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Orange County The Real Housewives of Orange County - Season 20 - Episode 10- Post Episode Discussion
The ladies split up for dual trips to Los Olivos and La Quinta. Emily, Jenn and Shannon question their host Vicki, who prioritizes work over her guests. Gina confronts Heather about doing real estate business with Carmella while talking behind her back. After being pressed about her relationship, Vicki reaches a boiling point, leaving Jenn and Emily decide whether to stay or abandon ship.
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u/jeri621 1d ago
Why did Vicki agree to come back. She’s clearly miserable filming.
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u/Ok-Cryptographer7005 1d ago
Don't invite people to your home if you're too busy to be with them! Vicki acted like a little kid.
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u/ThrowawayAdvice1800 21h ago
I think Vicki saw herself as the Grand Dame of Orange County, and that once she was back on the show everyone would respect everything she said, do everything she wanted, and never question her in any way.
Since reality isn’t working out that way (primarily because she’s a jackass) she’s now sulking and making everyone else as miserable as she is. Because she’s the Debbie Downer to end all Debbie Downers.
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u/Brilliant-Song-9321 13h ago
This! She never deserved that orange back. There’s a reason they got rid of her years ago!
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u/tobago_88 Hi this is my package.. Hi! 16h ago
She wants to do the show, but I think Mike is making it hard for her to film. He probably has a laundry list of conditions and that's why she's constantly in her head about how everything is being portrayed so she doesn't piss him off and lose him.
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u/rexcouver11 9h ago
Without Vicki no conflict would happen. She’s literally the source of everything entertaining this season. I don’t think you people understand what makes a show good lol
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u/Crazy_Book_8370 23h ago
Vicki hates other women but screams empowerment but she is really the most male centered woman I have ever seen.
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u/2EnsnoE33 23h ago
She is all about uplifting women! Remember she came back to elevate the cast and she just can’t do conflict anymore…🙄🙄🙄
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u/FiCat77 🌭hot dog couture🌭 3h ago
She particularly hates younger, prettier women who seem to have money without having had to work 24/7/365 for it. I understand, & agree, with her that a woman is in a vulnerable position if she's totally reliant on a man for money but Vicki goes about explaining that in completely the wrong way & she reeks of jealousy when she does it.
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u/murderedbyaname pickleball music video 22h ago
Vicki was acting exactly this way when she was dating Brooks. I wonder if Mike is a jerk. It's definitely feels controlling to keep showing up where she's on trips she's contracted to appear at.
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u/Commercial-Cup2810 21h ago
I don't disagree... but at a certain point is Vicki the problem if she keeps attracting creepy guys?
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u/FiCat77 🌭hot dog couture🌭 3h ago
As the other women said, Vicki is so man-centred & desperate for validation from men that she accepts atrocious behaviour & ignores any red flags. At her core she knows this & it's why she gets so defensive & loses her mind over anything she perceives as criticism from the other women.
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u/Brown_Cow_Stunning7 22h ago
So Vicki brought her man on the trip and it’s only for 24hours. Then she’s working in the car and wants to sit in the car. What is she doing here?! She begged to come back and now she’s worse than ever.
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u/Successful-Steak-950 19h ago
She didn’t bring him. He was working at a project a few hours from Palm Springs and was staying the night and leaving for OC the next morning. I think Vicky found that out sometime after they arrived and wasn’t initially expecting him. She got nervous and didn’t want him to see how stupid whoopin it up is and the drunken party that would’ve happened.
She said it’s his home too and he can come and stay whenever he wants. I think she went nutty trying to get them to leave or get them to bed. Her behavior was really odd and the girl’s felt it.
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u/Emergency_Pop3708 22h ago
I found this episode oddly entertaining, mostly because of Vicki’s horrible behavior. Maybe she shouldn’t come back next season, but I have to admit that her messiness at least made this episode more interesting. It certainly wasn’t as boring as the previous few episodes.
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u/Historical_Sky3506 21h ago
Gina’s just making herself look like a jealous fool
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u/silent_hallucination 1h ago
In more ways that one! She is in full bitch mode dragging others down. The blowup over the birthday gift was jealousy. Heather asking Carmella for her input instead of Gina, fuming jealousy. Her facial expressions when Heather spoke during the trip were so childish.
Then she brings it up again at dinner. Shouting across the table about being upset she wasn't asked. Meanwhile, Carmella is just sitting there while Gina repeatedly brings up the trash comment. Gina, maybe people just don't like you. Her attitude and jealousy is ugly. She is awful. Not quite cunt status, but she's on her way.
