What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
There’s a storm. Sonny looks and sees his younger self. He’s holding a gun, and a man kneels in front of him. He says it’s Skully’s order. The man says once he pulls the trigger, he can’t take it back. Think about it, kid. Is this the life you want? Mike is there, and tells him that he’s better than this; better than Skully. He’s better than Mike. Any future life he wants is his. All he has to do is give him the gun. Just one time, trust him. Mike takes the gun and kisses Sonny. Sonny wakes up in a chair. He sees a picture of himself in uniform.
He looks around the room. There’s a picture of Dante, one of Olivia-Q with a little girl, and another of two young girl. Olivia asks why he’s up. She thought he was taking a nap. Two shifts back to back; he must be exhausted. She says they’ve been planning this trip for weeks, and tells him not to try backing out. He promised they’re driving to Port Charles to see their son.
Sonny says he has a lot on his mind. Olivia says he can be silent as the grave in the car, but needs to make an effort once they get there, especially with their son. He says she doesn’t need to tell him how to talk to their son. She says it’s not about words; it’s his attitude. Dante made a good life. He doesn’t want him talking right and wrong, and upholding the law. Dante is his son. She thinks he forgets and loses perspective when his pride is triggered. He says he has principles. She says so does she, and number one is that she loves her kids. He says he loves them too, and she says today is a good day to prove that.
Sonny and Olivia walk into Pozzulo’s. Sonny says he’s there to see his son; he works for the owner. Dante is in the back with Sam, and Olivia hugs them. She tells Sam that her earrings are gorgeous, and Sam says Dante gave them to her for their anniversary. Dante asks Sonny how work is. Sonny says he has good says and bad days. Olivia suggests they order wine, and Dante says the food is excellent. Olivia tells him that she brought some chicken parm. It’s in the car; she hopes she didn’t overstep. Dante says it’s an accomplishment for Sam to make toast. Olivia says she’d be in heaven if they came back to Brooklyn, but Dante says he lives in Port Charles. Great things have happened since he moved there. Not just Sam, but he has business opportunities he can’t get int the city. Sonny asks if they’re legit. Dante says they’re lucrative, and he doesn’t understand.
Julian and Ava come in, and Dante introduces them. Ava says she and Julian are extremely fond of their son. Julian says they couldn’t get along without him. He has a rare combination of guts and intuition. Olivia says they’re proud of their son; he speaks highly of them. Julian says it’s their place. Order anything on the house. Sonny says he can buy a meal for his family. Julian insists, but so does Sonny. Julian tells him to suit himself, and says he’ll be in the office. Dante asks Sonny what’s the matter that he can’t be civil for the length of a handshake. Sonny says anything the Jeromes touch is rotten. Dante asks how he knows, and says, prove it, detective. Oh, that’s right, he’s a sergeant now, since he was shot in line of duty. He’s been on the force twenty-five years, and what does he have to show for it? Commendations? A pension? How far will that take him? Dante says his mom is going to have to work the salon until she’s ninety. Sonny says the money he has is clean, which is more than he can say for Dante’s friends or Dante. He walks out, telling Olivia, let’s go.
Sonny goes to the station, and asks to speak to the commissioner. He sees Alexis, who’s busy being the DA. Anna comes out, and shakes hands with Sonny. Alexis explains that he’s Dante’s father. Anna says she’s met his son; he’s charming. Sonny laughs, and says Dante thinks so. He asks to speak in private. He and Anna go into the interrogation room. Anna seems really tired. He says Ava and Julian have expanded their territory, and taken over Port Charles one place at a time. She asks what his point is, and he says it’s a smuggler’s paradise. They take a cut of whatever moves through. Anna says those are allegations, and Sonny wonders when she’s going to do something about it. When is she putting them in prison? She doesn’t see what business it is of his.
