Sorry for the delay, I just couldn’t stay up any longer last night since I didn’t sleep the night before. The good news is I got up at 7 am this morning so hopefully my days and nights are back in order. That said, I am up but not fully awake and this RHOSLC recap is going to be a drag because I still don’t know what name goes with what clone. So apologies in advance for getting the names wrong. Also, I discovered this week that most of the houses, especially Jen’s chalet are short term rentals for filming. As I mentioned last week, Mary is probably the only one who actually lives in Salt Lake City.
We begin where we left off in the middle of the battle between Jen and Mary over what Jen took as a highly offensive comment that Mary made months ago about her “smelling like hospital.” Jen is losing her mind over this and screaming at anyone who will listen. This whole odor glands story isn’t about getting her sweat glands removed, it’s allegedly about all the plastic surgery she had. Mary and Jen hug it out to put the issue to rest. For now.
Ski Trip!
Lisa and Whitney fight over tequila. Lisa apparently donated some of her tequila to Whitney’s vow renewal reception and Whitney complained about running out of tequila early. These women all seem to hate each other. The party finally ends and the next day, Jen has her friends cleaning the chalet. He husband comes home and she says it was just a small gathering with the girls. We see all the girls families as they get ready to go skiing. Lisa is not happy about skiing with Whitney. Whitney and Heather go to the ski shop to get their skis ready to go. Heather is upset that Lisa just freezes her out and won’t even acknowledge her. Whitney says that Lisa threatened her and said if she tells people about the tequila debacle she will start rumors that Whitney is a swinger. Wow, Lisa is an awful person.
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At the ski shop we also find out a bit more about Whitney’s excommunication. To me is seems like she just didn’t want to be mormon anymore. Whitney says that Lisa treats her like a homewrecker. Heather and Whitney will team up against Lisa on the trip. Whitney’s dad has crazy hair. And apparently, he is addicted to painkillers. Wait! He’s a hairdresser? Has he seen his own hair? Meredith and her husband go out to dinner. They don’t seem to like each other very much. Apparently, they are separated. He wants to see what is in her phone. It seems he thinks that Meredith is seeing someone else.
Finally, We Get To The Mountain
Mary arrives late because she was waiting on Fed Ex to deliver her designer dudes for the slope. All of her congregations tithings keep her in the finest fashions. Heather brought her business partner, Dre with her. She’s probably going to be a friend this season. Everyone is more concerned about how they look than skiing. Lisa, Jen and Mary don’t even know how to ski. Jen needs a LOT of attention. She’s not happy unless she is the center of attention.
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The other girls talk about Lisa. Whitney tries to talk to Meredith about how to get along better with Lisa. Meredith feels like Lisa is always talking down to her. And she is. Also, Lisa is always making subtle threats to Whitney. Meredith seems to think that Lisa is just trying to be a big sister.
It’s Time For The First Sit Down Dinner Brawl
What would a housewife trip be without a sit down dinner at the end of the episode where everyone airs their grievances? It’s time for our first one in Utah. They arrived so late, the restaurant was already closing. Whitney is going to take her dad to Mary’s cult. Oh, I hope we get to see that. Somehow we get on the topic of being judged in the Mormon culture. Which leads us to Whitney saying that she feels judged by Lisa.
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Lisa of course denies being judgemental. Whitney says she feels threatened by Lisa. Lisa denies threatening Whitney. Lisa says she doesn’t care enough about Whitney to judge her. So much for Meredith’s big sister theory. Heather jumps in to point out that Lisa isn’t coming from a place of love and kindness to her either. Lisa says that her intent is always good. She can’t help how they perceive her. And she is fine with how they perceive her. Heather says that Lisa was lying when she told Jen she didn’t know her. And she was lying about her flashing her boobs at people in the dorm. That would have gotten her expelled.
Lisa says that Heather just needs to figure out why she triggers her. Then Lisa says fuck you with two thumbs up. Apparently she is irritated that Heather answer a text with a thumbs up. This isn’t a housewives brawl. This is more like a middle school lunch room. Eventually, Lisa angrily, “apologizes” To Lisa and Heather. But she sure does it mean it. Next week, we get a look inside the church/cult.
Whitney’s dad looks like a older version of whitney of Southern Charm.
Totally they are probably both close in age, lol!! Her dad reminds me of an emo fan from the 90s that can’t give up his goth tendencies🤪
So I gave it another go. I’m starting to like Whitney because she’s flawed and knows about alot of the hypocrisy within the church. The rest of em, ugh yeah the Pentecostal chick needs to go after reading your story on her the other day. Please IRS look into that!!! Still find myself bored through alot of it though. I’m no fan of Miami but shoot at this point it’s looking better than this one!
