Andy Cohen literally starts part three with a montage of penis conversations, with an occasional boob and vagina. I need a lot of foreplay before I have to recap anal sex conversations. Andy is providing no lube at all. The first question goes to Tinsley, “So, Tinsley…was it the booze that made you OPEN UP about the anal sex?” And we’re off on a race to the bottom. So to speak. Apparently, Topper gave Tinsley a stern talking to after that episode aired. Sonja jumps right in to chastise Tinsley, “You don’t talk about the families on television.” Bethenny shoots back, ” The families? What are you the godfather?” Sonja seems to think that since she married a Morgan she needs to school Tinsley on what not to say in public about prominent families. She then talked about the problems within Tinsley’s marriage to Topper. She was a social butterfly and he’d prefer to stay home. According to Sonja who is somehow and expert on the topic of Tinsley’s marriage. Bethenny again responds because Tinsley needs a moment to pick up her jaw off the floor. Bethenny says, “Yeah, but now she has a mugshot and talks about anal sex on TV!”
wow.
A viewer asks why Sonja is pretending to be offended by discussions of anal sex when he she has a history of discussing pirates plundering her booty in previous seasons.
Our friend Ramona the narcissist and sociopath says she doesn’t have sex on her dates. She lets him please her and then sends him home. That’s exactly how her friendships work also. As Bethenny says, “That sounds exactly like you.” Ramona, ever clueless laughs and nods in agreement.
We move on to Ramona bringing up Bryn in relations to Bethenny’s soft core porn from two decades ago. I am amazed at how it too Bethenny a split second while remaining expressionless to come up with,”Yeah, Diane Sawyer came by the playground and she did an interview.” She did not miss a beat.
When Andy asks why she decided to bring up a movie from years before when she did, Ramona starts lying our of her lie hole like a liar. She gives all the bizarre details about her friend Nicole and the Bermuda Triangle and her daughter’s college. Just say you area cunt, Ramona. Just say, “Andy, I am jealous as fuck of Bethenny I was trying to destroy her. But I couldn’t. So I gave up. And plus, I really needed screen time because nothing about my life is interesting.” JUST SAY IT.
Ramona tries to sell that she was bringing up Bryn out of a place of kindness. Bethenny point out that no one in the world believes that. Bethenny lists off a fraction of the crap Ramona has done to her and then asks her what Bethenny has done to deserve done to her to deserve this kind of treatment. Ramona whines and make full-throated victim noises.
The funniest thing so far other than all the crazy faces (thanks to Lady C for capturing those) is that Skinnygirl’s corporate twitter account tweeted to Ramona after disparaging Bethenny’s brand, “It’s alright, we don’t like you either, Ramona.” Perfect.
Bethenny points out that Ramona is incapable of being happy for other people. Ramona goes on about how happy she is. See the quick pivot back to Ramona’s point of view? Carole and Luann are both backing up Bethenny. Dorinda and Sonja are agreeing with Bethenny as well.
Ramona denies drinking while on Xanax in Mexico. Sonja rolls her eyes and shakes her head at the lie.
Andy moves in to Sonja’s Home For Wayward It Girls. Tinsley says she was at the lowest point in her life and at first, Sonja’s jabs seemed fun at first and then they seemed malicious. Sonja keeps spinning all these stories that Tinsley murmured never happened. They are fighting like two squirrels in a burlap sack over things that I thought ended with the big Thank You Party By Bravo. There is nothing new or interesting here. Sonja is lying again about not being the source of the Page Six story.
Everyone agrees the Mexico trip was epic. Bethenny even got up to act out the drunken fun using the coffee table.
All of the viewers want to know why Ramona, who was barely invited to the trip thought she deserved the best room. And spends a lot of time getting the complete breakdown on who Sonja made out with in Mexico. The answer was clear on the episode. Everyone except Ramona. They don’t make out because they are like sisters. I feel like they share a brain, and only one of them can use it at a time. Or maybe one gets to use it the entire season.
