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This season of Scream Queens is truly savage. Last week, we lost Chad Radwell (Glen Powell), and we barely had enough time to fully grieve before losing another major character....Check out today’s reality TV schedule and the best stories from our favorite sites. Feel free to use this post as a place to chat about shows without a preview post or any random thing you feel like discussing (politics aside, as always). Comment policy always applies.
Is a Captain Planet movie in our future? Courtesy of Leo D? – Dlisted
But will she wear a blaze orange and camo dress??!! – Starcasm
I’d take a senior dog over a puppy! – Dog Time
Is Joe Gorga refusing to see Juicy in prison? – Celeb Dirty Laundry
Giuliana Rancic’s four year old has interesting taste in music – Babyrazzi
Hot new couple or hot eww couple? – Celebitchy
8 PM EST –
The Voice (NBC)
Chopped Junior (Food Network)
Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After (Freeform)
Counting On (TLC)
8:30 PM EST –
Married At First Sight (FYI)
9 PM EST –
Below Deck (Bravo)
Dance Moms (Lifetime)
Strut (Oxygen)
Outdaughtered: Life With Quints (TLC)
10 PM EST –
Ink, Paper, Scissors (BET)
Chopped (Food Network)
Chrisley Knows Best (USA)
11 PM EST –
WWHL (Bravo) – Wanda Sykes and Randall Park
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Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell are just like any other couple...except for the fact that nearly their entire relationship has played out in front of millions of people. The stars of Ben...
Few TV shows have the privilege of making it to 100 episodes, but for Arrow it's an extra-special milestone: the landmark episode just so happens to fall on the same week as the CW's big...I never thought I would mention Vicki Gunvalson and Ramona Singer in the same sentence, yet here I am. No, there isn’t some sort of Housewives crossover happening,- although that would really be the dream. The two were both on a panel at Mohegan Sun’s anniversary party, so of course they were asked a million questions and it always comes back to the boy drama for these shows. Naturally, they both dished on being single after the very public demise of their previous relationships.
It seems like Ramona came out stronger than ever after her divorce from Mario Singer who she found out was cheating on her in the press. On the flip side, Vicki is still reeling from her relationship with Brooks Ayers and the cancer scam even though she already has a new boyfriend. Nevertheless, they both know what it’s like to have their love lives in the Real Housewives spotlight.
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Honestly, it seems like Ramona is really killing life now that she’s done with Mario. The woman did not miss a beat and she is all about dating and flirting it up. Ramona revealed, “I’m single, dating and skating, having fun!” And of course, Ramona took the opportunity to give herself a compliment: “I’m looking better than ever. I was definitely devastated after 29 years of marriage, but you can rise above it, things happen for a reason and I am really happy.”
I can’t even hate. Ramona really does look amazing these days.
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The eternally cuffed up housewife from Orange County admitted the obvious when she said, “I am a marriage girl, I don’t like being single.” Anyone who has ever watched Real Housewives of Orange County is very much aware that Vicki cannot deal with being alone. But at least she is dating Steve Lodge now and he actually seems to be a pretty nice guy (for once). Vicki shared, “He made dinner… and had wine out for me, he’s just incredible!” Even that small anecdote sounds a million times better than the previous relationships we have seen her have on the show.
They are living very different lives, but it really seems like Vicki and Ramona are both enjoying their lives after the end of their super public relationships.
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At the beginning of this Big Brother Over the Top week, Scott Dennis set a plan in motion to backdoor Shane Chapman. He originally intended to nominate Shane and his showmance partner Danielle Lickey as initial nominnees. However, the latest Big Brother Over the Top care package made him reconsider his plan.
America granted Scott the second Care Package. It contained the ‘Pick-a-Veto’ prize, which Scott used to pick the double Veto. Yesterday, the Power of Veto competition resulted in both Justin Duncan and Alex Willett winning vetoes.
This secured Scott’s plan to nominate Shane, because it kept the vetoes out of Shane and Danielle’s hands. Around 1:10 BBT, the week 3 Big Brother Over the Top veto ceremony took place.
It started with Alex declining to use her veto. Then Justin decided to use his one to save Kryssie Ridolfi. Scott then nominated Shane for eviction. This made this week’s final nominees Neeley Jackson, Shane, and Danielle.
