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While some housewives seasons seemed to linger on too long (think the Real Housewives of Orange County) and some should have just been scrapped all together and replaced with a new cast (think Real Housewives of New Jersey), it seems the third season of the Real Housewives of New York City ended way too soon.
Just like that, the most amazing season ever in Bravo housewives history is over. Last night marked the 14th and final episode of the NYC season. The recap is below.
We saw Jill call Bethenny up last week to ask her out to lunch, thus bringing us to a somewhat awkward lunch meeting between the former BFFs. Seems Jill, who spent the first half of the season trying to rally up the troops her co-stars against Bethenny and failing badly at it, is now ready to make amends. Apparently, becoming BFFs with the Cuntess and a nutjob wasn’t all she thought it would be. Enters Bethenny, and Jill begins to complement the heck out of her. Jill begins to open up, and judging from Bethenny’s facial expressions, it’s pretty obvious Bethenny is O.V.E.R.I.T. Jill calls the demise of their friendship a separation, while Bethenny describes it as a divorce. Interesting choice of words there.
Bethenny makes an excellent point when she says in her interview, “I think that the tides turning on Jill is the reason that we’re sitting here having this conversation.” Bethenny then proceeds to explain to Jill why she’s in the position she is in with some of the housewives. “You create arguments and drama, and pick fights with people and count things, then you have to deal with the residual damage,” says an emotional Bethenny. And the best line of this scene is Jill saying she wants to get toxic people out of her life and then calling Alex a toxic person to which Bethenny asks, “Alex is a toxic person?” before reminding Jill that once upon a time, she also referred to her as a toxic person as well. Lunch is over and Jill asks Bethenny if she would like to get together again. We never get Bethenny’s reply, but judging from her facial expressions, the answer is pretty clear.
Next up, we see the ladies sans BRA, meet up to celebrate LuAnn’s new song, ‘Money Can’t Buy You Class.’ LuAnn finally introduces her very adorable boyfriend, Jacques Azoulay, to the housewives, and I must admit it was cute to see LuAnn act giddy and happy about her new man. According to reports, the two are still together. It was however interesting to hear LuAnn express her disappointment at Bethenny, Ramona and Alex(BRA) not showing up, when she made it a point not to show up for Ramona’s trip. LuAnn proceeds to lip-sync her song and I’m pretty certain her lips weren’t even moving at one point during the performance. And how cute was it when the cameras panned to Jacques, who was shown really grooving to the crappy performance. Ahh! To be in love.
Finally, it’s the day of the renewal and we see Ramona getting ready for her big day. Jill pays Ramona a visit, and tries to mend their toxic friendship. Interesting because Jill mentioned to Bethenny earlier that she did not want toxic people in her life. If her friendship with Ramona isn’t toxic, then I don’t know what is. The frenemies once again make up and I realize that’s all these two do. They hurt each other badly, apologize and make up. On a toxic friendship of 1 – 10, these two are about a 12. They make up once again and we can look forward to 15 more years of this frenemieship.
The guests arrive to the event and we find out Kelly did not RSVP. She however decided to be the “bigger person” again and show up to the event, even bringing gifts! I don’t speak lunatic, but I’m guessing the other time she’s referring to being the “bigger person” was during the St. John trip. Nough said.
Next we see Jill, minutes after just making up with her good friend Ramona, proceed to then bash Ramona’s event to others. Jill complains about not having any h’orderves to munch on. It’s a wonder Jill even eats, you know being that she’s a size 1 and all. We then see the “two teams” sitting on opposite sides of the room and Alex reminds us the ladies are ending the season the same way they started. In the first episode, Alex & Bethenny attended Ramona’s party on the boat/yatch, while LuAnn and Kelly skipped the event in favor of gossiping about it with Jill. Good observation by Alex.
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Ramona and Mario renew their vows and it was a bit sad to see LuAnn’s face during that. It’s nice to see a couple make it 17 years, especially in a world where divorces are so rampant, so more power to Ramona and Mario. I do agree with Kelly though (did I just type that?) that 17 is a bit of a random number. An emotional Bethenny proceeds to thank Alex and Ramona for being great friends to her during the biggest “roller coaster” of her life. The ladies then hug it out.
