• We pick up in Dubai, where the women are getting into white Rolls-Royces to visit the local mall. And by “mall,” I mean a palatial city of stores and restaurants where they are chauffeured around on little golf carts. This is not exactly a trip to the food court at the mall back home.

    They do some serious retail damage, but the mood is a little off. LVP is feeling ganged up on by Lisa Rinna and Eileen, who are still icing her out. They also have to behave themselves because they’re in Dubai, where profanity is not allowed, which could make this group’s vacation surprisingly difficult.

    The women visit the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, and head all the way to the top. On the balcony of the 152nd floor, Eileen and Kyle are both panicking over their fear of heights while everyone else is enjoying the view.

    LVP pulls Eileen aside and once again apologizes for asking about her affair with Vinny. This time, she follows Kyle’s advice and simply says she’s sorry, without any qualifiers or explanations. Miraculously, it seems to work, and the two finally make peace.

    Back in Beverly Hills, Brandi, Yolanda, and Kim meet for a picnic lunch. This is pretty much the B-list filler scene, so there isn’t much to report. Yolanda finds their company easy, especially since the other women have been questioning her illness and throwing around that pesky Munchausen word.

    They discuss a few things, and Yolanda hints at the cracks in her marriage, but nothing particularly important happens, so let’s move on.

    In Dubai, the women are getting ready for dinner, and Erika is sharing her glam team with Kathryn Edwards, of O.J. fame. It’s Kathryn’s birthday, and the women are hoping for a peaceful dinner.

    It won’t happen.

    They board a gorgeous yacht, which seems like a questionable choice considering Housewives and boats have never exactly been a winning combination. Rinna and Eileen ask Erika for her take on their ongoing situation with LVP. Erika doesn’t have much to say, but they agree that the whole mess goes back to the mutual dislike between Yolanda and LVP, with LVP being at the center of the Munchausen rumors.

    Rinna feels like they’re all stuck in the middle of two women who hate each other, but she still wants LVP to admit that she was the one who brought up the rumors about Yolanda’s illness.

    Then Kathryn’s mom calls to wish her a happy birthday. She has memory problems, so the fact that she remembered to call Kathryn makes the moment especially sweet and touching. I tear up a little. My mom is gone, and I miss her calls. Let’s move on before I completely lose my composure.

    The women all get a little emotional talking about their moms. Rinna then toasts Kyle and Erika for planning the trip, and for a moment, everyone seems to be getting along. Naturally, Kyle, who is always producing, decides this would be a good time to bring up the conflict from the night before.

    Rinna tells LVP that they have work to do on their relationship, and that she thinks LVP and Yolanda are the crux of the entire problem. Kyle asks what she means, and Rinna doubles down, saying that the two women hate each other.

    LVP won’t admit that she dislikes Yolanda, and she denies setting Rinna and Kyle up to bring up the Munchausen theory. Rinna especially believes LVP was trying to set Kyle up, and Lisa still won’t admit to it.

    Lisa Vanderpump can’t believe they are going over this again, and neither can I.

    Eileen and Rinna can’t understand why Kyle is okay with what they see as LVP’s betrayal. Kyle believes Rinna, but she still isn’t willing to go against Vanderpump. LVP accuses Rinna of throwing everyone under the bus, which is a very fair point. But then again, Rinna makes my skin crawl, so there is that.

    Eileen goes after LVP, and the two of them are right back at it. So much for Kathryn’s birthday dinner.

    Eileen storms off, fed up with Kyle appeasing LVP just to preserve their friendship. Erika, Kathryn, and Rinna leave the table too, leaving LVP and Kyle alone to hash things out.

    Eileen thinks LVP refuses to admit when she isn’t perfect, and back at the table, Kyle says pretty much the same thing. LVP can’t believe Kyle would listen to anything Rinna says. Kyle points out that LVP would never stand up for her the way she constantly stands up for LVP.

    Meanwhile, Eileen and Kathryn get into a little argument of their own, which makes me chuckle. But Kyle and LVP are the main event right now, so back to them.

    Kyle believes LVP tried to throw her under the bus by making it seem like Kyle was the one questioning Yolanda’s illness. LVP, unsurprisingly, does not see it that way.

