There is way too much to recap on Wednesday nights. So I just got all set up to do a Potomac recap and then realized it was a RHOC recap I needed to do. Ugh. Let’s hope this is a good episode. It looks like there will be a lot of Braunwyn. I have her name spelled two different ways in tags and I suppose I should attempt to find the right way to spell it. Also, I have no photos for this episode to speak of.
I probably should have gone back and watched the first episode again because I don’t remember the scenes they are showing now. Then again I had to ask someone how to open the gas tank on a car I have had for 13 years the other day because I had no idea where the release latch was so it probably would not have helped. The big news is that Braunwyn thinks she is probably an alcoholic. I really never paid her much attention and I am so used to all the housewives being drunk and disorderly, it wasn’t even a blip on my radar.
Nobody Misses Vicki Or Tamra
Kelly and Emily get together to chat about their castmates. Kelly tells Emily that Shannon has been calling her. Emily says, “Why? Because her two asshole friends are gone?” LOL. I’m liking this episode already. Kelly says that Shannon is her new neighbor. They both say they can’t trust Shannon. Kelly and Shannon are either okay and or mortal enemies. Emily says that Tamra and Vicki controlled Shannon. That is probably true.
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I’m sad that yet another summer passed without me seeing the ocean. Meanwhile, new housewife Elizabeth has family in town. Her family thinks Liz has a spending problem. Don’t they all? Liz has a boyfriend named Jimmy that she apparently picked up in a bar and he moved in. Liz is half Mexican and half German. She does not know how to speak Spanish. I miss my Mexican class moms making me Tamales.
It’s Valentines Day
Aw…. remember February when we all had hope that 2020 would be better than 2019? Braunwyn and her estranged husband film to talk about her drinking problem. We see their 2019 Valentines Day flashback when they were still intimate. But really, if your husband has a love nest near his office? Something is going on there. Braunwyn says she still loves him but they are going through the motions of being married. Braunwyn is fourteen days sober. She is worried that her friends won’t want to hang out with her sober.
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Shannon is still trying to run her fish and cheese food company using the 30K month that she gets in spousal support. Is she selling water now? Why? Shannon doesn’t make good decisions. Her new boyfriend, John, is part of her company now. So is his daughter Juliet. Things move fast with this one.
Tequila Truth Serum
Gina and Emily go out for tacos and margaritas. They are friends again this season. So that is good I guess. Gina has not met Liz yet and she will meet her at Emily’s daughter’s birthday party. Emily tells Gina that Braunwyn is talking trash about Gina in general and her “small” 1600 square foot house. Gina feels like Braunwyn is an elitist. They both drink a ton of tequila. Then, they proclaim themselves the Dos Idiotas! They mock Braunwyn’s 8000 square foot home. They wonder who is paying for Braunwyn’s house. What does her husband even do?
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Oh God. They are both wasted and Gina thinks they should call Braunwyn! This is a terrible idea! Gina confronts Braunwyn for talking shit about her. She says she absolutely is saying bad things about her. Because, Gina trash talks her husband. Gina says she doesn’t remember doing that and Braunwyn says that all the bleach must have gone to her brain. Braunwyn tells her to come say it to her face and then hangs up. Gina shares a text that Shaun, Braunwyn’s husband sent her after they were at filming together. It was a bit …odd. Emily tells her to call Braunwyn back. Oh, such a bad idea. Apparently, Tamra is still trying to stir the shit. Braunwyn hung up on Gina again. Methinks there is some sexual tension between Braunwyn’s husband and Gina.
Meanwhile, Kelly is getting along better with her mom. God we are only halfway through and I have 800 words already. Why is this RHOC recap taking me forever to write! Kelly is turning to her mother. It happens to all of us. Kelly is already worried that her daughter is drinking.
Braunwyn Confesses To Braunwyn
Braunwyn and Elizabeth got shopping at a place called the Anthill. I’m not really sure how to describe it. Because, I’m not really sure what it is. I guess they are shopping for Emily’s daughter, Annabelle’s seventh birthday part. Braunwyn tells Liz that Gina is telling everyone that her husband hit on her. We saw the text. It was a bit odd but it wasn’t the come on that Braunwyn is claiming. Does Liz have a fake ass? Then Liz starts talking about his alcoholic dad. Then Braunwyn shares with us that her dad was an alcoholic to. This is not going to go well. Liz ends her story with “What is up with these alcoholics?” Then we find out Braunwyn’s mom called Tamra to tell her Braunwyn has stopped drinking.
