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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Sunday, January 29, 2017 - 3:58 pm
Megan and Jim moved to the OC to take care of his daughter while his former wife was dealing with cancer. After his ex-wife died and the daughter left home (I think she went off to college but I wouldn't swear to it), there was no need for Megan to stay in the OC.
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Willwillbee
Member
09-19-2001
| Monday, January 30, 2017 - 9:04 am
Thanks Lexie, that makes sense. Megan didn't strike me as being interested in acting & it didn't make sense to me that he lived in St.Louis & she was in OC.
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Scotchbright
Member
10-05-2006
| Monday, January 30, 2017 - 10:42 am
Jim Edmonds also played on the West Coast, another reason he was on the West Coast a lot, but he's now a broadcaster for Fox Sports MidWest/St. Louis Cardinals so is based more in St. Louis now.
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Northwestblonde
Member
09-01-2005
| Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - 9:26 am
I'm sorry things seem to be tense again between Shannon and David. Keep shaking my head over Vicki. What a clueless wonder. She'd still be with Brooks if he hadn't left her. Maybe it's the domestic violence background, but she seems to have a nice guy, but doesn't seem that interested in keeping him the way she chased Brooks all over hell's half acre.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - 10:55 am
Ugh Vicki.. I was hoping she would be gone this year and why did the bring Meghan and the other lady back. I think I am over the OC and won't be watching anymore. I still plan on watching BH and may check in on NY but I think the series as a whole has run its course. Time for me to move on.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - 1:17 pm
I know what you mean Terolyn; Vicki should be gone she is just awful and has no self-awareness at all. Not really much to watch there. And I am really surprised at how Shannon is so down on herself, she looked so sad and unhappy.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - 4:52 pm
Ugh, Vicki is right, Ter. Vicki has ruined my flavor for this franchise....I'll still tune into Atlanta and I still have NY on my dvr. Just a couple episodes behind. You know there something wrong with the world when Tamera doesn't seem that bad. Shannon is basically a good person but she's getting on my last nerve tweeting about her weight gain and blaming Vicki.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 6:01 am
I think Shannon is using Vicki as a scape-goat. She is depressed and unhappy and I think that is largely due to her relationship with her husband. I don't think there is much left to salvage. Also, note to all the housewives... vow renewals = marriage death.
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Jenjackso
Member
02-10-2009
| Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 3:47 pm
It seems that Megan is back. Above there was so much matter-of-fact statement that she was off the show. What happened? Shannon cannot blame Vicki for her weight gain, even with the added stress. I hope she gets the help she needs.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, July 14, 2017 - 3:22 am
They must have offered Megan a shitload of money to come back because she was G-O-N-E. They sold their main residence in the OC when she moved back to St. Louis so now they are staying in their vacation home which is a good 2-3 hour drive (one-way) from the OC. I wonder if they are going to rent a house in the OC because that drive is a killer just to attend cast events.
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, July 18, 2017 - 7:03 am
I really could have done without Lydia and her mother. I fastforwarded through their parts last night. What is with Tamara's son, Ryan? Who wears a full long beard in southern California and then can't take his cap off and covers up the rest with sunglasses. He was the only one at the party that didn't take off their sunglasses. It looks like he is trying to disguise himself.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Tuesday, July 18, 2017 - 11:10 am
I always liked Megan (as much as someone can like a housewife). But I don't think she fits into this cast at all. I'd like to see her just concentrate on that baby of hers but not my decision.
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Pdxtransplant
Member
07-09-2010
| Tuesday, July 18, 2017 - 4:45 pm
Jeez Lydia...someone must have told her to get in there and cause some ruckus. Shannon by no means yelled at her. Replays come in handy. And Lydia was there stirring the pot with so little finesse...she'll be gone again.
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, July 18, 2017 - 8:24 pm
she'll be gone again. One can hope!
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Rehtse
Member
08-17-2005
| Wednesday, July 26, 2017 - 11:35 am
I feel bad for Shannon and her family. I think that based on what we are seeing, that she and David need to call it quits. Their marriage looks doomed.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Wednesday, July 26, 2017 - 12:44 pm
Shannon should have never come back after last season. You could see where she was getting a little chunky at the reunion. And she's trying to blame the weight gain on Vicki revealing that David hit her. What does that have to do with anything? If it isn't true, why is she eating and drinking herself into oblivion? Clearly, David isn't worried about the allegations -he's as fit as ever. Do I think David might have gotten physical with Shannon? Yes, I do. But I don't think David really cares. He'd be more than happy to split up right now if he could. I suspect that once the youngest turns 18, these two will be kaput (if they can last that long).
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Rehtse
Member
08-17-2005
| Thursday, July 27, 2017 - 9:16 pm
I agree. He looks like he checked out a long time ago. She really is damaging her family. I suspect that she may have a problem with alcohol. That may be part of the reason for the weight gain.
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Jenjackso
Member
02-10-2009
| Monday, July 31, 2017 - 2:30 pm
I am wondering how Shannon gained that much weight, that quickly. I am overweight, so I am not judging, I'm just thinking it was not even a full year since the reunion. I'm wondering if she's been checked for Cushings. Hopefully medical reasons have been reviewed instead of just "it's all Vicki's fault."
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, August 01, 2017 - 3:24 am
Jen, Shannon was "fluffy in the belly at the last reunion." (She looked about 20 15-20 lbs. heavier to me at the reunion.) There's about a four-month gap between the time the season finishes filming and the reunion is filmed. Then there is about a three-month gap or so between the time the reunion airs and the next season starts filming. So she gained the 40 lbs. over a period of about seven months.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, August 02, 2017 - 9:02 am
When Shannon was on Watch What Happens Live she talked about "blame Vicki" in her way, she was stress eating because of how it would play out oncamera and the reactions of being accused of wife beating... She said she hasn't been drinking and was losing weight (I forget how much... honestly we obsess way too much about weight, Shannon wasn't healthy and I hope that's being addressed more in her mind)
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, August 28, 2017 - 8:40 pm
Does anyone else find it odd that they (can't remember their names) are launching a print magazine in this day and age. Just seems really odd to me.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 3:16 am
Dipo, that would be Lydia and Doug. And it does seem odd.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 4:09 pm
Thanks Lexiegirl. I have basically given up on this show, can't deal with Vicki, but I do catch things now and then.
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Jasper
Moderator
09-14-2000
| Friday, September 08, 2017 - 8:09 am
Why does Peggy sound like she has such difficulty with English. She has been here since she was an baby. And with all their money you'd think she could get a decent hairstyle, she always appears like she has been dragged thru a hedge. I'm not sure why she is even there, along with Lydia. Vickie certainly is in fine vindictive form this season.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Saturday, September 09, 2017 - 4:07 am
Jasper, I don't know. But what is weird is I used to work for someone who was Armenian. His parents came here when they were very young children and even thought they were raised in the US, they both had thick Armenian accents. My boss, who was born in the US, did not have an accent. However, I don't know if his brother and sister had an Armenian accent because they lived in Maryland and I never met them.
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