Clearly they are going to run that Luann arrest footage for every single episode all the way through the reunion because Luann is the Kenya of RHONY.
Dorinda goes to see Luann at her new filming apartment. Luann looks like she has lost a lot of weight in rehab. Perhaps that is what the cookies are for. Side note. Luann is selling (may have already sold) her Hamptons place and is currently living in the Catskills. She seems to love it there it’s out of all the traffic and snobbish drama and seems very peaceful. She generally only lives in NYC during filming so this apartment is probably a short lease. I’m starting to notice that all rich people have Nespresso machines. The machines themselves are not that outrageously expensive, at least on the lower end, but the still pay a buck or more per pod to make a cup off coffee. It must be really good coffee.
Dorinda is being so sweet to Lu and says she wants to leave with her a half an hour before the other girls so that Luann can have the nicest room. I already smell a storyline where Sonja and Ramona leave an hour earlier to the best room. Well, except for the fact that Ramona has abandoned her friend this season to go to the darkside with Carole. Luann is already pissed with Ramona because she heard that Ramona was trying to get an invitation to Tom’s NYE party in Palm Beach on the yacht Lu and Tom used for their rehearsal dinner. Dorinda says of Ramona’s behavior, “That what you call a real slob kabob.” Yep, I’m adding that to my lexicon after ‘shithead’ and before ‘slore.'”
Carole, Tinsley and Ramona have their own bitch mobile and Bethenny is riding with Sonja. Bethenny puts Sonja in front so perhaps she will chat with the driver and let her get work done. I see you Bethenny. Carole can’t wait to interrogate Luann about the worst night of her life. Ramona starts trash talking. Carole says Luann’s dress was the real crime. Carole is a bitch for saying that on camera, however, I do have to agree. That dress was horrible. Dorinda an Lu are riding up together. Dorinda’s hat is everything. If I had that fur hat I’d be wearing it right now in Georgia in the 95 degree heat.
Luann tells Dorinda in the car, and us in a talking head about the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad night. We all know what happened so I’m not going to type it all out again. Click on links to get caught up. As it turns out, she is going to be just fine and will have probation and if she keeps her nose clear it will be as if it never happened. Thank God for first offender leniency. Bethenny texted Carole to ask why they are not riding together because they are practically neighbors. Bethenny doesn’t really understand what the deal is with Carole. Remember last week they hugged it out. Bethenny says the thing that Carole is mad about is something that Dorinda told Carole that isn’t true. I believe that. Dorinda is a bit of a shit stirrer this season. Bethenny just wants a nice spa experience. Good luck with that Bethenny.
Luann’s story about the jail cell and not having any shoes or a blanket or anything was somehow comical. Especially the part about her biting into her bologna sandwich with the mustard pack inside. It’s awful and sad and yet the way she tells the story is really funny. Luann says they had shackles on her ankles when they took her to the courtroom.
Bethenny is just so stylish this season. So is Lu. Bethenny and Sonja are happy to see Lu. We get a montage of COUNTESS Luann being the COUNTESS. I miss those days, but Bethenny is mocking them. Perhaps she doesn’t have the level of class and sophistication one might expect from a Countess but I loved that Luann thought she did. Sonja says she has not been drinking since Costa Rica.
For some reason Dorinda wants to keep Bethenny and Sonja in the lobby until the three bitches arrive. Bethenny is not having that. She wants to settle into her room. So she does. The other three stay in the lobby. Bethenny and Sonja are sharing the suite I guess. Lu and Dorinda have already picked rooms. Sonja and Lu share a long hug. Sonja says she doesn’t know the right things to say Then she tells Lu that Tom sent her an invitation to his NYE party.
Luann asks Ramona where she was on the holidays and she doesn’t mention at all trying to go to Tom’s party. Carole asks Luann how she got out of the handcuffs. So we see the footage AGAIN. That’s twice so far on this episode. Bethenny keeps the conversation light.
Tinsley and Carole get together to gossip. Tinsley’s pissed because her mugshot is now popping up on Google because of Luann. Hey production, why didn’t you show her mugshot again?
Dorinda and Lu were talking in Lu’s room and Ramona comes in and crap just starts falling out of her mouth. Because, Ramona. The Ramona starts with the whole women supporting women and friendship and a bunch of other psychopathic babble. Luann is seething but says nothing. Yet.
The ladies go out to dinner and have a lovely private dining room with a fireplace. I want to go there. I’d like to spend a month or two in the NE during the fall one year. The ladies start talking about their nails and how it relates to their sex life and the music they like to play during sex. These women have these conversation all the time and it boggles my mind. I’d be fine if this conversation came up when I was out with a group of girls over some cocktails, but this group just seems to think that dinner conversation is about sex. Every. Single. Time. I’m having flashbacks to Luann saying, “No talking about anal sex at dinner!” on some trip. When they talk about music and sex, Bethenny says, “I’m just not that into blowjob ballads and cunnilingus calypso.” This is why I love Bethenny and it also reminds me of this one time I was giving… Oh. Nevermind. #oversharing
Luann and Ramona have some back and forth about her trying to get invited on the boat for his NYE party (he turned her down) and Ramona says “I didn’t even get invited to the wedding, so let’s call a spade a spade.” No, let’s call a boot call a booty call and booty calls don’t get invited to the wedding. In general other people the bride or groom have screwed do not get invited to the wedding. Luann says that Ramona makes Benedict Arnold look like Betsy Ross. Ramona doesn’t even offer one of her fake apologies. Ramona says she is having a party next week and she is inviting Tom. She said it as a joke but everyone believes her because, Ramona. Everyone just lets Ramona off the hook.
