The Toast - S4 Ep137: Before The Treatise: Monday, August 2nd, 2021

Episode Date: August 2, 2021

Simone Biles Will Compete in Beam Medal Event After Pulling Out of Previous Finals: 'So Excited' (PEOPLE) Matt Damon admits he just stopped using the 'F-slur for a homosexual' (Page Six) Dolly Parton used royalties from Whitney Houston smash to invest in black neighborhood (NY Post) The 100 Greatest Music Videos (Rolling Stone) Watch out, Andy Cohen! Nicki Minaj eyeing 'RHOP' gig (Page Six) Real Housewives of Potomac Recap Love Island Recap The Morning Toast with Claudia (@girlwithnojob) and Jackie Oshry (@jackieoshry) Merch: https://shopmorningtoast.com/ The Morning Toast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themorningtoast Girl With No Job by Claudia Oshry: https://www.girlwithnojob.com/bookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Good morning, millennials. Welcome back to the Morning Toast. I am coming to you live from a little bit of vacation. Claude, how are you doing? I miss you so dearly. How are you doing? I miss you so dearly. I don't know why, but like whenever we podcast remotely, the first thing out of my mouth is always a song. Like you could go back and look at every remote podcast we do because you're always like, how you doing? And I'm like, I'm doing good. Like, I don't know. I think it's something about this microphone. It makes me feel like I'm in a recording booth. Yeah. And it just brings out the inner songstress in me.

I personally am not complaining. The only reason I'll complain is because we don't have our triangles. And I think that our musical offerings are going to suffer due to that. No, no. And you know what? Ultimately, our listeners suffer oh and that is unacceptable and our listeners are always suffering no that ain't right claude that ain't right it's disgusting of me no but i love you know when you put everything

to song so you didn't answer my two questions though which oh no it was just it was just one question how are you darn i'm darn good thank you so much for asking last everyone heard for me i was really suffering i'm feeling a lot better you know justice justice for a z-pack i feel like they don't get enough credit for literally being crack like so good i feel like a z-pack it's like you know the answer to everything and i feel like it gets a lot of credit i don't know if it's underrated or overrated, but I do feel like if you're sick, like you're really praying, you know, it's something that a Z-Pack could cure. Now, what movie do you think of when you hear the word Z-Pack? Say it on three. Three, two, one. The Other Woman. The Other Woman. Okay, good, good. Yeah, we're still in sync, don't worry. Even from a thousand miles away. Totally. We're still one brain.

I know. I think we're more like a hundred miles away. Also, speaking of my trip, I miss you guys dearly. But, you know, I'm booked and busy. And I actually just posted a really interesting and sensational, I think people would call it, interesting and sensational vlog to our Patreon channel. Oh, yeah. Of how I pack for my trip. Because this was a challenging endeavor for me because I was endeavoring to not check luggage, even though I'm going away for eight days. And if you want

to see whether or not I pulled it off, head to patreon.com slash morning toast. I will say spoiler alert. I have nothing to wear. No, no. Like I already have worn like every day that I've been here, I've been wearing the same thing. Well, you know what? I was watching love Island yesterday and I was really thinking, I have not seen one outfit be repeated. Like it's crazy. I'm sure the girls obviously share clothes, but who has that many beach coverups, that many going out outfits? It's actually insane. That is insane. That is insane. It's remarkable. I'm really jealous because I have none. I'm sorry. That sucks. I know. I just like I played myself, you know. Congratulations.

You played yourself. Exactly. So we have a really great show for you today because obviously we have the Fast Five stories that, you know, you could or could not know before you wake up. But we also have some great TV recaps today. Oh, my God. I watched so much TV. First of all, the Olympics, of course.

Your correspondent is here. But what do you have to tell us? What's what's going on? Oh, you know, let me get the updated Olympic medal count because I haven't checked that in a while. And I just feel like it's pertinent. We do have Olympics. We do have our first story is Olympic stories. So but I just want like, you know, an overall Olympics pulse from you? No, I mean, it's kind of the same. The same feeling I've been feeling is that I'm, of course, rooting for Team USA, but like we are behind in the gold medal counts. And even though we still have the most medals, period, that's just because we have the most

people, you know? That's so true. Like, we're just like the big ass country. And we compete in everything. Is there any sport we don't compete in? I don't think so. I don't think so either. So like I just think I'm a little I'm a little sad that like we're seven.

We're seven medals behind China in the in the gold. But we're we're most overall. Damn. Well, thank you for that update. I mean, I saw this morning that, I don't know if it's a spoiler because I don't know when it was released, but U.S. women's soccer is out. No.

They lost to Canada. They're not winning a medal. They're done. Fuck. Alex Morgan, Meg Rapinoe. Maybe that happened this morning and I just spoiled it. No, it's okay because that's something

I definitely would want to know. And I didn't know if I was spoiling or not and I just spoiled it. No, it's okay. Cause like that's something I really would want to know. And I didn't know if I was spoiling or not. I don't know. I hadn't seen that yet, but they're kind of like a lock for us. You know, they're like the best. Right. Well, well, shit. Yeah.

So that was pretty disappointing, but we have a lot of Olympics to talk about. So I guess without like further ado, even though it does feel really abrupt, and maybe I'll just take a moment to just talk about the book that I'm reading because I'm so enjoying it. Oh, that reminds me. Okay, you go and then I have something to say. Okay, I am reading a book called The Portrait of a Mirror by A. Natasha. Let me, I should have just like come prepared.

But I put it on my story. It was a recommendation from our friend Kristen's husband. And is it's really good it's really dense so I told Dana to read it too and we're reading it at the same time but I'm really enjoying it and like always looking forward to picking it back up but I also started it two days ago and I'm only at 30 percent you know how that goes oh my god yeah I mean Kristen's husband Pete is like really smart like really intellectual like I was honestly so flattered that he recommended a book to me. I was just going to say, he would never recommend a book to me. I literally downloaded it that night. Cause I'm like, I'm taking recommendations seriously. Cause also when I

recommend a book to someone, I follow, like if I see them six months later, I'm like, did you read that book? Because I, it means a lot. Like I don't just recommend willy nilly. Like all of my recommendations are tailored to the person. They're catered. And so it's, they're catered. It's personal. It's more personal than comedy, more personal than food. That is your favorite quote. You want to know why it's my favorite quote?

Because it's so true. Because for so many episodes of watching comedians in cars getting coffee, I didn't understand what the fuck he meant when he said comedy is more personal than food. And then once it clicked for me, like it was like that like mind blown emoji. And so now I just I use it. I use comedy is more personal than food jargon in everyday life. Because it is. Anyway, so I take recommendations very seriously. Not a lot of people like recommend to me. Actually, that's not true. Like my whole DMs are recommendations. But there are always books that I've already read, and I'm like, check my highlights. Right.

Follow me on Goodreads. Everyone keeps telling me to read The Silent Patient. I'm like, I read it a year and a half ago, and I didn't even like it. Ooh. Ooh. So that's what I'm up to right now, and I'm really enjoying it. Oh, also, one more thing. Just a Redheads programming update, because I need to tell the girls, but I figured I'd start with the toasters.

