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You cant swing a Fendi baguette these days without hitting someone from Bravo on a competition show.
Theres Tom Sandoval doing image rehab on bothThe Masked SingerandSpecial Forces: Worlds Toughest Test.
TMZ quashed it, though, with this brilliant headline: Mauricio Umansky Not Dating Co-worker Leslie Bega …
But His Dad Is.
Apparently thatsnot true either, but I love how one Instagram post can give us so much satisfaction.
Just like on that scripted (blech!)
TheGreatUnraveling
AreRHONYandRHOSLCsignaling the end of Housewives as we know it?
Reality television has always been about rituals.
Bravo shows are the same.
Each episode ofHousewives(each season, really) has a familiar flow, the same rhythm.
In the heat of the fight, Erin goes home to decompress.
This wouldnt happen in any other franchise.
But not our New York girlies.
Dont these people know this is their job?
Meanwhile, over onRHOSLC, the franchise is buckling from the opposite side.
There is nothing too mean, nothing too petty, nothing too miserable to fight over.
The problem is, its so obvious, so tried-and-true, that none of us believe it.
She may be the biggest flop Housewife of all time.
If anyone can just invite anyone else on a cast trip, why do we even have a cast?
Why not just get everyone who wants to show up a room and a place at the table?
During the whole trip, Mary does not really participate.
Cmon, a Housewife has to participate.
And if that isnt true, do we even have a show anymore?
Well, perhaps we do.
Maybe this unraveling is a good thing.
I sure hope thats the case, because I havent enjoyed something coming unraveled this much since Scary Island.
(Too soon?)
Also, they get progressively harder.
Are you ready to play?
tap on the names to reveal their Housemom.
Maybe if he ever Pleads the Fifth, we can ask him which the most terrible one is.
These are clearly the worst because you cant see them anywhere.
We do get a cameo fromReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar Crystal Kung Minkoff, which is nice.
and they have a meta conversation about Chuck and Blair.
Its great for exposition, but its not Andy at his strongest.
But they make Andy interview two Real Daughters of D.C. in a living room.
Sorry, Andy doesnt do Jennifer Convertibles.
Too bad Andy doesnt quite have the comedy chops to land the jokes they give him.
Its not much, but Andy is best when hes bitchy.
Strangely, Andy seems less engaged and energetic than he does on the real show.
He also takes hunky teen Kevin Keller (Casey Cott) to Clubhouse Heaven.
Andy, hes in high school!
Video: While still in her maximalist pop-star phase, Mx.
Germanotta has Andy nodding from heaven as Zeus while Carlton Gebbia strums a harp.
Its pure unadulterated camp brilliance.
Again, pissed off and bitchy proves to be his acting sweet spot.
For Andy bonus points, it stars his good pal John Benjamin Hickey and, yes, Bridget Everett.
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He is handsome, he seems wonderful and supportive, but this guy has no game.
He has the opposite of game.
He has rain delay.
(Season 9, Episode 4)