Sonja and Bethenny are sharing a room and they both put on Korean face masks. It’s funny, Sonja is shaving her tongue. It’s gross but funny. I am officially putting Grace Mayflower on my NE travel bucket list. The next morning everyone comes to Lu’s room for breakfast. Bethenny compliments Sonja’s slippers so you know this is storyline. Sonja says that it is her shoe line and the deer is part of her family crest. Dorinda decides to be a giant cunt and mock her for claiming the Morgan crest as her own. Bethenny point out that Dorinda has monogrammed luggage with her married last name. Then she slut shames Sonja in her talking head. I should point out that this is breakfast and Dorinda can’t possibly be more than two or three shots from her private minibar in.
Bethenny and Sonja go back to their room and are freaking out over Dorinda’s random attacks. Later, Luann says that her publicist has called and he is flooded with calls because Ramona put a post on social media with the title “the gang is all here” letting everyone know she is out of rehab. Oh, Ramona, what a slob kabob you are. Ramona is clueless.
Next week: We’re still at the Mayflower. Bethenny tells Dorinda she doesn’t feel safe with her. Ramona acts like none of her actions have consequences. Tinsley confesses to Carole that she tried on wedding dresses, so you know Carole will tell Adam who will tell Scott. Bethenny says that is like going to tryout coffins. Dorinda continues to take cheap shots at Sonja.
How wonderful does Luann look in her talking head?! Young, gorgeous, and healthy. Sobriety really agrees with her.
Have I mentioned that I CAN’T STAND RAMONA?! Sorry for shouting, but I CAN’T STAND RAMONA!
This.
I’ve hated Ramona since the very beginning!
The “anal” conversation was in Vermont.
Hadn’t noticed all the Nespresso Machines before your shoutout TT. Good catch but they are probably provided by Williams Sonoma, who are always hawking them in their stores. And the coffee is the worst. Tastes like burnt wet toast.
Dorinda is quickly becoming my least favorite housewife because she comes across as caring and supportive untl someone, like Sonja or Bethenny confides in her and then bam! She uses that “privileged” information against them, escalating anything and everything they say to get the other women to turn against them. She deserves to be entirely shut out by all of them.
And Nespresso Machines plastic pods are so bad for the planet. I heard the inventor of said pods rues the day he created them. Buy a little expresso machine instead. They are not too expensive and the coffee they produce is fab.
Agree about the Nespresso machines. Awful coffee!
Now I want a Nespresso if the coffee is that good. I live for coffee. Would someone try it and tell me if it is good?
They have never charged as much as much for good coffee as it is worth.
Carole is just too happy that Lu was arrested. She was ready to roast her on a spit. She needs to know everything because she is an award winning journalist. The fact that they all had a big laugh about the dress what kind of people they are. They pretend to be friendly but they are sharks smelling blood in the water.
Ramona is a total bitch. She knows exactly what she is doing. Lu got Tom and Ramona can’t get over it. Remember, Ramona doesn’t like publicity but she is seeking it this time. I have never liked Ramona and it’s getting worse
Get off Sonja’s back Dorinda
I totally agree with you.
Carol had the nerve to talk badly about Lu’s dress. Carole your face is a crime. People in glass houses….
As for Ramona her behavior intentional. Both actions were very douchie. I do believe karma has Ramona’s name.
Carole made a joke about Lu’s dress knowing that she wore that ugly body sticking with short overalls in the Hamptons. Pot meet kettle
Would you say that if she was fat?
Nespresso is that good! My friends very wealthy mother has one as does my friend. Her moms is super fancy though, it’s built into the wall in her kitchen. As a bonus, you don’t have to feel guilty about throwing out the pods. They give you return postage paid envelopes with your orders to send back the used pods and they recycle them. If I could afford it I’d totally get one.
The best and cheapest way to make coffee is buy a frenc press for $9.99. Put in coffee pour boiling water in let sit for 4 minutes ( my sister said 4 minutes 20 seconds but that’s another story). Press a voila!! Best coffee ever!’
I agree that french press coffee is the best! Easy to do, makes 3-4 cups, is so fresh tasting. It is the only coffee maker I own now, and I have tried them all!
Someone mentioned plastic above… don’t confuse Nespresso with Keurig! Totally different, and the N pods aren’t plastic.. I don’t know what they are but they seem like foil, and are recyclable as another poster above mentioned ;).
