RHOC Recap: Blogging the Reunion (Part 2)

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   MrsMiaWallace
   Posted July 19, 2012 at 8:32 am

   Great recap HG!

   I was so pleased that we finally had a reunion where Shit. Got. Real! The secrets being revealed and the tension, it was worth watching for once and I did NOT expect that out of these seasoned biddies. Even trashy hookers Nene and Kim learned to keep their lips buttoned up eventually.

   I love Brianna and she’s totally right, but she does come off just SLIGHTLY like an angry daughter. I would probably feel the same but having Tamra in your corner is not the same as being right. Also please move out of your mom’s house! For your marriage, for your baby, for humanity!

   I wish there was a hidden camera on the Jim Bellino Birthday trip!!! How ridic are those conversations going to be??? I know Famewhore/money-grubber Brooks is pushing Vicki to go, but she is going to need medication to keep her eyes from rolling out of her head at what has got to be a weekend of very stupid comments from Alexis and “friends”. Come on Undercover Bravo!

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   Gypsy
   Posted July 19, 2012 at 8:51 am

   @Flipit do you know if the site is having issues? I can’t log on.

   Awesome recap and awesome season of hard work Honey Gangsta.

   These hoes went to the mat on the second half of the reunion. Call me white trash but I loved every single second of it. The email war, the ratting each other out! This is what RH’s is about…TRASH!

   So much to be said but I think HG covered it all! Way to nail it.

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   Flipit
   Posted July 19, 2012 at 8:53 am

   hey gyps! nothing is wrong with the site that i can see!! what is happening when you try to log in? email me at flipit75@gmail.com and i will figure it out!

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   featherhead
   Posted July 19, 2012 at 9:13 am

   Yeah!! Honey Gangster – that was amazeballs!! I was shocked that Crooks was the one who has been feeding the tabloid dirt (Brianna’s wedding and Pregnacy) and when Vicki said that’s cause that’s his job – Social Media – I was dying!! Sure Vick, he’s not using you and your family to make $$. Also, I was surprised that Tamra nor any of the housewives (I thought Alexis is her bestie?) were invited to Brianna’s wedding. Lot’s of shocking dirt was revealed on Part 2. I agree with Gypsy – that’s what I live for!! Trash, bring it on…..

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   Adelefig
   Posted July 19, 2012 at 9:42 am

   I know I am gonna sound crazy but…….I feel sorry for Alexis. She is certainly a braggy type of gal, but she seems genuinely nice and those women do tend to bully her and all attack at once. Tamra is such a b#tch and so is Gretchen…They hyperinflate themselves just as much as Alexis . (wonder how long Tamra practiced her “Jesus jugs” comment!….or Heather’s “if someone tells you, you are dead….it”s time to lay down???”…lol )

   sigh…can”t believe I am standing up for a RHOC “star”

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   caligal
   Posted July 19, 2012 at 9:56 am

   Since Mike moved out of Vickie’s house, I’m wondering if Brianna moved back in to keep Brooks away? The conversation of her moving back in was heavily edited, but I think her husband has been redeployed, and between that and Brooks, she may be moving in to keep an eye on Vickie. Perhaps a Brianna smack-down a day will keep Brooks away, or at least let him know he’s being watched! If I were Bri and Mike, I would hire the best PI I could find and get to the exact bottom of what Brooks is about.
   Remember ladies, like I said last week….Brooks puts the STD in stud, all he needs is U.
   Great recap!

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   Boladasa
   Posted July 19, 2012 at 10:05 am

   I understand feeling bad for Alexis, she can’t begin to keep up with these mean bitches and their vile comments, especially since she’s not “cerebral”. But remember, all she has to do to escape it all is quit the show, but you know she won’t because she wants the money, the fame and the platform to promote her dress line and whatever else she does on the side. Looking forward to next season when we can see her and Jimmy the Chin bouncing around at their trampoline park. After hearing about what happened in Cabo, Vicki can be their spokesperson since she puts the “tramp” in trampoline!

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   cloudsinmycoffee
   Posted July 19, 2012 at 10:21 am

   I practically cheered at my TV screen when Brianna let EVERYBODY know the business. I like that Vicki got waylayed by her own daughter because her daughter refused to lie about the silly shit that Vicki had been doing. Brooks is an asshole, and any man who I’m with that doesn’t want to deal with my children is a total fucking waste of life. Brianna has every reason to be angry, because after watching 7 seasons of her mother trying to control her life and manager her decisions into right ones, its nice to see that Vicki, the moron, isn’t perfect and making all the wrong decisions.
   And that whole Donn was cheating for 20 years? Really? because after all the crap we watched you grind him through, I really can’t bring myself to feel bad. And if you knew he was cheating, why accept him? Why accept THAT? There’s none of the “I’m stuck in this situation”. She made her own money, had her own success, she could have walked anytime.
   I love that Vicki tried whispering at her daughter to shutup and Brianna was like, ‘no, this is for your own good!’. I wish they hadn’t edited it as badly as they had!

