#2873 Love Hotel S01E6, Part 2: Friends and Lovers

Summary

Watch What Crappens Podcast - Episode #2873: "Love Hotel S01E6, Part 2: Friends and Lovers"

Release Date: June 3, 2025
Hosts: Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam
Podcast Network: Wondery

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Overview

In Episode #2873 of Watch What Crappens, hosts Ben Mandelker and Ronnie Karam delve into the second part of their two-part recap of Bravo's reality series "Love Hotel", specifically Season 1, Episode 6 titled "Friends and Lovers". True to their style, Ben and Ronnie blend humor, sharp critiques, and affectionate mockery as they dissect the intricate relationships and dramatic twists presented in the episode.

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Recap of "Love Hotel" S01E6: Friends and Lovers

The episode centers around the romantic entanglements and personal growth of the characters staying at the Love Hotel. Key moments include:

• Grant and Wale's Conversation:
  At [03:52], the hosts discuss Grant's questioning of Wale about having children. Cynthia Bailey, a central figure, probes Wale's readiness to become a father.

  • Cynthia Bailey: "Mean, do you want children?" [04:08]
  • Wale: "Sure. When?" [04:11]
  • Cynthia Bailey: "Wale wants my children in a week. Well, I can't date Wale." [04:16]

• Ashley Darby's "This or That" Game:
  The trio engages in a playful yet revealing game of "This or That," exposing personal preferences that hint at deeper relationship dynamics.

  • Ashley Darby: "Mountain or beach?" [05:05]
  • Wale: "Mountain."
  • Ralph: "Beach."
  • Ashley: "Beach." [05:10]

• Conflict Between Cynthia and James:
  A notable confrontation arises when James, displaying inappropriate behavior, crosses boundaries with Cynthia, leading to a sharp rebuke.

  • Cynthia Bailey: "He's like, 'I didn't mean anything.' You're right. I'm sorry, Luann." [08:40]
  • Ben Mandelker: "You better get your hand down. Put your hand in your pocket and pretend you've got some change in there. That is disgusting." [08:47]

• Giselle and Phil's Dynamic:
  Giselle expresses her concerns about Phil's past behavior, revealing layers of their relationship struggles.

  • Giselle: "My communication is much better now." [17:47]
  • Phil: "I've changed for the better." [17:52]

• Earl's Breaking Point:
  Earl reaches his limit with the pressures of the relationships unfolding at the hotel, culminating in his refusal to watch another episode of a Real Housewives show.

  • Earl: "I have to watch a Real Housewives show. I'm out." [28:02]

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Hosts' Commentary and Insights

Throughout the episode, Ben and Ronnie interject their own humorous takes and critical observations:

• On Creating Personal Spaces:
  Ben humorously transitions from discussing home improvements to mocking typical sponsor pitches, illustrating their knack for blending genuine conversation with satire.

  • Ben Mandelker: "I redid my whole patio using their stuff... I'm just about to get a bunch of new patio chairs and do like the front patio. And it's going to be all through Wayfair." [00:11]

• On Relationship Dynamics:
  The hosts highlight the often superficial and convoluted relationships portrayed in reality TV, drawing parallels to real-life dating challenges.

  • Ronnie Karam: "She keeps moving the goalposts when it comes to the children stuff." [04:22]

• On Character Flaws and Red Flags:
  Ben points out inconsistencies and red flags in characters' behaviors, emphasizing the sometimes questionable reality TV portrayals of relationships.

  • Ben Mandelker: "He's an old, wealthy man about town. Luann knows all about this. This is not going to be great for her." [30:31]

• On Communication Issues:
  The hosts discuss the importance of genuine communication in relationships, critiquing Phil's attempts to improve his communication skills as insufficient.

  • Ben Mandelker: "He was so forthright with you. Now you're mad at him for being honest with you, so you're gonna kick him out." [45:19]

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Notable Quotes with Attribution

• Cynthia Bailey: "Wale wants my children in a week. Well, I can't date Wale." [04:16]
• Ashley Darby: "Mountain or beach?" [05:05]
• Cynthia Bailey: "He's like, 'I didn't mean anything.' You're right. I'm sorry, Luann." [08:40]
• Ben Mandelker: "You better get your hand down. Put your hand in your pocket and pretend you've got some change in there. That is disgusting." [08:47]
• Giselle: "My communication is much better now." [17:47]
• Earl: "I have to watch a Real Housewives show. I'm out." [28:02]
• Cynthia Bailey: "He's selfish and doesn't communicate. I'm like, no, he was that way. He's actually communicating very well." [19:15]
• Ashley Darby: "Each passing minute that I spend with Raph and Wale, like, my feelings for them are just, like, growing stronger and stronger." [40:18]
• Cynthia Bailey: "It may be scary, but it happens all the time." [31:08]
• Ronnie Karam: "Sometimes it pays to be a little nosy, but it always pays to Discover." [24:51]

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Hosts' Reflections and Closing Thoughts

As the episode progresses towards its conclusion, Ben and Ronnie reflect on the complexities and often comedic nature of the relationships showcased in "Love Hotel":

• On Decision-Making in Relationships:
  The hosts humorously question the feasibility of long-distance relationships and the practicality of connecting individuals from disparate locations.

  • Ben Mandelker: "Because it seems weird to, like, start hooking people up from all over the country, and then there are people who won't move." [33:09]

• On Reality TV Tropes:
  They critique common reality TV tropes, such as rapid declarations of love and the portrayal of flawed characters seeking redemption.

  • Ben Mandelker: "He's an old, wealthy man... Luann knows all about this. This is not going to be great for her." [30:31]

• Final Remarks on Character Developments:
  The hosts summarize the unresolved tensions and impending choices the characters face, leaving listeners anticipating future episodes.

  • Ronnie Karam: "We will catch you on the next episode. Don't forget to listen to our coverage of Love Island, which will be starting this week." [48:57]

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Conclusion

Episode #2873 of Watch What Crappens offers a blend of insightful recap and humorous critique of "Love Hotel" Season 1, Episode 6. Ben Mandelker and Ronnie Karam effectively balance their affection for the source material with a sharp-eyed analysis of its narrative and character development. Listeners are left both entertained and informed, with a keen sense of anticipation for the hosts' take on future Bravo offerings.