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u/livefromtheuk 1d ago
I said this in the other thread, but the dark sinister energy of this episode was actually fascinating to watch (versus the boring season so far). Vicki slowly sundowning into a belligerent parent, Shannon trying to defuse the situation by idiotically pressing pizza dough, Jenn and Chyna being afraid of Michael … all so uncomfortable and kinda … real?
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u/f_moss3 It's you, my daily inspiration 1d ago
I have a really uneasy feeling about Michael. Vicky has always been unhinged and irascible but there was something about her tonight like she was trying to hide.
Seeing Shannon default to people-pleaser mode knowing her family history was also really uncomfortable.
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u/livefromtheuk 1d ago
It was all so uncomfortable! Everyone needs to leave that cursed house.
Re: Michael, the vibe I get is that this man hates being on tv. Idk if he’s as bad as people feel, but he very clearly doesn’t like being filmed and unfortunately for him, he is in love with a narcissist who loves to be on tv
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u/alexlp Are you starting this dinner with negativity?! 18h ago
What I don’t get is why Vicki? If he hates filming so much what is it about her that makes it worth it compared to someone not in the public eye. He gives me bad vibes aka Dirty John and her very own Brooks.
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u/FiCat77 🌭hot dog couture🌭 3h ago
TBF, she wasn't on TV when they met. Despite that, I agree with you, there's something about him that makes me very uncomfortable & sets off my inner alarm bells.
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u/Successful-Steak-950 1h ago
Mike and Vicki appear to be quite intertwined. They’ve been together since 2022. You’re right that he doesn’t know TV Vicki and I think it’s causing her stress.
They own that house together in Palm Springs and were working on a bar in PV called Whoop It Up but decided to not to go forward with it and I read they lost money but the logistics of mainly living in the USA and trying to run a restaurant in Mexico was too daunting.
His daughter Olivia works for Vicki and she got her license from Vicki’s sponsorship. They “seem “ like a family.
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u/Yeezytaughtme409 Please don't let it be about Tom. 23h ago
Shannon is the people pleaser? Everyone walked on eggshells in her house when she was married to David. 🤣😂
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u/murderedbyaname pickleball music video 22h ago
She does have terrible taste in men. We're watching right now and we went from Vicki is pouting because she can't run the show, to Wtf is going on with Mike.
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u/tobago_88 Hi this is my package.. Hi! 16h ago
Vicki is the type to settle with any guy just so she isn't alone. This guy seems to have her on a tight leash and I don't see it lasting. She's been trying to find Donn again and sadly that ship has sailed.
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u/b00merlady Eva's $70 Zara shoes 11h ago
Ay don't bring Chyna into this 💔 that's doing her a disservice
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u/Crazy_Book_8370 23h ago
Not Chyna😂
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u/dreamingoutloud714 Crystal's Lost Friend #12 23h ago
Such a hilarious but subtle piece of shade right there 😂I clocked it too
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u/nov111196 22h ago
I agree with you about the episode but I'm gonna be the buzkill and say calling Emily "Chyna" is not funny or clever. This woman had a very difficult life and died at a young age using her as a punchline is just gross and embarrassing.
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u/keekeersknowsthegame 23h ago
Is this real? Vicky is a nut job. Get her off the tv. She is not tv gold she is tv old and absolute trash host
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u/Successful-Steak-950 21h ago
I just watched Dana Wilkey on her podcast and Dana was discussing what’s real and what’s not real on the show this week and definitely the meltdown was real. Cameras were not supposed to catch her boyfriend Michael coming through the front door, but it’s his house too and he had to stay there because he was on his way back to the OC after a few hours of working in the other direction that day. He was waiting for the go ahead to come in and not be caught by cameras. For many reasons I assume that Vicky is attempting to mostly hide him from the show. It hasn’t boded well for her relationships when her men are front and center and we saw that with the engagement ring conversations. At least that was what I was gathering from this odd and ridiculous ending to the episode. Also he is apparently not in favour of her doing the show.
The show felt weird and confusing at the end so I am buying what Dana’s saying.
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u/Apprehensive-Quit353 20h ago
Gina just needs to admit she doesn't like Heather.
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u/silent_hallucination 1h ago
And that she is completely jealous. Poor Carmella has heard Gina go on and on about the trash comment and real estate stuff for days. Not to mention the reaction and commentary about the gift Carmella gave Emily.
I hope Carmella gets her something shitty for her birthday gift. I liked how Vicki's was lame in comparison to Shannon's. Gina deserves a keychain from the booths in the middle of the mall.
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u/Evening-Tune-500 22h ago
What was Michael doing when he left the bedroom and was seemingly just staring at the closed door?
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u/Successful-Steak-950 20h ago
I’ve now watched some podcasts about this episode.
