#3352 Summer House S10E14 Part 1: Freedom Fried

Summary

Watch What Crappens Episode #3352 — Summer House S10E14, Part 1: Freedom Fried

Hosts: Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam
Date: May 6, 2026

Episode Overview

In this episode, Ben and Ronnie recap the penultimate episode of Summer House Season 10, Episode 14 (“The Turntables Have Turned”). They discuss the group's last wild weekend in the Hamptons, dig into cast dynamics, speculate on off-screen drama, and deliver their signature blend of praise, sarcasm, and incisive Bravo-flavored analysis.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Overall Take on Season & Finale Timing

• Penultimate Episode Confusion:
  • The hosts initially think it's the finale, wondering why Bravo stretches the season so long.
  • "It's the final weekend." (Ben, 05:29)
  • “Nope!” (Ronnie, 05:48) – Ronnie checks the calendar and confirms the finale airs May 19.
• Summer House Cast Dynamics:
  • The season feels transitional, casting-wise: “We’re just trying out different women right now.” (Ben, 15:02)
  • Discussion about how newer cast members, particularly those with a social media background, fit (or don't) into the house.

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2. Sunrise Day Camp — Wholesome Then Satirized (07:20–09:36)

• The episode opens with a heartwarming visit to a camp for children with cancer and their siblings.
• Ben and Ronnie immediately joke about the cast's interaction with the kids and counselors.
  • “Let’s tear it apart. Let’s make fun of it.” (Ronnie, 08:01)
• They note how Bravo always starts a particularly messy episode with something wholesome, setting up an upcoming storm.

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3. Bailey’s “It Girl” Party: YA Energy & Social Media Outsider Vibe (09:36–16:22)

• Bailey's Party Nerves:
  • Bailey’s anxiety about the attendance mirrors “YA novel character energy.” (Ben, 10:05)
  • Ronnie draws parallels to characters like Ramona Quimby and the feeling of performing a role for the show.
• Her Place in the Cast:
  • Ben observes Bailey is off to the side: “She doesn’t occupy any space in their minds.” (Ben, 12:57)
• Social Media “Others”:
  • Ronnie theorizes the house is turned off by TikTok/social media personalities: “They don’t like social media people.” (Ronnie, 13:16)
• Chemistry Issues Discussed:
  • Despite the “outsider” vibe, both agree Bailey is a strong addition, though her presence is oddly peripheral.

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4. Lindsay & Sharon: Mother-in-Law Drama & Coping (21:11–26:25)

• Amanda and Lindsay Discuss Sharon:
  • Rehashing last night's bombshell confrontation with Carl’s mom, Sharon.
  • “Sharon basically bombarded me…” (Lindsay via Ronnie, 21:11)
• Comparisons Across Families:
  • Ben and Ronnie recall Amanda’s parents having misgivings about Amanda and Kyle, too.
  • Ben: "Amanda's parents are, like, gritting their teeth about this relationship..." (23:26)
• Advice for Moving On:
  • Ronnie’s coping strategy: "Kill her in your mind. That’s what I do..." (25:54)
• Humor About Emotional Resilience:
  • Extended riffing on moving past minor nemeses in life, from baristas to family, with typical Crappens comedic flair.

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5. The Lorax Costume & Wacky House Hijinks (30:03–34:17)

• Sierra as The Lorax:
  • Sierra dons a Lorax costume and orchestrates a water fight with squirt guns, to both hosts’ delight and horror for the house’s future cleaning bill.
  • "You are soaking this house, and these people hate your guts." (Ronnie, 31:10)
• Amanda the Party-Pooper:
  • Her downbeat arrival both annoys and amuses Ben and Ronnie, leading to meta-discussion about “nag” stereotypes versus real behavior.
  • “She is such a drip. Oh my God.” (Ben, 33:02)
• Notable Quote:
  • “Summer is supposed to be fun. Amanda, not fun.” — Ronnie, quoting classic Summer House lore (33:43)

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6. The Kyle & Amanda Relationship Autopsy (34:37–50:20)

• Cynical Takes on Summer House Marriages:
  • Ben and Ronnie discuss advice given among the housemates, including time apart and “freedom dinners.”
• Amanda and Kyle’s Dysfunction:
  • Lindsay’s protectiveness toward Amanda and simultaneous urge to “flay her own cub” (Ben, 50:20) gets called out.
• Communication Failures:
  • Ben notes how many of the show’s issues come from cast members’ avoidance of open, direct communication.

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7. Boy-Bonding and Beach Scenes (37:32–54:26)

• The Boys’ Summer:
  • Observations about the men of the house growing closer, with KJ’s evolution from outsider to “one of the boys.”
  • KJ self-reflects: “I was myself for the first time ever, and it feels like it’s ending too soon.” (KJ/quoted by Ronnie, 38:03)
• KJ’s Emotional Sensitivity & Audience Reaction:
  • Deep dive on KJ’s “authentic” emotional display, contrasted with West’s perceived insincerity.
  • Ronnie critiques the fandom’s over-protectiveness: “The audience is really infantilizing kj, and I’m not really understanding what’s happening…” (Ronnie, 43:09)
• Therapy Session on "Victim" Language:
  • The two unpack their personal triggers about men using emotional vulnerability, recognizing their own biases.
  • “Wow. That was a good session. All right, everybody. Thank you.” (Ronnie, 45:48)

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8. West & Dara, and the ‘Friend Zone’ Backpedal (52:21–55:52)

• Relationship Clarity, at Last:
  • West is confronted about feelings for Dara, and attempts to clarify he’s “just friends,” despite a season of mixed signals.
  • Production’s ominous soundtrack choice (“For Whom the Bell Tolls” chime) cues up as West says, “let’s just get to the fall.” (55:11)
• Ronnie’s Sarcastic Analysis:
  • “He gives this look like, ‘Just get me through this...so I can go back to having a life and using my Bravo ass pass in every bar.’” (Ronnie, 55:52)

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9. Performative Social Media Couples

(56:23–58:18)

• Ben & Sabrina’s On-Camera PDA:
  • Ben and Ronnie side-eye Ben and Sabrina (cast members) for constantly filming themselves making out for Instagram.
• Meta-Critique about Social Media:
  • “There are certain things...where you went out of your way to set up your camera to showcase this thing that like, people don’t inherently care about...” (Ben, 58:14)
  • General disdain for “crying on camera” trends.

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Notable Quotes & Timelines

• [05:29] Ben: "It's the final weekend."
• [08:01] Ronnie: “Let’s tear it apart. Let’s make fun of it.”
• [13:16] Ronnie: “They don’t like social media people.”
• [21:11] Ronnie (as Lindsay): "Sharon basically bombarded me..."
• [33:02] Ben: "She is such a drip. Oh my God."
• [33:43] Ronnie: “Summer is supposed to be fun. Amanda, not fun.”
• [38:03] Ronnie (quoting KJ): "I was myself for the first time ever, and it feels like it’s ending too soon."
• [43:09] Ronnie: “The audience is really infantilizing kj, and I’m not really understanding what’s happening...”
• [50:20] Ben: “I love that Lindsay's version of going mama bear is actually turn on her own cub. Destroy it. Flay it.”
• [55:11] Ben: "And then when he says, by the way, did you notice this when he says, let's just get to the fall? They put this, like, bell chime on the soundtrack."
• [58:14] Ben: “There are certain things...where you went out of your way to set up your camera to showcase this thing that like, people don’t inherently care about...”

