I wasn’t impressed with the first episode of this season, but I have hope that this will be better.
We start the day after the Halloween party from hell. Tinsley, Ramona and Carole meet for lunch. Everyone feels like hell. Carole starts in on Luann being in black face. Ramona says she was just tan. And then they talk about Tom. Carole is just coming so hard for Luann this season. Topic three on the call sheet is about Bethenny’s Hampton’s property. Ramona is having a party for Carole in the Hamptons to celebrate Carole’s marathon participation.
Meanwhile, we have a scene with Bethenny and Dorinda at Bethenny’s apartment. Her Doorman had Dorinda bring up a dress and shoes for Bethenny. I’m irked by that. It seems tacky. They too are talking about Luann’s Diana Ross look. Dorinda said it was on the verge of being insensitive. Bethenny and Luann went out after the party and they ate street meat for their hangovers. These two scenes are following exactly the same script. Luann, Tom, Bethenny’s Hampton’s properties, Sonja.
Sonja was oddly not present at either of the dueling scenes. So next we have Dorinda and Sonja strolling down the avenue in NYC. Sonja talking head once again shocked the hell out of me when I saw it. What on earth has she done to her face? Is it possible that is just really bad makeup? Well even in the street scene her face looks different. She definitely went to Costa Rica to get work done. Sonja talks about Tinsley and how she doesn’t understand why she didn’t just stay at her place in that very nice suite she was in. Sonja, we see your townhouse on our TVs. We know the situation. Sonja says that Scott bought her gift certificate ($5,000) I believe that and that he is paying for the hotel, that is probably also true. Sonja said Tinsley didn’t spend a single dime when she lived with her. But suddenly when Scott came along, she was spending money like hotcakes and living in an expensive hotel. Dorinda doesn’t like this conversation.
Luann and Tinsley go for lunch. Luann suggests that Tinsley fly out and surprise Scott. This conversation between Tinsley and Luann is very awkward. Carole is rubbing off on Tinsley. Tinsley is the only one who asked to go to Carole’s marathon. How the hell do you sell tickets to a marathon? Luann is not invited. Then Tinsley mentioned they had a fight at the Halloween party. That’s not true. Carole came for Luann relentlessly at the party much like Tinsley is doing now. She tells Luann and Carole and Adam had a much better relationship than Luann and Tom. Tinsley had said three nasty things about Luann’s marriage in a row. Why is Luann still sitting there? In Tinsley’s talking head she says she is just trying to help. Nope. She’s a shit disturber.
Next Carole and Dorinda meet for a walk on the beltline. I haven’t been to NYC since the beltline became a thing. I really want to come check it out sometimes. Honestly though, NYC is more expensive than Paris in many ways. Anyway, these two talk about Sonja and Carole tells Dorinda that Sonja told her friend that Dorinda looked fat in her Halloween costume. Once again, Sonja was telling the truth, but she should just keep those thoughts inside her head. I mean who wouldn’t look fat in a nude leotard with plastic bubbles all over them? It was a fashion disaster, even for a Halloween costume.
Sonja has been thrown “the gay parties” on Wednesday for at least twelve years. OMG I love gay parties I want to go! I love that Sonja is ignoring the girls (or vice versa) to hang out with a bunch of gay guys. She’s right. It’s such a more comfortable room. OMG! Aquaria is there!
Bethenny is renovating another apartment for her future home. And she has a new office for SkinnyGirl next door. She says her business is intact but she isn’t really a part of it right now because she is so focused on Puerto Rico. Bethenny looks fantastic in that suit. When she gets to the new office, she immediately tell the employees that it is way too cluttered. And it is.
It’s time for yet another lunch. Dorinda seems to be the bone carrier this season and I am not fond of her in the role. She has a wine fueled lunch with Tinsley at Fig and Olive where she tells Tinsley Sonja is saying horrible things about her. She makes it seem like a bigger deal than it is. Probably, because she is pissed that Sonja called her fat. I want that grey sweater Dorinda is wearing. Do you think if I told her it makes her look fat she would give it to me? Meh. It’s probably fancy pants and I’d want it in at least a 2x. She probably is wearing a small. I’d settle for that stack of lottery tickets she found stuck in her moleskine.
