"Ramona's" Vacation House

The Hamptons, New York
Real Housewives of
New York
season
13
| episode(s)
3-4
This is one of the least aspirational trips a group of Housewives has ever taken. Not because Ramona’s mansion, decked out in an HGTV palette of white and light gray, is not comfortable, or because Ramona’s hospitality manager Michelle is not gracious enough, but because the women fight from the time they arrive to the time they leave, and it’s mostly about their pecking order on a TV show called The Real Housewives of New York City.

From the jump, Leah is angry that Heather Thomson has been invited to join them despite having talked trash about some of the cast members on her podcast, and makes it her mission to make everyone else mad about it too. Sonja is angry that Ramona’s mortgage is being held by Wells Fargo instead of the bank she married.

What of her Morgan clout? Only new girl Eboni has a new and interesting beef, taking offense at how Ramona refers to “the help”. As she explains to Ramona as they enjoy a winery tasting, her grandmother was a domestic worker so she is sensitive about it. Ramona nods and blinks, and then excuses herself to have diarrhea in the gift shop bathroom.

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