Real Housewives of New Jersey
Season 2, Reunion Show Part 2
CHANNEL: BRAVO
“Unbeweavable”
The housewives from the Garden State gathered together for part two of the reunion show. Teresa showed some upper body strength in the first part when she pushed host Andy into a chair while she was trying to get at Danielle. This time around, Teresa manages to keep her hands to herself, but she calls Danielle a Beyotch like it’s her real name. “Do we ever stalk you, Beyotch? No.” Classic.
The whole hour is a lot of yelling and talking over one another. Danielle’s bizzaro beef (that has gotten new life on Twitter and Facebook) with Jacqueline’s teenage daughter comes up, but it’s mostly about she said-she said amongst the grown ups. These women gossip like high schoolers. Anywho, Danielle provides an impromptu Weave 101 lesson when she explains how hard Jacqueline’s daughter must have pulled her hair in order to snatch out her very secure weave.
But my favorite New Jersey housewife will always and forever be Caroline. She is the kind of auntie you want in your family. When Danielle tries to make peace at the end by hugging Teresa and Jacqueline and shaking Caroline’s hand (she knows C Killa ain’t gone hug it out), Caroline’s response is “This is the biggest crock of Shyte I’ve ever seen in my life.”
The reunion ends on a positive note with pretty much all the ladies agreeing to a truce of sorts, but all that playing nice didn’t help Danielle. Bravo has already announced that Danielle will not be returning for the next season. I wonder who will take her place. Hmmmm.
The Real Housewives of DC
Season 1, Episode 5
CHANNEL: BRAVO
“Zzzzzzzzz”
The snoozefest known as the “Real Housewives of DC” brings us another episode of barely-there drama and kookiness.
At the end of a day of grape-stomping and wine-tasting, Tareq tells everyone that Mary’s 23-year-old daughter and her friends stole a vehicle of his from an America’s Polo Cup event that had $25,000 worth of polo equipment in it. Just for kicks, he adds that the F.B.I. is looking into it because it was a $90,000 vehicle. Yeah, OK. Stacie and Jason seem angrier about the allegation than Mary, but I think they are just trying to keep themselves involved in some kind of drama. I like Stacie and Jason, but they are way too normal for reality television. In the end, everyone decides that Tareq is a nut-job and is making things up. Ya think?
The ladies attend an event by a Republican healthcare lobbyist and just because there is absolutely nothing else to do, Michaele wears a tiny hot pink dress with hooker heels and Cat comes dressed as Sarah Palin, complete with wig and glasses. First season and the show has already jumped the shark.
This event is held by a lobbyist who has worked for presidents and senators, yet the biggest name in the room as far as elected officials seems to be a city councilman. This is D.C., right?
Other things happen like Lynda buying a house in VA, but those things are pretty boring and inconsequential. Next week, Cat learns some “devastating” news and we are supposed to believe that something remotely interesting takes place. We shall see.
Basketball Wives
CHANNEL: VH1
Pre-Season Drama
Basketball Wives is in the midst of taping season two, so there are no new shows yet, but we have to wonder how much of this drama the cameras are catching on tape. Royce Reed recently called the cops on Dwight Howard (a.k.a. he who shall not be named on the show) for a dispute about visitation and what she perceived as an unauthorized visit from Howard when he picked up their son from daycare without her knowledge.
Newly minted L.A. Laker Matt Barnes, fiancé of “ride or die” Gloria Govan, was arrested for domestic violence on September 8 according to CNN. The woman involved in the incident=–who is only described as someone Barnes lived with and had a “dating relationship with”– called 911, but Barnes intercepted the call and more scuffling ensued. The unnamed woman (people are speculating that it was his fiancée) was not arrested. Govan has issued a s statement saying that the charges against Barnes are false. Okay, so what the heck happened? Something happened.
“Basketball Wives” isn’t even back on yet and it’s more interesting than the “Real Housewives of DC.” I’m waiting for the day when there will be a “Baller Groupies” show or something to that effect.
