I have an episode of RHONY and an episode of RHOBH that I haven’t watched yet.. Writing long recaps is usually what makes this laptop crash. So I will start with a RHONY recap and see how it goes.
We begin back at Ramona’s house where LuAnn has already fled back to her own Hamptons house with some sort of excuse about her neck. The other ladies all head to a winery. Leah, who doesn’t drink, orders wine. For some reason they all share their sad childhood stories. I totally get Ramona’s safety issues. Dorinda and Ramona once again tell Tinsley she doesn’t open up to them. Tinsley tells them about her new boyfriend who has two ex-wives and kids. This relationship is not going to work out. She is trying to fit into a big family.
Sharing Secrets
Leah shares that she did three months in rehab right after she graduated from high school. Then, her parents would not let her come back home and sent her to a halfway house. Dorinda’s sob story is similar to Ramona’s. She needs someone who is there for her. Isn’t that what the drycleaner guy is for? Apparently, the home repair stuff is not in his wheelhouse. I totally understand what she is saying. There is no one to share the load. Sonja has the same fears. All of these women are getting older and don’t have a husband. I can personally vouch for the fact that it is terrifying. Especially now.
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That night, the girls are going to a party at some rich guys house. Tinsley went on one lame date with him so that will be awkward. Ramona snuck away for an afternoon date between the winery filming and the party filming. In the van on the way over, Sonja, Tinsley, Leah and Luann all bond over having mugshots.
Weird White People
Leah is freaked out by the old, rich people party. I am freaking out because my laptop is getting quirky again. Sonja is unhappy with the drink choices. Ramona is acting like the queen of the castle. They are all still trash talking Leah to anyone who will listen. Leah is dressed like a tacky twelve year old. But it is rude for them to talk about it. Dorinda thinks that touring houses is tacky and too American.
Sonja is drunk out of her mind. Elyse, the new part-timer shows up. She wasn’t invited to Ramona’s sleepover. Elyse tells Sonja that she was her ex-husband’s “accessory.” That didn’t go over well. Sonja loses her mind with Elyse. Then Sonja loses her mind on Tinsley saying she was a trophy wife. Sonja is way over served.She starts screaming about not shaving her pussy. We don’t need to have the visuals that go with her comments.
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The next morning, Dorinda tells Ramona that Luann went home. She sent Ramona a text complaining once again about her accommodations. Then, she says she is tired of being the lowest on the totem pole. She ends with GOOD NIGHT FROM THE LOWER LEVEL. Ramona calls Lu and leaves her a very nice apology.
Next time, Luann is back flirting with a dog groomer and Leah gets shitfaced
Elyse is dumb AND mean. What joy does she get out of telling a drunk woman over and over that she was nothing but a trophy wife? In a way that would easily get back to that woman’s daughter? To a woman who CLEARLY had feelings for her husband (honestly, I have always believed her grief and hang ups over the break up of her marriage was sincere and more than $)
And it IS hilarious that Ramona is trying to school even SOBER Sonja on how to interact in those upper circles (not that I think this guy is one of them… he’s not a Chase Morgan after all!)
I may be wrong, but I heard it a little differently. I thought she was empathizing with Sonja and implying that he treated her like an accessory (without using the word treated) with the implication that it wasn’t right he did that. I didn’t think she was trying to be insulting. Of course, several of the others raised their eyebrows so they heard it like she did. Unless that was editing due to Sonja’s reaction. I don’t know. Just my take on it.😉
I read the situation exactly like you did 3Gatos, and thought Sonja’s reaction to what Elyse said was way over the top. Now if Elyse had called her a friggin’ bimbo gold digger (which she did not) then maybe Sonja’s insane, aggressive drunken verbal attack would have been more appropriate.
Is it just me or does Ramona cry about wanting a real, lasting relationship with a man who will love her for herself while flirting and having one night stands with the opposite kind of man-boy-whoever is within reach? Luanne at least gets it that having a good time without much selectivity when it comes to male companionship is not going to get her a long term relationship. I don’t feel it for Ramona and her self made aloneness like I do for women looking for genuine connections.
Ramona is crazy. She cries about wanting forever and then trolls the room like a low rent hooker. Love her!
Tinsley’s whoa is me I don’t have a child is getting old. What else ya got, girl?
Frozen eggs
*woe 😂
“Roe”. …eggs….ha ha ha
I didn’t realize that Sonja had a mugshot too, TT. And I wasn’t paying close attention to the show, so I missed it. I can only imagine…drunk and disorderly?