Episodes move back a week. I'm really sorry. Scheduling conflicts. It's so hard to get four girls on the horn. I know. Speaking of authors, I had, like, I had such a long weekend, and it was amazing. And I'm just, like, paying the price for it now because, like, I went on a rope swing forgetting, like, how much I weigh I weigh and that like, I am responsible for holding up that weight on the rope. You know, my back is broken. Like those muscles that Caleb Dressel uses for the butterfly, like mine were awoken

for the first time in years and I actually cannot walk, but that's not the point. That's neither here nor there. When I got home last night, I just like laid on the couch for hours and scroll through my phone. And you know, like when you have a, I think it comes with a verified Instagram account, your message inbox is split up. You can get like top messages and all messages. So all messages just come in chronologically. And then top message will like filter out, put verified people at the top. The more followers you have, it goes to the top. And I've never looked at that like ever. And i don't know what compelled me to do it yesterday but oh my god like i was missing so i had a missed message from lucy hale

yeah she had a coffee recommendation for me from april unacceptable disgusting i'm like i'm sorry i'm so disgusting i'm just saying this i'm literally gonna try it tomorrow like apologies your highness it was so disrespectful of me. And I was just seeing all these people tagging me in stories. I missed all of it. And then, you know what I missed a message from? Hmm. Sally motherfucking Hepworth, one of our favorite authors of The Mother-in-Law.

Yes, which you loved. And then also The Good Sister, which I recently read and I've recommended to everyone. So I was literally just telling her that the, I responded. I'm like, I'm sorry. I'm so disgusting. But the good sisters next on my list, like me and Jackie, my sister are obsessed. Like, thank you for your work. And she was like, no, I'm obsessed.

Like, let me send you the good sister. Let me send you this, send you this. I'm like, Mrs. Hepworth, this is too much. And this is what I get for not being a good social media manager. Yeah. No, I mean, I, I can relate. I'm a really bad social media manager myself. Um, and so that's just like a really, that's a bad feeling, but I'm glad, I'm glad you made it right. Especially with Lucy Hale. Lucy Hale, she deserves better. Oh my God. I was like, who the fuck do you think you are not responding to Lucy Hale? Like, bitch, get up. Literally.

No, get up. Get out. Go. Get healthy. Get moving. Let's go. Get help. I was so upset with myself.

Okay. Well, you know what? Don't be too hard on yourself. You have to forgive yourself. I can't. Yeah. So that's what I did. I've just been like, you know, drowning in self-pity since then.

Yeah. Well, you need to forgive yourself. And I think healing and wellness starts with the Fast Five. I think that is where it starts. I totally agree. So we have the Fast Five and then we're going to be recapping Potomac, Love Island. We both watched The Prince. I didn't finish it. I didn't finish it. I didn't finish it.

Did you? Okay, but we can share our initial thoughts. Okay, but if you haven't watched it yet, Gary Giannetti, I like tagged him in my story and he said, there is a final scene after the final episode credits. Make sure you watch it. So I feel like I should, I don't know what it's referring to. I just feel like I should relay that message to people who are watching it. A hundred percent.

Because it felt important. Like that's the first thing he says, you know? Yeah. Yeah. And of course, like I always turn it off at the credits, like, duh, but now I won't. Unless I can't find the remote. Right. Thank you for that. That's very important. My pleasure. Okay. So I guess without further ado, it is time for the fast five stories that you need to know before you wake up and take a bite out of your morning toast. And that's true, Jackie, for sure. But before you do that, make sure you know that today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals? I know for me, it can include lots of self-doubt, anxiety, seasonal depression, but BetterHelp is here.

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First big news of the day, Simone Biles will compete in the B-Metal event after pulling out of previous finals. So we know she pulled out of the individual all around. She sat out some of the team stuff. And she also pulled out from vault and bars finals. But she will be doing beam. Okay. Well, you know what?

I want to say. I think that this is actually very smart and generous of her. You said she pulled out a vault and beam. Yeah, a vault and bars. Yes. Okay, so her teammates. No, sorry, floor also. Okay, so her teammates, Michaela Skinner, Suni Lee, and Jade Carey were all doing those other individual rounds, and two of them got medals they might not have gotten medals if Simone was around so I just want to say I don't know if that was intentional but it was actually very kind because breaking news Michaela Skinner finally won an Olympic medal a silver for vault

I believe so if Simone maybe Michaela would have won bronze or maybe not at all like you never know and then Sunni also won bronze on bars. Bars is what Simone pulled out of. Also, Jade Carey, I think this is a spoiler from this morning. No, don't take it. I don't think it's a spoiler because she was stinking it up last night. She's competing in the women's floor final.

Oh, I didn't see floor. Don't spoil that. Okay, I'm not going to spoil it then. I don't know if it's a spoiler. Just don't tell me. But you know what? She was having a really rough time. I really hope she gets on the podium because she's like really, really talented.

But she was just like – and she's one of the few who actually has her dad there because he's her coach. And that's like been such a blessing. So I really hope they can have a moment together. Don't tell me what happens. I'm going to try and avoid spoilers all day. But it's like impossible. It's impossible. I'm shouting out E! News specifically.

Their Instagram. Sometimes I'm like, okay, so this already happened. I already missed watching it, but then it's actually on tonight. Like I just assumed that what I read was I missed it, but now I can watch it tonight. And it's just like these things need to be made more clear. This time difference is really. Yeah, you can't assume that if you're reading something, it's already aired. Because these outlets are just like writing it up in real time.

And it's like, of course, that's what they should do. But like, I don't know, I want to experience it. Like as a true American. I want to experience it too. And we're just not experiencing it. So some other Olympic highlights from the weekend. Our girl Emma Coburn advanced to the finals of her. Yeah. So she, I was reading like all about it. So she very strategically, imagine being so fast, you can strategize like what place you come in.

She strategically came in third, which obviously takes her to the qualifying, but she can't overdo it. They are running in 114 degree heat. Do you know how hot it is in Tokyo? Outside? Disgraceful. Disgusting. So she was very strategic about it. Like, I'm so, like, I have all my eggs in the Emma Coburn basket. Like, I just feel like I know she's going to take us home. No, I feel like if she wins gold, like, they'll play toast by Claudia Ostrite over the loudspeaker. Okay, so, So like not to make everything about myself,

but like someone was tagging me. I was like going through my tag stories and somebody tagged me in like a Emma Coburn post run interview that I didn't see. So I'm like, they're tagging me. Like maybe she's saying how like the toast really prepared her, like got her in the right like head space. And of course like she did not say that.

She was talking about like her training, her friends and family, like things that actually matter. And I like oh this is great thank you oh my god i'm crying i would have thought the same i'm like why are you tagging me in the story if it's not about me yeah no that's really funny um also i saw another toaster in the olympic village my tiktok is like all toaster i mean well, well, I wish my TikTok is all Olympians from Olympic village, just like sharing how they do their laundry. A lot of TikTok, a lot of Olympians are becoming like huge TikTok stars, Alona Mar, like she's a star.