Olivia talks to Dante about his sister, but he has to go to work. When he’s gone, Sam apologizes. Olivia tells her not to; Sonny started it. In the back, Dante apologizes to Julian for his father, but Julian brushes it off. Ava says they owe him a debt. Julian says it helped expand the business. He was right about AJ; he was ripe for the picking. There’s a shipment being offloaded as they speak. Dante says he could have supervised it, but Julian didn’t want to bother him. It’s in capable hands. There’s a knock at the office door, and Jason comes in. Ava asks how it went, and Jason says, no problems. She says there never are with him, and kisses him.
Sonny tells Anna that he’s at the 33rd Precinct in Manhattan. Any drugs that come there, come through Port Charles. She tells him that when one mob boss falls, another takes their place. The Jeromes are despicable, but they’re the devils she knows. He says, that’s it? He doesn’t know what broke her, but she must have been a good cop once. He leaves, and asks Alexis what’s going on with the commissioner. He’s been around enough cops to recognize the signs. It seems like she doesn’t care that the city is rotten with organized crime. Alexis says there are extenuating circumstances. Her daughter, Robin, had HIV. It was in the 90s, and there was no access to the treatments of today. She ended up with full-blown AIDS, and died. Sonny asks how old she was, and Alexis says, nineteen. He says it’s tragic, and Alexis says she doesn’t think Anna has been the same since. She just goes through the motions. Sonny says she’s given him a lot to think about.
Sonny goes back to Pozzulo’s. He asks Julian where his son is, but Julian says Dante isn’t there. Sonny says he doesn’t like what’s going on, and tells Julian to cut Dante loose. Julian says he’s not holding anyone prisoner. It’s too much trouble; he doesn’t need it. Julian wonders since when did Sonny make it his personal mission to burn their life down. Sonny says if he doesn’t cut Dante loose – Julian says that sounds like a threat. Ava is sure he didn’t mean it. He’s not aware they don’t deal with threats personally. They have their associate, Jason, for that, and he’s good at his job. Carly storms in, and says, it’s over. Ava and Julian’s plan to trap her son is finished. Ava asks if she’s feeling all right; she seems unsteady. Ava hopes she didn’t drive. She says Michael is taking over ELQ in Singapore. Ava says it’s an incredible city. She knows Carly will miss him. Carly tells her, cut the crap. He had to leave the country because of them. She’ll make them pay if it’s the last thing she does.
Dante sees Jordan on the pier. She says he’s not very discreet, but he says there’s no one there. He has it and she knows the terms of the deal. Jordan says he’ll be listed as a classified source. He gives her something small – a flashdrive? She asks why he’s doing this. It’s a sweet deal for his father. She did a background check, and found out he’s a cop. Is he doing his civic duty? Dante says that’s one way to look at it, and Jordan says, too bad it’s a secret. His father would be proud.
Julian asks Carly how it’s their fault? She says Michael saw their trap, and got out. Now she has to deal with drunk AJ, and will get them indicted; the sooner, the better. Julian says she should be careful who she calls a drunk/ Glass houses… She says the only reason he’s not in prison or dead is because of Jason. They’re like a cancer, and he’s watching them destroy his nephew’s life. Ava says, the only person ruining Michael’s life is his mother. Carly lunges at them, and tells Ava to crawl back in the gutter. Ava says it takes one to know one. Sonny grabs Carly, and says he’ll walk her out. She goes with him.
Sonny gives Carly some coffee at Charlie’s. Carly says coffee doesn’t sober people up. He asks if she needs sobering, and she says she had a couple of drinks. She knows what she’s doing. He says if he had a dollar for every time he heard that, he’d be a rich man. She says she learned from her husband. He’s a drunk, among other things. She tells Sonny that she’s Mrs. AJ Quartermaine. Caroline, but she likes to be called Carly. He introduces himself as Sonny, and says it’s nice to meet her. They shake hands, and Carly says, hello, Sonny. She wonders why he rescued her. He says he wishes he hadn’t. He wanted her to slap the spit out of Julian. She asks, why? and he says, her first. What about her son? She tell him that AJ is the CEO of ELQ, and a drunk. Ava and Julian buy him off, but Michael is smarter than his father. He saw it coming, and got out. Sonny asks if that isn’t a good thing, and she says, he’s safe, but half a world away. They had a fight before he left, and he left angry and upset with her. Carly asks if he’s a father, and Sonny says, three kids. She says maybe he’ll understand. Everything she did to protect Michael wound up driving him away.
