Back across the pond, Annabelle is bed-ridden for the next four months. It takes her quite some time to moves from the bed to a chair two feet away. She can’t put any weight on her rear when sitting. Caroline gossips with Annabelle about Caprice asking Marissa and Noelle to host a baby shower. Annabelle tells Caroline to suck it up and go. There seems to be some question about whether or not is even a baby shower, of if it is a “leaving party.” Annabelle’s body is so twisty and out of place it is hard to look at. Annabelle sense a power struggle between Caprice and Caroline.
Have we seen Caprice’s boyfriend before? I thought Caprice was married. Caprice and Ty’s surrogate is dilating. Ty doesn’t seem in any sort of rush to fly to the US yet. Caprice should probably be flying over herself right about now to have her baby there instead on mid flight over the Atlantic somewhere.
Caroline is having a dinner party with all the girls. It will be a catered event with waiters. Caroline is hiring an etiquette coach for Juliet, our National Treasure, in hopes that she might use proper decorum at the dinner table. Good luck with that. It’s a cheeky storyline. Caprice and Julie head off to visit with Annabelle. Caprice tells Annabelle that she is invited to Caroline’s dinner party and she does not want to go. Annabelle tells Caprice to go to dinner at Caroline’s and make up with her before the goes back to the states.
Oh the etiquette class is for Juliet and Noelle. This should be interesting. Noelle is there first and she makes numerous mistakes before food is even mentions. Noelle is a reluctant student to say the least. Rosemary the militant manners instructor is everything. Juliet arrives late. So staged. They bring out a pasta dish so that Juliet can slurp the noodle into her mouth. These “British Rules” are not British at all. They are basic rules of common decency. Sure they probably follow them more strictly in England, but I like to believe that most people are raised to know the proper fork, how to eat soup and that you should not eat off each other’s plate at a formal dinner. I do admit I don’t see many American’s practicing this but I really want to believe they would know how to behave at dinner if Obama invited them over to the White House.
The four of the ladies, Caroline, Marrisa, Noelle and Juliet go out to the Wellington Club. They discuss the baby shower, that is now officially being packaged as a leaving party, in hopes that Caroline will come. Caroline is resistant but I think she will be there. There is tension between Marissa and Juliet. And Caroline is taking jabs at Noelle because there is some sort of struggle between Caprice and Caroline for who gets Noelle as their little sycophant.
Caprice has a photoshoot for her lingerie line. Her lingerie line is actually quite original and attractive. With lots of micromanaging by Caprice things went very well. Noelle drops by to suck up to Caprice. Noelle tells Caprice that Caroline and Noelle are being mean to her for throwing the shower. Caprice wants to go confront Caroline.
It’s time for Caroline’s fancy dinner. Noelle decides to open her hostess gift for Caroline and drink it in the car. Noelle tells Juliet and Marissa that she told Caprice that Caroline was displeased over #BabyShowerGate. This alerted them that a shit storm is looming. Caroline’s estate sits on 300 acres. Caroline has invited a neighbor and a real friend for back up. Noelle is drunk upon arrival. Caprice is late. Noelle tells Julie she feels like she should not have to choose between Caroline and Caprice. Dinner appears to be some sort of salmon. Juliet does know how to hold her fork.
Next week is the Season Finale! NO!!! I have only just figured out who is who! The dinner party concludes next week with Caroline asking Caprice to leave her house. It’s the British version of Heather tossing out Shannon! I really don’t want this season to end. This episode didn’t have nearly enough Marissa. Hope there is a second season and all the ladies return!
Please forgive me .. What am I missing ? All of this because caprice doesn’t want to drive to west far away for her baby shower ?
No, Caprice ASKED Caroline to throw her a baby shower at her home. Then she realized that the paparazzi would probably not be in Surrey to photograph her so she ASKED Noelle and Marissa to throw her one on the patio of Marissa’s restaurant where the paps could get tons of pictures.
Meanwhile, Caprice and Caroline are in a power struggle over Noelle because Noelle gets a lot of (negative) press and they both love press.
Caroline’s main issue with Caprice is ASKING HER for a shower, Caroline agreeing and then insulting her while she was planning it by saying no one would want to drive out to her estate. And by no one, she didn’t mean guests, she meant paps.
