Last night was only the first part of Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion; but it’s absurdity merited it’s own post. I’m sure there will be more to follow.
The RHOA of Atlanta were all attired in white looking very prim and proper except for Kenya who was wearing a Beyoncé rip-off (really?) and Portia whose dress looked like it needed it’s own couch. That one shoulder striped number appeared to have a train akin to a wedding dress and was distracting as was Kenya’s lace peek a boo outfit.
If these women are friends, who needs enemies? Are they frenemies? The RHOA are all about throwing shade. Hey, at least I learned a new term. They even get physically violent with one another and at least Andy Cohen was wise enough this time to put Kenya and Portia as far away as possible and Kenya didn’t bring any props with which to taunt her co-stars.
Let’s start with the hair, shall we? How many wigs do these ladies own? (Despite the fact they teased Kim into oblivion about her wigs.) Kenya claims to have 24 inches of her own hair. I assume the word “own” means she bought and paid for it.
Every day each of these women is sporting a new hairdo, different colors, styles, lengths and no offense, but unless you really are Beyoncé, blonde just doesn’t look good on black people. I simply don’t understand the constant wigs and the one Cynthia was wearing last night was dreadful. The 70s and Diana Ross called and want her hair back.
In the last episode of the season Phaedra and Kenya finally reconciled in a teary eyed discussion, yet the two were going at it tooth and nail last night.
Phaedra, the self-proclaimed “southern belle” is pretty good at being nasty while looking incredibly elegant. She says she has five degrees and she is a lawyer – a lawyer who married a convicted felon and then watched him go back to prison after scamming people out of more than two million dollars. Where was Phaedra during all this? She’s obviously bright but how do you not know something of this magnitude is going on? Maybe she should get her nose out of the text books and into her own life. She has two children with her criminal husband and refuses to take them to visit their father, claiming that it is “too difficult” and that the prison has too many “constraints.” Kandi was rolling her eyes the whole time so it appears she has some knowledge about all this. Who am I to say if you should bring your one year old to see their father in jail? I just can’t figure out how she thought marrying this guy was a good idea in the first place.
Nene Leakes must be hanging out with Heather Paige Kent Dubrow because Nene has turned into one condescending bitch. Her attitude was obnoxious and just decided to proclaim “I am wrong, you are right” as a blanket statement rather than discuss anything. I guess her two week stint on Broadway makes her better than the rest. Sorry, two weeks means you have a really good agent; two years means you’re a really good actress. Move over Judy Dent – Nene Leakes is here.
Portia, best known for claiming to have “learned about her divorce on Twitter” is just an idiot. I can’t figure out how she’s driving a Rolls, has an 8,000 square foot home, and has a job. What exactly does she do and who pays her to do it and, more importantly, WHY? I think my dog would be more capable of doing anything Portia could do. Heck, my dog even knows how to empty the hamper. The ladies (especially Claudia) say that Portia’s riches come from some married man she was sleeping with. The mistress theory seems like the only logical one because no one else could be that stupid and I’m quite sure Kordell had a solid pre-nup.
I like Kandi but she really didn’t have much to say although she tried to sort things out between herself and her “friends” who didn’t appear to want any part of her. Kandi seems to be the one who actually works. She’s a Grammy winning entrepreneur with one project after another. Todd seems like a decent guy, no matter what Mamma Joyce has to say about him. And Kandi, thank you for getting rid of the glow in the dark red hair.
Cynthia doesn’t really do much except sit around and look pretty. I’m not sure she said a single word.
Then there’s Claudia – I have no words. As far as I can tell she’s brought nothing to the show and I don’t imagine Bravo would bring her back.
I’m looking forward to next week when the husbands appear. This could get really ugly. 🙂