What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Brook tells Chase, she’s been thinking, and he says he’s been thinking too. Now he’s thinking they should go somewhere and talk about what they’re thinking. She says she was about to suggest the same thing; let’s go. Linc walks in, and says, not without him. He has something to say too. And it won’t wait. She says, look who escaped from the me-too movement. He says, that’s water under the bridge, and she says, too bad he didn’t drown in it. Chase says, he remembers Linc. He’s Brook’s sleazy ex music producer. What does he want? Brook says, who cares? He doesn’t have a hold over her, so buh-bye. Chase says, Linc heard her; beat it. Linc says, not just yet. He may not be Brook’s music producer, but they still have unfinished business.

Curtis knocks on Portia’s office door, and says, penny for her thoughts. She throws her arms around him, and says she’s so glad he’s here.

TJ and Molly sit down in a restaurant/bar, and TJ says, now they wait for Mr. Purdy. She says, pretty impressive detective work, using that receipt in the clarinet case to hunt down the music shop and the owner. He says, Marshall was particular about his instruments; it makes sense that this repair shop was his go-to. She says, which means, Marshall spends a lot of time in Brooklyn, and maybe has a place here. TJ says, Mr. Purdy seemed tight-lipped when he spoke to him on the phone. He wouldn’t even let TJ come by; he kept saying the store was closed until TJ promised to buy him dinner. Hopefully, he actually shows up and gives them information about Marshall.

Brando looks at Sonny’s car and whistles, saying, it’s a beauty. What kind of trouble is it giving him? Sonny says, first of all, he apologizes for pulling Brando out of dinner. He didn’t know Brando was having dinner with Sasha and Gladys. Brando says, they understood. Besides, Sasha will bring something home for him. Sonny says, he knows, but family is important, and Brando says, Sonny is family too.

Gladys says, the pills are what Sasha wants, according to that vulture. It’s the real reason she agreed to give back the memory card. Sasha says she doesn’t know what Gladys is talking about. She’s saying she got those from the paparazzo? Gladys says she did, in exchange for the memory card she took out of his camera the night of the accident. Sasha says she doesn’t understand… and Gladys says, drop the act. She knows the truth. Sasha is back on drugs.

Chase asks what business Linc could possibly have with Brook, and Brook says, none. Linc is all talk and smarm. Linc says he seems to remember when Brook liked a little smarm, but she says, he remembers wrong. She never liked his attention. He was gross then, and he’s gross now. Chase says it’s time for Linc to go, and Linc says, is this the boyfriend? Brook says, yes, and he’s a cop. Does Linc really want to press his luck? Linc says he thought Chase was a singer. He has a pretty good voice. Chase says he doesn’t care what Linc thinks about his voice, and Linc says, he recognizes that song; it’s a good tune. He knew it when she cut the demo. He just can’t wait to give it the production it deserves. Brook says, dream on. She’ll never work with him again. He says, she may never sing with him again, but he owns her songs. They belong to him.

Sasha reaches for the pills, but Gladys snatches them first. Sasha says, she’s not on drugs again, and Gladys says, Sasha just can’t keep her hands off them? She wasn’t born yesterday. Sasha says, she’s the Face of Deception. People could jump to the wrong conclusion if they saw them. Gladys says, admitting she had a problem wouldn’t be wrong, and Sasha says she can’t believe Gladys is doing this now. She’s the one who’s always worried about Deception’s stock. Doesn’t she think this could be bad publicity? Gladys says, Sasha’s health is more important than her image. She’s not talking to the Face now; she’s talking to her daughter-in-law. Sasha says she’s not talking about this at all, and gets up. Gladys says, if Sasha won’t talk to her, she’ll just have to go straight to Brando.

Brando opens the hood of Sonny’s car and says, he can see why this baby is one of Sonny’s favorites. They do not make cars like this anymore. Nowadays, they’re computerized. Sonny says, refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, you name it, and Brando says he’s so glad he learned about cars without all those microchips and diagnostics on a tablet. It’s not as much fun as getting under the hood and rooting around, finding out what’s wrong. Sonny asks if Brando has always loved cars, and Brando says, ever since he was a kid. Did he ever tell Sonny that Mike was the first one to teach him about engines? Sonny says, he didn’t know his dad liked cars. He thought the only thing Mike was into was the ponies. Brando says, Mike was definitely into those, but he knew how to keep a car running. Basic automotive maintenance, but it was enough to get him started on his love for cars; pretty much anything with an engine. Sonny says he would have loved to work on cars with his dad when he was young, and Brando says, sorry he brought it up. Sonny says, no. At least Brando has the time they shared instead of him. Sometimes fathers and sons just don’t connect.

