S12.E16: An Unexpected Thaw

[LilaFowler]

I wonder why we never got the footage of Vicki saying that about Terry Dubrow?

[HunterHunted]

6 minutes ago, jaybird2 said:

she  said megan was boring.  this was in response to andy (i think) asking kelly what she thought of megan saying kelly is nasty and mean.  

Meghan called Kelly nasty and mean because Kelly had announced today that Meghan was the other woman in the dissolution of Jim's 2nd marriage.

[jaybird2]

Just now, LilaFowler said:

I wonder why we never got the footage of Vicki saying that about Terry Dubrow?

maybe producers were afraid of liability...it's a serious accusation 

[peaceknit]

6 minutes ago, AttackTurtle said:

Peggy still brings nothing to this show.  Lydia is still ridiculously annoying, but given how sensitive she is, I'd be shocked if she returned for another season.  She knows that she is not coming off well this season.

Frankly, I was surprised that Lydia came back after her first, unmemorable season.  Did she not learn her lesson, or was the money and/or PR for hubby's magazine too much to deny? She is annoying.

[AttackTurtle]

27 minutes ago, jaybird2 said:

do you mean vicki and tamra

Yes!   I'm not even intoxicated.

Edited October 24, 2017 by AttackTurtle

[Martinigirl]

3 minutes ago, LilaFowler said:

I wonder why we never got the footage of Vicki saying that about Terry Dubrow?

My guess....Heather may have threatened lawyers getting involved. I always felt there was more that happened to Heather in that van/ ride. She went for Kelly big time!  "You are trash"   I think she also said "You can't hurt me" to Kelly. 

Edited October 24, 2017 by Martinigirl

[mbaywife123]

1 minute ago, LilaFowler said:

I wonder why we never got the footage of Vicki saying that about Terry Dubrow?

Because the Dubrows probably threatened to sue just like Maloof did about the surogasy. 

Bravo knows these people have real money and felt it was easier and less costly to re-edit.

[Martinigirl]

1 hour ago, Eater of Worlds said:

All I could think about with those Viking helmets is that Vikings didn't wear horns.  People probably thought them idiots for wearing them.

Not to mention,Vikings didn't come from Iceland.

[HunterHunted]

21 minutes ago, LilaFowler said:

I wonder why we never got the footage of Vicki saying that about Terry Dubrow?

19 minutes ago, jaybird2 said:

maybe producers were afraid of liability...it's a serious accusation 

 

18 minutes ago, Martinigirl said:

My guess....Heather may have threatened lawyers getting involved. I always felt there was more that happened to Heather in that van/ ride. She went for Kelly big time!  "You are trash"   I think she also said "You can't hurt me" to Kelly. 

 

15 minutes ago, mbaywife123 said:

Because the Dubrows probably threatened to sue just like Maloof did about the surrogacy. 

Bravo knows these people have real money and felt it was easier and less costly to re-edit.

 

I think it was cut because both Botched and Real Housewives of Orange County are produced by Evolution Media and airing the accusation undermines Botched and the premise that Terry is a doctor you'd want to seek out. Maloof potentially has access to a billion dollars so they caved, but airing Vicki's comments about Terry hurts Evolution's own business interests.

Edited October 24, 2017 by HunterHunted

[Juneau Gal]

4 minutes ago, Martinigirl said:

Not to mention,Vikings didn't come from Iceland.

Iceland was first settled by the Vikings. 

[AttackTurtle]

13 minutes ago, jaybird2 said:

maybe producers were afraid of liability...it's a serious accusation 

This is somewhat of a storyline on RH of Dallas,but I dont know that the doctor was ever actually named.  In Terry's case, he's obviously very well known. 

The group text argument really has left me feeling as though my brain cells have been depleted.   Meghan called it right away, "it was an oversight".  Tamra incredulously responded in disbelief that Lydia was upset over being left off a group text.  These are pretty rational/normal reactions....for adults. Lydia is not an adult..

 

I fear Meghan is a goner because she is not playing the reality show game correctly.   Being rationale and too quick to want to nip drama in the bud just isn't going to fly.

