I love that this RHONY recap takes place in NYC during the holidays. Maybe one day when I am sane again and this pandemic finally ends flying seems a lot safer I will go there for Christmas. Right now NYC is requiring proof of vaccination to go to restaurants and gyms. Is it me, or is the pandemic worse than ever? Why can’t we all just get vaccinated and wear masks. I’ll probably keep wearing mine as much as possible on planes and indoors at the grocery store forever. It’s not that hard. New Zealand has completely wiped out Covid because they all wore masks and got vaccinated. Sadly, we as a country, are not that smart.
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Sonja meets up with Luann and Ramona at some sort of Swiss restaurant. I miss fondue so much. As a hopelessly single person, you can’t really get fondue for one. I think I convinced a restaurant in Paris to do it once and that was the last time I had it. Oh and I miss the raclettes I had in Switerland when I was young. We find out that Eboni’s boyfriend dumped her because she is not Jewish. Yet, isn’t she having a “Black Shabbat?” They call Eboni to comfort her. If it is alright with y’all, I’m just going to ignore Leah’s family dinner. So far, I’m bored. Which is better than angry with these people. So there’s that.
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Sonja meets with a “healer” to discuss her “daddy issues.” Is that the healer’s real hair or a wig? It’s all I can pay attention to. I really don’t need this scene at all. Really production? This is all you’ve got. I’m literally falling asleep. Eboni gets her DNA test. The woman she thought was her sister is NOT her sister. It’s very Maury Povitch. YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER! Eboni and the not sister will remain friends. Um, Yay. Yawn. I can’t even pretend to care. The commercial for RHOBH was the most interesting thing so far. Later, in a conversation with Leah, Eboni says she is going to a geneticist to try and find her father. She never considered he may still be alive.
Where’s The Money?
Sonja and Ramona meet up with Sonja’s business team to find out why she is not getting any money from her website. Apparently, Sonja never oversees the financials of her own business. Ramona is there to investigate what is going on. The dude says they are doing $50K in sales a month. So why is Sonja not receiving any income from “her business.” I don’t think it is her business I think perhaps her name is on all the recycled crap from Target, and these scammers are actually running the business. The dude claims that he has sent $10K in checks that she never cashed. He produces receipt. This whole situation is very shady.
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I’m not sure if this is real Christmas or fake Christmas but I am down with it. Luann is filming her next music video. It’s a Christmas song. I love a good (baaad) Luann song. Now she is saying she wants a whole Christmas album. I would probably play that in my car on the way to The Publix. lol. Don’t judge me. Luann starts filming for her video. For some reason, despite the fact is raining she is supposed to make an entrance from her balcony. She needs multiple takes and it’s not going well. Thankfully, (LOL) Ramona is there to direct the scene. Eboni, Leah and Leah’s fugly dog arrive to the filming. Sorry, I’m a big dog kind of dog lover. The bigger the better.
Odd Breakup Stories
Meanwhile, while Leah is doing her scene for the video, Luann and Ramona chat with Eboni about her breakup with her boyfriend. Luann says that Garth broke up with her after she called the paps to take their photos while they were out shopping in Sag Harbor. I’m not sure why Sonja isn’t there other than it gives the other ladies a chance to gossip about her. Apparently, after last week’s double birthday party, Sonja hooked up with a young guy and went back to his hotel room where he was staying with his girlfriend. She passed out on their bed and they had to call Hank who is apparently Luann’s friend? to come get her dead drunk ass out of their bed.
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Sonja allegedly told them all she had great sex all night long. Oh Sonja please don’t let this be true. They are also making a big deal about her leaving the caviar in the hotel room. I suspect a storyline there. Also, if you missed it this is a great Sonja video that will make you smile. Ramona and Luann are kind of cruel when it comes to Sonja. They think Sonja was happy for Luann’s “breakup” with Garth. Luann is lying about her situation as well. And so is Ramona. Ah, Sonja has arrived. And the first thing Luann asks about if the caviar. This show is so over produced. The timing of Sonja’s arrival was so obvious. Luann says the song is not coming out until the following Christmas. Which I suppose is this year.