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Transcript

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[Ronnie Karam]

Happens when there's so much happens. Hi, everyone. Welcome back. This is part two of a two part recap. If you're wondering where part one was, well, go check in the feed and be sure to subscribe. So that way you always get your episodes. But enough of that, let's get right back into the episode.

[Ben Mandelker]

Grant is questioning Wale. He's 38. Ralph is 61. And Ashley's like, so something we talked about as children. And I love this thing with Ashley is hilarious to me. So she tells Wale, so Wale, I.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Mean, do you want children? And he goes, sure. When?

[Ben Mandelker]

Probably in a few years.

[Cynthia Bailey]

A few years? That's so long.

[Ben Mandelker]

He's like, okay, like in a week. Then she goes, oh, my God.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Wale wants my children in a week. Well, I can't date Wale. It's so hard having children with a man.

[Ben Mandelker]

Like, you have two children at home, Ashley. Okay, are we forgetting that any man you're gonna be with is already gonna be a father to your children?

[Ronnie Karam]

Yeah, she keeps moving the goalposts when it comes to the children stuff. And then, then Brandon asks like, well.

[Ashley Darby]

How do you feel about being a stepdaddy, both of you?

[Ronnie Karam]

And Wally's like, well, it would depend on the children. I mean, do the children like me? Like, that's a big factor.

[Ashley Darby]

And she's like, oh, my God.

[Ronnie Karam]

And then Ralph is like, you know, I dated women with children. I got kids. But you just have to work that out, see if it works out or not. So it's his non answer answer. She goes, yeah.

[Ashley Darby]

Wow, that's hot. Well, should we play a little game. Okay. This is a game called this or that. It's where you say two options, and then the person's pick one of the options. Okay, this, this or that.

[Ronnie Karam]

It's a really advanced game.

[Ashley Darby]

Mountain or beach?

[Ben Mandelker]

Wally wants mountain, Ralph wants beach, and Ashley wants beach, which means she's going to end up with Ralph, because that's a huge one. So Brad's like, do you want a really great sex? Are really great date night. And Ralph wants sex. And while they also want sex, okay, so then Ashley wants a great date because that's longer lasting.

[Cynthia Bailey]

She's like, most sex lasts three minutes.

[Ben Mandelker]

And they're like, what? And Wally is like, yeah, then you definitely need good sex. You should have answered sex.

[Ashley Darby]

Excuse me. I was wondering if I could join in on this game of this or that, which is also a game I play when I go to a cocktail party and I decide cocktail, weenie or tortilla gin? This or that. I know. Notice that one of the options was mountain or beach. I can't help but notice that when I played this game with Earl, his options were lake and Lake. Were we playing it wrong?

[Cynthia Bailey]

He said lake and in and out. So I'm not really sure.

[Ashley Darby]

He said lake or Cheddar's.

[Ronnie Karam]

What is Cheddar's?

[Ben Mandelker]

He.

[Ashley Darby]

Is he trying to push a cheese agenda on me, or is that an actual dining establishment?

[Ben Mandelker]

Cynthia is still questioning Mark, and he does brownstones in New York City. He restores brownstones. His last relationship was over six years or over a year ago, and that lasted six years ago. And he will not say how young she was because she was young. This is a. Yeah. They keep trying to get around this, but he's not. So then they move on to Mitch, who. I mean, I don't care. I'm not paying attention to Nick, to Mitch. So Cynthia's like. Luann's like, well, Mitch wants to be a Globetrotter. That's hot. So then James chimes in. He's like, who is Cynthia? Say it again.

[Ronnie Karam]

Who is Mitch, by the way? I love that Mitch is a Globetrotter. Now, who is this man? It's like he's sitting right here. He's been on the entire episode.

[Ben Mandelker]

The Globetrotters are fantastic. You know, they are actually considered cabaret performers.

[Ronnie Karam]

They live in Harlem. So James.

[Ben Mandelker]

But.

[Ronnie Karam]

I didn't even know there was a place above the Upper east side. But turns out that's where all these Globetrotters live.

[Ben Mandelker]

So James has his body raped, draped. Sorry, that was a really weird.

[Ronnie Karam]

That's a bad.

[Ben Mandelker]

That was a whoopsie draped around Cynthia. And Cynthia is kind of looking grossed out.

[Cynthia Bailey]

And so he's like, all right, two questions. Would you consider New York as a third place, or you consider a third leg as a good boyfriend? Because I got both of them.

[Ronnie Karam]

And Mitch is like, well, I would consider anywhere on the planet to move to.

[Ashley Darby]

And James is like, well, okay, but can you. Do you think that you really love her? Do you think that you could love her the way she deserves to be loved?

[Ronnie Karam]

Mark is like, okay, are you gonna shut up? James, be a gentleman. Don't hang on my girlfriend with the way you are. Okay, James. You know what, James? Compose yourself, okay? Don't have your arm around Cynthia. You're here for me. She's not your girlfriend. She's mine. Why the fuck did the bellhop bring a former model on here? Current model, I should say. God damn it. I'm supposed to be the star.

[Ben Mandelker]

Listen, you may have been to Amsterdam, but you're never going to. Cynthia. Back the away. Back the away, James.

[Cynthia Bailey]

He's like, well, but I'm. I didn't mean anything. I'm not. You're right. You're right to go.

[Ben Mandelker]

You better get your hand down. Get a Put. Put your hand in your pocket and pretend you've got some change in there. That is disgusting. That. How dare.

[Cynthia Bailey]

You're right. I'm sorry, Luann.

[Ronnie Karam]

Well, I hope you get those hands out of Lake Bailey, because I don't know where I was going with that. I just wanted to say Lake Bailey. Anyway, the point is, be a gentleman. So, Luann, I love that she just totally scolds James, and she should have, by the way. And I'm glad that she did, because he was all over Cynthia, and Cynthia did not seem to be happy about it.

[Ben Mandelker]

Yeah, Cynthia's like, I'll move over. I'll just move over here. So then she gets told off, and now Joel brings everybody back together. He's like. Like, I can't wait to hear how the mixer went.

