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Thursday, April 7, 2011
1:45 pm
32 Comments
“Stop Filming! Too much attention!”
We pick up at t-minus five days and counting until Bethenny’s dreaded 40th birthday celebration. She and Buster are stopping by the venue, Villa Pacri, to lunch and chat. Bethenny keeps yawning and saying how exhausted she is and Buster suggests that she have a glass of wine. HA! To us she says she wishes her birthday would just roll on by. Yes, we remember. It’s all very tragic with your annual $500 checks. Now Buster has come up with a fabulous idea. He thinks Bethenny should come up with a logo for her birthday party, then have hot men wandering around shirtless serving food with the logo painted on their chests. OMG, Buster, it’s not YOUR birthday! Bethenny is a straight soon-to-be-40 female. Bethenny is like, WTF? Then he suggests people on stilts and finally, to have glasses of champagne hung from the ceiling on strings and people cut them down to drink them.
“Have we met? You want to hand out scissors at my party?”
Bethenny correctly tells him he’s trying to plan a gay circus. Bethenny says she wants this to be very understated and then she tells Buster the whole sob story about how no one ever acknowledged her birthday growing up. Buster listens for a while, then he has to run. That’s kind of how I feel about this story by now. I mean, look how many people are paying attention to her now all the time. And plus, people with bad childhoods don’t corner the market on not liking their birthdays. I haven’t relished turning another year older since I was about 23.
At home Jason comes in to talk to Julie about surprising Bethenny. Her good friend Teri thought she wouldn’t be able to make it to NYC for the party, but it turns out she can, so Jason wants it to be a big surprise. Julie’s in, so they call Teri to conspire.
Ooh, now it’s two days until the party and Bethenny is having lunch with Ethan (or Napoleon Dynamite as I will call him), her Skating with the Stars ice skating partner. Bethenny wants dirt on who among the other skating “stars” aren’t doing very well. Napoleon says no one’s talking.
“Figure skater code, girl. Code.”
Bethenny talks some trash about some of the other stars, none of whose names I recognize until she gets to Vince Neil. Vince Neil was on Skating with the Stars? That must have been a hoot. Interestingly, he’s the one Bethenny isn’t familiar with. Napoleon wants to know if Bethenny thought he was gay when she first met him and she’s like, no, relax. She tells us that it turns out pair skaters are straight across the board. That is indeed news. Unless you’ve seen The Cutting Edge, which I have. Ah, Jason is here to join them and he expresses hesitation about letting this straight guy spend all this time with his wife and be all up in her business. When Bethenny goes to the bathroom Jason tells Napoleon he really has no problem with it but he likes to tease Bethenny about it because he can see she thinks it makes him jealous. That’s true, she totally does!
Bethenny and Napoleon head to a dance studio to work on choreographing the ice routine. This seems like it would be so hard. First they have to learn all of these steps, then they have to translate everything onto ice skates. It’s kind of funny seeing Napoleon coach Bethenny on how to make sexy facial expressions and do sultry walks. Remember now, he’s straight.
And so is Tom Cruise.
Aw, back at the condo Bob and Carol have stopped by to spend time with Bryn, the love of their lives. It’s eight hours to the party and counting. Can I just point out that Bryn looks NOTHING like Bethenny? She is a little ditto of Jason, who is a ditto of Carol. Those are some strong genes. When Bethenny walks in, Bob and Carol both go, “Ooooh, heeeeeere’s the birthday girl!” Exactly what Bethenny said she didn’t want. As she says to us, she doesn’t want it to be a big cheery day. Well, is it okay if other people are in a good mood, or is that forbidden as well? Gina leaves with Bob and Carol to take Bryn for a walk, and once they get outside, Bob tells Gina that they have to take something over to the party venue, so Gina is to take Bryn back to the condo, and it’s all a surprise, so Gina has to cover for them.
Gina gets back and Bethenny wants to know why on earth Gina brought the baby back when all Jason’s parents want is to spend time with Bryn. Gina’s like, “Well it was time for her to eat, and they wanted to keep walking, so…” Bethenny is all pissed and tells Gina that it was really poor planning on her part not to bring a bottle.
“Seriously, Gina. This is worse than the baptism.”
Gina’s just like, “Sorry.” Poor Gina. Why did they even walk out with Bryn in the first place? That’s what made everything seem ridiculous. Or maybe Gina could have walked around for a while before coming home, I don’t know.
