They tried to make us think at the end of last episode that
the Janet and Gamble thing was over… Who else is calling “BS”?...
At the beginning of this episode, Pettifleur takes her son
Nathan out shopping for a suit. She says the two of them have a great relationship
because he listens to everything she says. For his sake, I hope that is false.
I am imagining Nathan flipping his inner bitch, and I would imagine that would
be confusing for a straight guy… We know how Pettifleur treats sales
associates, so I was not shocked when she asked the salesman to give them the
tie he was wearing. He of course obliges, but it was a beautiful tie, so I
assume he did so under mental duress.
Gina brings Gamble to a fashion event. Gamble says to the
cameras that she’s in love, but Gina does not seem to share that sentiment. Gina
calls Gamble “a fan”. I must admit I almost choked with laughter at the
juxtaposition of these two statements… During the event, Gina presents a dress
that she is donating for auction. Gamble puts a bid in for it, but as soon as
the price starts to climb, she stops bidding. For once Gamble is not taking
advantage of an opportunity to show out for the cameras. Could it be a money
issue? It is only now occurring to me considering what comes up later in the
episode… The final bid for the dress is made by a gay couple. I wonder what
they’re going to do with that dress… Gamble takes the chance to thank Gina for
her help with Janet. During her interview, Gina says she is disappointed that
Chyka is yet again fence sitting, which Gina claims she did last season as well.
Jackie brings Janet to something called “Cougar Speed Dating”…
I guess “The Living Dead Speed Dating” was all booked up… Janet meets some real
gems including one who wants to be a “kept man”. The whole time Jackie is
standing in the corner telling some poor bystander about her psychic vibes
she’s getting from the guys sitting with Janet. Even after meeting all of the
guys and claiming that they were all wonderful, Janet decides she doesn’t need
a man to complete her.
Later, Pettifleur and Jackie meet for drinks. Jackie gives
her a brief recap of what’s going on between Janet and Gamble. Chyka walks in
and Pettifleur asks for her input. Pettifleur also claims she has heard that
Gamble has been talking badly about her. Jackie and Chyka seem not to know what
she is talking about. But eventually they do say that Gamble has called her “nouveau
riche”, which they, nor I, think is exactly an insult.
Jackie and Ben are looking for a model to be the face for
the La Mascara brand. Jackie says she wants to give someone a shot who might
not normally get one. She wants someone with a great personality. As they look
at model photos, Jackie can feel their personalities and energies through the
photos, which helps the elimination process go quicker. She comes across a male
model whom she adores, but Ben refuses to allow a male model to have the job.
Jackie says she has the final word, and when she meets the right person, she
will instantly feel it.
At Chyka’s chef’s dinner Lydia shows up with a friend, not
her husband… Didn’t Gina say during the first episode of the season that there
was some rumor that Lydia and her husband were having problems? Curious… The
first thing that Janet passive-aggressively says to Gamble is that she’s not
flirting with Rick, as she had been accused of before. Chyka’s chef seems to
know what he is doing. He is using very showy and modern cooking techniques. He
uses liquid nitrogen to freeze meringue and he puts soup in test tubes. It
looked interesting. I would eat at his restaurant.
During dinner Lydia begins sharing a sappy moment about her
son and his marriage. She started to get emotional about it. Jackie catches
Gamble snickering and smirking while Lydia is practically crying, and she calls
her out. Gina jumps to her defense and says Gamble was sharing a private moment
with her man. In her interview, Gamble admits that she’s physically scared of
Jackie… Lydia also shares that she views her son in an extra special way since
she lost a child at birth when she was 21. I’m 27, and I can’t imagine going
through that at my age, much less at 21. My heart broke for Lydia in that
moment… But then I realized my cold heart couldn’t handle that, so I moved on…
Jackie asks Gina how she likes her new living quarters. Gina
says she feels it’s a bit haunted. Jackie tells her to sage the place and usher
out the bad energy. Gina says if she were haunting a house, she would laugh at
someone using sage. She simply doesn’t believe in that kind of stuff. But on a
side note, if Gina were a ghost, I hope she would haunt Andrea’s house and
constantly leave the bathroom a mess complete with makeup stained towels
everywhere…
Gamble apparently has Barbie nicknames for the ladies, and
Lydia asks what hers is. Gamble tells her it is “S&M Barbie”. Lydia
pretends not to know what that means… Yeah right, Lydia. Yeah right… Pettifleur
also asks what hers is, and she is told
“Nouveau Riche Barbie”. Pettifleur starts asking about Gamble’s money
and where it came from. Gamble says that “nouveau riche” is not meant as a
derogatory term, and that everyone in Sydney, where she is from, is nouveau
riche. Then she says that she is from old money. Her father was apparently a
successful artist… Hold on… First of all, if everyone in Sydney is nouveau
riche, then how is her family “old money”? Also, I would hardly consider money
from one prior generation to be “old money”. It seems that she doesn’t want to
be labeled “nouveau riche” even though it is “not an insult”… Gamble then says
that she has heard that Pettifleur didn’t like her handbag and was talking crap
about it. So that’s the only reason she called her “nouveau riche”? To get back
at her? She wanted to give a dig for her handbag’s sake… Also, why is Gamble
getting so annoyed at Pettifleur for supposedly talking behind her back? Didn’t
she ask Janet to do that rather than insult her to her face?... I was highly
confused about this whole conversation. Gamble is making absolutely no sense.
Gamble also said she heard that Pettifleur was calling her “stupid”. Pettifleur
asks her, “Are you?” Gamble responds saying that she has “moments of stupidity”.
And Pettifleur retorts with, “Well I don’t…” Another moment of choking
laughter. I have to remember not to drink wine while watching this…
After Gamble gets it from Pettifleur, she returns to her
seat, and Janet starts in on her. Janet asks Gamble if she really thought she
was flirting with Rick. Gamble didn’t really answer the question but opts
instead to jump back into the fight that they had buried. Gamble starts getting
worked up, but Janet remains calm. Janet claims the reason Gamble was getting
upset was because Rick was present, and Gamble had probably told him an
exaggerated version of the truth. Janet tries to tell her side of the story,
and Gamble keeps butting in getting more and more upset. Rick goes into grandfather
fiancé mode and starts chastising her. Gamble says she wants to go home, but Chyka
and Rick talk her into staying…
Later Janet meets with Pettifleur to talk about the dinner.
Janet says she wonders if Gamble told Rick the real story. Janet also starts talking
about Gamble’s money saying that she has none, while she’s pretending to be old
money. Pettifleur says she doesn’t know why Gina and Gamble are friends. Janet
says that Gina has a reason; everything is very planned when it comes to Gina.
So Janet is suggesting that Gina is using Gamble strategically. I hope that is
the case; I can’t stand Gamble, and I don’t see how Gina can put up with her
idiocy… Janet says if Gina sees a way to “smash” her, she’ll take it.
Chyka and Gamble bring their dogs out to a park. Gamble’s
dog starts awkwardly humping Chyka’s dog… Gamble says that Chyka’s dogs are
spoiled and that they aren’t show dogs. Am I living in a parallel universe?
Neither is Gamble’s!... Didn’t we just see Gamble with a dog trainer? Her dog
would do nothing it was told, and we found out that she treats it like a human
child! I have to borrow a line from Sarah Winchester… “Is this the world we
live in?”… The two ladies talk about the dinner party. Gamble feels no one gets
her, so she wants to invite them all to Sydney to see her family… What could
possibly go wrong?
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