Previously on the Real Housewives of New York City...
You grandmother was the only one
who's been there for you forever.
This is gonna be a blast tonight.
-Yes. -It's gonna be fun.
And it's exciting because it's our last night.
We're gonna get dressed up for Halloween,
it's a 1970's-inspired beauty pageant.
Is everyone at the table gonna early vote?
I don't even wanna ----ing partake.
Please don't, don't come at me with some really
self-righteous "but you need to vote!"
No, I wasn't gonna say that.
Y'all's friend Leah, she is so rude to me.
She's like "Don't be so righteous with me!"
-on the beach. -Was she talking about me?
Yeah, she said that she felt that you had a responsibility
to vote, and she was really bothered by that.
Okay. Now we're done. I'm dealing with enough.
I don't give a sh-- who's winning or who's not winning.
My grandmother's dying, that's all I care about
right now, so please shut the [bleep] up.
Relax, bitch.
You wanna call me a ----ing bitch?
Thought they're gonna kill each other in the van!
-Leah's gettin' out the car! -I'm not going with her.
-Oh, come on. -Nope, not going with her.
She needs to turn it down. I'm not dealing with this.
Sorry, she's such a ----ing loser. She's a psycho.
When Leah-- you just gotta let her just blow off some steam.
Like, I'm overwhelmed, I'm very overwhelmed.
Well, you look great. [laughing]
-Here she comes. -Wha-
[sighing]
You can't scare me away, Leah, honestly.
-Boo. -Like, I could care less.
Victoria and Nicole are here waiting for us.
We're late, let's go. What about a vow of silence?
I think that was a really good idea.
-She's coming. -I'm the- I'm the crazy one now.
I'm laughing, it doesn't even really matter. Please.
I'm in the worst ----ing mood ever,
but Luann's planned this night,
and she's really looking forward to it.
And I can't let this giant neck wound go to waste.
-Are these yours? -Yeah.
-I threw them at her. -Oh, You did?
No wonder they're everywhere. Do you want them-
-I'll leave them over here. -Thank you.
Heather is definitely in the wrong place at the wrong time.
So I feel bad, because it's really not about Heather.
It's really about Leah, and what she's going through.
My advice to Heather is just to shut the [bleep] up.
Whoa! Disco queen, look at you!
Oh, you look great!
I'm gonna sit right here, next to...
-You look hot, very hot. -It's very hot in here.
Okay, so, I just wanna know what you said about me.
'Cause I wanna know if I'm overreacting,
and you misheard what she said.
I might've misspoke, Heather, so let me be clear.
I thought I heard you say it was irresponsible
for an able voter to not vote. You didn't say that.
-No. -So then I misspoke.
I didn't use the word irresponsible.
Then I misspoke, and I'll own it.
Well, I feel like sh--. I really do.
This was like... [bleep] My bad.
Sorry Heather. Sorry sis.
Sorry.
Last thing I need today is for anyone
to talk to me about something serious, like politics,
or not voting, or voting. Believe me, I get it.
But where I'm at right now, it's not my priority.
I'm thinking about my grandmother, that's it.
And I am on edge as [bleep].
We can have differences of opinion,
it doesn't mean we don't love each other.
But, you don't know Heather, and she shouldn't be saying
anything about anything is what you're saying.
I'm sure it all came from a good place,
Heather, and I apologize for losing it.
I understand, and I have had a lot of compassion
for you over it. A lot.
So let's just leave it right at that.
Okay, we're here. We're here.
We gotta get our beauty queen faces on.
I think we got some place.
Good venting.
You don't have to have a rhyme or a reason,
sometimes you just have to let a girl vent.
And your girlfriends have to be there to catch you.
That's the way I feel.
-Girls! Come on in! -Here's our host!
Hi! Oh my God, you look amazing!
Thank you, babe. How are you?
I hope you're ready to party!
[disco music]
[squealing] Oh my God!
It's beautiful!
Whoa, look at you, oh my God. Isn't this gorgeous?
Nice! Hey!
Hi, gorgeous! You look amazing.
-I love the coat! -Thank you, so do you.
You look great! Look at you, I love it!
It's not our usual Halloween party
where we have lots of people, everybody getting dressed up.
It's just gonna be our group,
and we're gonna make it fabulous.
-Oh, we have sashes! -We have sashes!
Of course. All have titles.
Can I help you claim yours?
Yeah, I wanna show my cleavage. I worked hard on this cleavage.
-No, no you have to have-- -No! I like my cleavage.
I'm showing my cleavage. My cleavage looks good.
What if I make it with your cleavage showing?
Good. Fine, do that then. It's a beauty pageant, right?
One of my best features-- besides my legs
which are now covered-- are my breasts.
So, you know, I wanna put my, you know, best breast forward.
