What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Drew finds the flash drive in a stack of Margaux’s paperwork. She comes back out, and tells him not to touch it. He asks if it’s important, and she says it’s for a case she’s preparing. It contains special documents and photos. He says she’s lying.

Sam tells Kristina if didn’t know any better, she’d say Kristina didn’t want to go.

Ava understands that Griff is angry about her reporting him. She’s angry too, and for good reason. He slept with her daughter. He doesn’t get to throw stones or baseless accusations. He says he didn’t forget his question. She hid evidence that could have exonerated Carly, didn’t she?

The house alarm blaring, and surrounded by drawn guns, Mike is totally freaked. Sonny says it’s a false alarm, and tells them to turn it off. Carly hugs Mike, and tells him he’ll be okay.

At the hospital, Stella asks Curtis if Jordan is coming; she moved clients for this. Jordan runs in, apologizing. she hands out coffee. The doctor comes out and asks if they’re the Ashford family. She brings them to her office. They introduce themselves. She’s Dr. Francine Massey. She says Curtis made the appointment. What brings them to family counseling?

Kristina tells Sam that everything happened so fast. Parker had just gotten it together, and she followed her across the country, where they moved in together. Parker dove into her new job, and is fulfilled. Sam asks what about her, and Kristina says she’s lonely. It’s harder to make friends in a new city than she thought. Sam asks if they can’t relocate to somewhere good for both of them. Kristina says Parker has been to three schools in three years. It will look bad if she moves again. She inherited her parents’ house, and she’s happy there, and probably on a tenure track. Sam says Kristina is saying, she, she, she. It’s all about Parker. Kristina says she loves Parker, but maybe it’s not enough. Sam suggests she come home.

Carly tells Mike it was just a misunderstanding. Sonny says he’s sorry, and asks if Mike wants to go to the doctor. He says he doesn’t need to go, and Carly adds that he’s fine; he’s just shaken up. Sonny tells him the alarm was triggered. He wonders who did it. Jason is looking at Mike’s pocket alarm, and says he sees what happened.

Griff asks Ava if it’s a coincidence that the blanket showed up; the blanket that Nelle and Carly were fighting over that disappeared. Ava says she doesn’t know funny business Julian is involved in. Griff says, somebody at the shower hid it or took it, and Julian wasn’t at the shower; Ava was. Ava says, along with several others, but Griff says there was no one else there with a vendetta against Carly like she has. Despite her protests of innocence, she helped send Carly to Ferncliff, didn’t she?

Drew says Margaux’s hotel suite was the last place Peter had the flash drive. She’s been asking about his memories a lot – Jason’s memories. She asks if he thinks she’s guilty of identity theft, and he says, maybe he should ask Jordan to figure it out. Margaux asks him to give her a break, but he starts to leave. She says, fine. She’ll tell him everything he wants to know. She calls him the rudest man alive, and says it’s been insult after insult. She tells him he can load it his damn self if he wants answers, and he says he needs the password. She puts it in and he puts in the drive. Pictures come up of Margaux as a child. He says he’s not sure what this has to do with a case, unless she’s prosecuting herself.

Curtis thanks the doctor for seeing them on such short notice. Jordan say they’re hoping her professional insight will help them change their perspectives. They’re about to married, and have ton of family problems to work out first. Francine says, family relationships can be messy. There’s tension, drama, and boundless love. Landmark occasions, like weddings and funerals, exacerbate feelings, and it’s fairly common for there to be tension between parents. Curtis says Stella is his aunt, and Stella says she helped raise him. She’s been with him and his late brother since they were kids. He says he and Jordan have been seeing each other for a while, and Francine says she was at the Nurses’ Ball. Jordan says Curtis’s epic proposal would have been great news for most people. Stella says if it’s going to be an hour of bashing her, she’ll save them the time and trouble. She doesn’t like Jordan and doesn’t trust her. She gets up, and heads for the door. She sees Francine taking notes, and asks what she’s writing.

Sonny explains to Mike that the tracker has an alarm. If it’s triggered, it brings the guards. He can’t push it unless he’s in danger or sees something. Mike says he saw someone on the terrace, and didn’t know where Sonny was. He starts to get agitated, and Jason says, it’s okay.  The guards are supposed to do a visual inspection at sunset, and he saw them. Carly takes Mike to the kitchen for some tea.

