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A Leopard Never Changes Its Spots

 

RHOP has never been my jam, but I have caught enough episodes to get the general gist of what's been going on. The season began with Gizelle accusing Candiace's husband Chris of "making her feel uncomfortable".  No one really believes her, including fellow green-eyed monster Robyn or Candiace, but they drag the story line on for a few episodes anyway. 

 

Although it only took sixteen episodes, Robyn Dixon is finally earning her paycheck on Real Housewives of Potomac this season, and she can thank Karen Huger, when during last week's episode, Robyn’s feud with Karen Huger worsened.  But let's back up a minute.

 

In case you're one of those hundreds of thousands of viewers who have pretty much all but given up on RHOP, and haven't been following this season, the ladies are still in Mexico, via one of those production ordered "girl's trips".  Funny thing about these gals; they don't even try and pretend to be friends.  While I do appreciate their no nonsense candor and ratchet behavior, the obvious immense dislike for each other is what ruins the authenticity on this one.   For me, it's hard to get past the absurdity of these these women socializing, let alone traveling together.  Of course the same could be said about other franchises in the series, but at least with the others, there is some balance; with RHOP there is none.

 

Charisse returned to the show this season as a "friend of" (nobody) and inexplicably appears at all functions.  She is even invited on the girl's trips which makes even less sense.  There is tension between she and Karen because Charisse had the audacity to attend Karen's mother's funeral a few years ago, which Karen apparently interpreted as thirst.  Sixteen episodes later, Charisse reveals that one night while out clubbing, Charisse found Karen banging some  dude in the bathroom. 

 

Robyn has had her issues with Karen as well.  For the past two seasons, Karen has been calling bullshit on Robyn and Juan's impending nuptials, and then finally goes in for the kill when she tells Ashley that Juan has been seen in Georgetown walking the streets hand in hand with a mysterious woman ... who bares a striking resemblance to the grand dame herself!  Yes, apparently just like Chris, Juan has a granny fetish too!   Eventually, Robyn gets her revenge, well sort of, by passing around her phone to the other ladies, displaying pictures of Karen supposedly on a date with a blue-eyed man.  Could it be?  Nagh, Chris has a brown D ... never mind. 

 

 

Former stripper turned chiropractic franchise owner, Mia Thornton introduced us to her assistant and "best friend" of twenty years, Jacqueline.  First it was revealed that Mia has enjoyed watching Jackie banging her husband, but the story got even juicier when it was revealed that Mia enjoys Jackie's company as well, although necessarily in a threesome situation.  Gizelle is horrified when she sees the two ladies showering together.

 

We learned this season that Mia is friends with Real Housewives of Atlanta, resident lil' bitch, Peter Uncle Ben Thomas.  You may recall that last season, Wendy Osefo sought out Peter for his "savvy business acumen", and even considered partnering with him, but then went AWOL after he explained the term$ that she truly couldn't afford.  Although we didn't know it at the time, apparently Mia took umbrage with this.  Flash ahead to this season. Mia hosta a girl's trip to Mia(mi), and low and behold,  guess where Mia brings all the ladies ... you guessed it; to Peter's "Bar One" in Miami.  Things get explosive, and eventually Mia douses Wendy with a glass of water.  But their fight was merely foreplay, and by the end of the season, it is revealed that Mia and Wendy enjoyed a drunken night of "playing doctor". 

 

Although Ashley and Michael Darby are allegedly divorcing, the other ladies are very bothered that he is still very much involved in every financial aspect of her life, including her buying a home.  Apparently these women don't get that Ashley (and her leach of a mother) owe everything to Michael, and they ain't about to bite the hand that feeds them.