Mention It All - Who Gives A F*ck About Maritime Law? (Below Deck Med Reunion, RHOC)

Episode Date: October 29, 2020

Bari and Dylan are still hungover from their Housewives Halloween party, but there’s lots to discuss. They start with Scheana’s pregnancy news, and ponder the logistics of pregnancy test sponsorships. Then, they go over the exciting RHOBH casting developments, and why next season is looking good so far. Then, they recap the Below Deck Med reunion, which was mostly just arguing about maritime law. Fun! Finally, they discuss RHOC, and the drama surrounding Gina’s sad house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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And Barry Rosenfeld. I need to start drinking alcohol. Now go to sleep, we. Hello, everyone. Welcome back to another episode of the Mention at All podcast. I'm Dylan Hafer. And I'm Barry Rosenfeld. And if you guys think we sound a little different today, it's because we do.

for your listening pleasure. We have our microphones. We have new microphones. I also have a little bit of a hangover from our Bravo happy hour, our Halloween happy hour that we attended last night with some of our favorite housewives and also virtually, virtually, virtually, of course.

We're being safe in these trying times. We went, so we attended. ended this Bravo happy hour Halloween themed thing and Jazele was there in her catwoman costume Shannon Padour wore her Mrs. Roper outfit iconic from season 11. We had some of the Salt Lake City ladies. Stephanie Hallman was there. It was fun.

I wasn't sure what to expect and I had a really good time. Yeah. I do have to say really quick that Ashley Darby's costume won me over because she was Peggy Bundy, who's her favorite housewife and I just thought that was amazing. But yeah, I mean, it's different when we see these women on these, so funny, on these Zoom sessions. It's more of like an intimate experience. It's like they're still themselves, but it's like, you know, not on camera.

So it's a little, it makes them feel a little bit. Oh, we saw Jackie and her share costume. That was nice. I loved that. I loved that nobody, nobody mentioned that Jackie was wearing the same costume. We know she wore too. the filmed Halloween party last week. But, you know, we're all about recycling here, sustainable fashion. We have some exciting news before we get into our shows that we're talking about

today. We have yet another Vanderpump Rules pregnancy announcement. Miss Sheena is expecting. She's having a baby in April of next year. And I'm just so happy for her. She had a miscarriage earlier this year that she shared publicly. And so now she's having her rainbow baby, which is a term I know about because of Monique Samuels. I don't know if I would know that otherwise. I'm very happy for her. I mean, how could you not be happy when someone is expecting a child? I just feel like Sheena, it's all happening for her. And it's all happening. She got that clear blue pregnancy announcement spawn. I'm very happy for her for that as well. because getting checks is just as important as happiness.

I agree. Can I ask a question really quick that, Dylan, you probably don't know the answer to, but regarding clear blue, because we know Malika did this too. Like, Sheena, the first person I don't want to tell that I'm pregnant is the pregnancy sponsorship.

Like, unless they have it in their contract, like, hey, if I get pregnant, can we work together? Like, I don't know how that works, but I don't know. I don't know the exact timeline. This has become something that a fair amount of people have done. I think I think Ashley Simpson did a pregnancy test spawn. I think maybe Calise did one as well.

It's definitely a thing now. I have a feeling it's the kind of thing where if you know you're planning to get pregnant, you can kind of shop that around, maybe put out some feelers. But yeah, I don't know the exact timeline. It's kind of like when people get engaged and they have people exclusive photos. an hour later. It's like, what was the timeline there? I don't know exactly, but you know,

Sheena can't get back to waitressing just yet, so I'm glad that she is going to have that clear blue check in the bank. Good for her. We also have some exciting casting news about Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. They are currently filming season 11. And we have a new housewife, Crystal, who is, she has a coconut product brand. And that's her thing. And she is married to a film director who co-directed the Lion King and also a bunch of other movies. But I'm super excited to see Crystal. She's the first Asian-American housewife of Beverly Hills.

So it's great to see diversity on that franchise continuing to bloom. Yes. And in other Real House of Beverly Hills news, drum roll, we have a friend of announcement, which is none other than Kathy Hilton herself. And I am so effing excited for this. You are? I'm so excited. Are you kidding?

