Tonight it is back to Orange County for another Saint Patrick’s Day! Let’s hope this one is not as dramatic as the one in Ireland. I hope Kelly doesn’t do the nose flicking game this time either.
Lydia, Tamra, Eddie, Doug and David are going to run a Spartan race. David seems to be training for it in preparation for running far, far away from Shannon. Shannon complains to her trainer that his training takes up too much of his time. Yes, Shannon. That is the point. He needs an excuse not to be around your menopausal meltdowns. Men do not know how to deal with them. Frankly, neither do we. Eddie looks like he has been ridden hard and put away wet. Has he lost a lot of weight or something?
Shannon meets Peggy for cake by the ocean. Or something. I do not understand why these two are meeting. Let’s watch. It’s about Vicki. Or maybe Tamra. Or maybe Tom. I am not really sure because suddenly we are talking about Peggy’s double mastectomy again. I think she had them to copy Angelina Jolie because she tells the story a bit differently each time. She told Shannon that she got tested for the Branca gene and she did not have it, but she did it anyway because her mom died of breast cancer. Do we REALLY need another cancer season? Do they not realize that we don’t want to think about all of this crap when we are watching mindless TV? Peggy is changing her story as she is telling it this time. Shannon is confused. Did she have cancer or not? Peggy is not a very good liar. Peggy says that Vicki is very compassionate about her probably not breast cancer.
So wait. They need to cast someone who will film with Vicki and be her friend so they cast Peggy with the questionable cancer story as her ride or die? WTF? Lydia the queen of prosperity religious beliefs is doing a much better job than Peggy.
Vicki’s segment began with her and Briana sitting by the pool while one of the boys is peeing in the pool that his swimming instructor is standing in. They both thought it was just fine.
I’m behind so I am going to zip through this segment with Meghan doing a modeling gig. The baby is four months old! I thought she would be more into the baby than this.
Diko and Peggy? NOE.
Vicki and Kelly get their auras read at a crystal shop. By a computer. I am not making this up. I suppose it is better than vaginal rejuvenation though. The machine tells Kelly she needs to work on communicating clearly from her heart. The machine tells Vicki she is happy and in a good place. I should point out here that Vicki is dressed up like a witch for some reason, replete with hat.
Shannon and Tamra go on a double date with their husbands. These four actually hang out a lot when it is not filming season so this won’t be as scripted. They order a giant seafood tower with dry ice. She fills Tamra in on Peggy’s unusual double mastectomy. Then she moves on to complain about David’s Spartan race obsession. In her talking head she cries and says that his training is his number one priority right now. Tamra says in her talking head that Shannon should not emasculate David in public. If even Tamra sees this, why doesn’t she tell Shannon to stop doing it?
Tamra and Peggy meet for lunch to try to clear the air between them. The problem is apparently Peggy’s constant efforts to shut down any negative conversations about Vicki like it’s her job. Because it is her job. That is what she was hired to do. And the other problem is Peggy’s resting bitch face. I think Peggy needs to stop speaking for all Armenians. I’m not Armenian and even I know she is full of misinformation.
Before they head off to the Spartan race, Doug and Lydia show their young boys a photo of someone jumping over fire to let them know what mommy is about to go do. Of course he is now convinced that they are headed off to die. Lydia is worried about the same thing. Sadly, no one died. But Tamra came close. Lydia did an amazing job.
It’s time to get to the Saint Patrick’s day event with Meghan, Shannon and Kelly. Shannon walks in the same green glitter shirt she wore in Ireland and belts out her annoying “Top of the Morning!” greeting. I’m already annoyed and just trying to make it through the last ten minutes of this crap. At the bar, they drink beer and shots of whiskey straight out of the bottle. It looks like we are going to rehash the last Saint Patrick’s Day. Why??? Shannon talks about David beating her on national TV again. She just loves to keep bringing it up. And now she is blaming Vicki for her weight gain again. Then comes the drunken apologies and the hugging it out between Shannon and Kelly.
Next week, it looks like more of the same hot mess express, only this time the ladies are cross-dressing. or something.
Ugh – sad to see that Shannon & David’s marriage seems to be in the same bad place as a couple of seasons ago. I know it’s not that much of a surprise, but I was hoping for the best for them. If only Shannon could rein it in a bit. Sometimes self-deprecation can be endearing, but Shannon is just driving everyone away. I’d still rather watch her than any scene with Peggy or Vicki, though. I want to smack Vicki every time she says they owe her an apology.
