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November 20, 2024 – Lulu Takes Her First Step (Almost), A Thought, Salty Talk, Boss Lady Boz, Slaying It, Runaways & Sweet

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What I Watched Today

(The whole GH enchilada on Fridays; the other days, who knows?)

General Hospital

Outside Bobbie’s, Lucky says, what Elizabeth told him about looking deeper, he could stand to do that more often. Putting one foot in the front of the other and moving forward without looking back is his M.O. She asks if that’s what he’s going to do now, but he says he’s not sure. It’s easier said than done. He doesn’t want to give her or Aiden false hope.

Alexis goes through a box of papers, and Molly asks if she needs help, but Alexis says, Diane might take issue with her being the ADA. She’s not going home without Sam’s will. She needs to know Sam’s wishes and see them through.

Danny puts a flower on Sam’s grave and looks at the headstone that says Baby Girl McCall. He asks Jason if he thinks Sam is at peace.

Dante comes home, and Kristina comes downstairs. She says she was going through Sam’s things so Dante and Rocco didn’t have to, but she can do it later. He tells her to stay. He’d been looking forward to taking time off and waiting on Sam hand and foot. She says, Sam would have been up and going on day one, and he says, they were going to knock out their Christmas list and maybe go somewhere for the holiday break. She says, they made plans, and he says he guesses they were for nothing.

Lulu rubs her eyes and sees she’s wearing a hospital bracelet. Things come into focus, and she looks under the bandage at her incision.

Jason says he thinks Danny’s mom is at peace. She missed Baby Lila every day. Danny asks if Jason believes in heaven, and Jason says he wants to. He’d like to think Sam is there with her daughter. Danny says, him too. She never talked about Baby Lila that much. Jason says, his sister died before she was born, so she and Sam never met, and Danny says, it would be cool if they know each other now. Mom loved all her kids. Jason says, more than anything, and Danny says, family was the most important thing to her. Jason asks, what’s going on? and Danny says he feels bad about something he did. Jason asks if he wants to talk about it, and Danny says he hurt someone mom loved very much today.

Elizabeth says, Lucky doesn’t have to tiptoe around her, but he has to make a decision and stick with what he’s decided. He seemed to be leaning toward going back to Africa. He says, in Africa, he knows he’s helping people and not hurting them. Does that sound like a cop out? She says, a little, but she understands, and he asks how he gets Aiden to understand. She says, be honest and direct. Aiden loves him and he’ll try to support whatever Lucky decides. He says, what about her support? and she looks inside Bobbie’s, seeing Lucas. She says, oh no. Lucas wasn’t at the service. She should check on him. She goes inside and Lucky follows.

Kristina asks Dante, what’s that saying? If you want to make God laugh, make plans. He says, God’s got a dark sense humor, and Kristina says, agreed. He says, they had a great life. He finally got the courage to ask her to marry him, and she said yes. Kristina says, of course (🍷), and he says, they had one day to think about the rest of their lives, then she was gone. Just like that. It’s not fair. She tells him that her mom said when Sam told her about the engagement, it was the happiest she’d seen her. He gave Sam that gift. He says he keeps thinking Sam died because of him.

Molly tells Alexis to please take a breath please, and Alexis says she knows one of Sam’s wishes without having looked. She would have been happy Molly and Kristina came together. Molly says, Sam’s death put things in perspective, and Alexis says, they don’t know what will happen from one minute to the next. Molly says, Sam’s funeral, then Ava’s trial tomorrow, and Alexis says she forgot. It’s terrible timing. How is Molly feeling? Molly says, nervous and helpless. She wants this for Irene, but her dad representing Ava, especially now that he’s… Alexis asks, what’s he done now? and Molly says, he added her as a witness to Ava’s defense.

At Bobbie’s, Elizabeth says, the service was beautiful, and Lucas says he’s glad Sam deserved something special. He’s been distracted. He could be the reason she’s gone.

Jason asks who Danny thinks he hurt, and Danny says, Uncle Lucas. He knows he hurt him. He’s the reason Lucas wasn’t at the funeral. He was at the church before the service, and Danny got angry with him. Jason says, he did Sam’s surgery, and Danny says he told Lucas that it was his fault. Mom loved him so much and she would have wanted him to be there. He wishes he could take it all back.

Alexis says, it’s bad enough Ric took the case. Now he roped Molly into it. It’s egregious. Ava is the woman responsible for her baby’s death. Molly says, Ric believes Ava’s not to blame. According to him, it was a tragic accident. Alexis says, it’s cold blooded, but Molly says, it’s legally smart. Alexis says, it’s cruel. Molly’s not advocating for Ava, is she? Molly says, no. It’s no secret she and Kristina had issues. In corroborating how volatile and unstable Kristina is, who’s more compelling than her own sister?

Dante says, Sam was a problem solver, and Kristina says, Sam fixed things for her. Not just in her apartment, but in her life. Dante says, Sam saw his and Rocco’s pain and sadness at potentially losing Lulu and jumped at the chance to relieve it. Kristina says, she did, but how does he equate that to it being his fault? Sam wasn’t forced. It was a choice she made. He says, but how much of that choice was to protect him and Rocco?