You know how I feel about Paris Hilton and that family. But I am excited to see the dynamic because we have seen for years Kim and Kyle. And I just feel like it is going to be a completely different, just different vibe with Kathy and Kyle. an older sister is really something. I am so curious to see how this is going to go. I'm excited at the possibilities, but I also feel like it could go a lot of different directions. It's hard to know when someone is just coming on as a friend of.

It's like, are they really going to get involved in the drama? Is she going to go on all the trips with them and stuff or just kind of be around? And also, you know, if Kyle sort of brought her on to the show, Is she going to stay on Kyle's side and not really rough things up with her? Or we could also see it go the opposite way. And Kathy really kind of, you know, hold Kyle accountable in a way that I don't think many other people have. I will say with the casting updates that we've had recently, so that's Teddy leaving. Obviously, Denise is not coming back.

Crystal seems really... Crystal seems very... She seems like a normal person, but at the same time she has major Hollywood connections. I'm sure she has a lot of money. I am, and with Kathy joining too, I'm really excited at kind of the possibilities that that brings up for next season. Sutton is going to be back. Garcel is going to be back. I just feel like, obviously it's too soon to know whether it's going to be a great season,

but I feel like they're really making some interesting casting moves that I think. Yes. are going to shake things up hopefully in a really good way. And we're needed. Like, definitely. So stay tuned for that, which we all will. Should we get into it? And no toary spelling.

Oh, boy. We're talking about. I will believe Tory spelling rumors at never o'clock. Or when the season premieres. And we know for a fact that it's, she's not there. If there are literal photographs of Tori Spelling being filmed with the cast, I will believe that she's coming on the show.

Until then, Tori, stop leaking your own casting rumors. All right. Today we are talking about the part two of below deck reunion and Real House's of Orange County. Oh, God. Oh, God. Okay. This reunion, I feel like the first half of the episode was just bickering about

THC versus CBD and the particulars of maritime law and whether or not Hannah had a prescription and who saw the prescription and when and was it on the back of the box. And as much as I thought the drama was interesting to watch on the season, I am so fucking done with hearing about maritime law. I never want to hear about it again. But also, like, I couldn't believe you are so right how long we could have talked about the differences between THC and CBD. I just like, okay, move on.

By the way, she already got five. and has no intentions of coming back. So can we find something else to discuss? I love when Hannah was like, uh, let me. And she like leaned in. She's like,

you can, uh, unscrew the top and put whatever oils in the top that you want. Right. And then so it's like, they were like, it's the wrong pen. And she was like,

I put in the oil and just was like, oh yeah, you can put in whatever oil. And then I felt like it was like 10 minutes later, Bugsy came back to that. She was like, but it was the different pan. And it's like,

we talked about this. Like, I know, and, cares. I know. And the fact that they kept saying that Hannah gave her prescription and they were like, but after she got fired, right, but she still proved, she still proved herself. But they didn't go into that, which I thought was interesting. I just think it's the kind of thing where this whole drama, I think, obviously people were really invested in it when it was happening. It was a big, you know, historic moment in the show.

Hannah had been on since season one. But it's the kind of thing. where it's not something that needs to be rehashed a million times. And by the end of this reunion, I was like, oh, my God, I can't listen to this anymore. Okay, but I have to bring up Maritime Law one more time, Dylan. I'm sorry, because I laughed and I just laughed again looking at my notes about it. When Hannah said, I'm sorry, I love Hannah, but when she said, because Malia was just trying to get her point across, which I did understand. But, okay, we get it, Malia, that if you're not allowed to take mind-altering drugs, okay? So when Hannah said it wasn't Valium and they go, then what wasn't?

And she said Tylenol PM, I almost fell off the couch because that makes you go to sleep. Like you can't operate a boat. If Benadryl is not allowed, then Advil PM definitely isn't allowed. And then you could tell she backed up a little Hannah because she was like, oh shit, you're right. And I was like, Hannah, you almost had it. I know. I was glad when Hannah, as much as I love Hannah, I was glad when it was kind of, time for her to leave because I was like

she doesn't need to sit here and try to explain herself anymore like we're we're good I know I know and she's got to have a beautiful baby and I can't again guys sorry she still hasn't had her baby yet me and Dylan have been like we're on baby watch we have so much say so

also Jess and Rob just I another Jess what the hell well speaking this is a good segue too because speaking of machinery and Jess when Jess decided to say because there were a lot of foot and mouth situations with her this episode what are we operating machinery and everyone was like yeah Bussie's like we're literally yachting yes we're on a fucking boat I I think the thing is like I believe that I think Jess is probably a really nice person to be around most of the time but clearly when she gets it. in certain situations.