All that to say, I agree that French presses are the best. You can cold brew overnight, which gives the smoothest flavor, and they are the *greenest* option, easy to clean, and BEST of all, they don’t hog counterspace ?
Y’all have convinced me to get a french press. I do not have countertops in my kitchen and most of the outlets do not work. So I can’t really use a regular pot. Of all the past coffee pots I have had, the best one was a ten dollar Betty Crocker percolator. That thing made the most delicious coffee. I’ve tried to replace it with more expensive ones and they didn’t make coffee nearly the same. I don’t know what it was with that coffee maker but I wish I had another one.
I love my French Press Cofee and Tea Maker, from Amazon. I use DeathWish ground coffee. It definitely puts a pep in my step!
I do like french press but I cannot drink it fast enough before it cools.
The new electric percolators are simply not as good as the old ones. I may buy one that is used on a stove.
Kathy, use one bought on a stove now. It’s my second one. I made the mistake of opening it by pulling on the glass bubble on top and now I think the seal is broken there so the coffee isn’t as good anymore. I need to replace it. They sell them at Kroger and sometimes they are oddly buy one get one.
I’m not much of a coffee drinker but I SHOULD be. I never really have milk on hand for coffee.
Seeing you all talk about coffee… I didn’t get the caffeine gene apparently because I’m up and peppy in the morning without coffee. I think it tastes awful. I will now go hide in the corner.
I never had the coffee Gene either everyone in my family drinks coffee except for me I’ll go hide in the corner with you and just sip on my iced tea
I like cold brew, minimum 18 hours. Make strong, use in cold drinks I’ve always have a jar brewing.. use GOOD water
The deli in town freezes coffee in the standard ice cube trays. So your iced coffee never gets watered down.
Melitta pour over for the best coffee. Second place, a coffee maker with a “cone type” filter (basically a Melitta-type filter). Use the “bold”setting so the coffee drips through slower. Mine cost $35 at Walmart a couple years ago.
And Kauai coffee company coffee. Not sure where you live, but our grocery stores sell it cheap.
Not like I care about coffee or anything. And I deny having family buy me beans for my birthday because that would be obsessive.
Thank you for the tip!☕
Check out the discount food markets that sell over stocked goods from other stores. Often they will have a variety of exspensive coffee/beans at discount prices.
I had a Nespresso for years. I’m an espresso person. The espresso is fine. When I occasionally used it for coffee it was fine.
This year, for my birthday, we used credit card points & bought a Breville automatic espresso maker that grinds the beans & shows the pressure on the shot. I have to steam the milk myself, but that’s easy. I almost never buy coffee out anymore. That & my instant pot are far & away the best kitchen purchases I’ve ever made!
TL/DR – Nespresso isn’t worth the money.
I love LavAzza Classico coffee from Italy. You can also get it in Expresso blend also. LavAzza can buy it at any Whole Foods, Gelson’s , or any Italian market. It is Italia. You can use it with a French press or any coffee maker. I use a single cup machine. I think it’s best coffee.
I bought a Breville (new not in box) on eBay seven years ago. I have to grind my own coffee but other than that, it is a no brainer and make great espresso with good crema. My fave of all I’ve used at home and in restaurants. I’ve wanted one of those Elektra copper machines with a brass eagle on top since childhood. Shoulda bought one when they were $300; they are about $3,000 now.
I got a Nespresso on sale and no regrets. Love coffee and use it a couple of times a week….other days just regular coffee. Some days I want the extra punch. I but offbrand pods from Amazon. Anyway, convenient and tasty.
Luann does have class. Thought she handled everything thrown at her, including Ramona, with grace. It’s hard to be as unfeeling, clueless and shameful as Ramona..
No words for Bravo. You know they won’t show Trav escapades repeatedly and on every media possible.
You know I agree. That remark and her giddiness and behavior this and last episode was an even better snapshot of Carole’s true self than the way she and B behaved at Jules’s Hampton house. Those antics made me hate them both equally. However, at least B is showing a small sliver of compassion to LuAnn and not shitting on her when she is down. Don’t get me wrong. I think B is as delighted as Carole that Lu has been knocked down several more pegs than her first and second divorces had already done but at least she decided not to pile on. Carole’s delight is so palpable it just takes me back to the meanest girls in high school. And there were some doozies there. Carole is the type who points the finger and calls other people hateful when she herself is a vicious seething piece of shit. /rant.
ramona is such an a hole!!!! lu does look wonderful! dorinda has turned very mean girl but it is weird that sonja uses her 10+ year divorced ex husband’s family crest! she will never give up the morgan name! she is not a morgan – her daughter is!!! funny the dynamic shift w/bethenny and sonja besties and carole hanging w/ramona and tinsely. carole really mean re lu’s dress comment in court and seems to be loving luanne’s downfall – she is soo creul, boring, and no storyline!!! oh yeah, forgot abt the marathon! for moment!