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   labowner
   Posted July 19, 2012 at 10:22 am

   Boladasa I believe it would cost money for Alexis to walk away from her contract.

   MrsMia the party already happened as there were twitter photos out there of the event.

   I am confused. A month or maybe more, there was a story about Brianna purchasing a house 10 minutes from Vicki (I assumed it was the house they were trying to unload), but now Brianna is back home?

   Sadly the 20 year affair from Don explains why Vicki is so happy with Brooks.

   For those of you calling Alexis a bitch for ratting out Gretchen’s obvious fakeness, I hope you will be lambasting Tamra for outing something much bigger. Were you ever a friend Tamra?

   IMHO Honey, like Andy, you went way too easy on Heather. What was all the hate from Andy for Alexis? He needs someone with balls to run the reunion shows. First question I would have asked would have been “Heather you claim to be 98% real, but you don’t look it at all, please explain.”

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    Reader40
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 10:24 am

    How are Brooks and Slade opportunists, but Eddie is not? Brooks said, no, he didn’t know Vicki was a RHOC when they met (what, 8 years ago in the insurance biz?). If they met in the last 7 years, how could he NOT know, right? And Slade is just slimy. He would sleep with Andy if he could have a closeup. Speaking of which, Eddie reminds me of every bad soap opera actor I’ve ever seen. You can see him trying to remember his lines. . .
    “Tamra (soulful look deep into her eyes). . . . . I want . . . . to spend. . . . my life. . . . . with you” (open mouth just enough to look pensive and meaningful).

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    Gypsy
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 10:35 am

    I just had deep thoughts about RHOC, holy shit! @caligal, I think you’re on to something. Mike and Brianna are trying to pull double duty to get Brooks out.

    My question is, if Donn was cheating and Icky was cheating (which in hindsight seems so obvious now) why the hell did they renew vows, stay together, impress their moral highground onto their kids? Why was it ok with Mike and Bri to know that each of them cheated and still tolerate Icky’s overbearing ways (remember the pillow chopping and comforter aligning?)

    In this light, I can totally see Gretchen’s side and Vicki took a huge risk messing with Tamra about her own possible indiscretions while that living bobble head was on the OPPOSING team at the reunion.

    Vicki got what she deserved.

    I wish they had Sarah some on for cakegate, even it it was for a 30 vingette.

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    Karen
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 10:45 am

    Im sorry I don’t really care about much of this it is just funny and entertaining to watch…BUT Brooks feeding the media stories on Vicki’s daughter?! HELL NO! You’re letting your human dildo screw your daughter?? We need to investigate this guy Brooks, David whatever his name is and expose him like we did Melissa on Dance moms…Come on internet detectives find the dirt on Crooks!

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    L Chienne
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 10:47 am

    Loved the Reunion shows! Good to see conceited cow Vicki and airhead Alexis each get a dose of much needed reality. Always wondered how Don could stand Vicki all those years; now we know! I can’t believe she calls Brooks’ never ending cliches her “language of love”! Yikes! He’s so smarmy. What a pair. He puts the F-U in FUN.

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    Mimo
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 10:56 am

    I’m sad. I know Vicki is a royal bitch, but I thought better of Don. For him to have had an affair is so wrong, and a 20 year one at that?

    Wait. I thought they had only been married for 17 years?

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    FuriousFlipper
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 11:11 am

    The Re-Dub was freaking fantastic!
    Thanks for re-capping this season so darn beautifully.

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    Boladasa
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 11:26 am

    Mimo, if it was 17 years, maybe Don got a head start on cheating three years early; he knew what he was getting into…

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    classy drunk
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 11:29 am

    HA! I love the bombs that were dropped at this thing. Now THAT’S a reunion. Normally you find out nothing new, but this was awesome.

    Andy has favorites on every show. I still wish they would have someone else host, but they’d have to love the show like we do.

    Just so labowner can feel vindicated, yes Tamra broke the girl code also. No matter the way the friendship goes there’s just things that you don’t repeat. Especially on national television.

    Vicki everyone’s situation is NOT like yours. You have to own being wrong, but you can’t own it and then say oh yeah but you did it too. That’s not owning what you did. You get Gretchen hell for “cheating” on Jeff when you were the whole while cheating on Don, your husband. She probably got alot of grief on the interwebs for those accusations. I’m sorry, just wouldn’t cut it for me.