Sonja Gets Caught In A Lie
Ramona nails her scene in one shot. Sonja spins a fabulous story about eating caviar with the hot model in the hotel room. So far no mention of his girlfriend being there. Sonja says that he was a fantastic lover. But, she is nervous about tomorrow because she has a date with someone who is “marriage material.” Luann and Ramona point out that the model has a girlfriend who was there with her in the hotel room. Sonja says, “I don’t know about that.” And the hit back with, “IT WAS ON INSTAGRAM!” Ooops. The story unravels. Sonja locks herself in a room while Luann and Ramona laugh at her. Why is Ramona being so rude to someone who is supposed to be her bestie?
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I do not even understand the story (lies) that Sonja is telling Leah right now. It makes no sense to me. Sonja keeps saying she was there for the dick. In her version, the girlfriend was just there. I tend to believe Hank’s version since he apparently had to come pick up her passed out body and get her home. Eboni and Ramona trash Sonja in a conversation. Eboni is a lot more fun when she is with ANYONE but Leah. I am starting to think she could work on the franchise. She just came in a little hot. Eboni really likes Sonja. Ramona gets a business call that holds up filming the final scene and everyone is pissed. But it all goes great in the end.
Next Week: Sonja goes on her date with a rich guy; Ramona tries her hand at real estate; Leah has to quarantine because she was exposed to Covid; Eboni has to do Black Shabbat without her bestie and it gets heated.
Bershan and Ramona are on WWHL. I’ll update you in comments. But first I need to try to eat something.
Oh come to Boston too! You said you loved it there at Christmas…….and we don’t have Cuomo! LOL
I did love it. I was visiting friends (sort of, don’t ask) and they lived in a house in a neighborhood with a big porch for smoking (me not them) and all the houses were covered in snow and you could peep in all the windows and see all the families and stuff. It was like being in a movie. Sadly, the movie ended very badly. But it was nice.
Thank you for the quick recap!
It was better tonight. The video shoot was cute…
But all the fireworks happened on WWHL. I think Andy is completely over Ramona. He outed her that she tried to call off to WWHL to attend a GaGa concert! He was pissed. I think he wanted to show us how disconnected she is from the show. He said she doesn’t watch RHONY. Oh shit!!!!
Ramona looks fucking amazing.
Well, the Tony Bennett Gaga concert is a BFD. Tony’s last maybe?
Ramona and Bershan are on WWHL. Oh if Dr. Pimple Popper is the bartender, I may not be able to watch this. Just the mention of her name make me nauseous.
Ramona is either not wearing a bra, or needs to buy a better one. She says that the rumors about her getting fired and/or refusing to attend the reunion are not true. But we already knew that.
Bershan says that she likes Eboni but she was very hurt she was not invited to “Black Shabbat” because her movement is all about support black people.
Apparently, Ramona is horrible at Black Shabbat next week. So um YAY! Apparently, Ramona call Andy today at 3 Pm to see if she could get out of WWHL because someone offered her Lady Gaga tickets. Yet, she can’t name one Lady Gaga song. I can’t either at the moment but my brain is not working at all.
Apparently, Ramona is joining Douglass Elliman Realty! That seems fast.
Agree 100 on Dr PP. Best diet ever! The thought makes me ill. IDG how/why people watch it. Eeew.
If someone drops out of the Black Shabbat wouldn’t that make room for Bershan?
Can Ebony ever just be herself? Why must we always get Ebony K Williams TV spokeswoman (whom I’ve never seen on TV).
Can we shake her. Girl… just relax. Be normal. Stop with all these airs.
Just be normal. Don’t speak in anchor voice. Don’t lecture. Just be normal.
Totally agree! It’s like she turns the “ON” switch when she’s sees the camera. Someone needs to tell her she’s not on FOX News anymore.
I thought like she was a LOT more natural this episode.
I learned that Eboni competed in pageants starting at a young age– I think that explains her voice. It’s funny you said anchor voice. I always call it the news lady voice..lol..I thought it was just my ears..
Mikko, I agree with you! I’m a black woman who was looking forward to seeing her on the show but so far it’s been disappointing in part because the other women didn’t show up with any good story lines which makes Eboni’s job harder in my opinion. Normally a new “housewife” is great her first season and then unlikable by her 2nd or 3rd season but Eboni has managed to do the reverse. That said, she’s not a stupid woman so I’m hopeful that as she watches the episodes this season she’s taking notes and will make the correction.
I think if she comes back next season and is not tied to Leah she’ll be great.
It’s like attempting to talk with Brian Williams while he’s broadcasting NBC Nightly News.
Surely he has an ‘off’ button.
He’s not that… all the time. Ebony is That, all the time.