Outside Lulu’s room, a doctor says, Lulu’s vitals have improved. The difference between now and before her transplant is striking. Cyrus says, that’s wonderful news. He’s glad Laura decided to move her to Turning Woods. The doctor says he assumes Cyrus is volunteering here, and Cyrus says he recommended Turning Woods because of his spiritual work here. He’s grateful he suggested it and he’s honored that he’s been asked to represent the family at Lulu’s bedside. (Note that he never quite answered the doctor’s question.) Lulu wisely keeps her eyes closed, and flashes back to Cyrus approaching her at GH years ago. She says she assumes he wants to discuss her recent article, but she’s here to see a friend. Unless he forgot it’s a hospital and not his personal, private office. Cyrus says, it would be in her best interest to make time for him. He’s in a position to make her life very difficult. In the present, Cyrus says he’d like to sit with his niece and pray for her continued recovery. (Show of hands. Who thinks it’s something Cyrus did that caused Sam’s death? Just asking.)

Cyrus tells a pretending-to-still-be-comatose Lulu that the staff says she’s improving. She’s stabilized and getting better. Good. Don’t worry. He’s going to take care of her just as he promised.

Kristina tells Dante, Sam didn’t do what she didn’t want to. At her funeral service, people used words like thoughtful, generous, and deliberate. That’s who she was. She looked at the risks and the options and made a choice. Dante says, a choice that killed her, and she says, it’s devastating, but it’s not his fault. He says, Danny and Scout lost their mom because Sam wanted to protect him and Rocco. It’s unfair. She says, life’s not fair. No one knows that better than she does after losing Sam and Adela.  

Alexis says, after everything Molly has been through, is she prepared to testify against her sister? Molly says she has no choice, and Alexis says, she risks destroying the progress she and Kristina have made and her not being able to handle one more thing. Molly asks, what’s the alternative? Letting Ava go scot-free? That’s not an option. Alexis says she doesn’t understand how Molly’s father can put her in the position of irrevocable harm, and Molly says, he thinks if she gets to see how Ava’s not at fault, she can let go of her resentment and move forward.  Alexis says, he’s doing her a favor. How Ric of him. Other people can give a testimony. It doesn’t have to be her. She finds the folder she’s looking for and says, Sam’s last will and testament. She looks through it, and says, Sam’s wish for Scout and Danny is that she’s named Drew legal guardian.

Jason says he’s sure Lucas understands why Danny asked him to leave. He just lost his mom, and he’s hurt and angry. He’s looking for answers, and so far, there are none. Danny says, there’s nothing he do change or fix it. He has no control over anything. Jason says, Lucas did the surgery and had control. Maybe he did something wrong or missed something. Danny says, or maybe he did everything right. He loved mom and didn’t want any of this. Jason says he knows Danny wants the reason, but one of the hardest things to accept is that there may not be one.

Lucas tells Elizabeth, Danny lost his mom. He didn’t mean it. She says, he needed someone blame, and Lucas was the easiest fall guy. He says he gets that, and she says, but it still hurts. He says, it’s selfish, but she says, it’s human. She’s sorry he felt he couldn’t go to the service. He says he was having second thoughts before Danny. He didn’t want the focus to be on anything but remembering and saying goodbye to his sister. She says she hopes they get the autopsy report soon, but in the meantime, he can’t blame himself. Lucky says, there’s no proof he did anything wrong, and Lucas says, not yet. Elizabeth says she was there, and he did everything he could. Lucas’s phone rings, and Portia asks if he would mind stopping by her office. He asks if there’s something wrong, and she says, they have the results of his sister’s autopsy.

Lucas leaves, and Elizabeth says she prays the autopsy exonerates Lucas. Lucky says he gets it. If Lulu hadn’t made it, he would have blamed himself. She says, he’d be wrong, and he says he feels for Lucas. He thought Elizabeth said Sam was fine. Elizabeth says, she seemed to be. It still hasn’t sunk in that she’s gone. He says, it’ll take a while, when Jack walks in. He says, what luck that he’s run into Lucky again.

Jason says, it’s good that Danny feels bad. He doesn’t want to take his anger and pain out on other people. Danny asks if he has any tips, and Jason says he struggles too. To manage his emotions, he struggles every day, but he doesn’t always get it right. Danny asks if that’s what happened with him and Drew.

Molly says, Sam wanted Drew to have custody of both? and Alexis tells her, that’s what it says. Molly says, Scout, she understands, of course (🍷), and Alexis says, she wanted to ensure the kids stayed together. Molly asks when Sam last updated her will, and Alexis says, a few years ago. Molly says, Jason was presumed dead, and Alexis says she doesn’t think Sam and Dante were together then. Molly wonders if it was intentional or an oversight. Jason came back. Alexis asks if Sam said anything to her, but Molly says, never. Alexis says she bets Sam never thought it would be an issue, and Molly says, maybe she didn’t change it on purpose. She and Jason were at odds since he came back, and she thinks Sam had concerns about Jason keeping Danny safe. Alexis says, they all did. She still does. Molly says, so maybe the will is exactly as Sam intended.

Kristina says she’s sorry. Dante shared his grief, and she made it about herself. He says, her grief shouldn’t take a backseat. Her pain is just as valid as anyone’s. She says, Sam was so selfless, and not reckless with people’s feelings. Sam was giving in a way she admired. He says he agrees. He wishes Sam had been more selfish. She’d still be here. Kristina says, then what? He and Rocco would be burying Lulu instead. Is that what he would have preferred?