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    mere2142
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 11:47 am

    I’m still trying to wrap my brain around the Don affair. And to think I used to like the guy. But it doesn’t make me hate Vicki any less.

    This second part of the reunion totally made up for the snoozefest that was part 1.

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    labowner
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    What was so weird about the affair admission was how nonchalant Brianna was about it. Almost like she didn’t care.

    Gypsy do you think the vow renewal was because she did find out about the affair, they fought and then she took him back (he probably ended it at least for a while) and that was his punishment and fark you other woman, we renewed our vows. Do we know if Donn’s “girlfriend” is/was the other woman he was having an affair with? Would explain why Vicki wanted to rip her eyes out. I loved that honesty from Vicki.

    Andy can we do a “This is Your Life” for the housewives? I would love to get some back ground on Miss Trashy Tamra and why she is such a mean and nasty person. Nice warning to Gretchen, Eddie and Heather that Tamra will have zero issues outing your secrets if she feels the need to. Simon must have gotten her to sign papers that says he owns the kids if she talks about him or them on the show.

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    Gypsy
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    Good point labowner. I was thinking more along the lines that they were both cheating for years (as we found out) and thinking back to the “Love Tank” Season, the her admitting last year that she and Donn hadn’t been together in two years, I could see them just growing apart and maybe even wanting a divorce but PROUD Vicki fell into fame with this show and is the Grand Wizard of the House Hoe’s and was probably thinking I’ll INSURE this relationship stays together by renewing vows.

    Dunno entirely yet but, that woman was playing with fire whether Tamra broke girl code or not. Two wrongs don’t make and right and all that crap but holy hell that was a lot to unload!

    What a total hypocritical truffle hunting bitch! I wonder what made Donn cheat for so long or if he came into the relationship with the Goomad.

    My brain hurts thinking about these hoes.

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    classy drunk
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    I thought there may have been whispers about them both cheating so when it was revealed every one was more ohhhhhhhhhhhhh…I figured that.

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    Rosemary's Baby
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    I’d love to know if the guy Vicki woke up naked next to in Cabo was that Donn look-alike from the pool. The thought of Vicki laying naked, all sweaty and stinky and hungover tests my gag reflex. Yeesh!

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    Sugarbush
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 5:55 pm

    This was hands-down the best reunion show ever. I was very vocal throughout the show. When Briana came out, she owned that shit. She should be the new reunion host. When Bri revealed that Brooks outed her pregnancy before she could, I lost it. I’m pretty sure that I know Bri well enough that he’s damn lucky she didn’t beat his ass. I just cannot believe that Vicki is still with him after that. That woman needs some major therapy. I realize she’s depressed (yes, she totally earned her depression, I know) and that’s why she’s clinging to the first guy she sees. She’s never going to open her eyes to the out-of-this-world hypocrite that she is. I’ve known hypocrites – I know a lot of them and I freakin’ hate them (well, “hate” is strong…). BUT, she may be the biggest one of all and that’s really, really saying something.

    When Gretchen pulled that email out of the couch, I died. It looked like she pulled it out of her ass, literally and figuratively. It was so perfect. I like Gretchen as much as I can like anyone on this particular show, but there are just some things you don’t do to people you claim to care about, whether you’re fighting or not. It’s OK to vent about them to your spouse or your mom or whatever, but it’s not cool to let it all hang out on television. Whipping out that email was clever and funny, but in “reality” (haha) I think it crossed the line.

    Tamra ratting out Vicki? For any other set of people, I would think that was wrong. But, since it happened to Vicki, I thought it was 100% appropriate. Isn’t it typically the people who think those who talk about sex and other “dirty” stuff are the ones doing the worst things? You know, like cheating?

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    MrsMiaWallace
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 6:38 pm

    @Sugarbush I cannot give Tamra a pass for such a horrible betrayal of friendship, but I too, am glad she did. I remember that trip, wasn’t it when she pulled out the “friendship vow” stuff on Tamra? And then shushed her at the pool for talking about sex an naughty stuff?

    Then she wakes up like a drunk slut! I’d say hypocrite but she would

    I don’t know what to make of the 20 year affair. Maybe he cheated early in their relationship and kept contact and started up again years later? It was telling that Brianna didn’t seem outraged and also still has a really close relationship to him. Obviously a lot of history there and it seems obvious that at least since the show has been going on they have lived a marriage of roommates/friends/convenience and not love so I’m sure both sides had their distractions.

