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Historically I hated recapping the reunions because nothing happens.
Its just who said what about whom and who said it the loudest.
This reunion also offers us another dilemma: There is clearly one right side.
carte blanche to say and do whatever they want.
There are also some things the cast seems to think are ambiguous that really arent.
Starting an affair is like doing porn; its a decision you make only once.
Even if you do porn even once, that will forever be a part of how people see you.
Whether you make one movie or a million, it doesnt matter because you did porn.
Tom has done porn.
Tom has done so much porn.
Im not quite sure what purpose this served.
Its giving us the facts that all of us Scandoval obsessives already know.
(Need a timeline?We got timelines!)
Speaking of which, Ariana continues to handle herself perfectly.
), and after all the pain, I just had this absolute clarity over everything.
Ariana seems clear-eyed, level-headed, and a little bit mean, but also totally justified.
Shes not accepting any excuses, and she is giving Sandoval no quarter.
Also, whoever told him to stop bringing up old shit (I think it was Lala?)
Sorry, there is no comparing and contrasting.
Schwartz didnt do much better.
When he lays out his timeline of what he knew when he says he knew starting in late August.
I feel like Sandoval is confusing Schwartz knowing they boned with when he knew about the affair, maybe?
This last bit of info seems dubious, but Ill allow it.
He tries to liken Katie sleeping with dudes when they were apart to his one kiss with Raquel.
There is a difference, and that is that Katie never said he couldnt sleep around or date people.
Katie comes off very well in the whole episode.
Who does that leave us with?
Just James and Lala, the two terrible children fromThe Turn of the Screw,all grown up.
Im really divided on these two.
The voice seems to work as well on James as it does on Ben.
Right now, Im really holding all of my contempt for Lala.
Strangely enough, I like Lala; I really do.
But she is a piece of work.
Its that she always takes everything one step too far.
However, calling him dangerous seems like a reach.
Yes, hes emotionally dangerous for his partners and all around him, but he has never assaulted anyone.
He hasnt stolen any money.
He hasnt tortured a string of assistants with racist remarks like Randall.
Thats the thing about opinions: you’re able to disagree with them but cant reject them.
Where I really take umbrage with her, though, is during the bullying talk.
Lala says, This isnt pre-K; this is Bravo.
We all signed up for it.
Theres no bullying happening here.
I agree with Lala thatbullyingis an overused term, especially in reality-television reunions.
Based on my definition, that is exactly what Katie, Kristen, and Stassi did to Scheana foryears.
It was then, and it is now.
The same actually goes for how Katie, Kristen, and Stassi treated Lala in her early seasons.
Is what Raquel did to the group with Tom right?