    Kyle tells LVP that their relationship has to change, while LVP says she will tell Kyle whatever she wants to hear just to make the whole thing go away. The other women start questioning whether these two even have a real friendship.

    Eventually, Lisa Vanderpump and Kyle agree to drop it.

    Finally.

    Kyle is disappointed that Lisa can’t admit when she is wrong, while Lisa sees no fault in anything she did. They have reached an impasse. Kyle tells Lisa to eat her fucking chicken and be quiet, which is solid advice at this point.

    After all of this, there is a birthday cake for Kathryn. Nobody is really in the mood for cake, not even Kathryn. Erika declares that she is far too fabulous for all this fighting, and frankly, so am I.

    The next morning, everyone is exhausted and ready to head home. They meet for breakfast and reflect on some of the fun they had in Dubai, and, at long last, there finally seems to be peace in the Middle East.

  • The episode starts at aerial yoga, where Kelly is going after Vicki over the cocaine rumors she started about her. We get some flashbacks reminding us what an absolute shit show the Miraval trip has been so far.

    Back at yoga, Kelly has stormed off, and Vicki is talking about Kelly’s bad reputation. She claims Kelly isn’t even allowed at her own daughter’s school. The women question this, and Vicki has absolutely nothing to back it up, as usual. She’s just repeating a rumor she heard.

    Kelly, Braunwyn, and Emily order food to their room, and Braunwyn assures Emily that she and Gina will make up. Emily is feeling emotionally drained.

    Emily tells Kelly what Vicki said about her daughter’s school, and Kelly immediately flips out. She calls Michael, who confirms that she is, in fact, allowed at Jolie’s school. Kelly starts ranting about what a psychopath Vicki is and wonders where the hell she is getting her information.

    Tamra and Shannon try to talk to Vicki and once again explain that she can’t go around repeating every rumor she hears. She does this constantly, and it always leads to trouble. Vicki can’t seem to grasp the concept of discretion.

    Kelly calls Shannon about what Vicki said and goes off. Vicki gets on the line and tries to defend herself. Kelly calls her a “fucking liar,” a “pig,” and a “fucking cunt.” Well, there you go.

    Vicki tells Tamra she has to pick sides between her and Kelly. Tamra reminds Vicki that she started this whole conflict. Vicki blames Emily for repeating it, which is ironic because Vicki repeats EVERYTHING she hears.

    Right after all this conflict, they are all going bee keeping, and Kelly doesn’t want to go. She doesn’t think Vicki will bee-have. She stays behind and swims around naked in the pool, which, frankly, sounds like the better end of the deal. While naked, she calls her daughter and tells her all the things Vicki has said. I think Jolie could have lived without hearing all of that drama.

    The bee keeping is pretty boring. The women make a bunch of inappropriate comments and try to hit on the bee keeper, and it gets old pretty quickly.

    Gina and Emily finally make up, and that’s nice, but also boring.

    Next up, they all get ready for dinner. Kelly is fired up about seeing Vicki again. Braunwyn and Emily encourage her not to flip out. Kelly wants nothing to do with Vicki.

    The women head off to cook dinner with a chef. Vicki and Kelly ignore each other, which is probably for the best at this point. They make dinner and then finally sit down to eat. Everyone is pretty buzzed up.

    Braunwyn shows everyone her lactating breasts, and I could have lived without it for sure. Tamra questions Kelly about smashing up a car after painting a pig face on it, which Kelly recently did. Kelly says it was Vicki’s face, so she smashed it. LMAO. Kelly is crazy, but fun to watch.

    Vicki says, “I’m ugly, it’s okay,” and Kelly denies ever calling her ugly. I mean, she just said she had a botched face and looks like a pig, so there. Kelly tells Vicki she thinks she’s pretty, and then Vicki tells Kelly she is pretty, and this is apparently all it takes for the two to reconcile.

    Suddenly, they are crying and apologizing. They hug and it’s all good.

    Lesson learned. Next time I have to apologize for calling someone a cunt, I will just tell them they are pretty. I wish I had known this years ago.

