I’m 10 minutes into watching, and I legit got next to nothin!’
Tamra’s 25-, I mean 20 year old daughter moved out (she thinks Eddie’s gonna wanna bone her now) and Jenn’s ex is a loser who couldn’t possibly care less about his kids. Hmmm that sounds familiar.
And of course the same Shannon vs Tamra crap that’s not even worth mentioning. So why am I mentioning it?
Boring season so far, but on the plus side, there’s less screaming.
I have noticed Emily is in a much better mood when she’s thin. So now at least my ears aren’t bleeding.
We get it, girl. You go the gym. We don’t need reminded every 5 minutes. Like does she needs a fucking medal or something? You do cardio and weights? Great. That’s what 90% of people do that go the gym pretty sure.
This is a little ho-hum right??
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Ryan and Jenn discuss her son’s speeding ticket for going 105 mph. I’m glad when she speaks to him she mentions the danger of going that fast. She keeps just talking about the citation itself, and what’s going on with him to make him do that. I was thinking, are we going to address the actual excessive speed?? And how that’s not good??
Typical clueless fucking Jenn, when Ryan tries to tell her that their dad needs to actually step up and be a mother fucking dad.
Jesus Christ dude. Will, you are a lazy entitled POS. You remind me of my ex deadbeat dad.
I kinda think he’s ignoring his kids to piss off Jenn.
She has her typical dumbfound/stunned face when he tries to tell her this could be why he’s acting out. Same with the youngest kid, the one they adopted. Did you hear he was in on staring a fire or some shit?
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Looks like Heather’s marching orders are to keep this argument with Jenn going as long as possible.
This Dior bag that Carmella gave Emily for her birthday, I’m going to do something I don’t usually do, and that’s agree with Emily.
It was weird and tacky that she kept asking her when she was opening gifts. I would let it go, if she asked once, but according to Emily (and I’m considering it may be exaggerated) she asked multiple times. If she wanted Emily to open it that bad, then just say “open my gift, I’m excited, and it may need an explanation.”
That really does scream that you gave a very expensive designer item, so that you could impress people, not that you really wanted to gift her that bag.
And maybe it was because there was the ‘funny’ element of vibrator in it?? I’m guessing that was a joke, or maybe it wasn’t?
It’s weird also because she just met Emily. Clearly this was to gain approval and admiration from the group. Buying friendships, if you will. So it wasn’t that she was excited to give it to her. She was excited to be thanked for it.
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Moving on from this, it’s time. Vickie. Gina and Jenn meet for breakfast/brunch. This is an odd threesome, but I get it. We’re trying to mix it up. NO WAY Vickie would be friends with these two ditzes.
When I first watched it I had NO IDEA why Vickie said to the very petite hostess “you’re a good height for me.” I was thinking that was a weird thing to say.
Vickie who is tall, why on earth she said that to a short girl?
Watching again on my laptop where it’s 12 inches from my face, I see that she was leaning on her shoulder as she walked (due to her bum knee.)
Like isn’t that kind of degrading, and I want to say borderline racist. It’s not like only Latinos are short, but it was definitely crossing the line and entitled. She’s not your fucking walking stick. Vickie. She’s a person.
Well whatever, it’s Vickie and she does like to make fun of ‘poor people’ and act like they don’t deserve to exist in her world. (not calling this girl poor, but that was Vickie’s perception I am sure) While that was disappointing, it wasn’t surprising.
Enough of that. But I had to say something.
Gina asks Vickie her opinion about having a prenup done.
It’s getting tiring in my opinion, that Gina keeps pointing out how she has and/or makes more money than Travis. It’s tacky. Wasn’t that her whole reasoning for kicking him out of her house that time a few seasons ago?? Like what would we think if a man did that to a woman?
I believe Travis does work. It’s not like he’s a bum and sitting around drinking beer all day. He’s just not on Bravo’s payroll and doing laundry detergent commercials,.
Also, I acknowledge that this is petty, and maybe mean, but if you have so much money, Gina hire a fucking stylist already! Jesus. Even if just for your confessionals. Year after damned year she gets dragged, and it never ever improves. That turd colored shoulder pad deacle is the perfect example. And I don’t know wtf this 1982 ‘suit’ is all about. Like calm down, you’re a realtor, not a CEO. And no CEO would even wear this.
She says her money should “go to her children.” Is she talking about when she dies, or what is the event she’s talking about? Does she even know??
A prenup is for a divorce, not death. That would be a will, Gina. Jesus. If you get a divorce the money doesn’t go to your kids, it stays with you.
Am I wrong?
Anyway, there’s more on that later.
The convo then shifts to how this guy of Vickie’s has a ring in a safe and is dangling it over her head, not literally, and when she ‘acts up’ he tells her she’s not getting it.