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Braunwyn is driving to the party because since she is not drinking she does not need a production vehicle. She stops by to pick up Shannon. She is very worried that Shannon won’t be her friend anymore since she has stopped drinking. On the way there, Braunwyn asks Shannon if she has talked to Tamra today. I rewound four times and still have no idea what Shannon said. Braunwyn says that he mom is calling Tamra and sharing her personal information. Then Shannon is sure that Braunwyn is pregnant. Braunwyn says she’s not, she’s an alcoholic. Braunwyn says her mother was blackmailing her with that information if she didn’t say everything she said about her mother was a lie. Apparently, they were going to dinner, not the birthday party
Birthday Party Blow Up?
I think I am approaching hour three of this recap. I am mentally slooooooow today. But I need to get to Big Brother! And then do MAFS! I can’t afford to be slow! Braunwyn throws Shannon under the bus to Emily for trashing Gina’s new house. Then Gina walks in and it is about to go down. Gina meets Liz for the first time and they seem very cordial. Braunwyn doesn’t acknowledge Gina. Braunwyn and her husband think Gina owes them an apology. Meanwhile Emily fans the flames by letting Gina know that Shannon told Braunwyn her new condo is sad and depressing. Not everyone walked away from their marriage with millions of dollars, Shannon. Gina has no spousal support or child support at the moment.
We were lead to believe this would be the big blow up of night, but Braunwyn and her husband bail early. So nothing happened. Next week Shannon lies and denies what she said.
Shannon says that she talks to Tamra every day (I think that’s what you missed)
I don’t mind this season. I think Braunwyn’s storyline is compelling and will resonate with a lot of people. It’s real sh*t. I didn’t care for her last season, but going through something like this on camera takes a lot of chutzpah… Especially since she is ultimately successful and it sounds like she’s still sober.
I like Emily and Gina. I’m glad they are friends again. Emily’s husband is trying not to look like an ass this season. Smart choice. Let’s see how successful he is.
I’m not sure about Liz yet. All we’ve heard her really talk about so far is how rich she is. It’s the second episode now, we get it.
So they fired Tamra but they show 3 cops of her basically providing the story lines for the season. Lol. I hope she’s getting paid for these cameos. I’m not a Tamra fan but she was the only thing interesting about tonight’s episode.
Clips ugh..
I was wondering that also. She’ll be like Jerry on that episode of Seinfeld, where he was signing all those residual checks for $1.00.
Like KT, I’m also warming up more to Braunwyn this season. Since last season, she’s really opened up and she hasn’t been afraid to “mention it all”. Also, I wish nothing but the best for her as she works on her recovery.
I really liked Emily last season, but I’m still not over her bout with Covidiocracy here in Vegasland. She’s no dummy. She knew better. And yet, she still ended up in the same restaurant with O.J. Simpson where multiple staffers later tested positive.
I also don’t know yet what to think yet of Liz, and I’m not sure yet what to think of post “Tres Amigas” Shannon.
Now that Vicki and Tamra are gone, I’m more easily reminded of why Kelly is so vile and disgusting. I can only hope she’s the next asshole to go.
It has been a nice break, though, not seeing a first with Vicki scene that is complete BS and oh so fake with an explanation of why Michael is not near her or about her love tank….followed by someone ringing her doorbell stopping by….with maybe a casserole (maybe not). Also, I agree with you,
I watched this franchise religiously from Season 1. I stopped watching after 2 seasons of Kelly. I agree she is vile!
I miss the first seasons. Today I watched the look back with Lauri and Jo watching Epi 1 S 1. I might search for the Family Van episode to watch tomorrow/this weekend while doing laundry.
I did not like Braunwiyn last season, but so far I’m liking her this season. It takes guts to admit something like that. GIna is out of line about Braunwyn’s husband. He was just being nice. Gina IS making bad choices. Who has a guy move into your new home with 3 young children right after you file for divorce? Her children should be her priority right now. I like Emily but she was being a little shit shirrer and kind of mean girlish when she made fun of Braunwyn. The new girl is a bit over the top for me and seems to be trying too hard but I’ll give her a few more episodes before I make my mind up about her. Kelly is gross and Shannon is cookoo if she thinks she’s going to make any money on whatever it is she’s selling.