    They promise there will be no more low blows, and I hope they are lying. They all toast the miracle in Miraval, and then Tamra gets naked. Do we really need to see her tits every trip?

    During all of their time in the pool, Braunwyn divulges to Gina and Emily that she and her husband do threesomes for special occasions. I am usually lucky if I get an anniversary card, so this impresses me.

  • We pick up at Urgent Care, where the staff asks Shannon if she wants to press charges against Kelly for hitting her on the head with the mallet during the sound bath. Shannon says she doesn’t want the police called; she just wants Kelly to understand the severity of what she did. She gets a CT scan, because apparently we have reached the medical portion of our wellness retreat.

    Back at Miraval, the other women are still without power, but they are powering through and managing to eat dinner. They are also visited by a crystal healer, which is particularly tragic because Shannon misses it. Shannon loves crystals! Of all the people who should be present for a crystal healer, she is probably number one.

    Kelly, meanwhile, is still pissed that Shannon went to Urgent Care. Gina thinks Shannon may be a little overdramatic, but even she can acknowledge that Kelly was wrong for hitting her over the head. Duh.

    Kelly fires back that she probably just knocked some sense into Shannon, and then turns around and bops Gina on the head. At least there is no mallet this time. Kelly is ecommitted to making physical contact with every woman on this trip.

    Gina is pissed that Kelly put her hands on her and storms off. Everyone agrees that Kelly is going too far, but Kelly thinks they are all being ridiculous.

    Gina and Kelly start yelling at each other about which of them is more out of control. Kelly mocks Gina for her DUI, because nothing says “wellness retreat” like weaponizing someone’s DUI during an argument. Then Kelly does a quick switch, starts laughing, and apologizes, insisting she was only joking.

    Kelly thinks Shannon and Gina are uptight. I guess she knows a lot of people who enjoy being hit in the head, because these ladies are not fans of the experience.

    Kelly wants to know if she really hit Shannon that hard, and Gina again points out that Kelly has a habit of going off on them. Kelly tells Gina she can’t take advice from her because Gina isn’t an accomplished woman. She immediately goes back to the DUI, because evidently that is her entire argument.

    Of course, Kelly has also been to jail, so there is that.

    Kelly is awful here, and Gina finally tells her she’s a fucking asshole. Gina is right.

    Braunwyn says Gina is like their younger sister, and Gina has officially had enough. She is not Skipper. She is Barbie, damn it.

    Gina announces that she is going home and won’t even talk to Emily. She is pissed at Emily because she feels like Emily pressured her to go to Vegas for her dance performance, and now she’s mad that Emily didn’t go. This friendship has somehow become its own separate crisis within the larger crisis.

    Kelly looks around at all of this and declares that these girls are nuts.

    LMAO. Oh, the irony.

    Emily calls Gina out for not answering her calls, and suddenly they are both yelling and crying. I’m not sure this is quite the wellness retreat Shannon had in mind when she booked this place.

    At 10:25 p.m., Shannon and Tamra finally leave Urgent Care, and Shannon has a splitting headache. I do, too.

    They call Kelly to let her know what happened, and Kelly immediately starts yelling and cursing at them for going to see a doctor. She doesn’t ask if Shannon is okay. Instead, she tells her she’s full of shit, calls her an idiot, and asks whether the scan showed all the loose screws in her head. Yes, that is actually what she says.

    Shannon starts crying and wonders how Kelly can be so cruel. Tamra says Vicki has been warning them about Kelly for years, and that this whole situation validates everything Vicki has been saying.

    Tamra and Shannon get back to the resort and let Gina know that Shannon has a mild concussion. Gina tells them that Kelly hit her too and called her unaccomplished. She says she was so pissed that she almost went home. She is also shocked that the doctors nearly involved the police.

    Shannon rehashes the whole day and says she is completely turned off by Kelly’s behavior and disrespect. Then Vicki calls, and they warn her that Kelly has been getting very physical this weekend, so she better watch out.

    Vicki lets them know she’s on her way, and they immediately ask her to pick up takeout. Priorities.