When Dorinda slammed the knife into the table, she did it with such force that her hand left the handle and slide across the full length of the blade. When she woke up with blood in her bed the next morning, she didn’t remember what happened and thought she got a random period.
Bethenny is sort of emotional talking about how people don’t want to hear about her success. No, Bethenny that is not it. They are tired of being required to go to every scene that doesn’t even have a thin veil to cloak the fact it is a SkinnyGirl promotion when either don’t show up at all or just do a drop in for their scenes.
They do the “rose and thorn” of the season. Both of Carole’s were political. Then they all have tequila!
It is Finnish Ed. Except it’s not. Next week, same bat time, same bat station, we have Lu’s one on one with Andy in The Hamptons to talk about her divorce.
LOVE the Bethenny picture. OMGosh, lololol. I haven’t watched yet and I haven’t read your post yet, but the pic is everything.
So, this reunion is four parts? Wow. Haven’t watched yet. Not sure that I can stomach anymore Ramona. Ugh.
No, I don’t think the Luann interview is considered part of the reunion, it’s just it’s own special 🙂
Sonja chastising Tinsley behavior on the Mortimer name was rich. Like Sonja ( who has to have a snatch guarding buddy) is Miss Decorum. Doubt the Morgan’s think highly of her. I wish Tinsley had said what broke up your marriage Sonja.
Yep. I was thinking that with each passing season, it becomes more and more clear why Mr. Morgan discarded her.
(And I choose the word discarded quite intentionally.)
It’s practically unbelievable at this point that she was ever part of one of “the families”.
You’re correct ericzku and I believe this is one of the reasons Sonja resents Tinsley.
Tinsley is still close with her ex husband, still has family money, ran a successful handbag company that was very popular in Japan, Tinsley and Carol were invited to the Winter Ball that was written about in the society pages and other places in the press and to add the list Tinsley now has a very successful new boyfriend and is starring in TV commercials for his company.
Sonja would kill for her ex to even acknowledge her and to be associated with the life she once had.,
Tinsley could never make that kind of comeback before the conversation would move on. She takes too long to think of a reply. She is at a disadvantage in this group because most of the others are really quick with strong replies and often wit. Watching Dorinda and Bethaenny argue on the Mexico trip was a work of art! Two expert arguers, both Alpha females.
And here I was getting all melancholy over the end of the season only to read your recap and realize what a collosial waste of 23 hours of my life was spent hearing a bunch of made for tv crapola from middle aged women pippin out their make believe lives. Until next season where I’ll romanticize it once again…..
Sharp and sassy. Thanks, TT. Like downing a shot of the good tequila. Whatever that is, these days. 😉
Great recap!
Great season, but lackluster reunion. I felt like this reunion everything was addressed in part 1. Part 3? BEYOND FILLER!
Ramona is just psycho, just astonishingly devoid of any self awareness of any kind. I cannot stand her anymore. Bethenny’s right, she was remarkably restrained in her responses to Ramona’s bs this season.
I enjoyed this season and this part of the reunion reminded me why I still watch RHONY and have not consistently watch RHOC since season 8. Unlike the OC ladies, these ladies can be in the same room and actually have fun even when fighting.
These ladies fight but also move on and I can’t think of one of their cast trips that they have allowed to be ruined by drama(I’m look at you Lisa Rinna and the Dubai trip).
I would love to see Bethenny, Carol, Tinsley , Dorinda and Luann return next season.
Ramona and Sonja can go because I fail to see what they add to the show.
I agree LaNY, there’s something less toxic about the RHONY cast than most others. I think they actually run in the same circles and there are some genuine friendships.
They’re able to have epic fights, but quickly move on and laugh at each other. The Beverly Hills ladies spent an entire season fighting about panties and Orange County talks about the same thing every week!
I am in the same camp regarding the franchises. NY is just smarter, sharper, funnier. Maybe because most of them are not blithering idiots.
It was heartwarming to see the ladies laughing at themselves & each other when reviewing their Mexico trip especially Luann ‘ s drunkenness, she really is a hoot!?
