What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Yep. I missed the very beginning. I was listening though, and the main takeaway points are, Cameron asked if he could testify at Franco’s hearing, and Spinelli has been allowed to listen to the recording of Sam.

Jason and Sam are with Sonny in the kitchen, which seems to be the only room in Sonny’s house now. Jason tells Sonny, Spinelli got access to Peter’s banking records. The same day Shiloh escaped, Peter withdrew $35K. Dev said he was carrying a gym bag at the pier, and it looked like the bag was full of cash. Sonny wonders what the connection between Peter and Shiloh is.

Maxie tells Peter, Nina wanted a deeper connection, and before Sasha knows it, she’s working for Nina, living at Windymere, and they’re bonding like crazy. If she loves Nina, why not come clean? Peter says, she knew how much it would hurt, and Maxie says all the more reason to keep it private instead of being outed by Lulu at the wedding. Sasha was sitting on a timebomb, and knew it. Peter asks if they’re in a position to judge. She knows what he means. She did the same thing to protect Dante and Lulu when she miscarried their child. Peter says, because she loved them, but she says lying about her daughter was the biggest mistake of her life. Like lying to Nina is the biggest mistake in Sasha’s.

Monica tells Franco that she’s sorry. Jason told her how he found out about them from seeing Jason’s picture in the paper. He’d assumed they kept Jason and gave him away. That couldn’t be further from the truth. She’d hoped they’d have time to straighten it out, but then Drew disappeared. He says, still no news? She says, no. How does he feel about that? Franco doesn’t know, but thinks the other guy who’s him seemed like a good guy. Monica says she lost Jason so many times in so many ways, and Franco says Jason is still there. Monica says, there’s a big difference. She’s worked so hard to hang on to the children she has left; she should have focused on what he needed from her, rather than what she could get from him. Franco says he owes her an apology. He was angry, and took it out on her. She doesn’t deserve it. Monica says she’s tough, and so is he. After all, he is a Quartermaine. Okay, that’s better from Monica, but I sure wish she’d focus on what’s for the greater good of everyone.

Elizabeth asks if Camron is sure. She knows he has doubts about how she’s dealing with Franco. Cameron says he doesn’t doubt her love for Franco. Franco told him to look to her for clarity in times of trouble. Scotty says, that’s his kid. Hip, cool, and schmaltzy. He asks if Elizabeth is fine with him putting Cameron on the stand, and she says she is. He says he doesn’t know who’s representing Franco, but they’re going to grill Cameron about his relationship with Franco. Cameron says it won’t be the first time Franco put him in a tough spot. They haven’t always gotten along. They were just starting to when Franco saved his life. Franco looked him in the eyes, and said to tell his mom that he’ll be back. Scotty says, that’s great, and Cameron says he was standing over Franco when the procedure happened, and watched Franco disappear. He was the last one to see Franco.

Kim tells Martin, all they want is another shot at having a life together. They’ve been apart too long. Martin says that it seems like everyone is forcing them to stay apart. Kim says it’s not that she’s not sympathetic to Elizabeth, Franco’s wife, and Martin says Elizabeth doesn’t have much sympathy for Kim. They know the world, and finding peace doesn’t come easy. Before Kim can find what she seeks, they have to make noise – a whole lot of noise. In order to win, he’s going to put Drew in the center ring. There’s going to be a circus of publicity, and when he’s finished, no court will be willing to deny Drew’s true identity.

Jason tells Sonny, when Shiloh called, he made a point of mentioning Peter. Sam says Peter visited Shiloh a few times. He said he was laying the groundwork for a story in The Invader. Sonny says, Peter is always in the proximity of a crime, but never at fault. He’s innocent or it’s bad timing. Jason says, he’s good at covering his tracks. Faison orders Peter to kill him, and instead, he drugs Jason up, and locks him away from his family for five years, so Jason can assassinate his father. Than he turns it around, and makes himself the victim. People believe him because he’s Anna’s son. Sam says, and Maxie’s boyfriend. She believed in his redemption. Jason says he doesn’t care what Peter means to Anna or Maxie if he’s the one who’s framing her.

Spinelli listens to the recording, two guys in suits staying with him. He says, ah-ha… uh-huh… uh-huh… ahh. He puts the headphones on one of the guys, and says, here. The guy says, uh-huh… Spinelli says, and here. The guy says, uh-huh, and Spinelli says, now. The guy says, ah-ha, and they say, ah-ha together. They try to do a high-five, and miss.