The show ends and we see brief updates on the ladies. Kelly’s update was priceless. “Kelly remains committed to a life full of lollipops, unicorns and rainbows,” highlariously said Bravo. Interesting use of the word “committed” there. Coincidence? I think not, bravo Bravo! In her closing interview, Kelly tells us she has an amazing life and lives in an amazing world, which reminds me of a great comment I saw on twitter last night. A viewer of the show said Kelly has to keep saying she has an amazing life to herself so that she can convince herself she really does. Something along those lines, and must say the viewer might be onto something.
Watch What Happens with Kelly Ripa was great last night. The highlight of the night came when a viewer called in to ask Andy Cohen if Bravo did indeed force “the clinically insane Kelly” (the caller’s words) to go on the St. John trip, as claimed by Kelly. Andy’s answer was a clear NO, which led Kelly to post the following on her twitter in reply to Andy: “i wish andy and all of his opinions well. i was forced to go. if i didn’t go, the trip wouldn’t have been worth the money.” Uh Kelly? You wish Andy and all of his opinions well? Are his opinions like people?
Kelly then proceeded to post some more creepy nonsensical rants on her twitter, which she does on a daily basis by the way. Must say Kelly’s off the wall behavior is starting to remind of that of Britney Spears, you know before her father stepped in with the conservatorship and meds. This woman acts more and more out of control everyday. It almost seems like someone needs to step into her life to guide her , while telling her what not to do and say. She is really in need of some dire and serious help. Her actions only seem to get worse daily. She seems extremely out of touch with reality. And oh yeah, Kelly deleted most of her crazy tweets from last night.
Jennifer Gilbert - Jennifer, who was actually cast to be a full time castmember was unfortunately hardly shown this season. She was never even added to the beginning credits of the show much to Jennifer’s dismay. And though there are rumors that Jennifer has been cut from the show, Andy Cohen reveals the rumors are false and that no decisions have been made regarding the cast next year. I might be in the minority here but I would take Jennifer over Sonja Morgan any day. Yes Sonja is likable and a bit entertaining, but is more of a one trick pony. And when you really think about it, Sonja makes sure to stay out of the drama and seems like a really nice person, which while great in real life, is bad for reality TV. On the other hand, the little that was shown of Jennifer showed a woman who is not afraid to speak her mind ( telling Jill to get “the f*ck out” of her pantry during an earlier episode) and is rather inappropriate at times (saying LuAnn’s date looked “gay” with his hair). My guess is both women will be back, especially if Bethenny leaves the show. However my instincts tell me Jennifer would make a much better fit for the show than Sonja.
Below is a behind the scenes clip from the reunion show, and Jill can be seen kissing up to Bethenny. It’s quite pathetic to be frank. “Bethenny, you look beautiful,” said Jill only proceeding seconds later to add, ” Bethenny you look gorgeous.”
Warning, the ass kissing in the clip below might induce vomit. You’ve been warned.
Perhaps someone should tell Jill that mending things with Bethenny will not repair her tarnished image with the public. She really seems very obsessed with being friends with Bethenny again, and unfortunately her narcissism and delusions are not allowing her to see that people don’t dislike her solely because of Bethenny. They do because of her own actions and behavior on the show. Her obsession with wanting to befriend Bethenny again is nothing short of her self serving purpose to be liked again by the public as proven by the story she leaked to Life&Style this week proclaiming she and Bethenny are friends again. Something Bethenny has now publicly denied. It’s time for Jill to move on and realize the viewers are smart, and Bethenny’s actions will not change their opinion of her.
I’ve always made mention of the NYC Housewives series being my favorite out of the Bravo franchises and I must say the season is ending all too soon. It was truly a great season, and I’m already looking forward to season four.
TELL US – WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE RECAP AND THIS SEASON IN GENERAL?
Holy Amazeballs!!
Look at this post in regards to Teresa’s overspending and debts!!
http://tvtime101.wordpress.com/2010/06/05/spendaholic-housewife-of-nj-owes-a-big-hair-raising-11m/
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I love your bad recaps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You musta been spent after using all those metaphors, analogies etc. I was peppered with wit beyond wit and spit my tea out when I read,
“- I would rather…Pay the musically inclined transient that likes to hang outside our friendly neighborhood TGI Friday’s, to sing ‘99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall’. In its entirety…than buy her CD (shots)”
LMFFFAAAAOOOO!
yes it was tea peeps.. its not 5:00 here yet.. HOLY CHIT IT IS!~!
ILoveMyBadTv
Good Job as usual..you had me rollin’ Thanks!
Looks like Jill should hang onto the CountLESS and her friendship and they can trade divorce tales. Bawby looks like he is ready to jump the Jill ship and save himself (and a lot of money).