She just kind of loses her mind a little bit. Situation being over Zoom, not in front of the person, where you can say whatever you want. And, okay, the whole thing with Aisha, who, by the way, is joining us from some internetless bunker somewhere

and we can barely see or hear her. I can't believe how adamant Jess is that Aisha was doing something inappropriate, when it's like, babe, we all watched the same show. And I don't think anybody watching the show was like, yeah, that's fucked up. Like, nobody cares. No. And also, it would be one thing if they made out, if they hooked up, if they canoodled, if on the deck.

She was taking a picture. Like, at this point, it was past comical. Like, it's weird. And then she, like, felt the need to move on to, like, this message that Rob sent Asia, by the way. Aisha did not send it. Rob sent Aisha taking like a poop or something. Like that's so not like. It was it was about taking a big dick.

Oh, Dylan. Dylan. Till I'm right. Till this second. Until this second. I thought it was. Oh man. I'm going to,

I'm going to literally die. I thought they said take a big dump. No, because they were bleeping out dick. I think. I was like, how is that, you know, how is that sexual? Like, why he's wondering if she's, he's joking with her taking like a big dump. Okay.

This makes so much more sense now. Okay. I'm curious, so because Aisha's saying that when she went to her messages, all she sees is like that he unsent stuff. So she never actually saw the message. But Jess says that Aisha responded to the messages. This is one of those things where it's like total. She said, she said, like we're never going to know the answer.

answer and honestly I don't think it matters that much because the thing is like who this was like 11 months ago okay maybe they sent some like quote unquote inappropriate Facebook DMs but like they're they didn't have sex with each other they didn't hook up rob didn't cheat on Jess with Asia like regardless of I think just like allegations are a lot more scandalous than they actually are because it's It's like, I don't care what they Facebook messaged each other after you two were already done. Like, whatever. Yeah, I agree. And also, I don't know what Jess is like if she had like a plan this whole episode. Like I don't know. It just like it didn't help. It didn't make her look good.

And I agree. You're right. We've said it in the past. Maybe she is nice. But this episode particularly did not make, did not help her situation. Like she was arguing about like the. the THC and they were like, Jess, it's in your contract.

Like, you have no like to stand on with this. Like it's not. And she's like, well, maybe it should be like on the front page of the contract. I don't know. Yeah, that whole thing was dumb because it's like just like, this is making you look stupid. Right.

And the same thing with the message and the hand on her back. Like every, it's making her like she just like, just be the bigger person. Like don't say anything. You guys aren't even together. Like, and I honestly like the way Rob handled that situation too. He was like, yeah. Yep.

I sent. He was like, I did send it. Yes, I did. I was I was like rolling my eyes when Andy asked Asia why when they were taking that group photo. She put her hand there instead of on the above the backpack or something. And I'm like, this was a group photo that she took for like 10 seconds a year ago. Why? Like I don't remember what I did yesterday. Like why why would she know what her mental state was when she decided to put her hand under Rob's backpack in a photo a year ago? Or to me thinks he was just asking to like be like annoyed. I honestly feel that way because he wasn't being serious. But also, they're making it seem like she took a nude pick and sent it to him.

Like, he was wearing a backpack. There's nowhere to go. Honestly, I have an issue with even the phrase grabbing an ass because I, like Michael Darby grabs asses. Asia did not grab his ass. She like put her hand in that area. And I think it's an important distinction. You know, whatever.

Can we move on? Yes. Let's talk about Orange County. It wasn't an ass grab, okay? Girl, winter is so last season. And now Springs got you looking at pictures of tank tops with hungry eyes. Your algorithm is feeding you cutoffs. You're thirsty for the sun on your shoulders.