Robert asks Jordan how Jason’s mastermind is doing. Jordan says, he’s been in there a while with the tape. They’ll know soon enough. She asks how his interview with the witness went, and he says, Daisy is unhinged. She wouldn’t shut up about what an honor it was for her to give herself to Shiloh. Jordan asks what kind of witness she’ll make, and he laughs, saying, the kind that comes across unreliable. They’ll see how it goes. Jordan asks, what about the nurse? and Robert says he’d rather put Daisy on the stand. His phone rings, and he tells the caller that he knew it was a long shot. He thanks them for calling first. He tells Jordan that he has news he needs to deliver in person, and to keep in touch.

Monica tells Franco that she didn’t want Jason at first; her husband’s love child with another woman. Franco says she had a right to feel that way, and Monica says, she did, but realized it wasn’t Jason’s fault. Then she got to love him as one of her own, and soon, he was like one of her own. It’s how the Quartermaines operate. Franco says, all of them? and she says, there are quite a few who like nitpicking about the stocks and shares, but at the end of the day, family is what matters most. That’s how it was with him. If they had known Drew existed, they would have searched every inch of the earth, and done everything in their power to find him. Even after all this time, it’s good he’s here. She wants him to know that she’s here for him, and he thanks her. He would have reached out if he’d known. In all fairness to him, they have a terrible reputation. She laughs, and says he doesn’t know the half of it. He says if they’d made contact when Alan was alive, maybe it would have played out differently. Monica says, but it didn’t, and here they are now. They can’t regret things they can’t change. There’s been a lot of love that’s come into her life in the strangest ways, and she’s grateful for all of it. Franco says, if things go his way, maybe he’ll stick around and get to know each other better.

Kim wonders if publicity is the right way to go, and Martin says, the ramifications will be precedent setting. The question of identity is in the forefront of our culture; gender, racial, class. Kim says, Drew just wants the right to be himself, and make his own decisions. Martin says, don’t we all? Some will argue against him that Drew was once another person, but that person is gone, erased. Kim says, Drew has no connection to the man Franco was. He says, and Elizabeth won’t accept it? She says she can’t blame Elizabeth. Biologically, Drew is still Franco. He asks if it isn’t fair to say that it’s not even biologically, since it’s no longer Franco’s heart and mind. She says, that’s what Drew believes, but Elizabeth sees it differently. He says Elizabeth thinks she can force him into a procedure where he stands a better chance of being a vegetable than bringing Franco back. Actually, that’s inaccurate. He stands the same chance, and a 50% chance of staying Drew. So, pfft! on Martin being so smart. She says she doesn’t fault Elizabeth for loving her husband, and he says, of course (🍷) she doesn’t. She says, Elizabeth already lost Franco. Should she have to lose Drew again. She’s terrified of what’s going to happen if he’s not able to stop Elizabeth.

Jason says they all know Peter is somehow connected to Shiloh. Sam wonders if they shouldn’t slow down. Maxie’s heart will be broken. Sonny says, it didn’t take Peter long to go after his brother’s widow. Sam is just saying they need conclusive proof. Jason tells her, waiting is going to hurt Maxie worse in the end, and Sam says they can tell Maxie that after they blow her life apart again.

Maxie tells Peter, maybe it’s selfish to say, but she’s proud of them. What they’ve been through, and the work they’ve done to be together. They’ve done good. He thanks her for having faith in him. She makes him want to be worthy of her. She’s glad they did things right. Instead of hiding their insecurities, they were honest. He thinks that’s why they work. They accept each other’s wounds and imperfections – so far. She says, one thing she knows is, she’ll never have to look over her shoulder like Nina. Peter will never betray her like Valentin. He’s not that kind of man. She tells him, don’t look miserable. She just told him how great he is. He says he’s worried she won’t always feel that way, but she says of course (🍷) she will. Just don’t screw it up.

