Unlikely duo Jenn and Vicki meet for facials.
In real life Vicki would hate Jenn because she comes off kind of ditzy and has no career.
Of course Vicki immediately hates Carmella. ‘Hates the new girl.’ Torturing the new wives was always her main schtick. I see that hasn’t changed.
Meanwhile, Carmella and Emily meet at one of Carmella’s residences.
It really bothers Emily that she has houses here and there, and she NEEDS to understand exactly WHY that is, which I thought Carmella already explained when she went through twenty questions with her before. She didn’t know her own kid couldn’t read, but she needs to know about Carmella’s kids’ schooling.
I’m surprised she’s not making it a whole thing that she rents. Maybe that’s coming later.
Women that don’t ‘hustle’ and don’t make a lot of money bother her (even though she’s a Housewife now for her ‘job.’) I’m curious where her hustle is, and why she doesn’t have to have it?
These other sorry bitches better be doing the daily grind and bringing home the bacon, but she’s really glad that SHE doesn’t have to.
Carmella tells her she knows that there’s been some ‘talk’ about the Dior bag.
God I hope this is the last episode about that stupid fucking wallet. Jesus. So over it.
And over the does she ‘develop’ or does she not develop thing too. At this point I don’t even care what she does, or what title she wants to give herself.
This is petty but why is she serving coffees in paper to-go cups? And were these ‘lattes’ from a mix? Euw.
They discuss how she has offered Jenn a kind of decorating position in helping her do a ‘development’ or renovation, or whatever.
They flash on the scene where Carmella asked Jenn if she thinks it’s something she would be interested in. Jenn seems confused and tells her she doesn’t even know what she’s talking about.
What is wrong with this woman? How can she be this dumb? You would be involved in the renovating process, Jenn, and you would get paid MONEYYYYYY for your time. It’s called a fucking JOB. Jesus.
Emily who always claims to be a ‘girls’ girl’ and all about being obsesses with women making money, BUT she seems annoyed by it.
Vicki’s mad about it too, and thinks that Carmella may have an ulterior motive to ask Ryan for money to ‘develop’ a project. I don’t think so. What sense would that make? Ryan supports Jenn, so paying Jenn, then turning around and asking Ryan for money is basically like asking for your money back.
I think Carmella truly wants to help her, and feels bad for her, that she seems to have absolutely zero earning power.
Vicki’s having an event and didn’t invite Carmella supposedly, so Tamra invited her. Are we trying a little too hard here to be messy?
Who cares she viokated a restraining order when she was 20 years old. I do not. I admire that she refused to leave the bar.
Emily is laughing about it like it’s no big deal, but thinks it’s hot tea.
They’re both Ohio weirdos;they should get along.
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Heather, Shannon, Vickie and Gina meet at a rooftop spot. These OC bitches are some meat eaters.
Vickie’s still mad about being called lame so she announces she’s getting drunk and whooping it up.
They discuss Tamtrums right away, and we all know she is really playing Shannon, rigiht?
Heather brags about her ‘unique ability’ to overlook personality traits in her fake Housewife friends in order to get through filming.
She doesn’t say THAT, but that’s of course what she means. Keep in mind she only has to do this like what for 2 or 3 months, then she’s done.
She expresses to Gina some sort of hurt feelings over Emily telling her to stop talking.
An under eye vein is popping out of her, so maybe she is genuinely upset. Emily is SUCH an asshole. Emily is a spoiled entitled hypocritical asshole.
Gina refers to Emily as being ‘harsh’ to Heather in this unaired interaction.
Yes Gina because your friend is an ignorant fucking twat.
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Gina and Tamra meet for a walk. I don’t think Tamra cares at all about Gina’s stepdaughter’s emergency appendectomy, nor the step-parent drama surrounding that. She’s like ‘yeah whatever that’s too bad. Can we talk about me now?’
But I get it. Chop Chop. We gotta get into it. We don’t have all day.
On what’s on the agenda? THE DIOR BAG.
Gina’s supposedly pissed that Emily told Carmella she thought the whole thing was weird.
Tamra is also mad about Carmella ‘hiring’ Jenn to help on her next flipping/development project. I don’t get the issue over this.
Are we not seeing she’s giving Jenn kind of an ‘assistant’ role? Who cares. If anything we should be happy about it. Emily was ALL KINDS OF BOTHERED previously that Jenn didn’t have a fucking job.
Nosy Emily wondering where she got the 20 grand figure to pay her? Like did she just pull it out of her asshole?
No, she probs came up with that because it’s a small percentage of what she makes off of a deal? That’s my assumption anyway. What a bunch of miserable hags. Can never just be happy for each other.
What Jealous Gina doesn’t get about the gift, is that the vibrator was a joke.
They think Carmella talks too much about money. She does. She definitely has the ‘new money’ thing going on. Whatever. She’s not the first Housewife to have that issue. You did watch Beverly Hills last season right?
