So, the new candidate is Deidre, and immediately, DeShawn is not happy. She keeps asking for details about Deidre's work history, but Deidre's being pretty vague. Actually, I have to agree with DeShawn on this one. DeShawn keeps asking for "pacific" examples, which has my hysterical. Tell me again how fancy you are, sweetie.
The best part of the interview is when Deidre tells DeShawn that she basically has no idea who she is. Ooooooooh! You just know this isn't going to sit well with super famous DeShawn, and sure enough, Deidre is shot down with the information that DeShawn does several things. She has a foundation, "and it's all over the internet." Duh Deidre, don't you know that's where all the important foundations are.
Can I take a smoke break?
Next, we check in with my girl Kimmie. She's there with the birthday party at Blue Jeans, a very fabulous store in a strip mall. The kids are getting to try on clothes and walk down the runway, and by runway, we mean the rounder of folded shirts. Kim reminds us how exhausted she is from the night before and the incident with NeNe. And then she looks at her BlackBerry, and sees a text from Sheree! Fresh off her talk of the town party, Sheree has now deigned to grace Kim's daughter's birthday party with her presence. All hail Queen Sheree.
Suck-Up Cori is immediately up in arms. "Absolutely not! No! We have to be true to NeNe! It's not right, Kim. It would make NeNe feel bad," her soliloquy concludes. Get a grip Suck-Up, you're not cute or fabulous enough to be in the clique or a main character on this show. Lose some weight in the gut and put it back in shiny yellow hair extensions, find a mysterious sugar daddy, and then we'll talk.
But if she comes the camera guys will make me wait in the car again!
Kimmie is not happy with Sheree's intrusion, because Kim's daughter and NeNe are very close, and she doesn't want to do anything that would make NeNe not come to the party. So she and Suck-Up head outside to discuss the crisis. Suck-Up continues her desperate "We need to be true to NeNe!" rant, and Kimmie tells us that it's a bad situation and she "can't afford to have the drama". Is she kidding me? You want to get picked up for a second season, you can't afford not to.
So Kim shuts Sheree down, via text. So cold and I love it! But of course Sheree won't let it go. There's camera time to be had here, and who dares disinvite Queen Sheree from a party? She's the hottest ticket in Atlanta! So Sheree informs Kimmie that, in fact, she has already spoken to NeNe and it's all good. "Oh my God, call NeNe right now!" Suck-Up gasps hysterically. Kimmie is a bit perplexed by this turn of events as well. "It's not like NeNe to resolve something," she says suspiciously, which is why NeNe needs her own reality show on every single channel.
The mature ones in the room.
Sheree tells us in interview, in her super snooty, condescending voice, that she thought what happened to NeNe at the talk of the town party was so minute and unimportant to ruin a whole friendship over. First of all, I thought the friendship was already a mess? Wasn't the talk of the town party supposed to be the peace summit? And second, like Sheree would have been so cool and collected had she been turned away at the door of NeNe's party? She would have had the entire Sheree, You're Fabulous! entourage on red alert.
And now, for NeNe's side of the story...according to her, Sheree apologized, but she didn't say she was sorry. I have no idea what the difference is here, but if it keeps the feud alive, I'm all for semantic nuances. Regardless, Kimmie buys the reconciliation, she's relieved, but still a little worried that everyone's "fixin'" (the best word in the South!) to ruin the party.
Over in mogul-land, Lisa is sick. She is tired, burnt out and hit a wall. And she looks absolutely gorgeous sick in bed. No hair-do or make-up, baggy PJ's and still fabulous. If it were Sheree, there no doubt would have been four hours minimum of hair, make-up and wardrobe to tape this scene.
I think I caught a cold from that $200,000.
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Comments (13)
My absolute fav part was when DeShawn askes Marlene is Marlene will value her privacy,,,,,,,will Marlene keep her secrets ect. I think DeShawn forgot she signed a Bravo Contract and is on National TV (as we speak)
1 of 13 | Posted by indychick | Posted on October 23, 2008 12:28 PM
oh my god. my heart totally melted when ed made lisa homemade chicken soup. that was a pretty incredible moment for reality tv.
2 of 13 | Posted by reckless_saturn_11 | Posted on October 23, 2008 1:18 PM
ChickBomb, Jazze Phe is a pretty famous producer... he produced Ciara's whole first album (that's him always screaming "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN" on any R&B track). He's rich and I would totally laugh at all his jokes if he got within 5 feet of me.
And if Ed Hartwell ever goes shirtless, I demand a screengrab!
3 of 13 | Posted by here4beer | Posted on October 23, 2008 3:18 PM
Ok so far, LOVE this show.
NeNe is by far my favorite, with Kim and Lisa close behind.
