What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

 

 

General Hospital

Michael goes to Nelle’s apartment. She only has a few minutes, and he hopes they can talk about what they need to in that time. He wants to know why she lied.

Alexis wants to talk to Dr. Bensch. She trips and falls into him. Her shoe is broken. On the phone, Sam tells Jason that her mom is a hot mess. She has one more test, and she’ll see him soon. When she hangs up, she says that either Alexis is a mess or a genius.

Franco comes to Jason’s room, bearing balloons and a teddy bear.

In Russia, alarms are going off at the clinic. Ava asks what’s happening. The nurse says that Patient 6 got loose, and to get in her room. On the phone, Dr. Kline wants someone to send help. They’re not equipped to handle this. Patient 6 is strong, fast, and nearly impossible to control. If they don’t reclaim him tonight, they might not get him back.

Michael says that Nelle lied and he wants to know why. She asks about what? He takes the ring out of his pocket, and says, this. It looks like this is the ring she said that she lost.

Dr. Kline says that Patient 6 had help.  He sees an earring on the floor in Patient 6’s room, and says that now he knows who gave it to him.

In her room, Ava says she wishes the racket would stop. The alarms go silent, and she wishes for a martini. Kline comes in, and she asks if everything is under control. He says it will be soon, and closes the door.

Franco tells Jason that he would have done better if he’d had time to plan, but someone wanted to see him immediately. Jason says he’s sorry he pulled Franco away from finger painting, and Franco says that he kinda did; he got his job back. He tells Jason that everyone is thrilled he’s awake. Jason asks if in the long run, it wouldn’t have been better for Franco if he’d stayed in a coma. Franco says he’s not good with hypotheticals. Jason says he isn’t either, and asks why Franco visited him in the ICU.

Patient 6 navigates some stairwells. A Russian Orthodox priest comes out of a door and onto the landing. He speaks in Russian, asking Patient 6 if he isn’t cold without shoes. Patient 6 says he doesn’t speak Russian, and the priest asks why no shoes? Patient 6 says he had to leave without them. The priest asks if the place he left wasn’t good, and he says not good at all. He asks how he can help. Patient 6 asks where he can find a train station.

Dr. Bensch picks up Alexis’s shoe and asks if she’s okay. Alexis says she’s fine, and can she have her shoe back? The doctor says he has a temporary fix, and walks away with it. Sam joins Alexis, who asks what she’s doing. Sam says that Dr. Bensch is handsome and charming, and asks if Alexis got his number. Alexis tells her to back off.

Franco says visiting Jason is crazy, right? Maybe they mixed up his meds. Jason repeats what Franco said to him when he was in a coma, and asks if it sounds familiar.

The priest asks Patient 6 how he’ll pay for a train ride. Patient 6 says he’ll figure it out, and the priest asks if he’s going to rob someone. He says not unless he has to, and asks for directions. The priest tells him that they get donations, and will have something that should fit him. He tells Patient 6 to come with him. Patient 6 says he’s fine on his own, but the priest says that God disagrees. That’s why he’s here.

Ava asks Dr. Kline if it’s time for her treatment, and he says she’ll definitely get what’s coming to her. He asks if she’s enjoying her stay. She says it’s kind of dull without a phone or television, but it proves how addicted they all are to technology. Dr. Kline says that her treatments are working, and asks if she’s pleased with the service. She asks if these aren’t questions reserved for the conclusion of the treatments. He tells her that she’s right, and she seems to have problem with the rules, specifically staying away from Patient 6. He escaped. She asks if that’s what the alarms were for, and he shows her the earring (she’s wearing the other one), saying he found it in Patient 6’s room. Oh, Ava, just make something up. You’re good at that.

Nelle asks Michael where he got the ring. He tells her he found it when she was at work. She tells him that snooping isn’t a good look, and wonders if he took lessons from Carly and Bobbie. He says he was unpacking her stuff, when some books dropped and it fell out. Imagine his surprise, since she’d told Sharon that she’d lost it. He asks if it’s Zack’s ring, and Nelle says, no, it’s hers. Zack gave it to her; does it matter? He says it matters a lot, and she tells him not to be jealous. He says that isn’t the problem. It’s a family heirloom, and she has to give it back. She says, like hell. Michael says that Zack gave it to her because she was going to be part of the family, and he might have wanted it passed down to their children. Sadly, that didn’t happen, so it should go back to the family. Nelle asks why she should give it back to people who accused her of murdering him. He asks if she’s keeping it to spite them, and she says what if she is? It’s all she has of him. She got to keep no happy memories, and only has vicious accusations to remember him by. They won’t be happy until she’s behind bars, and made her life hell. He asks why she lied, and said she’d lost it.