The doctor knocks on Lulu’s door and asks if he can have a word with Cyrus. Cyrus says, of course (🍷), and steps out in the hallway. The doctor says he wants to inform the family that since Lulu’s transfer, her improvement has been beyond their anticipation. Cyrus says he’d love to inform his sister personally. It’s important that he manage her expectations about his niece’s condition. The news is positive, but he doesn’t want her having false hopes that Lulu will come out of her coma and regain consciousness.

Portia thanks Lucas for coming. She didn’t want him to wait. The findings show that there was no surgical error that contributed to Sam’s cause of death. Nothing he did led to Sam’s heart attack. She thanks him for being so open during the process. She knows it’s not easy. He says, there was no surgical error, but what did cause Sam’s heart attack? She shows him the results, and he looks at them. He frowns, then looks at Portia.

Elizabeth’s phone rings, and she says she has to get to the hospital. She’s been called in. She leaves, and Jack takes her seat. Lucky says, by all means have a seat, and Jack asks if Lucky has put further thought into his offer.

Alexis tells Molly, Sam was the primary caretaker in the custody agreement about Danny. Jason isn’t going to want Drew to have custody. Molly says, even if it’s what Sam wanted?… Right. Not happening.

Jason asks how Danny knows about him and Drew, and Danny says, it wasn’t hard to figure out. Drew’s face was bruised and cut, and Jason wasn’t looking much better. He put two and two together. Jason asks if anyone has told him that he’s too smart for his own good, and Danny says, mom, all the time. What happened? Jason says he got angry and lost control, and Danny asks why he was mad. Jason says, that’s not important, and Danny says, what if he’d gotten arrested? Jason says, Drew’s not pressing charges. What happened between him and Drew stays between him and Drew. Danny says, the argument was between him and Drew, but they aren’t the ones who got hurt.

Lucas runs into Elizabeth coming out of the elevator, He says he thought she was done for the night, but she says, Portia wanted to see her. She assumes it’s about the autopsy. Has he met with Portia yet? He says, nothing he did caused Sam’s heart attack, and she says she’s glad. Now he can start to heal. He says, there’s something he thinks she should know… Portia comes by and thanks Elizabeth for coming. She asks Elizabeth to join her in her office, and Elizabeth follows her.

Dante tells Kristina that he’s grateful Sam gave his son’s mother a chance, but in no version of any reality would he want that at Sam’s expense. She says, it’s not up to him. He’s not God. He asks, but why one or the other? and she says she doesn’t know, but he’s allowed to be grateful Lulu is alive and okay. It’s not on him. He says he thinks deep down he knows that, and she says, dig deeper and find grace for himself.

An orderly checks on Lulu and when he leaves, she sits up. She grips her side, obviously in pain, and puts her feet on the floor. She carefully tries to stand, and almost takes a step, but she falls.

Danny tells Jason, Scout saw her dad’s face and asked what happened. He told her a story about walking into a door. He and Rocco didn’t believe it and he doesn’t think she did either. She was scared. Jason says he never meant for that to happen, and Danny says, but it did. Drew is Scout’s only parent. Jason says he could have handled it differently. They should never have to suffer for their parents’ choices. Danny thanks him for saying that, and Jason thanks Danny for challenging him to do better. Keep it up. Danny says he will, and they hug.

Alexis says, Sam wanted the children to stay together, and Molly says, Drew will want Scout. Where does that leave Danny? Alexis says, he needs to stay with his sister, and Molly asks if she realizes that Jason or Drew or both of them might want to fight in court to legally force the issue. Alexis says she’s aware, and Molly asks how far she’s willing to go. Alexis says, as far as she needs to, to make sure her daughter’s wishes are honored.

Dante asks when Kristina got so wise, and she says, maybe life is smacking the brat out of her. He says, Sam would be upset to miss that, when his phone dings. He looks at it and says, it’s reminding him that they have a big day tomorrow. She says, Ava’s trial, and he says he’s been called as a witness for the prosecution. She says her too. She thinks their family will finally get the justice they deserve. And Ava will be where she belongs, in prison. He says he’s going to do his part, and she says, and she’ll do hers. He says, Ava is going down, and Kristina says, she sure is.   

Jack says, Lucky can be on a WSB plane tonight if he accepts. What does he say? Lucky’s phone rings, and Lucas says, Elizabeth is in a meeting with Portia. Lucky might want to check on her. He thinks she might be in trouble.

Elizabeth says she assumes Portia wants to fill her in on Sam’s autopsy findings, and Portia says, that’s correct. Elizabeth asks if there were any direct answers, and Portia says, there were. The toxicology report attributed the cause of death to an overdose of digitalis. Elizabeth says, that can’t be right. Sam wasn’t prescribed digitalis. She led team and reviewed all of Sam’s meds. Portia says she reviewed Elizabeth’s filings. They need to go through all of her team’s movements from the time Sam was delivered into Elizabeth’s care. They need to figure out every med she was given and talk to every individual attending her. Elizabeth asks if Portia is suggesting she’s responsible for Sam’s death, and Portia says, they’re conducting an investigation to figure out exactly what happened. If Elizabeth likes, they can continue this conversation with a union rep on hand. (Rut-roh.)

Lulu groans and tries to pull herself up onto the bed. She finally gets on the bed in a sitting position. She breathes heavily as she massages her legs.

Tomorrow TJ says he and Alexis have something in common; Chase tells Dante that he’s not alone; Kristina tells Sonny that she wants justice; and Jason asks why he wasn’t told about this.

