Sutton ‘doesn’t feel healed’

Sutton is finally able to forge relationships with the women, but her zen is ruined by a dishonest assistant. Photo: Ash Ponders/Bravo

This week on our favorite TV show, “Rich Women Doing Things,” the rich women did something in Sedona. They play bumper cars in a supermarket and, after almost slapping an enraged local, they don’t stop and keep playing. They went out and bought $500 globes, $1,400 blanket coats, and $2,300 turquoise jewelry sets without even questioning whether they were cultural appropriation. They breathlessly climbed the mountainside, sat on the top and spoke to the crystal, giving it little by little of water, as if the crystal would sprout and flourish, becoming a crystal tree capable of saving the universe from the vortex.

But most often wealthy women talked about Sutton. Before we talk about Ms. Brown, if you’re being mean, we have to talk about Rachel Zoe. Because Rachel Zoe’s five-episode grace period is over. With the authority granted to me by the Eileen Davidson Agreement, I have decided that Rachel is an excellent addition to this reality television show. Rachel is showing her true self, and that true self is creepy, creepy, mysterious, and creepy. I’m not saying she’s totally Okki or part of the Addams Family, but with her flowing gowns and long, clingy hair, she looks a little like Cousin Itt with the biggest sunglasses you can find.

Rachel comes from an earlier era when being a reality star wasn’t so defined as a role and Housewives was just getting started. I think that’s why she appears as herself. Because that’s what she first learned how to do on Bravo. She’s one of the first new employees in a while who doesn’t have preconceived notions of what the job is or how it should be done. Also, she is already part of the world of women. She adapts perfectly, knows what to say, when to be silent and when to speak up. She fits in perfectly. I’m not really sure if she’ll bring any conflict or drama, but at this point I’m giving up hope that this drama will have as much conflict or drama as before. After all, it’s a “rich woman who does things,” and so far Rachel has excelled at being rich, being a woman, taking action, and doing things.

While we’re on the topic of wealthy women, I have to ask: Is Kathy Hilton okay? Seems true. She stays up until 4 a.m. creaking the floorboards of her desert villa like a restless ghost, spends all day in bed watching TikTok, doesn’t participate in any group activities, and simply wanders around obliviously with a cloth napkin stuck to the bottom of her espadrille wedges. How does Cassie function? How does she get through life? On this trip, I don’t have an assistant to bring donuts to my bed while showing off my arms in a Las Culturistas T-shirt. (Speaking of which, I want to marry this guy who showed up in Jen Tilly’s room. Pastries, muscles, and a decent taste in podcasts? My panties have never fallen off so quickly.)

Kyle doesn’t seem too worried about his sister, Kathy. This tells us that Kyle is mainly worried about himself, but Cassie probably always will be like this, so there’s no need to worry. Kyle is a little worried about his relationship with Dorit. After a long day of hiking, she and Erica sit atop a mountain where the sight of several intersecting ley lines tickles their hearts and talk about Dorit. Kyle is angry that Dorit can’t make him more supportive, but he says he’s heard different things about Dorit from Mo and doesn’t know how to make it right. Kyle always claims to be a girl’s girl, but I don’t see anything in the Pocket Girl Code, 13th edition, that says it’s acceptable to side with your never-ex-husband over your female friend in the latter’s divorce. But I agree with Erica. Kyle needs to get out of the middle of this situation or both of these relationships will be ruined.

Dorit is in town complaining about the same thing to Boz and Rachel, who are both hormonally confused. She says Kyle has been more supportive than before, but she’s waiting for his actions to match her words. She doesn’t have much time to think about it because the women return home after a long day of shopping and hiking and make dinner. What exactly does this mean? Why are they doing this? They all have three assistants, two makeup artists, a hair person, an accountant, a shared webmaster, and 47 producers. Couldn’t they just hire a chef? Do you have an assistant, an accountant, or a hair staff member who doesn’t know how to roast chicken? Put them to work.