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Vickie’s gathering is at a winery. I love me a winery. And so does she, apparently. I think she’s already toasty as she vows NOT to be a Debbie Downer tonight.
Vickie keeps calling Carmella a liar. I wouldn’t call her a liar. Might she embellish somewhat? Yes. But I don’t think she’s outright lying about anything.
I notice weird things okay? These girls are all ordering steak again. They all got steaks at the rooftop place. I guess they’re needing their protein? I never saw a bunch of women eating so much steak.
Apparently Emily’s running around pissing everyone off. That’s her thing this season.
Oh wait, that’s her thing EVERY season.
She explains what was behind her ‘Debbie Downer’ assessment, so maybe Vicki’ll shut up about it for two seconds.
Vickie does come off as a grouchy old lady, as she always has.
Emily and Heather get into a thing as to who talks more.
MYGOD.
Are two bitches who BOTH love to hear themselves talk, having THIS argument?
This is like Teresa Guidice and Alexis Bellino arguing about who’s dumber.
Can’t make this shit up. Ya CAN’T.
Gina gets involved, taking Heather’s side. They’re mixing it up a little bit. I’m sure that’s by design, but I like it. I like Gina telling Emily she’s an ass.
I don’t think Carmella’s ‘whip a boob out’ joke landed. How much purse vodkas did she drink? I thought she said wine made her take her clothes off??
In the end, Emily basically rewords Heather’s extreme ‘unique’ ability to put friends into boxes about HER, and all is well. Emily missed an opportunity there to point out the ‘boxing.’
We didn’t even need to see Carmella’s big fake boob.
And now we’re moving on since it’s been a minute that we’ve discussed that poor little Dior bag that’s getting so much hate.
I just had a thought! Maybe Carmella wants her to carry a purse too small for a Subway! (but room for a vibrator…)
Gina starts airing her grievances about the gift.
There was an unaired dinner date that they flash on, between Emily and Carmella where Emily DRILLED the poor chick on her unique living and family situation.
Anything that’s NOT cookie cutter annoys Emily.
Women that have to work for a living, (even though she claims to be impressed by that) are divorced or separated, and don’t have sugar-in-laws so money will never be an issue, intrigues but also seems to annoy her.
And she MUST know ever SINGLE DETAIL to make sure her life is better.
I don’t know, maybe this is a rags to riches thing.
I don’t really think it’s an attorney thing. She wasn’t a trial attorney was she?
She’s just so fucking nosy, and doesn’t even know how to be subtle about it.
She did this shit with Noella. She did it with Katie and Jenn. It’s weird. It makes people feel uncomfortable to have personal questions fired at them by someone they barely know.
I feel like Emily should really lose the judgment. Karma may come knockin’ one day, and she will be a classic ‘people that live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones’ story.
So long story longer, Gina thinks the over-the-top gift was especially odd because Carmella had voiced that she was unhappy with all of the questioning.
I do think it was strange that Carmella kept harping about opening gifts at the party. It DID make it seem like she wanted everyone to see the gift.
I feel like she should’ve picked up on, if she said it once and Emily didn’t want to open them, maybe don’t keep saying it. I think at adult birthday parties they don’t normally make opening gifts a thing. It’s like at a wedding, they don’t open gifts.
Gina gets extremely extra and cranked up about this being “a weird gift.” Someone take her hot water and lemon away.
I think ‘blowing her mind’ is quite overly dramatic. Clearly Carmella is eccentric. Can we SOON move on???
The excessive questioning by Emily gets addressed, and Carmella explained she didn’t think Emily did anything wrong, she was just feeling insecure because she felt like she was being judged. I paraphrased. I think Carmella was trying too hard to be nice.
‘Reading a room’ comes into play here. An (unemployed) attorney should be pretty good at that as well. It doesn’t really come off as ‘getting to know someone’ as Emily claims. It comes off as ‘making sure my life is better.’
You mean Emily, you couldn’t tell by any body language nor facial expressions that Carmella wasn’t enjoying the interrogation? Or did you just not care? I mean, at least work questions into the conversation. MY GOD.
Can you tell this is something that bothers me too?
With these ladies clutching their pearls over the vibrator, Carmella makes a good point by mentioning the party was drag show- theme so who cares about a fucking vibrator.
More back and forth about this if you can believe it. Carmella ends it by saying “so what if it was weird to you. This is me.”
So Gina shut it. Maybe YOU could use loosening up a bit too.
This level of anger and agitation is a little nutty. Again, she acts like this purse is an explosive device.
Gina and her wanna-be thug talk are done with this finally. She’s got one more assignment before she clocks out though. She squeals on Vicki for accusing Carmella of lying about her Realtor profession.
So it does seem like Carmella does purchase the properties she’s ‘developing’ and/or flipping.
I thought at first it didn’t seem like that. I thought she was helping with the process of properties that her clients purchased.
I get it – developer sounds cooler.
I think ‘investor’ would be more accurate.
Gina apologizes to Carmella for getting all gangsta over a gift she’s clearly mad she didn’t get.
