And the more she hates herself the more disinterested he is, I want to shake her and hug her

It is a bummer to that she is blaming it on Vick when it is obvious the stress is caused by her awful marriage. They don’t seem to click or have any chemistry. It is also clear that she is not over the affair. Why does she stay? The kids?

I feel bad for Shannon, too, but we’re only 2 eps in and she needs a storyline beyond “Vicki made me fat”.

- Ha!

I’d never watched much of these shows because no cable, but then ended up traveling a lot and having this be my hotel room downtime thing. True facts: this show helped me recognize and eliminate toxic people from my life.

I live here. In this beautiful batshit county, at the beach no less. Some of these women are my neighbors.

Plus, Shannon already felt really insecure and messed up. Things must have really gotten bad for her to gain that much weight that quickly after the surprise vow renewal and victory lap about rebuilding their marriage. I hope they can figure things out and find some happiness.

also pretending the new cast member shared the mastectomy information with her when instead the woman was replying to DIRECT questioning about it!

Well, she had her start as an Abercrombie model, hit the “Say yes to the dress” and pretended to buy a dress she didn’t actually wear...I think there was another reality show in her past, too? It is thirst.

I am really feeling bad for Shannon this season, I can relate to how gaining weight can make you feel so insecure and messed up. Also Lydia is an asshole, and a judgmental asshole to boot.

Yes, and the Vickis and Shannons are standing there, arms folded, glaring, ready to shoot them down like carnival ducks.

I wanted to slap Lydia for that move. Speaking emphatically does not equal yelling.

I love Shannon. I love that she is crazy enough to dump her purse out for the whole world to see and she can always be counted on to say something that’s crazy and funny at the same time.

Not really. The age anxiety is pretty distinctive in OC. In Potomac, they’re more irritated by Ashley than threatened by her. She’s like a persistent mosquito to them. And the New York, New Jersey, and Atlanta franchises are a lot more more homogenous in age.

I can’t stand when people say I was yelling at them or yelled at them when really I was just saying things people didn’t want to hear, like hey, you were wrong for saying/doing that thing.

C’mon, that’s every other Housewife, ever. Tamra had it *in* for Gretchen when she first showed up. Half of Potomac calls Ashley variations of “girl” or “little girl”. For example.

I listen to Bravo on Sirius radio and Amy Phillips refers to her as Kermit Arms.

Shannon is Vicki-like: They’re both easily threatened by younger newcomers (e.g., Meghan).

Lydia looks like a walking Snapchat filter.

Dem large creepy eyes