse(Pegasus) up many, many years ago.  

God these ladies sure do make our city look horrible!

[mothmonsterman]

I don't know why I get along with women like Leeann so much. I don't mind when people hype themselves up or have a intense energy. It lets me know where to fall in place. I've never been the type to have to get lots of attention, so the ones that want it are fine by me.

I thought the little red haired children were adorable. Certainly the one with the ribbon in her hair. She seems like a firecracker and I'm sure we're going to be treated to some cute lines from her.

I'm digging the show. Kind of how I fell in love with NY. Something about it clicked to me. Little arguments, nice houses, good looking husband.

Speaking of husbands, that Keith whoever look alike looks yummy, I don't even mind his singing. Plus, intense husband was hot when younger. And I think the cop is good looking. And I would gladly step into Leeann's life, nice hot cop boyfriend, doing charity work, shopping, and come home to a cozy house that is probably paid for.

Maybe it's because I'm dating someone I'm meh about. And looking at places to live. The market is dismal. So the grass looks way greener on the other side.

[chlban]

Wow, thanks to all of you who took the bullet and watched this. Sounds like taking a pass was the right decision. Frankly, I think my love affair with all of the RH shows is at that stage of "dead but cant quite let go."

This. I didn't think it could get worse than Potomac, but BRAVO proved me wrong. It took me a while to hate Brandi, Teresa, Nene, etc. But with both of these new franchises I couldn't stand any of them by the end of the first show. Maybe it's just HoWive burnout. OTOH, I can still watch Beverly Hills and New York.

[ToukieSmith]

I'm a Texan and I just can't with this. I tried.

 

I will watch anything. I think I was the only one watching Workout New York.

 

Lee Ann's comment about Plano made me laugh, and I'm from here. And it's not a small community. It's population is about 200,000. In the 90s, Troy Aikman lived here. It's one of the wealthiest cities in Texas.

 

Laura and George Bush lived in Plano as well.  I guess Ms. wannabee forgot....

 

 

This "charity" thing is BS.  10% of the proceeds go to the cause?  This is just an excuse for drinking, socializing, shopping and more importantly, to see and be seen.  Brandi was right, just write the check if you want to make a difference.  Stop making these "charities" be a part of your dog and pony show for mere pennies, while you get to feel "charitable".  Make a donation, no strings attached.  Then you can pat yourself on the back for being charitable.

 

I live in Dallas and I love this city (that's Dallas proper if you were wondering LeeAnn, there is no Plano up in here) and I love the Housewives.  I've been patiently waiting years for a Real Housewives of Dallas....and this, THIS is what I get??  Bravo, you have betrayed me.

 

Well, y'all did have your own TV show for a decade plus a reboot........

Edited April 13, 2016 by ToukieSmith

[JellyBean77]

Stephanie, the "Jesus juice" blonde, hails from Coweta, a small town not too far from Tulsa (where I live). The local paper just ran this article ahead of last night's premiere:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/tv/tvtype-everything-is-bigger---egos-attitudes-and-bank/article_d0464e67-8d6e-5927-92ef-a8c6e59c643c.html

[JellyBean77]

Stephanie, the "Jesus juice" blonde, hails from Coweta, a small town not too far from Tulsa (where I live). The local paper just ran this article ahead of last night's premiere:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/tv/tvtype-everything-is-bigger---egos-attitudes-and-bank/article_d0464e67-8d6e-5927-92ef-a8c6e59c643c.html

[Mrs peel]

This show is a classic "it's so bad it's good."

The "powerhouse" fundraiser lives in a very small house with her middle class boyfriend (nothing against cops, my father was NYPD, but it is a middle class lifestyle), and it is unclear she has any job ( I like the idea that the party organizing may be her job, but then wouldn't she be more in the background during the events?).

The 2 Bambi's live in basic McMansions with no acreage, no taste and no class. Did we ever learn what actual "careers" their husbands have? The real idiot said he hoped to be a millionaire and traveled a lot, but no statement about "what" he did.

