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For the most part, Bethenny Frankel has been an open book ever since she joined the Real Housewives of New York cast. Although most of that publicity helped elevate her brand and has made her a shit ton of money, that doesn’t mean her life is perfect. In fact, we’ve all seen Bethenny‘s many highs and lows when it comes to dating.
Bethenny had no qualms about putting her relationship and marriage with Jason Hoppy on reality television, but now she has a different approach when it comes to her post-divorce dating. She is trying to be more private these days and she wants to emphasize to all of her fans that being in a relationship does not complete a person.
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Bethenny opened up about her current dating life in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. Bethenny has always had a way with words, so it’s not surprising that she boldly proclaimed, “I am kind of in purgatory right now.”
Bethenny revealed, “I have been dating but I have pulled back a little bit.”
That’s definitely true. Bethenny hardly ever talks about her own life on the show anymore. All of her commentary is used to promote her businesses or to share her opinions about the other women’s decisions.
RELATED: Is Tinsley Mortimer Joining Real Housewives of New York?
I don’t blame Bethenny for taking a different approach though. Opening up her marriage did not go very well for her – at all.
Bethenny lamented, “I am not in a place where I want everything to be rushed, and I don’t want the big white dress, and someone to rush me down the aisle.” I mean, yeah. The ink on her ridiculously long divorce proceedings is barely dry. I can’t imagine anyone would want to get married right after that.
Bethenny explained why she doesn’t want to have another romantic relationship in the spotlight. Bethenny said, “Because what happens when you are in the public, and you date? Everyone is like, ‘She is happy she found love again, she is the happiest she has ever been.'”
I agree with Bethenny when she declared, “We are not living in the Jerry Macguire movie and no man is going to complete me. I complete myself.” No one should need another person to feel whole. Who would want to date half a person or be half a person? Preach, Bethenny.
RELATED: Dennis Shields Threatens To Sue Jason Hoppy Over Emails
In another interview with Entertainment Tonight, Bethenny explained, “I think that it’s empowering to be self-sufficient. I think that it’s my job to really tell women to not be dependent on a man and to go get your own.” This is the one rant of Bethenny’s that I find myself wholeheartedly agreeing with so far.
Bethenny made sure to let us know that she’s not a hater since she stressed that she doesn’t believe there is “anything wrong with marriage or being a partner with someone.” Bethenny just thinks that “women have to have their own lives and their own jobs.” Well, she is definitely leading by example with that thought.
TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT BETHENNY KEEPING HER DATING LIFE PRIVATE?
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Reality TV friendships come and go, but it seems like Phaedra Parks and Porsha Williams have a solid friendship on Real Housewives of Atlanta. A lot of people on reality TV shows are only hanging out because they are contractually obligated to, but you can tell that these two are genuinely friends.
When Phaedra first joined the show, she was very proud of her relationship with her recent ex Apollo Nida. Nowadays, it seems like Phaedra’s only ride or die companion is Porsha.
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Poor Phaedra. It seems like she’s always going through some sort of drama, so I don’t blame her for not getting into a serious relationship at this point.
Thankfully she has her girl Porsha around for support. Not only is Porsha the captain of #TeamPhaedra, but she also has no qualms when it comes to sharing her opinions. So I am not at all surprised that Porsha has the perfect vision in mind when it comes to her BFF’s next love interest.
In an interview with BravoTV.com, Porsha said, “I want my friend to be with a God fearing man who will love and support her in everything she does. This time around I have a feeling she will be with someone, and they can be a power couple! She is so loving and loyal, and I believe she will be blessed for being a good wife in her past marriage.”
RELATED: Who Is Lying About Their Divorce – Phaedra? Or Apollo?!
Porsha didn’t say too much when it came to specific characteristics, but it is clear that Phaedra needs to be with someone who isn’t shady and disloyal like Apollo. He may have been hot, but the man is total scum for leaving his family thanks to his legal bull shit.
