S09.E06: Fifty Shades Of Shade

[twilightzone]

2 hours ago, breezy424 said:

On another note, I think LVP  was involved in this whole thing filming at VPD.  And as Rinna brought up, LVP knew about the plan.  She texted Dorit that Teddi knows.  Why didn't she text Teddi if she was calling it off. 

I also think all of them were pissed off about Dorit not bringing the dog back to VPD.  However, the set up story to out Dorit became the bigger story.  They all know that LVP does stuff behind the scene and has others do her dirty work.  They're tired of it.

If LVP is this poor innocent victim as she claims, why all the bad press of her being a prima donna and refusing to film with the others.  If she has the truth on her side, then she should have nothing to hide, right?  She's making herself look guilty.  Nothing will ever convince me that she isn't the biggest Fake and Liar.

Edited March 20, 2019 by twilightzone

[langford peel]

Dorito had the puppy for months because Teddi says so and Teddi never lies.

[breezy424]

1 minute ago, langford peel said:

Dorito had the puppy for months because Teddi says so and Teddi never lies.

Or maybe that was what she was told.  Teddi and Dorit obviously didn't communicate between filming and this all happened before filming began. 

[breezy424]

Teddi's blog is up:

https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/season-9/season-9/blogs/teddi-mellencamp-arroyave/teddi-3

She brings up some good points.  Especially the part of the episode when LVP says to Kyle:

But my favorite part of the episode is the end when LVP and Kyle are in the car and her facade has faded. When mentioning me saying we could “coexist,” LVP, with a giggle and a snide smile, says, “It’s like you should be so lucky, bitch.”

I found that LVP comment very telling.  Sniper from the side.

Edited March 20, 2019 by breezy424

[langford peel]

10 minutes ago, breezy424 said:

Or maybe that was what she was told.  Teddi and Dorit obviously didn't communicate between filming and this all happened before filming began. 

Or maybe she is a lying sack of shit who would say anything to stay on the show.

You know. Like Lisa Rinna.

[Rosiejuliemom]

17 minutes ago, twilightzone said:

If LVP is this poor innocent victim as she claims, why all the bad press of her being a prima donna and refusing to film with the others - including snubbing Denise's, Camille's weddings.

She was at Denise's wedding.

Camille's was either a prior commitment or came after the Villa Rosa blowup/Rinna's cupcake tweet when Lisa withdrew.

As for the bad press, my Spidey sense is telling me that a lot of it is coming from Rinna, Erika, and Kyle. Rinna and Erika were the ones responsible for the IG video spilling that Lisa was refusing to shoot with the others and Kyle is using Kris Jenner's contacts to get her version of things out.

[Thumper]

I have seen Lisa VP in action(her comments about Eileen's "affair" and  then innocent "what?" ) which  bothered me immensely, but to me this is a Rinna/Erika/Dorit-fed bitterness.

[renatae]

34 minutes ago, breezy424 said:

But my favorite part of the episode is the end when LVP and Kyle are in the car and her facade has faded. When mentioning me saying we could “coexist,” LVP, with a giggle and a snide smile, says, “It’s like you should be so lucky, bitch.”

After Teddi's hostile attitude and remarks, and insistence that I "ordered" her to do as she did, I'd be completely over her, too. As I would the rest of this cartel, except Denise and Camille.

I also wouldn't be too sure of Dorit's future friendship if I were her. The look on Dorit's face as they were hugging did not say forgiveness.

Regarding the flashback in which Camille says Lisa threw her under the bus, I seem to remember her saying that, but not seeing the rest of the scenes.

Edited March 20, 2019 by renatae

[njbchlover]

2 minutes ago, Thumper said:

I have seen Lisa VP in action(her comments about Eileen's "affair" and  then innocent "what?" ) which  bothered me immensely, but to me this is a Rinna/Erika/Dorit-fed bitterness.

Rinna is eating this up with a spoon!!  When they were all on the patio at Camille's party, she just slithered her way into the middle and stood there with a shit-eating grin on her face!  I loathe that woman.  

[Bronzedog]

Does Ken know PK has been his best friend for 40 years?  I'm pretty sure Ken would say it's Lisa.  