So there's this girl from South Africa and she was like talking about like her schedule or whatever. And she was fucking wearing a TMT sweatshirt. I'm like, did you bring that good will or are you a toaster? I'm feeling like toaster because it was a collection from not that long ago. So I don't know if it had time for someone to like get it, wear it, like be done with it or not like it. And then, you know, like all those steps.

It actually wasn't that long ago. And I feel like there's hypothetically enough time for a former toaster who was like enraged to have driven it to Goodwill and then someone else to pick it up. But how it made it to South Africa, I don't know. No, 100% collections from- I'm going to check our Shopify.

I'm sure we don't have a lot of orders to South Africa. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a good call. But also, 100% collection was in April. I don't think that's very long ago. Oh, it was 100%. You're right. I thought it was the mint sorority. No, no.

Oh, yeah. That could have definitely gone through. Through that cycle of thrifting. Through a whole lifetime. Yeah. Oh, yeah. You're right. It was 100%.

And that's like really niche. I think we need to take the win. Like there is a South African Olympian toaster. I just honestly like i i can't believe it you know yeah no but claude you need to accept your economy you need to be able to accept like positive things into your life we have had three orders to south africa in our time and i don't know what that olympian's name was i'll have to go look it up yeah you'll find out later i'll give you like an investigative fbi report back tomorrow. Yes. Any other Olympic highlights that you want to share? Because

honestly, I've been so off of my Olympic content consuming. I keep missing the good stuff. You know what? It's interesting. Like, what do you consider the good stuff? Because of course, what they play on primetime, which is usually track and field, gymnastics, women's, sometimes men's, and swimming. And it is fabulous, of course, but I really enjoy like the quieter moments of the Olympics, you know? Indoor and outdoor volleyball is truly a sight to behold. Like the men's team played Argentina.

It was so athletic. Like it was athleticism at its finest. Like you've never seen people jump, spike, hit ball higher in your life. And beach volleyball is amazing. The women's team, um, advanced, they beat Cuba, um, pretty easily actually. And so it was just, I really enjoy the finer, the smaller, you know, the more indie sports. Cause I'm, I'm really not like other Olympians. Um, and that's kind of how I'm navigating my journey through Olympic Village. Yeah, I'm just like turning it on seeing if it

sparks joy. Last night I turned on weightlifting and I was just it was a no from me. That's interesting though. No, I mean, I was I was turning it on hoping it was gymnastics because you posted about Michaela Skinner. So I was like, Oh my god, is this happening right now? And then I got that and I was like, Oh no, I need to go back to watching Real Housewives of Potomac, you know, cause like the content plate, like I'm sitting at a table with multiple plates, jugging to having so many courses. It's not just, I have one plate that's overflowed. Like this is an 11 course meal these days. No. And honestly, like I need a lazy Susan to organize all of my plates. Yeah, no, it's a lot. So I have to be a little bit discerning.

I was watching some diving on the plane, which is always, you know, a great joy, just so enjoyable to watch. Diving is a fabulous sport, a gorgeous sport. Were you watching synchronized or individual? Individual. And so it's so it's as gorgeous, but it takes away that level of, you know, of unrealistic expectation. Unachievable synchronicity. The standards that we're setting for synchronizing divers, we can just enjoy the dive. We can enjoy the form. We can enjoy the form and not have to compare divers against each other. So I really, I find much more solace in the individual dive.

I could not agree more actually. Yeah. So that's your Olympics recap. Anything else you want to share? What was Caleb Dressel up to? Just being hot as fuck, which was really kind of, you know, tiring for him. In addition to, you know, all the Olympic swimming and running, he's winning, he set an Olympic record. He won more gold medals. He's just like kind of the pride and joy of this country and of my personal life. Yeah. Well, that's really nice for him. I'm happy for him. Know that I am. Know that I am. We'll keep you posted. I mean, I think there's more gymnastics on tonight and I look forward to seeing Simone take to the beam. I mean, like we said, the beam is turnt and we need an expert like Simone in there.

I mean, like we said, the beam is turnt and we need an expert like Simone in there. Totally. She's literally the only person who can handle the turntness of the beam. And also I feel like, you know, this might end up being a really good thing for her because she took a full week off. Like that's enough time, I think, to like get your mind right, talk to like friends and family, perhaps a therapist. And I do think that like we are going to see a new Simone. And I think a lot of the positive reinforcement from everyone in America, I don't know if she's like hearing it because I don't know if she's like in the bubble of what's

going on because she's so far away. But I do think that definitely positively reinforced her if she saw all the positive feedback. I feel like she had to have unless she's just not checking social media and stuff. But, you know, it's all being so positive. Right, right, right, right. I don't know. It's so hard these days. You're telling me. Are you ready for our next story?

Switching gears a little bit. Matt Damon admits he just stopped using the F slur for homosexual. Matt Damon admitted he only just recently stopped using an offensive anti LGBTQIA plusTQIA plus slur because his daughter told him it was taboo. While the Stillwater Star was talking about changes in modern masculinity with the Sunday Times, he explained he retired the F slur for a homosexual because it's no longer used the same way as when he was a kid. Quote, he said, I made a joke months ago and got a treatise for my daughter. She left the table. I said, come on, that's a joke.

I say it in the movie Stuck on You, he recalled. He said she went to her room and wrote a very long, beautiful treatise on how that word is dangerous. I said, quote, I retire the F slur. I understood. OK, I have a few thoughts on this, OK? And I also have a conspiracy theory that I did share with you already.

Yeah, which I think you should share with the class. Can I help you, Ben? Like, I'm in the middle of something. Get out! Oh my god, I'm like sitting here podcasting, Ben's meandering around the dining room. Goodbye! Is he itching to come on the show? No, he's just like taking pictures

of things, grabbing paperwork, like I said, I need one hour in the dining room. Is that so much to ask? Goodbye. No, literally the one hour where we record toast, like I need full and complete privacy and silence. It's not too much to ask for. It's literally asking for nothing. Yeah. All right. Back to this Matt Damon thing. Let me say a few things. I always say that normalize changing your opinions based on new information. I feel like as a society and I like when, when I was a kid, all everyone in high school was always saying that word. Like it was just like, it was actually crazy how much people said it.

And of course, like we don't say it anymore. Nobody says it anymore. It's fully a slur. And I feel like we all realized that like a while ago. So I think it's weird that like it took Matt Damon so long, especially when he like works in Hollywood, which is like a very progressive space, you know? So I just, I find that weird. I feel like this was definitely a piece of information he should have kept to himself. A story that need not be retold.

