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On the latest episode of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, tensions and rumors reach a boiling point. Jo-Ellen is determined to expose the truth about Rulla’s husband’s infidelity, refusing to let the issue rest. Meanwhile, Kelsey’s frustration with Rosie is intensifying, adding another layer of drama. The episode’s central theme is support, but it remains to be seen whether the women will rise to the occasion when it’s truly needed.
Alicia is thrilled to reunite with Jo-Ellen, who is grieving the loss of her 100-year-old grandfather. Jo-Ellen shared a close bond with him, and coincidentally, he was also Alicia’s neighbor, highlighting the interconnectedness of their lives. As Liz arrives, she presents Jo-Ellen with an extravagant floral arrangement, making Alicia’s homemade bouquet seem modest in comparison.
Jo-Ellen, absent from recent events due to a work commitment, gets a rundown from Liz about the beach confrontation with Rosie. Alicia confesses she regrets calling Rosie a derogatory term, feeling that Rosie manipulated her words and attempted to drive a wedge between her and Liz. Despite her anger, Alicia quickly forgives Rosie for stirring the pot.
Liz advises Jo-Ellen that confronting Rulla now might be too harsh, suggesting she ease up. It’s apparent that Rulla prefers to remain in the dark about her husband’s activities. Surprisingly, Jo-Ellen expresses sympathy for Rulla, revealing an unexpected empathy for her predicament.
Liz points out that attacking Rulla right now is like going for the low-lying fruit, so maybe Jo-Ellen should back off a bit. Liz realizes that Rulla does not want to know what is going on with her husband and would prefer to just be ignorant. Jo-Ellen goes as far as saying she feels bad for Rulla and that she is, shockingly, empathetic towards her situation.
Kelsey has Ashley over to her mansion…maybe the next Bachelor mansion?? We learn that Kelsey’s boyfriend has kids who are three years younger than her (awkward). We also learn that Kelsey has a full-blown salon in her home and that she loves doing hair and makeup. In fact, IF she would ever have to work again should she leave her current boyfriend, she would absolutely be a hairdresser. Until then, she will do friend’s hair for a social media shout out.
However, when friends do not tag her services, Kelsey gets activated. She fills Ashley in on how she can’t seem to understand Rosie, Ashley’s clinger friend. Kelsey did her hair once and Rosie did not even post a thank you on social media. Ashley understands the importance of supporting one another and realizes that an influencer can help out any person tagged.
Kelsey believes that Rosie feels threatened by her and feels unsupported by Rosie. To prove she gets it, Ashley posts her fresh cut right away to give her buddy props. Kelsey’s coming for Rosie…
Rosie’s friends, Jack and Anthony, are hosting a birthday party on a boat. They specifically asked Rosie to get the “girls and the gays” together to celebrate. The ladies roll up to the dock and when Rulla arrives, Jo-Ellen is not sure what will happen. They left off on bad terms, but Jo-Ellen is not trying to rehash things with Rulla on the boat. Rulla also states that if Jo-Ellen starts with her, she’s going right in the water, so there’s that.
Rosie talks with Ashley and Dolores about how she feels unsupported and never good enough for the group. Kelsey jumps into the conversation and asks Rosie outright why she never posted anything about doing her hair. Kelsey got zero credit and Rosie did not show support. Rosie feels like Kelsey is trying to find reasons to have a problem with her and claims it is not her job to take a picture of the back of her head. Kelsey believes that it is calculated of Rosie to purposely not support her. According to Rosie, Kelsey uses people for “everything” and when Kelsey walks away, Rosie starts crying.
LOLing at Alicia trying to start a game whilst this conversation is going on, but she doesn’t know where to begin. “I don’t know games, what’s a game?”
Liz and her husband, Gerry, are prepping to say goodbye to the Gypsea. The sport fishing chapter is coming to a close, but the memories will stay with them forever…like the time Gerry fished against Michael Jordan, and won. Liz calls Gerry out for leaving her to sport fish and she gets teary talking about the resentment she had every time he left her, but now the next chapter will bring a grandchild and more time with family.