Mikko, I’m CRYING at that comparison!
Best thing ever!
I really liked Eboni in the Harlem scenes. I am old and white, but, thanks to WONDERFUL teachers in the 1960s, I learned a lot about the Harlem Renaissance and Billie Holiday (back then, a 78rpm of Strange Fruit was extremely rare) and Ella Fitzgerald’s scatting and lots of other (then, before internet) obscure stuff. I would love to go to a REAL BLACK SPEAKEASY! Not one of those “grandmas” got into the history.
I liked Eboni the most in last night’s episode. It seems she is making true bonds/friendships, not just being the person selected by Bravo trying to be “inclusive” to earn redemption points.
You would have loved KC late 70’s early 80’s. We would head down to the Foundation (The Black Musicians Union, yes there was a white one too!).
At 2am when all the musicians got off, we would play music and party with men who had played with Charlie Parker, Basie and Miss Holiday back in the day. We had what it took to stay up all night, it was the eighties!! Super cool.
Eboni could walk on water and it would LITERALLY not be enough for some of you all. Some folk’s natural speaking voices have crisp enunciation and near perfect elocution. I don’t think she’s “putting on” at all because her syntax is the same when she talks about “dick” as when she talks about her grandmother. Just say you don’t like her….I wonder why? Oh right, because she talks too much about being Black while being Black. Got it.
I can’t with Ebony. She is a baiter. Every picture of her on Instagram is done with lighting and professional photography.
She is a robot when she’s on TV.
It’s disgusting that she’s using her platform for her agenda, while crying foul that other women don’t understand why she has a platform, which she’s exploiting to get where she is.
Any doubts – look at that THIRSTY THIRSTY INSTA. This thot doesn’t give a F about history. She’s drumming up controversy to get followers
I think that is an occupational hazard.
One of my life long girlfriends has been a tv anchor for 30 years and her Insta is the same way.
Thank you for some levity in this discussion,
I never believe a word that comes out of Sonja’s mouth. Then again the Real Housewive’s franchise is full of fakes.
Personally I think covid will be with us for years. Just when we get a booster for delta, there will be another variant. It will just be mask life, we already have a bunch of counties up north making it the norm again. As long as I can go to the gym, I’m cool with whatever. Didn’t watch NY, shocker! had to watch Biles on beam and the rest of the ladies, track and field, omg Sydney and Delilah killed it!!!
Havent actually watched in quite some time, but thanks for the great recaps!
Me too. I’m off the bravo teet. But I read TT recaps ever time. I’m a nosy nell. Oh well, I am my name.
I usually read your recaps but I skipped over most of this, Yawn. It’s not your fault this is super boring. My bf was watching this last night (in his defense he likes to skip channels during commercials but he does still love Bravo) and I walked in to hear Luann walk say she and Garth are done. I told him that’s not exactly the real story. And walked out to go watch MSNBC and the Olympics in the other room. Glad you alluded to the whole Luann and Garth and Sag Harbor story as being fishy.
*corrected to say I meant “why she” not “walk she” and I blame not being awake enough.
The last time I was in NYC was December 2019 and it was magical. As a California girl, it was very, very cold but that just added to the “Christmasy” feel. If you go, the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular is a must. My traveling companions really didn’t want to go and ended up loving it.
Like you I am a big dog kind of dog lover. My current dog at 63 pounds is a bit on the small side compared to most of my dogs.
Love your recaps. Thanks for all you do.
I have 4 dogs. 3 Chihuahuas and on 85lb German shepherd. He’s a million times better behaved than all 3 Chihuahuas together.
Totally agree! My girl is a German Shepherd and they are great. The only breed I’ve ever had.
Ugh! More Leah and more of her Addams Family family. It’s always special to greet one’s brother at the door in a see thru mesh top as one is wont to because, trashy.
The brother reminds me of a young Omar Sharif from Doctor Zhivago. Well she paid good money for A & B, he’ll look at them whether he wants to or not, chick is is beyond thirsty! I still love that she wants to be Orthodox🤣 Leah is aware that the sexy Orthodox thing was already done by Netflix, you’d think she could storyboard a better hook!
Lynne, I nominate this as comment of the night 🤣
Leah ruins every single scene she is in.
Maybe I am way too sleep deprived right now, but I think I need a Christmas album from Luann in my life!
