It’s hard to keep track of everything going on in the universe of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City these days. Dare I say it, but the Jen Shah fraud allegations are almost in the background of it all. Mary Cosby didn’t show up to film the reunion after a season filled with allegations of racism, cult-like behavior, and more, effectively quitting the show. Newbie Jennie Nguyen is getting denounced after fans discovered offensive Facebook posts against the Black Lives Matter movement on her profile from 2020. It’s a whole lot of mess and Meredith Marks is doing her best to disengage from all of it, even though she’s pretty central to the drama.
The most recent episode of RHOSLC showed the ladies on yet another girls’ trip from Hell. The accusations that Mer was the one to call the feds on Jen exploded, causing Meredith to threaten to leave the trip a minimum of three times. The dynamics in the house are just so chaotic. Mary will barely even recognize Jennie’s presence on the trip, let alone play nice with her. And despite all of the fighting, the ladies still had a late-night party filled with debaucherous hot tubbing that ended with four of them sleeping in one room. It’s exactly what I love about the Real Housewives.
But the teaser for the next episode of RHOSLC is what’s really got the internet talking (via @christiangraysnow on Instagram). We know by now that Meredith and Lisa Barlow have years and years of friendship together. But this season has changed everything. Lisa’s friendship with Jen Shah has gone through ups and downs nearly every episode. And that friendship is causing issues between Meredith and Lisa, as Mer wants to pretend like she’s never even heard the word “Shah-mazing” ever in her life. Lisa’s friendship dynamics are fascinating in general, but that’s beside the point.
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So in the teaser for the episode, Lisa is shown blowing up and spilling some tea about her longtime friend Miss Marks. It looks like a hot mic moment gone wrong that will have a detrimental impact on Meredith and Lisa’s friendship as we know it. After a heated scene, Lisa storms off and starts yelling behind a closed door. She screams, “Meredith can go f–k herself. I’m done with her. I f–king hate her. She’s a whore. She’s f–ked half of New York.” Girl, no you didn’t. Miss Shah’s the one who loves to bring up that Meredith has a pretty good game. But her old friend Lisa? Meredith will absolutely never get over this.
We know from last season that Meredith and Seth Marks went through a rough patch and while they were separated, they saw other people. Jen tried to make it a juicier story than it truly was, but the couple was able to move on and repair their relationship anyways. Of all people, to have Lisa calling her best friend a whore is just so out of left field. I was worried about the upcoming reunion because of Mary’s absence, but clearly, there will be plenty going on with Lisa to keep us occupied. Lord have mercy.
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The statement does, naturally, get me curious about Meredith’s past. We know she’s a mom with a jewelry business and a penchant for nice things. But there are always weird whispers about what she does when the cameras aren’t rolling, and it’s absolutely fascinating. Unfortunately, Meredith seems pretty preoccupied with portraying a specific narrative about herself to the fans, so we’ll never see it. But this blow-up with Lisa does provide some insight, and it’s absolutely insane.
TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF LISA’S HOT MIC MOMENT? DO YOU THINK MEREDITH WILL EVER FORGIVE HER FRIEND FOR HER COMMENTS?
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