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The conclusion of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion picks up right as Britani reacts to being called bigoted. Meredith refuses to back down and refuses to admit anything other than venting on the plane ride home from Greece. A dark cloud moves over the set as Bronwyn opens up about her separation, and Whitney cries over the struggles within her marriage. But in the end, plenty of lessons are learned for each of the ladies.
Meredith is not moved by Britani’s performative tears and simply claims she called out Britani’s bad behavior. Andy reminds Meredith that Britani has since taken *the* post down, but Meredith thinks she only took it down because she was under public attack. Meredith wonders why Britani came after her from the jump, even after she stuck up for Britani at her Bat Mitzvah. Andy muses if Britani just does not like Meredith…
Regarding the infamous plane ride, Meredith felt confused when Mary sat her down to discuss her alleged antics. Meredith feels like there has been tension between her and Mary over the past year or two. As they begin to break down the cracks in their friendship, Britani comes back on and blurts out, “Meredith, I apologize profusely. We squashed it back then; now we’re done.”
After that interruption, Mary does not skip a beat and begs Meredith to admit her part in the airplane spiral heard ‘round the world (but not recorded). Meredith continues to claim she only “vented” and states she only had one drink before the flight. Sooo, why was she so confused about what happened?! Meredith blames it on sleep. And that she was merely venting to Lisa. Period.
Lisa explains why she was so empathetic towards Meredith. Lisa felt very alone on the boat and saw how quickly this group falsely accuses people of things that are not necessarily true. While Lisa cries, her wonky eye comes back out, a la confessional. Lisa screams that she will not take accountability for things she does not do.
Meredith promises that she will take a drug test every single day to prove she does not do drugs. That accusation is dangerous to her business, much like Whitney calling Meredith an addict. Whitney realizes she should have never said that and admits that calling Meredith a pill popper was inappropriate.
In a confessional during the season, Meredith threatens to expose the rest of the ladies and their pill-popping ways. However, Meredith denies saying that now. On a final note, Meredith admits that her venting on the plane ride home was not nice, and Britani thanks Mary for sticking with her throughout the ordeal — very pastor-like of her.
Just as the topic wraps up, Angie pipes up. She tells Meredith that if she came at her the way Meredith came at Britani, Angie would have had an air marshal waiting for Meredith. Interesting…
As they move to the next segment, Andy explains that these women have been so vulnerable this season, especially with personal uncomfortable truths from their lives. He compliments them on being great moms and says that their children are all really good people.
Whitney shares that she now owns Whitney Rose Beauty and takes a beat to answer if she resents Justin after the business failed. She admits that they are working through things and that communication has been good. Whitney believes they can bounce back from this, considering they’ve bounced back from harder. While Whitney talks, Mary nearly falls asleep, much like the rest of us.
Meredith shares that her daughter is still working for her and that Seth’s desire to be pansexual is not something she thinks he really wants. When it comes to households, Heather is loving her new, fun chapter of dating and living it up in an empty home. Angie shares that her daughter will visit Greece, but still prefers riding her horses, and Britani is proud to share that she spent Christmas with both of her daughters.
When it comes to Lisa, the spotlight is on her marriage. Andy points out, “Lisa, it seems like John wants to embarrass you on camera.” Lisa explains that she feels undervalued by John at times, and watching the hard episodes back made her hurt. Lisa has an issue with taking accountability and doesn’t always listen to John. She told John that he was being jabby in that moment, and he made her look horrible.
The other women argue that it was a very real conversation, and Mary tries to give her two cents about the situation. Lisa shuts down when she is told her feelings are essentially wrong.
It is hard watching Bronwyn’s season back. We learn of her father’s passing, which happened right when they returned from Greece. Although Muzzy, her mother, has been very tough on her, Bronwyn does not feel like she deserves the whole world turning on her. Sure, Muzzy is stern, but she is still Bronwyn’s mom. And in the end, a lot of the push/pull comes from Muzzy’s Mormon lifestyle.
Although Todd helped to support Bronwyn’s parents financially, their relationship is fractured. Currently, they are separated, and this announcement causes shock among the group. This was Bronwyn’s choice mainly because she was trying too hard to save her marriage. She felt isolated around Todd’s choices, and they were not moving forward as a couple anymore. Todd watched every episode and made accounts to check social media about himself. After his investigation, he was a “disseminated version of himself.” Todd is currently living in New York, but Bronwyn will not be seeing him while she is here for the reunion.
Whitney relates to Bronwyn so much, but she’s on the other side because she feels like she’s the one who always messes up. The dynamic in their marriage is hard, and Whitney asks to take a minute to gather herself. She runs off set to her husband, and he reminds her that they are good.
Bronwyn reminds us all that she “adores Todd” and denies that the show broke them up, but she admits that it did put a spotlight on the cracks in their marriage. When Whitney returns, she knows how hard it is to fight for something you love so much, but sometimes, you just can’t figure it out. Andy reminds Bronwyn that it will work out in the end, whatever that means.
As of now, Meredith and Heather are not friends, but Heather is hopeful for a resolution. She wants Meredith to take accountability and to give an apology, which she does despite still having some trust issues with Heather.
According to Britani and Whitney, Meredith answering the phone call on Mother’s Day was merely a way for her to get out of the hot seat. Meredith then victimizes herself, and the ladies feel too bad to bring up the issue again. Meredith denies this tactic and instead hints that she was mad at production that day for a mysterious reason.
Whitney hates that Meredith has been throwing production under the bus, but Meredith feels like they impacted her behavior. Whitney yells that Meredith is a liar, and she is sick of her blaming the team. Mary cries over this, and Whitney reminds us that they are only there because of production.
Meredith feels like the women were making accusations about her, but Bronwyn swears she did not make any accusations. Bronwyn points out that it was never a problem when her marriage was talked about, and Meredith never tried to stop the others from doing so. It was hypocritical of Meredith because when they spoke about her marriage, she lost her mind.
Bronwyn is tired of being Meredith’s assistant all season long. She wants Meredith to “sit the f*ck down” and have the hard conversations just like everyone else. Bronwyn feels used by Meredith, and she believes that Meredith gained the upper hand through the information she told Meredith simply because she thought they were friends. Bronwyn realizes that Meredith always wants to talk privately and one-on-one. To Bronwyn, Meredith’s moves are conveniently done off camera. Meredith apologizes for making her feel that way.
When it comes to the play, Angie wanted the ladies to see themselves through the eyes of their friends. Regarding Lisa and Angie’s hamster wheel friendship, they are ready to move forward. Sure, Lisa heard that Angie talked smack about her. Sure, Lisa can be superficial, but they are putting that all aside.
To wrap up the reunion, there are some final thoughts. Mary learned that it’s important to see yourself and put out the energy you want to receive. Whitney learned that failure is just the universe redirecting you. For Britani, she got a lesson on patience and focusing on the most important things. Angie learned acceptance in her kid, and Meredith learned the importance of clear communication, even if your voice does not always get heard. Heather learned that the best and darkest moments of her life have been with this group and that she loves the friendships. Bronwyn learned that change can be a good thing, and it starts within herself first. And for Lisa, it’s all about intake — hearing AND listening.
Angie leads the baklava toast to health and the sisters of Salt, because in the end, they are nothing without each other.
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