The current plan is to evict Shane, but the Ball Smashers and the Misfits would prefer to evict Danielle, but Scott wants Shane out. So we’ll have to see if the players finally give a head of household his wish.
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Last night’s Real Housewives of Orange County episode was a horribly edited mess, to say the least. It was choppy and you can tell we missed a LOT of what really happened. Thankfully Heather Dubrow videoed some of it or we would’ve only heard the many different versions of the story later.
Tamra Judge took to her blog to try to expand on a few of the situations and give her side of things. In her blog she blasts Kelly Dodd for her crazy behavior, claims that classless booby flasher Vicki Gunvalson loves to throw people under the bus, stands firm in her innocence regarding attempts to get Kelly wasted, and so much more.
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Tamra writes, “The aftermath of Kelly in Ireland was difficult for me. Her words hurt me so bad and I just wanted to remove myself from being around her the rest of the trip. I knew in time I would forgive her, I just wasn’t ready to move on. For a woman that is constantly making public scenes and crying about how she doesn’t want her daughter to hear about it, I was in shock that she would go there. Did I want to ‘kill her’? NO, just a figure of speech. But I’m sure she’ll take that comment and start playing victim as if I was really threatening her. Seems to be a pattern of hers. For instance in Kelly’s delusional blog last week she wrote, ‘Tamra is a very strong woman and she hit me hard.’ You can ask everyone there if I hit her and they will tell you NO. Just another one of her lies. She lies so much she can’t keep her story straight.”
She continues, “I had to laugh at how Kelly said she was ‘joking’ when she yelled at me to keep walking and how I came back as if I wanted to fight. Oh please! I hate to reuse old lines, but I have to. Kelly, does your ass ever get jealous of the s*** that comes out of your mouth? This girl can twist any situation. We have watched Kelly verbally abusive everyone. She has admitted she has anger issues yet doesn’t try to better herself or stop drinking. I have forgiven Kelly, I honestly feel sorry for her. Her life must be miserable for her to act like this. I hope she finds her happiness one day.”
On Kelly apologizing and saying Tamra was a good mom, “It was nice of her to do that, but I was in no mood to talk about it. I had been crying all night and I needed to move on.”
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On Vicki flashing her boobs during their dinner, “Vicki had been showing us her boobs the whole trip. I was pretty shocked when she pulled her blouse open at the dinner table in front of the staff, funny at the time, but pretty classless.”
She reiterates what Heather Dubrow shared on WWHL last night, that Shannon Beador was just trying to change the mood and have some fun.
“Our final dinner was bizarre in many ways. Kelly had this victim attitude, often muttering words under her breath acting like everyone was out to get her. Very strange behavior. Shannon wanted to have a fun night, it was our last night and we had to head to the airport at 3 AM. We all decided we were just going to stay up. Kelly had told us that tequila is an upper, so Shannon started ordering shots for everyone…doubles. Trying to change the mood. I was not drinking and Shannon kept ordering shots for me too, but I didn’t drink them. I didn’t accuse Shannon of trying to get me drunk, I’m an adult, I’m responsible for what I put in my mouth. I knew she just wanted to have fun our last night. Especially since everyone had moved on from the drama.”
She slams Vicki for trying to throw her under the bus, “I thought it was pretty crappy of Vicki to say, ‘Tamra could be behind trying to get Kelly drunk’. Making it out like it’s a big conspiracy. How dare you, I wasn’t even drinking or ordering drinks. It just goes to show no matter how forgiving and nice I am to Vicki she always stabs me in the back or tries to make me look bad. She talks behind everyone’s back including mine. We will get to that real soon.”