Griff asks if Ava doesn’t get tired of lying. She had the blanket, and let Carly sit there. Ava says Nelle told her they were struggling over the blanket, and Carly could have still pushed her. Griff says she saw it as an opportunity to get rid of Carly and took it. She says she did it for him. Nelle was blackmailing her.

Francine says that notes are helpful to her. Stella accuses Francine of forming an opinion already, and Francine says she doesn’t know why Stella is so angry. Stella says she doesn’t know the whole story. Jordan says Stella left out the part where she contacted Curtis’s ex. She doesn’t think Jordan is good enough for Curtis, and would rather see him with any other woman, as long as he doesn’t choose her. Stella says, as long as he doesn’t settle for Jordan. Francine would like to hear the whole story. She has no preconceptions; she takes notes so she can ask questions later. Does Stella want to tell her why she can’t make peace? Stella says Jordan is her late nephew Tommy’s widow. Jordan says she’s tired of apologizing, and doesn’t care if Stella never accepts her. She’s done. Stella says, if only that was true. Francine tells them to continue. They’re making excellent progress.

Francine asks what Jordan means by she’s done? Jordan says she’s tried everything she could, and there’s clearly no moving Stella. Stella doesn’t appreciate being talked about in the third person. Jordan says, she wins. Go ahead and live a life of resentment and bitterness. She’s not living a second more with having to grovel. Francine tells them to take a deep breath. Jordan says Stella blames her for Thomas’s death; she might as well have shot him herself. Stella says the man she was cheating with did. Jordan says it’s true. She had an affair with her husband’s best friend. She got pregnant, and Thomas believed her son was own. Shawn and Thomas were stationed together overseas, and he found out about the affair. Maybe it was the betrayal or the stress of deployment, but he went after Shawn with force, and Shawn shot him in self-defense. She’s not excusing the affair; it was wrong on many levels, but she can’t change the past. Continuing to blame her is just cruel. She didn’t kill him. She made a mistake, and accepts the responsibility, but Thomas did it himself. Stella says now she’s blaming Thomas for getting himself killed.

Kristina tells Sam that their mom said she was making a huge mistake, giving up her life for Palmer. If she comes back, she’ll just be a colossal failure. Sam say, no one thinks that. Their mom doesn’t either; she was just being a mom. Kristina doesn’t want to live by her rules, but Sam says she should follow her heart. Kristina asks if Sam means like she did when she decided to be on her own.

Jason asks Sonny how he’s doing. Sonny says his old man was almost shot in his house, and he had a gun on him. What if he’d pulled the trigger? He brought Mike there to keep him safe, but he couldn’t do that tonight. Jason says they’ll make adjustments to security. Sonny says that might work or not, but the truth is, he’s been lucky. How long is that luck going to last?

Griff says, first Ava blames Julian, now she’s pinning it on him; stop lying. She didn’t hold on to the blanket and leave it for his benefit. Ava tells him that Nelle found out about the DNA test, and threatened to expose him. He doesn’t know how Nelle could have found out, unless Ava told her. She says she didn’t. Nelle found it on her phone, and used it as leverage. She was snooping, and threatened to expose Griff if Ava didn’t help her. She had to choose, and she chose him over Carly; it was the only way to protect his career and keep him safe. She says, it’s the truth. Please tell her that he believes her.

