S07.E23: Reunion Part 2

[OnceSane]

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Lala and James argue over the demise of their friendship; Katie defends her ultimatum to Lisa Vanderpump; Ariana and Lala reveal the steamy details of their backseat hookup; Billie Lee dishes on her secret hook-up with another cast member.

Airs May 13, 2019.

[Mindthinkr]

Who can hear any one of these fools when they keep talking and screaming over each other! 

[nexxie]

Did that motorcycle really stall, or was that planned?

[Steph J]

Sure, Katie called Lala a whore. But in her defense Lala was going around bragging about having sex with men in exchange for goods and "treats" (like rides in private jets). So...

[nexxie]

It’s surprising to me that Lala has so much support - she’s unstable and cruel imo.

[whydoievencare]

OMG, Brittney has the absolute worst laugh.

[whydoievencare]

The whole group, including Lisa,  poke, poke, poke at James and then they clutch their pearls when he finally reacts. 

Edited May 14, 2019 by whydoievencare

[Emmeline]

Well, that was just awful.   I can’t stand to see anyone get attached like James.  Kristen should shut up.  I have never seen anything redeeming about Katie.  I almost stopped watching during the motorcycle ride and I wish I would have.

[Callaphera]

Tom Sandoval for all of Part 2: "Oh, is that a bridge? It's a good thing I have a gas can in one hand and a personalized Zippo in the other. 'Boom, motherfucker, boom' this, Kristen."

[chenoa333]

Despite the fact that many of these VPR cast members are a-holes, I still detest James Kennedy the most. And his tweaked out, botoxed, alcoholic, abusive, opportunist mother. 

And I agree about that motorcycle ride segment with Tom and Andy. Totally fake. 

[ghoulina]

Here's a thought, ladies - if you don't want everyone to feel sorry for James, maybe stop ganging up on him. 

I mean, he certainly has flaws. But they all do. And yet they keep coming after him like he's the worst person on earth. It just makes them all look ugly and vile. Try some selfawareness. 

Look at the difference between James when he's on stage with everyone and when he's alone with Lisa. In the group, he's on the defensive. He'll say whatever he feels he needs to in order to protect himself. But when they're gone, he breaks down crying - "I'm in shambles over here." It's, honestly, heartbreaking.  

I really have appreciated Tom and Ariana this reunion. They're the only ones who actually think and land on the side of reason. Sometimes it's James, sometimes it's not. They're just real. 

And for Jax to threaten to kick him of the wedding party is just so shitty. Everyone's egos are out of control this season.

And the 4 houses in the same neighborhood? I just can't.

Kristen is the worst. Even Andy was sick of her shit. 

Billie Lee was so unnecessary. 

The side car thing was boring and dumb. 

I'm gonna hold Lala to that sobriety promise. 

[farmgal4]

Still #teamjames

[farmgal4]

I’m assuming that Lala’s “program” that she mentioned is Alcoholics Anonymous, but she must be sleeping during the meetings.  One of the very first things you learn in AA is that you base your sobriety on ONE DAY AT A TIME, not “I’m never going to drink again.” 😒

[bosawks]

They all hate James.

James hates them all.

Did we really need three episodes to figure that out?

Three minutes is probably too much time for that.

[mytmo]

53 minutes ago, whydoievencare said:

OMG, Brittney has the absolute worst laugh.

Yes!  It never bothered me before but damn!  And her joker/Bozo the clown eyebrows.

[heatherchandler]

Britney is a bully, I hate her.  Can’t believe I fell for her “aw shucks” sweet girl act.  I hope she and gross Jax are miserable-ever-after.

[Callaphera]

It's okay, I've accepted, very very long ago, the fact that I am on a party bus going straight to Hell when I die. So I feel that I can say this without any repercussions ('cause like, what, they'll take away my window seat? Bitch, I reserved):

I cannot fucking wait for Brittany and Jax to be married and the stories to start about Jax sleeping around on her and pictures showing up on TMZ of Jax with coke dust under his nostrils while he fondles another girl on camera. It couldn't happen to a nicer couple. Bonus points to life if cameras happen to record the moment Brittany finds out. 

[breezy424]

Shut up Kristen.

James - You're a team of one because of your middle school mentality. 