Alexis tells Sam that she’s mortified. She says that Sam needs to stop trying to control the wheel of her social life, and asks if she rigged the shoe. Sam says no, and Alexis says that she knows Sam means well, and she loves her, but she’s not ready to put herself out there. She may never be. Sam asks if that’s because someone might find out. Alexis asks who, and Sam says, Julian.

Franco tells Jason that he probably dreamed all that crazy stuff. Jason says he couldn’t open his eyes or respond, but he heard every word. Franco admits to stopping by, but can’t remember what he rambled about. Jason says that something had him thinking they’re related, even though that was resolved years ago. Franco says that the thought had occurred to him again, but it turned out to be nothing, so he can resume his regularly scheduled life. Jason says that Jake told him about a photo that looks like him, and Franco says it was just a kid from the neighborhood, and had nothing to do with him.

Ava acts surprised about the earring, telling the doctor that she had no idea she’d lost it, and he should ask his staff. Maybe someone picked it up and dropped it. Dr. Kline says that all factors being equal, the simplest explanation is likely to be true. She lost it in Patient 6’s room. Ava tells him that she doesn’t like his tone. He says that Patient 6 is a dangerous man, and she set him free. There will be consequences.

Patient 6 follows the priest into a church. The priest says God sent him because he never used that alleyway until tonight. They hear someone, and Patient 6 ducks behind a wall. This is an amazing set, and really looks like an old, historical church. He hears the priest talking in Russian. He’s talking to Griff, who gives the priest his name, adding that he’s from America, and asks if he can pray there. The priest tells him he’s welcome to pray, but he has to lock up soon. He tells Griff to rest from his troubles. Griff asks what makes him think he has troubles. The priest says he thinks Griff needs help, and God will send it.

Patient 6, who I desperately want to call Steve or Jason at this point, watches for a while, and then steps into the room. He tells Griff that he heard him say that he was American. So is he. He asks if Griff can do him a favor.

Ava insists she didn’t help Patient 6, she just gave him a paperclip. More specifically, he dropped it, and she gave it back to him. She thinks the doctor and his staff should be more careful. They messed up, not her. Dr. Kline asks if she likes how she looks. She says she hasn’t seen herself yet. He tells her that she’s much improved, but the scars are still severe. She tells him that’s why she came, to get her face back. Dr. Kline says that she’s cost him time, money, and inconvenience. She says that she’s sorry, and he tells her she’s in Russia; apologies are meaningless. This sounds funny coming from someone who sounds like they’re from Connecticut.

On the phone again, Dr. Kline tells someone that Patient 6 made it outside. He says screw you; you lost him. He tells them that Patient 6 had help. They have a patient here, a woman, who could be the problem. He’ll call with an update.

Jason tells Franco that all the photo would prove was that they were in the same place at the same time when they were kids. How did he jump to brothers? Franco says that looking at the photo started to make him think about his messed up childhood. Jason asks how it was messed up, and Franco says, how? Look at him. He was a weird kid who had an imaginary friend who wasn’t imaginary; he was the kid in the photo. Jason wonders why he would think the friend was imaginary, and Franco explains that he recently learned it was a kid from the neighborhood who left the neighborhood. He was sensitive, so his mom didn’t want to upset him, and let him believe the friend was made up. When he saw the photo, he started to feel like he did when Heather said that he and Jason were brothers. He thought it might jog Jason’s memory like it did his, but that was useless, since Jason has no memories of his childhood, right?

Alexis tells Sam that Julian has nothing to do with it. Sam says he has everything to do with it. Either she was so tortured by him, she doesn’t want to get back out there, or she’s waiting for him. Alexis suggests that maybe she wants to concentrate on her own life – family, work, learning to cook. Sam says Alexis had her until the cooking part. Alexis says maybe she just wants to be alone. Sam says that she could accept it if she thought it was true, but knows her. She asks Alexis if she isn’t lonely.