At this rate we are going to see every lunch spot in NYC this season and I am good with that. For our next lunch scene, Luann and Sonja dine at City Vineyard. Luann is one of the few allies Sonja has this season. Sonja has decided to rent the townhouse. She is going to have to do some major renovations to rent that place out. I don’t see that happening. Luann tells Sonja what a bitch Tinsley was to her at their lunch. Luann says that Sonja is a loyal friend. Well she was bad mouthing Lu to Ramona last week while they shopped for Halloween costumes. Luann invites Sonja to stay with her for the Hamptons party next week. Figuring out where everyone is going to stay will be a challenge with all the underlying issues people are having with each other.
It’s time for the marathon! Carole is up at o’dark thirty to register. Carole was able to look up her exhusband’s marathon time from before she met him on some giant computer set up for that purpose. He was 25 and ran it in just under three hours. That sounds fast to me! Adam is also there and will be running in a faster group than Carole. Heather Thompson and her husband are also running the marathon. Are there really 52,000 people running in it? Carole is terrified. It rains. Tinsley is the only cast member there for Carole. Carole finished in 6 hours, 42 minutes and 4 seconds. I get a little misty over her accomplishment. Seeing people win stuff makes me emotional. Even when it is Carole. She had tons of real friends and family there. Carole cries too.
Next week: It’s the first brawl in the Hamptons. Representing the house of Dorinda we have Tinsley and Carole. Representing the House of Countess Luann we have Sonja and Ramona. I can’t quite figure out who is staying with Bethenny. Luann, Bethenny and Ramona all have houses there. This whole episode was kind of confusing.
So RHONJ has the annual Poshe Fashion show for their throwdowns.
RHOBH- any boat ride in a foreign country for theirs
RHOA- any costume/theme party for theirs
RHONY- either the Hamptons or Berkshires for theirs hahaha
Yes, over 50,000 people run the NYC Marathon. Because there are over 2 million spectators for the marathon, you have to have a ticket to get into the finish line area. There are just too many runners to accommodate everyone who wants to see their loved ones finish. Both years I ran for the NYRR, I got two tickets for the finish line bleachers. The year I ran on my own, with no sponsorship or fundraiser, I got no tickets for the finish line.
I will say watching Carol run brought back a lot of memories for me and I did cry.
Aside from marrying my husband and having my son, it is one of the greatest experiences of my life and I always get emotional trying to explain it to people.
Really enjoyed this episode so much.
Carole looks way too skinny this year, she has always been on the thin side but this year she looks sickly. I think it actually makes her lips look bigger.
Really? I thought Carole looked better than she ever has. I think she looks like she might’ve had a bit of tastefully-done “refreshing” in the off-season. She looked radiant in her talking head (not the one in the weird 90s red-lace bodysuit & bra combo; the bare-shouldered one). I also like her new hair – it’s so much more flattering than her old hair. She hardly looks like Steven Tyler anymore.
He Hair s much better, and the color is gorgeous but she doesn’t look healthy to me.
Oh I really thought she was working the Steven Tyler loo on the first episode. Particularly with the shorter hair and highlights.
Carole has always been stick thin. She is not any thinner this year. I really like her new hair color and length! Tinsley also looks great this year, and Bethenny too. Like others, I find Sonya’s new look in her talking head shocking. I couldn’t believe it was her at first.
Meh.
This reads more like a Survivor recap. LOL
So many shifting alliances and feuds.
Is Carole really that thin, or does training for a marathon get rid of every ounce of fat on your body? Still, she must be healthy or she wouldn’t be able to run that distance – 26.2 miles is a really long way. I also like the fact that she honored her late husband by participating – way to go, Carole! You did what most of us couldn’t begin to do.
When you start out on the thin side, training for a marathon can result in looking thinner (sometimes not being thinner on the scale). When I’m at the most intense part of marathon training, I eat dinner out of a mixing bowl. It can be hard to get in enough (healthy) calories. I lose weight when I train, but my metabolism was born to be on the thinner side. Folks who are a bit thicker, often gain weight.. because we’re all hungry AF.