Live, and in colour from the Topping Rose,
in luscious Bridgehampton, New York,
this is the Miss New York pageant!
[cheering]
-You're gonna win this. -One of the girls here tonight
will be chosen as Miss New York, 1970.
And now, please welcome the top six,
and most beautiful girls of the USA.
-Miss South Hampton. -[cheering]
-Yes! -Miss Upper East!
-[cheering] -Hit your mark, ladies.
Next, we have Miss Sag Harbor.
-[cheering] -Please welcome Miss City Hall!
[applause]
We have Miss Upper West.
-[hooting] -And welcome Miss Downtown.
-[cheering] -Yeah Downtown!
Happy Halloween, and welcome, ladies.
Each other these ladies have been working
tirelessly on their special talent.
Up first, we're gonna introduce Miss Sag Harbor.
Are we too close?
Front row is in danger for sure, and up on stage, beware.
Oh, no, she's very good.
[military drumbeat]
-Wow! -[cheering]
All right!
[loud "Woo"ing and cheering]
Yes! Yes, a round of applause.
[applause]
Miss Southampton, what will your talent be this evening?
-Wait, Sonja is butt-naked. -You know, Luann,
I think, has been very impressed with my arms.
I'm gonna show why my arms are so good.
All right, we can cue the music.
[applause]
-Look at the bartender. -I love it!
Yes, the crowd is very into this.
[70s dance music]
This is good, Ramona.
Miss Ramona is wowing the crowd.
[awkward silence and glass clinking]
♪
-Oh my God. -Oh, she's getting down!
Push-ups in a ballgown, ladies and gentlemen!
That's pretty good.
11! 12! 13!...
20! 21! 27! 38! 40!
I have no idea how this woman is doing 40 push-ups.
I can barely do eight of them.
Ramona consists of rosé and muscle.
-Okay! -Go! Yes!
Start again!
Are you her coach? You been coaching her?
Yeah, you can do it! You can do it! We've got faith!
Yeah, you can do it-- I believe in you!
[cheering]
Good job!
Be! Aggressive! B-E aggressive!
B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E
[cheering]
For my talent, I'm gonna do a spoken word.
The Black woman has had to had a greater lens on society,
than about any other group.
We have to understand white men, white women,
and we have to understand ourselves.
And when Black women win victories,
all of society benefits.
[cheering and applause]
This is a beauty pageant. We're supposed to have some fun.
Can't you have fun for just one night?
To close out this portion of our special talent,
the one and only Miss Upper East.
[laughter and accordion music]
-Three! Three! -Oh my God.
Three words! First word!
Oh! Oh, you're her assistant.
-Marry. -Love!
Woo! [laughing]
-Horse! -Vagina!
-The D word!
-Marry, [bleep], kill! -[excited yelling]
-I said it first! -There we are!
This is gonna be very difficult to judge.
♪
I know we're all on the edge of our seats to learn
who will be this year's Miss New York,
and head off to Miss America 1970.
Our second runner up is...
[drumroll]
Miss City Hall!
[cheering]
It's bullsh--.
Our first runner up is...
[applause and laughter]
...Miss Sag Harbor!
Oh! Oh! Oh.
-I know, right? -Really, Lu?
It's so rigged. That's bullsh--
-This is straight bullsh--. -Here we are.
So nervous.
And the winner is...
of the 1970 Miss New York...
[tense music]
Miss Downtown!
[cheesy romantic music] [cheering]
Oh my God!
♪
I can't help but feel kinda special that I won.
Hank didn't know about my grandmother, or my freak out.
So I'm not getting a charity win,
I won this sh-- fair and square.
I love the fact that Leah thought that she won
fair and square, but I rigged it,
because I really wanted Leah to win tonight. She needed it.
-Ugh. -Oh my God.
[yelling]
Oh! Tiaras are tossin' everywhere.
[yelling over each other]
Luann wanted that tiara.
I want to take this time out to own
my bad reactions that I had a few times this weekend.
But, I wanna thank my friends for helping me
get through a very challenging weekend,
and time. And thank you.
[applause]
Thank you for watching our Miss New York 1970.
Goodnight, and thank you for watching this broadcast,
Godspeed, and God bless America.
This was some bullsh--. I'm happy for you.
[laughing]
Bitch! Argh! Argh! Gimme this sh--, bitch!
Coming up...
Leah just sent me a sweet message: "Thank you for being
understanding this week with me. Sadly..."
-[small clatter] -What?
[bells tinkling]
[playful music]
♪
-[porcelain clattering] -[gasp] Dah!
Ramona's gonna kill me.
She said "No coffee upstairs."
Why is this going on?
[gravel crunching]
[whimpering]
-Ramona! -Yeah, baby.
Did you see what I brought you back?
-Ooh! -Frome Pierre's,
which is so good. Where is Sonja?
