#2999 RHOM S7E15: Ships and Giggles

Summary

Watch What Crappens

Episode #2999 – RHOM S7E15: Ships and Giggles

Hosts: Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam
Date: September 15, 2025

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Episode Overview

This episode features Ben and Ronnie’s signature, irreverent deep-dive into The Real Housewives of Miami Season 7, Episode 15 (“Ships and Giggles”). The hosts recap the Housewives’ drama-filled Virgin Voyages cruise, riff on the cast’s friendships and feuds, and speculate on the bombshell impending at the reunion. The show is loaded with the duo’s zany impressions, quippy banter, and trademark affectionately savage humor for all things Bravo.

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Key Topics & Discussion Points

Reunion “Historic Moment” Speculation

• 00:58–04:28
  • The hosts are abuzz with online rumors about the upcoming reunion being "historic."
  • Ben thinks Stephanie might quit, referencing Reddit theories:

    “My guess was that Stephanie quits because she had some post after the reunion... but now that I’m watching it, I don’t think Stephanie’s gonna quit.” (Ben, 03:20)

  • Ronnie’s wild theory: Andy Cohen himself just up and leaves.

    “Maybe Andy is like, ‘You know what? I've had enough. We're done.’” (Ronnie, 03:45)

The Birthday Blues Cruise & 80s Aerobics

• 04:28–11:12
  • Housewives dress up for an aerobics class, channeling heavy ‘80s vibes, supported by hilarious editing with childhood photos and glam shots.
  • The Shake Weight segment devolves into sexual innuendo:

    “Why is the tip jangling? It’s like, because that’s what they’re supposed to do, Marisol.” (Ben as Marisol, 06:32)

  • Gertie’s over-the-top excitement for everything:

    "Look at this wig! It’s like flash dance. We’re gonna do flash dancer. Like, Gertie dance. That’s what I call it. Rebrand!" (Gertie/Ben, 07:07 & 07:21)

Friendship Rifts and Reconciliation Attempts

• 11:12–20:51
  • Gertie, Larsa, and Lisa are processing drama from group dinners and ongoing feuds; “Drop the details!” is their new mantra for moving past old grievances.

    “You know what? Larsa and Lisa both have to shut up and... just say, ‘I’m sorry.’ But if they start talking about the past, like, they’re just going to get into a fight again.” (Ronnie, 13:26)

  • Kiki has a memorable moment seeking “vitamin C” for her vagina, causing the group to erupt in giggles.
  • Larsa and Lisa have a teary, tentative peace-making, including IG “unfollow” drama and plenty of “like”s peppered throughout.

    “Like, that is... devious. That’s, like, diabolical. Like, such a brat.” (Lisa/Julia, 20:19)

Adriana’s Birthday and Age Anxiety

• 15:26–16:37, 23:19–27:25, 40:27–41:28
  • Adriana is in a funk about turning 59, with the hosts marveling at her agelessness.
  • Plans are hatched for an unwanted birthday surprise; resulting cake features a convoluted math equation spelling out her age, which the hosts roast mercilessly.

    “Who didn’t pick up the memo that she hates her birthday?... And now we’ve got a whole numerical system happening on the cake!” (Gertie/Ben, 41:04)

  • Adriana “flashes the bird” when she sees the cake, before being swept into the group’s Scarlet Night fun.

Spa Day Shenanigans

• 23:59–33:45
  • Housewives enjoy the cruise’s “redemption spa,” with Gertie declaring the organic mud suspect, and the whole group making raunchy jokes (mostly about Harvey Wallbangers and undulating shake weights).
  • Stephanie and Alexia hash out their issues privately.

    “For whatever reason, we’re always doing great. And then something happens, and in this case, the Sevilla trip.” (Ben, 30:16)
    “What happened from my point of view as someone who works in business with 80 men all around them... when I’d left that night at dinner, I was very upset...” (Ronnie, as Stephanie, 30:25)

Alliances, Sisterhood, and Franchise Lore

• 33:45–35:56
  • Stephanie and Alexia trade stories about feuding sisters, weaving in classic Housewives themes of hurt, loyalty, and unintentional shade.
  • The hosts laugh about how “Alexia did it first,” making her the “Simpsons of Housewives.” (Ronnie, 35:48)

The State of Everyone’s Sex Lives

• 38:01–41:04
  • Over dinner, Gertie prompts everyone to share how recently they “got laid.” Alexia boasts of sleeping with Todd two days before, leading to a round of defensive banter about “booty calls” and “walks of shame” (or lack thereof).

Down the Road: Life Beyond the Cruise

• 41:58–59:45
  • Julia returns home, tending to a goat in diapers. Lisa’s son Logan gets a haircut while Lenny’s new much-younger girlfriend is “singing on Instagram.”
  • Gertie starts solo therapy, reflecting on her childhood trauma of immigrating, isolation, and reinvention of her identity.

    “My name was Elisheba, and they couldn’t pronounce it... so now, you know, I’m Gertie.” (Gertie/Ben, 47:56–48:14)

  • Marisol and Alexia share a dinner, Brady Bunch-style, discussing Peter’s stoner tendencies and Todd/Alexia’s reunion.

Setting the Stage for Next Week

• 54:15–59:45
  • Stephanie meticulously preps for the Shoma Bazaar holiday party—complaining like a boss lady, rehearsing Adriana’s musical numbers (the “lobby of a Hyatt Place,” per Ben, 54:39).
  • Adriana and Stephanie share genuine appreciation, while uncovering Marisol’s true role as the group’s passive-aggressive puppet master.

    “Marisol is puppet master, but she needs a mouthpiece and a puppet.” (Ronnie, 58:21)

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Most Memorable Quotes and Moments

• On the reunion rumor mill:
  “Maybe Andy is like, ‘You know what? I’ve had enough.’ …and he just leaves himself. I can see that.”
  – Ronnie (03:45)

• On cornrows at a certain age:
  “Julia is like, ‘I am of a certain age and I will still do it as well.’ Okay, good for you.”
  – Ronnie (05:02)

• On Larsa’s reconstructed posterior:
  “There’s zero… That butt does not move at all. Whatever she got put in there is extremely firm.”
  – Ben (09:48)

• On birthday cake shade:
  “The cake says, 32 times 2 minus 5 equals 59… How is that supposed to make it any better?”
  – Ben (40:59)

• Gertie's revelation in therapy:
  “My name was Elisheba, and they couldn’t pronounce it. So automatically we have bullying with my name… and so I changed my name… to Gertie.”
  – Gertie (47:56–48:17)

• On Fort Lauderdale shade:
  “She looks like she’s going to a swingers party in Fort Lauderdale. ...Someone from Miami saying you look like you’re going to a party in Fort Lauderdale had to be one of the most withering things you can say.”
  – Ben (37:17)

• On Marisol’s role in the group:
  “She’s one of the shadiest on this show, I think. She comes on and acts all nice… and behind the scenes, she’s like, she went to lunch with Stephanie. Let’s make her pay.”
  – Ben (58:40)

• On Shoma Bazaar party-prep chaos:
  “Why is this like, the lobby of a Hyatt Place? I just don’t understand this space.”
  – Ben (54:39)

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Notable Segments (Timestamps)

• 00:58–04:28: Reunion speculation & wild theories
• 04:28–11:12: Aerobics class, 80s flashbacks, and Shake Weight jokes
• 11:12–20:51: Friendship fallout and peace attempt between Lisa and Larsa (IG unfollow saga)
• 23:59–27:25: Spa day antics (mud baths, drink names, and bits)
• 30:16–35:56: Stephanie & Alexia’s one-on-one: sister comparisons, “alpha” clashes
• 41:28–41:58: Epic clapback at the “math” birthday cake
• 44:03–48:33: Gertie’s solo therapy session detailing childhood trauma and reinvention
• 54:15–59:45: Shoma Bazaar party preparations, the puppet master reveal, and future showdowns foreshadowed

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Final Thoughts & Tone

Ben and Ronnie blend affectionate mockery with insightful commentary, thriving on the absurdities of Real Housewives drama. Their humor—both sharp and silly—treats cast foibles like loving family gossip, and their knack for impersonations, quips, and Bravo-lore makes this recap both engaging and accessible.

Fans who missed the episode or want a play-by-play will find this recap hits all the major drama points, friendship shifts, and classic Housewives shadiness, with Ben and Ronnie’s biting wit as the cherry on top.