Elite runners, who finish a marathon at 2:01 – 2:45, all tend to be very lean. Folks in the back of the pack, 4:30+ come in all shapes & sizes. Which is one of the things I love about being in the back (5:15 is my fastest so far).
If you close your eyes when Tinsley talks, she sounds kinda like Scheana Shay. Try it.
I thought Tinsley was really bitchy to LuAnn. She clearly feels some kind of way – wanting to take LuAnn down so she can feel superior. It was obvious. Lu was right that Tinsley was coming from a mean place.
I thought the marathon was going to be Carole’s storyline all season long but now it’s done in Episode 2. Are they really going to find ways to drag it out all season?
I did some math and figured that Carole’s pace was about 3.88 miles per hour. That’s basically a brisk walk.
So?
Right? I couldn’t walk 25+ miles on a good day!
Still much better than what I could ever do! Hell, I’d probably be crawling the last several miles if only my knees would hold out (not sure if that’s allowed though?).
She said her plan was to walk into it, not run the entire time, she appeared to be in a shit ton of pain at the 8 mile mark with 18 MORE TO GO, so I do not judge her at all for finishing slowly. she finished which is infinitely better than most will ever do after she put in a herculean effort.
that shouldn’t be diminished.
Really girl? What’s your time? I’m 55, do massive cross fit, and still have an 18 minute mile- i suck at running. So, please do reveal your age, time and experience- it would help as to whether or not we are impressed with your math skills.
Ha Kkbella that made me laugh! Very impressive for someone over 50 or any age really you and Carole! Some people like to set goals, train or work for it and accomplish it. It feels good. Its healthy. Others use a calculator and talk shit…mmkay.
Still amazing
I’ve never intentionally walked 26 miles in one day; so that’s still a huge accomplishment.
I recognized the place Carole went to look up her hubby’s time, NYRR is in my building at work ,just a few floors below. I always see the staff arriving and leaving work in their running gear with the NYRR logos everywhere. They are a dedicated bunch of people, I’ll tell you that lol
That was a huge accomplishment for Carole. I haven’t worked out in a decade and I have never, ever, been a runner, and I cannot fathom training for something like that out of the blue. i was exhausted for her but she pushed through it. It was beautiful to watch her family celebrate her.
I, too, was completely put off by Sonia’s face, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK? it looks crooked almost and like a child drew her makeup on with crayon. Why do perfectly attractive women do this to themselves?
To get top dollar renting that townhouse, she’ll have to empty all the JUNK she’s been hoarding, fumigate and disinfect, completely refresh everything, and re-furnish. Nobody is going to rent the place with all her worn out stuff in it and when it hasn’t seen a paintbrush in decades
SO- last night’s WWHL in LA with 30 doorbells? or whatever… any hoo, they all looked super JACKED UP! There were 30- (duh) Dina Mano looked SO BAD- like the Gotti woman. (She didnt get the LA memo when she moved here); the Shahs people-icky. The BH with Brandi, Adrienne, and Im sorry, but even Elaine (!) looked dried out, pulled up, and BAD FACE.
Carole made some good points: LuAnn does hold others to a higher standard than herself, she called Carole desperate/a pedophile/a child snatcher repeatedly for dating Adam and she did call all the ladies jealous bitches whilst she was with Tom.
The thing is, LuAnn is likeable! She comes across as funny, easy going, relatable. Sure she’s flawed but she owns it and rolls with the punches. Where as Carole’s an aging hipster with her nose in the air and her lip curled up into a constant snarl. I’m sure she’s a wonderful and well loved person off camera but infront of it, she’s a bit of a douche.
On the other hand, for a woman that says she rarely exercised in the past she did fantastic! It must have been such a rewarding experience for her ?
I highly doubt that Sonia talked to “JPM” and he advised her to rent the townhouse out.
