#2696 Southern Hospitality S03E03

Summary

Watch What Crappens - Episode #2696: Southern Hospitality S03E03

Released on January 21, 2025

In Episode #2696 of Watch What Crappens, hosts Ben Mandelker and Ronnie Karam delve into the latest happenings of Bravo’s reality sensation, Southern Hospitality Season 3 Episode 3. This detailed recap captures the essence of the episode, highlighting key plot developments, character dynamics, and the hosts' insightful (and often humorous) commentary.

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1. Introduction to Lake Wylie and New Dynamics

The episode kicks off with the introduction of Lake, a new addition to the cast residing at Lake Wylie's Lake House. Previously introduced without much context in earlier episodes, Lake's background as a well-traveled artist with an affluent family adds a fresh dynamic to the group.

Ben [06:15]: “We finally get to learn more about Lake. They just kind of like thrust Lake upon us.”

2. Exploring Character Relationships and Tensions

Emmy and Will’s Strained Relationship

A central plot revolves around the tumultuous relationship between Emmy and Will. After a heated exchange where Will accuses Emmy of being superficial, tensions escalate within the friend group.

Ronnie [08:12]: “Her mom's like, you need to be thin. What about when your turn comes to take a bowling award? You want to look like that?”

Joe and Brad’s Growing Connection

Meanwhile, Joe and Brad are showcasing budding chemistry, much to the amusement and slight annoyance of their friends.

Ben [12:07]: “So Mia's like, so, I need to know how is everything going? And he's like, well, Emmy, she caught a huge scene at work...”

3. The Drama Unfolds at the Lake House

As the friends gather at Lake’s opulent residence, underlying tensions surface. Maddie and Emmy navigate their friendships while TJ grapples with feelings towards Joe, leading to awkward confrontations.

Ben [22:10]: “All right, we're talking about a check coming. So Will...”

4. Host Insights and Humorous Commentary

Throughout the recap, Ben and Ronnie interject with their trademark humor and sharp observations, dissecting character motivations and the unfolding drama.

Ronnie [29:56]: “I love that you're, like, really putting that whole badass bitch thing into perspective.”

Ben [36:05]: “They just have one of those sprinklers that is going back and forth...”

5. Climax: Confessions and Confrontations

The episode reaches its peak as Will confronts the group about his feelings towards Emmy, leading to intense revelations and confrontations. TJ and Joe face their own relational challenges, adding layers to the already complex social web.

Ben [47:23]: “He said, no. When I said I didn't like the way she looks these days, it's because I haven't been a good enough boyfriend to keep her in the body that she should be in.”

6. Resolution and Future Implications

By the episode's end, relationships are left on a precarious balance, setting the stage for future conflicts and reconciliations. The group prepares for Lake’s upcoming birthday celebration, hinting at potential new developments.

Ronnie [58:27]: “So she's like, yeah, I'm really successful... three dentist practices, Rucker education fund.”

7. Hosts Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts

Ben and Ronnie conclude their recap by applauding the show’s progressive storylines, particularly praising the inclusion of strong LGBTQ narratives and the nuanced portrayal of complex relationships.

Ben [69:06]: “Yeah. Well, everybody, we sure love you. Okay. It's been a fun time. We'll be back.”

Ronnie [68:38]: “Standing ovation for this show for, like, again, really centering some very strong LGBTQ storylines.”

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Ben [06:15]: “We finally get to learn more about Lake. They just kind of like thrust Lake upon us.”
• Ronnie [08:12]: “Her mom's like, you need to be thin. What about when your turn comes to take a bowling award? You want to look like that?”
• Ronnie [29:56]: “I love that you're, like, really putting that whole badass bitch thing into perspective.”
• Ben [36:05]: “They just have one of those sprinklers that is going back and forth...”
• Ben [47:23]: “He said, no. When I said I didn't like the way she looks these days, it's because I haven't been a good enough boyfriend to keep her in the body that she should be in.”
• Ronnie [58:27]: “So she's like, yeah, I'm really successful... three dentist practices, Rucker education fund.”
• Ben [69:06]: “Yeah. Well, everybody, we sure love you. Okay. It's been a fun time. We'll be back.”
• Ronnie [68:38]: “Standing ovation for this show for, like, again, really centering some very strong LGBTQ storylines.”

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Conclusion

Episode #2696 of Watch What Crappens offers an engaging and comprehensive recap of Southern Hospitality Season 3 Episode 3. Ben and Ronnie adeptly highlight the intricate relationships and emerging conflicts among the cast, providing listeners with both entertainment and insightful commentary. This episode underscores the show's ability to blend dramatic storytelling with progressive character development, setting the stage for even more captivating episodes ahead.

Transcript

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[B]

Oh, hello and welcome to Watch what Crappens, a podcast for all the crap we love to talk about on Ye Old Bravs. I'm Ronnie. That's Ben over there. Hi, Ben.

[A]

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[B]

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[A]

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[B]

And traders recaps are weekly. Now they are over on our Patreon as well, as well as videos, which this is. All right. Welcome to Southern Hospital. This week is Wylan at Lake Wylie. Season 3, episode 3. The cast goes down to Lake's lake house. Dun, dun, dun.

[A]

Yes. We finally get to learn more about Lake. They just kind of like thrust Lake upon us. Not that we have any problems with it, but like, they didn't give her any context. And we're like three episodes in, but now we finally get some. That will come up shortly. But first, most importantly, we have some intro music, which this case goes. This world is my audience. All eyes on me. Very tricksy. Very tricksy. Monocle to sing about. All eyes being on her. Nice return to form.

[B]

Yep. So we go to Michael's. He's in bed, and he's like, oh, shit. And then, you know, we just see people doing stuff around town. Emmy's squatting with the barbell for the first out of nine times that day. And then we go to a bridal shop and Molly's handing out a wed wedding dress. You know, she's on the show.

[A]

Yes. She's great because she does that on her free time. Yeah. She's like, we go to Lake's apartment.

[B]

And I did not buy this with anybody's store credit. And then we go to Lake's apartment, texting on her couch. And it's Brad, of course. And she's like, what are you up to? He's like, counting down the days until I get to see you again.

[A]

Oh, great. We get a flashback to last night because they went on a date. And Brad is like, so how many first dates do you typically go? She goes, a few here and there. He's like, so you're fully available? Then she goes, oh, yeah. So their relationship is off to a great start.

[B]

Now we go to TJ's and he's FaceTiming MIA while he's in bed and, you know, vacuuming the floor at the same time. And she's like, I'm training. I'm drilling like five Hours a day. It's insane. It is crazy trying to be Miss World. Oh, my God. The Miss World Trinidad and Tobago competition is honestly boot camp. It's, like, so rigorous, like, training hours. Talk about starvation. Wow.

[A]

And we see pictures of her, like, getting ready. And we also see her mom was. Her mom, Arlene, was Miss Universe. So she's like, look at this. Look at my high heels. I mean, my feet look like gnarled tree rods right now. He's like, honestly, I, like, really don't care because I have, like, so much stuff going on in my life right now, but I'll just pretend like I care. Mia. And she's like, the only. Honestly, the only reason why I'm continuing to do this is because it's making my mom proud of me. And they, like, she says it like this. This really nice thing, but I was like, well, that's fucked up.

[B]

It is fucked up. Her mom's like, wow, you're really starving yourself. Well, today, Mia, you're doing great.

[A]

Wow. And you had a job in corporate America. I don't know. But starving yourself, moving to an remote island to backdoor your way into Miss Universe, I support it.