Transcript

[Ronnie]

Who cares what happens when there's so much what happens? Who cares what happens when there's so much that crappens?

[Ben]

Well, hello and welcome to Watch what Crappens, everybody. I'm Ronnie and that's Ben. Hi, Ben.

[Ronnie]

Hi. This special episode of Watch what Crapp Ins is brought to you by Virgin Voyages.

[Ben]

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[Ronnie]

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[Ben]

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[Ronnie]

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[Ben]

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[Ronnie]

When I take my first Virgin Voyages cruise, I will tell you this right now, based off of watching this episode that we're just about to recap. I am going straight to that spa. That spa looked amazing. And I will not be like, Kiki. I will take my sweet, sweet time. I'm going to walk through every single ounce of that spa. It looked amazing. I've become a real spa person, and that had my name written all over it.

[Ben]

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[Ronnie]

I mean, come on. If it's good enough for the housewives, who isn't it good enough for?

[Ben]

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[Ronnie]

Honestly. Wow. Welcome, welcome, welcome. Ronnie, how are you doing today?

[Ben]

Great. You know, I love a Monday.

[Ronnie]

I love a Monday, too. Also, I have to say I had a real rush when this episode ended of Miami, because I thought for sure with all the talk about this Christmas party at the Shoma Bazaar, I was like, okay, I'm ready for it. For them to say next week on the season finale. But they didn't say it. I was like, oh, we still have another episode. I don't know how long this season is, but I was actually a little shocked that the season finale was not announced for next week.

[Ben]

Yeah, nice. Get more. More Miami in our lives. Never hurt anybody, that's for sure.

[Ronnie]

Yeah.

[Ben]

And actually want to get to the reunion, though, because I want to know what this big, historic moment. The reunion is. It's going to be stupid. Can you tell me more about this stupid?

[Ronnie]

What have. What have you heard so far?

[Ben]

Because I heard that Kiki did an interview, and she was saying, oh, the. The reunion. Something huge happens. It's never happened. A huge bomb has dropped. It's going to be crazy. And everybody's like, oh, my God.

[Julia]

Yeah, the reunion's nuts.

[Ben]

And no one's going to believe it's historic. The first time this has ever happened at a reunion. So people are trying to figure out what it is. My guess was that Stephanie quits because she had some post after the reunion that, I don't know, seemed like that, but it's not really my idea. I, like, saw something like that on Reddit and was like, maybe that's what happened. But I don't know, because now that I'm watching it, I don't think Stephanie's gonna quit.

[Ronnie]

No. Maybe Andy is like, you know what? I've had enough. We're done. We're ending the reunion right now. And he just leaves himself. I can see that.

[Ben]

It's like, I'm out of here. He just drops the mic.

[Ronnie]

I'm out, you guys.

[Ben]

Yeah, I don't know.

[Ronnie]

I mean, Miami. Miami reunions have been rough for him ever since the very first one. I will never forget that first one when they had them lined up in the clubhouse, and those women were like, we're gonna get a season two. And they squabbled, and it was mainly Adriana, and it was. It was such a pile on. It was crazy. And they've been doing it ever since. The Miami are. They require a certain amount of patience as a host. So I'm gonna say my. I'm gonna predict that Andy finally says, you know what? We're ending this reunion early. Nothing left to say.

[Ben]

I'm out of here. I'm a dad now. Okay, so episode 15 of season 7, Birthdays Blues Cruise. So Kiki meets with Julia, and they. Julia's, I don't know, getting crazy hair done, and Kiki's like, oh, my God. I party so hard. Who's coming to this? All of us.

[Julia]

She's like, oh, some girls. We have workout today.

[Ben]

Aerobics. Yes, there's aerobics day for some girls.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, it's be like a 70s idiot thing. I just want to point out that Julia winds up getting essentially, like, partial cornrows, which is like, what every girl in my middle school would do. And if they, like, went down to the Caribbean for spring break, As I come back with the cornrows and Julia is like, I am of a certain age and I will still do it as well. Okay, good for you.

[Ben]

And then we go to Larsa with Stephanie, and they're dressed in their 80s leg warmers outfits. They're doing derobics today, you guys. So they go check it out, and it's this big crazy, like, dance room. Like a party room? Not a party room, but like a club, you know, like an E club. Yeah, yeah.

[Julia]

And it's the.

[Ben]

It's VHS aerobics, okay? And so a guy comes in, he's like, we are doing aerobics today. Queen's icons.

[Gertie]

Yes.

[Ronnie]

Yes.

[Gertie]

Queen, yes. That ball change bad.

[Ronnie]

Oh, my God, look at this. They got shake weights. I mean, imagine. This reminds me of Steve. This reminds me. This reminds me of Steve when he sees a bird out the window.

[Ben]

Wow.

[Ronnie]

He just starts pulsing like this. He's a crazy guy, right? Anyone want a cocky. Anyone?

[Ben]

I mean, what even are these things? They look perverse. What? What are you saying? They look like a penis or something? No, they look like weights. Penises aren't perverse. Working out as. So Lars is like, oh, my God.

[Julia]

You could, like, this look like, like, look. Shake it like. Like. Oh, my God. Can someone film this?

[Ben]

I need it for content.

[Ronnie]

It's like a Shake Weight shaking.

[Ben]

Like.

[Ronnie]

Oh, my God. But why is the tip jangling? It's like, because that's what they're supposed to do, Marisol. Okay, well, I'm leading aerobics today whether I like it or not. I don't want Dick to get mad at me if I lead a bad aerobics class. Am I right? Dick? Remember Richard Branson? We call him Dick because it's like, dick. Here's my thing. I like to say the word Dick a lot. But then when I see something that's actually undulating, I'm like, oh, my God, this is perverted. I don'. Know. So am I. I'm a prude or am I sassy? I can't tell.

[Ben]

And then Gertie comes in, way too excited, as usual.

[Gertie]

She's like, oh, my God, look at this. This is aerobics. We're going to do aerobics today. This is crazy. This is absolutely nuts. Look at my wig. Look at this wig. It's like flash dance. We're going to do flash dancer. Like, Gertie dance. That's what I call it.

[Ben]

Gertie Dance.

[Gertie]

Rebrand. Rebrand. Let's do it.

[Ronnie]

Dj, give me a beat. Oh, so they're all dancing, they're doing all this. And then it's like we get like, some bits of, like, the 80s. What do we think about the 80s? And it's funny because they. Everyone's reminiscing about the 80s and we are seeing all of them with photos from the 80s. You know, Gertie, we see Curtis photos from the 80s, which are so cute. And I just love that everyone gives a photo from the 80s, except for Marisol. Marisol is just like a picture of her from, like, 10 years ago, but at an 80s party.

[Ben]

No, I was gonna say Marisol's always looked like.

[Ronnie]

I think it was 80s.

[Ben]

It could have been.

[Ronnie]

I felt like it was just her dressed up for the 80s. I don't think it was actually Marisol in the 80s. No.

[Ben]

I was wondering about that picture. And Alexi is like, oh, in the 80s, Miami was caliente. I was dating a cocaine cowboy and I didn't even know that he was a cocaine cowboy. It was crazy. Oh, okay.

[Ronnie]

Ladies are crazy.

[Ben]

I had no idea.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, that's crazy. And also then for Larsa, we don't even see a picture of Larson, so we see a picture of Jon Bon Jovi because she's like, I'm not going to show you a picture of my old face. Like, so you have to look at Jon Bon Jovi instead. I was, like, obsessed with Jon Bon Jovi. Like, they're like, well, that doesn't seem like your type, Larsa. And she's like, yeah, he's definitely my type. Back then, like, yeah, Lars. Yeah, I don't believe it, but Larsa seems to be dating a new man. I saw her holding hands with a guy and then I looked him up and he went to Columbia University. And I just was like. I just was a mat. Trying to imagine what those conversations are like. I just can't imagine Larsa and this guy having.

[Ben]

Who is it?

[Ronnie]

He's like a guy who. I think he's. He's like a basketball player, but I don't think he's in the NBA. But he's just some guy. It's like John something or another.

[Ben]

I'm looking Larsa's boyfriend, Lars's boyfriend, former pro basketball player Jeff Kobe.

[Ronnie]

Jeff Kobe. I'm like, John something. Another Jon Bon Jovi. His name is Jon Bon Jovi, if you've ever seen him before.