And then third of all, part of me is just like confused. Like, why are you sharing this? Why is this being shared? And it makes me think, it makes me think that there's perhaps like, you know, he knows his PR team has been notified that like on the interwebs somewhere, there exists a video of him using that word. And this is like a preemptive press move to be like, oh, look, Matt Damon said the word, but look, he's already changed. It was before the treatise. Right. Before the treatise. Yes. That's just a conspiracy theory I'm currently working on. It was BTT. I don't know if that like is crazy, but. I think that is a very discerning theory and I think that there could be

a lot of merit to it and I like the way that you're thinking in terms of you're not thinking like other girls on this one am I ever no because yeah it's weird like even if all of this is true like it is a kind of um a strange move to share this so publicly. Like when everybody has moved on from that word. It's a weird. Everyone except a baby. But it's a weird flex. It's a very weird flex.

So I find this very curious. And let's say there's no conspiracy theory that needs to be had. And this was just like a weird personal story that he decided to share. I do feel like he needs to talking to you about what's appropriate and what's not. And honestly, I just I feel like he told the story and was expecting us to be like, oh, Matt Damon is amazing. He's a hero. And I feel like if if my conspiracy theory is not true and this was just like something he wanted to share, I feel like it's a real indicator of like how out of touch certain celebrities can be. You know what? That's where I disagree with you, because I feel like everything about this, this interview or conversation about changes in modern masculinity with the Sunday Times, like nothing about this slipped through the cracks of his PR team.

You know, it's not like he just like went rogue. It's not like he went rogue on a podcast and started to overshare a little bit. Like I don't think there was a word, sentence or story mentioned that didn't have full clearance. Totally. So I think they thought they were doing something with this. No, they thought like this was going to end homophobia. And it didn't. I'm shocked. No, it didn't. No, it thought like this was going to end homophobia. And it didn't. I'm shocked.

No, it didn't. No, it did not. But just, you know, pretty interesting. And I look forward to seeing if your conspiracy theory is true, though I would also venture to guess that, you know, anyone who was trying to surface that like would have been would now be like it's kind of he did deem it irrelevant no i'm still interested it's not irrelevant to me she is very gorgeous to me okay cool even though it was before the treatise oh yeah and i love when people are like my child painted a picasso like a treatise she like probably like wrote something on a post-it like people think their kids like do like the most amazing things and it's like like, it's not a treatise.

What's a treatise, even? I'm literally Googling it right now. It's a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject. And how old is this child, treatise writer? He has a lot of daughters, so it was unclear which one was the treatise author. Yeah, I think the lack of details makes the story even faker. Why wouldn't he say which daughter?

I don't know. I mean, I think that would have made it even... If I was his daughter, I don't think I would want... To be known as the girl who wrote the treatise? I don't know. I just, like, leave me out of this. Like, she tried to do a nice thing, and now it's like he's making it, like, about him. No, totally.

About him. This story is so twisted. Like, i honestly feel so embarrassed for matt damon like true or not like the fact that you thought this was a story worth telling that like that it was a story that needed to leave your dinner table is so disgraceful yeah honestly i hope there's a video of him saying it somewhere and my theory is right because if not like i don't know if i can live in a world where matt damon thought this was an appropriate story to share with no you know personal gain from it yeah I hear you I mean I don't know that much about Matt Damon's personality though I actually don't know anything so like maybe if maybe this is in line with other stories

that he shares maybe I don't know I haven't heard a lot of his stories. Exactly. That's what I'm saying. That's fair. That's fair. Okay. Ready for our next story, which is a really nice story. Mm-hmm. Dolly Parton used royalties from Whitney Houston's Smash Song to invest in a black neighborhood. Dolly Parton will always love Whitney Houston. For one thing, she was so blown away the first time she heard Whitney's version of I Will Always Love You that she told Oprah last year she had to pull over the car she was driving so she wouldn't crash it.

Whitney's version, which became one of the all-time biggest singles, also netted Dolly, who's a world-class songwriter in addition to being a singer, about $10 million in royalties in the 1990s. And the checks keep coming. So Parton had a great idea about how to spend that money. She used it to help a black neighborhood in Nashville. So she was on Watch What Happens Live on Thursday. Oh my God, I have to catch the Dolly special. Which I didn't even know until I read this article. But she said, I bought my big office complex

in downtown, down in Nashville. Quote, so I thought, well, this is a wonderful place to be. Quote, I bought a property down in what was the black area of town and was mostly just black families and people that lived around there. And it was off the beaten path from 16th Avenue. And I thought, well, I'm going to buy this place, the whole strip mall. And thought, this is the perfect place for me to be, considering it was Whitney.

I mean, I do feel like so often people forget that that song was originated by Dolly Parton. So you do have to. And then it became like the biggest song. So you have to think about how much money she made um i mean 10 million dollars in royalties so that's like whitney probably made even more off of one song yeah i know but you know with like songwriting and credits it's so it's so confusing um so that's a nice that's a nice chunk of change that she made yeah it is and dolllly's just a queen like there's never been a piece of information

I don't receive about Dolly that doesn't immediately have make me increase my respect for her like I've never learned a disparaging piece of information about her and if you have a disparaging piece of information keep it to yourself just like Matt Damon should have I totally agree and I was just going to say I think Matt Damon

needs to speak with Dolly about which stories to tell. To share. And Dolly didn't share that story when she did it. This was 30 years ago. Like, that's being a fucking queen. That's on being a queen. I agree. I agree.

I've never heard anything about Dolly that wasn't just, like, sainthood for Dolly Parton. Moderna. She's getting a shot of her own medicine. She's just like constantly elevating, constantly raising the bar for all of us. Yeah, she really is. So Queen Dolly. I have to watch that Watch What Happens Live special. Yeah, you do.

I mean, I'm so behind on everything that honestly Watch What Happens Live, like it's not happening for me. No, it's so not a priority of mine. And that makes me really sad. It does make me sad too, because at one time it was. At one point it's like I couldn't watch the episode of Housewives that was airing without the accompanying Watch What Happens Live because it was like more information. I have Watch What Happens Live in my DVR and I used to basically like

watch it attached to every episode of Bravo shows that were airing. Now, at the end of the week, I just delete them like I just don't have time. Yeah, I agree. I want to blame the pandemic for that because when everything went remote, like that's when I really checked out. Yeah. Also, Andy checked out, too. So like if Andy's not checked in, why should I be?

I totally agree. Are you ready for our next story? That's a little bit of listicle news. Listicle news, of course. Because Rolling Stone has put together their list of the top 100 music videos of all time. Oh, I think I saw an article about this, like about what was rated number one. I think that you did too. And so I'm just going to give you top 10 and we can share our thoughts.

This is so random. This is random. but you know me. I like a random story. Of course. Number 10, Michael Jackson, Billie Jean. Okay, I've never seen it. Number 9, Guns N' Roses, November Rain. Oh, my favorite song.

Number 8, Number 8, Peter Gabriel, Sledgehammer. Oh my god, my favorite song. Not as good as Fifth Harmony, Sledgehammer. Oh my God, my favorite song. Not as good as Fifth Harmony's Sledgehammer. I agree. Literally one of the best songs of all time. And music videos.

