Brynn Said and Ubah SAID appear in the opening scene of Season 15, Episode 15 of ‘RHONY’

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But, as all the women say, I also don’t believe that Ubah knew that Brynn was raped.
Then we get the big fight between Ubah and Brynn where Ubah refuses to apologize for saying Brynn slept with someone to get her job.
Then Brynn tearfully tells the rest of the cast that Ubah kept saying that after she knew that Brynn had been raped.
Brynn did something so bad that anything bad Ubah did is totally erased.
Brynn says that Ubah said she had a dick in her mouth, but Ubah says Brynn said that first.

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Oh, sister. Out of all the times that Housewives has placed me in a bad situation, this one seems to be the worst. Who’s telling lies? Who remembers what? Did we actually witness what we saw? Can we trust the women’s statements when there is so little video? And out of everything we’re here to talk about and all the arguments that must be had on this ridiculous little show, we have to talk about sexual assault?

I really believe that these programs aren’t designed to address weighty issues. In addition to Taylor Armstrong’s abuse and her husband’s eventual suicide, a couple Housewives’ arrests for fraud, and Shannon Beador’s incident where she got an enema stuck in her ass, Erin did a fantastic job telling the truth about her abortion earlier in the season. All of them were extremely challenging subjects, but we persisted. We are currently engaged in a legal dispute regarding whether Ubah was aware that Brynn had been sexually assaulted, and consequently, whether or not Brynn’s experiences are genuine.

We should set some ground rules before we begin. Like every member of the cast, I am adamant that Brynn was sexually assaulted. Even though the story raises doubts about Brynn’s credibility, I don’t think that should be questioned. Brynn has already experienced enough; let’s avoid speculating about it. Women always hold my faith. I hold women in such high regard that I believe Selena Gomez when she says she can act, and I have seen Emilia Pérez twice and every murder in that building. We will therefore believe Brynn.

However, as every woman says, I don’t think Ubah was aware that Brynn had been raped either. Perhaps Ubah “didn’t clock it” when Brynn brought it up over the phone, or perhaps Brynn made up the entire story to make her point in the heat of the moment. I am not sure. We’re never going to know. Nonetheless, the women and the show present a compelling argument that this is a pattern for Brynn. To her advantage, she manipulates events that occur off-camera in the ways that suit her. As an example, the show cites her statements that Erin told her she was in on Boring Becky’s Boring Baby Bump Prankapolooza, that Erin said Sai thought her cheese was strange, that Pavit was not wearing his wedding ring, and that Erin said Jenna was impoverished.

All of this makes perfect sense. The women are all aware of Brynn’s shaky relationship with the truth, and to be honest, I think that’s a great trait in a friend. I know that a close friend of mine has been having problems for years. I simply double-check everything they say; it doesn’t change my opinion of them. But there’s more to this; it’s something more significant that might truly speak to Ubah’s character.

For Housewives fans at least, the entire story unfolds in the most bizarre manner imaginable. All throughout the house, there are multiple fights breaking out. Next comes the heated argument between Brynn and Ubah, during which Ubah says that Brynn had an affair to obtain her job and refuses to apologize. Then, with tears in her eyes, Brynn informs the other members of the cast that Ubah continued to say that after learning that Brynn had been raped. However, the story is not told in a straight line; the cameras cut to the ladies going to bed. After hearing this news, Ubah becomes enraged and begins yelling. Only one awfully placed camera at the end of the hallway allows us to see it all. Whether you know it or not, this is the same camera that was still filming on the porch the night of the Bolo party on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Give that camera an additional pension so it can retire. It has finished serving.

She and Jessel leave the house to stay at a hotel because Ubah is so upset. Jenna’s room is where the other women gather to listen to Brynn’s account of her sexual assault. Erin claims that she says, “Now that I think about it, maybe she didn’t clock it,” at the conclusion of the conversation. At that point, every woman claims that their perceptions of Brynn and everything she has said throughout the two seasons changed. It makes sense. It makes perfect sense. They all find it even more strange when Brynn acts as if nothing happened in the morning.

The remainder of the episode is devoted to filming the show’s opening titles, which I adore because it puts the reality of being a reality show front and center. Rather than being a group of friends, these people are now coworkers who must put up with a known liar. (Also, it was chef’s-kiss amazing how the editors combined footage of each woman performing her brief introduction with the title cards we generally get to end the season. We only see them trying to hold Brynn accountable, being scared of her, and being cautious around her.