At one point Sonja said something about not letting the Morgan family down. Ummmmm, you’re divorced! I just don’t get it. Even her tag line is, “I’m not just a name, I’m a legacy”. WTF? I just don’t understand. YOU ARE DIVORCED SONJA!
She’s been letting down the Morgan family left and right! From the white petticoat costume where she said “oops! I forgot underwear” to some dance move in a black dress where Luann stood on “crotch guard”.
She told a contractor that she had sex with a hedge fund guy in the staff room.
She implied that she had anal sex with the pirate.
She told the 26 year old that he was older than her last two boyfriends! On and on.
I am LOVING the Sonja and Bethany dynamic
Watching right now, because I am on the West Coast. When Sonja told Luanne that she didn’t have any words to say, that she was just staring into her soul, my heart melted. I identify with this so much. I am not one of many words, and they were just communicating love to each other. It was beautiful.
I caught that too! Sometimes no words and a hug mean everything!
100% agree ?. Best Sonja moment in a while. It felt so sincere and it confirmed why I’m still team “Sonja”.
Agreed. Sonja has not had many moments that were not self obsessed. This was a nice one.
I think Ramona is so self absorbed that it impairs her judgement. Every time they show that that arrest scene I keep wondering why LuAnn was incognito in Palm Beach with that platinum wig on. I too love Bethanny’s taste in the way she dresses.
Just curious. You are kidding about the wig. Right?
Mary watch when LuAnn is in the cop car. She has a platinum wig on. What do you think of that?
It’s night vison not a wig
That’s what I thought too. It’s the lighting that makes her hair look lighter.
OMG, that is NOT a platinum wig! it is night vision, so it is like a negative. Where black shows up as white, and vice versa. This took place at night, the the back of the squad car was dark. SMH.
I think Romona has a diagnosable personality problem, she knows she is mean but keeps flapping wager mouth. She also beginning to look defeated at times.
TT you would love visiting in NW CT, foothills of The Berkshires. Rolling hills, great food, tons of art and culture. I would love to be your tour guide! Perhaps Dorinda would have us for a cocktail, or brunch at the Red lion Inn. Market Place has a fantastic menu and the Mayflower is awesome, although I have only been there for drinks when it was a B and B. I have seen pics of Lu in New Paltz. Upstate is so very different from the Hamptons, it looks to me like Lu has committed to a new more healthy lifestyle. Mazel to her!
Maybe if you and T visited Dorinda she would make it nice for you!
Bethenny and Sonja are hilarious together. I want to see them in more scenes 1:1 having fun and being silly. If The B in Bethenny is for bitch, the C in Carole is for cunt. She’s so miserable. Dorinda is a slob kabob with all the shit stirring she keeps doing.
Bethenny is a lot of things, and one of them is empathetic. I felt like she was uncomfortable when Lu was telling the story because she knew the other assholes didn’t have good intentions, and I think she felt bad for Luann.
Oh, and Ramona is an asswipe.
Anyway, great episode – I like when they get along and only have a few arguments here and there.
I so enjoyed this recap & your humor. Thanks, TT! I prefer my Keurig machine to Nespresso for ☕. I make it custom, not as strong as an Espresso from the pre-loaded pod.
The slob kabob expression is a gif, I have heard it before seeing RHONY tonight.
Loved Bethenney’s sweater with the pearls on it, so pretty. I’d wear it!!
When Ramona was talking about her sex mix all I could think of was a mix I used to jog to in high school. And then I got really disturbed realizing Ramona probably has some sort of choreographed routine to go along with her music. Like I did with my jogging. Faster here, slow down here… ugh.
She probably walks out in lingerie…thinking she looks sexy….but in reality, it’s probably more like the bulging eyed stare from her scary runway walk in one of the earliest seasons.
My son walked by as I was watching and said “these women are disgusting, talking about sex and being really old, yuck!”
I can’t wait to see the whole scene when Bethenny says to Tinsley that it is like trying on coffins about Tinsley’s weird weddingdress-story in the episode before. That is a genius comment.
I just can’t with Tinsleys ‘like’ and making a lot of sentences sound like questions when they aren’t.
I thought Luann was handling her comeback really well, it is just too bad she has to stand what Ramona and Carole are saying/doing behind her back.
Ramona doesn’t shock me anymore, she is what she is and at 60 probably isn’t going to change. Remember when she dontated cases of wine to a charity auction and then started drinking them because the other wine wasn’t ‘to her taste’… or when she threw a sweet 16 for Avery and invited 60 of her ‘closest friends’ because she wanted a party too ? Classic Ramona. No matter how awful she gets, I’d genuinely miss her if she left as she’s the anti-hero RHONY needs. Almost like a real life Moira Rose (Schitts Creek).
Shitt’s Creek is my favorite!
I really can’t stand Dorinda, Ramona, Carol and Tinsley. Dorinda is a nasty person. I am so disappointed in her this season. Her drinking has made her null and avoid. Carol is just plain ugly, inside and out. How dare her say anything about Lu’s dress when she looks like sh** most of the time. Ramona is so self centered it’s ridiculous. Tinsley is just a spoiled child and grates on my nerves. I can’t imagine anyone marrying her.