TJ tells Molly, he’ll leave a tip, but they’re getting out of here. He dragged her to Brooklyn, the least they can do is enjoy a fine dining establishment. She says she’s liking Brooklyn, when a man approaches, and says, TJ Ashford? TJ says, yes, sir. This is his life partner Molly, and he’s Mr. Purdy? Purdy shakes TJ’s hand, and says, in the flesh. Molly thanks him for coming, and asks him to join them. Purdy sits, and asks if dinner is still on TJ. TJ says, you bet, and Purdy says, even though he can’t help TJ? As he told TJ on the phone, what TJ told him ain’t ringing any bells. TJ says, that’s why he wanted to meet Purdy in person. He’s hoping Purdy remembers this. He puts Marshall’s clarinet case on the table, and opens it. Purdy says, he remembers this clarinet, and takes out a piece. He says, the bridge key was stuck. He fixed it right up. TJ asks if he can get in touch with the owner, but Purdy says, nope. He doesn’t know the guy. He calls over to Carmen behind the bar, and says, a meatloaf special and coffee. She knows how he takes it.

Curtis asks Portia, what’s wrong? What happened? She says, Trina got the report back from the PCU Title IX coordinator. He says, was it bad? and she starts to cry. He shuts the door, and she says, it looks like they have another fight on their hands. Joss and Cam’s statement saying they didn’t believe Trina was behind the video, made absolutely no difference. The report is citing circumstantial evidence against Trina, and he knows exactly what that means. She’s so worried. He takes her hands, and says, the fight is not over. They will get Trina through it. She says she’s so glad he’s here; he came at just the right time. Why is he here anyway? He said, she told him that she was probably going to stop by here on the way home, and he knew she’d probably get caught up in something. He needs to talk to her. She says, what about? and he says, to tell her he’s leaving. She asks what he means, and he says, actually, he decided to go find his father, but he can’t leave her and Trina in light of this Title IX report. She says, he’s so thoughtful and supportive, and he says, if there’s a challenge this family has, he’s in it with her. She says, and she’s grateful to him for that, but there must have been something that motivated him to decide to look for Marshall. He was pretty ambivalent about that. What’s going on? Did Marshall contact him? He says, no, and she says, Stella gave him some information about Marshall, didn’t she? What was it? He says, turns out, Marshall’s not the only one who’s been lying to him.

Brando says he has another car on the lift in the garage, so he’ll see what he can do with Sonny’s car out here. It might take a little time. He hopes Sonny doesn’t mind hanging out for a while. Sonny says he’s got time, and Brando asks, what’s been going on? Sonny says, he knows old cars have issues, but it’s the starter or the wiring, and Brando asks when Sonny first started noticing a problem. Sonny says, a couple days ago. Then today, it started misfiring. Avery got all frantic because she was going to be late for her dance performance at the school fair. Brando asks if she made it, and Sonny laughs, saying, Avery was so cute. She knew her dance moves and everything. Then Olivia and Ned showed up; their son Leo had a performance. Brando says, it must have been something. He’s sorry he missed it. It’s important to have family cheering you on. Sonny says, then Michael and Willow showed up, and Brando asks, how was that? Sonny mentioned he and Michael were having some trouble before. Is it still rough between them? Sonny tells him, you could say that.

Brook asks what Linc is talking about. He doesn’t own her music. He so much as whistles her songs, and she’ll sue him for everything he’s worth. Linc says he remembers loving that song when she cut the demo. He knew it needed work and production flair, but he let her do it the way she wanted, because he knew he was the one who would take it over the top. Brook says, he would have turned it into an electro-pop nightmare, which thank God didn’t happen, because he no longer owns any rights to her music. Linc tells her to check her old contract. Anything she wrote while he was her producer belongs to him. She says, that can’t be true. He doesn’t even make any sense. What would he want with a song from years ago that never even made it off the demo? Linc says, don’t be so modest. He can give credit where credit is due. A few of her songs are quite good. He’s been shopping them around to some mean talent. There’s been some interest, and he’s supposed to make her some deals. She says, really? Who? He says, sign with him, and she’ll find out.

From behind the wheel, Sonny says, see how it skips like that? and Brando asks Sonny to change places with him. As they switch, Brando says he’s sorry Sonny and Michael aren’t getting along, and Sonny says, it is what it is. Michael knows where to find him if he wants to apologize. Brando says, the wires are intact and the starter’s fine. It’s been idling rough? Slow acceleration? Sonny says he’s filling it up a lot more, and Brando says, sounds about right. It’s been misfiring… He thinks it’s… Sonny says, spark plugs, and laughs. Brando says, A-plus. What did Sonny need him for? So is Sonny ready to get his hands dirty? Sonny says, it won’t be the first time.

