The Real Housewives of New York City, Episode 10: "Bon Voyage Ramona"
Ramona Singer is an evil genius. How else to explain it? Does she really expect us to believe that her flight from the Berkshires was based simply on the bad memories she experienced as a child. The abuse that happened to her and her mother in a cabin in the woods causing her to freak out and flee via... chartered plane. I'm not convinced and neither are the remaining women. Let's take a look at the evidence.
Against: The fight with Kristen
After chucking a glass at Kristen's face, Ramona and Sonja take off. Sonja is busy justifying Ramona's unjustifiable actions. It's all Kristen's fault. She's antagonistic, she was asking for it. That must be why Ramona keeps Sonja around. She knows that no matter what Sonja will back up her lunacy. It's at this time that Ramona first brings up daddy dearest. The last time she threw a glass was at her father. It's the Berkshire's. It's bringing up this side of her. Except, she threw the contents of a glass at Kristen before. Do spas bring up some repressed memories? Heather tries to come in and smooth things over, but you can't reason with insanity, so it's basically a bust.
Against: The non-apology
The ladies gather for dinner and Ramona saunters out. To be fair, her hair did look like shit. I kept expecting birds to swoop in and start trying to lay eggs in it. Ramona mumbles that she's sorry but you know, she told Kristen not to get her hair wet. Kristen does flip out a little bit and maybe she overreacts, but I feel her. I think if Ramona had genuinely came to her, hat in hand, then Kristen would maybe have let it go a little sooner. Instead, there is screaming and the word wet is used more than any time in Housewives history. Everyone else kind of lets them go at it. Carole and Heather are Kristen's friends and even they realize this is being blown out of proportion, but they let it go. Eventually, everyone calms down so Elvis can give Kristen a lap dance.
Against: The private plane and the packing in advance
The next day, Ramona is packing her bags. It's obvious that she is planning on making a getaway, and to put an exclamation point on it, she calls her friend who has a private plane and makes arrangements to come pick her up. Carole even stumbles upon Ramona preparing to make her escape and Ramona makes up some excuse about how she is organizing her things. Maybe she didn't realize that she was talking to the sharpest of the Housewives because Carole didn't buy it for a second. The look on Carole's face was priceless.
For: Ramona's excited for the hike?
The ladies were in a rough way when they woke up the next morning, but Heather had planned a hike in the woods, just to get these bitches out into the nature. Ramona was the first one ready and raring to go. She was hustling the others out the door. This could definitely be something that you could point to as against, but we have so many of those, I'm trying to give Crazy Eyes the benefit of the doubt here. It's a struggle.
For: Ramona's backwoods freakout
Once they are on the hike, Ramona and Carole stumble upon a place that reminds Ramona of where she used to play when she was a child. She talks about making mudpies, while her mother suffers abuse at the hands of her father. Ramona talks about how her father moved them away from the city so he could hurt her mother with impunity. Ramona really breaks down and it's here where I'm torn about the whole situation. Listen, I want to believe Ramona here. As a victim of abuse as a child myself, I have a really hard time believing or accusing someone of using their past as a way to manipulate people and get them out of situations they don't want to be in, but...
Against: Ramona's out and on the plane smiling and waving
It certainly seems that Ramona is over it pretty quickly. As soon as she lets Carole in on the fact that she has a plane waiting and Carole agrees to drive her to the airport, Singer is as chipper as can be. To be fair, we have no idea how much time passed from the time that Ramona broke down and Carole dropped her off at the airport. It could have been minutes, it could have been hours. The look on her face could have been relief to be fleeing these childhood reminders or it could be glee that she got her way and is out of the Berkshires and headed for the Hamptons. I think we would be foolish to believe what Ramona is saying or take it at face value. Ramona has been doing this since the show started and she could certainly have laid the seeds, like her talk with the Countess and Sonja at yoga, and all the other things, so she had an alibi. It all could be a grand manipulation, which honestly, is what everything we saw is pointing to.