Tamra explains the chain of events after their dinner, “After dinner I went back to my room to pack. 20 minutes later Kelly and Vicki came knocking on my door all dressed up and ready to go out. I did not want to go out with Kelly and chance her getting drunk and acting badly, I did not answer the door. They went across the hall to Shannon’s room (I could see through the peep hole), Shannon asked Kelly why all the sudden did she want to go out and drink after she was refusing to at dinner? Kelly started getting loud in the hall and Shannon closed her door. Shannon and Heather came to my room and we decided to go to the hotel pub. We were there for a while and I decided to text Vicki to see what she was doing. She said after having a few drinks with Kelly she went back to her room and was lying in bed, I told her to come meet us but I did not want to see Kelly. She got dressed and came to the pub. We were having so much fun. Then Vicki started telling me that Kelly had been talking badly about me for months. I asked her why? I’ve been so supportive of her and stuck up for her knowing she was not in a good place in her marriage. The more Vicki told me the more I was feeling like a fool for sticking up for her. I sent Kelly a text with a picture of me and Vicki and asked why she was talking badly about me? What had I done to her? She called Vicki a liar and told me she was on her way to my room.”
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And a rehash of what we did see on some of the video, “When she got off the elevator I started taking to Kelly and she started crying telling me she had never said a bad thing about me. So who’s lying? You could see Vicki felt really uncomfortable and ran down the hall so she didn’t have to be confronted. Vicki was doing what she does best tossing her good friends under the bus. By the way Vicki ran off, I believe she was lying to try to get me mad at Kelly. It was so calculated! She knew Kelly had apologized to me and knew I would move on. Seems like Vicki doesn’t want me to be friends with Kelly. I wonder why?”
Tamra is totally baffled by Kelly’s erratic behavior. She blogs, “3:20 AM we all got into the bus and Kelly instantly started in by telling Meghan, ‘I don’t know why everyone attacks me, I didn’t do anything to anybody, everyone can dish it out but can’t take it.’ What planet does this girl live on? Like Shannon said, ‘I took it from you Kelly.’ Does she forget how she’s attacked everyone on that bus? Shannon sat there while Kelly called her a c*** at dinner, I think she took it pretty well. Then she started screaming at everyone, I thought we resolved this in the hallway. Kelly said Vicki lied which didn’t shock me and we left it at that. Heather asked Kelly to ‘let it go’…but no! Calling Shannon a drunk, telling me I’m not nice, and we attacked her in the hallway. This girl! I never attacked her in the hallway. I just asked her about what Vicki had told me in a calm voice. Then she loses her s***, screaming SHUT UP, yet she was the only one screaming. Telling Shannon to go shave her face was so immature, she really does take things down to low level. Cutting down someone’s physical appearance is just horrible. Then there is Vicki that sits there and acts like she has nothing to do with it. Her big mouth was the reason the fight started.”
Tamra‘s hoping Kelly finally gets that Vicki is two faced, “Kelly now you know how I feel. For nine years I have been a loyal friend to Vicki and all she did was talk behind my back. I told the girls that after forgiving Vicki for the cancer lie I would be done with her if I found out she was talking behind my back again. Well guess what…you’ll have to wait until next week to hear what Vicki had been telling Kelly about everyone.”
TELL US – WHO IS MORE OF A TWO-FACED FRIEND: VICKI OR TAMRA? WAS SHANNON JUST TRYING TO HELP EVERYONE HAVE FUN OR PUSHING THE ALCOHOL TOO HARD?
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American Crime Story isn't going anywhere--E! News has confirmed the FX drama has been renewed for a third season and is returning to its murder roots and taking on the Gianni Versace murder....GG Gharachedaghi isn’t known for her stellar taste in men, but could Durrani Popal’s ex Shalom break the cycle?!
The Shahs of Sunset star has recently joined hearts in a reality TV cross-over relationship with the former Dash Dolls star. But, isn’t all reality TV six degrees of separation from a Kardashian at this point?
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Shalom was known for being a super romantic and caring boyfriend, who showered Durrani with gifts, including a Barbie pink Bentley for her birthday. Having money (or at least access to lease a car) will attract ladies of Bravo!
GG confirmed she and Shalom were an item on Instagram.
True to her rageaholic form, GG also immediately confronted haters via a hashtag for calling their relationship a PR stunt. “You keep me safe… I’ll keep you wild,” she shared.” #10717 #WeAreUsingEachOther [Credit]
GG admitted she’s crazy about him in another post.
“I’ve got a crush on you! <3 10717 <3,” she gushed. [Credit]
Of course, GG also took heat for dating Durrani‘s ex and vehemently defended her relationship to Shalom.