[Ben]

Yeah, like, I'm really into him. Like, so then. Sorry, now I'm looking at. Now I'm looking at stupid Jeff Kobe. Okay, so then we get to Mary Soul. And she's like, yeah, I believed it. Believe it or not, in the 80s, I worked out. I was a teenager, but I was always in the back because I didn't want anyone watching me.

[Ronnie]

Like.

[Ben]

You know. So then Lars is twerking, and there's no movement in that, but which is really funny. She's like, there's zero. That butt does not move at all. Whatever she got put in there is extremely firm.

[Ronnie]

It looked not unlike on Below Deck when they got too close to another boat and they have to drop a fender off the side. I was like, oh. So then we heard just, like, more, like 80s music and stuff. And Stephanie's like, in the 80s. I was like, four. I was like, in diapers. Massoud. He was in college. That's funny, right? We all care about that. Everyone loves Massoud humor. Right? We all care about Masood. Let's go to Shama Bazaar. Gross.

[Ben]

So then the instructor's like, okay, see, you all sailors.

[Julia]

You did it.

[Ben]

Even the heaving hag in the back. Hey, wait a minute. So he jump kicks as you do. And Marisol's like, all right. Lanny's. Excellent work. Wow. Everybody did. Moyu and I loved it.

[Gertie]

Oh, that's why I love the 80s. The 80s was the best time, man. God, who didn't love the 80s?

[Ben]

I'm, like, raising my hand like gay people. Thanks.

[Ronnie]

Personally, you did okay. Well, I mean, I was a closeted young child of the 80s, so it was a little bit of a different experience for me, but okay, I'll just move on from that.

[Ben]

So Gertie is like, I'll make it all dark.

[Ronnie]

I know. I was like, my guys, the 80s.

[Ben]

Was the darkest time in history. So they're talking about dinner. Larsa and Lisa met or, you know, they had the two separate groups of dinner. So Lars's was good, and Gertie's like, yep.

[Gertie]

We were reflecting on things within the group, obviously, and you and Lisa and I think that's a step forward. You know, the way that we talked about it is a step forward, even though you didn't talk about it. But we talked about it, which felt like a good step. It was a good step.

[Ben]

I had a good time.

[Gertie]

Guess what, everybody? I've made up with Larsa and Lisa.

[Ronnie]

Well, how are you feeling about that situation, Pips? Because we talked about it too, with her.

[Julia]

Like. Like, what did she say?

[Ronnie]

Like, well, I'll be. I was gonna be honest with her and told her, like, how much longer? Like, we're gonna do this? Okay. Because it's getting boring. Okay? We have to have season finale coming up. We need to wrap this up. It's getting stupid, okay? And you know, you know, it's kind of way, way too long. It's way too long, too much. You know, the thing that I hate the most are storylines that go on too long.

[Julia]

Oh.

[Ben]

All right. Can you do this, Larsa? Because I feel like your wheels are spinning. I can. Just looking at you, it's like waiting for an old timey elevator. I'm just watching a needle pass. Random number. Are you here? Are you here? It's like a spinning beach ball when my Mac is about to shut down. Are you here? Are you here?

[Ronnie]

To be fair, your. Your face does look like a Toyota hubcap these days, so it's not hard to see the wheel. But, you know, say, please explain yourself, Larsa.

[Ben]

No, no, no.

[Julia]

But, like, like, I feel like xyz. Like, I feel like, like I've been there. But like, I'm saying, like, she really isn't a responsive friend. You know, like, she's not responsive. I'm like, hello. Like, I'm checking for, like, breath under her nose to make sure she's even breathing because, like, she doesn't respond.

[Ronnie]

All right, we're going back to details again. Pips, like, no details. Okay. Who cares about details? If we cared about details, well, then I'm sure Steve would. I don't know. I don't know what I'm trying to say. I was trying to form a joke there, but sometimes you just reach out and there's just nothing there. Okay, details. We don't like details.

[Ben]

I'm friends with both of you and I really believe that, like, both of you want to fix this. I do. Even though both of you are like, I hate that. And, like, I think, like, you really, like, want to fix it. I get it. I do, I do.

[Ronnie]

You know what? Larson, Lisa, both have to shut up and, like, not talk about the past anymore. They just have to say, you know what? I'm sorry. I was not so. I'm so sorry. I heard you. I want to fix this. But if they start talking about the past, like, they're just going to get into a fight again.

[Ben]

You know, I just worry that you're not going to be able to help yourselves. I mean, drop the details. Am I right? Right, Gertie? She's like, yep, yep.

[Ronnie]

That gets a big Gertie nut. Totally big gurgy knot.

[Ben]

So then on the outside, Kiki and Julia are lounging and Kiki's like, oh, my God, my vagina needs some vitamin C.

[Ronnie]

So she just spreads her legs out, and Stephanie's like, oh, my God. Howdy. That's a nice pose. That's what you call banter with new girlfriends.

[Ben]

I'm learning my vagina need the light, so I'm giving it the light right now. So they're all saying hello and stuff, and Stephanie's like, oh, waiter person, Is that a mimosa? Okay, so is that fresh squeezed? Yeah, because I'm allergic to the ones that are not. I break into hives, and I go, like, must be fresh squeezed. No one. You are not. Shut up.

[Ronnie]

The only people breaking out into hives are any. Any. Any server who has to serve you.

[Ben]

Stephanie, girl, they not have time for this. They've got thousands of people to serve, ma'. Am. So the server just nods at her. She goes, awesome. Thank you, great God. I'm not gonna have to have a poor person version of a mimosa. Thank the Lord.

[Ronnie]

Although we call them misham shoma says seeks with the shoma in there. Anyone.

[Ben]

So now they're deciding that they need to do something for Adriana's birthday, even though she doesn't want it. And Julie is like, well, I talked.

[Julia]

To her about birthday. She doesn't want to celebrate.

[Ben]

And then Gertie and Adriana come over.

[Gertie]

And Gertie's like, oh, my God, this is so nice. Look at this Stephanie. What are you, Nautical Stephanie? Now this is nautical Stephanie. I love nautical Steph. Crazy times.

[Ronnie]

Everyone's like, are we still doing the nautical Stephanie thing by everyone? I see the audience says that. So Adriana sits down. She's like, ah, I'm sitting down. Old, sad.

[Julia]

Old sad.

[Ronnie]

Sitting down. Like, okay, she's all. She's very, very down in the dumps. Although, you know what was shocking? What we find out later on, which I didn't realize that adriana is turning 59. And, like, holy smokes, that. I mean, if I could ever. If I could age as well as Adriana's aging, I would be a happy person. That she. She looks fantastic.

[Ben]

Well, that's why it's confusing, because, you know, I get the whole aging thing, especially for a beautiful woman, you know? Like, I get it. I totally do. But I'm also watching it, like, you're stunningly gorgeous, and I can only feel so bad for you because you still have, like, ultimate pretty privilege. Like, I'm sitting over here, like, playing with my muffin top, like, staring at you cry about. I can't. I can't with you. Get over it. You're gorgeous. Stop it. So the Marisol comes over and saying, oh.

[Julia]

Oh, how was the workout?

[Gertie]

Oh, it was so fun. Alexia didn't even recognize me. It's crazy.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, well, you know, Gertie's got rhythm. You know what? She doesn't have a nickname for me. I've given a nickname to everyone except for Gertie. So let's chew on that for a second. I'm still workshopping it. How would I call her Rhythm? She's got rhythm. So rhythm. Hey, Riddy. Really going to catch on anyone? Really? No.

[Ben]

Skyrid, I think that's a disease. Not going to call her that. So then we go to Lisa, Lisa, Lisa. While everyone else is cheering, but Lisa is sitting by herself and texting on her phone, and she's like, hey, Liza, can you meet me by the Bard? We should talk.

[Ronnie]

You know where Lars is. You have, like. You know, you have, like, an air tag on or normally. And Stephanie's like, well, I mean, last I heard, she was talking to Lisa. My God. Should we check to see if anybody's floating overboard?

[Ben]

Oh, my God, Can Larsa even swim? Oh, God. Larsa floats. Are you kidding me? Lars? I won't flow.

[Ronnie]

Adriana chuckles in the side. She's like, okay, I have to laugh at that.

[Ben]

So they get their drinks, and so Lars and Lisa. So they get drinks, and Lisa's got a bunch of drinks, and she's like.

[Julia]

Wait, like, these are all, like, yours, like.