I don’t understand this decision at all, especially since the division of labor seems so lopsided and unorganized. Some women (like Jen Tilly) can’t cook at all, while others would rather spend the majority of their evenings in a glamorous setting than in the kitchen. I think Amanda is right to be frustrated about this whole situation. It would be outrageous if Sutton insists on cooking for everyone, keeps the most luxurious food for himself, and then doesn’t show up to cook because he’s “self-centered” in his room. I also complain. Sutton says it’s a holiday and people should do whatever they want, but that she skipped preparing dinner and it’s affecting the whole group, causing them to starve. When other people are counting on you, you go down there, hammer that chicken, and get it on the grill in a reasonable amount of time. Otherwise, I’ll chase Uncle Fester with a chainsaw.

Before dinner, Amanda asks Kyle if she should tell Sutton about a friend’s report about Sutton’s old assistant, Avi. Kyle hears the question, looks at the producer, sees the producer in himself, sees Andy Cohen through the telepathic link they share, and tells Amanda that she should definitely tell him about it at dinner. Amanda dutifully tells Sutton that a friend of hers met Avi in ​​town and that Amanda said she knew Sutton. He told the friend that Amanda should call him, that he would spill all the tea on Sutton, and that if he really wanted to piss Sutton off, Amanda should hire him.

Sutton’s reaction is strange. She’s like, “Oh, I get it,” and says it doesn’t concern her. Then she says she didn’t believe Avi would say that. This is something I don’t understand. Does she think Avi won’t say something like that because she paid him $1 million to sign an NDA? Does she think Avi won’t say something like that because they’re still friendly? Does she think Avi won’t say something like that because it’s not in his character? Is Avi not saying that because she thinks Amanda is trying to use her for a storyline and knows that pushing Avi will get her attention? There are so many questions about Sutton and Avi, but my biggest question is why she thinks he won’t say that.

The next night, at dinner when Sutton takes him to a restaurant next door or at the airport, the issue comes up again, but either way, it’s just as unacceptable as being late for chicken when you let him make his own dinner. Amanda brings up how Sutton called her a “slut” in the kitchen and says that Amanda shouldn’t complain about being late. I agree with Sutton. It’s not all that bad when Southerners call you “little girl.” This is a way to tone down your irritation a little and show that you are serious but not malicious. Amanda seemed to break the goodwill by asking if Sutton was just angry that he brought out his assistant.

This disturbs Sutton, and she says that from now on, if women want to talk about her and Avi, they should leave her out of the conversation. “Am I clear?” she asks in a great “A Few Good Men” callback. (Rachel, knowing her job, answers, “Crystal,” and Kun Minkoff waves to the women as a private plane takes off at the airport next door.) Erica says exactly what I was thinking. By refusing to talk about it, Sutton is turning it into a huge problem and making us all think it’s probably worse than it actually is. Erica is great in this scene, telling Sutton that she has a better relationship with everyone than ever and that she shouldn’t let this get her down. She also says Amanda’s intentions weren’t bad. They just seemed like gossip.

However, Sutton thinks Amanda’s intentions are bad. She reiterates that Avi won’t say that and says that Amanda is using her to get attention. Sadly (or not? We’ll see next week how we can judge Amanda!), we don’t know enough about Amanda to know if her intentions are wrong or if she’s lying. What we do know is that Sutton is angry. Kyle asks if Sutton is okay, she says no, and Jen tries to talk, but Sutton cuts her off. “No more,” she said, but I had no idea what Jen was trying to say, whether it was supportive or not, and whether it had anything to do with the great hat she was wearing.

Jen and Kyle get up to go to the bathroom, but Jen says she doesn’t want to get yelled at. “All of her friends give her a big pass because they all know she’s fragile,” says Jen. “But I believe that’s one of the reasons Garcelle left. It’s always just about Sutton. It’s never about anyone else. Hmm. That’s too much.” That’s quite a confession, and a pretty damning testimony. But Jen was feeling it. All the energy surrounding them flows through the ley lines like a million power strips connected to the same outlet. Maybe it’s a whirlwind of Jen’s emotions, all these emotions, Sutton’s neediness, Rachel’s weirdness, Boz’s inertia, Dorit’s agitation, Kyle’s absorption, Erica’s cosmic bread, Cassie’s unbridled madness, and Amanda’s, I don’t know, manifestation. It comes out hissing and blows the hair back like a whip. The wind blows in the desert wilderness. that’s it. It’s a vortex. I inhale and exhale all at once, like a shadow flickering on a cave wall. No, it’s too platonic. Like ingredients being put into a cauldron and brought to a boil by heat, each spell rubs against the others until it is finally ready to explode.