Jordan says she’s not blaming Thomas; she’s stating the facts. His actions were under his own control. Stella says she only has Shawn’s account, and because of her betrayal, everything was set in motion. Francine says Jordan took responsibility, but Stella says she turned it around and blamed Thomas. Curtis says Jordan apologized, and asks if Stella can’t just accept the past and move forward. Stella says she tried, but looking at them tears her apart. She’s afraid Jordan will hurt Curtis like she did his brother. Jordan understands her concern – she’s a mother – but focusing on the past is preventing their connection as a family. Stella says family is only important to Jordan when it concerns her. Jordan says, that’s not true. Stella says when Jordan’s son was going through a rough patch, she shipped him off to a man he didn’t know. Jordan says Shawn is his father, but Stella says none of them knew. It got too hard for her, and she took the easy way out. She dropped out of her son’s life to do her. Jordan says she was working under dangerous conditions under cover. She had to make that sacrifice. Stella says Jordan doesn’t know about sacrifice. She’s done it her whole life; gave up everything to raise the boys. With the help of God, her community, and the sheer force of her will, she gave them everything. The fallout of Jordan’s actions already took Thomas, and she’s supposed to trust that Jordan won’t do the same to Curtis? He’s all the family she has left. She gave up the man she was supposed to marry. She gave up her life. She’s not going to stop fighting for it now. Jordan says now they’re hearing the truth. The real reason Stella is angry isn’t about her. She doesn’t want to see Curtis happy, and doesn’t want to admit it’s just an excuse for her not to have a life of her own.

Margaux says Drew caught her. She lied about the flash drive. It’s the proof that she, Drew, and Jason are triplets. Drew asks her why she didn’t say it wasn’t his business, and she says if she’d wanted to share, she would have. Thanks for taking that away. He apologizes, and she says he was going through her belongings. Was that his plan? To get into her suite, and search it, because he thinks she’s keeping something from him? He says, no. Other people’s suspicions got in his head.

Carly brings Mike back, saying he’s better now. Mike apologizes for causing a commotion. Sonny says he should be sorry. Jason asks Mike if he wants to step out for fresh air. Mike says he would, and maybe he’ll howl at the moon. Carly tells Sonny that Mike didn’t want to talk, and she didn’t want to press him. She asks what happened, and why Felix wasn’t there. Sonny says the relief nurse was late. Felix offered to stay, but Sonny told him he could handle it. They were having an incredible day, throwing the ball like – Carly says, like the childhood he never had. Sonny says, not just for himself. He could see it meant something to Mike. It was the first time in ages he was at peace with himself. Now it’s been ripped away.

Ava tells Griff to believe her. She wanted to protect him. She sent Julian back to the house with the blanket; so it would found, and Carly would be vindicated. Griff says that doesn’t excuse her taking it. Ava says there was so much confusion, and Carly was out of control. She wanted Nelle to have a chance. Griff says Ava has always hated Carly. She hates how Avery loves her, and even calls her mommy. She wanted Carly convicted of a crime she didn’t commit. Ava says now he has a conscience. If the doctor thing doesn’t work out, he can do amateur detective work. He has new information. The question is, what is he going to do now?

Drew says Margaux needs to understand that his memories have been kept from him. It’s hard for him to trust. It’s nice talking to her, or was, since he screwed up. He says, apologies from the rudest man alive. He’ll show himself out. She tells him to wait.

Kristina knows how much Sam loves Jason; she always has, but it was like she was broken. Kristina didn’t think Sam would ever be herself again. Now here she is, like the sister Kristina recognizes. Kick ass Sam who makes her own decisions. How did she do it? Sam says, it wasn’t easy. She had to be honest with herself and the people she loves. It sounds simple, but it’s not. She had to look at herself in the mirror, and love and respect herself in order to build a meaningful relationship with another person.

Ava asks if Griff is going to turn her in for tampering with evidence or obstructing justice. Maybe it will absolve him of sleeping with her daughter. He says he’s not doing that. What would be the point?  If Sonny found out – Ava says, he would kill her. Griff says he doesn’t want that on his conscience.

Outside, Mike tells Jason he knows they’re talking about what do with him. Jason says, maybe revising the protocols. He scared them tonight. Mike says he scared himself too. He keeps messing this up. He abandoned Sonny when he needed him most, then came back in his life only to become a burden.

Sonny tells Carly he doesn’t know what he was thinking, taking care of Mike with no help. Stella prepared him for this. He’ll see if Felix can work extra hours. Carly says he can’t plan for everything. That’s the nature of the illness. Sonny says she wants him to send Mike to a facility. She says, that’s his decision, but if he wants Mike to be included in it, he needs to talk to sim sooner rather than later. He says she sounds like Miss Stella. She hugs him, and he says, it’s been long day. She’s going to check on Avery. She can’t believe Avery slept through all that. I can’t either.

