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In the words of Ramona, we can hang we can talk! Join me tonight at 8 PM EST to live chat the newest episode of RHOBH! I don’t know about you guys but I’m here for the Crystal-aissance and going against the self proclaimed queen of RHOBH, Kyle.

See you at 8 PM! 🥂

There are those women on Real Housewives who people love to hate, who people really do not like at times but we all know they are essential for the show. When I think about housewives like this, I think of Dorinda, Tamra, Brandi Glanville, Kenya (just a few, and yes those are my faves but people hate them LOL).

But then we have Erika Jayne and Rinna who have become these caricatures and are just there to stir things up and bully other women off the show. And with Rinna, you never get anything personal from her. Just constantly coming at the women, and Erika thinks the scarier she sounds, she can make others back down. I'm exhausted but I'm scared of what the show would be like without them...

Where do you guys stand?

So recently I’ve been thinking about my official rankings of the current RHOBH ladies and here is what I have come up with:

1. Garcelle

2. Sutton

3. Crystal

4. Erika

5. Rinna

6. Dorit

7. Kyle

Now hear me out. You’re probably like HOW ARE RINNA AND ERIKA THAT HIGH UP!?

So let me tell you. Erika is giving us drama, theatre, CAMP! Sure i don’t really believe a word she says but I do find her life and it crumbling before our eyes to be amazing television. As for Rinna, I applaud her dedication to being a hysterical hypocrite who really just stirs it up.

And I’m so tired of Kyle and her schtick, her whole “queen” of RHOBH attitude is just not working for me anymore because she has always been a better sidekick than the star. And Dorit, she really hadn’t given us anything in years but i like looking at her.

Remember when Housewives used to be fun? When the nastiest thing someone could be accused of was having Herman Munster shoes? Remember when women supported women by doing stints on "snatch patrol" so their friend didn't flash a bunch of strangers at a corny upstate NY casino bar?

Is anyone else getting turned off by this new ultra dark version of Housewives? I mean, now we have actual felonies, orphans and burn victims, blood money earrings, possible sex trafficking, and childhood abuse on almost every episode. Oh, and cancer (AGAIN). Not to mention coordinated bot attacks on a teenager which contained the most vile threats imaginable.

Now that Rinna has been booed at BravoCon and Kathy is officially not coming back as a direct result of her antics, how are we feeling about the villains of Housewives? Rinna herself has said that she's the MVP and that the show would be boring without her. Part of me agrees that a cast needs someone for the audience to root against. But another part of me is a bit exhausted by how freaking MEAN it's all gotten.

Watching Sutton and Crystal be picked apart down to their very bones has not been fun. It took me 2 weeks to watch the first RHSLC because I didn't really want to see Jen Shah act like she didn't just plead guilty to defrauding the elderly. And to see Meredith, whom I initially adored, fully transform into a caricature of the most insufferable, nastiest, elitist snob in the universe. Why does Lisa even want to be that woman's friend? She is, as we would say in the South, meaner than cat piss.

It really shouldn't be like this, should it? Take, for example, the most perfect cast in all of Housewives. I speak, of course, of Potomac. There are definitely a few anti-heroes on this cast. Gizelle could deliver a master class in pot stirring, but the woman does it with "reasonable shade." She never goes for the jugular. Watching her spar with the others is fun as hell, not painful. When Karen called her a "broken down whore from Hampton University" I nearly fell off my couch laughing. RHOP has the secret sauce. They bring the drama but somehow keep it light enough to be FUN.

Diana "worst casting decision in the history of Bravo" Jenkins said, "You need a new villain? Here I am." Ma'am, we have ENOUGH villains. I would argue that there is a huge difference between lovable chaos (Karen Huger, Gizelle, even Kenya knows when to stop now) and unwatchable cruelty (Rinna, EJ, Marlo). I am DELIGHTED that Vicki Gunvalson and Ramona are (mostly) off my screens. I am aware that many people think they are "great TV." For me, however, it's not fun to watch an objectively terrible person cause real pain for sport.

What do y'all think? Are people like Rinna necessary? Or are we over her and people like her? I'm guessing Andy thinks that she's crucial for ratings and that this new true crime version of Housewives is here to stay. I hope I'm wrong.

After all this stuff with Garcelle and Erika, has Kyle finally lost her crown? She definitely seems to be on the wrong side of history here…

I would have advised her to quit RHOBH and STFU (yes, that's legal jargon ;))

This week's episode had me seriously cringing at her discussion of the allegations by the victims. Let's be clear, what I think she was trying to say is that AT THIS POINT, they are still allegations - meaning there has not been a finding that Tom in fact embezzled the client funds. Now, based on everything that we've seen, that seems to be the case, but technically, the litigation is ongoing.

That being said, that's all the more reason why she should stop talking. Period. With ongoing litigation, she shouldn't be discussing any aspects of the case. The only advice I would give if she insisted on continuing on the show would be to say that the allegations are horrendous and she hopes that they are untrue and if proven true, that she would work to help make sure all victims are properly compensated.

I wonder what her attorneys think each week they watch the show.

OK, y'all. I'm confused. WTH is up with Diana Jenkins? When it comes to the motivations behind bad behavior, the ladies of RHOBH are truly some of the most mysterious of all the franchises. Unlike some cities (cough...OC), some of these women have real money.

I feel like I can understand why people like Erika, Teddi, and Rinna joined the show. Erika wanted attention and exposure for her "music career" and to be known for something other than Tom's wife. That certainly worked out well for her! Teddi wanted to be famous and, let's face it, probably needed some extra cash. Rinna is an attention whore who thinks there's no such thing as bad publicity, needed the check, and very likely has a behind-the-scenes deal to bring the drama so long as nobody talks about the husband.

Side note: Did anyone else think Rinna looked like she was auditioning for the Elvis movie at Sutton's lunch?

As for why Sutton is on this show, I think she was bored to tears after her divorce and as her kids got older. Maybe when Rinna suggested she appear as a friend on the show, she thought it might be a fun distraction? I can't see her really gunning for that full time spot, and I don't imagine she'd be all that wounded if she were demoted or even fired. She doesn't need the job. And, while Sutton can show her entire ass from time to time, she seems genuinely clueless rather than actively malicious or desperate to stay relevant. Honesty, as a fellow Southerner who is on the spectrum (not diagnosing here but Sutton does show some signs that I recognize in my own behavior), I tend to sympathize with her when she puts her foot in her mouth.

Which brings us to Diana. The hell is wrong with this lady? She's fabulously wealthy, already famous (or at least has very famous friends), and has possibly some giant skeletons in her closet. She doesn't need the money, and she has (if one believes the rumors about Epstein and trafficking) a HELL of a lot to lose if bad stuff comes to light. The Jen Shah of it all! Why would a multi-millionaire go on TV and act like a bad cartoon villain? Like, she has nothing to gain here and everything to lose? I am so confused! Why not just chill in one of your mansions with your badly dressed man-child and count your money?

Why are you out here getting in social media fights that make you look hella racist and crossing swords with arguably the most popular and least problematic housewife (Garcelle)? Like, you were winning at life and now everyone kinda hates you?

Someone explain why she is on this show! And, for the love of Andy Cohen, please let her be a one and done.