Thank you for taking the time to write this. The show is unwatchable but the recap satisfies my morbid curiosity and saved me from having to watch (I’m sure I’ll get bored enough to watch at some point). I watched the 1st episode and think they need to leave the name tags up for the full show, at least for the women with long dark hair.
I am curious about Mary’s potential money laundering through the church (I’m not a tax lawyer…but isn’t that what it is when she said she took donations from the church to fund her personal businesses?) but the stuff with her grandpa makes me want to not think about her at all.
Mary and her husband probably get a salary from the church/cult, among other benefits..housing /parish paid for by church. Cars, missionary work/luxury vacations.. ain’t god good?
What they get is all of the tithes that the congregation is strong armed into contributing, PLUS the occasional “love offering.” https://tamaratattles.com/2020/11/17/all-the-gossip-on-rhoslcs-mary-cosby/
Holy smokes!! Where’s grandma’s Bible? We’re in the wrong business. They are definitely bold to appear on a reality show . Don’t they realize the scrutiny they are drawing (gov’t and public) to themselves? Is it narcissistic or sociopathic behavior for a church/cult leader to appear in a reality show ?
I’m actually loving it. It’s a good mix of pettiness and silliness and weird personal histories. And a good mix of likable and unlikable women.
OC is becoming kind of unbearable at this point, so this is a good palette cleanser.
Thanks for recapping it. I watched the first episode and it was mindless diatribe. I’d rather watch the news! Fake plastic women running each other down! 😳
I’ve probably watched 1000 hours of Bravo over the past 5 years but I can’t watch RHOSLC. I just can’t. It smells like hospital or whatever the eff they are already fighting about.
There is always mess going on in the church in some form…..I’m liking the foolishness on the low. Mary definitely seems like she can deliver on the foolishness as she prays for people to be delivered.
I really feel like Mary’s church/cult is the worst place Whitney can possibly take her broke, in recovery father. I’m surprised that she’s doing it.
I guess I am I am in the minority here. I really enjoy this show! I love having a new crew of peeps to start fresh with and I enjoy the personal stories! Can’t wait for more.
You may be in the minority here… But I am pretty sure you agree with the majority of viewers. We’re a crabby bunch. We may get onboard eventually. MAYBE. 🙂
So PLEASE somebody tell me (because this is the ONLY thing I could focus on when I heard it) is it true about the thumbs up emoji being the same as giving someone the finger???????? Help me Jesus! LOL
I am not the best to answer because I don’t have a phone. But I am on Twitter a lot, and there were a lot of people asking the same thing you are. Most people had never heard of it. Since these women act like middle schoolers, I think if it is anything at all, it’s likely a middle school thing.
Ha That actually sums it up perfectly.
Depends on the context. It isn’t literally translated as that, but can be meant that way if it’s used sarcastically/dismissively to end a conversation.
Picture two people are talking in person. One says “You should marry your grandfather!” It would be so hot!” The other person responds with a fake smile, eye roll, and a thumbs up or two to indicate that they think you’re full of poop/crazy, so they’re blowing off what you just said rather than dignifying it with a verbal response.
It’s kind of an f-you in that case in that it’s placating the crazy/lying person and refusing to engage further.
The women are meh – the storylines would be tolerable without the Jen one – one diva too many in the bravo world
The scenery is absolutely breathtaking and that alone makes this worth watching!!
I never heard that the thumbs up was a f-you?? Is this really really true? lol I use it as an “ok” Please don’t tell me I’ve been insulting people hahahahaha
Your dog’s giant ears and soft wrinkles are SO CUTE!
They are soft as velvet lol
I can’t watch this. I don’t know if it’s the state of the world from covid or else they are just insufferable, but I can’t. They all bug me. And that whole Mary and the church shit makes me sick to my stomach. I hope they end up in jail like the thieving lying Giudices.
I was so excited for this show but darn it the only likable people on this show are Heather and Whitney. It reminds me of “The Real Housewives of Cheshire” where every cast member was such a horrible person it was unwatchable. Lisa is by far my new most hated housewife. Though Mary isn’t far behind.
Prior to watching this show I concluded personally that SLC was one of the oddest cities I had ever been to. After watching this show, it confirms it.
I thought Whitney was really trying to help the other one (sorry I don’t know many of their names yet) when telling her the bartenders drank. But then went too far.
And the hairdresser with that hair !?! The color was as dark as Rudy’s that ran down his face during the press conference. I was waiting for the same thing to happen.