    Vicki arrives with burgers and is worried about Shannon’s head. Shannon, meanwhile, is drinking, which Kelly will later use as evidence in her ongoing prosecution of Shannon’s concussion. Vicki thinks it’s time to up Kelly’s medication.

    The next morning, the women wake up in their villas, and somehow Shannon and Vicki managed to stay up drinking and laughing until after four in the morning. So much for that mild concussion.

    Tamra calls Kelly and asks why she is so angry. Shannon gets on the phone and asks Kelly to come to their villa so they can talk. Kelly agrees, but only if Vicki stays away from her. She is willing to attempt diplomacy, but there are limits.

    Kelly comes over, and Shannon asks if they can have a civil conversation. She says she was really looking forward to this trip, and Kelly’s behavior is disrespecting the entire experience

    Kelly is completely without remorse. She won’t even let Gina speak when she tries to chime in. This is so far from zen that I think the crystals have officially left the building.

    Kelly denies that Shannon has a concussion and points out that she was drinking all night. She thinks Shannon is being manipulative, and the conversation quickly goes off the rails. Kelly jumps out of her chair screaming, and Tamra has to hold her back.

    Kelly finally reveals that she is mainly pissed because Vicki is on the trip. She says Vicki ruined her life with the cocaine rumors. 

    Kelly finally apologizes. She isn’t really sure that Shannon likes her, and she still doesn’t trust her, but she does say she is sorry. Kelly admits that she has issues, and I laugh. Understatement of the year.

    Meanwhile, Gina and Emily continue yelling and crying at each other. It is exhausting. Gina says that Tamra and Shannon have been more supportive of her lately than Emily has, which obviously goes over very well.

    Emily is pissed and calls Gina out for drinking with Shannon despite everything going on with her DUI. Gina fires back by bringing up Emily’s burlesque dance in Vegas for her father-in-law, and before long they are telling each other to fuck off.

    Nothing says Miraval wellness retreat quite like two women screaming “fuck you” at each other while another woman is recovering from a concussion

    Kelly goes to talk to Gina, who feels like Kelly never really listens to her. Gina starts crying and says she has a lot going on and needs Kelly as a friend. Kelly feels bad and comforts her, even offering Gina a Xanax like a good friend.

    Kelly then tries to make peace between Gina and Emily, but Emily is still upset. She wants snacks and a map, but apparently those things will have to wait because it is time for aerial yoga.

    Gina and Braunwyn go on a meditative walk that looks like it would bore me to death, but seems to move both of them deeply. Meanwhile, over at aerial yoga, Shannon, Emily, Kelly, Tamra and Vicki are hanging from the ceiling like bats.

    Vicki and Kelly finally come face to face, and it is immediately tense. No surprise there.

    Tamra asks Emily why she, Shannon, and Vicki weren’t invited to Vegas. Emily says she didn’t think they would be supportive or kind, which is a pretty diplomatic way of saying she didn’t want them there.

    Kelly takes up for Emily and reveals that Tamra called Emily “Shrek.” Oh, my. That is accurate, but unkind.

    Tamra says she has had a hard time getting close to Emily because Emily is so closed off. Emily says she would like to be closer to the other women and agrees that she needs to be less defensive.

    Vicki says none of them actually mean to hurt each other, which is a lovely sentiment considering the day’s events. Kelly immediately calls her out for asking people for dirt on her.

    Kelly calls Vicki a liar and whack job, some of the nicer things she has said about her, and storms off. Stay tuned for Part 3!

  • We start with Emily, who is planning a big sexy dance for Shane in Las Vegas. The only problem? Shane isn’t going. His parents are, though, which isn’t weird at all, right?

    Gina meets with her attorney and learns that she came dangerously close to being arrested after missing a court date for her DUI. It sounds like the missed court date wasn’t entirely her fault, although the DUI itself remains firmly in the “Gina did that” column. She was still understandably terrified. Shannon has hooked her up with a good lawyer, so things are looking a little less disastrous, and Gina is very grateful.

    Gina is looking at losing her license for a year, which, in my opinion, is considerably better than jail.

    Kelly attends a trade show for the water beverage she has invested in after her divorce. Tamra and Eddie are also there, and they discuss the upcoming trip to watch Emily dance in Vegas. Tamra isn’t invited.