Gladys and Sasha go into Sasha’s office, and Sasha says, she appreciates the discretion, but this whole situation is insane. What did that Felty guy say to her? Gladys says, he told her that they reached an agreement; the memory card for a fresh supply of uppers. Sasha says, that’s not true. Her history of drug use is no secret, and he is using it. He imagined she’d jump at the opportunity of pills to convince her to return his memory card, but he was wrong. She never agreed to a trade. Gladys says, then why give back the memory card at all? and Sasha says, because it’s his rightful property. Gladys is the one who stole it in the first place; Sasha was protecting her. Gladys says, really? Because Sasha seemed pretty relieved that she’d taken it. Sasha says, because she didn’t want Felty to profit from harassing her; to use photos of her in an unguarded moment as clickbait or to sell papers. Gladys saw how aggressive he was. Sasha can’t believe Gladys would take that jerk’s word over hers. Gladys tells her, stop with the act. She saw the photos from the memory card – all of them.

Portia tells Curtis that she’s having a hard time wrapping her head around this. So Stella’s been sitting on the truth the whole time. She’s known Marshall was alive. He says, Stella and his mother. Marshall and his mother thought it was best if they believed Marshall was dead. She asks, why? and he says, Stella wouldn’t say. She told him it wasn’t her place. Portia says she’s sorry. This must be so upsetting and hurtful. She thinks Stella was probably only doing what she thought was best. He says he can’t believe Stella would lie to him, and Portia says she thinks Stella and his mom were probably trying to protect him from something painful that he was too young to understand. Then when his mother fell ill, Stella probably felt he’d been through enough. He says, what about when he got older? and she says, Stella probably thought by then it was too late to set things right. Never dreaming Marshall would come back in his life. The grieving had been done, so why not leave it at that? Or maybe she wanted to convince herself it was kinder to do so. He says, maybe, and she says, hasn’t he let something he regretted go on for so long, he didn’t know where to begin to make things right? He asks if she’s saying he’s doing it with Marshall, and she says, in his case, she’s saying it’s not too late. He says, Aunt Stella told him that he should ask Marshall the truth, which is all he’s ever done. But maybe now that he knows Marshall more, he’ll open up more. She says, he should go find Marshall, but he says he can’t leave her and Trina with the whole Title IX thing. She tells him, the hearing isn’t for another ten days; go find Marshall, then come back home. He says he doesn’t even know where to get started, when Jordan knocks at the door. She says she’s if she’s interrupting, and Portia asks, what brings her by? Jordan says she was checking on the status of an officer, but she’s glad to run into Curtis. Has he spoken to TJ? Curtis says, about what? and Jordan says, he and Molly went to Brooklyn. They think Marshall might be there.  

Purdy says, Molly and TJ aren’t eating? and TJ says, not until they get some answers. Purdy says he’s already told them all he can. He doesn’t know the guy they’re looking for. Molly says, but he recognizes the clarinet? and Purdy says, he knows instruments, not people. He’s got a lot of customers. TJ says, it’s very important they find this man. He’s not in any trouble. Molly says, his name is Marshall Ashford, but TJ says, he could be using another name. Purdy says, they’re not sure about the man’s name? and TJ says, his grandfather uses several stage names. Purdy says, the guy who owns the clarinet doesn’t have a family, and Molly says, the guy Purdy claims not to know? TJ says, his grandfather has fallen out of touch with his family. It’s very important they find him. Please. Marshall has always bene a loner, and just reconnected with their family. He left after they had a disagreement. All they want him to know is that his family wants him home. Please, will he help them?   

Chase says, Brook’s not buying what this guy’s selling, is she? She said herself, he’s all talk. Linc says, believe him, he’s not, but he’ll be the one busy raking in the money. Brook says, on her songs, and Linc says, maybe if they work together, they can come up with some arrangement. Chase says, not going to happen, and tells Brook, let’s go. She says, she’s so out of here, and tells Linc, just for the record, nothing could ever entice her to work with him again. Linc says, why hold a grudge when they both stand to gain from moving on? He admits it; he underestimated her talent. He should have recognized her potential as a songwriter. Come to his room, and they’ll explore more of that potential. Chase tells him to watch himself, but Linc says he was just picking up what Brook is putting out there. Chase says, the hell he was, and moves forward, but Brook steps in and punches Linc in the face.

TJ asks where Purdy supposes his grandfather might be if he was in Brooklyn, and Purdy says, Brooklyn is a pretty big borough. How did TJ wind up with this clarinet anyway? TJ says, his grandfather wanted him to have it. He also left this note. TJ shows the note to Purdy, who says, he never thought he’d see the day when Marshall would give up his licorice stick. TJ says, so Purdy admits he knows Marshall, and Purdy says, he goes by Marshall Parker in these parts. If he gave it to TJ, TJ must be pretty special to him. TJ says, so he’ll help them? and Molly says, it would mean the world to their family. Purdy says he hasn’t seen Marshall in a while, but he’ll ask around about him. Molly thanks him, and TJ gives Purdy his card, saying, his personal number is on the back; either he or Marshall can call him. Purdy says, so TJ is a doctor. He should have ordered dessert. TJ says, he still can, and Purdy says he’s not making any promises. He’ll deliver TJ’s message, but whether Marshall wants to get in touch is up to him. He yells to Carmen, one cherry pie to go.

