I don’t know what happened to me last night, I just totally ignored all of my recapping duties and now I am super behind. Let’s get on with last night’s RHOP Recap.
We start where we left off last week with Candiace swinging a butter knife at Ashley. Candiace’s husband has to stop cooking and restrain his wife and carry her to another room. While he is trying to settle down Candiace, Gizelle throws Robyn under the bus. Basically, she puts Robyn on the spot to tell Ashley about Michael’s “gay comments.” Production shows the salacious news stories with Michael’s nude photos. Chris says that he heard the comment as well. Ashley swears it never happened.
In other news, Ashley had her baby yesterday. It was a boy named Dean Micheal.
I Will Hit You With My Pocketbook!
Eventually, Candiace throws Ashley out of the house. I don’t understand why Candiace is so hateful toward Ashley. Have I forgotten some beef they have? I get that Ashley talked about Candiace’s mother. Is that really the source of their issues? It all seems very petty.
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Finally we get some crazy Katie. She’s been a lump on a log through all of this. For some reason Ashley comes back in the house to get in on the Katie drama. When Candiace hears her back in the house she throws her out again. Katie leaves with her. Ashley makes a comment about smacking Candiace with her pocketbook. In the van, Ashley continues to deny that Michael is into men.
Oh, we haven’t even had dinner yet. Chris tries to serve the main course. Apparently, it was a great meal.
Suck My Sausage!
I’m bored with this episode. How many times can we talk about sausage sucking?
The next day Gizelle tells Ashley that Karen was trashing her after she left. Ashley is also pissed that Robyn didn’t have her back. I’m so bored. But, Gizelle’s wardrobe is everything this season.
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Candiace and her mother go to a joint therapy session. It’s pointless. Candiace says her mother is lying to the therapist. Candiace cries, her mother denies. This is going nowhere. The therapist tells Dorothy that she is not doing a good job listening to her mother.
Gay Pride
Gizelle and Robyn went to Gay Pride in Virginia to watch Ashley perform. For some reason Michael did not attend. I think Kim Biermann’s performance was better than this. I think it was a mistake not to lipsync. Ashley was Countess Luann at the cabaret levels of impressed with herself.
Ashley and Robyn have a conversation. It doesn’t go well.
Next week’s RHOP Recap will hopefully be better than this one. We’re having a hoedown and hopefully sausage will not be served. Monique threatens to drag Candiace. I wish she would. Karen comes for Ashley again. Didn’t these two just set their differences aside at some weird spa? Chris tries to help Candiace resolve the situation with her mother. News breaks that Michael was accused of flirting with a cameraman.
I understand that Candace has issues with her mother. Clearly the apple has not fallen far from the tree with those two. I would be scared to death if I was Chris, that should I upset her…….. I don’t get the beef either, it just seemed to intensify over nothing. Why should she care if the relationship is fake or agreed upon or whatever it is none of her her business. If Ashley is in denial or she knows that is between them. I understand it is on t.v. but it’s not anyone’s business to be upset about it.
I felt bad for Robyn . If Gizelle wanted to “out” Michael then what was wrong with her just saying, I heard….not like these ladies have any scruples anyway. And Karen, take a seat.
Candaice bugs the crap out of me. But she’s bringing the drama. I appreciate that. Gizelle and Ashley are just not bringing enough. I feel like the producers had a convo with her a la Camille and told her to step it up. I’m not saying Candaice’s drama is that good, but at least it fills 90% of the hour…
Candience or however her name is spelled is not a good addition to the cast and I hope she keeps pulling shit like waving knives to get her no contract next year.
With Bravo? They love that stuff. She will be the star next year
Monique somewhere in this mash-up talking to her hubs said something about everyone knowing that Ashley & Michael have an open relationship. I think the biggest issue is Ashley coming for everyone and not being honest with the viewers. It’s a trend on all the franchises against those that aren’t as open as others. I think that’s candy’s beef. But what do I know lol – I’m probably way out in left field
I thought Monique said, We don’t know if they have an open relationship. Maybe I heard incorrectly.
I think you heard right. I didn’t hear Monique tell her husband that there was an open relationship.
I’ve been trying to think about why Candiace hates Ashley, too, because it’s pretty unreasonable. I was trying to remember what could have been said last season. The only thing I can remember is that Ashley was shading that bootleg Miss America World title that Candiace was bragging about. Ashley said what we all thought, that it doesn’t really count if it’s not Miss America or Miss USA.
Yes! I think it all started with the beauty pageant nonsense and Candiace thinking she is so above Ashley…
You and NanaKate make good points. I think she’s thirsty to be known as the HBIC over at the RHOP Franchise. I think perhaps she has some delusions of Nene-isms (That’s a thing now btw), and sees Ashley as the most easy target among them, if she does, and I rather think she does, she sort of has a point, at least there, Ashley kind of is.
The rissoto looked so good!
LOL I’m glad I wasn’t the only one looking at the food. I would totally watch him if he had his own cooking show. He could even include his wife handing him knives to cut the food with as a running gag.
