Real Housewives of Atlanta: One for the brother who isn't here

Kind of a flat show, in my view.

The Lisa dilemma, grave visit or no grave visit, wasn't all that
compelling. I mean, you knew she'd go. (That moment alone felt
contrived; kudos to Dad for messing it up.) And I wasn't as shocked as
NeNe that Lisa's half Asian-ness meant there were actually Asians in her family.

I agree, though, that if your brother's drinking most likely
contributed to his death, it's a little weird to pour liquor on the
grave. Also Marlowe, Lisa, Andre, Meho (Oscar) and Carlos. That's quite a mixture of names for the Wu kids. And why do they all look, um, different from one another?

Even though Anthony the party planner was insane, Atlanta party planners should be alert when delusional Sheree comes their way, especially if she has an enabler named Tito. A Maybach? The hottest designer in town? Kate Moss-esqe? OK, she was right about those models.

Kandi is clearly the only one with real sense on the show. No matter how much the others try to bait her, she won't talk bad about any of them. She's found the sweet spot; she's got some dignity but has some drama too so she shouldn't get the Deshawn treatment by Bravo.

OK, it was sort of inspired that NeNe made Kim's alter ego for the photo shoot a black girl, but even Kim has enough sense to know to be leery of that. Black face? Didn't NeNe accuse Kim of being a racist last year?

I don't believe that NeNe's gay magnet attracted NeNe and Lisa's hotel friend. He seemed right out of Bravo's casting room.

Final notes on Lisa: Did you catch the blue dragon nails she had in her prom photo?

And this, public service: Lisa, a crack whore is a prostitute that's addicted to crack. But I don't think Kim said that. (On What to Watch Live, Lisa and her Ed were on. She said that she's heard of a crack head but never a crack whore. Lisa showed more questionable sartorial taste, wearing a sheer plum blouse with bulbous sleeves over a black patent bustier with matching pencil skirt and shoes. She and Ed clearly have a great relationship; he said he gets it a couple times a day. Apparently Kim made the crack whore comment in front of Demi Moore. (?) Lisa also didn't know who Daniel Craig is.)

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