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

General Hospital

Dante wakes up, and says, dammit. Why did I do that?

At Kelly’s, Diane tells Alexis that she needs to eat something. She can’t begin to know what Alexis is going through. She was just starting to be with Neil, and then he was gone. She’s been with Alexis the whole time. Alexis says Diane thinks she’s going to relapse and drink again, doesn’t she?

Monte Carlo. Olivia asks if Robert had any luck, and he says he scoped out the location of the security office. If Holly is anywhere, that’s where she is. Olivia asks what he suggests they do next. They see Winston, and Robert says, continue to enjoy their romantic honeymoon.

Ned gets Olivia’s voicemail, and says it’s him again. He hasn’t heard from her or Robert for over a day, and he’s getting concerned. Please call.

At the bistro, Brook tells Chase that she doesn’t think ginger tea is the answer to her situation, but she thanks him. He asks what she thinks she’s going to do next. Is she still dead-set on not going back to the Quartermaines? She says, it’s a pity invite, and will never happen. BLQ doesn’t accept charity.

Josslyn says her grandpa will always be with her, and Michael says, him too. Brando says, and his buddies in Iraq, and Willow says, and her dad and baby. Stella says their loved ones didn’t vanish into darkness. They’re always with them and watching out for them.

Sonny says he doesn’t want Mike to think he wants him to die. He had so many dreams for them. We see Sonny and Mike with bicycles, and Mike asks how Sonny likes it. He bets Sonny thought he’d never buy him a bike, and Sonny says it surprised the hell out of him. Mike suggests putting on training wheels, and Sonny says, let’s see who needs training wheels, old man. Mike says they’ll see who the old man is. He’ll race Sonny to the end of the street. You know what they say. You never forget how to ride a bike.

Mike and Sonny come into the living room, and Mike wonders how Michael isn’t exhausted. Sonny says, he’s young. He can play catch with Wiley forever. Mike says he taught Sonny how to play catch, and Sonny says Mike has a pretty good arm; Wiley was impressed, and so was Michael. Mike says, someone has to show the young ones how do it. He does a pretend throw, and rubs his shoulder. Sonny says he’s still got it. He gave Michael and Wiley a great afternoon they’ll never forget. He wants to thank Mike.

Mike and Sonny walk into the living room wearing suits. Mike thanks Sonny for taking him to Adela’s grave – in his big, fancy private jet. Sonny says anytime Mike wants to visit her grave, just give him the word. Mike says, one time he told Sonny’s mom that Sonny could be anything he wanted to be, because he was going to bring Sonny the world. He didn’t do that. Sonny says, no, he didn’t. He gave Sonny love. He didn’t know it then, but he knows now. They clink glasses, and Mike says he doesn’t deserve Sonny. Sonny asks, why even say that? and they sit. Mike says Sonny has a beautiful family, and made him a part of it. It was good. He wishes he could tell Sonny’s mom how proud he is of him, and how sorry he is for not being there to watch him grow up. Sonny says, Mike still loves his mom, doesn’t he? and Mike says, always have, always will. Anyone who came after, never equaled her kindness and compassion. He told Adela that too. He only wishes he could have told her face to face, but maybe someday, somehow he’ll see her again. He’ll take her in his arms and spin her around, and they’ll dance. Sonny says, that day’s not coming for a long time, but she’ll be waiting. Mike says, you can’t live forever, can you? and Sonny says, no. He guesses not. Mike asks why he’s doing this. Why does Sonny keep remembering things that never happened between them? Sonny says he wants his father to give him more, and knows Mike can’t give him that. He doesn’t know why Mike keeps holding on. He knows Mike is hurting and ready. Why doesn’t he let go? Sonny is here for him, and he’s not going to do this alone… Unless that’s what Mike needs. Does he need Sonny not to be there, so that way he can go find peace? Mike says he’s out of answers. Answers like that are found within. Sonny has the strength to do that; more than Mike ever did. Look inside his heart, and he’ll know what to do.

At Turning Woods, Sonny says he’s looking. He sees it. Mike doesn’t want to go with him watching. He wants to protect Sonny. Sonny tells him, do what he’s got to do. Sonny cries a little, and tells Mike, do what he’s got to do. However he wants to go, however he wants to do it, it’s fine.

Alexis tells Diane, yes. She wanted a drink. Sobriety can be fickle when dealing with emotional distress. Diane asks, how fickle? and Alexis says she found out Neil was using under her nose, and she wanted a drink, but she stopped herself. She wasn’t succumbing to her addiction. It was bad enough to see Neil succumb to his. Ned comes in, and says he’s sorry to hear about Neil. He’s been meaning to reach out. Alexis thanks him, and says he’s had enough to deal with. She heard Brook was out of the hospital and on the mend. He must be relieved. Ned takes her hand, but Alexis draws back in pain.