As I said last week, the focus should be on what a low life Dorit is.  Regardless of how the story got out, and I'm sure Lisa wanted it out, whatever Lisa or Teddy did to get the story out pales in comparison to what Dorit did to the dog.  Lisa and Teddy's actions weren't going to kill anyone.  Dorit's could have.

[izabella]

14 minutes ago, Bronzedog said:

As I said last week, the focus should be on what a low life Dorit is.  Regardless of how the story got out, and I'm sure Lisa wanted it out, whatever Lisa or Teddy did to get the story out pales in comparison to what Dorit did to the dog.

The more they avoid addressing Dorit's actions, the less I can stand any of them.  I think they are misreading their audience if they think we're going to feel sympathy for Dorit.

[Rosiejuliemom]

11 minutes ago, Bronzedog said:

Does Ken know PK has been his best friend for 40 years?  I'm pretty sure Ken would say it's Lisa.

PK is 51. Ken is 73.

Does this low-budget Ham Rove lookin' motherfucker expect us to believe that a 33 year old man was besties with an 11 year old boy?

Fer chrissakes, Ken's son is older than PK!

[njbchlover]

2 hours ago, ChitChat said:

I still fail to be impressed with Kyle being able to do the splits.  She needs to learn a new trick. 

I'd rather see Kyle doing the splits than see Rinna laying on her back and splaying her legs open!  

[Callaphera]

22 minutes ago, njbchlover said:

Rinna is eating this up with a spoon!!  When they were all on the patio at Camille's party, she just slithered her way into the middle and stood there with a shit-eating grin on her face!  I loathe that woman.  

Lisa Rinna, whenever two or more HWs are standing in a corner and she can smell gossip:

Needs bigger lips, though.

[angelamh66]

2 hours ago, KungFuBunny said:

The old scene they showed of Camille bringing up the Russell hitting Taylor comment....

I didn't remember that shot of Camille telling LVP, that it was LVP who told her to bring it up and then LVP threw her under the bus...

oooooooooh

Brian Moylan on Vulture said that he re-watched that episode and that footage of Camille confronting LVP was not in the episode. So the producers must have gone to the archives. 

Camille said everything I would want to about Dorit. She’s a huge phony. I know everyone is sick of LVP’s behind the scenes manipulation, but Dorit is not the hill I’d want to die on. 

[SallySarue]

Teddi: "I'm owning it 100%"

Ahahahahahahahahahaha....hahahahahahaha...who does this chick think she's kidding?? This is a level of delusion I've not quite seen before. 

And now her story changes again, and she says there were "multiple, multiple phone call conversations." Uhh, wait what?! She never mentioned phone calls before. And by the way lady, are you not responsible for your own actions?? IF that did happen (which is doubtful), you didn't have to go along with it. Hello! Hou base your entire career on being accountable, and you admit to agreeing to be someone's puppet to make someone else look bad?

And who are all these kiss asses that Teddi keeps telling this fictional STORY to? They are all so far up her butt it's sickening. I'm thinking they didn't really care what she was saying...they just jumped at the chance to be on camera on a prominent reality show, so they went along with her narrative. Who hears this story and doesn't even question Dorit's actions, or ask if the dog's ok?? It's all about Teddi absolving herself of the majority of the guilt. Barf!!! She's soooo manipulative. Jesus woman, get over yourself! You're completely obsessed. I think at this point, she really believes herself. We've already seen all of these "new texts" that she showed. She disgusts me so bad. So fake!!

[Deputy Deputy CoS]

1 hour ago, breezy424 said:

Teddi's blog is up:

https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/season-9/season-9/blogs/teddi-mellencamp-arroyave/teddi-3

She brings up some good points.  Especially the part of the episode when LVP says to Kyle:

But my favorite part of the episode is the end when LVP and Kyle are in the car and her facade has faded. When mentioning me saying we could “coexist,” LVP, with a giggle and a snide smile, says, “It’s like you should be so lucky, bitch.”

I found that LVP comment very telling.  Sniper from the side.

Nah. She was sniping front and center and on camera. There was no sideways about her dumping on Teddi

Edited March 20, 2019 by Deputy Deputy CoS

[breezy424]

1 hour ago, langford peel said:

Or maybe she is a lying sack of shit who would say anything to stay on the show.