-She's trying to pack. -This is a wreck.
I saw that Leah left, no?
She went straight to her grandmother.
She didn't text me, but I don't blame her.
Having Leah for five days at my home,
we came to a better understanding with each other.
When she gets upset, she tends to lash out,
but it's just indicative of something really bothering her
inside, so, I'm not taking it personally anymore.
Leah just sent me a sweet message, or all of us I think,
In the group text. It makes me happy,
'cause I as said [mock crying] she didn't even text me goodbye"
But, no, she sent a group text.
"Thank you for being understanding this week with me.
Sadly..."
-[small clatter] -What?
[sobbing] Her grandmother died.
She didn't get to see her grandmother before she died.
Oh no.
"The speakers... my grandma passed at 3:52 AM."
[gasps] "My mom just told me.
I was on my way to say goodbye. Love you guys."
[mouthing]
♪
[whispering] So heartbreaking.
I am so terribly sorry for your loss.
♪
I am so sorry you did not get to see here before she passed.
I don't know if you wanna say that. Don't make her feel bad.
-Just say-- -Uh-uh, okay like, wait.
-Don't-- don't send that. -Terribly sorry for your loss?
You don't have to write it right now, just take a breath.
Yeah, you know what? I'll wait, you're right.
Okay I'll just say nothing.
This is exactly why my emergency contact is not Ramona Singer.
Because there's not any emergency
that Ramona's gonna make any better.
[distant chatter]
Oh! Hi, morning.
Oh, hey, Heather, how are you?
-Good morning. -How are you?
-I'm okay, how are you doing? -[chuckling] I'm good.
-Where's Eboni, is she up? -I think she's coming down.
-Do you wanna sit at the table? -Whatever you think, sure.
Oh my gosh. Well... wait for Eboni-- there she is!
-Good morning, ladies. -Good morning.
-How y'all doin'? -We need a warm quiche.
Yes. Glad you got that, Lu. Thank you, my dear.
Yeah, you guys got the text from Leah?
-What? -I'm sorry to...
-Yeah, what? -...tell you if you haven't
seen your phones yet, that Leah's grandmother passed away.
-Oh, she did? -At four o'clock in the morning.
She literally passed away this morning.
She was definitely feeling that coming.
-I Facetimed with her, actually. -Oh, you did?
And y'all, she's- I want you to know she wasn't hysterical.
I could tell she feels a way, about the fact that like,
"Should I have not been here this weekend?"
But I said "Leah, here's the thing,
and you know, I'm no rabbi or preacher."
I said, "But I don't think God makes mistakes."
"And I think the fact that your last memory of your grandma
will be being warm, and fun, and loving,
vs. her not talking--" that's where my grandma is.
That's why I think a part of me doesn't wanna see her like that.
-Right. -She also has Alzeimers,
so she's been gone for a while. That's...
That's what I went through. Mh-hm.
But then I feel like, am I a bad person for not going down there?
-No, that's so personal-- -It's such a personal choice.
You want to remember her the way you remember.
Look, my mother, I wanna be there for her.
My mom is literally the only blood family
-I have left in the world. -Oh, wow.
But, there is a young woman. Her name is Ashley.
And she reached out to me on Instagram about a year ago.
And she proclaims to be my sister.
She proclaims to be my father's daughter.
Who, your father you don't know.
-My father that I don't know. -It's perfect.
This is where this is really... sticky.
My mother... spoke about...
this man named Kenneth, who could potentially be my dad.
But she always was very honest and transparent about the fact
that there's no concrete answers.
And to be candid, you know, it's not really
something she's comfortable exploring.
So I called her, and I said, "Ashley, tell me
why you think I'm your sister. Let's start there."
-Right. -She says that my picture
was on her grandmother's mantle her entire childhood,
-and life, and still is. -Crazy.
And that her father and family
always told her she had an older sister.
And I wanna go on this journey to find out if it's true.
-Right. -This is exciting.
I feel Eboni is letting down her guard by sharing this with us.
She trusts us, and she's letting us in,
and I feel like I can be closer to her.
I feel like I said something to you, Eboni,
that I wanna share with the group, that--
-Oh, okay. -The bottom line is, is that,
um, we're all learning and we're all recognizing
what some rhetoric, and how words can hurt.
I feel like you're ready to preach,
and I don't wanna hear preaching.
-No, no, no. -Let her speak! And listen.
I'm actually not gonna preach.
I made a mistake, and I was trying to say
tell you that you were eloquent.
-Okay, here it is. -Is it this?
-Thank you. -You're very articulate,
I don't know if anyone ever told you that.
Thank you, I heard it a couple times.
I made a mistake, and I wanted to apologize,
because I hope that you knew the intent was--
I didn't think it was malicious. I of course accept your apology.
You said "You're very articulate."
