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Ali Barthwell is a writer who has been recapping reality TV shows—The Bachelor and Real Housewives among them—since 2015. She is an Emmy-winning writer for Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. Her work has been featured on The AV Club and Chicago Magazine.

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    The Bachelorette Recap: Are You Ready for Some Football?There are injuries aplenty in this episode, and only some of them take place during a football game.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: The AmbushKaren is the Benedict Arnold of event invitations.
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    The Bachelorette Recap: Minnesota NiceWhat exactly is Becca’s personality, apart from her home state?
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Ghost ProtocolTurns out you’re never too old to get ghosted.
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    The Bachelorette Season-Premiere Recap: The Damn ThingThe best line of the episode comes from … the last Bachelorette.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Mending FencesWho hasn’t had a cry in the shampoo bowl?
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    Everything We Learned by Watching Ashley I. and Jared’s Story of Us VideoHow did this blessed union of Bachelor in Paradise contestants finally happen?
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: The Wig PartyWe are STILL at the Fat Bird Resort.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Free Uncle BenThe Housewives’ visit to Nemacolin gets complicated by relationship drama and a ropes course.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: The Fat BirdAre there resorts that just exist for reality-TV stars to stay at and fight in?
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: The Suspect HusbandWhy in the world does Candiace keep talking about her fiancé’s penis?
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Mother’s DayAshley Darby is a Tennessee Williams heroine in the middle of Potomac.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion Finale Recap: The Roach MetaphorIf Kim wants something positive, she should stick to Don’t Be Tardy reunions.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion Recap: Petty DramaI’m not enamored with the latest Kim and NeNe feud.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: The Meme WarsWhy in the world does a Monique fan page exist?
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Mind Your BusinessWe all know Karen don’t work.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion Recap: Bone CollectorIs Porsha sorry? Is Kenya pregnant? Can Marlo pronounce the word “bond”?
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Season-Premiere Recap: The Grand DameThe Grand Dame is now the Grand Dette.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Finale Recap: The Exterminator and the RoachThis finale provided us with some of the best images in Real Housewives history
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Children and MothersDid Kenya marry a sexy mannequin? It’s possible.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: The Problem With NeNeNeNe is everything that is wrong and right about the Real Housewives franchise.
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    How to Get Away With Murder Season Finale Recap: Let Annalise Live!All I want is Viola Davis in a series of responsible-looking wigs delivering passionate monologues.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Love & HamWhat did Shereé know? When did she know it? What exactly is a water bug?
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    How to Get Away With Murder Recap: Wes Side StoryIt’s a very emotional day for Annalise and the Gang.
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    The Bachelor Finale Recap: Guilt and ShameIs Arie at all sorry for what he did? Nah.
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    The Bachelor Season Finale Recap: I Don’t Love ThatYou can’t watch what happened here and not feel a deep, seething rage.
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    How to Get Away With Murder Recap: The People’s CourtCan Kerry Washington be on this show every week?
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    The Bachelor Recap: I Love That and I Love YouJust tell us what Arie did and free us from this prison.
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    The Bachelor Recap: The Women Tell AllIn what universe is this a “controversial” season, Chris Harrison?
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Barcelona NightsAre we going to lose two Housewives this season?
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    The Bachelor Winter Games Finale Recap: The StrengtheningWhy even have fantasy suites? This whole show is a fantasy suite.
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    The Bachelor Winter Games Recap: No BoyHow dare this show make me feel something for Ben Higgins?
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    The Bachelor Recap: Meet the ParentsArie is a beige pashmina come to life.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Wisdom of the EldersIs the biggest drama this season really between two people on different continents?
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    The Bachelor Winter Games Recap: The Jacuzzi AppointmentWhat kind of a Dadaist exercise is this?
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    The Bachelor Winter Games Premiere Recap: The Wrong ReasonsHave you ever wondered what The Bachelor would be if the ladytestants could vote each other off?
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    The Bachelor Recap: The Heartless BachelorWe’re just marching toward the inevitable final two of Lauren B. and Becca K., right?
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: No Beef Vegan DinnerThis show really doesn’t work when the ladies get along, does it?
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    How to Get Away With Murder Recap: How to Survive a ScandalOlivia Pope has entered the picture!
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    Everything RuPaul’s Drag Race Got Right About The BachelorRuPaul’s parody of The Bachelor was pitch perfect.
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    The Bachelor Recap: Le Célibataire Ennuyeux (the Boring Bachelor)Arie can barely muster anything that resembles human affection.
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    How to Get Away With Murder Recap: Mommy IssuesSacrebleu! What does Laurel’s mom have to do with Wes?
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    The Bachelor Recap: Krystal KlearEvery great diva has an iconic meltdown in a bathrobe.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Tea TimeThe one and only Eva the Diva has arrived.
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    How to Get Away With Murder Recap: While You Were SleepingThis is one of those episodes where HTGAWM is setting up the craziness to come.
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    The Bachelor Recap: Feelin’ 22In 100 years, when our great-great grandchildren look back at our time and wonder when our empire fell, I will point at this episode of The Bachelor.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Houston StrongKenya is on a mission to prove that she’s the most charitable.
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    How to Get Away With Murder Recap: Baby DramaIt was only a matter of time before Laurel’s dad showed up and ruined everything.
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    The Bachelor Recap: GLOBI still can’t tell any of these women apart.
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    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Elephants on ParadeWe’re all cheering for Shereé and her prison boo.
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