Gladys says she saw the photos. She saw Sasha on the ground, on her hands and knees, picking up pills. Which is why Sasha got upset and tore out of the MetroCourt like that after being busted by that paparazzo. And it’s why Sasha was relieved when Gladys told her that she had the memory card. Sasha says she was grateful for how Gladys stepped up to protect her, and Gladys says, of course (🍷) she would. But she’s been wondering about this since she discovered the pictures. She has to ask. Was Sasha high when she hit Harmony? When she got behind the wheel of the car, was she hopped up on pills? Sasha says, absolutely not. She gets teary, and says, she admits she’s not proud of this, but she did need a little help getting through the stress of the IPO, and everything after Liam’s death. She felt eyes on her 24/7… pitying her… watching over her… waiting for her to crack. Judging her because she didn’t crack. She wanted to crawl into a hole, but at the same time being alone with her thoughts and feelings was terrifying. She had to keep moving. She had to push through the pain, and needed help to do it. Gladys says she gets it, but Sasha had the pills in her hand when she jumped behind the wheel of the car. Sasha says, pills she dropped. She didn’t take anything; she swears. She swears on her son. Gladys has to believe her. Gladys says she does, and hugs Sasha. She asks if Sasha’s pills were prescribed by a doctor, and Sasha shakes her head. Gladys says, Brando needs to know, but Sasha says, Brando has been through enough. Gladys says, he’ll want to help, and Sasha says she’s done with the drugs. It’s not an issue for her. Felty said he’d delete the incriminating photos of her, and just wanted his memory card back. Gladys says, they’re deleted; she made sure of that. Sasha says, thank God. Crisis averted. It’s over. Telling Brando now will only make him worry for no reason. Why won’t Gladys believe her? Gladys says, because she knows firsthand addiction doesn’t work like that.

Linc says, that’s some right hook, and Brook asks if he wants to meet the left one. He says, no; he got the message. She’s a tough negotiator. She says, she’s not negotiating; not now, not ever. Get out of her face. He says he likes it rough, but only to a point, and Chase suggests he leave now. Linc tells Brook, call him when she cools off. He leaves, and Chase asks why she did that. She says she deserves to be dumped, but he says, he’s not arguing with her; he wanted to punch Linc himself, but she beat him to it. She says, Linc’s her problem; she’ll handle it. He says, she doesn’t get it. He was looking forward to wiping the smirk off Linc’s face. She should have let him do it. She says, chivalry noted. As gratifying as it would have been to watch him punch Linc, but he would have gotten in trouble again for defending her honor. He’s almost off suspension. There’s no way in hell she’ll let blow it on her account.

TJ tells Molly, he knows Marshall tends to take off when things get difficult, but he’s hopeful that Marshall will still want to talk to him. Molly says, when Marshall sees the effort TJ put into this, how could he not? TJ’s phone rings, and it’s Curtis, who says, he hears TJ is in Brooklyn. Does he want company?

Sonny asks if this is how his dad taught Brando. It seems he’s getting a lesson after all. Sonny appreciates this. What they’re doing is family time; fathers passing down to sons. Brando says, that’s the way it was supposed to happen, and Sonny says he’s sorry. He believes one day Brando is going to have the same experience with his son, or maybe even a daughter. They laugh, and Brando asks when Sonny got so enlightened. He means it. He thinks Sonny and Michael are going to patch things up. Sonny says he doesn’t think so this time, and Brando says, that bad? Sonny says, Michael isn’t just angry. Michael is actively trying to take him down.

TJ says he thought Curtis might be angry at him for taking this on, but Curtis says he’s never been angry with TJ. They just didn’t see eye to eye on Marshall. TJ says, Curtis was determined not to go after Marshall; what changed his mind? Curtis says he didn’t want to see Marshall walk out of their lives again, and no matter how difficult it may be, it’s worth it. TJ says, he and Molly just met with someone who knows Marshall, but they haven’t had contact yet, and Curtis says he’s on his way.

Brando says, start her up, and Sonny says, purrs like a kitten. They laugh, and Sonny says, that was fun. Brando says, for him too. He knows he keeps bringing this up, but Michael is a pretty forgiving guy; he’ll come around. Sonny says, Michael is forgiving up to point. You push him, he’s relentless. Brando is surprised, and Sonny says, he’s not like his mother. He supposes a little bit of him. Brando says he’s still hoping for a reconciliation, and Sonny says, don’t worry about it; he’ll be all right. Brando says, he’s more hoping for Michael’s sake than Sonny’s. He shared how Mike was a big influence when he was growing up, but Sonny’s influence was just as meaningful. When Brando got to Port Charles, he didn’t know if he was going to stay; who or what he wanted to be. Now he has the garage, a beautiful wife, his mother is back in his life, and he has an extended family, all because of Sonny’s guidance and generosity. Brando wouldn’t be who he is without Sonny in his life, and it would be a shame if Michael didn’t have Sonny in his life.

