I was hoping for some better production on RHOBH since Atlanta and Jersey have both been a hot mess this season. However, before the show even starts they’ve done something stupid. Apparently, they could not come up with any new titles and decided to call this episode Stronger Than Ever. This is the exact same name as the first episode of last season. So all the cable networks are pulling up the season seven show information and calling this episode a repeat from 2016. I’d also like to point out that Stronger Than Ever is a dumb title in the first place and surely not worthy of using twice.
The good news is that we will have four trips this season and the first one begins tonight when the girls take a birthday trip to Vegas. They will also go to fashion week in NYC, take an all cast to Berlin, and Erika and Rinna will jet off to Tokyo with Erica’s girls who had a big modeling gig there.
Have we ever seen Erika’s closet? It’s to die for. Erika is thrilled that she has been parodies on SNL. They’ve actually done her at least twice. She had to know about the first time because they played Expen$ive, and she would have gotten a check for that. Right? Kyle and LVP both say they never got to go see Erika on DWTS.
Rinna’s kids are still kinda bratty. Shocker.
For some reason Dorit is going to be introducing Teddi to the group. It’s clear this is the first time they have met. Dorit’s weird accent thing is already driving me bonkers. Dorit tell Teddi about one of her best friends, Lisa. Oh Lord.
Kyle has shown us two new Birken bags in the first twenty minutes. Erika says that DWTS was a huge challenge for her, but she’d love to do an All Stars because now she knows how the game is played. I’d love to see her back on.
Birthdays are the new vaginal rejuvenation of Bravo production companies. I heard RHOA was thinking about doing a 50th party for Nene even though her birthday didn’t fall during the filming season. I don’t think they did though. The premise for the Vegas trip is that Erika, Dorit and Rinna all have birthdays around the same time. Rinna and Erika are not really down with Dorit, but an all cast trip is an all cast trip. Usually.
We are getting a lot of Teddi interviews. I’m not sure how I feel about her just yet.
Dorit and PK are still acting like the own the house they lived in. She’s telling us that they lived in Miami for five months while it was renovated. Now there is this big production about moving back in. The thing is if she is claiming that this is the same house as last season, the actual owners sold the house months ago. In other bizarro Dorit story line news, she takes Teddi to lunch to meet LVP and talk about horses. LVP invites Teddy to Vegas. Dorit poisons the pot with Teddi about Rinna and Erika. As it turns out Teddi has a birthday this week too.
The ladies all meet up at the airport. Except for Lisa Rinna who is in NYC with her kids but is going to try to get there. In fact she calls to let Kyle know she will be flying into Vegas that night. One the flight, Vanderpump spills an entire drink in Kyle’s new Birkin bag. Kyle and LVP share the Presidential Suite. There is a weird scene where Kyle brings up keeping her friendship with Rinna separate from her relationship with her sister. Then she says she saw Harry Hamlin while out hiking and he told her that she needs to do something about her sister and she needs to never be around the girls again. Are we going to blame Rinna for Kim not being on RHOBH this season? She is not going to be on at all, and I found that a little odd. In other news, Kim was back in court this week and apparently petted enough horses to meet her 450 hours of community service. Now all she has to do is stay out of trouble for another year and her arrest issues will be behind her. Kyle doesn’t appear to care for Rinna much this season.
Dorit has been taking a glam squad with her every time she travels with the show ever since she found out that Erika brings hers. It so ridiculous. She doesn’t have anywhere near the money that Erika has.
We end with the arrival of Rinna to the presidential suite where everyone except Erika Jayne has already arrived.
Next week: The Vegas trip is in full swing and Erika’s already being a bitch to Teddi. I hope we don’t get bitchy, stuck-up DWTS Erika Jayne this season. The group seems to already be aligning against Rinna this season.
I have a feeling Rinna could get screwed this season. LVP was waiting patiently for revenge until she could assemble a more useful ally than Dorit (who failed dismally with the “make Rinna look like a pill popper” task), and Rinna went and handed Vanderpump the golden goose when she claimed to be Kim’s “meal ticket” at the reunion, because now Kyle will probably participate merrily in a Rinna takedown.
I don’t mind Rinna’s kids as much as I probably should. They’re bratty, but apparently half of Hollywood has been abused and developed a drug habit by 16, so Harry and Lisa have done the best job they could in the circumstances! They do at least appear keen to work and have some ambition.
Teddi is a bit nondescript so far. Her Vegas outfit was a poor choice given the bruises all over her legs.
So you think LVP is still pissy about Rinna outing her in the Munchausen thing?
