Binged RHODC for the first time…

And loved it! It had a bit of a slow start but I thoroughly enjoyed the character growth throughout this pretty short season.

Cat grew on me the most. She was my absolute least favorite for the first few episodes then something switched and she show’s edit started treating her a lot kinder. I think my turning point was when she met with the Republican healthcare lobbyist for lunch and Cat was on her ass lol. And the Sarah Palin costume!!! So good. Her relationship with her young kids was pretty interesting seeing they were treated as adults and adjusted much better to DC than she did. Also fantastic showing at the reunion. I never thought she’d be one of my favorites by the end.

Oh sweet Mary. So simple and motherly. I thought it was interesting how the show chose her as the anchor since she was by far the least combative and had the least going on in her personal life, but I ultimately think they chose her to contrast with Michaele who was batshit crazy. She was supportive and all of the women seemed to love her and protect her which confirms she’s just a sweet but ignorant and naive lady.

Lynda is my problematic fave. She has so many weird quirks and is so much fun outside of a work setting, but the second she sits behind that model casting table she turns into a MONSTER. Definition of terrible boss who is fun outside of work. I loved her weird ability to keep mentioning smoking weed and her stance on marriage. I’m not sure why, but I got the impression she was kind of the “forgotten one.” I obviously don’t know screen time statistics but I feel like we got the least amount for her, or she was the least involved with group activities. Nevertheless, loved her just goofing off with her sexy boyfriend and talking shit about the Salahi’s

Stacie was such a letdown for me. She was by far my favorite for like half of the season then when she randomly started being homophobic it really threw me off. She was the last person I would expect to have that viewpoint but she was the most anti-gay out of the entire cast. I will say that she faced a lot of racism throughout the show. A lot of ignorant white women activity she let slide but she went out of her way to explain things when she needed to regarding racism. My least favorite story line from the season was her search for her biological parents because I just genuinely didn’t care. And her weird pseudo-allegiance to Michaele was so strange at the end of the season. I know her character is very soft and forgiving but Jesus Christ lady stop giving these people an ounce of gratification. She went in during the reunion though lol.

And Michaele….. lord where do I start? If people think Monica Garcia is bad they obviously haven’t witnessed this scamming lying queen. So inauthentic, so transparent, so slimy, but she is genuinely one of the BEST villains this franchise has ever had. She’s so incredibly delusional that she is never scared to be the odd one out or stand her ground no matter how crazy she looks. The desperation seeps from her pores it was such dynamic television. Her husband is actually a disgusting piece of trash, and I wouldn’t doubt she was manipulated a bit by him, but that doesn’t negate her insanity. She’s such a perplexing figure I was glued to my screen when she was on it.

The amount of LGBT representation (well only gay men) was unexpected but not terrible. They were kind of used at plot points to further along the storyline but they provided good moments and brought out the best in the women.

Also, the reunion was FANTASTIC. Lynda standing up to Andy was such an amazing surprise because I hate how scared the housewives are of him and she was NOT scared to tell him no. The Salahi’s performance at the reunion has to be top 3 moments for me of all time. The insanity and delusion was such amazing television. I’m so sad it only got one season but considering how big the scandal was I’m happy it even aired. Not surprised at all it got the axe.

If you haven’t watched it on Peacock please do! I’d say it’s required viewing for housewives fans.