Jo-Ellen meets with Rulla to clear the air, without the husbands, to see where they can go from here. Rulla is ready to put a stop to Jo-Ellen spreading her business. Jo-Ellen explains she has resentment towards Brian because the affair is still going on. Jo-Ellen knows the mistress because their children go to daycare together and she has texts from this woman. Rulla believes that these texts are AI fakes and Brian has told Rulla that this lady is “not so stable.”
According to Jo-Ellen, she read all of the mistresses’ messages, but Rulla has no time for this.
Rulla explains that she has a GPS tracker on Brian. Rulla claims that Brian is at the gym every morning to which Jo-Ellen retorts, “Does Brian look like he goes to the gym?!” Rulla refuses to listen to Jo-Ellen’s “truth,” but Jo-Ellen is desperately trying to prove the reality to Rulla. Rulla is looking for real proof, not fabricated evidence, and she believes that Jo-Ellen is being “duped by the homewrecker.”
Ashley is on her influencer cruise and now Rosie has to go to polo without her bestie. Rosie is taking the invitation from Alicia and running with it. Alicia sets up Billy’s family-owned pizza place for a pre-polo-party. Kelsey rolls up with Bill (her other “boyfriend”), who is very eager to show his relationship with Kelsey in public.
Kelsey is busy pretending that Rosie does not exist when Rulla arrives with Brian acting as a “united front.” However, their time is cut short because something happens with Brian’s mom and they have to get her to the hospital. According to Brian, she has cold hands and feet. They leave swiftly and 40 minutes later, Liz FaceTimes Rulla for updates. Rulla explains that Brian is with his parents (why is she not there?), but as soon as they hang up, Jo-Ellen gasps over a text.
One of Jo-Ellen’s friends is actually friends with Brian’s mistress. Evidently, this whole “my mom has to go to the hospital” story line is bogus and Brian used it to get out of filming and to see his girlfriend. Liz does not believe this could actually be true, but let’s discuss Brian’s reaction to finding out his mom needed to go to the hospital…
They make it to the polo match and the rest of the husbands join their wives. Rosie talks about her soon-to-be 8,000 square foot home with Jo-Ellen. It seems like Rosie is always exaggerating and Kelsey knows that at the end of the day, Rosie is not building a home as big as she says.
Rulla and Brian shockingly make their return to the polo match, but this time, Brian is not wearing his wedding ring. He was, however, wearing it before they left for the alleged hospital stint. Curious??
Love that Jo-Ellen has the mistress’s notifications on so she won’t miss a beat. She is taking her Nancy Drew job seriously and realizes that the girlfriend JUST posted a picture from Brian’s interior of his car in REAL TIME. Jo-Ellen then walks us through the timeline of scandal and I gotta tell you, her attention to detail is truly something else.
When Liz finds out what Jo-Ellen knows, she decides that they need to let Rulla know what is going on. Brian is chatting with Jo-Ellen’s husband about “getting stuck in the middle of something you don’t want to get stuck in” while scrolling on his phone and Liz asks him if he is browsing Instagram.
He knows what is coming next and he immediately evacuates, refusing to get this on camera. As he tries to get his mic off, Brian tells Jo-Ellen to stop perpetuating this stuff, but Jo-Ellen knows it’s all current proof.
Jo-Ellen repeats to Rulla that Brian’s affair is not done and if she wants proof, she can help her. An agitated Brian tells Jo-Ellen it’s none of her business and admits that the mistress called him yesterday, but he hasn’t spoken to her since…”for a long time.” What does that even mean?
Liz believes that there are moments when you have to admit defeat and sees that Brian is not telling the truth. He tells the group, “If I haven’t left, I’m obviously not going to leave.” Alicia realizes that Rulla is a lot like her- they always forgive people. Rulla feels like Jo-Ellen is stirring the pot because she is communicating with these people involved in Rulla’s life, but Jo-Ellen realizes that Brian is ok with the mistress posting because he wants Rulla to leave him. Messy, messy.
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