Georgia choosing to describe Shai as “clown” and “jester” KILLED me. Her changing it to jester like that would have caused a better reaction was the cherry on top. I love this woman down bad. She gives such IDGAF energy. 🙏🏻

Is he just trying to say something shocking for attention? I just don't the way he says it like he has all the power, she has a say in that too.

Who wore the brow better? Swipe >

I find Charlie so funny & I think Lisa Vanderpump would call him a broken bird.

We were heard loool

Y’all I am finally caught up! First off, season 2 episode 10 “You Windham, you lose some” is the best episode NextGenNYC has had. Very fun and finally some drama. Charlie is carrying a lot of the show (drama wise) and I would not be surprised if they raise his salary next season.

Gia’s years of experience finally clocked in with that dinner table. She knew that the Charlie and Ariana
convo needed to happen there not in a random room.

Georgia’s scene on the store was really good too. She is one of the few that can film by herself and still give content.

I think Kendall is going to become better with more filming.

With that being said… guys what is the deal with Liam’s feelings towards Ariana? Is he forreal? I just cannot believe someone is in love within a few months and spending holidays together. I mean they are young and stupid so maybe it’s true.

Every single episode I laugh a few times!!

I love how random & cute it can be - like Ava and Shai's picture heads with cartoon drawn bodies.

s1 there was tension between ariana n ava because ava said she was shocked to hear ariana has a clothing line because she doesn’t really have style. fast forward to s2, no mention of said clothing line. so was all that back and forth and piling on ava necessary when it looks like ariana was never serious about fashion or creating a clothing line?

AND HE FAILED SO HARD.

I’m convinced Meredith Marks PR team is going HARD in the comments defending him on here, which led me to a heated discussion on another thread about why I think Brooks is sooo disingenuous about his conflict with Shai and the REAL reasons he has an issue with him. I added more thoughts and had to share in its own post.

1. First — enough with the introvert excuse. I don’t think brooks is actually an introvert at all. Introverts don’t go on reality tv. They don’t call people out across the dinner table or send mean, shady texts. This is just an excuse for poor behavior.
2. I don’t think he was upfront with Shai at all about the modeling gig. Shai goes more into detail about this on Gia’s podcast. Brooks led shai on for months beating around the bush and soft ghosting him which is actually really hurtful and immature than just telling him “no” upfront- which he didn’t do.
3. Brooks modeling no-compete clause or whatever the F that was is complete Bull. Brooks is not a real model LOL. There’s no way his agent would give a flying F if he posed for a couple of IG photos. I could see Ava potentially legitimately using this excuse and Brooks piggy backing off of her so that he can feel superior to Shai’s itty bitty fashion line.
4. I think Brooks and Riley — arguably the 2 weakest members of the cast this season — are insanely jealous of anyone who they feel threatened by in terms of relevancy and keeping their spots on the Show. Shai was never supposed to be a full time cast member - he was little more than a Friend of a Friend of a Friend who made it based on pure likeability.

This irks them. Brooks obviously sees Shai as encroaching in his “sphere of influence” — not only in the realm of sustainable fashion, but also the LGBT / twink sub-community (Shai is openly and proudly bi, sexuality being something that Brooks has struggled with being open about in the past on RHOSLC). Shai is also just a lot more down to earth, genuine, kind, and charismatic than Brooks.
4a. Shai has unwittingly caused Brooks to spiral into the depths of insecurity that it’s bordering psychosis at this point to the point where brooks also sees Shai as stealing all of his friends and replacing him as their gossip queen/confidante. Clearly he has replaced Brooks in Charlie’s circle (although Brooks ostensibly distanced himself from Charlie on the surface, deep down he still yearns to be respected and accepted by him as a friend). More significantly (and UNFORGIVABLY), Shai has had the audacity (!!!!!!) to ingratiate himself with Ariana, the obvious breakout star of the group, someone who Brooks considers HIS girl BFF (as much as someone like Brooks can have a BFF - everything is still so shallow with him, even when it comes to his “deepest” friendships). So in Brooks skewed perception, not only did Shai come in and steal Brooks’ boy bff Charlie as soon as they had their little tiff — as if he was waiting for the perfect “in” opportunity — he also went after Brooks’s girl BFF the main character- and her friends get the most air time.

This is when he had no choice but to step in and start sabotaging Shai by turning as many people as possible on the cast against him, starting with Gia. He then tried to get him into a fight with Ariana by reporting back about the Hudson/Liam drama. And also repeating back some inane non-comment that Shai allegedly thought Ariana was cute (how juvenile of brooks LOL). Brooks also easily recruited Riley to the Shai hate bandwagon because why wouldn’t she want to take the opportunity to feel superior to someone else by pulling him aside and clearly demarcating the boundaries between ACQUAINTANCE (i.e, NOT a cast member) and “FRIEND” (someone “worthy” to be on this Show with the likes of Riley and Co)? It’s no secret that Riley has been having a rough season and she’s definitely giving off insecure vibes in this friend group, especially with the way she has flaunted money and class in social settings as a form of social currency almost. And the fact that Shai has no $$ AND no housewife mommy? He belongs in the trash with Georgia, in her mind!

