October 9, 2012 3:33 am Bravo…
“Big deal, Carole brought her mother-in-law’s friend, Joel Schumacher, to the finale… do you really think that if Carole didn’t hook up with Anthony, she’d be bringin’ friends of Herb Ross around?”
Doing the reunion is a tiring day. I filmed it while I was sick and the next day I found out I had vertigo and an inner ear virus. It took me almost three weeks to recover!!!
Carole was a very interesting addition to RHONY. She is very downtown, peace-love-and-flower-power. Sometimes though, you need to take a stand. To allow and enable Aviva and George’s behavior and not call them on it at her book party; to not comment about Reid’s very rude comment about overweight women gone wild; to not take control as a hostess in St Barth’s and try to calm and rectify the situation…
I understand LuAnn’s point about Carole. When filming, Carol was Zen-like and, by her own admission on the reunion, passive and just observed when interacting with all of us. It surprised me that in Carole’s interviews she could be quite snarky in her comments about everyone. Who knew this was really what she was thinking? I too would rather have someone tell me to my face. Carole said she says nothing mean or malicious behind our backs in her interviews, but I’m not buying that. Doesn’t she see what she says?
Aviva, Aviva, Aviva. Where do I begin? It seems as if she allowed her phobias and anxieties to overrule her and our group. It also seems as if Aviva used her anxieties as an excuse for the name calling and displaced anger toward me. Aviva apologized to me on the reunion. Do I believe she is sincere? You tell me. It seems to me that she only decided to apologize after the fans turned on her. The first part of St. Barth’s, Aviva was not there or featured in the episode. She still took it upon herself to write her blog trashing me and Sonja. Leading up to the episode where she lost it, Aviva was talking to many different press outlets and taking to her Twitter to attack us. It was only when there was a major backlash against her on Twitter, the press, and Bravo blog comments that she decided to apologize on the reunion to me. I wish no one ill will and I am taking in Aviva’s apology. I am cautious though as her actions have not matched her words.
I do not open my heart easily. I admit I have a tough exterior, but inside I’m a mush ball. I befriended Aviva quickly and am really shocked how things turned out.
I’m glad Heather and I had a turnaround. She and I are alike in some ways and maybe that’s why we butted heads. We both talk a lot — although I think I give people a chance to speak and interact LOL. This is something I felt Heather never did with me. All the other girls commented to me that Heather never listens and always talks over them. Then they told me Heather was upset with me. The important thing is we talked through it and overcame it. No one is perfect, least of all me. Everything is a learning experience. The day I stop growing is the day I’ll die.
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Ramona is right on with her assessment of PT and the “apology”. If PT had garnered a more sympathetic attitude by viewers Ramona and Sonja would have continued to be villified by PT. Carole’s inaction on taking a stand during St. Barth’s didn’t help the situation but I don’t know how much impact she could have had with these broads anyway. PT being on the show helps Ramona’s image tremendously in my book. Ramona calls it like she sees it but doesn’t carry it to the malicious extent that PT does.
ITA. If the viewers hadn’t turned on PT, she’d be full steam ahead, bulldozing down sahnja and Ramona. Shameless.
Well written by Ramona. I agree w/Girlfriend.I know this is anout nyhw ,but i feeel the same bout caroline.
Carole can claim she is never mean and only trying to find the humor in things, but she has a definite air of snobbery.
I agree….she acts as if she’s above the fray and seems to pick and choose what constitutes “inelegant”. Two friends having drinks and getting a little tipsy isn’t elegant by her definition…..in contrast, I found her topic of conversation and choice of words to be more offensive… repeating Georges orgasm comment at her book party, being a self-professed “size queen”, her talk of anal sex, and using the-other-c-word when referring to a male’s appendage was more offensive ie “inelegant” to me.
These ladies need to stat Vacationing in Vegas.
I agree too. She’s so “above everyone else” and provides stinging commentary. I think she was especially mean to SonJa. She’s the type of person who thinks she is funnier than she really is.
she needs to stop acting like she’s a serious journalist. she worked on 20/20 and other trashy tabloid magazine news shows. she married well. she has those kennedy dentures and old lady skin and bones look. and now sleeping w/ a wannabe dude in aerosmith’s backup band while still holding onto the kennedy association. annoys me.
totally agree
You nailed her, spot on!
Oh, for f’s sakes.
Carole may be many things, but mean or snobbish in relation to Real Housewives does not apply. What Aviva and Ramona have done throughout the season qualifies as mean (Aviva for her non-stop harping and Ramona for her passive aggressive digs). Luann historically has displayed high levels of snobbery (her past attempts to define what class is in relation to what other castmates were doing “wrong”).