Anyway, Jason’s parents meet up with him at the venue and they pull an iron wire dress form out of the trunk.
Just what Bethenny’s dreamed about since she was a little girl!
Jason explains to us that this is something he and Bethenny got at a street fair and his dad spent some time fixing it up and painting it so they could use it in their condo. They stick a picture of Bethenny’s head on top of the dress form and then Carol pulls out a thought balloon that goes with it that says, “39? It’s over,” and explains that Bethenny’s always saying, “It’s over.” Aw, that’s cute, and Carol’s really excited about it.
Even the picture of her face looks kinda pissed.
And here is an entire team of people arriving to help Bethenny get dressed. She hasn’t even thought yet about what she’s going to wear to the party. She tries on a few dresses and hates everything. The team stands around looking helpless. Eventually Bethenny goes into her closet and huddles on the floor. Pull it together, woman! A lot of people have taken time out of their lives to wish you well. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and get dressed!
“My invisible birthday in my closet.”
No such luck. A bit later Bethenny is in her bathrobe getting her hair messed with and when Jason and parents walk in, Bethenny bitches again about why they didn’t take the baby with them. Jason says he feels bad for Gina who was just covering for everyone. Jason tries to talk to her about what she’ll wear and she freaks out and starts crying that she doesn’t want all this attention and to leave her alone. I can relate to feeling awkward about being the center of attention. That is exactly how I felt at my wedding. It’s not very comfortable. On the other hand, I was gracious because the people who came cared enough about me to participate in my celebration and for that I felt very honored. It’s not the moment to throw a hissy fit. But there’s plenty more of that to come. For now Bethenny just cries to the makeup girl, who tells her that she understands because she’s never prepared for her birthday. And it has to do with not wanting to be disappointed, so not preparing in advance, then being frazzled when the day comes because you’re not prepared. Bethenny is amazed to discover that she is not the only person on earth who has mixed emotions about her birthday. Surprise! I’m slightly confused about all of this preparation talk, however. I mean, if you’re not having a big party, what is there to prepare for? What are you frazzled about most years? Jason comes out with a huge rip in his crotch hoping to make Bethenny smile a little. She finally does. Then she has an epiphany about what to wear, which is a pants suit instead of a dress. Well great. Julie puts a dress in her purse just in case Bethenny loses it when she arrives at the party in pants and let’s face it, that’s likely.
So it’s off to the party! Jason is doing his best to be upbeat and excited, but Bethenny is pretty determined to be sulky. She does, however, perk up when she walks in and sees the venue looking beautiful with no shirtless men and no champagne hanging from the ceiling. Buster beams at what a good job he did.
“It’s okay for not being a gay circus. I would have loved those branded servers.”
Carol is all cute and tells Bethenny she wishes it could have been a surprise, to which Bethenny is like, “Oh hell no!” Oh look! Alex and Simon are here! Alex is in some kind of S and M getup and Bethenny tells us she was hoping Simon would get totally trashed to amuse her. He is such an odd bird.
“We’re swinging by on our way to the Fetish Ball!”
And next here comes Ramona squealing, “Birthday Giiiirrrrrrrrl!” I didn’t realize until just now how much I’ve missed Ramona! She is so crazy and so hilarious!
“You have no idea how wretched LuAnn has been.”
She chats with Bethenny about life and Bethenny tells Ramona she feels like everything is going too fast, and Ramona advises her to prioritize and let some things go.
Jason takes Bethenny aside and tells her he has a surprise for her. Bethenny almost has a breakdown right there. She begs him not to do anything and he tells her it will only take three minutes. And in walks Teri. Aw, good surprise. Teri hands Bethenny a present. She says, “I know I’m a better friend than you are because you didn’t come to my party.” Bethenny starts bawling and tells her not to say things like that. She really should have popped a Xanax before coming to this. She’s a mess. Teri’s like, “I’m joking around, relax.” But the tears are flowing. The gift is a necklace that has a picture of Jason, Bethenny and newborn Bryn on it. It’s very sweet.