[Ben]

Well, I wanted to detox and retox, so I got a green smoothie and then some wine. So what do you want for me?

[Ronnie]

Oh, my God. I don't know why I'm so nervous right now. I'm so nervous. Don't be nervous. Like, relax. Like, I'm not nervous. I just had a. I don't know why I'm nervous, but I want to let you know I'm not nervous, but I'm nervous. I just had anxiety. Okay. You know, I don't want this. I think it's terrible. I think it's gone too far, and I don't want to get to a point where there's absolutely no coming back. Okay.

[Julia]

But, like, same.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, Well, I. I just. I think we gotta stop, though. Gotta stop.

[Julia]

Okay. Okay. Like, I know, like, you were going through, like, a lot, like, and I feel like you said, like, things to me like that. Like, we're like. I don't know, like, that, like, they, like, hurt me to my, like, bone. Like. Like, honestly, like. And, like, I don't want to, like, go through all of it. Like, but, like, I think you saying that, you know, the paparazzi that I hired, like, that was, like, really crazy. Because, like, I didn't, like, hire, like, paparazzi. That was, like, really crazy.

[Ben]

So then we see three hours earlier to move on. We just can't go back to talk about these things. Okay, you're sure you're not going to talk about the things?

[Julia]

Okay.

[Ben]

Okay, let's go to three hours ahead.

[Julia]

But, like, I'm talking about, like, the things. Like.

[Ronnie]

So then they have this moment where, like, like, Larsa takes off her sunglasses, and then Lisa takes off her sunglass. They're like, they're gonna look at each other eye to eye. This is like, how many times have we tried? We've been over this, over, over all the entire world talking about this, trying to fix this. Literally the entire world. And we see Milan and Sevilla and Miami all the time. They've talked about this. And then we. We come back here to the boat, and Lisa is like, look, I think for us to get so angry, it's because there are a lot of feelings there. I don't want to ever say Jody's name again. But, like, we know we. You know, we come as a pair. We've been together for a while now, and I don't want you two to have a thing when we're all together. I hate it. All right. It makes him so stressed. He almost opened his jaw.

[Julia]

Yeah, like, me too. Like, and, like, I don't want to make you sad, like, because that's not my, like, int. You know? And, like, I feel like we've been friends for so long, and we've, like, had so many, like, good times.

[Ben]

Like, oh, my God, I'm crying. I'm crying.

[Julia]

I'm sorry, but, like, I don't want you to cry.

[Ben]

Like, so now they hug, and they decide they're friends again.

[Julia]

Okay, I'm like, I'm sorry to talk, like, about your boyfriend, but, like, I'll never, like, talk about him again. Okay.

[Ben]

Like, okay. I also want to apologize because I unfollowed you so I'll go back on here and refuse you unfollowed me.

[Julia]

Like, that is, like, devious. That's, like, diabolical. Like, such a pratt. Like.

[Ronnie]

Like, just so you know, like, that was, like, Bradish. You're such a pratt. Oh, my God. Thank you so much. Like, that is honestly, like, what I've always aspired to be. Not like the doll. I mean, like, a brat. Oh. Oh, yeah. Well, sorry, I'm following you now.

[Julia]

Yeah, but, like, if I knew that you weren't, like, following me, like, I would have taken, like, all your photos off, too. Like, and then, like, I've got, like, a lot of photos, if you like, so I, like, that would have been a lot of photos.

[Ben]

Get so funny. So now we go back to everybody else. And, girls, I rented out the spa. The entire spa. You can have whatever you want, son. Dick. All right.

[Ronnie]

Oh, guys, girls, Larsa just wrote back to my Shoma Bazaar phone. Okay, guys. Okay. Ready? It was like, she goes, I made up with Lisa. I'm on the deck. Oh, wow. Wow. Congratulations. It finally happened.

[Ben]

My God.

[Ronnie]

Thank you, baby Jesus. So now we can all have dinner together tonight. I like it. This is good. You know, I'm gonna wear a red tonight because it's a scarlet night, girls.

[Ben]

Okay, well, now, maybe that we need now. Now that everyone's getting up, maybe we need to touch base with Stephanie's situation. And you, Alexia, maybe you could fight. Oh, well, I feel like I always get blamed for everything. And it was really more Marisol that was so adamant about me not going, and you just let her off the hook. And Marisol's like, wait a minute. Right here. I'm sitting literally right here.

[Ronnie]

I'm shaking with this accusation. Oh, wait, it's just one of those weights from the aerobics earlier. God, this thing is like a penis.

[Ben]

Absolutely shaking. Hold on. I'm better. Okay? I'm better. It really hurt me. Stephanie. Okay. And she's like, well, I was hurt, too, and I think we should talk about it by ourselves. So she's like me and Alexi about heads, because we're both alphas.

[Ronnie]

Listen, and for everyone to make up, we all come together. We're removing. I'm going to remove one piece of clothing for everyone who makes up. And Julia's like, oh, you're going to be naked pretty soon.

[Ben]

I don't want to see your tits anymore, man. God, bro, I've had enough titties. Oh, my God. You know, my tits are the best tits you've seen. They're great, but I've seen enough of them. Show me your deck. I'm already showing you mine. We're on his boat right now. Hi. Dang. Hey, is Dink connected to any of these cameras here? Like the guy who owns all the Cheesecake Factory? You know, you're the guy who owns the Cheesecake Factory. Stares at those cameras in his underwear all day. Is that crazy? Hi, Dick. You and your tiny whinys.

[Ronnie]

Excuse me. Excuse me. I'm going to go to the bathroom. Does anyone have a walker for the old lady? So Adriana, she just sadly leaves to go to the bathroom. And Julie's like, guys, since Adriana stepped out, maybe that's a moment we can.

[Ben]

Talk about her birthday.

[Ronnie]

What are we going to do tonight? Should we make a cake that has her name written out in big letters and says all the old face over here and has an arrow pointing to her? Can we do that?

[Ben]

Sure. We can get her a cake hopefully made with cyanide or something like that. Just remember yesterday, she said nothing for birthday.

[Gertie]

Well, we have to do it. Whether she says she wants to or not, we're going to do it. I love it. I love it. I love cakes. I love birthdays. I love Adriana.

[Ben]

We're going to do it all. It's going to be crazy.

[Gertie]

The people. People are going to be like, what, did that lady have a birthday and get a cake? Wow, that's nuts. That's nuts.

[Ronnie]

Should we get her an Ovaltine flavored one? What do you guys think? Geral?

[Ben]

Let's go to the spa. So Marisol and Alexi arrive, and it's the redemption spa. Okay. Only sinners around in here.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. Seiko and this really very large spa. And they're all like, doing spa stuff and everything. It's like mud. Like, it's organic mud. And everyone's. Everyone's relaxing, etc.

[Ben]

What is non organic mud? Is there non organic mud or mud is organic? Isn't it dirt and water? Like, what the fuck? Can I get some fake mud? Sure.

[Ronnie]

There's some non organic mud around here. So then they're gonna get some. Some. A beverage. And Marisol's like, well, you know, a similar drink to a screwdriver that you would like. You know what you should get? You guys should get a Harvey Wallbanger, which then leads to like a five minute bit about, like, who can say Wallbanger? Wall Banger.

[Ben]

Wallbanger.

[Ronnie]

I will say there was one time I went.

[Ben]

Oh, do you think one time I.

[Ronnie]

Went to a restaurant and I. I was like, hi, reservation under Mandelcar. They go wall banger. I was like, no. And I. I thought that was like the funniest thing in the world when it happened. I was like, they thought my name was Wallbanger. Little did I realize I was setting up lore to tell on a real house. House of Miami. Recap. God life. Look what the does.

[Ben]

Oh, the directions. Live can take you and it was a real wall banger.

[Julia]

Wa.

[Ronnie]

Really enjoy a Harvey wall banger, but you have to have a very specific. I think you have to have Galliano to have. Make a good wall banger. And who wants to have a Galliano around?

[Ben]

So the other girls come and Kiki is like, oh, my God, I'm going into this tub. I'm going in. And it's 100 degree tub. And so she's sitting in there. And then Stephanie comes. Oh, look, it's Mighty Mouse. Hi, Mighty Mouse. Hey, Mousey. Mighty Mouse trying it on.

[Ronnie]

Mouse.

[Ben]

Mighty Mouse.

[Ronnie]

Mighty Mouse. Come on, Mighty. Hey, Mighty. Mighty's here, girls. Look at Mighty. She's here. Mighty. Mighty Mouse.