🧗‍♀️ They weren’t kidding about Lulu being tenacious. She’s going to be in NYC by the end of the week.

🧂 Passing the Salt…

On RHOSLC, Angie’s father came over for dinner, and Angie said how impressed she was about how he fed seven kids after working all day. In her interview, she explained that her mom had died when she was eight, and her dad raised them. I identified, also having a mother who died when I was eight and a dad who raised me. However, I only had one sister who was much older and had already moved out on her own. I’d like to say it was a lot easier for my father, but then again, it was me, so maybe it was like having seven kids.

Mary had a party with an Audrey Hepburn/Breakfast at Tiffany’s theme. In Bronwyn’s interview, she said, not wanting to upset Mary got her there on time and super awkward. When Heather came in, she deliberately bypassed Bronwyn when saying her hellos, and in her interview, Bronwyn said, you’d think she was covered in anthrax. Britani missed the memo on proper attire, and when Whitney said the bread was her favorite, Mary said, don’t put the bread in your purse. I’m not sure what epiphany Mary had, but she’s a lot more amusing this season. Heather brought up her hurt feelings at being left out of the Palm Springs trip, since it was a dinner party and the perfect place to air grievances. She also circled the drain on Bronwyn and Todd not having a prenup, and said Todd collected Starbuck’s mugs like it was an insult. Apparently, he gets one in every city he visits, and I think that’s the coolest thing ever, especially for a rich guy. Very quirky.

There was way too much discussion about the trip, and Heather demanded to know why Bronwyn and her husband flew first class and put the others in coach or whatever. Bronwyn said, because it was her goddam credit card, and she’s goddam right. She was good enough to buy everyone’s tickets in the first place. Then it got really weird. Within ten minutes, the group went from a kumbaya moment to a screaming match. Mary tried to calm the women, but finally had to tell Meredith that if she wouldn’t lower the volume and listen, she could leave. Meredith got all weepy, and all I could think was, what the servers must hear. How do they not react?

As of this posting, there was no full recap yet, but there was this.

https://people.com/rhoslc-recap-heather-gay-calls-bronwyn-newport-husband-an-asshole-8749114

How RHOSLC’s Lisa Barlow Is Coming Across as the Season 5 Villain

It looks like her son’s issues have really been weighing on her.

Mary Cosby Says Her Son Is ‘Steady’ After ‘Heavy’ Season of ‘RHOSLC’

👠 More Than a Housewife…

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a more accomplished résumé.

RHOBH Newbie Bozoma Saint John’s Incredible Career Explored: From Netflix to Uber and Beyond

👀 Surprise Watch…

After RHOSLC, this came on and I was like, what’s this and where did it come from? It didn’t take me long to get into this girl’s trip, and Vietnam is absolutely beautiful, so bonus. One of the reasons I like the 90 Day Fiancé franchise so much is seeing so many places. Love traveling, hate the hassle, so it’s the next best thing.

https://www.21alivenews.com/2024/11/20/peacocks-new-original-unscripted-series-eat-slay-love/

https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/eat-slay-love-eva-marcille/

🐍 Not Quite Snakes On a Plane…

🐹 Tiny hamsters escaping tiny cages. Someone is going to lose their job.

https://people.com/plane-grounded-for-4-days-after-more-than-130-hamsters-escape-from-cages-8747690

🦤 (< They didn’t have an emu.) If one of them lays an egg, can you imagine the omelet?

https://people.com/feral-emus-on-the-loose-south-carolina-named-thelma-and-louise-8746836

🥭 Out Of My Gourd…

Come back tomorrow for soap and wherever the roulette wheel falls. Until then, stay safe, stay always asking the host before bringing another guest to Thanksgiving dinner (or any party really), and stay making sure your will is updated, especially where children are concerned.

Jun29

June 28, 2022 – Last Minute Meeting, Winners, Soap Spin-Off Anniversary, Sailing Reunion Minus Ashley, Ex-Wives, Eva’s Take & Floor

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

And get this, they were supposed to be taking a break until after July 4th, but decided to squeak in one more. Pfft!

GENERAL HOSPITAL Is Preempted Nationally Today

🏆 Close Enough…

Not exactly a sweep, but GH cleaned up pretty well at the Daytime Emmys. And bravo! to Jeff Kober for winning Outstanding Supporting Actor for the second time!

Daytime Emmys 2022: The Winners!

Behind-the-scenes.

Backstage at the 2022 Daytime Emmys!

🧛🏻‍♂️ And It Feels So Good…

I loved this show! It was so weird, and vampire Caleb was the best. Every once in a great while GH gives it a nod.

Don’t Miss the PORT CHARLES 25th Anniversary Reunion!

