#3477 Crappy Hour 7/27: Breakups and Shakeups

Summary

Watch What Crappens – Episode #3477 Crappy Hour 7/27: Breakups and Shakeups (July 28, 2026) Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam

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Overview

In this episode of "Watch What Crappens," Ben and Ronnie dive into recent Bravo show bombshells: cast breakups, reunion fashion disasters (with a special focus on The Valley), neighborhood coyote drama, and shifting alliances among "Real Housewife" stars. The duo also brings their signature humorous critique to Bravo's ratings news and franchise shakeups, providing plenty of memorable moments and quotable quips.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Catching Up & Coyote Problems (01:29–07:23)

• Ronnie shares his ongoing, all-consuming battle with a coyote in his neighborhood that's threatening his dog, Bueller.
  • “I’ve got wolf pee. I’ve got silverware in a cup that I shake. ... I’ve got a BB gun, a Glock…” (02:25)
  • Expresses both his exasperation and humor: “It’s like squatters who want to eat your dog.” (04:03)
  • Neighbors are “weirdly obsessed with the coyote,” showing more concern for the animal than his pet’s safety.
• Ben chimes in with AI-sourced safety tips about “multi-person hazing,” like umbrella-waving and air horns, mocking the algorithm’s authoritative tone. (06:00)
• Ben jokes about scaring the coyote away with bad Bravo fashion or Tamra’s reunion screams.

Memorable Moment:
“They’re like Airbnb squatters. You were gone for eight weeks and then they moved right in.” —Ben (03:51)

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2. The Valley Reunion Looks: Britney’s Outfit Meltdown (07:56–19:16)

• The reunion outfits for The Valley were unveiled, spawning an avalanche of social media reactions—most notably focused on Britney’s disastrous look.
• Britney’s Outfit Critique:
  • “That is so many different kinds of a couch.” —Ronnie (08:59)
  • “What this picture does not capture is the rhinestone of it all … the bottom half sparkles so aggressively.” —Ben (10:10)
  • “[The top] looks like the top is being torn open and it’s very, very unflattering. It’s wildly unflattering for her.”
  • “It’s as if beer cheese was a person” —Ronnie (12:14)
  • Both hosts agree Britney needs a serious style intervention for next season.
• Other reunion looks are dissected; men in similar brown suits, accessories gone awry, and overall subpar style across the cast.
• Ben gripes about “suburban dads” pairing sneakers with suits: “It ended 10 years ago. Enough’s enough.” (19:06)

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3. Salt Lake City: Breakups, Social Media Drama, and Shady Shade (23:24–34:26)

• Angie K. and Sean’s Split:
  • Speculation abounds—Monica, appearing on Carlos King’s podcast, claims Angie’s behavior changed radically after getting on the show, becoming “intolerable, insufferable, difficult, out of touch with reality.” (24:51)
  • The hosts explore rumors of possible political/‘manosphere’ tensions contributing to their split. (26:14)
• Whitney and Justin Living Separately:
  • Discussed as another Bravo relationship breakdown; Ben expresses skepticism that it’s not just for storyline.
• Meredith’s Shady Karma Post:
  • “Karma is not just a river in Egypt and some people have been projecting all over me…” —Ben paraphrasing Meredith’s post (30:29)
  • Both laugh about Meredith’s attempt to backpedal her “kick them while they’re down” moment.
  • Lisa Barlow’s contrasting response: Posts a happy, tequila-holding photo with John.
• Unfollow-Gate:
  • Angie and Mary’s social media follow/unfollow drama—seen as Bravo meddling to prevent spoilers before season airing. (32:29)
  • “A Reddit comment, which is basically the New York Times…” —Ronnie (32:29)
• Photoshop Fails:
  • Lisa’s seemingly botched Photoshop of herself and John, where John’s hand doesn’t match his face. “It’s definitely two different hands. Oh, my goodness.” —Ben (33:54)

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4. Southern Hospitality Shakeups (36:01–46:47)

• TJ Leaves Leva:
  • TJ’s dramatic Instagram post about “stepping out from someone’s umbrella” while launching his hot dog stand, Sir Wieners.
  • Ronnie deadpans: “Girl, it’s a hot dog stand. Can we stop?” (37:19)
  • “Sir Wieners was never just about hot dogs. … What the fuck else is it about? I just want a hot dog.” —Ronnie (38:14)
  • Leva’s cryptic Instagram Story (“Not being liked by fucking losers is usually a good sign”): Seen as a clear clapback at TJ.
• Joe Bradley’s Departure:
  • Joe moves to Uptown Hospitality Group, sparking speculation about a forthcoming show pivot—possibly even replacing Leva with an Austin/Craig spin-off.
  • “Leva was never a breakout star on Southern Charm … she wound up with the spin off where she was the head.” —Ben (42:47)
  • Ben questions whether Bravo’s trying to shake up the format before it becomes stale à la VPR.
  • Discussion of Emmy May and other cast departures/issues, speculating about a coming “reset” for the show.
• Bravo’s Calculus: The hosts theorize that Bravo may be shifting focus toward Craig/Austin’s bar to anchor the next iteration.

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5. Ratings Watch: Bravo’s Reality TV Summer (49:13–56:10)

• Bravo’s Summer Blockbusters:
  • Below Deck Med and NYC: Next Gen both have record-breaking openers; Ben notes the latter “is now number one Bravo next day episode after seven days on Peacock—of all time.” (49:42)
  • McBee Dynasty is a surprise mega-hit (2.5 million cross-platform/views), provoking host confusion (“I quit podcasting entirely. How is this possible?” —Ben, 51:33)
  • Discussion about “Love Island effect” (Peacock auto-plays McBee Dynasty after LI episodes).
• McBee Dynasty Debate:
  • Ronnie concedes it’s messy and drama-packed (“they just bring mess every week”), while Ben finds it “so languid and dull … not funny, not campy, just slowly plods along.” (54:04)
  • “I just think it’s entertaining trash.” —Ronnie (55:34)
  • Both agree: McBee Dynasty’s soaring is baffling, but not every Bravo hit is for everyone.