 

i can't help but wonder if Vicki wasn't coaching Lydia to make sure the friend that was brought on the show for her, keeps the peace with the others so as not to make life harder on Vicki to get back in the circle.

Edited October 24, 2017 by AttackTurtle

[JAYJAY1979]

Lydia should be happy she was left off a group text...all those annoying replies, etc.  Of course, she's the very definition of someone that was raised to think the world revolves around her.

I prefer rationale and logic over petty drama

[Juneau Gal]

I think that lodge they are staying in is truly tacky. Who wants to go to Iceland and stay in an Africa or Japanese themed room? Plus the themes were not well done. And Lydia’s room? Nothing special or deluxe about that. I also thought it was odd that they flew 14 hours and Lydia coughBravocough didn’t spring for a flight with the sleeper seats. 

 

Okay, now that I’ve bitched about everything like a real housewife, my night is complete! 

[HunterHunted]

3 minutes ago, Juneau Gal said:

I think that lodge they are staying in is truly tacky. Who wants to go to Iceland and stay in an Africa or Japanese themed room? Plus the themes were not well done. And Lydia’s room? Nothing special or deluxe about that.

I thought it was kind of tacky too.

3 minutes ago, Juneau Gal said:

I also thought it was odd that they flew 14 hours and Lydia coughBravocough didn’t spring for a flight with the sleeper seats. 

They were comped by Iceland Air and they don't appear to have sleeper seats. Their most expensive ticket class is business class.

[hoosiermom]

Well, I’m just going to finally say it. I like Everyone except Shannon and Tamara. I think Shannon is a paranoid, spoiled woman and she irritates the crap out of me. I can tolerate Tamera sometimes. Can’t wait to go to Iceland or somewhere to see the northern lights!

[Misslindsey]

Quote

That settles it:  Lydiot is 12 years old.  Totally unable to accept anything isn’t on her rainbow.  She needs to find other 12 year olds.  Maybe Andy can do something with 12 year olds as lead characters.

I can see it now, "The Real 12 year olds of Middle School". Maybe Lydia can be in the center holding a cellphone or whatever else preteens are into.

I still hate Vicki and want her gone. Please take Lydia, Peggy, and Kelly (even though she was not really annoying this episode) with you. Hell, take Tamra and Shannon too. I can tolerate them more than the rest, but would not care if they were gone. Meghan is kind of dull for this type of show, but she usually seems to behave more rationally than the rest.

[lunastartron]

With respect to Kelly's revelations about the claims that Vicki made concerning Terry on the Ireland bus ride, all that comes to mind is the same thought that popped into my head watching Tamra's outrage regarding the rumor that she's actually Eddie's beard: 

Gee, it's almost like Vicki accused their husbands of operating businesses as a front for dealing cocaine. 

What goes around comes around. 

[HunterHunted]

2 hours ago, Emmeline said:

Vickie is 55 and at a higher altitude.  That would have been a difficult trek for a lot of people her age.

And most importantly, had been out drinking the night before until 3am. So she's older, not in the greatest shape, tired, at a higher altitude, and dehydrated from the drinking. This likely explains some of Vicki's distress.

Edited October 24, 2017 by HunterHunted

[Juneau Gal]

Vicki didn’t look well at lunch. That was a heck of a lot of activity, ATVing, walking to the waterfall, glacier hiking, to do jet lagged after a long flight the day before. 

I live in Alaska and summers are the worst for sleep deprivation. The never setting sun is hard to take and really screws with your body. 

[Thumper]

11 minutes ago, HunterHunted said:

And most importantly, had been out drinking the night before until 3am. So she's older, not in the greatest shape, tired, at a higher altitude, and dehydrated from the drinking. This likely explains some of Vicki's distress.

Plus, she is worried about all the heart stuff.  Makes a person anxious.  Feeling alienated from the group ---> stressful.

Not a Vicki fan, and I know she is dramatic, but I can understand this as a culmination of many things.

