Hagood and Catherine head to Wormsloe Plantation to use as a backdrop for Catherine’s portrait. It’s a beautiful place but one usually waits to do a portrait when one is married, though parents often have them done as a young child. This is an awkward time for Catherine’s portrait. Also, it’s 2018 and the common procedure now, is not to sit outside below the gnat line and paint a portrait al fresco but to stage the scene and snap a photo or six to work from. Whatever.
I had forgotten that Lyle and Hagood’s boyfriend are best friends and she is closer to Lyle than Catherine. Catherine will lose all of her friends in this split.
Louis’s sock line may not be as dumb as I thought. He’s doing a photo shoot for the line and he is targeting the golf market for his sock collection. This is really smart. Especially in the south. And he is going to the PGA trade show in Orlando with his socks. I’m starting to think Louis may be being “Craiged” by production.
Hannah and Catherine meet up for drinks and apps at a fancy brand new restaurant in Savannah, The 1540 room. They are both talking about how bruised up they are from paintball to break the ice since things are tense with these two. Hannah knows Catherine is with some other guy and Catherine refuses to acknowledge it on camera. Hannah has a lot of hardware on ring finger. I can’t get a good shot of it, and I know it’s not a wedding set, but it looks a bit similar. Hannah holds Catherine’s feet to the fire. Catherine is sort of admitting it. Then she says that she wants to ultimately end up with Lyle.
I feel like Daniel takes five showers a year and all of them are on camera. Daniel seems to be totally over working. I’m not sure if these alleged meetings are for the law firm or his call center but he doesn’t seem invested in whatever it is. I grew up with the expectation of being a housewife. Then I quickly discovered that I have serious issues with maintaining relationships with anyone and had no idea what I was supposed to do. I feel like Daniel is in the same situation, his family has certain expectations about what he is supposed to do and he’s just over it.
As it turns out, Hagood did take some photos and is working on the painting at her studio. She also has an appointment with a sake expert to discuss her product because her mother wants her to get some more criticism. Southern moms are tough.
Catherine and Louis talk at his office. Catherine says that she told Hannah that there is no way that Louis is going to propose in a year. The thing is, producers try to force people to get married on the show. Louis says that he doesn’t have $40K for a ring. If a twenty something proposed to me with a $40K ring, hell if an 80 something proposed to me with a $40K ring I’d want nothing to do with them. I’m all about being financially prudent. I put off buying mayonnaise until it is on sale and then I buy a couple. There are so many more things I want to spend my money on than jewelry and the grocery store.
One thing worth the money is Catherine’s mother’s cheese straws. I’d pay big bucks for that. I can make them, but they are not as good when you participate and understand how the sausage is made. Cheese straws are AH MAZING. Right up there with sausage balls! And Catherine’s mom brought over silver serving trays and cheese straws for her housewarming party. Oh God. There will be tomato pies. I didn’t make one this summer. Perhaps I should try to get to the farmers market tomorrow or maybe I could use all my end of the season orange pear tomatoes. I’ve let my garden go to shit and need to harvest all my peppers.
Hagood meets with the Savannah sake professional. I could almost guarantee you there is not Savannah sake professional. This is some random dude production found to promote the restaurant. There is nothing Asian about it. It’s an old southern gas station. He is a sommelier but sake is not wine. He tells her she needs to spend a year living in Japan. She is in a position similar to mine. I had parents in poor health during my twenties and thirties and getting away was a hard. This is one of the issues that women today having babies in their 40s don’t understand. It impairs their young adulthood.
Catherine has invited Ashley to her housewarming party. Louis is on the way to Orlando and can’t make it. Lyle is skipping it because he wants to.
Daniel arrives looking more ridiculous than usual. He got a blow out and a trip and is wearing some ridiculous plaid jacket. It’s beyond words.
Ashley makes her grand entrance and Brandon greets her with a big hug while everyone else has a constipated face. Ashley could have used a bit of help with her look, and hair and makeup.
After Brandon declares his undying love for Kaitlyn Jenner, a conversation begins between Brandon, Hagood and Ashley about how to navigate life when living your truth could hurt those around you. Hagood struggles with the fact that she wants to live in Japan and learn about sake and the fact that her daddy is having serious health issues. Been there, done that. I think she will regret her decision either way.
