Welcome to the new era of The Real Housewives of Dallas. Stop sleeping on this franchise because this season is a rebirth for this city. Both the removal of LeeAnne Locken and the arrival of Tiffany Moon have fully shaken up the landscape. Tiffanyâs already not shying away from drama and is currently embroiled in a wildly petty feud with Kameron Westcott. Who knew chicken feet could have this sort of impact?
Sadly, Real Housewives of Dallas viewers have to endure yet another season with Kary Brittingham. If you found her annoying last season, sheâs even more grating this season. Her newfound desire to poke and prod at DâAndra Simmons over everything is exhausting. Why is she choosing to constantly attack her alleged close friend? Is that what friends do. DâAndraâs seeing a shaman these days, but how much bullying can someone take before thereâs no inner peace left?
Everyone is hungover and trying to recover after Karyâs tequila fueled birthday party. Kameron says she didnât start drinking tequila until she met Kary. What an interesting thing to have associated with you. Everyone knows Kary as the girl who parties too hard with tequila.
Stephanie Hollman stops by Kameronâs, and theyâre both still struggling after the party. They probably arenât nearly in as bad of shape as Kary & Brandi Redmond though. Nobody ever goes as hard as the two of them. Theyâre a situation.
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Brandi attempts to walk into DâAndraâs home but is immediately stopped. Her travel ventures to Florida have everyone (especially DâAndra) on edge. With someone like DâAndra who is somewhat of a hypochondriac, coming to her home after visiting a hotbed for the virus is too much. Iâm surprised sheâs even letting her on the property at all.
Kary shows up next, and DâAndra has skinny margaritas ready for all three of them. Damn they sure donât waste any time getting back on the tequila train. Cheers!
Back at Kameronâs, she and Stephanie are joined by Jennifer Davis. Iâm a little disappointed in the showâs treatment of Jennifer. However, theyâve really reduced her role to nothing more than a background character. That must be insulting to put in the work and get demoted like that.
Karyâs memory of the prior night is wiped clean because she canât remember anything that went down. Is she having a pretend amnesia moment? Do we believe she canât recall shoving cake in DâAndraâs face or the infamous champagne shower? Girl, bye. Nobody believes a word you say.
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Brandi says sheâs in a much better place with Tiffany now, but Kameron isnât. She is stuck on the rudeness of being forced to eat a chicken foot, and she cannot let it go. They both were scared for Tiffany though after she was thrown in the pool by Tiffany. Not being able to swim and being tossed into that environment is unacceptable. Dial it back.
Kary laughs it off because she feels justified because Tiffany wanted her help having more fun. I donât think shoving a fully clothed Tiffany who canât swim into the pool is what she had in mind. Karyâs completely unaware of the gravity of what she did. Thatâs something that couldâve left Tiffany traumatized.
Karyâs under the impression that DâAndra values what people accomplish on paper more than who they are. I know Tiffanyâs accomplished many impressive feats, but it also seems like she and DâAndra are genuine friends. Kary is the one who isnât a good friend because sheâs been mocking and teasing DâAndra all season.
The close friendship between DâAndra & Tiffany is starting to rub Kary the wrong way. Their once close friendship has turned into a one sided affair in her opinion. Right now she feels as if DâAndra has her head wedged up Tiffanyâs ass. Is this where the recent animosity is coming from? Karyâs turning a little green with envy. Jealous much?
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Tiffanyâs personal scenes continue to be absolutely adorable. She has an instructor coming over to her home to recertify her life support skills. In the cutest bonding moment ever, sheâs including her two daughters in this. LOVE IT.
Being a doctor is a large portion of Tiffanyâs life, and sheâs able to share that with her children. Tiffany knocks the course out of the park and quickly saves the fake patient. Now THAT is impressive. The way sheâs teaching her children about her career and explaining the importance of it is so important. These girls will grow up to know they can accomplish anything.
On a sadder note, these girls really want to spend more time with their mom. They feel like she works too much, and all they want is her to stay home more with them. Thatâs it. To them, that would be the greatest gift in the world. If only it were that easy!
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Back at home, Kary has a heart to heart with her daughter Olivia whoâs been dealing with a lot. Her purple hair is EVERYTHING though. What a dazzling color. Iâm here for this.
Karyâs incessant rambling about turning 50 is getting on Oliviaâs last nerve. She doesnât care about how old her mother is nor does she care about the ârisquĂŠâ attention seeking photoshoot her mother had. Sheâs busy dealing with her own stressors and triggers in a cruel world and doesnât have time to placate her motherâs ego.
Oliviaâs anxiety level during the day is through the roof right now. The worldâs in shambles right now in so many ways, and for someone empathetic like Olivia, itâs a rough time. Kary never realized the extent of her daughterâs anxiety. She had no idea her daughter was experiencing suicidal thoughts and ideation.
Upon learning about what Olivaâs been dealing with, Karyâs been there for her every single day. Putting aside all of the petty issues I can name about Kary, itâs great to see her excelling as a mother. Having experienced my own share of mental health struggles, I know how crucial it is to have a solid support system. Karyâs providing Olivia with a maternal life raft. Kudos to her.
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DâAndraâs wellness journey this season is certainly something to witness. Iâm still recovering from watching her shaman do some bizarre nose sucking thing to her, but Iâll live. I wonder how long though her inner peace is going to last with Kary always ready to attack. With friends like Kary, who needs enemies?