Uh oh. Jason has another surprise. He gets on a microphone, asks for everyone’s attention, and asks Bethenny to come to the front with him. You can see the crazy panic in her eyes already. For someone who spends so much of her life seeking the spotlight, Bethenny is really acting like a lunatic over people wishing her a happy birthday. Jason explains to the crowd about the dress form and it’s brought out wearing a Skinny Girl apron. Bethenny goes, “Why are we doing this in front of people?” Too late! Jason explains how Bob fixed it up for her and that there are more presents in the pockets of the apron. Bethenny makes it through this by the skin of her teeth, but then she pulls diamond earrings out of the apron pocket. She grabs the mic and tells everyone she loves attention, but not this kind of attention (the birthday kind), and that she feels very embarrassed and awkward, but thank you. Jason gives a toast and says he looks forward to 40 more birthdays with Bethenny. Bethenny is about to lose it and Jason feels like he thought he had such a nice gift for her and everything went terribly wrong. Poor guy. He goes to the bar, asks for a drink and says that was anticlimactic. He’s so disappointed in her reaction! Bethenny goes to Ramona and whines, and Ramona tells her that Jason was showing her raw love and it’s something Bethenny isn’t used to. That’s pretty insightful, Ramona.
Bethenny realizes that she’s embarrassed Jason and she goes off the deep end. She grabs Jason and pulls him into a closet where she bawls and bawls about how much she loves him and how sorry she is for being weird, but she’s overwhelmed and she doesn’t love her birthday and she’s sorry, she’s sorry! She is completely howling at this point, and the way it’s edited is really funny. They’re going around showing people standing around drinking, talking softly, then the only noise you hear is Bethenny screeching. It makes it look like her tantrum is being piped through a PA while everyone is trying to enjoy themselves. Jason is finally like, whoa I didn’t realize this birthday stuff went this deep. He tells us that he’ll be there for Bethenny because he loves her, but this neurosis about her birthday is all in her head and she’s the one who needs to deal with it. Bingo! I’m very impressed with Jason for seeing it this way and realizing it’s not his fault at all.
“I married a crazy person.”
But back to the party and back to poor Jason. They come back to their guests all subdued. He is so deflated and Bethenny is still so caught up in being traumatized. Ramona offers to do her Turtle Time dance to cheer Bethenny up. Oh yes, please! Please!
“Don’t I look hot? Butt crunches.”
But Bethenny walks away before Ramona can get going. Then a cake comes out with huge fireworks on it and Bethenny almost has a heart attack.
“Happy 200th birthday, old lady!”
But once she blows on the torches it looks like this is the end of her torment at last. And I’m sure everyone is very relieved to be able to leave this awkward celebration.
The next morning Jason apologizes for not giving Bethenny the gift in private. Bethenny acknowledges that she didn’t act appropriately and that there would be no pleasing her in this situation. Bethenny would like to quietly celebrate her birthday today by taking a bubble bath with Jason, Bryn and Cookie, who wears sunglasses in the tub. Bethenny is insane.
Seriously? The dog?
And I’m guessing Jason learned his lesson about trying to change Bethenny’s attitude toward her birthday. Next year he should take Bryn and run far, far away for a good 24 hours.
I’m surprised that Dr. Amador didn’t make an appearance this evening to really stir up some terrorizing birthday memories with Bethenny and then dwell on them for an hour.
Next week! More skating, drama about Bethenny’s mother, Skinny Girl Factory tours, and Jason wanting to join the mile high club. See you then!
So what did you think? Is Bethenny a basketcase or could she have pulled it together for the sake of all the people who wanted to show their love?
Thanks for reading!
-Honey Gangsta
32 Comments
I love Bethenny, but the way she was acting was too ridiculous for words. I hope Jason doesn’t leave her, because we really is an extremely kind and patient man, and he gets her, even with all her issues.
Honey: What I like the most about your Bethenny recaps is that they’re always spot on. “For someone who spends so much of her life seeking the spotlight, Bethenny is really acting like a lunatic over people wishing her a happy birthday.” “Bethenny is amazed to discover she is not the only person on earth to have mixed emotions about her birthday.”. I had acrap childhood, shitty parents and yes, it sucks. But it was a long time ago now, and if you’re lucky, it only lasted for the first 18 years. I’m sure Bethenny has been on her own for more years than her parents broke her heart and screwed with her emotionally. She needs to buck up, put it behind her, and move forward. Thanks for putting such succinct words to the wack-o emotions I see on the screen, Honey.