[B]

And when she was saying just a second ago how, she's like, yeah. Oh, my God. Talk about starvation. Oh, my God. Why did nobody prepare me for this? Oh, please. Your mother prepared you for this your whole life. And stop pretending she didn't, because my mother is not a beauty contest winner. But she won, like, second place in a bowling alley contest one time, and she still starved me my whole life, so don't tell me you weren't prepared. She's like, you need to be thin. What about when your turn comes to take a bowling award? You want to look like that?

[A]

So Mia's like, so, I need to know how is everything going? And he's like, well, Emmy, she caught a huge scene at work, and she was, like, screaming and yelling, and Will was, like, outside drinking, and Emmy was inside having a fight fit.

[B]

It was, like, bizarre and amazing. It's, like, one of the best scenes you guys have ever had. Can we just stop and just give Emmy her damn flowers already? Jesus.

[A]

This is what I get.

[B]

So Mia's, like, not surprised, but that is good. That is some good stuff. Wait, hold on. I'm so sorry. It's time for non lunch. What is that? Oh, it's where we all gather in the cafeteria, but we just don't eat. We just look at each other and ask each other, compare war stories about our moms. So then we go to the beach and got a spot for you that's chilling next to me. And it feels so good to be with friends and family. Did Trixie take a break? Did the Outback Steakhouse people come in and take over? Bring back Trixie.

[A]

I know. So Maddie and Joe are frolicking in the beach. And because it's this show, they're at just like a public beach, just filled with people, you know, because, like, in Beverly Hills, they get their own special private beaches and stuff. So they're there, and they're also there.

[B]

We're lucky they're not standing under a hose.

[A]

They just have one of those sprinklers that is going back and forth.

[B]

They're, like, sliding with their parents.

[A]

So Maddie's father John is there, and Mary Ellen, her mother, and they're all sitting under the umbrellas talking. And Mar is, like, very mom. Like, she's making, like, this really nice little charcuterie board here on the side. She's like, you guys hungry? Okay, Joe. It's just so nice to have someone to pour my love and affection into after Maddie disappointed us for so many years. Okay. Want some Brie?

[B]

Here's the thing. I've come to a thing this weekend because I spent a weekend with friends, and, you know, we were all sharing a big room and making food, and, you know, one of those things. I don't ever want to eat charcuterie again. Do you know how charcuterie is made? Here's how it is. Friends stand around the counter and they put their hands all over meat, and they press it together into different shapes, and then they put it back down on a plate. Let me tell you how many of those people wash their hands. One. That was me. Okay? I'm never eating it again. Okay. Unless there's a plastic glove served with this charcute. Unless I see, like, a picture of a plastic gloved hand, I'm never eating that shit again. I'm disgusted.

[A]

Yeah, I think that. I think you made a very strong case. I will probably have charcuterie again, though. I will. I will risk my life for it. Not that I love it. It's just that. It's just always there when you're hungriest. You know, you could be so famishing all you want. Yeah. I mean, because, like, that's just what charcuterie is. Like, you. All you want is a big steak or a big bowl of pasta or just something big and hearty, and what's always there is, like, a board full of little cheese squares and Some grapes, more cheese squares, and a few things of meat. And it's never enough for a meal, but it's enough to get you by.

[B]

Yeah, charcuterie. So, you know, it's like a wacky scene where they're like, a loving couple. I mean, I don't know. I'm kind of buying it because you know why I buy their love? Because I'm kind of bored. And I think that that's true love. Like, if you're in love with somebody and I'm around you, and I'm extremely bored and slightly annoyed with you, but I don't know why I think it's true love.

[A]

It's a functional relationship. That's what that means.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So she. Maddie's like, I love that you guys are down here full time, because, like, look at this, Joe. Like, we could not pull this off. And the mom pulls out a charcuterie board. Like, how many charcuterie boards does she have in there? I feel like she just keeps on reaching into her canvas bag. It's like, guys, here's another charcuterie board. If you didn't really like the brie and gouda combo, this one is a truffle cheese with some salami. Got it from Zabar's, imported it down. Enjoy.

[B]

And we learn a little bit about Joe's sad family life, because he's like, I could only get a charcuterie board at Thanksgiving.

[A]

I would always be like, please, nanny, bring this charcuterie board. And she would bring it, but she would always stuff it inside the turkey, so it had lots of salmonella.

[B]

Nanny's charcuterie board was just, like, chicken pounded onto a. A wooden board. Like, that's not charcuterie. That's just the beginning of your chicken thigh.

[A]

I remember one time I was like, mom, this is great, but when can we get charcuterie for Thanksgiving? And she picked up a bowl of mashed potatoes, stuck a spoon in it, and threw a ball of mashed potatoes at my head. And since that day, I've never asked for charcuterie again at Thanksgiving.

[B]

So they're like, so what about you, Maddie? What's your love story? He's like, well, you know, like, we sell bottles together, so, like, naturally, that's something. And, you know, I've just always been Maddie's biggest fan. Like, when she was dating that dude on the bicycle, like, that was. She was so good in that. And, you know, like, she presses play on the itunes sometimes. That's really great. You know, I'm, like, rooting for her and the mom's like, we know. Okay. That's why you got salami. Usually I stop at the prosciutto. Okay, so when did you officially get together? When it was. When was it official? And he's like, well, I think I asked her to be my boyfriend. And we get a. Which I was proud of the editors for not making it an extra gate. Like a.

[A]

But I did think it was weird that TJ then, like, crawled into screen went everyone.

[B]

I think it was Barter. April. I think April 4, when I asked to be my girlfriend, she said, hold on, guys. Hold on. I thought I already was.

[A]

And Mary Ellen goes, all I want to see is Madison happy. That's right. I use her full name to speak about how disappointed I always am in her. I just don't get to say it to her face enough. Madison, you're being terrible right now. Madison. That's insane right now. Madison, you're embarrassing the family. Feels good to get that out.

[B]

My parents knew that my relationship with Trevor was really toxic, and I feel like they were just waiting for the ball to drop on dating Joe like the rest of the world, you know? I mean, the rest of the world. Everybody out there just waiting for me and Joe to date. I was like, oh, God, you've got such an inflated sense of ego for someone who's had 20 people watching their show for two years. But God bless you, you know?

[A]

Yeah. You are not Ross and Rachel. You're like, ross and like, a parking spot at Ross. So Mary Ellen is like, so where do you guys see this going? Hopefully it lead maybe to real. Real jobs, real careers. I don't know. And Joe's like, well, I see myself for the next few years wanting to settle down, so that's, like, an exciting thing. Like, I feel like we're, like, entering the next chapter of our lives or something like that.

[B]

Oh, my God. He basically just mentioned a book he reads. Honey, he's perfect.

[A]

Why are you so quiet, Madison? And she's like, I don't know, because this is, like, a vulnerable conversation with Joe. And she's like, yeah, but, like, where do you see your life, Madison? She goes, well, mom, first of all, I'm DJ Maddie Reese, not Madison, so you can stop calling me Madison. Okay, thanks very much. What? Yeah, I don't know. I don't know where we're gonna go in five years.

[B]

And just like. Like what? Like you want to work a Republican five years, that what you're saying? She's like, no, I mean, it's just Hard for me to think about the future, you know, because, like, aa, you know, One Day at a Time. Or like the TV show, One Day at a Time. That lady with the red hair was just so nice to her daughters.

[A]

Bonnie Tyler. Nobody. Franklin Joe. Come on, stick with it.

[B]

You fucked up, Joe.

[A]

It will. You're up, Joe. You up about Bonnie? Franklin, Joe.