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“Side note… some of y’all sound like a bunch of chumps trying to bring up people’s past. Everyone is someone’s ex!” GG erupted on Instagram. “I don’t give 2 f–ks if this man’s ex was King Kong because now he’s MINE! I don’t sit back judging you side hoes or you f–k boys. Look in the mirror before you look out the window. Let’s begin the blocking process.”
I agree, GG doesn’t owe Durrani anything. It’s not like they’re friends. That said, do I believe her relationship with Shalom is legit and will end in a televised wedding spinoff? Hmmmmmm. Maybe the TV wedding part! Or at the very least Marriage Boot Camp!
TELL US – GG AND SHALOM: TRUE LOVE OR TOTAL PR STUNT?
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I felt uncomfortable watching Vicki Gunvalson in that business meeting for the “charity” Kill All Cancer on Real Housewives of Orange County.
Listening to Vicki talk about how her life was affected by cancer and how she really believed Brooks Ayers actually had cancer was tough to watch and aside from that it was obviously a poor PR move after all the negative press she had last year. I also did not understand the charity at all, but now it has been shut down (at least the website) and Vicki is doing what she can to backpedal and distance herself after hyping it up and starring in that awkward commercial.
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I don’t blame Vicki for not wanting to be associated with another messy situation, but I just don’t get why she didn’t see how this was so obviously going to fail from the beginning. Don’t get me wrong, I do have some sympathy for anyone who is constantly criticized and I feel like she was duped by Brooks to some extent, but I just don’t get why she ever got involved with this or went in this direction. Now she’s doing the most to make it seem like she wasn’t that involved with Kill All Cancer. (although she is listed on their not-for-profit incorporation papers in Florida as an officer from the very beginning)
It just seemed like way too much too soon for Vicki to be involved with anything cancer-related. I’m sure that this past year or so has been very difficult for her and she just wanted to clear her name, but this was not the way to do it. Vicki spoke out to Entertainment Tonight about the possible failed charitable effort.
KillAllCancer was supposed to benefit City of Hope National Medical Center– yes, the place that all of the Housewives were talking about last season, trying to figure out if Brooks was actually treated there. But then there were several reports that Kill All Cancer was not actually registered yet as a non-profit with California. Although, from what we’ve seen, they claim they were only funneling funds through Go Fund Me, which then would have given the money directly to City of Hope, which would have been above-board.
So why did Vicki shut down the organization instead of actually trying to make it better and turn it into an actual charity that could help people? The OG of the OC admitted, “I just shut it down because there was a lot of naysayers out there.” Well, yeah, this not-yet-an-official-charity isn’t going to do anything to get rid of the haters- if anything it’s going to rile those people up even more (so much so that a complaint was filed with the Attorney General of California).
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Vicki also said, “I’m not going to do something that’s going to be criticized when I did it from a good place. And it wasn’t my charity. I was just a spokesperson for it. So it wasn’t mine.”
Hmmm, that’s interesting and I feel like that’s a much different tune than the one she was previously singing. And Entertainment Tonight came through with the receipts to call Vicki out! (editor’s note: see above regarding Vicki’s actual position with the company)
They came through with an old quote from Vicki about STARTING A CHARITY: “I have people and relatives that have died of cancer, and it’s way too serious for me. I’ve actually started a charity called Kill All Cancer … I’m giving back to research and to people that are suffering with cancer or suffer with cancer. We have wristbands, and it’s a transparent charity, and I’m gonna turn this all around and make good for it. Fifty percent of us are gonna be diagnosed with cancer. It’s not funny.”
HAHAHA. Is she serious? That is way different than what Vicki is saying today – to the SAME news outlet. Did she really think that wasn’t going to come up?
I don’t blame Vicki for shutting down KillAllCancer, but acting like she was never a part of it after she previously took ownership just is not a good look. I really doubt that Vicki was actually trying to scam people. Vicki has her faults, but I really don’t think she was setting up a fake charity or anything – she looks awful now for being involved with another cancer-related mess. She needs to step back and think before she jumps in with both feet on new projects, especially cancer-related ones that she knows won’t be received well.
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Damon is not in a very good place when we see him at the start of The Vampire Diaries season eight. (Okay, that might be a bit of an understatement.) As we saw in the season seven finale,...While I was super sad that Lauri Peterson left Real Housewives of Orange County to help her son Josh Waring with his many troubles, I can’t blame her for prioritizing her family. It also makes me wonder why other Housewives didn’t make the same choice, but that’s a whole can of worms to open.