Another Phaedra-centered topic during the last episode was the news that there was a bomb threat against Phaedra. Porsha recalled, “When I heard the news I was in complete shock! My first thought was whether or not Phaedra was at work or not! I’m so thankful that she is oaky and that we later found out what that whole ordeal was really about.”
Phaedra may have a lot of drama going on at all times, but at least she has Porsha around to be the frick to her frack. Plus, that drama keeps the reality TV paychecks coming, so I’m sure Phaedra is going to be just fine.
TELL US – WHAT KIND OF MAN DO YOU WANT TO SEE PHAEDRA DATE?
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The 2016 Critics' Choice Awards is right around the corner, and in preparation for the big day, the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association have...
Nostalgia is huge in 2016...for the fans. Viewers of iconic TV shows such as Dawson's Creek and Friends have been clamoring for reunions since the day the programs went off the air,...And with the blink of an eye, we’ve already reached Episode 13 of Survivor‘s 33rd season…the last episode before next week’s two-hour finale. Where has the time gone? These season has kept fans on their toes throughout, so it’s no surprise that tonight will undoubtedly feature even more drama, when not one but TWO contestants go home. Yes, there will be two Tribal Councils tonight, whittling the remaining castaways down from eight to six after tonight is over. And I wouldn’t dare say that the producers are trying to “fast-forward” through some meaningless tribals – the last time I said that, we were treated to two of the best Tribals in recent memory.
So let’s get you primed for tonight’s penultimate episode!
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First a few house-keeping items. For those of you who followed me back when I was the “Survivor Examiner” (RIP Examiner.com), you know that at the end of every season, I release an updated “Best Survivor Winners of All-Time” and a “Most Memorable Survivor Seasons” list. I plan to do the same this year, migrating these over to RealityTea.com, so please look for those next week! So to keep track and to stay in-tune with all the latest Survivor content, here is the plan for next week:
After that, I’ll hopefully be back for next season (still working on that!), which I can now confirm is set to begin on March 8th, 2017.
Lastly, did everyone vote last week for this year’s Class of 2016 into the “Survivor Hall of Fame“? I cast my official Executive Committee Ballot last week, and I will share it with all of you, my readers, as soon as it’s made public.
So cool, we’ve got all of that out of the way! Now let’s return to discussing tonight’s big episode. Here is the official synopsis from CBS:
Episode 13 – “Slayed the Survivor Dragon” – It’s double the tribal councils as two castaways are sent home, and immunity is on the line in a classic game of Survivor pinball, on this season’s penultimate episode of SURVIVOR, Wednesday, Dec. 7 (8:00-9:00PM, ET/PT) on CBS.
OK, I lied. One more “off-topic” bit of news…my condolences to Ben “Coach” Wade, who lost his father recently after a long battle. The title of this week’s episode reminded me of the Survivor “Dragon Slayer,” and if you thought he was a tough dude, you should have witnessed all of his posts about his dad on social media. My best to Coach and his family.
NOW, let’s talk about tonight. Ken is coming off of his bone-headed move, throwing Will under the bus and nearly blowing up his and several other’s games. It all worked out in the end, when Will decided to blindside Zeke anyways, sending the one-time favorite out of the game in a rush, but not before flushing out another Immunity Idol. The so-called “head” of the dragon has been cut off, but does that mean that the body will remain lifeless? In the era of the Survivor “voting bloc” where loyalties shift with the wind, anything is possible, and just because you were safe last week doesn’t guarantee you anything this week.
Judging by last week’s Tribal, you would think that Jay, Sunday, and Bret are now on the bottom, but again, anything is possible. Jay of course SHOULD be everyone’s Public Enemy #1, as he’s played a great game to this point, has been quietly dominating the physical aspects of the game and if the others continue to let him slide through, he just may have what it takes to win this thing. But just like everyone looked at Zeke as being able to win it all, this is definitely the point in the game where players start looking towards the end. With Zeke gone, who poses the biggest threat?