I’ve never gotten over Rinna’s kids snerling up their noses when Rinna took them to her hometown. They were extremely rude and classist. The older one is clearly pissed that the younger one is modeling now too.
I didn’t notice Teddi’s legs. I did notice that she was pretty much nekkid and I was wondering if perhaps her clothes were in the Presidential Suite somewhere and she was going to put them on before they went out. She’s a married mother. Why is she about to wander around Vegas half nekkid?
I sort of vacillate on LVP’s true feelings towards Rinna. She does seem to genuinely enjoy herself when they’re getting along, but she also enjoys sticking the knife in when opportunity arises, and she revels in it whenever Rinna’s in the hot seat. Kyle is one of the most forgiving women on any of these shows, so hopefully she’ll just move on from the Kim/Rinna stuff, but I wouldn’t be surprised if LVP drips poison in her ear if given an opportunity.
That said, LVP has been raving about this season in interviews. If she was at war with Rinna (or anyone), she’d be whining and playing the martyr like she usually does when she gets exposed, so hopefully that’s a sign that they’re at peace. Perhaps the Rinna-Erika axis is just too strong for her to take on!
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“She also enjoys sticking the knife in when opportunity arises, and she revels in it whenever Anyone But Her is in the hot seat.
I would wander around half nekkid all the time if I looked like Teddi and was megarich.
I agree.
I always find your assessment spot on Johnny. I agree that LVP has been waiting patiently but I don’t think LVP will have a complete cake walk because I read an interview where she mentioned a spat with Kyle in passing. It seems that LVP is no longer in a position to dominate Kyle and I for one and hoping for Season 1 Kyle to reappear and I hope to see more of the confident Kyle from last season.
I can’t wait to see what it is about Teddi that seems to rub Ericka the wrong way or maybe that’s just editing?
How is Dorit able to pull off the farse of owning that home when they clearly do not. Is she & PK going to move mid season? I’m confused.
She’s still living there, you can see it in her Instagram stories. I’m wondering if they were renting and now own it. My neighbor just rented their house for a year before buying it.
The house that they show in the before/after photos is clearly the same house. Wall vents and ceiling lights were all in the same place and the oddly angled walls were the same. So I’m confused that Tamara says that they don’t own or even live there. Someone sure went through a lot of trouble and expense to remodel that house.
The house sold recently. It was then we learned that PK and Dorit were not the owners.
I am confused as well because if they had to move out for a remodel, why would they move back in if the house was going on the market? Maybe Bravo paid to rent it out during filming.????
I just laughed at that whole scene about their housing situation, because it’s very strange and impossible to untangle.
The guy selling that house is the same guy who owns the SLS Hotels – which, funnily enough, is the hotel PK and Dorit stayed at during most of their trip to Miami, so I guess they have some kind of friendship or arrangement with their landlord. Bravo footing the bill would make a lot of sense, because the agent with the listing just happened to be Mauricio (I imagine Bravo would go straight to him if they were going to rent a fake house for a Housewife).
Did Dorit ever give Teddi a straight answer about what they were up to in Miami? I was immediately suspicious about her evasiveness on that because you know what they say about Miami – it’s a sunny place for shady people!
On the subject of real estate, I liked Teddi’s house a lot. It was comparatively “normal”, and I liked the decor – I’m not usually into bright colors (especially not blue, too cold), but their house seemed really inviting and personal to them. A big improvement on the cookie-cutter McMansions we see so often. I’ll have to look and see if Bravo post a tour of her home online as they sometimes do, I’m always interested in their houses. I loved the tile in Erika’s kitchen during the “where is the sugar” filler scene, too.
I am so happy Kim will not be on at all; I have never been a fan and I like the version of Kyle we get sans Kim. This episode flew by, season looks fun.
Thank you to the Hamlins’ for finally getting Kim off this show. I want that IV cocktail.
Teddi doesn’t seem like a fit but nice and very pretty.
Erika looked horrible in her interviews tonight. Glam squad not doing her any favors for such a beauty.
Dorit does seem like a poser but dresses beautifully. Poor little boy looks like PK.
I think Jagger is adorable! He seems much happier. It’s nice to see he’s talking and good for Dorit that she got him into early invention for his speech, “difficulties”. So many parents procrastinate for a variety of reasons and miss those precious early years.
I also rely love Kyle and find her life interesting and fun to watch ONLY when Kim is not on. It is painful to watch Kyle on seasons Kim is on. I also like to think their relationship and just Kim in general are healthier not on I don’t like Kim at all but big Kyle fan.