[Ben]

So then Kiki goes from the hot tub into the cold tab. Oh, my God, she's so brave, let me tell you. That's crazy going from the hot to the cold like that. Oh, my God, what is she even doing over there? So Adriana comes, She's like, hello, ladies, it's me.

[Ronnie]

Her pouting is so hilarious this episode.

[Ben]

But also, I read that this happened right after Bravo Fat. Not. Not Bravo Con, obviously, but like Fan Fest. You know how they have those Fan Fest things and all the cast went. And then they went straight from that to this. So I'm wondering if something happened at Fan Fest that upset her.

[Ronnie]

Maybe. Maybe she had just found out that she won't be a full time cast member or something. That's all I was.

[Ben]

Actually, we've got a new announcement at Fanfest. We're dumping Adriana. It's like, wait a minute. But yeah, I wonder if she got, like, asked a nasty question or if they got into a fight there that she can't talk about because it's weird. What did you do out there, listener who was at Fan Fest? You did something. What did you do? Come tell us in the comments.

[Ronnie]

It was the read somehow. So they're so. She's. She's moping around, you know. And then Larsa and Lisa walk in holding hands. They're like, oh, wow. Well, the band's all back together. We got our two dumb, dumb lead singers here too. They're all hugging and Lars is like.

[Julia]

I feel so much better.

[Ronnie]

Like, like, oh, is it. It's like a heavy weight that's got. What did you call me? Ah, sorry, I won't leave. Let me rephrase that.

[Ben]

Hey, just get a cocky step right over to Marisol's bar, pimps. Oh, God, it's beautiful. It's like a bride and groom walking in after their wedding. My heart Is melting. My heart melted a long time ago. Who are we kidding? My face is still on. That's really all I ask for. So now Alexia and Stephanie are gonna go to the mudroom together for a talk.

[Ronnie]

Yes.

[Ben]

And meanwhile, Julia is massaging Marisol and Larzo's feet.

[Ronnie]

And Julia's like, oh, I cannot believe I am massaging the most famous feet in America. And after this, I go home and I massage the most famous hoof in America. Got off.

[Ben]

And we see a flashback of Larsa.

[Julia]

Saying there's this, like, guy who, like, was a correctional officer in Minnesota, and he was like, oh, like, there was, like, this fight in prison, like, and I felt so bad, like, that he, like, had such, like, a hard day, like, at work, like, that I started, like, sending him a whole video. And yeah, I paid my mortgage. So, like. Yeah.

[Ronnie]

Oh, God, not the toe squeeze. Oh, it's like little kittens licking my toes. Oh, I love it so much. Which then made me think of Serial mom with that dog looking at ladies feet while she was watching Annie. So then Kiki, they're just talking about this. So now Gertie is Adriana sister Gertie. Gertie's like, oh, my God, I feel like I haven't had a spa day like this in so long. Like, just to relax, you know? And one thing that we love to talk about when. When we are relaxing at a spa is going to therapy. God, couples therapy. I'm doing so much of it now I gotta do my own therapy because I got trauma, trauma, I tell you. Are you relaxing yet, Adrian? Are you relaxing yet? Therapy. Trauma, trauma, trauma, trauma.

[Ben]

Well, it's depression, but it's kind of like, relax.

[Gertie]

Good, good. I'm going to therapy.

[Ben]

Oh, well, I'm glad I sat by you. So then Gertie tells us that she's learned through therapy with Russell that she probably needs to go to solo therapy and work through a lot of her stuff. And so then the man scared to do it. But now let's go to the main event in the mud room. So Alexia comes in to Stephanie rubbing mud all over herself. Is that organic mud? I hope so.

[Ronnie]

Okay, Alexia does not have her microphone on, which I'll never forgive her for, because the entire scene she sounds like this. Oh, well, you know, Peter, you know, what I heard about Marisol is almost like, oh, my God, put your microphone on Alexia. So Stephanie's like, I can't believe we're the ones that decide to do this. I guess we are someone alike. We're both Alphas, right? Yeah, I guess we'll do. You know, I'm glad that we get this time alone from the group, from everyone's opinions, because, like, a lot of opinions, and we're alphas. Right, right, right. Yeah.

[Ben]

For whatever reason, like, we're always doing great. And then, like, something happens, and in this case, the Sevilla trip. You really hurt me because I wasn't expecting that. I wasn't expecting it.

[Ronnie]

Well, I'm really glad that you were really glad that we're talking about this, because what happened from my point of view as someone who works in business with 80 men all around them all the time, when I'd left that night at dinner, I was very upset and I got in the car and the first thing I thought was, oh, I thought it'd be Larsa who'd be coming to me, but it was Alexia, Marisol, who came with me. And I was like, oh, because they're my friends. I saw you as my friends. Okay. And then we have a flashback of me thinking you were friends, but then you showed me with actions that you were going to my safe space. And I get up, you're going to be a safe space, like the Shoma Bazaar. And I hear you're not coming on the bus. And I'm like, you're not the show. I'm a bizarre. After all, this is actually just bizarre. And Julie gets up and says, they're not coming because you have too many rules and they feel like you're going to leave them stranded. And on top of that, they think you're very bossy.

[Ben]

Oh, well, we do think you're bossy. Yeah, that's true.

[Ronnie]

I love Alexia does that all the time. Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, we do think that.

[Ben]

Well, Stephanie thinks if she confronts people and says, like, it hurts my feelings, that they're going to be like, no, no, we don't think that. No, no, your stuff about the plane was totally normal. The fact is bossy. And you were an. About that plane. And I love that both Alexia and Marisol are like, no, like, yeah, we. You are bossy. So Stephanie just looks at her like, oh. And she goes, well, look, I was scared that we would go on the plane and then something would happen, you know, because, like, the thing is, we never know, you know, like, we're good and then we're not good. And so that was kind of like my thing, you know? And then Marisol had way more other things, you know, like a lot of things. Like a whole bag of things about it. But, you know, like, you had lunch with Adriana, and that really bothered Mary, so she didn't like that. So that's what this is really about. Because I was like, wow, what? Way to stab your friend in the back. What the hell? That's crazy and amazing to see. I loved it. Yeah.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. You know what? Larsa introduced me to the group. However, I wanted to get to know the girls. I wanted to get to know Adriana myself. And I'm sad that Marisol felt a certain way about me going to lunch with Adriana. Okay. If there's a problem with me getting along with somebody just because you don't get, like, to get along with them, is that a problem? Because, like, I feel like maybe, like, she's the one that has more of a problem with me. And I thought it was you all.

[Ben]

This time, but Alexi and Marisol are famous on this show for drawing those lines in the sand where they're like, nope, sides. Here are the sides, you know? And if you're not on this side, then go inside. Then go back inside to the horrible, horrible text on the screen, you know? So Stephanie's like, oh, you know, I felt like she's the one that has a problem with me now. Like, I thought it was you. She's, oh, like Marisol and. I mean, like, we're two different people, you know? But just so you know, like, I'm the one that has a bigger mouth, you know? So I'll say it. But, like, she always thinks like me, if not even more like me. Like, she thinks so much like me. She was thinking things I wasn't even thinking, you know?

[Ronnie]

What I'm trying to say is, if I say something, she always has my back, and if she says something, I have her back. But we'll throw her under the bus because I can do that because I'm a man. A main cast member and star, and she's friend of.

[Ben]

So, yeah, like, I don't have to do that in the. In the mud room, you know? And I'm all about the truth, you know, like, whether it's truth, like somebody else's truth, I'll say it. So then back in the other room, Marisol's like, guys, I'm so nervous that Stephanie and Alexi are trapped in a soundproof room and we can't hear yelling. I mean, what are we supposed to. How am I supposed to hold this against somebody if I don't know what they're saying?

[Ronnie]

I need a real wall banger to knock down that wall so we can hear something. Am I right, Alexis? Yeah.

[Ben]

Sorry.

[Ronnie]

Go back to the mud room. I was gonna say, Alexa just says that Marisol does not like confrontation at all, so this is not surprising.

[Ben]

So she's like, I woke up that day, and Stephanie and I wanted to go, and I was like, marisol, you know, please, let's go. Like, I don't want to do this.

[Ronnie]

It's always the ones you least expect.

[Ben]

Yeah, I don't want to do this. You know, I didn't feel good about myself because, like, I don't like to hurt people, you know? I'm so sorry I hurt you, but it was Marisol who did it.