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Important Segments & Timestamps

• [07:20–09:36] Sunrise Camp visit
• [09:36–16:22] Bailey’s It Girl party, social media outcast discourse
• [21:11–26:25] Lindsay & Sharon, mother-in-law drama
• [30:03–34:17] Sierra’s Lorax skit and Amanda's party mood
• [37:32–39:40] KJ’s emotional journey, Watch What Happens Live aftermath
• [43:44–45:48] Hosts’ introspective therapy session on victim language
• [52:21–55:52] Wes & Dara, relationship spin
• [56:23–58:18] Social media couple performativity

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Tone & Style

Light-hearted, irreverent, and deeply Bravo-obsessed with a keen eye for social dynamics and reality TV tropes. Ben and Ronnie trade affectionate mockery with earnest analysis, peppered with silly impressions and running gags—a treat for Bravo fans who crave both humor and insight.

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Memorable Moments

• Lindsay’s ROTC lore and "sharpshooter" claims
• Ronnie repeatedly advocating for mentally "killing off" annoying people as a coping strategy
• Amanda and Kyle’s marriage discussed via Olympic-level shade
• Hosts’ meta-analysis about nag stereotypes, “victim” language in Bravo men, and triggers for viewer sympathy
• Production’s postmodern use of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" for ominous relationship foreshadowing

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For Part 2 of this recap, check out the next episode!

Transcript

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[Ronnie]

Well, hello and welcome to Watch what Crappens. I'm Ronnie. That's Ben over there. Hello Benoons. How are you?

[Ben]

I'm doing fabulously. How are you doing, precious little dumpling?

[Ronnie]

I'm good. Everybody. We do a cabaret. We are going to do a cabaret June 3rd and 5th. Two of the shows are sold out. We added a on June 5th at 9:30pm in New York City at Cabaret 42. So go get tickets for that. If you can't make it to New York, there are live streaming tickets available at the same link. Just go to watch what crappens.com to find the link. Okay. It's going to be so much fun. A musical is Housewives. What more do you need? Okay. And some summer house people as well. So we're on our big Summer House number at the moment. Right. Right as I speak. Just. Yeah, just put down the. The little tinkles on the piano. If you want this. If you want this recap on video, you can get it on Patreon. That's also where you get bonus episodes, our free weekly newsletter ad, free listening, and Discord Server. Lots of fun stuff. So go over there and do that. What were you going to say, Ben?

[Ben]

Well, I was going to say, speaking of Summer House, I was lucky enough to go on to none other than Nick Vi's podcast, the Vile Files. And the episode will be dropping tomorrow and we talk extensively about Summer House and the scandal. So tune into that, check out the Vile Files. I'll be on it. And when, Ronnie, you're back in la, I'm sure we will both be on it together or separately. But either way, your. Your presence was requested, and I think it will be a fun time. So check that out. And fun times. Fun times.

[Ronnie]

Well, that was good. I'm glad you had fun over there. Nick's, Little Nicholas's place.

[Ben]

Little Nicholas. Pretty cool little Nicholas.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. So there's that. Also, we are going to New York. We're going to be. I'm going to be there two weeks. Ben's going to be there like, nine days. We are looking for a hotel. If there are any hotel people out there, call us, message him on Instagram. We are being shameless because New York is ridiculous. And listen, I've never seen a place that's better with faking their. Their pictures online than New York. I've been tricked too many times. It's like dating a Real Housewife. I'm like, what? Who is this even? Who did you put online in the dating profile? Because that is not the room that I booked.

[Ben]

Yeah, hotels in New York are, in fact, like housewives. They've put the. They definitely have had, like, a facelift in the lobby, but then the rooms are like the neck. And you're like, whoa, you got to take care of the whole thing. So, yeah, so, you know, like, look, if there are hotel people out there, just let us know, because we need to. We need a place that we can podcast and also, you know, papa squat. So, yeah, we're being shameless about it.

[Ronnie]

I'm playing with my own neck waddle while we're shaming.

[Ben]

So, yeah, we're being shameless about it. We'll be there for a while. So, yeah, hook us up if you're in Midtown.

[Ronnie]

So here we are, the penultimate episode, which I thought it was going to Be the season finale. I mean, it should have been. Right? How long do you think,

[Ben]

Carl 6.0?

[Ronnie]

I don't know.

[Ben]

Because it ended with a to be continued. And so when there's a to be continued, they don't give you a next time on. And if there's no next time on, we don't hear them say next time on the season finale. And we don't have a Bravo content calendar, so we don't know when the season finales actually are. So it felt like it was leading towards the season finale. It's the final weekend.

[Ronnie]

Nope.

[Ben]

But they may be able to squeeze one more episode out of it because it's a long weekend.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, they will. So it's May 19th.

[Ben]

Is this May 19th?

[Ronnie]

Looked it up on the Internet.

[Ben]

Did you see how I vamped? Just long enough for you to go onto the Internet like that. So great. Yeah, actually, I. You know what's crazy? This is my life. I just looked at my calendar and it's like, oh, going to New York for cabaret. Oh, going here for my cousin's wedding. And then I have on. I have it written on my calendar. The 19th is the summer house finale. Why did I put that on my calendar? This.

[Ronnie]

That's weird.

[Ben]

That's so weird. I'm like, guys, let's mark this down. This will be a day. This will be a day to remember.

[Ronnie]

That is super weird. Well, it's an important season. You know, people are very, very right into it.

[Ben]

Very involved in this episode and this episode. I mean. I mean, you know, this really moved the needle for me on the conspiracy theories about west and Amanda. I have to say, the way he pulled up that chair and sat behind Amanda in that final scene, I was like, okay, I'm. I'm. Now I really am starting to believe that something was going on at this point. Like, this was. This is Mr. Passive. It's like an. He just wouldn't even pick up and move a chair anyway. Whether or not there was a fight, he just wouldn't pick up a chair.

[Ronnie]

Okay, so here we go. Summer House Season 10, Episode 14 the turntables have turned wiki wiggy wiggy.

[Ben]

So we start off. We are at Sunrise day camp. So I guess. I guess we knew that this episode was about to turn rotten towards the end because they give us something, like, really wholesome and nice in the beginning, which is Jesse, West, Sierra, Carl, and Ben showing up at Sunrise day camp. And this is actually a camp for children and their siblings or children who have cancer or cancer survivors who can Go to this camp and just feel normal and feel like. Like they don't have to worry, don't have to think about things for. For. For a summer. They can just have fun, which is really wonderful. So. What a lovely thing.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. So let's tear it apart.

[Ben]

Let's make fun of it.

[Ronnie]

Let's rip apart. All right. Let's talk about these kids with cancer.

[Ben]

Look at that counselor.

[Ronnie]

The counselor is welcoming them all. And, you know, every single one of these counselors have been campers here before, you know, their campers turned staff. So just get to know each other and hang out. And Jesse's like, can we talk about cancer? I mean, you're at a cancer camp. Yeah. And they're like, yeah, you know, they're. They're totally excited. You can talk about whatever you want, but you do have to wear head coverings in solidarity. Like, we all wear head coverings in solidarity. And I hope my friends are listening to this.