[B]

You really up, Joe. And she's like, well, you know, like, I want to be a badass, like, who's a dj, you know, and who's, like, independent, but, like, with a label. I don't know if that makes any sense. And, like, I want a family and, like, I want to live on a beach, but, you know, like, I try not to future trip. I just live one day at a time. So Joe's just like, yeah, that's. That's good. She's. She likes to live one day at a time, guys. Yeah. Because, like, I've had, like, the worst luck with men. So I have, like, these trust issues that make it just harder for me to, like, dive into the future.

[A]

Yeah. When I envision my life settling down with Maddie, I'm, like, looking at, like, the white picket fence and I'm like, definitely, like, gonna propose, like, hopefully sooner rather than later.

[B]

Am I ready to walk down the aisle? Fuck no. No, I'm not. No. I'm so ready to walk down the aisle. It's gonna work out great, guys.

[A]

Literally, like, this is it. This is life, the one you got. So let's go and have a ball. This is it. This is it. Hey, Marty, could you, like, not do the One Day at a Time theme song? I know. It's like, just, like, not what I want right now.

[B]

I thought you were your biggest fan, Joe.

[A]

Oh, my God. It's a paradox. The universe is ripping apart.

[B]

Damn it, I just lost all of the salami. So Joe's like, what's your biggest dream, Maddie? And she's like, to live on a beach. He's like, wow. We're, like, manifesting that.

[A]

Yep. She's like, if Joe asked me to marry him today, I would say yes to save him the embarrassment, but it would be like a five year engagement.

[B]

I love. I love that you're, like, really putting that whole badass bitch thing into perspective. Yeah, I totally say I'd marry him just so I don't hurt his feelings. Badass bitch. So now we go to a little cafe where Emmy is chilling with Michaels.

[A]

Yeah, so Michaels is like, so Daddy Day club wasn't so hot after all. And we see a flashback To Emmy, being like, this is what I get for beer. A good friend, so.

[B]

Or even a good person. So she's like, yeah, okay, I probably could have used, like, a few notches down at work. And he's like, well, everything that happened yesterday, like, shouldn't happen at work. And for you to express yourself that way in the middle of service really upset me. I had to have a conversation with Leva about it. And guess what? Leah was there.

[A]

CEO. Leah is here to handle business.

[B]

You got time to cry, you got time to serve some pie. Now get your together and get out there. This is just a restaurant. This is goddamn war.

[A]

All right, Michaels, this is Leah. CEO. Tell me, tell me, home skillet, what's the skinny? I wanna know everything. Who's standing, who's sitting, and who should be their pants. Cause I'm walk to the restaurant.

[B]

Well, she was like, screaming, bloody hell. In the middle of service. Oh, yeah? Well, she needs to know that that is an acceptable. That is a war crime. And the only reason I'm giving her space is because she's been, like, exemplary. Besides that. But one more misstep and that bitch is in a gulag. Do you understand? A fucking gulag. And if you don't believe me, look at the last girl who messed with me. She's not wearing a cute little dress from Gwen's today. She's wearing a McDonald's uniform. Pass it along bit.

[A]

Bye, bitches. And Leah just leaves on a motorcycle.

[B]

A little Patsy Stone hair in the breeze.

[A]

So. So? So Michaels is like, yeah. I mean, even though Emmy is not in trouble, I just need her to understand that this could, like, never happen again. Like, outside of work, I'm your best friend, but at work, I'm your boss.

[B]

Unless you bring me coffee, in which case I'm gonna be your boss who's literally shitting himself right now.

[A]

Literally. I don't even know what to do. I'm the boss. But right now, I am essentially a statue. Cause I am frozen and I can't.

[B]

Even move, shitting myself back to the scene. So Emmy's like, well, I'm really sorry of letting my emotions get to me, you know, putting you in that position. I won't do it. I love you. And he's like, I love you too. Thanks for apologizing.

[A]

But I do want an apology from Siobhan. He's like, oh, come on. No, Michaels, I deserve an apology. For her to sit there and accuse me of stealing, essentially, that hurt. I was, like, blindsided. I mean, I felt so bad For Will, he was like, what's going on? Poor Will. Will had to witness all this, and he's already got so much on his plate with law school and law prom and lost law winter dance and law law whatever that dances where the woman asks the boys. That's a strange dance, isn't it? Should we keep you doing those things? I don't like that anymore. Boy should always ask girls. Oh, my God. Michaels, tell me. Stop me. I'm spiraling.

[B]

He's like, oh, my God. Why is she worrying about Will? It's time for a commercial. It's time for a Grappens commercial.

[C]

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[B]

So then we see a flashback where Michael's, Emmy, and Will are at the inside bar. And Emmy's like, well, they thought I was using my monthly credit and charging them for it. And he's like, and you weren't? No.

[A]

He'S like, I was just checking the facts. So Michaels is like, the very first time I met Will, he was in town from law school, and we were, like, closing, and the lights had just come on, and he was still wearing his, like, law homecoming sash. And I was just, like, standing at the bar and Maddie and Siobhan and with. With them. And he just, like, starts saying these, like, horrible things like, emmy's boring. Emmy doesn't drink anymore. He hates her body. He's miserable in the relationship. He never liked her in the first place. She has a stupid face. He doesn't like her car. He doesn't like the radio station she listens to, and her pillow's kind of stiff death. It was really terrible.

[B]

He even said that she smells like the blue cheese from inside of olive for a martini. It was really bad. And he's like, but I can't tell her, basically. And Emmy's like, yeah, well, like, I had to calm down and I explained everything because Will knows these accusations were just out of left field. I mean, guilty until proven innocent, Am I right? What kind of lawyer's wife would I be if I let that. That slide?

[A]

I'm so glad I read the statute of. Of whatever it's called, because now I know about that phrase. So then Michaels is like, whatever. So now we are go to another part of Charleston and we hear, we're gonna live while we're young. Live while we're young.

[B]

And guess what? You also live when you're old. I mean, what do you think happens when you're old?

[A]

You literally live. As long as you're young or old, you're living. So.

[B]

So congratulations. Trixie's really gonna have a midlife crisis. She's gonna be like, wait a minute, I'm old, but I'm still living. What the fuck kind of paradox is that? How many songs are invalidated? What am I supposed to take back all the albums.

[A]

So we go to Lake's apartment, and she lives in a building that looks like it's falling in on itself. Were you also scared for the structural integrity of Lake's apartment? Because I was like, I think someone needs to call. Call a contractor on this. On this place.

[B]

It's just so. It's just so Charleston. Do you remember when we went to Charleston and we went to our hotel? It was fairly nice. I mean, we were like, let's go to Charleston and get a nice hotel. So we did, and it smelled like gas. And we were like, it smells like gas. And they're like, yeah, it's just what it smells like. We're like, no, I think it's dangerous. Like, I don't think it should smell that strongly of gas. Like, fine, we'll move you to another building. But it always smells like that. And I was like, yes, that's a problem. Everybody's like, God, I wish there were more old things in America, like old cities with old pipes. It's like, yeah, you'll die.

[A]

So Lake FaceTimes her mom, who may or may not be Kennedy the vj, and she's like, hi, Mama. You look pretty. And I love her mom because her mom is, like, doing work and is like, ugh. My slacker daughter. We paid for her to go to art school. And surprise, surprise, she's a waitress now in South Carolina. Yeah. So she's like. She's like, typing, like. Like, business, business, business. She's like, oh, you look pretty as always. Like, how's the art going? Let me guess. Not at all. Okay, I could have told you. That would have happened when we paid $45,000 for you to go to art school in foreign countries. Anyway, business, business, business.

