RHOC S2

(I literally took notes while I was watching)

Jo:

She and Slade together was gross to watch. Especially when he would pet her like a … pet… or she would talk to him like a child talking to a parent. I was happy to see them finally break up.

Also, something I didn’t mention before (two things actually) her coming back crying in S1 after “breaking up” with him was hilarious to me. She also gives me LaLaine/Rashida Jones/ Megan Markle vibes (and I mean that with the utmost respect to all the mentioned women, Jo included.

Jo being the first aspiring Housewife singer was shocking. I think I’d listen to her music. It didn’t sound bad.

Slade bringing the girl to the bbq was so wrong, and Jo handled it with class and grace (much better than I would have).

I didn’t like when she took Shane out with her and the girls, ESPECIALLY when she asked him if he wanted to come home with her… (as a joke…) and I didn’t like when she defended him calling Tammy “Tits”.

Tammy:

Biggest note, girl, get back with Duff! They were so cute together and so affectionate. It felt a bit like she was stringing him along.

I found it odd that Tammy’s daughter didn’t like her dad having a wife 20+ yrs his junior… when she was 20+ yrs younger than her boyfriend.

I didn’t really have much to think about Tammy one way or the other… aside from my desire for her to reunite with Duff. I was sad to see no one really defend her during the reunion about Shane and the “Tits” comment, especially Jeane.

Jeane:

My first note was, Please control Shane.

The next was, Why is some random Canadian girl, who can’t eat, in your house?

Drunk Shane at the bbq. Where the hell was Jeane when all this was happening? Not that she’d do anything anyway…

Matt is a dick, just like Shane. (I LOVED how Kara stood up to him and defended the dog trainer, because he was being rude to her for no reason.)

I love Kara.

Jeane is a fellow Virgo. I’m disappointed.

Jeane saying Jo needs a man who treats her badly so she can fall in love explains EVERYTHING

Lauri:

My first note, focus on your son.

Second note, seems money hungry

“Slade thinks he’s the next real housewife”… (It wasn’t until I was done with S1 that I realized this Slade is Gretchen’s Slade.

Maybe I’m pulling from my own mom/son trauma (see more w/ Vicki) but I really wanted to see Lauri focus on her son getting better instead of finding a man to take care of her. I could be wrong, but I can only go by what I saw.

Vicki:

First note: Family Van! lol

I didn’t have much to say, but the surprise trip to see Michael broke my heart.

First, how is he “surprised” when there is a camera crew there filming him. Second, he tells her MULTIPLE times that he isn’t happy she is there… and then doesn’t understand why she starts to cry. I loved that his friends told him to go talk to his mom. I loved even more that his girlfriend and one of his friends consoled Vicki. It touched my heart.

I found Michael to be ungrateful and rude. As someone whose mother has passed, and someone who put himself through school, while working full time, I resent his behavior. But hindsight is 20/20, who knows how I would have responded to a surprise visit from my mom when I was 19.