I also highly doubt her story about Wednesday night gay parties. There were a number of tweets last night from guys complaining that they have never been invited. And why haven’t we heard about it before? Sounds like another of her fantasies. I doubt she can afford to provide food and drink for all those people every week.
Other than the marathon, this was a nothing episode. Looks like production just wanted to establish the alliance stories. I hope it gets better.
If she is talking to JPM, if there is a friendship at least, why doesn’t he help her out? He can afford it. Maybe he is already paying her a monthly amount and she is spending it on Wednesday parties instead of plumbing. That is an extremely valuable property to let go down hill.
Part of the problem with Sonja’s talking head is her makeup. It’s awful.
She is delusional. Has been since the show started she gets away with it because she is silly, eccentric and likeable most of the time…unlike Sheana for example that is very delusional and it is pretty annoying and kind of sad. I do still feel embarrassed for Sonja a lot because she seems to not realize at all her little white lives of stories make no sense! She can get her interns to do some handy work maybe? I wonder if she even has money to do anything to the hone. Will she be moving in with Lu now? I could picture her making a big deal about Lu owes her because she let her stay there a week or whatever last season.
*lies
No heat, no hot water , leaks are just the problems in Sonja’s townhouse that we’ve heard of . I’m sure there is quite a long list of issues. There is no way she could rent it out. Sonja’s behavior is very off. Why doesn’t her daughter come home for vacations? Boarding schools have long weekends and vacations quite frequently. Her talking head pic is very strange looking.
The woman had a breakdown 4 or 5 seasons ago. Why has no one stepped in and got her some help?
I agree Jim, I feel we have been watch Sonja break down in slow motion since season 4 and it’s scary.
Sonja always had a prominent nose, however, it added to her attractiveness. This long knife she is carrying in the middle of her face is ugly and witch like. I can’t imagine asking someone to do that to my face. Actually, all the work rich women have done on their faces is ridiculous. It will come back to haunt
them when they are older.
I still love Dorinda, even when she gets drunk. Carole is way to East Coast Liberal snooty for me. Ramona is still Ramona, keep her around for story line. Stephanie is more real than the others. She can
be abrupt and cruel sometimes, but it’s because she’s got something more than herself to think about. I feel sorry for LuAnn, she had gotten too desperate for a mate, that’s why she latched onto a slut like
her recent husband. She’s well rid of him. Tinsley? I don’t know yet.
Who is Stephanie
I think she means Bethenny.
I’m not a Carole fan but she looks the best she ever has. I think she got some work done too or maybe it’s just the blonder hair and less severe makeup. She can be very proud of finishing the marathon. I hardly recognized Sonia and while she may have gone to Costa Rica to do yoga and juice cleanses, I think she had some work done too. She’s also downright lying about the Wednesday night gay parties. She has been on RHNYC for many seasons and never once has that been brought up and Andy would have been all over that. Tinsley should not be calling out Luann on being desperate. Pot meet kettle. I think Tinsley is way more desperate for a rich man to take care of her. She and Scott are back together so mission accomplished.
Never get plastic surgery in CR. Dental work, yes. Apparently, Sonja didn’t get the memo and was trying to save some dollars. Hope she got a real tooth while she was there.
Beg to differ on the Costa Rica surgery. Of course you have to be careful about checking out your surgeons, but some of the very best practice there, & in my experience the results can be much much more natural than the pulled cat-eye look one can get in Beverly Hills. I’ve been going there for decades.
I am glad to hear it. I considered but heard a few horror stories from friends who live there. Where’d you have it done, if you don’t mind me asking.
I am partial to the Rosenstock-Lieberman Clinic for cosmetics & Prisma Dental. I stay at Che Tica Ranch, which makes all appointments & transportation. Contact the owners, Rafael & Lorena, first & let them know you were referred by the person who gave their daughter the doll that looks like her. You can trust their referrals for whatever medical & other stuff you need. I’ve also had varicose vein injections done very cheap. If you also want to do tourism, plan to do that ahead of all the medical, not during or after. You will be well taken care of at reasonable rates & have a darling cabin all to yourself. I’ve always found it enjoyable to be able to meet other guests in the dining room (though immediately post-op, meals will be in your cabin). You will have 3 lovely means a day, but if you are a snacker, either bring your own, or make arrangements for a trip on arrival to a supermarket. There is wi-fi + free phone calls. Caveat: if you are a smoker (yes, any stuff), you are not a good candidate for ANY kind of surgery (shrivels up the blood vessels, so you don’t heal well-really), so you will have to quit for some period prior to surgery (no cheating). Be sure to discuss this in advance with surgeon before you go.