[Ben]

That's cute.

[Ronnie]

And they were like, oh, we're around Ronnie. We should wear a hat because he's sad.

[Ben]

So they are basically like, yeah, this is a place where kids can sort of, like, escape from, you know, the scary things in life. Like, then why did you bring Jesse there? Because if he starts singing, I. I don't know. Like, let's. Let's keep this, like, a nice, happy bubble. He's like, I just gotta be me. They're like, mommy ruined our bubble.

[Ronnie]

There's actually a sweet video going around of him going into a hospital room to sing to a kid with cancer.

[Ben]

That's actually really adorable.

[Ronnie]

It was sweet. And, you know, it makes it. It's so much cuter because it's like a little kid, you know? And, like, watching the kid walk away and slam the door behind him was. I mean, it was.

[Ben]

It's like, I asked for Rihanna, not this fake Michael Buble.

[Ronnie]

So it's. It's pretty cute. They're all doing a good thing, so it's really nice. I have nothing to say about it in words. So then after that, we go to Bailey, who is having her it girl party. And Levi's there, of course, because it's a Bailey scene, and Bailey's like, oh, my God, what if people don't come? What if nobody comes? Like, what if everybody comes? What if it's my first grade birthday party all over again when nobody came? I'm so scared, but it looks so amazing. Am I flirting right now? Am I flirting?

[Ben]

Why does Bailey give such YA novel like, character energy? Right? Like, I Feel like Bailey throws a party, and it's like I'm. I feel like I'm plucking it out. I'm buying it at, like, the schoolastic, you know, book fair thing, you know, in school. I don't know why. She just reminds me of so, like. Like, she should have been written by, like, what's her name? Rosemary Cleary or Ramona Quimby or Ramona Quimby.

[Ronnie]

Oh, my.

[Ben]

That's the character, I think.

[Ronnie]

Ramona Quimby, age 8.

[Ben]

Judy Bloom.

[Ronnie]

Oh, Judy Bloom. Yeah.

[Ben]

That's more Judy Bloom. Right, Bailey, isn't it girl? It's like, well, today I got my period.

[Ronnie]

Well, today. Well, no, not today. I was gonna. Anyway, I think that Bailey seems to be kind of playing a role because she's this, like, you know, I've said this a million times. It seems like she's playing somebody on Summer House. She's like this vixen bombshell. I mean, the woman is absolutely stunningly gorgeous. She's stacked. I mean, she's in this dress. I was like, damn. I mean, I'm a homo, okay? And I was like, did that.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Ronnie]

And she looks. Yeah, her eyes kind of half close, and she looks like reading someone's face. She looks like. This is so stupid. Like, most of the scenes that she does, I feel like she's thinking, this is so stupid, but she's just going along with it, I guess, probably for

[Ben]

her it girl career.

[Ronnie]

But, you know, I don't necessarily buy her, I guess, is what I'm saying. I think she's kind of faking it, and not necessarily with this it girl thing, but all of this Carl, like, oh, my God, I flirted with Carl. How's it going to work out with Carl? You do not. You're not going to get me to believe.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Ronnie]

For two seconds that this is really going through your mind. I just don't believe it. But I still really like her. I'm looking forward to her season two or three where she, you know, breaks down and has to finally become herself.

[Ben]

Yeah. Bailey is an interesting one for me because for some reason, I really enjoy Bailey and Levi. I really enjoy their friendship together. I'm. I. I really. I really adore Bailey. I think Bailey is great. I think Bill is a great addition to the show, and I do, too. I just. I just really love her. But what's weird is that I. I love her, but I. I also feel like she has sort of a strange chemistry with the rest of the cast. I feel like the rest of the cast knows who Bailey is and will talk with her, but I feel like she doesn't occupy any space in their minds. Right. Like, I feel like they would just move on, but they just. They continue on with their lives as if Bailey wasn't there. And sometimes they intersect with Bailey and like, oh, hey, Bailey, how's it going? But, like, you wouldn't think that these are people who, like, live on the weekends with Bailey. It feels like they're not, like, really in her life and she's not really in their lives. They just, like, talk at the table. And it's, like, weird because normally that means that there's bad chemistry. It's like, oh, they're not fitting in with the rest of the cast. But I actually feel like she's really good on the show and it seems like everyone likes her and they. They like them, but it's just. It's a weird chemistry. And I don't. Normally in these situations, I'm like, yeah, they're nice, but they should go. But I'm like, no, I think she should stay. It works, but do you know what I'm saying? Doesn't it feel like my theory was not impactful?

[Ronnie]

My theory is that the cast doesn't like tick tock people. Like, they don't like when they don't like that casting is bringing in social media stars because they don't like Dara either. They think that they're like everybody and they say this about Dara. They're like, there is just using KJ for clout and all of this stuff. And I'm like, well, has Dara done anything really that bad? I mean, I can see how they would be like, okay, she came in, she was flirting with Ben first, then she switched to kj, then she was kind of lying about the Ben situation. So I can see how there's like, a little bit of that there. But I think it's that a lot of it's that Dara's like a star already on TikTok and Bailey's already a star already on whatever she. Whatever it Girls. TikTok probably as well. And it seems like the cast kind of others, those people, you know, they did it with Lexi last year, although Lexi was supremely annoying. So I don't know. I don't know if that. That's just my working theory is that they don't like social media people.

[Ben]

Sort of. Yeah. But it's kind of funny because, like, this show has kind of been weirdly connected with social media. Hannah and Paige came on they came on via batches and so did what's the Jordan Kim.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, but that's not like a tick tock star. They were like.

[Ben]

It's not, but it's like adjacent. Right. It's still, like, in that. In that space, like an online influencer space. I think there's just something about being an outsider, and I think it's. I think it's just a little harder in this. On this show right now. And I think, like, I think we're just in a female transition at the moment. I think we went through a male transition where they were. The show was trying out different men for a few seasons. And then we finally got west and Jesse, who've been great additions. Regardless of what you think about them. They're like, they've been great for the show.

[Ronnie]

Yeah.

[Ben]

And so, like, you know, we're just sort of like at a. We're just trying out different women right now. Lindsay's not really on the show that much. Sierra's not really on the show. So we're just trying out different things. But I mean, I think that they're. Did I say Sierra is not really on the show? I don't.

[Ronnie]

I meant.

[Ben]

I don't know what I meant by that, but.

[Ronnie]

But I. I see what you mean, because they are. It is kind of a guy season. It's all about, like, the guy. The guy stuff and the girls, you know, Sierra takes a minute to warm up. I mean, not that she's been cold to anybody, but she takes a minute to, like, become besties with people, you know?

[Ben]

Yeah. They may also have that feeling of being like, once bitten, twice shy because of Lexi. Of like, okay, let's see what's going on with these new girls. But, like, when was the last time they had a really successful launch of a female cast member on Summer House? I think the last one, Sam, got like, two seasons, I believe. Well, actually. Well, Mia. Mia currently is the one who's jailed. That's actually a huge oversight. Mia is. That's why everyone keeps on saying, like, oh, my God. Mia fits in perfectly with kind of like the vibe of the house. Whereas Bailey just sort of feels a little like left of center in a weird way. And I don't know why it is, but I think she's great.