[Inspectabecky]

1 hour ago, enchantingmonkey said:

All I could think about them wearing those Viking helmets was how they were doing a good job of perpetuating the "Stupid Americans" stereotype.  

That was an amusing dig the editing team threw in there with Shannon bitching at Heather over the chair as she was talking about Lydiot being immature.  

Came here to say this, so shady!  There's been talk about Shannon getting a bad edit and I wasn't sold till tn.  That clip was suchhh a reach to call Shannon childish, not to mention Heather was the instigator of that dumb scene.  Shannon does plenty to look like a nut on her own, but they wouldn't even let her give Lydia a well-earned talking-head read wout undercutting her. I wonder who got Shannon's angry phonecall after lol

[mbaywife123]

Here is my wish list for next season:

Vicki=Gone including Bri, Ryan, Steve and the fart monsters.

Peggy & Diko= Gone down the road with the rims and stupidity.

Lydia & Doug = Gone , Jesus doesn't want you for a sunbeam and neither do I.

Tamra = Stays as the OG ( this will really burn Vickis ass).

Shannon = Seprated from David and sticking her toes in the dating scene , eating chips and salsa and giving no FUCKS! (No filming of the kids please).

Kelly= Divorced and hanging out with Shannon and having some good fun.

Megan= Don't really care. She is like that one ingredient that you leave out while cooking but can't figure out what it was.

[bravofan27]

This episode was pretty good. I could see the mean girl coming out in Tamra a few times, and I don't think she really likes Lydia. I think she wants to have "church" friends and be in that crowd, but she also likes to laugh at people and have people chase her friendship. She is definitely nicer though than she used to be, but she still has an underlying meanness to her. 

My favorite parts were when the ladies didn't want to eat the puffin and the tour guide was delighted. "I'll eat yours!" Do they not feed the tour guides? Is this food carefully inventoried? Those were some pretty tiny bites of whatever it was.

I think Meghan has the nanny with the baby for filming, but I would assume that she's with the baby most of the time when not filming, and she's breast feeding, which is pretty time intensive. I I think when she complains about how hard motherhood is, she's really just looking for some support. 

Peggy is not a great mind. I'm not sure she thinks. She always does that, "Over it" thing because I think it's easier to dismiss stuff than to think about anything. And because she can't. She knows about being an Armenian, and she knows how to make food with love. She also knows how to drive fast cars. That said, I don't think she has really finished grieving for her mother, which is tough== if she could convey her feelings better I think people would like her more. There's possibly a story there, but she just isn't bright enough to articulate it. At least in English. 

Oh Lydia. If you think people are leaving you out, they probably are. They don't like you. Gretchen was the same way, kind of begging for attention all the time, trying super hard to be cute and fun, and it just came off as vapid and no one liked her either. Then she got mad because no one liked her and talks shit to this day. Not that I see Lydia doing that, but I don't think she and Tamara are going to be besties ever.

I hope Tamara and Vicki make up. Yes, Vicki was incredibly selfish to put Brooks over everyone, but she has had the good sense to leave him and she's at least trying with a better guy. She's sort of taking Tamara's example of marrying a more boring, but more stable guy. Not that Simon was anything like Brooks, but Tamara got better after leaving him, and I think Vicki is better now without Brooks. She's definitely more trustworthy and chill.

The end was great, only because Peggy and Kelly were literally fighting over who would take care of Vicki. They were each trying to tell her what was wrong with her and push the other one out of the way. Kelly was like, "I know her so well, it's a panic attack!" and Peggy's like, "It's a heart attack!" and Kelly's like, "Vicki, you are panicking!" and Peggy is like, "Vicki, you are white, you are sweating, it's your heart!" Reminds me of when me and my sister would fight over who got to change my cousins diaper, and I would carry him for 5 blocks and run into the house so my sister couldn't be part of the diaper changing. 

