Bravo fans love the reunions.
The reunion is the place for stunts and shenanigans.
So when areality staris MIA, the reunion truly feels incomplete, sometimes unfulfilling.
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It can be a let down.
It’s that eleven o’clock number before the curtain falls.
In his memoirs, Andy Cohen noted his displeasure, but there was nothing he could do.
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Because the story was underway,there were no consequences for Jacqueline.
The fallout from her long-time friendship withKyle Richardswas enough for Lisa Vanderpump to say au revoir.
Luckily for her,she will always have her namesake spin-off.
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Only in a Sprinter Van can these iconic moments happen.
You know, having her feet held against the fire wasn’t something she was interested.
SoMary did her time in “Housewivestime out” before getting a chance to playwith the ladies once again.
But for some individuals, their absence may be slightly out of their hands.
The Grand Dame is not alone in having major personal crises as a factor for their absence.
Kim Richards did return the following season.
And then there is theJen Shahof it all.
In the end, it didn’t matter, as Jen Shah is still enduring her prison sentence.
So What Happens to Karen Huger?
But the fact that she may be facing prison also says that she may not be able to return.
There have been other Housewives who have had substance struggles and have been granted a second chance.
Now to the future.
There must be consequences for not appearing.
Those who did not appear through their own volition got what was coming to them.
And that should be the official rule.
I’d say let’s see what happens next time, but do we really want a next time?
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