Now, that's a trigger for me, because the subtext
of that is that Black people in this country
are not expected to speak the king's english
-properly. -Just like Ramona.
[laughing]
It was a giveaway, I had to do it.
I'm not fragile in that way.
So we'll have these uncomfortable moments,
and you can always ask the question.
And, you know, I don't have all the answers either.
I wanna be clear about that.
After a weekend full of ups and downs,
I am pleasantly surprised that there have been opportunities
to connect, and that makes me happy.
So that's it. Well, that's good.
-Cheers to that! -Cheers to that.
-I'm gonna go get my car fixed. -I'm gonna go pack.
I wanna just say, ladies, thank you for coming this weekend.
I had a fabulous time with all of you.
We had our ups and downs but we made it through.
I think we're stronger for it.
And I love that we're communicating,
and I'm glad you're teaching us some things.
-We're using our words. -Yes.
You're teaching white fragility.
-Learning from words. -Ah! Look at you, Ramona!
Proud of you.
Coming up...
If I call you a stupid slut--
-Yes! Yes! -[Leah and Eboni cheering]
[light percussive music]
I'm Eboni K. Williams, your attorney at law,
and host! Welcome to holding court.
I actually can't believe, Dustin,
-this is our 8th episode. -I can't even believe it either.
I think we're gonna be in the top ten before new years.
♪
-I loved picking this up. -I know, right?
-It comes with a little brush. -Let's see the brush.
But it's just to keep it manicured.
-Everything's faux. -So if it gets a little knotty?
Oh, my God! Look at that.
You never know what people are doin' on here.
♪
-Do you have black tights? -Maybe.
Not these. [laughs]
Fishnet stockings, wonderful.
Hey.
[sniffing]
[sobbing]
Come on, it's okay.
♪
I honestly don't even want to go.
I know. I don't wanna see her in the casket.
Because last time I saw her, she looked like herself, in a way.
-It's gonna be rough. -I almost was gonna just run.
-No, you can't-- -I know , I can't.
That would be typical me though.
I hate this outfit. It looks ridiculous.
I look like a whore.
I'm just a guest in my own home,
but while we're here, I want it to look like a home.
-Recycled paper. -Mm-hm.
So put that at the top of the stairs,
that means it goes down. Recycle envelope to reuse.
Why do people buy envelopes when you just
cross it out, and... use it.
♪
-Hi, -How are you?
-Good, how are you doin'? -I can't complain.
I'm meeting someone in your courtyard; is it straight back?
Yeah, just straight back, and to your left.
-Hey! -Hey, how are you?
-I'm good, how are you? -Good, good.
Oop! You know what, I'm not used to wearing heels,
-and I just went through here. -Careful, my gosh.
-Have a seat! -Oh my gosh.
I know Michael socially through Sonja Morgan,
but don't tell her that, 'cause she'll get jealous.
Kinda know me, but you don't know me,
but I am a very driven woman.
-I'm all over it. -That's one of the reasons
why I want to be affiliated with Douglas Elliman.
And you fixed up your own homes, right? And sold some of them.
-Yeah. -That's some of the best
-experience you can get. -Right, 'cause a lot of people
don't have the vision. See, I have vision.
I've always been a very business-oriented,
entrepreneurial-- I mean, I had my own company,
I did skin care, I did the pinot grigio,
I had HSN jewelry.
It's who I am. I need to work.
I know I'm a natural in real estate,
and if I can make money doing that-
'cause you know, money is my afrodesiac.
It's a very competitive business, real estate--
Well, I'm a competitive person.
Yeah, that's good, but it's a lot of work.
So, I'm excited to get my license here in New York.
It's taking-- it's more work, 'cause you have to complete
this 75 hour course. And they have to pass the test that--
Yeah, the company test, and then the state test.
And then if I want my license in Aspen or Florida,
-That's a whole 'nother thing. -It's really good to have
a sponsor when you go into real estate.
Michael is an excellent broker,
and heck, his father is chairman.
Come on, it can't get better than that.
I'm connected here.
So when you're showing real estate now,
we have to be so careful now, not to offend anyone.
So, we don't use the term master bedroom--
-Primary bedroom. -Right.
-I'm learning all these-- -It's not the law yet.
I'm sure it will be, but it's smart to--
-Be politically correct. -So, primary bedroom--
Is it called politically correct or just socially aware, or both?
Yeah, just being appropriate and sensitive, I think.
We can't call it "his and hers" baths, so we just say,
you know, main bathroom one and main bathroom two.
Dual bathrooms, something like that.
You can't say bachelor pad, you know.
You just can't use terms like that.
-Wow. -If it's right off Fifth,
I don't think you can say "steps to the park."
Someone told me that, 'cause of invalids!
-I don't... -Handicapped people!
If you're in a wheelchair, you're not stepping to the park.