[HunterHunted]

17 minutes ago, bravofan27 said:

Peggy is not a great mind. I'm not sure she thinks. She always does that, "Over it" thing because I think it's easier to dismiss stuff than to think about anything. And because she can't. She knows about being an Armenian, and she knows how to make food with love. She also knows how to drive fast cars. That said, I don't think she has really finished grieving for her mother, which is tough== if she could convey her feelings better I think people would like her more. There's possibly a story there, but she just isn't bright enough to articulate it. At least in English.

Her mother died 20 years ago. I'm not saying she should be over it over it, but it's been 2 decades. And I'm sure her breast cancer issues and her father's recent passing reignited her fears about her own mortality, but I don't think whatever her issues are should be ascribed to the singular issue of her mother's death. 

It's also pretty clear that Peggy lives a fairly isolated and provincial life, possibly speaking to an average of 1.5 non-Armenians a week--the maid and a manicurist. She does not know how to relate to anyone outside of her small social circle.

[remmybrat]

Doesn't Vicki carry Nitrostat with her for her heart? I have a heart problem and always have on hand in case I need it.

[lunastartron]

1 hour ago, mbaywife123 said:

 Peggy & Diko= Gone down the road with the rims and stupidity.

Lydia & Doug = Gone , Jesus doesn't want you for a sunbeam and neither do I.

Tamra = Stays as the OG ( this will really burn Vickis ass).

Shannon = Seprated from David and sticking her toes in the dating scene , eating chips and salsa and giving no FUCKS! (No filming of the kids please).

Kelly= Divorced and hanging out with Shannon and having some good fun.

Megan= Don't really care. She is like that one ingredient that you leave out while cooking but can't figure out what it was.

Shannon, appearing for her date: Sorry I'm late. Google directions gave me a roundabout route and I didn't realize this was the place you'd suggested. I've driven by but I've never been inside here before.

Potential Romantic Interest: Neither have I but I've heard good things. 

Shannon (voice falling several octaves as she makes no effort to conceal the contempt creeping into her expression): Oh, wow, it's pub style. 

Later, at the table.

Shannon: what to order? Just so you know, I'm not usually this huge. I look like someone from Michigan! I'm usually a size two. But, seriously, I'm trying to lose weight. 

(Unironically flags down waiter) Hey, can I get a vodka tonic. Actually, make it a double. And I'll have the rib rack, extra sauce. 

(Directing her attention back to date) because THIS (rolls up shirt to expose her gut) THIS is all my soon-to-be ex-husband. 

He (dabbing a tear from her eye) he had an affair. 

Potential Romantic Interest: oh, that's tough. I know it can take a couple of years to get over something like that. 

Shannon (face darkening like a stormcloud): it's been three years! What are you saying, that I should be over it already?

Potential Romantic Interest: What? No, I was just trying to communicate my sympathy. I know what it's like to have a spouse that can put you through so much drama emotionally. My former wife, she - 

Shannon: And I'm just like her, is that it?!?!?

Potential Romantic Interest (abjectly baffled): No, that's not what I was saying at all. (Grasping) Do you like your ribs? 

Shannon (hurling rack to the floor): I only ate half of them, you sonofabitch! I'm a pig, is that it?!?!? 

(Totters to her feet) 

I'm done, I'm done, I'm fucking done!

(sob)

 

cut to 

talking head 

Shannon (voice cracking): I don't know what I did wrong! If only he'd tell me, I'd take responsibility for it! 

 

Cut to 

close up of Potential Romantic Interest's iPhone screen showing 22 missed calls from Shannon Beador. 

Audio of voicemail, Shannon's voice: Storming out of restaurants, that's NOT who I AM. Don't make me out to be someone I'm NOT! 

Call me back .... NOW! 

 

Cut to 

Int. Potential Romantic Interest's house. He peers out through the front peephole as deranged screaming can be heard on the other side of the door, the wood creaking as if being struck with blunt force over and over from the exterior. 

A text on the screen alerts us to the fact that the voiceover we're hearing is a recording of Shannon's call to 911.