[Ronnie]

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[Ronnie]

So we're at the girl party.

[Ben]

I don't even know what I'm monologuing about. Like, I literally am. Like, I just sat here talking make taking a stance about something that I don't even know what I'm taking a stance on.

[Ronnie]

What's your show? You're allowed what? Your stance. I'm just saying I like to be off to the side, which I think is true. And it's like, no one's mean to her, but she's off to the side. I mean, I think that's a good point.

[Ben]

Yeah, it's fun to kind of like drill down into like, why is she off to the side? And I realized that whatever theory I was starting to hatch is completely bullshit. And so I don't have to start from round zero and I'll square one. I'll figure it out, guys. Don't worry.

[Ronnie]

So she tells us about it. Girl, I started this two years ago. It was so silly. But now it's my full time job and it's changed my life in every way. And so it means everything to me. And I was like, oh my God, it's like so insane how far you go.

[Ben]

My go. Don't cry, please. I love you. Okay. Don't you dare cry. Okay. The party planner is not allowed to cry. Rule number one of event planning. Brought you a sweet green salad to make up for the bad one. You had that time. So people start to arrive and be like, oh, Lindsay, you look stunning. She's like, ew, thank you. I just threw whatever on. No big deal. She's like, yeah, well, you're enough. So it doesn't matter. You can always look great. Yeah, thanks. And so other people show up and Amanda goes up to Lindsay and she's like, oh my God, you, like ran off the other night. She's like, yeah, I had to relieve my nanny. I was also, like, so rattled because of Sharon. I mean, like, have you ever seen anyone who could rattle you? Dear core, like, Sharon. Oh, my God.

[Ronnie]

Sharon basically bombarded me just funny. And we see a flashback to Sharon being like, can I get a hug? Lady with the short hair? Wow, so someone's not spending time with their daughter. Oh, what a shocker. Wow. Someone's at a bar instead of being at home with their kid. How you doing, Lindsay? A little skinny there, aren't you?

[Ben]

It is funny to think about being bombarded by Sharon because, like, really what happened, what Lindsay didn't see was, like, five minutes of Sharon going through the crowd being like, oh, excuse me. Oh, oh, I'm just gonna get by. Oh, oh, excuse me. Oh, just gonna get. Yeah, she was trying to stealth her.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, it was in a bombardment. It was more like a stealth.

[Ben]

Yeah. This just a funny way to describe Sharon, but Lindsay is like. I'm like, you know, like, last time I saw her was like, my bridal shower. And then we see them in happier times. Although wasn't really happier times.

[Ronnie]

No. Lindsay saying. Telling her at the bridal shower. I talked to Carl earlier, and he mentioned that you had some concerns about us getting married. And Sharon was like,

[Ben]

yeah, yeah, yeah, Lindsay, I do have some concerns. Why are you curtsying? Just force of habit. So seeing Sharon last night brought up, like, a lot of, like, hurt and that, like, she caused me. And, like, you have to keep in mind, I was like, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very close with Sharon for, like, almost. Almost like a decade. And Amanda's like, yeah, you saw her as, like, a literal mother figure. So, yeah, Lindsay is like, yeah, you know, you have ups and downs, but, like, look, at no point are Kyle's parents going on national television saying, you should break up with, like, with her. I'm like, that's because Kyle's parents are drunk right now. They've got other things to do.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, but your parents, Amanda, did go on national television until you not to marry Kyle. And they said they wanted Kyle to sign that.

[Ben]

That.

[Ronnie]

That document that said he would pay back everything that the wedding cost if he broke it off or if he cheated or something like that. Do you remember that? The dad was like, you need to sign a contract.

[Ben]

It is.

[Ronnie]

But that was after Kyle cheated, which is a huge diff.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Ronnie]

As well.

[Ben]

It is really funny because, you see, Amanda's parents are, like, gritting their teeth about this relationship, and then every time we see Kyle's Parents, they're like doing pyramids on water skis on Lake Winnipesaukee up in New Hampshire. They're listening to Jimmy Buffett. They're doing whatever and they're fish. They're just doing something else. They just, they're like, we don't care.

[Ronnie]

When Kyle said, I want a relationship like my parents, he meant like, I want the miles. Like, I want to be like this, this couple. Traveling all the time, partying, being drunk on a ski slope. That's what I want is like, that's when they should have known.

[Ben]

Yeah. So Lindsay's saying, like, she's like, well, you know what? Like, Sharon did that. Sharon went on TV and said that he should wake up with me. Amanda goes, do you think that Carl acts like nothing happened? Listen, I gave Carl plenty of time to sit down with me and have a one on one, have decent, like, respectful conversation with me. And he, like, never has. And Amanda's like, yeah, Carl has a hard time confronting things head on. It's amazing he can open any doors. Oh, hey, I don't really want to confront this doorknob, but doors are hard.

[Ronnie]

Doors are hard. So. Well, we know where he gets a lot of his qualities. And I'm just tired of being treated like I'm always a villain because they're like, always a victim and I can't handle that anymore. And I think she's got a point, but you just got to drop it. Like, what, are you going to go get into a war with someone's mom?

[Ben]

I mean, thing. Just, that's the thing. Yeah, yeah. I, I, I just, I'm 100% with you. Like, yes. I mean, Carl, we've, we've called Carl a victim for what, 10 years now straight. And Sharon, Sharon for sure shows displays elements of that, you know, and when Lindsay says in about a second, like, you know, like, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, of course, but like, also it's like, what, you know, it's, it's his mom. I don't know why. I just feel like, what's she supposed to say? Like, you, Carl, go marry Lindsay. Like, you know, he's like, oh, she's really mean to me. Of course she's gonna be like, well, dumper, you know?

[Ronnie]

Well, look, I'm not gonna stand up for Sharon. I loved Lindsay giving Sharon attitude. I'm just saying that this following the Sharon thing, I just, just, I would say just give it up. I don't think this is something to like, have a storyline with Carl and Being like, we need to have a talk. Like, that's that.

[Ben]

So.

[Ronnie]

Just to be like, you know, Sharon's just some annoying, passive aggressive, almost mother in law from the past. I gave her shade, deservedly so. And now she's dead to me. Kill her in your mind. That's what I do. I just kill people in my mind. And then when I see them again, I'm like, I literally. I'm so delusional. I really believe my. I believe my delusions that I've. That people are dead, you know? And then when I see them in

[Ben]

real life, I'm like, oh, my God, you're back. It's very dramatic.

[Ronnie]

It is.

[Ben]

You guys should see all the star. The Starbucks baristas. He does that too. At the airport when I. When I travel with Ronnie, it's like, what's wrong, Ronnie? I thought that barista was dead.

[Ronnie]

You know, I love a barista. Who would I kill? I don't think I would ever been mad at a barista.