Below Deck Sailing Yacht – The Reunion

Andy welcomes us to the Season 3 Reunion, and thinks this is the first Reunion group that’s actually happy to see each other. He introduces Parsifal III’s Captain Glenn. Gary is next, sporting his detestable man bun, followed by Daisy, who’s in her London apartment. We find out Gary is also in Daisy’s apartment, and Daisy says, he literally arrived ten minutes ago. Andy says, the question is, when is he leaving? and Gary says he’s been there for a week. Daisy says, afterward, they’re having a celebratory drink, and he’ll be on his way. Colin is in Costa Rica; Marcos is in his car in L.A.’s Koreatown; Gabriela is in St. Thomas, the US Virgin Islands, which gives Andy major FOMO; and Kelsie is in San Diego. Andy introduces the crew members who are used to joining after everyone else, Scarlett and Barnaby. The closed captions say he’s a d*ck hand, and I’m sure that was on purpose, but wouldn’t necessarily be wrong had it been Gary. Andy says, it was a great season, and while we saw all sides of Ashley, we won’t be seeing her today, since she’s a no-show. I quickly Tweet that she’s a coward, and Tom says he spoke with her yesterday. She said she doesn’t need this in her life, and she’s not interested in taking part. I interpret this to mean, I’m a coward who can’t face what a sh*thead I am. Gary says, when you sign up, you know there’s going to be a Reunion, and Andy says, he sensed she wasn’t thrilled with how the show turned out. Marcos suggests she’s busy, and Daisy says, they’re all busy; cut the bloody bullsh*t. Andy says, just because you don’t show up, doesn’t mean we can’t talk about you, so diving in… He asks how Gary’s love life is, and Gary says, Daisy? Andy tells us, Gabriela is now dating deckhand Wes, and she says they met on Instagram. He was in St. Thomas, and she knew he had a boat. She asked if he planned to sail, and they fell in love. A viewer commends Colin on going public about girlfriend Silvia, and Colin says, they’ve decided to go their separate ways. D’oh! Andy tells us that Colin is back on the market, and I hope if Colin is still single next season, he doesn’t disappoint me by acting like Gary. Andy asks Scarlett, who was the most welcoming besides Gary and his magic tongue (yuk)? and Scarlett says, everyone was great, even though there was a lot of tension.

Andy says, Marcos pulled off a rare feat; he got along with the chief stew, and the guests loved his food. He rarely lost his cool, but he did lose a piece of his head. We revisit Marco’s season on Deck, and Andy says he assumes everyone is trying to hire Marcos now. Marcos says his life is crazy. He opened a restaurant in downtown L.A., a bar, then another L.A. restaurant in Koreatown. He also has a contract with UCLA, and he’s cooking for 1600 people. Andy says, he’s booked and blessed, and we flash back to Marcos’s accident. A viewer asks about guest Charles, who said he could get better food in a ballpark, and Marcos says, Charles was lucky they were on camera. Andy asks Colin which of Marcos’s meals most impressed him, and Colin says, the molecular gastronomy. He was there for most of it, and he’d never seen that before. A viewer asks for Gabriela to shine a light on her relationship with Marcos, and she says she thinks she just rubbed Marcos the wrong way from night one. They kept their distance from each other, and although they had a couple of great conversations where they connected, most of the time, they avoided one another; it was kind of awkward. Marcos agrees 100%, and Andy asks if Marcos apologized for throwing Daisy on Gabriela in the pool. Gabriela says, Daisy accidently kneed her in the face, but she doesn’t think Marcos knew. Andy asks if that’s why Gabriela got so upset, and Gabriela says she was kneed in the face, then hit in the head with a floatie, but she was laughing until Marcos said she was a problem. Andy asks if they sorted things out, and Marcos says, they’ve talked and it’s all good, but I’m not so sure from the look on Gabriela’s face. Andy asks if they’d work together again, and they agree that’s a no. He asks Glenn if Marcos is one of the best chefs he’s worked with, and Glenn says, he’s a legend. He pushes hard, but can hold it together; he’s an amazing chef. Andy asks about Marco’s dating life, and if it’s going down in his DMs, and Marcos says he doesn’t want to go there. But he does, and says he gets naked photos, marry me, and cook for me, and now he has to go cook. I assume not for one of the DMers.

Andy tells us that Gary had a complicated web of boatmances; locking lips with four stews. We flash back to that, as well as the Ashley and Tom debacle. Andy asks Tom if it was Ashley’s tatas that drew him in, and gets a yes. Andy asks Daisy if she wishes she’d given Ashley some advice, but Daisy says she was shocked, and never would have predicted it. Next time, she’ll give everyone a warning. Andy asks if Colin has ever tried to stop Gary, or is it personal entertainment for him? Colin thinks the girls just flocked to Gary this season. He studied the show, and watched how Gary does it. He floods them with compliments, and they get weak in the knees. Gary says, they kissed him, and Daisy tells him, piss off. Gabriela says, not her, but Gary says he begs to differ. Kelsie says she’s the only smart one, and Andy asks if Daisy doesn’t remember them kissing. Daisy says she kissed everyone; it’s not that big a deal. Andy asks what Glenn’s reaction is to Gary and Daisy making out, and Glenn says he’s not surprised; there’s obviously something going on. Andy asks if Daisy regrets kissing Gary, and Gary takes out his earbuds. She says she did for a long time, but time passes, and they’re good friends. She wishes she remembered, since it looked great. She has no regrets.