Nelle tells Michael that she lied because that snotty bitch didn’t want her to have the ring. Michael says that she knows Nelle still has it. Nelle says she can’t prove it. He says she can try, and has the resources. If he was in that position, he’d do the same thing. Nelle asks if he’s trying to scare her, and he says if she wants them to back off, the first step would be to return the ring. It’s not about doing the right thing, but the smart thing. Nelle doesn’t buy it. She says he met Sharon for five minutes. Michael says that it bothers him more than she lied to him. She says she didn’t. She never told him that she didn’t have it. If Nina hadn’t told her to come in, she would have explained. He says he’s here now, and she’s making it look like his grandmother is right about her.

Nelle is like, wow, that’s it; his family gets their way. Does he believe she’s as bad as they say she is? Michael says he’s trying to fit the woman he loves with a woman who would lie for no reason. She tells him that she was protecting herself. Sharon showed up, throwing Zack in her face. She knew the next thing would be her showing up with a squad of lawyers. Michael says he would have defended her, but Nelle says she doesn’t know that. A few months of being supportive doesn’t undo a lifetime of being the only one to have her own back. She wishes she hadn’t lied to him, and he tells her that makes two of us. She says that him believing her doesn’t help. They accused her of murder, and nothing will change their minds. She’s not going through it again, whether he believes them or her.

Jason says that so Franco’s adoptive mom lied about his imaginary friend, and his mom lied about them being twins. Doesn’t he think there’s more to it? Franco says, being related? No, let’s get on with our lives and forget the conversation ever happened. Jason says it works for him, but he’d like to see the photo.

Sam apologizes to Alexis. She says she knows it’s not what Alexis signed up for, but worries about her. She’ll butt out, but asks her not to shut off the possibility of finding love again. She has much to give, and can do better than Julian. Dr. Bensch returns with Alexis’s shoe, and says it should hold until she gets home. He tells Sam that he’ll call her with the test results. Sam walks off, and smiles.

Ava starts to freak out. She tells Dr. Kline that he can’t stop the treatments. He says it’s a shame. He wanted to see her face restored; she should have listened. She says if she had known, she never would have lifted a finger to help Patient 6. The doctor tells her it’s too late; he opportunity is gone. She says so is her desire to break the rules, and begs for another chance. She says she’ll pay more, whatever he wants. She needs to be whole. She asks him not to take that away from her. He tells her that she ruined her chances all by herself.

Griff says that Patient 6 is obviously in trouble. How can he help? Patient 6 says he needs to make a phone call.

Nelle asks who Michael believes. He says that he doesn’t think she’s capable of murder. She says that’s comforting, but he didn’t answer her question. He says she told him that she needed to time to be able to reach out and fully trust someone. He needs time to come to terms with this. She tells him that he’s welcome to go through the rest of her stuff; it’s his apartment after all. Maybe he can find more evidence that she’s the awful person Bobbie and Carly think she is. He tells her that he wants to help, but she has to meet him halfway. He puts the ring down, and leaves. Tears roll down Nelle’s cheeks.

Franco asks Jason why he’d want to see a random photo of him as a kid. Jason says curiosity. Jake thought he looked like the kid too, and he wants to see for himself. Franco says that he lost the photo. Jason will have to live with the knowledge that there’s a lookalike of him out there; at least what he used to look like. He tells Jason to feel better. In the hallway, Franco runs into Sam. She asks what he’s doing there, and he tells her to ask her husband.

Alexis says her shoe is good, and thanks Dr. Bensch for taking the time to fix it. He says what if she’d injured herself? She might never dance again. She says that she doesn’t dance, and he says maybe she hasn’t found the right partner, and suggests they go out some night. Alexis says, no, let’s not, and he says it’s probably inappropriate to asks out a patient’s mother. She tells him that her ex-husband is in jail, her father was a madman who wanted to freeze the world, she dressed up as a butler to be near her daughter, and she just got sober. Dr. Bensch says it doesn’t make her any less charming, and there must be quite a story about the butler thing. She says maybe they should skip dinner and just talk. He says that’s good with him, and saves him from having to brush up on The Hustle.

