Time for a new episode of Southern Charm! Is it me or did the ratings spike when I started recapping. I’m so excited to get to see Jekyll Island. It’s been several years since I’ve been there. I used to go to the beach there a lot when I lived on Saint Simons Island. At that time houses were cheap, there was little development. The beaches were gorgeous and deserted. I sort of don’t like it getting all of this attention. They do have a lot of sharks there though. For real. Same with Saint Simons. People would catch huge sharks right down the street from my condo in the channel between Jekyll and SSI.
Whitney tries to explain his douchebaggery of last week to no avail. Cameron has to learn to stop BLOWING THE HORN in residential neighborhoods when picking someone up. Everyone discusses the Delaware trip in the car except for the car Kathryn is in, where they talk about how she is going to be around Whitney. Shep is pushing Craig to study for the bar. Craig as it turns out did NOT sit for the bar in February according to him. It’s either that or he didn’t pass. Craig says he will take it in July.
They Gang Arrives At The Club at Jekyll
OOHHH They are staying at Jekyll Club. I am jealous already. Craig is freaking out that it is not a party scene. It is VERY laid back on Jekyll. I don’t think there is even a bar in Jekyll other than in the club. I’ve never seen the trolley. I think that must be new. The audio is off on this show. Is it my cable connection? Kathryn and her friend arrive last and overdressed and are pissed that everyone is biking without them. They can’t seem to find the beach which is not as dumb as it seems. There is no one beach. You pull over and park in some Palmettos and look for a break in the bushes and head to the water. However, the road is a big circle around the island you have to be on the Oceanside of the island to find the beach.
Meanwhile, Thomas is campaigning. Which is ridiculous. He has no chance at beating Lindsey Graham. Zero percent possibility. And there is no way he spent a million dollars to find this out.
Shep Mocks Craig
The crew gives up on the beach. They have a lovely dinner at the club. Shep is mimicking Craig behind his back to the others. Shep and Craig are having a bromance spat. Craig tries to make a toast/apology and Shep mocks him. Shep’s manners have completely disappeared.
Craig and Kathryn share some friendly banter across the table. I know Craig is supposed to be smart, but his speech, in general, not the speech, doesn’t reflect his purported intelligence. Cameran, who is smart says her good nights and goes to bed at a reasonable hour. The guys drink on the porch and talk about Kathryn. Craig is defending her to Whitney.
Whitney Trash Talks Kathryn
Kathryn comes out and jumps on Whitney and tells her he needs to go home and take lessons from his mother (who by the way has not been on this episode). Shep is kind of a dick this episode. Whitney and Kathryn fight over their man. Whitney tells Kathryn she needs to be with her husband and family. Kathryn is drunk and takes off on foot. Kathryn runs drunk through the property. So uncool. Craig meets up with Kathryn and her friend on the grounds and gives them more wine.
The quote of the night is from Kathryn. “You really think I’m a gold digger? I’m wearing Target pants!” If I were a gold digger, I’d buy those Target pants in every color. Craig and Kathryn are both wasted and Kathryn’s friend leaves them alone together.
The next morning the gang finds out that Craig and Kathryn took off on the golf cart and it “broke down” so they spent the night on the beach. This is not the kind of beach you want to spend the night on. There is wildlife EVERYWHERE. It’s not like they were miles away from the property. It’s an easy drunken stumble back to the cottage.
The next day they play croquet on the grounds. Everyone is attacking Craig because they think he hooked up with Kathryn. Kathyrn is passed out. But then, Thomas gets accused of assault by Kathryn’s friend the hair stylist. Oven incident that happened before the weekend get away. You can see a video of the incident here where Thomas, Kathryn and Lauren were drunk at the house on Charlotte after Thomas had fallen into the pool with the baby. Warning, Thomas is butt assed naked (but blurred) in the video.