Olivia says she’s always dreamed of driving in an Austin Martin in Monte Carlo. He says, she’s not going to get nervous, is she? She says, not with him driving. He lowers his voice and tells her, sorry to push the honeymoon, but Winston won’t take his eyes off them. She says he needs a diversion, and he asks what she suggests. She says, stick with her. She’s about to go on a hot streak. Winston won’t know what hit little his casino.

Sonny tells Mike he’s going to go. He’s saying goodbye to Mike, so Mike doesn’t have to say goodbye. He kisses Mike’s forehead. He takes a last look, stands at the door for a moment, and leaves.

Robert tells Olivia, for this to work, they have to stick with the plan. She says she was playing blackjack before she was old enough to vote. She sits at a table, and says, deal her in. Robert wanders around, and Olivia gets 21. She says, yeah; do it again. Leave it all on the table. A man comes to the table, and says, someone is feeling lucky, and she says, you bet she is. He says, maybe the lady’s luck will rub off on him. Deal him in.

Ava plays outside with Avery, and Nikolas says, there she is. Ava says, yes, she’s here. Avery had a bad dream, so they were catching fireflies. Nikolas tells Avery, he’d like to help if it’s all right with her mother, and Ava says, it’s more than okay.

Chase tells Brook, it isn’t charity letting her family help. It’s what families do. She says, some families, but not the Quartermaines. He says, Michael is a Quartermaine, and she says Ned was furious with her, and had a massive overreaction. She knows she messed up, and Ned was right to be mad, but she also knows he wouldn’t have retreated if Nelle hadn’t attacked her. He says, tragedies have a way of putting things into perspective. You realize how important it is to love a person, rather than whatever you thought was so crucial. Maybe Ned realized he loves more than the company, wants her as a daughter, and wants her to recover. She says he’s describing a normal, rational person. He can’t understand what ELQ means to the Quartermaines. Ned put it in perspective for 25 minutes when he thought she was going to die. That’s over now, and he just feels sorry for her, and she doesn’t want that. She’s fine on her own. He says, excellent. What does that look like? She says that’s the part she hasn’t figured out.

Stella says, when she came in, Brando was talking about butterflies. What did he mean? Sonny comes in, and Carly asks if he’s okay. He says, Mike is resting, and he’s fine. Michael asks if he needed a break, and Sonny says, just a short one. Jason says if Sonny wants anything, he’s there with them. Josslyn and Michael volunteer to go sit with Mike, but Sonny tells them to stay. Mike will be fine by himself. Josslyn asks how he knows, and Jason says, it’s okay. Sonny knows what he’s talking about.

A bright light falls on Mike. He opens his eyes, and says, I know you.

Sonny thanks everyone for coming, and says, it means a lot. Carly asks if he’s ready to go back, and he says, it’s probably time. He and Carly join hands, and go back to Mike’s room. Stella asks Brando to tell her more about his experience with butterflies. He says after learning about them in high school, he started seeing them as his buddies from his unit; a sign everything was okay. At least that’s what he wants to think. Stella says, then that’s what they are.

Alexis tells Nelle, she took a fall at the gym and jammed her wrist; it’s still tender. Diane says, that was weeks ago. She should see a doctor. Alexis says she has other things on her mind, but Diane says she can’t put it off. She’s getting checked out. Diane’s phone dings, and she says, lovely. A client demands her immediate attention. They’ll just have to wait. She’s a respected attorney, not Ride Share. They can’t summon her when they feel like it. Alexis says, for the retainer she charges, of course (🍷) they can. She says, Ned is there to assist her if she needs it, and Diane says she’ll call Alexis later. Diane leaves, and Ned asks if he can get anything for Alexis. Blueberry pie maybe? She says, it’s nice of him, but her speech was for Diane’s benefit. He doesn’t have to stay. He says he has nowhere else to be. He lost ELQ, and his wife and daughter aren’t speaking to him.

At the casino, the man says, Mrs. Falconari. She’s the last person he expected to see. She says, hello, Ethan. It’s Mrs. Quartermaine now. He should have been at his mother’s memorial. He asks, what brings her to the casino? and tells her the man who runs it isn’t someone she wants to cross. She says, too late, but she has back-up in Robert Scorpio. He says, Scorpio is here? and she says he’s convinced Ethan’s mom is alive, and being held prisoner there.