[Ben]

You know what? So I go to Phil's Coffee all the time, and there's one barista who refuses to say anything to me or even smile. And I always come in, I'm like, hey, thank you so much. Thank you. And he looks at me like he wants to destroy me. And I'm like, what have I done wrong? I've literally done nothing wrong. All I've done is pick up a coffee and say thank you. And he gives me such evil eyes. And I'm determined, determined to make him smile. And I know I can make him do it because there was someone else. There was a frosty person at the fabric store that I go to. And she would. She always give me this evil look. And I just wore her down to finally. She, like, smiles and banters with me. I'm gonna crack that code.

[Ronnie]

I crack it all the time. I'm really good with that, you know. You know how I love that. And I'm really good at that, actually. But I. There was this home goods lady who refused who was trying to refuse to take something back because I didn't have the receipt. And I was like, but it still has the tag on it. And she's like, was this bought on a credit card? And I said, no, I bought it with this gift certificate thing. And she's like, well, I can't scan the gift certificate. That's not how it works. And I said, well, but I know that you guys, I'm here all the time. Like, I know you can give the. Take this back for Store credit. And she's like, well, let me tell you, the only thing that I can

[Ben]

do,

[Ronnie]

I can take this back for store credit. Are you fucking kidding me? Like, I. In my mind, in my mind, I'm like, are you working kidding me, lady? That's what I said five minutes ago. You know, she did it. And then I was like, please don't let me ever have to deal with this lady again. So then I buy the thing that I was buying, the return or whatever, and I come up and I'm like, okay, I have to use this. I mean, it just, it was the whole thing again. It was all over again with this lady. And my mom was there and she's like, why is that lady joking around with you? Because she's like, oh, yeah, we couldn't live together. We're always losing things, me and you. Like, it suddenly became like we're best friends. And I was so proud because I like melted this lady's heart, you know,

[Ben]

she hated my guts.

[Ronnie]

And I finally got her to my side and my mom was like, why the hell are you making friends with every weirdo in town? Like, you don't have any friends here, but this is who you're going to become friends. I said, because she didn't like me. Don't you understand this is a huge deal for me.

[Ben]

Oh, you guys should see Ronnie on an airplane. I feel like I'm always so impressed with how you're always trying to have conversations. I remember one time I was on a plane and you were like, so you had to like go to North Carolina or something? Like, going to North Carolina, got a wedding. You were just having a full on conversation with this lady. It was so funny.

[Ronnie]

I go into dad mode on those things.

[Ben]

But to be fair, I have wrestling, bitch face. Which was confirmed by Cynthia Bailey. And so I think that's probably why I don't like melt as many people's hearts in public.

[Ronnie]

You just don't talk to people you don't need. You don't, you don't feel the need. You don't feel that need with people. I feel the need. I'm like, oh my God, if someone's not smiling at me, oh God. For you, it just takes a barista. You're like, wait a minute, I demand respect from this barista. I will. Got it. Damn it.

[Ben]

Well, the thing is this is that I feel like this barista. I feel like he's like a. He might be like Gen Z. And I feel like his thing is like talking to people. Gives me Social anxiety. I feel like he actually has, like, a. He's built a story into why he can't smile or be nice to people, and I want to break him down. I'm, like, so determined to, like, make him smile. When he sees me walk in, he sees my.

[Ronnie]

All right, well, I wish you luck on your journey.

[Ben]

I look for.

[Ronnie]

I look forward to updates on this. Phil's barista. So now we go to the house, and Sierra. Sierra is putting on a Lorax costume. It's wacky costume. Sierra time. So Sierra's putting on this orange leotard

[Ben]

thing and a little for no reason. No reason. I think it was a costume that she meant to wear earlier in the summer and didn't get a chance to. So she just put it on.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, I feel. That's why I thought this was going to be the season finale, because she does this, and everybody else comes in. They're like, oh, my God. Final weekend. Final weekend. I was like, okay, good. This is it. But it wasn't. She's just putting on a costume for fun, and she's got a bunch of squirt guns, and she leaves them in the middle of the room, and it says, pick your. Pick your weapon. And then when people come in, she sprays them with water, and everyone's like, oh, my God. I'm being sprayed with water. And then they get a gun, and then they spray the people coming in with water, and it's like. It's wacky. I actually was laughing, but then the other part of me was like, you are soaking this house, and these people hate your guts. Like, they hate your people renting out this house. I hope they see you guys.

[Ben]

Right. It was a fun time. Everyone was laughing. Everyone had so much joy with it. Well, everyone except for one person, which is Amanda. So they spared Amanda because she was wearing a suede jacket. They're like, no, she's wearing suede. Spare her. So they open the door, she walks, and she's like. I'm like, what's going on? And she just is like, so Eeyore. And, like, that's her humor. Her humor is to be the one. To be like, what? I really. She's like, not a yes, ander. And it's just like, you know, I know we're all piling onto Amanda because this scandal, but, like, even without the scandal, it's kind of like I feel like I've put so much energy over the years into trying to be chill about calling Amanda a. A sad nag, but she just kind of is. And, like, I. I try not to say that because it's a. It's a. It's a stereotype that gets put onto women a lot, Especially when women are in relationships with man babies where they're being treated like. And they get put into this role, and then they're called a nag. And it's, like, not fair. It's not fair because a lot of times it's women just trying to deal with their immature man, but ultimately, sometimes people just are that way. And Amanda, Jesus, you can't even have fun in the water gun game.

[Ronnie]

Geez.

[Ben]

Come on.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, it was. It's a little different of a journey for me because I've been calling Amanda a sad sack and a whiner for literal years. And then this is the first season that I was like, you know what? I'm sticking up for Amanda this season, God damn it, Kyle. And then yelled Kyle the whole season. Then for it to turn around like this. I mean, what the hell? It's like I've given 10 years of hating on somebody for one second. It was the wrong second. You know, I just wasn't choosing right. I just didn't choose right.

[Ben]

I've. I've always. I've always felt it, but I always felt like my feelings were really the product of, like, a societal kind of a societal thing that tells us that women who are. Who aren't just, like, the cool girls just don't go. Go along with their husbands or nags. And I was like, I'm gonna push against that. I'm push against that instinct. It's. That's not fair. It's not fair to a man. That's not fair to women. But honestly, she is such a drip. Oh, my God.

[Ronnie]

Oh, my God.

[Ben]

Everything is like. It's just like, oh. And like, her whole thing is to be super sarcastic and to be like, oh, it's too much already. Enough.

[Ronnie]

Listen, as a great poet of our time once said, summer is supposed to be fun. Amanda, not fun. And I think it was best said then, you know? So the best part of this shooting people with water thing to me was Lindsay going, you know I was a sharpshooter in high school, right? Yes, Lindsay, we all remember your entire high school career. And Sierra goes, what the is a sharpshooter? Come on.

[Ben]

I did forget that Lindsay was in rotc. It's such a funny. Such a funny thing.

[Ronnie]

Foxy Rotzie heart. Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. So Lindsay's like, do you remember when I was in Rotc No, Lindsay, no one knew you then.