*really
I have no problem with the over the top name brand dropping. It’s what we tune in for, right? All those closets to die for. Nevermind, I don’t have enough clothes to fill one. I have NO problem with Kyle making a deal with the devil Harry Hamlin to not have to carry the monkey on her back called Kim on the show anymore. She made her break WAY back in the limo when she told everyone how she and Mauricio had been supporting Kim since their mom died. It was excruciating watching the old reunions today knowing what we know now. Kyle has held Kim’s secrets for ever. I am glad she can move on and let Kim sink or swim with no regret.
No Kim this season is great news! Hope she NEVER comes back on the show.
Ha-ha, I just got my email about your take on Bev-hills and I had left a comment under Floribama so oops my bad. I never really liked Kim either, she always seemed like she was a bit ditzy and all the time not just when she was drinking. I think its pretty sad that these women can’t even do their own hair and make-up, thats just crazy. It looked like it was gonna be a good season, but we will see. So who does Rinna have on her side now? anyone anyone?? lol I never realized that LV rode her horse every single day tho, or was that just said so she and Teddi would become besties? All I could think of was her riding her mini pony, and thought ” This can’t be good for the poor thing” , lol
I think the only ones who travel with a glam squad are Erika and Dorit. I don’t understand Dorit’s looks requiring particular hair and makeup people beyond the standard ones Bravo provides for looks to show up right on tv and under bright lights.
Dorit sometimes has french braid pigtails which are cute but any teen girl can learn to do them herself! I don’t remember exactly how Erika does braids (I think she had a big fat sausage roll of a braid on WWHL Doorbells of Christmas) but I know they are very elaborate~~ like ribbons and Christmas lights strung through them, and extensions added to fatten up the braids.
Dorit’s looks honestly could be dont by the Bravo staff. It’s generally just slapping on a wig.
Ha-ha, I just got my email about your take on Bev-hills and I had left a comment under Floribama so oops my bad. I never really liked Kim either, she always seemed like she was a bit ditzy and all the time not just when she was drinking. I think its pretty sad that these women can’t even do their own hair and make-up, thats just crazy. It looked like it was gonna be a good season, but we will see. So who does Rinna have on her side now? anyone anyone?? lol I never realized that LV rode her horse every single day tho, or was that just said so she and Teddi would become besties? All I could think of was her riding her mini pony, and thought ” This can’t be good for the poor thing” , lol
Rinna has Erika Jayne.
And I don’t believe that LVP rides a horse every day. I think she just feeds her mini horses. I don’t believe much of anything she says.
So far very over produced but lots of glitzy fancy things to look at. I only just noticed the missing Eileen. Bye Rinna, your big old mouth and outlandish comments have won you no friends, my bet is she will try to climb in Ericas butt.
Rinna is perfection.
And Rinna is very entertaining as well. That’s what counts in my book. I had to FF Dorit this episode. Her over annunciation of English is irritating to me. And her facial expressions are ridiculous. The constant “mouth hanging open in shock” comes off as phoney. And her style does tend to copy Erika’s. She needs to find her own.
I am so glad to see BH.
Loved being irritated with Dorit’s ridiculous voice, loved seeing Rinna’s spoiled girls and hearing her say she is a momager who will keep them simple while they say they want to hire someone to pack for them. Loved production laughing at almost each oft hem at one point or another. Adored the closets. And the Birkins . Could not believe Dorit thinks she should/could compete with Erika—-farce( on makeup or anything, for that matter) !! – and all her lies!!!
I’m thrilled Kim won’t be back- a sure no one would insure her. Not missing Eileen –
I think those franchises showing now, Atlanta and NJ, really pale in comparison and appear pitiful in contrast- from the depth of the women to their intelligence to their wardrobes. Both should just shut operation now. All Bravo should keep are the ones that remain aspirational, which are NY and BH. Maybe Dallas for a season more.
I know Bravo has close to a year’s worth of entertainment, but the RH franchise is dead and buried, as we have all agreed. Save the best and delete the others pronto, Andy. Time for new .
By the way, has any one of these women openly acknowledged what is now very common knowledge and agreed, that Yolanda has a mental problem, and that was a nonsense, with Muchhausen as good a term as any other to describe it? These women were taken and allowed a season to be eaten up with her lies and nonsense- – she ran a fleece operation from her house and BH show. And succeeded.
They should have listened to TT and us. At least, David and his attorneys should have.
I’m sure they’ve all said it to each other-how could they not? I was watching a re-run and I’m still amazed at how manipulative she was to each of them. If they dared said a word questioning her illness, it was, “Boo-hoo, how could you pick on a sick woman with a 20 foot worm in her head!” Or whatever the hell it was THAT WEEK. Remember when she had to go the hospital because her brain was swollen?? Wtf? Every, “doctor” visit was the, “the worst they’ve ever seen!” with Yolanda. They were kind of afraid of her by the end.
