Who should stay and who should go?

[mwell345]

I would keep Kyle and LVP as they anchor the show, and when they are getting along, they're fun and have great houses. I'd keep Kathryn, at least for one more season.

 Sanctimonious, condescending, holier-than-thou Yolanda can go, her story has run its course.  How much longer can we talk about Da Lyme?  Eileen can go too.  Other than her Erika Jane persona, Erika brings nothing so she can go too. I'm not sure where Rinna goes from here, so I think she may have run her course too. (I'm also guessing LVP may have a conversation with production regarding Sudsy and Soapy).

So that gives me Kyle, LVP and Kathryn.  Bring back Camille, Adrienne and Taylor to complete the group.

Oh, I would make Kyle's potato stealing dog a "Friend" because she's more interesting than most of the housewives anyway.

[Dutchgirl]

• Erika adds a voice of reason, and I like her, but she adds no real value.
• Yolanda, I also like, but she is mother earthing it right now and I just feel sorry for her all the time, so it would be nice if she was only there occasionally. 
• Kathryn can't handle this scene, not at all. 
• Eileen. I'm torn. On one hand she can be funny ("It's a scratch, put a little Neosporin on it") but then her role as Rinna's permanent butt plug is tired.
• LVP. No Lisa, no show. She's knows it. I want less Lisa, more Ken though.
• Kyle. As the annoying and manipulative little sister, she understands the game and keeps the ball rolling. Tired of her attempt at looking too Beverly Hills with that pinched, glossy, flowing-dress look bs and baiting people into starting shit while she bats her eyes and pretend to not understand what's happening. So. Tired. Prefer the old her in jeans, self-deprecating, and cracking a joke, but whatever.  What a phoney. 
• Lisa Rinna is legit Fatal Attraction crazy, not to mention desperate. Can't stand one segment she's in. At all. Ever. I feel sorry for her husband who's trying to maintain some dignity and career. I like the show, but it's too tedious to record and fast forward her segments all the time. Easier to drop RHOBH and only watch RHONY.

Edited April 30, 2016 by Dutchgirl

[Umbelina]

http://www.realitytea.com/2016/04/27/andy-cohen-says-no-way-letting-go-erika-girardi-yolanda-foster-lisa-rinna-eileen-davidson-new-returning-bravo-shows/
 

Several polls about who should stay and who should go here, after the silly article.  Some interesting results as well.

[zoeysmom]

I have to go with Ronnie K., does Andy even watch the show?  Between his questions  at the Reunion and his reliance on WWHL polls, the guy seems to be clueless. 

[RealHousewife]

Kyle Richards-Return, she's an anchor of the show. She seems to be a kind person at her core, yet she's not afraid of a little drama. Also great to see her beautiful family. 

Lisa Vanderpump-Return, love her or hate her, she's another anchor of the show and seems to be the fan favorite every year. As much as I don't always like how she treats other cast members, she is one of the smarter h'wives, charismatic and charming, brings the lifestyle porn, etc. She's basically perfect for reality television, except for wanting to play the victim season after season.

Yolanda Hadid-Return depending on what's going on with her life. It might be interesting to see a newly single Yolanda date and not have it be all about whether or not she's sick. She has lead an interesting life until this point. The rags to riches story, being a former model, having very interesting ex husbands (and boyfriends) and now celebrity children. I just don't see this woman as ever being dull.

Lisa Rinna-Return. She's not afraid of the drama! Plus she embodies Beverly Hills, her career, her husband, her lifestyle, just perfect for the show. 

Eileen Davidson-Return one more season just to leave on a  good note (she doesn't need the show to stay on indefinitely). She's gotten a lot of flack for going against LVP, but I still think she seems like the sweetest person in the cast. And I find her entertaining just because she is so likable to me. She was something without the show, very beautiful, talented, brings what Beverly Hills is all about, and isn't vicious to other cast members.

Erika Girardi-Return. She's beautiful, has the lifestyle porn, and I like her talking heads. It would be interesting to hear more about her story. Also think she has a good heart despite the "cold" exterior. 

Kathryn Edwards-Neutral. She's a beautiful, wealthy woman seems to have a sweetness about her despite putting Erika on blast, but she doesn't carry the show the way some of the others do. 