It is necessary to hold her accountable. Yes, I have a friend who lies, but having someone who lies on reality TV spread untrue rumors about everyone on the show in public is something else entirely. Producers find it challenging to develop a plot for anyone, especially Brynn, when fans are never completely certain that the details are correct. Viewers also have a hard time believing anything Brynn says. How can you make those cases when one of our key witnesses is permanently discredited? Determining who is right and who is wrong is a big part of the fun of these shows.

In my opinion, the most absurd aspect of this entire situation is that Brynn made a tactical mistake that has caused her to receive far more criticism than Ubah. Anything negative that Ubah did is completely erased because of what Brynn did. She would have been safe if she had simply waited for Ubah to come to her.

That’s what catches my attention. Whether Ubah was aware of Brynn’s sexual assault prior to saying what she did and persistently defending it shouldn’t matter. In any case, Ubah’s remarks were dreadful. Although Brynn’s deception about knowing about her rape on camera is bad, Ubah also thinks it’s bad that she keeps implying that she is a prostitute on camera, which reinforces a false narrative that the fandom has already seized upon.

Ubah is advised by all the women to stop referring to Brynn as “a whore,” as it is inappropriate for friends to disparage another friend. For the record, it is perfectly accurate to say that I am a whore, so anyone can call me that. Ubah is asked what she is sorry for by Brynn when she tries to apologize. She didn’t say that, so Ubah doesn’t apologize when Brynn asks if she’s sorry for saying she “sucked dick for a job.”. Jenna notes that this argument is semantic. Although she stated that she “slept with” rather than “suck dick,” how is that any different? If the words are incorrect, the spirit is. Brynn’s description of Ubah as a quarrelsome, six-foot toddler is accurate. Does she need a quote back at her to apologize?

Ubah adds that she denied implying that Brynn had an affair in order to obtain employment. I apologize, but adding the word “maybe” to a quote like that does not make her any less guilty. If that quote wasn’t enough, she’s essentially expressing her belief in it, and everything she said after that only strengthened it. Ubah claims Brynn said she had a dick in her mouth first, but Brynn claims Ubah said that first. Absolutely, since Brynn was reiterating the main points of what Ubah had said—something we knew Ubah had said because it was captured on camera. After Brynn joked that she only flies private, Ubah added, “With someone else’s husband,” to remove the “maybe” from her accusation. This suggests that she is either a prostitute or an adulterer, neither of which are admirable. She doesn’t “maybe” believe that Brynn slept with someone to get a job, but she is certain that she did if she is going to say that.

To put it another way, Ubah was acting in a disgusting manner, but all of her negative behavior was erased when Brynn went and openly lied about her to win sympathy. Both are acting terrible. Despite the fact that one was worse than the other, Ubah’s actions throughout the season cannot be excused. Ubah is always the first to speak up and take over the conversation when the other women are having their own problems, but she always shuts them out when they try to talk to her about anything, as the other women noted in the episode.

It’s going to be an incredible reunion, and based on the episode’s finale preview, it appears that Brynn will receive far more criticism than Ms. Dot Ubah. So, where do we go from here? It will be necessary to wait and see. It is now evident that we cannot trust anything Brynn says, which is unfortunate because this show needs a pot-stirrer more than kids need polio vaccines. However, what about their continued employment? Additionally, it’s obvious that Ubah is unassailable and will never compromise. I would fire both of them if it were up to me. With either or both of them, the show simply comes to a complete halt in their interactions with the other women, making it impossible to go on. “You’re a liar” is something I don’t want to hear Brynn say about the ladies, and I don’t want to hear Ubah shout over every conversation until it comes to a halt.

It all happened on the trip, but what does it mean for the show? Well, we finally got a good season of Housewives. A beautiful synchronized-swimming number, Jenna’s pubic merkins, petty feuds, and silly rivalries were all part of it. It was raw, authentic, and enjoyable. We’ve grown accustomed to it from Housewives, and I’m more convinced than ever that at least some of them possess the talent to succeed. It also feels a little bit like hope rising in our hearts as the moon sails over Puerto Rico’s beaches, its light moving in bows across the ocean waves, bringing us into the future before bad behavior ceases to be unforgivable and becomes, in a way, what we’re all vaguely looking forward to: drama.

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