[B]

Yeah. So we find out that she's a rich kid, and her parents are really supportive, and she's been sent to all. I mean, all kinds of schools. Like, she's really smart, and her mom's basically like, why are you a starving artist waiter? Like, you're better than this. I'm like, psych. Yeah, maybe soon, Mom. But, you know, my parents are divorced, but I still have a really close relationship with them. And so they're talking about her work, and her mom's like, did you ask for more hours? God, do I even want you to ask for more hours? Could you ask for more hours in a shower? Because you'll need it after that place. What a hell hole. Jesus Christ. Have you shown them to your degrees? Is there anyone there with A job or connection into a job.

[A]

And she's like, yeah, I know I need to, like, make money. She's like, I mean, honey, you're a whole college graduate, and on top of that, you come for money. Like, literally just stop working. Just. Just be a kept woman. We'll take care of you. I just don't want you to be a waitress anymore. This is just too embarrassing.

[B]

So we find out that Lake was 16 and went to study at Parsons, which is badass. And then when she was 20, she moved to France, where she studied at the Leo Marsha School of Art and continued with art at College of Charleston. And she looks like a good. She seems like a good artist. I mean, I don't. I don't know. I don't really have an eye for that.

[A]

I mean, that's like, pretty amazing that she got to spend the past six years essentially immersed in art education and all of that stuff. And so, you know, like any good artist, she is now a waitress on a reality show in a minor market of the United States. So, yeah, so she's just doing like the. The 22 year old thing.

[B]

Well, probably make her a really big art. I mean, look what it did for Dani. So, yeah, so her mom's like, so, have you worked on anything lately? And she's like, yeah, I'm gonna start working on a sad painting of a woman who just. Nothing ever works out. It's called Dani, but I'm gonna make her flowers. And so Lake's like, yeah, my family's traditional. And so they question how I'm gonna make money being an artist. Onlyfans it is. Just kidding.

[A]

So Jerry, the mom is like, well, you have to start thinking about your next chap. And she goes, yeah, I have to start adulting. Like, can you believe I'm going to be 22? I like, I think I want to do something a little bit different from last year. Oh, so that means you will be getting off your ass this year. Because I think that's what all of last year was for you, sweetheart.

[B]

I'm going to have a party at your lake house, mother, with all my new friends. I'm on TV now, mother. And she's like, oh, God, please don't embarrass me, please. So Lake tells us that her mom's house on Lake Wylie is so special because she's named Lake because her parents actually conceived her Lake. And she's like, wow, it's really creative. I'm so glad my parents didn't do that Bowling alley. You get in here. Right.

[A]

Well, you know, this is. This is a reality show tradition. Let's never forget Chrishell Staus, named after the shell station where she, I think, popped out. I don't think she was conceived there. Maybe. Maybe it was the beginning and the ending of the pregnancy.

[B]

Forgot about that.

[A]

So now we're back to Jerry. I just love thinking, I love imagining that Lake's mom, Jerry, is the same Jerry from Succession. That's, like, really fun for me. And it somehow actually makes sense. Like, I can totally imagine Jerry from Succession having, like, a daughter who's a quote unquote artist, but is actually just, you know, goofing off as a waitress down in Charleston.

[B]

So she's like, okay, honey, that's fine. So who are you. You talking to these days? Because mom relationships. I'm fluid. So then we find out that she is because her mom's like, your generation has different ideas of dating than my relate. My generation. And she's like, yeah, I realized I'm fluid when I was really young and started having crushes on girls. But I wasn't like, mom, dad, I'm going to sit you down. I've had boyfriends. I've had girlfriends. I've had flings. Whoever I identify as for the people, I identify as an artist and a busboy and a valet person and a kite maker. I do it all.

[A]

How about you identify as an embarrassment to your family right now? Okay, Please stop working at this restaurant. So Jerry is like. She's like, well, oh. Lake is like, well, I'm gonna make some food, Mom. And Jerry's like, just please make sure it's something healthy. Okay? We see the place that you're living in, make sure there's no mold growing on anything. Thank you so much, sweetheart.

[B]

So then we get the next song. If it's all right with you, I'ma step back and kiss myself.

[A]

It's actually not all right with me. I'm gonna say that right now. I'm gonna. I'm gonna not. Yes. And the song. I'm gonna say, no, actually, I. I prefer that you don't step back and kiss yourself right now. Singer.

[B]

Really? Does it bother you?

[A]

Yes. You just can't sing a good song while you're kissing yourself.

[B]

Really?

[A]

I thought you were seeing Jurassic park for a second. Grace. Lily's like, every morning I wake up and I listen to the Jurassic park soundtrack because it reminds me of what we as humans can do. And if we can clone a dinosaur, we can clone a good vibe.

[B]

All right, everybody, this is Leah, CEO, welcome to work. I want to see you walk through this restaurant, but in slow motion, because this isn't just work. This is sexy fucking work. People. Get in here. Don't drop the ball.

[A]

So Emmy is like, I know who I am, and everyone knows me to be a much calmer person than what I was on Sunday. And I just want to show them that I'm the bigger person, and I just want to, like, get past it. I'm like, okay, your eyes are bulging out of your face right now.

[B]

Can I just say, literally, nobody knows you as a calm person at work. I don't think anybody's ever said that. Hey, it's Emmy. She's, you know, just chill, Emmy. Oh, God. Thank God Emmy's on. She's just so chill.

[A]

Always has been, always will be. So Molly's behind the bar this time, and Siobhan standing by the bar doing the Siobhan thing, which is being like. And Emmy walks up. She's like, hey, by the way, chill. Emmy is here. Okay, so we're all good, right? Like, because I obviously was just, like, overwhelmed, but, like, obviously I'm feeling, like, a lot better. And, like, obviously I thought I was, like, coming into work and just having a chill work day. And Siobhan's like, yeah, totally. That's just, like, an easy Sunday. Like, I regret saying everything on, like, an easy Sunday. I totally get it.

[B]

So do you think Emmy was just geeked out of her mind in that shift? Because she is really acting like somebody who's coming down from, like, a bad night where they're like, sorry, I was just. Now that I've had time to kind of rinse my nose out and deep breathe and take his Annie, I feel much better. I'm so sorry.

[A]

She could have been. I mean, she definitely was giving Ellen Burstyn and Requiem for a Dream energy like. Like, that for sure seems to happen with her once in a. Once in a while.

[B]

Yeah. So Siobhan's just nodding at her like, she's crazy. She's like, yeah, I regret saying whatever I said that made you do that, so I'm ready to just forget about it. And Emmy's like, same. So. So what? I'm sorry. It's okay. You don't need to apologize. God damn it.

[A]

Hey, let's just, like, hug and say I love you. Everything will be totally great. And then Emmy goes, let's sell out. I'm like, well, you're on the perfect network for doing that. So I was gonna say you did.

[B]

That a while ago, honey. So now we're in the kitchen, and Brad is, you know, lining a trash can with a new trash bag. And he's like, hey, Emmy, how you feeling? And how can I ruin that? And she's like, yeah, just talk to Siobhan. We're all good. I can't even believe I was like that the other day. That's, like, literally crazy. No one knows me as. Like, that. I mean, they know me as Emmy, the good fucking person.

[A]

You know? I've never acted that way at work. I am, like, very chill. I'm always, like, so famously chill. God, I can't tell you how many times I'm chill. He's like, emmy, you've just put six more trash bags on top of the bag I just put in that bin. So maybe take a. I'm trying to.

[B]

Suffocate the fucking trash bags. Do you understand what I'm doing here? Can you just leave me to my method?