They’ve picked on Vicki for years after, “Cancer-gate” but I think Yolanda was FAR worse. Yolanda schemed for years and went to incredible lengths to perpetrate a fraud on David and the public (allegedly).
ITA! BH and NYC have fashion I drool over . And they mostly know how to accessorize and mix separates. All just delicious!
I’m so happy they’re back! Kyle definitely or unintentionally threw shade at Erika by saying the chairs in her new office look like Beverly Hills Hotel. There is a resale place here that sells furniture from hotels. Including BHH. They have some nice stuff but, I couldn’t tell if that was purposeful or unintentional.
I think you are reading too much into that comment.
Dorit and her fake accent, I’m not sure I can watch another season. Will of course read your recaps.
Is it just me or do Kyle and Lisa look more fabulous then ever? Lisa has shorter hair and highlights. Kyle has that gorgeous hair that is her signature, but with a new cut. Erica is of course her amazing self. Teddi is gorgeous, and I love her name.
They do look fabulous!!!
They look much more fabulous! I noticed right away that Lisa had traded her trademark bright pink for a dusty blue gray blouse that made her soft blue eyes pop! I’d never noticed how beautiful her eyes were. And Kyle, although too short to pull it off, wore a very editorial button down blouse (oversized flare sleeves and a clown-like turned up wide collar). Very dramatic and eye-catching WITH one of her new Birkins 🙂
I was drinking in the jewelry to match and later saw multiple women in straight-leg jeans with cuffs and high-heeled shoes in bright colors. It was an education for me since the people I see in my daily life aren’t up-to-the-minute with trends.
I hadn’t heard about Dorit and PK not really owning their house, so thanks for that info, Tamara. If you wrote a whole post on it that I missed, I would be grateful to be pointed to it.
Am I the only one not really bothered by Dorit’s accent? I think she just has picked up some of PK’s accent from being around him, which is actually fairly common. Many people pick up the accents of those around them. I’m not a Dorit fan, but her accent is not in the top ten things that annoy me about her.
Kyle blamed Lisa VP for spilling the wine on her Birkin bag, but it was Kyle’s own leg that bumped the wine glass. Kyle is responsible for watching out for her own wine glass.
Erika’s lipstick looked terrible in that talking head where she was talking about how she likes to overdraw her mouth–it was sloppily overdrawn right then.
I’m glad Kim will not be on. It was painful to watch her. Also glad Eden is gone.
I pick up whatever accent I’m around too so I can’t hate on her for it.
I’ll admit, I like Teddi so far and can’t wait to see her real personality. She’s John Mellencamp’s child, and we all know he’s a no nonsense, call BS kind of guy. I hope Teddi has that quality.
I only listened to most of the show (#teacher problems) I’ll rewatch this weekend or next week over break (!!!!) but so far I like Teddi. Her talking head of “I didn’t have a favorite song of my dads, I was 9.” That was just so real and I legit lol’ed. I really hope she pulls through for me and doesn’t let me down. Sorry she disappeared others.
On the other side, just listening to Dorit was enough to make me want to stab someone. Dear heavens is that fake as fuck. She will cause me not to watch (or at least FF her ass!).
I’m probably in the minority but I would have loved if Eileen would have been able to make this Vegas trip. I was happy that Kyle extended the invite to her.
I think I may like Teddi but time will tell. I love Dorit’s style but HATE that wonky accent ( I want to call it fake but it seems too consistent for that).
Not sure why I have a soft spot for RInna. I was ready to KILL her season 6 and wanted to slap her a few times last season but she’s already had me laughing tonight while she’s going all about not wanting her daughters to be brat only to have one of them ask if she could hire someone to pack for her.
I was glad to hear Eileen get a mention too – I wonder if we’ll see her at all this season?
The dynamics of the group will change a lot without Eileen, I think. She was the first to see through Dorit last season, the first one Erika opened up to, the only one that can calm Rinna down when needed – I’ll definitely miss her, but I guess it will be fun seeing some of the alliances change in her absence.
Eileen quickly sees through everyone that’s one of the things I love about her.
Yes, it will be fun to see the shifting alliances. I enjoyed this premiere episode better than most it’s just too bad it couldn’t have been followed by a 4th season of Ladies of London 🙁
I’m going to miss Ladies of London a lot, too. The relationships felt a lot more authentic to me – I sort of believed that at least some of those women still get together for shooting weekends and shopping trips and dinners whether the cameras are there or not, which is rarely the case on the Housewives shows anymore. Even on RHOBH last night, it seemed like the only ones who’d seen each other while not filming were LVP and Kyle.