Sadly, for Lauri and her family, Josh’s drama has not subsided at all. He was recently accused of shooting someone and now the alleged victim is suing him. That is some serious trouble, especially for someone who’s been struggling to get on the straight and narrow path for many years. This is tough situation for everyone involved and their families.
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For the record, I hate using the word “allegedly” at times like this, but it’s what I have to do for legal reasons, but anyway, TMZ is reporting that the man Josh allegedly shot is suing him to pay for medical bills and to compensate for the pain and suffering that resulted from the incident.
I’m going to assume that someone who’s so caught up with getting into trouble doesn’t have much income or savings. I feel like this financial burden is going to fall on Lauri – but obviously, I’m just inferring here.
Apparently, Josh drove up to a sober living home at 2:30 in the morning, beeped his horn, and then left once he was told to leave. But then he decided to come back and started shooting at the crowd (allegedly). What. The. Hell?!
Josh was arrested, and he has been behind bars ever since, for ATTEMPTED MURDER. That’s some pretty awful stuff, obviously.
This is a sad situation for everyone involved. It will be interesting to see how it all ends up. Hopefully the victim will be able to peacefully recover and Josh has learned some sort of lesson, but who knows.
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American Horror Story: Roanoke just might be the new gold standard when it comes to a game-changing twist that changes everything--and the reason you could fall off your couch on Wednesday...After an emotional goodbye to Joe Giudice on this week’s Real Housewives of New Jersey, Melissa Gorga says she’s convinced family is more important than ever. And former friends like Jacqueline Laurita are, frankly, just not worth her time anymore. Claiming that friendship with Jacqueline was basically “EXHAUSTING,” Melissa sounds off in her blog about how Jacqueline cannot let go of the past.
Before unraveling that mess, Melissa focuses on Juicy Joe’s departure for “camp.” She writes, “I think we can all agree that last night’s episode was so raw and emotional. No matter how you look at the situation, it is heartbreaking to see a family go through something like this. Teresa [Giudice] and her girls are incredibly strong. I’m so happy that we were able to be there for them and have the kids spend time together with Joe Giudice before he went away.”
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Melissa continues, “My little Joey really is an old soul and that night at the party he kept clinging to his Zio Joe. Watching back the things he said about missing his uncle and seeing my nieces say goodbye to their daddy…it’s moments like these that put things into perspective for you. This is why it is easy for us to forgive and move forward, because family is everything and we need each other. It’s not about whose team you are on. If you care about someone, you put aside your ego and reach out whether it is during their time of need or a time of joy. Friends come and go, but family is forever.”
Family might be forever, but Melissa’s friendship with Jacqueline is not! She claims that Jacqueline‘s penchant for bringing up the past is what ultimately ruined their friendship.
“Jacqueline is truly the one bringing up the past and causing problems. Like usual, she has her NOSE (pun intended) in everybody’s business and is a complete emotional trainwreck. One minute she’s done with Teresa and the next she feels bad for her and misses her. When it comes to me, I do not know why it’s so important for her to keep bringing up everything I said about Teresa and everything she said about me? If we can move past it, why can’t she?”
Even “relationship expert” Siggy Flicker should be growing tired of Jacqueline’s antics by now, according to Melissa. “Even her own friends don’t know how to deal with her anymore,” Melissa accuses. “I found it very telling when Siggy said that she speaks to Jacqueline on the phone every day for an hour. That is who Jacqueline is. She has to know EVERYTHING about EVERYBODY. She puts so much time and energy into gossiping and trying to move the chess pieces.”
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“I have to say, looking back now, I am almost relieved that we are no longer friends because it was EXHAUSTING,” confesses Melissa in her blog.
And for all of Jacqueline’s whining about Teresa’s “soldiers,” Melissa still thinks Jacqueline is actually the one building an army of leathery minions. Her head General? Kim DePaola, of course! Melissa says she “found it disgusting watching Kim D make ‘conversation’ about Teresa’s marriage just so she can get promotion for her fashion show. She is a known sh– stirrer and will lie and say anything for attention. Everyone knows it and now, thanks to Jacqueline, she got her platform – first at her store and now at the fashion show. It makes you wonder what Kim D has on Jacqueline.”
