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In the latest episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the drama unfolds as Dorit indulges in shopping sprees and Rachel embraces the party scene. The picturesque Hamptons serve as the backdrop for these escapades, where wine, retail therapy, and dancing are the order of the day. Meanwhile, back on the West Coast, Erika candidly discusses her upcoming legal battles, Bozoma finds reassurance in her connection with Keely, and Sutton contemplates a transformation into Sutton Brown.
While in the Hamptons, Dorit has a call with her daughter, who is taken aback by the fact that her mother flew commercial. It seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. With PK taking care of the kids, Dorit is eager to enjoy her summer, but she refrains from criticizing him for the sake of family harmony, keeping her comments to herself during their phone conversation.
The previous evening was evidently eventful, leaving Rachel feeling the effects of a hangover. Only Kyle emerges well-rested and alert, having left the festivities early and stayed sober. To shake off the grogginess, Dorit, Kyle, and Rachel decide to indulge in some retail therapy. Dorit, it appears, received the memo to spend big, as she nearly empties the store with a whopping $4,589.50 purchase. An awkward moment ensues when her card is declined, but Dorit chalks it up to fraud protection due to her being on the East Coast. Sure.
After their shopping spree, Rachel arranges a cozy wine evening with her family, giving Kyle and Dorit a chance to delve deeper into her world. During preparations, Kyle receives a FaceTime call from Boz, who is experiencing a bout of FOMO. Kyle and Boz’s growing camaraderie is a pleasant development this season.
Post shopping, Rachel has planned a nice little pre-game-like wine night with her family so that Kyle and Dorit can learn more about who Rachel really is. While they prep, Kyle takes a FaceTime call from Boz, who, admittedly, is having some serious FOMO. Kyle and Boz seem to be connecting more this year, which is refreshing.
Kyle shares that things between her and Dorit have gotten better since being in the Hamptons, but Dorit’s behavior has been odd. According to Kyle, Dorit has been acting a little bit scattered, “manic,” or is “OCD because of anxiety?” Boz wants Kyle to be careful the way she talks about Dorit’s personality, especially with this impending divorce. However, Boz knows that Dorit has a looming financial burden of divorce ahead of her, and perhaps a conversation needs to happen with Dorit to help her focus on the important stuff.
Sutton meets with Jennifer Tilly in Malibu for an oceanside lunch. Sutton reflects on when she rented a house here 10 years ago and Jennifer reflects on who Sutton was 10 years ago. Sutton led a seemingly perfect life, with a seemingly perfect husband, but the more Jennifer looked, the more she saw cracks in their relationship.
Sutton’s ex has a new girlfriend, who also happened to be a friend of Sutton’s, which…complicates things and certainly adds a layer of betrayal. Sutton was shocked to learn of her ex’s new girlfriend and had to learn of the romance from her son. With the annulment and the emotions that come with it, Sutton has been trying to put on a brave face. It has been hard, but the more she thinks about it, the more she is ready to move from Stracke to Brown.
Erika’s therapist makes a house visit. Erika opens up the upcoming trial- the one with the bankruptcy trustee. She also shares that she has a $10 million tax bill that Tom left her with. Erika is tired of it all and talks about how “the now sucks.”
Erika tells her therapist how she met up with an abused Denise Richards and goes on to say that she finally opened up to some of her friends about the abuse that happened to her last year. The shame surrounding it and the need to call in police, when her own son is an officer, is what kept Erika quiet all this time. She was carrying around the incident in shame and her therapist is glad to hear that Erika is talking about it now.
Erika states how lost she feels in life and how it seems like she is merely “treading water” in survival mode. Her therapist explains that Erika needs to embrace life, rather than fight it, because this is it: good, bad, and ugly.
Clearly Rachel’s family is on Dorit-time because they arrive over an hour late. Kyle is awe that Rachel has both of her parents still alive and makes it clear how lucky Rachel is to have them in her life. Dorit, caught up in her own world, obsessing over what to wear, is also late.
When she finally makes her grand entrance and meets Rachel’s parents and family, they talk about estranged marriages. It becomes hard for Rachel because she knows just how much her family loved her ex, but he is not the same person he used to be.
Over in San Diego, Boz, her boyfriend, Keely, and her daughter head out to dinner. They discuss the fertility journey and the disappointment. If this next round does not work, Boz worries about “what ifs,” considering how much Keely wants a baby…what if it does not happen? Keely promises that no matter what, he still wants to marry Boz and she realizes that she needs to trust he will not grow to resent her down the road should she not be able to have his baby.
As the night wears on in the Hamptons, Kyle, Dorit, and Rachel head out to dinner. We learn that exactly one year ago, Rachel’s entire life broke up. She “split open” after she got into a fight with her ex and cried more than she ever cried before. Rachel explains that her ex told her about his affair and this was the catalyst that upset her so much that particular weekend one year ago.
She believes that her ex told her about it to hurt her and to get a reaction out of her. According to Rachel, he was a secure person up until about 7 years ago. She goes on to give examples and talks about how the one time she fooled around with a model prior to their engagement, her ex found out about it and proposed the next day.
In the end, people are allowed to change and Rachel is grateful her life unfolded the way it did. They toast to a great weekend in the Hamptons. Not only did they learn more about the life of Rachel Zoe, but Kyle and Dorit seem to be in a much better place…for now.
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