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6. Bravo Show State of the Union (56:47–58:59)

• Ratings for Below Deck Med are lauded:
  • Season premiere drew 1.2 million "overnights"—a rare feat.
  • Discussion of franchise fatigue and the cyclical nature of hits (how Below Deck Down Under primed viewers for Med’s big season).
• Random Bravo Lulz:
  • Captain Sandy’s hairstyle compared to He-Man action figures. Ben shares a visual joke: “It’s literally Captain Sandy’s hair.” (58:04)

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Notable Quotes

• “It’s like squatters who want to eat your dog.” —Ronnie, 04:03
• “That is so many different kinds of a couch.” —Ronnie, 08:59
• “Britney’s storyline for next season is that she’s going to improve her style, because enough is enough.” —Ben, 12:17
• “Sir Wieners was never just about hot dogs.” —Ronnie, 38:14
• “Girl, it’s a hot dog stand. Can we stop?” —Ronnie, 37:19
• “Not being liked by fucking losers is usually a good sign.” —Reading Leva’s story, 39:15
• “A Reddit comment, which is basically the New York Times was speculating…” —Ronnie, 32:29
• “Karma is not just a river in Egypt...” —Paraphrasing Meredith, 30:29
• "I quit podcasting entirely. How is this possible?” —Ben, reacting to McBee Dynasty’s ratings, 51:33

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Segment Timestamps

• Coyote/Tech Troubles Chat: 01:29–07:23
• The Valley Reunion Looks: 07:56–19:16
• Salt Lake City Breakups & Social Media Drama: 23:24–34:26
• Southern Hospitality/TJ & Joe Departures: 36:01–46:47
• Bravo Ratings & McBee Dynasty: 49:13–56:10
• Bravo Show State & Captain Sandy Joke: 56:47–58:59

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Recurring Tone & Language

• Bantering, playful mockery with affectionate undertones.
• Sarcastic and sharp, especially with fashion critiques and reality TV shade.
• Used quotable one-liners (sometimes verging on camp), reflective of deep cultural familiarity with Bravo’s universe and fan community in-jokes.

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Summary Usefulness This episode is a must-listen for Bravo superfans: it covers the newest relationship cracks in Salt Lake City, amateur-hour reunion looks on The Valley, evolving drama among Southern Hospitality’s cast, and the puzzling ratings triumph of McBee Dynasty. Ben and Ronnie’s witty turns of phrase, cultural references, and playful rapport keep it as hilarious as it is informative—even if you missed the shows themselves.

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Transcript

[A]

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[B]

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[C]

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[B]

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[C]

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[B]

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[C]

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[B]

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[C]

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[B]

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[C]

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[A]

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[C]

These may apply.

[B]

Well, hello everybody and welcome to Krabby Hour. I'm Ronnie and that's be and I've got a window open also playing this. So I'm hearing me double. So, Ben, talk for a minute. How you doing, babe?

[C]

I'm gonna talk while you deal with your echo issues. I'm doing great, thanks. How are you doing? Hi. Good to see everyone here in the chat. We've got some funny things to talk about today on Crappy Hour. I'm seeing even before this even began. We can see the chat on YouTube and you guys are already cracking me up and I just have to give a special shout out. Where are you, Kate? You're in an existential battle with your wireless printer because it refuses to acknowledge that it exists on your wi fi. I get that. I. I'm so sorry that you're going through that. That's one of the most frustrating things someone could go through. So we are here to help you out of this tech involved situation. What's going on with you, Ronnie?

[B]

Well, I'm. I'm on coyote watch. Let me see. Who asked? Aaron just asked. Is the coyote still stalking me? Every day it's here every single day. I've got it on camera three times a day now. It goes out there and it waits where Bueller goes out. I've Got everything over here. I've got wolf pee. I've got silverware and a cup that I shake. I've got mace. I've got a BB gun, a Glock that I shoot. I haven't actually been able because once I get close enough, it runs the hell away from me, which I don't blame. It's not a real gun, so everybody calm down.

[C]

Clarify that. It's not a real Glock.

[B]

It's a BB gun. Glock. I could not be trusted with a real gun because I have a temper, but also because I'm just too clumsy. I mean, I've almost shot myself with this BB gun. It's heavy as hell. I guess it's supposed to be like a real Glock. So it's really heavy, and I'm trying to put it in my, you know, sweatpants. So my sweatpants are falling down, and then I'm walking around with it outside my sweatpants. And now the. If the neighbors ever see me, they're going to think I'm walking around with a pistol, so I probably should get rid of that. I got a coyote vest for Bueller that's too big, so I'm getting a different one. What else? I got a trap put out there that didn't work. The coyotes are too smart. They literally look at it and just walk around it and look back at me and, like, flip up their middle paw and they're like, fuck you, stupid. That's where I'm at. Still out there. Can't get rid of them.

[C]

It's really. It's so. It's so frustrating. They're like squatters. They're like Airbnb squatters. You were gone for, what, about eight weeks, and then they moved right in and they were like, this is ours now. It's tough.

[B]

They came. You know, it's like squatters who want to eat your dog. I wouldn't mind the coyotes if they weren't trying to eat my dog. The problem is they're eating my child. Okay? This is my child. How dare you come for my child? If you ever come for me, never. Or my Bueller.

[C]

Just need a. You need to. What you need to do is you need to do a humane trapping where it goes into a trap, like a cage, and then you transport it to a different part of the city, a different forest where it'll thrive, and you let it go there, and then you return home. That way. It's still alive. It just has been relocated.

[B]

Yeah, Yeah, I like that Doha is saying mountain lions, too, but we are on their land, so we're the squatters. I totally get that. I'm not saying murder the coyote. I just don't want it eating my dog. And also I pay them more. So tell me when that coyote starts paying the mortgage and we can all do. Because, you know, normally every animal, I'm like, you're so cute. Until the beeler murder. That's a no go for me. Sorry. And I have a neighborhood. It's not an app, but I'm on a WhatsApp thread with all the neighbors, you know, so we can update each other. And it's kind of what you think. It's people like, hey, someone was speeding up the street. We better get them. What's our license for? You know, it's a lot of stuff like that, but for. This is the first time I've ever written it and I was like, hey, my dog just got attacked by a coyote. What do I do? It was the first day it happened. By the way, Bueller's fine. He's, you know, but anyway, I posted that and they're like, oh gosh, please don't hurt the coyote. Is it the one eyed one that we're trying to save? And like maybe three times since then, the neighbors keep posting, like, is the coyote. There's a coyote sitting right outside. Isn't it adorable? It's in the sunset. You fucking. I swear to God. Do I just need to put. I don't know what to do.