Robert walks down a hallway toward the office, and a guard asks if he can help Robert. Robert acts like he’s drunk, and says, restroom, and the guard says, it’s authorized personnel only. Robert acts confused, and says he guesses he got turned around. Sorry, man. He moves on.

Ethan says, Scorpio thinks his mother is alive? and Olivia says he got a call after the memorial. There was a lot of static, and a bad connection, but he swears it was Holly. He says, and she believes him? She says she does. The call was traced to this casino. She was creating a diversion while Robert checked out the security office. Ethan says, Robert wants Holly to be alive, so he can ride in and save her. She says she understands their relationship was complicated, but Robert never stopped loving her. If he thinks she’s alive, doesn’t Ethan think it’s worth hearing him out? Robert comes back, and tells Olivia, a guard is watching the door. They have to find another way in. He realizes Ethan is there, and Ethan punches Robert. Olivia catches him.

Carly says, Sonny has been so insistent on being with Mike to the very end. Why did he leave?

Mike sits up, and says he knows her. Courtney says, hello, dad, and asks him to come with her. She holds out her hand, and he gets up, putting on his sharp hat. Courtney takes his hand, and he says, it’s good to see you, sweetheart.

Sonny tells Carly, he took a break for his father, not for himself. They go into Mike’s room, and Mike and Courtney see them. Mike tells Sonny, he’s so sorry it was so hard on him. He deserved better than he got from Mike, but Sonny did right by him up until the end. He says, thank you for being my boy. Don’t think of him as the guy in the bed. Think of him as the father who came to his son for help. He takes Courtney’s hands, and a bright light shines down from above. They disappear. Carly says she doesn’t understand, but Sonny says she doesn’t have to. She says, everything Sonny has done, every decision he made, was exactly what his dad needed. Sonny says, dad? He listens to Mike’s heart, and Carly says, is he? Sonny says, he’s gone. That’s why he left the room. He knew Mike couldn’t say goodbye. Mike was trying to protect him. Carly nods, and says Sonny, he let go. His mom is waiting for Mike. It’s okay. She forgives him, and loves him very much. We see a butterfly floating around the room, and I’ve already lost it completely. Sonny says, there’s no more loss, no more sorrow. A big world is waiting for him out there. He’s finally coming home. Sonny puts his head against Mike’s. Carly says, safe passage Mike, and tells him that she loves him.

Ava says it’s time to get Avery back to bed, and tells her to say goodnight to Nikolas. Avery wants him to come, and he says he’d be delighted. Ava tells Avery, in that case, lead the way.

Alexis tells Ned that she’s not surprised there’s friction. Brook is a determined young woman. He says, right now, she’s determined to avoid him. She doubts that’s the case with Olivia, and he says, that situation is more nuanced, but at the moment he’s more concerned about her. He says he and Alexis haven’t caught up since she and Neil got together. She says, point of fact, they were barely together. Their feelings were complicated, but she felt a connection. She risked everything, threw caution to the winds, and lost her law license. She believed in Neil, and believed in the possibility of them, but the truth is, she didn’t know him. How could she not realize he was using drugs? Was he that good at hiding it, or was she being willfully blind, like with Julian, Ric, and all the other men? Present company excluded. He asks if she really believes that, and she says, yes. Neil was a good man, even though he had secrets. He suggests she take her coffee to go, and they take a walk in the park. She says, sounds like a plan, and he says he’ll meet her outside. He’s going to give Olivia one more call. He goes out, and she picks up her coffee cup, dropping it. She grabs her wrist.

Robert suggests Ethan try again when he can see it coming. Ethan says Robert ruined his mother’s life. The only reason she was on that damn boat was because he walked out on her. They lunge at each other, but Winston comes over, and says, gentlemen. They’re disturbing the guests, and ruining night. He tells his bouncers, take them in the back.

Carly joins the others, and says, he’s gone. She hugs Josslyn, and says her grandfather isn’t confused or afraid anymore. Josslyn asks how Carly knows, and Michael asks how Sonny is. Carly says, quiet. He’s sitting with Mike if Michael wants to say goodbye. Michael leaves, and Josslyn says she wants some fresh air. Carly asks if Josslyn wants her to come, but she says she just wants to be outside. Carly says she loves Josslyn, and Josslyn says she loves Carly too. Willow tells Carly, she’s going to call and check on Wiley. She’s so sorry for their loss. She hugs Carly, who thanks her. Jason asks if Carly is okay, and she says, she knows it’s what’s best for Mike, but she’s going to miss him so much. Jason hugs her.

