RHOC, Season 12, Episode 17–A Case of the Vickis: The Iceland Trip Part 1

The episode begins in Iceland at 9:15 p.m., with the sun shining brightly, because apparently Iceland has decided that nighttime is optional.

Vicki, who always manages to hurt herself on Housewives trips, is sick. Medics are rushing in to care for her, the women are concerned, and Peggy—why is she still here?—is hovering.

Peggy keeps telling the doctors and EMS workers to do their jobs and check Vicki for a fever, while simultaneously getting directly in the way of them doing their jobs. Literally, she will not shut up.

Tamra comes in to see what’s wrong. Vicki says she feels like her heart is racing. Peggy announces that there are too many people in the room.

Yeah. Like you!

Kelly comes in and finally tells Peggy to get the hell out of the way. She thinks Vicki is just having anxiety. Shannon dismisses it as palpitations, which she also experiences.

No one can figure out what Peggy is doing there.

The doctors eventually tell the women that they will not continue treating Vicki unless everyone gets out of the way. Peggy still won’t shut up.

Lydia wants to pray again.

Peggy says she wants to “nurture” Vicki, so naturally she continues hovering outside Vicki’s door and refuses to move. The women don’t understand Peggy’s reaction. Vicki is, after all, with a doctor.

EMS decides to take Vicki to the hospital because her blood pressure is high. Kelly is getting increasingly irritated with Peggy, and so am I. Peggy keeps telling Kelly to leave Vicki alone while simultaneously refusing to get out of everyone’s way.

Eventually, Vicki comes out of her room on a gurney with a robe draped over her face.

LMAO.

Only Vicki.

We get flashbacks of Vicki drinking over the last three days, and the women start wondering if she is simply exhausted. Everyone keeps reassuring Vicki that she is going to be fine.

Then Kelly pipes up with, “We don’t know if you will be fine, Vicki. You could totally have a heart attack.”

OMG.

I do love Kelly when she isn’t being political. She is something else.

Vicki goes to the hospital, and all of the other women agree that they need to eat.

Except Peggy.

Peggy is sulking because she thinks everyone is more interested in eating and drinking than they are in Vicki. Perhaps. But Kelly announces that she is going to dinner and will go to the hospital immediately afterward, so there goes Peggy’s theory.

Lydia wants to leave for the hospital right away, but Kelly needs her food. They eventually agree to go in rotations. Even Lydia thinks Megan and Kelly are being insensitive.

I think they’re just hungry.

Lydia heads to the hospital while the other women stay at dinner. Shannon needs vodka. STAT.

Peggy calls Diko and is extremely dramatic about everything. Diko is supportive, but tells her to go to the hospital right away.

Peggy always does what Diko says, so  she heads over to tell the women that she’s leaving for the hospital.

At 11 p.m., it is finally dark in Iceland, and the other women are finally getting their food. They toast Vicki, and Shannon mumbles a “what a shame” about the whole thing.

LOL. Such sympathy.

Kelly keeps eating and insists that they will take shifts going to the hospital. Vicki and Shannon are barely even speaking to her at this point, so I don’t know why she is so concerned about taking shifts, but okay.

Megan asks Kelly to go check on Peggy, and it is a resounding NO.

Oh, Christ. Here comes Peggy.

Peggy is pissed that Lydia went to the hospital before her. Kelly explains that they are taking shifts.

LOL.

Peggy is sulky and annoying.

Peggy says she has to go because Diko told her to, and she respects her husband.

Kelly is officially over Peggy.

And when Kelly is over you, you better watch out.

Vicki and Lydia call from the hospital with an update, and the women warn Vicki that Peggy is on her way.

They all agree to bring Vicki a casserole, just like she wanted when Brooks was faking cancer.

Aww.

Lydia, Peggy, and Vicki eventually leave the hospital, and Vicki says her blood pressure was elevated, but now she has some medication and is good to go.

Meaning, she is going to rip that robe off her face and whoop it up!

They arrive back at the hotel at 12:45 a.m., and they are SO LOUD. I wonder what the actual hotel guests think is happening.

The women present Vicki with the casserole, and she is appropriately touched.

And hungry.