I’m obsessed with NYC and London at Christmas time! When my babies are big enough (if Covid ever, ever ends) I can’t wait to take them to experience the magic of it all!
Does anyone have a favorite NYC hotel at Christmas time? Should this be posted in an open forum? My brain stopped working when my baby stopped sleeping…
Either the Waldorf=Astoria, The St.Regis, or The Plaza.
They are all three magical at Christmas. The Plaza was in Home Alone. Hot toddies at The Oak Bar is amazing.
Add The Carlyle to that list. It’s where Ramona and Mario had their vow renewal.
We just moved to Germany for 3 years and I have heard soooooooo many amazing things about Christmas here! I cannot wait and am beyond excited for all of the Christmas villages that take over. I am going to collect everything I can to take home! They said as soon as Halloween is over BOOM – Christmas decorations go up!!! It’s supposed to be a Winter Wonderland and I’m so here for it.
Lived in NY for years and that is going to be really hard to beat – I guess we will see!
I’ve been to Paris twice for Christmas. I just stumble from village to village drinking vin chaud. I’ve heard that Germany is even BETTER during Christmas, I kept wanting to go but I HATE GERMAN TOURISTS. They are even worse than American tourists. Perhaps they are nicer in their home country?
That said, I am very jealous of your move to Germany. I will need FREQUENT updates on how that is going for you in all the open forums!
The Waldorf ain’t what it used to be. There are many other hotels that are much better
I live in NY but hardly ever go into the city Hate it except for at Christmastime. Its magical then. Love it!! Im praying for this damn virus to go away and we can resume life and be safe. When your able to, enjoy taking your babies to the city at Christmastime. Id make it a whole day event. Macys for Santa and toyland, then the tree and then all the store windows. My kids are older now and my only daughter is 19 shes the youngest when I had her we then added Amercian Girl. Plus my daughters bday is the 22nd so It gave us more reason to celebrate in the city at Christmas time. Enjoy your little ones. Im hoping for grandkids so I can get back to the traditions of Christmas in the city. Im sure your exhausted I remember those days I had 5 kids but its the best time of your life. Enjoy!!!
I was really surprised and even a bit disappointed that the ladies didn’t have raclette at the Alpine restaurant. I can at least enjoy watching others enjoy the cheesy goodness!
Speaking of cheesy, I just feel for Sonja–her whole persona needs to be the “entertainment committee”–with the stories and the over the top behavior (which may or not actually be drunken). Bershan nailed it, albeit a little rudely, that Sonja is a “clown”. She needs to be “the funny one”.
Ramona is gonna get on Million Dollar Listing:New York. She has seen the $ that Kelly Bensimon has made in NY real estate and she wants on that show.
She knows they going to “age her out” of housewives.
And good riddance. I just don’t want her on the only show left on bravo I do watch !!
So has Kelly Bensimon hit a big pay day selling NYC real estate? I’ve lost contact as to what she’s.been up to since leaving the show.
Not sure if she is really selling anything, but she was hired by Douglas- Elliman where Fredrik works and was on MDLNY recently.
Can you imagine Ramona as your real estate agent selling you a luxury place? I would choose Vicki to provide life insurance and Tamra to provide exercise instruction at CUT before I would allow Ramona to negotiate a contract. Wow
But she’s a maven!!
I’d love to have Ramona as my RE agent. Ramona has beautiful homes in the right areas. Ramona has real money and a real business. So, yeah, sure. I just don’t have NY money to hire her – or, even a desire to live in NY.
And I bought retail full price Squeeze couture from Jill Zarin and yummy tummy from Heather and diamond water from Asa.
No way with Ramona and a contract though no way
NYC during the holidays is absolutely magical. It’s like the city puts on its jewelry & everything sparkles. 30 Rock is beautiful, the windows in the stores – glorious. It was lovely to see that. It was also the most interesting thing about this episode.
NYC sucks at Christmas. Soooo damn crowded. If you must go, I suggest going the weekend before they light the tree. The rest of the decorations are up and it is so easy to walk through town. Once the tree is lit, forget it.
How did Luann think the song was going to be out for Christmas when it was already Christmas season?
Luanne is like Arianna Grande, drops the track its out in a few days. She’s that great and good. Then she woke up!
New Zealand did wipe out COVID, but not because they’re fully vaccinated. Currently, 15.7% of the population is fully vaccinated.