Kim Richards-Leave. The show doesn't seem healthy for her. 

Brandi Glanville-Leave. She can definitely give good TV, but she can be vicious on the other cast members imo. A part of me does wish she could join and be milder because I know she could use the pay check more than any of the other women. 

[Wings]

On 4/29/2016 at 0:38 PM, halkatla said:

I would love to see some of the old guard return, like Camille, Adrienne and Taylor. I want rid of Lisa R, Eileen and either Yo or Erica. I don´t know why but I think it might be okay to have Yo there without any up-her-ass friends.

I agree with you.  I just watched the first 2 seasons again on Hulu.  

I remember I was one who defended Brandi and felt protective of her until she went way too far and was no longer enjoyable.  I would like to see her back but I know that would never happen.  No one would have anything to do with her.  This would be IF she came back with another agenda; she is capable of that.  AND if she agreed to no longer "support" Yolanda.  That was set up and fake so drop that, Bravo. This will never happen but feeling nostalgic for the time she added some good drama.  

It was so much better in the early seasons than it is now.  Time has passed and things have changed in all of their lives.  I would like to see the old familiar faces. 

I feel strongly about Yolanda not being asked back.  They will.  Maybe she will refuse to sign on.  Ahhhhhhh, that is only a fantasy.  She is champing at the bit to return.  She is broke, you know. 

Edited May 1, 2016 by wings707

[WireWrap]

Hmmmm, so Andy has backed down on his tweet about not firing anyone!?! LOL  http://www.allaboutthetea.com/2016/05/01/andy-cohen-clarifies-his-comments-about-firing-eileen-davidson-lisa-rinna/

[Wings]

This gives me hope.  Apparently fans have been tweeting him like mad on their disgust for Rinna and ED.  Yay!  Maybe that leaves room for Camille and either Adrianne or Taylor to return.  

[Wings]

I do think Yo will return unfortunately.  If so hopefully all have learned not to engage her so she wont take over the season.  Just smile, greet her and ask no questions and not buy into anything she has to offer.  Keep her on the outer rim.  

[zoeysmom]

30 minutes ago, WireWrap said:

Hmmmm, so Andy has backed down on his tweet about not firing anyone!?! LOL  http://www.allaboutthetea.com/2016/05/01/andy-cohen-clarifies-his-comments-about-firing-eileen-davidson-lisa-rinna/

I think they learned from NYC too much re-tooling and the show loses continuity.  The Heather/Aviva/Carole three seasons later and all that remains is Carole.

[Wings]

4 minutes ago, zoeysmom said:

I think they learned from NYC too much re-tooling and the show loses continuity.  The Heather/Aviva/Carole three seasons later and all that remains is Carole.

 

What do you mean by re-tooling?  Bringing old HWs back?

[zoeysmom]

Just now, wings707 said:

 

What do you mean by re-tooling?  Bringing old HWs back?

Re-casting.  On NY they eliminated Kelly, Jill and Alex in one fell swoop.  The ratings suffered from the decision.   I believe that is why Andy said not four.

[Wings]

Ahh, okay.  Just get rid of enough for a fresh start is what I say.  

[KFC]

Umm yeah, a big fat NO to Taylor and Adrienne returning. Camille too, but like many have said, maybe if she returned to her S1 roots. Besides, bringing those three back wouldn't even help the ratings, anyway.

And the LVP ubers can clang and clamor all the want for Eileen AND Rinna to be axed, but then you basically lose the two biggest instigators. And these shows are all about making something minute into a big, drawn-out story. One might not come back, but they won't both be gone.

For what it's worth, from the sounds of it, Andy Cohen has very little say these days in the casting of the HWs so don't take his tweets with too much weight.

Edited May 1, 2016 by KFC

[WireWrap]

8 minutes ago, KFC said:

Umm yeah, a big fat NO to Taylor and Adrienne returning. Camille too, but like many have said, maybe if she returned to her S1 roots. Besides, bringing those three back wouldn't even help the ratings, anyway.