Sam asks Jason what Franco was doing there. Jason says he asked him to come. He remembered him visiting in the ICU. Sam asks what for, and he tells her like most things with Franco, he’s trying to figure it out. Sam’s phone rings, and she finds out that her car alarm is going off. She tells gun that she’ll be right back.

Griff gives his phone to Patient 6, who asks if it’s new. Griff says he’s embarrassed, but he always has to be first in line for an upgrade. I have no idea why this is important. Will it come up later, or is this some sort of subtle advertising for the new iPhone? Griff prays. He remembers kissing Ava, and the conversation afterward where she accused him of wearing a mask that he denies. He asks God to help him find Ava and bring her home.

Ava says, so that’s it? She gets no more treatments, and has to go home looking like this for the rest of her life? Dr. Kline tells her that he didn’t say anything about going home.

Jason’s phone rings. It’s Patient 6. There’s silence, and Jason asks who’s there.

Tomorrow, Valentin and Nina celebrate an anniversary, Finn asks why Anna feels responsible, Ava begs for her freedom, and both Jason and Patient 6 ask, “Who is this?”

The Real Housewives of the OC

Everyone gets ready for Lydia’s Balls Voyage party. Lydia and Doug are having a private kiki beforehand, and go out to the boat early. Doug tells the captain that they’re done having kids officially, as of tomorrow.

Lydia is thrilled with how the party has been set up. Meghan and Jimmy arrive first. Doug tells Jim about the vasectomy horror stories he’s heard. Jim says he’s had one, but he had “saved some,” which is how they produced Baby Aspen. Meghan tells us that it’s the first time she and Lydia have seen each other since the hike, so she feels a little awkward. Lydia tells Meghan about how she felt left out when the other women went to dinner and she wasn’t invited. She tells Lydia that no one talked about her, but Lydia is skeptical, and rightly so.

The rest of the group trickles in. In her interview, Lydia says that she and Shannon were starting over, and everything was good, when Shannon had the dinner and didn’t invite her. She makes a point of greeting Shannon and David. Tamra asks Kelly if Peggy is talking to her. Kelly says she’s not mad at Peggy, which isn’t what Tamra asked, but Peggy proves there are no hard feelings by joining them with her salad.

Lydia is excited to be getting off the pill. She explains the vasectomy procedure to the girls. Doug discusses his upcoming surgery with the guys. Diko says something about Peggy having taken the pill, and that it’s linked to cancer. David gets all up in his business, asking a million questions about Peggy’s cancer. Diko explains Peggy’s situation much better than she did, so hopefully David is satisfied. But seriously, how rude. Everyone comes up on deck to see the sunset, and Lydia gives a toast. They drink to Doug. Push presents are discussed, and it has to be explained to Peggy. She says Diko owes her big time. She thinks she should get a gift for each push, not just each baby.

Tamra tells Peggy that she felt badly for not stopping Kelly’s rant at her, but says she did well for herself. She says she’s been in Peggy’s shoes, and woke up feeling like she’d done the wrong thing. She says they have a similar sense of humor with the sarcasm, and people don’t understand her intentions sometimes. In her interview, Peggy appreciates the apology, but wonders why Tamra didn’t stick up for her in the moment.

It’s time for the vasectomy, and Doug’s heart is racing. Lydia says a quick prayer, including that the surgeon has steady hands. She says she’s been gung-ho about the whole thing, but of course is nervous.

Kelly goes for a colonic. She tells us she’s backed up because of the anesthesia. Vicki is meeting her, and she says Vicki is more full of sh*t than she is. Vicki claims that she never defecates. Really? I think that’s probably a medical impossibility for the average person who isn’t missing organs or something. She points out a notation on her medical records to Kelly, and Kelly wonders who carries those around with them. Apparently, Vicki.

Lydia calls her mom from the waiting room, saying that she’s scared. She tries to direct Lydia’s thoughts to something more positive, and tells her to remember who she is. Lydia tells her mom that she sucks at this, but before we know it, the doctor comes out and says Doug is finished.

Kelly thinks the colonic will release Vicki’s toxins. Vicki talks about all the heartache she has, and says she’ll probably die from a broken heart. She tells Kelly about how toxic some of the women are. Kelly thinks she should talk to Tamra, and call a truce. Vicki just wants to be able to be in the same room. In her interview, she says she only wants to be loved, and be happy in the years she has left.