I think they might have gotten confused on that. Yeah, because they're walking around this construction site with a bunch of sledgehammers. With a literal sledgehammer. It's genius. It's so literal. It's so good. Number seven, D'Angelo, Untitled, How Does It Feel? Unfamiliar. Unfamiliar. Number six, BeastieAngelo, Untitled, How Does It Feel? Unfamiliar.

Number six, Beastie Boys, Sabotage. Yeah. No. Number five, New Order, The Perfect Kiss. Unfamiliar. Number four, Childish Gambino, This Is America. Familiar. I've heard of it, and I've seen the video.

Number three, Madonna, Is America. Familiar. God, I've heard of it, and I've seen the video. Number three, Madonna Vogue. Familiar. Familiar. Number two, Johnny Cash, Hurt. You're telling me Johnny Cash has the number two best music video of all time, even though, like, it was probably filmed. It was even around. Right, exactly.

And then number one, the reason for the season and why you saw the article was Beyonce formation. Oh, yeah, that's why I saw the article. Well-deserved. It feels like a really random list. Like of, I don't know, like half of these songs. And I have to imagine that a lot of the quality is like Vaseline on the lens. Yeah, exactly. But happy for Beyonce. well-deserved.

Yeah, Rolling Stone is always, I think they spend, you know, majority of their time sitting down and like putting together lists of like their endorsed best of, you know, we have best album, all that stuff. And I just, I think it's clear that like, given that we only had heard of like eight of the 10,

that they don't speak for us. No, Rolling Stone is just like constantly going through the archives. Yeah. And I just, I would like just a Rolling Stone of like, you know, since 2000 even. You know, and like, honestly, what Rolling Stone considers a good music video, like, I don't know if I necessarily consider a good music video. Because like, one of my favorite music, music videos is just like, a country song with like, a girl from The Bachelor. Like, it's nothing crazy. And so I just feel like we have different ideas of what constitutes best music video. Yes. I agree. Also, just in there in the 30s of this list from 100, there are some songs, some videos that you might know.

So I just want to remind you of them. Number 30 is Britney Spears' Baby One More Time. Iconic. Yeah. 31, Madonna, Ray of Light. Unfamiliar. Unfamiliar. 32, Drake, Hotline Bling.

That was a very popular music video of its time. I also liked the God's Plan one where he just gave out money. Yeah. 33, Lady Gaga, Bad Romance. The Dance, literally me and Jim Class, like constantly doing the dance. No, The Dance definitely changed the world. Like where was TikTok? Because I would have been viral.

Oh my God, totally. Number 34, Kanye West, Bound To. That's the one with Kim on the motorcycle. Yeah, and then that's the extent of songs I even know. Yeah, like Rolling Stone is like cool for sure, but like, do they speak for me? No. No, I think that's clear.

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over the hosting baton for the next Real Housewives of Potomac reunion. She posted a trailer for the Bravo show to her Instagram Thursday set to a remix of her 2010 hit Moment for Life. She wrote in the caption, I'll be hosting the reunion let me know what y'all want me to ask child veteran of real housewives of potomac karen huger commented all right now alongside a fire emoji nikki responded yes ma'am i know a thing or two about being the grand dom the official watch what happens live with andy cohen account meanwhile dropped a comment asking minaj to make a remix of real house of potomac cast member candace dillard's song drive back at first nikki didn't know what that was but i love love that moment for us yeah after the account explained she did not seem

exactly interested she said she said it's a nice song but at the reunion i'm gonna have to get into some thangs with sissy and she's talking about I'm going to have to get into some thangs with Sissy. And she's talking about Candace, that she needs to get into some thangs with Candace. So it appears. Yeah. Does it appear to you as it appears to me? It appears to me that Nicki Minaj is on the right side of history. It appears to me that Nicki Minaj is not Team Candace. Therefore, Nicki Minaj is Team Monique. No, by the the default property if you are not team candace you are team monique

yeah and to me like i just feel so seen oh my god a hundred percent and honestly after the travesty that was last year's reunion that was kind of where i really kind of not like i like lost faith in Andy a lot. I was really, really disappointed in him. And I think maybe me not watching Watch What Happens Live, like it all really started there because he was so disrespectful to Monique and was so like heavy handed when he normally isn't. And I actually think it's time for somebody to step in in Potomac and Nicki Minaj would do great. She seems like a very reasonable person. Yeah.

I don't know if like hosting the reunion is because that's never been done before. So I don't know how we can incorporate her into the reunion, like in a real way and maybe do serve up some justice for Monique. But I do think that Nicki needs to speak to these women because it feels like she has something important to say. Also, like I'm so I'm so scarred this the way things were handled with Monique and between her and Candace and even though Candace is like definitely better this season I disagree I still I still have to on principle fast forward through all of her personal scenes oh I also fast forward through Giselle taking her kids to get her their permits like sorry I don't like Giselle so like I'm not gonna like this scene I just fast forward because i needed to know if her daughter got her permit and

and you know i skipped right to the end and giselle like didn't know how to handle it right i needed to know if her daughter had a permanent and i didn't she doesn't she doesn't no i saw that and you might have one now it didn't make me even feel good to know that she didn't get it like i felt just as sad you know at least one of us should have it totally um but the episode was pretty good honestly it was it's sometimes i have to remind myself that it's just a tv show because i get like so emotional about certain housewives and this season is like really getting to me because i just feel like in my opinion like the people who are in the right are just getting like steamrolled and like Giselle just gets all this air time to be a

hypocrite and it really bothers me like honestly the women and mostly like Rob and Giselle Wendy are so judgmental of Mia and like her life choices It's so what's wrong with working at a strip house, strip club, whatever it is like a strip house is like a steakhouse. I mean, like working as an, like it's, it's a job and like,

shut up. Like it's just, they're all so condescending in like their facial expressions. And like, at least she's not lying about it. Like she's so open. That's even cool. Like that makes me respect her so much more.

Fuck off. Like I just, I'm hating these women for how they're receiving Mia. Of course she's defensive when Giselle texts her. If Giselle ever texted me like, want to get drinks without Jackie? I would literally, first of all, even if Giselle texts me for drinks and I'm on the show, like I'm so acutely aware of Giselle and her shadiness. I would be scared if Giselle asked me to go to drinks. What is she setting me up for? She's constantly throwing people under the bus. Of course.

And maybe her, Mia's reaction was like a little, I thought it was great, but like maybe it was a little, you know, over the top. But I think it's very reasonable of her to like be afraid of getting close to Giselle. Giselle is mean. Yeah, no, I totally agree. First of all, in terms of them judging Mia, it's like, I can't believe that in 2021,

like people are still are talking about like elective surgeries that they've had or things that they've done. And like people are responding with judgment. Like how many times are they going to like laugh and be so shocked that she keeps saying like she got her clit done, which I don't know about you,

but I assume that meant vaginal rejuvenation. Of course. I didn't think she got a clit lift. I don't know about you but I assume that meant vaginal rejuvenation of course I didn't think she got a clit lift like she got a vaginal of course yeah so like for them to then be like three episodes later oh and also as if it's that different say she did get her clit done whatever that means or like as if it's so different and now they're like I just can't believe that people are still reacting like that when I thought we've all reached a place of understanding of like do whatever makes you happy in your life. And we're celebrating Wendy. We're celebrating Wendy's new face, boobs, ass. But when Mia's forthcoming with the information, it's so taboo.