If I was Chris I would keep a tranquilizer gun in my junk drawer!
How can you get bored of sausage-gate?! It’s so juicy. And now the allegations. It’s good drama. But more interesting be if Ashley and Michael would be honest and show us what their open relationship is like. That would be fascinating.
Alleged, alleged open relationship
I kind of hate how these shows exploit open relationships though. Just let people live and do what is happening,
A note on the open relationship… they do live in the DC area where a lot of politicians live at least part time. Normally these individuals hide the fact that they are gay, fluid, or whatever they are into. I know this because I have spent time in the area and if you try to take photos in a club you almost get attacked for fear it will leak.
This might be one of the reasons they don’t talk about the open relationship because whoever Michael spends time with might also be very private.
But I also agree that they make too much of a big deal about open relationships. It was almost a whole storyline on RHOA and it wasn’t even a current one. It might not even be worth part of the story if he just does hookups here and there.
I agree 100%. It’s their relationship and if it isn’t hurting you/us, then it doesn’t matter to anyone but them!
An open relationship on Bravo would be groundbreaking.
That’s what I’m saying. It’s real life for lots of folks , so why not show us. It could open minds. I do realize though it could be risky for Michael’s career
Finally Ashley got hers! Her expression when the door was slammed in her face was priceless! ??
Every season she has deflected on to others and their troubles to avoid the focus being on hers. Too bad it’s not working this year ?✌?
Hypocrisy! Gizelle and Robyn attend Gayle Pride, but all they want to do us “out” and bash Micheal for being gay. Who would want friends who put down a man for his secular preferences and then they attend Gay Pride?!
I hate it when people get excited because someone is bringing the drama. I miss the days where we saw ladies with their friends. I do not want my 11 year old daughter to think it is OK to act like this towards her friends.
They are not bashing him for being gay. Do you watch the show?
Well, they weren’t encouraging or being empathetic. They were trying to “out” someone in a negative way without his permission. I’d say that’s the definition of verbal bashing. These ladies are so old and irrelevant. Someone ought to throw a quarter at Karen’s face and tell her to go downtown and have a rat gnaw that thing off her face.
Not one of the ladies bashed Michael for being gay, nor any other gay person for that matter. They all said they didn’t care what his sexual preference. Re-watch the episode.
I hate how these Housewives shows, particularly Atlanta and Potomac are always looking to “out” someone, yet they leap at the opportunistic photo op at Gay Pride events.
Too bad Michael chose to jump on Ashley’s bandwagon to come for Karen and Ray over their finances last season. Ashley has spent the last 2 seasons coming for Robyn over her relationship with Juan so I don’t know what she expects of Robyn now.
Actually Ashley has relentlessly come for someone since season 1 so she has to have known her turn was coming.
Candace ( I refuse to spell her name the stupid way) needs to just go
Monique and her family is most fun one to watch this season. Karen is comical too.
I think if this was any other lady on the show more people would be horrified at Candiaces behaviour but let’s not forget that Ashley has done this countless of times, this is the woman that pulled Robyn’s credit history and researched her finances in season 1. Then gave another cast member hell for not proving the reason why she left the area when her parents were dying. I don’t have empathy or sympathy for the Michael situation because if it was any other housewife Ashley would be quick to label them gay. If anyone remembers correctly she called Katie’s boyfriend gay in season 1 when it was in fact her husband that grabbed his butt!!!!!
One more time for the people in the back: it is not gay bashing to out a MARRIED man for a having relations, gay or straight, on the sly outside of marriage. I love gays, hoes, strippers, and housewives but let me find out my hubby is slipping his dong to them and imma go-the fuck-off. And like it or not, I’m going to drag the other person too just for shits and giggles. P.S. my life long gay partners would be the very first in line to tell me. FACTS
YESSSS! I’d be upset if my friend’s husband said ‘I’d suck his dick’ OR ‘I’d suck her titties’.
Also, people who are in open relationships should only be on TV if they don’t care if it comes out. Reality TV isn’t for couples who only want to show certain aspects of their lives since everything always comes out.
1. Who care is Ashley and her husband have an open relationship? If they BOTH agreed with it then what’s the big deal? It’s their marriage and if it works for them then who gives a fuck.
2. Gazelle really threw Robyn under the bus. It was not cool, especially considering what close friends they claim/seem to be.
3. Karen really is as fake as they come. Talking all nice and sweet to Ashley to her face but then talking shit about her as soon as she lives.
4. Why is no one talking about all the ladies (mostly gazelle) telling Ashley she should come back into the house but then letting her get ripped for candiace for coming back into the house. She was urged by the women to come back in yet they all acted like they were appalled she came back after getting kicked out.
