I love how they start the show with Cameran start the show with a sweet but slightly shady recap of the previous episode. And the Charleston scenery is so beautiful to see. But I suppose we have to move on to the fakery and debauchery.
OMG! I am already laughing so hard I could die. Whitney is off to “Europe” for the weekend. Where he might even get to see his “girlfriend” Larrissa. His mommy calls to help him pack, even though he has informed us he does this about every three months. He simply must come to mommy’s to get his tuxedo. As he is relating the information, the camera is panning the room to his guitars and piles of jeans and tees and a ball cap with a rooster and the word cock on it. It seems he is fond of cocks based on those items. He moves on to let us know that he also enjoying hunting for pheasants among many other “numerous and varied’ pursuits. Ibiza is great in the summer, Saint Tropez in the spring. He is going for Winston Churchill’s grandson’s 40th birthday party at Blenheim Palace. This dude is fucking hysterical.
Meanwhile, Thomas and Kathryn are shopping for a bed for their new in town home. Their choice of furniture stores leaves much to be desired at first glance but has a lot of nice stuff. Did Kathryn select an iron bed frame? I like them but they are bad feng shui.
It’s Shep’s 35th birthday which will not be held in a palace and tuxedos will not be in order. I can’t wait. Shep and Whitney chat and Shep comes away thinking if he is still fucking around going to bars and playing in a band at 45 he might as well just shoot himself.
Cameran and Shep go to find a dog for Cameran. It seems to be mostly for the purposes of stalling Cameron’s husband’s plans for a babies soon. Cameran falls in love with a three-legged dog. Cameran only wants one baby. Shep says hell no, it would turn out like Whitney.
Thomas’ campaign storyline farce rages on. His campaign messenger tells Thomas and Whitney (why isn’t his ass off having tea with the Queen? Damn he’s in every scene) about the negative reaction to Thomas’ TV ad. You don’t say. Thomas partying and raising the roof does not appeal to South Carolina voters? Why is Whitney in this meeting ? Whitney is all pissy that his TV ad will not be run. Why isn’t Thomas treating Whiney like an equal partner in their relationship? I fully expected Whitney to look at T-Rav with crazy eyes and scream, “I will not be ignored, Thomas!”
The ladies go to select jewels to wear to Cooper’s ball. The store is kindly going to loan them to them for the evening. But while they are there Cameran encourages Kathryn to try on engagement rings.
Miss Patti calls the boy child because the dog she has bought him has a trainer who has arrived. Whitney has no interest in the dog and doesn’t even live in the same town with the dog, but mommy has summoned him. So he must drop what he is doing and head on over.
Kathryn calls Thomas and offers to drop by with some lunch to break up his stressful day. He doesn’t answer the phone but his campaign manager immediately texts her to say that he is very busy with his campaign and will be unavailable for the next three days. I would already be in my car with a loaded weapon to have a conversation with Amy.
Dear god. Whitney’s dog is some sort of whoopdeedoodle breed who is a truffle hunter. The dog is having issues adjust to Charleston do to the lack of truffles. Based on last year’s pet death count at Chez Altschul, it seems that his future could be a bleak one. Patricia has 7 or 8 urns of cremated pets so she is planning a mausoleum of sorts in the side yard.
Kathryn stops by Craig’s house for a freezer pop. You might think that is a euphemism but it’s not. They are literally eating freezer pops. Kathryn vents to Craig about Amy’s annoying cock blocking.
Thomas decides he is going to stay in a hotel until the debate so he can sleep without the baby waking him up. Kathryn tells Thomas that is fine, then hangs up, cries and calls her mother. Her mother agrees to babysit so she can go to Shep’s party. It would not surprise me for her to see Thomas there.
Craig stops by Katherine to pick her up on the way to the party. Craig is already wasted. I love Kathryn and her talking heads. Cameran wrote Shep an adorable birthday poem. Craig was flirty with drunken Kathryn.