Cameron says Franco came to his rescue. He knew the risks; his memory and his life could all be gone. He was brave. Scotty says that’s the picture they’ll paint. An empty warehouse, the mad scientist, the cult leader in a Nehru jacket, Franco hooked up to a machine. Cameron says he can tell them how terrified he was. He didn’t know if he was going to get hurt or killed. How Shiloh and the scientist drugged him, and he was out of it. Scotty asks if they know that, and Cameron says he doesn’t think so. Scotty tells him, then don’t mention it. It might bring his credibility as a witness into question. Elizabeth says, what if they ask? and Scotty says he’ll cook something up. Cameron says he can make something up, but Scotty says, no. Tell the truth. Paint the picture of Franco as a hero who put his life on the line to save Cameron’s. Cameron says, it sounds dramatic, but it’s what happened. Scotty says he’ll argue that Franco chose to give up his life for Cameron’s, wants to come back, and deserves every opportunity to do that.

Martin tells Kim that they’ll argue that Drew possesses all the attributes of his own emotional life; his memory, and personal intel. Everything except one. Drew isn’t defined by the vessel he’s contained in. His mind and soul embodies him. How’s he doing? Kim says, great. She thinks it’s time he met his client. He needs to know he’s not in this fight alone.

Sam gets a text, and tells Jason that Spinelli needs them to come to the PCPD ASAP. Sonny hopes it’s good news, and Sam says Spinelli will tell them when they get there.

Jordan asks if Spinelli just told Sam to come to the station. Doesn’t he think it’s premature? He asks if she didn’t hear it, and she says she heard, um. He tells her, listen again. She does, and says, uh-huh.

Martin tells Franco that they’re not arguing who he is biologically, but who he wants to be. They’ll insist on a psychological evaluation. Kim asks, to prove his competency? but Martin says, no. To prove he’s sentient; that he’s his own man. Franco says, if  they can find a shrink. They say nothing, and he says, it’s a joke. They’re in a mental institution. Martin says it’s good he has a sense of humor. They can use it. He warns Franco, if he’s pretending in any way… Kim says, of course (🍷) not, and Franco says he wouldn’t do that. Martin says, Franco is no more. Elizabeth has no claim on him, and they’re willing to fight to prove it. Franco says he’s never been afraid of a fight, and Martin says, good. Martin tells Kim to pull together all of Drew’s commendations, his ribbons and medals. They’ll remind the judge that Drew was willing to risk his life for his country. Kim asks Franco what he thinks, and he says, it’s time to get the ball rolling. Kim says she told him that she’d find someone to fight for him. Martin asks if Franco knows of any potential witnesses that could describe what it means to lose him. Is there anyone he can think of. Franco says, there is one person, but he’s not sure he can convince them to take the stand. Martin says, don’t worry. Just point him in the right direction, and he’ll take care of the rest. He leaves.

Robert tells Monica that the plane was indicated as going down in bad weather. The pilots were scrambling before they lost control. The search didn’t turn up any survivors. Monica says, so that’s it then, and he says he’s afraid so. In a couple of hours, Drew is going to officially be declared dead in absentia. Through her tears, Monica thanks him for coming himself. It was thoughtful. Robert is sorry for her loss. If it’s any consolation, the Navy held Drew in high esteem. He was quite remarkable.

Jason goes into Kelly’s, and Maxie asks how Sam is. Jason says, good. There’s some new evidence that should clear her any time now. Peter says he must be relieved, and Jason says he is. Thank God Peter was there to get Dev and Wiley to the hospital. Peter says, right place, right time, and Jason says, lucky. Dev said he was going to work out, but Jason didn’t know there were any gyms by the pier. Peter is puzzled, and Maxie says, his gym bag. Peter wasn’t going to the gym. It’s not like Jason never walked around with a bag of money. Jason asks why Peter would be on the docks with a bag of money.

Sam asks Jordan how long she should expect to stay, Jordan says, Spinelli couldn’t completely debunk the tape, but he attempted authentication. Sam says Spinelli was trying to prove her guilt? Jordan says, he couldn’t do that either. Spinelli says, when listening, particular attention was paid to a frequency known as a room hum. When someone is splicing a tape, they pay the most attention to a middle frequency. He couldn’t identify a precise frequency. (He said a lot more words than that, but that’s the gist.) Jordan says, it was inconclusive. Both sides agree that they can neither confirm or deny that that the tape is authentic. Sam says, and that means…? Jordan says she called Robert, and all of the charges have been dropped. Sam’s free to go. Sam hugs Spinelli, and calls him a genius. He says it’s his great pleasure.