Many left in the game might pin-point David as the new target, knowing that he has played a front-and-center game and has come out on top every last time. It doesn’t hurt that the dude seems to have the ability to crap out hidden Idols on a whim. David is about to enter very shaky ground, because not only is he a target, but his alliance is crumbling around him. Adam has shown he will do whatever he needs to advance his own game, and David’s other ally, Ken, showed his inability and instability as an alliance-mate last week. David needs Ken, and Ken is unlikely to turn on David, but will David be able to get anything sneaky going with Ken as one of his only allies?
And then there is the curious case of Will…what will Will do, or what is Will willing to do? He clearly made a point this past week, but with Zeke now gone will he regroup with Jay, Sunday, and Bret? He seems to have the most respect for Jay, and Sunday/Bret have nowhere else to turn. With eight left in the game, four isn’t quite enough to form a majority, but if Jay is willing to strategically use his Idol – the last Idol remaining in play – then they just might be able to flip the game once again in their favor.
Hannah at this point, seems lost in the wind, and may just find herself in the finals because no one can possibly view her as a threat, right? The time has passed on building up a resume for herself, as it is unlikely that Hannah will take over the game any time soon. But not being a threat, she will find herself still in the game with an all-important vote, and her history tells us that she will stick with David‘s Army. But could Hannah be inspired by what Will did last week? Could she make a desperate move to “build her resume” and vote out David? She needs to do something, and if we’ve learned anything from this season, it’s that this group of players is not afraid to go down swinging.
“The Fans Have Spoken”: Man I love the comment section each week! Some strong opinions and some great, valid points. Boy Ken fell out of favor fast! It seems most like looking at him more than they like watching him play Survivor. And there was no love lost over Zeke‘s exit, which is still fascinating to me! People loved them some Zeke just a few weeks ago! What the heck? Of everyone, Sunday seems to be the one player that no one has been able to get behind this season. She hasn’t been given the greatest edit, let’s be honest, but she is right there and has made some cunning moves here and there. Will it be enough for her to make it to the end? This group of fans hopes not.
Two will fall tonight…but which two? Make sure you’re on this site for my recap later tonight!
TELL US – WHO WILL GO HOME TONIGHT? WILL WILL STICK WITH HIS NEW ALLIANCE OR FALL BACK TO HIS OLD? AND START THINKING: WHERE DOES THIS SEASON RANK ON THE ALL-TIME LIST THUS FAR?
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For Ariana Grande, Hairspray Live is a return to her roots. The Grammy-nominated singer got her start on Broadway and she's returning to live musicals as Penny Pingleton in NBC's live...Phaedra Parks can’t catch break on Real Housewives of Atlanta. She is always going through multiple issues at once, and she was once again front and center during the last episode with the news of a bomb threat at her office and a trip to prison to discuss her divorce with Apollo Nida. Damn, that’s a lot to deal with. She also went to the Democratic National Convention. This episode really did revolve around Phaedra, and she broke it all down in a new Q&A with Bravo.
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As if Phaedra wasn’t already stressed enough en route to prison to see her ex husband, hearing about a bomb threat is way too much to fathom in general, let alone in addition to her other life circumstances.
Phaedra told Bravo, “When I received the call regarding the bomb threat, I was terrified and felt hopeless because I was so far from home.”
Phaedra explained, “Everybody knows my first priority is not only to protect my children and family but also my employees. I immediately began to strategize how I could best do that from another state. I was thankful that my mother was with my sons and LaToya, my office manager, was calm and collected.”
Thankfully, everyone is alright, but that is definitely a scary situation.
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If anything is going to throw you off your game when you are about to talk to an ex, it is the news of a bomb threat. I have no idea how Phaedra was able to hold herself together that day. Props to her.
