RECAP: Real Housewives of New York—Dorinda Explodes On Ramona [Season 8, Episode 6] #RHONY

We begin The Real Housewives of New York with Sonja, her famously gossipy facialist, and one of her interns chatting about her upcoming birthday party. The facialist believes she has no shot at an invite, because Luann is still peeved that she ratted out her habitual “oui ouis” to sexy short guys. We jump over to Carole’s, where Jules is stopping in for a visit. After greeting Carole’s furry mini-me, they begin to get food ready for yet another ‘Housewives’ psychic reading. Dorinda, Bethenny, and Kim the psychic arrive. Bethenny doesn’t really buy into crystal balls, and Jules is uncomfortable, but succumbs to peer pressure.

Kim gets started, and tells Jules that she is connecting to her life purpose. Jules becomes emotional, citing her eating disorder recovery. The medium speaks to Dorinda, and picks up on some random soul from the other side, named John. Dorinda is either related to or sleeping with about a dozen Johns, which makes Kim’s  job confusing. Bethenny shovels in Skinny-Kibble, while Bravo gives us her frantically expressed, cynical doubts. Ramona appears, and wrecks the mood with her typical jibber-jabber. The medium connects with Dorinda’s kind deceased husband and his brother, noting a coin reference, which sends Dorinda over the edge. Dorinda reveals her late husband’s promise to leave piles of coins around as a reminder of his presence. Alrighty.

Kim spills that Richard thinks that John is adequate for now, but to watch her back. Bethenny’s dead father pops in to snarkily remind them that he is dead, and demand that they acknowledge  anniversary of his demise. Bethenny is unimpressed with the shout-out. She wishes that Kim would give her something she could use, like how many times Bravo can ram Skinnygirl products, before viewers change the channel. He doesn’t want Bethenny to say she will never marry again, and Bethenny responds with a bored, eff-off.

Kim predicts that John won’t be who Dorinda marries, which triggers a snarky remark from Ramona. Dorinda blows, and blasts Ramona for being an unsupportive bitch, while Ramona twitches, and nervously smiles. Dorinda hits low, and snarks about Mario ditching Ramona for another woman. Ramona is hurt, but tries to move it along. The psychic predicts that Ramona will remarry, and that the marriage will be different. The psychic connects with Ramona’s father, who assures her that he was with her during her harrowing divorce. Ramona becomes emotional, as Bravo shares their story. Dorinda quietly expresses sad disappointment at Ramona’s digs at John, and Ramona apologizes for her chronic blurting habit. Carole takes credit for inviting the dead, to heal her crazy friends. I assume that we can expect the traditional Bravo bikini waxing, next week.

Carole pops in to visit Jules, who has no idea what iPods are, or how to boil water. Carole disses her mismatched furniture, before they sit down to chat.  They rehash the night from the dead, and Jules mentions her past struggle with an eating disorder. Carole isn’t surprised, and notes Jules’ unsettling connection with food. Carole translates the psychic, loftily claiming a “bigger” purpose in mind for Jules, than being a role model to her own children. Jules is happy that she can be an example to other struggling young girls, and is just thankful that she is healthy, and able to be a mother. Carole encourages her to communicate her message via public speaking or writing.

We hop over to Dorinda and John, who are meeting for dinner. Dorinda admits to being crabby upon arrival, and immediately begins complaining. The couple fusses at each other about Bigmouth Singer, and Dorinda admits that the couples’ conversations often turn volatile. Dorinda shares about the psychic mess with Ramona, and they bicker back and forth about which one of the duo is more dramatically mean to Dorinda. John struggles to speak, and Dorinda doesn’t allow it. John obeys, but Dorinda isn’t happy, and tells John to go back to Queens, where his tacky glasses belong.

We mercifully jump to Sonja, who is having her makeup done, and scraping out her nostrils with Q-tips. Sonja is excited to announce her newest business venture at her birthday party, and has kept the product a secret, citing Bethenny’s advice. Speaking of that Skinnygirl— Bethenny is pushing her brand hard, at a rainy product promotion. Bravo flashes us back though Bethenny’s rise to the top — like we could ever be mercifully allowed to forget it.

Sonja’s party is about to kick off, and we see her business partner, Peter, the same guy we watched flirt with Ramona, last season. The guests begin to arrive, and even the snarky facialist is in the mix. Sonja warmly greets John, who is obviously grateful. Jules is there — in her never to be removed name necklace, just in case we forget her identity. Ramona arrives, and immediately blasts out the story of Luann giving her a necklace that made her chest break out like Alex Van Kempen’s,, back in the good ol’ days. The cheapskate countess arrives, and immediately confronts Ramona about dissing her late-night party habits to Sonja. Ramona shares her concern about Luann’s polluting influence, and Sonja’s home becoming a whorehouse — run by two drunk whores. Luann cries foul, because Ramona was the formative lush influence in Sonja’s life.

Jules eavesdrops, as Sonja bleats out that Ramona didn’t appreciate Luann’s cheap gift. Ramona informs us that she likes a drinkie or two, but the those days of turtle timing it, are in her past. Sigh. Jules play by plays the info to Michael, as Luann informs Ramona that it takes one to know one. Ramona notes that Sonja needs to quit hanging out with plastered whores, and Sonja busts in and asks them to quit talking about her life. Dorinda triggers a showdown over the necklace, which Ramona labels a regift. Luann clarifies that she upgraded the crappy necklace that she gifted  Ramona, and that she should look up the definition of re-gifting in her etiquette book. Ramona blasts Luann, while maintaining a snarky giggle, and Luann plays along, to not cause a scene.

Sonja makes a speech, thanking her guests for helping her through her ancient divorce, and other moments of difficult sobriety. Sonja announces a new Prosecco product, bearing the name Tipsy Girl. YIKES. The guests buzz over the drink, and how the raging original Skinnygirl will react. Ramona refuses a sample, in a self-righteously sober dig. Dorinda doesn’t think that Sonja’s lushy puddle will matter in Bethenny’s vast ocean of booze. But we all know the frenetic fallout, heading our way.

Next week, Luann and Sonja set up the brothel — don’t miss it!

 

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