[C]

I asked, I asked the Internet and I asked basically Google and it gave me an AI answer and it said that what you need to do. I said, wolf, wolf pee has already been tried and traps and loud noises. And it says you have to remove all food and water attractants and you have to actively reshape their behavior through targeted high intensity, multi person hazing techniques. I love this. It's like they're in a frat. So they say, remove food sources. So bring pet food indoors, obviously. Lock trash and heavy bins with secure latches. Pick up fallen fruit or vegetables daily. Eliminate water. Empty standing water bowls. Clear leaky spigots. Keep pools or fountains inaccessible. Clear shelter. So trim low brush and dense bushes and block access under decks or sheds where they might hide or den. And then it also says, now in terms of active behavioral hazing, advance aggressively. Do not just stand and yell, step towards the coyote while waving your arms high, opening an umbrella or shaking a noisy object. Please open an umbrella like you're doing a musical number. I would love that. They say, vary your tactics Switch between air horns, yelling, water hoses, and throwing small objects like tennis balls or sticks near them so they don't adapt to a single noise and then mobilize the neighbors. So consistent community wide hazing techniques. But I don't know if you'll get to be able to do that part. So that's a cool thing.

[B]

It's definitely not going to work.

[C]

What about. What about putting up a giant poster of Britney's reunion outfit? That might scare the camera.

[B]

Thank you. Let's transfer out of this. I was gonna say I should just play, you know, the Real Housewives of Orange county reunion out there. Just have Tamara screaming at the top

[C]

of her lungs to scare the hell out of them.

[B]

But yeah. Or finale looks came out.

[C]

Yeah. Brittany. To put some sunglasses on the coyote. You're a cool guy. Coyote, You're a cool guy. It'll be like, I'm out of here. I can't.

[A]

You're a cool guy.

[C]

Reunion. Reunion looks for the Valley. You know these. At this point it's become pretty standard. The reunion looks come out enough with such frequency that we really don't comment on them anymore. But the Valley ones hit and it has immediately taken over Twitter. Everyone's talking about it and I think really what it comes down to is Britney. I'll just share it for people who are. Let's get the share screen. Actually, no, I'm going to download the image instead of sharing the screen. It'll look a little bit cleaner. But Britney's outfit is, is a wow. It's. It's a wow.

[B]

It's a wow.

[C]

I. Okay, I'm downloading.

[B]

You want me to put them up?

[A]

I'm putting.

[C]

I'm putting up Britney's. You can get them all. But I'm going to. I'm going to do a special image for image file. Brittany. Right now. This is. Here we go. This is Britney's look.

[B]

Wow. That is a wow.

[C]

It's a wow. Okay.

[B]

That is. That is so many different kinds of a couch.

[C]

It's. There's so many things that are going wrong with it. I just. When are her friends going to intervene and help her out? Because I. When she did this whole thing of I'm going to do a mommy makeover and yada, yada, yada. I thought like what would follow would be some really cute outfits. Like I kind of was like, oh, she's wearing not great outfits because maybe like, like she's not sure how to dress for what her body type is or something. But like I was sort of giving her the benefit of that. Like, maybe she does have style. She just doesn't understand, you know? Uh, but now this is. This is off. This is understand. You know, it's like, like, what do I do?

[B]

Like, no, Britney's never had style. She showed up on the Vanderpump rules wearing a nightie to her job interview with Lisa. I mean, I'll never forget. I mean, it was actually prettier than most of the things she's worn in her favor, you know, on her side, whatever I'm trying to say. But yeah, Brittany is not really known for her. Her taste.

[C]

So is this. This is unflattering in the worst. I mean, first of all, the colors are not great. I know that they're probably given, like, a color scheme that they'll have to abide by. But what. What this picture does not capture is the rhinestone of it all. Because I saw a little on Bravo's Instagram, they showed, like, her posing, and it was a video. And the bottom half sparkles so aggressively.

[B]

Sparkle.

[C]

She got my sparkle back. And so you have this crazy sparkle. And so it's like you draw your attention either to the sparkle. Normally you have that much spark to drawing attention there. But then there is this corset y kind of thing that is. Is it a corset?

[B]

I think, yeah. It's like a brown. First of all, the bottom, a long floor. Drapey. Well, not drapey, but it's like goes down to the floor skirt that's kind of a maroonish brown with, like, almost a paisley. I don't even know what the shape is of the rhinestones. And then the corset thing on top is another kind of brown, but it doesn't go with the bottom. Kind of a brown. And then, yeah, the bustier on top is obviously tight, but then split down the middle and then tied in three spots coming down the middle.

[C]

Giant.

[B]

It looks like the whole about to come out when the Hulk is like, in transition of coming out of the skin. You know what I mean? Like, she doesn't look like the Hulk. I'm just saying it's like she's in the process of it being ripped off is what I mean.

[C]

It's like the substance when Margaret Qualley has to come out of

[B]

Demi Moore. Yeah.

[C]

You know, the. The thing is, I think the. The top, what it's supposed to do. I think what it's supposed to be kind of like a sexy peekaboo moment. But what it really looks like is, like, it looks like the top is being torn open and it's like very, very unflattering. It's like wildly unflattering for her. And it's just, it's like a shit.

[B]

And it's like says if she, if Beer Cheese was a person.

[C]

Oh. It's also like uneven. It feels like it's lopsided. It doesn't feel like it's constructed properly. And it just doesn't seem like it matches with the bot. The top or the bottom. Nothing is speaking to each other. Definitely not both sides of the bust. It's just, how do we, how do we can we make this. Britney's storyline for next season is that she's going to improve her style because enough is enough. She's always had bad style, like you said. But this is it. This is it. It's time to intervene. It's for charity. Okay?

[B]

It's like, but look, here's the thing. Like, I get, I get people needing a makeover. You know, you want to get a makeover, a mommy makeover or, you know, I'm a huge fan of a little tweak here and then. So I get that. But start, start with the cheap, easy things like clothes. You know, that's easier. That's easier. Like, how could you, how could you spend all that money for the skin and, you know, physical makeover when this is still what you're, this is still what you're choosing to put on top of it. I don't know, the whole thing is just scary and sad and you know, you're, you're saying, why don't you ask. Why doesn't she ask her friends or why don't her friends help her? Her friends are Zach. I mean, yeah, Zach is wearing a denim two piece bedazzled thing through this entire season. You know, who are her friends? Let me show you who her friends are with these other, these other pictures that came out of this reunion. And now granted, we started with Britney, so these aren't going to be as bad, but they're not great. And I think that the. We're not even fashion gays. Only on a show like the Valley could Ben and I. Ben or I, or Ben and I have any say over fashion. I'm wearing an active black T shirt from Old Navy with some sweatpants right now while I talk about this and I still feel more fashionably sound.

[C]

Yeah, it's just, these are, it's, this is. I just, my heart breaks for her that she, she doesn't have the, she doesn't have the sense that this is one of the worst looks we've ever seen at a reunion ever. Ever.