You know. Like Lisa Rinna.

I don't think she's that desperate.  LVP needs the show more than Teddi does.  Her restaurants need the show more than Teddi does.  That's LVP's life blood.

[Miss Slay]

3 hours ago, albarino said:

I do not know what has happened to me; I used to love this franchise.  Now, not so much.

Yeah, what made this franchise good was that it followed rich women not famous women. There is a difference. It was fun escapism because the women were so over the top and wealthy and their fights were about...well, rich people things.

Yes, I know Kyle and Kim were actresses but they were child actresses and grew up in Beverly Hills. But most of all the cast appeared to be friends. It was really nice.

The show started to go downhill when they brought on Brandi who was def. not rich and seemed to get her degree in reality television.

Which brings me to tonight's episode. Please Bravo, you need to do an overhaul of this cast. They are all actresses trying to create storylines instead of actually interacting like real people. 

I loved Camille bringing up how fake and shady Dorit is - Rinna wouldn't even take the bait because it wasn't apart of the script. *eye roll*

My faves are the original cast members Kyle, Camille, and Lisa Vanderpump. I say get rid of Ericka, Rinna,and Teddi. Dorit can stay because every cast needs and "Alex" or a "Taylor".

[princelina]

3 hours ago, Callaphera said:

Denise, after her obligatory "I was married to Charlie Sheen" shoutout per episode: "I'm not buying my wedding dress on Amazon."

Bitch, I bought my wedding dress on Amazon and I looked fucking fabulous, thank you very much. 

Did you see the pictures someone posted here last week of Denise in her wedding dress?  She has a great body but the dress was ridiculous.

2 hours ago, ChitChat said:

I still fail to be impressed with Kyle being able to do the splits.  She needs to learn a new trick. 

I'm around Kyle's age and sort of ashamed to admit that if I could do splits I'd be doing them every time I got drunk too.  But I always wear underwear 🙂  (If I could grow really long hair I'd twirl that ponytail too)

2 hours ago, RealHousewife said:

Does anyone understand Lisa V saying she didn't know Teddi knew about Lucy then saying she did?

It means she was busted at her "Who me?" (blink blink) routine 😄

[SallySarue]

I don't get what Teddi thinks her newly shown texts prove. She's reaching. Teddi acts like LVP is a goddamn mob boss. "None of this would have happened without her orders." Get the fuck outta her you creepy twit. Please Bravo, don't subject us to this evil bitch next season. This is too much. It is not enjoyable to watch. And shut up Erika, you enabler. She's taking ownership, my ass. There's usually 1 or 2 women I don't care for on each of the housewives franchises, but God I hate most of these nasty bitches. 

Lisa had the best line of the night..."Miss fucking Avoidability, that might be better!" 

And Kyle always doing the splits is getting really old.

[Almost 3000]

2 hours ago, bravofan27 said:

Denise needs to stop talking about Charlie Sheen and mentioning him all the time. She's old now, looks like shit, and he no longer cares. So she is marrying a new Eddie Cibrain who is just going to live off her.

Yep, I get a "Dirty John" vibe.

Edited March 20, 2019 by Almost 3000
Dirty not Dear

[Steph J]

9 minutes ago, Miss Slay said:

I loved Camille bringing up how fake and shady Dorit is - Rinna wouldn't even take the bait because it wasn't apart of the script. *eye roll*

I don't think Rinna let it go because it was unscripted (and moments like that are exactly the kinds of things that should be scripted because when Camille started in on Dorit I gasped and clutched the pearls I'm not even wearing - I doubt that anything else in this season is going to be as entertaining as Camille going in like she's got no f*cks to give).  Rinna let it go because she's gung ho about seeing LVP get taken down so she's not going to admit that there's anything wrong with Dorit because Dorit is now the catalyst for pushing LVP out of the circle.

[Miss Slay]

4 minutes ago, Steph J said:

 Rinna let it go because she's gung ho about seeing LVP get taken down so she's not going to admit that there's anything wrong with Dorit because Dorit is now the catalyst for pushing LVP out of the circle.