Next Week:
Kathryn is broken up with Thomas. This is true, but they broke up a month before the assault thing became public. Thomas loses the election. Duh. And Whitney is trying to console him at the campaign headquarters when Kathryn has the audacity to interrupt Whitney’s private time with Thomas. Kathryn says to a group of her friends at the campaign party that no one knows what she has had to deal with during the campaign and Landon tells Kathryn it is not all about her. Kathryn promptly shows Landon the door. And her middle finger.
I tuned in just in time to hear Katherine plant her foot right up Whitney’s pompous ass. Good for her!
shep was being a dick, huge dick. whitney is a greasy creeper, he acts so holier than thou and he is just sleazy…. kathryn is old money right? old southern name and money and she knows whitney can’t ever be that, he has money but not the old name and money. why does he hate her so? because she wanted thomas over him? and why the hell is cameran sharing this shit with everyone, what does she gain from all that? man. craig needs help, badly. maybe he can hang with kim richards
No, because Thomas wanted Katherine over Whitney!! Their attachment is strange to say the least. I missed half the show so thanks for the recap. Shep was a jerk and Craig is a mess. I didn’t like any of them last night.
I think I remember Kathryn and Whitney had a drunken hook-up before she was with Thomas, is that correct? BTW this is the 1st time I have seen “Whitney” used as a guy’s name, is this not uncommon?
Kathryn has an ancestor; big whoop. Regardless of what her parent’s bank balances might be, there is nothing remotely genteel about her. She sure behaves like the nastiest ho in the trailer court at the least provocation.
She’s 22.
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 7:24 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Even though everyone says it’s not all about Katheryn, she’s all they talk about. Whitney is so rude it’s ridiculous. Glad Katheryn handed him his ass. Hilarious.
Kathryn is kinda like the Teresa Guidice of the group. They all hate her but they can’t stop talking about her. I just want to shake that girl and tell her to grow some ovaries and dump that nasty loser! Thomas is incredible rude and disrespectful to her.
So excited that you recapped this so fast. (Impressed too). Dying to hear everyone’s thoughts. can’t wait until next week
I don’t watch the show, but based on the blurb on Bravo’s website about Thomas turning on Andy, I bet the show will either be revamped if it comes back or he will be dropped.
What surprised me is Cameran always seems just above the fray. She has fun isn’t central to the drama. So it was strange to see her spreading the gossip of Craig and Kathryn. I get that’s how she keeps her position on the show but damn.
i noticed that also and was a bit sad over it. she always seemded to tbe the voice of reason
Cameran is the narrator of the story…
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 12:29 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Cameran is the BIGGEST gossip and that’s pretty much the (her) point. She’s hilarious.
I think Cameron and Whitney are always stirring up trouble. I absolutely was crazy about Cameron at the beginning, But now, I cannot imagine ever being around anyone like Cameron.She’s a sneaky meany!
Whitney acts like a conniving woman. I would almost guarantee that Cameron and Whitney DID NOT vote for Thomas Ravenel. But they always sucked up to him.
To me, I think Whitney has the HOTS for Kathryn! Yes, I really think Whitney does! And, Patricia puts Kathryn “down” now, but I can see Patricia changing her tune about Kathryn if Whitney and Kathryn were dating. For Patricia. It would be exciting to have her as a daughter-in-law due to Kathryn’s families history. It would be a “coup” for Patricia and Whitney.
When Shep was riding with Cameron, Shep was saying to Cameron that he felt like he was being a little hard on Craig . Shep told Cameron he did the same with his brother as he is doing to Craig. So, it seem Shep was going to lighten up on Craig until Cameron OPENED HER BIG MOUTH! In other words, she made it clear that Shep needs to be on Craig’s back relentlessly!
Seems to me that Cameron needs somebody riding her back. Cameron doesn’t want anybody to dwell on her past education and humble upbringing so she shifts everybody’s attention to Craig ( he already has 4 year of college) ahem … I believe that beats the High and Mighty Cameron’s ass. Just saying! She and Shep have turned everybody against Craig by talking to everybody behind Craig’s back! I think Shep, Whitney and Cameron a SORRY LOT if you all get my drift!
Hope all of you do not “hate” on me too much.