[B]

Yeah. So I think the color palette, it's supposed. Oh, I don't know. Well, that'll be interesting to see the reunion. How do you. How. How does anybody sit in some of these outfits that they wear on reunions? First of all, that's rough. But we have that the color palette is brown. People have called Janet beig looks like the third year that people have called her beige Janet. And I think it's funny that they have kind of a brown color palette and then Janet's the only one in blue. So this really is Janet season.

[C]

And you know what, Ronnie? I. Oops, sorry. Didn't mean to put Britney up there. I actually found some bigger images, so I'm going to share my screen just to make it a little easier. Sorry, everyone. Trigger warning. It starts with Danny. I'm sorry. Yeah, here we are. So we're with Danny. He's doing like a double breasted. And we'll come back to Janet. I'm sorry. This is just the beginning of this carousel.

[B]

No, that's. That was all I had to say. It's just, it's just funny that she showed up on the year that the color is brown. She showed up in like bright blue, so. I know, but Danny. Yeah, this is trash. I think a lot trash. Maybe not. I think all the men are wearing the same suit.

[C]

Yeah, well, Danny is trying for a double breasted, I think. I can't tell if this is just a bad photo. Like, it's not. There's a lot of creases happening. It doesn't look like it's fitting improperly. He's definitely giving that like, like tween boy being forced to wear a suit for the first time look. It's. It's not landing the way it should be, but maybe in motion it'll look better. I'm surprised he went for more of a European double breasted look. I would think he'd be like, America first. We only do one breast. Although I do love to have two breasts.

[B]

God. Toots,

[C]

get daddy a drink. Tits. Nia's look, to me, it seems. It's like, it's very. It's nice, but it feels like a little matronly. Right.

[B]

I think Nia's is really pretty, actually, except for the shawl that wraps around from the rib cage over the shoulder and then around the neck as well. I think it's a little. It's a little much shawl, but you know, I did just see the Odyssey, and there's a lot of shawlage happening. So maybe it's.

[C]

It's that aging student says Danny emulates the Hillsong Church. Church priest guy. And then the other Emily says Danny's. It just doesn't fit. But, yeah, I agree. It's like the sash. It's almost like an illusion to the fact that she was a beauty queen. But I do find it's like. I don't know. I feel like it's not quite doing what she wants for it. It's funny because Michael's wore a very similar sash at Southern for Southern Hospital, and it was like, ooh, chic mod. I mean, I don't know if that was really working for him either, but he was trying to make. It was kind of like a wow moment. But even I wasn't that wild by. But I think it was going for that. But this is just sort of like lady going to, you know, a gala kind of vibe. Right?

[B]

I mean, this one, to me is pretty and. But, you know, I think it's also standing next to a lot of these that aren't great. He's wearing the exact same thing as Tom. I'm gonna. I'm gonna kick your thing off the screen just for a second, just to show all the guys standing next to each other for a second. We'll bring yours back to look at them individually. But I just want you to see how everybody's wearing basically the same suit and in different shades, but, yeah, Schwartz and Luke are wearing the pretty much the exact same thing. Maybe it's like a slight different tone, but. Is there anybody working in the wardrobe department at this show, do you think?

[C]

I don't. I just. I can't. No. The answer is no. The answer is no. The answer is a decided no.

[B]

This is not really known for its

[C]

fashions, but it really isn't, you know, so there's that. There's that. So we have. Oops. I'm gonna take. Let me kick you off now, huh? And then here comes back to Luke. I don't know why. I think that necklaces. Feels like it's not quite the right vibe for this outfit. I know they probably want to do, like, an accessory, but it's kind of giving Jersey a little bit in a way that I don't think he's probably going.

[B]

And black shoes.

[C]

I think a button down. A white button down would have been looked a little cuter, but I don't know. Okay.

[B]

We already discussed it all back to Britney, though. Like, Seriously. Well, let's get on to some other stories because there's only so much time we can spend on.

[C]

Okay, Val, but I just want to point one.

[B]

No, go ahead.

[C]

There's one thing that's. That's very important to me. I don't. I don't like this dress on Jasmine. I like the fit of Kristen's. I just don't know if I like that snake skin look. That.

[B]

Oh, is that what it is? Snake skin?

[C]

It looks like it's like a snake skin or a crocodile skin maybe. I don't know.

[B]

Oh, yeah, snake skin. I just. I just did a close up on it.

[C]

I don't. I don't love this. I don't know why. Okay. This is the last thing I want to.

[B]

Lala's is matronly.

[C]

I think it's like Matrix. It just feels. It looks cheap, you know, I have to talk about this thing. I need to speak up about the suburban dads who think they're being really clever by wearing sneakers with suits. Like, this has to stop because they're all doing it and they all think they're being very clever. Like, there was a moment where people were, like, wearing Converse with, like, with like, more of a formal look. It's so played out. It ended 10 years ago. Like, enough's enough. This is sort of a better version of it because he has, like, his white shoe is like a nice white shoe as opposed to just like vans or something like that. And I like a van.

[B]

Matches, like, shirt.

[C]

Yeah, exactly.

[B]

We're getting a robot pretty bad.

[C]

Okay. Apologies for the robot. This is a great time for me to reboot my system while you continue on with the chat.

[B]

No, you don't have to reboot. I think it was the safari because I don't hear it.

[C]

Oh, okay.

[B]

I think it was just these outfits. Brittany, it's time for a commercial. It's time for a crappin's commercial. On this show, we love to shop, and one of our favorite places to go shopping is Article.

[C]

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[B]

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[B]

So what did we talk about as far as some of this gossip? Because I remember we've talked. We've talked about Salt Lake City a little, but I don't remember what show we talked about it on.

[C]

I mean, all of this stuff we've sort of like lightly touched on. We haven't like done deep dive chatter on. But I think of the most recent. The recent. I'm trying to look at what the most recent thing is that's gotten everyone into a. Into a tizzy. But I think it's like everyone's talking about the, the Salt Lake City relationships falling apart. I mean, we did talk about it a little bit last week, but we can, we can dive into it more deeply.

[B]

Yeah. So it's been a bad week for those. There were rumors that. Are they confirmed? I mean, it was on tmz. So that's more reliable than a, I don't know, regular blind. But Angie and her husband, or split. And then the very next day, poor Whitney came out, as you pointed out, like Lala, getting it in there too late. You know, she was gonna have a big breakup, but then she kind of missed her opportunity. But Whitney and Justin living separately.

[C]

Yeah, well, you know, Monica, of course, had a lot to say about this. She was on Monica of Salt Lake City. She was on, I think she was on Carlos Kings. Yeah. Show.