That's exactly what I just wrote. It wasn't a part of Lisa's script.

[Steph J]

Just now, Miss Slay said:

That's exactly what I just wrote. It wasn't a part of Lisa's script.

Sorry, I thought you meant it wasn't part of the show's script.

[film noire]

16 hours ago, jinjer said:

 Next time wear undies Kyle.

Travel-size Cuntkins are a girl's best friend! : )

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@SallySarue   Teddi acts like LVP is a goddamn mob boss.

I heard LVP left a horse's head in Teddi's bed. 

15 hours ago, langford peel said:

Did you ever hear the saying “sick as a dog.” (snip only for space)

Everything in this post is YES territory for me -- Langford, hand me my torch! --and I am not over this story, not until Dorit and PK  are run out of reality tv town on a rail.  

ETA link to Teddi's blog: "The lies. The LIES! THE LIES! Finally, you get to hear the full story and the reason I wasn’t completely forthcoming with the group about everything."  https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/season-9/season-9/blogs/teddi-mellencamp-arroyave/teddi-3

Teddi's blog (as best I can make out) = LIES LIES LIES! (as delivered by Blanche Devereaux) and Here be proof! (as delivered by a medieval priest readying the weighted stone for the witch drowning) and Read ye all the lies lies lies! (Blanche Devereaux as the medieval priest) and enlarged texts (as big as Denise's husband's penis) all about "mixed messages" and confusion and ambivalence and "IDK" and Lisa once again defending Dorit (she didn't mean the dog to end up there -- yes, she did, LVP) and Ken not being "angry enough" because LVP is defending Dorit -- same shit, different week -- but in Teddi Bare's dumb little pinheaded brain, this is not just a mic drop, this is Newton and the apple, this is Alexander Graham Bell and "Mr. Watson, come here, I need you!" (rowrr!)  this is the smoking gun to end all smoking guns. 

Shaddup and take a seat. 

Edited March 20, 2019 by film noire

[queenjen]

Does Denise's fiancé skeev anyone else out?

[Drumpf1737]

4 hours ago, Keywestclubkid said:

God god Denise stop talking about his dick lol 

She was so effin high 🤣

I'll pay more attention to Dorit's actions when we all acknowledge that tonight LVP lied and production was kind enough to provide the confirming clip. Dorit is a liar and a grifter, but we've known that from the beginning. On Bitch Sesh, Roxanne Gay gives a hilarious account of someone chasing Dorit around the pool in the Bahamas, demanding the money she owes them.

I would enjoy LVP's dethroning more if Rinna wasn't strutting around like a cat with canary feathers in her teeth. She's so shitty and basic.

[funnygirl]

Dorit and PK are shitty. Dumping the dog at a kill shelter is reprehensible, Dorit playing the victim a load of bull, and the women who are willingly overlooking her negligence are despicable. Period. They're all actively choosing to ignore the elephant in the room in favor of this he said-she said-she said crap. 

[Lady of nod]

This show used to be fun. I've watched since season 1. In fact this and RHONY are the only ones I enjoyed. Now it just pisses me off so much I really am about done. Every year it's the same old thing. One incident leads to a whole season of she said, no she said, ad nauseum. (I'm not downplaying this years event. Dorit did a horrible thing. Nothing breaks my heart or infuriates me more than abuse of the innocents - animals, kids, elders) Why is  it more important for LVP to "own" wanting the story out than it is for Dorit to admit she's a POS doggie abuser. What kind of fucked up world are these woman living in? They have absolutely no moral compass and just get nastier with each season. Seriously, the last few seasons have been very dark and not much fun to watch.  And somehow every year it's all LVP's fault.

Get a new cast and get new producers who will come up with some fresh storylines. I'm not ashamed to admit I like a little sniping here and there, but these women are just so angry and hateful. Not entertaining.

(But they can keep LVP Camille and Denise)

Edited March 20, 2019 by Lady of nod

[SuseQ]

It's so irritating to hear these ladies say they were manipulated by LVP. Please! They  are grown women, savvy business people.  Not helpless, hapless innocents.  They could have chosen to take the high road but instead happily participated in  the scheming and gossiping.  They are crazy, which is why I watch.  