What I’ve learned in life is that you have to respect other people’s neurosis, no matter how irrational it may seem to you. If she clearly told you that she doesnt like have a big do-to for her birthday then they should have respected that. I think its unkind to do something for someone when you know clearly they wouldn’t like it. I would have been mortified if my husband did something so public; I hated my wedding because as much as I am a social butterfly, I am uncomfortable with public displays of vunerability and sentiment. I don’t mind being the center of attention for whack-a-doodle nonsense but when it gets to be really personal, I dont need the big hoopla.
Yes, she has cameras in her face all the time but she was very very clear about how she didnt want a big deal, etc….and no one listened! Its not like she didnt warn them. Some may disagree but there is a difference between having a room full of people watching you and just the camera guys.
Jason fucked up big time–she said she didn’t want a party, so he gives her a HUGE party and pulls her up to speechify (awkwardly) about her.
Bethanny fucked up worse by not putting on her big girl pants and fucking dealing with it like a normal person. Somebody who loves her should have gone into the bathroom during her hysterics, given her a smack across the kisser, and told her “PUT ON FAKE SMILE, GO OUT THERE, AND ACCEPT YOUR FUCKING PRESENTS.” I just wish that person had been Jason.
There’s really something wrong with that chick. Not all her wires are carrying alternating current.
Chick is crazy. She doesn’t need a counselor. She needs med.i.ca.shun!
I don’t know how in the hell Jason expects to spend the next 40 years with her unless a real doctor puts her on a shit-pot load of Lithium. She’s up and down like a roller coaster and nobody should have to live with that.
Do some of Jason’s expressions remind anyone else of John Glover?
I didn’t see the whole epi yet but why did she agree to a party if she’s got huge issues with birthdays???
Aw, thanks, Joy1333! That’s such a nice thing to tell me! I totally agree with NWMTV. Maybe Jason shouldn’t have gone ahead with the party knowing Bethenny was uncomfortable, but I got the impression that he was making an attempt to show her what a GOOD birthday is like so she could start enjoying them instead of freaking out every year. And she DID agree to it – even though she was reluctant at first. She even enlisted Buster to plan it!
And once she was at the party she needed to just act like an adult. All those people could have done other things that night, but they made the effort to show up to support her. Hold it together for a couple of hours at least. It’s not necessary to let your emotions overrun you like that. It hurt Jason’s feelings and made everyone feel awkward.
At least that was my take. Love to read your comments, guys!!
-HG
Honey Gangsta, thank you for a great recap. I don’t watch the show, but I really look forward to your recaps.
I’m going to take a leap here that the quack shrink doesn’t seem to be able to do. I had a crap ass childhood too, and as much as I thought I left it all behind me, it all came rushing forward when I became a mom. When you suddenly (and it was definitely sudden for Bethenny) have everything you ever wanted as a child, it’s completely overwelming. You dig, scratch and claw for it, but once you have it, you have no idea what to do with the emotions that come with it.
Bethenny knows how to entertain. She knows how to succeed in business. She knows how to joke. She does not know how to be vulnerable. Put her in a room full of people who care about her and ask her to be vulnerable is unfair. She can tackle mountains. But she can’t tackle this. She needs to take her time accepting true love.
There Bethenny. Now fire that lame ass shrink.
Funny recap, but I totally understood where Bethenny was coming from in this episode. I also hate being the center of attention, and I hate when any kind of event like that is forced upon me. People who love to be the center of attention just don’t understand it, and it gets really annoying when people keep trying to press the issue. But Bethenny’s mistake was she should have stood her ground. If she wanted a small intimate dinner with just a few friends, or just her husband, that’s what she should have done. I had to do the same thing when I got married. My family wanted a huge wedding with a mile-long guest list, but I stuck to my guns and had a small wedding with only 20 – 30 people, and it was perfect.
Honey, I agree with your take completely. Bethenny’s is so self-involved that she never takes other peoples’ feelings into account, hers are the only valid ones. She absolutely had the opportunity to slam the door on the party, instead of helping with the planning. I’m beginning to wonder if Jason has a secret masochistic side, because she is damn difficult to live with. So, he tries to give her new happy birthday memories and she hurts his feelings, humiliates him in front of their friends and on camera, and makes everyone at the party uncomfortable. She badly needs to grow up and learn how to be gracious. She is an incredibly lucky woman and it would be lovely to see her act happy and grateful for her good fortune.