    @Gypsy and caligirl – that is a great theory. I liked hearing that Brooks doesn’t camp out at her mansion solely because Brianna is there. I, too, wondered if Ryan was deployed now and Brianna likes the help/support and keeping Vicki from going too far down a bad bad path. She is a loud, hypocritical, beaver-face, but I feel like most people really do wish her well…

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    Laurenb52
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 7:33 pm

    @labowner “First question I would have asked would have been “Heather you claim to be 98% real, but you don’t look it at all, please explain.” LMAO

    I also don’t get all the hate from Andy for Alexis. As far as I can see her only crime is being an insufferable blowhard and a braggart but isn’t Nene the penultimate example of one of those? And Andy still seems to love her? I don’t even think Alexis realizes she’s actually cash poor. I just find it difficult to hate someone so obviously below the intellectual levels of everyone else in the cast. And it makes the rest of them that much more hateful for ganging up on her.

    Tamra and Gretchen are hateful seperately and that much more so together. I hope this ‘friendship’ crashes and burns soon because its nauseating. How is Tamra so sorry for having attacked Slave but now doing the same to Brooks, not that he doesn’t deserve it. Wrong is wrong. Atleast Gretchen has a leg to stand on b/c she’s jus giving vicky a dose of her own medicine.

    As for Vicki, she’s awful but I don’t get that everyone is just so ‘concerned’. Gimme a break, for all her faults, Vicki was a 25 year old mother of 2 who got divorced at 29 without child support and managed to become a millionaire, purchase several homes, and run a profitable company, and not by marrying rich. That is one thing I respect about Vicky. I’m sure marrying Don helped but she was obviously the bread winner if Don is now seeking alimony. I highly doubt that a woman capable of all that is just some baffoon who will now put all her belonging’s in Brook’s name. Is he using her? maybe? Maybe she doesn’t mind being used and if they do end up breaking up I’m sure the collateral damage won’t be too bad. At worst he’ll get away with some free plastic surgery and have ridden around in her car free for some time. I don’t see him swindling out of all her belongings and I don’t think Vicky minds him using her car and paying for dinners if it keeps him around filling up her love tank. Gross.

    I don’t mind Gretchen attacking Vicki because she had it coming but Tamra is just being hateful, she’s not ‘concerned’.

    Its like its impossible for me not to be long winded smh

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    maryedith
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 8:42 pm

    I said in a comment after one of these season’s earliest episodes that I loved Brianna but that she and Vicki are locked in a co-dependent relationship that angry outbursts won’t fix. I’m not surprised to hear that she lives with Vicki when her husband is deployed and not surprised to hear she may have bought a house close to Vicki. Sad, but not surprised.

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    rebecca pressley
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 12:11 am

    did each of the housewives really write these blogs?? And I have been meaning ask his all season….What is Champs???

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    lindaw205
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 1:36 am

    I’m thinking that Vicki is a shoe in for stunt double for Miss Piggy.

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    Get real
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 3:34 am

    I think they brought Heather on this season to bring some East Coast, brunette class to the show. It didn’t work. Heather turned out to be as mean and catty as the rest of them, and her husband was, too. Hopefully, Heather was a temporary fill-in this season, and they’ll bring Jeana back next year.

    I’m sure some of the things Heather said about Alexis were true, and Alexis needs to work on those issues, but its understandable that it was hard for Alexis to take criticism from Heather (“we’re taking my friend’s helicopter to go shopping today,” and “she ate the bow off my cake”) who was more phony and pretentious than Alexis was.

    Gretchen, usually the nicer one on the show, rolled over after years of tormenting from Tamra, and became Tamra’s sidekick. Understandable, but it was disappointing to see Gretchen throw loyal Alexis under the bus, who did nothing for the past few seasons but stand up to Tamra for Gretchen and Slade’s sake. When Alexis confronted Gretchen, somehow Gretchen turned it around and was the victim. Great to see Vicki on the reunion getting Gretchen to admit she’s not the “victim.”

    Vicki was humiliated and humbled by Tamra’s betrayal this season, and it seems to have made her a better person. Vicki had compassion for bullied Alexis, said nice things about Don, and put up with her hypocritical daughter Brianna resenting Brooks, who she “hardly knows”, despite the fact that Brianna married a stranger at a drive-through.

    Tamra said that this season that she was the happiest she’s ever been, and Tamra demonstrated that by screaming, yelling, arguing, accusing, backstabbing, complaining and crying, mostly without tears, all season long. Every time Tamra came on screen, I groaned. Tamra has fought with Slade & Brooks, Simon and Jeana, Jeana’s daughter, Alexis and Jim, and now Brooks and Vicki. Vicki was right to ask Tamra when it will end. Tamra has turned into a combination of Jill Zarin, Carolyn Manzo and NeNe Leaks. It’s time for Tamra to go.