This season better not be the Braunwyn show. I am glad she is sober, but I don’t really want a season about her sobriety. It is boring. I also don’t want to relive coronavirus and the lockdown. I may have to stop watching.
Did Shannon actually say what Braunwyn told Emily? I will have to go back and watch again. I’m not sure that she did say the condo was sad or depressing. Braunwyn definitely sad negative things about Gina’s condo though. Even if Shannon did say it, it didn’t seem right that she should throw Shannon under the bus like that.
I’m not sure about the “sad or depressing” comment but Shannon did point out that Gina is the only one of them that owns her home.
Floridagirl, I went back and watched the scene of Braunwyn and Shannon discussing Gina’s new condo. Braunwyn was the one speaking poorly of Gina’s condo. Shannon did not use the words sad or depressing, at least not in the clips shown.
Also, it wasn’t Gina that brought up her text interaction with Sean on camera, it was Braunwyn. Braunwyn, actually mentioned it twice, once to Elizabeth and then to Gina on the phone.
Braunwyn sure does have a lot of liquor in the house for an alcoholic in the early stages of sobriety.
Do you think she’s faking it to secure her spot on the show?
Ktina, I don’t know if she’s faking it or not. I did think having wine, champagne and tequila readily available when less than 2 weeks sober was odd. This board has several recovering alcoholics, I’d be interested in their opinion.
I’d like their take on it as well. She has some issues, that’s for sure. Her mother is a piece of work, a total narcissist.
Faking it!
Braunwyn totally comes across as disingenuous to me. Not saying wether or not she’s an alcoholic that’s not for me to judge at all but something about Her is completely fake. I also cannot stand Kelly, I tried to like her last year but she’s just such an asshole when she’s cornered. Not sure if I will be able to watch this whole season or not…
I saw on WWHL she “consulted” with the bravo family on this storyline. She said she got captain Sandys number at bravocon and called her to talk about this. She also contacted Leah.
Whether she is an alcoholic or not that is her news. I do think the recovery piece is suspect with not having a clean house. I would wonder what her sponsor has to say about that and what step she is working on at this time .
I am also sad another summer passed without me seeing, smelling the ocean. My family has had to cancel our beach vacation two years in a row and it flipping sucks! BUT, I am not about take my mom and young kids to Gulf Shores, even though we love it there. We have gone to the same place for years and years, but sadly I don’t know when we will be back.
Well, the new girl is bugging me already. stop talking about all your $, it’s such a brag but then again it’s Newport Beach. I live here, there are many like her roaming around. Gina should not be having her boyfriend living with her. It’s not good for her kids. Period. Kelly is gross as usual, and I feel bad for her daughter. Imagine what she’s heard out of kelly’s mouth over the years. I hope she goes next however, I won’t be watching anyway because I’m not even really watching this season, just have it on in the background. Emily and Gina getting drunk and calling Braunwyn? I don’t want her “journey” (god I hate that word) to take over this season. Seriously? Is nothing private anymore? She might help some people tho. I really don’t drink. But if I do have a glass of wine, every single solitary thing is absolutely hilarious. Great recap TT. Since I’m not really watching, I can read it here….
Something about her reminds me of the woman on RHOBH with the golden sunglasses. Dana?
“$25,000”
Sean’s text to Gina did seem odd, but he is odd, so maybe it was a pretty normal text for him. He and Braunwyn have an odd marriage, but they seem to split up, get back together, bring others into the marriage and support each other through it all so if they are happy I guess that’s what matters. However, I’d think some of it has had to have affected the kids. Braunwyn has said she put her kids through a lot w/her drinking.
I’ve always somewhat liked Shannon. I do see the needy side of her though. I think she’s probably a high maintenance friend. She doesn’t seem like she can pick a lane though. She’s so back & forth w/friendships. She liked Vicki. She was done w/Vicki. Then, suddenly she was part of the tres amigos and good w/Vicki. She was friends with Tamra (who I would never trust). Then, Tamara’s off the show & they aren’t friends. She hated Kelly, then was buddies w/Kelly, on the outs w/Kelly, back to being buddies w/Kelly. I would need Hannah’s Valium to deal w/Shannon.
Ha! I agree! Shannon is so all over the board. I’m thinking she has to be to stay in the mix. Braunwyn said she can see Shannon’s house from her house, and Kelly is in the neighborhood too! If you have to see people in your hood all the time, may be easier to make nice.