Bethenny & Luann are champs at surviving, but Ramona & Sonja are toxic in their wallowing & just try to bring others down. Would like to see them both gone. Tinsley has brought a good heart to the show that brings out the best in most of the others & I’d like to see more of that spirit in future seasons. Begone, witches, begone!
I just watched all three hours of the re-union show. Pretty good. These women aren’t as poisones as
other HW shows. I like all the women, except Ramona, of course, but don’t want to get rid of her. She is
sort of the catalyst for the upsets and chaos among the women. I love Dorinda. There is something so
warm and down to earth about her. I haven’t seen her act in devious ways. She can laugh at herself.
My heart goes out to Luanne. Maybe she did love this snake she married and now she’s hurting and humiliated. Sonja is still a slut, stupid and clueless, but seems happy in her ignorance. OMG, Bethanny
sure married a loser and a crazy man. In the beginning he seemed so normal, his parents appeared to be normal and welcoming. What a horrible mess to try to get out of. Many years ago, I divorced my first husband and it took almost four years to get it finished with a decree. I sure hope Bethenny gets some peace. What can I say about Carole. I guess she’s around to provide some sanity to the show?
Although her upper class entitlement does drive me crazy. She is so intellectually superior to ordinary
people, and we should all just stop thinking for ourselves and ask her how to navigate the world. Oh, and
also let her tell us all how to vote. I’ve kept the November election night recording so I can watch it
every once in awhile, so I can see that every once in awhile one of those “upper class elites” get a kick
in the teeth.
Was mostly with you until the end, wireless mom. Upper class elites are far removed from the majority of us getting a “kick in the teeth” these days by the Trump presidency. I do, however, appreciate the insight into the thinking of Trump supporters, and I am not saying that with sarcasm.
I agree about Carole. It seemed pretentious to me that she both her rose and her thorn were political issues. It’s a little cold/abstract/removed from her emotions. Wouldn’t the break-up (or taking a break) with Adam have been a thorn?
I agree with all you’ve said. Were I Queen and allowed to cast this I’d only keep Ramona if she spent the season silently in a dunk tank while the others took out their frustrations with an unlimited amount of baseballs.
Oddly, I have zero recall of part two. But this episode was really great. It’s like a perfect episode for a reunion. Questions answered and everyone having fun and enjoying the season.
It was a really good wrap up, and I am already waiting and hoping for the same cast next season.
(Sadly, I’m sure not anxiously awaiting RHOA or RHNJ, at all)
I hope Bethenny’s comments about Luann moaning about the endless Skinny Girl promo aren’t going to cause her to go after Lu next season.
Every year, she seems to identify a target over the break, and then come in hot the following year looking for trouble with that person. She was fine with Luann the first year she returned, then they had some kind of awkwardness over the summer when Luann wanted to film with the RHOBH girls, so Bethenny decided to come back hating her (to the extent she tried to ruin her engagement). Then last year, it came out at the reunion that Ramona had previously been interested in Tipsy Girl, so Bethenny came in this year looking for an argument with her. She’ll claim she was fine with Ramona until the comment about Bryn, but it’s not true – she was actually making digs about Ramona from Episode 1 this season, and Ramona was stupid enough to fall into the trap Bethenny laid for her (and I say that as a huge Bethenny and Skinny Girl fan).
I hope next season isn’t Luann’s turn. We’ve already seen the digs about Palm Beach and the penthouse from Bethenny, and there was a nasty comment on the finale about Luann “not being a socialite anymore because she lives in a one-bedroom and isn’t in a countess”. Hopefully the divorce will force Bethenny to leave Lu alone.
Johnny,
I tried to come to the site through my email notifications regarding comments and the address had the old address with the httpS again. Can you tell me how you got to the site for this particular comment and if it was the same method you normally use?
These tech issues are going to be the death of me. Grrrr.
Sorry you’re having these tech problems, TT! I’d be completely lost.
I came to the homepage and then clicked on this post to leave my original comment above, but clicked reply on the email notification for this one. Both methods are working ok for me – I’ve been pretty fortunate with these tech issues, I’ve been able to access the site fine except for the Kenya/RHOA post yesterday (which crashed and reloaded a few times).