Gladys says she’s not trying to shame Sasha; she’s trying to help her. And Brando. Has Sasha forgotten Brando’s history with addiction? Gladys worries that if Brando sees Sasha doing drugs, he might fall off the wagon too. Sasha says she’d never hurt Brando in a million years, and Gladys says she knows Sasha wouldn’t want to, but if she’s going to try and go this alone, making bad choices, she won’t be able to help it. Sasha promises she won’t, but Gladys says, Sasha can let Brando in; tell him what she’s going through. He will understand. Sasha says, Brando is the kindest most loving man she’s ever known. That’s why she doesn’t want to burden him further. Gladys says, it’s not a burden. Her son loves Sasha, and Sasha says, and she loves him, so much. She knows Brando. He’s so protective and so quick to take on other people’s problems. He’ll feel responsible for her. Brando is being strong, but she knows he’s hurting too. He needs to heal, and he won’t if he’s worrying about her relapsing. She promises she won’t. Gladys asks how Sasha knows that, and Sasha says, because Felty snapping those photos of her, scrabbling around on the ground like some pathetic junkie was a wake-up call. She realized just how much she has to lose. Not just Deception, but her future with Brando. She can’t let him down, or herself. Gladys says, and Sasha thinks she’s strong enough to get through this on her own, and Sasha says she knows she is. What more can she do to convince Gladys? Name it, and she’ll do it.

Chase says, Brook is right. As satisfying as it would have been to punch Linc into the middle of next week, he’d be jeopardizing his return to active duty. Thanks for having my back, slugger. She says she can’t believe that creep is back in her life, and he asks if Linc was telling the truth about owning her songs. She says she’s ashamed to say it, but he might be. She was an idiot when she signed that contract. She had stars in her eyes, and just signed on the dotted line. She didn’t read the fine print, let alone take it to a lawyer. So if Linc still owns her music, it’s on her. He tells her, it’s not her fault Linc took advantage because she was ambitious, The way Linc was talking to her, did he do that when he was her producer? She says, the sexual harassment was pretty much non-stop, and he says, the bastard. He’s glad she cut ties with him. She says, at a price. Why is it every time she thinks her life is back on track? He says he knows she’s upset, and she says, her hand hurts. He takes her hand, and says, let him help her.

On the phone, Jordan says she’s checking Officer I-Missed-It’s status. She’ll be back soon. She goes into Portia’s office, and seeing Curtis and Portia kissing, she slips back out. Portia tells Curtis, that’s such good news about TJ and Molly. Find Marshall and then come back home. He says, no matter what happens, he’ll be back in time for Trina’s Title IX decision. She says she loves him, and he says he loves her more. She walks him out, and he says he’ll call when he gets to Brooklyn. Jordan is texting in the hallway, and Curtis asks Portia to tell Trina to keep her shoulders back and her head up. He thanks Jordan for letting him know, and she tells him, good luck. He leaves, and Jordan says, he’s very protective of Portia and Trina. Portia says, Jordan should know, and Jordan says she’s not surprised. She’s happy for him. Curtis finally has the family he yearned for as a child.

As they eat cherry pie, TJ tells Molly, there’s two things he’s happy about; making the call on the pie, and receiving the call from his Uncle Curtis. Does she see what he did there? He’s glad his Uncle Curtis is coming. She says, it’s always good to have an ex-P.I. along on a search, but she’s got to say, for two amateurs, they did pretty good. He says, they made it this far. It was awesome, but he welcomes his uncle’s expertise. She says, there is something poetic about him and his uncle working together to reclaim their family, and he says, it feels right. Unfortunately, even if they find his grandfather, they still have to convince him to come back to Port Charles. Maybe his uncle can help with that. She asks what they do in the meantime, and he says he promised her a fine dining experience. What if afterwards, they go to that jazz bar they saw around the block? She says, sounds good. She can stay up all night if she wants to; she’s on vacation. He says, wouldn’t it be great if they ran into Marshall playing in a club? when Marshall walks in.

Brook says, if Chase wants to help her, find an ice pack. He says, whatever she needs, and she says she’s not helpless. He says, helpless is not the word that springs to mind when he thinks about her, but she’s not alone either. She says, he’s right about the contract. She has to call her lawyers; have them go over the wording. She’s got to find a way out of this. Her music is her heart, and she can’t let Linc have those songs. She won’t let Linc get the best of her again. She lets go of Chase’s hand.