All true .
But how did she not see through Yolanda’s sick bs? She was going to ride or die with her through that illness. I bet she hasn’t heard from Yolanda since she left the show.
I think she saw through Yolanda’s bs but chose not to engage because of the optics which I think was smart on her part. I believe Eileen understands more of the reality tv game then a lot of viewers give her credit. Another thing with Yolanda, if you remember when the women went to see Ericka Jayne perform in Palm Springs, in the limo ride LVP suggested to the group that they not talk about Yolanda anymore. That was code to ignore her and make her irrelevant. I think Kyle and Eileen are the only ones who understood the message. Had they listened to LVP, Yolanda would have had no storyline and we would have scene less of her and maybe none of Brandi last season. It’s like how people complain about Kim Richards yet Lisa Rinna gave her a storyline too. Rinna gave both Yolanda and Kim their storylines last season. Let’s see if she’s learned anything this season.
Count me as another who finds Dorit’s accent/s like nails on a chalkboard. So phoney. So clipped. So ever-changing. I almost had to stop watching.
It seems that Kyle is really splashing out this year and displaying her wealth. Her DH is more and more successful. She is acting a bit over-the-top.
The skin tight revealing clothing was over the top IMO. Apparently that must be the standard for sexy in BH. Rinna (of whom I am not a fan) look so much more elegant than the others with her knee-length black dress at the end. Why do these women think (middle-aged) breasts look good squashed together and displayed?
So true about aging breasts looking gross. Put them away ladies!
Overall, I thought the producers are behind Dorit and LVP. It seemed like the narrative was from their perspective v. RInna (if that makes sense).
Dorit’s accent is so distracting that I found myself listening to her words more or less to she if she was being consistent with the fakery. I’m perplexed. Maybe having to sleep with PK has her traumatized and brain damaged.
Kyle has probably been one of the most wealthy of the women for years now. I’ve never thought she was over-the top, which is a huge part of what I like about her. This is the first time we’ve seen her sporting a Birken Bag. I don’t doubt that her husband has been begging her to move to a huge flashy house for years but she’s happy in what is really a low key house considering the area and their net worth. They’ve both worked to get where they are-they’ve probably had more opportunities than the average person but they’ve ran with them.
Maurico won out and they bought a huge property in Encino for $8,253,000 at the very end of October. It’s the most expensive place in town. It’s the Smokey Robinson estate that was recently meticulously renovated, a guest cottage was added to the property as well and a new pool and spa. It’s UBER fancypants.
Actually, I am quite sure Kyle has carried a birkin before. I certainly don’t begrudge her and Mauricio their success. I just think she was over the top, waving the birkins around, mentioning that her shoes were Prada instead of saying “thanks” when someone admired them, etc. Just a bit “in your face” IMHO. However humble she may have been, she was not acting that way in the first episode.
I love Lisa Rinna and Erika Jayne! And though Dorit is very beautiful, she wants to be Erika Jayne so badly that she tries to copy her to the point that I’m embarrassed through the TV. Why is it TT, that these HW franchises always have someone on them who is a well documented liar about the property they claim to “own” ?? I totally believe Dorit and PK do not own that house, so how come no one ever calls them out on screen? Must be part of a contract that it cannot be mentioned by the women on the show or something.
I guess it’s because production wants us to believe they actually live in these homes so the rest of the housewives have to go along with it. Lame, I know.
OMG I nearly spat my wine when Kyle compared Dorit”s ever changing hair lengths to a doll she had. I totally had that doll and she was called Baby Chrissy. You can see the commercial if you search for it, the hair goes from long pony back to short. The pony look not unlike Kyle in that yellow blouse in the confessional scenes last night. Love Kyle in those because she was naturally showing her funnier side.
I thought it was the Tressie doll. “Short or long or in between, Tressie’s hair makes her a queen. And Tressie has high fashion clothes, designed to match her hair that grows!” Sounds like many of the RH ladies. Down to the big hole in her back where the hair control key fit. Only with the RH ladies, and it’s a hole in front where their heart (or soul) would go.
Fake accents. Fake hair. Spoiled kids. Birkins. I just can’t with these phony bitches anymore. HOWEVER, it’s a day later and I still can’t stop thinking about one thing. What in the Sam Hill were all of those granny afghan blankets doing in that bar with Teddy, Dorit, and LVP?
I must comment about the taglines.
1st place goes to Rinna, IMHO. Lord knows she’s said “own it ” enough over the last couple of seasons it’s only fitting that uses it in her tag line.