[UsernameFatigue]

Every time I see Kyle in her THs, I wonder when Morticia Addams joined the show. 

I loved Erika's comment that the way to feel confident is to be comfortable in your own skin. As she sits there in a wig, and clown makeup. 

Whenever I see those poor miniature ponies at LVPs, I wonder if they ever get out of their tiny fenced area to get exercise. By the way they ran around the property when they were let out, I doubt it. 

Six episodes in, and I have learned nothing new about puppygate. Dorito and PK are shits for dumping poor Lucy. But the biggest shit is LVP for letting them adopt not one, but two dogs. These people can't take care of their own kids, and no one should know that better than PK's BFF, and his wife. Lisa is really making herself look bad in how she has handled this. 

The rest of the cast - at least the ones that I know are dog owners (Kyle, Erika, Denise, Teddi, Rinna) - should not be showing Dorito any sympathy, She was not the victim, Lucy was. 

[renatae]

4 hours ago, RealHousewife said:

Does anyone understand Lisa V saying she didn't know Teddi knew about Lucy then saying she did?

I'm too weary of this to go back and try to find the right episode and rewatch, but we saw this in one of the first few episodes.

As far as I remember,  Ken came to Lisa and told her Teddi knew about the dog. I think he told her that Teddi and John B were friends and that John B told her about the dog, which at the time, is the same thing Teddi said on camera. She did not mention any plot nor claim anyone but John wanted her to know. Nothing at all seemed shady at the time.

Lisa said to Ken, "Well I'd better tell Dorit so she is aware that people know." So she called Dorit and gave her the heads up.

So, yes, there was a time Lisa didn't know, and then a time when she was informed. As she said in an earlier scene, I didn't know at that time.

Later, she couldn't explain this, but that doesn't surprise me. One can't always remember the sequence of things, especially under duress.

Once a friend accused me of getting her in trouble over a situation she said was over and done. She said it was my fault because "I told you it was over." Another person had learned of it and was upset because she thought the situation was ongoing because I hadn't said anything about it being over.

Too complicated to explain, but I could be faulted for that in this particular situation. The problem was the timeline. I hadn't said anything to party #3 because I hadn't had the opportunity to because I'd just been told that day.

I was so flustered by the accusation of having deliberately caused an issue that I didn't remember that I had just learned of it, and could only say I hadn't sabotaged my friend on purpose. I think it took me several days to realize I couldn't possibly have prevented what happened, because it took me that long to remember when exactly I'd been told.

I hope that makes sense to someone, lol.

Edited March 20, 2019 by renatae

[Giselle]

Denise was baaaaaakked!

[Delete]

The very best scenes were: 

The ponies!

A very stoned Denice saying penis, penis, penis.

 Camille succinctly summing up Dorit’s grifting ways. 

Kyle doing the splits. However,  I was disappointed there was no helicopter pony tail twirl.

The biggest guffaw occurred when Dorit had her dramatic close up, and said in true Sunset Boulevard style, “The truth shall set you free.” 

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Edited March 20, 2019 by Barbara Please

[nexxie]

5 hours ago, Shannah Banana said:

It's like circular reasoning, you never get anywhere.  LVP is a pro at baffle them with bullshit.

Exactly - gaslighting.

[nexxie]

5 hours ago, breezy424 said:

Teddi's blog is up:

https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/season-9/season-9/blogs/teddi-mellencamp-arroyave/teddi-3

She brings up some good points.  Especially the part of the episode when LVP says to Kyle:

But my favorite part of the episode is the end when LVP and Kyle are in the car and her facade has faded. When mentioning me saying we could “coexist,” LVP, with a giggle and a snide smile, says, “It’s like you should be so lucky, bitch.”

I found that LVP comment very telling.  Sniper from the side.

And this is perfect too:

“the “Queen of Diamonds” is actually a joker.”

[nexxie]

Rinna’s blog 🙂

This is...big.

What I learned this episode is that Aaron has a big penis. 