Sonny goes back to the station, and finds Anna. She says she gave him one meeting as a courtesy. He says he’s there to apologize. He was a harsh judge without knowing the facts. Jordan comes in. She’s with the DEA, and has an authorized request for the department’s help. Ava and Julian are brought in behind her. Ava says Sonny put them up to this. They’re innocent; it’s a set up. Julian tells them, anything Sonny says is a lie. The cops he knows fabricate everything. Jordan says she’s a federal agent, and knows the difference. It’s enough to lock them up for a long time. Julian says Sonny will pay for this. No one betrays the Jeromes. Jordan says she’s sorry he got dragged in. She doesn’t know why they’d think he’s the one to blame. Sonny says they can blame him all they want, as long as it ends there.
Sonny goes back to see Dante; they need to talk. Dante knows the Jeromes were arrested. Sonny says, let them rot. He doesn’t need this. Dante says Sonny doesn’t know anything about him. Sonny asks if Dante doesn’t think he faced the same choices. Dante says he’s planning to step in; the territory is wide open. The only thing he and Sonny share is the gift of strategy. Sonny knows how good it looks. He knows because he wanted it so bad, he could taste it, but he realized it cost too much. Dante says, not for him. Sonny says Dante is nothing like him, and Dante laughs. Sonny says he knew the first time he held Dante. The first time Dante fell down, he got up and laughed instead of cried. Dante is the best of him. His graces without flaws. No one ever made him feel trapped or small. There’s a fire in him, so he needs to be careful not to feed it, or let it get out of control. He would lose his soul and not care. He’s so broken in ways he can’t understand. Sonny could live the life he wants, but Dante can’t. It’s going to destroy him. Dante asks if he’s finished. He has to go back to work. He gets a text that says, be there in an hour. Pier 55.
Jason tells Dante they don’t have a lot of time. Dante says Julian is probably talking to Diane. Jason says the DEA agent sounded confident. They have to find out who’s against them and eliminate them. There can be no witness.
Sonny sees Carly at the bar in Charlie’s having a beer. She tells him that she used to drink beer out of a bottle. Then she met AJ, and his family cleaned her up. She switched to wine; it’s more ladylike. Sonny asks if she thinks her son would want this. She doesn’t know, and he suggests she go after Michael. She says, easier said than done. He says he’s no one to give advice when he just had a fight with his own son. He’s in a bad way, and Sonny doesn’t know how to tell his wife. She loves him so much, it’s going to break her heart. Carly tells him, fix it. He doesn’t know how, and she says to take the advice he just gave. Tell him that he’s sorry, or stay and drink with her.
Dante is on the phone at Pozzulo’s, saying Diane is finding out the charges. Sam comes in. She asks if the feds contacted him. He’s sure they will. She asks if they’ll find anything, but he tells her, whatever happens, they’re in the clear. Sam says now’s their chance. He’s happy to hear her say that. When the Jeromes go down, the territory opens up for them to take. Sam says, no. She meant it’s their chance to leave and be free; not be a part of what this place is turning them into. He asks what she’s talking about. Look at her. She says it’s not her. She’s not a trophy wife. She’s not sitting at home alone, and missing the guy she fell in love with. She asks if he remembers dancing at Jake’s. He used to make her laugh. Where is he? Dante says if she doesn’t like the life he’s given her, she can leave, and he’ll find someone else to take her place. He leaves, and she puts her wedding ring on the bar. Jason comes out.
Jason asks if Sam is okay. She says the marriage is over. It’s been over for a while, but it’s official now. He asks what she’s going to do, and she says she was just asking herself the same question. She has no idea. She can’t stay. She can’t watch what this has done to Dante. Jason asks where she’s going, and Sam says, Wyoming… Montana. She’s never been. The blue sky, the open road. She’d feel free. Jason says it sounds like a good plan. She asks if he has a plan, and he says he has a job. She says, not for long. The Jeromes are going to prison. He doesn’t owe them anything. He should do something for himself. He says, like what? and she says, you tell me. Get on a motorcycle, and just ride away? He says he used to have one. When he started working for Frank, Frank thought it drew too much attention, so he got rid of it. Sam says, buy another one. Get on, and just ride. He deserves better than this. His phone dings. The text says, meet at Pier 55 – alone. He says he has to go to work, and tells Sam, good luck in Montana.