[Ronnie Karam]

All right, everyone grab a seat. So, Ms. Cynthia Bailey, give me the rundown. And so she's like, well, Mitch was great, and I love that he's at peace with his life. And I feel like James and Luann have undeniable, insane, obsessive chemistry, despite the fact that he was groping my backside. But I feel like I want to.

[Ashley Darby]

Get to know Mark a little bit more.

[Ronnie Karam]

I want to know what causes a man to have Santa styling but Aladdin fashion. So I choose Mark.

[Ben Mandelker]

Basic gay what did you think of the Ashley verse? What did you think of Ashley in the Ashley verse? Are you Ashley versing with the citizens of Ashley verse?

[Ronnie Karam]

Well, my choice for Ashley is Ralph, because we all know she can't get over her daddy issues. Okay. All right, Good, good.

[Ben Mandelker]

Ashley loves a little bit of rosacea. Okay, so Ralph it is.

[Ronnie Karam]

Let's go. All right, so, Cal, what about you? And Cal's like, giselle likes money, so Phil, like, okay. And Sophie, Netaline.

[Ben Mandelker]

Who.

[Ronnie Karam]

Of the one people.

[Ben Mandelker]

Who.

[Ronnie Karam]

Of the one people that is currently interested in Shannon. Would you like to go on a date with Shannon?

[Ben Mandelker]

Yeah. And they're like, well, you know, my mom, like, always takes care of other people, so I think she needs someone who can take care of her. And that would be Earl.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Like, really? What is he gonna do? Like, put Alti on a cut? Like, what is the man gonna honestly be able to do?

[Ashley Darby]

I mean, at this point, I'm. I'd be willing to date the valet over here. I mean, it's just. The options are dwindling.

[Ben Mandelker]

Okay, so the dates have been chosen. There are some cooking dates, guys. Cooking dates coming up. Let's see what these men are made of. Ashley's going to mixology class. Giselle is going to pastry class. Shannon, Guacamole class. And Luann.

[Ronnie Karam]

Paella class.

[Ben Mandelker]

That's right.

[Ronnie Karam]

And as we all know, that's a class where you eat pies and sing Rihanna songs. Go. So then.

[Ben Mandelker]

So mythology class with Ashley and Ralph, and they do that.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Ashley's like, it's all in the rest.

[Ben Mandelker]

He's like, tell me about it, honey. So they drink their stuff, and Ralph goes, wow. Daddy like.

[Cynthia Bailey]

She goes, oh, my God.

[Ben Mandelker]

Brant's like, did you say daddy like? He goes, yeah. He goes, wow. He said daddy, like, I don't. I don't know about. I'm never gonna live that one down.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Huh?

[Ronnie Karam]

Brandon's like, this guy is so disgusting, saying daddy. Like. Ash is like, oh, my God.

[Ashley Darby]

Take me to the closet right now. Let's do it.

[Ronnie Karam]

She said this guy who, when they kiss, he's like. And then he's like, daddy, like, oh, so cheesy.

[Ben Mandelker]

Yeah. So then we go over to Giselle, and Giselle's like, phil is a catch. Phil is a great guy, but Cal's very protective. Very, very protective. So let's see. So Cal's likes, you know, they cook a little bit. And then we see Shannon going to her guacamole class, and she goes, oh, my God.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Wow. Is that a sombrero oh, my. Yes. Yes.

[Ben Mandelker]

I love sombreros.

[Ashley Darby]

Wow. Oh, Earl, I noticed that you're not putting on your sombrero. You've never worn a sombrero before. First the vegetables, now a sombrero. Oh, my goodness.

[Cynthia Bailey]

You know, sombreros are a very major costume piece in my award winning show, Dos Amigas, which used to be Trace Amigas, before one of them turned into an absolute cow. Okay, sombrero is depressing me. Could someone get Tamara on the phone? We just need to settle this.

[Ronnie Karam]

So Adeline is. Adaline is like, I think Earl's a.

[Ashley Darby]

Really sweet guy, and I think he has really good intentions, and it's really refreshing to see my mom talk to a guy that you know like that, because he's definitely the opposite of her previous relationships. Yes, because my previous relationships were on a coastline and Earl is on a lake, so take it with a grain of salt. Which you might not find in a lake, I'll tell you that much.

[Ben Mandelker]

So now the chef brings over cricket, and she's like, cricket?

[Cynthia Bailey]

Am I supposed to eat people playing the sport or the bug? Because I'm not doing either thing. I'm not a cannibal or a cricket eater. I will not do it unless it's Jiminy. Honestly, I never liked that little person's advice. Bring him on.

[Ashley Darby]

Oh, well, Ralph, they have an entire bowl of your phone. Oh, not that type of cricket.

[Ben Mandelker]

So Adeline eats one, and Shannon's like.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Is there a tour? Can we get a doctor? Oh, there's a doctor over there. Could you please ask him to also bring my spinach artichoke dip? It's week seven.

[Ashley Darby]

I'm sorry, I did not realize that crickets were an option for this or that, because I would not have chosen this or that.

[Ben Mandelker]

So they taught. They're, like, crazily eating crickets and stuff. And Adeline's like, it was really good, but I got to get the leg out of my teeth real quick.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Excuse me saying, oh.

[Ashley Darby]

I raised my daughter to be a lady, and look at her have a cricket in her teeth.

[Ronnie Karam]

And then Earl's, like, eating it, and he's like, he enjoys it, so he eats a few of them.

[Ashley Darby]

Oh, oh, oh, I see. So you're having more than one. You're eating them like peanuts, Earl. And yet when it comes to a carrot, suddenly that's off limits.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Oh, should I just start calling celery sticks crickets now?

[Ben Mandelker]

Will you be into the dad?

[Ashley Darby]

Hey, Earl, would you like a salad of romaine and tomato? Oh, I'M sorry, I meant to say work. Worms and butterflies.

[Ben Mandelker]

So now Luann has her class, and the chef's like, your knife is a new knife, so be careful. This knife is dangerous. And Luanne's like, especially on a threesome. All right.

