LA Shrinks Recap – And They’re Off… (literally)

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By CynTV | Thursday, March 7, 2013 | 10:00 am | 12 Comments
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Hey, everbody! (I love when Flip says that on Watch What Crappens. And yes, the misspell was intentional.) I’m back. The ever-benevolent Flip has let me return to recap LA Shrinks, and this time I’m sure I won’t be bored to tears.

Remember when a confidential relationship was just that? Lawyer/client, doctor/patient, priest/victim? Well, this is Bravo, people, and they managed to find 3 shrinks, and 3 clients, willing to open up about their personal issues. In LA! Shocking, I know. But I have to tell you – after watching the first episode, I find the shrinks to be, what’s the word rarely used to describe Bravo TV? NORMAL. Relatively speaking. I actually like these three!! Let’s meet our docs, shall we?

First – let me start off by saying I have a problem with strange name spellings. I don’t know why. Probably because I have many friends and relatives who can’t spell my name correctly. It’s Cynthia, Cindy, or Cyn. Simple. My friends will use Cyndi, Cin, Cyndie, Cindee. GOD, I hate that. I should see a shrink. But I digress.

Our first doctor, and my favorite, is Venus Nicolino. I’m going to pretend she’s Greek so I can get past the name. Bear with me, people. She has two Masters degrees and a PhD. I feel stupid already. I want a Master’s degree, dammit. She’s full of great phrases like “Don’t shit in the sunshine.” There’s a shot of her getting dressed while she talks about her life. I find that gratuitous, unnecessary and annoying. Just a case of Bravo trying to be slick and sexy. Dr. V has a cute husband, 2 biological kids, and 2 nephews she has permanent guardianship of due to undisclosed circumstances. Major props for stepping up, Dr. V. ”I’m surrounded by dicks”, she says. She works out of an office in her gorgeous home in Bel Air.

Just Chillin’.  Oh, and smoking is bad, m’kay?

Our first (camera-hungry) clients are an engaged couple who are having sexual problems. Apparently, he’s way too big for her. What a shame. After some discussion it comes out that she was raised in a convent until the age of twelve. If the nuns can’t get some, you ain’t gettin’ some. Thanks, Catholic religion! She also “directs” him too much during sex. The guy (Michael) looks so uncomfortable at times. Why are you on TV, then?

That’s the hotness right there.

The doctor decides that there are communication problems in bed, and that Mikey needs a “map to the va-jay-jay”. He suggests he record themselves during sex so Dr. V can listen in. Forget what I said about them being uncomfortable.

Dr V. tells us that she became very depressed as a young adult, and was misdiagnosed, given lots of medication, even told she couldn’t have children. Twenty years went by before she was properly diagnosed as hormonal. We learn all this as we watch her in the tub. I don’t need to see her in the tub. Her husband, Matt. Brings her some wine and she pulls him in. Once again, TMI. I wonder how the cameraman (woman) feels about shooting these scenes. And did they ask her to do that to her husband? I hate Bravo.

 

 I don’t need to see this. Her bathroom is a big as my first floor, for God’s sake!

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In the immortal words of No Doubt: I'm just a girl. I'm just a girl in the world. Hopefully. There's nothing I like better than mixing a fine cosmo, putting my feet up and laughing my ass off reading a Tvgasm recap. The reality is that the cosmo is actually a grape Kool Aid - but the rest of it is true!!

12 Comments

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    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted March 7, 2013 at 10:17 am

    Wow. Talk about physician heal thyself time.

    Oh, and please don’t send Elizabeth to Minneapolis, ‘kay?

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    Derek Hazelton
    Posted March 7, 2013 at 10:42 am

    @CynTV, “monogamish” is a term coined by Dan Savage (listen to the Savage Love podcast if you don’t, you’ll be mortified and aroused all at once), which means that your primary relationship is where the emotional connection is met, however, both partners can have a sexual outlet (within the terms agreed to by both partners) with other people.

  3. 3
    CynTV CynTV
    Posted March 7, 2013 at 12:19 pm

    Thank you, Derek! It still makes no sense to me. If you call yourself committed, anything outside of the relationship is cheating. And it’s eventually gonna cause trouble (as we may see in an upcoming episode.)

  4. 4
    Derek Hazelton
    Posted March 7, 2013 at 12:37 pm

    @CynTV, glad to help! Personally, I’m too jealous of a person to actually be in an open relationship, so I know that they won’t work for my temperament.

    I can’t believe Bravo missed the boat on the opportunity to have these “L.A. Shrinks” follow some of the other Bravo-lebrities like MJ from Shahs dealing with her insecurity, GG dealing with her anger issues, or RHOBH’s Kim Richards dealing with her recovery. It would’ve given the show some instant credibility amongst the Bravo watchers, because if I wanted to watch new characters discuss their inner demons and sexual dysfunctions, I could easily watch reruns of HBO’s “In Treatment.”

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    NotAlway'sPerfekt
    Posted March 7, 2013 at 1:15 pm

    Funny recap, CynTV! I found myself really enjoying this show. Gregg reminds me of Jeff Lewis, who I really get a kick out of watching so I’m looking forward to more of him. Dr. V is fabulous. She’s my kind of gal. (Agreed – could do without the undressing and bathtub scene tho.) Holding judgment for now on Eris and hubby Clayton. Something seems really ‘off’ with them. Maybe they should have tried connecting sexually PRIOR to getting married??? And, from the sounds of it, the subject of kids was not discussed enough prior to them getting married either. SMH!

  6. 6
    Valleygirl
    Posted March 7, 2013 at 3:12 pm

    When I first watched the ep. I didn’t know that Eris and Greg were married and I thought he was her gay bff. So that may be the actual problem. Also who washes carrots with soap?? Who does this?

    Also I kind of really love Dr. V. That lady would be beyond fun to have drinks with.

  7. 7
    crankyguy crankyguy
    Posted March 7, 2013 at 3:44 pm

    “Also who washes carrots with soap?? Who does this?”

    I do. If they are organic, I wash them with vegetable wash (i.e. soap). If they are conventionally grown, I peel them.

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    jennnaboa
    Posted March 7, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    Great recap Cyn! Eris is the Greek goddess of discord, sister and constant companion of good old War god Ares. She and Aphrodite (Venus) didn’t get on that well. Granted none of the goddesses liked Eris; you throw a one little golden apple and start the Trojan War and suddenly you are black-balled at Olympus. Too bad Greg has such a Plain John American name. :)

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    labowner
    Posted March 8, 2013 at 5:33 pm

    Awesome – history lessons.

    I can’t believe this is real. I couldn’t make it through the whole show to see the credits. Wondering if these aren’t bad actors like they use on Gigolos.

  10. 10
    Raoul
    Posted March 11, 2013 at 1:13 am

    Dr. V was born a man, Right?

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    Lizbot
    Posted March 13, 2013 at 2:34 am

    As someone who works in the mental health field, I find the antics of these docs to be ridiculously unethical, so I HOPE that they’re really all actors. Otherwise, I’m guessing that California has some very loose standards for the profession….

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    Barbie Simmons
    Posted April 11, 2013 at 8:52 pm

    I love Doc V she is right. No one takes ownership of their adult choices. We call everything a disease

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