The end. 

https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/season-9/blogs/lisa-rinna/lisa-rinnas-huge-revelation-after

[Beachdreamer]

If Teddi thought LVP wanted her to bring the story out on camera, then was surprised when LVP shut it down on camera, why didn't Teddi ask her friend LVP WHY that happened.  Off camera, of course.  It's clear from all of their subsequent on camera interactions that didn't happen.

Why didn't Teddi ask her friend John Blizzard why it was shut down by LVP.  Off camera or through texts.

I don't think Teddi immediately that day at VP dogs thought she had been set up by Lisa, so why didn't she ask Lisa and John why Lisa had attempted to shut down the story.  Why didn't she wonder if Lisa would be pissed at her for overriding her and going ahead with it?

[MrsWitter]

2 hours ago, SuseQ said:

They  are grown women, savvy business people.  Not helpless, hapless innocents. 

I completely agree, but I’d leave out the “savvy business” person part when it comes to Dorit.

Teddi was on WWHL and someone questioned her about her own accountability since she said she never lied (which she obviously did). Teddi said she’s always been accountable because she works out and eats right and that’s what her business is about. I guess all that matters is not lying about what you eat or how much you exercise. 🤦‍♀️

Did anyone else find the scene with Teddi’s therapist weird? In general, I am suspicious of therapy sessions broadcast on Bravo, but something about this one seemed extra galling because her “therapist” filled the role a “friend of the Housewives” often does for exposition. It felt like Teddi brought her on as a prop to ground her story for the audience. I don’t know why this scene felt more egregious than some of the other bs therapy scenes we’ve seen, but it felt really, really problematic to me.

[Beachdreamer]

Lisa said to stop that day at VP dogs, and Teddi didn't.  (what came before that becomes almost irrelevant)  Teddi went forward with the story, and blames Lisa that she did.

This would be like if one of her clients was in a house with a cupcake.  Someone else made the cupcake.  But the client decides to eat it.  The baker says, don't eat it.  But the client eats it.  Then the client feels shame, remorse, thicker around the middle- whatever- and blames the baker.

I have to assume an accountability coach would explain that you are going to spend your life surrounded by tempting food, and you'll have to learn how to be responsible for making your own smart choices about what to eat.

[Giselle]

2 hours ago, UsernameFatigue said:

Whenever I see those poor miniature ponies at LVPs, I wonder if they ever get out of their tiny fenced area to get exercise. By the way they ran around the property when they were let out, I doubt it. . 

Ok, I'm not the only one.

I've wondered that too.  They ran like that gate doesn't get opened regularly or they don't get to run for very long.

More telling to me was the dogs behavior. It seemed as if the dogs weren't used to them being out by the way they kept after them. Also the lawn seems much too nice to have had hooves and horse shit on it for the better part of the day, day in and day out.

Just wondering?

Edited March 20, 2019 by Giselle
Correcting Autcorruption.

[MrsWitter]

7 hours ago, bravofan27 said:

Totally give Denise respect as well. I'm a special education teacher and work with kids with autism, so I know that Eloise is capable of a lot more regarding communication. Just a few hours a week could make a huge difference in her level of communication. That said, many of our parents have state vouchers for services and are contacted through referral sources. Parents are always amazed at how much their kids improve. But a proper diagnosis is essential for guiding treatment. 

As someone else posted, Eloise has a proper diagnosis. Denise discusses it in this People article:

https://people.com/parents/denise-richards-daughter-eloise-special-needs/amp/

I read up briefly on this disorder and it is exceedingly rare. The parents of one child (Aaron) with a deletion in chromosome 8 state on their blog that “there is no one in the genome database with the same deletion as Aaron which, from what we have read, can be typical for these rare situations.” As these parents note, it’s so rare that there isn’t truly a standard protocol (or series of protocols) for much of anything regarding these disorders:

“Even the experts know very little, and while that can be frustrating to hear, it also helps us set no limits. As we told family and friends recently, there is no clear path, so we will just let Aaron show us the way.”

Denise seems to love and care for Eloise a great deal and she certainly has the means to seek specialized treatment, tutoring, etc. While there are some obvious similarities, I don’t know that it is fair to compare such a rare condition we know very little about to autism or make declarations of what she is capable of or not. We also have no idea what educational interventions Denise has already taken.

