RHOC S15

So, I have no notes, however, I watched this all last week, so I should be okay. Let’s go!

Elizabeth

I wanted to like her but found it very hard to do. Like the ladies, I found it strange (and annoying) that she would say she couldn’t talk about her divorce… but she would talk about the divorce a lot… and the fact that she can’t talk about it. Very strange.

Her relationship with her boyfriend was also strange. He didn’t want to have sex because she was technically married, but it seemed they lived together and he was her boyfriend. It was weird.

She went from being very fake to very real and it was very jarring.

Sidenote, I was halfway through the season when I realized Tamra wasn’t there.

Braunwyn

The sober storyline was interesting. I don’t know about a sober journey, so I don’t want to be judgmental… it just seems like she went from drinking to immediately knowing everything about sobriety. It was jarring

Her girlfriend who wasn’t her girlfriend moving in during COVID-19 was very weird.

LOVED the scenes with her son going to try on makeup and trying on her dresses. Say what you want about her (and really any of these women), but she’s a great mom.

LOVED her getting involved in the BLM protests. It was jarring to see it come up on this franchise because it isn’t known for its melanian (off the top of my head, the only WOC I can think of were Jo, Peggy (the 2nd Peggy), and Kelly, and no black women… but I’m not about to look it up to see the previous cast).

It was sad to see her marriage dissolve and I wonder how things would have been for them if lockdown hadn’t happened.

Now, I’m not a Braunwyn fan, but man did the reunion make me feel bad for her. There were moments when she was playing with her hair and it felt like it was from being anxious and uncomfortable. The ladies ganged up on her.

Shannon

I don’t have much to say about her other than I really didn’t like what she did to Braunwyn at the reunion. I get that what Braunwyn did wasn’t cool… but she could have left it in the past or addressed it in a different way. Braunwyn was already being ganged up on and Shannon brings up that at some point in the past (it had to have been at least a year ago at that point, b/c Braunwyn was celebrating her year of sobriety), she told Shannon’s daughter to text her if she ever wants the good shit (referring to drugs… I assume). And Braunwyn felt mortified, and Shannon immediately accepted the apology and said it was alright, whatever, whatever… so why bring it up?!? It just didn’t sit right with me and it felt more like Shannon brought it up to have a moment more than her actually wanting an apology for it.

Emily

She loves her man, and I love Emily. She’s still my favorite.

Her taking Shane to the hospital was very scary.

Gina

The domestic violence thing was so scary and I felt so sad for her.

Kelly

Over her, and I feel like if not for the BLM topic coming up and her having something to say, she might have been on S16 (which I’ve already watched)

She gave such pick-me-minority energy. (They are the type to say, well I’m *insert minority group*, and *insert offensive thing* doesn’t bother me!)

Her saying she’s black on the reunion was very weird… b/c she was playing dumb like she didn’t know what the fuck they were talking about. Having a 23 and me that says you have some African ancestry isn’t the same as identifying as black.

Drunk Wives Matter. BFFR.