I just got finished watching The Wall, on NBC. It’s just a simple game show but it was such and emotional roller coaster tonight. So I’m hoping that there is some levity on this episode, even though I know The Great Gatsby party is going to be emotional. Check out the real time report and photos on the party here. I did not know they held the party at my new Malibu estate! God I love this property.
Lisa Rinna
Poor Lisa Rinna’s BBQ is airing on the same episode as Kyle’s fancypants event. Harry Hamlin is making a bunch of blueberry pies. Lord knows if Harry Hamlin wants to eat, he’s going to have to learn how to cook.
Eden is the first to arrive. She gives Rinna and Harry a bottle of love. It’s an empty bottle with the word “love” on it. Next to arrive is Dorit, who goes right for a big hug from Harry, who she has never met, but practically humped. I can’t say as I blame her. Kyle and Erika arrive and Erika talks about Harry’s world famous meat. I think she is referring to the BBQ. Rinna’s daughter are star struck to see Erika Jayne there.
Eden immediately starts talking to Dorit about Kim. Dorit tries to tell her to drop the subject. Dorit has to skip out early for her son’s preschool meeting. I’m not sure I believe that, I mean couldn’t the nanny just go? But okay. Eileen and Kyle talk about how nice it was that Eileen and Kim had such a nice conversation at Kyle’s party. But of course Eden is there and proceeds to tell Kyle that Kim was mean and abrasive to her. Even Rinna is mad that Eden is stirring the pot at her BBQ. Kyle says that Eden is injecting herself into things she doesn’t know anything about. Erika tries to tell Eden her expectations of a warm welcome from Kim are unreasonable. Eden grabs Kyle for one of her long awkward hugs.
Harry’s meat is a huge hit. Obviously. His blueberry pie is also very well received. Harry was the only one we saw actually put food in their mouths.
[Insert stupid scenes of Dorit working out by the Astroturf wall here.]
Erika
It’s time for Erika to shoot her Y & R scene. Actually, it is more of an audition. Erika was great. She took direction very well. She was really nervous, and I could not even tell.
On the ride to the party the discussion was about Eden. Mauricio was not pleased to hear that Eden had called Kyle an enabler. He says she has no idea what she is talking about. Everyone went all out for their costumes. Eileen got to borrow stuff from the Y & R Wardrobe. Erika was stunning. Her glam squad outdid themselves. Everyone marveled at my new Malibu estate. The weather was a little chilly. But who cares? There is an absinthe bar! That should be enough to warm them all up.
Kim walks in with her vape pen and clunky hells and is filmed awkwardly trying to get down the stairs to her sister. Production really does Kim no favors.
Kyle is agitated because the heat lamps are not working, the moon isn’t bright enough, the DJ is in the wrong place. And he sister is sitting next to her just taking it all in. So of course Eden wanders over to the two of them and kneels down to speak to them like one does when talking to a toddler. This should go well. Kyle is ready to wring Eden’s neck. Eden keeps talking about how she sees Kim and Kyle as a reflection of her and her sister. In her talking head Eden says that Kyle doesn’t want to deal with any of Kim’s issues. Bitch, SHE HAS BEEN DEALING WITH KIM AND HER ISSUES HER WHOLE LIFE. You’ve met her briefly twice. Shut the fuck up. Kyle tells Eden she is not an enabler.
Kim straightforwardly tells Eden that Kyle does not enable her, she doesn’t know a thing about their relationship. and people in recovery are not supposed to judge others. Good job, Kim.
As this conversation is going on PK and Mauricio chat with Rinna and Eileen. PK says that the two of them look like the two muppets in the balcony commenting on everything. Shut up, PK you look like an old fart with weird skin that reminds me of condoms.
Meanwhile, back at the AA meeting, Kim and Kyle very straightforwardly tell Eden to but out of their relationship. Eden tries to say that every one of the housewives asks her opinion on Kim. That is not true. But now, she is about to put the blame squarely on Rinna. LVP, who we haven’t seen hide nor hair of this episode really because she “needed a break” blogged last week that it was all Rinna’s fault that Eden is attacking Kim and Kyle all the time. In a talking head, Eden says Rinna brought all of this information up. And where is Lisa Rinna now? WELL, IDIOT, if you’d care to get your nose out of Kim’s asscrack long enough to come up for air, you would see that Rinna is with Eileen laughing and enjoying the party! You should try it.
Finally, Kyle and Ken show up. When LVP acknowledges Erika, Erika tells LVP that she looks quite regal. LVP responds with thank you, now don’t try to steal that crown. Erika shoots back quickly, “What crown?” heh. PK is immediately standing in between Erika and LVP trying to insert himself into the conversation. #SoThirsty
Eileen and Rinna seem like the only ones actually enjoying themselves. They are drinking and doing the Charleston by the fountain.