A viewer asks what Gabriela thought of Ashley’s cringeworthy pursuit of Gary, and Gabriela says she thinks Gary likes a chase. He likes flirting and a chase, and Ashley came on too strong. Gary says, she’s correct, and another viewer says, even though Ashley was a real a-hole, it was no excuse for Tom to berate her and throw a drink at her. Tom agrees that you should never treat anyone like that, especially a woman. Although there was an element of comedy to it, he would take it back if he could. Daisy says, Tom was massively gaslit by Ashley and Gary, but Tom says he shouldn’t have been drinking the way he was. Andy asks how Tom was gaslit by Gary, and Daisy says, Gary told him it was just an innocent massage. Gary is old enough to know, there are no innocent massages. He was making fun of Tom, saying he was crazy; it was just an innocent massage. Tom thanks her for being supportive, and Gary says he didn’t see it the same way, but maybe he should think more. Tom says, when he and Ashley hooked up, it was because she wasn’t getting anywhere with Gary. She was so drunk, she was going to get what she wanted from someone; it didn’t matter who he was. He thinks she was just bored, but Daisy says she doesn’t agree. She thinks Ashley was making a point. Kelsie says she agrees with both of them. She thinks Ashley was jealous, but she’d also expressed that she could separate intimacy from a relationship. She threw Tom under the bus pretty fast when the boat was dragging. Gary says, what about Tom’s feelings? and Daisy says, that’s what she was saying about being gaslit. Jealousy is a nasty trait, and some handle it better than others. A viewer asks if Gabriela regrets kissing Gary, and why did she tell Daisy that she touched Gary’s weenie? Gabriela says she doesn’t regret having a good time, and her words came out like word vomit to Daisy; she had to tell someone. Daisy says she didn’t need to know, and everyone needs to stay away from Gary’s penis. Tom mentions that he has to watch this with his family.

Once again, Andy welcomes us back, even though we’re not the ones who went anywhere. He says, Kelsie has the distinction of being the only woman who didn’t kiss Gary, and asks if she feels left out. She says, no. She and Gary have an amazing relationship that’s strictly a friendship, and she wants to keep it that way. Andy announces that Mary from Wantagh has the million dollar question. No offense, but what do all the women see in Gary that makes them want to be with him? She’s sorry, but Colin is hotter. I couldn’t have said it better myself, and Andy asks them to tell him about the allure of Gary. He’s curious. He’s never met Gary in person. Gary says, Andy would fall head over heels for him, and Scarlett says, Gary was lighthearted, and she was drawn to how she felt with him. Daisy says, it was a win-win for Gary, since there was no competition. (Reminder: Colin was in a relationship during the season.) Andy asks how tall Gary is, and Gary says he gets asked that a lot. His IMDb says he’s 5’3”, but he’s 5’ 8”. Daisy says he compensates with his personality, and Gary insists he’s not short. Gabriela says, Gary has the confidence to flirt with everyone, and casts a wide net. Andy tells him that Daisy said he had a small weenie, and Daisy says she’s heard that a lot from multiple people… She’s joking. It was a low blow because she was pissed. He had small d*ck energy, and she was annoyed. The girls were fighting, she thought he was more to blame, and she was being mean. Andy asks, what about Gary’s weenie freaks her out, and she says, it’s been a lot of places. Gary wiggles his pinky, and she says, she needs to know where her car’s been; how many miles are on it. Andy says, Gary’s hook-up with Ashley got everyone talking. From many viewers’ perspectives, he was sexually assaulted. Gary says, to be honest, he and Ashley aren’t friends, but in her defense, he didn’t think anything of it. He thinks people are being harsh, and feels they should leave Ashley alone. Andy says, that’s not how it seemed, and if their situations were reversed, it would be quite serious. Gary says he understands that, but can’t stress enough to leave her alone. Daisy asks him to clarify that Ashley didn’t assault her, and Gary says, she didn’t. When fans reacted, he’d sent her a message apologizing, and telling her not to take anything too hard.

A viewer asks Gary, who’s the better kisser? and he says, Colin. Andy asks if Scarlett bought it when Ashley said she wasn’t interested in Gary, and Scarlett said, Ashley told her that she was over it. We flash back to Ashley’s bullsh*t, and Scarlett says, from day one. Ashley made it clear she wasn’t interested, but she was hearing things from everyone. She was new, and she had no background. Daisy says, that’s why she was frustrated; it wasn’t jealousy. She was concerned because of what happened with Sydney and Ali. They weren’t going to admit they were jealous, so their outlet was to behave badly. When she saw Ashley getting drunk, she saw herself. She’d done all this, and jealousy makes people nasty; it’s not a good trait. Andy asks how Scarlett felt when she overheard Ashley saying, nobody’s special. We flash back to Ashley saying, nobody’s special and it’s hilarious to her, and Scarlett says, there was so much talking behind her back. She wishes she’d been talked to directly. Andy asks if she thinks Gary led Ashley on, but Scarlett doesn’t think so. Gabriela says she was told Gary would flirt with anything or anyone, but flirting doesn’t mean he’s leading someone on. He told Ashley that he wasn’t interested, so how was he leading her on? Kelsie disagrees, and Daisy says, you have to be careful who you flirt with. People have feelings, and some aren’t as strong as others. Gary protests, but she says, he was the grown-up in the situation, and he was flirting with someone not mature enough to handle it. Colin agrees, and Andy points out that in the Shag-Marry-Kill game, all the women chose him to marry. Colin wonders what that means, and Andy says he thinks it’s good, but Colin says, no one ever wants to bang him, just marry him. Andy says, they all wanted to kill Gary, and Daisy says, if they marry Colin, they get to bang him for the rest of their lives. Andy asks if Daisy’s three-year dry streak has ended, but she says, it was a joke. He asks what her reaction is to Gary saying she’d be a good shag, and she says she’d be a fabulous shag. A viewer asks why Gary was after Daisy this season, and Gary says, if you watch Season 2, you can see he’s always had a soft spot for her and was attracted to her, which is weird to say, since they’re in the same space. He thinks Daisy is gorgeous and a superstar. Andy asks Scarlett if she thinks Daisy has a thing for Gary, but Scarlett says, she thinks they have a great friendship, and love each other as it is. Andy asks who thinks Gary and Daisy will hook up tonight, and Gabriela thinks they should start now. Gary runs into the other room, and grabs Daisy, causing her wine glass to fall, spilling wine on her and smashing the glass. Gary says, love makes you do crazy things, and Andy says, they’re electric. Viewer Vonda asks when Gary is going to realize he’s in love with Daisy, and he says, perhaps there’s some truth in that. Daisy says, whatever, and Andy asks for a show hands from who thinks they should hook up, amending it to make love when everyone except Gary raises their hand. Gary raises his, and Andy says, Gary is optimistic, and in her apartment.