Right. So I just can't believe that they're sitting in judgment like that and like proudly. sitting in judgment like that and like proudly also the thing with Giselle and Robin it seems like they actually got a good read on Mia when they first met her and like wanted to invite them into their clique and kind of take her away from Karen to maybe prove Giselle's point that Karen doesn't have friends but right like so she's gonna start plucking off her friends one by one and Mia didn't fall for it she's not that thirsty to hang out with Giselle and Robin that she's going to turn on her friend Karen I think that's what upset that's what and also like the even in the text like Giselle invited Wendy sorry Giselle invited Mia to the drinks and Mia responded to Giselle then Robin responded to me and it's like and Mia said at Giselle I'm

speaking with Giselle you You are not one person. Like you are two separate people. The way that they operate, even when you just watch them, they do this, they nod at the same time. They just do like, they're a package deal. And like Mia wants nothing to do with that. Giselle, if you want to get to know me, get to know me. But it's not going to be like this two on one where you're like, Mia's not desperate

enough to be in their cool circle that she's going to one turn on Robin and to like suck up to them you mean turn on Karen yeah I don't know why I'm getting everyone's names wrong no totally it's just like there's so much hypocrisy in Potomac it bothers me so much I just cannot stand Giselle like I really can't and Wendy like really thought she was doing something I'm zen when tick tock I have time today oh my like really thought she was doing something. I'm Zen Wen. Tick tock. I have time today. Oh my God.

She thought she was going viral. She thought it was her Holland Tunnel make it nice moment. She thought she was going to get merch made. She thought she was really fucking doing something when she said that. She thought she was going to retire off that moment. Literally. And not only did she not retire, it was so cringy. No, it's like no one else has called you Zen Wen not once. And now I feel like in sitting here thinking about it, I think she's trying to make Zen Wen a thing so that she can like call her candle line called Zen Wen.

Because like that's actually a pretty good name. And it's just like when it's forced like that, like when it's not forced and, you know, those iconic moments happen, there's nothing better in this world. But when it's forced, it's painful. Honestly, there's nothing better because it's so painful. It was so painful. TikTok, I have time. Like what? She just took it to such a weird place.

And I love that Mia was like, I have to go. Also, let's talk about the weenie of the week moment which belongs to robin's friend escala because honestly she's like irrelevant to the storyline i honestly wouldn't have even remembered her if she didn't chime in when mia was like getting into it with robin and giselle which is between them and she was like she just like had practiced a line in her head you know and then she was like okay i'm gonna say it now she was like i'm seeing a whole lot of delusion and i'm like what like this has nothing to do with you like get out of here like it was so random and honestly like really made me not like her because she's obviously a friend of like maybe she wants

to be a housewife but like that's not the way to do it like to randomly just start saying things no i agree and it's like maybe that line in general, like if you were plucked and placed into Real Housewives confrontation moment, like you could say that line and it would hit. But like there was actually no delusion happening. No, not whatsoever. That wasn't the issue. Not at all. It was so bizarre. I was like, Robin, get this girl out of here.

I don't know what. I actually, I like her. Aside from that moment of, you know, she practiced this and she had a 50-50 chance of it applying to the situation and it didn't. I liked her otherwise. You know what just really bothers me? Like when I think about how much like the girls mocked and continue to mock Karen's business. Like her wig thing last season. And then they were making fun of the LaDom,

which, by the way, I wore LaDom this weekend. Brian has it at his house. It smells heavenly. So it just bothers me so much that Karen got so much shit. And we have to watch Wendy make her friends pack her orders in some random back room of a warehouse. Robin. What did I say?

Wendy. I'm sorry. We. What did I say? Wendy. I'm sorry. We really keep, we keep fucking up everyone's names. So we have to watch like Robin's like hat business be, you know. Right. Thank you. Embellished. We have to watch like a bunch of housewives pack orders.

It's clearly like not a legitimate shop. We have to watch out. And then we have to watch Zen Wen go from like being a PhD to starting a candle business. That makes no sense. She has no funding. And she has, like, one candle that she keeps bringing everyone. Sorry. But, like, everyone made fun of Karen.

Like, why aren't they making fun of Robin and Wendy? I don't know. But they should be. But I do feel like the tides are going to turn soon. And also, like, there was when I was just catching up on an old episode. So Karen had the girls over to her house it was karen ashley mia candace and wendy so i guess it was everyone except giselle and robin because you know it required you to it required you to bring your partner

that was that's what karen said um and i was just feeling like this is such a nice group i really hope that this group can can join forces to take down those two and i do just feeling like this is such a nice group i really hope that this group can can join forces to take down those two and i do feel like it's possible obviously me and wendy need to get over whatever the fuck is coming between them because it's because it's a whole lot of nothing yeah but it's like if candace and karen can like reach an understanding which i feel like they have even though next week of course like giselle tries to bring it back up like karen still didn't apologize karen you have nothing to apologize for please they have, even though next week, of course, like Giselle tries to bring it back up. Like Karen still didn't apologize. Karen, you have nothing to apologize for.

Please don't apologize. Even though like I don't need to tell her that. She has nothing to apologize for. She knows what she's doing. I just feel like, I don't know where I was going with that. I just feel like. No, totally. Like if that group can get together, like, well, things are going to shift dramatically when Wendy officially turns on Giselle. Because Giselle, I can't wait for this episode for where Giselle brings up these random rumors that are going around about Eddie. She'll never, she'll

never take Giselle's side again. But you know what? Wendy's acting a lot different this season. And Robin pointed it out. Robin was like, you know, when we were at Wendy's house, you, she said to Wendy, like, why did you take Karen's side or why did you intervene? And Wendy was like, well, we were in my home and I just wanted to calm everyone down. But I do think Wendy like had a really, really atrocious first season. Not only was she not likable, like in her personal journey,

she also was completely on the wrong side. And she just like was up Karen, up Robin and Giselle's ass because she thought that's what was cool. And I think she got a lot of backlash for it. And she's much more like central now when it comes to Karen. Oh my God. I have the complete opposite take. I feel like in her first season, she was like, like kind of irrelevant. You know, she was just doing first season things. And now she realized that like Giselle and Robin are like the cool mean girls of the group. And I feel like she's trying to be like part of the group. And

that includes like right now this season doing their bidding. But then like last night she did or at Ashley's pregnancy pampering. I don't know what night that was. She was trying to like speak up for Giselle and Giselle kind of shot her down. And so I do think I think that Wendy is going to turn on Giselle. But I do think right now she is trying to be in that group. She is. And I think that's also why she came for Mia, because usually it's Giselle's job to come for the new girl.