[A]

Because if you put in six trash bags, when you're done with one, you pull it out and you got five more left. This is what you get for being a good person. People do not appreciate your trash bag tactic.

[B]

Well, I'm glad that you're feeling better today. So I was just thinking. Do you think that maybe you had that reaction with Siobhan because of something that might be going on with you and Will? Inside voice, you know, him talking about you being a stupid, boring slag, and he's sick of you, and he's gonna dump you for someone the second he finds a hotter person that's also got a TV show. Sorry.

[A]

Did you hear that, Emmy? Just reaching into the Hefty bags. No, everything's fine. Nothing's wrong with my personal bag but my personal life. Everything is great. It was the accusations at hand that hurt me so bad. That's all. Everything's fine. Everything's totally fine. Why are there not more trash cans for me but put these bags into. I am losing my mind.

[B]

So Brad's like, yeah, we know. Will's talking shit. God, clearly nothing is fine. No, I'm better. I'm better. I'm better. I'm just like, whoopsies. He's like, all right, come on. Put it on your uniform. Okay. No, not here. You're supposed to walk out in the alley and do it there. You walk in in slow motion.

[A]

So now, like, the whole. We're in the Republic back room, and, like, the whole gang is back there just hanging out. Some of them are eating salads and stuff and lake invites Everyone to her birthday at Lake Wiley. And Brad is like, can we go skinny dipping? Michaels is like, oh, we're getting cheeky, huh? And Lake's like, guys, this is my parents house, so we have to be like, very good, okay? And Joe's like, wait, you grew up in this house? So if your name is Lake, is your brother named? Damn, I thought that was funny. Joking. Joe, Bradley, everyone. My boyfriend.

[B]

Oh, I laughed that one. So then we go to Republic and Lake is fixing Bradley's like, shirt or whatever and he's like, I gotta keep you around. Not just for my pocket square, but because I like you. And she's like, yeah, because like, I make sure you look good.

[A]

So then Brad is like, I've never met a girl like Lake before. She's an artist and she's well traveled and there's like so much uniqueness about her. I know. And the chemistry is just off the, off the charts between you two.

[B]

For real. And she, it cuts to her thoughts and she's like, I mean, he has abs. So.

[A]

She'S like, he's the only one with abs in a 30 mile radius, so I'm gonna take him. So the now it's like, yeah, party time. People are going to the sign, they're walking with the sign that's like happy birthday. And Molly's shaking a drink, all the fun stuff. And Maddie and Emmy are standing out of sync back in the back room. And Emmy's like, I'm excited for next week and all of us together haven't hung out on vacation in like a really long time. Time.

[B]

Yeah. Well, is everything okay with the girls? Like, I can get past it. I can get past it. It's going to be fine. So we cut to the bar and TJ's back there and Brad comes over to talk to him. He's like, yeah, I talked to Emy and she played it down like everything's fine. I mean, it didn't look like it. He's like, yeah, well why was her reaction so vague? Something needs to be figured out here.

[A]

Yeah, I love tj, like questioning why someone is having an over the top reaction while meanwhile, he and Joe have not Talked in like 4 because of Countess Luann. So. Okay, great. So then Michaels goes up to Emmy and Maddie and he's like, hey, what's going on here? Is everything good? Because I'm seeing a coffee cup nearby and I'm just really afraid someone's gonna give it to me. And they're like, yeah, no, everything's fine. And Emmy Says she talked to Siobhan and everything's good. Nothing. Everything's like, at the end of the.

[B]

Day, you get nothing for my time.

[A]

And it's not that big of a deal.

[B]

And so TJ's like, yeah, well, maybe there's some issues they haven't been telling us about, but, like, I don't know. I just don't know. We figure it out. So in the kitchen, Maddie's like, yeah, but, like, with girls, like, when you have an argument with a girl, you, like, hug it out with them. Am I right? And Michaels is like, yeah, it's just, like, better for the morale that way.

[A]

Yeah. So then there are people. People are lining up. By the way, this show is so funny, the way that they just keep on trying to act like, this is the Haasd club in all the south. And we see the line of people trying to get in. I took a photo of it I meant to put on our social media. I don't have it ready here first, but it just. There was literally someone in khaki shorts and, like, a Hawaiian shirt, and it was like, a lady. And I'm just like, I know.

[B]

Is this, like, a line to a tackle shop?

[A]

It's just. It's just honestly, like. It's just so funny. The contrast between the people who actually go to Wait. The image that they're trying to maintain for this place.

[B]

I know. They're really using B roll footage from a bait and tackle shop down the road. Road, yes. So Molly's like, yeah, well, Siobhan told me that Will came in super blacked out, and he was, like, saying some things about Emmy, and, like's like, you know what? Drunk words are sober thoughts.

[A]

Yeah, that was, like, really deep. So then back at the Republic entrance, Lake is like, so you're closer with Emmy than you are with Will, and as her friend, you need to tell her, like, hey, something's wrong with him. And Michael's like, no, the drama that we keep outside of work. So, yeah, not gonna. Not gonna talk about it.

[B]

It's like, well, it's not my drama, but I was hearing it through the grapevine, so I just was relaying the vine to the other vines. And he's like, yeah, someone goes, what do the other vines say? And Michaels is like, no, we're not talking about this. Like, why aren't you telling me what the grapevine said? We're not talking about this.

[A]

He's like, I've been carrying this secret for a while now, although I don't know if it's a secret if every single person knows. Except for Emmy. It's more just like anyone can see unless you are Emmy. And I know I need to have a conversation with Emmy. But, like, how do you say, oh, yeah, your boyfriend sucks and he talks shit about you. I'm like, hello, here's how you do it.

[B]

Let's ask Mia. Hey, Mia, how would you do it? I would say your boyfriend is talking shit about you and saying, you suck. We really see Mia's role here because this would have been taken care of in the first five minutes if Mia had been here.

[A]

Absolutely. So now it's daytime and TJ is putting on socks and he's shirtless and stuff. Stuff. And Brad's working out and Joe is. People are working out all over the place. And Emmy, speaking of charcuterie, Emmy is setting up a charcuterie board. Now, I have noticed this every single season. Emmy always puts out the best charcuterie board, probably in all of Bravo. And she also has the cleanest apartment in all of Bravo. She always is like, she understands the assignment. She's like, cameras are coming into my apartment. This space will be on national tv. I am going to scrunch up every single drape and tie it with a little tie. I am going to make this bed where you can balance a quarter off of it and there will be no dust on any surface. And let me tell you something. I always notice and I always appreciate it. I also aspire to it because I definitely do not keep my place as clean as Emmy does.

[B]

It's also harder for her because she's in the studio.

[A]

Yeah, Yeah.

[B]

I was thinking the same thing. I'm like, oh, my God, my studio never looked that good. Good for her commercials. Here comes one right now. Now Maddie comes over with some alcohol free rose and they talk about Joe and their relationship. It's like, so crazy. Joe is, like, so nuts. He literally asked me, get this. He asked me my goals the other day. So they're talking about that stuff, and Maddie's like, it's super awkward knowing that Will was talking shit. Like, but what are you gonna do about it? So she's hinting around, she's like, so where is Will tonight? And then he's like, he's just catching up with Brad and TJ because he hasn't hung out with him at all, I'm sure. Just, you know, like talking about friendships, relationships, ships, probably the size ring he's going to buy me.

[A]

Joe has no idea. Let's just, like, call him and make him feel bad. Okay. Hey, Joe, what's going on? He's like, hey, where's Will? And Emy's like, oh, he's getting drinks with Brad and tj. Wow. Usually I organize boys nights, and I think you have to be boys to everyone to have boys night. I'm, like, sad.