Griff tells Ava this doesn’t mean she gets a free pass. If she causes any more pain, he can and will go to Sonny. She asks if he’s blackmailing her into morally upright behavior. He says there doesn’t seem to be any other way. The saddest part is that their relationship changed him. It was mostly positive, but she never really changed.

Curtis tells Francine this is clearly out of hand. Maybe she has some insight. Francine notices Curtis constantly acts as a buffer. It must be emotionally exhausting. Jordan tells Stella that she doesn’t sugarcoat and can only speak for herself. Stella tells her to say what she has to say. Jordan says it’s true that Stella sacrificed a lot to raise Thomas and Curtis, and she did am amazing job, but it’s been twenty years since they were kids. Years she could have lived life on her terms. It makes her sad. Stella deserves happiness. Maybe if she found some, she wouldn’t resent theirs. Stella says Jordan has obviously been holding that in for a while. It must have felt good to get it out. Curtis says, enough. He tells Francine, see what working with the two women he loves most, but who can’t stand to be in same room, opened up? Francine says, it’s the first step in healing. It won’t happen overnight, but if all parties are willing, it will happen. It’s clear how much they love each other, and love has built bridges further apart than them, but they’re out of time for today. Stella looks like she has a headache.

Drew and Margaux kiss. He tells her, goodnight. She says, for what it’s worth, she has faith in him. It will work out. He hopes so. When he’s gone, she walks to the safe, and takes out the real flash drive, labeled Anamnesis Project with the memory mapping on it,.

Sam says Kristina is at the point of no return. She either gets on the plane or stays there. Kristina decides to stay, but feels she owes it to Parker to tell her in person. She’s afraid once she goes back, Parker will start talking, and she won’t have the strength if Parker asks her to stay. Sam offers to go with her, saying she’ll always have her sister’s back.

Jordan wishes she could talk to Stella. Stella says she’s talked enough, even maybe for a lifetime. Curtis says they’ll work it out next week; it was a powerful first session. Stella says she’s not coming back for more. Curtis says she’s a professional. She knows they can’t solve their problems with one forty-five-minute session. She also knows he loves her. She says she’ll think about it, and she loves him too. She goes down in the elevator.

Ava asks Griff, who is he to judge. He broke his Hippocratic Oath, he broke his priestly vows, and he broke her heart by sleeping with her daughter; not exemplary actions. He says he owned up to it, and she says, in court under oath. He says she told him he was using her for a vacation from his morals, but she was using him to see what it was like to actually have a soul. Ouch. She tells him to have it his way. If he needs to make her a monster to assuage his guilt, fine. She’ll give him a monster. I don’t think monsters wear gorgeous sweaters like that.

Jason says Mike must be exhausted. He doesn’t want to be a burden Sonny. Jason says Sonny wants to take care of Mike for as long as he can. Mike doesn’t know why he’s surprised; he was told how the illness would progress. Jason says, it’s one thing to hear and read it. It’s another to live it.

Sonny looks at picture of Mike, and says he doesn’t know how to do this.

Tomorrow, Doc says he’s heard Ryan has been busy, Julian tells Brad that he’s contacted the birth mother, and Sonny decides what to do about his dad.

The Real Housewives of Orange County 

Shannon’s trainer, Steven, arrives. Shannon this it’s a hassle to go to the gym, but she’s fortunate to have trainer, and can just walk into another room and work out. Regardless, she doesn’t want to. She does squats, and Steven shows her some moves with the dumbbells – I mean weights, not her ex-husband. She does some planks. She says now that her life has taken a positive turn, she needs to get her body on track, and needs to commit to it. She’s gained forty pounds (we know), and wants people to see she can lose some of it. Being realistic, she doesn’t think she’ll lose all of it, but wants to be healthy. She says the goal is to get her stomach further in than her boobs. In her interview, she says she’s not ready for dating, since she’s not happy with her body. She was married to someone who was working out all the time, and she’s letting herself go. She asks Steven how long it will take if she works out every day. Steven says she needs to bring her confidence back, and she looks great.