I don’t even know what to sat about that, believe it or not.
Vickie has arranged for her, Shannon and Tamra to talk at a lunch together to try to get them to be friendly again. This sounds exactly like last season. I liked how Shannon stuck to her guns and didn’t give in to Tamra’s fake apologies and desperate attempts to connect with her.
Remember when Shannon was talking about her 90 something year-old dad, and Tamra interrupted with “wasn’t he an ALCOHOLIC???” thinking that was an okay thing to say when Shannon CONFIDED that in her when they were friends? Tamra’s such a dumb ass.
Apparently what reignited the feud is an argument on this 20 year anniversary Ultimate Girls Trip filming, that I’m sure we’re all looking forward to (that was sarcasm.) They were arguing and Tamra yelled some below the belt insults that she was an alcoholic and didn’t own a home…”
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This vibrator gag gift gets addressed with Carmello when she talks to her daughters about it. Apparently she ordered seven to make sure she got one that fit in the purse, and her daughter saw them on Amazon.
I get that it was a gag gift and all, and I do have a sense of humor, but it’s kind of an odd ‘gag gift.’ Funnier would have been something old-age related, like a cane, or laxatives, or a magnifying glass. I get she was trying to be funny, and I do think Emily has a sense of humor, but just not sure it landed.
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I can’t get on with this Emily/Jenn besties bit.
This was ordered by Bravo, probably because of all of the fans bitching about how fucking mean and disgusting Emily was treating Jenn.
Do I think Jenn’s is the sharpest tool in the shed? No I do not. But you don’t chug a fucking espresso martini, and get all r parky screaming in a woman’s face “you’re soooooo STUPID!!” or make fun of a woman going through a divorce and struggling financially.
Emily does seem like she’s attempting to rebrand somewhat. I’m assuming due to viewer backlash, not that she really gives a fuck.
Hoping Jenn is being friendly with her now for the sole reason that she’s getting paid to do it. I get it, it isn’t a great reason, but she has 3 minor children, and is living with a BF that could tell her to take her bratty kids and leave at any second. A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.
It doesn’t hurt that she’s in shape now. I have noticed she’s a lot less grumpy.
Emily came over to help her purge her closet. There has been viewer concern that Ryan gave her the hall closet and not any room in the master for her stuff, so that was being looked at as concerning.
Did you notice she hasn’t even discussed a wedding at all, and this is the third episode. I’m waiting for her to get asked about it. I feel like Ryan may be having second thoughts.
Emily seemed very anxious to put on one of her dresses. I’m sure to flex that she’s the same size as Jenn, which I find kind of concerning.
She’s a much bigger build than Jenn, so I do fear she’s starving herself with GLP’s to be this size. But at the same time I wanna say, keep doin’ what you’re doin!’ You’re so much more pleasant!!
Jenn talks to Emily about her son getting a ticket for going 105 and how he holed up in his room afterwards (well she said ‘halled’ but I think she meant ‘holed.’) Emily didn’t correct her. Chunky Emily would have.
Emily says “we have to lay in bed and watch movies with them. We have to.” I agree, but when she was on that mom swap or whatever show, she admitted to being in her room alone with the door closed frequently, so I’m hoping she really is doing this now. After the gym of course because she goes “seven days a week” you know. And does cardio and weights. Duh. Like what else would you do??
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Tamra and Teddi have a scene where she get to make Teddi’s cancer about her.
Not unlike almost every episode last season to make excuses about her bad behavior.
Also used was Sophia“going off to college”(aka music school an hour away) which she never actually even did. She’s just now moving, one entire year later. I almost fell off of the couch when she pulled that one out last season.
A previous season it was Eddie’s grandmother and her dog dying. How about ‘this is just how I act, deal with it.’
By the way did you notice she never acted like this when she was with Simon. Simon would’ve checked her so fucking fast, and told her to knock it the hell off. However Eddie? He doesn’t speak up.
I haven’t been really following Teddi’s cancer journey. I come across posts sometimes that she “took a turn for the worst” however she seems to be doing great. She looks good. She’s fully dressed. She’s drinking champagne. Not sure why we had to film this scene in her room on her bed.
Tamra vows that she’s not trying to make this about her (guess she got the memo that viewers thought she did that all last season.)
However she is, and she’s mad that no one last season seemed to care about ‘her’ and buy Teddi’s cancer as an excuse for acting like a dickwad constantly.
I know these convos are staged, I KNOW, but Bravo can we TRY to make them APPEAR believable??
Did they seriously have Teddi asking Tamra how SHE’S feeling about HER cancer?? Did I hear that right??
OF COURSE Tamra doesn’t mean to make it about her but she’s mad no one last season let her use Teddi’s cancer as an excuse, and she’s just so salty about that. We feel so bad for her, right?
