What makes Candiace’s relationship with her mother different from any other mother/daughter relationship is that she actually faces off with her regularly and steps to her. I think that’s why I care more about their situation. 

So funny. Candiace to Ashley: Would you be drinking this much if you were trying to get pregnant? They cut to Ashley and in the background Katie is nodding like YES. 

Gizelle is so screwed with this house. 

KATIE is the one having a ho down. They cut to her in a WILD wig.  KATIE: I wanted to have you over. ROBYN: OH cool!! Katie: And have a party. Robyn: Oh!! Katie: And have a ho down. Robyn: Oh… 

They move to talk about Ashley. Robyn tells GIzelle that she was the one who brought it up at the dinner table. Gizelle refuses to get brought in. Ok gizelle, YOU are the reason that blow up happened at dinner. She inserts herself into anything. She’s messy. 

Gizelle claims she was just being a good friend to Ashley. Gizelle admits she is 4% responsible. 

She asks if he wants an extra date night. He says no. He keeps saying it though so maybe he’s not kidding. I do get it though… 

Chris tells Candiace that she’s stubborn. Candiace says that doesn’t compare. Chris just said she interrupted him, she denies it. They flash back 5 seconds to her interrupting him. I’m starting to turn on Candiace. She’s such a spoiled brat that she has to have every conversation go the way SHE wants it to go. 

Candiace needs to learn words other than diminish. 

Candiace has a napkin on the ready always. 

Candiace resents the comparison between her marriage and her relationship with her mother. Candiace doesn’t want to admit any fault in her relationship with her mother. Her mother is awful, but she contributes to it as well. 

Candiaces shoves Chris away and screeches off. She has turned for me and is now a huge spoiled brat. 

It this like when Vicki and Steve Lodge went on a motorcycle ride? Is this what we do with wives that don’t have full stories? 

Honestly she looks good on a motorcycle though. 

This does not feel like an authentic relationship. 

Ashley and Monique discuss the dinner argument. Monique is shocked that Robyn brought it up at dinner. 

Monique calls Robyn pinky which is kind of amazing. Ashley wishes that Robyn had brought up the michael thing separately. That’s weak, Ashley would’ve not believed it no matter what. And if it’s not true, then what’s the big deal? 

Monique says she doesn’t want friction with Candiace now. 

CUT TO BLACK. Two days later. Chills!!! 

Robyn eating fruit with a plastic fork. She gets the headline. 

WENDYYY!!! They show the document. This montage is amazing!! Sooo dramatic! 

They do a weird rewind… Candiace is checking in for a pedicure, Ashley and Katie are shopping for the party, then they go BACK to the footage we already saw of people discovering the headline. So random… 

Robyn sucking on this fruit with a plastic fork while saying “ok to herself”  is weird

I LOVE that Karen’s hair guy is looking over her shoulder too. 

Wow, so Monique tells us that this happened at her rainbow party. The same party where Ashley is making a speech about losing their child and then they cry together. They flash to him at the party… did they cut to the camera that was run by the camera man?? Because the document said “Flirtatious looks.” 

On facetime, Monique tells Candiace that she’s going to continue to encourage Ashley during this time. Candiace listens patiently and says… 

Candiace: Well that’s really sisterly of you to encourage someone who dragged you within an inch of your life last year. 

Cut to costume shop, weird split screens of them shopping for hats and vests. Ashley: “I’m going to be ovulating soon.” Ashley: The sunday after pride, we had sex! Karen: IT’s hard because he’s older. Then Ashley says he’s like a stallion. So gross… 

Gizelle calls Ashley about the article. AShley tries to play it off. Ashley: We had a prelimenary case and the judge through it out. Ashley said that wasn’t new information. Ashley said she had a breakdown when she heard. “It’s troubling.” With her weird smile. 

Ashley: I’m not worried about it. Gizelle: OH wow…. AShley ends the call. She tells Katie that she sees a connection between the Robyn/Candiace dinner penis sucking stuff and then this news coming out. She’s reaaaching. 

