The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
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(In Italy, all breakfasts are continental.)
Lisa says, If youre mad at me, I respect that.
Denise replies, calm as Rihanna after three glasses of red wine, Im not mad.
Get mad, own it, talk about it, decide that its best for everyone to move on.
(Though in Bev Hills, the moving on is the hardest part.)
Denise wont get mad.
Denise asks Rinna, Is this a friend?
The answer is no.
This is not a friend.
These women are not friends.
These women are acting.
Theyre going after Denise for some reason that has nothing to do with what she actually said or did.
Just look at her on the way to dinner.
Instead of fighting the allegations, she fights the institution.
And that is not fucking cool, she says.
She is not wrong.
Also, for them to keep coming after Denise requesting something entirely intangible seems cruel.
Kyle responds, When things get brought up in this group they have to be addressed.
Denises quick retort is, They do not.
You kept saying, Be honest.
Be honest, she tells them.
I was and you didnt believe me.
This leads me to question what, exactly, do they want from Denise?
What is the endgame here?
Theyve brought up that she had sex with Brandi, but to what end?
Is that an argument?
How can Denise resolve this when there is nothing to resolve?
She may or may not have done it.
What effect does this have on the other women and why do they care?
They say that she talked shit about them to Brandi, Denise says they did not.
Is that what theyre mad about?
Every Housewife talks shit about their castmates behind their backs.
Is that really it?
If so, what can Denise even do at this point?
Its not like Lucy Lucy Apple Juicey, where Lisa could say, Yes, youre right.
I leaked the story to the press.
In that case Lisa had actually wronged Dorit and could make up for behaving badly.
But what exactly can Denise do other than say, Yeah, youre right.
Also, they have an ongoing relationship with Denise.
Is there some reason they would doubt her?
And if there is a reason, why are they not making that clear?
Denise says it doesnt seem that way.
Again, shes not wrong.
Denise is basically asking, What if that is all wrong?
Why should she have to take this?
Why does she have to be debased for our entertainment and Bravos profit?
Yes, she does, butshouldshe?
Why would she go back?
Then we see something unprecedented: a producer.
Weve heard their voices.
Weve seen them rush from behind the camera when, say, Nene Leakes was attacking them.
Never have we seen one, you know, actually produce.
We needed to see that producer, because that is why Denise returned.
When Denise and Garcelle sit back down at the table, the argument is forgotten.
Sutton, being Sutton, wants to talk about the most romantic place she ever had sex.
She just has to be difficult in the most pedestrian way possible.
she goes and does this.
Anyway, these moments are fun.
There were a lot of great moments this episode.
Erika Jayne orders a ham and cheese sandwich off the kids menu in a fancy hotel.
Dorit and Kyle nearly pee themselves laughing wearing silly helmet liners and sitting in Vespa sidecars in the rain.
Lisa Rinna talks about how she was a church orphan as a child.
This is how Denise is toppling the show from within.
(Can she get cast in The Patriarchy next?
Because that could surely use some toppling as well.)
She makes us wonder why the show even needs drama.
Why does the show need to ruin people like Denise?
Isnt all of this fun stuff enough?
Why cant ridiculous shopping trips, crazy outfits, and hungover hijinks be enough?
Instead were questioning not just why we watch but what this thing is.
I want to be all #FreeDenise about it.
I want them to believe her over Brandi.
Just like Khaleesi, though, we have to question her motives.
Denise does herself no favors this episode.
Isnt that kind of the same as her saying shes icy?
She insists she didnt trash Teddi.
(And why should she?
Teddi does a good enough job trashing herself.)
So is Denise lying about everything?
And, if she is, does she have to address that?
If shes trying to save her reputation on the back of lies, should we let her?
Can the lies be exposed?
Will that be enough for the women to back off?
And what would them backing off even look like?
The one person we really learned a lesson from this episode, however, was our new queen Garcelle.
When shes around she is an excellent addition to the cast.
I dont think it did.
What Garcelle is showing us is how insidious it is to bring these things up.
Now we all think,Hmm, maybe Lisa did contribute to her daughters anorexia.
Just like we think,Maybe Dorit was doing cocaine in the bathroom at her party?
This is what has happened to Denise.
They were torn piece from piece, but it was worth it.
But what if it wasnt worth it?
What if there is another way?