That is so weird.
I think I have the reloading issue resolved. KNOCK ON WOOD. While all the tech issues are being resolved, I’ve gotten a lot of good news this week that requires electronic signatures and I am electronic signature impaired so that is a whole different deal. I just want to go to sleep and wake up to a clean house with food in it and a functioning site. lol.
A girl can dream.
total agreemnt w/spunky 2015 !!! Sonja’s marriage to a Morgan has been long gone and she doesn’t move on!!! still in the rundown townhouse, still talks as though she’s a Morgan and part of NYCs high society. totally jealous of tinsley, especially since she has found a new, wealthy man. sonja’s behavior and lifestyle has been unbelievable – burlesque, drunken escapades that have ended up on page six, sex w/total strangers/20 somethings, anyone!!!! it’s very surprising she hasn’t lost custody of her daughter!!! what a role model for her daughter!!!
Re: the source of the Page Six stories. Gretchen Rossi and Slade claimed in a recent interview that Ramona was the source of the Page Six stories. I’d like to believe it was not Sonja but considering the source of this information it’s probably not true. Are Gretchen and Slade just trying to make themselves relevant again or do they have a grudge against Ramona or both?
Ha Ha “victim noises” . I never heard the phrase before Cody BB19. I use the line all the time now.
Me too! At least Cody was good for something.
Please no more Ramona and Sonja. They need to be retired from RHONY.
I really enjoyed this season for the most part. Wasn’t sure about Tinsley until a few episodes in and now I love her. Glad to see Carole back to being witty instead of pretending she’s Carrie Bradshaw. Nothing is funnier than drunk Dorinda with subtitles! I can deal with everyone on NYC overall.
That being said, there’s not one other Real Housewives franchise I can still tolerate. RHOC is painful to watch so I don’t. I can’t stand NJ and Beverly Hills is recycled crap. I don’t ever need to see Kim Richards again. Atlanta is a screaming match and with Nene and Kim returning, no thank you! Potomac and Dallas aren’t even worth mentioning.
..do Carole’s boobs look biggger than previous seasons? She keeps talking about them and showing them off..fascinating! Meh season about nothing. The ladies don’t really do anything anymore specific to their lives and careers- apart from Bethenny and yes Tamara! We are all tired of skinnygirl appearing in every scene in every location. How could anyone be jealous of someone who bemoans her life and gets mad for lack of sympathy even though she won’t talk about it. We’re just supposed to know. None of these ladies are hurting for cash. I doubt they wish they more rich. Sonja , maybe. MVA goes to Dorinda. She’s probably the most honest and amusing personality.
Slightly off-topic, but I noticed on Bethenny’s Twitter that she’s raising funds and gifts for Houston – I think more than $250k last time I looked, and she’s going there with a team of 200 volunteers to give stuff out. I know there are probably more obvious organizations to donate to than BStrong, but she said that Dress for Success has identified vulnerable women who were already in need before Hurricane Harvey for them to focus their efforts on so it’s a really nice way of targeting your contributions.
She’s also mentioned which Housewives have given to BStrong, namely Lisa Rinna, Ramona (“a substantial amount”), and Tinsley ($10,000). Ramona has irritated me all season, and I do think she has sociopathic tendencies, but there’s a heart in there somewhere….
Or she’s trying to buy Bethenny’s friendship/forgiveness/better edit next season.
I hate to admit it, but Ramona probably is about that cold and self-involved….
I was impressed with Lisa Rinna for donating to Bethenny’s efforts. They’re on different casts and she doesn’t have much to gain by contributing, so at least I feel like I can trust her intentions. I got the impression on the last season of RHOBH that she and Harry do lots for charity (both time and $) that we’ll never even see, she seems really committed to Project Angel Food in particular.
Yup.
Tinsley’s husband must have been morti(mer)fied and livid at Tinsley’s anal sex reveal. Seriously, don’t these women think about their exposing of other people when they open their mouths?