Shannon: (sob) someone send the police! (shriek) My boyfriend! Send the police (*violent pounding*)

Edited October 24, 2017 by lunastartron

[yourmomiseasy]

On 10/20/2017 at 10:09 AM, KungFuBunny said:

 

Game Of Thrones filmed many scenes in Iceland.

RHOOC - Game Of Crones

I used to chase my dogs around yelling "Game of Bones" until I thought about it and realized it was probably a porno and then googled for verification.  Now I just stick to telling them they know nothing.

5 hours ago, TexasGal said:

Did Lydia say Rey-ka-vich?  After ice-LAND last week.  Like, do some research before “your” trip.

And she kept saying it after being corrected and then when into that stupid "I expected ice" spiel.  I think I was in 3rd grade when I learned that "Iceland is green and Greenland has ice" thing.  Of course now I just call Greenland "Volcano Island" because of that giant eruption in 2010, so even less confusing. 

 

4 hours ago, poeticlicensed said:

I want to go to Iceland and hike up a glacier now!

Fredrick's evil plan worked.

 

2 hours ago, bravofan27 said:

I hope Tamara and Vicki make up. Yes, Vicki was incredibly selfish to put Brooks over everyone, but she has had the good sense to leave him and she's at least trying with a better guy. She's sort of taking Tamara's example of marrying a more boring, but more stable guy. Not that Simon was anything like Brooks, but Tamara got better after leaving him, and I think Vicki is better now without Brooks. She's definitely more trustworthy and chill.

 

Except Vicki didn't leave Brooks.  He left her and she laid down in the street crying as he drove away.  And then she talked forever about how she would totally take him back and she still talks about her broken heart.

 

1 hour ago, remmybrat said:

Doesn't Vicki carry Nitrostat with her for her heart? I have a heart problem and always have on hand in case I need it.

The difference probably being your heart problem is a real concern and didn't Vicki's doctor tell her hers was not?

[CrinkleCutCat]

That, my forum friends, was us witnessing an ‘adult’ temper tantrum!

Poor little special snowflake Lydia didn’t have her feelings “validated” by Tamra like her mummy would have done. So, instead of flinging herself on the floor and flailing around and banging her fists on the floor she threw the menus at Tamra and stomped off. 

I hate it when people say they are “over it” or “it doesn’t matter” while they have their arms crossed and are giving you the death stare.

Edited October 24, 2017 by CrinkleCutCat
Never forget the all important comma.

[LydiaOhLydia]

Lydia was the 'host'. Her needing validation from Tamara , puzzles me. Yet at the same time, Tamara knew exactly where the error in communication was and took the middle road, sly . I guess this happens when mothers shower their daughters daily with glitter dust and eccentric babble, Lydia can't cope without validation.  I can hear her next confession " this one time, my anger got the best of me and I tossed a menu at a friend, or so I'm told because I really don't feel it was thrown. Forgiven". 

For someone who feels so much, she sure seems to miss the plot this season. 

 This franchise turned so ugh. How many times around the same story lines can I go. 

OMG whale bones on a beach-gasp-stare-gasp-leave.  They all do a silent mourn & respect the ancient carcass on the beach, yet turn and shun, mock and contrive storylines against the living humans next to them. 

Are there no local cultural foods we can see enjoyed, other than Vicki slammin a cheeseburger?

Blah trip. ALMOST makes me want to read Lydia's magazine write up. 

All the back and forth over Vicki's crisis... what a shit show. What is it with these people arguing over who thinks whats happening and shouting over the other while insisting they know better.  Grab a phone, call for help, THEN explain to the person what you've done and what you think may be happening. This is how people die and regret daily that they didn't call for help FIRST. uffda. 

[HunterHunted]

28 minutes ago, LydiaOhLydia said:

OMG whale bones on a beach-gasp-stare-gasp-leave.  They all do a silent mourn & respect the ancient carcass on the beach, yet turn and shun, mock and contrive storylines against the living humans next to them.

I was a bit shocked that they had nothing to say at the black sand beach with the whale bones. I thought it too was breathtaking.

28 minutes ago, LydiaOhLydia said:

Are there no local cultural foods we can see enjoyed, other than Vicki slammin a cheeseburger?

