

Holla! It starts early, with Carole regaling the gals with tales of her time living in London after her husband’s death (is this where she wrote What Remains? If so, then the city of London should slap a plaque on that townhouse). Naturally, this gets under Luann's skin because she has lived in Europe professionally.
Retribution is swift, with Luann purchasing a cape just like the one Carole wore on the plane. The royal rumble is on for the rest of the weekend, with the Countess and the Princess one-upping each other on everything from “who played varsity volleyball” to “whose mother gave birth to more children?”

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Satchels of gold, satchels of gold. Bethenny Frankel, the first truly famous Housewife, was ascendent this season, her feud with ex-friend Jill Zarin and her pregnancy belly both burgeoning. You might even say that she was “up here” and Kelly Bensimon was “down here.” And thus the scene was set for Scary Island.