O.C.'s Housewives Shop For Souls, Come Up Emptyhanded
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O.C.'s Housewives Shop For Happy, Go Home Emptyhanded
POOR FRANK. He tried to shield his family from his money troubles and it bit him in the ass.
He had Lynne thinking that her cuffs paid the rent. Ha! In Orange County yet. Now it's seems Lynne whiningly regrets not knowing anything.
But poor Frank, three chicks yapping at him all the time for expensive baubles. Tired of the whining, he finally schools Lynne on how it really is, that they need to get real and cut out all the trips, shopping and plastic surgery. She blames him for keeping her in the dark when all she had to do was ask the hard questions.
After their meeting in the park, without the girls around, they walk off in different directions. Their foul-mouthed daughters already know too much about their parents' business.
Bad news for Vicki. Her daughter Briana has what sounds like a serious medical problem, something about nodules or tumors in her throat. She's scared. It seems it's genetic. Vicki has work (of course) on the same day as Briana's next appointment so she vacillates and Briana gets upset and accuses her of thinking of nothing but work. Vicki insists she'll go with her.
Oh my freaking… the housewives get together for another trip. Vicki comes with so we know there'll be fireworks.
She's wearing neon orange and looking like a firecracker.
Frank stays at a hotel while Lynne and the girls go to her mothers' house. She wonders whether she should cancel a trip to San Fran with the girls. Huh. You just got evicted, stupid. She spills to Tamra who feels for her and probably wonders how close she got to being in the same situation. Frank gets blamed for the entire situation, although Tamra counsels against divorce and says she should still go on the trip. It’s already paid for.
Alexis and Gretchen lunch. Alexis wants soda water with two squeezed limes, a Skinny Girl. Why not drink air? Their waitress hates them, I can tell.
Alexis needs to grow up, she’s still an alley cat. Her boring story should’ve been snored at. And they bring up the "they act like they're the only ones who work" thing. Ok. Oh, oh. Alexis plans to tell Vicki to watch her tongue on the trip. O, man, I CAN NOT WAIT.
At Briana’s appointment Vicki, tearfully, says she’s positive that Briana doesn’t have cancer. Oh wow, I didn’t know it was that serious. Briana’s a sweet girl and a good kid, I hate seeing her go through this.
Alexis gets Jim’s permission for a weekend trip. She says she’s nervous; I think "insecure." If you don’t want to be inconvenienced, Jim, don’t have 3 little kids at 47.
Vicki’s still pissed that Tamra sided with Simon at the dinner party. She accuses Alexis of being self-centered but she’s still going to get off on a better foot with her. What! Screw them. But I guess she can’t. She’s bringing Briana so things stay calm. I hope it works, Alexis is crazy.
The whole thing's a joke to Gretchen. Lynne justifies going on the trip and Tamra and Vicki sit next to each other. They finally get to the nitty-gritty. Vicki’s forgiving and Tamra says now arguing on the trip, just fun. Right. Their penthouse suite is sweeeeeeet, with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge.They toast on the roof top deck.
Ahhhh, they're having dinner at Hubert Keller’s famous restaurant Fleur de Lys. That, is awesome, wish I were there. Also glad they have a private room cause you know some shit is gonna jump off and we’ve already had a bad restaurant scene in Atlanta. That was enough. Alexis keeps calling Jim who’s at home with the kids AND A NANNY. Calling and texting and calling. Vicki wonders what the deal is. So do I. I hate that, so sickening. Leave that man alone, he’s grown. Even Tamra thinks it stupid.
We see a little vignette of Jim trying, with the nanny, to put a tricycle together. He’s in glasses and kinda sweaty. It’s a good look for him, he looks a little hot there. I like the dirty, sweaty look.
Vicki tells the girls Briana’s health issues and they try to cheer her up by offering her olives and telling her tits are popping out of her dress. Lynne blathers on about the eviction notice and really brings the table down. She plays the victim again. Vicki says most of these women don’t get it, she recites the hard line that you need to take care of your business. Gretchen, at least, lets Frank off the hook.
I told ya'll this girl, Alexis, is not classy. At all. After asking Gretchen for a taste of her foie gras, something she’s never tasted before, she hunches her shoulders and spits…it…out. At Fleur de Lys, ya’ll, Huber Keller’s famous French restaurant, she spits out foie gras. As Tamra says, “a five star restaurant and she just…spit it out. Like strings of spit.” Vicki almost throws up and Alexis said she was going to throw up, Ugh. OMG I’m beyond words.
Gretchen loves it. Vicki heaves again. WTF. They are in a 5-star restaurant which Gretchen says they will never visit again. Did I miss something? Vicki just said Alexis was trash and why is she here? It’s building.
Briana arrives to kisses all around. Vicki appreciates the compassion and concern they show her. Then the sommelier pops the champagne cork with a sword. It's corny but I love it. Then Gretchen loses it. She’s laying in back of Vicki to tell Briana how sorry she was, losing it. I guess because of Jeff. She seems sincere.
Let the shopping begin!Oooooooooo I love everything they try on. And everything they have on. I may have to go shopping at Bravo's Houswives store one day. They talk about sharing clothes. The economy, you know. I think Tamra is serious. Then Lynne asks Tamra if she’s buying a jacket she has her eye on. Tamra looks around like, did someone say something. Gretchen thinks Lynne is a total nut to be buying a jacket costing over $1,000! “Didn’t you just get kicked out of your house?” she queries. Uh, yea. Clueless. Lynne says she just got paid. Then put it towards a down payment on a new pad. Arrghhgh. She tries my patience. Poor Frank.
Drinks at lunch. Alexis wonders why it’s okay for Vicki to get work calls but not for her to call her husband a hundred times.
“What, she can make business calls but I can’t call my husband?’ she challenges. To be continued.
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