They had hakarl (fermented shark) and puffin (which I think looks like a penguin crossed with a toucan) at the hotel.

And just because penguins, here you go:

[zoeysmom]

Didn't Lydia exclude Shannon early on from an event?  Lydia is apparently not accepting of being excluded.

Edited October 24, 2017 by zoeysmom

[film noire]

6 hours ago, Eater of Worlds said:

All I could think about with those Viking helmets is that Vikings didn't wear horns.  

They looked like demented German opera singers.

Edited October 24, 2017 by film noire

[CrinkleCutCat]

37 minutes ago, film noire said:

They looked like demented German opera singers.

Where did you get that photo of Shannon from?  [sending self to naughty corner]

[ivygirl]

I was expecting some kind of Bjork sighting**. Alas, I had to settle for a Bjerk slighting.

I  too get that Lydia might have felt left out, especially because it was "her" trip, but I was largely on Tamra's side and I can see it being an accident. I *would* chalk that scene up to Lydia being overtired, except that she went on, and on, and on about being owed an obeisant apology, and had to be told by VICKI no less that she was overreacting. I'd love to know which Bible advises "Thou shalt expect--nay, demand--an apology without being willing to give one yourself." Maybe that was from the Sermon on the Glacier.

Regarding Vicki, I'm with those of you who pointed out all the reasons she probably got so sick. Altitude, anxiety, overtiredness, overexertion, staying up drinking, worry about her heart. I actually don't think she's faking (I know, I know), even though it probably isn't really a heart attack.

Did we have any insights from Peggy about the superiority of Armenia this episode?

Things I did love from the episode:

* Kelly's barrage of questions on the bus (be quiet, Peggy)

* Vicki tossing that scarf over her face at the menu-toss lunch

* Meghan's PaRapper the Rapper hat

 

 

** Not really

[Ubiquitous]

7 hours ago, WireWrap said:

Well, what she said was THAT was what Vicki told her that she, Kelly, repeated on the bus ride from hell in Ireland! In other words, that was/is the lie Vicki was spreading about Heather/Terry. 

I wonder if this was another reason Heather quit the show?

6 hours ago, lunastartron said:

With respect to Kelly's revelations about the claims that Vicki made concerning Terry on the Ireland bus ride, all that comes to mind is the same thought that popped into my head watching Tamra's outrage regarding the rumor that she's actually Eddie's beard: 

Gee, it's almost like Vicki accused their husbands of operating businesses as a front for dealing cocaine. 

What goes around comes around. 

Wait, did Vicki make that claim too?

[lunastartron]

29 minutes ago, Ubiquitous said:

I wonder if this was another reason Heather quit the show?

Wait, did Vicki make that claim too?

No, Tamra made that assertion about Jim Bellino during her feud with Alexis and Heather offered nary a criticism of the tactic. During one of the early season 8 scenes before Alexis had reintegrated into the group, Tamra and Heather expressed shock that Alexis was threatening litigation against Tamra for the J Jugs epithet. That was obfuscation on their part; the Bellinos floated the possibility of legal action against Tamra because she was alleging that Jim used his companies as a cover for a localized drug outfit. 

Edited October 24, 2017 by lunastartron

[QQQQ]

Kelly, you don't need to climb to the top of a glacier to be small and insignificant. 

[ghoulina]

Iceland is BEAUTIFUL! Egads. I want to go right now. Fuck you, Lydia, for being in such an amazing place and thinking it looks like Mississippi. No offense to MS. I'm sure it's lovely in its own way, but Iceland is NOT Mississippi. I was glad to see that Shannon actually knew WHY they named it Iceland, and why there's not ice everywhere. I already knew that, but I always think it's prudent (and fun!) to learn about the country you're going to before you land. At least Kelly was asking their driver questions. I was a bit impressed by her. She actually seemed interested in educating herself. 

Oh, and at the black sand beach, Lydia says it's like Mars from a movie. Ummmm...Mars is the RED planet. These people are so stupid. 