This episode had way too much Whitney and not nearly enough Patricia. I got the feeling she was not feeling well. I hope she perks up by next week’s episode. It’s not the same without her gin swilling and acerbic insults.
Next Week: It’s Cooper’s Ball and Kathryn seems to have been stood up by Thomas, AGAIN.
I am really liking Catherine this year. I feel so bad for her, but really in the end I suppose she is better off without T-Rav. UGH! Thanks for the recap, love them ALL!
She’s too young to be with him. He’s never go to be the man she needs. She should move on. He’s been quite clear he wants a traditional southern belle housewife like his mother and that’s someone Kathryn doesn’t want to be.
Exactly…he wants her cooking,cleaning,chasing kids & pregnant= to busy to watch his every move
T-Rav wants a maid not a wife.
Actually, that is exactly what Kathryn wants to be. T-Rav just wants to be a bachelor.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 7:26 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I love her too. Thomas is an idiot. I hope she gets some alimony and child support out of his geezer ass before the inevitable happens. That baby is GORGEOUS. Thomas is a fool. He should be focused on his family and not his fake political career.
They’re both too immature to be married, much less be parents.
I thought the same thing about the bed. Bad energy.
I kinda feel sorry for Kathryn. She made a poor life choice and now she’s scrambling to hold on to Thomas when it’s so obvious he’s long past over her.
Wait! I’ve been sleeping in an antique iron and brass bed from about 1885 for about 35 years now. I’ve always been a little bit romantical about all the past lovers that might have slept in my bed, but now if it’s bad feng whatever (sp?). This explains a lot.
The bad feng shui is that the bed is pushed into the corner against the wall. That’s the master bedroom? One night stand and a lamp. Didn’t sit right when I saw it.
And likewise.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 7:23 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I love this show…Such true “Southern” characters. The poem was hilarious, Shep’s comment about “one child would turn out to be a Whitney” had me in stitches.. And Katherine is turning out to be someone to watch.. For her age, she is pretty astute.
I lived in the South for many years, and while it wasn’t Charleston, so much of the behavior on the show rings true. When I moved there, the first things people wanted to suss out were my religion and then my background. Strong women like Cameran and Patricia rule with a flirtatious smile and an iron fist.
Stupid men listening to what Cameran has to say! She has back stabbed everyone of the guys on this show. They need to stop her in her tracks.
I don’t think Thomas wants to give up that beautiful baby girl, so he better get his stuff together and treat Kathryn a whole lot better. Hopefully they will make a go of it and be a legit family. Kathryn has changed a lot – for the better. I think, she still wants to party a bit but can you blame her when Thomas is off doing whatever. His campaign manager needs to be respectful of Kathryn after all she does have a child by Thomas and lives with him. I live in Myrtle Beach and visit Charleston periodically and yes it is a beautiful city. Hope all finally goes well with Kathryn and Thomas and of course beautiful little Kinsey.
TT – did you get my email?
probably I got around 350 today
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 7:56 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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You may already know this – other ppl are chatting about you and Ms. Patti. You are popular! 🙂
I hope I have not broke a rule:(
Should I send them a CAD? j/k
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 7:15 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Tara, I read a couple of articles/blogs about TT and Patsy too. Probably these America ones. I thought about forwarding them to TTs email but figured it would have already found it’s way there.
I was a little miffed by one blogger. She ‘reported’ the story but didn’t name the blogger or link to it.
She may find herself hit with a sudden dose of the clap or Ebola. Lol. Karma.
Thanks when a good Tamara Tattles reader leaves a comment with a link and an admonishment of the blogger.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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There is no hope for Kathryn and Thomas. She is eternally pissed off forever and he is clueless.
Kathryn claims that she’s a veteran of the political scene but that doesn’t seem true when we witness her immaturity in expecting T Rav to drop everything and pay attention to her in the midst of a political campaign. Yes, a boyfriend would compliment her, welcome her to lunch in his office and probably paint her toe nails red, but a middle aged man in a political fight — not so much. She set her sights on Thomas, and now she seems petulant about what she ended up with.