[B]

She co hosts that.

[C]

She co hosts it. I thought she just guessed a lot.

[B]

I think she co hosts it a lot of the time because she's on there all the time.

[C]

She's on there a ton.

[B]

But go ahead, go ahead.

[C]

Yeah, so she said. So basically Carlos was like, I didn't hear about infidelity. So he says, I mean, I didn't hear it. I'm not saying it's true or it's not true. I didn't hear that. But I did hear that Sean may allegedly feel that Angie has changed once she became a housewife. And Monica's like, that's exactly what I heard too. That she's become intolerable, insufferable, difficult, out

[B]

of touch with reality.

[C]

It's like that's. That is unfortunately part of the gig. And no one should know that better than Monica herself.

[B]

Yeah, no kidding. What are we gonna yell at people for doing their jobs now, for Christ's sake? Also, I saw Sean years. Not this Bravo Con, but the one that was two years before. So what is that? Like two and a half years ago? He was in like skin tight silky pants, like a Gucci belt and a skin tight silk shirt that was buttoned down to his belly button. He's ripped as hell. He was wearing like, you know, brand. I'm just making shit up like Louis Vuitton, you know, or like, I don't know, just it was like, Brand, Brand carrying a Louis Vuitton bag. He looks pretty affected as well. So I'm going to stand up for my Angie case thing at least against Sean.

[C]

Someone so super vixen in the chat says, been hearing Sean is red pilling manosphere dude. So this has been something that's been swirling around Sean for a while. Like, look at the people that he follows. He's very like, he follows a lot of conservative, you know, content creators or manosphere things. Do you think as that stuff got attention, do you think that's something that may have been at the core of some of, like, some of this, that's like, that's a bad look for Angie being on Bravo. Do you think that that was anything, anything that contributed to this or do you think that's just completely coincidental? I'm just, I'm not trying to stir up anything, but it is something that crossed my mind. Yeah.

[B]

I don't know. Is that what you think?

[C]

I know I have to imagine there were probably some discussions about things like that. And like, I have to imagine, I have to imagine that leads to like, you know, that that's a tough thing if you have someone that's like. But I really, this is who I am. I like watching these shows. I like, this is who I want to vote for. And I'm not saying one way or another of Angie even had this conversation with Sean, but if a conversation like that happened, like, this is bad because of my, I'm on Bravo, people are not going to like me. Yada, yada yada. Like, that's the exact sort of, that's like the literal exact something that could lead to a, You've changed, you've been consumed by this Bravo thing. I'm just trying to be me. And again, I'm not saying that this happened. I'm just, I, this is, I'm just purely wondering if this may be something that contributed to it because everyone's speculating about everything. Is it an affair, is it this or that, whatever. So I'm just adding another thing to speculate about.

[B]

Well, the, this, this comment from Ms. Mallory says he was following accounts for being a narcissist too. Yikes. God. Nothing like some good old passive aggression like that. Jeez. I, look, everything I get, I get from the show. And the show started off with them sleeping on a bed that was as big as a city block and not getting near each other and being distant and not. And having no chemistry in their marriage. So I don't know, I just go with that.

[C]

But it's honestly like you had to imagine it was gonna be a hard road. You know, when, when Angie's first full time season, it's a storyline of whether or not her husband is gay. When that stuff happens, it's always like, ooh, this is gonna, this, this marriage is about to absorb some damage. And will, will this, will they be able to get through something like this? Obviously it's not damaging to be gay, but like, rumors like that where it's like, oh, my wife went on this TV show and now this is something that's just out there in the world and I have to defend it. All the time. Like, no, I am straight or whatever. Like, stuff like that is hard on a relationship, you know, Like I have to imagine it's really, really hard. Probably more like, oh, you put us in a space where now you put me in a space where I'm vulnerable to these sort of accusations or rumors and you know, yada yada yada. So I was a little worried about them after stuff happened.

[B]

They seem like they kind of have a low key, great dislike of each other, I'll say, since she started on this show. So that one wasn't too surprising. The Whitney stuff isn't surprising either. But as far as Whitney goes, I don't really believe most of what Whitney says. So I don't even know if this is for storyline or not. You know, some, A lot of rumors that it's for storyline. I don't know. I have no idea. I don't, I don't care that much. I think that the falling out of this stuff has been what's good because of course Meredith and Lisa Meredith, I think both right away, right after the first was announced, which the first was Angie, Meredith posted something like, well, karma is not just a river in Egypt and some people have been projecting all over me when their own relationship, you know, she did a very Meredith Meredithly worded post and it was a little kick em while they're down.

[C]

I thought it was, it really was. And then of course she backtracked when she's got flagged. And I wasn't directing anyone. I was just making an observation in a vacuum that just happened to coincide with two of my enemies on the show losing their marriages. That's it. But truthfully, my commentary about karma was purely just because I had seen a commercial for credit karma. And I thought, wow, that could be applied to just all sorts of karma.

[B]

That's it. Your husband may leave you, but karma will always come back.

[C]

Yeah. So I was a little surprised to see Meredith Meredith make that little, little kick them all they're down moment. Like I was not surprised by Lisa because Lisa, that's, that's Lisa. Like not, not that she would kick wall down, but Lisa, I think in any situation, Lisa's just thinking about herself and in that moment she's like, oh my God, this is a great time to remind people that we have a really great relationship and that they should like look to us as beacons for love. Yeah.

[B]

And hers was with her arm around John and she's holding a bottle of Vita Tequila and it says partners in everything. Yeah. We're not just like partners in business, but we're also, like, still partners in real life. So whatever. Yeah, so that was. That's their thing. Also, there have been rumors swirling around that Angie and Mary are done. So Angie did an interview this week where she was saying Heather Gay is her ride or die now. And her and Mary don't follow, or she and Mary don't follow each other anymore.

[C]

But I thought that was. That already happened. Like, I know there was a thing where Angie and Mary stopped following each other, and everyone's like, oh, my God, they're not following each other. But then they started following each other again. So they unfollowed again.

[B]

Yeah, a Reddit comment, which is basically the New York Times was speculating that they only followed each other again because it was before the season aired and Bravo was like, you can't spoil the season by unfollowing each other and letting people know you're having problems. So they followed each other back, and then once the season stopped shooting, they unfollowed each other following drama.

[C]

Who's following who?

[B]

I took it. I took the news that she said that Heather Gay is her ride or die now to be the. The nail in that coffin. I'm looking for a USB converter. That's what I'm doing right now. Looking through my bag. Sorry to be distracting everybody.