The person who seems to have the most money is a nurse married to a plastic surgeon. Can't argue with that -it is at least a real career.

I can't remember what the wife of the low-rent Keith Urban poser claimed to do for a living. Having been a catalog model with drinking/drug problems doesn't scream cash in the bank to me.

Lord, was there another one?

But hey, Jesus juice! Very bad Botox! Blue eyeshadow put on with a trowel! Baby voices!

Please God tell me the People's Couch will be watching this train wreck.

[ghertigirl]

Brandi is kind of full of shit herself because to Leanne's face she said it's a waste of money and you might as well write a check but in her TH she said the most important thing was that these charities were an opportunity to get out of the house and have fun. Brandi didn't seem genuine in feeling like the whole process was a waste of time.

 

I would disagree with this.  I don't see these as opposing positions at all.  I think Brandi was saying that the charity events are utter bullshit if the purpose is to raise money for charity (because really, why not just write a check), but that they are good for having fun at.

 

I may be a bit biased though.  I met Brandi (and her husband) a few years ago, and thought she was surprisingly down to earth, sweet and FUNNY.  Of course, I also enjoy making poop jokes and fart jokes, much to my husband's horror.  It's also not too hard to root for Brandi when her arch nemesis is Leanne, who does not seem to have one likable quality.  Right now, she ranks up there with Brandi Glanville, Karen Hubert and Aviva Drescher for me (although I at least liked Brandi G. and Aviva on their first impressions).

 

I'm definitely in.  I think the only time i quit was Real Housewives of D.C.  I do hope that this season isn't all about charity work though because that could get old.

[RedheadZombie]

YES!  He really creeped me out when he said that.  Very controlling like the husband in "Sleeping with the Enemy".  I felt a little afraid for Stephanie.

I wouldn't want to be married to him, but since Stephanie didn't seem worried, I'm not going to worry at this point. For all we know, he's just tired of coming home to empty wine bottles, swimming pool full of "turds", kids with urine soaked pants, and his drunk wife giggling up a storm with her drunken BFF. Stephanie seemed utterly unconcerned with not completing her assigned chore. She seems like a ditzy airhead who needs guidance to keep her on track.

[JasmineFlower]

Stephanie, the "Jesus juice" blonde, hails from Coweta, a small town not too far from Tulsa (where I live). The local paper just ran this article ahead of last night's premiere:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/tv/tvtype-everything-is-bigger---egos-attitudes-and-bank/article_d0464e67-8d6e-5927-92ef-a8c6e59c643c.html

 

Thanks so much for posting that. I don't know who they were writing about, but it sure as heck wasn't the ditzy, brainhead Stephanie we saw.

 

Among other things this article says

 

Hollman, who worked as a social worker with the Head Start program and with Madonna House in Tulsa before marrying and moving to Dallas, is soft spoken, polite and gracious — every bit a small-town Oklahoman and not what you would expect on a show like "RHOD."

"Sometimes people prejudge the show (assuming) everyone is aggressive and strong," said Hollman, who graduated  from Oklahoma State University with a degree in psychology. "I feel like I am a strong woman and I speak my mind but I also know that words have power and you can't take back things you say. That can affect people for the rest of their lives.

 

"I do try to be careful with the way I speak so hopefully people who leave me feeling better about themselves."

 

So, it sounds this woman once had promise. Makes what we are seeing here that much sadder to me, because she didn't seem like a happy woman, more like laughing on the outside, crying on the inside and drinking to dull the pain.

[LilaFowler]

Brandi:  lives in a boring McMansion and has a husband who is away 90% of the time, trying to 'make it.'  Seems to be yet another bored housewife who spends much of her time drinking with other SAHMs.  She criticized the need for charity parties, yet says that they comprise the bulk of her social life.  You can't have it both ways.  Also, the whole Seinfeld two face thing is very real with this one.  (One face.  Two face.)