Tamra and Eddie meet Shane and Emily for drinks. In her interview, Tamra say she’s known Emily for three years, but doesn’t know Shane. None of them do. They’re just speculating, and it’s not fair. She’s curious to know him and make her own judgement. Eddie talks about his illness, and says he feels normal, but can’t sprint or go fast. The doctor wants him to take another medication, but he doesn’t want to. Shane asks if it’s optional, and Tamra says the only thing he can’t not take are the blood thinners; he could have a stroke without them. I guess alcohol is okay, since he’s having a martini. In her interview, Tamra is praying Eddie gets better, and hoping they can deal with it. Tamra says they heard Shane threw Gina out. Shane says, not exactly. He asked her several times to keep it down, and when she didn’t, told her to take a hike. He didn’t kick her out, but welcomed her to stop being loud and obnoxious or exit. Tamra wishes she’d been there. Shane says he can recreate it. In her interview, Emily says her husband is witty, and engages in sarcastic banter, but people think he’s being rude. I dunno. I like to engage in sarcastic banter, but I think he is rude. Not liking this guy at all. Shane says there’s a lot of truth to what he says. In her interview, Tamra says she’s trying to know Shane’s personality. Maybe he’s just misunderstood. Nope. Don’t think so. Shane tells Tamra, sorry to disappoint her. Was she scared? Tamra says, no, but there’s a lot of truth to that.

Kelly and Jolie do some baking. Jolie claims she’s an expert on brownies and cakes. In her interview, Kelly says now that Jolie is older, she has stronger judgments, thinks Kelly embarrasses her, and basically calls her out on her sh*t all the time. She tells Jolie that she saw a new place with two bedrooms. In her interview, Kelly says she went from a $5 million home to a small two bedroom. She’s not used to living in the 1970s. Jolie asks about another place they saw with a pool, but Kelly says it was $4 million. She tells Jolie that she acts spoiled, and entitled is not good. Jolie asks Kelly to remember when she gave her toys to a homeless shelter, but Kelly says she made her do that. In her interview, Kelly admits it’s her and Michael’s fault that Jolie is spoiled. She went to camp on a private plane. She tells Jolie they’re going to the soup kitchen. It’s important for her to be grounded, and Kelly needs to be grounded as well.

Vicki and Steve have a glass of wine. She says she was looking through pictures, and someone commented that one of them looked like an engagement picture. We see a picture of the two of them walking down a tree-lined path, holding hands. In her interview, Vicki says they’re two and a half years in. She needs to know where their going. She needs to make a hard decision if it’s not marriage, since she’s a marriage girl. She tells Steve that her birthday is coming up. Steve says he knows. I’ll bet. In her interview, Vicki says she loves birthdays. The one day of the year everyone wants to give you attention – she’ll take it. She talks about wanting to try out the new golf clubs Steve got for her. He says he has something planned for her birthday, but it’s not a party.

Emily meets Gina for shopping. Emily is late because her car battery ran out. Gina says it sucks that she had to leave early from the dinner. She tells Emily that Shane was discussed, and Shannon doesn’t think a man should ever talk like that to a woman. She’d said it was something David would have done, and was concerned it might be a pattern in Emily’s life. Gina made clear that the issue was just them having small kids. It was a loud party, and he snapped. Emily doesn’t appreciate opinions about her marriage, when they don’t know it. In her interview, Emily says she can’t take it any other way other than derogatory. It’s offensive. Gina tells Emily that Shannon admitted to projecting her personal issues on Emily. Emily says she can take care of herself. She doesn’t think there’s an issue between them, but the other ladies need to stop talking about her husband.

Kelly and Jolie go to the soup kitchen. Kelly says it’s a great experience, helping people. That’s what life is about. In her interview, Kelly says her childhood was very different from Jolie’s. She started working when she was fifteen, bagging groceries. Her grandma said the more you spoil children, the worse off they’ll be. She’s bringing Jolie to teach her about work ethic, and to be thankful and grateful for what they have. The woman in charge tells them about cooking soft food, because a lot of the homeless have compromised teeth. In her interview, Kelly says she doesn’t have the lifestyle she used to have, and realizes she has to reprogram herself, as well as Jolie. Jolie helps cook the food. In her interview, Kelly says the OC is a bubble of wealth. She wants to teach Jolie values, and not to be spoiled, but appreciative. It’s important to know reality isn’t just in the bubble. She tells Jolie to be appreciative of what she has. They serve breakfast. Kelly says kids don’t like to work, and wasn’t sure if Jolie would complain. She said it was the best experience ever, and she realizes Jolie has a good heart. Jolie tells Kelly how blessed she is, and that she wants to come back.

