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Deepti and Dina are scared/excited for season 2 of The Valley! The second season premiere was spectacular from the get-go. Everyone is deranged. Dina has a particularly gigantic dislike for a couple on no one's list for "most hated" - but that's just how Dina's brain rolls it seems! 

The fact that these people have truly been friends (errr frienenemies) for years seems to really add to the authenticity of the show. Both Dina and Deepti are scared of many of them. And they are both excited for all the lunacy to come! What a fabulous premiere episode to set the stage for S2!!!!! 

Dina and Haley have returned to the podcast together to work through all their conflicting opinions on Kyle! So many angles to look at it all through and they share the good the bad and the ugly. Also of course they intensely analyze Sutton's insanity, discuss why it's sad Garcelle is leaving the show and wonder whether or not they like Dorit this season. No cast member is left unscrutinized! 

Deepti, Haley AND LARKYN chat about how Real Housewives of Salt Lake City can still do no wrong. While the majority tides are turning on Bronwyn currently, everyone is still wildly entertained by all the chaos her now-UNbecoming MEANNESS ends up creating in the group. Meredith is a superstar in this episode bringing Angie her SHAMPOO WITH SULFITES BAT MITZVAH PRESENT all the way to PUERTO VALLARTA just to make a point. Amaaaazing work, Meredith! Angie's ability to NOT see how she has done ANY wrong at all remains staggering. Britani's complete acceptance in being a pawn if it means air time and what she probably considers popularity is a sight to be SEEN. (As for Mary...well watching her talk to Angie about Robert Jr. is truly gut-wrenching.) Lisa Barlow is perfectly "Lisa Barlow" and we're all living for it.

Southern Charm season 10 has premiered! JT is the worst. Deepti finds how awful he is entertaining b/c it brings out funny scenes where others are losing it on him. Haley and Larkyn hard disagree with this sentiment! It's not remotely fun for them to watch. (Guess Deepti's alone here?) Deepti and Larkyn like new cast member Molly so far and Haley is neutral. Haley is convinced Madison's **hot** husband Brett has a great personality! Deepti immediately needed to ask - b/c he's hot? I mean....jesus! Whewww! As for the others, Shep - still an entitled trust fund no-accountability guy. Craig needs to stop reminding us how he's got his shit together. And Austen...oh look...yet another new girlfriend we are supposed to believe is the real deal. So glad Southern Charm is back! 

Deepti and Dina are incensed on behalf of Dorit that everyone keeps dragging her! Drag ERIKA not DORIT! Well this episode of RHOBH confused Deepti and Dina yet again and they explain exactly where the disconnects are in the women's motivations and actions this season. WHY is Kyle insisting that Sutton is weak?? She has laid everything she feels about Erika out on the table. It's wildly confusing. Listen in for all the hot takes. 

RHONY discussion begins around 46 min 50 sec mark.

Yet another Beverly Hills episode for Deepti and Dina to trash Erika's pathetic hypocrisy. They analyze how poorly Erika is playing the cameras in this episode at Kathy's dinner party. And try to figure out what TF is going on with Kyle. And with this whole episode really - it was a very confusing episode where things almost seemed out of order because people were jumping all over the place in their thoughts about Erika. Deepti and Dina also try to  understand Crystal as a person with all her food emphasis. 

Finally RHONY has ended. Deepti and Dina give their final thoughts on the most lackluster season of what has used to be the greatest franchise ever. 

RHONY discussion begins around 45 min 40 sec mark.

Deepti and Dina discuss every nuance of why this RHOBH did not live up to the previews expectations! They explain how the women are getting sloppy with plotlines and how the Erika saga plot points are just being re-hashed too much.

Deepti and Dina  take the time to dissect why Leah's opening scene with her family is infuriating and they also continue to explore why Sonja has fallen too far for them to enjoy her on their screens at this point. 

RHONY discussion begins around 59 min 25 sec mark

Deepti and Dina have a fanTAStic episode where they go above and beyond to further help crack the Erika/Tom fiasco! Deepti is extremely effusive about Sutton & Garcelle's efforts and while Dina appreciated them, she is not AS bowled over by their performances here. They dig deep into how interesting  the mess is surrounding The Pretty Mess's incoherent legal strategy and also how fascinating the friend group dynamics are as they swirl around this legal circus.

...and then there's RHONY. Ramona is the one who goes above and beyond here in perhaps her worst behavior on the show yet. Deepti expresses who she's most mad at in these episodes and Dina comes up with a brilliant business venture for her and Deepti to help fix these disaster shows! 

RHONY discussion begins around the 44 min 34 sec mark.

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Deepti and Dina continue to break down Erika's web of LIES! They also finally have some, perhaps short-lived, gratefulness for Garcelle on the show and they continue to love watching Dorit merely talk about Tom Girardi's financial crimes. 

On the RHONY discussion, Deepti and Dina go into depth on why they are just so extremely sad about Sonjarita. And then Dina stuns Deepti with details from a PHENOMENAL Watch What Happens Live episode with Ramona and Bershan! 

Shahs discussion begins around the 37 min 55 second mark.

Deepti and Dina are not pleased with Leah on RHONY! They go to town on what's wrong with her dumb contract storyline (and more). And of course they marvel at Ramona's game. 

They are also VERY excited to talk about their top Bravo show right now: The Shahs of Sunset. Tune in for all the reasons why they love Reza, Nema, Mike and GG on their screens. 

Finally, enjoy a little side tangent (tucked into the Shahs discussion) about the new Sex and the City show currently filming. (Technically it's going to be called "And Just Like That...")

RHONY discussion begins around minute 49'34"

Deepti and Dina continue to discuss Erika drama and how they still sometimes feel sorry for her and then get snapped back into reality and lose their sympathy. 

In RHONY news...the Bershan apology was nice, and watching the denial during a Sonja intervention was depressing. Dina and Deepti also both sound off on how absurd that seance was!