[C]

I want to bring some. I want to bring some. This is also something from Reddit. I'm going to present her an invite. Okay. Share screen window. Okay. So Lisa had posted this photo of her and John in the wake of what had happened. And eagle eyed Redditor was like, actually, Lisa just photoshopped their faces and like she photoshopped John. This is, according to them, onto a black man's body because she forgot to change the hand.

[B]

Yeah, that's what Nora was saying on her podcast.

[C]

Oh, I totally didn't.

[B]

There is that. I. At first, when I first saw it, I. I thought maybe it was a

[C]

shadow, but it could be.

[B]

It doesn't look like a shadow here.

[C]

It's definitely two different hands. Oh, my goodness. Well, you know what? I don't see color. I don't see color, everyone.

[B]

But, like, I literally don't. I can't.

[C]

I love that.

[B]

I can't tell. When it's not just a saying.

[C]

Yeah, it's the most progressive Photoshop to come out of the Bravo universe of all time. Oh, gosh.

[B]

So that's the Salt Lake City stuff. I'm just glad all this. All this news is coming out about Salt Lake City, because that means it's time for a return. It's getting near. Because we're gonna need something else to be on other than just New York City, because we're gonna have. We're gonna.

[C]

Well, we're gonna have Orange county for

[B]

not the most promising start, I have to say.

[C]

It's not a great start. And I wonder. I wonder who we could look to for that being a problem. I'm gonna say Gina and Emily again.

[B]

Do these look like glaucoma glasses?

[C]

Even, like, correct glasses? A little bit.

[B]

They look a little bit glasses.

[C]

Or maybe you might pull someone over on the freeway.

[B]

Oh, really? They look like crop glasses.

[C]

Are you gonna be sending any.

[B]

Why do things always look good in a gas station? What?

[C]

I said, are you going to be sending any bombs in the mail?

[B]

Not unless coyote.

[C]

Wait, wait. Put them on again. Put them on again. Let's see.

[B]

When I tell you in the gas station, I was like, $9. Those look so cute.

[C]

Well, they.

[B]

And then I put.

[C]

They look cute with the mustache. They're just a. Look a little. They look a little big. And like, I know they're trying to. They're supposed to be oversized, but they. There's one thing for them to be oversized and one thing for them to be a little bit out of proportion. Like, they're not. They're not, like, resting on your nose quite right. But I could be wrong. What do people in the chat think? Because, again, I'm not a fashion gay.

[B]

Well, that's okay. It was just a quick question. And I never found the USB converter, so I'm just gonna sit here and roast in this house. What do you think? Because I can't plug my little USB fan in now. Okay, so let's see here. The. Let's get to some Southern hospitality stuff. I remember we talked a little bit about tj, too, and all of this when this was starting, but I don't remember what episode it was, so.

[C]

Yeah. But TJ and Leva seem to be having a falling out, so TJ posted a photo of him, like, leaning up against a pallet that I think has a hot dog stand. Hot dog thing. I don't know what it is. It's some sort of piece of machinery. And he says it felt criminal not posting for National Hot Dog Day yesterday, which is a great way to start any sentence. I'm like, oh, I feel you. I mean, National Hot Dog Day came and went without even a whimper from me. But honestly, I've been so focused on what's next That I haven't really stopped to reflect for a long time. I let someone convince me that I needed them for my dreams to become reality and that I was moving too fast, that I should stay where I was, that my future depended on staying under someone else's umbrella instead of. Instead of building your own. I'm like, building your own umbrella or building your own future or is your future umbrellas.

[B]

And that's it. I'm building umbrellas now. That is my decision. And this is a really long monologue. You know, at some point, you have to ask yourself if you're living your own story or someone else's story. Girl, it's a hot dog stand. Like, can we stop?

[C]

Yeah. He's like. He's like, I'm betting on her on

[B]

your hot dog stand?

[C]

Yeah. Just say, I'm so excited. I'm starting up my own business. It's, like, so easy, and it's just so funny. And how, like, between TJ and Joe, these, like, big, serious statements about them getting new jobs is like. They're. They're just so over the top with it, you know? It's like. It's proof that sometimes the biggest leap you can take is walking away from what feels comfortable and trusting yourself enough to build something from the ground up. So you went from serving hot dogs on a Sunday afternoon to just serving hot dogs all week long. Great.

[B]

I guess it's like a brick and mortar thing. But my favorite line was right before this. He says, sir Wieners was never just about hot dogs. I love that.

[C]

It was about America.

[B]

You should put that on. He should put that on the T shirt. Sir Wieners. Not just about hot dogs. What the fuck else is it about? I just want a hot dog.

[C]

Buns, hot dogs, condiments, toppings, and drama. It was never about hot dogs. It was about merch also. That's why we had 10 different photo shoots for hot dogs.

[B]

Yeah. So he says he's not asking for permission anymore, and I'm gonna believe that I was enough all along. Charleston and Richmond. Sir Wieners. Brick and mortars are happening. Stay tuned. So this set off, you know, the Internet saying, oh, wow, this is clearly anti Leva. And what did Leva do? Try to steal his hot dog business or whatever. So Leva followed up with a post. Let me look at Levis.

[C]

And by the way, I will have. I do have to say in love as defense. I feel like she's always been very complimentary about TJ and always used TJ as an example of, like, what her other employees should do. She was always like, joe, you don't even have a business plan. I mean, look at tj. He's thriving. You know, everything was about how good TJ was. So now he's like, oh, and her. I'm like, oh, wow, what happened?

[B]

Yeah, and I always. I've never. It's. It's awkward to take love aside in any way, but to say, like, building it from the ground up and doing it, let me know. You built it from a place that was her restaurant and her TV show and everything else. So I don't know, something must bad must have happened because I feel like he wouldn't clearly be coming for her like that unless something happened. So she follows up a few hours later with passive aggressive Instagram story. And it's a guy holding a sign over a freeway. Like, it's a. Like a protest. It kind of reminds me of the freeway protests that people were doing a few years ago. It looks like he's about to do a freeway protest, but the sign he's holding over says, not being liked by fucking losers is usually a good sign. So then everybody was like, oh, wow, clearly you're coming for TJ without dare you. So everybody got really pissed at Leva. And then Leva responded like, oh, my God, you guys. Like, seriously, it's nothing to do with anybody at my. Right. This is like a post. Like, I don't know why everybody's acting like that.

[C]

People coming into Zach Stacks, like, what are you talking about? Like, Zach Zachs is hotter than ever. Come get your margarita, but also do an art class, but also get your tarot reading. Like, whatever. What are you talking about?

