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The ladies of Real Housewives of Orange County continue their eventful stay in Las Vegas. Although a day trip is on the horizon, the tension between Shannon and Heather remains palpable due to an unresolved room conflict. Meanwhile, Vicki crosses a line by prying into Carmella’s parenting skills. Will the group reconcile before returning to Orange County?
As the women embark on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, Jenn can’t shake off her disbelief at Shannon’s outburst over the room swap. Despite her irritation, Jenn graciously agreed to swap rooms with Shannon, understanding that the real issue stemmed from Shannon’s unresolved grievances with Heather.
Shannon, in a characteristic move, arrives with a scooter intended for Vicki, whose knee pain has become increasingly unbearable. Yet, in a twist of fate, Shannon accidentally runs over Vicki’s foot with the scooter. Oops!
The group sets off in their cars, while Carmella checks on her daughter, who is battling the flu at home. Although Carmella’s boyfriend is handling the situation, she can’t shake the guilt of not being there. Opening up, she shares about wanting a divorce when her children were very young. However, the divorce was continually delayed due to their hectic schedules, a detail that doesn’t sit well with Vicki.
Jenn gets questioned about what business she is going to get involved with Carmella. Emily feels like it is a disaster waiting to happen, considering they do not even have a strong friendship base, but who is she to judge?
They arrive at the Grand Canyon and walk on the glass bridge, although it’s not the best idea for this crew. They manage to have some champagne on the platform, which makes the situation a bit more bearable.
The groups then split up between either a cultural experience or ziplining. Shannon, Vicki, Jenn, and Emily are forced to walk seven stories up in preparation for ziplining across the canyon. Gulp. In the meantime, the women of the cultural experience get a tribal song and show.
Tamra gets emo taking in the scenery and Gina commends her for being such a different, lighter version of herself. This balanced version of Tamra is way better than what the group is used to. In the meantime, Vicki and Shannon chicken out and as they wait for them to rejoin, Emily and Jenn chat about Shannon and her tantrums. Jenn realizes that Shannon is directing her energy at the room situation, but the reality is that she is just jealous that Heather had something better than her.
After the ziplining (or lack thereof), Shannon shares what truly angered her. Heather always gets first dibs and essentially “peed on” the room. What Shannon really cares about is how things always need to go Heather’s way. Shannon promises that she will truly let Heather know how she feels.
Later, Shannon decides now is the time to talk to Heather about the rooms. Shannon explains that it has nothing to do with rooms, but that it’s about the decision being made without a discussion. Shannon shares that she has been feeling really lonely lately, but Heather wishes Shannon would just say how she feels before things become bigger issues. Shannon would appreciate an apology from Heather, but knows that it is never coming.
The ladies head down to the casino and they play some blackjack. Jenn chats with Carmella about building a business team before building a friendship. Carmella thinks it’s weird everyone is questioning her motives because she was merely trying to support her. Emily thinks Carmella throwing Jenn “20 grand” is odd, but Shannon does not think that Carmella deserves all of this investigation. So much for being nice.
Vicki begins her detective playbook wondering about Carmella’s homes and her children, but Carmella shuts her down, letting Vicki know that she always puts her kids first. Vicki goes low when she starts questioning Carmella’s parenting and Heather demands that Vicki “stand down.” Vicki criticizing Carmella as a mom is a no-go from the rest of the group…
The next morning, Gina and Jenn go check on Carmella after the Vicki narrative the night before. Carmella explains that she never left her kids and the fact that Vicki chose not to get to know her before judging is a slap in the face.
In the meantime, Vicki feels like Carmella is trying to buy her way into this group. Vicki wants Carmella to be honest with the women, but this is not the first time Vicki has come after someone. Gina was her target a few years back!
It’s time for a Heather Dubrow scavenger hunt- aka her attempt at getting the group to bond. Heather gifts the ladies with showgirl sashes to don during the hunt. In the midst of the hunt, Vicki crashes her scooter right into some souvenirs. Gina wonders if Heather is only doing this so the ladies can help her get good content for her TikToks. LOL.
At the end of the hunt, Gina organized a cartzilla ride home. Talk about transportation. Later, for the final night in Vegas, Vicki hugs Carmella and gives her an apology for coming off so strong. Vicki admits to making Carmella feel horrible, but feels like there is a lot of peer pressure to say she is sorry. Carmella decides she will forgive, but not forget.
Back at the table, Carmella realizes that her boyfriend is really trying to step up to make her kids feel comfortable while their mom is away. Being vulnerable should be a good thing and Carmella sees that maybe she should soften up a bit.
Tamra opens up about her tanking testosterone and Heather suggests the women schedule their sex life to be sure they have one. Vicki’s advice is to demand the man take their pants off and then they try to talk Shannon into putting herself out there. It is time for Shannon to find the love of her life, according to Heather. Shannon admits to being lonely, a topic she brought up to Heather before. They eventually get Shannon to be open to dating and they toast to being show girls forever!
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