That perfect hang on the patio sundress. Those sandals you can wear all day and all night. And you've had enough of shopping from your couch. done hoping it looks anything like the picture when you tear up on that envelope it's time for a little in-person spring treat it's time for a trip to Ross work your magic

we'll have normal blow deck back next week that should be interesting we'll see how it goes let's move on to Real Houseways of Orange County this episode I actually I think I enjoyed it more than last week for sure it wasn't bad

the only issue in the beginning was that it started off with all the women, which I think was very coincidental, saying 2020 is going to be better than 2019. And I just think they had no idea what was in store for them. Obviously not. Can we talk about Elizabeth's relationship situation? Is she on the show? Like, what is happening? I feel like I'm getting big like friend of energy from her. But I feel like they didn't have like enough people in the cast to make her a friend. of. So she is currently in the process of getting divorced. So the divorce is not final. And she tells the other women that she's under a strict gag order. So she can't really talk about the details of her husband or her marriage or her divorce at all, which, okay, sure, great. I want her to get her, get that bag in the divorce. So, but then she also is saying that she can't talk about her current relationship with Jimmy. Like she can't say how long they've been together, which like, okay, so were you cheating on your husband with him?

Right. But then she's not even having sex with him. So it's like, I don't know. It's like I feel like we're getting very little from her in terms of. It's also not interesting at this point. It's not interesting. You know, she shows up later in the episode to Shannon's housewarming, looking like she's dressed for the bootleg Kentucky Derby.

I don't know. I feel like she has, I feel like she read the Housewives manual from like 2010 and was like, I'm ready to go. And it's like, what are you? What is this? Yeah, I'm, I'm a little like over her. I, she needs to bring something in from what I can already tell like she's, it's not going to happen. But more importantly, I would say that the preface of this episode is about the fact that we don't know, who said Gina's house is sad and depressing. That literally is what this episode was about. The word of the day is sad.

And according to Shannon, multiple times that word is not in her vocabulary, which Shannon Bador, come on. So, okay, Gina's house is like the seventh house wife this season. We are hearing about it more and more as the, we've, we've heard way more about Shannon's, or about Gina's house than Elizabeth. We don't know her. That's true. I know exactly how many bedrooms Gina's house has.

The thing is that they're all throwing each other under the bus. And it's really crazy because Bronwyn told Gina that Shannon said her house was sad and depressing. Gina and Shannon went to the side and talked about it. Shannon said, I did say it was small, but Bronwyn said it was sad. Like it was so, again, same thing with like, I'll compare it to below a doubt. We don't need, like, move on. We don't need to know like the ins and outs of this detail. And then later in the episode when somebody is like, no, they said it was small.

And Gina's like, it is small. Well, my God, we will, okay, I can't. The thing is I did appreciate Shannon saying to Gina, though, that conversation at the housewarming was very like open and, and before it got. not mature, but Shannon said, listen, Gina, I rent, Kelly rents, Bronwyn rents, you're a homeowner. And that, like, I felt like made Gina feel good and, and, you know, like, you know, but the fact is Shannon, when she gets into these, when you tell her otherwise, brings me back to old Shannon, like she cannot have a confrontation and she blows up and walks away,

which, if that's how you handle a conversation, that's fine. But. right so she and Bronwyn after she had talked to Gina they sit down and you know they're obviously disagreeing about who said what and then it just kind of explodes and all of a sudden everybody is arguing about it and like everyone is getting in on this conversation and it's like I as much as it's a dumb thing I'm kind of like this is the housewives petty stupid drama that is kind of what I want to see like you know you. Yes, like yell about who called Gina's house sad. That's what I want. But the thing that I don't like is here's a thing. I don't not like. I thought Braun woman she entered the housewarming. I thought it was great that she decided to go.

I feel like if she's in a vulnerable state like that and knew she's going to be around women, she either A shouldn't have gone or B should have just steered clear from them for the afternoon. But I do have to say that. when they were arguing the fact the way that gina got in her face and the things that gina were saying were not nice and were awful and they were low blows and i was so disappointed in that behavior that first of all you're what'd she say a yapping chihuahua what is that even a sloppy chihuahua a one first of all that wasn't even like a good i've said this before if you're gonna like insult someone like use your insult you know don't don't insult people though but

a sloppy chihuahua what is that if someone said that to me i would i would just like i would just like turn that back around on her but also like and to call her and to tell her to keep drink it that that was disgusting of gina to do yeah the so we think we're again seeing this kind of recurring thing of not everybody knows that bronwyn is sober she's only told certain people so like shannon knows at this point but gina doesn't so then Gina, when they get in this heated argument, is like using Bronwyn's drinking as an insult. And Bronwyn is like, yeah, I was wasted all of last year. That's why I'm 30 days sober now. And then I don't, I feel, okay, it's, it's a tough position because obviously that's not the context that you want to share with someone that you're, you know.