I'm not going to bag on them too much over the shark thing, because even the hotel owner himself seemed to be saying it was nasty ("don't smell it", "when you can't take it anymore, wash down with the drink"), but I really hated the way Peggy refused. "I'm not eating no shark!!!!" How about, "No, thank you"??? I guess in Armenia, they don't have manners. 

Thank God for Megan. She was the only one exhibiting any class. 

 

It's interesting watching the dynamics between Tamra, Shannon, and Vicki. Tamra and Vicki were cutting up quite a bit together when they arrived. So Shannon loudly announces she needs to go lie down - implying that Tamra should come with her. Which she obviously did. And then she seemed a bit jealous that Vicki and KELLY went out and whooped it up later. I don't feel bad for Tamra at all. I don't WANT to see those two back together. I don't want to see Vicki at all. But I also don't think Shannon should be so needy. She needs to let Tamra figure out what Tamra wants. If she is willing to overlook all the vile shit Icki has done, that's on her. I think Tamra is torn because she picked this righteous road with Shannon, and she feels she HAS to stay on it....even though I reallllly don't think she wants to any more. 

 

So these bitches go all the way to Iceland to fight over a group text. A fucking group text. Lydia is such a baby. Look, group texts can be confusing. I have one with my mom and 3 sisters. But then sometimes I have one with just the sisters, so we can talk about birthday/Christmas stuff we want to do for mom. Or we've had ones leaving out one sister, so we can talk about her progress while in labor and not flood her phone with texts. Or if we know one person can't go to an event, we leave them out so they don't feel bad. Or I have one with the people who only watch a certain show I watch. But sometimes.....no, fairly often....we respond to the wrong text. 

I'm sure it was not some intentional slight that Lydia wasn't in the group text. Peggy added her. Get over it. Instead, Tamra's apologies aren't good enough for her, so she throws the menus and stomps off like the little brat that she is. Then she comes back clearly still pissed, but acts all annoyed that anyone would think she's still pissed. I wanted to throw her into a crevasse! 

 

Shannon's interactions with baby Aspen = happiest I've seen her all season. 

The glacier was amazing. I thought it was interesting Megan asked how climate change has effected it. Who the fuck peed on the glacier? Do these women all have thimble sized bladders? Why can they never hold their urine? Or manage their bathroom time better? 

 

Of course VICKI gets an ambulance while on vacation. I guess she really wanted an Icelandic casserole. 

[bichonblitz]

11 hours ago, Primal Slayer said:

I didn't even notice that Shannon/Tamra weren't there lol

I didn't even notice that Peggy was there

[MyAimIsTrue]

Every time I saw Tamra and Shannon wearing those stupid Viking horns I said to myself in my best Bugs Bunny voice "spear and magic helmet," because a lot of my higher knowledge comes from Looney Tunes.

[ghoulina]

7 hours ago, Juneau Gal said:

I think that lodge they are staying in is truly tacky. Who wants to go to Iceland and stay in an Africa or Japanese themed room? Plus the themes were not well done. And Lydia’s room? Nothing special or deluxe about that.

The location was beautiful! I loved all the horses running around outside. But yea, the interior left a lot to be desired. 

 

7 hours ago, bravofan27 said:

I hope Tamara and Vicki make up. Yes, Vicki was incredibly selfish to put Brooks over everyone, but she has had the good sense to leave him and she's at least trying with a better guy

Brooks left her and she was saying she laid down in the street crying over him, or some shit. She'd take him back in a heartbeat. She has said as much. Steve may not have faked cancer, but he's a dirty bird himself, which has been revealed in Vicki's thread. 

 

7 hours ago, bravofan27 said:

The end was great, only because Peggy and Kelly were literally fighting over who would take care of Vicki. They were each trying to tell her what was wrong with her and push the other one out of the way. Kelly was like, "I know her so well, it's a panic attack!" and Peggy's like, "It's a heart attack!" and Kelly's like, "Vicki, you are panicking!" and Peggy is like, "Vicki, you are white, you are sweating, it's your heart!"