So how did that prison visit go? Phaedra didn’t share too many details, but she did say, “Divorce discussions are never comfortable and this one was no exception. Although the bomb threat was looming, I did not want to cancel the visit so I met with him in hopes of resolving any unsettled issues.”
You know someone is sure of a breakup when a bomb threat doesn’t even stop her from trying to end the relationship. Phaedra wanted out – and no one can blame her.
TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE WAY PHAEDRA HANDLED HERSELF WHEN FACED WITH PROBLEMS DURING THE LAST EPISODE?
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It's really happening: The world is going to get more Diane Lockhart in her own The Good Wife spinoff titled The Good Fight. The series, which will be on CBS's streaming platform CBS All...Last night, Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills came back bigger, sparklier, and more expensive than ever. Yes. Just the way I like it – everyone Botoxed to the hilt, in full makeup, and kicking around snarky comments with their $1,000 shoes. If you can’t play the Beverly Hills game, go retire to your divorce condo until you’re ready to barely bat your false eyelashes again (“barely” only because you can’t move your face).
So Lisa Vanderpump is neither forgiving nor forgetful. Lisa likes her people like she likes her dogs: loyal, fluffy, and willing to wear a sequined rosette that says “I belong To Lisa Vanderpump (who makes my life fabulous)!” Have you met Harrison? What about Kyle Richards?
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Besides Harrison, Lisa’s other new little one is Dorit Kemsley and Lisa is trotting her around Beverly Hills on a sparkly leash. Dorit, pronounced like “Dorito,” is a mishmash of identities. All of them famewhorish. She’s married to PK, whose claim to fame seems to be managing Boy George, who is Dorit’s sister wife. George lives with them, and together, they all snuggle in bed watching Game of Thrones. Perhaps Kody Brown needs some tips? They do everything better in Beverly Hills – even Sister Wives!
LVP and PK have been friends for years. And once he upgraded from his old wife to Dorit, the Todd-Kemsleys all got on like a manor house on fire! Lisa hosts a dinner at PUMP to introduce her soldiers, Kyle and Dorit, to each other. Kyle has gotten a hair cut, but otherwise she’s still exactly the same. Just as LVP demands everyone is passive-aggressively trying to prove who is Lisa’s better friend. The winner gets one used tea bag sniffed by Giggy and a pile of mini pony poop, which, if you look hard enough, is dotted with the diamond grain Lisa mixes into their food for ultra shiny mane and tail.
Reminding Lisa, subtly, of her loyalties Kyle mentions the disastrous Dubai trip.
Lisa still has nightmares about Lisa Rinna‘s betrayal. And Eileen Davidson, that harlot!, trying to rewrite history, then demanding LVP apologize for Eileen’s misdeeds and not being compassionate enough in minimizing them. Dorit tries to impress everyone with the fact that she can speak Hebrew, so Kyle interrupts to shout that she knows Pig Latin. Things are going swell here.
Well enough about them, let’s check in with Erika Girardi. Erika Jayne is patting more pusses than ever, and she’s also about to turn 45, which is the age when everything starts to go downhill. Soon the night sweats Erika is experiencing won’t come from doing splits on stage in a thong bikini, but from something else deeper inside.
To remind her of the better things in life, like how very rich they are, Tom surprises Erika with a birthday gift for himself. A Chagall painting of Adam & Even drawn in Sharpie. Sounds about right! Erika is unimpressed, but seems used to it. Then Tom whips out her real gift – another Cartier panther ring, which looks exactly like the old one to my untrained eye. Let’s get Kyle, PhD in luxury studies, on the case.
To celebrate this 45th milestone of Erika Jayne’s entry into our cultural psyche, pervading our dreams with patted pusses and pussy whips and c-nty metaphors, Erika is throwing a Studio 54 themed birthday party. Budget is no object. “It’s my f–king party, I can do what I want,” she declares. Girl – I like your style! Go for gold right down to your panties!