Chase asks how Brook feels couch surfing. She says she needs more context, and he says if she has nowhere else to crash, she can stay with him. She asks if he’d really let her move in, and he says, while she’s figuring out the next step. She tells him that she doesn’t know what say, and he says, that’s a first. Brooks phone rings, and she says, it’s Michael; she has to take it. Michael tells her that Mike passed away a little while ago. He went peacefully, and wasn’t in pain. She says, he was an incredible man, and Michael says, he was. She asks how Sonny is doing, and Michael says, he’s okay. Luckily, he has a lot of support. She asks if it would be too much if she came, or does he think it would help? He says, that would be great. His dad would appreciate it. She tells him that she’s sorry for his loss. It put her so-called problems in perspective.

Carly tells Jason, the people they love, they just think they’ll be there forever, but they won’t. They have to love them with everything they’ve got, every minute they have them, and not get caught up in the stupid stuff their minds perceive as bright and shiny in life, and make that stuff more important. She admires Jason. He’s lived his life with that perspective, and doesn’t get distracted. She asks him to promise, if she spirals out of control and gets caught up in the BS of life, remind her please of what’s important. He says, like when he tells her to take a deep breath and count to ten? That’s just to calm her down. She’s always known what matters. He doesn’t always agree with her methods, but he doesn’t disagree with her heart. He came back in time to watch Mike slip away, and watch Sonny’s agony, and he watched her do the heavy lifting. She took care of everything, and gave selflessly. She has her priorities straight in life. She says he had her up until selfless. Everyone knows she’s the most selfish person on the planet. He says he knows better.

Robert and Ethan are sitting in chairs, tied up, back to back. Robert says Ethan’s little outburst just blew his cover. Ethan asks if Robert thinks he gives a damn. He punched Robert to get them back there. Robert says, a classic Spencer move. Ethan’s old man would be proud. Ethan tells Robert, Olivia said Holly called him, and he believes she’s alive. Robert says, it’s the only part of the accident that makes sense. Ethan says, Holly said his instincts were on point, and Robert says his instincts didn’t tell him they’d find themselves trussed up like this. Ethan says, Robert is a super spy. Get them out. Robert sees a nail sticking out of the floor, and says he thinks he has a plan.

Alexis apologizes to the waitress, saying she’s clumsy. The waitress says she’s got this, and Ned comes back in. He asks if everything is okay, and Alexis says she lost her grip on the cup. She must have been holding it wrong. He says, if it’s that painful, she should have it looked at. She says she’s embarrassed enough, and he tells her, she said it was hurting. She insists it’s nothing serious, but he says she can’t hold a cup. She says he’s making it sound worse than it is, but he says, there’s only one way to find out. He’s taking her to the hospital. She grabs her bag, and flounces out ahead of him.

Ava says, it looked like Nikolas enjoyed that, and he says he did. Not just the fireflies, and the bedtime story. He loved that, don’t get him wrong, but watching her with Avery, it’s nice seeing that side. She says he thinks she might actually be human? Her phone rings, and she sees it’s Carly. She asks if everything is okay, and Carly tells her, Mike is gone. She’s sure Avery is sleeping, but she wanted Ava to know. Ava says she’s so sorry. She appreciates Carly calling. Carly says, Sonny would like all of his kids together, and Ava says, of course (🍷). She’ll have Avery back first thing tomorrow. If it seems appropriate, offer her condolences to Sonny, and don’t worry about Avery; she’ll follow his lead. Carly says she’ll let Sonny know, and thanks her.

Michael tells Sonny, he’s so grateful he had Mike for a grandfather. Knowing him was a privilege Sonny gave him. Sonny says, a long time ago, all he could see was Mike’s failings. He knows now Mike was just trying to be a good dad. Actually that was most of the time. He tried to be a better father than Mike was. He doesn’t know if he managed it, but Michael will be a better father than either one of them. Michael says, everything he learned, he learned from watching them.

Winston tells Olivia, he hopes her evening wasn’t spoiled. He heard she had success at the blackjack table. She says she did, and she’s hoping for more, as soon as her husband and his friend return. He says, they didn’t look like friends, and she says, you know boys; macho chest thumping. She guarantees their good behavior form here on out. When can she expect them back? He says he’s sure it won’t be much longer.

Robert says, got it, and Ethan is freed. How he did this, we don’t get to know. Spy magic. He tells Ethan, get him out. He’s a prodigy of Spencer, and should be able to do it in less than 30 seconds. Ethan says, he just did, and Robert gets up. He says, okay, it’s time to find Ethan’s mommy. Winston walks in, and says, how clever. Going somewhere, Mr. Scorpio?