Catherine and Lyle meet for dinner the next day. Catherine is a cunt and says that Lyle plays the victim card and that he has never said he was sorry to her ever. Lyle says he needs space and perhaps this is where they part ways. Catherine leaves.
Next week: The crew goes to Turks and Caicos. I am so here for that! Brandon tells Lyle that he is extremely abusive to Catherine next week. Clearly, he found some crack in the Turks because nothing could be farther from the truth. Lyle is a total pussy. Hannah calls Louis immature and Louis tells Hannah she is asexual.
This is really my first time watching a whole episode of SCS. I LOVE Hagood because she is truly GOOD. She is so pretty in an old fashioned way, tries hard and cares. I thought Brandon? and Ashley were a bit mean to her. She has a sense of duty toward her parents and their family history, and there is something very noble and honorable about that. Catherine (who is quite good at interior design) looks like a young blonde Mrs. Potato Head, and I do not understand why Lyle (who is quite handsome) is so smitten with this termagent. Good for him for getting away – she would make his life a hell if he married her and destroy whatever remained of his self-esteem. Daniel DID look like a bearded lady! Yikes! His hairdo combined with his plaid jacket seemed like a mental cry for help. Ashley – a little lipstick and blush would be of assistance. She just looked all beige. This group is finally starting to turn into an interesting mix.
Mrs. Potato Head.-L
I agree with your comments regarding Hagood. I like her, too. She is a very talented artist. Can’t wait to see more of her work.
Catherine looks like a middle aged man in drag or something. She is not atttactive what so ever. And her voice and the way she speaks, she is fingernails on a chalk board to me.
I’m with you regarding Catherine. I cringe every time I hear her voice & wonder if her family didn’t have money if Lyle would be so invested in her.
Ashley, beige? I thought she needed something for her red face, some foundation & powder to take away the shininess would of worked wonders
I die for termgant. Good word. Great assessments. Friends don’t let friends get blow dries that make them look like bearded ladies. If Hannah were acting as Daniel’s stylist, she had better keep her day job. DESIGN IS DESIGN and styling is closely related to fashion design. I never will forget her 3rd-grade “design” sketches. And Daniel wants her to go full bore into her fashion line? Clearly mutual stroking or blind leading blind.
I agree with just about everything you said except about Lyle. He’s as goofy looking as Catharine. They are perfect for each other….Mr and Mrs Potato Head. TT is right about Catharine being cunty, but Lyle is a pussy. Again…perfect for each other. I was thinking Daniel was looking like he wanted to try out to be the 6th member of the Bay City Rollers for their Mid Life Crisis Tour. Why in the hell does he think he looks good with his hair like that? He’s a nice looking man. Long hair makes him look like the homeless guy who lives in the dumpster at the Costco near me. Was not looking forward for Ashley to return. So far, Hagood is the only person that I can honestly say that I like on this show.
Maybe he is hoping Daddy and his brother throw him out of the law firm if he goes around looking like a circus act. There’s a method to his madness. Must be hard to realize you don’t mean a lot to your family except as a means to make their lives easier.
This show is sloooooooooooowing growing on me but I still say a cast shake-up is warranted here.
Most a way too boring and average looking. We need some”eye candy” on this show.
Very average. Hagood at least has her family’s rice plantation to make her interesting but the rest of the cast is boring and nothing special. Catherine is a drunk and her nasally speech and red, booze flushed nose are not attractive.
I understand feeling torn between following your own path or doing what your parents want you to do. Hagood should go home to stay with her parents, but after her father recuperates from his surgery she should go to Japan for a month or two to learn more about sake production. Not in this episode, but Daniel should get away from his unappreciative father and brother and strike out on his own. And someone please send me Catherine’s mother’s recipe for cheese straws and tomato pie!
Thanks Amy, less typing for me because you succinctly expressed my opinions on Hagood and Daniel. I think that Hagood has found a GENIUS way to carry on her family’s legacy and follow her passion. A trip to Japan likely could give her perspective, but a trip to France does not make one into Eric Ripert or Julia Child. And not since 1976 in the famous Judgement of Paris when California wines beat out the French is it NECESSARY to go to France to learn to make wine. Only wine in the Champagne region of France can be called Champagne, but there are some MAJESTICALLY WONDERFUL sparkling wines coming out of Napa Valley. Hagood can learn lots at home while Dad is recovering and go to Japan in a while.
Also, I’m so glad to see Ashley is back! Yay!