    The best scene of the whole season was when Vicki finally slammed Tamra for her rudeness. It was hysterical when hardcore Vicki put Tamra in her place at Heather’s bizarre party. Haha Tamra.

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    classy drunk
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 4:29 am

    Champs == Champagne

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    Polk8dot
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 7:54 am

    @rebecca: ‘did each of the housewives really write these blogs?? ‘
    Oh, girlie – sure they did, in HoneyG’s crazy warped ‘reality’, that we are allowed a peek into with each recap
    ** Tamra is a trailer-trash, and she will never ever loose that mentality learned screwing boys behind the doble-wides. Vicky was a total a-hole trying to insinuate that Tammy was with Eddie ‘before her divorce’ – the truffle-hunter knew full well that Tam was separated at the time, so to make it SOUND, by twisting the words, like there was something there that really wasn’t, was a total cheap shot and a CuntQueen move.
    That was the reason she got so outraged she outed Icky’s drunken naked exploits in Cabo-San-Mexico. But it does not bother me that much, because these ‘hos have elevated tit-for-tat to an art form.
    ** Alexis is such an egomaniac you just feel that unswerving desire to make her eat crow each hour of every day, but she is also soooo F-ing DUMB that it kind of leaves you feeling like you just kicked a puppy or something…God, I hope she really is gone next season. She’s become unwatchable.
    ** How Icky did not get her ugly pig-eyes open to the ‘real Brooks’ after he outed Bri’s own personal facts to the media is beyond my understanding. She always yells at everybody that they will never understand some bullshit she just concocted until they ‘have a child’. But then she turns around and allows THIS to happen to her child, and is COMPLETELY OK with it? Can you imagine if some other guy on this show did it to his woman’s child? Jeez, the stream of selfrighteousness that would then have flown from Icky’s snout might have actually exploded my TV.
    ** Completely agree that Bri is only living with Icky to prevent Crooks from moving in. It is apparent that she is the ONLY person in Icky’s cirlce that he is scared shitless of. I LMAOed when he slinked away from the ‘hot seat’ when Bri was joining them – it was like he felt that burning, sizzling holy water flying thru the air, fixing to land on his privates. Bubblehead M-andy’s overflowing, unrestrained gleefulness while announcing to the women and the viewers that Crooks ‘chicken-shitted out’ was one of the best moment for me. Also, I can totally see the daily struggle between Bri and Icky, about the most mundane things, because Icky will NEVER give up trying to maintain control over her, and I’m sure most days Bri wants to just chug it all and get the hell out of there. But she does really care for her idiot mother, and sacrifices her own peace of mind and peaceful pregnancy to protect that stupid hag. BTW, who pays for Crooks’s apartment or hotel he’s staying in while not living with Icky? Oh, right….
    ** Finally, Tamra’s makeup and hair on the reunion -Bwahahahahhahahahahahaha!!!!!!
    It seemed like in a space of a few months this bit@h started looking older than the truffle hunter’s visible age (and NOT her claimed ’50′). Holy CRAP!! Talk about aging badly! That face should be a halloween mask this season – it creeped the s#it out of me! Brrggghhh!!! It looked like it was ACTUALLY melting away, with they eyelids drooping and sliding down her cheeks, and the eyes getting sucked into the head, and the rest just caving in under the weight of the makeup. Vomit!
    *****
    Eddie and Tarma – will not last, wedding will not happen. Wretched and Slimy – will not last, though she will be dining out on the ‘trying to get pregnant problems’ the whole next season. Icky and Crooks – will be over the second she is off the show; tha’s her only chance. JesusJuggs and Taliban-ChinPlant – will be gone next season; he’s already ordered Tal to make her a line of pink and secquined burkas to wear to better blend with the Taliban slaves, after their move to Afghanistan where he’ll be a PR czar.

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    classy drunk
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 8:17 am

    “and put up with her hypocritical daughter Brianna resenting Brooks, who she “hardly knows”, despite the fact that Brianna married a stranger at a drive-through. ”

    Really?!?!!?

    I think she takes more of an issue with a man who’s left his four children in Mississippi to be with Vicki and didn’t take time to get to know Brianna and Michael who Vicki says are “her world”. Also Don is basically the only father that’s she’s known, so maybe her loyalty lies with him. It’s kinda what kids do.

    Then he outed her marriage and pregnancy, love the fame and being on camera…I wouldn’t like him either.

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    Gypsy
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 8:34 am

    I don’t think Brianna is hypocritical at all.

    I can’t feel bad for Alexis. Like I said she should just STFU and do porn. Burka my ass.

    I did think it was the editors handy work when they were showing Alexis’ ass when she snipped to whoever off screen…” Do I have to get my own emails or is someone going to do it for me.” bit. That was some BITCHASSNESS!

