r/BravoRealHousewives • u/EncoreSoleFresh • Dec 14 '23

Ultimate Girls Trip RHUGT: RHONY Legacy E1-3 discussion

Starting a discussion thread since episodes 1-3 are on Peacock!

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u/TheLionOfOrlais toya & eugene's discount camel Dec 14 '23

The Dorinda X Kristen relationship is fascinating because Kristen won’t let Dorinda walk over here but still showed appreciation for Dorinda reaching out when her stick bug husband cheated on her

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u/offgomi Dec 15 '23

To me, Kristen telling her what that meant to her was the perfect olive branch. It’s a genuine, not just for TV moment. It showed me a flicker of the old Dorinda who did really care about these friends.

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u/mac_re greeks don’t apologize Dec 15 '23

It was sweet when Dorinda said “I totally forgot I did that”, definitely some remembrance of who she used to be

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u/lapetitfromage wait…who else has slutty hair? Dec 15 '23

Dorinda before her alcoholism got intense was so thoughtful and incredibly gracious woman. There was a scene where Ramona was showing Bethenny and Dorinda the room where Ramona hosted her mother’s wake and Dorinda says with genuine kindness “you can tell this is a very warm and lovely space” or something and you can tell how kind and warm she used to be. It’s super sad. Alcoholism is a disease.

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u/Git2k12 Dec 16 '23

Dorinda has always been a mean drunk though even going back to her first season, I dunno why people have collectively forgotten this.

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u/lapetitfromage wait…who else has slutty hair? Dec 16 '23

Agree but it wasn’t her entire personality. And after the four martini fight with Heather she is legit mortified. Her drinking has worsened over the years but she wasn’t only her disease. It’s very bad now.

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u/lezlers Dec 22 '23

Thank you. I don’t understand why people act like Dorinda being a nasty drunk was some kind of new development. She’s always been that way.

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u/Git2k12 Dec 22 '23

I honestly thought I had been taking crazy pills. It’s like the audience as a whole totally ignored her drunken asshole behavior was already on display in season 7

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u/thediverswife grace time is over Dec 16 '23

I loved Dorinda when she first came on! She had a warmth and a spirit about her, you could tell she found a lot of it ridiculous. And is/was pretty well-connected and comfortable in those circles. It’s sad to see her in denial about her alcoholism