In interstitials, Carole is asked to comment on past scenes and she makes her observations. That she happens to be somewhat grounded and tries to laugh off some of the drama, is actually refreshing; it makes her the Greek Voice for the audience. None of her statements have been overly malicious and only in one particular instance did it veer into more personal grudge territory (in the case of Luann and the whole “borrowing”-gate issue; Carole fears that she may have taken advantage the good graces of a close friend by introducing them to Luann). Carole at worst is perhaps a bit boring for reality TV, but at best is refreshing in her overall intelligence and actual ability to have clear interactions with other human beings.
What she is being accused of, which is wholly laughable, is the notion that she says one thing to other cast members during the scene, but makes a different observation in her interstitials. But let’s break this down folks. If you’re in the midst of loud, often rude and exaggerated personalities, is your instinct to call it out on the spot? Or rather, are you someone who just takes it in and then goes home to tell your friends your version of, “You won’t believe what just happened to me…” story? And let’s also note that basically, in order to preserve the flow of reality TV, every cast member must participate in this same action. For example, Luann must acquiesce to a peace treaty with Ramona in the park, but in her interstitial she will seemingly backhandedly state, “I still don’t trust Ramona.” Ramona will on camera try to appease Aviva and apologize, but in her interstitial she will say, “I only apologized so that I don’t get stabbed in my sleep by the crazy lady I didn’t mean it at all!” See how this works?
Okay, I’ll get off my high-horse now….
Carole?
I still don’t like you
yep
LOL, me either
The fact that “Ray” knows what an interstitial is a bit damning. I much prefer “his” writing style, tho
I’ll take the compliment (aka Carole)
It was a compliment
Please stay on that horse, Ray. Luvs me some Carole and that has not changed for me since episode 1. I love her wit and tongue in cheek commentary. Such a needed breath of fresh air! She helps balance out the RamonJa’s and PT’s of the world.
I agree with you as well Ray. I love it that Carole tries to make her observations funny. And I don’t perceive her personality to be snobbish at all. The whole premise of these shows is to talk behind each others’ backs. It’s part of the deal. And for the other housewives to call Carole out for doing on the show (TTC) that which she is contractually obligated to do is preposterous! And I think they all know it–they are just grasping at straws to insult her because she came out of it all relatively unscathed.
I agree with you too Ray…I think you nailed. Carole probably was trying to channel the Greek Chorus actually giving no thought to how it could appear otherwise. She obviously had an opionion of the Countess being “grabby” and didn’t want to infect that onto her good friends. Carole I can take….PT not so much.
I agree that LuAnn will take anything not nailed down. But if were in Carole’s shoes, I’d probably give my designer friends a heads up. Something like, “I don’t feel like I can turn her down, but please don’t feel obligated to go over and above any call of duty…” would have been just fine.
you’re right Doris…that would be the quickest and most diplomatic route instead of all the whining and wailing by Carole.
The confessionals or TTC’s are integral to the format of the show; however, if you’re applying a strict definition of interstitial, then I guess you could describe Carole’s one-on-one camera time as empty space. I still think she’s all about trying to impress, without the substance to back it up; but I’m not going to get worked up about it. She can do whatever she likes. There are worse characters in this freak show.
Okay, I totally co-sign on this. This is probably a truer observation than anything else so far.
Carole is mean and a condescending bitch. Can’t stand her or Aviva and I’m so glad Sonja SHUT Aviva’s fake apology DOWN. Go Sonja!
Can’t hate but compare, but these NY broads are so boring compared to NJ. NY was beautifully dressed and great makeup and hair at their reunion and NJ was just a mess. I felt so much less stress at the NY reunion mostly cause there are no 5-1 fights, no victims and no family members.
That may be so, but the NJ kind of excitement is just not the kind of excitement I want. I prefer women who are a little closer to my reality (not that the NY show is – but NJ is like being parallel universe!)
Carole is passive aggressive and is not a princess. She’s just some girl from some hack suburb and, like most journalists, is extremely nosy all under the guise of “journalism”. No professional journalist worth their salt would ever go on this show. The Kennedy’s are mortified and frankly, I hope she doesn’t come back. She is arrogant, haughty and obviously a “star-####er.” The worst kind of people to be around are those that think they are smart, but are not. Sadly, Carole fits this perfectly.
Thank you!!! She is such a f’ing name-dropper too! Kennedys, George Clooney… Granted that she did marry into the Kennedys (sort of), but she can’t help herself from constantly broadcasting that coincidence to anyone willing to listen to her.
I so wish that her pal, Andy Cohen (A member of the NYMediaMafia), could have grilled her over that whole “I dated George Clooney” bull that she carved into her blog…
Yup, Heather seems to be much smarter than the ‘princess’.
Maybe for starters we could find a way to make adoption affordable for middle income families. And stop making the process so agonizing. Getting kids into permanent homes IMO is the answer. Stop the shuffle and peoPle profitting off foster care. I would have adopted several years ago had the system been not so horrible. Right now it seems preferable to foster because for some people the moneykeeps coming in. Of course there are good hearted people trying to help and foster too. It justmakes me so sad.