The scripted motorcycle ride wasn't funny.  It's called trying too hard.

That's all I got.  Pretty boring.

[goofygirl]

And Katie has"a brain injury and suffers from PTSD!"  What the holy hell?  WHEN did she fall thru that skylight??? Like, 9 years ago?

She is just foul. Period.  And another thing: When the chucklefucks start procreating..... It's time for a new cast! THEN what are they going to do for $$$?

[Claire Voyant]

I would bet that after a few years of marriage, sweet lil' ol' Brittney, bless her heart, will be putting Katie and her weight "problem" to shame. 

Also, Brittney is THEE biggest bitch in that entire group of biddies.  If she were marrying anyone other than Jax Taylor, I'd be feeling sorry for him.  

That sweet, little, southern belle is going to rule the roost with an iron fist and a free-spending hand, so  Mr. Jax had best learn to work hard and behave himself, or we may very well have another Lorena Bobbit on the run with hubby's penis in tow.  HA!  🤣

Lala!  Stop mutilating your pretty face!  OMG What the hell have you done to your mouth?????  

 I'm also getting sick of hearing, "but what about MEEEEE????" whenever one of those harpies tries to justify their hypocrisy toward James.  What about me, what about I, what about MYSELF?????  

Don't you dare call Katy fat, or Brittney a hillbilly, but calling James' family all kinds of names is just fine.  W.T.F.  Bullies with a mob mentality have always pissed me off and that's what they do with James. 

They know they won't stand a snowball's chance in hell  with him on a one on one basis, so being the pack of human hyena's they are, they attack en mass.   Not a good look for any of them.  Pathetic, really.  

[Jel]

They hate James because he's so mean, so they solve that problem by being mean! He's so fucking hateful, and I fucking hate him for it! Twitter logic.  Plus, he's really no worse than they were at his age. Tom is right, they are hypocrites, but so sanctimonious too.  Just a terrible combination.

Lala is a complete write off -- she's been bad for a while, but the new non-drinking, engaged Lala is even worse. How is that possible?

I'm starting to really dislike Stassi. Her opportunistic sucking up is gross and that combined with her meanness is too much -- one or the other, but not both at the same time.

[nytonc]

So Katie was surprised by the online comments about her v James! I think she’s the most unlikeable out of all these idiots. She has zero redeeming qualities and a condescending air that is just nauseating. And she desperately needs a stylist! I’m surprised Stassi hasn’t tried to get her away from that boho-witch-trash wardrobe. It’s not helping her look any thinner. 

Kristen- just go away. Forever. And take Lala, Billie and Scheana with you. 

Brittany getting down and dirty screaming at James. Congrats. You’re now as bitchy as your friends. Your parents must be thrilled that Jax will be joining the family. Hang on to him. He’s a real prize! 

[ivygirl]

I’ve never taken a shine to Brittany or her “aww shucks ahm jest a hick from the sticks, where my mama says you caint git nothin but Wet N Wild lipstick in frosty pink down at the Piggly Wiggly... And ahm just an innocent Christian gal who done loves gittin hammered an’ livin’ in sin with mah boyfreend, and ah swear, I ain’t never heered of Jax Taylor before Ah met him in that lil ol town of Las Vegas... to me he’s jus’ Jason Coochie.”

She is very transparent. I didn’t like James’ insulting “rap” but she’s no innocent.

Edited May 14, 2019 by ivygirl

[nytonc]

I have to give props to Lala for calling “polyester” on Rachel’s dress. 

[angelamh66]

I really do not like James, but good lord shut up Kristen. Shut up Katie. Shut up Brittany. Shut up Jax.  Speaking of Jax, that was pretty interesting that he was not at all sympathetic to Ariana when she lost her dad. I’m glad she called his sanctimonious ass out on it. 

Katie’s gripe about her head injury etc... seemed to me to be a complaint about the minimal air time her telling that story got as compared to James’s family drama. She seemed to be bitching at Lisa that James was edited for some sympathy and she was not. 

I really don’t like Billie Lee. She acknowledged the girls night thing was an oversight but still wanted to beat the transphobic drum.  I’m sure she is more sensitive to being left out of girls things because of her experiences, but that is not everyone else’s responsibility to remedy.