Camille and Kim have a quick chat. Kim tells her she is “going away tomorrow.” Probably not the best turn of phrase, but when Camille asks if it is with a hot guy, she says yes. I’m thinking this was Kim’s community service trip to the horse farm. Camille says she can’t find a man. How is that even possible, she’s lovely and beautiful and rich! Camille tells Kim that she and Eden could end up being friends. She mentions the hard landing for Brandi meeting Kim at game night, and they are fast friends now. Kim says that will not happen.
Eileen and Rinna are hysterical walking drunkenly to the “warm porta potty.” It’s actually one of those big trailers with portable bathrooms. Because, Maurico.
Later, Eileen and Erika are very supportive of Kim. Kim appreciates the sentiment. From Erika.
LVP and Eden have a chat about Kim while PK was sent to step and fetch a drink for LVP. LVP is smoking a cigarette on a very long silver cigarette holder. LVP makes it crystal clear that Eden is to get out of Kyle’s business. What she said exactly was, ” We got started off on the right foot, and I’m happy about that. But my other foot will kick you in the ass if you start messing with my friend Kyle. ”
Next week: The gang goes to Mexico. Erika Jayne get thrown off her jet ski pretty hard. Delilah walks in a Tommy Hilger show with Gigi. Eden talks to LVP to get her ass out of the Kyle sling and blames everything on Lisa Rinna.
I believe I’m one of the few people that enjoy Dorit. Quite frankly I don’t care to know about her background. I’m watching her in the moment and I am enjoying her. I appreciated her conversation with Eden tonight and her politely suggesting they not speak behind Kyle’s back.
smartest words out of any of the other HW’S mouths…like Erika said …watch out for you say
Did Rinna still have caterers there? I swear I saw some men bringing bowls and platters of food out.
It looked to me as though she hired waitstaff so that she could enjoy the event with her friends & not worry about the small details.
Yeah she hired a couple of bartenders to serve drinks. They also cleared the table and brought out a few plates of stuff. But Harry cooked everything.
I have to remember what I’m watching sometimes and not judge it by my life where I have to nag my hubs for days to check the propane. I cook all the food, set the table, bring it out only to find out he has to go to 7-11 cause we have no propane.
LOL You really did make me laugh out loud with that! 🙂
I am sure she had help…….who is the woman in the white pant suit with her back to the camera….she has a very big rear end for wearing white
Susan, I didn’t recognize her either. It’s KYLE!
OMG IT is Kyle…I thought dat ass was LVP for sure!
When Lady C sent me the photos I thought it was too! It’s a very strange photo of the pants. It almost looks like shorts with thigh high boots. So weird.
Why in the hell did they hire Eden in any capacity? Apparently Bravo thinks any drama is good drama. I disagree. Being in recovery myself, I KNOW, everything Eden is doing and saying is just plain wrong. “Hey Eden, ever heard of ‘fight club’? Yeah, we DONT TALK ABOUT ‘fight club’.” Just because you don’t drink, but still take Xanex, speaks volumes of your lack of sobriety or understanding of what it means to be sober. Go away,
Erika’s miming removing the crown from LVP ‘s head and placing it upon her own gave me life !
Erika Jane is drop dead gorgeous. I love her. Eileen is beautiful . Eden is a flaky flake. I think she is projecting her on feelings about deleting her sister’s call on the day she died onto the Richard sisters. She wants a do over on that day so badly it is heartbreaking. I wish Rinna would quit saying “I bow down” to people. It makes her seem like she has low self esteem and it is a stupid thing to say anyway. Loved Harry and Mauricio , P.K. Is still creepy. I enjoyed tonight’s episode and your recap was a hoot to read.
Exactly. Projecting 100%, which doesn’t make someone a bad person, but it gets very annoying and intrusive. I do believe she means well, but she is way too aggressive and needs to back off. She has regrets about people enabling and failing her sister, but Kim Richards is not her sister, not her responsibility to fix. Wanting to help is nice, but not when you’re not asked and you’re not even close friends with the parties in question. She needs to butt out.
I think Kyle and Dorit both handled her well and I loved the scenes with Eileen and Erika rehearsing. I can definitely see Erika being good at this, too!
I am very much bored with tacky Eden, her crystals, and xanax smoothies. I much prefer Dorit and find her somewhat enjoyable when separated from her “forty-nine” year old blob.
I agree-it is nice to see Dorit learns and grows. I thought her advice to Eden was kindly, but clearly, spoken. And Eden dismissed it without a moment’s thought. She is determined to do things her way.