I loved the clothes that Meghan was modelling! I suffered a lot with post-partum depression, so I applaud her for being able to spend a lot of time with her daughter while also being able to find something that makes her feel like herself.
I felt bad for Lydia’s son asking about the alligators (crocodiles?). He was just shaken at that point by the image of the fire and looking for more reasons to stay upset. Poor kid.
No real point to my post – these are just my random reactions to the episode.
Nothing wrong with that, it was an interesting point of view for me to read.
Peggy was all “fresh off the boat” as usual, but oddly enough, during her production mandated meal with Tamra, her accent disappeared!
Peggy thinks she’s cute with that bloody accent of hers
this season a huge snore fest! all they do is have 2 meet for lunch and rehash the same old boring arguments, disagreements/battles!! new hw peggy brings nothing. whole new cast needed. tired of them all! all mehgan wanted was a baby, now she has one and needs to work outside the home (which she never did before w/jim) to be a good mother!
Boring! Officially decided that I can’t stand Lydia. The arm flailing and goofy schoolgirl schtick is enough already. Her mom seems like a fun grandma though, and I think Lydia might be competing with her in trying to out-do her eccentricity. Most interesting moment: the seafood tower. That’s how pathetic this season is.
I get what you’re saying, but from where I’m standing, she looks like she really enjoys her life and she and her husband really care for and support each other. Sure, there’s a lot of superficiality there-it’s Orange County. She comes from Great wealth. But she has a certain Joie de vive and lightness that she doesn’t need to maintain with pot like her mum.
Next week it will be a year since my husband abruptly walked out on my me and my son after 17 years of marriage-a year of watching him act like a stranger and I watch these women, and think how similar my problems were to theirs, just as stupid and ridiculous but how tragic they seemed at that the time; they were luxury problems and how I long to have them back. I think Lydia’s life is about as deep as a paper bag but right now, it doesn’t look too bad from where I stand. I’d crawl into that paper bag for a while. I look at Shannon and David and think, my husband left for much lesser reasons than David-I wonder if he hangs on for the girls or to save face on TV. “Let him eat the crisps!” I want to shout at the damn TV. Shannon just doesn’t get it. She needs a nice woman therapist, preferably her age who will point her to a good GYN.
Shannon’s comments on breast cancer are unbelievably ignorant! As a breast cancer survivor myself, it is extremely callous to comment on something that you obviously know nothing about There are many different types of breast cancer, and not all are hereditary! Do us all a favor, Shannon and get educated before you open your mouth!
Peggy was obviously under a doctor’s care and since her mother died from breast cancer she was also at high risk!
I don’t blame the other ladies for being confused, because Peggy keeps saying something different, including about hereditary concerns.
Thank you! You took the works right out of my mouth! Glad you’re a survivor I am too ?
*words*
I agree! My mom had breast cancer and at 44 (with crappy insurance) I am still debating on genetic testing. I know how important it is, but I just can’t afford it. After the hell I watched my mom go through, and I had the means, I would do the same as Peggy.
Yea.. not much to this season! I had high hopes for Peggy. I thought she’d be a strong, fabulous, rich wife who’d put all these women in their place! I’m not buying the little miss innocent act with her not understanding our culture. She’s been here forever. Her husband reminds me a little of Jim the husband of the NJ girl who coincidentally had a breast cancer storyline as well! Things that make you go “hmmmmmm”!
Yawn
Tamra says she has skin cancer, i hope she dies…
Really?
sorry i am just annoyed with her and shannon…
Finally. I thought I was all alone in this. Shannon Beador is the most self centered, annoying, me-me-me and what about me. Her monologues and schooling everyone on her constant need for positive affirmations while she continues to behave like a total B is laughable.Talk about a complete lack of self awareness.
YES!!!
Omg wow!!!!!
So when someone is annoyed with you Rated R, it is justified for them to hope you die? What are you, 12?
On the other hand – to be honest skin cancer is very common, my doc told me that when he found one on me (3 times already). Less tanning, Tamra!
Actually melanoma is very serious and can be fatal.
It’s also scary deadly! Melanoma is one of the most deadly cancers.
Actually its not…..unless it has penetrated all 3 skin layers into muscle, etc, the lymphatic and blood stream and most are caught early these days.
I had a melanoma at 26 and a sarcoma at 52 and survived both…obviously.
I saw the picture of Tamar’s…being on her butt and very small unlikely it has penetrated any thing but fatty tissue …if even that.
