Watch What Crappens – Episode #3165 Southern Charm S11E07 Part 2: Chick Me Girl*

Release Date: January 15, 2026
Hosts: Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam
Recap of: Southern Charm Season 11 Episode 7, Part 2 (“Chick Me Girl”)

Episode Overview

This episode of Watch What Crappens dives deep into the messiness of Southern Charm S11E07, focusing on the escalating chaos between Craig, Sally, Charlie, and the rest of the cast. Ben and Ronnie serve up their signature blend of Bravo love, mockery, and razor-sharp observations, zeroing in on Craig’s complicated relationships, Sally’s ill-fated chicken-buying adventure, and brewing drama among the women. The theme of the episode: friendship, blurred lines, and the fallout from Craig’s commitment-phobia—all with plenty of salty humor.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Chicken Store Shenanigans & Unrequited Romance

[00:52–08:43]

• Scene Recap:
  • Sally and Craig visit a feed store to buy chickens; Sally’s dressed in scrubs and full of hope, while Craig’s playing it breezy.
  • Humorous banter about chicken-buying as a metaphor for Sally’s quest for love (“I’ve always wanted three kids to match the three chickens”).
  • The store clerk shares her own “I used to have a ring” tale, and Ben/Ronnie riff on South Carolina patriarchy and failed marriages.
  • Hosts joke about the symbolism of threes—chickens, children, and threesomes.
• Notable Quote (Sally, as parodied by host):
  • “I just did some free surgery on my backyard on my friend who suggested I get chicks. That’s all.” (01:48)
  • “By the strike of midnight, you’ll still be single, but you’ll have little tiny chicken pellets all over your kitchen.” – Charlie, 04:02
• Insight:
  • Ben and Ronnie spotlight Sally’s willingness to go all-in on Craig, despite clear red flags, drawing parallels to women in the South investing hope in undeserving men.

2. Dibs, Girl Code & Hot Tub Logic

[08:43–11:53]

• Sally confesses to catching feelings for Craig and hints she could date him; Ben and Ronnie highlight Craig’s noncommittal attitude, questioning why Sally is so surprised by his lack of reciprocation after 4am hot tubs.
• The hosts note the ambiguity around Sally and Craig’s physical relationship, with speculation:
  • “I think she was hooking up with Craig, don’t you? I don’t believe that they weren’t boning.”
• Ben and Ronnie poke fun at the coded Southern communication around intimacy (“spent the night,” “took the golf cart”), suggesting they’re dancing around real issues.

3. Craig’s Mixed Signals & Sally’s Chick(en) Regret

[11:53–12:14]

• Sally leaves with her chicks (noting they come in a Doughnut box—“Dunkin Donuts munchkins box!”) and admits feeling guilty for not knowing how to care for them, suggesting her vulnerability.

4. Charlie Checks in with Mom: Good Advice, Bad Motivations

[13:42–16:49]

• Charlie's Mom’s Perspective:
  • Encourages Charlie to go for Craig (“He is wealthy, attractive, and on TV. Go to the oyster farm!” – 15:38).
  • Ben and Ronnie laugh about “girl code,” as Sally has “dibs’d” every man, but argue you “don’t get to just call dibs on every man. You get one sample, not the whole tray.”
  • The boutiques are described as the antithesis of high fashion—“Mary Frances Limited, fresh off the runway in Milan. You know you’re gonna get some cutting edge designs there.” (14:42)
• Insight:
  • The hosts highlight the transactional view of relationships that persists in the show’s Southern set-up, underscored by motherly pressure.

5. Madison’s Ultrasound & Sally’s Baby Desires

[17:23–20:50]

• Sally views Madison as a big sister, envying her settled life; Ben and Ronnie poke fun at the emotional weight Sally attaches to an ultrasound (“That looks like a booger…what are you talking about?” – 19:25).
• “All I see every time I look at an ultrasound is all the extra gum I’m gonna have to carry in my pocket for the next 18 years.” (19:59)

6. Text Message Drama & Craig’s Emotional Blackout

[21:21–23:06]

• Sally and Madison review texts between Sally and Craig, dissecting his “let’s hang out” vibe and the meaning of “sleep well, see you next week.”
• Madison candidly assesses, “He’s giving off boy vibes. He’s not giving off boy vibes. He is a boy.” (22:39)
• Sally realizes Craig is just keeping her as a backup, a theme Ben and Ronnie develop, criticizing Craig’s “fuckboy arrangement.”