In Armenia they don't have panic attacks!

 

6 hours ago, lunastartron said:

Shannon: (sob) someone send the police! (shriek) My boyfriend! Send the police (*violent pounding*)

lunastartron, I don't want to quote the whole thing for space reasons, but that was literally the best thing I've ever read on the internet. Bravo!!!!

 

4 hours ago, CrinkleCutCat said:

Poor little special snowflake Lydia didn’t have her feelings “validated” by Tamra like her mummy would have done. So, instead of flinging herself on the floor and flailing around and banging her fists on the floor she threw the menus at Tamra and stomped off.

But she and Tamra shared bible verses! BIBLE VERSES! Don't you know how sacred that is???

[bichonblitz]

31 minutes ago, ghoulina said:

I think Tamra is torn because she picked this righteous road with Shannon, and she feels she HAS to stay on it....even though I reallllly don't think she wants to any more. 

I agree. There is a part of Tamra that will always be the tacky girl that likes to let loose and whoop it up. She misses doing that with Vicki. Taking naps, and wearing viking helmets is just not the same for her. Shannon tries but she's not fun, she's a nerd. 

Edited October 24, 2017 by bichonblitz

[CrinkleCutCat]

Vicki needs a puffin casserole.... STAT! ?

Edited October 24, 2017 by CrinkleCutCat
No edit, just a foot note: I really don’t like the idea of eating Puffins :(

[Cranky One]

Y'all, this is the 16th episode of the season. SIXTEEN! I cannot believe we have sat through 16 weeks of this boring ass shit.

[red12]

These women are so boring that I ended up viewing this as a travel show and looking at scenery. I found it hilarious that the episode with a trip to Iceland contains the most black people I have ever seen on this show (2).

[Normades]

After seeing how controlling and needy Shannon is with Tamara, I can't imagine what David has had to endure.  

[Mu Shu]

8 hours ago, Thumper said:

Plus, she is worried about all the heart stuff.  Makes a person anxious.  Feeling alienated from the group ---> stressful.

Not a Vicki fan, and I know she is dramatic, but I can understand this as a culmination of many things.

It’s a culmination of getting screentime after being iced out all season.  This is her final card to play, and I’m not buying it. 

Sounds like The Dudd is selling her out big time.  I can’t stand that creeper either, but I’ll give her credit if she helps jettison the warthog.  God, that woman’s shrieking voice coming out of that hideous death head.  She’s the epitome of Ick.  

[TexasGal]

5 hours ago, HunterHunted said:

I was a bit shocked that they had nothing to say at the black sand beach with the whale bones. I thought it too was breathtaking.

They had hakarl (fermented shark) and puffin (which I think looks like a penguin crossed with a toucan) at the hotel.

And just because penguins, here you go:

 

Meghan is taking over Heather's title of best traveler.  She was so polite with the fermented shark the guy actually thought she might want more.

1 hour ago, MyAimIsTrue said:

Every time I saw Tamra and Shannon wearing those stupid Viking horns I said to myself in my best Bugs Bunny voice "spear and magic helmet," because a lot of my higher knowledge comes from Looney Tunes.

I think I love you.

[Mu Shu]

I read that Icelanders don’t eat that rotten shark.  It was survival food in far away olden times.  Its like no modern Cajun would eat squirrel head gumbo.   I’ll give them all, even the Ick, a pass on that one.

i did not read that Icelandic men have big units.  Do tell Megan.  Maybe flopsey can write about strapping Icelandic men with huge weiners and proudly swinging balls.  Is that the story deballed Doug wanted her to break?

tamra is such a heifer.  She did that to Lydia deliberately, but I’m not mad at her.

heres your bible verse, Lydia.  

 

Jesus Wept.

now fuck right off with your Gretchen ass Weiner self.  

[pieinmyeye]

11 hours ago, Cherrio said:

Vicki and Lydiot

The Duggars are calling with a Tatar Tot Casserole.

You can hang with Josh, nobody likes him either.

LMAO! So true!