[Ronnie Karam]

Luanna's, like, drunk by now. She is swinging that, like, sharp ass knife around. She's like, oh, well, you know, this reminds me of the time that I auditioned to be part of the Pirates of Penzance. Sword fight.

[Ben Mandelker]

I'm a shark, you're a jet. Body.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Boo.

[Ben Mandelker]

Body.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Boo.

[Ben Mandelker]

A scatting.

[Cynthia Bailey]

All right.

[Ben Mandelker]

By Candice Olson, everybody. You're welcome.

[Ronnie Karam]

There's a place for scouting, a beautiful place for a. They're like, ma' am, you just got off my pinky. Well, get stronger pinkies.

[Ben Mandelker]

They told you the knife is dangerous. So now Luann is talking to Mark about, you know, Mark's trying to be sexual about the seafood. They have lobster, prawns and stuff like that. And so Mark's like, yeah, suck the head. And Cynthia goes, that's later.

[Ronnie Karam]

That's. And then. So now the chef is like, just. Just chop the onions, tomato, and garlic. So Luann takes this knife and she whacks it down on the onion. So the onion goes flying into the air. And, you know, the chef was like, oh, my God, these people are going to get themselves injured. And in fact, Mark somehow does actually get injured. I don't know how it happens. I don't know if it's from Luanne or whatever, but now he's bleeding, so. And the chef is like, this is dangerous. Okay? This is like, you guys are joking around. This is dangerous. Are you okay? And. Oh, he cut himself. I drew blood. Don't worry. I was a nurse 45 years ago in the rural confines of Connecticut. Here, come with me to the bathroom, and I will treat you. I will suture you up. I'll be a Florence Nightingale. And just like Florence Nightingale once said to her favorite patient.

[Ben Mandelker]

Oh. So then Cynthia's like, wow, you should really not be around knives, by the way. And Luann's like, I know how to chop. And Cynthia goes, and you know how to cut.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Deep, Deep, very deep.

[Ben Mandelker]

So then we go back to Giselle and Phil, and Giselle is loving it so far. And she talks about how they got to see an astrologer. And Giselle's like, you know, she looked at Fidd and said, he's rich. So he also changes all of the time, but for the better.

[Cynthia Bailey]

And Phil's like, you know, my communication is much Better, because I would only speak to people in Bel Air. Now I only speak to people in Bel Air, but I'll wave to people outside of the borders of Bel Air. So I've changed quite a bit. You know, I used to be a controlling, horrible asshole of a man, and then I decided I'll be single for a while. So I think I've changed for the better.

[Ben Mandelker]

She's just putting up Red Flag after Red Flag. And Giselle's like, so you're saying you're selfish and you lived in the Philippines? Movie.

[Cynthia Bailey]

He's like, which? Very good movie.

[Ashley Darby]

I would disappear for days on end. I would go to exotic places like Brentwood, California, when no one knew where I was.

[Ronnie Karam]

Because when you're outside of Bel Air, you don't go outside of Bel Air. It's all just a misty wilderness outside of those gates.

[Ashley Darby]

But I would disappear for days on end.

[Cynthia Bailey]

I once traveled out of the country to a gorgeous country called Tarzana.

[Ben Mandelker]

Huge home. God, huge.

[Ashley Darby]

No one knew I was. And I wouldn't tell them, and I just wouldn't talk to people, and I would do what I wanted to do, and I would be. I was controlling, too. I would say, you don't get to leave Bel Air today. All those fun things.

[Ronnie Karam]

I mean, this guy sounds actually terrible, but, like, all that. Giselle and Kelsey are just like dollar signs because Giselle sees the money. She's like, I want a rich, rich husband. And Cal's like, I need my client to have a rich husband because she thought to pay me for her services.

[Ben Mandelker]

Yes, exactly. But also, it's interesting to me because they're like, okay, Phil, we really want to open up. Like, what are your faults? And then he's honest about what his faults are. He's like, well, in my last relationships, I've been selfish. And then I didn't really know how to communicate. And so those are things that I've worked on, I think I've gotten better at. And then they're like, oh, my God, he's. He's selfish and doesn't communicate. I'm like, no, he was that way. He's actually communicating very well. Well, now, I mean, he told you exactly what his problems are, but they're, like, gross. That reminds me, I went to a job interview one time, and the lady was like, what's your biggest fault? And I was like, sometimes I just, like, don't feel like it. Sometimes I'm just lazy. Like. And I mean, I was really young, obviously, and I didn't get the job. And I told my friends and they were like, why would you say that? And I said, because? She said to be honest. And they're like, well, yeah, you can't. No one wants you.

[Ronnie Karam]

To really be honest, Ronnie, no one wants you. I found that same trap. My friend was like, I had randomly an interview with the NBA right, like, it was like right after college to like, I don't know, there was some position at the NBA. I was like, that sounds fun. I could work at the NBA.

[Ashley Darby]

Wouldn't that be fun, me working at the NBA?

[Ronnie Karam]

And my friend was like, I was like, I don't know what I should do to prep for this. My friend was like, just be honest. So I went in to meet with the NBA and they're like, well, what would you like to do? I was like, I'd like to be a writer. Like, okay, well, it's the NBA.

[Ben Mandelker]

Sometimes honesty's not good.

[Cynthia Bailey]

It's time for a commercial.

[Ben Mandelker]

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Based on the February 2024 Nielsen report. Learn [e-mail] credit card so then we go to back to Shannon and they ask if he's ever seen a Real Housewives show. And he's like, well, no, but I.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Mean, you can't live in the United.

[Ben Mandelker]

States and hear about those rubber faced idiots.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Am I right?

[Ben Mandelker]

You know, I mean, I thought Orange county was in Florida.

[Cynthia Bailey]

And they're like, okay, there is an Orange county in Florida. He's like, ah, well, I was half right.

[Ronnie Karam]

I mean, you know, she, you know, she, she could have walked right by me. And except for finding her attractive, I want to throw that in. I, you know, well, that would make me turn my head. But not because she's a housewife or anything.

[Ashley Darby]

I mean, do you expect the person.

