Watch What Crappens #2986: RHOM S7E13 – “Plane of Resistance”

Hosts: Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam
Date: September 1, 2025

Episode Overview

Ben and Ronnie break down the standout drama and extravagant antics from Season 7, Episode 13 (“Plane of Resistance”) of The Real Housewives of Miami. The episode is set amidst a luxurious Marbella getaway, but the battle lines are drawn over a private jet, shifting alliances, and petty grievances, all delivered with the hosts’ signature wit and affectionately savage recaps.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Marbella Opulence & Scenic Fights

• The hosts marvel at the level of luxury this season, spotlighting the private jet and decadent Marbella seaside mansion.
  • Jenny: “This show is just, like, gorgeous. … The fight with Stephanie and Alexia may have been the most scenic fight we’ve ever seen on the show.” (04:51)
• Emphasis on aesthetic juxtaposition: petty fights set against golden sunsets and epic Spanish plazas.

2. Private Plane Power Struggle

• Stephanie’s use (or misuse) of her private jet becomes the episode’s central symbol of status and control.
  • Ben: “I’m glad to see [Alexia and Marisol] doing this, because Stephanie is really ridiculous. She needs to be brought down a peg or two.” (09:44)
• Alexia and Marisol skip the flight out of principle, sparking debate about loyalty, double standards, and etiquette.
  • Jenny: “Julia just being chill about this…she tormented Gertie for missing a Zoom link and yet these two jokers are missing an entire, like, emotional, spiritual thing…massive double standard.” (08:20)
• Stephanie is gutted: “They’re both fired. … How could they do this to me? How could they not fly on my plane? Oh, I’m so sorry that your weapon has been watered down.” (13:21, Ben)

3. Who’s the Real Villain?

• The hosts dissect whether Stephanie's “jettiquet” is justified or obnoxious.
  • Larsa’s comment: “By the way, this is costing her $40,000 to go 20 minutes. … There’s a shred of truth to what she’s saying, but she’s on a power trip.” (17:33, Jenny)
• Ben argues it’s not generosity if it’s weaponized: “No, you don’t [do so much for people]. When you’re bragging about it and holding it over everybody’s heads and then telling everybody how much money it costs… I don’t want your scrotum plane.” (18:36)

4. Plane Etiquette (“Jettiquet”) and Dance Parties

• Stephanie attempts to establish “jettiquet”—to no one’s amusement.
  • Ben: “Everybody that has a jet should have rules. It’s called jettiquet, okay?” (24:12)
  • Jenny: “She’s trying to make jeticut happen. This is the second week in a row she’s pushed the jettiquette thing. It’s not going to happen.” (24:22)
• The cast distracts themselves with a dance party at 30,000 feet, underscoring the surreal frivolity.

5. Friendships, Factions, and Power Dynamics

• Notable tensions: Lisa celebrates her (official) divorce, Larsa downplays it, and Julia heaps forgiveness on her Marbella-skipping friends.
  • “Wow, you’re giving a hall pass to them for missing one of the biggest days of your life. That’s nice.” (29:19, Jenny)
• Marisol and Alexia bask in Sevilla café life, delighting in “cockies” (their word for cocktails), while giggling about avoiding the main group. (30:10–31:49)

6. Celebrity Cameos & Future Trips

• Flashback: Marisol FaceTimes Richard Branson, setting up an upcoming Virgin Voyages cruise.
  • Jenny: “Richard Branson is relegated to a flashback. This is like a major, like, celebrity, like cameo appearance on the show. … And they just are like, oh yeah…” (31:49)
• Marisol brags: “When you go on his planes, there’s no rules—and when you go on his boats, there’s no rules. You can smoke, you can poop, you can do whatever you want.” (34:50)

7. Word Mix-Ups and Lingering Misunderstandings

• Adriana’s “ratchet/wretched” drama: accent confusion or intentional slight?
  • Jenny: “They didn’t do a slo-mo, like, rewind at that moment of her saying it, because I’m pretty sure she said ratchet.” (42:02)
  • Ben: “She said ratchet. Sorry, I read it. That’s crazy because even now when she says that, she’s like ratchet. No, last time you said ratchet.” (42:09)
• Eventually, Kiki and Adriana resolve their drama in a surprisingly civil manner.