7. Bar Night: Craig Gets Defensive, Friendship Lines Blurred

[23:06–26:37]

• The guys learn Austin and Sally have been hanging out, and Craig is visibly miffed, prompting speculative banter about Craig’s need to keep all options open.
• “Craig gets off on the attention of women fawning over him.” (11:04)
• The hosts joke about Charleston guy dress code—“four things: Khakis and Tommy Bahama shirts.” (25:40)

8. Girls’ Night In: Tension between Sally and Vanita

[27:44–37:01]

• Madison hosts a PJ party; Vanita and Sally have unresolved tension over Vanita’s warnings about Craig.
• Vanita does a victory lap: “Told you so!” when Sally reveals Craig’s rejection, but gets upset that Sally didn’t call her during her crisis, despite telling her not to.
• Ben: “Vanita is, like, getting her…victory lap, even though she’s irrationally upset that she didn’t get called.” (37:13)
• Sally is annoyed at Vanita’s “I told you so,” even though she admits Vanita was right.

9. Craig Reframes History, Painting Sally as ‘Crazy’

[38:41–44:13]

• At the bar, Craig rewrites reality, portraying Sally as obsessive and chaotic, minimizing months of friendship to justify his pursuit of Charlie.
• Ronnie: “He’s going to immediately start painting Sally to be the crazy one and villainizing her.” (33:10)
• Austin and Rodrigo gently push back, noting Sally is not the problem—Craig’s the one turning on and off the emotional faucet.
• Ronnie: “He’s the one seeding the tornado by flirting with Sally…making her crazy and then saying she’s crazy.” (42:08)
• The hosts call out the Bravo trope of men discarding women (“This show is about us getting to fuck with women till we’re done with them and then getting them fired.” – 42:19)

10. Showdown at the Pizza Party: Secrets Revealed, Friendships Tested

[44:32–49:47]

• Austin spills all at Madison’s, breaking the news to Sally and the group that Craig’s been trash-talking her (“He called you a tornado, but we had to reshoot it because that wouldn’t be nice for Bravo.” – 45:05).
• Charlie admits Craig invited her on an oyster farm date.
• Sally calls out duplication of drama (“Craig is manipulating both of us. He’s been doing it all fucking summer.” – 49:15), echoing Vanita’s earlier warnings.
• The cyclical nature of relationships and loyalty on the show becomes clear.
• Ronnie: “You’re not allowed to just call dibs on everybody in the cast.” (47:52)

11. Conclusion & Reflections

[49:47–50:51]

• Sally wishes Craig was present so she could confront him directly: “I’d seriously slap him across the face. And I will show him a tornado. Good—bring this season to life, Sally. I believe in you.” (49:47)
• Ben and Ronnie close by praising the late-episode drama, noting Austin’s role as a chaos agent (“Austin is just like one of the girl cast…let’s go to the girls’ party.” – 50:09).

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Chicken Buying and Romance:
  • “By the strike of midnight, you’ll still be single, but you’ll have little tiny chicken pellets all over your kitchen.” (Charlie, 04:02)
• On Girl Code:
  • “You don’t get to just call dibs on every man. You get one sample, not the whole tray of samples.” (Charlie, 16:49)
• On Craig’s Manipulation:
  • “He’s going to immediately start painting Sally to be the crazy one and villainizing her.” (Ronnie, 33:10)
  • “He’s the one seeding the tornado by flirting with Sally…and then saying she’s crazy.” (Ronnie, 42:08)
• On Cycles in Friendship & Romance:
  • “Craig is manipulating both of us. He’s been doing it all fucking summer.” (Sally, 49:15)
  • “I wish someone had told me before…I wish someone had sat me down and said, you should know that this would happen.” (Sally, 49:15)

Timestamps of Key Segments

• [00:52–08:43]: The chicken feed store scene and metaphors for love and loneliness.
• [13:42–16:49]: Charlie’s call with her mother on Southern girl code and relationship priorities.
• [17:23–20:50]: Madison’s ultrasound and Sally’s own baby fever.
• [21:21–23:06]: The analysis of Craig and Sally’s text flirtation, underhanded behaviors.
• [27:44–37:01]: The fractious girls’ night, Sally vs. Vanita, and the fallout of friend-zoning.
• [38:41–44:13]: Craig’s gaslighting—reframing history as Sally’s instability.
• [44:32–49:47]: The pizza party confrontation, Charlie’s admission, and Sally’s epiphany.

Tone & Language

The episode is a classic Crappens recap—irreverent, colloquial, loaded with sarcasm and Southern-tinged humor. Ben and Ronnie use the cast’s own words, wild metaphors, and joke-filled riffs to lampoon the show’s gender politics and relationship games, all while keeping a loving, Bravo-superfan energy.

For New Listeners/Non-Watchers

If you haven’t watched the Southern Charm episode, this recap covers the social game at play: two women hoping for more from Craig, who strings them along while painting himself as the victim. The comedy comes from Ben and Ronnie’s relentless skewering of Bravo’s tropes—petty drama, self-absorption, and the endless cycles of messy romance in Charleston. The episode’s last act, when secrets come out at the girls’ pizza party, is the highlight, setting up further meltdowns and turning points for the cast.

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