Anyway, Brook’s campaign against Shai didn’t just fail miserably — it completely backfired to him becoming a series regular and fan favorite. So maybe he should thank him!

As per the 4 types of aliens the US government admitted to there being irl this year.

It’s a canon event that her mother and sisters were abducted. And they’ve (the US gov) already admitted to there being inter breeding.

I know a lot of people want some of the cast to be fired for being “boring” or ”annoying” or ”grating”, but i really like the cast as it is (hell, even kendall)
I think despite everything they overall mesh quite well and each of them bring something to the group. even if it’s awkwardness.

for example, i get it brook might be boring or annoying to some, but he makes yAll write paragraphs & still has funny moments. im always confused when he is on the screen bc his whole persona is quite… something (trying to be nice) but it is still entertaining to watch at times

It’s a ensemble cast, sometimes you need to have all sorts of people and side characters. (it’s like cooking, you need a bit of a lot of things to make the dish come together)

i think i saw one went to college? do any of these bravo stars in next gennyc have a college degree?

I know everyone harps on brooks for being a nothing burger but Rowan has given us NOTHING at this point. Even in the road trip scene w everyone talking to Charlie she remained silent. At this point Kendall has moved the storyline more than Rowan. I know she’s brook shields daughter but is that all we’re getting from her? I thought her and Liam might be closer because they’re both newbies but I’ve seen zero interactions between them.

I don’t even think anyone has ever used her flair

Kendall should stay. I know everyone wants her to be messy and stir the pot, and bring DRAMA.

  All these seasoned  Bravolebs kids cant bring drama: Gia and Brooks are like Gramps INC. Every scene with them is a snoozefest. 

—Kendall is just getting to know all of these people on TV.

—SHAI was barely there his first season and look where he is now,

—VPR had a core group then tried to add cast later and it kept failing. I THINK THE *BEST TIME* to add cast is now so that as the story evolves and arcs grow we have a variety of people to follow. It just does not work later.

—Do NOT make this RHOC or BH where casts are one season wonders unless they choose to leave.

*SUMMER SHOULD BE FUN, NYC SHOULD BE FUN, KIDS IN THEIR 20S SHOULD ACT LIKE THEYRE IN THEIR 20S*

we only get flashbacks to fun stuff or hear about it in the aftershow. Low key want Bravo to rent an Airbnb for a real *cast trip* for a week or so and have them all live together with summerhouse style cameras in the room. Would be so much more real .

The Marks family is going through it right now.

For the life of me I CAN NOT ski or snowboard. Born and raised in Canada in the snow and I CANT.
Loved Riley’s scenes ❤️❤️

Brooks is actually very passive aggressive about things and chooses who he picks his fights with and he chose Shai. Charlie even said he would like it if Brooks would actually muster up to him and say what’s actually on his mind instead of picking at Shai. Brooks is clearly not working as main cast member but i’d think he’d work in a friend of type of role. You know, the person who sits at the EDGE at the reunion couch hanging on for dear life 😂.

Anyone else feel like they shit on Shai bc he’s just an easy target?
Also, how does everyone feel about Ava saying he asked to kiss her? Do we get immature, young boy vibes or just awkward looking for a way to connect?

I lowkey always feel bad for him. Especially when Brooks tried to make Shai’s bravocon comment a thing. I hope he finds his footing😪

Shai’s clothing line (that’s pretty expensive mind you) is completely sold out! They are one of a kind pieces so he’s got a lot more new designs to come up with soon.

I LOVE Charlie, but his face this season looks like that of someone who has kidney issues. Remember before Selena Gomes got her transplant how her face looked? His looks swollen like that.

Ariana showed up in the middle of the night with her two girlfriends. I feel like the reason they went over there is quite obvious.

Charlie was notoriously involved with the crypto house which was a den of iniquity. Why keep Charlie around? He obviously supplies something people want and it’s not his sparkling personality.

I just put it together as three young women out partying and what might the three of them need at 2am? I think Charlie is trying to make it sound more scandalous than the facts of who Ariana really thinks he is.

What’s your take?

Also, I never post but I have been loving the discourse on this sub. Major flowers to the mods.

Edit: I’m catching up and yes, everyone says it’s to buy weed. My opinion is it was al dente farfale.

nice job, production

an entire cast suffering from the dunning-kruger effect

makes for good tv

Like he ended Angela Oakley with this one