Okay, we would only say this to you -- we may have loved The Real Housewives of Atlanta. We know. We KNOW. We didn't really have any time for The Real Housewives of Orange County (we're from Los Angeles and generally annoyed by OC), and we think there was a Real Housewives in New York but, why? And then the Real Housewives came to the dirty south, and we kind of love them for it...
Here's the rundown:
Sheneé -- "The problem today is that they're intimidated by successful women." This might be true, Shereé, but we're not totally what your job is. Perhaps a better observation would be that men are intimidated by women who've divorced their previous husbands and taken them for millions of dollars. Not that we blame her. Do what you've gotta do, girl.
Kim -- "I'm a white woman trapped in a black woman's body. People always said I should've been black anyway." We strongly suspect that Kim's got some crazy just waiting to break out. Her "celebrity" boyfriend doesn't want to be on a reality show (understandable) so she refers to him as "Big Papa" in order to keep his identity a secret -- we feel like this nickname gives their relationship a bit of an ick factor. We will say, Kim's kids are a good time -- Kim takes her daughters along to pick out a new Escalade, and one of them says, "If it's less than $100, I'll pay for it." Come on, that's cute.
NeNe -- "I don't keep up with the Joneses; I am the Joneses." NeNe's a woman with a plan. She runs a bunch of charities and wants to start a boutique hotel. NeNe's husband Gregg, is more than a little creepy, and won't let her eat any potatoes. That being said, he doles out thousand dollar checks to her sons on their birthdays, so she's not complaining. We're willing to conceed that Gregg might not be all bad.
DeShawn -- "The best part of being married to an NBA star is the lifestyle." DeShawn is our favorite. She reminds us of a modern day Elizabeth Bennett re-making Pemberely to fit her own tastes and sensibilities. Okay, maybe that's taking it a little far, but we still like her. Also, she and her husband (NBA guard Eric Snow) seem to actually like each other. Plus, her hair is fierce.
Lisa -- "Of course we have money, but I like a bargain." Lisa's a real estate broker/painter/clothing and jewelry designer/screenwriter/actress who's trained in martial arts, and married to NFL player Ed Hartwell, "but you'd never know it, 'cause it's not like he's always with the helmet on." Lisa's pretty badass, and we kind of want to be her.
Yeah, that's right, we're going to keep watching. Our only complaint: Can we get some Outkast and Goodie Mob on the soundtrack? Please?