On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:27 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Ahhhhh! Okay… Thank you.. I missed an episode or two , now I understand .
I think offering to give someone a party at your home is much nicer than having a party in a restaurant. Caprice needs to be grateful.
Totally agree! I don’t understand all the pretense! Caprice should have PAID and arranged her own baby shower. Then she would have total control since she’s ASKING people anyway. Not surprise she picked Marisa/Noelle who will do exactly what Caprice says and wants. Neither have a backbone. Marisa’s husband owns the most known restaurant; perfect choice for Caprice. Caprice believes Noelle if she was smart would be her “friend”. Wonder why Caprice didn’t ask her famous, well known “Julie ” going to have a title? Caprice is very very calculating and didn’t expect all the cast to take and respond to as Caroline. Caroline cannot stand being upstaged, and is passive aggressive to cause abridge between new friendships! Like getting involved with adult conversations when Annabelle was beyond rude, looking for an excuse to leave a party on the 4th. Caprice to the rescue of a grown women who was rude any setting! Caprice then attacking everyone else for not sticking up for the rude behavior! On a different occasion, Juliet asks to speak to Annabelle discuss what happen, she did apology, found her funny In this setting end of fight. Annabelle admitted it takes her a very long time to let adults into her world! So NO need for Caprice to cause all the drama!
Am I first? I hope so, it never happened. Boo! that this is ending so soon. I think it needs like four more episodes. How is next week the finale? Are we not going to see Caprice have the baby? What about her coming home party?
This show better have a second season. It deserves one.
Caprice has the baby next week. It seems Karma intervened and Caprice didn’t get a shower or a leaving party. I doubt we will see the coming home party. She will likely stay in the states a bit before coming home.
On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:29 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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The irony is real.
LOL Noelle’s bad accent gets worse when she’s drunk.
I love it, I could listen to her terrible accent all day, btw is it only Americans who go to London and suddenly pick up a horrible accent, I haven’t heard of Brits coming to America and suddenly picking up a terrible American accent ?
We don’t notice the American accent so much…at least we Americans don’t since the British accent is the one that stands out for us. I’ve had friends from the UK who’ve lived here for years though, and they DO pick up our tics.
F’rinstance how long can you continue to call a cell phone a “mo-bile” before you either call it a cell phone or a moble (in American pronunciation) phone.
It just doesn’t strike us as weird is all but if they went back to England and threw the odd “like” into every sentence or called a mo-bile a moble phone they’d be accused of going over to the dark side most likely.
Lol! Maybe her lips get in her way!
How is caprice going to fly this late in her pregnancy, that far and at her age?? To mr, that’s an unnecessary risk. But whatever. I guess it turned out ok.
The lingerie was nothing special. That she had to pin rig the back to make it look right tells me it’s crappy design.
Just not a caprice fan. She’s very self involved and pretentious. I was hoping that Caroline would hold it together and get sling with her. But Caroline is going to come off badly.
I agree with everything you’ve just said. Caprice is not for me. I don’t know that she could ever win me over.
I second that! She’s just awful!
I agree! There is nothing I like about you. She did the show to have free PR for her line! Nothing special!
Agree! She was a bikini model for god’s sake-on the cover of the men’s rags.
YES! Please BravoGods bring back all the ladies, no newbies, and give us a season almost as long as RHOA. This show is everything. It’s not vile yet. They don’t hate one another yet. They aren’t full of themselves yet. It’s so good.
Please let this show be renewed, I love it. Mostly I just love the Brits. Has anyone figured out why noelle does this weird duck lip thing with her mouth, does she think it’s sexy ? Can’t wait for Caroline to kick caprice out, caprice is just awful, why would she say she doesn’t want any confrontation when I swear she was telling noelle earlier that she wanted to go to the dinner party to confront the issue with Caroline before she left London
Do you mean Marissa with the lips? I keep wondering myself what is going on with her talking out of only half of her mouth in her talking heads. I thought she may have had a stroke, but she doesn’t do it all the time. Very odd!
I don’t think it’s Marissa that you are talking about. Marissa is perfect in every way. 🙂
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Million Dollar Listing New York and Ladies of London are my two favorite shows (waiting for the next season of Sleepy Hollow to start) and now that MDLNY is between seasons & LOL is drawing to a close (hopefully to come back next season) there’ll be slim pickings on Bravo. I guess I’ll try to warm to the other MDL shows, but the people on them just aren’t all that intriguing to me.