But I think she sent Wendy in instead because it's getting a little too obvious. Yeah. No, Giselle is just like no longer, like we're so onto Giselle and her entire thing. Like it's no longer watchable. She's so mean. Yeah. Also like where does Giselle get off talking about Michael Darby's cheating and if he's going to do it again. I'm just like look in the mirror. Pot, kettle. Look in the mirror. Totally. When it comes to talking about people's relationships, Giselle has always

been the person to bring it up, the person to put it all out there, the person to talk about the rumors. She was talking about the Chris Samuels rumors last season. And now knowing what we know about her relationship, she has got to shut the fuck up like the hypocrisy is so real it's so real so I mean it's just she doesn't have to be

like someone who's in a perfect relationship should talk about Michael and Ashley oh the one last thing I wanted to say was like say what you want about Karen Huger but I think that that conversation on FaceTime with her daughter was so earnest. And like, I actually like got like emotional. Like they were just, her daughter's so mature and this is Karen's daughter. Like this is Karen's finest work. So mature, so respectful. She was like, I'm so proud of you. Like it was literally like an ideal mother daughter conversation. And I'm like, how can you think Karen is anything less than a saint? Look at her daughter. I completely agree.

I had the same thought. I was just like, this is a pleasure. Every kid that we see that comes on Housewives, like thinks it's cool to like talk trash to their parents on TV and just like have a bad attitude. And she was so lovely. And it's a complete reflection on Karen. Completely agree. Like, I, in that conversation, learned everything I will ever need to know about Miss Karen Huger.

Ever. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. I agree. And that's that on that. That's that on that. Okay, we're all caught up. No.

Did you watch Love Island? No. Okay, then you have to let me spoil it, because I have to talk about it. No, and you can. I'm not going to stop you. I'm not going to stop you. But you have to let me spoil it because I have to talk about it. No, and you can. I'm not going to stop you. I'm not going to stop you. But you have to watch, Jackie. You got me, and now I'm in this twisted universe where I'm getting so emotionally manipulated

by this show, and you're not even watching it, okay? You have to watch. And I'm not even there to support you is what you're saying, and you need support? Let me tell you what happened, okay? Do you need support from your sis? Big time. Okay, tell me what happened. I'm listening.

So they're having a great day. They get this great challenge at night. It's like super fun. Basically, all the guys sit around. The girls get in costume and give everyone a lap dance. And then they rate their heart rate. They monitor it. So whoever has the highest.

And then the boys do it to the girls. It was so cute. And like prior to that, you know, Cashay had made the decision. She told Cinco, like, I'm going to stick it out with Charlie, this new guy. Like he's been so, honestly, like he couldn't get out of his own way Cinco this whole time like he didn't know what he wanted he's too nice of a guy he's also not very decisive and he's not really

communicative and he just was self-sabotaging and it took him way too long to realize that like it was always cachet like always and it was too late and she was like you know what I brought Charlie here like I'm not gonna do this I really am. Like I'm, I think we need to stop. So he accepted it. But like then during the challenge, they were like, you know, on top of each other and Charlie like knows something's up. Like it's really sad. So the challenge was so fun. Cause like they're, you know, there's so many great couples, but they're also like such good friends and they know how to have fun with each other. Honestly, Olivia and Corey are turning out to be like an incredibly cute couple. And like,

I take back what I said that like that they were just desperate for each other. They're actually really cute. And Olivia's really just everything of the sort. Obviously, Shannon and Josh are everything of the sort. And then Genevieve, her new friend, is kind of cute with Jeremy. She's basically saying what everyone's been saying. She's like, he literally won't touch me. There's something so weird going on with Jeremy.

Everyone says the same thing about him. But right before that challenge, this girl Leslielie who was the purple haired girl who i actually really liked she had like something going on with cinco the narrator is just like leslie has left the villa good morning islanders like what we got no explanation she went on instagram saying she left for personal reasons that rumor that you told me that will and kira knew each other ready Ready? Do you know how that rumor came to be? How? Literally, somehow on the island, Leslie got in touch with her grandma. And her grandma told her that.

And like literally spread this rumor. And I think part of the reason she was asked to leave was because she was like cheating with her grandma. Like you're not supposed to be able to have communication. I'm in shock. She was cheating with her grandma. Like you're not supposed to be able to have communication. I'm in shock. She was cheating with her grandma. And then, and then in her Q and a, she was like saying, granny and I are be crazy. You know, like it was really weird. Like there's something, you have to go watch her stories. There's something so weird going on with Leslie. People thought that like her voice sounded raspy. So she was getting sick on the Instagram Q and a, she basically said, no, I was like raspy

from, you know, yelling at everyone. Cause you're always yelling in the villa whatever so she left we got no explanation there's conspiracy theories you you can dive down that hole if you if you so choose i tried to for you last night so you wouldn't see any spoilers and they said that the only theory that was floating was that she was sick and so she left but you're saying that she was starting stuff with her gran yeah so they kicked her out the gran literally got her kicked out of the villa. That's what I heard. That's iconic. Okay. So wait. It's like literally the best night. You know, the challenge is

so fun. And then they play music and someone else is coming in in costume and they think it's a new girl, but it's Ariel. And two people are going home. So America has voted for their favorite boy and girl. Three boys are safe. Three girls are safe. And then three boys are up for elimination and three girls are up for elimination. But they

didn't tell us who our favorite boy and girl are. Did they? No, they just went one by one. Girl, you're safe. You're not safe. You're not safe. You're good. So yeah, I thought it was interesting. The girls that were safe were obviously really all, um, Oh geez. Except Kira. People don't like Kira. Kira and will were in the bottom the new girl genevieve was in the bottom and trina was in the bottom because she literally has nothing going on trina sinko was in the bottom and jeremy was in the bottom with will okay oh my god who went home so ready so they so basically how it went it was so dramatic the girls had to save one girl first

and they were like we think we should save trina i don't know if i agreed with that but they were basically like we need someone who's open to meeting people you know she's she has been she was with jeremy she was with sinko she just like can't catch a break but she's there for the right reasons so that's why they chose her and she's obviously an og and i think cachet like just feels guilty that like she stole her man. So they save Trina. Then the boy saves Jeremy, which I thought was incredibly weird. They love him.

The whole house loves him. They love him. But he's not working. He can't get anything going. It's him. He's the problem. He actually should leave and be replaced with a guy who's available. He's not available. But they just love, I mean, he must be the most amazing friend in the world because everything that everyone says about him is like, he's the favorite in the house. They're not going

to send home the favorite in the house. And I mean, I don't know why he can't like emotionally connect. I really don't. Maybe we can have him on the toast one day and we can get to the bottom of it. Okay. Then this is where it gets crazy. Will and Kira are left in the bottom and Cinco and Genevieve. Okay. So the thinking is like, you know, Will and Kira have found their match. Like why do they need to be here? They really don't. Yeah. And Genevieve is really open to meeting people. Like she like wants it to work with Jeremy, but like he's just, again, like not emotionally available. And then they really should save Jenny and Cinco because Cinco has unfinished business here with Caché and he was also connecting with Leslie.