Here in australia we know how truly scary melanoma is .. it is a killer and we have ALL lost friends & family to it here
I would never wish cancer/death on anyone .. that was quite an awful comment to make above .. as much as I can’t stand Tamra I would never wish that upon anyone
Well I said sorry. How many apologies do I have to make before I get one in return?
Vicki ?
Don’t be so blase about skin cancer. My husband died at 46 from squamous cell carcinoma that metastasized. Our youngest had just graduated from HS a month before. It’s tough when your 18 year old asks what happens if her ‘Pop’ dies while she’s on her senior cruise.
If you have been blessed, even though you had melanoma, rejoice and warn others to be careful. But please don’t call it no big deal. People have usually been afraid for days and weeks before they seek help. False flags won’t help them face their problem. You are a success story; celebrate that.
Just for the record, this was over 20 years ago for my family and lots of progress has been made since we lost our loved one. I’m not usually a nag or a Debbie-downer but if you see something on your body, get it checked out.
Now, may I snidely say that this is Tammy Sue’s 2nd cancer scare? Remember the other “almost” cancer scare? It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature, Tamra. Tread carefully where angels fear to go. JS
Savage as fuck.
I am so over all of these ladies. All they ALL do is talk and bicker about each other behind each other’s backs. Do you know how many people I work with that I can’t stand but I somehow am able to overcome my disgust to be civil for the sake of my job? If I wanted to watch an all day long bitch session, all I would have to do is stand by the water cooler and not waste my time watching the same old whining episode after episode. I swear it’s like watching Groundhog Day on a loop.
Peggy’s fresh off the boat act has got to go. She’s probably a nice person but doesn’t have enough spark for the show plus I just can’t with another cancer storyline. I think Lydia’s crazy sparkle fairy dust mom should ba full-time cast member. I guarantee there’s a lot more to that woman than we can see. At least you would be interesting unlike anyone on the show this year.
Interesting idea about Lydia’s mom. I’m enjoying all of her scenes this year. For all the loopiness, she seems more grounded and mature than she first comes across.
If Peggy grew – up in the U.S. like was stated somewhere, I wouldn’t think her “accent” would be that thick. And I’m really not buying that she doesn’t know what coal is and what it means when Santa gives you coal. I try not to make up my mind about new people so quickly, but Peggy appears FAKE to me and I hate FAKE!
I tend to take people at face value. I thought maybe Peggy grew up in a home speaking Armenian, thus an accent when she speaks English. But who can attend 12 years of public school and not know what coal is, the deal with Santa, and what “in left field” means? It does boggle the mind if this is not a shtick.
I grew up in a home speaking Polish, my friends grew up in homes speaking Italian and Spanish. Not ONE ever had an accent. This is an act and a bad one at that.
Meghan wants to work now that she has a baby? Did she work when she dated Jim. She got on housewives after she married him. This seems backward. One thing I really like about Vicki is her financial independence. That is very rare for a housewife on Bravo. I also adore her house, always have. I tape all Bravo shows I watch as I have to fast-forward through most of them. . I do not like any of these women. This show in the beginning was pretty good. I really liked Jeanna Keogh. They should bring her back along with Slade’s old girlfriend Jo. This show is awful now. If it gets another season with this cast I will be surprised. Just dull and unlikable women.
100% !
Yes – Jo! She was funny and likable!
I think I remember her saying she did work in her marketing/sales job when dating jim, but not after they got married – unless you count their little boutique or side businesses.
Yes to Jenna , and add her adorable daughter who is married to a famous NFL guy.
Meghan was also on that show ” say yes to the dress” so she was obviously gagging to be on tv (as was the little girl on RHOP .. the one married to the older Aussie guy)
This show sucks.
I don’t think Peggy ever said it was cancer. I think she said it was something like a growth of abnormal cells that could be a precursor to cancer.
Maybe this show needs a NYC retool. Or at least replace Tamra.
Vicki has sooooo overstayed any interest. Same with Brianna. Heather provded some balance of intelligence, a more constructive and interesting life, and alife with ore perspective than that of a couple of women in the gym fighting with each other. They have zero of interest to say, nothing to explore, nothing in the community to share and do- they just change clothes and show off what they have,if anything.
No use of heir faith to provide support or assistance in any way that would be a compelling element of their community, -even when the opportunity arises like Kely’s mom, it is all about Kelly. How about exploring more options and making it hepful for anyone?