Sober. Yeah, that you're sober and working on your sobriety and all of that. But at the same time, it's like, if someone is using your drinking as an insult and you are on this new journey, it makes sense that you're going to respond and be like, actually, yeah, like, this is what I'm going through. But it's hard because then you're already in a heated situation. So Gina's response to that is like, oh, you're 30 days sober. You're not acting like it.

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That's Freedom to be. Use us directed. I am like certainly not defending Gina in this situation. I just think it's it's just not an ideal situation all around. That's the context where she found out about Bronwyn's sobriety because it's like she's not going to respond. She's not going to be like, oh my God, I'm sorry that I said you were wasted all of last year. Like, good job. Like no, I agree with that.

But the timer place, those insults were not like you're at a party in someone's backyard with people. She didn't know everybody there. So for you to have for Bronwyn to have said that I'm sober and then for you to keep going, that was like the behavior that should have not occurred at all. But I do have one question. Bronwyn mentioned that she got a facial. So she was not able to text Gina. And to be honest,

I am absolutely on team Bronwyn for that. Let me tell you why. Emily, first of all, again, talk about someone inserting themselves. That doesn't need to be. if you don't want to text or call someone, you do not have to. So like,

Bronwyn did not owe anything to Gina to call her. So I'm sorry, I would, if I had a facial appointment, and that is when you're supposed to be Zen and calm and also especially what Bronwyn's like going through right now where she needs this. Why in the world would she text Gina?

No. I think, I think, yeah. I also just kind of thing where it's like I don't give a shit about Gina like who cares don't like what like I wouldn't text Gina I have no desire to text Gina I do think with when Bronwyn was like well I just like haven't had time and then Emily is like you have two nannies and you don't work so rude so rude it's it's rude but it's not not true but don't but don't

that's none of your business I think we're in a yeah these women are in kind of a weird position where it's like they don't seem to I don't think most of these women have like real actual deep down issues with each other so it's like all of these insults that they're throwing and fights that they're having seem kind of like very petty and surface level which can be good for housewives but also it's like I don't care about Gina and Emily like I don't care about Gina and Emily like I'm don't I don't give a shit. Like I know. I care less about Emily. I know. And we do have, we have discussed this on the side and other people have said it too. I don't want to draw attention to it.

But Gina's fake accent is getting worse as the season goes on. So I'm hoping the season gets better and Gina's accent gets worse. And I can say that because I'm from that area. I'm not from Long Island. But I know a lot of people and I'm friends, a lot of people from Long Island and my family. from Long Island. I love. I don't know anyone that sounds like that. I don't know anyone. You're a sloppy chihuahua. I love in the season trailer, there's a moment where you see Gina say, Bronwyn is broken. And that is just like my favorite. It's just exaggerated a little bit,

but that's fine. You know what? It's fine. Dylan does accents, but his are really good. Gina's, Gina's accent is 100% more ridiculous than Doritz at this point. And I think we need, that's a conversation that, you know, it's time that we have it. Guys, remember the first time we met Doreet, like on the show? We're like, what the hell? But now it's so normal. I don't hear your great. If she didn't talk like that, I wouldn't want her. Like, it's part of the, part of the package. Very, between below deck med and RHOC, who is your number one Bravo Lab in the group? My number one Bravo Lab 100% is going to Shannon this week because not only did we see her last night and she went full costume and brought Archie by the way into the Zoom.

But I want to give respect to her house and the reason we were in this episode, which was her beautiful housewarming party. Her housewarming party was. Her housewarming party was nice. Which we saw the house. It's interesting to me that none of these women own their homes at this point. I don't have a shady comment about that. I just think it's interesting because it's like, why?

Um, my number one, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm. I am going to give it to Asia for rolling with the punches and, you know, figuring out the Wi-Fi in wherever undisclosed location she was. And also I'm going to give it to Elizabeth Vargas because, to be honest, I'm obsessed with that outfit, that tragic outfit that she wore to Shannon's housewarming. I don't know what she was doing there. She did a spin. the driveway. She, look, she is, she's living her Meredith Blake fantasy. I don't know if I,

if it's going to work long term, but, you know, good for her. Yeah, yes, good for her. But anyway,

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