It's Peggy’s turn to be clipped. In the inset pictures everyone struggles to keep their poker faces on. They laugh when Peggy’s mother-in-law asks her to pee in a cup; they turn glum when her postpartum issues are brought up. Bravo and Pegs got a lot of email regarding it. Andy brings up guns and talks about Peggy turning the gun on herself, she was so depressed. She cries, talks about being overwhelmed and suicidal and says she still has bad days. Then, ha, Alexis says she had it too.

The set goes silent. Everybody looks at each other, then Tamra giggles, calls it ironic and Alexis competitive to her face. Peggy says Alexis never talked about it before, which we all knew. Acting totally oblivious to their doubt, Alexis says, oh yeah, her dad was dying about the same time and she thought that’s why she was depressed but a doctor told her it was probably postpartum. Peggy tries to be kind, saying they must have had it at the same time, when Peggy had her twins. Alexis claims she would have spoken about it before but it just never came up last season. Right, but to come up she would have had to bring it up. Oh, she gives me a headache. Then we see clips of the competitiveness between the two. Well, mainly it’s Alexis one-upping everything Peggy says or does. Vicki’s mouth is wide open as she watches and Tamra looks like the cat that just ate the canary; she’s enjoying this.

Andy asks Peggy if Alexis brought her onto the show. She said Alexis asked her but when Peggy agreed, Alexis then said that they weren’t casting and didn’t want any more blondes. Then Peggy says that she learned that Alexis said if Peggy got the gig, she would quit. As Alexis denies this Vicki interrupts. Alexis tells her to let her finish her thought and Vicki goes off, yelling that she’d probably need five hours. Alexis claims that she thought the show would ruin their friendship so she didn’t give Peggy’s name to producers. It’s hard to understand with all the crosstalk but I think Jim approached Micah about the show and that’s how they got on. Andy ends the discussions by saying they have to agree to disagree. Yeah, life is short.

Then things get juicy: we learn Peggy knew Jim -- yes, Alexis’ Jim -- in her 20's. She says she didn’t really date him, that they were friends. Alexis makes sure everyone knows that that was 15 years ago. BUT, Jim told Alexis about it only two weeks before Peggy and Micah joined the show. Remember, Peggy and Alexis have been friends for four years. Peggy says when she asked Jim if Alexis knew they had “been friends” way back when, he told her Alexis didn’t know and WILL NEVER KNOW. He didn’t want Peggy to tell Alexis either, with she thought was weird since they were becoming really good friends. Alexis’s nose is so out of joint during this entire conversation, it’s painful to look at her.

Peggy says she told Micah. Alexis dances around the issue, saying she’s already hashed it out with Jim but she thinks Peggy should have told her. All the girls agree it was Jim’s place to tell her. She just shakes her head at the nerve of these people, thinking Jim should do anything. Peggy ominously says that Alexis should think about the fact that Jim, for some reason, did not want her to know that he and Peggy may have casually dated. Andy stirs up shit when he asks if Jim was lying to Alexis by not telling that information. Her face says, Jim? Lie to me? Never! He probably told Alexis his previous wife had been his one and only bed partner, and of course, she was frigid, not like Alexis. And Alexis ate that shit up.

Now there's clips of Gretchen wondering why Tamra’s dating after a week of separation; calling Eddie a guy you'd hire from an escort service, and questioning Vicki’s illness during Alexis’ fashion show. Gretchen tells Andy she's not holding back from conflict this season. Tamra says if Gretchen can dish it out then she can take it. Vicki says Gretchen’s comments really hurt her, so Gretchen brings up Jeff’s illness. She still thinks they never comforted her enough. Vicki, exasperated, says she really didn’t know Jeff.

Then Gretchen says she just thought it strange, since Vicki had been having stomach problems for two months, that she choose that afternoon to go to the hospital. And she’s really just looking out for her good friend, Alexis. Can’t you see we’re on the same couch? Vicki says that if someone in her family was dying (meaning Jeff), she wouldn’t be doing a reality show. Gretchen says Jeff wanted her to do it and she was already under contract. If she wants to talk priorities, Gretchen says Vicki should’ve been tending to her marriage instead of doing a reality show. Then both say they’re more compassionate than the other. Yeah.

We’re all calm again after the break. Oh God, Andy continues with Vicki missing the party. So Gretchen goes on about how Vicki and Tamra were, once again, making it all about them and usurping Alexis’ day. Back and forth, back and forth, voices rising until I can’t stand it. Mostly, Alexis and Gretchen yapping and pointing at Tamra. Andy finally says he wants to move on. Oh really, now you want to move on Andy, you cross-eyed fool? Then you should’ve left the party talk before the break.