Erika isn’t the only person receiving gifts. Harry Hamlin surprises Lipsa with a new car. She deserves it for being the mother of two teenage daughters. Recalling my own adolescence, and realizing how in many ways Lipsa has never progressed from behaving like an adolescent herself, I can’t argue with Harry Hamlin’s logic.
But there are bigger things to consider. After losing her father, while also dealing with her daughters, Lipsa has had a total attitude shift since last season. “Be better, not bitter,” is her new motto. She will work duly to prove this in her interactions with LVP, during which she will smile, kowtow, and kill her with kindness. Or at least kill their feud. She hopes. Kyle is convinced that LVP will be more apt to forgive Lipsa over Eileen because, after all, Lipsa is easier to manipulate.
Apparently, with her new grown-up haircut, Kyle has re-branded herself Ambassador For Housewives Peace: Lisa Vanderpump Division. To further her mission, she goes to dinner with Eileen and Erika. Eileen shares that she lost her mother just before the reunion last year (!), something she kept hidden from the other women so that it wouldn’t impact the flow of the reunion. Eileen is nothing if not professional.
Since losing her mother, Eileen has been getting medical advice from Yolanda Hadid and trying some of those alternative treatments that have worked so well for curing Lyme. [eye roll]
Apparently, Yolanda is now doing 75% better. You know who else is doing 75% better? RHOBH, because Yolanda’s Lyme is no longer an invading force. Kyle lists all the things from last season she never wants to discuss again. She tactfully forgot to include “Lyme,” but that should have been No. 1. No. 2 should have been Brandi Glanville. In fact, lets just pretend that whole Brandi episode – all three seasons of it – never happened and move on completely.
Which is what Eileen is hoping to do with LVP. This new Eileen recognizes LVP’s limitations as a friend and would just like to smile, nod, and be civil. After all, 30 years ago, America was at war with Vietnam and now it’s a hot vacation spot for the rich, so if American and Vietnam can make like frenemies prospering from their past insurrection, surely two Housewives with far less Lyme blood on their hands can agree to disagree. We hope! Better yet – maybe RHOBH can go to Vietnam on the next cast trip!
Kyle chews on the ends of her hair, and considers the possibility of LVP being friendly with Eileen and Lipsa again and decides not to mention the voodoo dolls hanging in LVP’s closet behind all the pink tulle and satin blouses. Yep, it’ll be great! They’ll just slap a sparkle on the cheap polyester and dance like it’s 1977!
Before attending Erika’s party, we visit Dorit’s house. Dorit and PK moved to Beverly Hills two years ago to be nearer and dearer to all the celebrities they need to be intimately surrounded by. For work that is. Dorit has, like, three live-in Housekeepers and nine nannies for her very busy career as a part-time swimwear designer. Apparently, she’s very busy. She uses flashcards to help her remember her two children’s names and ages, while she gets her face spackled into an approximation of what a human looks like, then she joins Boy George for champs over breakfast. Well, that’s nice.
PK is really making all this money managing Boy George‘s career? Boy George who just competed on Celebrity Apprentice with Kyle? Well, I’ll be damned!
Speaking of Kyle, she and Mauricio are joining the PJ club – private jet – and seek advice from Tom. Kyle needs it for her high-flying career as a Hollywood producer pedaling her own sordid tale of Drew Barrymore’s lost childhood. Seriously, though, hearing that Kyle’s mom took her to studio 54 when she was only 10 (!) puts so much in perspective. It is literally a miracle Kyle isn’t more like Kim! Maybe all that hair that she hid behind was a ruse used to shield her from the realities of how f–ked up her life was. Then it turned into a cape, which Kyle used to flee to the normal, stabilizing, loving embrace of Mauricio and his psychologist mother. And it has been WOW and AMAAAAZING ever since. ($10 says Dorit will be speaking with Mauricio’s accent by the end of this season!)