Kim says Drew’s true self, his embodiment and soul differentiate from the body he lives in. Franco says they just have to convince a judge. She says, that’s Martin’s job, and he’s good at it. Franco says he has to be honest. They’ve got a real fight ahead of them. He’s worried about the strain on Kim, but she says she can handle it. After Oscar died, she didn’t think ever breathe again. Then he came back and found her. Franco says, now she can breathe? Kim says, even better now. She can hope.

Elizabeth thanks Scotty for letting Cameron be a witness. Scotty says Elizabeth is allowing Cameron to testify. He’s just the shark lawyer using every trick he knows. Elizabeth says he’s a good man, and he says, don’t tell anyone. She says, who’d believe her? She thinks it’s good for Cameron. It will empower him. Scotty says he still needs something else to go in with. Elizabeth says that’s why she wanted to speak to him privately. She has something else. Kim. Scotty tells her to sit; he’s all ears. What does she have on Kim? Elizabeth says, it’s nothing like that. A while back. Kim had a conversation with Drew after Oscar died. She asked Drew if he’d have another child with her. She’s convinced Franco is Drew, and is desperately seeking a connection to Oscar. Elizabeth feels for her. She remembers what it felt like when she lost Jake. She remembers the pain, but she’s not giving her husband to Kim as a consolation prize. Hey, this brings up another good point. Someone should tell Kim that if she has another baby with “Drew,” it’s still going to have Franco’s DNA.

Maxie tells Jason, the money was for a down payment on an apartment. Jason says, in cash? and she says, it’s not uncommon. It’s not, and Jason should know that. She asks if this is a low key interrogation, and Jason says he’s just curious. She says he’s never just curious, or makes conversation. Peter says Jason is entitled to be suspicious. There’s nothing more to tell. Jason asks if he got the apartment, and Peter says, no. He gave a ride to Dev and Wiley, and by the time he was finished, the opportunity had slipped away. Another oh geez. You mean to tell me that Peter doesn’t know Jason is savvy enough to be able to fact check that?

Sonny sees Robert at the hospital, and asks for a favor. Robert asks if Sonny wants him to deep bury evidence, or look the other way? Sonny asks him to get word to Dante that he has a new sister. He thinks Dante would like her. Robert says, that, he’ll gladly do.

Martin approaches Monica, and tells her that he’s representing Drew. She says she thought Alexis was handling Drew’s estate. She guesses he means Franco, but he says, no. The man formerly known as Franco (like he’s a Prince symbol), who now identifies as Drew. Monica asks what she can do for him. He starts pontificating, and she says as a doctor, she values brevity and conciseness. He says he’ll be as concise as he can. If he loses the case, there’s nothing standing between Drew and the procedure that may leave him a vegetable. She says she’s aware of the risks, and he says she can sit back and see how it plays out, or fight for Drew.

Kim wonders if she’s jumping the gun, but they could start making plans about where they want to live. Franco suggests they not get ahead of themselves. They’ve been talking about making up for lost time, but need to focus on what they have there now. She says he’s right. Now is good. They kiss.

Scotty asks if he heard Elizabeth correctly. Elizabeth says, if it becomes necessary, use Kim’s state of mind against her on the stand. Scotty says, this could get ugly. Elizabeth knows, and she knows Kim is still grieving, but Franco is Franco, not Drew. They have to do what they have to do. Franco is her husband, and she loves him. This is war, and all is fair.

Outside Kelly’s, Jason’s phone rings. Jason asks how it went, and Sam says, Spinelli did it. The charges were dropped. Jason asks if Spinelli proved the recording was fake, and she says, not exactly, but close enough. They also brought in the guy who helped Shiloh escape. Jason tells her to stay where she is, and goes back inside Kelly’s. Peter asks if he’s had any news, and Jason relays the news that the police captured the guy who helped Shiloh escape.

Tomorrow, Finn thinks Hayden is lying to him, Sasha tells Michael that she has to face the music, and Charlotte asks why Lulu ruined the wedding.

The Real Housewives of Dallas

Everyone decides on their outfits for LeeAnne’s lingerie shower.