Hmm. Maybe we will find out at the Envy fashion show? Don’t all throw downs happen at fashion shows in New Jersey, after all?!
Speaking of Envy, Melissa shares her excitement about her upcoming show, and her relief that the air was cleared with Siggy about who-should-attend-what-and-with-whom. “I am happy that Siggy called me to get coffee and clear the air. I have no problem with confrontation and have always handled myself as a lady. I may not agree with everything Siggy said, but we spoke to each other as adults and listened to what the other was feeling and where we were coming from. That is how you handle an issue with a girlfriend.”
TELL US: DO YOU THINK MELISSA AND JACQUELINE ARE DONE FOR GOOD? ARE THEY BETTER OFF WITHOUT EACH OTHER?
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Just when you thought the Real Housewives Of Orange County couldn’t behave any worse in Ireland, Vicki Gunvalson flashes her boobs at the dinner table and Shannon Beador turns into a after-school special about middle-age bullying.
What a strange episode! So Kelly Dodd is a rampant liability who needs to be exposed, so suddenly the ladies are all BFF with Vicki again. Yes, even Shannon. Tequila Shots became the Trojan Horse of RHOC last night, and it was well, awful.
These women know Vicki’s love tank, all cylinders of it, are running on “E” and her yearning to be their friend is so palpable you could drink it in a shot glass. Yet, who is Kelly’s only conceivable ally on RHOC? Vicki – the other ostracized one. And how do you get Kelly defenseless when she’s indefensible? Capture Vicki, leaving her bogged down in the conflict between what is right and what is right for her right now.
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I have to tell you that the only person who looked good last night was Meghan Edmonds. Either she learned from her mistakes last season, or she’s actually deep down a decent person, or pregnancy has made her realize what’s important in life. Whatever – but keep up the good work Meghanny Drew, then investigate last night’s shenanigans.
I don’t like to watch the women behaving like this. I understand being forced to consort with Kelly is probably terrible. Believe me. And I understand the nexus of the problem lies in production and casting, and the genesis of how the network wants these shows to go, but no one enjoys seeing tittering middle-aged mothers on the cusp of well, if not menopause, then at least sufficiently beyond high school, maneuver someone into being their own worst enemy.
That Vicki would so quickly turn her back on Kelly, shows what a crap friend she is, but it’s a little suspicious, no? I don’t think Vicki in general is a bad friend, I just she’s an ‘in it to win it’ type person who will go the route of least resistance. Vicki and Kelly are Made-For-TV friends and Kelly is indefensible 98% of the time. The other women knew if they could just get Vicki thinking she’s ‘one of them’ while getting Kelly drunk enough to act absolutely irascible, they could exploit Vicki’s Achilles heel: being accepted. Leaving Vicki faced with either defending the woman she was circumstantially forced to befriend, or the women she actually hopes are are friends. Vicki is certainly right about one thing: these diabolical machinations reek of one person – Tamra Judge.
There are few things commendable about Kelly, but when I’m forced to feel some smidgen of sympathy for her because Tamra (who thinks wearing a ‘Jesus Is My Homeboy’ T-shirt makes her a Christian) and Shannon (who is so desperate for love she’ll partake in a Naked Wasted plot), so obviously set her up, that makes me stabby.
So here we are in Ireland where everything is literally going to shit, and Meghan is literally standing on a corner in front of what looked like a Walmart soliciting people for their ancestral roots. So dumb, but our other option was Tamra, Shannon, Vicki, and Heather Dubrow wander round the farm which produces Baileys Irish Cream stepping in shit and screaming as if that isn’t a euphemism for their entire lives. “Who wants to touch poop?” complains Shannon. Hmmmm… you, madame colonic. And probably David.
After Vicki molested the farmer, he made them put on Marshmallow Man costumes and milk cows, warning that the cows may pee or poop on them. Bullseye, indeed! One thing about Heather is that she’s always game for a challenge. Bottoms Up, moo-moos! (The moo-moos meaning the actual cows dare you think I am fat shaming a Housewife).