Everyone prepares for Easter. Meghan makes cards using Aspen’s footprint. Shannon thinks she inherited the zany part of her personality from her mother, Pat, as they make a basket that looks like a Pinterest fail. She gripes about her weight gain. She’s afraid to check with the doctor, because he might say it’s not her hormones. She says she knows David must be disgusted, and thinks it must be why they’re growing apart. She tells her mother that since the vow renewal, he’s been stepping back. He told her a few weeks ago that the marriage isn’t doing well. We flash back, and that’s not exactly what he said, but okay. Shannon wonders if she’ll ever get over the affair. Their distance is reminding her about it. When it was great, she could forget, but now it’s not so great. Her mother says she has to remember what she did to make it better the last time, and bring it back again. She tells Shannon to concentrate on her own life, and says that she couldn’t be blessed with better children. Spending time with them should make her happy. In her interview, Shannon tells us that there was infidelity in her parents’ marriage, but her mother stayed in it for the kids, and they eventually divorced when the kids were older. Her mother thinks she should get a clean bill of health first, and asks her to get a check-up.

Peggy makes some Armenian Easter pastry with her kids. She says it’s important because Christianity is a big part of their lives, and Armenians were the first to accept it. She couldn’t have gotten through her surgeries without God. She tells her daughters about meeting Shannon’s husband, and how he was grilling Diko about her cancer. She says it’s not coming from a place of concern, and it’s insulting. I agree. We see a clip of Diko telling her that he felt like he was being interrogated. One of the girls suggests that Shannon is the one who really wanted to know. Peggy says David is lucky she wasn’t there; she would have thrown him off the boat. She says she’s disgusted.

At Lydia’s mothers house, they make cookies and color eggs. Doug talks about there being a Lydia in the bible, but says there are no Dougs. In her interview, Lydia says her mom is super goofy, so she feels she has to be more responsible when they’re together. They hide the eggs, and their youngest son finds them. Lydia tells us that her mom was an actress, and then decided to concentrate on being a mom. She and her mom put on crowns. Why not?

Shannon’s mother comes for Easter dinner. Pat asks about Sophie’s practice driving. We flash back to Shannon freaking out in the car. Both she and David suggest Pat take her. Shannon talks about tapping a gas tank her first time out, and the glass ball on top falling and shattering. David jokes about her having a silver spoon in her mouth, but Shannon says although they were privileged, she always worked. David says their kids don’t know any different, but Shannon disagrees. In her interview, she says there’s a disconnect, and she wants the husband who looked at her with adoring eyes back.

Vicki tells Steve it didn’t go as well as she would have liked with Tamra. In hindsight, she shouldn’t have had Ricky at her party. She tells him about Shannon getting involved in their argument. She thinks if it wasn’t for Shannon, she and Tamra would have moved on a while ago.

Lydia shows up at the gym where Tamra is working out. Tamra puts her through some paces. In her interview, Tamra she’s grateful for their friendship. She can talk to another Christian about things that other people don’t get. She shows Lydia a rash, and thinks it’s stress. She says fighting with Vicki is physically making her sick, and she wants to put the past behind them and move forward.

Steve says that Vicki should work out an agreement with Tamra to be civil. He thinks too many people re meddling, and we flash back to a lot of intrusion. He says that Vicki needs to fix it, otherwise he’ll have to keep hearing about it, and he doesn’t want to. Vicki tells us that Steve is rational, calm, and logical, all the things she isn’t, and gives her stability. Steve tells her to do it now.

Lydia is saying the same thing to Tamra. She doesn’t need to trust Vicki, but talk to her and let it go, so they don’t keep talking about the last decade. Tamra says that Vicki was one of her bridesmaids. Oddly enough, Vicki calls right at that moment. She asks if Vicki’s ears were burning, and Vicki says they always are. Vicki says it’s time to bury it or turn it over. She doesn’t know what to do about their friendship, and asks if they can meet. Lydia thinks they should hear each other’s pain and move forward. Tamra agrees to meet. Lydia claims her title as a powerful prayer warrior.

Next time, hookahs and belly dancing, Diko grills Shannon about David, and Tamra and Vicki meet.