Oops *void, although she should be avoided at all costs LoL
Totally agree with you Brenda!
Somehow, reading this, I’m glad I fell asleep 15 minutes in (too much sex lately–humble brag).
You get it, Grandma!
Ramona is SUCH a liar. Her friend wanted to go to Tom’s party. No. Ramona WANTED to go. And how shallow was she about the photo. Oh…it was because they all looked so fabulous.
The truth is..Ramona is so jealous of Luanne. She feels like a hick next to her. That’s her insecurity though.
Her act is really old and tired.
Dorinda ? I have been really enamoured by her. But lately? Smooth and then choppy. There’s quite a bit of anger there….and always going on about a death versus dviorce. Of course it’s different…but divorce is a bit like death in itself.
Sonya is still linked to to the Morgan name because of her daughter. If it makes her happy to use *deer Slippers and a pinkie ring..so what.
A friend lets something like that go. Big deal. Geeze.
I find Tinsley boring. She’s like an accessory. And not one that makes the outfit either.
As for Carol. It IS all about Adam. And because it’s over….she somehow blames Bethany. It’s just weird. The more she makes out that She’s moved on….well..err..no. Far from it.
I feel like Luanne is handling things in a very classy way.
I’m on her team. With Sonya and Bethenay.
On WWHL Tinsley was on…and she and Scot are on a break. Again. Listen up Tins. Guys run in the face of desperation. Not so much the wedding dress outing…but * THE EGGS Scene *.Cringe worthy all the way.
He’s got to be DONE with her. If I saw some chick crying over frozen eggs with her mother and trying on pure white wedding gowns like she’s some 20 something first time bride, I’d run fast! Carol, Carol, Carol, I used to love me some Carol. Now she seems as desperate as the others when it comes to men. Adam wanted the exposure and he dated Carol for it. She can’t handle that. She really thinks it was something more. Carol is hurt that Bethenny thinks he used her and never really cared about her.
I don’t agree with the aggressiveness Dorinda is directing at Sonja but I do see her point about Sonja clinging to the Morgan name when she’s been divorced for years now and her ex has moved on. They were running a marathon of previous seasons and it was just a reminder of how delusional she is. Saying she has PDiddy on her yacht, that she partied with ‘JohnJohn’, etc.
I’m curious if she really is on these boards of museums or what her ex and her daughter think of her rambling on.
It’s one thing to not change your name back after a divorce but to still try to say you’re part of this well known family and wear their crest is just weird.
Dorinda didn’t change her name after being widowed (which isn’t uncommon) so the monogram isn’t weird or wrong, it’s just her initials.
Sonja needs therapy so she can let go.
I agree with Chris. Dorinda is a widow. Sonja was married to a Morgan and had the social status with the role…but, the key word is had.
Didn’t Luanne wear that dress to Sonja’s garden party? I know I’ve seen that dress before. It was made fun of back then as well.
I mean my first thought after IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING? When I saw the court video was, wow, that is such an unfortunate dress. I’m sure she’s burned it by now. So some good did come out of the situation.
I seem to recall the dress also, and for what it’s worth, I like it and think it looks good on her. It reminds of a dress I had (and loved) in the 80’s. I miss that dress!!
It could be. I recall people teasing Luann about her dress at the Garden Party. In her talking head she said it was vintage Ralph Lauren. It was a daytime-country-picnic-on-the-grass/church-ice-cream-social type of dress from the 80’s. Not a big city/NYC day dress.
I suspect she was wearing it as a daytime look in Palm Beach and then the day turned into night and she never got around to changing outfits. Afternoon cocktails moved on to appetizers and happy hour. Then it was evening, on into the night.
it is amusing that Carole is commenting negatively on Lu’s dress when she has been bitching about Bethenny commenting on her outfits. She is very annoying sometimes!
The formal term is hypocrite.
Ramona has to be one of the biggest pieces of human shit I have ever seen on tv. How Mario put up with her as long as he did, I’ll never know.
Ummm… by banging other chicks…
I just choked on my drink laughing….
Do you recall last season Romona at lunch questioned Bethenny about what her daughter thought of her “sleeping around”” and a few other very nasty comments? Romona is mean.
Yeah. And “What does your daughter think of you making a porno?” because Bethenny had a topless scene in a movie way back in the day.
Is then Nespresso machine the one that Mariel Lopez is hawking?
Mario
Ramona completely lack empathy. She is incapable of understanding the feelings of others and is incapable of caring about those feelings. I think there’s a clinical name for this, but it’s true assholery.
That is probably why I have never liked her and never will.. Ramona claims to have all these girlfriends but are they really her friends ? I wonder if women just keep Ramona around more out of fear of her.
And speaking of girlfriends … could it be that the “friend” who wanted to go to Tom’s party was Missy? A woman guest on WWHL a while back wanted to know what it was about Tom’s GOLDEN PENIS (well, maybe I am confusing the “golden” with Shah Mike’s dool) and others echoed that “wonder.” I have another theory — that he is really good at oral sex. I know women who would MAIM another woman and debase themselves for a guy like that. He sure seems to have not much else going on. Unless I am confused about him pretending to be rich but leeching.