[Ronnie]

Oh, you're okay. I know. I keep. It's great. I love it. I love to just, like, Marisol is, like, such a punching bag because she has to grin and take it. She's a friend of. If she ever wants to advance on this show, she just has to play along. So Stephanie goes, okay, I'm gonna keep on saying this, and I know it's. And it's a positive, although. But it's not. It's not a negative. But it sounds like a negative, but, like, it's a positive. Like, you actually remind me of my sister. But at the same time, I feel like my sisters don't even realize. Like, they don't. They truly don't even realize how much they hurt me. And I'm like, does Alex even know that she's hurting me unintentionally? Like, my sisters such. They are like two C words. Like, two C words on top of each other. Like, if you put them back to back, it would make an O, because there two Cs together. Like, they're really, like, the worst people in the world. But really, take it positively, okay, because you remind me. Exactly. Both of them together.

[Ben]

Well, I can relate to you about the. About your heart. Because, like, I have the same situation with my sister.

[Ronnie]

I do.

[Ben]

Ever since my mom died, I got like.

[Gertie]

Like, I talked to her now, but, like, for two years, we didn't talk.

[Ronnie]

Any result?

[Ben]

Like, oh, my God, your sisters hate you. Yeah, they hate me so much. Oh, my God. So we're like sisters. So why don't you be the sister that hates me and be the sister that hates you? Okay, so we can still hate each other. Yeah, like sisters. Oh, my God. This makes me feel so much better.

[Ronnie]

So now I know why Alexia doesn't like Stephanie. This is gonna be Alexia's storyline. I have a sister who doesn't like me, so Stephanie's like, you know, I Don't talk to my sisters. Yeah, so, yeah, we. I didn't even realize this, or I had forgotten that she had a sister, but apparently they just. Alexia doesn't talk to her sister either.

[Ben]

Which now, now they're bonded over sisters that hate them, which is so fucking funny to me.

[Ronnie]

Me. Alexia really is the Simpsons of Housewives. Like, it's like Alexia did it first. It always happened to Alexia first.

[Ben]

Yeah. So now Julia, Larsa and Stephanie are, are walking together and they run into Lisa and she's taking selfies in the hallway, of course. And Stephanie's like, how did you beat us? And so the prod, she goes, who, guess who's the first one? Ladies?

[Ronnie]

Me.

[Ben]

And the producer's like, wow, so how are you on time these days? What did you start doing differently? Lisa? And she's like, well, I set a timer for everything that I do to get ready. And it takes 30 minutes to do my makeup and I have someone do my hair and that usually takes an hour. And then to get dressed and pick out the outfit, that's 30 minutes plus put on my shoes, put my jewelry on, clean my jewelry off, that's another 20 minutes. And I edit it all up. And now that I know, now I know how long it takes me to.

[Ronnie]

Get ready, it's like three hours, right? Doesn't say three hours at the bottom.

[Ben]

Yeah, it says three hours. But that she's just such a dingbat. I love that she's like, well, it was very. She actually got a stop clock and.

[Ronnie]

Did it, you know, I like that it like finally dawned on her that like, if she wants to be on time, she should actually consider how much time it takes to do the thing she wants to do before somewhere.

[Ben]

So now people come join them at the table. And Gertie has these like lace rabbit ears on with a lace thing covering her eyes.

[Ronnie]

Yes. Gertie, can you see me where you're going? Like, what is this? Like, this is crazy. Like, like, I think Gertie like missed the memo, like for the attire for like the evening because she looks like she's going to swingers party in Fort Lauderdale. And I was like, wow, I don't know what the politics are. And by politics, I mean social politics are between like Fort Lauderdale, Miami. But I just have to sense that, like someone from Miami saying you look like you're going to a party in Fort Lauderdale had to be one of the most withering things you can say. Yes. Is that like saying to someone in Manhattan, wow, where are you going? Staten Island? Because the way she said Fort Lauderdale, I was like, oh, I don't even fully understand the dynamics of that disc, but I know it was scathing.

[Ben]

Yeah, Lauderdale just got burned, baby. So, okay, I'll start a conversation. When was the last time any of you got laid?

[Gertie]

Two days ago. Two days ago.

[Ben]

I know you want to know, like, everyone wants to know. Like, when I got.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, everyone really wants to know, sis. Everyone wants to know. Like, my sister never tells me, so you please tell me. We can, like, mend his sister relationship.

[Ben]

And Marisol's all annoyed, and so Kiki's like, oh, wait, do you know something we don't know, Marisol? Well, I only have one sexual partner, and the last time we saw each other was probably Wednesday or Thursday night. So I guess, then.

[Ronnie]

Booty call.

[Ben]

No, no, it's not a booty call, because he's my husband. Okay, so don't call it a booty call. I don't like that. You know, it's not the walk of shame, because that's my husband. Okay, I'm joking. I'm joking, right? But, you know, I'm very sensitive, and that's my husband. So you say walk of shame and you say booty call. Then you know what's going to happen, you know, and I'm going to put my heads kind of sideways and not very fast while I blink more slowly. Okay? That's what's going to happen. I'm going to get very sensitive about it.

[Ronnie]

Julia's telling us that hearing that Alexia had sex with Todd two days ago, she's like, oh, well, clearly our plan to get our thoughts away from Todd didn't work out so well. No, it didn't work out so well. Especially because you spent no time on the screws whatsoever trying to lure her away into the arms of another man or anything like that. You spent literally no effort trying to get her to not think about Todd. Yeah, but. Yeah, but either way, Alexia's like, my husband. My husband. Absolutely my husband. I slept with my husband. It's right. It's my husband.

[Ben]

So did you guys argue at all? No. 0 arguing. What about you girls? Did you argue? Why are you asking me if I argue? Did you? Nurse is like, no. No.

[Julia]

Like, I didn't, like, argue like.

[Ben]

Guys, I love this. That's beautiful. I can't believe you pulled it together. Look at Lisa and Larsa getting along. Everything. I mean, we're actually getting, getting along. I didn't know you guys could do it. You really impressed me. I'm just so Happy. And to Mighty Mouse, our new edition. We love you, Mighty. We love you.

[Ronnie]

All's well. It ends well. I'm so proud that I was able to orchestrate this wonderful season finale. All right, cheers, everyone. We're gonna keep on filming Marisol, if that's okay with you.

[Ben]

So now Stephanie is like, marisol has two faces. And depending on what you're facing, you get a different story, because one face is one thing, and then the other face says another thing because she's got faces.

[Ronnie]

So then Adriana is sitting there, Moby. So they throw, like, a napkin at her. Oh, yeah, come on. Smile. Whatever. She's like. But then the cake comes and has a microphone on it. It's, like, really cute. And it's like, yeah. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Everything's, like, great and wonderful and ever, like. Adriana is finally smiling. And then they look at the cake, and the cake says, 32 times 2 minus 5 equals 59. Who. How is that supposed to make it any better? How is that? You're still putting. First of all, you're still putting 59 onto the cake, but you're just adding.

[Ben]

Mary totally ordered this cake. A hundred percent. Marisol ordered this.

[Gertie]

And groomer's like, who didn't pick up the memo that she hates her birthday and she wants no part of it. And now we've got a whole numerical system happening on top of the birthday cake. Come on.

[Ben]

Come on.

[Ronnie]

This did not help things. Oh, my God. We're pouring salt on the flame like salt on the wound. Oh, my God. Someone got wounded. No, it's an expression. What?

[Ben]

So Adriana just flashes them the bird. And so now it's time for boys, guys. So handsome men come in, and they've got shot trays and light sticks. And so Adriana's like, I don't know who did this cake and why, because I hate this cake. But it's nice that the girls did it. Guys, we're gonna go to the Scarlet party now. So they go to a poolside dance party, and everyone's dancing red, and they have a great time, guys. And the cruise ends on a high. Oh. Oh.

[Ronnie]

But the season continues because now we're back in Miami, and we're in Julia's home, and she needs some diapers for the goat.

[Ben]

And for the goat.

[Ronnie]

Yes.

[Ben]

So then we go to Lisa's house, and she's getting a congressman haircut for her son Logan. And, God, that guy is just a little Lenny, isn't he? He's really.

[Ronnie]

He really is.

[Ben]

He's just A little tiny Lenny. He's like, hey ma, give me a conservative haircut. And also get me a voice teacher for my new girlfriend. She's going places. Have you seen that Kiki Ben?