Drunk driving, out in the Hamptons.
It was after her 1st or 2nd season on the show.
What cracked me up there is Leah’s mug is when she was 18 and Sonja, Luanne, and Tinsley are well into their adult years when they were arrested! 🤣
I could not focus on anything other than the fact that the creepy homeowner Was DESPERATE to sell his house. I love watching housewives to see how the other half” live but that just wreaked of a real estate advertisement. (I could be totally off base too)
Yeah, I got the same vibe. That’s probably why production was allowed to film there – they needed a fancy venue, and he wants the free advertising. I wonder what kind of dope deal they made.
I wonder how much that creepy old guy paid the producers to feature his house that “just so happens” to be for sale. That was the most shameless product placement since Bethenny’s antics.
Anybody else notice that Dorinda just couldn’t resist name-dropping “I have a Stanford White house” when she met the owner? House tours may be tacky, Dorinda, but so is one-upping!
I was disappointed that Ramona called and apologized to LuAnn. All of the DisCountess’s grievances were imagined. The truth is that LuAnn would have been dissatisfied with and found fault with any room that Ramona would have given her. Nothing is ever good enough for the Grande Dame from Hartford.
That house is beautiful.. but that owner is friends with “you know who” and is a big time donor for him.. so I’ll pass… It was so weird how all the ladies (except for Leah and Tinsley) were fawning over him/his friends.. it was quite cringe.. I hope they find partners soon.
That girl Elyse seems suspect… Wonder if they’re going to talk about her stiffing her house staff on the show.
Google her. Elyse has quite the back story. As for the trophy wife comment it takes one to know one.
About that house: nouveau riche, white-trash one-uppmanship, ostentatious white elephant. I was hoping that basket chair was some exotic sex chair and Ramona would make THE EYES. There are times when I feel grateful I’ve never traveled in The Hamptons circuit. Speaking of circuit, what is the female version of Circuit Raisin? Sonja, Ramona, and LuAnn are nearing that whatever it is called.
It looks like next week is an Old Lady Naked Jenga Animal House Bacchinalia-o-Rama-a-Thon Extraordinaire. Likely it will remind me of why I should never drink again.
OMG, Sonja was an embarrassing drunken mess in that episode. The things coming out of her mouth would curdle paint.
Boy, it was rough to watch. I was cringing at Sonja’s AND Ramona’s antics. I saw the first season Sonja was on last week and she was SO different! Much better too, imo.
I agree with Dorinda with one caveat. It is tacky to do a tour or ask for one, EXCEPT when one is selling the house. If you are holding a party (even without cameras) you show that shit off in case the people know someone who is looking. Why I show off our commercial properties even when I know on the initial phone call that the business idea is NOT a good fit for our space. You NEVER know who they know.
Having grown up in Spain and lived in other countries: Dorinda is wrong. Many people from different countries enjoy giving a “tour” of their home. It is not an American custom only. I literally rolled my eyes when she said that.
Me, too. Dorinda thinks she’s one step below British royalty because of “Richard” and “London.”
Sonja and Dorinda make me cringe when they are drunk, which is all too often.
Ramona and Luann make me cringe when they are sober.
Tinsley at least has some manners and knows how to behave appropriately.
Ramona thinks she’s so good at flirting, but to me she just looks thirsty and desperate.
I agree with you 100%!
I wanna be a trophy wife! 🏆
Me too! Only I’m too old (way over 40!).
Most of us are “way over 40” here. Something I did not know when I started this site. xo ~tt
PS I hope you will stick with me when I get the fuck out of here.
Where are we going? 🥰
I will! xx
Hope you are coming to Spain for a visit?
Honey, I know how Europeans are, they just show up and never leave. I might do that;. LOL. I have drank away so many brain cells I don’t know where I am going until I assess things soberly. Costa Rica and Punte Del Estes, Uruguay are my top choices. I can’t get residency in Spain so I could only impose on you for 90 or 120 Days.. lol. And that would use up all of Europe. I do like the Morroco trip with you idea though.
I will!
I will!
I have been lurking for years, but force myself to type on a tiny phone in order to chime in! 🎶
I think Ramona is really going home to nap when she leaves for these supposed dates. It’s idiotic. The “party” looked like a brokers’ open house to me. I kept expecting Frederic to come walking in! I really like Leah, she is a great balance for the other ladies. Which means 2 or 3 seasons from now, we will probably be over her.
