It’s two-for-one week everyone! So sorry to be MIA – I had to do professor work and mom for a minute. We’ve missed the drama, and I’m so grateful that you are back for the recap. Our favorite Housewives are still in Careyes, and from where I’m standing, this trip is all about tequila, tortilla chips, and very weird self-care. So here’s the skinny…
The Polo Match
Kari schedules a private polo match (who knew this was even possible?!?) to make Stephanie’s Pretty Woman dreams come true, and hijinks ensue. First, in the absence of close bathrooms, the ladies decided to duck behind a trailer for their potty break.
After that, everyone works out their grown-up cartwheel skills and pays very little attention to the actual polo match.
We learn that Kameron’s dad was a professional polo player in California. We also find out that Brandi and Brian used to own a polo center in north Dallas (you know there’s a story here…). And we meet my spirit animal, Suzanne, the lady who manages the polo operation.
The Dinner
Dinner out at the restaurant with the lowest roof in Mexico provides us with a telling glimpse of the ladies’ dynamic this season. Brandi and Kary dance barefoot on the table which grosses Kameron (and me) out, especially since the table dance was pre-dinner. That’s only the beginning of the crazy.
Remember how I said this girls’ trip was about tequila and tortilla chips? Well, here’s the very reason why. Shenanigans ensue and Drunk D’Andra insists that Kary and LeeAnne re-hash the room sharing issue. It’s all a misunderstanding. Things are quickly rehashed and resolved.
But let’s be real. Drunk D’Andra steals this episode. Drunk D’Andra and her Spanx.
The Conflicts
The funny thing about combining two episode recaps is that most of our story arcs resolve them from one week to the next.
Last week Kameron called Brandi trash, felt pretty bad about it, and apologized this week. In the midst of the finger-pointing and napkin-throwing, we wonder if there will be a speedy relationship recovery. Alas, a contrite Kameron reaches an understanding with Brandi, especially after LeeAnne offers some perspective about how words can be triggers.
The reconciliation causes some collateral damage with LeeAnne because she is deliberately cut out of the make up conversation. I see other conflicts brewing here — LeeAnne and Brandi; LeeAnne and Stephanie because Brandi might stir up some stuff over all of the suicide talk; more LeeAnne and D’Andra — let’s see where it goes.
Careyes Self Care
Second only to D’Andra’s Spanx are the unconventional adventures in self-care our Dallas Housewives embark upon in these two episodes. First, there’s the huge meditation bowl where everyone magically looks great laying down. The ladies spend some time reflecting and atoning in the Copa, and everyone except Kameron seems moved by the experience.
The day (or week in TV time) after their enlightening sound bowl experience, the ladies are covered in mud and lured back into the womb. The pregnant healer steals the show with the greatest irony in RHOD history.
The ladies sweat and reflect on their self-improvement. Most interesting here are the intentions they all set for themselves before being “reborn” out of the human-cooking clay oven. D’Andra’s are clearly aimed at LeeAnne who is obviously absent from the womb saying she didn’t feel included in the experience.
Regardless these Careyes self-care scenes are fantastic! If only they had tried walking across that bridge…
The Housewives return to Dallas next week detoxified and refreshed and ready for state-side drama. There is lots more to come this season. In the meantime rest up and hydrate, it’s going to be a great week!
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