I agree with @Drinkthediamondwater and @hawkmoon947. I don’t think Thomas is purposely trying to exclude Kathryn, his mind is on his politics, and her mind is on him. I did feel bad for Kathryn’s disappointment though. I think they already feel disappointed with each other, and are expecting different things from the other, and it’s a lose/lose. I would be pissed though, if some campaign manager attempted to stand in the way with my man. Um, no.
You’re an idiot.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 11:04 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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For 21 years old, I think she’s pretty mature. A lot more than I was at that age. She seems to be doing her part in trying to be a good parent and a good “wife” even without a ring. I can’t blame her for being hurt from getting a text like that from his campaign manager. That whole campaign thing seems like it was just for storyline anyways. He had to have known he had a snowballs chance in hell of winning.. I hope
Kathryn has way more experience with SC politics than Whitney. She is trying to be supportive and even if T hates her… he should use the hell out of her. And he should have married her.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 10:47 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I think Thomas treats her like shit. There is no excuse. Especially not taking five seconds to call and say no sweety I am tied up at work but I will make it up to you….he is a dick. Plain and simple.
I believe Katherine will move on at some point soon with someone that better suits her. I think she has a lot to offer. Thomas is a dead end. She is in her 20s though and has to learn from making some mistakes along the way.
She has already dumped him more than once. He was threatening to kick her out of the downtown house and cut off her money unless she shut up about something. Maybe the incident where he fell in the pool with the baby and had it out with the nanny? or a friend of Kathryn’s? Anyway there have been many incidents. They are constantly on again off again.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 12:16 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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@Tamara-
That is very interesting. I knew they were off and on, but I did not know about the pool incident or that he threatened to cut her off. Hmmm…
He definitely appears to have drinking issues *ALLEGEDLY*
TT ~ I’m NOT an idiot.
Gingersnap… Even I have no idea where this will nest. But of course you are not an idiot. I was directing that at the Hawkmoon fool. Sorry for the confusion.
It’s so obvious he doesn’t want to be with her. I know her heart is broken, but she needs to move on and find a man who is better suited to her. I think T Rav is destined to be a cad forever, and on purpose.
Yes, I agree with that completely. From my own experience, once a woman feels so totally discredited and disregarded (a spirited woman like Kathryn especially) there’s no fixing it. If she were more of a traditional woman she might be able to forgive and go forward, but I think that is one redhead that you can only disrespect so far and then fireworks occur.
Even though she doesn’t handle the situations the best (showing her anger in front of strangers, being drunk when she engages in the arguments, and then over-using the F word) she still is in the right that he fails to straighten out his immature little “friends” when they pick on her. In short, he fails to cherish her and that’s permanently hurtful.
The way I see it, it would take nothing less than a public proclamation of his love for her, a denouncing of his friends’ treatment of her and a disassociation with anyone who wouldn’t get on board with accepting her, and for him to do a total 180 in his own behavior. Obviously he thinks way too much of himself to make such a sacrifice. If he were mature enough to be a family man he would have done so long before now.
Kathryn, at her age, wants someone as Shep described his own young love. Old TRav ain’t about it and ain’t gonna give it. There is just too much disparity in their ages and her non-experience. Like you said, had he been serious about being a family, it would have happened already. She hooked up with the eternal frat boy with a drinking problem. Cut your losses Kathryn and find a young man more deserving.
After listing “numerous and varied’ activities in Europe, Whitney tries to look sheepish and says “I sound so pretentious.” Oh Whitney. Just because you say it out loud, doesn’t make it any less cringe worthy.