He is VERY upset with Jill and her antics. He told her to watch herself and not to be mean to Bethenny. Told her over and over…but Jill only listens to herself…and somehow she go the idea that she was RIGHT and everyone (including Bawby) was wrong. Dead wrong.
Zarin fabrics has lost quite a few clients. Some big hotels have either pulled their orders or decided to go somewhere else. NY really is a small town and Jill had alienated quite a few people. Her Team Jill fans are apparently mostly no names that don’t have any influence versus those on the Team Bethenny band wagon who do.
Bawby isn’t thrilled that a business that has been in his family for generations…could be impacted by a wife who can’t keep her mouth shut.
It would serve her right. That karma sure is a bitch.
@ILoveMyBadTV,
Your post was hysterical!! I haven’t laughed so hard in ages. Thank you for the witty post! Go to the head of the class.
love everyone’s posts….can you believe I haven’t even watched the episode yet (just got back in town)
but I did speak to RitaFarb who has warned Lauren Manzo on twitter that Jill is sucking up to Caroline so she convince them to hire Zzzaaarriinn fabrics to redo the Brownstone (zarin is desperate for the business)
but Caroline will never go for it because Dina “the interior designer” will regawdy the whole place up
Hey, Carla! So do know whether business actually is bad at Zarin Fabrics? I’ve often wondered how business is over there these days (although I’m sure Jill would just blame it on the economy).
I actually think Bethenny is worst than Jill; she constantly denies trashing Kelly, but in this article that’s all she does.
http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2010/06/real-housewives-bethenny-frankel-childbirth-is-less-painful-than-kelly-jill-is-no-longer-in-her-life.html
Jill and Bethenny are a lot more alike than they are different, which is why they were such great friends. They should both change or stop being such hypocrites! And of course Jill should stop being so jealous
I also think still think Alex seems very fake and insincere. I think the main reason she went after Jill was to further her “alliance” with Bethenny. Aside from maybe Ramona, I don’t any of the women genuinely like Alex.
Does anyone know why Ramona and Jill are constantly in competition with one another, their friendship seems so unhealthy/weird.
An unpopular opinion here, but I like LuAnn. She seems to be the most level headed and happy. I don’t think she’s intentionally mean and she seems to be a good person. Plus she always looks lovely…in her asymetrical dresses haha.
Hi Pixie
sorry I don’t know for sure but I have heard Zarin has taken a bit ofh it, not the economy, but bad press from this season
I guess being on reality tea can be great for business but it is a double edged sword she was not likable this season and it hurt her badly look at her book sales
@DeidreKarr, just saw your post. Don’t know how I could’ve missed it. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the the vodka I have partaken of this evening (it is Saturday nite after all). Now I can sleep knowing the answer to the question of how Zarin Fabrics is faring thanks to Hurricane Jill.
Carla, I am very impressed that you were able to miss the finale and seem to be okay with it. I’d be chomping at the bit if I didn’t get my Thursday nite fix. I think I need to get a hobby. Actually, this whole mess with Teresa may cure my reality tv addiction.
I know but thanks to RT and everyones posts I hanging in there, LOL!
LynnNChicago’s blog
http://lynnnchicago101.wordpress.com/2010/06/05/i-hate-jill-zarin-alex-simon-june-5-2010/
Jill just tweeted this
Jillzarin
So..we are being harassed and threatened by a family from chicago and Alabama. We have contacted authorities. I… http://bit.ly/9X10xC
Carla, thanks for the links! How do you find this stuff??!!
@64 Wow Carla Thanks ,
I think it’s terrible..Come On threatening..Geeze!
# 59 A SAY ..wow !
i agree with your assessment of all the ‘wives’ 100% ..
that’s the first time i read a comment on here that has lulu as the fave ..
she’s my fave too !
ps- old vid’s on YT way before housewives of bethanny slandering & gossipping ( negatively) about celeb’s & others ..
so this nothing new …
Pixie, its terrible when you can’t sleep, lol
(actually that is what Jill twittered)
Just a reminder does anyone remember this?
http://therealoc2nyc2atl.blogspot.com/2009/06/kelly-ripa-and-danielle-staub-were-bffs.html
funny how kelly ripa won’t even mention her name on WWHL
finally just watched the finale
I’m still laughing at Jill fixing Kelly’s wonky boobs!!!!!!