[Ronnie Karam]

That you are to watch every show with you? Because by the way, fun fact, I am an ardent fan of fly fishing usa. So I was kind of thinking we have a little bit of a battle for the TiVo.

[Ben Mandelker]

Yeah, here's the thing.

[Cynthia Bailey]

You want, you want me to watch.

[Ben Mandelker]

This show with you, but I looked it up on the Internet and it.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Turns out it's on at the same.

[Ben Mandelker]

Time as Wild Tuna. So.

[Ronnie Karam]

I just worry because I have a season pass to Angler United and it's a really compelling soap opera for men.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Well, I just, I just, I, I, I, I, I, I did. You know, the hardest part of doing these shows is having to go through it all again and watch it. So of course I would need some, I would need a support Earl there to just tell me I'm right. Call the other women when they betray me. You know, the simple things, Earl.

[Ashley Darby]

I need to figure out if I can date a simple man and whether or not he will be safe if he ever meets Heather. I'm actually very concerned about how that would turn out.

[Ben Mandelker]

I would be too. Because you know, Heather Dubrow and Terry Dubrow would just rip him apart.

[Ronnie Karam]

I think I actually need them to be together just to have Shannon bring Earl to dinner party at the Deborah's. And I think like, so Earl, you live on a lake. What exactly is that? Can it be bought?

[Ben Mandelker]

Do you remember when they brought the, the first doctor Jen over to their house with her kind of like trashy husband who never had a shirt on and they just, just completely decimated him.

[Ronnie Karam]

Oh my God, that was one of my favorite episodes of Orange county of all time. That was such an underrated episode. That was so hilarious and Then the guy, he put the napkin in his shirt. Oh, my God. He put the napkin in and was, like, ready for meal. And then Heather was making eyes at her like wine. Like wine. Owning people. Like, remember her friends?

[Ben Mandelker]

Yeah, friends.

[Ronnie Karam]

And they were looking. It was. I, I, I, I. That is one of a napkin in your shirt.

[Ben Mandelker]

Oh, do you need somebody to choo. Choo the mouth into your. The food into your mouth?

[Ronnie Karam]

So, Earl, tell me, do you often show up at dinner parties with your shirt open like that? I heard there'll be dancing.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Earl needs to know that Real Housewives is a huge part of my life.

[Ben Mandelker]

And he's like, I don't know if.

[Cynthia Bailey]

I could handle someone being mean to Shannon. She goes, well, I, I just. I don't know. He might be too simple for me.

[Ben Mandelker]

So he's like, I have to be honest. If I gotta watch a show, I.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Don'T know if I could do this.

[Ben Mandelker]

So, yeah, we finally found Earl's breaking point, and it's having to watch an episode of Real Housewives. Earl's like, fuck this. This lady can emotionally abuse me. She can go find the son who begged me not to be in his life and changed his name and his Social Security number and moved, like, into the witness protection program to not see me. But here's a breaking point. I have to watch a Real Housewives show. I'm out.

[Ronnie Karam]

Well, mainly because he knows that there would be, like, a spread of vegetables put before him to watch it.

[Ashley Darby]

It's like, well, I put out some carrots and. And some celery for us to enjoy while we watch this television show. I'm out.

[Ronnie Karam]

I can't do this. It's a bit too much for me, Shannon. That's a trigger point for me.

[Ben Mandelker]

So, of course, Luann is doing the typical Luann stuff on her date. She's like, wow, this is delicious food. I'm having an orgasm over here, boys.

[Ronnie Karam]

Like, all right, no more orgasm talk. I'm just trying to vet this man. Fine, I'll stop speaking, and instead I'll sing Orgasm.

[Ben Mandelker]

So now we get to the real meat of this, which is Cynthia asking, have you ever dated anyone Luanne's age? And he's like, well, no. I mean, close. Close, but no. How close? Well, if you took the two numbers of her age and you reversed them.

[Ronnie Karam]

Let's see, what is 300 minus 22? I think that's. So he's just kind of like.

[Ben Mandelker]

It's just PI. I've dated PI 3.124, 31, 24, 14 8, 9.

[Ronnie Karam]

Yeah, yeah.

[Ben Mandelker]

Cynthia's like, but how close to her age? He goes. And Louis, like, not close enough. Took him long enough to answer. Jesus Christ. No wonder he didn't make out with me. I still had. You only make out with girls who still got their molars in.

[Ronnie Karam]

What happened to the winds? Molars.

[Ben Mandelker]

Aren'T. Those things have removed at some point?

[Ronnie Karam]

I don't just get wisdom teeth removed. I got molars, too. Listen, when you're working your jaw a lot, you need to have as much space as possible. Oh. So, yeah, he basically. It's clear, he just likes the young ladies.

[Ben Mandelker]

Yeah. So he's an old. He's an old, wealthy man about town. Luan knows all about this. They keep shooting, showing clips of, you know, her exes, the gross guys on Real Housewives of New York. So she already knows this. This is not going to be great for her, but she will still go back and, like, date him and him, you know?

[Ronnie Karam]

Yeah, I mean, she'll. Him. But like, he. Because he basically he hedges and says, I'm interested in people who I can have fun with. The implication being that younger people tend to want to have more fun. But for Luann, it's just like, okay, this guy's not serious. He just wants to be silly. And so Mark is like, well, do you want me to say I love you like James does? Well, I didn't ask that. But yes, if you want to say that, that'd be perfectly fine. So, I mean, that's crazy. I mean, the craziest thing I ever heard. I mean, doesn't that frighten you a little bit? Yes, terribly. Also, I'm very aroused by it. She loves that. She loves that Mark is saying, I love you.

[Ben Mandelker]

Yeah, that Jeff was. Or whatever. But she's like, you know, of course. Of course it's scary when he says it too early, but it also scares me that you're not scary saying it too early. You see, it may be scary, but it happens all the time. Mark, are you here. Are you here to play? Are you here to go home? Come on, Mark, what you got in ya?

[Ronnie Karam]

You're playing with the big boys now.

[Ben Mandelker]

So she is thinking, this probably isn't gonna work, but we'll see. So she's like, I mean, I'm not sure if he knows how to have a committed relationship. And that worries me. So Cynthia's like, you know, I. I don't think that this is really happening, Luann. I mean, you'll be good friends, but there's something missing here. It's this is not working for you.