That meeting with Thomas, Whitney and Pat must have taken place on opposite day! Who knew that going from inappropriate ads to issue-oriented ads means that Thomas has gone from running for the senate to a running joke! Pat may not have managed a campaign before, but she knew the “raise the roof” ad was a bad move. Hmmm so did Kathryn. Maybe Thomas should start listening to Kathryn instead of pushing her aside. Bonus: It just might settle down her insecurities. Not pushing her aside and letting Pat send her “keep away” messages might help, too. I’m turning into a Kathryn fan and really feel sorry for her.
I love Cameron for falling for a three-legged dog. I hope she actually adopts him!
Whitney is a DoucheNozzle, plain and simple!
Ha, that scene with Thomas and Whitney gave me the feeling that a scene featuring a “bunny boil” was about to happen. When Whitney didn’t receive the positive feedback and accolades he was looking for (pick me..choose me…love me..) he acted like a spoiled, petulant child ready to take his toys away and go home. I love when Kathryn pokes fun at the ridiculous “Raise the Roof” ad. I too gag every time Whitney tries to sell it.
The only person in T-Rav’s little land of misfit toys who has actually worked on political campaigns, and has the clout of Calhoun behind her, is being erased from his political narrative.
What a pack of idiots.
Um so is Ryan Murphy in any way connected to this show? I refuse to believe that Dandy wasn’t completely inspired by Whitney.
OMG! Yesss! But with Craig’s good looks
Craig has oily pimply meth face. Just sayin’.
ALLEDGEDLY! lol. You are not allowed to give your opinions on fake southerners with lawyers from NEW YORK CITY! BWAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHA
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:06 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I do believe this is becoming a fav show of mine. When TT received that cease and disist letter, i clutched my pearls. TT lives for this kind of stuff and we merrily join in vicariously. Could some one tell me Kathryns pedigree, as i missed it.
Is Google broken?
She is a relative of John C Calhoun, who was a member of the House of Representatives, he served in the US Senate for SC and he was the 7th Vice President of US. He was born in Abbeville, SC, 1825 died in Washington, DC at age 68. He is buried at the Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC. He fathered 10 children. She has a very prominent pedigree, I adoer her! She has no fake was about her and I truly hope she stays that way. Loved her from the beginning of the show. I really think she loves Thomas but has no idea how hard it will be to teach thAt old dog some new tricks.
That Ravenel boy isn’t worth it. And as old as he is he’s still a boy. Kathryn’s main errors seem to be in sticking with confused old Thomas and wearing hideously garish makeup for her ever so delicate coloring.
Whitney has a cap with ‘cock’ on it, and the name of his band is boner spelled backward ‘renob’. Whitney is coming across as a real prick, but maybe he likes that.
Or maybe he likes cock and boners. Allegedly.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 11:09 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Love this show and the recap even more. You had me at “boy child.” I would’ve been in that car straight away myself to let Amy know how I felt about her dismissive text. Who knew Kathryn would have more political sense than Thomas or Whitney? I admire the fact that she really seems to be trying to make it work — her baby is beautiful. Thomas doesn’t seem to communicate with her and just avoids her. Sad. Those 2 have a lot in common despite the age difference.
Kathryn’s political roots go back a million generations. Thomas should have paraded her around like a show pony and mentioned her pedigree at every moment. He also should have married her before his campaign.
He might have gotten more than 4% of the vote if he had.
Kathryn WAS trying to help him. Now she doesn’t give a shit.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 12:26 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Exactly! He has every reason to marry her. New baby, political career, she’s gorgeous and a quite the catch in every way for him. The fact that he wont marry her just confirms he has yet to become a grown up.
The most important and valuable quality of Kathryn is lineage. It is even more important in politics. Her lineage eclipses even Thomas’ and his is MAJOR in CHS.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:47 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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TT curious of your opinion do you find Katherine bright? Sometimes I feel like she tries too hard but she is with all of these adults much older so maybe that is why, I don’t know
I do. I think her intelligence is underestimated because of her age and because she is still in party mode.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 12:19 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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My opinion not that it matters much is that Katherine is one to watch. I hope and believe she could do well for herself. What? I do not know. Speculating business, politics, marries well (not T Rav) although I hope it is not just marrying well. I hope she takes this fame with a grain of salt and stays grounded. I hope she doesn’t do anything too naughty as she figures out life to change her in a negative way. The
I think you are forgetting that the majority of voters in the state would probably resent the pedigree more than respect it. All the poor people outnumber the gentry. Trying to get votes by showing how rich and old-money you are is dumb.
