The Real Housewives Of Orange County Recap: Wow, this was quite the episode, the best Housewives episode I've watched in a long time. Even if the episode was scripted a bit, I was still impressed with the Orange County show last night. Vicki was dull once again, and Lizzie has no storyline, so the drama was highly concentrated between Tamra, Heather, and Shannon. The drama started last week when it was shown on the Real Housewives of Orange County when Shannon received an e-mail from her husband, telling her he's moving out of their house.

It's clear that her husband David felt suffocated around his wife and living in a house filled entirely with females. Shannon treats her huband terribly, belittling in front to of the children and giving him little digs at every chance she gets. Last night On Real Housewives SHannon said 'look at Daddy, creature of habit. Has to eat the same thing everyday.' She thinks her comments sound sing-songy and upbeat but they are more annoying than if Shannon just came out and said nicely to him not in front of the children 'David, it can bother me that you spoil your appetite n chips and sals. Can I change that for you?' But Shannon's real mistake last night on Orange COunty Housewives was turning to Tamra for support. How long do these Housewives even know each other? A few weeks? And why would Shannon look to a woman who has been divorced twice instead of getting help and advice from one of the Housewives with a healthy outlook on relationships? So of course the email gets out into Orange County and it's clear that Tamra blabbed.

So Shannon plays detective and goes to Heather's home. Although it was brave and mature for Shannon to go to talk to someone, the person Shannon should have confronted was Tamra. At first glance it seemed that Heather was being unsympathetic towards Shannon. But if you flip back to last week's Real Housewives of Orange County, you can see why Heather reacted that way. Shannon talked about Shannon behind her back but while Heather was in the next room. And then Shanon screamed at her in front of an entire group of women. Heather owed her nothing, and kicking her out of her house is ok in my mind. Would I have done it? No. But Heather is Heather (as Lizzie wisely pointed out) and usually Dubrow is a good listener and problem helper, but Shannon had previously crossed the line with her and Heather decided she was not going to help an enemy.

Tamra finally comes clean about blabbing, but only because she saw no way out. If Shannon had told many people about the email I guarantee she would have kept up her lie. But since Shannon only told Barney, the housewife knew she was cornered.

Tamra sides with whoever she is talking to, and puts down anyone who isn't around. She is two-faced, immature, and an instigator. Bad for friends, great for reality television.

Lizzie was surprisingly intelligent this episode. She had many quotes in her confessional that ring true. She says Heather's gossiping wasn't nice but you have to take your friends with a grain of salt. She is understanding and I appears to be a loyal friend. But we'll see!

Here are some comments from the web about the RHOC episode. And there was a lot to choose from! This episode definitely struck a cord with Housewives fans.

Jessa K wrote: On the plus side, if Tamra has anymore Botox or Restylane, she will no longer be able to speak, so that will at least put an end to her verbal gossip. She will then have to either learn sign language or confine her slander, rumor mongering and backstabbing to emails or texts.

Homonid wrote: Shannon,wake-up your hubby is GAY.Thats whats keeping him out of your bedroom.However,you need to get a job,or do some charity work.Stop sitting around drinking,feeling sorry for yourself. Crystals,oils,cupping,stress tests,etc,you're a self absorbed idiot!!!!

Real Housewife Of Baton Rouge: Shannon is lucky she still has a husband. While we certainly don't know all the inner workings of their marriage, it is obvious through the filming that she treats her husband like a piece of garbage-belittles him in front their children, cuts him down every chance she gets and constantly complains about how little attention he pays to her. Shannon is so self-obsessed that she seems to have no understanding that maybe, just maybe, if she talked to her husband with respect and showed him some kindness, he would not feel the need to recoil from her like a rattlesnake waiting to strike. 
Shannon is right up there with the worst of all the self-obsessed Housewives-Jill Zarin, Brandi Glanville, Bethenny Frankel, Teresa Guidice and Tamra Barney.

Kathy added: I'm curious how long Shannon and Tamra actually knew each other before she confided such a thing to Tamra. It's not like they have been great friends for a while. Besides as much of a hypochondriac as Shannon is why didn't she just go to a therapist or a counselor and tell them instead. Always pity me and wanting the sympathy vote.

Taylor wrote: It amazes me how every time Heather even remotely looks in Shannon's direction she's got to gather the girls and let them know how bad Heather was to her. Like she's trying to rally her friends around her and against Heather. It's like she is obsessed with Heather. What is her problem? This brat needs to be kicked off the playground. Get rid of Shannon she's bringing the whole show down - as if it could get much worse. She was offended because they think she drinks to much? As she's sitting there with the glass to her mouth? No business going to Heather's and I'd have thrown her out too. Even when Shannon sees the video and they have the reunion, she'll stick to her version. Not looking forward to the reunion - one sob fest with Shannon. Don't think Lizzie will last one season - she's got too much class for Shannon, Tamra and Vickie.

Jcsfny wrote: Oh dear. This truly was a weird episode. It exposed all the ugliness of all these women. Tamra is duplicitous; and it will bite her in the face imminently.

Heather clearly feels boxed in a courner and instead of eating humble pie, she reacts wildly and in doing so, inadvertently exposes her desperate need to be the center of attention "Everyone needs to love ME! Everyone needs to respect ME! I am the one!!!" It was sad to witness.

Shannon was the worst; crumbling hysterically about her own gossiping to untrustworthy women she does not know at all. For her, it's not really the gossip, it is her crumbling marriage and a mental illness she clearly suffers from. She needs help fast. She is deeply disturbed.

The big faced girl (beauty queen person) just wants to sit on the fence and watch.

I don't mention VG anymore. As I said in another post, she is a hapless bore.

What did you think of last night's episode?