Was anyone else bothered by Rinna as she made “joke” after joke at the barbecue, and then slaps her knee and laughs uproariously as if they are SOOO funny? She is so desperate for attention that it makes her look badly. There is a great deal of insecurity there.
It will be interesting to see who is accused of having a pill problem as the season progresses. It is hard to believe it will be Rinna who is accused, ; she was very comfortable taking that Ziploc bag of pills out of her purse, and joking about the Xanax in her smoothies. If she had a problem, I would expect her to be far more aware and discreet.
It’s interesting; while there is no doubt but that the “anti-anxiety” and “mood stabilizer” pills are routinely used in BH, by alcoholics who declare themselves in recovery, and then are quick to argue others are not on the recovery path while taking those meds, it appears pretty common for most-or many-of the others to use some of them “as needed” . They are spoken of plainly and comfortably among some of the group in BH, so it will have to take a good deal for some one of them to be addressed as having a problem with pills, beyond Kim, and Eden, by the group.
I hate it that Eden keeps blaming Lisa for her own actions. Lisa was making conversation, probably seeking validation from someone working a program – I’m betting she didn’t count on Eden being a broken record about this to Kim and Kyle’s faces. I want to bitch slap Eden.
Lisa’s line is one of the best things I’ve ever heard on a housewife show. It was so damn direct, calm, and cold. I bet Eden peed a little.
OMG! We agree on something! The world really is coming to an end! 🙂
I actually think Lisa Rinna knew exactly what she was doing, this is the first year that LR has shut up about Kim – but only AFTER she passed the torch on to someone who had a tragic loss and was profoundly affected by the loss of her sister. Unfortunately I think this topic is fueled by production for Eden’s storyline.
PK needs to shut it – I’m sure when they want his opinion, they’ll give it to him! 😉
Erika keeps hitting it out of the park. Sorry LVP.
Exactly. And they call Vanderpump the manipulator. Loved how Erika handled creepy PK. Eden is creepy too. Doubt she’ll have another season.
I hope not. I am fed up to the teeth with Kim’s sobriety or not being a storyline. Bravo just will not let her sink quietly into dry drunk oblivion. For someone supposedly working a program, Eden, you sure are taking Kim’s inventory and that is a big no-no. Also replacing alcohol with Xanax, another big no-no. She’s got a lot of nerve setting herself as an authority on all things sobriety, when she is barely there.
Kim is the one who keeps the talk of her alcoholism alive. Get off the show. You were spectacularly drunk on tv the got arrested twice and were crazy on Dr Phil went AWOL in Mexico after ruining your daughters wedding and were on a tv show with your daughter about being alcoholic. That is the story you are selling.
I agree, for her sanity and ours, Kim should not be on this show. I think she’s taking a huge risk by doing so. Probably eager to mend her reputation, which is understandable, but not a first priority when you’re battling addiction. It takes a long time for people to trust and see you differently after years of active addiction and insane behavior. Her innocent attitude of “oh, who me? I didn’t say anything about your husband, Lisa” isn’t a good sign. I am exhausted with her and the topic.
Totally agree. And Kyle is an enabler. I’m sick to death of Kim and her insane behaviour and if Kyle said the word she’d be off the show.
Is LVP wearing a diaper in that shot? Or is it just weird lighting?
Kyle always goes all out on her parties and I love them. Happy she and Kim told Eden to go kick rocks. Also happy to see LVP give the loyalty she demands. I like when she and Kyle’s friendship is strong.
Ericka’s audition was great and her party look was stunning!!
As for Rinna, she is experiencing Karma named Eden. All that’s missing is for Eden to claim Rinna manipulated her into speaking about Kim on camera, LOL. That said, I like seeing Rinna and Eileen together having fun.
OOOOOH LaNY I bet that is exactly how this will play out. It’s LVP’s payback for being called out for getting the ladies to talk about Yolanda’s fake Lymeopause. Rinna will be called out for encouraging Eden for talking about Kim’s addiction issues.
Yes! Get your popcorn ready, LOL
Absolutely- Rinna went VERY far in the ” KIm is close to death” language, and she did it deliberately, playing Eden after reading her as a sucker who was looking for info to use on Kim and Kyle. .
As we saw in the previews, it is coming home to roost with Rinna- and looks like she is forced to admit it. As you say, TT, compensation for last year.
I’ve got to say, what Rinna did with Eden was pretty low. She took a woman in recovery, knowing her sister had died, told her that Kyle and Kim were in the same predicament, then told her “she’s close to death, and you’re the only one she might listen to because you’ve been through it”.