[Ronnie]

No.

[Ben]

Put on Instagram like, hey, give me, give me anyone. No talented voice coaches in the Miami area. People like, oh no, he's got this new, you know, five, you know, 20 year old girlfriend or what I was gonna say five. That's creepy. 20, which is creepy, but it's not five creepy 20 year old girlfriend or whatever.

[Ronnie]

And five plus five plus five plus six minus one.

[Ben]

Yeah. And he got her a vocal coach because he's gonna make her a singer. He's gonna make her into a famous singer. So then she put herself on Instagram singing and she's got the big headphones on and like a. A vocal mic with a spit guard or whatever. And she's like, somewhere over the rainbows.

[Ronnie]

Yeah.

[Ben]

Somewhere over the rainbow or whatever. She's singing and it's just so Lenny, oh my God, we're gonna make you a star, kid.

[Ronnie]

Total Lenny. Sell it then keep. Kiki's driving around in her Land Rover and she calls Shamar who's not picking up. And so her daughter summers the back saying like, what happened to Sima? He's like, I do not know, she might's kissing a girl and she's like a girl. How do you know? She smiles. It's cute. It's funny.

[Ben]

So then Russell and Gertie go to therapy. So they go in and meet with the doctor and Gertie's like, you know.

[Gertie]

I should have done this long time ago. But like it's never too.

[Ben]

Oh, this is not couples therapy. Russell's just driving her to her therapy, right? So this is her first day at singles therapy. And I was like, what kind of therapy is this? Because you walk in and there's just like a bunch of lotion bottles and Kleenex. And I was like, oh, it's like gay guy therapy. But then I realized it was probably like hand sanitizer.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. And there was like a little. The. The doctor's desk had like a little thing that said the anger volcano. And it had like this volcano exploding and it was like all these like rage scent like fury, resentment. I was like, oh, I love a therapist who loves visual tools.

[Ben]

Yeah, this is a word art therapist. There was a big pillow on the couch and it said something like healing vibes, loving vibes. Yeah, Feeling vibes or whatever.

[Ronnie]

Very Iyanla Van Zandt. I remember with Starting over she once had someone in the starting over house in order to get over the luggage that she brought or the baggage that she had. Not the luggage, the baggage she had in her relationship. They had her like carry actual luggage across the driveway and was like, there. You've left your luggage behind. You've been carrying it, now put it down now keep walking. And God, I love that show. There's a generation of people that do not know about starting over and all the literal visual therapy they would do on that show of like, yeah, like the time they brought one lady, they had. They put one lady into a courtroom and had a mannequin that represented her. Be like her prosecutor or something like that. And the judge was Dela Reese. It was just Dela Reese. That was one therapies. That was real therapy right there.

[Ben]

Back when therapy meant something. So Gertie is saying.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, I was about to say this. This therapist seems fine.

[Ben]

Yeah, I mean, I mean, Della Reese isn't here, so you're kind of failing, but thanks for the hand sanitizer. Okay. So they talk about what brought Gertie here and she's saying that basically she's saying, you know, she was, she was cancer free now, you know, and she. It was like amazing girl power and all that. But she wakes up and she sees her body and she's like, oh, my God, I didn't ask for this. Like, where's my body? What are all these changes? And so she's like, no, I think you need to go back further to your original trauma, like your earliest traumas, because obviously it started way before this. So Gertie talks about how her and her brother came to America and they were told they're going to stay with quote, unquote family. But she's like, I don't know these people. And then they get stuck there. They don't know the language. They weren't even allowed to leave their room. Kids were mean. They made fun of her name, they made fun of everything about her. They would come disser to her face and she didn't even know till later when she asked what things meant because she didn't know the language. And it just sounds horrible. My God, the way she was talking about being a little girl and experiencing all that was so sad.

[Ronnie]

It was a very sad story. Yes. And. And she, she also like equates it to. Not equates it, but she draws a link to, like, her, what she feels, her behavior. And they sort of show flashbacks of her fighting with Julia and everything and saying that she has Certain reactions that seem to be trauma based, which, you know, I. I love that she's in therapy and dealing with her trauma, but I also think that Julie was being an. That's. I think that's. So you don't have. That's. I don't think that has to do with your childhood in the sense of, like, you don't have to worry that, like, you have unresolved trauma, which, like, is why you react a certain way. You reacted the right way, which was that Julie was being an. And you did the right thing.

[Ben]

Yeah. So, yeah. But she's saying bullied as a kid in school, you know, which. What. And then we see a clip of what happened, and it is very bully, you know, and everybody, like, don't talk to Gertie and all that stuff. I did like the story about her name, though, because it's so Gertie. She goes, yeah, you know, my name was Elisheba, and they couldn't pronounce it.

[Gertie]

So automatically we have bullying with my.

[Ben]

Name, bullying with my name, you know, and so I changed my name. So now, you know, and I'm thinking, well, if you're like, they're bullying for your name, like, the first choice would be Alicia, right? Because your name is Elisheba. So it seems like you would just switch to alert.

[Gertie]

She's like, I was bullied for my name name. So I went for Gertie.

[Ben]

And I was like, yes, Gertie. And she's talking about how it's so powerful because now it's her whole brand. You know, she's taken that and she's turned it into her whole brand. But it's. Even hearing the name reminds her that she changed it because she was made fun of for her first name. That's a lot of sad.

[Ronnie]

Not bad for her, but I'm glad that she's on the road. And, you know, that's. Therapist basically echoes that. So now we go to Marisol's house. Alexia arrives with Frankie because Marisol is having. Marisol and Steve are gonna have Alexia and Frankie over. Steve's gonna make Thor. And Steve's cooking dinner, guys. Steve, like, puts out some, like, varsity soccer team dinner of, like, pasta with, like, meat sauce and, like, a iceberg salad on the side. I was like, okay, very exciting stuff.

[Ben]

Although, because isn't he, like, the gourmet chef or whatever? Now, the pasta sauce. Sauce did look quite good, but I was surprised that he just poured it over some cooked pasta. Like, that's not how you do it.

[Ronnie]

Mixing it all together?

[Ben]

Yeah. You got to mix it up there, boy. You can't just pour sauce on top of the rigatoni. Come on. That's why I felt like you're a rigaphony, sir.

[Ronnie]

That's what I felt like. It was like a sports dinner or something like that. Or like the dinners we used to do at my fraternity, where we, like, it's like pasta night, and someone, like, heats up the frozen, you know, garlic bread, and someone makes a giant thing of ragu and then pours it over the chewy pasta. So then Marisol doesn't even eat, by the way. They're all sitting there eating and of course, has an empty plate, and she's like, had some vegan cheese right before this. I was like, lady, you knew you were having guests over for dinner. Why did you have vegan cheese right before this?

[Ben]

No, I respect it. You stay starving, girl. So then they come in.

[Ronnie]

I'm like, just pretend. Just put the food on your plate for the food for. For the show. Like, you're just sitting there like, we're watching as an eyes this big, white, glaring empty plate in the foreground. At least. Like, just for the symmetry of it all. Just put some pasta on there and just give it to Steve later.

[Ben]

So Marisol's like, oh, Frankie, how handsome. Look who's here. Handsome Frankie. Am I right, Steve? What a hottie. Hey, Steve, will you make us a couple of drinks? And Frankie goes, marisol, a little bit drunk today, a little bit stood. Alexis, like, oh, take it down. And not. She's saying, take it down. Yes. Thank you. He doesn't even know what he's talking about. I haven't had a drink all day, Frankie.

[Ronnie]

Marisol, you're talking to a vase.

[Julia]

Oh.

[Ronnie]

Oh, Frankie. Oh, you're over there. You don't know what you're talking about. I'm not drunk.

[Ben]

I love. She goes, I haven't had a drink all day, Frankie. And he goes, please.

[Ronnie]

I'm not only a great bartender, I'm a great cruise director. I'm so happy. This cruise was awesome. Thank you, everyone. Can I be a full fledged cast member yet? No. When do we get this to happen? I took this entire cast onto a free cruise, and you still won't make me a cast member. Why?