I really want to like Lala, but I’m off that train. She is the last person who should be schooling people on life. Good for her for getting sober but she doesn’t seem to have learned a damn thing in recovery. 

[TattleTeeny]

1 hour ago, Callaphera said:

It's okay, I've accepted, very very long ago, the fact that I am on a party bus going straight to Hell when I die. So I feel that I can say this without any repercussions ('cause like, what, they'll take away my window seat? Bitch, I reserved):

I cannot fucking wait for Brittany and Jax to be married and the stories to start about Jax sleeping around on her and pictures showing up on TMZ of Jax with coke dust under his nostrils while he fondles another girl on camera. It couldn't happen to a nicer couple. Bonus points to life if cameras happen to record the moment Brittany finds out. 

Not that this was the point of your post, but can I just say I LOVE that you used the apostrophe with "cause"? I cannot stand when people say "cause" instead of "because" without it!

[ninjago]

How has Kristin changed at all?  How has Katie changed at all?  How has Jax changed at all?  They've changed who the target of their bullshit is, but they aren't any different than they ever were. 

OMG the last three minutes of this show...please get disgusting fucking Kristin out of here forever.

Edited May 14, 2019 by ninjago

[princelina]

2 hours ago, ghoulina said:

And the 4 houses in the same neighborhood? I just can't.

Imagine if you lived there! 😧

[ParadoxLost]

36 minutes ago, Jel said:

Tom is right, they are hypocrites, but so sanctimonious too.  Just a terrible combination.

Tom isn't wrong but at the same time he's erected a pedestal for himself and climbed onto it to instruct everyone on why they are hypocrites.

It would be easier to take if the worst thing anyone said to or about James wasn't from Sandoval himself.  He outed James taking pills/drugs.  Then LvP got angry at James because he was upset Sandoval brought up drug use.

If they care that much about James, have a private intervention.

[walnutqueen]

Like we didn't already know James has a problem with alcohol and coke pasta.

[AntAnn]

Just watching. I’m soooo over bLAh bLAh. She’s such a pretentious b*tch. Go back to Utah in your BJ PJ. She is just awful. Ymmv.

... also, there is no reason for Kristen to be on this show, other than to bash James...*sighs*

Katie is a horrible person. 

Edited May 14, 2019 by AntAnn

[MrsWitter]

4 hours ago, whydoievencare said:

OMG, Brittney has the absolute worst laugh.

3 hours ago, mytmo said:

Yes!  It never bothered me before but damn!  And her joker/Bozo the clown eyebrows.

I’ve been debating (in my head and with my SO) for awhile who has the more annoying laugh: Brittany or Scheana. Tonight we decided it’s definitely Brittany. 

Also, while I appreciate what Scheana brought to the season finale, she’s such a non-entity during this reunion. I forgot she was there for awhile.

[AntAnn]

6 minutes ago, MrsWitter said:

Also, while I appreciate what Scheana brought to the season finale, she’s such a non-entity during this reunion. I forgot she was there for awhile.

^^^True! Well, she lives way out in Marina del Ray. She’s not part of the new weho community of homeowners. Plus, I doubt they’ll bring Adam out (I could be wrong) so she has no storyline that relates to the rest of the bully girls. She seems benign tonight. 

[AntAnn]

13 minutes ago, MrsWitter said:

  4 hours ago, whydoievencare said:

OMG, Brittney has the absolute worst laugh.

She does! A nervous laugh, at that. Maybe she realizes how much her life will suck being married to Jax. 

[HunterHunted]

Do you know how fucked up it is that watched Chernobyl after this to lift my fucking spirits?

Most of these people are trash who barely pass for human. My fondest wish is that the empathy and kindness that these sacks of garbage were incapable of offering to others when they were in pain or suffering will be revisited on them 10 fold. I hope their sheer fundamental awfulness starts to rot its way inside out so that decay of their poisoned ruined souls is apparent for all to see. 

[Marley]

Ugh Billie. Wish I never had to see her again. She’s so annoying.

James sucks always. He’s so high on himself. He’s also such a fucked up person. He’s constantly insulting everyone that sometimes he forgets who is on his side.

Edited May 14, 2019 by Marley

[HunterHunted]

Billie is completely incorrect. Lala isn't a high class hooker; she's a fofty dollar ho.