Eden might be nuts, but I can’t say I’m surprised she’s reacted that way. If it was anyone but Rinna, I’d have thought it was calculated (but she’s too impetuous for that). It might not be right up there with the type of manipulation Vanderpump is so skilled at, but it’s on the same scale.
I really enjoyed Vanderpump warning Eden off, and her and Erika joking about being the queen. It seems that Vanderpump’s confidence is actually far greater since Yolanda got axed, and her scuffles with Rinna and Eileen haven’t dented her ego one bit.
The best thing about this episode was Erika’s wig. She should have her hair cut like that, she looked phenomenal. It made her look so young, too. I didn’t realize how aging her long blonde hair is until we saw her with something different.
I find myself watching Rinna at eating situations more than hearing conversations. She will start a conversation if people are eating, actually at times, starting odd/unrelated conversations (Dubai), or, she fusses with anything she can, but she is NOT eating that I can catch. Thought maybe at the barbecue I would, but nope, fidgeting.
I agree, it is very distracting!
True, it reminded me of Weinstein last season with the pocket pizza- but then she put utensils/metal into it so it could not be eaten- one method of avoidance.
When does her disorder become a topic for discussion? it’s interesting- she appears ot have multiple topics she insists cannot be addressed, spends al her time making other people the issue- and Bravo lets her get away with it- apparently in her contract. And Eileen talked herself out of a marriage disclosure last season too. Why is that ok??
Same with the Lauritas in NJ- – they have had plenty of ugly things to say and do to their coworkers but are protected by Bravo- why do some get the special treatment, and not others? Andy’s preferences?/Not enough to make sense to viewers, for sure.
I love how these Housewives lose their shit when someone brings up drama at their events, but do it themselves at the events of others. Mind boggling.
I felt bad about Kim walking down the stairs – I know how hard stairs are when I wear heels. I’ve got bad knees and when I go out in heels I basically have to walk slowly and like a little kid, one step at a time. I think the edit of her was tacky.
The edit was tacky? That’s the least of her problems. Having her on the show borders on criminal, IMO. Don’t ask me how. There must be some kind of law against exploiting sick people.
I’d agree, except she is the exploiter- she begs to return each season, supposedly for the money, but truly for the attention, which she craves, as well as the income.
Heck, she even went on Dr PHil to get attention, in the middle of her mess, and then walked out-creating more mess. . Then she dragged her daughter on a show about moms/daughters in crisis, had NO problem letting her daughter say she has become Kim;s caregiver, but then the family pays to avoid the show’s last episode being aired, because Kim was carted off in an ambulance during that episode, as she again was unable to manage her “substances”. ,
Kim is the one exploiting the viewers – playing the victim, making all make sure she gets what she wants when she wants, and then cover for her when it doesn’t go her way. She is quite the spoiled brat, in fact. she demands she will recover on her term,s in her way, whatever that means, that day- and the family hires lawyers to make up lies for ,and cover for all of hers, as she deliberately violates court-ordered mandates that keep her out of jail.
I am at my end of patience with her- was understanding, supportive early on. but the only person, in the end, Kim cares about, is Kim.
I think the Mother/Daughter show was filmed around the same time as this, and Kim clearly wasn’t sober on that show.
I recapped all of those. And we eventually saw a heavily edited version of the finale.
http://tamaratattles.com/?s=Mother+Daughter+Experiment
Thanks much TT- can;t wait to see this. She definitely was not sober then.
I had forgotten you covered them.
But people deny that Kim is surrounded by enablers? Pffft!
I agree % but I think she struggled with the stairs because of her knee(s) and not cause she was high or drinking. And it seems like I recall one of the housewives commenting how they helped her down the stairs. That shot was unnecessary. But whatever. And I’m certain there’s a special place in Hell for folks like Andy Cohen but then I wonder if I’ll be there too, for watching.
She was claiming a foot injury at the time as the reason why she couldn’t do her community service.
And she changed bandages and what they appeared to cover, as well as her description of where her injury was, on a daily basis.
TT’s putting both of these filmings at the same times changes things for me- and makes a lot of sense. Kim was saying she had a serious wound requiring stitches, I believe, between her toes, yet the bandages she wore did not protect the area where the stitches supposedly were at all. She also said she could not wear shoes, to the judge , which was her reason for not completing her court- appointed service, – yet here she is in heels, coming down stairs. What a joke she is. She can’t keep her lies straight!!!!!