On the phone, Carly says they’ll speak soon, and she loves him. Olivia sees her, and apologizes for eavesdropping. She heard Carly mention her son’s name – Dante. Carly says she must be Olivia. She introduces herself, and says Olivia’s husband came to her rescue earlier. She almost got into it with the Jeromes. He escorted her out before it escalated, or before she got arrested. Olivia asks if he said anything about Dante meeting him.
At the pier, Jason asks Dante why he wanted to meet there. Dante shoots him in the stomach. Alrighty then. Dante removes Jason’s gun from his waistband and says he won’t be needing this takes. Jason asks why he’s doing this, and Dante says it’s nothing personal. Under the circumstances, he’d be a valuable asset, but he’s loyal to the Jeromes. He’s too dangerous to leave alive. He aims at Jason’s head, and Sonny appears, telling him, don’t do it.
Dante says he wouldn’t understand, and Sonny says, explain it. Dante says he’s right about the Jeromes. They’re scum. Violent and sloppy, and they need to be removed. With Jason gone, he’ll be able to step in. That’s who he is; the man Sonny is afraid to be. Sonny grabs him, and gets the gun. It goes off, and Dante falls. Olivia runs to Dante, and says Sonny just shot his own son. Sonny drops the gun.
Sonny is back looking at his younger self. He tell young Sonny that once he pulls the trigger, he can’t take it back. Mike says, don’t do it. Sonny says it’s not up to Mike; let him do this. It was never Mike’s choice to make. It’s his. Pull the trigger or don’t. Whatever you choose, there will be a price to pay. He knows. Young Sonny shoots. Now Sonny wakes up.
He looks at the storm outside, but only sees his reflection in the window.
Very nice.
Tomorrow, Josslyn has a good time with Cameron, Alexis asks Oscar if he’s sure he’s ready to handle this, and Carly is worried because she doesn’t know what’s going on.
🏆 Sonny, Sonny, Sonny…
More on this very special episode of General Hospital.
The Real Housewives of Orange County
Kelly visits Gina. Gina says it’s a new chapter; a transition. She and Matt are really splitting, and she has to commit. It’s scary, but she’s proud of herself. Kelly sees Matt’s picture, and says she’ll take Gina’s leftovers. She’s renting the Casida, so she doesn’t have to move the kids back and forth. Kelly thinks it’s brilliant.
Tamra goes to Vicki’s house. She asks Steve how the patient is. She tells Vicki that her skin looks good. Vicki says she’s annoyed, but good. Tamra doesn’t want to drop bombs, but Gina. She went to Shannon’s with Kelly, and told her that Tamra was saying bad things about her in Jamaica. In Vicki’s interview, she wonders why they’re still talking about Jamaica. They’re home now. They’re over Jamaica. Vicki says gossip is never good, and Shannon’s not mentally ill. Tamra says she doesn’t do fake
In the car, Kelly says it was a sh*t show. Gina tells Kelly that she never said Tamra was a bad friend. Shannon told her that she was in the middle of a custody battle, and wanted to know what was being said about her. She made Gina feel badly for her. Kelly says she was being manipulating. Gina says she’s flipping out and causing problems with her other friends. She doesn’t need that in her life.
Tamra tells Vicki that she asked for Gina’s side, and when Tamra said she wasn’t talking about Shannon anymore, Gina moved on to her birthday party. We see a clip of Gina asking everyone to wear sequins to her party. Tamra is iffy about going, and knows Vicki and Shannon can’t go. Vicki thinks they should have a PJ party at her house. Tamra says she’d rather do that than hang out with them. She asks if Vicki got a call from Emily. She’s having a cup reading, where someone reads tea leaves. Vicki has no desire to participate.