Someone just told me that recently.
It's a different world today. And you know me, I'm unfiltered.
So, I have to be really careful, and watch my P's and Q's.
So, I think in the meantime, what we'll do is
we'll start working on some open houses.
It'll be a little different now, with...
social distancing and everything. But, yeah.
That'll be our next step, and we'll get goin'!
-And I'll keep studying. -Exactly.
♪
[thunder rumbling]
♪
Hello. Hey y'all!
Hi!
Hey, come on in!
Martin, I've heard so much about you!
-Hi! -It's so good to see you, mama.
-Are you gonna box today? -I'mma box you.
Okay, before we do that though, let me check on my girl.
How you doing? I know you had the- the wake was yesterday.
How was it? Was it, like, a beautiful ceremony?
It was. I mean like...
as beautiful as it could be. Like, so many people came.
[sighs]
It was a beautiful, but such a sad goodbye.
And it was raining so hard,
the rain just didn't stop, you know? [sniff]
Um...
I don't really know, like... what our family,
like, looks like without my grandmother.
I'm tryin' to have this perspective where, like,
my grandma's gone, and every decision I make,
for my life, has to be one that she'd be proud of.
Like, I have to think about her when I'm...
making decisions about my mom, when I'm making decisions
about my daughter, when I'm making decisions about myself.
-[gasp] Sonja! -Hey, baby.
[giggling] Hi! Hi...
Hi. Hi, girl.
Mmm. You look beautiful.
I need to give you some space, girl.
Oh my God- I knew I was gonna meet you someday!
I saw you on some Instagram!
Hey, how ya, doin'? Nice to seeya.
Save me from these two lunatics over there.
[laughing] Eboni and I, okay, we're virgos.
Okay, we're problem solvers,
and it's a joint effort to help Sonja.
And make sure that Luann and Ramona
don't step all over her anymore.
You think they're lunatics? Birds of a feather!
All right, let's get them wrapped.
I'm not in my comfort zone right now, for sure.
But I know that Martin's been great with Leah,
so I'm up for it.
I'll try anything right now.
All right, watch us.
Jab, jab, bop, bop.
-Oh, jeez! -Bop, bop, jab, jab.
-Bop, bop-- Jab. Bigger. -All right.
All right? Cross. Cross.
-She's got a good cross. -See what you can do.
-Which hand, the left? -The left is the jab.
Jab! [small thud]
Jab! But, why do you hold back?
[bleep] it! Come on!
Don't be so ----ing polite.
Sonja doesn't get the respect that she deserves.
I feel like she can be a punching bag.
You have to stop letting ----ing Luann,
like ----ing steam roll you.
I'm tired of your bullsh-- Sonja, okay?
He married me, okay? He ----ed you one night,
-that's all you-- -One night?
You have it so confused in your little brain.
Okay, your brain is not right, right now.
Sonja gets ribbed on a lot.
And, Leah and I are like [bleep] that.
-You're the star. -Come on, let's go.
-Let's go, Sonja! Come on! -Why don't I have a face mask?
'Cause I don't give a [bleep] about you.
Go! Hit me before I hit you.
Come on, you gotta throw ----ing punches.
Hit him! ----ing hit him, don't be scared.
-...throw punches, go! -Bigger, bigger, Sonja.
-Knock his ass out, Sonja. -Come on.
You're not using all your ----ing power,
you have so much power, Sonja, use it.
Who's giving you a hard time on this day.
-Luann. -Luann?
-Ramona. -What does Luann call you?
A slut. A one night stand.
If I call you a stupid slut, that how-- hard you gotta go?
[cheering and yelling]
[screaming cheers]
Come on, come on, come on, go, go!
-[bell dinging] -Woo!
Seeing Martin today is a great gift from Eboni and Leah.
I'm not putting up with anyone's crap,
kicking me when I'm down
because they think I'm not gonna fight back.
No, I'm stronger than I ever have been.
Turn the other cheek doesn't mean be a punching bag.
Stand up for yourself, right? [bleep] this sh--.
Exhausted!
Coming up...
Guys, we have a special guest. You know John F. Kennedy, right?
I know John! I love you!
[muffled] Baby, oh yeah!
[minimal synth music]
♪
We are exercising our right to--
-Vote for Dimmsdale! -[laughing]
Well, I'm about to vote, and there's a line...
There's a line. There's a really long line.
♪
Come on.
[small bark]
♪
Hey y'all, happy election day,
or as I'm calling it, happy Kamala Harris day, y'all.
I'm super excited. Got my AKA sorority letters on. Skee-wee!
Ready to vote for my soror for vice president.
Mission accomplished!
♪
Like an ice cube? Here, baby.
-[door buzzes] -Coming.
Ah! Sis.
Go and do your lap. Girl, there she goes for her lap.