[Ben]

So

[Ronnie]

all the other people come up. Yeah. Amanda goes whining into another room. This whole house is wow,

[Ben]

it's always wet. What part of all these people walking around with their bathing suits and spilling beer everywhere says it's not wet? This is a dirty ass house. The water guns are actually doing it a service. Actually washing away some stuff for once. So they all eventually sort of get in. They. They really soak Kyle big time. Because at that point there, there's so many water guns going at once that like he's basically just like dripping. And they all get in. It's funny. And there's hugs. The Lorax costume is still not explained. And then Carl has an announcement which is. Hey, hey gang. I have a quick announcement now that we're all here in the mix. Oh, today is national beach day, which means I'm gonna go for a run for six hours hall marathon training. Bye everyone.

[Ronnie]

Guess where we're going. We're going to the number one beach in the United States of America. Well, I thought you were gonna say it's our two year anniversary. Carl, it's your two year anniversary of our breakup. Everyone, cheers. Yeah. Two years of freedom it's gonna be. Let freedom ring.

[Ben]

I like to think of it as the 10 year anniversary of reporter Christina Gibson walking out the summer house with an oversized magnum of rose. Which happened on their final weekend.

[Ronnie]

I like to think of it as being two weeks late for the season of put your weight on me. Put your weight on me.

[Ben]

Lindsay Dale Halberd. Holy marry me. Three years anniversary of that.

[Ronnie]

So. Well, I have an announcement too. I'm hosting a dinner tonight. And they're like, oh my God. Freedom dinner. Freedom number too. She goes, yes. Second annual freedom dinner. Well, great. Okay, we have 40 minutes until we leave for the beach. Okay everybody. So Kyle and Amanda are in their room and he's like. She's like, kyle, are you showering? Because I have to shower. So I got a shaving shower. Hello, can you hear me? I don't know. When Amanda just ignores Kyle. It makes me laugh every time. All right, here's what I was going to do. I was going to take a shower and then I thought maybe we could, you know, walk hand in hand down the beach. Hello, can you hear me?

[Ben]

Somewhere out there, Amanda, here is my questions. So Jesse is like, hey, are you sleeping with Sierra Mia? Because they've got a full house. Everyone is there. Even Levi is there this weekend. You wouldn't know it because they don't even show her, but she. Pop. She somehow manages to sneak into frame later on, but she is there. And so, yeah, potatoes o', clock,

[Ronnie]

Levi. Those are. Those are baby potatoes.

[Ben]

They're crying for some reason. So Jesse, kj, Ben, and west are like. And Kyle, they're all shaving. They're making mustaches. Boy Summer. Boy Summer. Yeah. Boy Summer. Boy Summer. Yeah, blah, blah. They're all getting excited. And Levi, speaking of which, is like, the boys are too hyped. I'm telling you this right now. Yeah, the boys are, like, way too hyped on each other. Yeah, they're too hyped.

[Ronnie]

Yeah.

[Ben]

That's too hyped. Yeah. It's disgusting. It is. It's disgusting.

[Ronnie]

This summer completely changed my life. Just the bond of community was much needed for me. Like, I've never been one of the boys. And this summer, I was myself for the first time ever, and it feels like it's ending too soon.

[Ben]

Oh, kj. Did you see KJ on watch what happens live last night? And the thing that happened.

[Ronnie]

Yes. You talk about it.

[Ben]

Okay, I'm gonna talk about it. Which is that west texted KJ right after the reunion, and KJ left it on unread, which I guess is just having it unread. And he basically is like, I've got, like. I've read, like, every text message except for that one. It's the one that it hasn't.

[Ronnie]

And he's like, well, why don't you read it?

[Ben]

He's like, okay. And then so KJ eventually reads it, and it's like a nicely nicely phrased, nicely worded, kind of canned response of like, kj. I know. This is, like. It was, like, really dark with the reading. First of all, you were really articulate, so that was really good. I appreciate your articulation. I'm like, way to go, West. Right out the gates.

[Ronnie]

Nice microaggression to open.

[Ben]

Heather Thompson's writing it for him. So then he basically is saying no. Like, I know it's like, a time for healing and, like, take your time. But, like, whatever. I've been off social media, so I didn't realize how bad the hurt was that was out there. And, like, I'm really. Oh, it was just like, whatever. And poor kj, he was, like, about to cry. And at one point, Andy's like, how

[Ronnie]

you doing over there, kj?

[Ben]

He's like, like, I think I'm about to cry.

[Ronnie]

Okay, cool.

[Ben]

Well, if you're gonna cry, what size boobs would you like to cry on? A double D or double C?

[Ronnie]

Yeah, he looked really upset by it. But, I mean, KJ gets upset by a lot of things. KJ's very sensitive. He's too sensitive for this world. I don't mean the earth. I mean, summer house. It's like, he's not gonna. He's gonna have 10 breakdowns by the end. He's the new Carl of this show. Now I'm telling. I'm calling it right now. Everybody's already online. Like, poor kj. Oh, my God, Poor kj. I'm like. Because he read a text. You guys, calm down. KJ did not get you. I don't. Everyone's going too crazy with this, like, poor KJ thing. This is an adult. He's a sweet guy. He hasn't done anything wrong. I'm not being a hater, but the audience is really infantilizing kj, and I'm not really understanding what's happening, because this clip, you know, he's. He's on there with. Well, I mean, he's like. He's not a child. You know, it's just weird. He's nearing 30, and everyone's like, oh, my God, poor KJ. They made him read a text. And Meadow Soprano was so insensitive. I watched the clip because I wanted to see Meadow Soprano being mean, because everybody's like that. No, she wasn't mean. She just said, that's really not. I think that's really nice, that text. And he's like, yeah. And it really bums me out because we were so close, and he gets upset. And then the thing is, like, Meadow Soprano, she has no heart. Wow.

[Ben]

I didn't realize that people were mad at Jamie Lynn Siegler, at least in

[Ronnie]

the insta clip I was watching.

[Ben]

I. I think the reason why we all are rooting for KJ is because I think, oh, God, I may eat these words because it's Bravo. But as far as we can tell, at least so far, KJ does seem to be like. Like a really, like, authentic person. Like, in terms of that, like, he is what west is trying to portray himself as is like, someone who's kind of, like, emotionally in tune. And I think he is what Carl is sort of trying to be. But I think that KJ really is just like a. He's like a sweet, emotional man. And, like, it doesn't feel like he's being sweet and emotional to portray an image of something like. Like, project an image like Wes does, at the very least. I don't know, like, Carl. It's Weird. Carl does seem. Because Carl doesn't. It's. Carl just seems more like rickety. Like he's gonna fall apart in a moment, but, like, rickety. But Carl is a bit rickety. I mean, honestly, whereas KJ is. He's sensitive in a way that I think Wes is trying to be and try to pretend to be and try to give off. But I think west is, as much as we know, a boy douchebag, insincere guy as. As the rest of them, you know?

[Ronnie]

Yeah. I think KJ is a sweet guy. Like, I like him. I think he's good on the show and everything. I just think the audience's reaction to KJ is a little disconcerting. It's just a little much to me. I don't understand what. I don't understand why everybody's so upset for kj. Like, I haven't. Maybe there's something I haven't seen too, you know, and so I have to leave room for that.

[Ben]

But he's good looking also. Let's not. Honestly, if he wasn't. If he wasn't. If he wasn't hot, I think we'd all be like, oh, that's nice, but you should get over it. But because he's hot, we're like, it's a hot guy who's feeling things.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, it's. Well, it's not that they like him. It's that they're. They're always like, oh, my God, poor kj. Like, everything I read about kj, you know, involving this scandal is like, oh, my God, poor KJ is just so upset about this.