Ramona needs to get back with Mario. Flirty Ramona is hard to watch. Maybe she’ll find a Bobby Zarin type to get her grounded again.
I’m really not feeling Dorinda this season so far. She is being just nasty without provocation. Also Sonja needs rehab and counseling..her drinking seems to get progressively worse with each passing season.
I found this episode quite entertaining just good old drunk fun…I don’t drink so watching people get sloppy drunk is entertaining. (I was a bartender for 30 years)….but anyway my new catch phrase for all the things which make no sense in life will be “there’s a vibrator in the chicken” best line ever….the RHONY continue to bring harmless fun and games.
YAY! I thought the same thing when I saw the preview! Best line ever from any Housewives franchise! 🙂 I cannot wait to see the next episode, I haven’t said that in years.
were those rug burns on ramona’s back from her afternoon date? the backless dress straps framed the red patches on her skin.
I saw those too.your guess may have some truth to it.
…and a little bit of fun to add.. I loved being a bartender I laughed, had fun and made great money all of which allowed my children to have a stay at home Mom and the two to three nights I did work kids were home with Dad. For us as a family it allowed us great family times and extra money for fun. On the downside physically the job can be quite wearing and 56 year old bartenders are not quite the draw…my kids also thought my job was cool especially when they found out most of there friends parents were regular customers who always spoke very positively about me. By far my favorite job ever.
My cousin was a bartender for years at the local watering hole also frequented by tourists in the summer (they are a cruise ship stop…. this bar is literally feet away from the ships). She liked it, but she has a terrible back now because of hauling all the bottles and kegs, etc.
Yeah I have the back problems as well as degenerative arthritis in my neck due to bartending but did love every minute of the job.
I worked about every position in the front of a restaurant. People always felt sorry for us waitresses because we carried heavy plates and trays. But we WALKED AROUND. It’s way harder on your body to be on your feet in a small area, like bartenders, cooks and dishwashers. Dishwashers walk around a bit more, but every time they do, they carry REALLY heavy and awkward stuff.
I LOVED working in food service. Every day was an adventure.
Is no one going to mention the homeowners TERRIFYING TEETH?! They will haunt my nightmares forever! They looked like a pair of wind up chatter teeth! 😱
That made me LOL. I was horrified by the teeth! If you are going to get fake teeth make them at least look real!
Yes Yes Yes replying to Jen..the teeth omg they were in your face !!
Liking Leah! Her comment about old rich white men and those that chase them was spot on. I could have married an ugly rich man but thinking about sleeping with him made my skin crawl. The good looking rich one was a player and I have standards. Sure, my prince ended up being an asshole but we had 15 really good years and we’re very attracted to each other.
How do these women do it? Dont they have any self respect? Ramona is cringe worthy. She has no game and should just sit down.
I love Tinsley this year. Turning Sonja around about being a trophy wife was gold – I forgot she’d married her high school sweetheart. Are we supposed to dislike her this year? Because….
Leah is great, but I keep waiting to not like her for some reason. Like we’re going to find her next gear is awful or something. I love how trashy her clothing is – not my style, but it reads young and she pulls it off, which must cut Ramona et Al to the quick.
Also, it’s shitty to put LuAnn in the basement. It would be shitty to put anyone down there vs everyone else’s rooms. It screams nanny suite, not guest room and while most would suck it up for a weekend, they’d also remember it … Lucky for us, LuAnn is a rmage snob, so it makes for good and petty drama that isn’t too deep.
Ugh, auto-fill put in my full me vs W and I didn’t catch it. 😣😐
Gotcha Covered.
I’m grateful for your patience/fix. <3
I thought Ramona offered her an upstairs room but she would have to share a bathroom? Maybe I misheard?
Oh, man, I don’t know – I assume someone was going to have to be downstairs. I might re-watch to see, but putting anyone down there just seemed iffy. And thankfully it was Luann for laughs & dumb drama.
Yes, she had a choice of having an upstairs room but she would have had to share a bathroom with someone she didn’t know! The horror!
All I know is, THE LOWER LEVEL looked like the best “room” of them all. It wasn’t just a bedroom, it was practically a studio apartment. I could live down there in that space and be perfectly happy. If I went to that party & saw all those creepy dudes- the type who get off on the power they have because they can buy whatever/whoever they want- I would have begged for someone to take me back to THE LOWER LEVEL (after I snooped through as much of the house as I could, of course). I’m an introvert, so being given a space like that- a space that has everything I need, would be a total (group trip) dream come true. But that’s just me.