Sonny says, this is great. How much does he owe Brando? Brando asks if he’s kidding. Absolutely nothing. It’s time for him to do something for Sonny for a change. Sonny says, Brando doesn’t owe him anything, and Brando says, the talk they had the other day about how he could help Sasha? That’s payment. Sonny asks, how’s she doing? and Brando says, he’s still worried, but thanks to Sonny, he believes he can be there for her, and do what’s right. He just needed that confidence boost, and Sonny gave him that. He feels sorry for Michael. He hopes Michael realizes how lucky he is to have a father like Sonny. They see a car pulling up, and Sasha comes into the garage with Gladys. Sasha asks if Brando got it running, and hugs him. Brando says, he and Sonny got it running. What is she doing here? Gladys says, Sasha has something to tell him. He says, what is it? and Sasha says, Gladys is moving in with them.

Tomorrow, TJ wonders if they came all this way for nothing; Epiphany thinks it’s time to give it another shot; Carly says she’ll never be over what Nina did; and Nina says, she’s sure she and Sonny can think of something.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Two days after the break-in. PK informs Dorit that he met with a detective today, and the DA wants to prosecute the home invaders to fullest extent of the law. PK wants her to know they have the full weight of the LAPD behind them. Dorit says, she thinks it’s important let have investigation, but the kids… PK shuts the door, and says, it’s the maddest thing. There are security guards all around, but the kids don’t even ask what they’re doing; they just carry on. It’s amazing the way they… Dorit says, acclimate? In Dorit’s interview, she says, her father was a paratrooper in the Israeli Army, and taught them that if they stay calm, they can get through anything. Then she tells a story about a bee that isn’t really worth retelling. Dorit replays the guy screaming at her, who else is in the f***ing house? Don’t f***ing lie or I’ll kill you. PK says he’s so proud of how she handled it. She’s so tough; tougher than he is. Dorit says she wants to go out, and laugh and smile. PK says, it was sweet of LisaR to offer to cancel Harry’s party, and we flash back to PK telling her that, in his religion, you never cancel a happy occasion for a sad one. He says, they need to go forward. If they don’t the invaders win.  

LisaR meets Kyle for lunch, and informs her that Halloween Part 4,000,002 is the number one movie in the country. It’s a huge deal. Kyle tells LisaR that the director said she’d be in the next one, and they clink glasses.

Sutton and Crystal go to Lady M Cakes to indulge in a slice of pancake cake, which is actually made with crepes. They clink forks, and Crystal asks if Sutton and Erika are good. Sutton says, they’re best friends, and braid each other’s hair.

Kyle says Erika seems to be doing well, and LisaR says, at least headlines aren’t happening every day. Kyle asks how LisaR and Sutton are doing, and LisaR says she wasn’t amused about Sutton bringing up the charity thing on Watch What Happens Live. We see the clip where Sutton says she got LisaR and Harry’s tickets to some Elton John charity event, and never got a thank you.  

Sutton tells Crystal that she thinks it was a miscommunication, and LisaR didn’t know. She doesn’t want any ill will, and it got turned into a landslide.

LisaR tells Kyle that she and Harry have been going as a guest of Elton’s for years. Whatever Sutton is doing, she has to stop. In LisaR’s interview, she says, Sutton talks about reputation and character, but she made Harry look bad. It’s one thing to involve her, but involving her husband? Sutton f***ed with the wrong one. Kyle says she’s bringing popcorn to Harry’s party, and LisaR says, Sutton should have kept her f***ing mouth shut.  

Everyone gets ready for Harry’s birthday dinner, and Harry asks if this is a happy one. LisaR tells him, he’s alive, isn’t he? We find out new Wife Diana is coming. She was married to a banker PK knows, and had a baby a year ago at age 47. Mazel tov! LisaR and Harry go to the venue early to do place settings. LisaR wants Sutton at end, because she’s just that childish. In LisaR’s interview, she says, tonight is Harry’s birthday, and she doesn’t want Sutton bringing up the charity thing. It’s about Harry tonight. In the limo, PK says how proud he is of Dorit. He’s surprised she’s ready to go out. She says, all the women being at the house the next morning helped. Kyle and Mauricio are riding with them, and Kyle asks if Sutton texted. Dorit says she did, but they’re not really friends, so she didn’t expect Sutton to race over. Kyle points out an Instagram post Sutton made, and how insensitive it was for her to post something happy. When they talked about what happened, Sutton said she’d been putting out her own fires because some designer of hers was having a problem getting into the country. She said she was sorry she didn’t have a gun to her head. PK wishes Kyle hadn’t told him that. Me too. I always forget how much I can’t stand these women until one of them opens their mouth.

Harry tells Erika, now that Tom is out of the picture, he’s the oldest in the group. Erika says, he’s also the wisest. They find out the entrée is spaghetti Bolognese (one of Harry’s specialties), and Garcelle says she’s afraid of spaghetti sauce now. In Sutton’s interview, she says she wants to apologize on the spot, but she’ll see where things lead. It’s a big birthday for Harry, and she doesn’t want to cause problems. She tells Garcelle that she feels small-breasted in this crowd, and wonders who to stand near.

