On 5/16/2023 at 10:34 PM, Miss Slay said:
That said -- Louie weirds me out. He's not made for TV. Why does he have private investigators? Again, I believe he is leading this as Teresa has been on the show for years and I doubt she was investigating anyone.
I read it as Louie "name-dropping;" he said something like "I surround myself with successful people and that's why I'm successful." (At what, exactly?) So he's friends with this Bo guy, who happens to have lots of dirt on everyone but noble Louie won't repeat what he's heard because, you know- he's so upstanding and moral.
I am really tired of the formula of: let's have a theme party/vacation/luncheon; let's bring up a topic that we all know is inflammatory; let's drink a lot so everyone is uninhibited and says stupid shit; let's all fight/scream/name-call and stomp out. If I drank a quarter of what these people seem to drink on a regular basis, I'd be dead.
I am trying to put myself in Danielle's position and think how I'd handle it. New girl in the group, still figuring out personalities. Hears from a few people that Margaret can be vicious and keeps a secret "arsenal" of ammo on everyone. Drags a bit of gossip out of Jennifer Aydin, also gossipy, about another person in the group that was circulated by Margaret. Already partially on the outs because she blurted out the "arsenal" comment and alienated another group member. Said gossip involves something that Jennifer heard from Teresa who heard it from an ex-friend of Margaret who "knows someone" who saw something questionable. And for all that, she feels compelled to spill it to the subject of such gossip, at a very nice party?
Know what I'd have done when I heard the "shocking news" that supposedly rattled Danielle so badly in Ireland? I'd call my husband, tell him what I'd heard, we would speculate and maybe raise our brows or laugh, or be shocked- and it would stop right there. Remember Danielle's mother saying "Ohhhh, you've GOT to tell Melissa!"- Why?! She doesn't know these women; Danielle has been their "friend" for a hot minute, and it's very questionable info at best. My mother would have said, "well, I hope you keep your mouth shut because stuff like that can start all sorts of trouble." And there it would stay.
On 5/16/2023 at 10:58 PM, Axie said:
This is completely off topic and apropos of nothing, but, I was so engrossed in this episode that I started wondering how many times tiny Joe Gorga was given a wedgie and stuffed into a locker when he was in high school. Carry on.
He looked exceptionally tiny in the "construction boss" scenes. Speaking of which, given his profession, why doesn't he replace the missing shutter on the front of his house that is shown several times each episode? I realize it's a rental, but it gives a cobbler's-kids-go-barefoot kind of vibe.
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