More on this later. The opening scene is Emily complaining about having to mother her children after she comes home from goofing off in Vegas for four days
(I do get, it’s her ‘job.’)
They are YOUR kids, Emily that YOU wanted. You are the mom. Shane already had two kids, so pretty sure this was all your idea. I guess that’s neither here nor there. Just an observation of the irony as to who the more involved parent is.
What cracks me up is in an early season after she joined, she was trying to talk him into having a fourth so Annabelle would have a sister. I think they had a girl embryo on ice if I remember correctly.
Shane’s response was NO FUCKING WAY LADY!
I am sure he is elated that he put his foot down.
Seeing what we’re seeing now, I feel like he was already doing most of the work at that point, and was thinking ‘hell to the NO woman!’ He just wasn’t ready to call her out at that point. Now he doesn’t care. I don’t blame him at all.
Not that you asked, but I think he should threaten to divorce her, throw her ozempic ass out of HIS house and get full custody of the kids that she seems to have no interest in. I’m sorry if that’s harsh but let’s call it giving her a taste of he own medicine, given the horrible way she treated Noella, Katie and Jenn, that she thinks she’s so above.
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I highly doubt Heather really needed Carmella to show her apartments in San Diego because Max got accepted to “several law schools” one of them being in San Diego. But here we are looking at 20g/month rentals for Max.
Fashion police moment: This time in good way. I am in LOVE with Carmella’s pink outfit. That should have been a yap look honestly.
I’ve noticed Carmella does that smoothing her hair thing when she feels insercure like Kyle Richards does.
Heather is so sneaky.
She tried to set Carmella up by asking if the apartment’s location was ‘south county’ in San Diego when she knew it was north.
I think she was testing her. I looked it up and La Jolla is considered ‘north county.’
Heather then asks if it’s ‘south of here.’ Well yeah Captain Obvious, San Diego is south of Orange County. Duh. She knew that.
I think Carmella knew she was set up, and Heather was trying to make her look dumb, and that’s why she felt insecure.
I also thought “I know this is below your pay grade” remark was condescending, almost as if she was making fun of her.
Whatever Heather. This is the side of her that annoys me.
They start discussing Vicki’s attack about her kids, and if she let Vicki off the hook too easily with her BS apology. Not to beat a dead horse, but the wrong Housewife’s parenting is being questioned.
Carmella admits that she forgave her to just move on in the moment, but she’s till pissed
I was cracking up at the whole ‘is she just acting like a typical elderly person and just blurting shit out…’ thing.
I don’t think she was comparing her directly to Betty White, but more to a really really elderly person that doesn’t know nor care what they are saying. Betty White was like 100 when she died.
I’m sure Vicki watched that scene and wasn’t too happy, but tough titties.
I’m also pretty sure they brought her back just to attack Carmella so Vicki can suck up the old lady comment.
It’s shitty they’re coming down so hard on Heather for defending Carmella.
We don’t care that Heather made off-camera snide comments about her being in Playboy, trashy and not fitting in. I’m sure she wasn’t the only one that thought that.
Tammy Lou Who is SO ‘upset’ that Heather was advocating for Carmella. What kind of horrible person do you have to be to be mad about that??
Maybe she just felt bad for her in the moment. It’s called having a soul, Tamra.
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Shannon hosts Vicki who immediately complains about the dogs, that she doesn’t have coffee, and the pasta she serves is dry. Well hello to you too. Jesus she’s miserable.
But the dogs have bad manners, right?
They discuss Shannon’s finances.
Yes she spends a lot of money. $3,000 on Ubering is blowing me away. That’s $100 a day (unless you use Janet math, then it’s only $10/day.)
20g/month on her adult daughters? To be fair I think the twins are in college but still that’s A LOT!
And where all is she going that she’s spending thousands per month on ubers?? I was under the impression she didn’t lose her license from the DUI because remember she was getting a breathalyzer installed in an episode??
She shares that she shut down her prepared meal business, but didn’t really say why. Just “I had to shut down my company.” It might have had to do with the DUI. And I’m sure that cost her thousands.
Remember though, her parents are wealthy. Most likely, she will inherit a lot of money when they pass away. The mom come from family money and her dad was a successful businessman. I feel like she has that in the back of her mind and that’s why she spends so frivolously, and isn’t really that worried.
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Carmella is hosting a pool party at one of her homes. None of which I think she actually owns. I’m not judging. I’m shocked they’re not dragging her for that. A Realtor that rents. Oh My God.
Gina Emily and Jenn shop for a hostess gift, and gossip about Carmella’s lying cheating weirdo squeaky boyfriend. Gina predicts they will soon split up.
That’s kinda rude but I kinda agree.
Emily is so confused as to why she’s labeled as aggressive, when Heather is as well, and gets away with it.
No Emily, Heather is not aggressive. She’s a lot things that can be annoying, such as pretentious and condescending, however she’s not aggressive. Perhaps she had a moment which we all sometimes do of being out of character. Move on.