Tomorrow, Robert says now he knows Holly is alive, Nina says there has to be a connection, Brando says maybe he and Molly should tell the truth, Avery disappears, and Jason tells Josslyn it’s exactly what Mike would have wanted.

🎁 I’ve been so busy, I hadn’t even realized it was my father’s birthday yesterday. He’s been gone a long time, but I still miss him like he just passed. What a gift this storyline has been. So very sad, yet bringing such hope.

The Real Housewives of New York City – The Reunion – Part Two

We jump right in to the argument between Tinsley and Dorinda that started last week. Dorinda wonders why Tinsley signed up for the show, when they’re told they have to be transparent. Tinsley says she’s been real, but Dorinda says she and Sonja knew she was still seeing Scott. Dorinda whines that she was going through a bad time, and Ramona says Dorinda never shared. We see an article from Page Six about Dorinda taking a break from John. Dorinda says she was going through the house flood, a broken rib, and trying to figure out if she wanted to be in a relationship. Her good friend Greg planted the Page Six article. She may not have been forthright, but she wasn’t dishonest – her segue into griping about Tinsley, while absolving herself of the same thing. She says Tinsley claimed she wasn’t seeing Scott, but they knew she’d had dinner with him, and was with him in Las Vegas. LuAnn asks how she knew all this, and a viewer points out that while good friends don’t bully, good friends don’t watch and stay silent. Andy asks why not defend her? and Sonja says Tinsley played the victim, but she just sucked it up. Ramona says when Tinsley is on roll, there’s no stopping her, but Dorinda says, with her it’s different. Tinsley says Dorinda deflects, and Dorinda says Tinsley was living in a hotel, like this means anything. Andy says Dorinda was mean to Tinsley, but Dorinda says she apologized. Tinsley claims she didn’t, and the turkey baster remark was appalling. Andy chimes in that it was pretty bad, and Dorinda says she wants Tinsley to live well, be well, and be happy. In retrospect, she feels she should have handled it differently, and she’s sorry. Tinsley says, too little too late. LuAnn says she’s happy for Tinsley, and Andy asks what Leah’s thoughts are about her best friend. Leah says she was new, and trying to forge relationships with the women. She has close relationships with both Dorinda and Tinsley, and they were the two going at it. She wanted to do a lunch with the three of them. We see a clip of her suggesting it, and Tinsley saying she’s not too sure it would be a good idea. Leah says they didn’t do it, and Tinsley says Dorinda comes off as strong and a tough guy bully, but she’s a coward. She can’t do one on one, and needs her cronies to stand up for her. Leah says she’s not a crony; she just wants to help. Tinsley says it was fine having a conversation with Dorinda off-camera, but Dorinda turned on her when Scott gave John money. A viewer points out that Dorinda said Scott was able to give Tinsley the things Richard used to give to her, and wonders if Dorinda is jealous. Dorinda says she doesn’t want that kind relationship; giving up her life to be dependent. Tinsley says, now Dorinda is the authority on her relationship with Scott. Dorinda’s Achille’s heel is that she’s never wrong, and it’s going to be her end and detriment. She needs to be accountable.

Andy asks why Dorinda got so mad in the finale, the second Tinsley’s name was brought up. We flash back to Dorinda going ballistic when Leah mentioned Tinsley. Leah hadn’t even finished her sentence, when Dorinda was all, I WON’T HAVE IT! SHE BREACHED HER CONTRACT! and put her finger in everybody’s face. Dorinda says, it wasn’t authentic. Tinsley didn’t bring Leah to the group. If they were paying a finder’s fee, Bethenny would have gotten it. Like Dorinda gives a flying. Ramona says, Bethenny didn’t even know Leah, and Andy says she gave them 30 names, and Leah was on the list, but they also got her name form the casting producer. Then he asks the question on all out minds – what does it matter? Who cares? Dorinda says, at the end of the day, Leah was implying Tinsley brought her into the group, and it’s not true. I think what Leah actually said, and it wasn’t even the point she was making, was that Tinsley had introduced her to the group, as in, this is Leah. Andy says Leah and Tinsley did become friends before shooting started; it wasn’t forced. Tinsley says they liked each other, and it annoyed Dorinda. Leah says, it was more of an homage to Tinsley, whatever that means, and she never even met Bethenny. She doesn’t understand, and Ramona wonders why Dorinda was foaming at the mouth when Tinsley’s name was mentioned. Dorinda says, Tinsley wasn’t transparent, and Ramona says, are you kidding? Tinsley says the minute she came on she was talking about her arrest, and we see a clip. I dunno. If weeping to her mother at the circus about freezing her eggs, while wearing a Baby Jane outfit isn’t transparent, I don’t know what is. Tinsley asks if she needs to poop in front of the camera like Dorinda did. 💩 Sorry, I had to. Dorinda says they were already down a person with Bethenny leaving, and Andy says Bethenny left a day before shooting. Dorinda doesn’t think they should honor people who haven’t stayed on. Andy says Tinsley spoke to him and Bravo, and they mutually agreed it was okay. Dorinda says what she’s learned is, you don’t have to stay to the end, and can hide stuff. Ramona says, that’s not what Tinsley did; what’s wrong with her? I’m thinking Dorinda isn’t going to change her mind – what Tinsley said – so why belabor the point? Tinsley says, Dorinda thinks she can keep talking and make it real. I’m definitely enjoying Tinsley’s spunk now that she’s shaken free of the franchise. Ramona says she has to pee. Thanks for sharing. Sonja says, at least she didn’t fall asleep. Andy calls after her that she forgot her mask.