The Real Housewives of Dallas

D’Andra asks LeeAnne if her boobs are beach ready, but LeeAnne says she’s in a lot of pain. Everyone is getting ready to go to the beach. Brandi wants to put a sex toy in D’Andra’s bag, since she’s so conservative. She gives Stephanie the job of distracting them. Stephanie says every vacation needs this. Brandi does the deed when everyone gathers to leave. Brandi says the only way you can have a friendship is with no judgments.

The girls try different tequilas. Bleh. Kameron says this isn’t typically how she starts her morning. I’m pretty sure that it’s acceptable in Mexico. There are worms and grasshoppers for garnishes. D’Andra and Cary drink a worm. Cary coughs it out, saying that the worm tried to kill her. D’Andra says it doesn’t taste like anything. She thinks the girls would never make it in a third world country. She finds the surprise in her bag, and knows it had to be Brandi. Stephanie says it’s amazing and disturbing. D’Andra makes it the centerpiece, but Brandi wants to pass it around as a share-your-feelings wiener. Kameron tells her to get it away from her, which is like a red flag to a bull, and Brandi chases her with it. In her interview, Kameron calls it Brandi Does Mexico, and wants no part of this movie. LeeAnne tells them to leave Kameron alone, and buries it in the sand. In her interview, LeeAnne thought it was hilarious, but seeing Kameron being hassled, when she was genuinely offended, was painful. Stephanie says she’d rather hang out with her mom than Kameron, and her mom is a Sunday school teacher. Kameron says people with different backgrounds behave in different ways. LeeAnne thinks if the class situation is brought up, they’ll be on the Titanic. Brandi makes a remark about some people thinking they’re better than others. Kameron says she’s uncomfortable, and that’s the difference.

In her interview, Cary says it’s hard, because she’s friends with both Kameron and Brandi. The beach party breaks up, and they agree to meet for dinner. Kameron is like, no bugs and no toys. Stephanie fully supports the wiener. Brandi thinks she can’t hang out with someone who doesn’t think it’s fun. Cary thinks it was too much for Kameron, and Brandi says all that pink is too much for her.

LeeAnne says that last year, she had an issue with Brandi and Stephanie drinking and reliving their youth. We flash back to the dog poop hat debacle. LeeAnne says that Brandi needs to own her bad behavior.

Cary tells Stephanie and Brandi that she heard Rich has a small weenie. The girls get foot massages, and I’m totally jealous. Cary says she needs to have her stomach pumped from all the tequila, and then figure out how she can drink more.

Stephanie FaceTimes with Travis. He’s half asleep, and says blah-blah-blah about the kids. Cary attempts to twerk. LeeAnne tells D’Andra that she and Rich got engaged. She wanted to tell her first, and show her the ring privately. D’Andra starts to cry, and they hug. In her interview, LeeAnne says it means as much to D’Andra to see the ring as it did for her to get it, and that’s how you know someone loves you. D’Andra says neither one of them have children, and the reality of dying alone haunted and bonded them. She thinks LeeAnne has a true love story.

LeeAnne says she’s bleeding from one of her stitches. She wants to get through dinner, and then take a painkiller. The ladies gather, at a beautiful outdoor table for what Cary declares is a reset dinner. Everything is phenomenal, but the breeze makes everyone have to constantly deal with their hair flying around. Cary says that she has activities planned, but nothing offensive. Brandi asks if she’s sure that Kameron won’t be affected. Kameron says there are boundaries, and she thought it was inappropriate. She says she doesn’t go to strip clubs, and wonders why as parents they’d go to one. Brandi accuses her of being judgmental, and Kameron says they’re judging her. Brandi says she doesn’t judge somebody for not having a Highland Park zip code. Kameron wonders why she brought that up, and Cary admits she told Brandi what Kameron had said about them basically being in different classes. Brandi says Kameron is pissing her off, and how shallow to judge someone by their zip code; it shouldn’t matter. In her interview, Kameron says she wasn’t born with a silver spoon in her mouth, but she was born with manners Cary says they should accept each other, and move on. Brandi wonders why Kameron can’t just laugh it off. Kameron says people in Dallas talk about Brandi and Stephanie, and think it’s disgusting. Brandi says she only cares about the people who love her, and that’s Kameron’s problem – she cares what everyone thinks. Cary burps. In her interview, she says there’s no better conversation stopper than a burp or a fart.