Tamra’s mom, Sandy, stops by. Tamra says she’s feeling better. Sandy asks if she’s going to need surgery, but Tamra says, not unless she hurts it. She’s been experimenting with CBD oil, and swears it’s helping with the healing. Sandy says her new boyfriend, the plumber, smokes weed. In her interview, Tamra says, thank you, Jesus. Her mom has a boyfriend. And she needs a plumber. Sandy says she told him about Tamra’s plumbing problem, and he was asking questions. Tamra suggests maybe he can take a look. They sit on the sofa, and Tamra asks if she’s getting a new daddy. Sandy says she’s never get married again, and Tamra asks if she’s kissing him. Sandy says that’s all they’ve done so far. She asks Tamra about supplements, and Tamra wishes Shannon would talk to her about that stuff. She wishes Shannon would trust her. She tells Sandy about Shannon being awarded $30K a month. Sandy thinks a woman needs to get something, but shouldn’t screw the man. Tamra says it was reduced to $22K. Both figures boggle my mind. I can’t imagine needing that much per month, even with kids. Tamra says David sent an email to Shannon’s attorney saying he’s taking the utilities out of his name. Shannon called her up, hysterical, saying she didn’t know she had to pay for water. To be honest, that was a surprise to me too, when I moved into a house. She cried like the world was ending. In her interview, Tamra says she gets a lot of dumping and negativity put on her from Shannon. When she gets off the phone, she’s drained. Sandy says he obviously took care of her. In her interview, Tamra says Shannon never asks how Eddie is doing. She tells Sandy these are truly OC problems.

Gina and Tamra pick up Vicki for a game of golf. It’s her birthday, and she’s excited to use the golf clubs Steve gave her for Christmas. Tamra says she told her mom she doesn’t know what happened to Vicki. She won’t dance on the bar or get naked in the jacuzzi, and her mom said, well, she shouldn’t. In her interview, Tamra says,Vicki met Steve and turned into a Stepford wife. What happened to whoop-it-up Vicki? They get to the golf course, and Tamra says she’s like a toddler, bringing so much stuff. Vicki tells them that she ordered cakes for the nineteenth hole. Tamra says it would be nice if the others showed up. Vicki says they’ll do it without them.

Emily is waiting on the course. It’s her first experience golfing. In her interview, Emily says it’s upsetting that Shannon has an opinion about her marriage. She shouldn’t be comparing them. She’s divorced and has a tumultuous relationship, whereas Emily and Shane have a good marriage. It pisses her off.

Tamra loves the sport of golf, she knows how to pick out a cute outfit. She nearly kills herself with the first swing. The others finally show up. Gina goes to swing and she’s so wild, everyone moves out of the way. She thinks it’s the pastime of the older generation. Yeah, Tiger Woods is ancient. Manager Troy thanks them for coming, and thanks Vicki for including them in her birthday celebration. Vicki says it’s Shannon’s birthday too. Tamra brought breathalyzers, so no one drives drunk. Instead of the traditional golf carts, these look like bubbles. In her interview, Tamra says Vicki doesn’t have a good record with driving carts, and we flash back to that. She says Vicki will probably drive with both hands, now that she’s with Steve. Shannon drives onto the lawn. In her interview, Shannon says she knows about golf. There are woods and metal pieces, and sticks. Kelly tells them that they suck.