[Ben]

I just don't.

[Ronnie]

I don't. I don't know. I don't feel bad for kj, you know, I like him, but I just. The audience is really like, oh, my God, it's our new baby. It's our new little baby. We need to hold kj. Hold him close.

[Ben]

I can't wait for Sally Fields movie to come out. Not without my kj. Just story about, like, her smuggling KJ out of the Middle East. I just. I kind of like this. I kind of like us all hugging kj. I think he's so sweet and cute, and I, you know, I just am happy to see, like, some shred of. Of loveliness in this dark Bravo world.

[Ronnie]

I'm just holding my reservations because I, you know, from the very beginning with his whole, I'm gonna just dig because I a lover boy, you know, that whole thing, which turns out was true, right? So I had to eat my words on that, because then he, you know, and he's still with Dara, and they seem like they're very much in love. So it didn't seem like he was saying that just to be a boy, so I had to eat my words on that. But I just see, like, everything he says seems to be code words to the audience. Like, when he comes on and he's like, you know, I have anxiety or I have this. It's like, those are their, like, code words. It gets. I feel like a lot of the audience be like, oh, my God, kj. So it's just. So. I don't know what it is. I'm not saying he's manipulative. I'm just saying I'm wondering why everybody is infantilizing kj. I just don't.

[Ben]

You also don't like victims. And I feel like what this is hitting on is I kind of feel like it's probably hitting on, like, the signals, the things that you normally hear when. When. Like, when you feel like someone's playing the victim. And so I imagine. And I think that probably because we've heard people. We've heard guys get out of sticky situations on Bravo all the time by using a lot of the language that KJ uses. Yeah. You know, like, I've got anxiety or I'm going through things, or I'm close with my mom or, like, women. And it's like. And it's like. So when a guy is, like, being emotional and being in his emotions and he's saying these things, I think it's probably hitting some of these. These triggers. Dare I say it, that. That you may.

[Ronnie]

I think you're right. Yeah. Because when I. That makes a lot of sense to me, because when I do hear guys say stuff like this, it's usually in response to them doing something wrong, like using it as an excuse. I think you really hit the nail on the head with that one. So maybe I'm hearing these things. So I'm like, okay, if I'm hearing these things from a man, he must have done something wrong. So what did you do wrong? So now I'm bad at him even though he hasn't done anything wrong. You know what I mean? Mean. But he's said. He said by saying these things, something that makes me think he has done something wrong. So I'm mad at him even though he hasn't done anything.

[Ben]

Wow.

[Ronnie]

That was a good session. All right, everybody. Thank you.

[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]

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[Ben]

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[Ronnie]

It's just, I just like, he's okay, you guys. He's okay. He's a 28 year old man. He's doing fine. We can all. We can all rest assured that KJ is okay. Okay, so then Sierra is talking about how they have a full house and Wes is like, we sure do. Well, it's really good to see Amanda back. She's in good spirits this week. What made you think she's in good spirits? She walks through the house whining and suede and walked up the stairs whining and swayed. Yeah.

[Ben]

There's nothing about Amanda's arrival said this is someone in good spirits. This is someone who's covered in water maybe. I know she wasn't even covered in water. She didn't even have that. You can't even. Tom Colico comes in, you can't even say that. It's about cooking the basics. You know what?

[Ronnie]

Two of you made rice. Two of you made rice.

[Ben]

Two of you made rice. We asked. We asked for like a meat dish and not a rice dish. And guess what?

[Ronnie]

He did.

[Ben]

You gave us Amanda. Tom Clicko is just in the summer house. I would love that you gave us

[Ronnie]

the widest rice possible. Amanda rice, and that's unacceptable. I'm sorry, you gotta go.

[Ben]

Yeah, it's just, it's, you know, at this level of the competition, we just can't have Amanda in it anymore. So just gotta go. Amanda, please pack your nagging and go.

[Ronnie]

So Sierra's like, well, I will say I did meet up with Sierra this week. And I was like, how's your weekend? And, you know, she stayed back. So she was like, I just needed to breathe. And I was like, do you feel anxious when he's home? And she was like, yeah. And I was like, well, like, what if you take a month apart? You know, like, get an apartment for a month, you know, then you'll both have your space, you guys can date each other. And Lindsay's like, dating, Like, I don't think it sounds like they even currently date. So why would they date if they don't even live in the same house?

[Ben]

Mia's like, you never know because, like, them having that space and time apart, they could fall back in love with each other. I'm like, I think the word that you're messed up on is back. Fall back in love.

[Ronnie]

That would have to.

[Ben]

That implies they fell in love in the first place.

[Ronnie]

Yeah.

[Ben]

Buddies that just got used to being around each other.

[Ronnie]

And Wes is the one who's against it. He's like, I think that they'd miss each other though, don't you think? She would definitely not leave her husband. She'll immediately want to, like, to get a commitment out of anybody she's banging, so definitely should stay with her husband.

[Ben]

I will say I don't agree. I don't disagree with that advice or idea, but if I heard another couple that were like, married and like, the wife got an apartment for like a month just to get space for her husband, I'd be like, wow, that's not going so well. Feels like a last ditch effort to move. And by last dipper, it's over.

[Ronnie]

It is a last ditch effort. That's the point, Lindsay. And she says, you know, I feel like Amanda deserves more than she's getting, but she loves Kyle and she's known Kyle longer than anyone in the house, including Carl. And, you know, as much as he's in the wrong, he also has feelings. And she can't help but go full blown mama bear mode. She's like, and I just think, like, what can I do to help? What can I do now? I probably lecturing him at dinner and telling him off about how shitty a husband he is. That's gonna do it.

[Ben]

I love that Lindsay's version of going mama bear is actually turn on her own cub. Destroy it. Flay it, Flay it and play it

[Ronnie]

in front of everybody.

[Ben]

You're Supposed to go. You're supposed to protect your cub. Protect your cub.

[Ronnie]

Flimsy.

[Ben]

Well, she has mommy issues, so it makes sense. Guess what? Hall number one. Cooper's. Cooper's Hall. We're here, everyone. If anyone needs to apologize, apology dune is right over there. Welcome. Welcome back to the beach. Oh, my God. Wow.

[Ronnie]

Wow.

[Ben]

That's an arm burner carrying all this stuff. Well, we made it, guys. Stay all set up. And Amanda's like, can you move your toe a little bit, Kyle? She's. He's like, but I was here first in this patch of sand.

[Ronnie]

So. Amanda, to go sit on your foot and then be like, your foot's in my way. You came to sit on my foot. You move. Move your butt. How about that? How your. Your butt's in the way of my foot.

[Ben]

Don't sit. Don't sit on my foot. So sorry. I'm gonna freaking cabaret. I've just got sh. All the time. Every single thing. Yeah.

[Ronnie]

So Wes, Carl, and Jesse are playing beach volleyball. And Carl's like, oh, look at KJ right now. Look at that. He's just relaxed on a beach chair.

[Ben]

It's hilarious.