Without Kelly, everyone is getting along, even Shannon and Vicki. They had a boozy night out and Shannon tried to french kiss Vicki. Was she trying to pry deep dark secrets from Vicki’s lips? Cause I really don’t know how you go from ‘barely being able to be in the same room’ and ‘not being her friend’ to ‘get her naked wasted’?
Speaking of naked, over dinner in the barn, Vicki complains that her nipples go in different directions. Heather FaceTimes Terry – naturally – so Vicki – naturally – flashes him to get a consultation. Um… that’s Botched in the mind, not body, and I don’t think it’s fixable by Dr. Dubrow.
Somewhere in the middle, Meghan and Kelly arrived, which is awkward as hell given that Tamra refuses to even look at Kelly, who sulks over being left out. Meghan had instructed her to apologize to Tamra, so Kelly insincerely begs Tamra’s forgiveness and blames her outburst on being angry. Did Tamra apologize for shoving Kelly? Pfft.
After that phony apology on the ‘Been There Done That Kelly Dodd’ hayride (coming soon to the Carnival of Bravo Delights), Kelly hops up to sample some Baileys, then wanders over to thank Tamra for forgiving her. Shannon hovers as Tamra’s protector. Look, I’m sorry – I just DO NOT believe Tamra was that upset over the drunken comment (albeit completely out of line) of a woman she despises. Tamra’s justification is that she’s defended Kelly time and time again, only to be stabbed in the back. Yeah, that’s true-ish, I guess, but Tamra is no innocent.
The next day, Tamra is still whining about how she wants to “kill” Kelly and can’t be around her, so she invites herself to tour Powerscourt Estate with Meghan.
Meanwhile, Heather, bearing a flask of Fireball shots, has organized a bike ride. They’re all dressed to the nines and behaving like there’s a pot of gold at the end of this trek. The gold being a drunken Kelly performing her rampage like a trained monkey. Their bait is booze and oh boy does she take it.
Disproving every theory about bike riding and the human brain, Vicki has forgotten how to ride a bike. Vicki forgets many things, though, like if she ever actually went to the hospital and saw Brooks getting cancer treatment, or like everything Tamra has ever done and said.
Afterwards, they have a picnic where Kelly turns down champagne and shots, but Heather keeps subtly offering anyway. And then comes dinner…
In the world of Housewives, tequila is an “upper” and boobs do not belong on a croquet court. Undoubtedly the most hilarious scene was Kelly playing croquet with her boobs practically flopping out of her tube top,while Heather observed, pinched expression on her face.
So let’s break down the oddities of their last Irish Supper. First, everyone but Kelly was wearing black. Tamra jokes that they’re going to her funeral. Vicki arrives first – early for the first time ever – and has a chat with Kelly about how the trip is going. Kelky complains, again, about being ganged up and points out that Vicki hasn’t defended her.
Meghan skips dinner because she isn’t feeling like setting someone up well.
Heather and Shannon go to Tamra’s room, already smirking, to shit-talk Kelly before the festivities begin. They toast with tequila. At dinner, Shannon pressures Kelly about drinking, sorority-girl style, then orders shots despite Kelly repeatedly protesting that she’s not drinking. Shannon even sidles over to the bartender to request that he make the shots double.
Kelly is the worst, but Shannon may be the worst-worst. I get it, she had a bad couple years, but does she not remember her first season when Heather and Tamra were doing the same crap to her, then accusing her of having a “psychotic break”? Does she have Stockholm Syndrome or something? She ordered Kelly drink after drink, all with a smirk on her face, even after Kelly told her not to. Kelly didn’t have to drink them, obviously, and is responsible for that, but Shannon and Tamra’s agenda was as clear as a tequila shot! And if Kelly does have a drinking problem, and is trying to abstain, that’s even worse!
I mean, Shannon’s smirk? And Tamra obviously averting her eyes, then looking around wide-eyed like ‘What’s going on?!’ – she might as well have worn a sign that says “I’m Innocent – but you can nail me to the cross like Jesus!’
It was like watching Heathers for grownups. Like if Wynona Ryder had never met Christian Slater and blown up the school, this is Heather Red (Tamra), Heather Green (Heather), and Heather Yellow (Shannon), 30 years later. Unfortunately there’s no Veronica.