Heather does need to share more. If was upset that she auditioned for a role and didn’t get it, she should have shared that. But it’s not surprising. She’s one of the Housewives that ONLY want to share the positive news and occurrences.
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Shane and Emily have a belated anniversary dinner, and oh what an enlightening dinner it was!
I have to say I wasn’t surprised. Disappointed, but not surprised. I feel like Shane has been wanting to call her out on camera.
But not before she bitches about her kid being a pain in her ass so they couldn’t go out on their actual anniversary. I don’t know how she doesn’t see the constant bitching abot this child to the universe is a bad idea.
They begin discussing what we’ve been hearing a lot about: The dismal state of their marriage, which is of course whose fault? Oh Luke’s. It’s all Luke’s fault and nothing to do with Emily being a mouthy gold digging lazy piece of shit who married for money.
The OC ladies are certainly a bunch of meat eaters. I’ve never seen women order so much steak. Steak is the last thing I would get going out to dinner.
So we get into it. She tells Shane during the kids’ bedroom switch-around and remodel, he seemed to hate life. Emily’s too goddamned dumb and in her own fucking world to see that he is completely burnt out.
This is the first time we’ve gotten confirmation that he did quit his job to be a stay-at-home dad. I had a hunch when she told the decorator 27that he never leaves the house.
I was still thinking MAYBE he works from home. Depending on what kind of attorney you are, I guess that’s possible. I had a hunch he quit. So funny, after all of that trouble for him to pass the California bar finally after 17 tries. AND he only ‘passed’ because they ‘lowered the bar’ (for the bar – so many jokes there) due to ‘covid.’ WHATEVER ‘covid’ had to do with that, I have NO fucking idea.
Same reason why if you asked for a condiment in a packet they didn’t have them ‘because of covid.’
However they would give you the those little tiny paper tubs with your condiment in them, to prevent the spread of germs, that was being touched and handled by kitchen staff.
Can’t make this shit UP.
ANYWAY, she asks if he’s unhappy not working.
Mathematically I guess this is possible. I did do some research and looks like Emily’s earning from Bravo is over a mill a year (for 3 -4 months of filming…)
And not to again beat a dead horse but aren’t we pretty sure Shane’s parents own and/or pay for their house?
Even if they don’t ‘need’ his income, I still don’t see why Shane wouldn’t want to work. I think he felt like he needed to hold down the fort at home because he can’t trust Emily to mother his children. Even doing laundry is too much work for the Princess.
That’s pretty odd, to say the least, when Emily incessantly complains about her mother not being a good parent. Although, thankfully I haven’t heard her bringing it up this season, and I’m kinda shocked.
He tells her he’s completely exhausted from juggling EVERYTHING at home, mainly with the kids.
He actually looks pretty pissed off, and doesn’t seem to me like it’s an act of any sort ‘for the cameras.’
Actually looks like he’s been holding this in for a while.
I’m sure when they got de-mic’d Emily wasn’t too happy he announced this to the planet. But OH WELL.
I noticed that she seemed embarrassed, and VERY VERY flimsily defended herself. She mumbles ‘that’s not fair, I do help with bedtime.’
No ya don’t Emily. No ya don’t.
You’re posting half-naked selfies on your stupid Instagram. That’s the priority right now. Not her mentally ill kid that won’t eat, that she’s using for a story line.
Is no one else appalled at this fucking lady?
It was sad to hear Shane say that when he was working, he still felt ‘full-time at home.’
In other words he was coming home to chaos when Emily was either home all day, at the gym, or filming, or ya know doing ‘whatever she wants to do.’ which doesn’t include managing a household or her kids.
Must be fucking nice.
In my marriage, my ex-husband was running around doing whatever HE wanted to do with ME rarely doing anything without my kids. Rare. Very rare. I think my first ‘girls trip’ was on my 40th birthday.
He was going on ‘girls trips’ every goddamned month. If ya know what I mean.
I busted my ass at a stressful FT job AND handled the kids and almost everything at home. And here’s Emily sitting here doing nothing, looking fresh as a fucking daisy, as Shane looks mentally drained. She don’t giving a flying fuck.
I guess in other words, my lying cheating POS ex was Emily, and I was Shane. Except I had a job, and don’t have millionaire parents. And I don’t think Emily cheats, but she’s sure as fuck an absentee parent.
But he shit talks ME. My being a hard worker, responsible and involved with my kids, is what enabled him to run around being man-whore for 20 years. His ugly bitch-face miserable wife should be thanking me. All their little fucking rendezvous were possible because I WAS DOING EVERYTHING. What a dumb miserable bitch.
Can’t make this shit up.
She brags she made him steak one time and had sex with him.
He looks like utter shit. Must’ve been bad steak or bad sex. Or both.
That scene was so disappointing. Other than looking embarrassed for like a second, I don’t think she really cared. If my husband told the world I was lying in my room ignoring my kids all evening after being gone all day goofing off, not even working, I would be humiliated. Emily is not.
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Carmella’s gathering gets underway.