Watching tacky women, with a face-full of slap, be loud and pretend to be so “defiant” of the “rules” even as they frantically dye their hair to the requisite shade of blonde and slice off or fill any and every part of themselves that isn’t considered fashionable at this-specific-moment-in-pop-culture, isn’t my cuppa so the Housewives franchises are just a total thumbs down. If I want to watch exotic animals I’ll go to the zoo. I need to be able to identify with at least SOMEone in these shows or it’s a no-go.
Damn but I fell in total love with Marissa tonight when she gave that speech about being willing to throw the party for Caprice because becoming a mother is a pretty great thing.
Of course the whole etiquette class scene was a put on but it pointed out the main problems with Noelle & Juliet. One is gauche and the other is strident.
And NO Juliet. Not everyone in America feels that being loud and taking a fellow adult woman publicly to task as if she is your child and it’s your duty to “raise” her is suitable.
That IS bad manners. Would you want someone to hire a bullhorn and scream your “faults” aloud to everyone on the street just because they don’t have the class, upbringing or common kindness to try to spare everyone the discomfort and deal with it one on one—like a sane adult—assuming they really MUST deal with someone else’s personality quirks at all.
Juliet has kids. THAT is where all that desire to correct and guide another person should go. Full stop.
I still don’t see why Noelle was stirring the pot between Caprice and Caroline but it doesn’t look as if it will end well…and why the hell didn’t Caprice just meet with Caroline, one woman to another, apologize for the misunderstanding and for seeming rude, chalk it up to hormones and pay for the damned meal?
Nuff said. Then the ball is in Caroline’s court.
Annabelle put it all in perspective. She was just happy to know she’ll walk again and to be able to watch some mindless videos to break up the monotony of being housebound.
I would prefer Noelle to get demoted and Julie promoted. Other than that bring them all back for a second season. Noelle just doesn’t do it for me. I think it’s the constant whining about her boyfriend and his hidden millions. Julie appears more interesting and I would love to see the future Lady Sandwhich yell over a dinner table swilling her pinot.
I totally agree. Less (or no) Noelle, and a lot more Julie. Yep, that’s the ticket 🙂
I’m sitting here trying to figure out who Annabelle looks like and I finally figured it out! She reminds me of English actress Thandie Newton.
I believe that the 300 acre estate is not Caroline’s but Caroline’s property is part of a 300 acre estate that there are other homes on. I can’t remember the name of the estate, but hers is a parcel of it. I looked up on line when they first mentioned it. It is part of a very prestigious estate that has been parceled off into several home properties.
I adore Rosemary. I remember her from the UK show, Ladette to Lady.
I laughed through that scene, and it cracked me up that Rosemary, the etiquette guru, talked with food in her mouth at one point.
Yes! I caught the moment when she was talking with food in her mouth and it was hilarious.
Annabelle’s accident is sad and so glad she will eventually fully recover. I feel bad about myself that I find her more real and likable now. Her friend, McQueen, who killed himself, may appear less perfect now she had a fight to live.
Isn’t it interesting, I felt the same way. She suddenly seemed more human. Previously, she came across so detached and cold except when talking about McQueen. I think she’s someone with a lot of emotion but keeps it buried very deep-it’s that British reserve, I suppose.
I really like this show and hope it continues. I like being able to look at a slice of life across the pond without having to cough up the plane fare. These women are accomplished in their own right, and there are real connections among them all in one form or another. Bravo needs to renew this series and stretch it out to at least twelve episode. I will be watching with my pipping hot tea, finger sandwiches, and crumpets on deck.
Better than any of the HW shows. Liked the Brits splaining that good manners means sucking it up in public and dealing w/issues in private. It’s called restraint & a rather nice habit.
@Sosueme~ I agree. This was the first episode that I have completely watched and I really enjoyed it. During the soup scene, I found myself humming the song that my British nanny taught me….”Like a ship that sails the sea, spoon the soup away from thee.” A silly, but sweet memory for me.
Thas so cute:)
Not to worry. If any of these Americans get invited to Obama’s White House and commit a faux pas they need only blame George Bush and all will be forgiven. Or maybe the Koch brothers – that’s a good deflection too.