I don’t ‘get’ this Dorit. It seems like she’s trying to hide something. She’s an American with a twitchy accent, but she grew up in NY, actually CT, yet she considers herself European? And Israeli? Why do I detect a whiff of Lala Kent style model from her past…
Anyway, on the night of Erika‘s party, several people who lived through the late-70’s but apparently don’t remember them *ahem LVP* keep mentioning the 80’s. LVP actually wore a power suit covered in sequins to the party, and Ken wore a matching other half. Couples who sequin together, stay together!
Everyone else wore boobs. Just boobs. Eileen paired hers with a bathmat turned into a coat. It was fabulous.
Erika has every detail attended to – except for the food. She seems to have forgotten about that. Perhaps it was intentional and she was embracing the late-70’s mindset of doing a little coke to suppress your appetite while cocktailing the night away. Unfortunately, many of her guests forgot to powder their noses and the shine of hunger is circling the party and making LVP garrulous, even more so than usual, which does not bode well for Lipsa and Eileen.
Eileen still worships the Erika Jayne ultra-ego, and to repay Erika for all she’s done giving Eileen a chance to entertain that other side of her, she rewards her with the ultimate birthday gift – better than expensive paintings to hang in Tom’s office, or rings she has duplicates of that Tom’s secretary pre-approved and ordered out how his discretionary Erika budget fund, better than flashy parties and pasties studded with gems: it is a walk-on part on Y&R. Any part Erika’s heart desires. Erika clutches the script, her eyes shining with the bright lights of what could be. Giving the gift of fame – only in Beverly Hills! Eileen thinks Erika should take a walk on the wild side and play a nun.
Erika was a gracious host other than forcing everyone on a starvation diet, and though the party was fabulous, everyone’s focus is not on Erika’s birthday, but on how LVP will react to Eileen and Lipsa. I’m with Kyle – who cares anymore, let’s just move on and blame Yolanda for dividing the group with her dumb drama.
It is Lipsa who approaches LVP first, and as Kyle predicted, LVP is more receptive. As proof, LVP immediately assaults Lipsa with some barbed comments. Strangely, that reassured Lispsa, whose relationship with LVP was always about banter. Until that woman with no face, Yolanda, appeared staring her eyelash-less eyes, her skin being the sort that moved. She Who Shall Not Be Named always floating in the periphery, latching onto their weaknesses and slithering in to remind them how easily they broke apart.
It is Eileen who LVP will not even dignify a chance. LVP crisply says hello, then ignores Eileen for the remainder of the party. They run into each other at the bar and LVP immediately turns away, mid-conversation, leaving Dorit to awkwardly smooth things over. This Dorit is no neophyte though. She recognizes opportunity when she sees it and seizes upon the moment to invite Eileen to her birthday party the following week. See, Dorit just can’t imagine how this lovely and sweet woman whom she has known for all of 10 seconds is the very same woman LVP has been deriding for months.
In the midst of all this, Tom surprises Erika with a real gift by bringing her mom to the party. Erika’s mom has been secreted away in an upstairs bedroom all day. Since their house is so huge, Erika didn’t even notice! That’s lifestyles of the rich and semi-famous for you. Erika’s mom had her at only 19, then Erika’s dad left, so she raised Erika as a single mother. Erika’s mom looks a lot like her and it was sweet. I was happy to see a more human, less plastic and lacquered side of Erika. I mean, even that girl’s hair looks like plastic, like she took a Barbie Doll to a salon to request that exact look. Probably paying $2k to create non-hair. Well, whatever.
As the ladies all hit the dance floor, LVP hangs back. Maybe it’s the hunger pangs weakening her? Or, for now, she is biding her time, refusing to give Lipsa and Eileen the satisfaction of honoring this conspiracy she imagines they’ve constructed to kick her out of the group. I disagree that there is a plan to get rid of Lisa. To me, Lipsa seems suitably chastened, while Eileen honestly acknowledges that it is what it is. She’s an actress, she’s worked with a lot of divas, and played them too, so she gets that she has to ‘work’ with LVP and is going to treat this professionally. She’ll be nice, she wants to get along, but that’s where it ends.