I just have to getthis off my chest.
Ramona that yellow dress was awful and something you wear to the beach or on a cruise, and your boobs are too big for it you look ridiculous.
Luann isn’t happy unless her ass is being kissed.
That confessional at the winery made me sad for all the ladies.
I am afraid that these ladies are at a stage in life where their trainwreck behavior is just sad rather than entertaini g.
Sonja, please stop drinking.
Yes!! That dress was more of a summer beach dress. Throw it on over a bathing suit. It did not match that level that she was pretending to be. And that cover up did not match it at all. Keep pretending to be a social level up in your 19 year old’s beach cover up.
This episode was classic RHNY, I was cracking up at all the drunken behavior. Next weeks episode looks even better.
I came across an headline on one of my headline articles page and it was a picture of Dorinda with the caption Come take a tour of Dorinda’s house. So it’s pretty ironic that in a episode we would hear her say that house tours are tacky. I didn’t click on because I wasn’t interested. Sonja blew me away with her comment to that guy ” Belly to Belly” I just about fell off my couch.
Okay. That WAS funny. She says such crazy and funny stuff sometimes. But I hate seeing her drunk so often. Fortunately, I don’t recall her being a mean drunk.
Now that you mention it, Dorinda did a whole tour of Grey Stone Manor or whatever it is called.
You are correct… It was mostly a garden tour, but still.
https://tamaratattles.com/2017/07/16/dorinda-medley-invites-fans-into-blue-stone-manor-for-local-garden-club/
And Also DORINDA IS AMERICAN. As a former and hopefully FUTURE expat, you don’t mock your own country.
That scene was classic Sonja.
The belly to belly comment followed the handsome comment. She wanted him. He was retreating but called her beautiful. Sonja whipped around with a “You’re gorgeous,” and that LOOK. She is a true stalker/maneater. Adore her.
I haven’t laughed watching a housewives show the way I did with this episode in a longggg time! It was insanity and one liners one right after another. I enjoyed Leah’s commenting this episode and I have a feeling Hurricane Leah is coming…Luanne didn’t really seem present. I don’t know if it’s the editing or her participation or if she just is doing the show to do the show at this point. She just seemed low energy and down. Sonja was hilarious this episode! I held the living room tv hostage so my bf was forced to watch while he did computer work but he was laughing quite a lot for someone who hates reality tv! When we saw the trailer for next week, he said “do you have that one taped??”…..LOL I can’t wait to see them wreck Ramona’s yard!!!
Likewise! To all those who think the ladies have a drinking problem, I think Sonja in particular hams it up for camera time and simply has no f*cks left to give.
It seems like dorinda is upset bc she doesnt have someone to take care of the issues with her house financially. She mentioned she was stressed bc the person (who called her was saying things would be more expensive than anticipated) She was used to her previous husband taking care of everything and she never had to worry about finances.
I cannot imagine that Do doesn’t have insurance. We had a similar situation at family vacation home, and after insurance paid out, we ended up with major upgrades.
Welcome to the real world sweetheart. Put your big girl pants on a make those phone calls. Poor thing, my heart bleeds for you. Does she not have the money? Why else would she be so upset? I get it, it’s an inconvenience but when you have millions, it’s not like you have to rip out your own drywall. I hate women like that and I thought she was tougher. Turns out she’s used to be taken care of and never had to worry a day in her entire life until now. There has to be more going on than having to deal with contractors.
Speaking from our duplex with cardboard covering the wood subflooring of the bathroom floor, a big hole in the MOLDY drywall, and no sink (right when we need it most), she can trade places with me if she wants to whine about a house. The landlords SHOULD have fixed it WELL BEFORE Coronavirus became a problem. The water leak was getting worse for MONTHS, but they wanted to wait until after tax day. Now we have to wait until this is over. I have faith they are going to make up for it by doing everything NOT THE CHEAPEST.
I feel for you! It sucks having to live that way. Been there, done that.
There was one moment on this show where I had a belly-laugh. Dorinda’s talking head about Sonja’s drinking at that party: “It’s like Godzilla was let loose! And Godzilla was DRUNK!”. That just tickled my funny bone.
I agree, lol.. Sonja had me laughing most of the episode and the expression on that mans face she tummy slapped with was priceless.