Like he is open to meeting other people and Genevieve just got here. She is here for the right reasons. She's fun. Like her and Shannon have a great relationship. A hundred percent. Why would you save Will and Kira? I'm with you.

They're done. I'm with you. Literally, then the boys have to save a girl and then the girls have to save a boy. So they save Will and Kira. No. Cinco's gone? I was shocked.

Cinco left. And I was literally, I cried. Like, first of all, I'm not interested in watching a show that doesn't have Cinco. Like, I do feel like they have to bring him back. There's him and, when he was saying bye to Caché, Jackie, it was heartbreaking. Like, she was like, I literally can't kiss you. Because, like, if I do like, I will leave this villa with you.

Like why didn't the girls choose Cinco? They are moronic. And also they were so rushed. Like they really didn't know what to do. Jackie, it gets crazier. It gets crazier. Ready?

Because later that night and the next day, Will and Kira are ignoring everyone. They're mad that they didn't, the girls didn't choose Kira first. They chose Trina. And then they're mad because when they were all deliberating, Will heard Shannon say, I think we should save Cinco instead of him. So they're all pissy that they got chosen second.

They're like, isn't Kira your friend? Like, they're so victim mentality, like so fucking delusional. It's insane. So they're ignoring everyone. And then Will's like i'm gonna talk to shannon so shannon sat down for breakfast and will is like can i pull you for a chat and shannon's like oh like she said that out loud and so it really the conversation started off on a bad thought like bad and basically he's like why you say oh and she's like because i'm eating like i don't want to have like a serious conversation so he was like, why you say, ugh? And she's like, because I'm eating. Like, I don't want to have, like, a serious conversation. So he was just, like, defensive because, like, she said that.

And basically, he was like, Kira's your best friend. Like, why would you want to send her home? And Shannon has the best response. He's like, Kira's your girlfriend, and you cheated on her on Casa Amor. Like, why is Kira more mad at me for choosing her second than she is mad at you for sleeping with a model during Casa Amor? Why aren't we talking about that? And she's like, America has seen you at Casa Amor. That's why you were voted in the bottom. So don't be mad at me because you fucked up. Then she's like, well, I heard you say that you wanted to send Cinco, that you wanted to save

Cinco and you wanted Kira second. And she's like, first of all, it's such a hard decision. Second of all, I don't think you're good for Kira. You literally cheated on her and she acts like she doesn't care, but like there's something weird about it and now she's even more mad at me for choosing her second than she is at the fact that you slept with someone during casa more she was so right she definitely like she got a little out of control and then the girls were like she's taking it too far and kira was like freaking out crying but like honestly i disagree she was spitting motherfucking facts. Like no one's speaking truths here. She's just like, has gotten a bad vibe from Will this whole time. And I'm sorry, she was right.

Like she was a hundred percent right. And so she is, she is there like looking out for Kira's best interest, but honestly, they shouldn't have saved Will and Kira. First of all, because they're in love, go home, frolic together. And two, now they're just bringing drama because they're so like self-obsessed obsessed and like i think up until that point they probably thought they were gonna win and so they're never gonna win no i know of course so they're also dealing with like knowing with that like people don't even like them like that's a shock to the system when you think you're the strongest

power couple in the house and it's like oh no america has voted and america don't like you they do not like you and honestly i just need shannon to like tread super lightly because at this rate like her and josh are 100 winning like they're so cute i need them to say like i love you i need them to like do something like i need them to progress but also i also feel like shannon's personal gains of like being the speaker of justice um on behalf like of kira and will like that helps towards them being like fan favorite so it's not yeah but it's like i don't know if people agree with me like i have to assume that they do like do people like will and kira no no i mean they were in the bottom no yeah no but i just don't want her to take it too far because like right now she's

sitting pretty i hear you so basically what she said like, when she was trying to explain to Will, like why maybe him and Kira should have went home, she was like, cause you're like taking up space in the house. Like you're happy, you're boring. You don't contribute basically. And like,

you got what you came here for. And Will was like, well, so have you like, shouldn't you go home? Which like, I think like she didn't know how to respond to, but like what she couldn't say was like,

people like me. I'm great television. Like I'm friends with everyone and I'm always being funny. Me and Cashier are always singing. Like she, like she couldn't respond to that because technically by that way of thinking, like her and Josh shouldn't be there either. No, she should have just been like, yeah, for sure. Except America wants me to stay.

America wants me to stay. Yeah. So like justice for fucking Shannon. I don't think she took it too far. The girls were like, they were like listening because Shannon was like screaming. They were listening and they're like, she's taking it too far. But she's not. Like justice for Shannon. Justice for Shannon, I don't think she took it too far. The girls were like, they were like listening because Shannon was like screaming. They were listening and they're like, she's taking it too far, but she's not. Like justice for Shannon.

Justice for Shannon, for sure. Also, who pulls a girl? Who pulls a girl to start drama? If Kira has a problem, grow the fuck up and talk to your friend Shannon about it. To have your boyfriend do your bidding is so losery. Speak up, speak up, speak up for yourself. I totally agree.

I totally agree. I'm with you 100%. I'm going to watch. I know I keep saying that, but I've just been like really busy. And then I got stuck into this book and like, you know how things happen. No, because I was so upset last night and I had literally no one to talk to. And I wasn't there for you. No, you were not there for me.

You know who was there for me? Remy Bader. Like we were DMing because she was watching too with her mom. And she said her mom got up and left the room and said she's not watching anymore because Cinco's gone. But I'm telling you, Cinco's coming back. Like, he has to. There's so much unfinished business between them and Cachet.

I just want to say, in the two seasons of Love Island U.S. that I've watched, like, they don't really bring people back. Really? That's not a thing. No, but you don't understand how uninterested I am in a show that doesn't involve Cinco. No, that's heartbreaking. Like, how did the producers let this happen? They brought another girl.

They brought three more girls, and they chose dates with Jeremy, thank God, because his girlfriend Genevieve left. Jeremy, they chose Charlie for one, who's Kesha's boyfriend. They bought Corey for a few. Olivia's, like, freaking out, because she finally has someone, you know?

And Will. Will's not going anywhere no but like what if he like gets in like he he he likes Kira but he got in bed with another girl yeah I just you're right it's hard to care when Cinco's gone yeah and when and when Florida's still gone. And Jeremy really liked her. And Jeremy doesn't like anyone. Yeah, I know. But he says that about everyone. I'm sure he would have fizzled out with Florida, too. Yeah, and wouldn't have given her enough affection.

That's true. So it's just like, it's so good. I'm still not over the last injustice of that sending home, where you said Wes and Amy went home. But they were like Will and Kira, and now they're still together. Right. No, and Will and Kira are a they're still together. Right, no, and Will and Kira are a much stronger couple than Wes and Amy. Yeah.

Wes and Amy had just met. They've been together since the beginning, Will and Kira. I'm just like getting hot and like overworked now. Hot and bothered. So that's the Love Island recap.

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