[B]

I miss my friends. But this scene with TJ has gone on too long. So then we go to a restaurant, and this is the boys meeting up. Tj, Brad, and Will. And so the Will's still not there. And TJ's like, don't worry. I checked his location. He's still at his dad's office.

[A]

Stupid. Stupid real job. So. So then they're just, like, talking about how they, like, really missed Will while he's been at law school and everything. And they're just like, wonder what law prom is like. And TJ is like, I just feel like we all used to talk so much more, but, like, we never really had to, like, catch up because we were always caught up, you know? And, like, now we have to, like, catch up and everything. Which I actually get that, like, that's the worst when suddenly friendships are really about just, like, catching up and not about just, like, talking shit like they should be.

[B]

And TJ's like, yeah, like, this year with Will being gone, I finally, like, nature healed itself, and I'm friends with a girl in a relationship. I don't really even think of him anymore more. So it feels more natural somehow.

[A]

Yeah, he kind of feels like a distant memory. It's like I. I can't even hear his voice saying, you really up, tj? You're really up.

[B]

So then Will comes. He's like, hey, guys. Hey. Just a lawyer now, so, you know, things are great. You know, I would order the quesadilla. Let me tell you, quesadillas tastes different when you're a lawyer. I don't know what it is, so I'm gonna. Can I have some chicken on it? Maybe that'll change it up. Yeah, let's just change the. Change the numerology of that.

[A]

I don't think I could hear a word that starts with case. Yeah, I can't hear a word that starts with case in the same way. So Case Studios are kind of a no go for me.

[B]

Yeah. Can I order an objection? Sorry. It's hard letting they go. Really hard. I'll have a tune amount. Go ahead and file that for me, would you, toots? Okay.

[A]

So. So he sits down and everything. And, you know, TJ is talking about, like, they start talking about Joe and everything. And he says that Will is saying that that's really awkward that TJ and Joe are, like in a fight right now. It'd be really much better for them if they were, like, talking. And TJ is like, I don't want him to sleep well at night. I want him to sweat. I want him to sweat at night. Sweat so much he'll have to take his shirt off, maybe his underwear too, take off the sheets. He'll just be lying there naked and sweaty. They there at night for me to think about.

[B]

And Will seems to know what's coming because Tita goes, so how are things with Emmy? Oh, he's got his. He's got his vacuum. He's pissed. Okay, well, look, things are definitely better than when I'm in law school because, like, law school is so stressful that I definitely kind of project my own things onto the relationship sometimes. Okay. It's true. I do do that. I do.

[A]

Well, you were in town and you were drunk. That's what I heard. And Brad's like, yeah. And you, you expressed frustrations about your relationship. I was like, okay, now you're really, like, making it sound a lot softer for this guy.

[B]

Yeah. And TJ's like, yeah, to people that don't even matter.

[A]

He's like, well, I mean, did it happen? Guilty as charged. Now I know what that means. Yeah. It was more that I was being self conscious that I wasn't being the boyfriend that I needed to be. That's all, guys.

[B]

Okay? So he already knows they're going to talk about this. And he's probably already talked about this themy, because this is like so an answer that. I mean, you better get out there and tell them that you just did this because you weren't being a good enough boyfriend. Well, you better do it. I'm a lawyer's wife.

[A]

He said, no. When I said I didn't like the way she looks these days, it's because I haven't been a good enough boyfriend to keep her in the body that she should be in. So it's my fault, everyone.

[B]

I was trying to say I don't like the way she books these days. Like, I need more, more more people booked or no cases are going to be coming in. I can't chase all the ambulances myself.

[A]

You know, I just want a girl that when I go, duh, she goes, duh. So together we sound like dun dun. You know what I'm saying?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Law and Order.

[B]

So you fucked up, Joe. So TJ And Brad have confessionals, and they're basically revealing again, what Will said. All Emmy does is work out. All she cares about is herself. She doesn't have ambition. She's so insensitive. She never fucking listens. I'm not sure if that's someone I want to be with.

[A]

Yeah, not great. Not great. You really fucked up, Will. You're really fucked up. So now we're back at Berkeley's, and Will is saying, like, well, I was just feeling really stressed from school, and the back room of Republic always feels like a safe space for me to vent about things. Yeah, they're really kind of like they are breaking the sanctity of the back room by talking about this here at Berkeley's.

[B]

Yeah. That's funny, because you wouldn't go to the back room the other day to check on your girlfriend who was having a mental breakdown. But, yeah, I love that you feel so comfortable back there. And Brad's like, well, this. This isn't just a one off thing, okay? You've been at other bars on King street talking about Emmy and your relationship. Negative. The pillow. King even kicked you out the other day for saying things in front of his ex's pillow in front of his ex's blanket. And TJ is like, yeah, And I don't think of you anything less for being in your emotions. But Emmy saying she wants to have kids and for us to be at her wedding, I mean, you have to do something.

[A]

And we see a flashback of Emmy being like, come 2027, we would be married, living in a house together, and I'd just be like, you know, pop it out, kids.

[B]

It'll be perfect.

[A]

It'll work out. He'll be right.

[B]

Oh, my God. I can already see what I'm doing in 2027, too. Answering phone, saying, don't worry, stop tracking him. I'm sure he's fine. That girl means nothing to him. No, you don't have to leave him. It's all gonna work out. Maybe you should have a baby.

[A]

So back at the restaurant, Will is like, you know, I was just expressing myself. Sometimes I get into, like, a stress bubble overload. So, yeah, it's not really an issue. Do I think, think that, like, Emmy's body now is, like, totally unattractive? You guys are silly. I would never say that unless I was drunk and in the back room of. Of Republic.

[B]

Listen, the guy's got to have a way to blow off steam, okay? Some men hookers. Some men hookers. And tell the hookers that their girlfriend's a. Okay. Sorry.

[A]

I mean, is she totally boring now that she doesn't drink? Like boring. All she does is work out. I mean, who wants to date that? I mean, I would never say something like that. I would never say something like, remember when we used to have so much fun getting drunk together and both having, like, okay bodies, but now you have, like, a really good body, so I feel shitty about mine. Like, now you kind of suck because of it. I would never say something like that.

[B]

What is this, a press conference? Because I feel like I'm talking to a lawyer, not my friend Will just pops into his confessional. Because you are. I'm a lawyer.

[A]

Objection. Sustained by me.

[B]

So Will's like, well, I guess I feel guilty. I should have the conversations with my partner. And TJ's like, I feel that guilt for you. It hurts. So basically they're not letting him off the hook. So now we're talking about a check coming. So Will. Will, who's said he's a lawyer 20 times, does not even try to get that check. And TJ and Brad just look at each other like, well, I guess we're getting this one. So Will's like, there's like literal studies out there that say it's good for your mental health to vent about your spouse. And I'm happy I work through those emotions because I made it more resolution. Resolute in my mind how much I have feelings for Emmy.

[A]

He says about Emily, and he goes, I mean, me and Emmy. So I think was the implication that he doesn't even remember her name or is Em. But I thought Emily was her full name or I don't know, but I.

[B]

Wasn'T sure what it was. But the implication was like, because they scratched out the name and then they put in Emmy.

[A]

So, yeah, so now we have Will driving to Emily's apartment, Emmy's apartment, and he's like, oh, man, he's like all tired. And he comes in and like, Maddie's still there. And they're like, we've been drinking this, like, non alcoholic wine. It's like so fun. Do you want to try some non alcoholic wine? It's like the best thing ever. Do you want to try it, Will? You want to try it, Will? Wand dry. Well, he's like, oh, yeah, no, no, I'm fine. I'm just gonna. I think I'm taking an alcohol break a little bit. You know, I don't know.