8. The Showdown in the Plaza

• The pièce de résistance: Stephanie confronts Alexia in Seville’s grand Plaza de España about who’s responsible for the private plane snub.
  • Stephanie: “Can you explain to me what happened yesterday?” (53:34)
  • Alexia: “I feel like Marisol should be here… She wanted to spend the day with me… That’s it.” (54:15)
• Arguments spiral (“You are weak!” “You belittle women!”) as the group argues in a swirl of shouting and cross-accusations.
  • Ben: “She’s my favorite kind of argument on Housewives. The classic, ‘You are! Nuh uh, you are!’” (55:38)
  • Jenny: “They’re all talking over each other… our poor note taker. I couldn’t even keep up watching it.” (60:33)

9. Comic Relief—Jesuses, Funerals, and Champagne

• Lisa’s quest for “great Poupon” and attempts at “rich people English” provide comic respite.
  • Lisa: “I feel like I want to be classier here, you know? Like, I want to hold the glass by the stem...” (35:38)
• The hosts highlight a random patio umbrella that looks like Jesus (65:07), and a literal funeral procession coinciding with the finale of the group fight:
  • Jenny: “Of course there’s, like, a giant funeral procession happening down the streets below. … I was like, of course.” (68:06)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Ben on fashion double standards:
  “To make fun of someone’s fashion when they’re so well put together – that really says what this… how good this show is, because it’s like, she looks great. … It’s just Miami standards, you know, that you’re judging.” [06:06]

• Marisol on Stephanie:
  “Between Adriana and Kiki and Stephanie’s whole mini Mussolini moment, I just can’t.” [11:11]

• Stephanie’s power move backfires:
  “She doesn’t have a private plane to hold against someone. So what is she gonna do? Let’s watch her stew.” [14:17]

• Jettiquette attempts:
  “Everybody that has a jet should have rules. It’s called jettiquet, okay?” [24:12, Ben]

  “She’s trying to make jeticut happen… not going to happen.” [24:22, Jenny]

• Ben on Stephanie’s ‘generosity’:
  “No, you don’t (do so much for people). When you’re bragging about it and holding it over everybody’s heads and then telling everybody how much money it costs… I don’t want your scrotum plane.” [18:36]

• Lisa on divorce:
  “Lenny filled out his Subway card. … and also, yesterday, I am officially divorced.” [27:46]

• Lisa still hyping Grey Poupon:
  “I feel like I want to be classier here, you know? … Do you have any great Poupon?” [35:38]

• Marisol (about Stephanie and Marisol’s split):
  “This is exactly what I go through with my sisters. And it’s really, really triggering… Oh, come on. … hilarious that you tried to pull this card.” [61:51]

• Ronnie on the quick escalation:
  “They’re all talking over each other so fast… when I was watching it, I was just laughing the whole time because you just hear little random snippets. But this is so good.” [60:40]

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 04:51 – Praise for Marbella luxury & the most scenic fight
• 09:44 – Alexia & Marisol boycott the plane, power struggle with Stephanie begins
• 13:21 – Stephanie has her power move blunted after being snubbed
• 17:33 – Larsa attempts to defend Stephanie; $40K jet flight debated
• 24:12 – Stephanie’s “jettiquet” rules get roasted
• 29:19 – Jenny calls out Julia’s selective forgiveness for absent friends
• 31:49/34:50 – Marisol FaceTimes Richard Branson, announces cruise
• 35:38 – Lisa’s endless Grey Poupon schtick
• 42:02 – “Ratchet” vs. “wretched” mixup explained and dissected
• 53:34 – Fiery Stephanie/Alexia fight in the plaza
• 60:33 – Hosts marvel at how fast and overlapping the group argument became
• 65:07 – Lisa mistakes a patio umbrella for Jesus, comic relief ensues
• 68:06 – Funeral procession becomes accidental fight meme

Tone & Final Thoughts

As always, Ben and Ronnie deliver their recap with biting humor, deep Bravo knowledge, and more than a little mock affection for the Housewives’ ridiculousness. The episode is a meditation on control, status anxiety, and shifting alliance—wrapped in high fashion, luxury travel, and hilariously petty disputes.

• Ronnie: “This is my favorite kind of argument on Housewives. The classic, ‘You are! Nuh uh, you are!’” [55:38]
• Jenny: “Every single time. It’s a good one. So good.” [69:32]

For fans and newcomers alike, this recap captures the episode’s blend of glamor and chaos, dissecting the social chess and emotional pitfalls of Miami’s most notorious gallery of frenemies.

Note: Timestamps (MM:SS) are provided as heard from the transcript for easy reference.