I like Kyle’s and LVP’s taglines too.
Ericka’s is OK
Teddi’s tagline is cute, the jury is still out though. I’ll give her 4 more episodes before I judge whether or not I like her.
Dorit’s tagline just calls attention to the fact that she’s the brokest one on this show. Still can’t believe she’s able to pretend she and PK owns that house but I guess if Sheree can pull it off….
TT, I am about to go off your beaten path, sorry! Did Bravo fired Carole Radziwill? She is no where to be found in anything Bravo
Loved Kyle’s mention of the dolls with pull out hair- I had 2- Chrissy and Velvet!! I’m confused why Kyle blamed LVP for ruining her Birken bag~ it was actually Kyle that knocked over the wine glass ( watched in slo mo)..
Because EVERYTHING is LVP’s fault! Where have you been?!
Rinna wins all the Housewives Awards in my book!!! Love her, she’s fab and even though those lips are the biggest plastic surgery EVER, she always looks the most real to me. She always says what I am thinking, or what I probably would of thought.
Also if she got Kim off the show, all those bitches should be bowing down to her and Harry Hamlin. ESPECIALLY Kyle. Might of actually saved Kim’s life.
also, none of them really bothered me last night. They all looked fab.
Lisa V just lies in wait for SOMEONE, ANYONE, to fight. It’s just a bonus if it involves one of her friends. That means there might be a chance she can become the victim
I mean because what other excuse will she use not to continue once the season is over.
Now if I could just get a housewife that would get Ken NOT to appear anymore
So agree Lala.
They are doing a really good job of pretending that is the same house if they are… same sloping drive, same layouts of the rooms in the before and after shots of the renovations…
If it IS the same house I have one question. How come they can do a full blown renovation yet I had to wait weeks to get permission to put picture hooks in the drywall of my rental???
The whole Rinna family makes me sick to my stomach. I cannot stand Lisa R. she is nothing but a cheap boney fat lip wannabe and her husband is not much better. If I were Kyle I would not even look or speak to her if she talked about my sister like she has about Kim. Granted Kim has had her issues but hopefully, that is all behind her and she is trying to rise above all of the Criticism. She does not need Rinna running her mouth for TV time.
If Kyle acknowledges Lisa Rinna with any treatment towards friendship then I’m off the Kyle bandwagon also. Sisters should be LOYAL to each other.
I was hoping BRAVO would dump Rinna.
Kim is a teacher out drunken mess, kyle had no reason to be loyal to her. Just because they share the same blood does not mean kyle must defend her.
*twacked out*
The ladies all look fantastic this year. LVP dropped a few. Maybe it’s all that riding. 😉
Sooo, is Teddi the only one who grew up with $$? And, she’s only one who doesn’t like shopping. For that reason alone, I like her. Shopping is a chore for me.
The whole money thing is confusing to me. Teddi said that her dad didn’t support her when she moved to L.A. she had to room with friend in a small apartment in bunk beds. But now her house must be very expensive considering the view and location. Is her husband rich? I don’t think Teddi can make a killing by texting people to ask if they exercised. (as an accountability coach).
Kyle and Kim were actresses and grew up in BH, and had a vacation house in Palm Springs, but Kyle also says things like fudging a little on her 2-year-old’s age so she could ride free on airplanes back in the early days of her marriage, etc. as if they had to watch their money carefully.
Lisa Rinna has said she grew up lower middle class and showed her hometown in Oregon.
Erika implied she didn’t have much in (Georgia?) growing up.
That’s all I know.
I haven’t read above comments so I don’t know how anyone feels. (Or if its just me)
I didn’t like that episode at all. I felt like it was a bunch of actresses (Dorit the main character), and nobody was talking normal, acting normal, it was just weird.
I’m hoping it’s due to first episode and NOT the image of them all being super stars or so they think.
Yes! They all seemed to be performing for the cameras — it was over the top. Dorit might have been the worst. I think someone mentioned how she over-enunciates every word she says. Drives me crazy. And her using the word “whilst” — well that says it all. Kyle was out there too, showing off her birkins. Not one conversation sounded like normal discussion.
Thank you thill.
I really was curious if anyone saw it how I saw it.
So disappointed, last hope for a decent franchise.
If Dorit is the star, uh oh, lol.
And the not having normal conversations, I’m really happy you were able to see what I saw. ?? Or I saw what you saw, lol.
Yeah, especially when Kyle was still “scheduled” to get her Harry Hamlin talk in with Rinna and the Ferris Wheel ride was winding down. Poor Rinna jumped from the Dorit frying pan into the Kyle fire. Two different conversations confronting one cast member during a 40-minute Ferris wheel ride was intense.