It must be a rule that the more annoying the housewife is, the cuter their kids are. Monique’s kids are so cute. And Jagger on RHOBH is also totally adorable despite his mother being dorit. 

Ewww pic of Chris and Monique in the tub  up in their room. That’s so tacky. So they had someone take their pic while they wer ein the tub? 

NO ONE CARES ABOUT MONIQUE BASANET, TALK ABOUT THE SCANDAL!!! 

Monique tries to school Candiace on her temper tantrum. Candiace: I don’t want the stuff with my mom to spill over into my marriage. Monique: Well it’s spilling into your friendship! Laughter… This must’ve been filmed before that news broke because they’re not talking about it. 

Monique is anoying, she laughs after everything. 

Gizelle apologizes for bringing up the stuff. It’s interesting that Gizelle did this in the car instaed of in front of other people. I wonder if that was on purpose. 

Ashley looks really nice and fresh. Is it a bad thing that she bounces back so quickly? 

Gizelle tries to get Ashley to talk about the fight in the car. Ashley says they’re stronger than ever. 

Gizelle says she wanted to punch her ex husband in the face, and Gizelle says, ‘there’s that, and then there’s having to go through it publicly.” Ashley: Yes I’m sure. ...no ashley, she’s talking about you!! 

ASHELY AND GIZELLE ARRIVE AT THE HO DOWN

Monique and Robyn think that there’s a pattern with michael. 

We meet Katie’s boyfriend who looks like the weird rehead viking guy from southern charm new orleans. 

Robyn apologizes to Ashley for saying it was a touchy issue and she shouldn’t have said anything. 

Katie: There is a sunny hill, where the vortex is. Karen: Not the vortex honey. 

Katie does a weird toast. Why is anything called the vortex here?! It’s so not a farm word. 

Candiace apologizes to the table. Gizelle tells her to apologize to Ashley. 

Gizelle: The apology needs to go to that end of the table. CANDIACE: Oh, that’s a conversation that will happen separately, but I was also told by YOU that Ashley didn’t want to speak to me again. Gizelle: She did share that with me…. You literally cannot tell candiance ANYTHING without her getting hyper defensive. 

Ashley brings up what’s been in the news. AShley says she can’t share with everyone whats going on, but she encourages everyone to wait for the truth. Robyn brings up how messy Ashley has been in the past. Cue Messy Ashley montage. So amazing. 

Karen says she’s been in this seat before so she wishes ashley the best. Gizelle brings up that Karen was high fiving it. WOW gizelle so messy butttt she is calling out hypocrisy when she sees it. Now Ashley gets super defensive and comes for Karen. 

Karen turns to Gizelle, “You need to be slapped too.” Karen is annoyed that Gizelle brought Ashey back intot he house. AShley defends she would’ve come back anyway. Monique does a funny rundown 

Katie suggests that candiace apologie for throwing knives around. 

Candiace says she does want to be friends with Ashley, but Ashley says she shouldn’t have come after her for baby stuff. Candiace said she’s not going to ignore signs that look and smell like BS. 

Everyone turns on Candiace and says that everyone has judged everyone else so why are tehy all piling up on her? 

Everyone gets up to leave. Karen asks Ashley if she’s ok? Ashley says she heard Karen said stuff too after she left. Ashley is not wrong. They get into it, Karen goes IN on Ashley. 

Karen and Monique take Candiace inside. Monique wishes that Candiace woudl listen. Candiace doesn’t like that Monique was sticking up for Ashley. They egt into a screaming match. Monique says she will drag cAndiace. I believe her. 

Candiace needs to realize that people have done the same shit, but people have apologized and moved on and grown from them. You can’t repeat people’s PAST mistakes that they’ve moved on from and be like YOU DID IT TOO!! 

Monique apologizes to Candiace and gets emotional. Candiace walks away and tells Monique to leave her alone. 

Candiace realizes she needs to turn this around with everyone.