D’Andra is thankful to get another meeting with Travis. She feels horrible about missing the first one. We flash back to her calling him after she canceled. She needs help since her mother gave her a big fat lemon. She’d going to try to be on time. Jeremy asks what on time is for her, and she tells him, stop it,

Kameron tells daughter Hilton that she got the information on sleepaway camp. She asks if Hilton is nervous. She’d going at a younger age than Kameron did, and Kameron says Hilton is braver than she was. In her interview, Kameron says, Texas is hard core about sleepaway camp. They start at age eight, and she had to put Hilton on a waiting list when she was eighteen months old. It’s a great way to make connections for when you grow up. She tells Hilton that she ordered a customized special trunk. She says, mommy is nervous, and Hilton says, peace out. I’m not sure if that applies here, but it’s funny. Kameron says it’s the first time Hilton will be gone from her family, and Hilton says she’ll write letters. Kameron says there won’t be any boys, and Hilton is a tomboy. What’s she going to do? Hilton doesn’t know. In Kameron’s interview, she says she thought she and Stephanie had a connection, but then Stephanie had some deep conversations with Kary, who she just met. It’s hurtful. Hilton says the camp doesn’t have football, and Kameron says, that’s because girls don’t play that. I like Kameron, but clearly, she’s not living in this century. In her interview, she says she was never a tomboy, but her daughter is completely. She’s a daredevil like Court, and likes to push boundaries. The trunk arrives, and in Hilton’s interview, the producer asks why she needs a cool trunk. Hilton says she needs to fit all her stuff in it. She can’t take more than one suitcase, unlike her mom. Kameron loves that Hilton has a bond with her daddy, but sometimes she feels left out. She wants Hilton to share activities and make memories with mommy as well. Court tells Hilton, mommy’s camp is called Dallas.

D’Andra meets with Travis in his office. In D’Andra’s interview, she says Travis has been where she is, and is now an enormous success professionally and personally. She aspires to be where he is. She tells him that she spoke to Stephanie about the trouble her company is having, and Stephanie thought maybe they could talk. The business has been a big impediment in her relationship with her mom, but when her mom finally gave it to her, it was in a rock bottom, bad position. Court says D’Andra’s mom is like his dad. He’s competitive, which is odd for a parent. He says she’s in a unique spot. Businesswise, his question is, is this what she wants to do? She says she does. It’s a legacy. Her mom is a cancer survivor, and was the first woman to have this kind of company. D’Andra lived through the inception in 1996, and wants to keep what’s been built and make it better. She did what she could, but the company is in a sh*tty situation. The trust is locked up, and she can’t touch it. He asks how long it will be solvent, and she says four to six weeks before they’d have to close. Court suggests she look at what’s making money, and get rid of what isn’t. Don’t keep what’s not making money, and do it as fast as she can. She says Jeremy wants her to put it in the house, which would help the cash flow situation. Travis asks what the overhead is, and she says, $8K a month. He says he’d do it in a heartbeat. Business is about making hard decisions. She says she has an accountant and marketing person she’ll have to let go, and Travis says, if she doesn’t, she’ll have to let everyone go. In D’Andra’s interview, she says, it’s a tough pill to swallow. Firing long-time employees is emotional and scary. He says she can’t let the company go down because she doesn’t want to make hard decisions.

Kary and daughter Sofia meet for tea or smoothies or whatever it is they’re drinking. Kary asks if Sofia will be in town for her 21^st birthday. Sofia says she never liked celebrating her birthday that much. She’s a college senior, and has three more weeks of school. Kary feels like it’s yesterday she took Sofia to college. She asks if Sofia is still thinking about nursing school. Sofia says she is, but she’s freaking out, wondering if she’s going to get in some schools. Kary asks how long Sofia has been with boyfriend Luke, and Sofia says, three years. Kary asks if it will bother Sofia if she gets married and she’s only had one boyfriend. Sofia doesn’t think that’s a bad thing; she thinks it’s a good thing. She tells Kary that she and Luke have talked marriage. In Kary’s interview, she says, in Mexico, the wife does what the man wants her to. Her mom raised her by herself and had the money, so she called the shots, and did what she wanted to. She tells Sofia that she and Luke should finish school and get jobs first. It’s important to have a career, so you have your own stuff. In her interview, Kary says she ended up marrying a man who had money, and she stayed home and took care of the kids. After a while, she hated it. She tells Sofia, in a perfect world, you’d be married forever. Her biggest regret is not having her own stuff. Sofia says that’s Kary’s own fault. Kary wants Sofia to be independent, and learn from her mistakes. Then maybe she won’t have financial issues. Kary says it’s hard. She doesn’t want any of her kids not to be independent.