While I understand the not being a happy about birthday things, I think that at some point you need to be an adult about it. Yes, Jason probably should had seen some of this coming, but I have a hard time not seeing Bethenny as doing all of this precisely because she wants to get attention. I think that she is basically a control freak and the birthday scare her out because others would be planning things for her. She is certainly assertive enough to draw a line in the sand and say that she does not want this event at all and even to insist that it not be filmed. Instead the camera crew is there so that we can see see a more intense variation of the usual childhood trauma saga we keep hearing about.
The more I hear that, the more I realize that for a long time she has used that “woe is me” story to precisely get attention. Heck, even before the last season of RHONY it seems that this kept coming up, often brought up by others not her. I think that those events for her childhood became a tool, a way of getting people to look at her, like her, do things for her because they felt sorry for her sad life. Also a way to be focused and determined and try to succeed. The problem is that now that she is successfull, married, etc. she can’t let go of that crutch. So, when things don’t go her way she runs right back to it as a way of controlling the whole situation. And it worked, she basically got the whole party to come to a standstill and got Jason to apologize to her even though he recognized that it wasn’t his fault.
I’m sorry, but the more I see this type of stuff, the less and less that I like her.
JimmyT, spot on.
Very well said. I thought it was fake as well …..all the howling in the bathroom and she comes out perfectly fine.
This was all planned trust me. Her story line was “damaged childhood” so she keeps on pushing that but adding “damaged childhood, successful adulthood”. blah. trashy!
Bethenny was the one to plan the party. She knew the guest list and the menu…including her BIRTHDAY cake. It seems to me that she craves attention….only when she feels like it. For someone who didn’t want attention and a fuss about her birthday…why plan one? Just what did she expect people and her husband to do once the party was all set? Did she expect Jason and his parents to just show up and not give her a gift? Did she expect that the guests who were invited to this BIRTHDAY party would never mention it and focus all their attention on someone other than the BIRTHDAY girl?
The party was her doing and therefore she should have sucked it up and acted like she was pleased to see everyone.
She needs much more intensive therapy than that one doctor can give her.
She should be thanking God every minute for Jason and his parents. Not many people would put up with her.
She was always my favorite of the NY wives…but I find that I’m liking her less and less.
I called bullcrap for the peeps saying she is doing it for attention. I guess you’ve never had to deal with serious issues. They dont just go away because someone gives you a nice present at your birthday. It is widely acknowledged that Bethanney is not properly emotionally wired. It is also acknowledged that she had a crap childhood. All those issues dont just go away because you are on a TV show or you are an adult. You just learn how to cope but that doesnt mean the feelings just go away.
I had a crap ass childhood. In spite of that, I live a reasonable happy adult life now. It still pisses me off to no end that my mom likes to pretend that nothing is wrong. She feels like if I ever mention anything that happen in childhood then I am holding a grudge against her. My point being, yes you move on but it doesnt mean that the events dont affect the way you think, feel about certain issues as an adult. It never goes away. If its real for her, then who the f** cares if it irritate others; they are not true friends if they cant deal.
I completely agree with 2hyper.
I also can completely understand and empathesize with Bethany’s reaction. Esp given that Bethany’s birthday is the same day as her mom’s.
My dad and I have the same birthday. I also had a horrible childhood. My mom hated my dad and I and felt as it was her mission in life, to make our birthday’s miserable for us and my sister. I think it is because it reminded her of how much she hated us.
I also like Bethany am a girl that loves attention. I am always the life of the party, cracking jokes, dancing on the tables etc. However, I never do anything for my birthday.
Except for my 21st birthday, ALL my friends told me that I HAD to have a birthday party. None of my friends, even my close friends knew the truth behind why I hated birthdays, they just knerw that i didnt like them. I then agreed to have my friend throw my birthday, and I had a similar reaction to Bethany, especially, keep in mind there is alcohol involved.
I guess my point is that you can realize your past is your past, and think you are over it, so you think you can have a birthday party like a “normal person”, but then on the day of, you realize you were wrong, but the train has already left the station.
However, I have my 30th coming up and I am going to be throwing a party, and I am going to do it my way, to take my power back.
