Two weeks ago the
Real Housewives of DC left us mid-argument at the Salahi's vineyard. I'm sure you were all on the edge of your seats wondering how things would resolve. I sure wasn't. Anyway, Mary looks at Tareq and says, "you have something to say!" and Tareq starts whining about a stolen car from the polo cup. Tareq says, prefaced by how forgiving he and Michaele are, that Mary's daughter stole the car and was seen with it and his polo gear on Facebook. Oh great, another adult vs. teen Facebook debacle. Oh, and the Salahis are having the
FBI investigate it.
Stacie's husband, Jason tries to level with Tareq: "are we really talking about polo gear?" but Tareq takes his polo, his gear, and his wealth very seriously. And he's acting like a total turd about it. Jason, you are my new favorite DC character. Also, Tareq is wearing a Cosby sweater. I hate when they talk about stuff we didn't get to see on TV. To quote Mary, "I don't know what the f**k is going on." In the aftermath, Mary, Jason and Stacie drunkenly say a lot of words without actually saying anything.
Stacie and Cat meet up with Lynda for some spa time to give her the lowdown on the horrible time everyone had at the Oasis. Lynda is a little severe, but she knows her etiquette and I like that about her. Lynda applauds Mary and Stacie for giving the Salahis the benefit of the doubt, but it's probably time for everyone to cut them out now.
Mary confronts Lolly about the stolen car and gear. Naturally Lolly (the new Ashley) denies everything that Tareq (the new Danielle) is accusing her of. Rich is mad at Tareq for breaking man-law. In the end, Mary seems more upset about the whole situation than Lolly. Mary is going to investigate the claims anyway (they turned out to be baloney, or bologna if you prefer).
Jen, Michaele's personal assistant, is emerging as a new character in the Real Housewives supporting cast. It started with her calling Cat bitchy. Michaele compared herself to Cinderella, by the way. In other boring storyline news: Lynda is buying a house in McLean, a suburb of DC, Democrat Cat met for drinks with a Republican Lobbyist named Edwina Rogers, and Lynda (who is adamantly from the South) glamorized Stacie's birth parents.
At Edwina Rogers' Republican Healthcare party, Cat decides to dress as inappropriately as possible. Even her kids were embarrassed for her. I'm all for playing dress up with your kids for fun, but did she really need to be that ridiculously awful? Republicans are people, too, Cat. Stacie and Jason manage to be cordial to Michaele and Tareq. In the midst of everyone meeting with their council member and trying to take themselves seriously, Cat enters the party dressed as Sarah Palin.
Unfortunately, Edwina wasn't there to see it. Her friend thanked everyone for coming as Edwina was rolled out of the party on a stretcher. Seriously. But no time to worry about Edwina, Cat had to go a-confrontin'. She picks at Jen (the redheaded version of Michaele), then picks on Michaele as she came by. It was kind of awkward, but was again diffused before any tables were thrown. To be fair, Michaele had a point about Cat: she can dish it out but can't take it.
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