I really really really ( no I’m not Kelly lol ) want the whole story on Jill writing her own book review,,how pathetic is that? Bethenny, Ramona, and ALex are very smart savvy business women. while the other 3 harpies have to rely on their hubby’s (Jill) or exes ( Kelly and LuAnn) . I love Bethenny always have,,but goes to show,,Jill is nothing without her. Karma Baby!
Follow up on LynnNchicago
great info/blog
http://lynnnchicago101.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/i-hate-jill-zarin-i-love-alex-simon-june-6-2010/
Love the show and I loved Luann last year, but this year she was an instigator and troublemaker. She justs speaks very eloquantly when doing so. She is one of the main contributors to the whole Jill vs. Bethenny battle. I loved when Sonja got on her after the Luann’s rap debut, reminding her that she overtalks Sonja and that she was not even in St. John’s (so basically don’t be an eyewitness to something you did not see). For some reason, she thinks that she is the voice of reason and she is not.
also it has been all over twitter that Jill is very mad at Andy Cohen because cryptkeeper is “not Happy” about the good/bad for jews game on WWHL she feels Andy was being anti-Semitic!
Don’t know if this has been posted or not but on Facebook, Jill said that now that the season is over, haters will be blocked. So nice of her to wait till the season is over to block people. I guess she’s forgetting there might be a NEXT season and she’s losing any of hope of those folks being on her side?
catch the reunion show after season 2 to see an incredibly vapid ramona & bethanny ..
alex accuses bethhanny of being a 2 face and a coward & calls her out …
always gossipping behind people’s backs ..
ramona was not so gracious when simon showed up at jills party & tried to convince jill to throw him out..
jill made him feel welcome instead ….
boy ! did they change their tune for season 3 ..
how soon we forget ! hahaaa
Ramona answered on question I had about her the minute she started this “renewal” crap on the Reunion show vids. Andy asked her if she had any plastic surgery and she denied it but when he asked her about injectibles, she went round and round with him, never answering other than to say “injectibles aren’t plastic surgery”. It was VERY evident she’d been getting botox and I HATE IT when celebs (like Ramona & Cindy Crawford) try to convince us that their skin is fantastic ALL due to their skin care line. LIES, LIES, LIES.
Feel sorry for Jill when hell freezes over. She is absolutely 100% to blame. Have you not watched the show to see all the mean things you have said and done. Luann has filled your head with a lot of crap but you are still ultimately responsible for you say and do. I say that you and Luann not come back next season and we will give Jen and Sonya a shot. Kelly is no threat to anyone as she has no brain. Jill hire all the people you want it will not change how people feel about you and Luann. Luann has turned out to be white trash. Don’t care if she is ever on TV ever again.
Bethenny has friended me on Facebook ( for reasons unknown to me). She posts a comment almost every day.
Today she posted a link to a NY Times article called ‘Bravo will make you a celebrity if the Web agrees’ It talks about how she & Bravo came up with the idea for the ‘ Bethenny Getting Married’ show.
It also talks about the fact that Bravo does a lot of marketing before they put a show on. They watch the polls on the Bravo website like ‘who is your favorite/ lest favorite housewife’ very seriously. They have people who read the viewer’s blogs & forums.
So Bravo loves people like us! Who would have thunk it??
When Jill was talking on the reunion clips, it was all, “I was having a bad day,” or “it didn’t come out the way I meant it, too”. Why doesn’t she just own up to what she’s said and freaking be done with it? People would have some respect for her if she just stopped dodging the truth.
RebeccaJ, I agree with you 100%, if Jill would deal with her wrong like an adult, maybe people would softened some.
I can’t believe I watch this stuff.
LuAnn and Jill and Alex were the ones who were on Ramona’s yacht – Bethenny and Kelly weren’t there.
Alex was referring to the fact that LuAnn and Jill and Kelly didn’t go to Ramona’s Labor Day party at her SouthHampton mansion but Bethenny and Alex did.
Sonja acts normal in a believable way and I hope she stays and doesn’t change a bit for the “drama.” Not everyone has to be a catty back-stabbing bitch to get attention.
She did an excellent job of calling out Jill by telling Jill that she was invited for a 5 day trip, not a 1 day “surprise” pop-in. She told her it was unacceptable and in poor taste and that she (Sonja) would have shown her the door if it were Sonja’s gig. SNAP.
i think both sides handled the st.john trip badly …
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hate to sound like countess lu’ but just following common courtesy could have made it much better ..