I’m already a Teddi stan. I don’t know what it is, but I just like her. Teddi & Margaret from RHONJ are the first new Housewives that I like completely off the bat.
Would not be surprised at all if LVP is still angling to get back at Rinna for the Yolanda stuff from season 6. And now Kyle would also have a bone to pick over the Kim stuff at the reunion. Rinna is heading thru hell this season.
I get the feeling that Erika’s already inflated ego is going to over swell to massive proportions this season.
We may be in for a LONG ride. But on the bright side, at least Eileen found her way back to Genoa City…or Salem…or Santa Barbara…or wherever.
My take:
Erika – Used to like her but her gold digging shitck getting old.
Kyle – I still have a soft spot for her, I think it has to do with her upbringing. But the Birkins are overdone.
Lisa – Her and her kids still brats. And why don’t we ever see her wearing her cheap QVC clothing on the show?
Lisa V – Same old, same older.
Dorit – Annoying as ever. Did she really say whilst?
Teddy – Seems down to earth, but usually that doesn’t last.
Agree re Lisa’s daughters. They seemed obnoxious, bored, showing off. And Lisa was meanwhile saying how she was raising them to learn the value of work, while her daughter was saying she wanted to hire someone to pack her luggage. Being models is only adding to the superior attitude. Does anyone think that they’d have gotten an agent if they didn’t bring the celebrity/real housewives cache with them?
You would think their unibrows outdoor hamper their modeling careers. I find it difficult to comprehend that they are actual models.
Agree re Lisa’s daughters. They seemed obnoxious, bored, showing off. And Lisa was meanwhile saying how she was raising them to learn the value of work, while her daughter was saying she wanted to hire someone to pack her luggage. Being models is only adding to the superior attitude. Does anyone think that they’d have gotten an agent if they didn’t bring the celebrity/real housewives cache with them?
I love LVP, but I agree with your comment. The only reason I’m still watching is because is the last real house wives show that I can stand. I fast forward LR with family & EJ & paid frieds. I hope it gets better soon.
YES, DORIT DID SAY “Whilst”. Ugh!!
OT-kinda. I was watching a rerun of MDLLA the other day. The Brits sold a house in Encino for 9+M and said the buyer was someone from their agency. I thought ahhh, that must be Kyle’s new house. Then I read that they bought Smokey Robinson’s estate for 8.2M. How does an agent in a company owned by Mauricio buy a house for a million more his boss? And why didn’t someone tell me 40 years ago that I should move to LA and sell real estate?!?
I haven’t watched this episode but I have it recorded. BH and NY are my only HW shows left to watch so I hope they are worth the DVR space.
The restaurant Kyle & LVP ate lunch at was the same one that Tracy (MDLLA) and her husband had lunch at last week.
In “Flipping Out” the Valley Vista house is in the same general area of Encino where Kyle & Mauricio’s new home is.
I only saw one Birkin bag, the one Kyle had at lunch looked to be same color as the one she had on the plane.
Why no recaps of MDLLA anymore????
Two different colors, I’m pretty sure. Going by memory, I think one was a purple hue and the other was a blue-green hue.
The restaurant Kyle & LVP ate lunch at was the same one that Tracy (MDLLA) and her husband had lunch at last week.
In “Flipping Out” the Valley Vista house is in the same general area of Encino where Kyle & Mauricio’s new home is.
I only saw one Birkin bag, the one Kyle had at lunch looked to be same color as the one she had on the plane.
Why no recaps of MDLLA anymore????
Yeah the blue one was in two scenes, but she had a different one for her scene with Erica.
It is time consuming to recap MDLLA I might recap the next one when the baby comes. I feel like I am spending a lot of time writing a sales brochure for a real estate listing mixed with, “It didn’t look like it was going to sell and then it did” and it comes on on a very busy night, and I tend to slack off over the holidays…. sorry.
Kyle had a red birkin in that scene.
I must have missed it, I only remember the blue one.
I like MDLLA a lot…..:-) I feel like there is quite a bit of personal events going on for everyone this season and like to see others take on current events.
There was an article in the Hollywood Reporter during the summer on LA real estate agents. According to sales figures at that point in time, the Altmans, Flagg and Madison were among the top 10 sales agents (not the brits this time). The top sales person by $50 million over the Altman’s (they were 2nd) was Mauricio!
I like seeing Kyle being able to enjoy some of the money she and Mauricio have worked so hard for.