Sheree is just insane (note how much Kim and Lisa oogle over their kids and I don't think I've seen Sheree's kids close up yet) and Deshawn is just annoying and has no personality.
I hope after this NeNe gets a Tabatha-style spin-off and she just goes to different dorm rooms and asks to hang plasmas.
4 of 13 | Posted by cherin | Posted on October 23, 2008 3:49 PM
So I googled "DeShawn Snow" just to check if she was actually all over the internet, and the first paragraph of her website is all about how fabulous she is. For example: "We’ve been able to fly to our vacations on a private jet." Her foundation: squeezed into a little sidebar link. Oh DeShawn, you are just so damn generous I can barely stand it.
Also, Lisa and Ed are adorable, and I'm with here4beer on the need for a shirtless screen grab. I'm having to fan myself just thinking about it.
5 of 13 | Posted by LAjane | Posted on October 23, 2008 6:13 PM
I have one pet peeve on the Earth - it is people who mispronaunce words for simple laziness in reading them. My top one I can't stand is 'Aks' instead of 'Ask.
I heard DeShawn say it several time this episode, but when she stopped talking to Sheree and said 'I AKSED her once, and I ain't AKSING no more' I put a fist thru my TV. Now I do not have to watch this crap. Oh depravation!
I am convinced that DaShawn thinks herself the Saint of Atlanta, but she made me laugh histerically when she had that demonstration of how she works with girls who have low self esteem. She just tells them they are 'diamonds' and sends them on their way? What does she need a foundation for to do that? So she can pay herself for the use of her house for the session? That was seriously pathetic. Typical classless upstart with high-class pretentions and nothing to back them up with. But then what do I know, maybe it is different when 'you know you were born for greatness'??
And did you catch it when Kim said she is 29 years old??? And she proudly declared 'I look damn good'. I almost snorted my drink. I thought she was at least 40. Honey, loose the 10 pounds of cake make-up and half the wig, and maybe you will come anywhere near to looking good.
Nene - there are just no words adequate enough to say anything about her.
6 of 13 | Posted by renata | Posted on October 23, 2008 8:53 PM
I LOVE ED HARTWELL.
Not only is he hot, he is so sweet and caring. He doesn't just go down to the kitchen and open up a can of soup. No, he makes it from scratch. AWWWW.
7 of 13 | Posted by Norwego | Posted on October 24, 2008 6:17 AM
Also, yes, DeShawn's inability to pronounce words correctly is extrememly annoying. Someone that rich and "fancy" should be able to correctly pronounce "ask" and "jewelry" and "specific". It's not hard.
Ne Ne is my favorite and I want to be her bestie and hang out and drink wine with her.
8 of 13 | Posted by Norwego | Posted on October 24, 2008 6:30 AM
I'm so glad that I wasn't the only one annoyed by DeShawn's pronunciation of "jewelry." It sounded like she was saying "jury."
9 of 13 | Posted by LAjane | Posted on October 24, 2008 7:48 AM
LAjane, I thought that was pronounspelled "Jewry"? LOL.
Fabulous recap ChickBomb! I am so loving your grasp of these nouveau-riche bitches and their pretenshuns, it is fabbilus!
love, J-Mo :)
P.S. Can I become a ChickGay now?
10 of 13 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on October 24, 2008 9:34 AM
Chickbomb: Love your recaps!!
I just had to say I live in Atlanta and although there is tons of nouveau-riche, there is actually alot of classy, old money here- but they'd have nothing to do with this show.
But I love watching it!
I heart Ed!
There's NO way Kimmie is 29, I'm 30 and look way younger than her. She's got to be in her 40's!!!!!
11 of 13 | Posted by ATLChcik | Posted on October 24, 2008 12:06 PM
Chickbomb: Love your recaps!!
I just had to say I live in Atlanta and although there is tons of nouveau-riche, there is actually alot of classy, old money here- but they'd have nothing to do with this show.
But I love watching it!
I heart Ed!
There's NO way Kimmie is 29, I'm 30 and look way younger than her. She's got to be in her 40's!!!!!
12 of 13 | Posted by ATLChick | Posted on October 24, 2008 12:07 PM
Hey love the recaps I gotta say they are the only thing that connects me here in New Zealand to the american reality tv I used to LOVE when I lived in Phoenix! (many a good day hungover on the couch watching bravo haha)
I wish I could be there for this show but the recaps are great so it's all good...
Hey just a suggestion for Bravo... the real housewives of Scottsdale! that place is literally new money on roids!
And the housewives can be married to such professionals as UFC fighters, tanning salon moguls, Hummer dealership owners etc haha
13 of 13 | Posted by sammy64 | Posted on October 24, 2008 5:32 PM