[B]

Yep. And so then Joe Bradley came out with the next bombshell. Joe Bradley is leaving Leva's place to go work for a new quote, unquote. This is from reality blurb. New quote, unquote, hospitality group amid rumor of Leva's exit from Southern hospitality. So when we heard this news, we said, well, clearly this is going to be an Austin and Craig spin off, right? Because how are you going to do Southern Southern hospitality without Leva Unless you just get rid of that whole restaurant group, because Lamar doesn't want to shoot either. And we didn't see Leah CEO this past season. So.

[C]

Yeah, the big problem right there.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Yeah. So.

[B]

So maybe they're starting over with Austin, but, yeah, go ahead. Sorry.

[C]

Yeah, well, Joe said he was going to be moving over to Uptown Hospitality Group, and I don't know, is Uptown Hospitality Group the same group that does by the way, I'm not sure what uptown is.

[B]

Uptown Hospitality and Share House. Wait, I'm joining Uptown Hospital. Hey, I'm joining. I'm. I'm excited to officially announce. I'm joining Uptown Hospitality Group and calling Share House my new home. So he's wearing a Share House hat in his thing, so I guess that's them. This is the step of my career and opportunity. I've been working so hard for a long time. I'm incredibly excited to continue growing in hospitality and take on more responsibility and keep learning from an amazing team as I work toward my goal of opening venues of my own. Also have the opportunity to work all of Uptown Hospitality Group's incredible venues here in Charleston. One of the venues Joe mentioned specifically was by the Way, which is a bar owned by Craig and Austin.

[C]

There we go. I wonder if Bravo pushed is pushing out Leva. Maybe they're like, I. I wonder if it's an issue that Lamar won't shoot that, or maybe they just don't like working with Leva. I'm not sure, but, like, it's so wild. Because I think what's always been interesting about Southern Hospitality is that Leva was never a breakout star on Southern Charm. She just was a part of the ensemble, and, you know, she would push back and, you know, sometimes she was like a voice, like a more progressive voice on a show where there's like, a bunch of dingbats but there. But she wasn't like, like a hugely, hugely, hugely magnetic part of the ensemble. She didn't, like, pop out above and beyond, and yet she wound up with the spin off where she was like, the head of the spin off. And I wonder if that was always, like, a little bit of a weird tension for Bravo and maybe they're like, oh, there's a way for us to consolidate this and move it all over to this uptown group that has Craig and Austin's bar. So that way we can center them instead. Because I think Bradley. Did he. Did he leave Republic to work on Body by Brad? Joe was left. Will is a law student.

[B]

He did well. Levis said in a previous Instagram post around the reunion time that Emmy and Brad were both off the schedule. And I think Brad's was to do with controversy after the season filmed where he was taping somebody at his gym, like, a lady at his gym, and posted like, she's doing the treadmill incorrectly or something. And there was, like, a big controverse over that. So, I mean, I don't know, but, yeah, it seems like A lot of them are kind of on their way out. Like, what are you going to do with Emmy?

[C]

Yeah, the thing is, this Emmy was actually probably the biggest issue, which was, like, they had to get rid of Emmy May.

[B]

I don't know.

[C]

Maybe they saw, like, okay, we don't want this cast to. To get locked in the way we got locked in with Vanderpump Rules, where then all of a sudden we're in so deep with them that, like, if we pivot to, like, new people, like, the audience will reject it. So maybe they're just trying to just, I don't know, remix it a little bit. But I have to imagine that Maddie will be back, Joe will. Well, Joe will be back. And there was a. Before all this stuff came out, there was a blind that said Southern Hospitality is coming back, but Leva is out. And I was like, what? Why would love would be out? Then all of a sudden we see TJ pushing back. All of a sudden we see Joe with this post. So I don't. I'm so confused. I'm confused about the future of this show.

[B]

Like, yeah, I guess we'll see. I don't think the ratings were very good, so they needed to do something, so maybe that's what they're going to do. Just move it over, you know? And Michael Horn is in the comments saying, maybe it'll be like VPR where they move off into adulthood. That's a possibility. Like, not making it as much about the restaurant and stuff. But they've only been doing it three years, and Vanderpump Rules did that for 11. Yeah, well, no, that's not true. Vanderpump Rules spun off into more about their lives, like, half.

[C]

But no one liked that.

[B]

Four or five years through the show,

[C]

no one liked that. That's the thing. And so I think I would be. I'm wondering if maybe they are trying to cut it off at the pass and be like, okay, before it gets stale, let's keep the show about what it really is about. Although the show, I do think that Southern Hospitality has done a better job at, like, bringing in new young people every season. So there's always, like, if there's turnover, there's other people. But I'm just. I just don't know if, like, the likes of, like, Lake and Molly or whatever is working. Plus, also, don't forget Grace Lilly has drug issues. So they probably are trying to, like, hit. Hit a reset without announcing it's a reset.

[B]

And you mentioned, by the way, other people to. By the way.

[C]

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[C]

So speaking of ratings, forgot to mention this. I just didn't even want to mention it at all. But I do feel like I have to. We talk a lot about shows that are not getting good ratings, so we should talk about the shows that are getting good ratings. Deadline wrote something last week that said Bravo's white hot reality TV summer continues. And Ronnie, I'm going to put this in the document because I don't know if it's actually in the document. I'm going to paste the link in at the top of the doc.

[B]

I can just tell by your tone what you're talking about.

[C]

You know, there's only one thing that I'm going to try not to ever talk about but Bravo's white hot reality TV summer continues with ratings wins across Below Deck, Mediterranean in the City and more. And so Below Deck Med, when it came back, apparently had like wildly six huge numbers. Below Deck Med delivered 3.4 million total viewers across the platform in seven days, up 59 from the season 10 debut to be Bravo's biggest season or series premiere in more than two years. And then also on Peacock alone, the season premiere of Below Deck Med ranks as the number two Bravo next day episode of all time. Behind of course Next gen New York City season two. So there's Next gen Next gen New York City season 2 season premiere is now number one Bravo next day episode after seven days of viewing on Peacock of all time. Now there's a lot of things there because it's like oh there's the overnights and there's this demographic of this but basically this is the, the metric that these companies are using now, which is like the one week, you track it over seven days, yada yada. So there's that. So next gen New York City is still, is still kicking ass. The McBee dynasty, Real American Cowboys unveiled its third season to an audience of 2.5 million multi platform viewers across seven days, which is an 88% lift year over year. This is now lucky number three on the list of biggest premieres ever for Bravo next day titles on Peacock. I quit. I quit podcasting entirely. How is this possible with the perimeter it passes by?