I just love Mauricio! Especially when he tells Kyle how hot she looks. And Ken won a place in my heart forever when LVP was making a point about rumors of Mauricio cheating and that NO ONE ever knows for sure (because we are not invisible or a fly on the wall) and Ken said that he KNEW Mauricio was not cheating. LVP countered that we NEVER KNOW for sure and Ken said again that HE DID KNOW. Because he had faith. And that means a whole lot. Especially in those circles.
Am I the only one who noticed ole fake Dorito coming on really strong about being all into her kids all of a sudden? She was putting it on a little thick, maybe because she got some backlash on social media last season about her behavior as a mother. Anyway, she was coming in real hot and and I eye rolled more than a few times… which I guess isn’t much different than any other time her mug has been on my screen.
one more thing on the Dorito, I LOL’d in my living room with my glass of wine at her acting as if she has always had a glam squad that travels everywhere with her. Is she that stupid or does she think the viewers are that stupid? mhm girl….
Teddi (?) I like so far because she seems chill and that’s my kinda girl and I hope she has a big enough voice to stand her ground with this group. rooting for her!
Erika is my all time fav and she can do no wrong so keep it coming EJ!!
I know I am in the minority here, but Rinna cracks me up!! I think people take her too seriously and get all weird about her actions on the show, but in the perspective of that we don’t know whats scripted and whats not, and you just look at these ladies for comedic value… Rinna is gold! She consistently makes me laugh and I love her for that!!
Whatever for the rest of them….
I noticed that she seemed to be going for mother of the year right out of the box.
In other news, please read the commenting rules, they are not what you might imagine. I know some people’s phones autocorrect Dorit to Dorito but we try to use their actual names here.
http://tamaratattles.com/commenting-rules/
Got ya!! my bad
I was Kroger yesterday, and they were playing Christmas music over the speakers. John Cougar Mellencamp’s version “I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” came on. Then, I realized that the little girl singing at the end, was Teddi and felt really old.
I still hate Dorit. Still love Rhinna.
I enjoyed this episode. Awkward introduction of Terri to the fold using Dorit if you ask me . She seems pretty chill, her body? Wow! Saw Johnny Cougar in concert at a flood relief concert in Ft. Wayne in ’82? He’s from southern IN. Aging myself.
I love the cars, the closets, the silly glam squads, private jets, Presidential suite, purses worth more than my car! This is the BHs I like looking at even if it’s smoke and mirrors!
Glad Kim won’t be on this season, she’s too hard to watch. Hopefully she’s taking care of herself.
Happy that there will be a lot of traveling, let’s see if they can behave while out in public!
Don’t you mean “whilst” out in public?
Of course! That’s exactly what I meant! Sly observation!
I can’t with Ericka and her clothing “moments” bull. I’m guessing her outfit cost more than my vehicle but that shirt was awful. It was more farmers wife thinking she looks fancy for an afternoon at the casino than what I would think of as private plane attire.
Ugly af.
I, too, felt like some of Erika’s fashion choices were questionable. But, hey, what do I know. I like Erika, but Erika Jayne confuses me. Who is her target audience? Is it gay men or preteen girls? The puppy dog pigtails in her one on one interviews were strange. They seem to be a little jarring with the DSL mouth.
Good god Dorit is annoying. Who knew that children grow? Or that they change? But the biggest shocker – children are people! So much parenting wisdom. I am thinking perhaps a nanny is no longer in the budget and Dorit is spending time with her kids for the first time.
I imagine she still has the nanny. She doesn’t seem like she really is in touch with her kid despite claiming this immediate connection. I think she read enough about her awkwardness around her kid last season to see that she needed to do so PR in that area. It reminds me of Phaedra playing with her boys. Look! We are baking cookies like we do every week? (unwraps new baking sheet) Look we are playing with toys! (um how does this toy work?) Watch me drive my kids to school! ( Turns on GPS for directions to the school). Etc.
Teddi looked kind of scared of meeting Lisa Vanderpump in the first scene they are in together, with Dorit.
It was fabulous to have them back – they bring glamour, irony and make us envious of their wealth , well in my case … Lisa R on top form , Dori reminded me of Dannii Minogue on the X factor years ago where the only thing you cared about was how she changed her hair, Lisa V looking good but you can see the manipulation in the eyes, Kyle best of the lot, Eryka used to love her however now I get brain freeze when she is on her 1 -1 interviews, New girl breath of fresh air however that dress was way too short
I get that people don’t like Dorit around here, but I appreciate the fact that she says things like “Please” and “Thank You” to wait staff and other service industry folks. It’s a small thing, but I feel like it is also telling about her as a person. Having worked in the service industry, it’s something that I always notice.