Diana comes in, and Crystal tells Garcelle that she’s a firecracker. Garcelle asks what she needs to know, and Crystal says, she’s with her fiancé Asher. In LisaR’s interview, she says she’s never met anyone like Diana Jenkins. She can’t put her finger on the accent. Is it Zsa Zsa Gabor? Marlena Deitrick? Greta Garbo? Diana’s accent is part of her mystique. I think she sounds like Sophie on Two Broke Girls. In Crystal’s interview, she says, Diana was always the It Girl in Europe, and hangs out with the Hollywood glitterati. She lives a very wealthy life. Diana had said what was cute about Crystal was that she was relatable, and Diana isn’t. That’s Diana. Diana is introduced to everyone, and in Sutton’s interview, she says, Asher is quite dashing. He should be called Dasher. PK tells his table companions that the burglars were amateurs. They weren’t the Pink Panther; it was a smash and grab, mostly purses and watches. Diana says she was with Kim Kardashian in Paris, and left the day before Kim was robbed. She slept with a chair propped against the door, and Kim asked if it was a war thing, but she said, no; it’s a rich people thing. Kyle says Diana is wearing a lot of Cartier, and  Diana lets Kyle try on her Panthère de Cartier rings, which are insanely expensive. Diana says, it’s nouveau riche; when you go from poor to rich, you pile it on. In Erika’s interview, she says, Diana looks like Liberace. LisaR gets up, and says, she’s grateful Harry chose her. She wants to toast him and celebrate him. He’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. Really? She couldn’t do better than that for his 70^th? In her interview, she says, it’s surreal they’ve been together nearly 30 years.

After dinner, the guys sit at another table, drinking and talking. Someone asks what Asher does, and he says, he’s putting out an album. He did Broadway when he was growing up. At the other table, Dorit says, she’s blessed and grateful to be here. She wants to take every opportunity to celebrate. Sutton says, speaking of thankful. She and LisaR had a thing, and she was over-spoken. I gotta say, I’ve never heard anyone use that term before. Sutton says she didn’t mean to hurt LisaR or Harry. She spoke of something in public, when she normally doesn’t, and it was her mistake. LisaR says she appreciates Sutton saying she’s sorry, but Sutton didn’t buy a table at the event. She wants to be clear about that. Sutton canceled at the last minute, and she and Harry had to scramble to get tickets. Sutton asks, who told her that? and LisaR says, Harry’s publicist. Sutton says, they’re lying, and LisaR says, they gave their tickets away because they were at Sutton’s table. She received and email saying Sutton had canceled, and the tickets were sold out. However, if they gave a half-hour interview to IMDb, they could sit at their table. It was embarrassing to the charity. In Sutton’s interview, she says, she’s a very philanthropic person, and that’s not what happened. Garcelle says, Sutton must have a receipt for the table, and LisaR asks if she brought them. Sutton takes the receipt out of her purse, and Diana says, this is classless. LisaR says, don’t do it, but Garcelle says, LisaR is the one who brought it up. Diana tells them to find a different subject, and in Kyle’s interview, she says, LisaR has her own receipt, and does an imitation of Diana saying, put it away, it’s tacky, and LisaR agreeing, and throwing it over her shoulder. I literally lol, which I rarely do while watching these unappreciative ingrates. Again, LisaR says, it’s embarrassing to the charity. Sutton should know better. Sutton says she knows slander, and she didn’t cancel the table. LisaR asks if Sutton is going to sue her, and insists Sutton canceled at the last minute. Garcelle tells Sutton, show it, and in her interview, Sutton reads from the receipt that Harry and LisaR’s tickets were processed, and shows us that it was $11,500. Crystal says, Diana underwrites the event, and in her interview, Kyle says she sees why LisaR invited Diana; she’s both a friend and a character witness. In Diana’s interview, she says she’s been the main sponsor for a long time. Elton and husband David are good friends of hers. Here’s where I’m not sure if I missed something, since it turns out Sutton and LisaR were both there, and sitting at the same table. WTF? In her interview, LisaR says, Sutton thinks too much about herself. She thinks she can one-up LisaR at Harry’s birthday party with her receipt, and their good friend was just held up at gunpoint. If Sutton is worried about a receipt, something is off with her empathy meter.  

At the dude’s table, they discuss the custom of shaking hands, while Kyle says, Sutton and LisaR both had good intensions, and upset each other, but at the end of the day, they supported the charity. She thinks it was a miscommunication. LisaR says, Sutton did apologize, and Sutton says, LisaR knows what it’s like to step in it and she did. Erika asks if she gets an apology, and Sutton says, no. She doesn’t like Erika. Erika says, the feeling is mutual. Sutton can go f*** herself. Sutton says, no, you, shut up, and Erika says, no, you. It’s a tough call, but this might have been the stupidest exchange ever on this show.  