Yeah, about those stairs. I suspect she is still drug seeking and not working any damn program. She wears those high heeled shoes that under normal circumstances she can barely maneuver. Yet there she was explaining how she’s been on crutches and her Dr says this and blah blah. You went to the Dr for yet another foot, ankle, leg issue which screams Dr shopping. Yet here you are wearing heels and putting yourself in a position to fall, further injuring yourself. I’m not liking eden, but she triggered Kim when she said, We’re both sober women, right? Kim Couldn’t poker face that, plus it was code for if your working the program, why are you not owning up to your failings as an addict? That’s one of the early steps, admitting once you admit you have to acknowledge you hurt people. When your sober and working a program you have to humble yourself to that you hurt your family, you have to listen to their anger acknowledge that by doing X, Y and Z I fucked you over and screwed you, I am sorry I put you in that position. I’m sorry Lisa that I insinuated anything about your husband. It came from a place of anger and lashing out is how I reacted. Done. And the other thing addicts have to learn is that people you fucked over don’t have to forgive you, it may take years to earn any trust back if at all and you have no control over it. Sorry that all just came flying out.
I don’t expect Housewives or Kris Kardashian to be readers, but why hasn’t some PA with a comp lit degree clued them in that they should be calling these Roaring 20s parties or something? I mean unless they’re signaling that this is all corruption, tragedy, and facade? That would be brilliant.
The only one exploiting people here is KIm. I wrote a reply that I hope will be posted- will wait before repeating it , but she is using everyone and everything to get what she wants when she wants it, to be sure. In these shows and others she has been on this year, she wants attention and to believe the audience loves her, apparently.
Hey Sabrina, this is a horrible thing I’m fixing to say but here I go: I believe Mim does manipulate and her family coping skills suck but I think she is bordering on irreparable brain damage. The whole situation makes me sad. Life sucks for so many people yet we all create our own realities.
Re: the eating disorder comments about Lisa R…I had a friend who had severe bulimia/anorexia and she ended up dying four years ago this August when we were both forty-nine so I of know of what I speak. It is weird that Rinna will start a conversation and “play” with the food when it comes. I am a “foodie” so my friend felt comfortable talking to me about the yummy aspects of a recipe for example or meet somewhere for a meal, but I never saw her eat. All of that is so sad. Anyhoo I never feel right about speaking to anyone as if it’s a counseling session about any of their behaviors that might be detrimental to them etc as I have always felt that is just none of my business…yet on RHOBH, some of the cast members act like they have every right to bring up any behavior of any cast member as if it’s their business…seems strange to me…
Erika Jayne is so beautiful! Wow she was a stunner at the party. I died laughing after PK’s comment about Eileen and Rinna (which I think was rude) when Rinna said , “he’s talking about old men that are puppets!” Hahahaha! At least she had a sense of humor about it. I can’t help it, I’ve liked her ever since her old days of being Taylor McBride on Melrose Place.
Ah, what a good episode! So many things to snark about.
I hate when women (it’s usually a certain age group) act like being “unable” to cook makes them modern/cool/independent. No, ladies, it just makes you look dumb. I, looking forward to the cast mates discussing Rinna’s eating disorder.
Sick of Eden’s blogs, where each paragraph ends in a hashtag. Who the fuck does this? She’s not 16.
I firmly believe that both Eden and Dorit were brought on to be more obnoxious than LVP, so she could finally look like a sympathetic character again. How noble she looked as she defended Kyle!
I realized only late into the episode that LVP hadn’t been on yet, and I realized that I didn’t miss her.
Sick of the Kim/sobriety story. let her ride off into the sunset with a share of dignity. Or she really needs a paycheck…
LVP is looking haggard. I wish she’d get a clue and freshen her look.
Ms Love and Light Sassoon sure is quick to go for the jugular when she thinks someone’s mistreated her. She’s one angry chick. And does she ever blink??
Clever,
I think Kyle wants Kim to have the paycheck so she’ll quit mooching off her and Mauricio. But I’m with you, Kim needs to get the paycheck somewhere else, where they won’t make her sobriety a storyline year after friggin’ year.
Too funny. Do you cover all the Housewives episodes?
Nope! This is my first time. Do you think I should?
Bahahahahahahhahah!
I’m loving this season minus Eden. She adds nothing and annoys the heck out of me, at this point I’d even take Dorit back before her. She has no place in the Kim conversation..none. She wasn’t there when Kim was lashing out under the influence at the other cast members and she sure as hell hasn’t been there for Kim and Kyle’s entire life. She needs to fuck right off.
I love Erika but her telling Eden not to call Rhinna a bitch in the finale is wrong. Eden is emotionally upset and hurt. Erica who is usually objective, is biased here. She also uses way more inappropriate language when speaking to people. This is the only time I didn’t like the look on her, because she’s my favorite.