 

Stephanie:  another boring McMansion and her husband creeps me out with his 'roid physique and chore list.  She seems like a bit of a simpleton who married for money and probably calls her husband "Sir."  I hope it's worth it, sis.  I feel like she's married to a real-life Gaston from Beauty and the Beast.

 

Leanne:  I don't mind her.  She seems to enjoy whatever it is that she does in her line of work.  Isn't she basically a gopher to these wealthy people and their parties?  Whatever floats your boat.

 

Cary:  the nurse/blond Heather Dubrow.  When she said that she was really close with her husband's "family" and that they attended her wedding to husband #2 in Hawaii, I immediately thought that she was friends with Mark's ex-wife.  They didn't have an affair?  Okay, honey.  See, I wouldn't have even broached that subject if it weren't true, but she seems defensive, no?   Also, a "certified nursing assistant registered nurse" (or whatever her job description was that she mumbled, perhaps I misheard)... those are... two separate things.  Not sure what she was even saying when she mentioned that she wasn't an employee but used to barge into Mark's surgeries.  What?

 

Other woman married to Keith Urban lite:  I'll bet she's on this show primarily to help his fledgling career.  Whenever someone like her says that she was a "working model" and living the model party scene, I just envision escorting. 

 

I'm a sucker for these shows so I'll give it a chance. 

Edited April 13, 2016 by LilaFowler

[ghoulina]

People actually live on golf courses?

 

It must be a prestige thing, but I just can't see the appeal. My kids love to run around naked, but you don't want to give the guys on the course an eyefull!

 

I have a hazy memory that 1 of these 2 eejits climbed upon a stepladder while sucking down some Chablis. Clearly, I've turned into a Miss Crankypants because my brain wasn't thinking, "O so precious" but instead shrieking, "Spinal cord injury! Spinal cord Injury!"

 

And I think it was Stephanie's controlling husband who insisted that she complete this task. I'm not trying to be sexist, I'm sure there are plenty of women who could complete such a task. But after "x" amount of years with this woman, wouldn't he know this was not in her wheelhouse and just do it himself? Or hire someone? No, I get a controlling/gamey vibe from this guy. She made a mention of him giving her chores like this often. Is he trying to keep her busy? Or setting her up for failure so he can ridicule her? Seriously, something is off about that marriage. 

[Texasmom1970]

I'm a Texan and I just can't with this. I tried.

Me too, I have been a Houstonian for over 25 years, 20 more before that in a small gulf coast coast town. These women are embarrassing our great state. I know there are also people who are serious with charities that cringed the entire episode. I could not even stomach the entire episode had to stop the torture!

[Slider]

 

"Sometimes people prejudge the show (assuming) everyone is aggressive and strong," said Hollman, who graduated  from Oklahoma State University with a degree in psychology. "I feel like I am a strong woman and I speak my mind but I also know that words have power and you can't take back things you say. That can affect people for the rest of their lives.

 

As an OSU Grad, I hope and pray she doesn't devalue my degree by association!

[Juliegirlj]

Brandi and Tiffany have some scary plastic surgery stuff goin on, but it isn't as frightening as the controlling husbands.

I thought Tiffany's husband made his living as a Keith Urban impersonator- I'm not joking either!! Creepy!

Tiffany looks really familiar ( and I don't watch porn, so it isn't from that).

If I was Brandi I would have told LeeAnn that "this is my world, and you are only visiting". Where does Leeanne get off trying to school these spoiled, rich, dingalings?

LeeAnne reminds me a bit of Lea Black from Miami.

Haha, I kinda liked it.

[Cherrio]

Epic fail.     Did not even bother watching Potomac.

 

Real so called society folks, the real charities would never be caught dead on ANY of these shows.

 

All I will be interested in is how many of them end up in prison?

[Tallulahbaby]

Laws yes. Why can't they just party like the rest of us? This is going to be really boring if all we're going to see are charity events. A relative in Georgia started a "foundation" to raise money for families with sick kids. She's doing the same thing as these women -- organizing events where someone sells jewelry or cosmetics or Advocare and giving a small percentage to the families. Just write a damn check!