Kelly helps Gina bring things into the house. Kelly thinks it’s adorable. She asks if Gina has been on her own before, and that’s a no. Kelly says it’s hard and sad. In her interview, Gina says her old life is no longer. She has to grow up a little, and manage money or deal with it if something breaks. Matt was helpful. She tells Kelly that their anniversary is in two days; it’s sad. In Gina’s interview, she says she’s realizing Mrs. Matt is no more. She’s no longer a wife. The Casida is the best solution. The kids are young, and she feels guilty because they miss her. She tells Kelly they haven’t addressed the issue with the kids yet. In her interview, Kelly says the most shocking thing about divorce is not having your kid full time. It’s like getting your arm cut off. You still have it, but it’s not there. Still, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Gina tells her they’re going to say that mommy and daddy don’t love each other the way they should, but they’re still a family.
Emily’s sister-in-law, Shireen, helps her set the table.
Shannon goes to the optometrist. She’s concerned about the range of motion in her eyeballs.
Kelly asks Jolie if she’s been practicing. Jolie says, hours every day. She does Kelly’s makeup, and tells her she looks like a hooker in the outfit she’s wearing.
Emily’s mom is on the way. She’s running out of time, and the kids are very needy right now. In her interview, Emily is excited about having friends over. When she couldn’t have children, a cup reader told her that she’d have three. Tamra gets there first. Shireen explains that you drink Turkish coffee or tea, and the reader turns the cup upside down, and reads the images. Her mom is a big believer. Tamra doesn’t know if she believes it. She thinks it’s fun and games. We flash back to when the psychic said Brooks didn’t have cancer. Tamra says it’s like watching a movie. Gina arrives, and Tamra looks everywhere but at her.
Kelly goes to Jolie’s performance in Oliver! Michael is there, volunteering for the coffee station in the lobby. In Kelly’s interview, she says Michael is a great dad. She picked a great man to be the father of her kid. It’s great seeing him being there for her. Michael fixes Kelly’s hair. She brushes him off, but he says she loves it. In her interview, she says she can’t stand him at times, and vice versa, but it’s not about them. What’s important is their kid, and it makes her happy they’re together. Michael tells her she has a beautiful face, and should get her hair out of it.
Pary joins them. Every time I see her, I marvel at how tiny she is. Emily says she texted Shannon, and she responded. She wants a new beginning, and feels like it’s progress. Gina says she feels bad, but she’s over Shannon. She was trying to help, now it’s about her and Tamra. Tamra has never been a sh*tty friend to her, and that’s all she cares about. Emily says Gina is hard-core straight-up, but she’s seen Shannon flip out. Shannon takes little pieces of information, and feels attacked. Tamra wonders why it happens. In her interview, Tamra doesn’t know Shannon to be a liar or Gina to be a sh*t stirrer. She doesn’t know what to think. Gina says she’s out of it. She can’t navigate it anymore. She has real sh*t on her plate. It’s ridiculous and she’s done with it.
Oliver! Begins. Kelly says watching her daughter perform is rewarding. It’s a high-end production. Nothing like she had in junior high. She’s proud, and it feels good sitting next to Michael. You don’t stop loving someone when you’ve had a lifetime with them. When it’s over, they hug. She says he’ll always a part of her family and heart. She hopes in the future, they’re always on this track. They give Jolie flowers, and tell her that she did a great job.
Cup reader Maryam arrives. Pary says they have a Turkish/Arabic coffee mix. Maryam starts with Tamra. She tells Tamra that she has the right to do something for herself. She sees Tamra praying. There are two people, and it’s dark. Tamra asks if her husband is going to die. Maryam says no, but they might separate. Maybe the problem will go away. In her interview, Tamra says it freaks her out. She can’t imagine going on with life if Eddie died. Maryam tells Emily that she has a nice heart and a nice family. There’s someone who did many for her things. They’re close to her, and she has to give back many things. In Gina’s interview, she says she’s pretty sure everyone would end up where they end up without drinking the tea. Maryam asks Gina if she wants a divorce. She saw a paper, and Gina is going to sign it. She asks who they know besides Shireen who has an SH in their name. They all say, Shannon, in unison. Maryam says Shannon needs help. In her interview, Gina says Shannon is even rearing her head in her teacup. Maryam says Shannon needs help, and they should help her. In Gina’s interview, she says, you’re welcome Maryam tells them, everybody needs to help her soon; tonight; tomorrow. She wishes everyone good luck. Tamra says it could be Shane; she’s calling bullsh*t. Gina says her birthday party is going to be at Social, five o’clock; wear sequins. Tamra is leaning toward not going. I’m hoping something was left out of that scene. Other than the thing about Shannon, the cup reading was pretty boring.