& boy it’s in situations like this where you see what kind of upbringing people have !
we can all put on a happy face when things are going well ,
it’s how we handle the faux pas of others that says so much ..
kindness??? hello…
..
jill should have mentioned the night before while talkin’ to ramona by phone that she was arriving ….
even if the trip wasn’t ramonas it would have been the polite thing to do for the other guests
jill c’mon honey that’s crude ..
& then walkin’ in with a man ???
not cool …….
having said that ,
a super hostess with ‘class’ would have handled that situation differently & that’s what makes a great hostess ..
to be making faces & whisperin’ under the breath like 12 year olds is not cool it’s ‘gang mentality & it’s low class ..
er , alex may i gently remind you that jill accepted simon as an uninvited guest while ramona threw a tantrum & made the most horrendous scene ruining everyones evening ?..
at the end of season 2 reunion in 2 parts , one can get a complete picture of who ramona really is ..whew !!!
she’s got some heavy mental prob’s …worse than kelly !!
she talks & acts like a little girl with baby talk & the whole 9 yards & i imagine her daughter is the ‘hero’ child ( adult) sure as hell !
they sure did edit ramona this season !! haha wow !
alexs’ shenanegans & melodrama was beyond anything remotely logical ..
but i thank her ’cause that expression of jills when alex started whimpering & whining was priceless …
gracious they ain’t!!!
after reviewing the previous seasons reunions
(& i strongly suggest everyone do) your opinions may change believe me ! heeheehee ..
kelly ain’t the only one on drugs …
I really hope the “Cuntess” was a typo (I’m pretty sure it wasn’t). I do not like LuAnn but that is really trashy to call someone that! I understand blogs are biased and this is clearly no exception but come on that is just vile.
As for Jill I really liked her and I wish she would get her act together. I am 100% a Bethenny fan but I did like it better when her and Jill were BFF. If Bethenny forgave Jill, I personally would like Jill again. I hope Jill has learned new things about herself and can grow from her mistakes.
I LOVE Sonja! I want her stay… Kelly to leave… and Jennifer Gilbert to come on as a fulltime cast member. Also, Bethenny please don’t leave the show… it won’t be the same with you!!!
ahaha ya’ just made me read my post for typo’s !!
thank gawd it wasn’t me ..
countess lu’ is my fave of all the wives ..
her & sonja..
I thought the finale was kind of borning. I most certainly could have done without Ramona’s renewal.
BTW, did anyone else think that the Countesses new bo looked like Ross from Friends?
RH-NY Season 3 – Episode 14: Finale
Re-posting due to error.
The ceremony was so boring that Bravo should have filmed different endings for the RH-NY Season3 DVD Director’s cut edition.
Where to begin?
Bethenny (the narcist and exhibitionist)
- She p’d on a stick, was naked4peta, bragged about her implants to a hooters bar owner saying she came prepared to the boat
- The SOHO move: watch out for real bickering going on; 2yrs tops 4 this couple
- Friendship is a two-way street
Jill
- She seemed sincere in her attempt to mend the friendship
- Bethenny was the ice queen; full of herself
LuAnn’s Auto-Tune launch party
- Luanne’s new beau seems younger. Not feeling the attraction
- She looked like she could be his mom
- Why do I get the feeling that Jacques has been waiting in the wings? Lulu seemed to have moved on awfully quick, after her divorce.
- Liked the karaoke tune. Her video should have included ppl dancing; it would have been more fun to watch vs. sleeper lounge
- Sonja and Jenn were competing for shout time. They couldn’t get word edge wise.
- Did u noticed a guy in the background wearing a 1978 t-shirt,
when LuAnn was talking w/ Sonja? if only it had 1979 printed on it for Kelly’s famous comment (LOL)
- Thought LuAnn looked nice at Mona’s shindig
Ramona’s renewal
- A bit over the top for 17yrs of marriage, but hey who cares when Bravo is footing the bill?
- Avery had 2 much makeup for her age; she looked so much older
- Still cannot trust RaMeana; lecturing a lot, this season. She is the queen of inappropriateness and rude behavior, after all.
- She doesn’t even come close to an older Cameron Diaz look; she looks more like Ellen Barkin
Alex and clown were boring this year. What can I say? she doesn’t add much to the show
and it’s time to go.
Kelly was the best dressed at Bravo’s Season3 Finale party (I mean Mona’s Renewal ceremony). At bravo.com, Ramona holds her stomach in all
swimsuit pics