But one perfect moment distilled Tamra Judge to her essence. While gallivanting between bars, Lydia dropped and broke her cell. Before she could get upset, Tamra gleefully yelled “PARTY FOUL! DO A SHOT!” and Lydia, like a fallen toddler who is told “You’re okay!”, forgot her troubles instantly.
This is WHO Tamra is. Someday, years from now, Vicki will lie on her deathbed, fearfully clinging to life, and somewhere in the recesses of her brain she will hear Tamra yell “PARTY FOUL!”. Only then will she gain the courage to move beyond the veil towards that gated community in the sky.
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Of course the OC ladies are only in Jamaica for a few minutes before doing something culturally insensitive. They arrive with novelty dreadlocks in their carry-on and “yeah mon!” on the tips of their tongues. It’s not a great trip for Shannon - she is going through a divorce, and new girls Gina Kirschenheiter and Emily Simpson are ready to confront her for the frosty reception she has given them.
Lydia is doing a feature for Nobleman magazine and the women are tagging along. The first stop? A store for cold weather gear, because Lydia, and probably the insurance company that holds the policy for this production, cannot trust Southern Californians to bring appropriate clothing.
The OC ladies may have been a little too inspired by the Fighting Irish on this trip. No sooner has the first pub crawl started than Kelly annoys Vicki by flicking her nose. Tamra interjects to say “She doesn’t like that” and Kelly yells at her to “keep walking.”
Sleeping in vans and roaring around the dunes in dune buggies and ATVs, has any vacation ever been more on-brand for Tamra Judge? Technically it’s her husband Eddie’s trip, for his birthday, but if you invite Housewives on your trip, it’s a Housewives trip.
Lizzie “feels'' pregnant and isn’t drinking, a clear violation of the “whoop it up” mandate. Vicki and Shannon are not having it. They order a pregnancy test to her room so that they can all take it as a group. It’s negative, so poor Lizzie must commence with taking shots.
Heather Dubrow is a woman whose brand is Champs, so it makes sense that she is developing her own champagne, or “méthode champenoise” with Gallo.
A gorgeous resort, in one of the most beautiful countries on earth. A spiritual retreat most Americans could only dream of. What a perfect setting to argue about Lizzie’s birthday party. You see, Tamra didn’t attend the party, canceling at the last minute because her daughter was sick.
The Beadors are in trouble. Everyone in the OC knows that David sent Shannon an email to soft launch a divorce, but Vicki is coming to the rescue. She invites the Beadors to hang out in her home-away-from-home Puerto Vallarta (her dad was one of the “first owners” there) with her and Brooks, so they can be positively influenced by seeing a “healthy couple.”
This is all Vicki’s idea. Her son Michael has just gotten back from a trip to Costa Rica and he just loved all the zip-lining and white water rafting. Surely if Michael enjoyed it then Heather Dubrow and Gretchen Rossi will as well? Alexis has a nervous breakdown about zip-lining.
Housewives A-Team Vicki and Tamra stayed at home on this trip, while B-Squad Gretchen, Alexis, Peggy Tanous, and Fernanda explored a cornucopia of bull-centric activities. They ate BBQ and listened to Alexis describe her eating disorder. They watched bull riding.