Gina gets ready for the party with a couple of friends. In her interview, she says last year, her 33rd birthday was rad. Do people still use that word? Matt surprised her by taking her to Newport. She realizes she’s not getting a birthday card from him for the first time in eleven years. It’s one of the landmines she’s experiencing along the way. She gets a text that her son got the game ball. She gets upset because she left the game to come there. She FaceTimes with her son, saying she’s excited for him. He’s excited too, and shows her the ball. She tells him she’s at a friend’s house, hanging out, and in her interview, she says it breaks her heart lie to her son. They haven’t had the conversation with him. It’s definitely a major peek into the future. Until you’re there, no one can explain how you’ll feel as a mom when you miss a monumental moment in your kid’s life. She feels terrible. Her friends tell her, no tears, and Gina says, tears are for after forty. That sounds like a great title for a book.
Vicki’s son drops by. She says, it’s not as bad as it looks, and he tells her, it looks fine. He didn’t like Kelly FaceTiming him, and showing him the staples in Vicki’s head. We see a clip of that. He wonders why they do this to themselves, and Vicki asks him not to tell Briana. Michael says Vicki didn’t tell them anything. She says they’d tell her not to do it, and he says they don’t want her to keep doing sh*t to her face. In her interview, Vicki says they weren’t supposed to know. Briana is a nurse, who doesn’t want her going under, and Michael doesn’t get it. She lives in the OC, has a hot guy, and doesn’t want wrinkles. She shows Michael the box of important folders, in case anything happens to her. She says she still has life insurance on Don. In her interview, she says she owns the policy, pays the premiums, and she’s he beneficiary. He probably shouldn’t know. She tells Michael that she wanted to make sure everything was locked down, and he suggests maybe she shouldn’t do things where she might die. She says everything is a risk, but she’s done. She promises that the only other thing she’s changing is, she’s going to work out more. In Vicki’s interview, she says she doesn’t anticipate it, but if something needs to be tweaked, she’ll tweak. She doesn’t need permission. Michael asks if there’s anything happy in the box. She says the information on her retirement.
Emily gets to the restaurant first, and sets up the table.
Vicki asks Steve if she can have half a drink. Steve says, no alcohol, but she says she needs to calm down. Steve says he’ll get her something. In her interview, Vicki says she has the best looking nurse, and he’s a drill sergeant. She’s a type-A personality, and wants to be in control, but she’s at his mercy. He gives her a Xanax. She tells him that Shannon is coming. She hasn’t pooped since her surgery, and they might have to help her. 1) I thought the hospital won’t let you leave until you do, and 2) TMI. Steve gives her a glass of wine. She says now she’ll get loopy, since he gave her the Xanax. Cheers to me.
The table is beautiful; almost Below Deck worthy. It’s also sequined up. Emily loves to plan a party; it’s a creative outlet. She says there’s no Cirque du Soleil performers flying around, but she’s proud of what she did. Gina and friends arrive. Sequins are everywhere; in the tablescape, the cake, and on the women. Gina wonders where Tamra is. She assumed Tamra was coming.