[B]

Since I'm about to blame everything I just did on alcohol, I'll just get that out There. So you all forgive me preemptively. Yep. That was a law term. So they're asking him how boy night is, and he's like, oh, good. We talked about, you know, there were French fries, and we were like, is this a different batter? Do you think this batter has gluten on it? She's just regular fries. What's the difference between the regular and the curly? I mean, obviously, besides the shape.

[A]

My.

[B]

Right. But, like, is there a structural difference? I mean, are the potatoes different? Are they a different kind of potato? Just boys night standard thing.

[A]

Just talking about starch and potatoes and different potato shapes and everything. Team waffle fry over here, though, by the way. So Will's like, yeah, I just been. It's been a long day. I can't even remember what we talked about. Something about, I don't know how much I loved you, probably. I think that I was like, I just keep on talking about how much I love Emily. Oh.

[B]

And this is why I think, oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were done.

[A]

No, just full of love. Love for Emily. Nothing but love.

[B]

This is why I think Emmy knew already, because she's like, but what did Bradley say to you? Okay, so he's going off script now. This was supposed to be their big fight. He's like, I'm gonna go to bed. Yeah, can't do this right now. He's like, well, you know, it's been a. So potatoes, you know, potato, tomato, tomato. Objection. Objectional. You know, it goes. Going to bed.

[A]

So. And then. So Maddie leaves, and then Emmy's basically like, oh, wow, what a night. I like, she's like, you know, give me a foot massage. Just kidding. You deserve the foot massage. You're gonna be the lawyer. He's like, no, no, I'll. I'll give you a foot massage. And he sits there massaging her foot, just staring at, like, some spot on the floor, like. Like, this is one of those moments where I can either stay with her or I could change my life forever and be with someone I really want to be with. I'm going to stay with her.

[B]

So then we see all the cast packing for Lake Wy, and everybody's doing that thing that people do now where they're like, oh, my God, I need the melro or I'm going to be car sick. No, I'm going to be car sick. I could lip. Literally die in the car if I'm not in the middle row.

[A]

And TJ and Michaels are sitting next to each other, and they're like, oh, my God. We're gonna give each other hand jobs. America's like, oh, my God. To be honest, I'm like, here for it. Like, I'm literally like, wait a second. I'm, like, trembling right now. Like, is he serious? Like, what does this even mean? So then he offered me a hand.

[B]

Job right now, and then he didn't even have a discussion with me about it. And I'm like, literally over it. I'm not just your toy, okay? I'm not just your conversation post. I'm a human being being.

[A]

I was, like, so upset because, like, he's gonna give me a hand job. And then when he, like, reached over with his hand, there was, like, a coffee cup in it. He just, like, gave me the coffee cup. And I was like, is this seriously for me? Like, I'm gonna my pants right now.

[B]

So they all get heading over there, and Joe's like, yeah, this is like when I was the camp counselor on the lake. And like, what do you mean, a camp counselor? Who are you counseling? He's like, I was the YMCA Christian camp. So love.

[A]

Loved it.

[B]

Nailed it. I shouldn't say that because it was Christian camp, but still, it was so cool.

[A]

Yeah. Before I was Joey bottles, I was Joy Bibles. And it brought me, like, close to God. And, like, maybe I need to bring, like, Joey Bibles back. Like, being Joey bottles, it's, like, exhausting.

[B]

Joey Bibles is more exhausting. Trust me. It's a lot more. You have to preach. So then we see him looking all Justin Bibi, like, like. And he's like, got a cut off shirt. I love that there was, like, a hot ass. I feel like that's how they get you Christianity because they've got Jesus who's hot. And then every time you go to Christian camp, the counselors are so fine. Like, they don't let the ugly kids do it. They're like, we want hot. We want hot otters in crop tops.

[A]

Yeah. And then they're shirtless all summer because they're swimming. So then Emmy is. She's. She texts Michael and her. Her text is like, so, by the way, if you get to the house first, get us a good room and make sure to put a new trash bag in the trash can. So just as perfect. And he's like, oh, my God. Like, I'm. Hey, Emmy. I'm, like, literally rooming with tj and like, he. He just asked. He said, by the way, like, the gays want to cuddle, so. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[B]

And she writes him back Are you joking? Question mark. Question mark. Question mark. This is what I get for being a good person. So then he's telling us, I feel like I need a little space from Emmy right now because, like, you know when your friends are really going through things, that's when you should, like, cold shoulder them. I mean, it's just Mother Nature.

[A]

Yeah. So they get to the house and was like, oh, my God. Wait, Lake, you're rich. We didn't know about this lake. We just thought you were just some rando who's trying to get camera time.

[B]

Time.

[A]

You mean you. You don't even need this job. You don't even need this fame. You're just, like, sad. Okay, everyone be friends with lake.

[B]

Yeah. And Molly's like, yeah, when you said lake house, I thought it was going to be like a dead stuffed fish on the wall, but, wow, this is a house. This is like Southern living.

[A]

Brad's like, yeah, I know I said I wasn't looking for anything serious, but damn, maybe I am. Yeah, I like that. He's like. Like, he stumbled backwards into, like, dating a really rich person. His dream.

[B]

So she's like, yeah, I'm really successful. Like, my family's really successful. We have a hair care business, a law firm, an MMA company.

[A]

Naturally.

[B]

You know how it goes. Three dentist practices, Rucker education fund. Did I mention mma? I was like, yes, I love this family.

[A]

I love this family. But I also love how none of it really makes sense. It's like, okay, we. A lot. Okay. Hair care and mma. Last time I checked, everyone in MMA has no hair left. I don't know what that is, but have you seen J. Rogan? Have you seen what? John. What's his face?

[B]

No. John Cena?

[A]

No. Joe. Oh, Joe, there's that guy.

[B]

John. Your MMA knowledge is killing, you know?

[A]

John. John, mma. John. John Jones. Jon Jones.

[B]

Even better. Jon Jones. That's funny.

[A]

You know the guy with a really distinct name, Jon Jones.

[B]

So, like, do you want to see your room? Okay, so now it's room room picking time. So they all do that and then they're unpacking and just getting comfortable and stuff. And Emmy's like, wait, what's going on with the gays? Because, like, did I miss something? Like, because you're, like, best friends with the gays. Like, I am. Like, three days ago, Michaels was still heartbroken about tj, and now he's with tj. What is going on, you guys? Does anybody know? And she's asking the other girls. She's asking Emily, Siobhan and Molly. And they're like, we don't know anything. Sorry. Here's what we know. Someone ripped us off with dresses at work, but otherwise haven't of me thing.

[A]

Yeah. And everyone's just like getting changed. It's. This is a funny trip because this house is huge, but they only have full size beds, so everyone's going to have to be like sleeping like on top of each other. It's like forced cuddling. Which is exactly probably what is perfect for this show. So Brad's like, man, I thought I'd be in Lake's bed, not our bedroom. It's a little different. Oh, I guess you already said that part. But I mean, yeah.

[B]

So basically Molly's like, well, I understand why Michaels doesn't want to room with Emmy. Because if I was holding a secret like that about one of my really good friends, I couldn't even look them in the face. Like, I don't even like Emmy and I still couldn't even look her in the face. I mean, I just tried to look her in the face and I couldn't look her in the face. But I wasn't feeling bad for Michaels. It's just she has a really scary eyes. Sorry.

