BravoAfter spending several episodes putzing around her house, The Real Housewives of New York City finally let Sonja Morgan out to explore the world and launch her new line of booze: Tipsy Girl.
"Skinny Girl and Tipsy Girl? A little too close to home," Ramona Singer said in a confessional. Yeah, this is not going to end well is it?
Things for Sonja with the sexy J kicked off with the return of her attention-loving facialist Satoko. Satoko is just doing everything in her power to get on a reality producer's radar. She might as well be walking around with a sign that says "Give me a show!" However, this exchange was just gold. While talking about her birthday party/Tipsy Girl launch guest list, Sonja said Dorinda Medley would be there because…
"What would I be doing there without Dorinda?"
"I know, I know," Satoko said in a pretty exasperated tone.
These ladies need to let things go and let new catchphrases come organically. Let that be the last time we hear that this season. Take "Don't be all uncool" with you on the way out.
Besides Ramona, Jules Wainstein is the only other lady to seem to sense the s—tstorm that's coming between Sonja and Bethenny Frankel.
The only other major thing to happen (aside from Dorinda's dinner disaster with John—Where did he get those glasses? Why was he using them? How does she do it?) was Carole Radziwill's psychic reading party. Kim Russo came this time, with no explanation about what happened to the charming woman who did the coffee grounds reading last season, and made the ladies cry. Of course. Anyway, the psychic said Jules was going to be a role model to women, that Bethenny's dad doesn't want her to really say no to getting married again and talked about Ramona's dad. She knew some info, but of course the meat of the psychic reading was about Dorinda. Ricahrd came through and talked about John. He said he won't protect her. She agreed. The psychic also said Dorinda would get married again, but not to John. To that, Ramona said, "Thank god," and then Dorinda unraveled. They kept going at it, despite Kim Russo's best efforts to quash the argument.
Every season of every Real Housewives show should feature at least one appearance by a psychic. Look at Real Housewives of Melbourne's Jackie—her psychic powers kicked things up in the first season. Psychics are a surefire way to increase drama. Allison DuBoises for all!
The best things said this episode:
"I'm a cynic. What do you want? Give me some more cheese." – Bethenny
"Oh s--t, am I waking up the dead or something?" – Ramona when she comes in late and interrupts the reading.
"I always think your sole mission is…to articulate your suffering in a way that emancipates you and empowers other women." – Carole giving Jules advice.
The Real Housewives of New York City airs Wednesdays, 9 p.m. on Bravo.
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