[Ronnie]

House. KJ loves to sleep in this house. Kj Actually, this. And this is one thing I really love about kj. KJ will just sleep anywhere, and that's my kind of guy. That's how I am.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Ronnie]

I'm like, we are on a weekend. This is what we should be doing. We should be in bed.

[Ben]

Yeah, he has big nap energy. He really. He's like, everywhere. But, you know, he's. Because he's shredded. So he's probably working out all the time. So he's probably exhausted.

[Ronnie]

Right?

[Ben]

So, yeah, he's, like, asleep. And Wes, like, kj, like, doesn't even know where he is. Like, it's crazy. And by the way, somewhere in the middle here, they're playing volleyball, and Carl just spikes the ball. Like, was it on top, like, Dara's face or something like that?

[Ronnie]

He's.

[Ben]

Oh, like, Carl, can you, like, relax? Sorry.

[Ronnie]

Sorry.

[Ben]

I just had a little bit of rage on the inside. It's okay. It's okay.

[Ronnie]

So, yeah, they're playing volleyball, and Carl's like, yeah, like, is it, like, weird, like, sink. Sierra. Wes says, no, no, dude, not at all. He's like, yeah, I got it. I mean, I can relate to that a little bit. And we see Lindsay walking to the water, and she's going to take a little bit. Who were they talking about?

[Ben]

They were actually talk. He was asking west if it Was weird seeing Dara with KJ because Wes and Dara had a past.

[Ronnie]

Oh. Oh, I see. I see.

[Ben]

Probably forgot about because it's barely been mentioned.

[Ronnie]

So then we just had a past with, like, everybody. I think the next summer house coming out, the Ozark ones that. The Ozark one that is based on all of west friends. I think all the, like, nine out of 10 of the women he's had relationships with before. It's like all of West's exes or something.

[Ben]

Yeah. But he, like, doesn't, like, know what to do because he's like. He's like, I like a scared of commitment, and that's like, my thing to work on and, like, I'm going to. But it's just like. It's just like. It sucks because, like, I just, like, have a lot of things that I feel all the time, and I just don't want people to. I don't want to hurt people, but I hurt people. And it's just like, a lot.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, so. So Carl's like, yeah, we're celebrating two years of freedom Day, boys. I have nothing to worry about except really pretty big lease alone. But, you know, life is good.

[Ben]

Yeah, you're free, bro. You're free. Yeah.

[Ronnie]

And you got a. You got a new best friend. And Wes is like, kj. KJ is my new best friend.

[Ben]

He's like, yeah, life is good.

[Ronnie]

So Wes is saying, you know, like, I think with Sierra and I, like, we're good and everything, but, like, you know, now everyone else is like, what the. Like, what's going on? Like, I get it. Like, clearly, you know, like, I obviously don't want to speak for her, but, like, I think we're just, like, comfortable being friends and, like, let's have fun and just like, like, get to the fall. You know what I mean?

[Ben]

Like, oh. And then when he says, by the way, did you notice this when he says, let's just get to the fall? They put this, like, bell chime on the soundtrack. It was like, for Whom the bell Tolls. It was like an ominous, like, bong. It was like the death. It was like a bell that sounded like the death of something. And I was like, post production, I heard that because that was a little Easter egg to be like, like, like, watch out. What. When things. When we get to the balls, when the happens when everything falls apart, you know? And I love that little detail, but also, what's up with this, like, backpedaling suddenly from west, who spent the whole season being like, I have a crush on Her. I think I'm still in love with her. Putting his hand on her, and now all of a sudden, like, whoa, let's just be friends, okay, guys? Let's just be friends.

[Ronnie]

Well, it's typical because it's what west does. He says one thing to us. Us, which is we're just friends. I don't understand why everybody's blah, blah, blah. And then in real life, he's like, let's hug for 10 minutes. I'm crushing on Sierra. People who will tell Sierra. Just telling people who are going to tell Sierra. I have a crush on Sierra. Hope you don't tell her. And then act to us like what I've said the whole time. I just want to be friends. I mean, it's typical. He's doing the same thing as always. But I did notice when he said, let's just have fun and get to the fall. Like, he gives this look like, just get me through this. Like, I've saved my reputation with the audience. So just let's get through this final weekend so I can go back to having a life and using my Bravo ass pass in every bar that I

[Ben]

go to please 100. Or as Paige Disorbo would say, 1000%. So they're playing. They're playing spike ball now. They love this game where they put that little. That little trampoline thing on the sand and they throw a ball at it. And Lindsay and West are. Lindsay's putting lotion on west back. She's like, I haven't really touched a man's back in a while. I was like, oh, I'm sad that it has to be Wes. Wes that you break the streak with.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. So Jesse is talking to Ben about how it's been such a good summer and how's it going with the mythos? He's like, oh, it's the best. It's the best. And then we see all these videos where Ben and Sabrina are videotaping themselves making out. Every videotaping, they're filming themselves making out. Why do they do that? You called that out a long time ago, and I thought, well, it's not that abnormal. But it's like, every video, it's super weird. Like, did you guys get a selfie stick just to tape yourselves, like, making out? What the.

[Ben]

Yeah. It's so performative. It's also, like, the implication that we all care about this. The implication that, like, oh, everyone wants to see our love, that we're inspiring people. Maybe. Whatever the reason is, it's just. It's. It's it's weird. It doesn't make any sense. It's stupid. Stop doing it. You know, I remember there's this one guy who I used to follow on Instagram and like his friend was on a TV show and I just remember he posted something of himself watching the tv and he was just like snacking, eating potato chips, just like watching it.

[Ronnie]

Like, wow.

[Ben]

And you could hear this TV show going and he's just like watching along and then like the caption was something like, like, congrats to so and so on. Like, like, wow, you booked it. You really did it. You did your thing. I'm like, why are you showing, why are you showing us you watching the show? Why don't you turn the camera around and show the TV show? Show your friend who's allegedly killing it on screen. And it's just like that weird self involved thing that people do with social media where they just, they just assume that like every single thing that they do is interesting. I mean, obviously so much of social media is about selfies and it's about like, here I am, I'm doing something. We all post stuff like, that's okay. But like, there are certain things that. It's like where you went out of your way to set up your camera to showcase this thing that like, not. People don't inherently care about this. They don't. Inherently.

[Ronnie]

Yeah.

[Ben]

To see you making out with your girlfriend.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. Yeah, it's. It's super.

[Ben]

It's super weird.

[Ronnie]

This, this taping yourself making out. It's second to taping yourself crying. Like, I can't. That's, that's.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Ronnie]

For me. I just hate yeah so much.

[Ben]

Why?

[Ronnie]

Please don't, please stop doing that, people.

[Ben]

Unless you're laughing at yourself while you're crying. Like, I can't believe I'm crying right now. I just saw a crocodile, you know, like, that's, that's one thing.

[Ronnie]

Congratulations, you've reached the end of part one of a two part recap for part two. Go look for the recap that says part two. See you over there, suckers.

[Ben]

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[Ronnie]

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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]

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[Ronnie]

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[Ronnie]

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[Ben]

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[Ronnie]

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[Ronnie]

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[Ben]

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[Ronnie]

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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]

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[Ben]

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