Can it get any worse? Of course, here’s Slade, in the flesh. We see clips of when he had money, with Jo, the ex-girlfriend he also tried to turn into a singer; with his mom when she asked him if he had a job; the embarrassing dinner with Micah and Pegs where he almost drooled on Micah’s expensive watch. When Andy thanks him for coming, he tells him “who would miss a bitchfest like this?” Damn right. He describes this last year as difficult. When Andy brings up his mom’s comments, Slade says she doesn’t understand “consulting.” Then a viewer asks what he does besides supporting Gretchen emotionally, and another viewer asks why he humiliates himself by being on TV. Both good questions. One viewer thinks his appearances on the show are a ploy to get the word out about how broke he is so he doesn’t have to pay child support. It does echo over and over. Slade claims he’s willing to walk away from Gretchen in order for her to be happy and that makes her cry.

Then Tamra lays a bombshell on Slade. She says she has a mutual friend with his ex Michelle, and that Michelle has reached out to her. Slade’s claims Tamra called her, fishing for information. Then they argue about child support and him not having a job. Tamra says he’s not disabled, he can get a job. He starts his excuses and then accuses Tamra of sucking off Eddie. That’s enough for Tamra. She gets up and walks off stage while calling Slade a piece of shit who only sees his kid once a year, that he’s with Gretchen too much to see his kid. Slade says Tamra looks for shit and knows nothing and should stop making accusations. Then, OOOOO, backstage Tamra calls said Michelle for confirmation of her accusations and we hear Michelle say Slade never sees his son, Grayson and does owe support. On stage, Slade claims Tamra does porn with Eddie. Backstage, Michelle says she has all the papers to prove what she’s saying. Tamra says Slade needs to stop trying to be a movie star and hanging out with Gretchen and get a job. Woowee, that was titillating!

When Tamra returns to the set, Gretchen accuses her of always leaving when the fire gets hot. Tamra tells them she called Michelle. So Alexis accuses her of having a boyfriend that her kids know about. Then Gretchen yells at Tamra that Slade does have a job. Tamra, screwing up her glossy lips, looks unconvinced.

Oh wow, Jeanna’s here too. We learn she’s dating and the guy's moved in with her and her two sons. She says they’re crazy about him. I dunno about that, but I’m going to leave it alone. Her ex, Matt, lives in Scottsdale but continues to stay at her house when he comes to town. I’m sure boyfriend is not cool with that but they’re still married too. She says there’s just a little paperwork needed for the divorce and that her boyfriend wants it over. Well, forget about her wanting it over. With Jeanna it’s all about what the man wants.

Vicki says she misses the old Jeanna, the one who was always on her side. Andy leads the discussion to clips of the confrontation between Jeanna and Tamra: Jeanna tells us she felt sorry for Simon and that Tamra is totally at fault for the breakup; how Jeanna didn’t believe the abuse claims; how she threatened to throw Tamra in the pool so Tamra threw a drink in her face and Jeanna’s immediate call to Simon afterwards. Jeanna says she was blindsided by Tamra but she knew something was wrong 'cause Tamra had the same pissed off look she used to have with Simon.

Gretchen throws up her hands when Tamra accuses Jeanna of slander. Gretchen wonders if Tamra can finally see how she hurts people. Jeanna says that Tamra’s just a wild cat but wonders if she can apologize to her. Nope, don’t think so. Tamra goes on about how it wasn’t her intention to get Simon arrested, while Jeanna insists it wasn’t necessary to humiliate him like that. Tamra says it worked, though, that now he leaves her alone. A viewer asks why Jeanna doesn’t butt out. But Jeanna still insists Tamra made a mistake getting Simon arrested. As Jeanna boohoo’s, Andy says he’s never seen her cry before. Vicki says Tamra will always be her friend but she feels really bad about Jeanna, seeing her crying and all. Bye bye Jeanna, it’s been real. When Andy asks her how it was, she says “it’s been great.” OK.

In a short vignette, Andy says since the season began with an “evil eye” let’s finish with one. He brings out a black “evil eye" tank top and says he has one for all the women. Then plugs the Bravo store. That Andy, always the pitchman. Then, groan, that awful summer Bravo commercial kicks in, dum dum dum dede dum dum dum, but then, for some unknown reason, kicks right back off. Thank you Lord, It’s like they saw the fright on my face. It’s so annoying they should only play it once a day. During the daytime. When I’m at work.

Final thoughts:

Tamra feels in love this season. Gretchen wants no regrets and will always go for it. Peggy had a great first season and met some great new friends. Alexis just got a text from Jim who says that Peggy stalked him. Why, in the middle of the show, would Alexis text him about that? So insecure. Peggy says she really wasn’t that into it but Alexis accuses her of breaking into Jim’s house and Peggy calls that a lie. Vicki tells Andy she’s glad she came back his season even if it was difficult and gives a low-key 'Woooo Hooooo!'

I know there's a Lost Footage episode coming on but I figure if the footage was lost, there must have been a good reason. :)

See ya next season.