Sorry for going on for so long, but I know a lot of people have had rough childhoods, however, I dont understand the need to judge someone so harshly.
Her dad died recently, she doesnt talk to her mom, those are serious things.
I think this show and Bethany demonstrates that you can have the career, money, man, child etc, but until you have peace with yourself and all your issues, you cant truly be happy.
Sorry for the long post, but this episode and these comments really hit a nerve!
First-I thought Ramona was saying Jason was showing her “wrong love” and got all pissed at Ramona for enabling Bethenny’s bullcrap. When I realized she was saw raw love it reminded me that Ramona is a huge can of nuts but she’s real and normal even though she is crazy.
Megan and a few others nailed it – once the party was in motion how could her husband not do something special for her? It’s her 40th Birthday, they are on television and supposedly very in love. Like it or not there is an expectation of him at the VERY LEAST toasting her. Particularly when some of the guests are more his friends than hers – he has to speak, thank everyone and celebrate his wife. For their income and celebrity I thought his gifts were incredibly romantic because they were both thoughtful and not over the top.
Having a crappy childhood is the new black. I myself was cruely denied the pleasure of owning a pony. We even had a yard for it to prance in when it felt the urge, or to just quietly eat green grass, all he wanted! But I, like all of you, drag myself through my days by my own bootstraps. I hide my pain, paint on a smile, and I GET SHIT DONE.
Bethanny’s got problems, but she’s marketing them as entertainment. Maybe I wouldn’t judge a friend’s actions so harshly, but my friend isn’t on TV letting his/her schizo flag fly. And BEING REWARDED for it. That’s what makes people mean/harsh in their criticism.
There is a difference between admitting personal failings and working on them versus marinating in your misery. Bethenny is doing the latter and it is not fair to her husband, her in laws, her friends and tragically her daughter. If Bethenny doesn’t get a grip on her bad childhood she will create one for her daughter. But then, that wouldn’t be Bethannys fault, would it?
@ohralphie. I totally agree. There is certain kind of reveling in the crappy childhood storyline that I find uncomfortable. I am not suggesting that any of these things were staged and that she is pretending to be bent out of shape. Like others have said, these types of events in one’s life cut deep and tend to come to the surface when one least expects it. I say that from experience, too since my siblings and I had some seriously messed up things happen to us growing up.
Having said that, what one learns from those experiences is to figure out ways of coping, for example by not putting yourself in situations that are triggers for you. I see Bethenney as being conflicted in this front because she knows her triggers but at the same time she doesn’t seem to be able to take herself out of situations where they might be tripped. And, I think that part of the reason why is because at some level, intentionally or not, she realizes that those triggers put her in a position of control with everyone else bending themselves over backwards to try and make things better for her.
One of my siblings used to do the same thing in high school. It was her way of getting some of the much needed attention that she did not get in other aspects of her life because people would circle the wagons around her and try to take care of her. Unfortunately, years later, it became a crutch that she could invoke at any time that things did not go her way which began to affect her relationships with all of those who have always been close and supportive of her. Again, I understand and sympathize with the motivations behind that behavior. But at the same time, I think it also begins to annoy me when personal tragedy is milked in such a way that it just becomes a justification for treating other people like crap because their issues should always trump those of others.
If it were someone other than Bethenney, I would agree with the idea that maybe she was feeling uncomfortable because she was pushed into having the party. But after seeing her in multiple shows, I think it she is no shrinking wall flower who is easily bullied into agreeing into something like that. Just look at the way she treats Jason, her in laws, her staff, etc. She can clearly take control of situations when she needs to.
I’m reading The Hunger Games. Sorry, Bethenny, when it comes to f*cked up childhoods, you lose.
Bethenny just sold Skinny Girl Margarita for an undisclosed sum and she also signed on to have her own talk show.