Stephanie asks Travis how the meeting went, and Travis says they talked about tough decisions, but he doesn’t know if she’ll do it. She needs to get rid of people. Stephanie says, it’s hard, and he says, it is, but he’d probably scrap the business. Owning a business that’s starting to fail is difficult to rebound from. It’s easier to go on to something else. Stephanie says, Mexico is behind her now. It was the best of times, and the worst of times. There were moments that were fun. They drew names for rooms. We flash back to Kary putting names in a hat. Travis asks if she drew Brandi, and she says, no. Brandi roomed with D’Andra, and she had Kameron. Brandi and Kameron got in a fight, and Brandi got in Kameron’s face. Kameron threw a napkin at Brandi, and called her trash. I just have to weigh in a little here. Do they realize how stupid it sounds to be bitching this long over someone throwing a napkin? It’s not like Kameron chucked a beer stein at Brandi’s head. She also never called Brandi trash. She said Brandi’s behavior was trashy. Travis says Kameron thinks she’s up here, and they’re all beneath her. Stephanie tells him that Kameron said she felt judged. When Kameron gave a toast, saying Kary was welcoming, but she hadn’t felt that way from some of the others. It was like a slap in the face. Travis asks how she feels, and Stephanie says she thinks she drank too much, and got emotional. Travis tells her not to blame herself, but Stephanie says it got depressing. Travis asks if Stephanie can say how she feels without saying it’s her fault. Stephanie says she feels like she can’t do anything right in her friendship with Kameron. Kameron makes her feel like she’s a bad person, or not enough. Travis says she’s the greatest, coolest person he’s ever met. Stephanie wonders how to put boundaries up, and he thinks she should tell Kameron that she’s now all that. Everyone should be told that. Stephanie says, it sounds mean. In Stephanie’s interview, she says Travis used to not take her seriously. Now she feels like he listens to her, and gives her great advice. It’s like she’s hanging out with a friend, not just her husband. If she didn’t know better, she’d think he’d grown a vagina overnight. Travis says, if it comes from the heart, at the end of the day, if Kameron gets mad, she gets mad. Stephanie says the shower is LeeAnne’s day, so she doesn’t want to start anything. Travis asks if she’s wearing lingerie, and she says, it’s lingerie-ish. He thinks she should wear the dirty stuff, but she says she’ll do that just for him.

Stephanie and Cary (from previous seasons – not to be confused with Kary) meet outside the venue for the shower. Stephanie thinks the theme must have been Cary’s idea. Cary says she does love to wear skimpy outfits. Stephanie says this is the first party in a million of them. They have this, the shower – she knows she has to bring a gift – and the bachelorette party. Obviously, math is not her strong suit if she thinks that adds up to a million. In her interview, Stephanie says she’s hosting this with Cary, but LeeAnne planned the Moulin Rouge/lingerie theme, hired the caterer, and did decorations. She’s just cutting the check. Cary says D’Andra wasn’t invited, and Stephanie says LeeAnne felt they weren’t in the right place. They’re making steps, but LeeAnne doesn’t know if she’s inviting D’Andra to the wedding. In Stephanie’s interview, she says she never thought she’d be hosting a shower for LeeAnne with Cary, and D’Andra wouldn’t be there. She tells Cary that she loves Kameron, but feels like she looks at what Stephanie does wrong instead of what she does right. Cary says it’s Kameron’s problem, and Stephanie says she knows. Carly says, put it back on her.

LeeAnne comes in wearing a bustier with garters, a sexy tuxedo coat, and top hat, carrying a crop. She says she tried to leave in just the outfit, and Rich was like, uh, coat? She says, it’s her circus, and she needs monkeys. In her interview, she says she’s having the lingerie shower, a bachelorette party, a couple’s shower, the rehearsal, the wedding, and reception. That’s good considering most weddings easily have ten to twelve parties. In Texas they do it big. Guests arrive. Kameron is wearing a modest silk robe, and in her interview, LeeAnne says Kameron could walk into church straight from the shower. In Kameron’s interview, she says she doesn’t need to see everyone half-naked, especially in this this group.