I love to read Tamara’s blog’s. They brighten my day/night and I see that Tamara is so loved by all of you. She’s reached my heart as well.
So these gently-born scions of higher-class Southern families don’t know how to comport themselves at a staid, old resort like Jekyll? Do they not know the history of the place? Of course not.
And let’s take our highball glasses out on bikes and risk a broken mess on one of the walkways. Very considerate. Hey, someone else will clean it up for them! So what if glass penetrates someone’s shoe.
I imagine the wait staff and other staff members who had to endure these silly-assed spoiled little brats were glad to see them gone. What a bunch of complete fuckwads are Shep and Whitney.And no one touched their food. The waiters were seen at the al fresco dinner removing full salad plates.
Craig needs to take that silly little Shep out back and kick his ass. With friends like his, no wonder he’s a drunk. Shep is just a jealous little ass.
Whitney, out on the veranda, to Craig: “You’re so DISINGENUOUS!” Well, I guess it does sound better than “You’re so full of shit!” but it does sound rather foppish. What a weird little bat. He just reminds me of a vampire bat hanging from some rafter.
Landon. Oh my God, what a silly little frippet. “Thank you all for comeeeeeeeng. Oh, I do want to hear that storeeeeeey. It all means so much to meeeeeeee. etc. etc.”
Ugh yes, Landon… Like Wendy Williams, I think a smile is your best accessory, but goodness…you can hardly ever see her eyes! She’s grinning as hard as someone who just announced they’re getting married or something ALL. THE. TIME. Even when she’s talking about something that is not positive or funny. I’m all for a cheerful disposition, but she takes it too far! Let’s make it a drinking game, drink every time you can see any part of her eyeball, drink!
It’s ironic that Whitney judges Kathryn by characterizing her as a gold digger. I wonder what he thinks about his own mother’s pattern of marrying her fortune. #ALLEGEDLY. Has she ever worked a day in her life?
I could never be friends with any of these people.
She’s done a lot of work laying on her back. I’m sure that’s the reason why she is always resting or laying down. I’m sure the gin numbs the pain that accumulated as a result of her laying with a long like of old, rich, geezers. Bless her heart.. & bless her back too!!
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This is so fucking rich lady tacky.
Whitney’s mom, Patricia, just retweeted this tweet by Lee Radziwell:
Patricia retweeted
Lee Radziwill @LeeRadziwill 11 minutes ago
Kathryn’s tantrum against @WSUDLERSMITH reeks of… hmmm…
what are euphemisms for moonshine and meth? #SouthernCharm
Who knew that Lee Radziwill could be so ratchet?
Pat is just pissed she didn’t have a real scene tonight. I think I saw her as I was FFing during the long commercial. I forget why. Some mutual asshole lapping between her and her allegedly ,so I hear, gay son thing or something.
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 1:31 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Oh cool! I have a lot of tweets I could have been pasting in the comment sections. I thought it was a violation of code 804 Section 8c. I’m so glad to see it’s my only my poor recall! Twitter is full of great (relevant) things to share here;)
With her darling Whitney as an EP I’m surprised she isn’t in every scene.
I don’t think her health is that great. I imagine, some days as much as she loves the camera, she is just not up to it.
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 4:24 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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For my education, what is FFing? I looked it up and found Flirty Fishing? I’m watching the episode now and they just showed Patricia directing a gentleman to customize/hang new window treatments in Whitney’s beach house during the 45 second clip between commercials.
fast forward
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 6:23 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I was hoping it was something much more exotic 😉
I thought Lee Radziwill was horrified by her former DILattaching her name to the Real Houswives? Now she’s twatting nasty insults at Kathryn? I’m not surprised as she called her dear friend Truman Capote and Gore Vidal ‘disgusting faggots’. Go to bed, Lee Radziwill, you’re drunk.
YES!!!! My thoughts exactly! Not very becoming of a Bouvier.
I also follow Princess Lee on Twitter. It’s clear that she does not write her own tweets, in fact it says so on her home page. (Or whatever you call it). There have been, from time to time, tweets that make me question whether it isn’t a parody or fake account. I guess until there is a blue check, I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt.