[Ronnie Karam]

Yep. So now, meanwhile, over with Ashley, Ralph and Brandt, they're cheersing. And Ralph's like, I'll drink to that. And Brandt's like, so is there anything that gives you reservations?

[Ashley Darby]

Because both of you are just from different backgrounds, you know, I mean, you have kids and divorces, but, like, like, that's it that you have in common. And I just like, no. Well, there is some validity to this question, but he does kiss like a lizard, and that is very attractive to me. And he does seem like he's, like, a not terribly interesting person, and that's also attractive to me.

[Ben Mandelker]

So I don't know. He's like, I don't know if I could move. You know, maybe I could move.

[Cynthia Bailey]

And she like, well, he lives in Tennessee. So do I see myself in Tennessee? No. But do I see myself in Tennessee with someone really old, kind of smelly, with a little bit of rosacea and watery eyes? Yes. So I don't know. Where will my boner lead me?

[Ronnie Karam]

Why isn't the discussion about why the, like. Why isn't it about, like, where the men moving to Ashley? Why is she seeing her, trying to figure out her life in Rhode island or Tennessee? They're here for you. They're gonna move. They should move to you in Potomac. Okay?

[Ben Mandelker]

So it's always interesting on these dating shows, because that becomes one of the big things in the end is they date, they fall in love, and then they're like, but you just live so far. So should we localize this? Because it seems weird to, like, start hooking people up from all over the country, and then there are people who won't move, you know? But then if you do say you would move, then they would think you're crazy. Like, what do you mean you'd move? For me, that's. You're moving a little quickly, Ralph.

[Ronnie Karam]

I want a dating show called let's Localize this.

[Ben Mandelker]

Localize this. You know, get, like, Grindr, see who's a block away, and see if they'll work for you, you know? Oh, by the way, this has nothing to do with Grindr, but I think I have new neighbors, and I think they couldn't sell the house next door to me, probably because it's way overpriced and ridiculous. So I think what's happening is that they have rented it out, and now there are, like, seven young people moving in there to, like, have a share house. And I'm about to freak the out.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Huh?

[Ronnie Karam]

Like, is it, like a share house or Is it like an influencer house? Do they still do?

[Ben Mandelker]

Well, that wouldn't surprise me because they're all really young and really fit and good looking and they're always on their phones. Like I can see them from up here. And they're always like they're unpacking, but they're holding a box here. And then they're like taping themselves while they're packing. So probably are.

[Ronnie Karam]

Maybe it's an only fans house.

[Ben Mandelker]

Okay, I'm in. That's good.

[Ronnie Karam]

I'm like, that sounds fun.

[Ben Mandelker]

Hey, you guys want some Rice Krispies treats? I'm Ronnie. I'm your next door neighbor. Just wanted to welcome you to the house.

[Ronnie Karam]

Let's localize this. So then you come out there, you're like, mona, Mona. So Brandt is like, ralph, what?

[Ashley Darby]

What has someone in a relationship said.

[Ronnie Karam]

That you have been maybe moody about? And he was like, well, I'm impatient. Okay? I mean, oh, wait, I have to back that up real quick because I can, I can make this sound traumatic. At a very late age, I spent hours, eight hours researching adhd, ocd, dyslexia, and discovered, holy shit, I just sat down for eight hours doing something that told me that I can't do something for eight hours straight. So this is me. I went and I saw someone and I didn't self diagnose, but it turns out I'm all of these. I'm adhd, I'm OCD, and I'm dyslexic, and I open up a book. I own a lot of books, but I open up a book and it looks like the Alphabet threw up. Well, I mean, this is exactly what Ashley needed like, that the vulnerable, like, wounded man who is like dealing with something. See, this is what Wale has not given Ashley. Wale needs to give a sob story. And I mean, Ralph's is a pretty stand. I don't even think Ralph's is a sob story. I think this is a very standard thing that like a lot of people deal with. But he presents it like, yeah, man, I've got adhd. And she's like, oh, my God.

[Ashley Darby]

Oh my God.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Oh my God. I can teach you to read at the same time as my children. This is adorable.

[Ben Mandelker]

But also I, you know, part of me doesn't trust Ralph. I've never trusted Ralph. I mean, I've made it very clear on this show there's something about Ralph. I just don't trust him, that he seems like an asshole. He just does. So he's saying now that he's Very impatient. That's his biggest flaw. And so now he's realized through reading about it that it's actually, you know, he's. He's diagnosed all these reasons, but to me it sounds like you're a. A grumpy is what it sounds like. And you're a grumpy who's come up with a reason that you can say it's medical there. Now, as far as the 80, the reading and stuff, I'm not really sure, like the dyslexia. But the other stuff, I'm like, are you just not grumpy?

[Ronnie Karam]

Yeah. It still doesn't explain why you say things like, daddy like, yeah, you can't.

[Ben Mandelker]

Blame PhD for that.

[Ronnie Karam]

He's like, well, I was trying to read a book about etiquette, but. But unfortunately it didn't make sense to me, so I didn't get the lesson. So I just say daddy like.

[Ben Mandelker]

But also, you're mixing a lot of. A lot of things in there. Adhd, OCD and dyslexia.

[Cynthia Bailey]

That's a lot.

[Ronnie Karam]

You're just.

[Ben Mandelker]

Did you just run out of time to give yourself other things?

[Ronnie Karam]

He's like, well, I also discovered that restless leg syndrome and it makes me impatient. It's in the.

[Ben Mandelker]

Tell me about it. I've figured out I had that when I like, couldn't stop trying to find the beat of things. Now I have a cabaret. Hit it.

[Ronnie Karam]

I've got restless Congo syndrome.

[Ben Mandelker]

So he's like, it's a journey. Oh, now they're honking. I'm going to kill these people.

[Ronnie Karam]

Influencers are honking.

[Ben Mandelker]

I'm telling you, I brought. I could hear them like yelling back and forth at each other. And now I hear them honking out there. Probably because one of them's taking too long inside and they want to look leave. They're going to have to. Auntie Ronnie's going over there soon. Bueller, you better get your go over.