Label it narcissism or borderline personality disorder. Otherwise knows as Trumpism.
Oooops, actually it is plain old sociopathic behavior when you lack empathy. See Trump, Nazis, etc.
I love me some Sonja but she is absolutely bonkers. She said that the family is counting on her and yet her ex husband has been remarried for years so I don’t think his family gives one whit about Sonja other than to cringe in embarrassment about her antics on tv.
I am finding myself enjoying TT’s reviews of the shows more than the shows themselves! ?
There is an episode of Seinfeld that Jerry Dates a girl .When he looks at her sometimes she is pretty and other times she is hideous. That is how I see Carole. Sometimes she looks ok and other times EEEKKK. She dresses way too young and is so skinny I could vomit. In addition, she tries to be clever and sound smarter than the other ladies when she mumbles her insults. Her breakup made her bitter.
I loved that Seinfeld episode. Ramona is who she is, probably on the spectrum, since she is so socially awkward and really does not understand how people feel. She is great TV though. I have had enough of Carole, she brings nothing. I dont think I would have been drinking if someone newly sober was sitting right next to me, it is just not comfortable, I dont need it that much.
For all we know, Sonja has a great relationship with her former in-laws, and along with her daughter still feels like part of the family. Let her wear the fucking crest, it is the least crazy thing she does.
Didn’t she mention something that was current re: her former bother in law as related to her. Maybe her ex is a douche and the rest of the family didn’t see any reason to cut her off. They do have a minor child still. She seems like a nice person. Dorinda is a slob when she drinks.
We are not apart of Sonja’s life we have no clue just how involved she is in er ex’s family.
It is very possible that in her divorce she got involved in many of the Morgan family things . I for 1 do not believe Sonja is as delusional as people want to make her seem.
Dorinda is so jealous of Sonja it is pathetic Dorinda’s divorce verses death both are losses.
I am glad that Bethenny sees exactly what Dorinda is doing ,and has become friends with Sonja.
Dorinda has been for seasons trying to get Sonja out of the group.Dorinda is just not as important as she thinks she is,people are not drinking her kool aide anymore.
Carol’s glee bout LuAnn’s arrest is sick.
The Sonja Bethenny dynamic is a riot and I am looking forward to more of that fun side of them .
Ramona has always been selfish and she will never change.I wonder if she was offered some money to post the first public pic after LuAnn got out of rehab?
I don’t see Dorinda being jealous of Sonja in any way whatsoever. What’s to be jealous of? It’s like comparing apples and oranges. I actually get a kick out of watching both of them – Sonja’s general harmless, delusional personality, and her lack of meanness to others is very appealing to me – it’s Sonja – take her or leave her. Dorinda is hysterical, and I really think her way of “spilling secrets” is something that’s Production-driven, not her normal personality. She has a quick, biting sense of humor, and I like that. I also don’t see Dorinda as trying to get rid of Sonja.
Ramona has always appeared to be “different” – she is really ignorant in many ways for being such a successful businesswoman, as though her internal elevator doesn’t go all the way to the top, and I do think she can be very jealous and spiteful, which I don’t see in Dorinda or Sonja.
I think the reason why Dorinda has been coming for Sonja all season is that Sonja came for Dorinda the last two seasons. Also didn’t Sonja put something in Page Six about Dorinda last season. I know that she made up a story last season about John.
English Rose, your description of these ladies is on point, I see them the exact same way!? Sonja is a hoot!! You can’t make this shit up….She loves the Morgan name, let her have it!! These ladies have the best story lines, they make me laugh out loud every week?
Cheers my fellow TT homies?
Dorinda jealous of Sonja? Doubtful.
Ramona = Soooo shady! I’d be so pissed if a friend was actively seeking to hook up with my ex. I like Sonya and Beth… not sure why all the hate from the other ladies this season. Carole should just go away. She’s insufferable. And her clothes this entire season are the real crime.
I think the root of Bethenny and Carole’s situation is that Bethenny is somewhat jealous that Carole is besties with Tinsley. Instead of recognizing that Bethenny started making digs at Carole and Adam and it just got out of hand after that. After Carole’s nasty blogs about Bethenny I don’t know if this friendship will be able to be repaired.
Carole needs to take a page from Tim Gunn “… always take the high road; you will never regret taking the high road.” And she could take some fashion advice from him too. Usually, I am all for people letting their fashion freak flag fly. But in Carole’s case, I think her new look is trying to dress younger to get Adam to look at her that way. I think she missed him more than she thought she would once he was gone. (Not trying to be snarky, it happens a lot.)
““That what you call a real slob kabob.” Yep, I’m adding that to my lexicon after ‘shithead’ and before ‘slore.’” ”
Seriously best part of the blog. I may or may not have peed a little laughing so hard!
