Edit: We hear you, fans. We will change Bitchany to QueenB. See how easy it is to admit when you’re doing something wrong and to alter your behavior? – K
1. I have so many things to say about QueenB telling Luann about the cheating fiancé. I agree QueenB had to tell her; I also think it was kind of her to let Lu have the weekend and tell her at the end. What makes it cruel is that QueenB told her B-team gang of minions so they could gossip about it together all weekend. That’s the only thing I will say in favor of QueenB , because the rest of the episode she exhibited absolutely ridiculous behavior. Quite honestly, I don’t know where to begin. With the shaking as she’s drinking but literally no other time? When SHE is the one hurt by this? How about when she orders her B-team to bring her a drink so she can show her SG label to the world? Maybe when she then orders her B-team out of the room so it’s not a group thing – even though every action she’s taken before this moment has made it a group thing? I can’t process all the garbage behavior.
2. My husband does not watch the wives. I asked him to watch this episode with me so I could have fresh eyes. He asked me why QueenB gets to be in charge of every one and order them around. He then speculated she must be a producer. Finally, he noticed that there was SG stuff planted everywhere – her nightstand in the hotel room, her dresser next to the door, the entire 30 minute party…this is one SG commercial, the B-team gang are the actresses, and QueenB is the director. I would say Lu, Dorinda, Sonja, and Jules are extras, but they’re more like understudies for extras. Available when the director needs them. That all being said, it’s not like Dorinda doesn’t dip her toe into the B-team gang cesspool. She didn’t invite Sonja to her party because QueenB ordered her not to. (It’s that simple, and Dorinda claiming anything else is an insult to the viewers’ intelligence.) Dorinda also sat there and let QueenB call her a village idiot for being kind to Luann. Maybe Dorinda has Stockholm syndrome? To some degree, Sonja is following orders too because she’s not drinking anymore.
3. So I’ve already touched on how QueenB made the Tom-cheating-on-Luann thing entirely about her, so I’ll point out that Ramona did the same thing. She was crying about page six, page six, page six. Yes, we get it, Ramona, but this isn’t about you. However, someone telling Ramona that anything at any moment isn’t about her would be like trying to convince a brick wall to relocate. I just can’t with these women. I do appreciate that she looked like a hot mess though. I hate it when they pretend they’re in full make-up all the freaking time.
4. Everyone has issue with the fact that Lu was mad that Tom did this in such a public place rather than he did it at all. First of all, she DID care that he did it. That part wasn’t shown in the preview for the episode, but it was shown in the episode. Second, it DOES matter where he did it. He didn’t do it in a random, dark bar where no one could see. He did it at a place where Lu was EARLIER THAT NIGHT with him and in front of tons of people who know them. To be cheated on is one thing, but to be cheated on in that fashion is an entirely different level of humiliating. It’s like he was trying to prove how little he cared about Lu. He didn’t even bother to keep cheating on her private. However, Sonja put it best when she asked, “WHY is anyone surprised by this??” Word, Sonja.
5. I’m going to leave Miami behind and talk about how quickly Lu forgave Tom and turned on QueenB . First, I don’t care that she forgave Tom. If she wants to marry another Count, go for it. Whenever QueenB would judge Lu’s relationship, my husband would accurately state, “Says the woman who put her wedding and marriage on a television show.” Anyway, Lu may look like a fool for staying with him, but at least she’s bringing it on herself. I do have some issues with her killing the messenger, so to speak. It wasn’t QueenB that cheated on you, Lu, that was Tom. I will agree that QueenB was a little too invested in this love affair. I mean, really, 11:31 to 12:39? That’s awfully specific. She called the bar and claimed to be the girl? What? Did she watch the security footage that her co-workers (RHONY producers) pulled for her too? If anything, Lu should be mad that QueenB told her B-team hags so they could discuss it all weekend before Lu know. It made Lu look like a fool – and I’m of the opinion only Lu should be able to make Lu look foolish. Lu will achieve that goal if you just leave her to her own devices. Of course, Carole and Ramona were going to gossip about Lu all weekend anyway so I guess ultimately it doesn’t matter.
6. Tom and Lu trying to get Dorinda to cover for them was some low-base bullsh!t.
7. It was cringe-worthy to see Lu stomp up to the women and demand they stop speaking about her. Um, they weren’t. Also, on what planet is Lu that she thinks anyone will care if she leaves this party?
8. If there was a piñata with $10K worth of jewelry in it, you better believe I’d pull a Ramona to get it. She lost a shoe, people. Is she broke too? Does anyone else think that QueenB did this just to throw her money in her minions’ faces? Like, she’s up here and they’re down there. Look at QueenB , showering her minions with precious jewels. However, she’s not going to just hand it to them, no no. She’s going to make them go temporarily blind, swing a stick, and then fight each other for it. The jewelry cost mere pennies to QueenB . I imagine it’s like her sitting on the Iron Throne and throwing food at her starving subjects. Yes, they’re getting the food they need to survive, but let’s humiliate them for my amusement before they get to eat.
9. Adam looks better with his haircut, but that couple still skeeves me out. I have literally zero reason to justify this feeling. I just can’t help how I feel.