During the conversation she continues to whine on her own behalf. It was hard on HER to hear that Teddi may have 6 – 9 months to live, and she finally felt like she had the best friend ever, and now she has the nerve to fucking dying? Can you EVEN imagine how hard that was on Tamra??
That was excruciating. She claims now she doesn’t care whose cheating on who and who’s not paying their taxes. We’ll see how long that lasts.
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Travis and Gina have dinner together. Poor Travis,. I feel bad for him. He’s just like so passive and tolerant.
I guess the opposite of that is also NOT desirable. Does a guy exist that’s a happy medium??
Why does Gina even care that Carmella is also a realtor? Who’s not a realtor? Who cares. Are you not secure, that you think she may be competition?
Carmella calls herself a ‘developer’ however, seems to be a wanna be interior designer with a real estate license? Or a flipper maybe? I don’t know. It seems a bit muddled.
Gina brings up this prenup thing with him, and he seems agreeable. Like this man is NOT after your Bravo money, Gina, and we know you make more than him. You remind us a lot.
She’s getting as bad as newcomer last season Amanda on Beverly Hills. Please just promise you don’t start saying “I make in a month what he makes in a year.”
I will get on a plane to SoCal and rip those platinum extensions out of your head. After I get a stool to stand on.
It seems very obvious that Travis is in NO RUSH for this marriage to actully happen. Maybe that’s because once it’s on the books, he knows he’s under pressure to replace that rainbow ring with a real rock.
This “I don’t wanna talk about for six months” thing is kinda weird.
Gina goes into this over exaggerated laugh over that. I don’t think she really thinks it’s funny. I think it’s a red flag. So you don’t want to talk about it for six months, and if you want to plan an actual wedding, that could take 6 months to a year so we’re looking at two years at least.
Gina’s trying to make this whole last name change a thing, and he doesn’t even seem like he cares. If I were her, I’d be pretty excited to get rid of Kirschenheiter. But whatever. I feel like she’s overthinking that she’ll have the same last name as Travis’ kids, and not her kids.
Pretty sure divorce and blended families are pretty common, Gina. People will be able to figure it out why your kids have a different last name. Or this: No one really gives a flying fuck.
She legit asked her KID about changing her name? If he cares? And a boy? Gina. You are an idiot. He DOES not care. He looks at her like she has six heads. After he glances over at the camera.
Travis assures her he doesn’t care either. Sometimes I do wonder about him. Something seems off.
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Jenn talks to this kid that got the speeding ticket.
The no dad thing seems like it is an issue, as Ryan trieda tell this fucking bird brain.
I don’t recall last season why she has 100% custody. Why is there no set schedule for him to spend time with them?
I get it, that doesn’t mean he CAN’T spend time with them. It’s not like he’s banned. I guess he didn’t want to have any type of shared custody?
So of course that’s hard for kids to understand. And then moving into the boyfriend’s house? That’s probably weird too.
I kind of think he’s not spending time with them to punish her. And that’s pure speculation on my part but that’s something this type of guy would totally do.
He also tells her he’s being bullied at school. He doesn’t SAY that but that’s how it seems.
Somehow Jenn ended up the victim in all of this. She starts crying and he consoles her.
Her sudden outburst seemed a little sus. Were there tears? She’s as bad as Tamra.
That was weird and awkward. Almost as weird and awkward as Teddi and Tamra.
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So the infamous lunch meeting is happening, at the infamous plate throwing table at the infamous Quiet Woman restaurant. Where no Housewife has been quiet, ever.
Tamra is first to meet Vickie who reassures her she’s not apologizing. She’s unwilling because she “did it all last year” which she did, however now there’s new shit she needs to apologize for.
Fashion Police moment: Not feeling Shannon’s turtleneck and jumper getup she’s got going on. She’s another one that could use a stylist.
They do some sort of stare down thing at each other across the table. Tamra finally speaks up and say she knows that have hurt each other, and she wants to move forward and get along.
Shannon brings up her latest tirade of insults, and instead of just saying I’m fucking sorry, she goes into “well you…”
Vickie makes her shut up and answer how she thinks it made Shannon feel.
Why is Vickie being so reasonable?? It’s scaring me.
Tamra does mumble that she’s sorry, but the ‘but’ is still involved, and she goes on with what she started to say.
She’s mad that Shannon said it was a ‘gift’ that she even filmed with her last season.
Shannon suddenly goes into defending Emily about some supposed joke Tamra made.
Why is this relevant right now? Why are we talking about Emily? She is perfectly capable of fighting her own fucking battles.
Tamra then offers a sincere-sounding apology (I’m sure it’s not) and they decide to move forward.