It’s up to LVP to make the right moves and turn things around with Lipsa and Eileen, to unfreeze the Botoxed friend group of RHOBH, and give them the chance to make things right. When they’ve groveled sufficiently, I’m sure she’ll let them back into her good graces, slowly offering them the chance to sip her tea. And once they’re there, like Kyle, they’ll do anything to stay there.
Until then – everyone just dance, dance, dance.
TELL US – IS THIS SEASON OFF TO A GOOD START? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF DORIT SO FAR?
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It’s been one week since Marissa Hermer’s surgery, which produced little bundle of beautiful pink sweetness: Baby Sadie. Marissa lost a lot of blood and fought through a long surgery after birth, but she’s okay. And so is her daughter – her first after two sons. Despite the fear and pain, she and husband Matt would do it all over again to have their daughter in their arms.
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At Julie Montagu’s London home, she’s getting the kids ready for school before she heads off to her doom Mapperton. After arriving via train, hubby Luke picks her up to discuss Julie’s “gift shop meeting” today. Luke is pessimistic about the Mapperton gift shop ever making money, but Julie plans to rely on her American optimism to pull the crumbling estate out of its funk. She is the modern day Scarlett O’Hara who will construct yoga pants from old tea towels that everyone hates to save her land!!! She is also a bit delusional.
Mapperton, a 2,000-acre, 20-building estate with tenants and staff and cafes, also has a gift shop run by Anthea and Leslie. Two women who know a lot more about Mapperton and throwing shade than Julie does. They do not like her green towels, they do not like her green mugs, they do not like green eggs and ham. But Julie doesn’t like the idea of going down in history as the American who “ruined” Mappeton. So…she plans to save it on the back of this gift shop?!? (Hey – where are those JUB balls? Maybe she can stark hawking those to erstwhile tourists?) I am also currently picturing Anthea and Leslie being forced to wear “MAKE MAPPERTON GREAT AGAIN!” baseball hats.
Back in London, Baroness Caroline Fleming is visiting her friend, Kim. She is emotionally exhausted from dealing with her father’s failing health and the constant travel back and forth to Denmark. Kim is a long time friend and “deeply connected to her heart and soul,” according to the Baroness. So she makes a good listener for Caroline, who is having a tough time being there for her father – who doesn’t necessarily want anyone close to him at the moment.
Back in Denmark, Caroline F has apparently dragged Juliet Angus along with her! (???) Caroline knows how hard Juliet works at her fashion blog, so she’s graciously offered to introduce her to fashion peeps in her circle. Even as the black sheep of her family, Carolone still feels very connected to her family and her homeland. Her father has judged Caroline for her life choices over the years though, which makes for a strained relationship now.
Back at Mapperton, Julie and Luke stroll through the gardens to discuss their plans. Julie wants the world to know that owning an estate doesn’t mean living in luxury. It means running a business that costs an astronomical amount of money. Taking the property under her wing is overwhelming.
Through entirely predictable tears, Julie admits her nervousness. Luke assures her that yes, there are nerves, but there’s “a lot of fun stuff” about it too! I mean, MY GOD. Despite their challenge, they are blessed. And Julie needs to stop with the poor little rich girl whining before the working poor rise up and torch her estate in the deep hours of night. Also – Is it just me, or does Luke suddenly appear to be the more stable one in this relationship? He either got the bad edit last year (like, really, really bad), or he’s taken up yoga.
In London, Caroline S and her sister, Victoria, are visiting a design agency to discuss Caroline’s Dubai home. Which is off the CHAIN. It’s over the top modern luxe, and even Caroline feels like she needs to pinch herself. “Who wouldn’t want to be me?” she muses over a champagne toast.