Ok, so I came away from this thinking that having Ramona as a friend is like sleeping with a 40 foot Anaconda in your bed. First, she was and keeps inviting Missy, everywhere LuAnn went/goes, then she asked to go to Tom’s party, then she posted the photo with the wine glasses, when Lu is supposed to keep a low profile, and I know I am leaving something out. Romana is the Big B, and, by her remarks, seems to have a very revengeful streak. And Bethenny was right about Dorinda hanging on to Mr. Medley (or is it Dr. Medley?) and wrongfully attacking Sonja, and Dorinda did not have a child with Mr. Medley. But Sonja did have a child with Mr. Morgan and Sonja’s child is a Morgan – so why not have the family crest on Sonja’s shoes? And Btw, I really do like Sonja’s shoes – a lot!
Now, I know what I forgot to add about Ramona’s nastiness toward LuAnn – the fact that Ramona calls LuAnn “LuMAN! whenever Ramona can! And Ramona keeps repeating that LuAnn is “big” and calling her “LuMAN! – and more than once at the same time! Just mean and nasty.
As someone who is not into shoes at all, I was very impressed with Sonja’s shoe collection they are all flats or low heeled shoes and cute ones are hard to find. OTOH they are quite expensive for me. I just don’t have any desire to pay a lot for shoes.
Thanks for the info TT! I had not priced them as yet! Story of my life – “champagne taste and a beer pocket book”!
I looked them up, they really are nice shoes but not in my budget for sure. Plus she has size 11’s, always a plus in my book…
I think she is the ONLY RH to have attractive clothing too. Whether she designs it or just had the acumen to hire talented designers doesn’t matter. All of the other RHs have hideous stuff, especially NeNe.
I also laughed when Ramona was talking to Luann and another woman (Dorinda?) about how important girlfriends are, saying that the other woman was Ramona’s friend, and that she was getting to know Luann better. Never mind that Ramona and Luann have been on the same show for 10 years. That was awesome!
Ramona is coming across very vindictive. What did LuAnn do to justify Ramona’s actions. I do believe that Karma will come to Ramona sooner rather than later. Ramona is a very bitter Betty.
I t makes sense now re Missy, she was so pissed at Luann…..
I came here so say the same thing. Sonja has a child with the Morgan family so of course they are counting on her as the mother of their own flesh and blood and she has every right to keep the same last name of her child. Dorinda is delusional constantly attacking Sonja over something that doesn’t concern her at all.
” “That what you call a real slob kabob.” Yep, I’m adding that to my lexicon after ‘shithead’ and before ‘slore.’” ”
Seriously best part of the blog. Thanks TT I may or may not have peed a little laughing so hard!
Carole dissing a dress is hysterical since she has shown up to two reunions looking like she escaped the compound in Colorado City.
As for Sonja keeping the Morgan name…It is the name of her daughter. My mom did the same thing. It made it easier for school, etc.
Luann is doing the same…as she should because of her kids. She was married for a hot minute and took Dagistino (sp)…now she is DeLesseps again and Dorinda is not giving Lu a bunch of shit.
I just cannot imagine the “Morgan’s” needing Sonja’s help in any capacity. I just can’t see this Bethenny/Sonja best buds thing lasting too long. Bethenny is NOT a patient person and her patience wears very thin after too much Sonja. I think Sonja is more of a friend for the moment since her best friend Carole moved on to Tinsley.
Ramona is just a bitch and will never change.
Carole has THE MOST awful taste in clothes than anybody. Her Mother In Law must shudder in disgust daily…..Just goes to show money doesn’t buy taste.
Yea, Carole talking about Lu’s dress was comical!
Carol thinks she is the cutting edge of chic. She is very proud of all her outfits and dresses (the overalls????). I saw a fawning article about her with a fashion spread of her as the model. So awful.
I think Carol is very sore about Adam. They showed that scene of her riding on the front of his bike, like she was a teenager. I wonder if she sees that and the other scenes with Adam and feels foolish. She kind of made a fool out of herself IMO. She thought she was a girl again. And now that he’s moved on to a woman his own age, it must sting.
Agreed! Overalls. Fake tatoo body suit. Pajamas to a restaurant. Robe dress.
In one season her tagline was something like “If you think I look good from the front, you should check out my ass.” Well in her various tight shiny satin pants I’ve seen her ass….and my reaction is “Meh” and a shrug.
She’s clinging onto the memories of that one time when she wore some Jordache jeans… having said that, I’m in my earlier 40’s and my bottom ain’t what it use to be….
I have to ask, what the deal with Palm Beach and these ladies of New York? Why do they all flock there?
It’s soooooooo snobby. Full of old men who wear pink polo shirts with bright yellow shorts and women with really bad plastic surgery looking like lizards. Palm Beach is for old people
“looking like lizards”…..I’m dead.
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Palm Beach proper is VERY rich. It is one of the richest places in the world January through April.
Why can’t any of these women quit Tom?
What’s the tea on Carole and Princess Lee? I’ve looked at her tweets lately and she always makes cracks about Carole!?