While Shannon is pressuring her about tequila, Kelly mumbles to herself – or maybe a producer – “This is gonna be an ambush.” And sober Kelly ain’t wrong. So why did she drink? Perhaps she didn’t? Until later?
The biggest question is did Vicki know? And what? But that’s apparently the age old question asked in Vickidom.
After dinner failed to garner a reaction, Vicki, exploiting their friendship, doused Kelly with few drinks, trussed her up, then walked her around door-to-door, Trick or Treat-style, asking first Tamra, then Shannon if they wanted to hit the pub. Vicki claims she felt if they hung out one-on-one, Kelly and Tamra would find peace. Ummmmmmm
Strangely, Tamra, Shannon, and Heather decide to have a ‘whale of a time’ without Vicki and Kelly, but later they invited Vicki, but told her NOT to bring Kelly. Poor victimized Tamra still can’t be around Kelly!
While everyone was supposedly drunk, Vicki suspiciously told Tamra alllllll the bad things Kelly has said about her, like calling her *GASP* a “mean girl.” The truth hurts!
Tamra reacted by texting Kelly about Vicki’s betrayal, accompanied by a selfie of Tamra and Vicki in the pub together to rub it in her face that she’d been excluded. It worked.
Meghan was asleep. She was awoken to Kelly, Tamra, Vicki, Shannon, and Heather screaming in the hallway at 2am. Kelly freaking out that she never said anything about Tamra, Tamra playing that she doesn’t want to have this conversation (she doesn’t?) while Heather films the entire thing on her iPhone per Shannon’s instruction. Vicki scampers away – she understands Kelly feels ganged up on, but Vicki is just getting back into the good graces of her oppressors and doesn’t want to become the victim again. Nice philosophy.
In the middle of their screaming fight, they have to go to the airport! Into the shuttle they go, screaming all the way. Like banshees in the night. I guess Bravo decided to make their own version of The Blair Witch Project? (“Witch” being the operative word!)
Kelly complains to Meghan about being attacked so Shannon starts yelling to deny it and saying nasty stuff. They were calling each other a drunk back and forth, piled on by Tamra calling Kelly “insane,” and Heather whispering that she “feels bad” for Kelly’s daughter, and accusing her of having a “psychotic break” and calling her “trash.” A light switch flips, Vicki remembers a time when Tamra conspired to get Gretchen “naked wasted” and Heather riled Shannon up with cruel comments and then said she was having a “psychotic break.”
But just when Kelly has won the battle, she loses the war by doing or saying something so awful, it’s impossible to overlook. Instead of ignoring Shannon, or making a pointed Camille Grammer-style comment like, “You know what you did… ” Kelly screams at Shannon to shave her chin. Which ugh. She also called Tamra a “sidewinder” which, yeah.
Kelly is the saddest kind of stupid – the too stupid to recognize her own spiral downward and this is where all the women trap her. Now Heather, Shannon, and Tamra can glom onto the chinny, chin, chin comment, to twist the entire fate of the situation and make it, again, about Kelly and her savage mouth, instead of their own hellacious behavior. Now the focus is how KELLY is the mean girl. They did set her up. Shannon did it first at the Seventies Party, but no one wanted to believe her then, now the evidence seems a little too convincing that the same situation has occurred again.
In a dark, dark van, going God knows where, Kelly continues ranting and yelling, refusing to let go of the hook. Vicki was eating her fingers to fill her love tank and keep her mouth shut. This week. Next week, Tamra turns everything around to be Vicki’s fault, which was probably her intent all along.
I would say Vicki must feel like a fool getting manipulated so hard; so easily, but this is Vicki and that’s her default setting. Also, the next time I hear Tamra talk about Jesus, I’m filling a complaint in heaven. She’s the same old crappy Tamra, she just put a cross over her crop top. You can take Tamra to church, but you can’t put the church into Tamra. Actually, Tamra goes to “online church” with a “pasture” and a personal trainer, so I don’t what kinda God she got!
TELL US -WAS KELLY AMBUSHED? ARE YOU TEAM SHANNON/TAMRA OR TEAM KELLY? WAS VICKI PART OF THE ‘AMBUSH’ OR JUST A SHITTY FRIEND?
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