They get drinks from a bar golf cart. Vicki says she’s getting drunk; birdies are chirping. She does the breathalyzer, and it comes up .00. She says the fuzz is happening, but she can keep drinking. In her interview, Kelly says she’s been playing since she was a kid, and has her own equipment. I took golf lessons when I was a kid, and I stunk. On the other hand, I brought my own equipment when we had archery in phys ed. I think it’s the only “A” I ever got. Kelly says they’re at level zero, and she’s at six. In her interview, Vicki says there must be a golf etiquette book with all the rules. Don’t drive wherever you want; drive on the path; you can’t be loud or slow; and be respectful of other golfers. It’s serious. They’re doing none of that, and Vicki officially goes past the DUI point. Everyone checks their alcohol levels, and Emily doesn’t even know if Kelly can be passenger. Vicki asks if they’re done. Kelly says it’s what you do when you get older, and it’s fun.

Emily brings up the Shane discussion. She says Shannon was insinuating that she was concerned for Emily’s safety, or their might be abuse. We flash back to Shannon’s comment, and Gina repeating it. It’s not exactly what either one of them said. Shannon says she would never use that word. In her interview, Shannon says, after her history, she doesn’t toss the word abuse around lightly. She tells Emily that she just said he must have been upset about the loud noise with the kids going sleep. She apologizes, even though she doesn’t think she did anything wrong; everyone was making comments. She had no intention of being judgmental. Emily accepts her apology in a vague way. Vicki lies down on the ground, saying the  golf cart lady got her wasted. Tamra pours another drink into her mouth. Vicki says, it’s time for food.

They all sit at an outside table, and place their orders. Kelly says she beat them; they were way behind. They toast to Shannon and Vicki. Shannon asks about the abuse word, and Emily says Gina told her Shannon was worried her husband might be abusive. She said the situation was brought up again after she left. Shannon says she felt like it was something David would have done, and was concerned, but never said anything about abuse. She also said she thought she might be projecting her own sh*t on to Emily. We flash back to her saying exactly that. Shannon says she felt bad about it. Emily asks why she would make it up, and Gina says she never used that word – ever. Tamra thinks it’s a misunderstanding, and asks who originally said abuse. Kelly doesn’t think the word was used. Gina and Emily leave the table to discuss it. Shannon says Tamra brought it up, and she’s getting accused. Tamra says no one is accusing her of anything, but the table agrees she just did. Omg, these women can create a huge argument over one word.

Gina thinks it’s ridiculous, and has nothing to do with her feelings. Emily says Gina’s husband isn’t around, and hers is. He gets exposed to things Gina’s husband doesn’t. Gina walks away, saying, that’s really foul. Don’t do it.

Shannon says enough if this sh*t. She’s being drawn into the drama, and singled out. When the topic was brought up, she owned her comment, and said she shouldn’t be projecting. Tamra says, when you talk about someone’s husband, it’s hurtful. In her interview, Kelly says she never saw Tamra express anger toward Shannon – ever. In her interview, Shannon says it isn’t making sense. She apologized, even for the sentence she didn’t say. Do they want her to cut her thumb off? Why her thumb? That was a weird thing to say.

Gina says she’s in Emily’s corner. She’s being her friend. If she doesn’t accept that, fine, but if she does, then put the issue to bed. Emily says, fine by her, and they hug it out.

Tamra says when somebody goes after your husband, you get defensive. Shannon says she apologized, and is annoyed that Emily chose to attack her on the golf course. In her interview, Vicki says, it doesn’t matter. Talk about something that makes a difference. Like what are you doing with your 401k? She can help with that. Vicki finds Emily and Gina. Gina says she and Emily are good. Did someone say cake?

Shannon says Emily and Gina can’t put what happened between them on her. Tamra says if you have a good relationship, and someone goes after your husband, it’s game on. Shannon says she didn’t go after Shane, and Tamra says she compared him to David. Shannon says she wasn’t comparing; it just reminded her of something David would do. Shannon gets up from the table. Kelly says Tamra upset Shannon, and Tamra says, too bad. Shannon comes back, and says Tamra knows what she goes through every night, and she’s attacking her. In her interview, Tamra says, this is typical. Shannon is good at taking a situation and making it about her. Shannon walks away.

To be continued…

Next time, Tamra tells Steve that he needs to marry Vicki, Vicki visits Gina whose kids are out of control, Gina is having problems with Matt, Gina sees Shane at a party and calls him a little bitch, and Emily says she’s going to kill Gina. That’s probably the whole show in a nutshell right there. I can’t wait to see the Gina/Shane fight.

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