And the LVP ubers can clang and clamor all the want for Eileen AND Rinna to be axed, but then you basically lose the two biggest instigators. And these shows are all about making something minute into a big, drawn-out story. One might not come back, but they won't both be gone.

For what it's worth, from the sounds of it, Andy Cohen has very little say these days in the casting of the HWs so don't take his tweets with too much weight.

I think Rinna will be back if she wants but I suspect that Eileen is at highest risk of being let go. As for Andy, he is still EP of all the HW shows, he still has the power to hire/fire HWs.

[KFC]

I think the EP credit is more of a title for developing the shows than anything else. Happens all the time, and much as I dislike Andy Cohen, I've heard that he really has very little input on the shows these days, casting included. But he likes to pretend that he has more involvement than he actually does.

[Higgins]

We will have Yolanda warrior of the miraculous recovery and Patron Saint of with invisible illness promoting400 Chinese supplements, removal of body parts freezing her ass off and sweating it too, all while staring at the ceiling unable to read or write in bed with a foot long parasite.

[Vicky8675309]

Yo and Eileen are my two top picks to go. However I do NOT want bg back (I'll take Rinna over bg)

[zoeysmom]

Whoever stays or goes. . . Kyle has her work cut out for her trying to put this group back together.  Most of them don't respect her for letting LVP slide, amybe she can teach them about forgiveness.

[breezy424]

2 hours ago, zoeysmom said:

Whoever stays or goes. . . Kyle has her work cut out for her trying to put this group back together.  Most of them don't respect her for letting LVP slide, amybe she can teach them about forgiveness.

Or more realistically teach them about how forgiveness works on 'Bravo' when it comes to LVP.  Tread carefully.  It's about money...money for the production company and money for Bravo.  LVP is the core of another successful Bravo show.  Or, how Yo put it to Alex when it came to Ro, there's a pecking order.

[Umbelina]

On 4/30/2016 at 2:23 PM, Umbelina said:

http://www.realitytea.com/2016/04/27/andy-cohen-says-no-way-letting-go-erika-girardi-yolanda-foster-lisa-rinna-eileen-davidson-new-returning-bravo-shows/
 

Several polls about who should stay and who should go here, after the silly article.  Some interesting results as well.

Checked these again.  Most people aren't really anti-Yo returning, but they don't care much for Eileen or Rinna.

[Vicky8675309]

2 minutes ago, Umbelina said:

Checked these again.  Most people aren't really anti-Yo returning, but they don't care much for Eileen or Rinna.

I don't trust polls that allow a person to vote multiple times--like the poll in that article. Do you know if the twitter poll allowed a person to vote multiple times?

Edited May 3, 2016 by Vicky8675309

[Umbelina]

I don't even know what the twitter poll is!  Ha.

[Vicky8675309]

2 minutes ago, Umbelina said:

I don't even know what the twitter poll is!  Ha.

someone posted a link here (some where here) a while back--I think we could vote here and it connected to the twitter poll (the one that was sent to Andy). If that one also allowed multiple votes (unlimited votes by voters) then I question the validity of that one as well.

Edited May 3, 2016 by Vicky8675309

[thewhiteowl]

I want them all back. Crazy, I know. I just think it would be fun to see Soapy and Sudsy eating crow and bowing to Queen LVP. I am resigned to Yo returning, Bravo won't dump her "sick" ass. They'd really be vilified.

[zoeysmom]

I smell Brandi edging her way back in.  There is something to this new found peace between she and LeAnn Rimes.  Maybe the Cibrian and the Glanville households both need a Bravo check.  There is a reason Brandi is making her pitch now.  Between the satellite appearance and the gushy crap between she and LeAnn she does have storyline and if they stretch it a bit it would be the advice Eileen handed out last year.  I see some thirsty people who all have storylines to pitch.  There are reasons that Eileen is sending Brandi love notes via twitter. 

10 hours ago, Vicky8675309 said:

someone posted a link here (some where here) a while back--I think we could vote here and it connected to the twitter poll (the one that was sent to Andy). If that one also allowed multiple votes (unlimited votes by voters) then I question the validity of that one as well.