In Brandi’s interview, she says she and LeeAnne didn’t leave Mexico in a good place, and she feels bad. LeeAnne says she thought Brandi hated her, but Brandi says she wouldn’t be there looking like a prostitute if she hated LeeAnne. In Kameron’s interview, she says, if your legs are exposed, and your cleavage is flying out at the same time, you’re a ho-ho. LeeAnne tells Brandi, let’s party. She thanks Brandi for coming, but wants to be transparent. She was scared to have Brandi there after Mexico. Brandi says she’s not proud of what happened, and she’s sorry. LeeAnne thanks her. She was afraid that, no matter what she said, she wouldn’t get through. Brandi’s reaction to trash is the same as LeeAnne bringing up her past. In Brandi’s interview, she says she doesn’t know what LeeAnne is talking about, but thanks for sharing. LeeAnne says she doesn’t want Brandi’s pity, and more than anything, wants them to be at peace. They hug and exchange I love yous.

Everyone looks hot. Even the waiters are half-naked. Like me, Kary says, no fruity drinks.  Kameron says she’s the youngest one, and she’s in the grandma outfit. In Kary’s interview, she wonders who in the world has a lingerie shower at 1 pm on a Wednesday. I guess that would be LeeAnne. Kary is wearing a black nightgown with a plunging neckline, and says Kameron helped her pick it out. We see a clip of Kameron telling her that it’s something she can wear outside that doesn’t make her look like a ho. Everyone agrees it looks amazing, and I’m wondering why Kameron didn’t choose something like that for herself. LeeAnne tells Cary how Kameron peed behind a trailer in Mexico. Cary says it’s not on brand for Kameron. She’s proud of her. LeeAnne says D’Andra got so drunk, and Cary says she didn’t invite D’Andra. LeeAnne says she want to move forward, but doesn’t want the continued hostility. Cary says, you have different friends for different reasons, and they don’t have to be at everything.

Jeremy goes to D’Andra’s workplace to help. He says he doesn’t want work for her, but she thinks he’s enjoying himself. He just doesn’t want to admit it, because then he feels like he’s not doing his life’s work. In D’Andra’s interview, she says she really needs help. She needs family help. She knows it’s not what Jeremy was planning on doing, but it’s do or die time. Jeremy says he’s been picking people’s brains, and sees three choices. She can have an investor come in now and put up money, take out a loan, or shut down now and do something else. He thinks her best option is to close it down, and move it into the house. D’Andra says Travis said she’d be saving money on overhead, and had similar advice. She feels like the last step is moving to the house, and she’ll have to make employee changes. Jeremy says she’ll have to lose good people, and D’Andra says, they’re the same people who need the money, Jeremy says, welcome to the world. They all have pressures. D’Andra says, it’s not that. She didn’t think she’d be in this position at 50, having to start over. In her interview, she says if she was her mother, she’d have extreme guilt. Her mother talked her out of her career in DC. Phone call after phone call, asking her to come home. She said she’d give D’Andra the business. She tells Jeremy that she trusted her mother, but her mother lied to her. Jeremy says he believes that. D’Andra says, it’s hurtful on so many levels, but it’s hard to be angry. He takes her hand. She says she’s trying to have a relationship with her mother. She’s 78, and her father isn’t there anymore. She’s trying to do the right thing. Jeremy says she’ll surpass, and  make her own legacy. They’ll do it together. She says she doesn’t want to look back, and wants to see it through. Jeremy says she’ll step up, see it through, and move it into the house. She doesn’t know how she’ll get out of the lease, but he says that’s the least of her problems. They can do it. She just made her first decision in her new career. They kiss.

At the shower, a woman comes out and says, ladies, gentlemen, and everyone in between. Step right up. The guests gather, and she tells LeeAnne, this is her circus, and these are her monkeys. In Kameron’s interview, she says it’s Mad Hatter/Moulin Rouge, and she’s all for it. It’s LeeAnne’s special day. A cake that looks like a circus tent is brought out, and LeeAnne fawns over it, saying she doesn’t want to eat it. Cary says, LeeAnne is pretending like everything is a surprise, when she set it up. They all sit, and Cary says she called rich, and they had a colorful conversation. She asked him some questions, and they’re going to see if LeeAnne gets the answers right. If LeeAnne was a carnival game or ride, which one would she be? LeeAnne says, either the Himalaya or the Tilt-A-Whirl. Oddly enough, I know exactly which rides those are. Carly says, she’s correct on Tilt-A-Whirl. She asks what’s LeeAnne’s sexiest article of clothing or accessory, and LeeAnne says, her skin. Cary says she’s right, and asks what’s the weirdest place they’ve done the deed. LeeAnne says Rich will kill her, but Cary says he gave her the answer. LeeAnne says Rich drilled a hole in the neighbor’s fence. I really don’t want to know any more, but Cary asks if he stuck his d*ck through it. LeeAnne says, be careful; there are splinters. In her interview, Stephanie wonders why they didn’t find a chain-link fence. Cary says, that’s not the answer, and I steel myself. She says they were at a friend’s house for a party, and did it in the bathroom. LeeAnne says they didn’t just do it, they took a picture. With one of their third hands, I guess. In Kary’s interview, she says, wakala, and we see from the subtitle, it means disgusting. LeeAnne opens her gifts, which are all lingerie/sex related. She gets leather handcuffs from Brandi, and in Kameron’s interview, she says Court would freak out if she brought those home. He’d think she was going to lock him up, and steal his credit cards. LeeAnne gets a pair of briefs with Rich’s face on them, and puts them on. She toasts to the first party for her wedding, and thanks everyone. In her interview, she says the first event means she’s really getting married.