In the different friendships you listed above, it is not the case of Shannon being the common denominator! I will admit she is high strung and probably needy in a friendship though.
I was confused by Shannon’s products. Is it drops you add to bottle water to give it flavor or something? My nieces use something like that.
I think Sean’s text is odd as well. I thought would my brothers or boyfriend sent a text like? And the answer is NO way!
As someone said above, I can’t believe how many times Tamra’s name was mentioned. Does she get a produces salary? Ever the puppet master!
I am really enjoying this season – for the first time in many years. Braunwyn’s story is so real. What a change from all the manufactured crap. Many of us have had a love/hate relationship with alcohol at some point in our lives. She said on WWHL that she hit rock bottom right before filming began. She told production, and they made a joint decision to film it all. She said someone from production went with her to her first AA meeting. With a mother like hers, it isn’t a big surprise she has serious issues. Blackmailing your daughter over her deepest, darkest issue? GTFO.
I agree TT. Odd text from Sean, but not a come-on necessarily. If he helped her hide her issues – that may have been the motivation behind it. I think the weirder part of text is that he took his super-inebriated wife to their sex pad before going home since she could barely walk. She said once that Sean was the only man she was sexually attracted to – so maybe the new babies and the alcohol were buffers. All the buffers are gone now, so it understandable they’ve split up.
Whatever happens this season, it seems like they are bringing it real and it’s a very welcome change.
Kelly is just awful. Poor Jolie. The rest of the cast bore me. Always been a fan of Shannon but sounds like she is going off the deep end with a new relationship & a business venture that doesn’t seem too promising. You have the patience of a saint to recap these women & their middle of the road lives. I applaud you.
I am just not feeling Braunwyn. She just said in an interview that she reached out to LaLa from VPR for advice about her sobriety. Which is bizarre to me. She has seven kids. It doesn’t feel authentic to me.
Braunwyn reached out to other Bravolebrities to see how they are working through their sobriety on camera. I thought she was going to say she reached out to Luann as well…. but quickly remembered her sobriety ended!
I feel awful for her that her mother wanted to blackmail her with such personal info. What a punch to the heart!
I agree. I admit that I never liked Braunwyn, and it may be the edit she is getting, but I don’t really care about her alcohol issues and can’t stand the idea that it seems that it is going to be a large part of every show.
I agree Braunwyn is a snob and thought she was cruel in criticizing Gina’s new house. I am always amazed when I learn that many of the HWs don’t own the homes they show off on the show. Gina, I think, made the comment that Braunwyn rented her huge house. If Gina actually purchased her condo, good for her.
I didn’t watch the first two episodes until I saw that TT had them up here. I figured I’d give it a go. I guess I just don’t really like these women and as an entire group, they have little chemistry. Seems like there was a lot of solo scenes.
One interesting thing, the woman on WWHL (don’t know her name) told Braunwyn that she is likely to get more mad at her mother as she continues her recovery. Now that I would be interested in seeing — her bitch, self-centered, attention whore of a mother getting clocked by Braunwyn — even if it is just with words. But I doubt Braunwyn will actually “reach” her, as she is a gross narcissist who will deflect and gaslight rather than accept responsibility. But that is some wig snatching I’d like to see.
I don’t think she was criticizing the condo itself. It would be fine if it were just Gina and her children but she added FOUR people to that space. That was what she was referring to when she said Gina doesn’t make good choices.
Agree
How could Dr. Deb blackmail her own daughter?? She is an absolutely reprehensible human being. Their issues are deep and dark and Dr. Deb takes no ownership of her part in their issues.
Emily can be very funny at times. I was laughing really loudly at her comment about Sean’s immunity idol. I will likely still laugh everytime he is shown wearing those necklaces that do resemble immunity idols. Teeheheeh.
One thought: if Sean has moved out who is the alcohol in the home for?
Braunwyn is thirsty, but not for alcohol. She’s thirsty to be the star of the show. She just acts like a drunk party girl like Brandi Glanville. They both get sloppy ass, blackout, falling down drunk. It’s really not a good look.
I like not seeing Tamra and Vicki. They were on too long and just were tiring. I feel for Braunwyn since her mother seems evil. Her mom thought she would be this interesting character but instead was shown to be a neglectful mom. I feel for this entire family. I like Emily and Gina friendship. Its real which is rare on these shows.