They allow multiple votes and many followers are generated to get the stars numbers up.  Whenever there is a huge increase I look to someone finagling followers and of course polls.  The same can be said for WWHL polls.  Some people have better PR firms and hit the votes hard.  So for example if tonight's question is who is the most manipulative watch the Yolanda numbers.  If the question is did LVP tell Rinna to bring up Munchausen-it will be interesting to see the response.  I think they normally word it-who do you believe. 

[walnutqueen]

I don't really care about polls or what other people on the interwebz think, but I DO value the opinions of my fellow PTVers, and tend to trust the polls here.  My people have spoken!

[Vicky8675309]

most of the comments here, on reddit, on lipstick alley and at the end of articles (and twitter) are pro-LVP and anti-Yo & anti-Eileen/Rinna

49 minutes ago, zoeysmom said:

I smell Brandi edging her way back in.  There is something to this new found peace between she and LeAnn Rimes.  Maybe the Cibrian and the Glanville households both need a Bravo check.  There is a reason Brandi is making her pitch now.  Between the satellite appearance and the gushy crap between she and LeAnn she does have storyline and if they stretch it a bit it would be the advice Eileen handed out last year.  I see some thirsty people who all have storylines to pitch.  There are reasons that Eileen is sending Brandi love notes via twitter. 

They allow multiple votes and many followers are generated to get the stars numbers up.  Whenever there is a huge increase I look to someone finagling followers and of course polls.  The same can be said for WWHL polls.  Some people have better PR firms and hit the votes hard.  So for example if tonight's question is who is the most manipulative watch the Yolanda numbers.  If the question is did LVP tell Rinna to bring up Munchausen-it will be interesting to see the response.  I think they normally word it-who do you believe. 

If bg is back then I am done. This season already sucked and it's sad for me since I use to like the BH franchise the best (I even liked last season in spite of bg)

Edited May 3, 2016 by Vicky8675309

[laschifosavita]

The only two that I actively want to see come back is LVP and Kyle.  They could rebuild the whole rest of the cast, and I would be totally fine with that.

I actively would like to see Yolanda, Lisar, and Eileen go.  Of the three, I'd choose Lisar to stay.  I think Eileen is the only woman that takes her seriously, so she couldn't dominate the season again.  I can't imagine Yolanda having a storyline that isn't totally about Lyme, even if she comes back for another season.  Katherine and Erika are both fine.  They aren't so invested in causing drama that they can't be entertaining.

[Pete Martell]

I only chose LVP to return, as it feels like Kyle's story is over (although she is passable enough so I don't care if she comes back), and Kathryn is a nonentity. I think LVP would be best off returning for one more season, with a new cast.

To go - Yolanda (who has actually become a genuine danger with her narcissistic quackery and should not be given a platform on television), Eileen (I can think of few HWs who have tarnished their image and very possibly their career the way she has this season), Rinna (someone I used to like before her arrival, but whose attention-seeking, insecurity, and hypocrisy was breathtaking even for this shitshow of a franchise), Erika (surely she's been on long enough to showcase her inevitable masturbatory - literal and figurative - "artistic" venture and some type of Youtube video collaboration with Gaga - she has no particular reason to still be on this show).

[Jel]

19 hours ago, thewhiteowl said:

I want them all back. Crazy, I know. I just think it would be fun to see Soapy and Sudsy eating crow and bowing to Queen LVP. I am resigned to Yo returning, Bravo won't dump her "sick" ass. They'd really be vilified.

I take it all back -- A big YES to Soapy and Sudsy kissing Lisa's butt next season!

Don't fuck with a fucker, ladies. 

[mwell345]

I can't see Brandi coming back at all.  Her appearance on the reunion last night pretty much fizzled. 

[bosawks]

Can't Camille be the Alfred Hitchcock of all the HoWives series?

Appearing in the background of each episode wearing fabulous frocks and even more fabulous jewelry.

[tvfanatic13]

Yolanda should just leave and become a momanger for Gigi and the non-Gigi's. 

[Pete Martell]

2 hours ago, tvfanatic13 said:

Yolanda should just leave and become a momanger for Gigi and the non-Gigi's. 

 

I would be surprised if their handlers let her anywhere near their careers. She's more like Suzanne Somers than Kris Jenner, and I don't like Kris Jenner at all.