[Ubiquitous]

I haven't watched this show for awhile so when I tuned in, it took me awhile to figure out that screaming harridan was Brittney. Wow, she looks and acts so much differently now! After a couple minutes of watching these people screaming at each other, I found it sad that these people approaching middle age (and looking it) haven't changed much since the first season.

6 hours ago, chenoa333 said:

I agree about that motorcycle ride segment with Tom and Andy. Totally fake. 

Yeah, they were trying way too hard with that, but I found it amusing that it had been parked in a handicapped parking space.

[becauseIsaidso]

6 hours ago, Callaphera said:

It's okay, I've accepted, very very long ago, the fact that I am on a party bus going straight to Hell when I die. So I feel that I can say this without any repercussions ('cause like, what, they'll take away my window seat? Bitch, I reserved):

I cannot fucking wait for Brittany and Jax to be married and the stories to start about Jax sleeping around on her and pictures showing up on TMZ of Jax with coke dust under his nostrils while he fondles another girl on camera. It couldn't happen to a nicer couple. Bonus points to life if cameras happen to record the moment Brittany finds out. 

THIS a THOUSAND times!

Especially if brit gets knocked up on the honeymoon, as she made VERY clear is her plan, and is the size of a beached whale when she sees the evidence of the several biotches jax is nailing, including another couple with his buns in their ovens.

Edited May 14, 2019 by becauseIsaidso
clarity

[Kiki777]

Poor Billie.  Her pathetic bid for more screen time - hooking up with the bosses' son - winds up on the cutting room floor.

[eleanorofaquitaine]

Let me preface this by saying that I think James has some real problems and if I had to work with him, I probably wouldn't like him much either.

But the way that Kristen, Katie, Lala, Brittney, Jax and to a lesser extent Stassi want to deny him any support - be it from Tom to Lisa to the audience to his own girlfriend - is almost pathological. It is like they can't stand the idea that ANYONE likes James. 

I suppose I can understand feeling like the audience is being presented this story line about his family to give him an excuse to justify his behavior. But at the end of the day, their argument seemed to be "well, some of us have helped out our families too, where was our sympathy. But also James shouldn't have sympathy and by the way, we didn't want that on the show but it's wrong for James to withhold some details." Just very incoherent and hypocritical. 

[FancyNancy]

9 hours ago, farmgal4 said:

I’m assuming that Lala’s “program” that she mentioned is Alcoholics Anonymous, but she must be sleeping during the meetings.  One of the very first things you learn in AA is that you base your sobriety on ONE DAY AT A TIME, not “I’m never going to drink again.” 😒

I don’t think she’s on a sober path for herself. I think, being that his family saw her shitty drunk, he gave her an ultimatum and of course, she couldn’t let the PJ go. 

[Ubiquitous]

56 minutes ago, Kiki777 said:

Poor Billie.  Her pathetic bid for more screen time - hooking up with the bosses' son - winds up on the cutting room floor.

TBH, I was surprised Billie was still around after successful businesswoman and LGBT ally Lisa Vanderbucks had finished engaging in moral exhibition with that speech during pride festivities about how awesome she was for hiring Billie.

[FancyNancy]

7 hours ago, angelamh66 said:

I really do not like James, but good lord shut up Kristen. Shut up Katie. Shut up Brittany. Shut up Jax.  Speaking of Jax, that was pretty interesting that he was not at all sympathetic to Ariana when she lost her dad. I’m glad she called his sanctimonious ass out on it. 

Katie’s gripe about her head injury etc... seemed to me to be a complaint about the minimal air time her telling that story got as compared to James’s family drama. She seemed to be bitching at Lisa that James was edited for some sympathy and she was not. 

I really don’t like Billie Lee. She acknowledged the girls night thing was an oversight but still wanted to beat the transphobic drum.  I’m sure she is more sensitive to being left out of girls things because of her experiences, but that is not everyone else’s responsibility to remedy.

I really want to like Lala, but I’m off that train. She is the last person who should be schooling people on life. Good for her for getting sober but she doesn’t seem to have learned a damn thing in recovery. 

And the look Brit gave kinda looked like she wished it didn’t come out. But it’s funny how now, he’s “doing the same.” 