That is not a real account.
Oh!! How do you know? Is that common knowledge? Asking for real!!
It’s a parody account.
Love all this discussion. I’m totally on board for the French Press. Yes, far better. And Melitti is the best I agree. I didn’t know Lu sold that beautiful Sag Harbor home. i love me some Luann. Her story about the guy didn’t make sense. I suspect he was someone she just randomly hooked up with there which is why he split when security was called. Also, I can’t understand why she’d go down there after last year. And what really makes no sense is Ramona’s story of why she was in Palm Beach. That after they got there, her friend wanted to go to Tom’s party so she asked. That sounds like total bullshit. You mean they flew to Palm B, got a hotel, but had with no plans for new Year’s? Seriously? I don’t buy it. Why would they have gone down there with no plans. She’s such a total beyotch. I think Luann should go visit Mario’s mistress in West Palm and have lunch! Sounds about right.
And the dynamic is so weird now on the show now that everyone’s switched friends. Does anyone else find that? Sonja is a most unlikely cohort for BETHENNY. Nope. Carole is smart and sharp-tongued, more B’s speed. And Dorinda I think got pissed after the Puerto Rico trip and hates B now. She’s so salty on her, anyone else hear all the trash she’s been talking around? Sonja is oddly quiet and isn’t interacting with everyone, B was totally right about Dorinda going in on her over the family crest. B calls it right. Dorinda was only married to Richard I think 4 years. That’s it, you’d think it was 20 the way she talks. But she sure collected all those coins even out of a short marriage with no kids. By the way, yes TT, I live for NE and go any chance I get. It is spectacular. I knew exactly where that Mayflower is as I wanted to stay years ago and it was like $300-400 a night back then. Don’t know if that’s changed. All those NE inns are Paradise. But all the new alliances seem to be purposeful, not organic. Anyone else think so? So odd no Sonja/Ramona, B & Carole and I think it’s Carole who wanted out. She does not want to be good friends anymore. And did anyone else see Tinsley say on WWHL most hesitantly saying that yeah, she’s friends with Carole. She made it sound like they are not that close at all in real life. But I love all of it. This is a great season and I love this city the best of all the HW shows.
Wait! Did Ramona say she likes to get down to a Justin Bieber song?
If I hear Ramona refer to herself as the “MAVEN” of this or the “MAVEN” of that I may have to be committed….I really don’t understand how the others just haven’t decked her….
When Carole walked out to the car I said out loud “What the f*ck Carole?”
Then she had the nerve to comment about LuAnn’s dress and again I said the same thing out loud! She is a piece of work.
When Ramona was trying to fake her way through showing love and carrying on with the princess comments and it’s about LuAnn that weekend. I couldn’t help but feel slimy, eeghh! And then the camera goes to Bethenny making the same face I was! lol I love that woman.
Great recap TT!!
Y’all, I just binge watched seasons 1-3 and the show has not been as engaging since. Bethenny really does make the show. Seasons 1-3 with Scary Island and the Bethenny / Jill break-up were my favorite story lines. I literally laugh out loud during Bethenny’s talking heads and scenes during seasons 1-3 and then again once she returned season 7. Even when she appears to come undone, we always know that she will come out on the other side okay which helps viewers cope with their own crap with an optimistic outlook.
Bethenny and Jill were a great team. I wonder if she would come back later and if the dynamic would be as entertaining as it was now that Bethenny is now a mom and rich, bitch. I am partial to Bethenny because she is self-made with her wealth not associated with a marriage to a rich dude….Not that there is anything wrong with marrying a rich dude of course!
Bethenny and Luann might have some future funny moments now that Luann has her street cred now which makes her relatable and human as opposed to the polished countess act. Maybe her next song will be a rap/hip hop track produced by Snoop Dog.
This episode reminded me of what Tamara reported which is that production informed Sonja and Ramona that only one of them would get to stay next season.
In my opinion this episode shows where everyone stands in the Sonja vs Ramona fight to live another season.
I believe the main and probably only reason Bethenny defends Sonja is because she wants production to keep Sonja instead of Ramona. Dorinda, Carol and Tinsley appear to prefer Ramona which makes sense considering Sonja called Dorinda a coke head on national TV during the season 8 reunion and continued to slam Dorinda in the press the first part of last season. Sonja also spoke crap about Tinsley to the cast and the press all of Iast season and the first part of this season. I think Carol is against Sonja in support of Tinsley.
I don’t think Lu cares either way because both Sonja and Ramona have screwed her over every season since season 1. Sonja’s playing nice this season in an effort to secure Luann’s support.
YIKE! I did not see the TT tea about either/or Ramona or Sonja. But it makes this “feud” make sense. What does not make sense is to get rid of either one. They do make for the best/worst things “reality” TV has to offer. Kind of like twisted, kinky, delusional, desperate LaVerne and Shirley. A friend told me years ago when she visited China there was a warning at the beginning of L&S that they had escaped from a mental institution… just sayin’…