[B]

It's like what is even happening anymore? And how do I have no, no grasp on it anymore, you know? Well it's like we were talking about earlier Avatar, how Avatar is this zillion dollar making thing. And we don't really know that. You and I, we're like, who. Who watches Avatar? But obviously a ton of people watched Avatar. Anyway, it just made me think of.

[C]

Well, I mean, Heidi Ann's in the chat says the Love island effect, which I think is actually a very good point. A lot of people complained that when you get to the end of a Love island episode, Peacock would immediately spit people on to Make Me Dynasty. And so I'm sure a lot of people stayed or some people just didn't realize or I don't know how long of how long you sit there and watch Make Me Dynasty before you turn it off, before it counts as a view. So there is the Love island effect, because I'm not going to give it to. I'm not gonna give it to McBee Dice. They actually had very minimal promotion. There was a lot of promotion last year. There was very minimal promotion this year. So to hear that it was up 88% over last year is wild to me. It's wild.

[B]

Look, I know you hate McBee Dynasty. I hate what it stands for. But McBee Dynasty is full of mess. I mean, goes down on that show, and that's what people want to see. I mean, we're talking about O.C. nothing going on. We're talking about all of these shows where literally nothing is going on and they're struggling to keep it alive. And then you've got McBee Dynasty, where tonight it's like, wait a minute, Steve Jr. Was accused or one of the sister in laws was kind of accusing him of being too inappropriate with Cole's girlfriend. Like, what? You know, they just bring mess. They bring mess every week. So, I mean, department, this is why

[C]

the show is so bad. Because they do have a lot of mess. And to me, the fact that they cannot actually make a compelling narrative out of it is such a failure on the show's part. Like, I really, really firmly believe that. Because, yes, nothing is happening on Orange county, but they, the producers can. Like, they know how to put together a good show. But like, McBee dynasty, I'm sorry, everyone keeps on saying, like, oh, but like, Galena is like, it's all worth it for Galena. I'm like, is it? Because honestly, I don't even think Galena's that interesting. I'm sorry, I'm just gonna say it. I don't think she's that interesting. I thought it was funny that she had these Rampages. But like, it was all off camera. And then she just sits there and she's like. And I just. I don't know. Like, I just think that, like, it's

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all those things where everyone is literally on camera with a shovel, knocking.

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Okay, she's on a shovel. She was. She had a shovel. She.

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She had a confrontation with Steve's ex lover this year because the producers were trying to make her make nice to therapy. I mean, Galena's gold. And I feel like you're trying to trigger me now. Coming for Galen.

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No, I don't. I actually, my hot take is. I don't think that she's gold. My hot take is that I think she's fine. I don't think that she's even. I feel like I've said, like, oh, yeah, Galena. I mean, Galita's entertaining. Like, she's. She's not that entertaining to me anymore. I mean, I don't know. I just think. I. I just think that the show is so languid and it's so dull that like, and the fact that it does it while also having all this quote unquote mess. People online are like, it's drama. It's. It's wall to wall drama. I'm like, like, then why is it so boring to watch? Like, why is it so slow? Why is.

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Because you just don't like that. I think you just.

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I think that don't like concept.

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I think the people, the whole setting to you, you know, the whole thing is just not. It's not. It's not going to be something that you like. You know, I think it just works against your. Well, listen, we all have our things, like the Valley. I can't. I can't with the Valley this year and that. You. You love that one. And that was great in the ratings too. So, you know, we just all have our. Our thing. I don't like a single person on that show as far as looking up to, you know, nothing like that. I just think it's such entertaining trash

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that I just think it's. I just don't think it's totally consistent with the rest of Bravo. Like, it's not funny. It's not campy. It's just like this show that's slowly plods along and like, I just. That's. That's my issue with it, you know? Like, I don't know. I don't know.

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But I get it because you have straight guy shows like below deck or something like that, but they still give us enough. Or Southern Charm, you know, but they still give us enough camp and fun to make it good for everybody. Where I think McBee is just straight up the straight guy, you know?

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Yeah.

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You know, something we would never watch if. I would never have watched it if it weren't on Bravo.

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Yeah. If we weren't recording this show, like, I would never, ever, ever watch it. You know, I would have watched it once and be like, I'm done with it. But, you know, I mean, it is funny to. It's fun to make fun of it, that's for sure. But. Yeah, but that. The point of the story is this, that while some of our favorite shows are languishing with low ratings, McBee Dynasty 2.5 million multi platform seven days. So, wow. Incredible. Incredible. But also, by the way, when you

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look at the overnights on Bravo, Ratings. Ratings at ratings. Bravo on X, I follow them and it's a picture of Meredith. She's like a windswept Meredith. So I always think of it as Meredith sitting there typing the overnight ratings. But McBee Dynasty does really well. The Valley does really well. Below Deck is killing it. I mean, that hit almost a million in overnights this week, which is. Yeah, yeah.

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Blow Deck Met, its premiere had 1.2 million overnights. And Bloodec Met has always been the most popular. I have to say that probably Below Deck down under prime the audience for a really big Blodeck Med season because down under was fantastic this season. It was so good. And so it just got us all ready to dive into Blow Deck mad. And, you know, people. People started maybe have gotten onto Below Deck Med before they got onto Down Under. And then when sailing came along, they're like, it's too much. They come back from. From Skip the others. So it's like no surprise that it's had such a big season. Oh, oh, I forgot to mention that.

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Also sperm. It's been a very big sperm controversy.

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Yeah. Did I. Did I tell you that I took a picture. I saw Captain Sandy. I took a picture of her this weekend. Let me show you. Hold on.

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Of her.

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Share screen yeah, I saw her and I was like. I was like, captain Sandy. And there she

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he man. It's a he man action figure for those actually listening.

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That's hilarious. This is. It is actually purely a commentary on the hair. This is not supposed to be any other commentary because I know some people. Yeah, it's nothing about that. It's just the same haircut. That's all. It's purely a hair comparison. But my friend has a he man. Collection. I saw it and I was like, it's literally Captain Sandy's hair.

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Well, that's a new movie. Masters of the Universe. Isn't that he man?

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Yeah, that came out in June. I think it came and went. Sort of like anyone walking into a restaurant and seeing Norma.

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Sort of like Luke came and he went.

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More like came and it stayed. The sheets, that is. Yeah.

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Well, listen, I love finishing a conversation with he man hair and come and I think that is going to do it. For the audio portion of this, we're going to turn this over to you guys on video. So if you're with us on YouTube or Patreon, we're going to post a link here in the comments for you to join us. Everybody on audio. Thank you so much for being here. We'll talk to you in a couple Mondays.

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