    A. How were they to know WHAT emails
    2. Did that not show her being rude to the crew?

    Seemed obvious to me. Look none of these hoes are pillars of the community but I can’t let Alexis pass just because she is the lowest idiot on the totem pole. Why does the Chin need a jet for his birthday?

    #FWP Alexis, FWP.

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    LAC
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 9:07 am

    HoneyG- loved your “blogs” by these bitches – and your great recaps!

    Vicki – karma is a bitch, ain’t it? Loved watching you get yours after season after season of your shitting on people from your perch on Mt. Insurance. Bravo for Brianna for giving you the “grow the fuck up” blast on TV. And I do agree that Brooks is into “Vicki from the Real Housewives of OC” as opposed to you and a famewhore. And it is nice to know that the ho’ that we thought you were (Girls coming out to play in Chicago, grinding up on blurry face guy in Vegas) was there. Oh, and great girlfriend you had there in Tamra.

    Tamra – like Chucky, evil does come in a tiny form. I’d rather take my chances with Chucky and the puppet cast of “Dead Silence” than that granite forehead kewpie doll.

    Gretchen – Barbie called and forgot what she wanted to tell you. Oh, yeah – her and Skipper can argue better than you and Alexis. The battle of the idiots…

    Alexis – Poor thing, I feel for her. What I mean by “her” is the little hamster running the rusty wheel that comprises her brain. That head is just there keep her shoulders from coming together.

    Heather – Welcome to the next season – ya earned it, plastic heiffa! And I mean that in a good way.

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    labowner
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 9:34 am

    “When Bri revealed that Brooks outed her pregnancy before she could, I lost it. I’m pretty sure that I know Bri well enough that he’s damn lucky she didn’t beat his ass. I just cannot believe that Vicki is still with him after that”

    Sugar, someone with self-esteem would do that. Actually they wouldn’t get involved with Brooks besides a mistake from a night with one too many glasses of wine. We know how vindictive Vicki can be and that “bitch” of a daughter Brianna went and eloped and hurt Vicki to the core. Add to it their talk at Brianna’s and how upset and hurt Vicki was at what Brianna was saying about Brooks? I see this as Vicki’s “see two can play at this game of hurt Brianna”.

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    Andyourlittledogtoo
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 9:46 am

    Terrific reunion, great recap. That screencap you put up of Vickie perfectly encapsulated her I think. Now THAT is a look that could make milk curdle.

    Tamra has stripper ‘tude. What I mean by that is that it is a no-holds-barred gloves off kind of kill or be killed way of dealing with other women that you usually (and nothing is universal, but usually) see in strip clubs among the women who work there. My oldest sister (who was not a stripper) had that same mentality, everything was a challenge and a battle for her but she always did it with a smile and serious backhanded sabotage. It’s a highly developed political skill, but directed at petty issues among other women. If you don’t realize you are dealing with someone like that she can totally catch you off guard and underdefended. For all of that I find her honesty refreshing. I mean, she’s a bitch and I wouldn’t turn my back on her but out of all of them she usually says true stuff. Hurtful stuff and stuff that shouldn’t be repeated our outed but true stuff, but only about OTHER people. She lies all the time about herself and her motivations and her situations, but she tends to be dead on when talking about others. I like that in her talking heads. That’s the only thing I like about her though.

    I hate when people of deep religious faith (of whatever variety) are portrayed on TV as stupid because it plays into that ‘we are so much smarter because we aren’t blindly following X-faith’ stereotype that gets shoved down our throats too frequently in TV world. But… she really is dumb as a box of rocks. I mean, really. I loved the blog with the just-so off words, that was perfect. She just can’t comprehend things. And like the runt of the litter she is getting ripped to shreds by the larger stronger dogs. It’s not pretty. Poor Alexis.

    The fact that Briana isn’t that upset by Don’s cheating over the years (as far as we’ve been shown) may simply be because she’s had a front row seat to the nightmare her mother probably was to be married to and how hypocritical she’s been and she doesn’t blame Don that much for finding his joy elsewhere. I know Vickie professes devout Catholicism (although all I’ve ever seen is lip service to anything approaching faith in that woman) so she may have been trying to avoid divorce as long as possible, especially since the kids were apparently so attached to Don and he was a good father to them. That may be why she didn’t just walk away. I have long since stopped trying to figure out why people think divorce is worse than adultery or murder but it seems to be a theme with some people on religious grounds. Makes no sense to me, but…that’s my take on Vickie sticking it out for what it’s worth.

    Good on Briana for standing up to her now and for trying to protect her now. Vickie is just vile.