    In Vegas, Braunwyn, Emily, and her in-laws arrive first. Shane is not there. It’s definitely weird. Their suite is amazing, with over 15,000 square feet of unbelievable luxury. Emily calls Shane and is mainly worried about the bill for the hotel and seems eager to get off the phone.

    We get some scenes of Emily practicing while Braunwyn frolics around the suite, bothering the butler. Kelly arrives and immediately runs into Barry Manilow. She is not a Fanilow, but it’s still pretty neat.

    We finally see Emily’s dance, and although she messes up a few times, she looks great. Her father-in-law seems to be really enjoying the show, and at this point, the whole situation has officially crossed over into strange.

    The next day, and SURPRISE! Shane shows up. I think this is supposed to be a nice gesture, but for me, it just adds to the oddness of the situation. If you want to show up for your wife, watch her sexy dance for your dad! Don’t just show up with some flowers the next day.

    Back in Orange County, Gina, Tamra, and Tamra’s mom, Sandi, meet up for laser treatments and Botox. They want to look their best for the upcoming trip to Arizona. Shannon has planned a spa getaway at Miraval, and the ladies aren’t sure what to expect.

    Gina feels badly about not going to Vegas to support Emily, but then proceeds to kind of talk shit about the whole thing and how weird it was. More on that to come.

    Emily, Gina, Tamra, Braunwyn, Shannon, and Kelly all arrive in Arizona. Vicki is coming later, and Kelly is not looking forward to seeing her. They still have major beef because Vicki called Kelly a cokehead at the last reunion.

    The women are greeted by the staff and a giant gong. They have a drink to wellness and peace, and Shannon has planned a sound bath for them. Kelly is immediately obsessed with the gong and the fact that it rhymes with “dong.” It drives Shannon crazy that Kelly refuses to take the situation seriously. Shannon invites everyone to hit the gong, and Kelly keeps cracking up about Long Duck Dong. Shannon is not amused.

    At the sound bath, Shannon is clearly excited. The women are asked to think about things they want to let go of in life and things they want to bring into it. Everyone gives thoughtful responses. Except Kelly. She says she wants to get her water product into Costco, Target, and Walmart, which is not quite as deep as what the other women have shared. Shannon feels like Kelly is mocking the process.

    Shannon offers to stand with a metal sound bowl on her head and be cleansed. Kelly can’t deal with the silliness of it and grabs a mallet and BAM! She bops Shannon right over the head, banging the metal bowl with the mallet. It’s definitely a hard thwack. Shannon, who had her eyes closed, learns that Kelly hit her and says it really hurt. Tamra has no words.

    The power goes out at the resort, and this trip is really off to a great start. The women separate into groups to choose their rooms. Shannon’s head hurts and her left eye is blurry. Tamra feeds her concerns and encourages her to go to the doctor. Meanwhile, Kelly predicts that Shannon will be dramatic and do exactly that.

    Shannon can’t believe this is how her fun trip has begun. She is a little scared and doing a full Shannon freak-out, just as Kelly predicted. Of course, none of this would have happened if Kelly hadn’t randomly thumped Shannon over the head, but who am I to judge?

    We see flashbacks of Shannon overreacting in the past, but she and Tamra head off to the doctor anyway. The other girls discuss Shannon, and Emily is annoyed that Shannon and Gina are suddenly close. Emily feels like Gina is being distant and is disappointed that she didn’t come to Vegas.

    Gina calls them and says that Tamra and Shannon are on their way to Urgent Care. Kelly is not surprised, but thinks the whole thing is ridiculous. They all agree to meet up for dinner in Gina’s villa.

    It’s 8:30 p.m. and only three and a half hours since they arrived, and someone is already on the way to Urgent Care. These ladies sure know how to party it up.

    Tamra and Shannon call Vicki to fill her in, and Vicki is not surprised by Kelly’s behavior. At Urgent Care, Shannon is given a clean bill of health, and they ask if she wants to press charges.

    And that’s where we end. Kelly has really kicked this trip off, and Vicki hasn’t even arrived yet!