[Ben]

All right, well, have you talked about moving in a good direction with Todd, With Peter? Like, how's Peter reacting to the Todd stuff? No, because this has happened so quickly between Todd and I. You know, it's only been a whole season that I've been Back together with Todd, but not telling anybody about it. So I didn't have time to tell Peter, you know, and we didn't have time to talk about it. But, you know, he knows I talk with Todd and. And, you know. Well, you know, Peter, you know, he's always, like, very reserved and, like, he never has anything negative to say. Well, really, anything in a sentence. He can't really do sentences yet. But, you know, like, he's not said anything.

[Ronnie]

He doesn't really talk much. Right. Well, he doesn't really have an opinion. No, he doesn't really. He doesn't have any. He doesn't have too many brain cells left either, I have to say. Like, a lot of weed. A lot of weed happening there.

[Ben]

Well, he just stays to himself, and that's not good either, you know? I mean, poor. He can't keep to himself all the time. You know, you need to go talk to people. There's people in the world. You need to talk to them. How are you going to be upset if somebody goes to lunch if you're not out there being friends with people and going to lunch with them?

[Ronnie]

Well. And she's like, well. Well, you know, but soon we'll all be going out together again. Well, what do you mean? We're all going out together again? You know, like us, like the old gang. Like, fun times with Todd.

[Ben]

Yeah. You know, like, me, you, Steve. This is going to be so fun. You know, like Todd was just saying the other day, you know, I had some, like, cooked pasta with some sauce haphazardly poured over it, preferably from a jar.

[Ronnie]

And Frankie's like. Marisol's like, I mean, Steve, Steve, do you hear what he's saying? I'm gonna slap you on the arm. Steve. Steve, do you hear? And Frank goes. Marisol, Marisol.

[Ben]

It's like, come on. Come on, Marisol. Too much. Oh, so. And let's see. So then Mary Soul's like, all right, I don't know if we can go on a double date. Seems still very upset. You know, he doesn't like the way that Tom treated Alexia. And so she's like, okay, so now we gotta like him again. I hurt for you, but my hurt isn't the same as your hurt. I got it. Because my hurt. My heart. I heart for you. Well, luckily for me, I'm, like, past all the hurt, you know, because, like, it was very hurtful. It was so hurtful, you guys. But, like, it's painful. But, like, it was painful for him, too, you know? And when you love Each other. It's hard to know the other person's in pain. Pain. You know? But now I know it was in pain, too. It was very difficult for Todd, you.

[Ronnie]

Know, like, of course. Well, you know, Peter, I want Marisol to support my decision to be with Todd and to spend time with Lord, but, like, it's not up to her, you know? Like, this is my relationship, and she's just a friend of. Okay. And at this point, it should be only between him and a star, which is me, because, like, we're really putting in the effort to make things work.

[Ben]

Yeah. Okay, well, maybe stop sobbing and telling everybody he's a narcissist who's ruining your life.

[Ronnie]

Life. And that all narcissists should die. Yeah.

[Ben]

He's literally texting me right now. Oh, I'm telling you, there's a listening device there. I'm telling you, it's gonna. I'm gonna end up at the bottom of the Miami River. This isn't gonna end well for me.

[Ronnie]

Let's go to the Shoma Bazaar, shall we? So Stephanie walks in, and there's, like, assistance around. She's like, you clean up. Stand up straight. You mop that floor. You. There's a cobweb. Go find it and clean it up. Come on. Okay, we have one hour to finalize the Christmas party. Let's do a quick run through of everything we're gonna do for the event. Okay. Where's that crazy guy with a beard in Santa. Yeah, whoever he is. Where's he. Where is he? Is he gonna get in here? Sit over there. Okay, come on. Show him a bizarre. We are fun. We are fun.

[Ben]

Why is this like, the lobby of a Hyatt place? I just don't understand this space. I don't understand what it is. Is it a restaurant? Is it a waiting room for the. For the office?

[Ronnie]

I feel like it's like a. A workspace. It's like a. Almost like a weworky kind of space. Like, that's at the base of, like, one of these. One of, like, their apartment buildings. So, like, the idea is that, like, you come down to this sort of common area, you can get food, you can do work. It's like a. You don't need to leave. You don't need to leave, Shoma. Everything is here. Don't leave, Shoma.

[Ben]

Don't leave, Soma. Oh, we have Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, all of the Christmas trees, the toys for the tots. Okay, this there. This there. Stop smiling. Stop frowning. Everybody get it together. I'm A boss woman. So then here comes Adriana because she's gonna be the entertainment for the evening with her band. So I'm gonna give you a quick rundown of how it's gonna go. Okay. We have this whole space be your concert. And she's like, okay, where's the piano? I want it on the front of the stage because, like, we have a 10 people band. You know, it's gonna be big. So a full band. And this is like the best musicians. Cause they're people who work with Emilio Stefan. You know, they play for all the big names. Louis Fonzie, Shakira. The best musicians Miami have.

[Ronnie]

And I'm sure they can't wait to brag about how they also played for Real House off of Miami in the lobby of an apartment building.

[Ben]

They said the only. The only most recent concert that they played that was more impressive than mine was the board that attacked Shakira. I mean, that's a big deal.

[Ronnie]

So, yeah, Adrian was like, you know, I work so hard on my music. I've been writing songs, recording songs, rehearsing the piano, know. And Stephanie's like, okay, well, you're gonna kill it. You want to have something to drink? Okay. So they sit down and. And she's saying that, like, Adrian is saying that she's grateful to Stephanie because she's only known her for a small amount of time, but she's been more supportive than some friends that she's just known for decades.

[Ben]

Yeah. So they are talking about the show a little bit, and then they move on to the cruise and why she was so upset. And she's like, well, they're. There's two things. One, I miss my boyfriend because he's been in Paris for now, like six weeks. And, you know, I'm a creative, artistic type, so I'm very sensitive. And I just. When I hear all the constant fighting and the meanness, I just can't take it, you know, My brain. What are you talking about? You are the fightiest, meaniest person on the show, by the way. Please don't change. But literally everybody is worrying about you because you're not fighting and causing negativity. Everyone's like, oh, my God, Adriana's not being toxic. Is she okay?

[Ronnie]

Yeah. She's like, I just hate being around negativity. You wrote a letter on behalf of Marisol's liver to Marisol.

[Ben]

Still one of my favorite housewives moments. That will always make me laugh. That was so good place.

[Ronnie]

One of the funniest things that they ever did. So Stephanie's like, hearing you talk about the art and hearing you talk about the concert, it's like I'm actually seeing happiness in your face. You're re actually really smiling, which is why I got you a cupcake that says you're still 59. Okay. Oh, good. Now the smile's gone. Ah, I feel great. Happy holidays.

[Ben]

So I had to talk with Alexia, and she mentioned in the sauna that Marisol's really upset that you and I hit it off. And Adriana just gives us a little smile, like, of course she did. You know, she's like, that's very immature. That's like, very high school. And, you know, like, maybe sorority type situation where we can have our clique. She's like, yeah, but Alexia said verbatim. Marisol is the one behind it. I'm just her master mouthpiece. Okay, that wasn't verbatim first of all, but close enough.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. Adrian is like, oh, what? What I've been saying for years, Marisol is puppet master, but she needs a mouthpiece and a puppet. So we see flashbacks of Marisol being a puppet master, which I don't think that Marisol is really a puppet master, but I do think that she is non confrontational and has Alexia fight her battles.

[Ben]

She's one of the shadiest on this show, I think. She comes on and acts all nice to everybody. Why are we fighting? Girls behind the scenes, she's like, she went to lunch with Stephanie. Let's make her pay. We're not going on her plane.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. She's passive aggressive.

[Ben]

Yeah. So then she's. Adriana is saying, well, you have to understand, Marisol had a PR Company that went nowhere. So she knows how to influence people that go nowhere. She just uses all this knowledge. You know, she's got so much. And Stephanie's like, well, that's a horrible way to use your knowledge.

[Ronnie]

How mad are you that you didn't go on the plane to Marbella to Julia's big announcement when I had given the seat next to me me, the seat on the Shoma plane. That's a rare seat. Special people get to sit in that scene. I gave it to her, and she didn't accept it. I know what I'm going up against, and I have a message for you. The message is, if you're gonna come for me, you better hit a bullseye, because when it's my turn, I don't miss Happy holidays.

[Ben]

Now Stephanie's gonna come for Marisol. I worry for her because that's not an easy task, ma'. Am. But good luck. Good luck to you.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, seriously. Well, fun times. Fun times on Miami. Love this show and thanks, everyone for listening and we'll catch you on the next episode.

[Ben]

Bye, everybody.

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