The only thing I want to know is who is Catherine’s side piece. I can’t focus on anything else. He or she (gasp) needs to be cast immediately!!
I’ve searched all over the internet trying to find out who the side piece is! I get the feeling it’s someone they all know and it’s been going on for years.
Loved Hagoods sketches. I hope we get to see the finished product. I have to admit, we had oil portraits done of each of our sons when they were each one year old.They hang over the mantle. It is understood that if a fire ever breaks out, grab the portraits and screw the rest. The cheese sticks and tomato pie were making me hungry. I did not grow tomatoes this year, so I have not made any pies.
As much as I love witty Brandon, he is totally wrong in his assessment of Lyle and Catherine.
Hagood does not need to go to Japan for a year.
I think Lyle and Catherine should just break up for good. Clearly Catherine does not really want to be with Lyle, and he is a nice guy and deserves someone who loves him back. He thinks Catherine is all there is, since he has carried a torch for her since high school, but he can find someone else and be happy for once.
I want Louis to get his act together. I really like Hannah. Why does Louis think he needs to spend $40,000? Spend $3,000.
Daniel’s hair, hahaha!
Brandon’s comment regarding Daniel’s look, in effect, ‘Is he trying to win a bearded lady contest?’
What a HOOT!
Daniel was asked if his jacket was by some designer.He says, “No. It’s Goodwill”. LOL!
Catherine’s nasal monotone reminds me of the cartoon dog Droopy. She’s Droopy from Guadeloupe!
For all you people who are confused about why lyle is still hanging around Catherine…maybe it’s because she is a huge “come up” for him!!! It’s not rocket science! AND SHE KNOWS IT, AND THUS DOESNT TRUST HIM.
Well he should bolt anyway because she is NO catch.
Production certainly wants it to appear that Catherine’s family has more money. But it is interesting that all the other little trust babies were friends with Lyle first and only know Catherine through him. One can presume that Hagood’s boyfriend has money and Lyle is his best friend.
Wow, so Louis actually has a real business! So did Hannah successfully light a fire under his ass last season, or did he just get a misleadingly bad edit? Whatever the case, at least we have another Bravo-lebrity with a real business.
I get why Brandon wants to protect Catherine, but I’m also scratching my head over his accusation that Lyle’s been abusive. Does he change that much off-camera, or are Brandon and Catherine exaggerating Lyle’s verbal clapbacks to take some heat off her?
I have a confession to make: I’ve never had cheese straws or tomato pie, but I’m very curious to try both. I’ll have to see if there’s a Southern restaurant in Vegas or SoCal that does these. If not, maybe I’ll have to find some recipes for me to try out this fall.
You can bought a decent facsimile of cheese straws at the grocery store. The brand you want is Geraldine’s.
You have to be a southern Baptist Church lady or descendant there of living in the south using fresh tomatoes from your own garden and Dukes mayonnaise to make tomato pie.
Thanks, TT. I just checked Geraldine’s website to see where they’re available, and unfortunately they don’t list any Nevada or California stores.
I guess I’ll just have to scour some “Baptist church lady-ish” Pinterest boards for cheese straw and tomato pie recipes to add to my “Thanksgiving extravaganza edible wish list”. ?
I will be happy to send my tomato pie recipe to you if you would like me to. Straight out of a Junior League cookbook.
Awww, thanks. Because I trust y’all, my email is atdnextATgmailDOTcom.
Funny enough, when I googled “Tomato Pie”, I got a Wikipedia entry for Sicilian style pizza. I then had to narrow the search down to “Southern Tomato Pie” to find the kind of dish featured on the show (though Sicilian pizza looks interesting, too).
It is on the way! The fancy name is Fresh Tomato Tart. The first time I made this back in the 90s, my husband said, “They can call it whatever, but that’s a tomato pie.” He just nowcame into the room and saw the recipe and said, “We really need to make one soon.” ?
I will also send my Pecan Tasties and Parmesan Twists…a sort of cheat version of a cheese straw. I can’t find my traditional cheese straw recipe. It is in my laundry room that is torn to pieces since my washing machine decided to die last night.
YOU CANNOT MAKE A TOMATO PIE FOR THANKSGIVING YOU MORON! TOMATO PIES ARE FOR SUMMER! YOU CAN”T MAKE A TOMATO PIE WITH STORE BOUGHT TOMATOES THEY HAVE TO BE HOME GROWN!
You are probably a Miracle Whip kinda guy.
