'RHOC' Recap: Vicki's 20-year celebration brings old and new cast members together

Cheers to our 20th anniversary, much to my demise. I may not be the best first impression on the new girls. Sorry. I'm Danny Murphy. I'm Evan Real. And Sky Tops. Sky Tops. That was kind of the vibe of Orange County. We just had Sky Tops on. Yeah. Not a lot happened. I gotta be 100. It's unreal. If you guys are looking for, you're probably thinking, what are we recapping? Look, the conflict resolution of Housewives, this was very much about the resolution. Everyone resolved things. Everyone said sorry. Everyone moved on. There was this whole confrontation, tease between Carmella and Vicky. Was it going to happen? Was it not going to happen? Who was going to do it first? Eventually, Carmella walked over with her lemon drop martini, said something to Vicky. Vicky didn't give a ****. Then they both just kind of like walked away. If you don't have anything kind to say about me, please don't say anything at all. Yeah. All right, well, that's a good first step. It was kind of like where someone was like, when your friend is really mad that, oh, like a waiter got their order wrong, he's like, I can't believe, I'm gonna be, and they're like, oh my God, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And the waiter comes over, hi, excuse me. Like it was not really conflict or drama. Yeah, I know. Also, like I genuinely think Vicky forgot Carmelo was a person. Absolutely. Because they haven't seen each other in like a month. Yeah. So I think Vicky's like, I have drama with her. Okay. And everyone's like, Vicky has nonstop been talking about Carmela. It was like three passing comments. Yeah. So there was that. And then also Tamara taking selfies. Tamara took a lot of selfies. And then we talked about the selfies of it all with Jen in Tokyo. Was she trying to piss off Heather? Heather says, I think you were maybe trying to piss me off or I felt excluded. I felt sensitive about it. But then Tamara and Heather, they kind of moved on from it and they were good. And damn, wasn't it Gina who said, It sucks to be the shiny toy, the playground that nobody wants to play with. Like she said that no one wants to be Heather's friend, basically. Like kind of bad. It's like you're like the fanciest, shiniest kid in the sandbox and nobody wants to be friends with you. She did say that in a confessional. And so I feel like hopefully that is addressed at the reunion because that could probably create some conflict. You know, Heather hated seeing that. But then speaking of Heather and Gina, Heather and Gina also hashed out the situation with the money of it all. Is Gina spending too much comparing her career to that of a one sitcom actress? But we moved on. Like everyone got to a good spot, which we do love to see. It just didn't leave any like crazy cliffhanger moment. Well, that's what I love about Heather. I was like, be mad at Tamra, not me about that. Tamra's like, what the f***? What? All right. I know a lot. And then also with all of the older housewives coming in and their sky tops, a lot of homages of the earlier seasons of Orange County and also even like the whenever it says Real Housewives of Orange County, it's like celebrating 20 years. I've been seeing a lot of people online wondering, I'm like, is this a conclusion? Is this a refresh? And Andy on Radio Andy, someone called to ask, like, will OC get like an Atlanta or a New York treatment? And I think he kind of was like, we refresh things all the time. He's open to it. He's open to it. So I love all these ladies and I love that they're in a good place without each other, but I could see maybe if some stories are closed. New stories could be told or new things could happen. Yeah, I agree with you. It's weird because I do love every single one of these women. But for whatever reason, it does kind of feel like the show is in need of a refresh. And I think the girls, I think they kind of know that. I think they understand that. So who knows what will happen next season or if there will be a next season. I think there will be a next season. But this was a beautiful celebration of 20 years of Housewives. I think. what would have been more interesting than this finale would have been like a documentary on how the women sourced their sky tops. Now that I would, and also Carmela would need to watch it. Well, I know poor Carmela. She was not, I think she probably was like, I'm. Not wearing one. I also... I kind of feel like she just did not want to wear one. It was funny, Gina Kirschenheider, she couldn't really connect with the Sky Tops of it all because she was so young when the Sky Tops were popular. She did say that is not of her time. And I, although I really liked her outfit, it was very early 2000s vibes. I don't think that was an official Sky Top. Now, Emily, she found herself a Sky Top. Emily did. And also Emily found herself some men floating with her at the bar. Kind of fun to see. And that one guy is hot. Pretty hot. And then that one guy that Shannon ended up having a moment with, he was hot as **** too. And that's when Tamara was like, I hope he does things to you clitorically, right? Yeah. Love. I hope so too. Adore. Adore. Die for. The one downer of the episode was the pet psychic phone call with Shannon and her daughters and Archie. He has brain cancer. And I guess if he could... Go under, like, do some treatments, some, I think, was it radiation treatments, that he could live a little bit longer, maybe, like, even, like, a year or two longer, but if he didn't do anything, it's only, like, months to live, and so she was consulting with the pet psychic, what does Archie want to do? He is talking about receiving the treatment. Archie wants you to know it might come a time where all of a sudden he takes a turn. I don't even know that they got clarity, because Archie was like... Maybe I could see myself doing the treatments, but I could also take a turn and I just don't want you to be super sad about it. Well, if you feel like the dogs are like, what's an MRI? You know what I mean? What? You know, dogs don't know all the things of medical devices. I don't mean to laugh at the situation. It's a heartbreaking situation. But you know what I'm saying. But I get what you're saying. Like, do you want to do chemo with the dogs? What? Like Archie's like, you're throwing a lot at me. I just want