Back in her seat, Ramona says she never turned her phone off, and Andy says, moving on. From chicken a la vibrator to LuAnn a la camel, the Housewives are always a trip. We flash back to vacations us normal humans will never be able to afford, the weekend at Ramona’s house, the camel ride, and Sonja’s birthday. Andy says they have so much to discuss, and wants to know how Tinsley ended up making out with her sister. Tinsley says, it was a joke. They were with a bunch of girls, and all demonstrating how they kiss. Andy asks if Tinsley is a good kisser, and Leah says she is. I guess that puts that question to bed. Andy asks, who put the vibrator in the chicken? and Sonja guesses she did. They discuss vibrators in luggage, and Andy says he’s impressed Leah got Tinsley to strip and swim. Tinsley says it surprised her too. He asks LuAnn how being put in a suite in Ramona’s basement was disrespectful, and LuAnn says, before the trip, Ramona said she was getting the best room, but she wound up in the basement. This answers that question not at all, and Ramona says she was concerned about Dorinda and Sonja bucking for good rooms. Dorinda says she doesn’t care where she sleeps, and TBH, I don’t remember that ever being an issue with her. Just Ramona and Sonja. Andy asks if Ramona got heat for referring to the waitstaff in Mexico as servants. Ramona says, she’s old – what??? alert the media immediately! – but she owns it. Now alert LisaR. Andy gives LuAnn props for getting back on a camel, and LuAnn says she runs toward her fears to conquer them. She wasn’t letting a camel throw her off and not get back on. Leah says she’s never getting on another camel. She says Sonja’s camel was angry, and bumping hers. It’s time for Tinsley to say goodbye, and they tell her to enjoy her happily ever after in Chicago.

Andy welcomes us back, even though… you know the rest. He says, LuAnn finished probation, and was ready to raise a glass to a bright future. From giving back to giving up sobriety, she was marry f killing it. We flash back to LuAnn making almonds amends, and Andy says, thinking back to last year, the women had it with LuAnn. We flash back to the last reunion, where LuAnn was called out. Andy asks what the biggest change in LuAnn has been, and Ramona says she’s more real, approachable, and down to earth. Sonja says, the pressure is off now, and Dorinda says, it feels like LuAnn is more centered. LuAnn says it’s a lot of pressure when you’re told if you have a drink, you can go to jail; it was almost two years. Andy says he was glad to see her and Dorinda get back on track, except for a hiccup in the Berkshires. LuAnn says there were a couple of hiccups, and Dorinda says she was upset about how LuAnn was treating Sonja. Leah says she thinks LuAnn is down to earth, although sometimes it’s all about her. LuAnn says with six brothers and sisters, she had to be that way sometimes. Leah says she finds it endearing. A viewer says, even when LuAnn was drinking, she seemed to be the sober voice of reason. LuAnn says she’s been through a lot, and had to check in with herself and her relationship with alcohol. Part of her recovery is learning what she’s able to do and what she’s capable of. She’s not always proud of her behavior. Another viewer says LuAnn needs to stop saying she’s been to prison, and she wasn’t on parole; she was on probation. LuAnn says she’s not schooled in the terms. She does want to raise awareness about the prison system. They’re making money from people’s misfortunes, and a lot of people are there for petty crimes. It’s a real issue that needs attention. Viewer Diana from Miami says Sonja claimed LuAnn paid for only half of her hair and makeup, and Sonja says LuAnn doesn’t really pay her. LuAnn says when she started the show, she had a show director and musical director who ran things. She asked Sonja to come to the show as a guest. When she performed at Sonja’s drag bingo party, she didn’t ask for money. Sonja says, that was for charity, and LuAnn ignores that, saying, the fans love Sonja. Andy asks if, as it gets bigger, she’ll give Sonja more of a piece of the pie, and LuAnn says she told Sonja that.

