That's My Opinion - RHOC Recap Podcast Jacki & Liz

In a bid for more screen time, Vicki surprises Michael at school and then proceeds to go into hysterics when he isn't thrilled to see her! To the shock of no one, it turns out Jo is inept at basic budgeting concepts, while Jeana gives marriage advice (ahem) and we're left to wonder about the alternate timeline where she married Tom Selleck instead of Matt. Tammy's skeevy ex-husband makes up a pervy marketing campaign for his new energy drink and ropes in the daughters of the OC to be the face of the brand or "OC Angels". We even get to see the first ever physical fight on a housewives franchise! We here at That's My Opinion don't encourage violence but everyone can appreciate a good energy drink photoshoot brawl.

Episode 7 gives us the gift of this convo between Jo and Slade:

Slade: “We got invited to Fergie’s album release party!”
Jo: “I’m moving to LA with JJ and you aren’t coming”

Iconic!! When Jeana brings a dog trainer to their house we find out that not only is Matt a dick to his entire family but also to their dogs, Tammy goes on a blind date with a weirdo, and Ashley continues to be irresponsible with the townhouse but George is helping Lauri lay down the LAW. Finally, Vicki invites an astrologer to a party with the other housewives which ends with her shrieking about how it’s all her horoscope and she’s "not a freak”. We beg to differ.

This week in the OC, Lauri's starting a jewelry company without George's help, thankyouverymuch! Meanwhile, Jo meets some producers and cuts a demo, all without knowing what bars of music are. Vicki is seething with jealousy over George spoiling Lauri (prob still to this very day, tbh), Tammy's daughter throws a house party while she's out of town, and Jeana just kind of vaguely narrates her kids' exploits? Not all boomers can be wreaking havoc all the time, I guess.

There's a visitor in the OC this week as Shane flies in an awkward but sweet Canadian MySpace beauty scene queen that he met online and the visit is as strange as you can imagine. Elsewhere, Jo has a birthday of indeterminate age (FYI: at her present age of "39" she is still hotter than we will ever be) and Slade's masculinity is somehow threatened, Lauri is in Hawaii with the whole fam minus Joshy, Tammy's relationship with her ex(ish) Duff continues to baffle even him, and Vicki is more or less an afterthought. As it should be.

This week finds Jo finally FINALLY finding a rock solid excuse to move out from under Slade's clutches and we could not be more thrilled!! Most of the women head to the Orange County Home & Garden Show, where they all designed hideous, wildly overpriced show bedrooms. Tammy's ex-husband keeps popping up to an annoying degree, Lauri is living her best rich lady life but Joshy feels left out of it, and Jo finds a way to include an underage bro on a girls night out.

Season 2, Episode 3's focus on horse girls is, to be perfectly honest, A Little Much. Tammy and her kids continue to focus on having once been REALLY rich 10+ years ago (they're now only regular-rich), Vicki is a walking contradiction in trashiness, Jeana doesn't know what Columbia University is, Jo and Slade are somehow still (painfully) together, and George and Lauri are the new Mike and Carol Brady and, folks, we LOVE to see it!!!