Cheese straws you can make any time. It’s basically just cheese and flour and a dash of paprika if you nasty cut into strips and baked. Simple but delicious.
Giggling!
I’m actually in Little Rock, AK thru Thursday… This is as close to AL or GA (lived in both, plus TX) I’ve been in many, many years. I don’t mess with these food fights! I prefer to just eat! Listen and learn. I’ve learned some really amazing recipes over the years by living all over the place. I have also learned to shut up and let the experts speak!
Well you better go buy some Dukes mayo and some Geraldine’s cheese straws and key lime cookies and well pretty much anything Geraldine’s while you are here in civilization. Oh and some grits and if you can find local honey and some sorghum get that. And some Vidalia onions… some local BBQ sauce…
STOCK UP GIRL!
You can order Geraldine’s cheese straws online. I’m just sayin’…..
Me neither!! Connecticut Yankee have lived here 30 years-have access to homegrown tomatoes-will try to make one soon-tomatoe time is almost up!!
“Catherine is a cunt…” LMAO Tamara you don’t play and I am here for it!!!
I do believe Lyle has been a little passive aggressive and mean with his comments….does that mean Katherine doesn’t deserve it …no a but it’s still comes across as catty / mean at times.
How old is Catherine? She is looking a bit old, and appears on the cusp of middle age.
One day soon she will wake up and find that Lyle has moved on, and will marry someone else who loves him and will bear his children. Life is short, and Catherine’s fling probably won’t last and she will wake up no longer the sweet young belle who can catch beaus. Good she has rich parents.
For some reason I don’t really get these people, some of them seem spoiled and the show is not as compelling as SC Charleston or New Orleans.
They are all in their early 30’s except for Hagood.
Someone needs to share recipes for cheese straws and tomato pie!! Please! 🙂
I’ll be happy to send mine to you if you want. I can Tweet or e-mail it to you.
I’ve never heard of tomato pie. So I looked it up and there seems to be various ways to make them!
the best way is just a pie shell, pre-baked, and ripe sliced tomatoes (salted and drained on paper towels). put tomatoes in the pie shell top with dukes mayo and grated sharp cheddar cheese and bake at 350 till bubbly (about 30 min)
Hey Haymaker, quit trying to make Catherine a thing. She just isn’t.
Catherine and her fake ass aristocratic drawl (what she thinks it is) get on my damn nerves. She doesn’t speak like that in interviews just on this show….annoying AF!!!
I saw an old Bob Newhart episode the other day and Daniel is a dead wringer for ‘I’m Daryl, this my brother Daryl and my other brother Daryl.
Hahahahaha! Great observation!
hahaha, esp with his curly hair and when he wears that wool cap– 🙂
Too funny.
LMAO !!
OT: TT, what is your opinion on Asa Argento throwing Anthony Bourdain under the bus.
Spoiler. South magazine released an article about Hagood yeastwrday and it says she’s launching her sake later this year.
I wish they didn’t focus so much on soiled rich kids on this show, I’m convinced that’s why it’s so dreadfully boring. There are way more interesting people in Savannah.
Heeeeee!!! Soiled rich kids! Awesome typo. =)
Is anyone else annoyed with how she says “SOCK-AYYYYYYY”?? I cringe every time. Blechhhh
I think Ashley had maybe just had a chemical peel? Hence the very tight and red forehead. Catherine’s nose got more and more red when she and Brandon were doing those last minute party prep items… wonder what that was from? I think Daniel’s hair blowout was a joke, to the people commenting on here that it was a serious thing haha. Brandon’s joke about bearded lady was fantastic. Love Hagood, poor thing has my heart as she is clearly stressed out by her Mom’s expectations and her Dad’s health. That said she is truly talented with art – that portrait came together and in such a flattering way pretty quickly. I hope we see the finished product on the show… I only like Catherine because I like her parents. Is that awful?
This show always seems like it’s from the year 1998????
Has anyone noticed that Catherine won’t stop with her white broom earrings? She has worn them every episode. I’m sorry but that girl is a mess!!
WILL. SOMEONE. PLEASE. TELL. HAGOOD. HOW. TO . PRONOUNCE. SAKE!!!!!!!!
I heart Hagood. The show is getting much better. An I the only one shipping Hannah and Daniel? They just make sense. Catherine just seems like Brandon’s parallel world drag twin that can’t decorate or host.