Andy brings up LuAnn’s dad’s alcoholism, and how she connected with him through her experience. He asks her to elaborate, and she says, it’s in the book, but her father had an issue with alcohol for ten years – when she was ten to eighteen. Her father was everything to her; she adored him. He had more class in his pinky than most people have in their whole body. She misses him every day. She starts to cry, and I tweet her, since I understand. She says, at the end of his life, he’d been sober for ten years. She spoiled him, taking him to Asia, London, and Paris, all over the world. He deserved it, and she wanted to share that with him. No matter how low you go, you can get back up. Andy asks what her hope for the immediate future is, and she says to be healthy and in a good place, and to feel in control of her life. She’s been working hard. Being busy for her is good. Ramona says she’s seen LuAnn evolve ins a positive way. When they first met, she was kind of on a high horse with her Countess image. We flash back to a million years ago, and LuAnn says she was hiding a bad marriage. She’s been through a lot; they all have. Ramona says, kudos to her. She’s proud to know LuAnn as a friend and person. She’s an inspiration to a lot women, and grown so much.

Andy tells us, the sun will rise, the birds will sing, LuAnn will mention cabaret, and the ladies will hit on every man in their path. We go down Man Memory Lane, where it’s mostly Ramona, LuAnn coming in second, then Sonja, and Leah bringing up the rear. Sonja asks LuAnn how it went with the groomer, and LuAnn says, it didn’t. He was married. Andy asks why Harry Dubin and Tom were at the center of their love triangle, when William was up for grabs. Ramona asks him to expand on who William is, and Dorinda says he was at her party. Ramona says, oh, Bill. They’re just friends. Dorinda says she’s friends with him too, and heard the gory details. Andy asks if Dorinda has any desire to meet someone new, and Dorinda says dating is where she’s at. Time will tell. Andy asks if she’s seeing someone, and she says, we’ll see. It’s not to be spoken of. LuAnn says, when Dorinda talks about him, her face lights up, and Dorinda says she’s waiting until Covid is over to see where it is. Andy asks Leah about the Berkshires bartender, and she says they made out and played pool. He was cool, but he lives in the Berkshires. She says she has nothing against one-night stands, but where she’s at in life, how she feels, and her age, that’s not for her. She’s looking for more. Andy asks who they think is next for a monogamous relationship, and Ramona says, Dorinda. Dorinda says she doesn’t know how to do anything else.

Andy says, Ramona took to Leah in a maternal way, but Ramommy didn’t appreciate Leah’s behavior, and she found herself in Housewife hell. We flash back to Ramona’s idiocy, and Andy says, it was a wild ride. It was striking to him that they found a connection that went awry. Ramona says she’s more controlled, and LuAnn says, more conservative. Andy says, the breaking point was Ramona’s party, and Ramona says they had a conversation beforehand. Maybe if she’d had pants on… Ramona admits she lost it, and Leah says, because of her dress? Ramona went ballistic, yelling, cameras off! and should have just pulled her aside. LuAnn agrees that Ramona should have just gone to Leah, and overreacted. Leah says she was dancing, and Ramona says she didn’t appreciate it. Dorinda says they were all dancing, but Ramona says, Leah started it. Dorinda says Leah had a leotard on underneath, and there were only women there. Andy asks Ramona if she thinks she overreacted, and Ramona says, yes, but no, both owning it and not. Andy says Ramona has a different standard for Leah than her other friends, and Ramona says she asked Leah to contain herself. Leah says Ramona has a weird infatuation with her and her sexuality, and held her to a different standard. Ramona says, Sonja is funny, like Lucille Ball, but Leah is crass. I doubt Lucille Ball ever acted like Sonja. Andy says something about Leah being young and beautiful pushes Ramona’s buttons, and Ramona says she feels like Leah’s mother. Dorinda isn’t having it, and says Ramona doesn’t treat Leah like that. Leah tries to talk, but Ramona keeps interrupting, even after Andy tells her to cut it out. Leah says it started before Ramona’s party. She made a penis joke, and Ramona told her that she couldn’t say that. We flash back to whatever dinner that was, and Ramona says her daughters were there. Leah says Ramona was jerking off her wine glass, showing how she picked up men, and we see her pretty much doing as described. Andy says the party in Newport seemed to change Ramona’s opinion, and Ramona says she’s not used to someone with Leah’s energy, which I guess is what we’re calling drunken crazy-ass antics now. Leah says she was drunk, and Ramona thought, now is a good time to tell her that her sister can’t come. She over-drank (is that even a thing?), and the next day had to keep apologizing. Ramona say she doesn’t like Leah when she drinks.