[chewycandy]

7 hours ago, angelamh66 said:

Katie’s gripe about her head injury etc... seemed to me to be a complaint about the minimal air time her telling that story got as compared to James’s family drama. She seemed to be bitching at Lisa that James was edited for some sympathy and she was not. 

I thought this too. Andy and Lisa both said James’ family problems were compelling, and that probably made her blood boil. I feel for anyone who has been through a life-changing accident...I’ve been through one as well. But to shout “what about me! I had PTSD!” makes her look so petty. If she didn’t hold such a grudge against James for his comments I’d like her better.

Everyone on the stage likes her better than James anyway. If only she’d say, “who cares. I AM luscious” - as her husband has said about her - and laugh about it, I’d like her better. Take some tips from Lisa, your idol, and just rise above it! 

[FancyNancy]

I want Kristen GONE! I can’t stand her 🙄

[HunterHunted]

11 hours ago, ParadoxLost said:

It would be easier to take if the worst thing anyone said to or about James wasn't from Sandoval himself.  He outed James taking pills/drugs.  Then LvP got angry at James because he was upset Sandoval brought up drug use.

This explains why in March Jax thought he would get away with sending to blogs and podcasts a video of a man snorting cocaine, a man that Jax would swear up and down was James. Unfortunately, viewers were able to track down the video and prove that it wasn't James, that Jax hadn't recorded the footage, and that Jax was once again lying. The sniping on social media and in person is one thing. But now that Jax has started manufacturing stories in order to ruin James' life, that's a step too far. There's nothing redeemable about Jax.

Not only will he be cheating on Brittany; he'll probably be fucking her mother at the reception. Why else would Sherri gift a nude photo of herself during Brittany's bridal shower. I'm fairly certain that Brittany came back from the shower and showed it to Jax thinking it was soooo funny. Nah dummy! Your mama was putting feelers out to Jay-ax that she's DTF.

Edited May 14, 2019 by HunterHunted

[eleanorofaquitaine]

20 minutes ago, chewycandy said:

I thought this too. Andy and Lisa both said James’ family problems were compelling, and that probably made her blood boil. I feel for anyone who has been through a life-changing accident...I’ve been through one as well. But to shout “what about me! I had PTSD!” makes her look so petty. If she didn’t hold such a grudge against James for his comments I’d like her better.

Everyone on the stage likes her better than James anyway. If only she’d say, “who cares. I AM luscious” - as her husband has said about her - and laugh about it, I’d like her better. Take some tips from Lisa, your idol, and just rise above it! 

I thought the same. But the fact is that her injury happened before the show, correct? I guess I can understand feeling like her PTSD got short shrift but the accident itself took place prior whereas James is actually going through this stuff with his family right now.

Part of it is that these people aren't learning from what they see on the show. They see James getting what they think is a sympathetic edit but rather than think "maybe we should shift strategies here," they double down on ganging up on him and insulting him. Even if what they say is true, insulting his family at the reunion isn't making them look good.

And the irony is, yes, what Sandoval said about James use of uppers was probably the most devastating thing that anyone could say. But the audience is more inclined to take Sandoval's comments seriously because he has defended James and not jumped on him for every single thing. The audience doesn't feel like Sandoval is just out to get James, so it makes us take that claim more seriously. 

[PhilMarlowe2]

8 hours ago, ParadoxLost said:

Tom isn't wrong but at the same time he's erected a pedestal for himself and climbed onto it to instruct everyone on why they are hypocrites.

It would be easier to take if the worst thing anyone said to or about James wasn't from Sandoval himself.  He outed James taking pills/drugs.  Then LvP got angry at James because he was upset Sandoval brought up drug use.

If they care that much about James, have a private intervention.

To me, the difference here is that Tom isn't bringing up James' coke use to be mean or to bully him. I think he was honestly try to confront James in a constructive way and, in a weird way, defend him. LVP and the other assholes were trying to attack James for having a drink here or there - basically saying it shows he has not changed at all - and Tom was  basically saying, "He can have a casual drink or two, that's not the problem - the problem is when he mixes it with coke." I kind of like that Tom was willing to throw formalities out the window and call a spade a spade.

[Carolina Girl]

9 hours ago, princelina said:

Imagine if you lived there! 😧

If I did, the next thing I'd be imagining is a big "FOR SALE" sign in my front yard.