-Hey, sis! -Hey girl, how are you?
Good to see you.
I'm inviting the ladies to come over.
I don't care who you supported-- I mean, I care.
But that's not a prerequisite for coming
to enjoy this moment of democracy.
Hey baby!
-Hi! -You look so gorgeous!
I live for your looks. Wait, where's Sarah?
-She's coming. -Oh, she's coming, okay.
She's on her way. Oh my God!
-Hey! -Hi!
Natalie, meet Leah!
So nice to meet you!
-How are you? -Good!
This is the election of a lifetime,
and there's a woman on the ticket as Vice President.
Le-Le do you want ice in your kombucha?
-I mean, kind of? -Yeah!
-Do you mind? -No, bitch, that costs more.
I don't know, I don't want to make you do stuff!
Okay, I'll be right back.
-How are you guys doing? -Good.
You guys just chillin' over here?
Yeah, just catching up.
Who's this?
Do you live in the city?
-Yeah, I live uptown. -Oh nice! Oh, cool.
Guys, we have a special guest.
Wow. Oh, God.
[laughing and cheering]
I had to park the car.
[laughing]
John, this is my friend Natalie.
-Nice to meet you. -How are you?
You know John F. Kennedy, right?
I know John!
-I love you! -[muffled] Oh yeah!
-Oh, hello! -Oh my God, gorgeous!
So nice to meet you, baby.
Lu, make yourself comfortable.
It's election night, we have to make it fun, I mean.
God knows, you know.
Everybody's so nerve-wracked out there.
There we go.
-How are you doing? -Good.
-What is this little... -I don't know!
It's an election tutu.
-Election tutu. -Hi!
-How're you doin'? -I'm okay.
Today, my friend was like, "how are you doing, like,
about your grandmother?" Then I start thinking about it.
'Cause, I'm keeping myself busy, I'm going through the motions.
I'm doing this, I'm doing that. And then when I sit down
and really think about it... Ugh...
Of course, you're still in shock, I mean it's part of
-the grieving process, you know? -Yeah, but we're okay.
Me and my mom are like, fighting like but...
[muffled murmuring]
When someone passes away, it's so hard, because, you know,
you don't wanna let them go, you don't wanna see them suffer.
But, you know, now that she's passed away,
I'm hoping that now Leah can reflect
on all the beautiful moments they had together.
-[buzzer] -Must be Miss Morgan--
oh! It could be Sarah! Let's see.
-Oh, cool, your sister's coming. -She is!
Awesome!
Have you met? You've met Lauren.
-Hi! -Hi!
How are you? Nice to see you again.
-Haven't seen you in a while. -I know, since Newport.
We haven't really met, and I feel like it's kind of
strange that you're also ignoring me like this.
-Guilty by association. -Guilty by association?
-That's so rude. -[squeaking sob]
Sarah, this is my good friend Natalie.
-Hi, so nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
I am surprised Ramona's not here, what happened to Ramona?
I'm not surprised.
Everybody's like "Come on, Lu."
-No, I am surprised, I thought-- -She was honest.
She's been planning to be in Long Island for a while,
because she's worried about the...
She's very worried about potential...
Oh, what's going on in New York.
Protesting or potential looting.
Even if there were riots, I'm pretty sure she'd be safe.
She lives in a high rise luxury doorman building.
Like, so do I, and I think we're good.
We have to know that, like, tonight
we're not gonna know the reality, right?
-Unless it's a landslide. -It's gonna take days, right?
-[sharp bark] -Oh! Baby!
You, you're hiding under people's sh--.
-Well you know what? -Ah, ah! Bup-bup-bup!
Oh my God, look at this one's on the table.
-What? -Whoa!
-On the table. -Angel!
Angel, yeah, "Angel." Such an angel. Girl, bye.
Mm-mm. Mm-mm. Hey you know, I like dogs, but...
-Angel! -There was no discipline here.
Leah's dog reflects a little bit of Leah.
I mean, thank God the dog doesn't have a torch.
[screaming]
Can she have a chip?
She can have one chip.
-Oh my- AH! -I got it.
She's so aggr- like, why is she so aggressive?
-Shut up, shady. -Listen, chips and guac,
I mean, I get aggressive for chips and guac too.
[laughing]
Coming up...
[yelling] I don't like fake!
Luanne, you've known Ramona a long time--
Shut the [bleep] up! Unless you're livin' it,
feelin' it, and breathin' it!
[dynamic music]
Now that's actually surprising, Texas being too early to call.
Come on, North Car- so goes North Carolina,
so goes this ----ing election.
I'm calling that right now. I'm sorry, I got excited.
Are you coming to the party tomorrow, too?
-Yeah. -Awesome!
Wait, what is the party? I don't actually know.
-You don't know anything about-- -Besides the theme.
Okay. So here's the thing, Miss Sarah.