I might keep watching just to see someone take LeeAnne down a peg or two. Brandi tried, but she was probably too drunk to form a thought by the time they sat down together.

I think I heard the doctor's wife describe herself as a "certified nursing assistant registered nurse". Those are two separate things.

Agree that the botox has given all these women a continually surprised appearance. They're hard to look at.

The nurse was an RN first assist. Which is a real thing. RNFA. You have to get certified and be an experienced OR nurse. You are the assistant in surgery. Not the scrub nurse.

I'm going to give it one more chance otherwise I'm out...kinda boring.

[raiderred1]

As an OSU Grad, I hope and pray she doesn't devalue my degree by association!

Aww, Slider, i'm a Texas Tech grad and have always liked OSU because they are so much like Tech, so I will not think poorly of your university, maybe a few of the grads though. ;)

[DFWGina]

Its a big crazy train wreck.  I am watching for the scenery and trying to figure out where they are.  We've lived in the area (suburbia) and I work in the Park Cities area of Dallas for the past 3 years.  I can't imagine anyone with good sense would sign up for a show like this -- thus the train wreck...  I'm in though...

[raiderred1]

Me too, I have been a Houstonian for over 25 years, 20 more before that in a small gulf coast coast town. These women are embarrassing our great state. I know there are also people who are serious with charities that cringed the entire episode. I could not even stomach the entire episode had to stop the torture!

Texasmom1970, if they ever have a HWoH be on the look out for Kristi K. Schiller!  She is the type that LOVES to be noticed for all her charities(K9forCops and K9forKids).  She lives in River Oaks and in the last few years she got highly involved in my sport of barrel racing and she can name drop and brag with the best of them.  In barrel racing she can be a whale in a small pond as opposed to cutting horses, race horses or polo she would just be another equal and maybe even a lower woman on the totem pole. She is married to John Schiller of ENERGY XXI LTD and the two of them LOVE the spotlight.  She had some nasty blog up several years ago that was found when she entered the horse world of barrel racing and she was absolutely the type to look down her nose at the commoners. She made some such comment like, "I hope oil goes higher and higher so I can get a bigger diamondto cap my wells..."  I can't remember the exact quote from the blog but she removed any and all evidence of that blog as soon as many started to read it. She claims she was a Playboy centerfold but no one has ever found evidence of that and she also claims she "graduated" from the Univesity of Housto but I think she only attended UofH. My family is in the oil and gas business in North Texas and the Houston area and they are very well known around town and not so welcomed into the old Houston money. LOL

I do think her charity is really great and serves a wonderful purpose but I can do without all the constant bragging and look at me, look at me stuff. Meh

Its a big crazy train wreck.  I am watching for the scenery and trying to figure out where they are.  We've lived in the area (suburbia) and I work in the Park Cities area of Dallas for the past 3 years.  I can't imagine anyone with good sense would sign up for a show like this -- thus the train wreck...  I'm in though...

I'm with you on the scenery. I keep pausing and looking at everything and they are using a lot of the "cowboy' stuff straight from the Fort Worth Stock Yards because Dallas is not a cowboy town.

Edited April 13, 2016 by raiderred1

[Pollock]

I didn't hate it as much I thought I would after reading all the comments here before watching but it's only because Leann is two seconds away from being Danielle Staub. It's like seeing her twin sister, especially in the TH. Same speech patterns, same menace in her voice, same agression behind a fake smile, even her settings being "the poor" one amongst a cast of seamingly wealthy people...

[Mrs peel]

It must be a prestige thing, but I just can't see the appeal. My kids love to run around naked, but you don't want to give the guys on the course an eyefull!

 

 

And I think it was Stephanie's controlling husband who insisted that she complete this task. I'm not trying to be sexist, I'm sure there are plenty of women who could complete such a task. But after "x" amount of years with this woman, wouldn't he know this was not in her wheelhouse and just do it himself? Or hire someone? No, I get a controlling/gamey vibe from this guy. She made a mention of him giving her chores like this often. Is he trying to keep her busy? Or setting her up for failure so he can ridicule her? Seriously, something is off about that marriage.