There is some other stuff that happens after Ramona leaves. When Kristen tries to say that Ramona's past isn't an excuse for her behavior (which it is not), Sonja freaks out, getting all up in Kristen's face. It's so odd. To be fair, Sonja is only saying sentence fragments and it almost reads like a script that Ramona left her to use in case she's ever confronted about any of this. Talking points. The ladies indulge in some illegal swimming and while boating Sonja shakes her ass for their 20-year-old boat captain and asks for his number when everything is done. That brings us to:
Against: Ramona at Molly Sim's party in the Hamptons
Molly Sim's should really toss some cash Ramona's way, because I think this may be the most exposure she's gotten since she was on that terrible Las Vegas show. While at dinner, the ladies try to open Sonja's eyes about Ramona's manipulative ways. Sonja is doing her typical Ramona defense, when LuAnn gets a photo text of Ramona in the Hamptons at Molly Sim's party. Everyone throws around the term "Molly Sim's party" like it's a thing. Maybe it is? Maybe she is well known for her blow out Hamptons bashes? I doubt it, but it could be. The picture seems to snap Sonja out of it and she actually gets a upset. She's quickly on board with the ladies plan to to have a "Ramonavention" once they are all back in NYC. There is lots of wine drinking and lots of cackling, but I think we all know that it'll be Ramona who has the last laugh.
What did you guys think? Do you know what a "bullshit bisexual" is? Is Sonja bi? Hit the comments and let me know.
For: Ramona's excited for the hike?
The ladies were in a rough way when they woke up the next morning, but Heather had planned a hike in the woods, just to get these bitches out into the nature. Ramona was the first one ready and raring to go. She was hustling the others out the door. This could definitely be something that you could point to as against, but we have so many of those, I'm trying to give Crazy Eyes the benefit of the doubt here. It's a struggle.
For: Ramona's backwoods freakout
Once they are on the hike, Ramona and Carole stumble upon a place that reminds Ramona of where she used to play when she was a child. She talks about making mudpies, while her mother suffers abuse at the hands of her father. Ramona talks about how her father moved them away from the city so he could hurt her mother with impunity. Ramona really breaks down and it's here where I'm torn about the whole situation. Listen, I want to believe Ramona here. As a victim of abuse as a child myself, I have a really hard time believing or accusing someone of using their past as a way to manipulate people and get them out of situations they don't want to be in, but...
Against: Ramona's out and on the plane smiling and waving
It certainly seems that Ramona is over it pretty quickly. As soon as she lets Carole in on the fact that she has a plane waiting and Carole agrees to drive her to the airport, Singer is as chipper as can be. To be fair, we have no idea how much time passed from the time that Ramona broke down and Carole dropped her off at the airport. It could have been minutes, it could have been hours. The look on her face could have been relief to be fleeing these childhood reminders or it could be glee that she got her way and is out of the Berkshires and headed for the Hamptons. I think we would be foolish to believe what Ramona is saying or take it at face value. Ramona has been doing this since the show started and she could certainly have laid the seeds, like her talk with the Countess and Sonja at yoga, and all the other things, so she had an alibi. It all could be a grand manipulation, which honestly, is what everything we saw is pointing to.
There is some other stuff that happens after Ramona leaves. When Kristen tries to say that Ramona's past isn't an excuse for her behavior (which it is not), Sonja freaks out, getting all up in Kristen's face. It's so odd. To be fair, Sonja is only saying sentence fragments and it almost reads like a script that Ramona left her to use in case she's ever confronted about any of this. Talking points. The ladies indulge in some illegal swimming and while boating Sonja shakes her ass for their 20-year-old boat captain and asks for his number when everything is done. That brings us to:
Against: Ramona at Molly Sim's party in the Hamptons
Molly Sim's should really toss some cash Ramona's way, because I think this may be the most exposure she's gotten since she was on that terrible Las Vegas show. While at dinner, the ladies try to open Sonja's eyes about Ramona's manipulative ways. Sonja is doing her typical Ramona defense, when LuAnn gets a photo text of Ramona in the Hamptons at Molly Sim's party. Everyone throws around the term "Molly Sim's party" like it's a thing. Maybe it is? Maybe she is well known for her blow out Hamptons bashes? I doubt it, but it could be. The picture seems to snap Sonja out of it and she actually gets a upset. She's quickly on board with the ladies plan to to have a "Ramonavention" once they are all back in NYC. There is lots of wine drinking and lots of cackling, but I think we all know that it'll be Ramona who has the last laugh.
What did you guys think? Do you know what a "bullshit bisexual" is? Is Sonja bi? Hit the comments and let me know.
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