This is going to be a night in Harlem
with yours truly, Eboni K. Williams, and friends.
Um, and-- [laughing]
Sorry, I had to laugh.
So pageant-like.
That was like, so, like...
I lived in Harlem for six years.
It's the soul of Black artistic expression,
-Black intelligentsia. -Mm-hmm.
I don't wanna spoil some of the people that you might
be re-introduced to, or introduced to
for the first time tomorrow night.
They capture that spirit.
When I think about how I wanna introduce a bit of who I am,
spiritually and energy-wise, and what feels extremely potent
about New York City to me, and that's Harlem.
It's so dope, I fell in love with Harlem.
-[buzzer] -That must be Sonja Morgan!
-Sonjarita. -That's Sonja.
That's Lady Morgan!
She's gonna surprise me, oh! Sonja, you look gorgeous.
We're all so underdressed, baby.
I dressed to be presidential.
Miss Sonja Morgan, ladies and gentlemen.
Oh!
Oh my God!
Isn't she so cute!
-How are you? -So cute!
I'm dressed like Morticia Addams.
-I love the whole thing. -I wore red!
-Woo! -To match my shoes!
Yeah, oh they do match your shoes!
Sonja, meet my beautiful friend Natalie.
-My beautiful friend Sonja. -Nice to meet you!
Power voter!
-I love it! -Yeah.
-Is this sirloin? -Sirloin, Sonja?
This filet. I don't serve my guests sirloin.
-Oh my God! -Bitch, sirloin?
I would never serve my guests sirloin.
She might as well have said chuck steak.
What do you think, it's ground beef?
Girl. Sis. Lobster, filet.
That's all you're gettin' over here. Come on.
Oh, shocker. Biden run New York. Mazel.
-All right. -Look at Carrie, look at Carrie.
-Carrie! -That's for me!
Now we're gettin' down to brass tacks.
That's mine. That bitch better stay away from my food.
Leah, honey, I love you, but you have to get Angel in check.
She's such a bad influence. My sweet little Carrie
would never do such awful things--
but for Angel's influence.
My event tomorrow, I was telling Lu and Leah
and Sarah, it's gonna be so nice.
Oh, tomorrow is gonna be right up Luann's alley.
-Yes, I said! Yeah, honey. -Yeah, Cotton Club! You know.
It's really gonna be so special.
I'm not wearing a gown or anything.
Why not? It's a party to dress for.
I'm coming just with a little black dress
and a headband, that's it.
I dunno, I'm happy that you just said-
'cause I- you wrote me "satan."
-I wrote you "satan?" -Satan, glitter I think.
-Oh, I meant sequins. -Oh!
Oh my God, sequins, not satan!
No, literally, I was like, "oh, I'll get like,
horns and I'll wear a glitter gown.
No, sequins, glitter, that's what I meant.
I think it was probably an auto-correct.
Showing up as the "white devil"
to Harlem might've been a little problematic.
Honestly, y'all. Me n' Nat are just here for Kamala Harris.
-[phone rings] -We are!
Here comes Ramona, y'all.
Let's see what the stinger's up to.
-[laughing] -The stinger!
The stinger is in her house, boarded up.
-Everybody's saying hey, Ramona! -Hi!
Look at how Sonja came to my house.
[screaming and laughter]
I'm a presidential hopeful.
Hey Ramona, when are you back in the city, by the way?
Ramona, are you gonna come to my Harlem party tomorrow?
-[scoffs] -Since when does it have to be
a safe zone for Ramona to go there?
She just doesn't wanna go to a political event, that's it.
When it comes to politics,
Ramona has a single issue: what is good for Ramona?
[laughing] Sorry...not sorry
Bye babe! Kisses, kisses. Bye Mona-Mona!
Is she like, with a bazillion people?
-I think she's got people over. -Think she's got people over?
I feel like Ramona has a lot of double standards.
Like she's kind of, like, a total hypocrite.
[laughs]
She has her moments. She has her moments.
She's actually fairly nice to me, I thought.
-Ramona has come very far-- -I thought so.
She posted you on Instagram, which I found funny.
-Tell me, Sonja. -Let me speak out,
-'cause I must speak my truth. -Here we go.
'Cause I'm an intuitive girl. I found it very manipulative.
-Really? -Because my girl Ramona
is the master of manipulation,
and she posted "I'm always up
-for meeting new girls." -Lies.
And guess what?
Y'all are telling me, I don't know.
I would not post a new friend, ever.
Why do you think she posted a picture of me--
-I don't like it. -Why do you think she did it?
-Why don't you like it? -I think she's saying
she posted a picture with an agenda.
I think so, yes.
Okay, so let's just say it plain, Sonja.
You think she posted a picture of a Black woman--
I don't like wearing causes as a handbag.