Home with baby girl Sadie, Marissa and Matt are settling in. Sophie Stanbury pops by for a visit and comments about how incredible Marissa looks after her hellish ordeal – which indeed, she does! Marissa is emotionally healthy too, now that the nightmare is behind her. She also adores Sophie, who she considers her party buddy. And she’s anxious to get back into her party girl stilettos.
On their way back from the design consult, Caroline and Victoria reminisce on their childhood – which included a lot of stern parenting and stiff upper lipping it. Caroline doesn’t want to live her parents’ life of being tied to a family estate forever, though. She sees this move to Dubai as out of character for her family, thus an exciting change of pace.
Out to lunch, Sophie and Marissa discuss Julie, who recently visited Marissa to b*tch about Caroline S. Sophie thinks Caroline used her to have a go at Julie, and is now calling her sister in law to account. She doesn’t trust their relationship blindly like she used to.
While shopping with Adela King, Caroline S takes another trip down memory lane. This lane includes Caroline’s formerly tragic style which, over the years, has morphed into diva style. She is awarded Most Improved Trophy by Adela, who knew her way back when – and has the awesome photos to prove it! They discuss Julie, who Adela had lunch with recently, and who she thinks deserves a second chance from Caroline. But Caroline doesn’t want to be Julie’s friend, nor does she want to be forced into it by mutual friends who have no real idea who Julie is. Why is Adela so concerned about Caroline’s feelings toward Julie anyway? Adela claims she just wants to “stick up for the weaker person.” That is a weak argument.
In Denmark, after Caroline F and Juliet settle in to their hotel (and by “settling in,” Caroline means remaking her entire bed to boarding school standards!), the ladies head out on the town for the Elle Style Awards gala. Juliet is all about Snapchatting this shiznit, while Caroline is all about posing for said Snapchats. They are a perfect duo. Caroline, who – at least to Juliet, is the Ophah of Denmark, uses her celebrity cred to introduce Juliet to as many muckety mucks as possible. Juliet, ever the hustler, is grateful.
Caroline F is not grateful for certain media attention, though, which is concerned with prying into her family’s health status. She deflects paparazzi questions as deftly as possible before taking center stage to make a speech at the event. After the ladies arrive back at the hotel later, Caroline realizes to her horror (but, really, how can she be surprised?) that the media has posted stories about her father’s cancer as their lead stories. “It is actually mind-blowing” that the stories would focus on her father, not her fabulousness, thinks Caroline, who now has to deal with another scandal. She’s been at the center of too many of them for her father’s taste, already.
Caroline also claims that she comes from a “very, very private family” whose affairs are NEVER discussed publicly. Hmm. I call a bit of bullsh*t on that, given Caroline’s mega reality star status in Denmark for years. One can’t have both public and private lives that are always kept cleanly in their labeled boxes once you sell your soul to the world of “unscripted televised drama,” after all.
At Sophies’s home, Caroline S comes over to discuss their issues. Sophie’s never been at the receiving end of Caroline’s personal wrath, and doesn’t quite know how to cope. Caroline thinks Sophie has been “all over the place” with herself lately, but Sophie feels like Caroline threw her under the bus in the name of vengeance against Julie. In her defense, Caroline reminds Sophie that she, herself, had complained that Julie had a go at her, so she thought she was being a loyal sister in law. “Sophie, pull yourself together!” demands Caroline, who claims that if any one got thrown under a bus, it was her.
Sophie doesn’t see Caroline’s point, but she does apologize. Caroline doesn’t think Sophie is actually taking responsibility for her part in this mess, though, and dislikes the betrayal she’s perceiving from Sophie’s actions. Caroline finally bottom lines her feelings on the matter: “Now I know I can’t trust my family.” And just like that, battle lines are drawn.
TELL US: WHO’S IN THE RIGHT – CAROLINE S. OR SOPHIE? SHOULD CAROLINE F. EXPECT PRIVACY FROM THE MEDIA? IS JULIE CAPABLE OF RUNNING MAPPERTON?
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