But even bigger news, is her mom has tired of Bethenny’s slander and psychosis and has chosen to speak out..calling Bethenny ‘dememnted.” Tell us something we don’t know! Kidding. But I love it when the World’s Worst Moms and Dads come out of hiding. Maybe we should do a reality show featuring, Bethenny’s mom, Eminem’s mother, and Joe Jackson. Hey, we can even cast them in our own version of The Hunger Games!
oops, I forgot the link: http://absurdtosublime.net/2011/03/28/bethenny-frankel-talk-to-your-mother/
Lol Sarcasatire and your Hunger Games obsession. It is soooooo good, I too am obsessed, I read all three and now I’m stalking all movie details. It has moved up on my list of priorities, right ahead of my boyfriend. I’ll start to worry for my mental state once it passes my cat
Libithina, LOL!! I just started reading the 1st one yesterday and I’m so sucked into the story..I am equally horrified and enthralled and they are still in the training phases. But I’m so excited/scared by what’s to come…and I look forward to the movie as well. I wonder who they’ll cast as Katniss. That girl from Hanna? or the one from True Grit? lol
Katniss, Peta and Gale are all cast. Entertainment Weekly has a whole thing about it, they keep me in the loop.
I haven’t caught the show the past few weeks and thought I would read the recap, based on B’s tweets I knew they were interesting episodes. I have to be on the “I’m calling bullshit” side. Her entire life is about attention and putting herself out there. She even allows cameras into a THERAPY SESSION.
I don’t like the whole birthday and singing to me thing…I hate it. I cringe, I make stupid faces, I never know what to say. Those same feelings also apply to any event centered around me… I didn’t want a graduation party either and because of all this getting married in front of a ton of people scares the heck out of me. This womann had her wedding on TV, pee’d on TV, does book signings weekly, writes books about her life….something just doesn’t add up. There is no reason that birthday’s alone set her off. I feel like she’s acting like this to have a ‘thing’ and she’s held onto it so long she has to go through with it. I tell everyone that Good Will Hunting is my favorite movie, but it’s actually A Few Good Men but I’ve held onto it for so long I just have to stick with it because why would i suddenly change my favorite movie.
Obviously B started doing this to get attention at one point and now it’s just sort of her thing…. just my opinion.
I should also add that I think there comes a point as an adult when you have to allow people who love you to do nice things for you and get over yourself. As long as its not going to physically hurt you or anyone then I don’t see the harm in her having a nice party. But this will be added to the list of disasters so that she can think she has a legit reason to hate b-days…when all the issues are self inflicted.
@jersey: You’re right about Bethenny putting cameras in her therapy session. I know many people suspect the psychologist to be the blame but I think B only hired him as a warm body. Someone to sit there and absorb all the things she wants us to know but can’t fit into a conversation otherwise. Horrible childhood, raised by wolves, tendencies to distrust. All the things she wants us to know but knew we wouldn’t ask.
Why does she go to a shrink?
Bethenny should get herself to a REAL therapist.
She is a WACKADOODLE!!!!!!
I bet her mother in law cries into her pillow every night that Jason had a child with this spawn of wolves.
Tried with her…I just can’t.
I could totally understand B’s reaction if it were a surprise party she explicitly said not to give….. BUT she planned this!
She was my fave of the HWs, now not so much!
I watched this episode again and, personally, I still don’t see what the big deal was. Bethenny had another mini-meltdown. That’s nothing new really. We all know she can be an emotional trainwreck. And in her defense, she did at least make an effort not to be a bitch toward her party guests. She was clearly TRYING to act like she was having fun…even though she failed. Frankly, I would have had a hard time pretending to enjoy those dreadful surprises Jason planned. It was just awkward and embarrassing, and I hope he learned his lesson. And Bethenny did thank everyone over and over again, plus she repeatedly apologized for being such a crazy person. I can’t imagine why anyone who knows Bethenny would expect anything more from her. I mean, did people actually expect her to completely change her personality and suddenly become calm, docile and sweet in Season 2?
I accept her craziness and I still like the woman, because I think with Bethenny you have to take what you can get. For me that means I will give her points for pulling Jason into the bathroom so that her lunacy didn’t come out in front of everyone there. Of course we all heard the whole thing, being that Jason and Bethenny were wearing microphones at the time, but it was over very quickly and I seriously doubt anyone else who was there at that noisy party could hear the stuff that happened between Jason and Bethenny in the bathroom, so no harm no foul, really. And even though she was a nutcase in that bathroom, most of what she spewed out involved nothing more than a litany of apologies toward Jason for her behavior. That’s a good start, in my opinion.
Remember at their rehearsal dinner, Bethenny surprised Jason with that painting he wanted?
I think that’s what he was trying to do with that dress form thing. It was something she’d seen months ago and liked, and he was showing that he remembered.
A very sweet gesture, but man… He really miscalculated this time.