[A]

When I look at Emmy in the, When I look at Emmy in the face, all I see are stolen dresses. So then, yes, I mean like, she's discombobulated because her entire plan is like ruined, which is to spend the day, spend the night, the weekend with Michaels and you know, yammering into his ear about every single part of her, every single problem she has. So now we go to TJ and Michael's room and TJ's like, so what are you gonna do, Michael? He's like, oh, I need to have like a conversation with her about Will. And I'm just gonna have to be like, like, we really need to have a chat. And then just like try to stay calm the whole time. And I just like don't want her to get upset and start crying. Cuz it's like gross. Straight girl crying. It's like, oh, I don't have the time for this.

[B]

Oh, she's going to cry. I know. So then Brad, Austin, Siobhan, everyone's like splitting up onto the pontoon boats and stuff like that. And so like the kind of the big cast goes on the pontoons which leaves Maddie and TJ talking in the pool. She's like, I feel like now would be a good time for you two to talk since you haven't started drinking yet. You guys should do it right now. Do it right now. TJ, talk to Joe.

[A]

DJs, like, there's, like, a lot that needs to be said. And Maddie's like, joe talks to me all the time about his rift with TJ and causing him, like, so much anxiety. And, like, I know he misses his best friend and that they miss each other a lot. They just, like, need to talk like, lo. Fucking hell.

[B]

Yeah. And tj, like, well, but I mean, I do want to address the thing about me talking about his relationship with Luann, because, like. Or, well, I shouldn't say relationship. Boning. Boning that skank. But, you know, I shouldn't have done that. Like, it was a weak moment. It was pretty up of me. And, like, I get it, but, like, I'm hurt by nasty messages he sent to me. Okay, no, just stop. Then you. You started it, and he sent you nasty messages. So just say, I'm sorry and I forgive you for your nasty messages.

[A]

Yes, yes. And he goes, well, it just made me realize the hold that Joe has over me. I'm gonna somehow make myself into a strange victim in all this. Just go with me on this one, Maddie, because this is gonna go in a direction that's kind of fun. Okay, so one of the big reasons I haven't spoken to Joe is because I think he has to take accountability for things that he never has. And I wanted him to feel like a loss. But it wasn't just the Luann issues. It's much deeper than. I'm not gonna lie. I'm gay. Of course it was all the Luann issues. Luann issues take up 75% of an average gay man life. But let's just put to the side for a second.

[B]

I'm not jealous of luann. I'm jealous of Joe.

[A]

The fact that Countess the Wallaceps is playing a role in this arc is so amazing.

[B]

So he's a producer says. So there was a rumor, tj, that something happened between you and Joe. What was it? And he's like, it's complicated. I think you should ask Joe, because I will get crucified for adding something somebody. So they do ask Joe. And Joe's like, okay, well, basically one night I subdued at TJ's house. I slept in his bed with him. And maybe it's just so, like, I'm used to, like, sleeping next to a girl. Like, I was blacked out. Like, oh, you know, I'm like a cuddler. And, like, I would grab, like, the girl I was hooking up with at the time and like stick my dick on her and like make out with her a little bit. But it doesn't really mean anything. It's just like basically taking a peppermint as you leave a restaurant. Like it's just how it is. Sorry.

[A]

Yeah, just like, you know, ever since I was Joey Bibles, just that's what I would do. So then TJ's like, Joe has definitely sent me mixed signals in the past, but I never thought that Joe was sexually attracted to me until we did share a moment together. And it opened up my mind to think that like there may be something more.

[B]

So do they. What do you think? I think it was like a blowy or something. Like a cuddle and a blowy or something. Or like a cuddle and a make tell.

[A]

I can't tell. I can't tell if it's just like a cuddle. I can't tell if Joe is understanding it. I can't tell if TJ is over, is like thinks it was more than it was. I'm going to need more. I'm going.

[B]

It's hard to read them because they both have up eyes when they're telling the story. Cuz Joe looks like he's terrified. His eyes are wide open. He's like, oh. And then like I like, I don't know, like I just kind of like reached over like, I don't know like What? And then TJ's like, yeah. And then we shared a moment. He's like shifty looking all around the room. So I'm like, I can't read your body language. You both have shifty eyes. I don't believe either one of your eyes. You're both lying.

[A]

Yeah. But like TJ comes from like this like really repressed southern kind of like background where you know, like, you know, if you watch any movies, like any of those British movies about repressed people, like sharing a moment is as simple as like you both your fingers touch a spoon at the same time. It's like Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins. Such a spoon.

[B]

Well, Emma Thompson's not directing this. This is southern hospitality. On Southern hospitality there's a blowy involved. Okay. This is a Downton Abbey for sake.

[A]

But I think that for tj, like actually those Downton Abbey moments are like those happen to him. He's like, Joe just passed me a spork and I kind of feel like there was something more to it.

[B]

Yeah, it could be. It could have been like a cuddle or something like that.

[A]

I don't know. I think it was A probably. It was probably a cuddle. And maybe there was, like, some morning wood too. So it probably really sent lots of interesting. But. Or maybe it was. It was anytime wood. Who knows?

[B]

Yeah. Or. And we've talked about it before on this show, but, like, when, you know, there's like, a straight guy thing, when they have a gay guy friend, especially if they haven't had one before, where they're like, I wonder if they like me. I wonder if they would like.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And gay guys are so casual about sex anyway. Like, maybe I can experiment and they don't understand that this poor guy is, like, in a drought without any kind of, like, actual feelings. Like, you get a little bit, and it's like, give it to me. Give it all to me. I will marry you. Been there.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. Whatever happened, I support it.

[B]

So then we see a flashback to last summer, which we was cut. We didn't see this in the show last summer, did we? Where he's sitting with Joe and he's like, well, I don't know. Like, I question my feelings for you a lot. And, like, a lot of times I look at you as more, like, than a friend and, like, I don't know. I'm in love with you, dude. What? How could you cut that out?

[A]

I'm. I was shocked. And so then tj, then TJ tells us, I think that Joe always knew I was in love with him, and then he used that as an element of control in our friendship. And I feel like this is the first time. Time I've had the upper hand and gained power back, all thanks to Countess Luan De. But this is so up.

[B]

What's power is that you made him power. Now he's just sending, you mean texts.

[A]

I feel. I feel genuinely bad for TJ because, like, Joe has no power over TJ, but TJ, I think, believes he has power because TJ's in love with him. So he's gonna do so much. Like, it's. I think he's trying to say that, like, Joe takes advantage of, like, the fact that, like, I'm clearly in love with him, and so he knows that he can, like, sort of walk all over me because I'm always going to allow it. So in this way, by making Joe feel really guilty about the text messages, it's his way of, like, making Joe realize that TJ is not some patch of dust to be sucked up by a vacuum.

[B]

Well, only time will tell what these kids is thinking. Tell you that that was a pretty good episode. I'm surprised that they cut that gay storyline out and then decided, no, we'll put it back in this year. This year. Yeah, it's good. The waters are clear. Let's do it.

[A]

But standing ovation for this show for, like, again, really centering some very strong LGBTQ storylines. I mean, like, we really are getting, like, this is something that happens, I think, with gay guys. You just talked about it. Like, a lot of times this happens where, like, a straight guy can kind of, like, toy with, like, a gay guy's heart a little bit. And we're kind of seeing that happen with tj and then we have TJ with Michaels. I'm about to say I'm actually at.

[B]

As.

[A]

As silly as this show is, it's kind of doing revolutionary things on Bravo.

[B]

Yeah. Well, everybody, we sure love you. Okay. It's been a fun time. We'll be back.

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What you mean by that? What do you mean by that? I'm getting kind of a mixed message.

[B]

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