Stephanie asks to talk to Kameron. In her interview, Stephanie feels like Kameron is being insensitive. She could squash her feelings, but she doesn’t want to feel resentful. She just wants Kameron to know how she’s making her feel, and hopefully, change things. She tells Kameron, she thought they were getting along great in Mexico, but she feels like Kameron is looking for things to prove Stephanie isn’t good enough. Kameron made her feel like she’s not a good friend. Kameron says she only stated facts, and Stephanie says she’s not bringing up the past, but she thought they were good. Kameron says, if they’re good, why was Stephanie leaving the room all the time? The argument wasn’t between them, but Stephanie went to Kary and talked about personal issues. Kameron says Stephanie has known her for two years. She put her heart on the line getting to know Stephanie, but she opened up to Kary, who she just met. Stephanie says she was having a tough time emotionally. It had nothing to do with Kameron, and she wanted to talk to someone out of the drama. In Stephanie’s interview, she says she was depressed, overwhelmed, and vulnerable, but Kameron is making it all about her. Kameron says she has friends who go through the same thing, and she’s there for them. It breaks her heart that Stephanie didn’t think she’d be there for her, when she would have been. Stephanie reminds Kameron that she said Stephanie wasn’t a good friend, but Kameron says that was because of the situation they were in. Stephanie says trash is a trigger for her too, but Kameron says she didn’t say it to Stephanie. It was between her and Brandi. She’s apologized 200 times, and promised herself that if anyone said the word again, she’d walk away. She’s not being part of the drama. She felt like she was spiraling when Brandi threw the eff word in her face, and no one did anything. She’s done with this. No one cared what Brandi did. In Kameron’s interview, she says friendship is about sticking up for people when things aren’t appropriate, but everyone just sat there, and didn’t do anything. Kameron says she doesn’t know what to do, and Stephanie says don’t call them trash. Kameron says she defended herself when she was being attacked, and now she’s the bad guy. She walks out, saying, seriously, she’s done with it.

In her interview, Kameron says she was blown away. Stephanie wants to be the victim, and she wasn’t even in the conversation. Brandi sits with Stephanie. Kameron comes back inside. Stephanie tells Brandi that she felt judged, but it’s Kameron not her. Kameron tells LeeAnne that she feels sick. She was attacked for saying a word she regretted. She said she was sorry, and she’s not talking about it anymore. Stephanie tells Brandi, maybe she can’t be friends with Kameron. A friend should let you speak. Brandi says she loves Stephanie, and hugs her. In Stephanie’s interview, she says she felt defeated and humiliated. No one else was in the conversation, but Kameron got up, threw a tantrum (geez, she has kids, but apparently doesn’t know what a tantrum is?), and made people believe Stephanie is a horrible person. She tells LeeAnne that Kameron said she was attacking her, and she wasn’t. LeeAnne tells Stephanie, stop it. She’s a beautiful human being

LeeAnne asks for a group photo. In her interview, Stephanie says she’s never stood up to Kameron. She usually apologizes just to get out of the situation, but she’s not doing that anymore. She created her own hell. She wants to be Kameron’s friend, but not her bitch.

Next time, a girls and gays party, Kameron likes drag queens better than strippers, LeeAnne says it’s about her, and a visit to a haunted house.

☔ It Certainly Is This Week…

As a matter-of-fact, I’ve seen enough rain to last a lifetime this year. But that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a cool tune to go with it.