On the garage remote....if they bought the garage opener, why didn't the company program the remotes. If they bought the house newly constructed, why didn't the builder program the remote? If they bought from a previous owner, wouldn't they have gotten the prior owner's remotes, already programmed? Heck, even if they had the garage opener coding changed, again, wouldn't the company have re-programmed the remotes? I am smelling producer interference.

The only reason they would have needed to program the remote is if they bought an additional one....and heck, many new cars include an option to operate the garage opener without the remote (from the rear view mirror in my old Prius).

[raiderred1]

It must be a prestige thing, but I just can't see the appeal. My kids love to run around naked, but you don't want to give the guys on the course an eyefull!

 

 

 

 

 

My parents retired to live on a golf course and I think my dad misses living on a ranch and not having people in your backyard everyday, all day.  My mom loves it because she loves to golf so she digs seeing everyone out there or she is out there herself with all her friends.  I absolutely don't understand the appeal and I wouldn't be able to be a big mouth yelling at my dogs like I do on my remote ranch. lol

[Luvdallas]

I lived in Texas with money! None of these women have money!

[JenFromCincy]

On the garage remote....if they bought the garage opener, why didn't the company program the remotes. If they bought the house newly constructed, why didn't the builder program the remote? If they bought from a previous owner, wouldn't they have gotten the prior owner's remotes, already programmed? Heck, even if they had the garage opener coding changed, again, wouldn't the company have re-programmed the remotes? I am smelling producer interference.

The only reason they would have needed to program the remote is if they bought an additional one....and heck, many new cars include an option to operate the garage opener without the remote (from the rear view mirror in my old Prius).

We bought new ones at the hardware store when ours went wonky.  Installed and programmed them ourselves.  Isn't rocket science.  It's 2 buttons.

[ToukieSmith]

Texasmom1970, if they ever have a HWoH be on the look out for Kristi K. Schiller!  She is the type that LOVES to be noticed for all her charities(K9forCops and K9forKids).  She lives in River Oaks and in the last few years she got highly involved in my sport of barrel racing and she can name drop and brag with the best of them.  In barrel racing she can be a whale in a small pond as opposed to cutting horses, race horses or polo she would just be another equal and maybe even a lower woman on the totem pole. She is married to John Schiller of ENERGY XXI LTD and the two of them LOVE the spotlight.  She had some nasty blog up several years ago that was found when she entered the horse world of barrel racing and she was absolutely the type to look down her nose at the commoners. She made some such comment like, "I hope oil goes higher and higher so I can get a bigger diamondto cap my wells..."  I can't remember the exact quote from the blog but she removed any and all evidence of that blog as soon as many started to read it. She claims she was a Playboy centerfold but no one has ever found evidence of that and she also claims she "graduated" from the Univesity of Housto but I think she only attended UofH. My family is in the oil and gas business in North Texas and the Houston area and they are very well known around town and not so welcomed into the old Houston money. LOL

I do think her charity is really great and serves a wonderful purpose but I can do without all the constant bragging and look at me, look at me stuff. Meh

I'm with you on the scenery. I keep pausing and looking at everything and they are using a lot of the "cowboy' stuff straight from the Fort Worth Stock Yards because Dallas is not a cowboy town.

 

I think Theresa Roemer was auditioning for a spot in the RHoH when it was rumored that Bravo was looking to create one.  I wanted to see her host parties in her 3 story closet.

 

http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/the-ultimate-real-housewife-of-houston/

 

I have always thought that Theresa had her own house robbed to get attention.

[Tallulahbaby]

I think Theresa Roemer was auditioning for a spot in the RHoH when it was rumored that Bravo was looking to create one. I wanted to see her host parties in her 3 story closet.

http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/the-ultimate-real-housewife-of-houston/

I have always thought that Theresa had her own house robbed to get attention.

Theresa Roemer sounds over the top fabulous,just like I like my housewives to be.