Andy moves on to Tom, who almost puked on his boss on night one. However, that wasn’t his rock bottom, and things got much worse, We flash back to the anchor dragging because Tom wasn’t paying attention; Colin saying in his interview, that it’s 100 times worse than hitting the dock; and Glenn saying he knows Tom wasn’t purposely negligent, but he has to let him go. Andy asks if the make-out session with Ashley was worth it, but Tom says, it was literally 30 seconds. He says, of course he understands it’s his fault, but at the time, he went into self-defense mode. Now that he’s had the time to look back, he’s spoken to everyone, and takes full responsibility. Andy asks what Glenn’s reaction to Tom and Ashley’s canoodling was, and Glenn says he figured it was something like that. He thinks if Tom had been less defensive, it might have gone differently, but he knew there had to be a major distraction; you can feel the conditions change when anchor is being dragged. Andy asks if after Tom puked the first night, Glenn questioned not having his own captain’s quarters, and Glenn says he would love that, but they don’t have enough cabins. He wasn’t upset about it, and was glad Tom had the good sense to cut himself off before it became an issue. Andy asks if being a man down was better than Tom staying, and Glenn says he couldn’t keep Tom on, thinking it might happen again. How would he answer to the insurance company, his boss, and the guests if it happened a second time. He can’t take a chance like that. Andy asks Barnaby if he thinks Tom deserved the boot, and Barnaby says, you can’t stay on the same boat after that; you’ve got to be cut and start again. Andy asks the deckhands if Gary is a good manager despite his drinking and messy hook-ups. He wonders if that made them look differently at Gary, and Kelsie says, Gary is sensitive, but fun. She learned to adapt to his moods. It’s not always fair, but she’s used to doing it in a male dominated industry, and Gary is a very hard worker, and Barnaby says he feels like they’re friends who work together, and Gary tells him what to do. If Gary was busting him all day, it wouldn’t be the same. Glenn says, there’s off the clock and on the clock. When the crew is on, they’re professional, and when they’re off, they have fun, and he sees all of it. He thinks Gary does an amazing job of running the deck. Andy asks what Gary’s response is to Tom saying he was set up for failure, and we flash back to that. Gary says, it blew him away. He was shocked, and had to reflect on himself. Tom says, at the time, he was acting on emotions, and didn’t want to admit he messed up. But he’s grown and understands that he didn’t take responsibility’ Gary wasn’t setting him up. He was immature, and didn’t realize he had some growing up to do, and has to learn from his mistakes.

Andy says, Gabriela traded healing at sea for personal healing on land, and we flash back to the asshat that is Ashley. Andy asks what annoyed Gabriela the most about her, and Gabriela says, Ashley didn’t learn from or take direction from her. He asks Daisy why she made Gabriela second stew, and if she regrets it. Daisy says, it was mainly her age, since age gives more life experience. She has no regrets, but she’s learned that to some people a title means something. She’s not competitive, and doesn’t care as long as she gets paid and has fun (a woman after my own heart). Gary wonders if they needed titles, but Ashley was still under Gabriela and was deliberately disobedient. He wouldn’t have deckhand under him like that. Andy asks if Daisy thinks the relationship with Ashley was one reason for Gabriela’s departure, and Daisy says, she wasn’t involved with that, but thinks it’s a small element to the vast scale of what was happening. Gabriela thanks Gary for his support, and says, it was a one-sided competition with Ashley. Gabriela wasn’t competing; she was just trying to do her job. Ashley undermined her and poisoned her well of feelings. She felt justified in leaving after seeing how intense Ashley’s hate campaign was. She had no clue, and then saw Ashley tried to do the same thing to Scarlett, and felt validated. She’s not imagining things or making it up when she sees Ashley tried to do it to someone else. Andy asks if Daisy saw anything on the show that made her feel differently, and Daisy says she’s a strong woman with strong opinions. She was never influenced by Ashley, and only saw it all after she watched the show. Post-show, she was more disappointed in Ashley, but Ashley had never spoken badly about Gabriela to her. She was fine with how Gabriela was managing, and told Ashley to suck it up and get over it. Andy asks Gabriela, if Ashley hadn’t  been targeting her, would she have left?

