The Real Housewives of Orange County
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I like to joke that Shannon Storms Beador has never had a good season.
Because JJ squared is absolutely abhorrent.
you could call SSB a lot of things, but you cant call her a liar.
Shannon says she once spent $10,000 on a birthday trip to L.A. for Johns daughter.
No one asked her to; she wanted to because she saw this as her new family.
(This gives me a great idea.
Should we open a business in the OC where we finance plastic surgery?)
All of the women rally around Shannon and support her and, honestly, I want to as well.
Its clear that John has manufactured this whole lawsuit (which isstill ongoing) just to humiliate Shannon.
What makes it even worse is that John refuses to show his face, or at least hasnt yet.
The gloves are off, which seems to echo something he just said to Alexis.
When a producer asks her about it in her confessional, she says, Thats a question for John.
She is here to be this mans mouthpiece, to bring his literal receipts from Shannons face-lift.
She has defamed Shannon nine ways to Sunday and said every single thing that John wanted her to say.
That is not how we play this game.
If John wants to talk about these things, then get John on the show.
If we have questions for John, why isnt he sitting next to her on that confessional bench?
And thats even worse for Shannon.
She cant go anywhere.
She cant quash a topic of conversation or refuse to see Alexis.
No, he doesnt want to talk about it.
Seriously, fuck that dude.
I said in thelast recap, Whatever it is, it cant be that bad.
Okay, that is bad.
Thats so bad I didnt even think it was a possibility.
In Big Bear, Jenn sat Tamra down and told her she needs to stop attacking Shannon.
Tamra starts by saying Shannon should have been the one to call the meeting to apologize.
Yeah, that is the wrong foot.
She then starts mimicking Shannon to show her how ridiculous she looks.
Tamras biggest concern is that Shannon isnt getting the help that she needs after her DUI.
!In Shannons very first reunion on the show, Andy asked her if she had a drinking problem.
Its been a recurring theme throughout her many years as a Housewife.
In the immortal words of Heather Dubrow, If everyone says youre dead, its time to lie down.
Shannon then says shes seen Tamra in plenty of compromising positions where alcohol was involved.
Have I drove my car into a house?
Tamra asks calmly, if not a bit incorrectly.
When Tamra hears shes in the bathroom, she asks, Is she sneaking a drink?
Reader, I laughed.
I have a hard time with this whole conversation.
Going low is not going to get Shannon to get the help that she needs.
But Shannon cant be that mad at Tamra for the specific remark about driving her car into a house.
But Shannon doesnt see it as her problem, alcohol or otherwise.
If she cant even face the literal facts about what shes done, shes a long way off.
It reminds me of another fight in this episode, one that happened between two real friends.
Well, where else are middle-age, white, suburban ladies going to fight these days?
This was a real fight between actual friends.
These are two besties who need to get back on the same page.
I wish all of the shows could be like this: honest, raw, and real.
And then they blessed us with this perfect piece of dialogue at the end.
I just see what happened with Tamra and Shannon [breaking up], Gina worries.
Thats not us, Emily reassures her.
Those two are dysfunctional nutjobs.
Theyre so fucked up.