In Garcelle’s interview, she says, it’s obvious Erika isn’t over her beef with Sutton, and we flash back to the Reunion. She says, it’s petty, and it’s too much. Sutton says she’s out, and Garcelle says, her too. She wonders how they can get past it. Some of them are being nasty just to be nasty. LisaR says she can move on, and accepts Sutton’s apology. She’d like to move on, and not make a big deal out of it. Sutton says she adores LisaR, and wouldn’t want to hurt her, but Garcelle thinks that’s going a bit too far. She doesn’t think Sutton adores LisaR, but Sutton insists she does. In Sutton’s interview, she says she likes LisaR and wants her to act right, and she didn’t act right. She and Garcelle sit back down, and Garcelle says, Erika is enjoying herself too much. In Kyle’s interview, she says, it’s the phoniest reconcile she’s ever seen, and Sutton and LisaR hug it out.

We see Diana at home with her son, baby, Asher, and teeny weeny adorable pup Pearl, who’s either a small Pomeranian or a long-haired chihuahua. In Diana’s interview, she says she lives a big life. She travels a lot, and it gets complicated because she wants to take everybody with her. She has a set of houses she moves around in; five/six houses. Not to sound pretentious, but she grew up poor Sarajevo, a communist country. She grew up a tomboy; she was tough and got in fights. Asher says, the baby has Bosnian DNA, and Diana says, when she was young, a gang leader was picking on her brother, and she kicked the sh*t out of him. She thought he might kill her, but she got a reputation, and nobody messed with her. In her interview, she says, when she was 19, war broke out, and her dad was determined to get her out. She left her family behind, and when she got to London, she had no money or passport. She did anything to get anything, and for ten years, it was excruciating; just survival. She met her ex in London. He was one of the top investment bankers in the world, and she went from extreme poverty to extreme wealth. She felt rich with her first $1000, and rich with her first $10K, but realized she hadn’t scratched the surface. Why did she get divorced? Why does anyone get divorced? She wasn’t happy, and wanted to be on her own with her own identity. They had two children; a son who’s 22 and just graduated (I assume college), and a daughter who’s 19, and in England studying horseback riding. She’s hoping to enter the Olympics. Diana was single for five minutes, then met Asher at a Victoria’s Secret party. They kept having fun, and here they are. There’s a 15 year age difference, and she tells us, he’s 33; do the math. He looks older with a beard, but she loathes the beard.

Sutton and Kyle check out Sutton’s store, and Kyle asks what Sutton is planning for her event. Sutton says, her designer Alexis Mabille  was finally allowed to come in from Europe. She’s doing a play on An American in Paris, and calling it, A Parisian in LA. She tells Kyle that she’s a real Francophile, then has to explain that it’s someone who loves France. Kyle asks if everything is okay with Sutton, and Sutton says she’s fine. Kyle says, there’s something that’s been bothering her. When they met at Kyle’s old house after what happened to Dorit, Dorit had a gun held to her head, and Sutton said she’d been putting out her own fires. Sutton says, sorry, she’d had a busy morning, and Kyle says, her reaction was very strange. She said she was sorry she didn’t have a gun held to her head when Dorit’s life had been threatened. Sutton wonders why Kyle would think it was weird. She was working; maybe her brain was there. She doesn’t even remember. Kyle wonders if this is a new Sutton, or a side of Sutton she didn’t know. Sutton seems a little off. In Kyle’s interview, she says she doesn’t know what planet Sutton is on, but she doesn’t think it’s this one. Sutton says, nothing is up, and Kyle says, it seemed like she didn’t give a sh*t. Sutton says, that’s not true. She doesn’t deal well with… Kyle says, emotions? and Sutton says, guns and burglaries. Kyle says, nobody does (now who’s being insensitive?), and Sutton says, her house was broken into when she was 14, and her father shot himself. Is that what Kyle wants? Kyle says, it’s not about Sutton, and now Sutton is doubling down and it’s freaking her out. In her interview, Kyle says, part of her wants to say she knows Sutton isn’t like this, and knows she can be better. The other part says, if someone shows you who they are, believe them. Kyle asks how Sutton can be so insensitive. Is she just wrapped up in her own world or does she not care? Sutton says she’s not seeing it.

Next time, La Quinta, Versace, Crystal is triggered, and Dorit asks if someone is out of their f***ing mind.

❗️ I’m guessing this isn’t popular opinion, but I like Sutton. Granted, she can be self-centered, but I think in this case there are deeper issues. I believe she does not want to think about what happened to Dorit because it’s triggering for her. I have no clue what happened when she was 14, but yeah, her father killed himself with a gun, and we know she has difficulties regarding his suicide. I think she’s put up one big wall here. Surprising/Not surprising is Kyle not grasping this, since she has anxiety issues of her own, but she’s also stupid AF.

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