WOW Patricia’s entire twitter timeline for the last 4 hours is nothing but retweeting negative tweets & insults about Kathryn. Doesn’t an 85 year old woman have anything better to do?
Oh wait a minute, I bet Whitney is running his mother’s twitter account and attacking Kathryn. What a low life motherfucker. #BitchAssPunk
Clearly Whitney and Pat thought they would be much better received. Now she is all about suing people with better lawyers. Such DESPERATION is unbecoming.
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 1:46 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Speaking of lawyers, has there been any follow-up from the FPNYLF (Fancy Pants New York Law Firm) since that Cease and Desist deadline came and went? We are all shaking in our non-Louis Vuittons down here in the South!
Nothing yet. I am shopping for a new courtroom suit befitting the occasion though. #fingerscrossed
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Shep’s imitation of Craig was a riot. He nailed Craig’s creepy nasal whine. Every male on this show is a moron, except Cooper. Love that Cooper.
@greenwood
Agree!! Shep’s imitation was spot on. It sounded just like Craig.
Isn’t the blonde woman who was in the scene with Kathryn and Craig drinking wine the same woman that Kathryn suspected Thomas of having a history with? Why is she up Kathryn’s ass the entire trip?
I officially fucking hate Thomas after this episode. Why is he confiding in Whitney about his relationship with Kathyryn? Oh yeah, because Whitney hates Kathryn and will believe whatever version of the “truth” Thomas tells him that makes Kathryn look bad and Thomas look like a “poor old fool” who is being taken advantage of. Get the fuck outta here!
I find the blonde annoying and superfluous. Cameran and Shep need to get off Craig’s jock. They’ve made their opinions known. Stop beating a dead horse and mind your business. Whitney is a tool. The only jobs he has appeared to hold are due to Mama’s golddigging money. His Machiavellian machinations are obvious and laughable to everyone but the deluded, drunken overgrown frat boy that is TRav. Cameran spreading Craig’s confidences is reprehensible. Way to ruin what reputation Kathryn has been trying to build back up. The Southern lost a little bit of its Charm last night.
Oooooh, can’t wait to see this episode. Hub and I stayed at the JIC last July when we visited the US (visited ATL, then drove the 5 hours to the coast). Loved Driftwood Beach on Jekyll (it was like being on an acid trip or in a Dali painting) and the history of Jekyll of the island was interesting. The JIC was formerly a private club owned by several of the most prominent families in the US, including the former family one Sonja Morgan once removed (but it became public property in the 40s I think). For all the pomp and circumstance of Jekyll, I’m wholly, completely, romantically swooning that Tamara lived on St. Simon: I loved the beach there!!! The sand banks (yessss), and the pier…the pier reminded Hubby of Cali and , and the low tide close to it where the homes are gave me New England tease. Low tide beach walks by St. Simon pier…good times…we just loved it.
Cameron should stick to narration, she is an ass as town crier.
Whitney is jealous of Kathryn and doing his best to help end her relationship with his true love, Thomas. I think that is the old south he wants pumping through him. Whitney and Patricia protest too much about common ill-mannered folks. They are like Nene, complaining loudest about what they themselves are most guity of.
Shep was acting like a super jerk. He treats Craig different since the Delaware trip. I think there is more to it than exasperation he is not using his potential and getting fired. The great parents and all Craig’s accolades seemed to make him resentful. What was up with Craig’s father and step-mother that he was the one that directed his brother’s life choices? Shep is on the attack towards Craig, much like Whitney with Kathryn. Those that have the most want it all.
Shep blamed Craig for getting them far off from the beach and needed everyone to know it. Wasn’t it Shep that was totally insistent they follow his directions instead of Craigs? Being brought up on Hilton Head, he should have instinct for the smell and sound of an ocean. Shep has lost his pretty.
Sentence should say what’s up with Shep’s fathet and step-mother. ..
