The ‘Real Housewives of New York City’ make election trauma even worse

It’s election night in America, and as a courtesy, The Real Housewives of New York City dialed the drama all the way back to offer a tepid performance that you can effortlessly watch as you scroll.

Is it old-school Real Housewives, or is it just boring? It really depends on what you are looking for. But six episodes in, RHONY continues to provide the calm before the supposed storm, as tonight’s episode offers some much-needed insight into newbie Racquel and the marriages that bind these housewives.

In the sea of ​​solo scenes, Jessels rises to the top. Although she’s definitely become the Switzerland of the group conflict, Jessel openly fights her husband for the camera, as all Housewives bigwigs should. Any man who wants to raise a mini Elon Musk deserves the obscurity of his life, and maybe shouldn’t be tasked with raising a child at all. Perhaps he does Jessel a solid and constant rejection of her plea for another child.

Still, she takes him to a restaurant full of atmosphere and hot honey chicken to argue that she’s not only trying to have a baby, but also starting therapy. Unfortunately for Jessel, Pavit can’t help but let the food distract him, as his real goal isn’t to have another baby, but to make it as a food influencer. As for me, I was incredibly distracted by the fact that the restaurant was completely empty for the first half of the scene. Whatever happened to putting a production assistant at an empty table? Let’s make some movie magic.

Meanwhile, Racquel goes to lunch with her fiancé, Mel, where we dig a little into the rocky beginnings of the relationship. Maybe it started with some cheating, maybe not, but we keep hinting but never outright implying a smooth timeline. Hopefully, Racquel will be encouraged to really delve deeper into the issue, even though she’s also stayed completely out of the group dynamic thus far.

So far, Racquel has been a solid addition to the show, especially in solo takes, but her normie presence is ultimately impervious to the group dynamic. She actually gives old school Housewives, in the sense that she shines a lot more on her own than surrounded by the other ladies. They should address that. Let’s follow Racquel to the grocery store! Let’s watch her choose what she wants to watch on MAX! Let’s ask her if she and Mel are the result of a torrid affair! Maybe start with that one.

Unfortunately, Racquel fades into the background at lunch with Sai and Ubah. Here, Sai does her best to stir the pot about Jenna’s propensity to ask the Fifth about her relationship while showing off a giant ring, but Racquel doesn’t bite. You can only take the high road for so long before you have to go down. Tick ​​tock.

And finally, Erin hosts a Cinco de Mayo party to celebrate her new mezcal business. Yes, you read that right. The last time a non-Mexican housewife threw a Cinco de Mayo event it was Jen Shah, so fingers crossed Erin gets arrested on camera soon. Those are the rules.

After all, Erin is wearing a dress to the party that has definitely been worn in the multiverse before (I’d say by Dr. Nicole Martin?), so grab a copy of one Genuine Housewife and do your civic duty, diva.

The party is, unsurprisingly, a low-key affair, although the unraveling of Brynn Whitfield is as prominent as ever. You see, everyone’s favorite hot babe just can’t understand why all her cast members can’t stand her. She is so funny, flirty and silly! And her brother totally agrees, pointing out that people have consistently hated her her whole life, so she needs to learn to rise above it.

Instead of doing that, Brynn shows up to the party to flirt with Erin’s dad, make fun of Rebecca Minkoff, and ignore the other ladies. See Racquel, the high road must under no circumstances be traveled in this universe. Unfortunately, the low road consists entirely of Brynn and Ubah driving their cars incoherently in different directions, to the point where their supposed feud is struggling to get off the ground. I’ll definitely give them points for trying, but I’d love it if everyone else would join in as well.

The polls may have closed for the US election, but there’s still time for that RHONY to turn itself around and win undecided viewers if only this lukewarm start will give way to an explosive future. And just as these dreams begin to seem futile, a voice from the distance sings “Next time, on The Real Housewives of New York City…”.

The most interesting thread that the trailer left hanging is finally here as next week we delve into the pregnancy rumors of an unnamed Housewife. Will this all be a cruel editing trick or is it RHONY finally ready to play with the big dogs? I will consider that next week, as there is certainly nothing more urgent than keeping an eye on it.

Until then, I’m betting Rebecca Minkoff is the alleged subject of the rumor. There has to be something to justify her continued presence on the show, right?