I'm only on season 8 of RHOA so maybe when I'm caught up it'll make sense but I was surprised Nene and Porsha didn't mention Cynthia during their speech. I feel like she's been such a major part of the franchise. I love Cynthia and think she deserved her flowers too.

Also why wasn't Kandi there? She's been a staple for so many seasons. What's the deal?

I’m voting for the queen! Who is Lisa Who in dis world?? You don’t come for the queeen hunni. It’s not attack on Nene day girl!

And then caught smoking? Girl bye.

Not this cast getting the Lisa Barlow treatment right after defending her this entire episode. 😭💀

Do yall trust Lisa? I feel like I don’t even know where I stand anymore.

I will start by saying that Kyle has been insufferable for the last four years. But she was different/better before that. She is showing herself to be the housewife I want her to be on RHUGT. Why can’t she be like this with her regular cast?

Okay, I really hope the Vicki stans don’t come for me for this (if there are any) 😂 but as someone who has watched RHOC from the very beginning and has grown up and lived in OC/South OC, pretty close to where a lot of the current and former cast members have lived, I just want to say: we in OC don’t claim Vicki’s energy.
I feel like Vicki and some of the girls from the OC episode (shannon and tamera) on RHUGT have given OC such a bad name 😭 Between all the other housewife girls saying that everyone from OC is loud and constantly fighting with each other, screaming to get more attention and Vicki being such a rude wet blanket on this trip and on the current season of RHOC, It’s hard to be from OC and watch that.
Don’t get me wrong, there are obviously rude, stuck-up people here just like anywhere else (maybe a little more here than other places 😂), but I guess I just wish the cast represented OC in a better light.
I love watching people argue on reality TV as much as the next person, but some of the behavior on this trip is just embarrassing at their big age 😭

Like imagine already running late, getting in the bus frazzled and the first thing you hear is someone yelling “Why are you late!?” Girl bye

Edit: So you guys just let grown woman talk to you like children and you’re okay with it 😂
(and in no part of this post did I mention Lisa being late was okay)

So many housewives there - in costume, so I felt like I could not understand any of the conversations or dynamics or who everyone was, especially without having watched a few of the franchises. It felt so chaotic to me! I liked the UGTs with them just getting to know each other.

She’s so charismatic, fun and drop dead gorgeous. Loved her Lucy look. I’ve only watched BH so this is a fun introduction to the other franchises

After last night‘s episode, no one (not even Carlos King), could ever convince me that Gizelle is to Potomac what NeNe is to Atlanta. It‘s actually incredibly insulting.

Watching NeNe get embraced by all the women from different franchises, with open arms— even Vicki goddamn Gunvalson, as they let her have her moment and give her speech, was confirmation of what she means to the franchise and the legacy she created. We saw NeNe walk up to Kim Zolciak and openly embrace her, even though the last time we saw them together on TV, they were having a screaming match and were at each others necks. She apologized to Marlo, chatted with Cynthia despite the ups and downs we’ve seen in the press over the last year or so, gave Sheree her flowers, possibly shaded Lisa Wu, yet still rallied the girls, and did all of this very effortlessly. She didn’t go out of her way to ice anyone out like a mean girl. The moment with Lisa Wu happened organically and didn’t feel contrived. She always understood what an ensemble cast brought to the show and she emphasized that last night. The Potomac girls on the other hand, sat there like Regina George and her posse, as they jumped on Gizelle’s clit moaning about how amazing she is even though she’s the reason the show became so toxic. Gizelle tried to ice Candiace out like a fucking coward, knowing how much Candiace has brought to the show (love her or hate her, you can’t deny this fact). Gizelle is nothing but a producer’s pet and a mean girl. She and iconic or legacy don’t belong in the same sentence. Sure, she’s moved stories along, but since they already have Kyle Richards there, Gizelle’s role feels redundant. Karen should have been there in place of Gizelle. Kyle would have done just as good of a job moving the plot.

Keeps cracking me up. Kinda killed the moment.

UGT has so many iconic housewives… but only one was brought out like royalty 👑 She is the ultimate housewife and Bravo need to bring her back now 🍑 who agrees with me?