Stephanie shows up to hang out with DâAndra to talk about Brandiâs upcoming birthday. DâAndra feels a sense of deep gratitude toward Brandi, and now itâs time to pay it back to her. Brandiâs not a huge fan of birthdays, but this time is going to be different. WHETHER SHE LIKES IT OR NOT.
While in therapy, Brandi learned the cause of her disdain for birthdays. Sheâs spent her entire life believing that her birthday is a burden on other people. How horrible is that? I wonder if any specific childhood event caused that thought to manifest. Now that sheâs practicing self love and affirmations, she is on a course toward happiness.
They donât want to travel too far for Brandiâs birthday, so theyâre going to a local winery. Thatâll be like Disney World for this group. Hope everyoneâs up for a night of wild drinking after what happened at Karyâs birthday. Not only that, but will Kary even be on her best behavior?
How long until sheâs pouring bottles of wine down everyoneâs throats? Stop giving her a pass on that. Everyone wants to condemn Tiffany for the chicken foot, but she never forced it down anyoneâs throat.
With Stephanie home alone, she has time to focus on her new foundation. She hates her new office because itâs so drab, but her mother is helping her spruce things up. Not only that, but Stephanieâs mother is much more supportive than Travis Hollman. Heâs sort of holding her back and making her believe she canât do anything she sets out to her. At least with her mother, she wonât receive the same sort of pessimistic pushback.
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Thereâs a bet between Stephanie & Travis that she wonât get everything done in the time heâs away. If Stephanie loses the bet sheâs forced to give an oily massage to sasquatch himself. According to her, heâs loaded with back hair, so thatâs enough of an incentive to get her s**t done.
Stephanieâs father sounds a lot like her father. He was a controlling type who wanted to do everything himself as well. This is good for Stephanie to branch out and do something that isnât just her husband and kids. Itâs time to come out of her husbandâs shadow and shine. Putting a spotlight on her own ventures for once will do a lot of good for her. It wouldnât kill Travis to show her some extra support though. ANY SUPPORT ACTUALLY.
DâAndraâs making strides toward repairing her relationship with her brother. Thereâs been so much time thatâs gone by, but now sheâs ready. She penned a letter toward her brother, so hopefully this is received positively because the alternative is unacceptable. However, the kicker is that sheâs delivering the letter to their mailbox in person. THIS IS SO RISKY.
DâAndra shows up to their home and quickly tosses the letter in the mailbox. Thatâs the most extra thing Iâve ever witnessed. Itâs highly possible this wonât be received well. She could be making things much worse. With any luck that wonât happen, but the chance is there.
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NOT DâANDRA HAVING A FULL WIG AND MANNEQUIN OF BRANDI FOR THE TRIP. I wonder if âCaptain Brandiâ is as ignorant as the real thing. Letâs hope not!
Everyone is a little weirded out by this fake version of Brandi because itâs creepy. I wonder how Brandiâs going to react to it. Most likely sheâll take it as a joke and laugh with everyone, but you never know. She has no idea this is a surprise party for her! Thatâs the best. After hearing about thinking her birthday is a burden, this will go a long way in fixing that.
Karyâs already starting on DâAndra about the planning of the party. There isnât enough ice or a wine opener, and Karyâs coming at her hard about it. She wonât let it go. DâAndraâs her target, and itâs going to remain that way for the duration of the party.
Brandi providing the ladies with her sonâs little toilet is the kind of entertainment sheâs good for. I donât mean that in a sarcastic way either. However, Brandiâs not as tickled by the stick with a wig on it thatâs supposed to resemble her. OOF.
On the bus, the women start dancing on the stripper pole, but the party isnât lit yet. ITâS TIME FOR TEQUILA SHOTS! DâAndraâs offering, but Kary wonât take any from her. Kary not taking a shot of tequila almost dropped me to the floor. Who is this woman, and where is the real Kary?
Karyâs pissed that the shots are warm, and she proclaims sheâd neve give them shots like that. Stephanieâs been picking up on the tension between Kary & DâAndra for months, so sheâs not surprised. These women are not clicking anymore.
Once they arrive at the winery, Kary has to call out DâAndra for not telling them Jen doesnât drink. SHE IS REALLY ON HER. DâAndra cannot make one move without Kary finding a way to capitalize on it. Let a girl breathe! Damn!
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The vineyard is GORGEOUS! Itâs one thing Iâve never done but have always wanted to. I surely drink enough wine, so why not go to the place where itâs created?
Kary & Kameron are planning to hide Captain Brandi forever and leave her behind at the vineyard. Now, thatâs rude. Itâs not hurting anyone. Let her have her moment even if itâs not that funny. Karyâs constant criticism of everything DâAndra does has reached a breaking point for DâAndra.
DâAndra makes a job at the other women about how she is actually running a viable business. I think she was coming more at Karyâs jewelry company, but please leave SparkleDog out of this. Kameronâs NOT feeling this at all. She makes a comment in her confessional that DâAndra is getting checks from her mother. Alright, now that my friends, is what we call a âread.â
TELL US â WHAT DID YOU THINK OF âCAPTAIN BRANDIâ? IS KARY A BULLY? IS DâANDRA A BAD HOST? ARE YOU ENJOYING THIS SEASON OF THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS?
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