She also posted a picture of her and her new friend Bershan-
-Yeah. -who's also Black.
I don't know how long Ramona's been friends
with Bershan, but she's on her Instagram.
You know who's never been on her instagram?
-Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. -Thank you!
Wait, wait, wait. Are y'all tellin' me
that Ramona is posting pictures, rapid-fire,
of Black women in her life
to counter a narrative that she is racist.
♪
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait, wait, wait.
Are y'all tellin' me that Ramona is posting
pictures rapid-fire of Black women
in her life to counter a narrative that she is racist.
-Yeah. -Yes. 100%.
Obvi.
It does sound like a typical Ramona move.
Yeah. Yup, yup, yup.
-I feel kinda gullible. -No!
Not that like, we were best friends, but--
Don't get your hair up on your back,
I'm just sayin' I know my girl!
-I love her, she's my family. -I hear you.
But I will also tell you, the reason
I get my hair up on my back is because
I don't like people who wear the handbag:
"I support the LGBT"
and then they throw the handbag. Don't ride a cause to look good.
You don't like performative allyship.
-I hate that! -Got it.
I don't like fake!
Well Luann, you've known Ramona a long time.
Shut the [bleep] up, unless you're livin' it,
feelin' it, and breathin' it!
That's it! I love Ramona Singer,
but don't you ----in' post a picture
and say "I like my new friend!"
We did want Sonja to gain some confidence with Martin.
I don't like it! Period!
I think maybe, we created a monster.
Don't even excuse yourself- I do, you know, listen.
Ramona has manipulated me for years.
She is a master manipulator.
Yeah.
Sonja just has the tolerance
of a seventh grader.
She can have about a glass and a half of white Zinfandel.
Beyond that? [incoherent noises]
At first I was like, I would have liked
to have posted a picture with Eboni.
I think I'm gonna go. Time for me to go.
-Showboat? -Showboat!
Leah, I don't showboat your friend.
-You guys can tag team. -We're fine.
I've seen Sonja be a happy drunk.
I used to be a happy drunk with her.
-Be safe. -I'm gonna jump.
-Listen, it's time to jump-- -Did you give her water?
-A club soda. -Awesome.
There seems to be a shift going on, and now it's kinda
taken a turn for the worst, and it's hard to watch.
You, Ramona and Lu are like blood sisters.
-Right. -Y'all love each other
at a visceral level, and you fight like cats and dogs.
But you love each other like family; that's what I see.
If someone out of this circle ever said something to me
about Ramona, I'd punch their lights out.
Well, don't punch my lights out, child.
She's a master manipulator, and she thought posting
on her page would make her look good...
I'm very protective, because I'm not a social person...
They go out and have sex with guys and marry them....
She sh--s on my relationships all the time.
That's one thing... ...'cause it's like, oh,
this guy I'm dating has a boat...
It's not comfortable that's why...
I can't believe how late it is.
And mad states are too close to call.
The hell? Ow!
-She bit your nose? -Yeah, it's sore.
Lobster roll!
All right, I'm bringing Angel home, it's past her bedtime.
She's embarrassing me a little now.
-Angel's turning into a gremlin. -[laughing]
I'm all fun and games
until someone [bleep] with my new nose.
This is very expensive.
-Bye, honey. -Bye, gals.
Oh, Carrie's so sad her playmate's going.
-Oh, bye Carrie! -Oh, bye-bye!
You and Angel can play another time.
Oh, she's so sad!
All right, I'm out of here.
You want some lobster meat, baby?
Because you're not gonna eat that tomorrow.
No, I'm not.
I think this election party is really fun.
I was worried it was gonna be too stiff, and too preachy.
But I feel really comfortable here.
Do you think all the other election parties went this way?
Oh, no! We had a good one, baby.
You're a peacekeeper, and I love that about you.
I adore you, Sonja. I'll see you tomorrow, gorgeous.
-Bye! -Say bye!
-Thank you! -So silly!
Woo! Child.
Next time on the Real Housewives of New York City.
It's a gift that you don't drink, mom.
I feel so much better.
You're a lot better, to say the least.
-Hey queen! -Hey Eboni!
It is so beautiful in here!
I'm excited to bring these women to Harlem.
Some of them are coming for the first time.
Guys, this is Ramona's friend Bershan. This is Luann.
Hi beautiful, ooh, I love this outfit too.
-Thank you. -What is vertigo?
Here, I'll show you. It's a little scary.
You're gonna show us your vertigo?
Coco, we don't wanna talk politics.
I know she means well, I feel like she wants to educate me.
I don't want to be educated.
I wanna have fun right now. I want to escape for 24 hours.
Ramona, I'm glad you can do that.
I don't have the privilege to do that.
-Yes you can. -I can't escape it.
You know what? I gotta go now. Okay, I'm going.
[ominous piano]