Whitney reminds me of the type of guy you catch peeking at you through the little crack in the bathroom stall wall. Creeper
Every time that Landon speaks….my ears bleed a little.
It’s torture. Her and Craig, I don’t know which is worse.
I was a little disappointed in Shep acting like a dick last night…but not nearly as disappointed as I was with my visit to his bar, The Palace Hotel, last week while vacationing in Charleston. What. A. Dump.
Can we hear more about this dump palace?
But was it a fun dive bar? Or was it really a dump?
Because I love a fun dive bar with a good jukebox. That’s how I imagined it.
Um I’m along with everyone else here…explain what you meant! 😛
Ratings are definitely up because of your recaps. Only reason I gave it another chance
I fully understand and agree that Whitney can be extremely condescending and pompous, but Kathryn’s tantrums are ridiculous. I know she’s only 22, but it really is not normal for a young adult at that age to be so immature and handle themselves so badly- let alone a mother. She’s supposedly from this old money/classy family but she acts like gutter trash. Can’t stand her.
That said, Whitney can be awfully rude for someone who was supposed to be raised better- but at least he takes the high road and doesn’t reciprocate by screaming and embarrassing himself like she does. You can’t argue with crazy like that. No one told her to go and sleep around a whole group of friends and then have a baby with a man who could be her father, but who is almost as immature as she is. Horrible situation.
I totally agree with your assessment.
Shep was definitely being outright rude and hateful, strange. Craig’s attitude grates on everyone’s nerves for sure but shutting him down like that when he was just trying to be nice to Landon and make a toast was shitty.
I told y’all awhile back that Whitney was a vampire bat hanging from the rafters of the home of Mommie Dearest. So while he’s in Georgia his Mommie & Manservant go over to his place to hang the Bat Panels! Can’t have the sun touching that pasty-white complexion.
That video of Thomas….. WOW!!!! I for some reason, had a soft spot for Thomas, that is now completely dried up! What an abusive drunk! And the baby in the pool????? Wtf!!
I just watched it. He sounds like an asshole. Why would she stay? She said at the end of the video, “He’s getting me a new Fendi bag for this”.
They are both pathetic.
I can’t even IMAGINE if my husband came out of our room naked and started berating myself and my friends. I would have been gone so long ago.
He’s lecherous and she’s a gold digger in Target pants. They deserve eachother. That poor baby.
To me that sounded like the friend/camerawoman saying “You know he’s gonna owe me a new Fendi bag, right?” as if Thomas damaged her bag (perhaps during the whole ‘I’m gonna throw your stuff out part)…
don’t these people realize that they all live in glass houses and should not throw stones unless they want to have their own windows broken?
Wow, that video- Thomas is even more of a lecherous creep than I had imagined.
“And Whitney is trying to console him at the campaign headquarters when Kathryn has the audacity to interrupt Whitney’s private time with Thomas.”
I think you spelled “blow” wrong. 😉
Console may or may not be a euphemism. 🙂
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 6:06 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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These people committed one of my biggest pet peeves (as former hotel management): they left the hotel with their drinks in glasses and took them along on the bike ride. Of course, as soon as they finish the drink they’ll plop the glass down wherever they are and they’ll be forgotten 10 seconds later. Never mind that the hotel is now missing good crystal stemware/barware, and the effect that the (enevitably) broken glasses will have on wherever they are left. This is the epitome of selfish/entitled behavior. People: Finish your damn drink before you leave for your activity! Thank You!
Okay //rant over// Now, I think no one should stress about Kathryn and Craig spending the night on the beach. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Craig is gay. I guarantee nothing happened!
I see why other commenters are saying Shep was acting like a dick, BUT I can see it from Shep’s point of view too. In fact, I’ve been in Shep’s position from time to time. He likes his friend and wants him to stop making an ass of himself, and is a bit exasperated with him too. Speaking to him nicely will have no effect, so he speaks to him in a way that will get his attention. I don’t blame him.
As for the video of Thomas: damn, why did it have to be blurred?
“People: Finish your damn drink before you leave for your activity! Thank You!”