Vicki is also thirsty, so naturally, the women start drinking.

Because what else would you do after spending the evening in the hospital?

Suddenly, it is 1:45 a.m. and everyone is smashed, except Buzzkill Peggy.

Shannon finds it interesting that Vicki is drinking immediately after being in the hospital. 

Meanwhile, Vicki and Tamra start to reconnect after a year of fighting following last season’s Ireland trip. They talk things out and begin working through their issues while Shannon looks on, whispering to Megan that Vicki is a terrible person and will hurt Tamra again.

Shannon doesn’t like sharing her bestie, methinks.

By 2:00 a.m., Tamra wants an apology from Vicki, and suddenly everyone except Megan is yelling.

Oh, my goodness.

Go to sleep.

These women never know when to call it a night.

Tamra and Vicki argue over who has hurt whom the most,, I would say it’s a draw. But anyway, Vicki still doesn’t understand that repeating a rumor is the same thing as spreading it.

Vicki is oblivious to the world.

Peggy is looking on, and I honestly didn’t even realize she was still in the room.

Why is she so creepy and annoying?

Vicki eventually apologizes, and she and Tamra make up.

Again.

For now.

Meanwhile, Shannon is sick to her stomach. Shannon is such a buttinsky. Her whispering to Megan is also getting increasingly creepy and manipulative. She tells Vicki that she hurts Tamra every week.

Shannon is a bitter Betty.

Shannon clearly does not want Tamra and Vicki to make up, and the second Vicki leaves the room to call Steve, Shannon gets right back in Tamra’s ear.

At this point, it must be around 3:00 a.m., and nobody is going to sleep except Megan’s baby.

These women have been traveling, drinking, fighting, going to the hospital, making up, and fighting again for what feels like an entire week, and somehow they are still going.

Shannon is determined to make sure Tamra doesn’t get too comfortable with Vicki again.

The next day, these crazies are up bright and early for a day of shopping.

I don’t know how they do it.

Shannon admits she is too tired and is going to stay at the hotel. That’s my kind of girl. Especially after a night like that.

Kelly is exhausted and reveals that she didn’t go to bed until 6:00 a.m. They all agree that the night before was a shit show.

We also get footage of Peggy and Kelly really going at it. Peggy tells Kelly, “Have your husband call my husband,” and Kelly responds, “Yeah, have your daddy call my daddy.”

Peggy takes this extremely personally because her father is deceased.

I don’t think Kelly meant it that way. I think she was trying to get Peggy to shut up and go away while also pointing out how ridiculous the whole situation was.

As we know, Kelly is not exactly careful with her words.

Meanwhile, Tamra realizes that she peed herself the night before.

She is still wearing the pants.

Lovely.

Peggy won’t come out of her room. She won’t even answer when the women knock.

Tamra starts wondering if Peggy actually went home.

Tamra and Vicki resort to yodeling outside her room for a bit, but Peggy still doesn’t come out.

Peggy is officially the Kelly Bensimon of this trip.

Major fun sponge.

They all agree to stick with their shopping plans and leave Peggy behind for a timeout.

We get flashbacks of Peggy being annoying, particularly toward Kelly. Kelly feels triggered.

Uh oh.

A triggered Kelly is a scary Kelly.

See Ireland.

The little town they visit is beautiful, and somehow everyone is having a great time without Peggy, even on approximately two hours of sleep. They decide to buy Peggy a hat.

Vicki and Shannon are getting along, which is nice to see. Lydia wants to pray about it or some shit. Shannon says she is just being polite, but admits that she is actually having a good time.

Lydia wants Shannon to move forward.

Um.

Shannon doesn’t do that.

By 3:00 p.m., they are back at the hotel and want to give Peggy her hat. This bitch is still locked in her room and still won’t answer anyone.

She is acting like a two-year-old.

Just go home if you are that miserable.

Peggy tells us that the night before was one of the worst experiences of her life and that Kelly insulted her while the other women laughed. She calls them “creatures” and says she doesn’t want to be around them.

She finally tells the women that she is fine, but that she wants some time to herself.

They give up.

The rest of this trip should be fun.

Hopefully, the ladies can stay out of the hospital.