Gabriela says she doesn’t think the experience she had was good, and thinks it was because of Ashley. Gabriela’s down points were exhausting and toxic, but she thinks she could have stuck it out if she hadn’t had someone stepping on her toes the entire time. Glenn agrees, and thinks Gabriela was a great second stew. You have to be a good follower before you can be a leader. He thinks Ashley messed herself up, and had an effect on Gabriela. A viewer asks Glenn if he thought Ashley was stirring the pot or was justified, and he says, she may have had some valid complaints, but she was stirring the pot. Daisy chose Gabriela as second stew, and Ashley desperately trying to move up did her no favors. Barnaby wonders why the stews can’t be like the deckhands, and the deckhands have a virtual group hug. Andy asks if Ashley being made lead stew surprised Gabriela, but Gabriela says, Ashley had been there long enough to know the boat. Gary says, it was to shut her up, but Daisy says, she worked hard and deserved it. Scarlett says she did need direction, which Ashley gave her, and Andy asks why Daisy waited until the end. Again, Gary says, to shut her up, and Daisy says, the work was there. All she needs is someone to rely on who will get the job done, and Ashley was amazing with the wedding. She didn’t like the pettiness, hooking up, and getting sh*tfaced. She gets sh*tfaced, but she’s hilarious, while Ashley was just annoying. She needed Ashley to work well with Scarlett, and genuinely felt that she was learning. She felt straight away that Ashley hated Scarlett, but by the end, she felt they were fine. Andy asks how Scarlett felt to hear Ashley say, Scarlett having no experience gave her life. That actually sounds pretty sad, but Scarlett says she was shocked. Ashley seemed unhappy about a lot of things when she was coming in, but her lack of experience probably did give Ashley life, and she’s happy if that’s what Ashley needed. Gary says he was angry when Ashley told the guests that they’d kissed. He thinks she has learning to do if this is the career path she wants. The last thing guests want to hear is crew drama. Andy says he loves hearing crew drama on a cruise, and if I went on a cruise, I would too.

Andy asks if Barnaby really taught Barrack Obama how to surf, and Barnaby says, Obama came to a private island where he was working. It was amazing. Andy asks Glenn if he bought Erika’s public apology or does he think the skimpy tip was an intentional slight. Glenn says he thinks she had a gripe from the prior season, and it was on purpose; there was nothing wrong with the food. Daisy completely agrees. She doesn’t know if they even know what planet they’re on. Andy asks if she still has the necklace Cyndi gave her, we flash back to that, Daisy says, no, and I wonder if she put it on eBay. Andy asks who Barnaby’s favorite guests were, but he says he can’t even remember any of their names or anything about them. Andy asks how Gabriela felt, being the most diverse person in the crew, and she says, anyone who works in an industry that’s not very diverse would understand. Being on the show was a good way for people to see there’s room for them in the industry. It’s uncomfortable not to feel anyone understands you or you have support. She’s never worked under a Black captain before, and it’s a proud feeling. Lead by example, and work hard. Do the course, and you can do it too. Andy asks if there’s anyone Glenn wouldn’t rehire, and if this was his favorite crew. Glenn says, without the anchor dragging incident, he’d work with Tom, and he was very impressed with Barnaby and Scarlett coming in at the end. They did an amazing job, despite Scarlett being new on the job, and dealing with the politics of Ashley and Gary. He loves them all. Scarlett thanks Glenn, and he says he knows it wasn’t easy, and he wouldn’t want to work with Ashley again.

Andy asks who’s still in yachting, and Colin says he got a catamaran; he’s sailing around the world. Everyone else is still in boating, except for Barnaby, who took his tip money and built a business converting Land Rovers to Tesla electric power. Go Barnaby.

Andy says it’s time to officially end the season, but since Gary and Daisy are under one roof in the UK, he’ll have to follow up.

The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girl’s Trip, Ex-Wives Club

Bravo had a sneak peek of the show tonight, and while I doubt I’ll have the time to watch this on Peacock, I’m sure it will eventually find its way to Bravo, where I’ll no doubt partake of yet another guilty pleasure. I hate half the cast, but it’s an eclectic mix, and who doesn’t love Bluestone Manor, fish room and all? Okay, maybe Vicki. The flashbacks were fun, and Vicki was already bitching about being back in the franchise she didn’t want to leave.

My quick take on the cast…

Dorinda: I love her, and love how she takes hostessing so seriously. Eva: I don’t know her. Literally, not like Mariah Carey doesn’t know Jennifer Lopez. Phaedra: I feel like I shouldn’t like her, shady as she is, but I do. She has a fabulous way with words. Taylor: I’ve always felt badly about her situation, being married to that awful husband, and then him committing suicide, but it looks like she’s blossoming now. She’s remarried, stands up for herself, and even gained some weight. She was scary skinny by the end of her run. Brandi: She makes me want to throw up. I can’t stand her, and hate that she’s still profiting from the franchise. Tamra: Ditto, but she has the added anti-bonus of being a fake Christian. Vicki: Ugh. While she’s had her good moments, she’s always been bossy and entitled. She just can’t understand why she was let go. Um… no one cares anymore. Jill: Thirsty AF. It makes me uncomfortable when a woman embarrasses herself like that. Which is why I don’t watch The Bachelor/Bachelorette shows.

https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/rhugt-who-is-in-the-cast-of-season-2-ex-wives-club

🏰 Another Perspective…

Eva weighs in on the latest Girls Trip.

https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-ultimate-girls-trip-ex-wives-club/style-living/eva-marcille-talks-staying-at-bluestone-manor-dorinda-medley-berkshires-house

⛺️ Folding My Tent…

Check in tomorrow. I think there will be soap, and Beverly Hills, where there’s a new villain in town. Until then, stay safe, stay being a safe place for others to be real, and stay not being jealous. Jealousy makes people nasty and it’s not a good trait.