LeeAnne has an announcement. She thought it would be fun to share tonight, and shows them her ring.. Everyone gets all excited. A bachelorette party is demanded. Brandi tells Kameron that she’s in charge of the wiener. In her interview, Stephanie says that Rich might have a small wiener, but he has big balls to marrying LeeAnne. They get some champagne, and D’Andra makes a weepy toast.

The next morning, Leeanne wants to just celebrate with D’Andra, but they decide to have breakfast downstairs. She remarks how gorgeous it is, and wishes they could have a day where they could just chill. LeeAnne says she was scared to tell the group. She doesn’t get Cary saying she’s so happy. D’Andra tells LeeAnne that she takes the bait every time. She brings up Cary telling Brandi that her doctor murdered people. She says she was so angry, she said if Cary comes for her, she’ll strangle her. D’Andra calls Cary is a know-it-all, and thinks LeeAnne should try a different approach. In her interview, she says she’ll be LeeAnne’s friend forever, but she can’t change her life for her. She tells LeeAnne that she needs to practice restraint. LeeAnne says that’s her plan. She learned in therapy that she can only control her own words and actions.

In Stephanie and Brandi’s room, Stephanie is having a bubble bath, with the bubbles nearly at Lucy and Ethel proportion. We did this on our honeymoon. We had no bubble bath, and I said, I wonder what would happen if I put some shampoo in here? Well, I’ll tell you what happens if you put shampoo in a whirlpool tub – a lot of bubbles. I started to get scared that it would turn into an I Love Lucy episode, with bubbles all the way into the hall. Brandi jumps into the tub (wearing a bathing suit). Stephanie digs through the bubbles, and finds a bottle of champagne. Stephanie says it’s the tub of her dreams. She doesn’t know why Kameron doesn’t like Brandi, jokingly referring to her as the most elegant woman she knows. She thinks she thinks that Kameron just doesn’t get her sense of humor.

Kameron, D’Andra, and LeeAnne go to the spa. Kameron says it’s her kind of vacation, in her interview, she says she doesn’t stoop to Brandi’s level. She enjoys the spa, tennis, and nature hikes. It’s kind of a shame. I liked Kameron until she started remarking on zip codes. I think she overreacted on the beach, but I also think Brandi shouldn’t have chased her around. Even so, where you live or lived should have nothing to do with anything.

The girls go to a beautiful restaurant inside of a cave. Stephanie hopes a bat lands on Kameron, so she has something else to scold. The tequila drinking commences. Kameron can’t keep up. With one, she’s tipsy; two, you’d better watch out; and three, she needs to go home to bed. In her interview, LeeAnne says the person who has one of everything and knows it all, is usually the last to be invited to the party. Stephanie wants to play two truths and a lie. Brandi goes first, and everyone correctly agrees on the lie. Cary claims she can’t think of anything that isn’t beyond inappropriate. She wants to use her time in a different way. She wants to know the truth. She says that Brandi told her that LeeAnne threatened to strangle her. Brandi says didn’t use the word strangle. LeeAnne says that she wishes Cary wasn’t the only person she’s threatened to kill. D’Andra is over it already, saying that LeeAnne didn’t threaten her life. She wonders how much she can drink and still sit up straight in her chair. Cary asks why she says things like that; what happened to get her to that point? Brandi tells Cary it started with Cary’s comments about LeeAnne’s doctor at the tea, and we flash back to that. Brandi says it wasn’t first time Cary put down one of their doctors. Cary told Brandi that her doctor killed people. Cary denies saying that.

Brandi says she did say that, and they go back and forth half a dozen times. In her interview, Cary says she told Brandi that some doctors weren’t so good, but if she said he killed people, he probably did. She insists she that didn’t say it. In her interview, Cary says that Brandi got her amped up to fight, then bailed on her. Cary says that what Brandi told LeeAnne is a lie, and she made it up. Brandi says she didn’t. She says she called Stephanie, who confirms that Brandi was upset afterward. Cary says the only thing she told Brandi was to do her research. Brandi asks if Cary thinks she’s making this up, and Cary says yes. LeeAnne smiles into her wineglass.

Next time, a beach obstacle course, Brandi gets LeeAnne’s room key, and LeeAnne and Cary have it out.

Some Wisdom…

And a Happy 15th Birthday to…

  

My Best Girl Forever, Juliet