[Ronnie Karam]

With a rolling pin. Be like, next time you're going to get this up. This up the side of your face.

[Ben Mandelker]

Yeah, that's not going to work. Or one of those salt guns that they use for flies. You know how you shoot the flies with the salt gun.

[Ronnie Karam]

Is this a co ed house? Is it all men, women?

[Ben Mandelker]

No, it's coed. It looks half and half so far.

[Ronnie Karam]

I'm going to need some photos soon. Just letting you know.

[Ben Mandelker]

Oh, God. That's all I need.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Our creepy neighbors up there taking photos of them. Hey, mister, you want a better shot?

[Ben Mandelker]

Okay, so they've already got me up Here, taking notes. I'm like, the blonde one took a.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Box in while filming herself. The.

[Ben Mandelker]

The brunette one honked. The brunette one honked. Okay, so Ashley is, of course, in love now. And he's like, I'm on a journey. I'm trying to get better. I'm on such a period of discovery. Daddy. Like, Daddy.

[Ashley Darby]

I really like that Raph is being forthcoming. I think that's a good sign for how he would be in a relationship.

[Ronnie Karam]

Did you overlook the part where you said he was impatient, though? Like, you like that he's forthcoming, but you seem to forget, like, you also just found out he'll be very impatient in the relationship, too.

[Ben Mandelker]

Yeah. So then we go to Theo and James joining Shannon, Earl, and the daughters by the bar, and, you know, they're just asking about Luann and stuff like that. So then Ashley has a conversation with Wally, and every conversation they have ends up in an argument. So it's always fun to see how it happens.

[Ronnie Karam]

Yeah.

[Ben Mandelker]

So she checks in with him, and he's like, oh, my God, look at you. Red lip, red dress, tea. You didn't do my accent today. So she does her accent or his accent?

[Ronnie Karam]

Yeah. She goes, well, I do do it well. So she. He's like, go ahead, go ahead. So she's like, she does her little thing, and she goes, you know, because I didn't know that people from Rhode island and spoke like that. Like, where does your accent come from? He's like, I'm not sure, to be honest.

[Ashley Darby]

She goes, well, I don't want to.

[Ronnie Karam]

Be offensive to other cultures, but I do really like accents. So he's like, well, which accent do you like the most? She goes, I really like the Nigerian accent. He's like, okay, well, you want to learn something in Europe, Yoruba and the actual language? She's like, yeah. And he's like, okay. So there's just. It seems like I was like, okay, this is going well. They're having a conversation. They have not started to fight yet. Is this going to break up?

[Ben Mandelker]

Because it didn't end up in a fight. And I don't think. I think their love language is arguing about stupid things. And so now that they're not arguing, I'm like, they're dead. This couple's dead.

[Ronnie Karam]

But Ashley says, each.

[Ashley Darby]

Each passing minute that I spend with Raph and Wale, like, my feelings for them are just, like, growing stronger and stronger, and my mind just keeps going to the fact that eventually I'm gonna have to pick one of these guys. And I just don't know how I'm ever gonna do that. It's Ralph. It's definitely Ralph.

[Cynthia Bailey]

It's Ralph.

[Ben Mandelker]

And that brings us to the end of Love Hotel.

[Ronnie Karam]

Does it? I don't think.

[Ben Mandelker]

Wasn't it over? I think it's over, isn't it?

[Cynthia Bailey]

No.

[Ben Mandelker]

What happened?

[Cynthia Bailey]

Else.

[Ben Mandelker]

What else happened? I closed the notes.

[Ronnie Karam]

I mean, it's fine for it to be the end. Oh, wait.

[Ben Mandelker]

Oh, no. Oh, my God. There's multiple pages left. Why are we doing five hour recaps of Love Hotel? For sake.

[Ronnie Karam]

I was so shocked. And that was the end.

[Ben Mandelker]

I really thought that was the end. Okay, there's space at the bottom of the page. Sorry, sorry. Okay, sorry. Okay, so we go to Shannon and James talking, and they're talking about Luann, and Shannon's like, wow, that Luann, what.

[Cynthia Bailey]

A kick in the pants. Does she make you laugh? She makes me laugh when she steals all the hot men and leaves me the turtle. Hilarious, actually.

[Ashley Darby]

That's. That's hilarious. I stopped my entire life by the beach to come down here to another beach to watch all the men. Gets taken by Luann. And I get stuck with the one guy on this hotel who enjoys a lake. Oh, wow. Laughter.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Oh, yeah. I like Luann a lot. I mean, she makes me laugh so hard. I fell in love with her. That's Wildfellow.

[Ben Mandelker]

Love with her and, like, love.

[Cynthia Bailey]

James, how many days have you known her? I'm gonna say days. I mean, it hasn't even been a week. So let's calm down on the hunt of love. I mean, is she a croissant? No, we don't feel love that quickly for non croissant things.

[Ronnie Karam]

Shannon's like.

[Ashley Darby]

I mean, she met her husband, the Count. She met. She literally met a Muppet and married a Muppet. Can you believe it? And it only took six weeks.

[Ronnie Karam]

And then Louis, like two weeks.

[Ashley Darby]

I wish you'd make your choice now. So that way you would release all these men who I am not able to talk to because they still think they got a shot with you.

[Ben Mandelker]

It was two weeks, but he had a title, to be fair.

[Ronnie Karam]

So Shannon's like.

[Ashley Darby]

Well, I mean, she just. She wants it so much. Luann wants it so much that she's willing to say it's all gonna work out. I would personally never settle. But anyway, off to another take with Earl the Pearl.

[Ben Mandelker]

So Mark is thinking that their date made things a lot worse because he likes young chicks and just had to admit to it. But he's gonna keep trying. He's gonna keep Trying, guys.

[Ronnie Karam]

And still James is still trying to explain why he said he's in love with Luann's like, no, I mean, I.

[Ashley Darby]

I can fall in love with people as friends very quickly. I mean, because, you know, and now that it's like morphing into a relationship, being in love with her as a friend or being in love with her more. What I'm trying to say is I, like, literally just fantasize about her 24 hours a day. I love everything in her body, but that's it. It's pretty chill.

