Watching prison break season 1
I can understand how it could feel particularly cold for Cynthia to be kept in the shadow of all that, especially after finding out that Kenya is telling the other women that she is being territorial of her. The women are getting exposed to Kenya’s playful, generous, loud, and warm sides. It should surprise no one that Kenya wins, but her choice to share her award - four days at the villa - with Theresa and Louie speaks volumes. Sourpuss notwithstanding, Cynthia does plow forward with yet another one of her earnestly corny events, and thankfully, the girls commit and have a good time - except for Kyle, who seems to have an issue with competition under any circumstance, perhaps harkening back to some sibling rivalry trauma instilled by Big Kathy. All that amplifies her stress around her dynamics with Kenya: is her power in their friendship solely in the fact that Kenya needed an ally when she was cast as the villain? The answer is likely yes, but Cynthia also doesn’t help matters when she can’t pull herself out of her funk to so much as smile for Brooklyn on FaceTime.
She was rumored to be on the chopping block and ultimately got a “friend of” contract offer, and we now know she has chosen to transition into being an esteemed alumna of the Bravo network. At this point in the production, Cynthia was in the middle of negotiating her next season of RHOA. A few things should be put into context here. Unfortunately, poor Cynthia, the Kevin McCallister of the trip (if you don’t get my ancient reference, please correct that immediately and go watch one of the best Christmas movies ever), is watching Kenya mend fences with the Ramonacoaster in utter disbelief. They both intimately know what it is like to live with a lack of love from their parents and partners Kenya now has a young daughter to pour into, while Ramona has an empty nest and RNC fundraising events. Kenya rightfully recognizes Ramona’s behavior as cries for attention because the Twirl queen herself is quite familiar with these emotions, albeit none of them being of the Karen variety. She has frequently alluded to her abusive past over the years - largely to inoculate herself from accountability from her endless list of tactless antics - but to my recollection, I don’t think we’ve seen her open up about her pain and loneliness this much. There was even a talent show! Of course, this is generally in some cabin in Vermont and not a villa estate for the one percent in Turks and Caicos, but the premise still remains.įor example, take Ramona Singer, fresh off a uniquely atrocious run on RHONY. We have the nightly bonfires, the secret friendship alliances, the silly field-day games that are inexplicably inane, and the oddly sentimental moments that have people briefly believing they will be lifelong soulmates with the person they shared a bathroom with for five days. In that vein, this girls’ trip isn’t so much a getaway as much as it is a sleepaway camp with lots of alcohol involved. Up this time is RHOA and RHOP recapper Shamira Ibrahim.Īs the adage goes, no matter how old you get, you never truly leave high school.
In honor of this inaugural season of Ultimate Girls Trip, Vulture has assembled a cast of all-star Housewives writers to rotate recap duties.