RECAP: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills — Erika Girardi Thinks Lisa Vanderpump’s Intent Is Suspect [Season 6, Ep 14]

We begin The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills at Lisa Rinna’s house, where the girls are hauling in groceries. Amelia has a set of bum tonsils, and we learn that the teen is scheduled for surgery. 

Over at the Fosters‘, we get a rare glimpse of the King at the piano, as Yolanda shoots the camera guy a look that says SHHH. Yolanda is hosting a dinner party, and a surprise musical artist is planned. Yolanda reminds us of the importance of life participation, and David looks as if his participation in her life has aged him about 20 years.

We check in with Ken and Lisa, who welcome Kyle with a sassy dose of snark about the sure to be tense, upcoming diner party. Kyle is dreading it, and hopes that Yolanda stays in her mentally paralyzed cocoon for the night. Meanwhile, David encourages Yolanda to knock back a few, and secretly hopes for the same. The cast begins to arrive at the dinner, as Kyle shares that she took the plunge, and decided to text a few tiptoeing hearts to her sister. Kathryn and Erika start chatting about Lisa V., just as the pink queen waltzes in.

David and dreary Yolanda make their grand entrance, and Kyle and Lisa V. immediately address her scolding email. Lisa V. reminds Yo that she never speaks ill of TheGigi and TheNotGigis, as Yolanda clasps her hands across her chest and wishes for world peace for her three runway angels. Eileen enters, and reminds us of her never-ending, ridiculous beef with Lisa V. Harry Hamlin arrives, and gives Erika a cute celeb thrill. The ladies immediately launch into gossip, with Kathryn blabbing what Erika said about Lisa V. Lisa asks Erika why she compared her to a spider-sniper, and after cursing Kathryn with her signature dirty word, Erika explains to Lisa that being labeled “influential” is really a compliment. Lisa shoots back that only weak bitches allow themselves to be influenced, and wonders why Erika is so sensitive about her relationship with Yolanda.

The women have nailed Erika as a Yolanda cheerleader plant, and Erika knows it. She acts offended at the others questioning her rented loyalty, and Lisa rolls her eyes at another one of her questions being overblown. The group chitchats, and Lisa R. strangely asks Kyle’s opinion about sending Kim a text for her birthday. Kyle thinks it’s weird—but Lisa R. considers the middle finger emoji. Erika confronts Kathryn for opening her yapper to Lisa, and is peeved that the bitch ratted her out. Kathryn responds by warning her that she is just a blabbermouth at heart. Eileen calls out Lisa R. for not co-signing her dramatically unreasonable opinion for Lisa V., and Lisa R. feels pulled between friends.

David calls the group into a private room to present his surprise. Bravo gives us a cute series of clips, with the women guessing the surprise guest, right before it’s revealed that Andrea Bocelli is in the house. Everyone is thrilled, and his performance of Ave Maria is lovely. Kyle pollutes the moment by linking the song to her crazy mother, and deserves the biggest SHHH ever snarked. 

Lisa R. drives Amelia to the hospital, and waits out the quick surgery, while trying not to worry. The doctor gives her the thumbs up, and everyone is happy it’s over.

Over at the Umansky’s, Kyle and her co-star Portia, appear to be auditioning for a mother/daughter cooking show. Mauricio comes home, just as their rascally dog swipes a potato, and it’s almost like watching a clip of the Brady Bunch. The family of four eats at a table oddly set for eight, and aside from the ugly decor, it is a nice family snapshot. Kyle trashes another warm moment, by sharing that Andrea Bocelli inspired her to hook back up with her drunkie sis for her birthday. Kyle wants to go explore her trashy roots in Ireland, and Mauricio is all for repairing sick family bonds.

Yolanda’s ponytail nub and Erika meet up for lunch in a park, and Eileen joins them—cranked and ready to gossip about Lisa V. They all agree that Yo’s dinner was disjointed, especially because of that bigmouth, Kathryn. Erika proudly proclaims that she owns her snark, especially later in the safety of her talking heads.

We jump over to Lisa V’s, where her pal Mohamed is delivering a horse playhouse. Lisa shares that she maintains a friendship with Mohamed, and valued watching Yo and Mo’s kids grow up.

Back at the gossip-sesh, Eileen keeps stirring up crap over her never-to-be-resolved issues with Lisa V., and Yolanda agrees that her friendship with Lisa has always been lame and shallow. Lisa admits that her deep friendship with Mohamed, may have affected her shallow friendship with Yolanda. Eileen is peeved that Lisa R. didn’t drink her anti-Lisa kool-aid, and Yolanda surmises that Erika is the smartest one in the bunch. The trio continues to chatter about the formidable Queen Lisa, but back where it’s fun, Lisa and Shiva watch the horse house being installed. Lisa informs us that her loyalty lies with Mohamed, especially because he regularly washes his hair. 

Kathryn meets up with her sisters for lunch, offering the viewer an  appetizer for the real sister-showdown, soon to come. The gals chat, and Kathryn shares that they are all dealing with their mother experiencing the  early stages of dementia.

The main course meeting has arrived, as Kim arrives at Kyle’s. They exchange small talk, and Kim claims that she is stronger, and doesn’t want to talk about her old junkie days. Kim dishes that she isn’t really hanging much with Trashbox Glanville, and Kyle comments that Brandi loves to brag on Twitter about their outings. Kyle admits that she bounces between feelings of friendship and cringing in horror every time she thinks about talking to her sister. Kim believes that bringing things up from the past is very “detrimental,” especially those times when she was too loaded to remember what happened. Bravo treats us to a junkie-life greatest hits reel, as Kyle shares that she shudders at the thought of addressing issues from the bad old days.

Kyle feels safer keeping Kim at arm’s length, especially when Kim is screaming like a drunk banshee. They agree to talk quietly about the present only, and only in the “right way,” aka off-camera. Kim blames “other people” for the sister issues—but stops short of nailing Brandi for throwing gas on their dysfunctional fire. Kim assures Kyle that she loves her, and thinks that they should focus on the good times, and blot out the bad. Kyle wants Kim to understand that her sobriety is the big determiner, but doesn’t want to shirk her enabler responsibility. The sisters wipe tears, and vow to resume their messy relationship.

Next week the ladies work on houses, and Erika’s grand-husband throws one of the ladies out of his funeral home. See you then!

 

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