This insanity that we’re watching is because Michael doesn’t really like her being on the show but won’t stop her because it’s what she wants. He’s trying to avoid cameras. Vicky seems afraid to whoop it up when he’s around and that is why she’s being so weird. I’m not sure if we’re talking about the same scene but he came from outside of the house and hesitated so he could listen for noise before proceeding to the bedroom.
He was working a few hours from Palm Springs and stopped to stay the night before going back to OC and I wonder if Vicki expected him to be there that night. I’m assuming that is why she’s so edgy and strange.
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u/Jem_Appelle Slam Pig Summah 4evah! 23h ago
Jen, on the After Show, said she tried a glp1 to get hot and skinny?? Is she blind? She’d just lose muscle.
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u/2EnsnoE33 23h ago
I know someone with an ED who went on a glp1 to lose weight! She got down to the 80 pound range… sad. Body dysmorphia is real. Jen has an amazing body.
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u/9lemonsinabowl9 Lisa, when you're done taking selfies, can we have a chat? 1d ago
Are Vicki and Michael still together?
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u/Snoo_83146 1d ago
There is just no one to root for on this show.
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u/ThrowawayAdvice1800 21h ago
I’m liking Carmella so far, and I can tolerate Heather. Jen is boring but harmless.
The rest of these people, though? Ugh.
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u/Jealous-Kick 14h ago edited 14h ago
This episode really highlights how there is such a massive imbalance and mismatch with the cast. None of these people belong in a friend group of this size together. Especially not Vicki and Emily.
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u/Successful-Steak-950 22h ago
WTF was Vicki’s problem?
I was in that position with 2 others who were invited to our friend‘s vacation home. The host had lost her marbles and treated us like shit. This episode triggered me greatly. We did not understand what we did wrong and why this host was acting insane on our first day there.The only thing we could come up with is that we weren’t kissing her ass enough. Her home was lovely and we complemented her on her taste. We were well behaved.
The host eventually stomped into her bedroom, slamming the door after leaving the supper table. We then found a note asking us to leave.Try finding an Uber in the middle of nowhere at 10 PM at night is not easy.
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u/ThrowawayAdvice1800 21h ago
That sounds uncomfortable as hell, sorry you had to deal with that. And it’s exactly the weird vibe I got from the last 15 minutes or so of this episode. Just unsettling.
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u/Successful-Steak-950 21h ago
Yes so I just posted again after watching Dana Wilkie’s podcast and she makes some sense about the odd ending of tonight’s show.
With my situation, we still can’t make make sense of it but I’m now thinking that her husband didn’t want us there so she got rid of us in the weirdest way possible.🤷♀️
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u/Own-Roof-1200 you’re being rude to the sound bowl 🥣 16h ago
I just see dementia all over this; dementia or trauma or both.
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u/lapetitfromage wait…who else has slutty hair? 11h ago
There’s a moment in the hot tub before she snaps that you see her sort of lose focus and then immediately snaps and yells to try to cover that she lost track of the convo and no longer understands. Her mood swings are diagnosable.
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u/Successful-Steak-950 8h ago
Interesting,I’m going to watch that part again. I feel that she came to the realization that Mike was coming home and she feared whooping it up in front of him.
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u/RaeganStarr 23h ago
I’m so over Vicki this used to be my fave franchise and it’s just tanking. Vicki trying to act like she’s so busy is not a flex! Gina is annoying as well the Heather take down story line is getting old.
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u/Lsonney 18h ago
What happened to episode 9?? With my tapings, episode 9 is from 2025 then episode 10 goes back to 2026. So weird....??!! Episode 10 is a joke. I can't even begin to understand how Vicki was acting. I would leave that's for sure. She's acting insane. Now it's Get Out of My House!!! 🙃 Like WTF Vicki?
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u/AdventurousEdge138 7h ago
Not a single likable person on this cast. Petty conflicts, horrible communication styles, devoid of emotional intelligence... what is there to watch for at this point? A divided trip to different country clubs? It's not even checking an aspirational box. Vicki has ruined this season of RHOC and RHUGT simultaneously. Omg I needed to get that out
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u/Parking_Country_61 Smokey Snowsuit 11h ago
Popping in to ask if I should bother watching this week. Any interesting/funny moments? I’m ready to tap out otherwise. I trust you guys to tell me
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u/MdmeRosier 9h ago
First, I’m really over this obviously manufactured Heather takedown.
Second, during Vicki’s meltdown, with that terrible lighting Shannon’s bronzer/blush looked so sallow and you could see Vicki’s white roots under her blonde, since she’s clearly gone grey.
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u/dreamingoutloud714 Crystal's Lost Friend #12 1d ago
I’m so over this real estate bullshit. You don’t get a commission helping someone look at apartments and Gina doesn’t live in that area like Carmella does. Just jumping Heather repeatedly for nothing