Thisisneither interesting,fun, believable, supportive,upscale,or constructive. It’s low,small, selfish,juvenile and measpritied or spoiled, nothing else . LA has so much to offer- why don’t we see or hear ay of it with more interesting people? This is a waste of time and energy. VIcki and Brooks destroyed it, as well as the production crew that kept her two more years. Nothing left- no glamorous homes, no fun families, just damaged egos, and climbers.
I like Vicky
Tamra is fake she is as Peggy claimed dramatic as she knows she will get screen time but comes across as phony
Shannon is a weak person never worked no self esteem not a good role model
memeMegan is ridiculous and that poor girly girl who will see these clips and realize her mother is a ninny that doesn’t want or know how to take care of her ..she seems jealous of the baby weirdo
Bring back Jeannie and her hot children who went to Stanford educated hit kids
Bring on some interesting divorce or something the only one to save is Vicky and bring back Jeannie
Yes X 1000. You summed this show up. Period.
LOVE
She stated it on her blog that she had very early stage cancer, Ductal Carcinoma in situ. But the other night it seemed like she was telling Shannon she did not, it’s very confusing.
Did Eddie call Vicki a bitch or was I hearing things? Ok Eddie I see you Queen yaaaas lol and that conversation with Peggy and Shannon was awkward and forced. At this point the show has run it’s course and bravo keeps renewing OC because they can, let this city go.
Honestly I think they should start over and get an all new cast. Same with Jersey. I would welcome Heather back for one episode just to see her house.
It was painful to watch the interaction between Shannon and David. Their marriage is clearly over. His affair was horrible and how she treats him is horrible.
Shannon is the only person on this show that brings anything real. I find her kind of endearing. I also think her marriage has been terrible for years. People always comment that she treats David badly, but I think David is passive-aggressive. David made a snide comment on camera about her taking a small piece of bread to eat. I suspect he comments on her eating and weight when the cameras aren’t rolling. Then to wait for a camera to come, and walk in while she was preparing some awful low-calorie dish and stuffing his mouth with chips while staring her straight in the eye…….it was mean. Sometimes its harder to deal with that kind of a man than one who is being more overtly abusive. I think he resents her for having to leave a woman he loved. I wish her all the best but I don’t think the best for her is this marriage. As for her weight, it isn’t much. She was a size 00 before the gain. I think she’s still smaller than most Americans. Everything else on the show is fake. Tamra is trying to create drama and arguments where they don’t exist. And Eddie looks very angry at Tamra. If you watch the dinner scene of them alone without sound the body language is bad. She’s going at this angle of using her daughter leaving and her sudden disgust for divorce to end things with Eddie and use her daughter as the excuse. It’s weak and I don’t think Eddie is going for it. She’ll have to pay him off.
I agree with everything you said especially with David and Shannon. David is not the poor me character he likes to portray, this is the man that paraded his mistress around and took her for Sunday dinners with the family that dislike his wife, and that assault charge which Shannon likes to deny is real. Shannon has her faults but no one can deny she isn’t working hard to “keep her family together.”
She needs to put a cork in her marriage at this point. It’s over and has been for a long time. It’s awkward watching them interact and even more awkward that they behave this way in front of their children. Those poor girls are watching their mother lose her mind and their father checking out. I get that Shannon was obviously damaged by her own parents divorce and that’s why she’s hanging onto David but I think the girls would be better off if they separated. She should have cut him loose when he was having the affair. He obviously fell in love with that woman considering he brought her to meet his family and even left Shannon on her birthday to be with her. Why would you want to keep a man who doesn’t want you? I don’t get it.
Someone mentioned the TT column reloading multiple times. This happens to me, too. Is there a fix? It has reloaded 7 times just now.
We’re working on a fix. It’s been an ongoing problem.
I can’t believe that one of the people they brought in to support Vicki IS SOMEONE WITH ANOTHER SUSPICIOUS CANCER STORY!
What were they thinking????
Vicki the only real one
The people who cast these shows still haven’t figured out that just being beautiful isn’t enough. Meghan King Edmonds is gorgeous but boring, as was Kristin Taekman. Neither had anything in their lives except their husband and kids (or stepdaughter and later new baby). Also Kelly Bensimon.
The ones who lasted the longest have been the Vickie Gunvalson or Ramona Sanger types. That whole Dallas group is a prime example! I’m from Dallas and never heard of any of them. (I haven’t watched this year but heard that one of Jimmy and Carl Westcott’s daughter-in-laws, so that’s something.)