[Ben Mandelker]

And Shannon's like, I think that's scary.

[Cynthia Bailey]

It's a few days. And Giselle's like, it's a little red flaggish.

[Ben Mandelker]

So. No.

[Ronnie Karam]

Says the woman who is currently still talking to the guy who's like, well.

[Ashley Darby]

Sometimes I'll walk away. I just leave for a week and no one knows where I am and I don't talk to them. And then when I'm back, I'm controlling.

[Ben Mandelker]

Yeah. It's like one thing, if I need.

[Cynthia Bailey]

A break, I would hide my wife's keys, and then I would go away for a week. But I've learned now. Leave the keys in the bowl.

[Ben Mandelker]

So Mark and Wale are talking, and Wale is like, oh, my God, Brant's over there. My up. What the hell? And Mark's like, oh, I'm sure you were smooth, buddy. You know, you got some magic.

[Cynthia Bailey]

You came in strong.

[Ben Mandelker]

He's like, ah, it ended okay. It ended okay. So then Earl goes to Shannon's door, and he's brought gifts for the girls.

[Ronnie Karam]

Which I don't know if I want. I don't.

[Ashley Darby]

He's like, all right, I got you some trinkets.

[Ronnie Karam]

Okay, girls, this one's yours, and this one's yours. I don't know if I want Earl's selections from the hotel gift shoppers.

[Ben Mandelker]

I know.

[Cynthia Bailey]

All right, well, those are some fishing hooks. You got Adeline and Sophie, you've got Warren worms.

[Ben Mandelker]

Okay?

[Cynthia Bailey]

You put those on the hooks, you.

[Ronnie Karam]

Can eat them too, if you want. And this is an iou. It's for an oversized whale painting that I saw in the lobby.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Well, we've got a gift for you, Earl. We have found your stepson. We have tied him up, and we've put him in the hotel safe, so you're ready to meet him.

[Ronnie Karam]

So Cal and Giselle are talking, and Giselle's like, well, now I'm looking at Phil with a different Let you know you've been playing it safe, Phil. You've been Trying to edit yourself so I don't send you home. And I don't want that. But he's rich. You're right. Never mind.

[Ben Mandelker]

Yeah, but this is the part where I was like, how are you gonna say he's been editing himself? He was so forthright with you. Now you're mad at him for being honest with you, so you're gonna kick him out.

[Ronnie Karam]

Yeah. And Luann saying, I want someone that's gonna chase after me, who's really into me. Some. Someone to love me, someone to hug me, someone to call me their own. Cynthia's like, yeah, you need attention.

[Ashley Darby]

I'm a model too.

[Ronnie Karam]

So Brandon, Ash are walking on the beach. And you know, Ash is saying that, like Ralph is saying everything she'd want to hear.

[Ben Mandelker]

And.

[Ronnie Karam]

And Brant's like, yeah, And I thought.

[Ashley Darby]

You know, and I thought. Didn't. He didn't raise any red flags. He's like very self aware.

[Ronnie Karam]

Also, I'm like, what red. What about isn't a red flag?

[Ben Mandelker]

Yeah, what about daddy? Like, that's a red flag. But they did. You know, he's like, you love her, you love him. I love him fine, hon, whatever. So then we go to Shannon, and they're talking about Earl, and Shannon's like.

[Cynthia Bailey]

Well, look at those gifts. It's so nice. Isn't that nice that girl gave you those gifts.

[Ben Mandelker]

You know, Shannon starts talking where she tightens her mouth and her teeth.

[Cynthia Bailey]

That is so nice.

[Ashley Darby]

Does anyone feel like they hear Huey.

[Ronnie Karam]

Lewis in the news?

[Ashley Darby]

Oh, it must be the singing bass he gave you. Girls, that's a lovely gift.

[Cynthia Bailey]

A fish on a wall.

[Ashley Darby]

Oh, it's hip to be square. I guess that's what the lesson is.

[Ben Mandelker]

And they're like, he's so nice, mom. Please just date him so we don't have to listen to you cry every night that we're trying to have our own lives out of town.

[Cynthia Bailey]

And she's like, well, here's the problem, girls. He doesn't like criticism. And I mean, so I'm not really sure.

[Ashley Darby]

My love language is criticizing. He doesn't eat vegetables. My other love language. And he doesn't like criticism. So I don't know how I am going to deal with this.

[Cynthia Bailey]

How am I supposed to voice concerns that might be construed as negative?

[Ben Mandelker]

And they're like, yeah, communication is great. Yeah.

[Cynthia Bailey]

But when commute. When somebody says that you're criticizing me and you hurt my feelings, then that communication is not good. Okay? So I don't know. I really care about him, but unless he can let me speak to him in a rude way. I'm not really sure that we're meant to be together.

[Ronnie Karam]

So now it cuts to everyone gathering back in there. Sort of like that weird room that it's not like a lobby, but that's the sofa room. And all the guests are gone. All the friends. Friends of Are gone. And Joel's like, all right, well, exciting day. Your friends have left. We didn't even see them say goodbye. We just sort of cross faded into here. So congrats. They're gone. So now my least favorite part of the job. The next elimination will be right now.

[Ben Mandelker]

No.

[Ashley Darby]

What?

[Ronnie Karam]

No, I'm just kidding.

[Ashley Darby]

Wow. Oh, wow. It's nice to see that the. The chef at the resort has some jokes up his sleeve.

[Cynthia Bailey]

That was. How many more episodes does this show have exactly? Is anybody going to tell us or are we just going to keep going until we're dead?

[Ashley Darby]

I'm barkeep. I have a question. Would you be interested in a singing bass that sings songs like Heart of Rock and Roll and Hip to be Square? It's free of charge just for you for all your good deeds.

[Ben Mandelker]

That brings us to the end, really this time of really.

[Ronnie Karam]

Hotel Love Hotel. Thanks, everyone for being here. We will catch you on the next episode. Don't forget to listen to our coverage of Love island, which will be starting this week. Talk to you next time.

[Ashley Darby]

Bye.

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