Tamra shows up at Vicki’s house wearing glasses, in curlers, house robe, and slippers. She says it’s an old lady party. Gina had told her not to hang out with the geriatrics in Jamaica, so she thought it would be funny to dress up like an old lady and have a tea party. Vicki thinks Tamra looks like her grandma and says she’s darling. Tamra dances around the kitchen. Vicki says she’d laugh, but she can’t. Tamra takes out a casserole, and Vicki is delighted. We see a clip from the reunion where she says she expected a casserole, and didn’t get one. She also brings out a box with an enema in it. Vicki says she doesn’t need it; give to Shannon. Tamra has a matching nightie and support hose for Vicki. She wonders what the other girls are doing. Tamra says she forgot to call, and had said she was going. Bleepity-bleep-bleep-bleep.
At Social, the girls order. Gina calls Tamra. Tamra says she can’t FaceTime, and ignores the call. Gina hopes everything is okay. Vicki says they’ve known Shannon for five years, and she’s not crazy. She has a rainbow, colorful personality. That’s how God made her. Tamra is loving Xanax Vicki. Shannon finally gets there, and Vicki says Kelly called her, wondering where she is. Tamra suggests giving Shannon the enema, but Shannon says she’s good without it. Tamra says it’s a good excuse for a party, and Shannon says they’re not blaming it on her.
Gina tells Emily about Matt’s midnight phone call. In her interview, Emily thinks they’re getting divorced, but aren’t going to stop having phone sex or in person sex.
Tamera thinks the old lady party is more fun than the sequin party. She puts curlers in Shannon’s hair, and Vicki already has some. Tamra says she’s never seen an enema before. Shannon says she hadn’t either, until she did one before Tamra’s baptism. Tamra reminds her that she got it stuck in her butt, and we flash back to that. Vicki tells Steve that she’s lost her friends; they’re doing an enema together. He says, that’s good. Shannon says you just stick it up and squeeze. Shannon comes out of the bathroom dying laughing. Tamra says it won’t stop. Steve says he’s not cleaning that up.
Emily says they’ve never been to a Simpson party. Kelly gets confused, since Simpson is Emily’s last name, but she thinks Emily means The Simpsons. Emily says her mother-in-law is a huge part of her life, and she hopes her mom can come. She wants to do a femme fatale party. Sexy women owning it.
Vicki thanks everyone, and thanks Jesus for friendships. In Vicki’s interview, she says the three of them are the epitome of forgiveness compassion, and true forgiveness. Tamra says they love and hate each other, but at the end of the day, they’re best friends. Kelly calls Tamra, who finally answers, but not on FaceTime. She says she’s at Vicki’s, and Kelly says she thought Tamra was coming to Gina’s birthday party. Tamra says she totally forgot, and Gina says she’s an oversight. Tamra calls herself an a-hole, and says, sorry. Emily says, wow, and Gina says, it’s okay. There are more birthdays to come. Gina thinks they must be playing bridge, and Emily says her grandma plays bridge and drinks martinis. Shannon gets pissed that they’re making fun of them. Tamra says, when you get to a certain age, sequins and nightclubs don’t matter anymore. Gina says she doesn’t care, and Emily tells them to go play bridge. In her interview, Gina says it’s a slap in the face. Tamra says, let them be rude. She’s glad she didn’t go. The old lady party rules. Emily is irritated, but she’s not letting it mess her up. She’s having a party, and it’s going to be fun.
Tamra relays what happened at the lunch, and tells Shannon that Emily claimed she saw similarities between Shannon and her mentally ill mother. Vicki says Shannon isn’t mentally ill; she’s emotionally ill. Shannon says Emily threatened to kill Kelly twice. In her interview, Shannon says Emily is an attorney, and that’s unethical. Emily doesn’t even know her.
Next time, the finale – Emily’s mom visits, Gina tells Tamra that Shannon is lying, and Shannon thinks Emily and Gina are sh*t stirrers.
🍹 Vanderpump Rules will be back on Monday, December 3rd, at 9 pm.
🍝 I Can’t Help It…
I really do feel sorry for not-so-juicy Joe. I think the court is making an example of him. It’s not like he just dropped in from the sky. Both he and Teresa are kind of obnoxious, yet endearing in some weird way. Like those relatives you love from a distance, and have to invite to Thanksgiving. And it’s fun. Until it’s not.
👏 Made It…
For those who worked today.
What I Watched - TV With Theresa 