That’s Yankee talk. That right there.
On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 9:23 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Just to avoid any future misunderstandings, at Chez Brack, a “freezer pop” is, in fact, a quickie in the root cellar. In case you were thinking of dropping by.
Let me know when your wife is out of town and I’d love to stop by for a freezer pop.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Thomas talks a lot about how his mother raised six kids without a nanny, always had dinner ready on time, always had control of the situation, etc. He seems to consider his mother saintly.
Kathryn talks about how Thomas isn’t there when she needs him, raising a child is hard, etc. They both seem to disappoint each other a lot. There may very well be love there, but love isn’t always enough. I can not see how these two will make it through life together, unless they learn to accept each other’s flaws and find common ground.
I had to laugh when Thomas was in his talking head complaining about lack of sleep. The dude looked like he hadn’t slept in two weeks.
And he should have called Kathryn and explained why he couldn’t accept distractions right now. Having Amy do it was unbelievable. I can’t really blame Amy, she is doing her job. She’s a hard-ass campaign manager. I blame Thomas for that… Bad decision.
I don’t get why Thomas ever took on Whitney to do his campaign ad, and why Thomas agreed in the beginning that “Raise the Roof” was in anyway going to capture votes. It was so sophomoric. I think Thomas is influenced easily.
Shep’s birthday party looked like a blast. Cameron’s birthday poem was hilarious. And I hope that Cameron gets the three legged dog! My God! I would have scooped him up on the spot and he would be here sitting with me on my lap right now.
I was under the assumption that Amy sent that text without Thomas’s knowledge. She seems to think she is the mother and he is a naughty child. She’s a weirdo. And probably an amature like Whitney said.
Yeah, but when the choices fall between Amy and the ever-so-slightly- brain-damaged Whitney, hell Amy looks like Frank Underwood.
I couldn’t figure out who Whitney reminded me of, and then it hit me – Alfalfa, from the original Little Rascals.
Lmfao!! Whitney is so much fun to make fun of.
OMG … you are so right! He does look like Alfalfa. 🙂
Just watching now. Cracking up at the lube sitting with whitney’s gathered belongings for London.
Tee he uses that in his hair. Allegedly .
Oh. I missed that. Thanks.
I love this show, I wait for it every week, and I agree with eveyrthing everyone of you has said about all of them. Particularly Katherine, who I think is very smart and clever. Poor T-rav is non but a moron and yet she bred with him, and so far the results are stunning; Kensie is a beauty, thank God she looks like K and not T. Whitney is totally hate-able, skinny, greasy, fishbelly white and mean. And I love that Shep laughed in his face when he described his We-Ho gear…what a dork. But I miss Patricia, hope she is the whole show next week, she is the bomb. And Craig, GACK! nothing more, just GACK! Amazingly he does turn out like James Bond, but then he opens his mouth and it’s all over with. Love me some Cooper and his screaming in Landon’s face telling her to listen to him. BTW, Landon’s accent, what is it?? It sure ain’t Georgia I can vouch for that, and it ain’t L.A. I can vouch for that as well……..missing Jenna, yes?
Landon’s voice just annoys the bejezus out of me! The constant giggling. She may be the nicest girl in the world but if I die and go to hell the devil will have Landon’s voice and Whitney’s hair.
And, oh that Whitney seems such a sad human being. I’m convinced they just picked that “girlfriend’s” photo out of a copy of Hello! and used it in the show.
No mentally sound, biological female would be attracted to Whitney.
Lolol. This comment is EVERYTHING
Loved all the comments. Just out of hospital and needed to laugh!