Link to the blog for those interested:

https://globalgenes.org/2013/03/06/aces-adventure-with-a-rare-deletion-on-chromosome-8/

Edited March 20, 2019 by MrsWitter

[Beachdreamer]

25 minutes ago, MrsWitter said:

Did anyone else find the scene with Teddi’s therapist weird? In general, I am suspicious of therapy sessions broadcast on Bravo, but something about this one seemed extra galling because her “therapist” filled the role a “friend of the Housewives” often does for exposition. It felt like Teddi brought her on as a prop to ground her story for the audience. I don’t know why this scene felt more egregious than some of the other bs therapy scenes we’ve seen, but it felt really, really problematic to me.

YES!  Teddi would have been better off hiring someone to coach her on how to plan for being on a reality show, rather than a therapist afterward to help her deal with the fallout.

Having the entire world watch and pick apart your actions requires some serious fortitude.  And probably should require some serious planning. Teddi is allowing her emotions to run her entire season, the predominant one seeming to be frustration.

[Coffeewinewater]

I forgot about Camille's accusations that it was LVP who promoted her to bring up the domestic abuse with Taylor.

Kyle did crack me up. As did Denise.

[snarts]

6 hours ago, breezy424 said:

I don't think she's that desperate.  LVP needs the show more than Teddi does.  Her restaurants need the show more than Teddi does.  That's LVP's life blood.

Yeah, no. LVP's restaurants existed long before the show and there's also Pump Rules which drives far more traffic into her bars/restaurants than RH does.  

This show is Teddi's main gig.  Without it, she'd still have only 2-3 clients for "accountability" business.  Teddi's actions both on the show, in her blogs and on social media just reek of desperation.  It's going to be great watching Erika, Dorit & Rinna go back to hating once she's no longer useful as their mouthpiece.

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Well, I don't think that Dorit even had the dog for months.  Wasn't it just a week or so, if that? 

She had the dog for a significant amount of time, likely a couple months. When it left Vanderpump Dogs it was too young to have been spayed.  It;s been mentioned in multiple accounts that Dorit couldn't be bothered to have the procedure done (in accordance with her contract) so the trainer at VPDs had Lucy spayed and kept her during the recovery before returning her to Dorit.

I believe that's why the people at VPDs were so damn upset when Dorit dumped the dog at the shelter.  They had bent over backwards providing support & training, only to have Dorit dump the dog without even letting them know.  I'm shocked that thy story stayed as quiet as it did.  To me, that says Lisa and/or Ken really tried to keep lid on it.  Because you know that the VPD personnel really wanted to publicly shame Dorit.  I don't blame them one bit.  One the most annoying things about this whole story line is watching her act like the victim.  

[BodhiGurl]

I recently watched the bonus scenes episode from last season, they showed a clip from last reunion where Dorit mentions they adopted Lucy and how her son came up,with the name. How much time transpired btwn when last season’s reunion was filmed and when Dorit gave the dog away?  I guess that would solve the question of whether she had Lucy for months or weeks... she’s still a shite for not giving Lucy back to VPD. I also think LVP is a shite for being a sniper from the side/behind the curtain shite stirrer. 

[bichonblitz]

6 hours ago, breezy424 said:

LVP needs the show more than Teddi does.  Her restaurants need the show more than Teddi does.  That's LVP's life blood.

LVP has her very own show that features her restaurants, she doesn't need this show for that. 

[Kiki777]

1 hour ago, Coffeewinewater said:

I forgot about Camille's accusations that it was LVP who promoted her to bring up the domestic abuse with Taylor.

I didn't know about that all.  And if Camille was telling the truth (I believe her) than what LVP did there was publicly outing a potentially abusive relationship.  Whether or not Taylor was being abused, that's very damaging to put out there.  And it makes me more likely to believe that LVP is indeed pulling the strings in the puppy-gate mess.

Still hate Dorit though and the fact that puppy-gate deflects from the crappy thing she pulled.

[Dance4Life]

It is all LVPs fault!  The Puppy Dumpers are just worried they are being kicked down the pecking order.

(I mean, they were barely off the ground.....but, still. Lol)

Edited March 20, 2019 by Dance4Life