So the Judge Judy’s will be arriving and assessing her mothering skills.
Even Emily.
It cracked me up when she tells her kids not to say anything inappropriate in front of the girls, and then SHE tells what’s-his-name she’ll give him a BJ (for bringing her a drink) in front of her fourteen-year-old daughter.
There’s a judgy comment the second they approach the door: “There’s no furniture.”
In all fairness, it is strange to have a Pilates machine in your foyer, and nothing else. This is not what you would expect of a Realtor/Flipper/Developer.
And with like a 6000 SF house, there’s NOWHERE for this contraption to be tucked away somewhere? It has to be the focal point in the foyer? Yeah that’s weird.
While this house itself is huge and gorgeous, it’s not really inviting nor homey. And shouldn’t she be listening for people at the door? Is there not a doorbell?
Not impressed with her hostessing skills.
Vicki arrives, crabby as per usual. Even though she’s been vehemently denying that.
Carmella, it’s too early to joke about the ‘leaving the kids’ thing. She was worried Vicki didn’t mean the apology? She sure did not. Debbie Downer is doubling down.
Carmella’s daughter is entertained by Shannon showing her Spanx. Her son, not so much.
The Judy’s have to meet the Squeaky Lying Cheater.
He seems extra squeaky and awkward. But I get what they mean that they feel weird meeting him knowing what they know. I had to meet the boyfriend of a girl I knew, who had shared that he had some performance issues.
I felt so weird. I swear to GOD he could see in my face that I knew. I don’t have a good poker face either.
Why is Heather bringing ingredients and making drinks at someone else’s party?
By the way, in Spanish it IS pronounced SAHN-gria. Heather knew none of them would know that, which is probably why she decided to make them. I have a hard time believing she actually made these drinks.
Emily shares that her and Shane had a date night. “We finally got out.” Oh whateer girl, YOU’RE out all of the time. She tells them it went really well.
Woman, are you delulu?? He told you you’re lazy, you contribute nothing, get off your ass, and you’re a shit mom. Were you there?
She is so consumed with herself right now, it’s concerning.
I feel like Danny is putting on this extreme performance of waiting on Carmella hand and foot. You can tell by how she’s thanking him profusely for doing almost nothing, that he doesn’t usually do anything for her.
Like she had to thank him 50 times because he brought her a drink and then she asked for a straw? It’s not that admirable. Of course you say thank you, but holy shit she’s acting like he bought her an island.
I don’t know how Carmella didn’t know her daughter was standing right in front of her when she told him she’d give him a blow job for bringing her a drink and a straw.
I think she was nervous and beside herself because he was being so accommodating, that she didn’t know how to act, so she made an inappropriate joke. Or was it a joke?
Her daughter looks stunned and disgusted.
HAD to laugh when Vicki told Shannon not to put her shoes on the furniture (although its outdoor furniture so that’s different.)
WAS Anyone else reminded of when her son-in-law Ryan went balls to the wall on Lydia’s poor mom for lying on her couch with her shoes on, and caused that whole big ruckus that made him out to look like a complete erratic douche??
That all resurfaced on SM after Michael posted that he doesn’t get along with Ryan, after that scene with Vicki where he said hasn’t seen his sister in eight years.
Emily addresses her grievance with Heather in Vegas having to be the center of attention or whatever.
Heather feels Emily does the exact same things, and perhaps she’s projecting.
I would agree with that.
Carmella addresses with Vicki that she’s still pissed about Vegas, and how she ‘left her kids.’
Vicki insists there was absolutely NO mom shaming going on, when she knows that’s exactly what the fuck she was doing.
Vicki continues to make snide comments in her yap that Danny is ‘filling in’ when she’s in OC. I assumed that they were with their dad, but maybe not.
She’s not being altogether clear about it.
Tammy Lou Who is getting in on bitching at Heather, and bringing up her comment last year that she hates Tamra’s meltdowns because her dad had public outbursts when she was a kid. I assume Tamra is trying to point out hypocrisy, because Heather had some extreme hissy in Vegas defending Carmella.
Which was unaired for WHATEVER reason, except for two-second clips they keep playing.
Heather justifies in her yap that she’s allowed to have ONE little tantrum, in comparison to the 4000 that Emily and Tammy Lou have had. That’s a fair point. And she did it being a girls’ girl and trying to defend someone that was being ganged up on by these miserable hags ‘doing their job.’
Vickie abruptly leaves and says she’s going to ‘her birthday party’ and complains about how far away Carmella’s house is.
Carmella starts discussing Danny’s cheating and the aftermath of moving on knowing they cheated, and how you’re always suspicious.
They discuss whether or not it’s right getting into your man’s phone or not. Don’t even get me started on THAT.
I feel like she’s dropping a lot of hints that she plans on breaking up with him.
Emily brags that Shane would never cheat. Yeah Emily, he ain’t got time. He is the full time caretaker of your children.
And I wish she’d stop talking about having sex with him. No one wants to picture that.
