Real Hubbies Of O.C. Crash Girls' Getaway & Ruin The Party
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Real Hubbies Of O.C. Crash Girls' Getaway & Ruin The Party
WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH COUPLES NOT TRAVELING APART?
It seems that before Vicki and Tamra's relationship goes bust because of their income disparities, a resort weekend will tear the two apart.
Girls' weekends are special. I organized one last fall with five friends. We talked and laughed, danced and took photos. We drank vodka shots and admired the sunset off the deck of our waterfront rental. It was wonderful and relaxing.
And since Vicki is in Ft. Lauderdale for a conference, she invites the other housewives to come along. Now if you don't travel without your spouse, Alexis and Tamra, then stay home. Don't bring your hubbies along and spoil the trip. But, no, the latter is what they do. Now, if I was Vicki I would've just cancelled the whole damn thing. I'd have no problem saying, "Oh well, another time, girls."
Instead Vicki insists to herself that things will be OK, she won't let the guys mess up her plans, she's gonna have a great weekend! Fuck that, she knew it was gonna be as messed up as it turned out to be.
Tamra brings the evil Simon, whom I used to like.
But I think that was because he was nice when things were going well for him. Now that money is tight, he thinks somehow Vicki is a bad influence on Tamra. He’s probably pissed he had to pony up the cost of this trip to prove to her that he still has it.
Tamra assuages her guilt, cause she knows this is wrong, by saying that the guys will go do guy things while the girls do girl stuff. Right.
Gretchen and Lynne come alone. Lynne's more loopy than ever since she's on meds and just 10 days from getting a facelift. It looks good but she's still a bit puffy.
Vicki greets everyone in the W Hotel lobby and they sit -- the ladies stiffly, and Simon, grimly.
Then, just moments later, in walks fucking Slade Slimey. Vicki audibly gasps. As do I at home. WTF!!!!!
Gretchen squeals and squeals. Ugh. It seems he just couldn't stay away from his beloved (or the tv cameras??). Ugh. Both Vicki and I pantomime throwing up. This has just made the entire situation 100 times worse. 100 times.
Vicki's arranges a day trip that includes a helicopter ride to the Everglades. They don't stop screaming the entire day. They ride through swampland where they see alligators and other wildlife and make fun of a boar's big balls. Tamra also asks if they can get swine flu. No. Their tour guide Bubba deserved every penny he gets that day.
Lynne declines to ride one of those Everglade airboats, the ones with the big fans behind them. She's not supposed to be shaking around too much so goes back to the hotel to rest. The others seemed to enjoy the ride. It looks like so much fun, and everything's OK until the alligators and warthogs arrived. And Vicki, you don't set your daughter up with some random tour guide on a trip to Florida. Tsk, tsk on you for even thinking of it.
Poor Vicki, she's having a great time, oblivious that it's all about to end.
Alexis and Jim arrive the next day. Alexis is one of those women who is not really attractive but who spends so much money on herself that she attains "the look." She explains that she's a mom who doesn't leave her kids that often. That makes sense to me. She and the hubby not traveling apart doesn't. I don't think I like this new couple. She's a real princess and he seems overbearing, demanding and kinda jerkish. They profess a deep, deep faith but I'm not sure who their God is.
With all the ladies at lunch, I sense Vicki doesn't like the new princess either. But it gets better when Vicki point blank asks Gretchen, "Outta all the boys in the world, why Slade?" BAM!
She learns that Gretchen and Slade are in loooooooooooooove and probably headed for marriage. Of course, she thinks that's all bullshit and that Slade has just made another conquest. They bring up his relationship with Jo and Vicki tries to warn Gretchen how Slade was always up Jo’s ass. All to no avail. So she refuses to go to the club with them and the guys. And I don’t blame her.
Simon just glares at her, Slade hates her, and Jim will probably treat her however those two do just because he really doesn't know her well yet. The other women protest but she sticks to her guns.
At the club it's "everyone trash our hostess time. Woo hoo!"
One thing I know is that Vicki is not envious of Tamra and Simon's marriage and I don't know when she’s ever told Tamra how to live her life. Tamra's a little vixen and can get into trouble all by herself.
Slade throws his stupid two cents in, oh, let's not even talk about it. He's and idiot.
Gretchen, Lynne and Alexis, their tight bodies glistening, talk boobs at the pool.
Tamra takes Vicki for a manicure and a talk. It turns real heavy real fast. There's talk of sadness, lack of loyalty, crying. Vicki accuses Simon of looking at her with hate, which is totally true but Tamra denies it. She doesn't want to be put in the middle, she doesn't want to choose but she promises to have Vicki's back. Vicki's right when she says that Simon is probably threatened that his wife will become too independent if they continue to be friends. Vicki is nothing if not an independent woman. But isn’t that what all our mothers want for their girls. Able to take care of ourselves, cause you know, men can come and go.
At breakfast the boys, after Simon says men don't get into the gossip, well, gossip. Slade calls his hostess an attention whore whom he refuses to pay attention to. He and Simon continue to trash her.
Vicki declines the sunset cruise she had planned because the guys are going. I totally feel her right now. It's awkward being with a bunch of couples, especially on a sunset cruise. Are you kidding me, Tamra. You actually expect her to go without a partner. She's already sad about the whole situation.
Tamra laments the drama. But, girlfriend, if you hadn't brought your husband there would be no drama. Remember, "Girls' weekend." Damn, how dense can you.
I don't care if Lynne is dumb enough to go. She finds out soon enough how it feels to be odd man out. Once on the boat the couples do what comes naturally, couple off. Lynne finally understands that it was supposed to be a girls' getaway. Bing! The lightbulb finally goes off.
Simon and Tamra quarrel. She wants to talk about Vicki and he wants to talk about that hotel over there. It ends with them on the bow of the ship like Leonardo and Kate in Titanic. Previews show Tamra crying that her marriage is at its end. That might be a good thing.
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