Generally, OLDER women are more interesting! So many people have said they’d rather watch Lydia’s mother than Lydia. Ditto with Tinsley’s mother (Dale). On Southern Charm Savannah people were fascinated by the older ladies’ bridge group and less-so by the younger drink-and-go’crabbin’ bores.
I cannot believe that Bravo keeps bringing Vicki back. She is repulsive and just doubles down on her lies. The only women willing to be her ride or die pals are also repulsive twats.
To summarize, we want the cast to be: Jo from Season 1, Lydia’s mom, Heather (for her house?), and maybe Shannon. Maybe Jeanna K. Let’s bring Lizzie back too. It makes sense —- each of these women showed us more of their real lives and spent less time worrying about fights with the other women.
Disagree wholeheartedly. Most men live a life of quiet desperation, and that is what Shannon’s husband is doing. He is constantly nagged, hen pecked, belittled, and criticized in front of God and everyone and then in turn has to apologize to Shannon because he has it coming. And, Shannon does the same to everyone, Meghan, Heather, Lydia, Kelly, and Vicki. Please, their is no pleasing this ignoramus and being schooled on her sensitivity has gotten real old
Amen.
Totally right!! (and I love the term “quiet desperation”–so apt)
The hilarity of Vicki saying she’s going to “punish shannon and tamra for what they did to her, not being her friend” . Holy fuck, Vicki, you scammed people about cancer, you have no leg to stand on to preach to people about what they ought not to do, nevermind be indignant about why they won’t be your friend anymore. This woman is beyond delusional.
I get why Shannon is upset, their relationship is not going well, he’s working out all the time. And while working out is a good thing, doing it to excess to avoid your wife, family, etc. is not healthy. Maybe if David met her halfway and cut back on the schedule, she would be more inclined to participate with him in his workouts. Compromise. I feel for both of them, they appear to be in pain and they aren’t communicating with each other well. She shouldn’t put their business out in front of friends that way, save it for the therapy sessions where it may be productive. At the dinner table you’re just going to make your friends uncomfy and your husband embarrassed.
So I see next week Kelly completely loses all semblance of control over her mouth and temper again and attacks Meghan’s parenting. This woman is a fucking animal. Zero self control. It is not adult behavior to go for the worst possible, most horrible thing you can say to a person anytime you feel slighted or upset. She does this habitually and admits it. It’s insane. Get some control over yourself, you’re a 40 something year old woman, you should know how to reign yourself in a little more. I cannot stand people like that. She calls Shannon oversensitive and emotional, she is worse, she cannot take any heat without going completely nuclear on people.
This show is waaaaaaaaaay past its expiration date. Shannon has been a castrator to her husband from day one – she sucks the air right out of a room when she enters – it’s either going to be ALL ABOUT HER ALL THE TIME or nothing at all. She’s tremendously manipulative and horrendously needy. NOTHING, absolutely nothing her husband would try to do to make her happy will ever succeed. And if she does the “Top o’ of the morning” thing one more time I swear my hair is going to fall out. Someone needs to educate her that the Irish do not speak like that. Vicki is despicable and has no redeeming qualities. Tamra has been getting away with nasty, self-centered, vicious behavior from the beginning – she gives new meaning to ‘toxic’. And, for her to drag her daughter through this mess is inexcusable. Tamra is definitely the world’s first living heart donor. These women do NOTHING for our society or our country – they are vapid, self-indulgent harridans that have no morals, values or virtues. I would have thought that Vicki’s and Brook’s FAKE CANCER storyline would have put this Show six feet under. BRAVO should also close down for bringing this scourge to our televisions.
When will bravo realize… we don’t like the cast and the show!
I don’t usually comment on what these women wear, but wtf was Vicki wearing when she went to the aura place? That dress was so short! I really don’t think that snatch-grazing skirt lengths are appropriate for 60 year old grandma’s. We don’t need to see it!
@vickie80 I actually thought vicki’s legs looked really good .. why shouldn’t she enjoy her body while she still has it? Plenty of time to cover up completely
I agree…. her legs are good but I still don’t need to see her snatch…. in fact, I don’t need to see anyone’s snatch lol!
Why oh why is Tamra training with a full head of hair extensions & the front clipped up like a shar pei that’s just been to the dog groomers?
Of course Shannon & David’s marriage is in trouble. Everyone that has a renewal of vows ceremony on tv (to quash rumours of marriage problems) then has marriage problems/divorce.