Andy says, Ramona brought out Leah’s mental health issues, and asks if Leah buys that Ramona’s friend just came across the information. Leah says she wrote an article in 2016. Ramona’s friends don’t work, and have nothing going on, so no doubt they were looking for something on her. Ramona says her friends do work – they’re in real estate. All 50 of them? Leah says she was drunk, and Ramona was saying it was bi-polar behavior. Ramona says being on medication and drinking is scary, and Leah says she’s not on medication. Ramona says, well, she didn’t know that, and Leah says Ramona should have asked her. Dorinda tells Ramona not to act like she’s a doctor; it was malicious. Ramona insists it wasn’t, and Leah says she knew it was going to be on TV, and her kid would see it. Kier had no idea about it, and Leah had to have a conversation with her. Ramona acts innocent, and Leah says Ramona brought it up when it was being effing filmed, and knew it would end up in the show. Why do that? Desperate to turn the tide, Ramona says, half of America is on antidepressants. Why not help America? Andy asks if Ramona stands behind bringing it up, or does she regret not personally talking to Leah? Leah said she would have appreciated that, and it would have given her a voice. In Mexico, she tried talking to Ramona, and didn’t even know why Ramona was mad at her. Andy says if the article was out there already, why was Leah upset that it was on camera? Leah says this is a new platform, and a new way of communicating for her, and it’s her story. I actually understand this, since I once wrote an article about a personal experience (not the same thing, but the article was public and on the internet), and this drunken wretch I knew got pissed at me, and thought she was revealing something, posting it on my FB page. Not only did this idiot not grasp that it was something already out there, they got reamed out by all of our mutual friends and booted from a trip they’d been invited on. Yay karma. Ramona asks, why not bring it up? and Leah says she didn’t want to talk about it on the show. Ramona wonders why, since Leah is open about her vagina. I guess that word is okay for Ramona to say now? Dorinda says, Ramona is obsessed with Leah’s vagina, and Leah says Ramona likes to take things that could ruin them and make it public, like with Sonja’s clothing labels (see below), and her being on bi-polar medication and drunk. LuAnn says Ramona knew she was struggling with a probation, and announced she was still drinking. We see a clip from the last reunion, where LuAnn said she wasn’t drinking and Ramona said she believed LuAnn was definitely drinking. Sonja says, LuAnn could have been arrested, and Ramona says, at least she doesn’t whine – like some people. Dorinda says Ramona says it’s all her skincare products, but she had a facelift. Andy asks if Ramona got a facelift, and Dorinda says, be honest; no one cares. Ramona says Dorinda likes to drink, and no, she didn’t get a facelift. Dorinda says Ramona has a new man every night, and Ramona repeats that Dorinda likes to drink. Okay. So do I. What the what? Dorinda tells Ramona to go with her 60 friends – Lu Ann says, 50 – who can’t stand her. Ramona says Dorinda is full of sh*t, and Dorinda says Ramona’s friends think she’s ratchet. Andy asks how they move forward, and can they? Ramona says Leah reminds her of herself. She moves to the beat of her own drummer, and is self-made. She had no ex-husband supporting her, or husband to guide her, or rich boyfriend. Leah has been on her own since forever, like her. She respects Leah. She thinks they had a conflict because Ramona felt maternal, and when that was taken away, it brought stuff up. Ramona asks if they can hug, but Andy is like, no way. They elbow bump instead, and Andy says, here come the health guys.

Next time, the Reunion concludes – Sonja tells Ramona S-T-F-U; Leah doesn’t think Dorinda hits below the belt, because she lives on another planet; Dorinda says she was angry and struggling, and Ramona made it worse; Ramona thinks it’s Intervention, and reads an 18-page letter to Dorinda; and Ramona asks why Dorinda is doing this.

🏥 Hello Pandemic…

It’s a great time to be living in Port Charles.

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/why-gh-wont-address-the-pandemic/

👗 About Those Labels…

What Leah was referring to that Ramona let fly.

https://www.newsweek.com/sonja-morgan-clothing-ali-express-1442913

📑 Holding Out…

Will she or won’t she?

https://celebmagazine.com/leah-mcsweeney-not-return-rhony-season-13/

https://celebmagazine.com/rhony-season-13-filming-without-leah-mcsweeney/

🗽 Moving On…

News about the next season of RHONY.