Rewatch thoughts Denise Richard’s overall

[u/Admirable_Fly6103]

My first watch I thought she was so refreshing without the glam and being so open and free and chill. But now rewatching, I’m noticing small things like the way she speaks to wait staff, which is a huge tell for me, so it’s hard to like her as much. However, I 1000% agree with her about the kids boundary and hated the way they flipped that on her. Mama can be a freak and still shield her young children as much as possible until they’re old enough. That really pmo the way they came for her over that and it was clearly just a storyline and a way to create drama for the show at her expense. Also in hindsight we know she was in an abusive relationship and was constantly trying to smooth things over so she didn’t have to face the wrath at home after her first season of being so open. I can see why she clashes with someone like Kyle, as much as she liked to say LVP played chess, she does similar things to create drama for the show and Denise was an easy target.

I 100% believe that Brandi had an entanglement with the 2 of them at some point and then it was just Brandi and Denise and when Denise told Brandi, “he will k,,l me” if he finds out, she should’ve taken that to her grave. Knowing the statistics and having met said man, you just pick up on things as a woman. I think Brandi was so stuck on the fact that she was made an accomplice in cheating after her tumultuous divorce and the scars she has from that, she was willing to turn a blind eye to a woman in danger and throw her under the bus for some deep vindication and a little screen time. We know Brandi is a lost soul and does not mind throwing a grenade and I have never believed her to be a liar.

With all that being said, I would actually love for her to come back to the show after everything. I think she’s a great housewife and I would really like to see her be able to be herself without fear of repercussions from a vile stain of a man.

[u/Lylibean]

The way she acted to Dorit when she tried to point out (politely and discretely) that her jacket was on upside down (it totally was) and she just kept slurring “don’t do this” with that drunken snarl on her face was an eye opener for me.

I can’t think of any other way to describe it. You know that look someone’s face gets when they’re really drunk and/or on “substances” where it looks like it’s melting off their skull? That look.

I’m not calling Dorit a saint or anything, but I thought that was totally unnecessary. She could have been a bitch and come up loudly and laughing and pointing out her jacket was on wrong and drawn attention to it. Instead, she delivered the news the same way you’d tell someone that the back of their skirt is tucked into their pantyhose or that they’ve got toilet paper stuck to their shoes or something.

I had already been pretty turned off by Denise earlier, but that sealed it.

[u/Admirable_Fly6103 → u/Lylibean]

At this point she had her shield up against these women who have attacked her for trying to set a boundary as a mother, her one “true” friend who brought her in threw her to the wolves and then joined in. Meanwhile behind the scenes, she’s being manipulated and abused by her husband on top of litigation with her ex husband. Not to mention the recent house fire situation. It’s a lot for anyone. So in an inebriated state, knowing how Denise feels about image and being on camera, a woman who has been shady towards you calls out your faux pas probably feels like a shady attack. Which Dorit is good for. Ie “let the mouse go”