“True friendship unfolds over time. Shaped by hardship, grace, shared memories, and made safe with trust. But when trust is gone, fear takes over.” The introduction to this season of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City speaks for itself.
When Angie gets the ladies onto her RV, the adventure begins. Even though Lisa bowed out of the girls’ trip, her name seems to be in everyone’s mouth. Arguments, outdoor activities, and a good old-fashioned legend bring the group together, whether they like it or not.
Angie driving a giant camper van is all I need to see. It turns out that Angie has been into “RV living” ever since her family purchased one. She has decided to host a class “A” getaway for the girls with Mary, who is less than thrilled about this type of trip.
Angie purposely omitted to the ladies that they will be staying in an RV, and she has high hopes that these close quarters will force the broken relationships to mend after the way things left off post-reunion.
The rest of the gang waits in the infamous Beauty Lab and Laser parking lot…well, all except Lisa, who is noticeably missing. A group trip sounds like a terrible idea, considering how many different beefs are happening. Meredith can’t stand Britani, Heather can’t stand Bronwyn, and the rest of the crew is not getting along with Lisa.
When Angie whips the RV around the corner, Meredith looks like she is looking for her escape route to avoid boarding the van. Britani is clearly dressed inappropriately for the trip in her bikini, and Bronwyn cringes at the germiness of it all, which is rich coming from the lady who has dog poop all over her house.
Before the RV doors even get a chance to close, a SWAT team surrounds them, looking for Whitney. The PTSD is real, and we are immediately transported back to the Jen Shah arrest. Except this time, the SWAT team is strippers… hired by Whitney. The prank is successful, and the trip kicks off without any federal charges.
Shots are taken, and Mary wastes no time throwing shade in Britani’s direction. Heather wonders why Lisa would miss a girls’ trip, and Angie tries to delicately explain that Lisa does not want to be around Bronwyn, “the pathological liar,” plus Lisa has a huge work thing to attend. Supposedly.
Britani, Lisa’s spokesperson (or so it seems), jumps in to defend her new bestie when Whitney questions Lisa’s work thing. Britani points out that Whitney’s business is currently getting dragged, which in turn makes Whitney see red. Whitney questions how Britani makes money and asks if she does it by “sucking d*ck.” Well, this escalated quickly… The new Britani/Lisa alliance comes as a surprise to many in the group.
After the hour-long drive, they arrive at the destination: a campsite… or is it a junkyard? Angie does her best to try and sell the location, aka the “trenches.” Mary is unclear how her name got attached to this trip, as this appears to be her worst nightmare. Over some lunch, Britani, aka the self-proclaimed video girl, gifts the ladies with camcorders so the group can make a video diary of the weekend getaway.
Angie acknowledges that it is weird that Lisa is not there. Skipping the trip appears to be a statement on Lisa’s part. Bronwyn finds it interesting that Lisa is absent just as these accusations and lawsuits begin circulating around Lisa. It’s odd to Bronwyn that Lisa is now suddenly too busy to go on a girls’ trip.
Bronwyn wonders why Lisa was always so interested in HER finances, when Lisa should have really focused on fixing herself. Bronwyn points out that Lisa never shares what’s hard about her own life, and Mary agrees that this seems to be a pattern.
According to the Salt Lake Tribune (and other news outlets), Lisa and John have at least five lawsuits filed against them. We’re talking about serious allegations, and for a lot of money. Heather plays dumb and claims she has never seen or heard any of this information, but Angie calls BS.
Heather feels uncomfortable about this, considering how hard she has worked to be a friend to Lisa. Angie then goes on to say one might say it is similar to what Jen Shah did. However, this is a civil lawsuit — the state of Utah is not coming after Lisa. Heather is grossed out that Angie and Bronwyn are bonding over sh*t talking Lisa.
Heather unleashes on Bronwyn and shuts her down. Heather feels like Bronwyn has no room to gossip when she was caught lying about that $4 million necklace she insinuated that she owned. Heather reminds Bronwyn that she did not own the necklace, and Bronwyn apologizes because she realizes that integrity is more important than “lying to be cool.”
Angie reminds the group that Lisa has said something about everyone at the table, except Britani. Somehow, Lisa is able to have information about everyone. So funny how Lisa is not even ON this trip, and yet she is all the ladies can talk about!
Meredith suggests they deal with these issues with Lisa head-on, and it’s time to pivot. Britani makes one of her famous announcements: she got engaged to Jared… and then unengaged, two weeks later. Everyone looks confused, especially after learning that they still see each other. Whitney ALSO sees Jared… at the gym, acting VERY single, so there’s that.
Before the sun sets, Angie has the women choose between two activities: fly fishing or kayaking. Britani, Mary, Angie, and Meredith prep for fly fishing while Whitney, Heather, and Bronwyn kayak.
Whitney’s plan is to get Bronwyn and Heather back on track, and when they are stuck together on the kayak, they actually get along just fine. Once Meredith learns that they call it “fishing, not catching,” you can tell her patience is running thin. Mary’s concern about reviving the caught fish is lovely, but also hilarious.
Later, Angie lets the women know that they are to cook their own dinners. Mary boos this idea and prefers to starve rather than grill up her veggie burger. The lack of rolls and condiments is laughable, but the legend of Molly Sorensen at Provo Canyon is creepy. Heather weaves the tale of Molly, the girl who escaped her colony seeking retaliation, and successfully spooks the group.
Heather and Bronwyn proudly share that they “kayaked it out,” and Angie wonders if they are finally getting along only because Lisa is not around, insinuating that Heather can’t be herself around Lisa.
Andddd now we are back on Lisa. Whitney points out that Lisa went online and called her a liar, and Britani jumps in with her wack timing. She is still salty that Whitney said she made her money a certain way, but Whitney explains that she simply said that because Britani came for her business.
Whitney goes on to admit that her business failed. Her husband, Justin, went all in with her, and then they had nothing, so there’s that. There are no lawsuits or any legal turmoil with her business. It simply tanked. Whitney is currently cleaning up her mess and does not appreciate Britani bringing this up. Bronwyn has facts, and Britani was just getting messy without facts.
The group rallies around Whitney after she was vulnerable, but when Britani walks over to hug her, Whitney recoils. Britani is annoyed that Whitney seems to be able to get away with saying anything, but she gets called out for coming in hot.
Meredith reminds Britani that they were NOT good friends (talking on the phone twice does not equate to besties), and Britani feels like Meredith used her. Meredith calls Britani uninteresting and states that she has zero respect for Britani. Ouch.
Heather is not giving up on this Molly legend, and so begins the adventure. The ladies head out into the wilderness and immediately get spooked. They can’t seem to find their way back to the RV, and suddenly, they seemingly lose Meredith in the midst of the creepiness. Is this the Blair Witch Project or RHOSLC?
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