Ericzku – they should ask for a “roadie” in a red Solo cup!
They don’t care a the club. It’s the cost of doing business. They rented the whole cottage and a glass or two is not an issue.
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 8:46 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Allegedly, Shep is way worse than Craig. In my opinion so I have heard. So he’s a bit of a hypocrite.
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 7:50 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Shep just needs to get laid. He’s jonesin something bad. Wasn’t he starting to get the sweats after just two weeks? Lawdy, somebody help that boy out!
LOL!
I wish it was last season when I liked all of these people the more I watch the trashier it gets.
Hey Tamara from SSI, yes I live here and go to Jekyll at least 2X’s a month.
I am surprised nobody has mentioned, (well at least I did not read but maybe I missed it), the condition of Kathryn’s face the morning after her night on the beach with Craig. It was black and blue, close to her ear and down to her neck. It was when the camera came in to wake her up. She also had a fresh cut on her jaw. Makes me go hmmmm. Was it a rough tumble with Craig or a drunken fall??
Nobody has mentioned the black/blue. I saw it also but thought I had seen it before. Her coloring is fair.
I noticed that too. I thought it was mostly smeared eyeliner (she obviously didn’t wash off her makeup before passing out).
It’s there plain as day. I figured it was production (Whitney) being shady and showing us a bruise to let our imaginations wander.
It was on her neck- I think?? Funny that was mentioned- I had forgotten I’d seen it.
On Shep being moody…. He said he’d just spent 3 days with Craig (and Whitney the Bat) — then a 4 hour car ride to spend 2 more days with the Bat and Craig.
When I think about it that way^^ I see why Shep was a dickweed of sorts.
I noticed that too. And I miss SSI. I may be back sooner rather than later.
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 9:09 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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It was a huge bruise…
TT, SSI would be a great place for a TT fan get-together.
Lord, now that I’ve made it through this episode…
I was mad at some of the outfits for the evening. Kathryn’s sarong at dinner was like a pimple on my behind.
There’s nothing geriatric about Jekyll Island. It’s a calm place where if you’re CIVILIZED you know how to go there, soak up the history of the place and CHILL. If you need to do a pub crawl then take your arse back over the bridge 15 minutes or so and hit St. Simon.
I’m actually not completely mad at Cameron’s reactions towards Craig. Don’t like her spilling his business amongst the group at all (!), but I don’t entirely mind her trying to metaphorically snatch him up by his ear to straighten him out one-on-one. Young folks need that sometimes.
Shep was a jerk to Craig, but redeemed himself with his toast…for the moment. Still on the fence about his reaction toward the Whitney -Kathryn showdown on the verandah, though…
Whitney simply reminds me of The Undead…in that Jack Parlance-Bram Stoker’s Dracula kind of way. And I think he’s projecting that ‘black hole in your heartspace with dollar signs in it ‘nonsense based off of his own mother’s past. Glass houses, Whitney dear, glass houses….
I’m with Tamara and many others trying to figure out how the kids couldn’t make their way from the beach: Jekyll is relatively small and goes in a loop. When you make your way through brush to hit the beach in certain spots, there are also tons of warnings that said brush/marsh are alligator crossings- you don’t take your butt out there and just stay all night!?! It makes me nearly believe that something in that whole scenario has been exaggerated. I can’t see production not knowing that was potentially dangerous after getting their film permits and certificates of insurance in place. Doesn’t add up.
Yeah, what was with that bruise on Kathryn’s face? Very odd …. Also, did anyone else catch pretentious Whitney saying something about “in his stead” but pronouncing it “in his STEED?” I had to snicker — he’s so full of himself.
Whitney is a slippery snake! Did you notice he through shade at Kathryn calling her Thomas’ “paramour”, but Thomas gets referred to as the more respectable “husband”. It’s unbelievable that these 30-40-50 year-olds are getting their rocks off being abusive and ganging up on naive 20-something’s.
that was hilarious. I was like, it is not in his “steed” as in HORSE , it’s “stead”, fool. lol