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Brian Moylan is the author of the New York Times best seller The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Housewives. He also writes Vulture's Housewives Institute Bulletin newsletter. He started covering television in 2000, and his TV reporting and criticism has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, Vice, Gawker 1.0, Time, Cosmopolitan, Town & Country, the Washington Blade, and many other outlets.

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    Southern Charm Season-Premiere Recap: Doing the CharlestonCraig has a store, a girlfriend, and another show — he’s done taking Shep’s crap.
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    The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Ex-Wives Club Premiere RecapMy favorite is when everyone talks about how they were fired, which is an odd thing for a Housewife to admit.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Man OverpouredOther than Erika being really drunk, there isn’t much to hang this episode on.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Crystal ClearedDiana doesn’t want to get down in the muck, but that’s the whole show, babe.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Left UnsaidWait, so now both Sutton and Lisa are doing exactly what they accused Crystal of doing?
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: The Dark Crystal: The SequelKyle better watch out because Garcelle is coming for her EP credit this season.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: The Dark CrystalCrystal is at her breaking point.
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    A Reunion Recap Extravaganza!Untangling Teresa’s big lie and worrying about Summer House’s Paige, in this edition of the Housewives Institute Bulletin.
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    Get Reacquainted With Drag Race All Stars’ Winners’ CircleOne of these queens will be the show’s first two-time winner, so it’s time to brush up on what each has to offer — and what they lack.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Tabled DiscussionSupposed empath Sutton is at the center of two boring, petty fights that don’t amount to much.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season-Premiere Recap: Stealing the ShowHearing Dorit describe one of the intruders repeatedly saying, “Just kill her already,†is harrowing.
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    Teresa Said What?Tre’s behavior at the reunion prompts a RHONJ existential crisis in this edition of the Housewives Institute Bulletin.
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    Summer House Season-Finale Recap: Wedding SmellsKyle and Amanda’s wedding is an inevitable culmination and a bit of a letdown all at once.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season-Finale Recap: Lowered StandardsThis might go down as the worst vacation in Real Housewives history.
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    Summer House Recap: Prom and ProperThe prom has everyone feeling all warm and fuzzy.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Having a BallThe trip to the recording studio might be the one of the worst group activities of all time.
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    Summer House Recap: Labor Day Weak EndIt’s okay that Kyle is stressed out, but that doesn’t excuse him for getting drunk and yelling at all of his friends while out at a fancy restaurant.
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    The Real Housewives of Orange County Season-Finale Recap: Rock BottomEverything about this finale is weird and off-kilter.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Welcome to NastyvilleI am requesting hazard pay for what Teresa Giudice has done to my intellect, sanity, and goodwill for nearly a decade.
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    Summer House Recap: Bonfire of the InanitiesSure, it’s a standard-issue episode of Summer House, but isn’t it lovely to spend time with these rascals?
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    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Phony Versus ThirstyThe war between the phony (Heather) and the thirsty (Noella) has finally risen to the surface.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: We All Scream for Ice CreamOne of the best things about watching Housewives is when the façade cracks, and we get to see these women’s real, tortured psychology.
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    Summer House Recap: Hamptons Hurling ClubWe’re denied the carnage the previous episode promised, but somehow the cast members’ responsible behavior turns out to be a wonderful thing.
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    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Attitude and AltitudeIt’s good when a Housewives fight consists of everyone being both right and wrong, but what they’re fighting about is utterly unappetizing.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: And You’re OutTeresa can’t understand that people bringing up the allegations against Luis is not the same as them making those allegations.
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    Summer House Recap: Hasta La PastaThe Summer House crew has chosen absolute chaos yet again, and it’s nothing short of a beautiful mess.
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    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Failure at LaunchIs anyone else interested in a spinoff called Gina and Emily: Ghost Huntresses?
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Fall Far From the TreeWho is Serena from Tenafly, and why haven’t we seen her if she’s so integral to this season’s plot?
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    Summer House Recap: Birthday BlowoutSummer House descends into absolute chaos during Lindsay’s party, and it raises the question: What can you get away with because it’s your birthday?
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    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Singing in the BrainIs this whole season just a backdoor trailer for this 7 Year Stitch show?
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Let the Good Times ScrollA somewhat boring episode that is boosted only by Luis’s intense love bombing.
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    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: The Naked ChefsThe return of Heather Dubrow continues to be completely baffling.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Nothing Compares to DudesWe’ve never had a bro-down like the one in tonight’s episode.
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    Summer House Recap: The Butterfly EffectCiara and Lindsay set the stage for a showdown.
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    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: C-Ryne Me a RiverDr. Jen and Ryne’s blandly unhappy marriage is the last thing that makes for compelling television.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Fight CourtBreaking down the winner of every horrible argument in tonight’s episode.
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    Housewives Institute Bulletin: I Don’t Need to See ThatWe’re talking about how the Housewives talk about LGBTQIA+ rights in this edition of “The Housewives Institute Bulletin.â€
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    Summer House Recap: Fertile GroundKyle, this is not the kind of speech you should be making at your own birthday party.
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    The Real Housewives of Miami Season-Finale Recap: Reboots Are Made for WalkingWhere has this Larsa been hiding all season?
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Are You Shore?Teresa made the Faustian bargain to share her life, her entire life, with the cameras. She can’t decide now that some things are off-limits.
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    Summer House Recap: Of Human BondageFor all the squabbling between Kyle and Amanda, it sure is a pretty sexy episode.
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    The Real Housewives of Miami Recap: Versace in the CasaWe’re ready for Nicole and Marysol just to have open animosity.
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    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Divorce, California StyleWeed edibles and Noella’s ability to make everything about herself somehow save this episode from being boring.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: I Smell a FratSure, the season is still young, but it’s concerning that RHONJ is seriously lacking sustainable sources of drama.
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    Summer House Recap: Say My NameThe house has an uncomfortable but necessary conversation about race.
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    Getting Down and Dirty With the Real Housewives of OnlyFansDigging into RHOBH’s recent trip drama and Larsa Pippen’s side hustle in this edition of the Housewives Institute Bulletin.
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    The Real Housewives of Miami Recap: Wicked Witch of the Kardashian WestWe have so many questions about Adriana’s Kanye story.
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    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Stack AttackDr. Jen commits the housewife cardinal sin of being both annoying and boring.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: An Affair to RememberRHONJ has become great once again with a cast that hasn’t changed in four seasons.
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    Summer House Recap: Non-Exclusively YoursSorry, but Kyle should be canceled for the dumbest unforced error in the whole world.
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