    Season Eight. Dear God, I can’t believe there’s going to be a season eight.

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    Andyourlittledogtoo
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 9:55 am

    Ach! I just realized that:

    In my Tamra paragraph I mentioned my sister briefly and then continued on talking about Tamra without clearly stating that I was continuing to talk about Tamra so you could think I was describing more about my sister. I was talking about Tamra again with the sentence, ‘For all of that I find her honesty refreshing…’

    In my Alexis paragraph I completely forgot to mention I was even talking about Alexis – although from the subject it should be clear, but still. Alexis is dumb. Newsflash, right?

    I hate when I screw up this bad in a comment section, totally messes up the flow.

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    wow
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    Maybe I’m mean but being dumb earns you no sympathy if it comes along with a nasty, fake, judgmental personality. I don’t think they would all be coming at her so hard if she was just dumb, I mean that pothead lady who was on a few seasons ago wasn’t the brightest and she never got “gangbanged” by the crew. Alexis is not a nice person, whether she’s a mensa member or not doesn’t change that, and mistreating the crew/staff is inexcusable.

    And despite Tamra’s trashy mean girls ways, I find myself agreeing with her the majority of the time, she’s reality tv gold, loudmouthed, opinionated, mean spirited, not too much self control and she’ll never take the high road. As long as you know what you’re dealing with, she seems like she could actually be fun too.

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    labowner
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    “As long as you know what you’re dealing with, she seems like she could actually be fun too.”

    Wow, as long as you are okay being judged by the company you keep.

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    Andyourlittledogtoo
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    Well, I’d rather have fun with Tamra (as long as I kept my guard up) than be bored out of my mind with Vickie and Alexis. But that’s just me.

    It is true that Alexis is not just stupid she is awful in sooooo many ways. So that’s valid, that’s a good reason for not being more sympathetic toward her. I would agree with that. But it’s hard to watch someone so stupid get ‘gangbanged’ like that. Gangbanged. God, you gotta love Alexis’ complete inability to deal with her own language. What a maroon.

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    labowner
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    If you could pick one housewife to have dinner with whom would it be? No kids, pets or hubbies/boy friends, or other family members; only the women.

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    Classy Drunk
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    RHOOC — Gretchen or Tamra
    RHONY — Ramona, Sonja, or Carole
    RHONJ — none
    RHOA — Kim
    RHOBH — Lisa or Brandi

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    yummy
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    “I LOVE mixing low class things like fighting and Alexis with high class things like champs.” <–This had me rolling. Love it!

    I loved Brianna. I almost felt sorry for Alexis, but something tells me she really is rude to the crew and the people at Nordstrom. She just strikes me as that type. I've worked in retail, I've seen it many times. Hopefully I'm wrong, though.

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    Andyourlittledogtoo
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    RHOOC — I’d prefer to dish with Tamra. You’d have to keep on your guard but there is definitely fun potential there. Gretchen is fun but her bizarre fashion choices would totally distract me. I don’t know, it’s kind of a toss up.

    RHONY — Sonja. She’s trashy and very low brow but otherwise pretty nice and straightforward and girl likes a good time. Ramona is too shady and unpredictable in a bad way, even though SHE thinks she fun she exhausts me.

    RHONJ — This is a hard one. They all exhaust me. I guess Teresa. She’s terrible but she is funny. Of course the entire conversation would have to be about her but the others are just terrible and boring.

    RHOA — Kandi. She’s funny, she’s straightforward and doesn’t play the stupid games the others deal in and has had a very interesting music career and knows a lot of interesting people. She’d be fun to party with and probably has some great stories.

    RHOBH — Kyle. They are all more interesting and on the whole live lives that are more ‘productive and interesting’ than any of the casts in the other franchises but they all also have egos and positions that make them a little unapproachable. While Lisa and Adrienne would be fascinating dinner companions they also enjoy their position in such a rarified world that I think they would make someone not in their world feel inadequate, even if unintentionally. That doesn’t sound like a good time to me. Brandi I like but I think things could spin out of control pretty fast, although I could be wrong about that but I’m not sure if I’d want to chance it. Kim’s an irrational nut job. Kyle seems nice and fun and has a cool family (husband and kids) and I think I wouldn’t mind spending a dinner with her. Not a party, just a good dinner. If I really wanted to party I guess I’d go back to Brandi.

    I don’t follow Miami and have never been exposed to Vancouver. DC I boycotted because of the grifters they cast and the one wife who upended her own husband’s stellar political position due to her famewhoredom on that show. Glad DC got canned.