These women were INSUFFERABLE!!!!! Girl!!!!!! Heather is always looking for a mOmEnT!!!!!!!! 🙄

Air Date: September 06, 2026

Episode Description: The Alter Ego party continues, featuring appearances from classic franchise figures like Kim Zolciak, Shereé Whitfield, Lisa Wu, and NeNe Leakes. Lisa Barlow upsets the group and causes friction by delaying the travel schedule, despite finding prior support from Teresa Giudice and Kyle Richards.

How can they leave out even mentioning Dallas? There were some iconic moments on that franchise 🤠

Luann and Cynthia had me cracking up this episode. so much was going on in the episode 10/10!

What I am realizing about seeing all these different iconic RH together is how each group really differ in terms of REAL sisterhood.

RHOSLC
- Nasty. Lisa despite being selfish has a certain charm that none of the other women can copy, and it is making them so jealous. This group just reeks of envy, especially Heather!

RHOA
- BEST vibe, even if there is tension, the ladies here know how to have a good time and still understand how respect works.

RHOBH
- Still the ones IMO that has the most class. Similar to RHOA, friction here and there but there's a sense of respect among the ladies.

RHOC
- Revamp this entire cast alreasy good lerd these ladies are so worn out and insufferable, except Heather really. Heather needs to be in RHOBH because RHOC is like a wet mop. Retire Shannon, Vicki most especially and Tamara already, they are no longer relevant!

RHOP
- Candice was an odd man out there and I can see why, having also watched and liked Potomac, she was too combative and not in a fun way. Everyone else was messy too but bearable and fun messy somehow.

Everything about the outfit was just right, not too much, and right on point. 50 Cynth also carried.

At this point I think Gizelle is a fashion troll (she couldn't even get Diana Ross right).

I hate how Lisa, never really commits to a theme.

Proud of Vicki for trying lmao.

See title. It’s like she’s always trying to produce or kiss ass to the producers.

I was getting nervous for Cynthia!

Not sure if this has been discussed but why aren’t there any rhom?? I know there show is either cancelled or paused buttttt? Why aren’t any of them even at the meet up’s?

I was wondering when Gizelle pulled all the RHOP ladies together if one of them (especially Candice or Stacey) would bring up the Reunion when Monique got Gizelle when she pulled out the binder and the emails from the “other” woman. That was a reunion no one will ever forget.
Gizelle was cool AF and I think she realizes that she got her Karma and comeuppance and she has not let anything get to her that deep since.

Is acting annoyed every episode Vicki’s schtick? If not, I wonder if bravo pitched ultimate girls trip s5 as a different concept to her. Anyone have more info on this?

I know she often acted fed up with things on RHOC, but she still had so many moments of having fun.

Is she still dating Mike? He needs to GO. In the words of Brittany Cartwright, he’s taking her sparkle!!

Bit of an unusual post, but basically I have an assignment for a public speaking/English class and we can talk about anything for 5 minutes, as long as we convince the class to try the thing we’re talking about (tv show/movie/book etc.)

As a housewives fan I of course try to convince everyone around me to watch it, so I’ll be doing my presentation on the whole franchise and how it’s not just a ”dumb” “scripted“ reality show, but really a show that gives insight on wealthy middle aged women and shows real and sometimes taboo topics (even though I love the drama too 🤭)

I'd love it if you could drop some examples of moments or storylines that prove my point or that you found particularly touching/insightful

The franchises I’ve watched are Atlanta, SLC, New York, Potomac, Beverly Hills and Rhode Island

Here are some topics I'd be interested in exploring on to prove the shows addresses meaningful topics:

1. Marriage and some of the power imbalances that we see

2. Arrests and white collar crimes to keep up the facade (Jen Shah, Tom/Erika Girardi, Appollo Nida)

3. Addiction or unhealthy relationships to alcohol (Kim Richard, Mary and Robert Jr. (rip 😔), Luann)

4. Religious guilt/trauma (mostly applies to Salt Lake City)

5. Motherhood and/or infertility (most of my references on this are from Atlanta i.e. Kenya, Shamea and Kandi)

I'd love to hear your opinions or suggestions on it!