In episode six of the Real Housewives of Vancouver the battle lines between the mean girls, Jody and Ronnie, and the nice girls, Christina and Mary, are unequivocally drawn. The neutral party, Reiko, has also finally taken a side.
I had been on the fence about Reiko before tonight. However, after listening to her defend and minimize Ronnie’s despicable behavior at the Keefer Hotel “event”, she is losing me. I imagine I am not alone.
Up until now she has been “Switzerland” in the tug-of-war between the Axis (Jody and Ronnie) and the Allies (Christina and Mary). I was hoping Reiko, who seems to be the one with the most education out of the group, would eventually see through the nonsense that is Jody and Ronnie. But it would appear, if we can go by Reiko’s current behavior, education and intelligence really are NOT synonymous after all.
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At one point Reiko outrageously suggests it is the OTHER ladies, Mary and Christina, who are guilty of selective memory regarding what exactly went down at the Keefer Hotel.
She goes further by stating she didn’t think Ronnie, whose words were undeniably slurred and belligerent at the time, was aggressive or inebriated “at all”. Quite the contrary, she thought it was Mary who came out like a “pit bull”.
Mary cannot believe what she is hearing (neither can I) and with an incredulous expression asks, “Do you remember her pushing me in the elevator??”
Us viewers would also like to know the answer to this.
Reiko, acting surprised and fidgety, responds, “Really? No, I don’t remember that.”
We are then treated to a flashback image of Reiko being RIGHT THERE and physically INVOLVED as Ronnie stumbles past her to shove Mary out of the elevator. And Reiko has the audacity to claim a lot of what Mary’s saying is ”twisted”?? It is Reiko and the Tweedles who are the twisted ones if you ask me.
What’s Reiko’s deal anyway? Too much self-involvement and Botox-studded narcissism? Was she hit in the head too many times during her exclusive kick boxing lessons? Is it her husband’s shady past? (Does anyone else remember the Gillian Guess debacle because Reiko’s husband, Sunny, was one of the accused in that trial).
What’s Reiko’s deal anyway? Too much self-involvement and Botox-studded narcissism? Was she hit in the head too many times during her exclusive kick boxing lessons? Is it her husband’s shady past? (Does anyone else remember the Gillian Guess debacle because Reiko’s husband, Sunny, was one of the accused in that trial).
You know what? I don’t think Reiko was EVER neutral – I think she just couldn’t be bothered to pick a side because none of it was ABOUT her. She thus had no interest in the Ronnie/Mary drama and ostensibly came across as taking “the high road”, when in reality she was on her own private cul-de-sac.
Perhaps the reason she’s taking a side now is that after giving it some thought, she realized Jody and Ronnie would be more useful in her climb to the upper echelons of elite society. If there is any doubt about this, it is soon removed at the conclusion of the fashion show as the three Tweedles snub Mary, abandon Christina, practically loop arms and skip off to preen somewhere else.
Little does Reiko realize the disturbing and catty comments her new best allies, Ronnie and Jody, make about her during the fashion show. For example, as Reiko struts down the runway, Ronnie remarks that she "didn't know Asians came in that height".
She goes on to make some kind of grunting sound and with thinnly veiled derision quips, "I mean, I always think of Asians as...tinier". She even does a hand motion, as if she's pushing something down, to demonstrate how petite she thinks Reiko should be.
Then in classic "mean girl" style, Jody chimes in: "I don't think Reiko's body is a natural model's body...her hips are too large".
WHAT the hell is she talking about now??? This only further supports the validity of my pet name for her: Tweedle-Dumb.
The rest of Hot Cars and Cold Shoulders is not really worth gabbing about, except of course for Ronnie and her Rehab wine, which is so deliciously absurd it deserves a separate, dedicated post.
Ronnie is definitely the falling star of this sinking luxury cruise ship and Reiko, sorry to say, is the paint.
I could not agree more! It is driving me crazy how delusional some of these women are!
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