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    labowner
    Posted July 20, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    NYC – Sonya
    OC – Alexis
    NJ – Caroline (wonder if I could get her wasted and talking)
    ATL – Kandi
    MI – Alexia
    DC – Mary
    BH – Kim
    VC – Christina

    Ahh just found the South Dublin series. Oh a gold digger – how original.

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    Tx gal
    Posted July 21, 2012 at 8:19 am

    At first, I was disappointed in Donn when it was disclosed he’d been having an affair for years. But then I remembered that from the very beginning Vicki took lots of vacations and made it really clear that “Donn isn’t invited” because she didnt want him there. I wonder if they had an open marriage and that’s why no one is really upset. It isn’t a betrayal if both people are having affairs. Plus, Vicki used to say that divorce is a “failure”. Maybe she wanted to have her affairs but stay married so professionally and socially she wasn’t a “failure”?

    Loved the reunion and recap. Can’t wait for the next season.

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    LindsayBluth
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 4:47 am

    I’m honestly not trying to be bitchy, but I noticed a pet peeve of mine that I see often:

    Laurenb52: “As far as I can see her only crime is being an insufferable blowhard and a braggart but isn’t Nene the penultimate example of one of those?”

    Penultimate actually means second from last. For example, if a book has 20 chapters, 19 is the penultimate chapter.
    However, I get what you’re saying though; and yes, Nene is far more of an insufferable blowhard and braggart than Alexis. But I guess it comes with the territory, considering she’s rich, bitch (not calling anyone a bitch, just quoting the trash bag which is Nene).

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    Gypsy
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 8:15 am

    Vicki was the one who said gangbanged.

    Gretchen said personified when she should have said projected. The Vicki parroted it back to Gretchen with out realizing it was the wrong word to use in that context. Idiots.

    And “poor dumb Alexis” snarked that Costa Rica is in Mexico to Miss Andy after it was established in Reunion Pt 1 that she knew the countries were seperate. No, not MENSA material but, I don’t buy that she’s on the spectrum either.

    And, I usually don’t disagree with you labowner but, I would have fun going out with Tamra. I know she’s a shark but, all of these woman judge just like we are judging them. I’d personally try to get Tamra naked wasted then set her up to hit on Slade. That’s my idea of a good time.

    Dinner with the Hoes:

    RHOC: Tamra for the shit talking gossip and to wash the make up of her face and take her weave out.
    RHOBH: Lisa, dahling, what a night of opulence!
    RHONY: Ramona, get her drunk and have her spill the beans and record all of it.
    RHOA: Clearly, Phaedra.
    RHOM: Elsa
    RHONJ: Kathy, I want a cannoli filled with cannolis!

    I won’t lie like I said earlier I watch this show for the trashy goodness it is not for anything more and that’s what I’d want if I had to spend a dinner with any of these hoes! Great question.

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    classy drunk
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 8:36 am

    Gyspy, I am sure that’s why our lists are similar. I loveS me some trash.

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    Gypsy
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 8:41 am

    *Clinks* Champagne glasses.

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    LAC
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 11:17 am

    Let’s see:

    RHOC – probably Tamra. It would be fun and she would be vulgar. Plus, you could hide things in her hair

    RHOA – Kandi – She would a good dinner companion and I could get some sex tips. Or maybe Phaedra – she would be raunchy while holding out the pinky fingers sipping on some tea.

    RHODC – Mary or Linda – would be a hoot to cackle with them. (OT: all the married gals on that defunct show are single ladies now. Who knew?)

    RHOBH – Kyle – her hair facinates me and maybe she will do a split (hopefully not over some food) Or Lisa – she will pick up the tab and I can talk to Jiggy.

    RHOM – Marisol’s mom – just to look at her and channel her powers

    RHONJ – Kathy – she can bring the fambly, too.

    RHONY – Sonja – I could be her wingman – or at least, the sober person calling the cab.

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    Gypsy
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 11:42 am

    “Put things in her hair.” HAAAAAAAAAAAA, LAC!

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    LAC
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 11:57 am

    Gypsy – Tamra hair reminds me of Patsy of AbFab – you shake it and there could be a two doobies, an airplane bottle of vodka and trojans.

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    Gypsy
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    No. YOU. DIDN’T.

    I am going hone to drink a glass of champs in my gold lame jumpsuit and put my hair in a french twist and smoke a virginia slim.

    Yessssssssssssssss!

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    LAC
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    And you would look ABSOLUTELY FABOLOUS!!! Givenchy, Gaultier, Chanel…names, dahling! LaCroix, sweetie!!

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    labowner
    Posted July 23, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    I totally loved Ad Fab. What a great concept of a show that never could have been made on American shores.

    Watching the South Dublin housewives and there is a mini-Vicki complaining these women don’t have a five-year plan blah blah blah