10. I have saved my last thought for the line that QueenB uttered that defined the season for me. She toasted to women as the final seconds were closing. She did this without any trace of irony. NO. You do NOT get to call Luann a slut (amongst many other things but that’s the worst anti-woman offense), totally ice out Sonja, call Dorinda a village idiot and insert your opinion about her boyfriend whenever you can, gossip about Jules’ eating disorder all season – mostly in front of her, make fun of Ramona constantly, and order Carole around all. the. time. and then TOAST to women. You want to talk about hypocrite-shaming, QueenB ? You are the biggest hypocrite of them all. You hate women. Well, you hate everyone, but you certainly hate women. You do not get to toast to us. Your actions are damaging to women. You must already know that, however, since you “know it all.” Thank God this season is nearly over and I don’t have to watch QueenB try to ruin things for any woman who dares cross her path for at least a few months.
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These are all seasoned housewives. They know the drill. They signed contracts about that drill. It’s a little late to take sides on who did what to whom.
Dorinda has been pot stirrer for some time…she admits she tries to take heat off John by putting that heat elsewhere. I would rather Dorinda pot stir than have to put up with sleazy, sweaty John. We all have to choose our battles.
Jules…oh geez, do I have to? I find no relevance for Jules. She can’t make coffee. She doesn’t turn the stove on to cook eggs. She needs to wear a necklace reminding her, or maybe her husband…who she is. Maybe the necklace should have said W I F E…or M O T H E R…because J U L E S really didn’t define her….Maybe J E W S I A N would have helped. She seemed so proud of being half jewish and half asian. That she didn’t know to ‘wipe’ front to back shocked the crap out of me. How old is she???? Like I said…I see no relevance to Jules. Zip, Zilch, Nada.
Ramona…God help us all. I find it hard to believe she is finding men to date on the upper east side, or anywhere. I find it hard to believe anyone would give her a second look. Once she opens her mouth I would think any guy would head for the mens room and not return. If she does that ‘eye thing’ they should just get up and walk out. It ain’t pretty or seductive by any sense of the imagination. I cannot, for the life of me, fathom why Ramona thinks she’s all that AND a bag of chips. Nothing she said or did added anything to this past season. She is NO mediator and she didn’t even stir the pot efficiently. Just go away Ramona.
Sonja, the best of the best.. Sonja has been to hell and back in all these seasons. If she keeps off the booze the sky is the limit for her. She has truly been the best friend any of these mean girls could ever hope for in their lives. Without the booze I think she can truly focus on her goals and take them to the limit. She has the best personality and I would imagine she will be the next to be ‘engaged’. I hope Rocco works out for her. He seems like a fun guy and a ‘gentleman’ from ‘the old country’ his genes.
LuAnn. If she marries Tom D. it will be the biggest compromise of her integrity she has ever made, or will make, in her life. Everyone is right. Lu is in love with being in love…no matter who the object of her affection is. She could convice herself of anything…and actually did….when she started calling an hour long make-out session ‘A kiss’…just ‘A’ kiss. Who does that? LuAnn in love. She will put 200 per cent into her marriage and make up for the 0 per cent put in by her spouse. That spells…desperation…not love…not marriage. LuAnn is getting up there in age so I hope she has the stamina to keep her love alive….all by herself.
Bethenny is at the top of her game and is playing against the B team. None of the other housewives are leaders or have the moxy to live life as Beth does. She put herself ‘all in’ to get where she is and she’s not backing down now. If you don’t like her..oh well. People like Beth don’t need your approval. She didn’t need it when she was on the bottom (remember Jill Zarin) and she certainly doesn’t need it now. Hate her if you will. I don’t. Give her an inch and she will take a mile. I say ‘go for it’. And she has…too late to pull on her reins now. Once a person has achieved success it’s like a drug that is all consuming.
Carole. Hmmm She is living in the moment. I have no idea where she is going or how long it will take her to get there.
I can’t believe I survived this season…Ramona nearly put me off a million times. Thankfully RHONY is NOT all about Ramona….altho she thinks it is.
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Luann is a desperate fame whore. It’s her business if she choses to let herself be humiliated by Tom, but she act’s like he’s the victim in this fiasco. He lies, and Luann swears to it. Funny how there was no mention of an argument until Tom decided that was the best defense to go with. Luann had an ounce of sympathy from me in Miami, she was genuine in her reaction, and felt Bethenny was being a friend in telling her. I can understand her being mortified that Bethenny shared it with the others. Nobody want’s “friends” knowing their dirty-laundry and shooting each other knowing looks while they are declaring their undying love for some asshole. I’ll even give her a pass for blaming the other woman, that’s human nature. But the hate crusade she’s on against Bethenny is misguided anger. How is it Bethenny’s fault that Tom is a man-whore? Attacking Bethenny for “having so much information” like she’s hinting that he was set-up or something is ridiculous. You can’t set-up a man who isn’t willing to do the deed. I don’t buy the “Bethenny hired a PI to follow Tom” theory that some bloggers and commenters have put out there either. It just doesn’t make sense. According to Luann, her and Tom were at the same bar earlier in the evening, and went home together – so even if someone had hired a PI – wouldn’t it be logical that they would knock off for the night when Tom and Luann were back in their apartment. Almost anything can be turned into a conspiracy theory if you pick it apart enough. Bethenny may have been overly dramatic in her delivery, and her and Ramona did make it about them, but bottom line is, Tom is the only one who is to blame. Luann is being an idiot, just like she was an idiot when her and Tom drunk dialed Dorinda, and she was an idiot at the Skinnygirl party.
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