Poor Sonja. I want to believe all her stories. I want to believe she partied with John John, especially because no one but Sonja talks about him anymore. She married the super wealthy Morgan, she is college educated, and many of her exes have admitted they did date her. It’s almost like she has this entire secretive and mysteriously alluring life that is peak NYC culture. Right? Then she does stupid sh!t like lying about sleeping with the model, amongst other tall tales. But I do agree with Bershan, Sonja is a clown. She puts on this very strange act, with the excessive drinking, and emotional outbursts. Who even is the real Sonja Morgan? I almost think she created the present day persona for the show, because the life she claims to have lived, where she was immersed in the old money crowd, just doesn’t mesh with the behavior she exhibits today. Those people would never accept the person she is on the show. So what, was she some kind of good time girl that somehow married well? Her entire story is very contradictory.
Remember her first season (and maybe second?)? She was the voice of reason on Scary Island. She was a delight and breath of fresh air.
Yes and she cannot get over the fact she doesn’t have that life anymore.
And THAT is the rub.
Sonja does not have a college education. She may have an associates or a certificate in something but definitely not a bachelors degree.
I have a friend who dated John Kennedy in the mid 1990s and absolutely no one in his circle or anyone he knew ever called him John John. The media made that up and he LOATHED that name.
Also, if Sonja was a model in Europe at any time she would show the photos everywhere to everyone.
I recorded it, but can’t even watch. So stupid and scripted. This coming from Miss Mikko, KBRW, reporter for the 6 pm hour… handing off to Ebony, on … zzz … cspan(?) … who can’t turn off anchor portrayal, ever. RHNY Should be Fun! Ebony – Not Fun!
I hope Sonja was lying about the all night sex. Who in their right mind would have sex with a relative stranger during the pandemic when we weren’t even supposed to shake hands or have Thanksgiving with family?
I love coming here and reading the recaps and comments. They’re more entertaining than the show itself! I wish we had more Bershan. I like her energy, and she’s entertaining.
This episode shows that it’s The OGs who carry the show. The best segments were with Ramona, Luann, Sonja.
Leah and her family were BORING. Eboni search for her father borders Melissa Gorga, who tries to come up with a story line for camera time.
I agree that Leah’s scene with her sister and brother were boring. Some families just aren’t great for tv.
I think about how Melissa Gorga wanted her sisters to join the cast, but her sisters (and actually Melissa herself) are not interesting to watch. Whereas Teresa Giudice’s family were great tv! From her brother Joe to her cousin Rosie to her daughter Milania and Father Nonno, once they were shown I wanted to see more.
Leah tries too hard to be interesting but she can’t hold a candle to the things Milania came out with.
Milania was the best entertainment in those early years!
Teresa and Joe produced some FABULOUS GIRLS!!! I love them!! I would watch a show of just her girls!!
I, like other RHONY fans feel emotionally invested in Sonja. And I wish I could understand her.
But she talks so much about her past, mostly in a black or white perspective. On the one hand, she bemoans her divorce and her chapter 11. But on the other hand, she glorifies her yacht days and being married to a Morgan.
There is a real person there that I would like to know. But after so many seasons on the show, the real Sonja may continue to be more of a mystery than a legacy.
This is perhaps the most insightful comment I’ve seen on this blog. Thank you for it and I wholeheartedly concur with it.
I’ve figured out this stupid Sonja mess.
Clearly they are paying her $2,000 a month to use her name.
She doesn’t own a bit of the retail and probably only gets a percentage of the profits above a net profit margin. Net profit.
Is no one going to talk about how absolutely FABULOUS all the ladies looked for the video. They really are a good-looking bunch regardless of who you like or don’t like, but lets give it up for Ramona. At 62 (or however old she is), she looks ridiculously good. Yeah, she’s had (and continues to have) work done, but it works for her and I’m here for it. She may be out of touch, a bit racist, somewhat superficial and even a bad friend and time, and even WORSE….a Trumpster….but she’s still my girl, and I stan. Along that same vein. I love Sonja….the good, the bad, and the clown in her. It hurts my feelings to see her struggling these past seasons. Everyone talks about the drinking (and it IS a problem), but it’s only a symptom. I hope she can heal whatever it is that is bringing her such obvious stress and grief. As always, I miss Bethany and Dorinda. I REALLY miss Dorinda and I think that SHE is really what the show is missing. She would be the glue to hold them together (when sober), and would be calmed down by Leah when she’s not because they have (had??) a friendship and they were never both manic at the same time.