The biggest thing I would love to have done is a boon lift. After breastfeeding I need it. I really could use a whole lot more too but that’s what I’d do. Not in the budget though but that does sound very posh and relaxing. Isn’t is rough dragging yourself through an airport, sitting on a plane then airport after landing, drive home, etc…just a few days after surgery??
*breasts not boon lol
Oh my gosh, you are amazing to share this info! My DH has been begging me to go to Costa Rica for vacation, but I’m not into zip-lining and hiking. Now I’ve got a reason to say yes!
Does anyone know if the were still filming end of Dec when Luann got arrested. I think they were on break then picked up filming through January?
I believe you are correct.
Look up TT’s story on Lu at New Years…I’m almost positive they were but she has it all in that article.
I think Ramona thinks she looked hot in the red rubber thing she had on at the party. Good God, the camera angles from the side her gut was bulging out. She does have a good body for her age, but she needs to dress accordingly to her age and take a step back and look at her attire. Not flattering. Well of course every time she opens her mouth, it is not flattering either.
I liked this episode but I don’t like this malicious Sonja that has appeared this season and she is being dragged on Twitter for the way she’s going for Tinsley and everyone else. I hope Sonja doesn’t become the Dorit of RHONY..Sigh
Tinsley must have attended read school over the Summer because she tossed some good ones at Lu at their lunch. I like her friendship with Carole and Dorinda and I’m looking forward to seeing her reunite with Scott.
I liked Lu’s corn rows but it’s too bad she to be filmed wearing them after the Diana Ross costume. The trolls are dragging her on Twitter. I’m confused why she came for Carole at the Halloween Party but I look forward to seeing her bounce back from Tom and the arrest.
Bethenny needs to take it down a few decibels. I want to like her again but my God woman, chill out.Would have been too much to simply thank her staff for organizing the new office and then move the things she didn’t like later?
Carole’s marathon made me a little emotional. She seems move alive than she’s been in the past few seasons and I guess we’ll soon see what drove a wedge between her and Bethenny.
Anytime I think Bethany is being a little mean, I just have to remember what Ramona is like when Bethany isn’t around.
Tinsley conversation with LuAnn seems contrived. Apparent Tinsley is still trying to live her glory days in NYC acts and talks like a teen. Eventually I hope Scott finds someone worthy of him who is willing to move to Chicago and start a family since that is where he wants to be. not wanting to move to NYC to appease Tinsley so she can be a Socialite reliving her past.
Maybe someone should clue in Tinsley that Chicago is not at the ends on the Earth, that is a toddlin’ town–
What was that crystal thing that Dorinda gave Brin *sp?
“When in doubt, don’t shout it out”… lovin it Dorinda
Ramona and Sonja walked right past my mother’s apartment, trodding over many square feet of sidewalk from which I’ve walked her little dog and scooped up his little dumps. With all the hours I’ve put in helping her out, it seems cruel that the Universe never orchestrated me bumping into these two. Pheh.
Is it me or does Sonja’s chin look bigger? Is that why she doesn’t look right?
I can’t get over Carol training for just 4 months prior to the marathon. I would need to train for at least a year!
Well she had a trainer to help her, so that’s probably why. Not a marathon runner though…I’d love to set a goal for maybe a shorter race, train and do it local. It was inspiring.
This has probably already been said but Tinsley is not going to like the backlash to her behavior so far. She sounds like Carole’s echo when speaking to Luann at lunch. Or she was just shitfaced again.
Welcome to the Big Apple where a native tongue can run a marathon in a NY minute. And keep on running.