kibble. Like, oh, that's a good, that's a good point. That's a good point, Daniel. You're trying. Well, I mean, cause Archie is going through a lot. You go through a lot. And you've talked to a pet psychic before. I have. I have talked to a pet psychic before. So you're kind of, you're adoring. Yeah, yeah. No, no, no. I understand what that experience is like. Did Max seem to know, like, modern tools? Like stethoscope? No, he didn't say much about stethoscope. MRI, like, yeah, blood test. It's funny. I need. We didn't. Get there in my conversation with Max. No, really, yeah. No, I mean, like, Max is still young. He's not as old as Archie. You're going to have to walk in my hospital to be like, this is where... To teach him, to let him know. Maybe Shannon did that with Archie. Who knows? Maybe he just has like a breadth of knowledge somehow about MRIs and stethoscopes. If so, I applaud. Yeah. She's raised a very smart daughter, so I'm sure she also raised a smart daughter. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, Archie does seem like a very smart boy. But that's also a lot on the dog's plate. I know, and I do... I do think Archie is still with us, so, oh, wait, hold on, I'm so sorry, we need to do some research right now in the moment, I hope Archie is still with us, if, if not, I'll be very, very sad, hold on, Danny's researching, what, in May 13th, 2026, are you serious, mm-hmm, what, imagine I was like, kidding, yo, no, wait, what, I feel like we as a society didn't pay enough tribute to the sweet baby Archie. Wait, but also, why wasn't that included in the... Oh, that, like, in memoriam. Like, in the, there should have been an in memoriam card for... Archie at the end of the episode like a title screen that's true something special or even in Shannon's like what happened after filming wrapped Archie I don't think Archie's death was included in you know because they do the the sad music and then they're like this is what Shannon's up to yeah or what happened music for what Shannon's up to Well, everyone gets sad music. They don't get sad music. You know, the Orange County music for that little ending, it's always amongst all the franchises, it really is the saddest. Like, I can't even do it, but like, it's truly... Wait, why did they include information about Archie's death? I don't know what he paid. Wait, R.I.P. Archie. Honestly, it really does break my heart because I know how special he was to Shannon. Oh, my God. And such a good boy. Yeah, he was a really good boy. Oh, my God. He did all the assignments. Yeah. Oh. Because that was a too big drama that Archie was talking to a pet psychic and Jen's son was missing 88 assignments. Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We watched the show. Yeah, yeah, no, we did. We did. Yeah, so there is the... You've seen that shook you. No, I was shook. I was shook. You know, I feel really bad for Jen, honestly. She's been going through a lot. It's not easy to be the mother of all these kids when you are not currently engaged in a... healthy co-parenting dynamic with the parent of your kids so I did feel bad for her revealing that her son Dominic has not completed 88 assignments. He's also having an issue with respecting authority and respecting adults and she just wants things to change and then Ryan steps in he wants to be more of a disciplinarian and she seems to be kind of cool with that. We'll see what happens. If you are allowing me to step in. Yes I am. Then I would I would like the liberty to take it to step two, which for me is. A little bit more of a disciplinarian. I know it's tricky, but I know it's a hard thing too, because I know Jen really cares about her kids so much. Oh, she, of course. There's only so much someone can do. Exactly. And she says that she's like, I'm just one person. I can't be everything to all my kids all the time. Ryan was like, did he recommend therapy? He recommended that a therapist steps in, which I think, I think. It's good to have a professional. Yeah, I think Jen was just overwhelmed at the moment. I don't think she really heard what he was saying. I think he was like saying. Outsource help like you can't do it all. She was like I'm one person and right I think she was just emotional in the moment I wasn't really hearing what he was saying but I think she like he wants to help her and I think and I think that he sees a Therapist stepping in to help Dominic as like beneficial to like whatever's going on Because if she can't provide that help all on her own like maybe a therapist could Dominic I feel like he seems like a sweet kid He seems like a sweetheart. He'll get his **** together. Although school's not fun. School really isn't fun. As someone who kind of didn't do any of their homework. Well, you used to say you actually never did homework. I just don't remember doing it. So maybe you are Dominic. I think I also missed 88 assignments, if not more. What advice would you give Dominic? What advice would I give Dominic? I guess. Be kind to your teachers. Because that's how you get away with not doing the homework. Right. If you become like your teacher's bestie, you can get away with so much. What's the song? Teacher's pet. Yeah. Just be a teacher's pet. And that way you can just like. But be the personality high of your school. You'll graduate. Go kiki with your teacher. And then that way they'll just forget that you're not submitting your homework. No, that's true. Yeah. Okay. So Dominic, that's some advice. School. It's still like it's marking period one, I think. Oh, yeah, school. Oh, my God. Sorry, kids. You got a long year ahead. It's the fall. I'm like, it's the fall. Emotionally, I'm like, the school year is done. Because emotionally, I feel like this year is done. I'm like, the year's done. It is. Yeah, but actually, we got two parts of the reunion. Oh, yes, we do. Which I'm excited for. I think it'll be good. It seems like they were activated. I think they watched the finale and they're like, oh, we got to do something. They all look great in their reds and pinks and the set. Vicky's backyard situation from season one. So cute. And Tamra jumps in the water? I saw that with her nipple pasties on. Body's tea. Body's tea. But I'm like, do they stay? Are they water resistant? I guess we'll see. Let's hope. I mean, they can blar, but still. I was like, we'll see. Oh my God. Yeah. But guys, stay tuned for that.