Candiace gets on my last nerve i did not care for her when she first came on the show and i care for her even less now her mother pays her bills and she dont add anything to the show her violent temper ithers have been fired for a lot less she threatened ashley with a knife and even throw it at her the producers don’t seem to care what gives
All of the ladies, including Karen, made it very clear Michael’s sexuality was not the issue. They are all in agreement, as with any sane person, cheating is wrong, regardless of the sexual preference. The Darbys spent 3 years popping their chops accusing others of not being truthful about their marriage, when they knew they are not honest about their own marriage, period. The hypocrisy of the Darbys goes beyond measure. The ladies and fans has every right to call Ashley to the carpet for not being forthcoming. She loves to stir the pot and attack others like a rabid pit bull, but she not such a bad ass now that ??? has spatter on to her. I am enjoying her getting roasted, tarred and re-feathered.
I would be happy to see Candace go. I think she freaked on Ashley because of the “your mamma’s house” thing Ashley keeps throwing at her — she knows she’s pathetic and she knows she needs her mother’s money (at least as far as I see, they don’t have a significant income). I agree that her mother’s a dragon bitch, but all the more reason for her to step back and do things on her own. Her utter loss of control was silly.
Gizelle is a shit stirrer and doesn’t care who she throws under the bus to do it.
Karen can go too. Her grande dame persona is laughable. We have yet to see her show why she thinks she deserves to be adulated.
During her first season, Candiace bragged to the group that mommy paid her bills. Then when the group let her know that that is not something to brag about when you are a grown was woman, Candiace started lashing out at everyone on a regular basis.
I can’t get past Candiace’s constantly smug look. She always looks like she smells something nasty. It’s hard to root for her as conceited as she is. Candiace is NeNe.
I think Candiace and her mother need to come back when a great amount of healing and respect, though perhaps it will never be. Maybe goodbye would be a lot better and comfortable than the mess we are witnessing now.
Watching this episode I cannot believe what I am seeing. I love Katie. She is so deadpan in her delivery on the backseat of tbe car with Ashley. I love this show !
Since Candiace and Chris need to move out of her mama’s house, Candiace decides that she needs to lock down another season on RHOP and since flipping tables is so 2009, she opts to hurl the cutlery while Chris channels HIS inner Teresa and and wants these hot messes to sign off on his cookbook idea.
Hopefully, Candiace…her completely unhinged “therapist mon and Karen are gone next season.
Candiace is still mad that Ashley was more successful on the pageant circuit. Candiace is also desperate to lock down another season on RHOP so that she and Chris can hopefully afford to cut mama’s monthly umbilical cord. Flipping tables is soooo 2009, so what’s a girl to do, but start hurling that wedding registry cutlery at a guest at your first dinner party in YOUR MAMA’S HOME!! Chris is also channeling his inner Teresa while pitching a cookbook idea. Guess he can call it, Skinny Bald White Guy.
Soooooo funny!!!
Appologies for the repetitive posts. It initially appeared like the first one did not post after several minutes.
As others mentioned, I believe that Candiace’s beef with Ashley stems from a subconscious inferiority complex. She fancies herself a beauty/pageant queen – it’s her identity. However, her title is from some bootleg, uber generic, dime-a-dozen pageant. There are hundreds of them out there. TT, you or I could find a few that we could win. We’d just have to pay the fees to enter. Ashley, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to make nearly as big of a deal out of her pageant experience, yet she represented DC in THE Miss America pageant, the undisputed crème-de-la-crème, #1, iconic, doesn’t-get-any-better-than-that pageant. She has much more going on in her productive life. I think their sharing the same age range vs. the other ladies adds to Candiace’s rivalry, and then multiply her issues several times by the factor of Her Horrible Mother. Can’t. Stand. Candiace. Or the way her name is spelled. Other than a couple of times with Vickie on OC and that desperate HAG Karen, I often fast-forward through her scenes because I find her insufferable. I can’t even love hating her like you’re supposed to do with these crazies. Zero redeeming qualities.
Didn’t Ashley and Katie arrive together and would therefore leave together? Maybe I’m wrong.
Chris’s disappointment with this dinner was painfully obvious. Poor thing never stood a chance at receiving any feedback on his recipes with that selfish twatwaffle to which he is now legally bound.
Poor Robyn! She’s really trying to be a good friend to Ashley, but her ol’ buddy Gizelle just had to stir the pot. And why isn’t anyone saying or thinking that Michael could have been joking, at least to try and help Ashley save face. Monique is really the only one acting like a decent human being. Oh – and she’s the only one who actually owns a home IN Potomac, now that we know that Gizelle rents. I guess the Salahi’s ruined the ability to use HWof DC again, so they had to call it Potomac??? Sigh
I’m loving Katie this season, hope she can be permanent next year. Candace can go! Gizelle is a pot stirrer, but I love her just the same. They can all stir the pot at times.
Giselle always seems to have impeccable timing with her shit-stirring; almost like a little producer bird is in her ear with prompts. And Karen, well the some called Grande dame is the most delusional, fake, everything-on-credit bitch out there. She’s obviously been to the Lisa Vanderpump school of not owning one’s bitch shit