The Real Housewives of Orange County
Season 8 - Episode 4 - ''It's My Party And I'll Scream If I Want To'' Recap
So the episode starts off at Vicki's house. We've just been reminded that in last weeks episode Vicki called Tamra to tell her she was going to invite Alexis to her gym dinner party celebration(!) So Alexis arrives to Vicki's house and it seems the editing is completely off! Alexis is talking to her as if she has never seen Vicki's face work before - erm, we saw you visit Vicki and Brianna last week to see the baby! Good job editors!
Anyway, Vicki gets to the point of having Alexis over and invites her to the fitness studio dinner. Alexis states she doesn't need to be around these women! You signed up for this show! Did you think a camera crew was going to film you for months by yourself?! Vicki then shrewdly guilts Alexis into agreeing. How easy was that? Vicki playing her like a fiddle. But new girl Lydia has to come because she and Alexis had already made plans that night. She's super Jesus-y! She's a Bible-basher on steroids compared to her, according to Alexis! A quick shot of Vicki's phone messages to Tamra reveal this scene was filmed on 17th October 2012.
So Heather's got a radio gig and takes the opportunity to talk about bullying and her own experiences of it in school. The whole point of this is to just defend herself against Alexis' bullying accusations. She couldn't have been bullying Alexis - she made her points clear and didn't raise her voice! I'm not sure that's enough of a defense but whatever...Meanwhile, Alexis pays new girl Lydia a visit. Alexis likes her because she loves God! Lydia reveals the first thing Heather mentioned about Alexis was her fake diamond ring. Alexis then invites Lydia to Tamra's party. ''...so will you come?'' says Alexis is a desperately high-pitched voice that seems quite sad.
The Dubrows meet with Lydia and her husband to discuss the magazine deal. Apparently they've always been asked to feature their home in magazines but have never felt the need to share every nook and cranny. That would have make some aspect of sense if you didn't allow a camera crew in to film every nook and cranny!

Anyway, it turns out Lydia's husband can't offer her the cover because it only goes to A-list Hollywood stars like Kristen Chenoworth or Helen Hunt. Ouch! You can almost see the moment an invisible knife cuts through Heather's ego at the dinner table! So with that Heather turns down the whole magazine offer. The conversation then switches to Tamra's party. Heather's clearly got a stick up her rectum about Alexis being somehow invited to the event.
At this point I'm just waiting for this damn party to arrive. Do we really need everyone's reactions to who's been invited?!
Oh wait, a scene where Tamra is pissed off about agreeing to Vicki's request. Oh hurry up already! And lovely, it ends with her announcing she's going for a massive dump!

But over at the fitness studio we see the caterer has done an amazing job with throwing a few fake red leather chairs together! Tamra has already thrown Lydia on the scrapheap just because she's coming with Alexis. What an open-minded person she is!! But she's invited a psychic who will bless the building! This is a Housewives cliche at this point. Every event or new place of business needs to be blessed or ''clensed'' by a psychic!
So Vicki, Alexis and Lydia show up to the studio and the tension seeps from the screen. Poor Lydia! She's really walking into a trap here. Vicki seems completely oblivious to it all (or more likely she doesn't give a sh*t!

) You can almost see Tamra and Gretchen look at Lydia as if she's a moron, simply because she's asking them the most basic questions about who they are - marriage, children etc. Are their egos so big that they think everyone must know this stuff about them?!
There's a really hilariously tense moment when Gretchen misunderstands Vicki when she says she has a new baby. Vicki calls her a stupid girl. I have to agree. Come on Gretch, you knew what she meant!
So everyone FINALLY sits down for dinner. There's plenty of dirty looks and awkward sipping going on. The issue of Alexis being there crops up and all hell breaks loose! Heather chirps in complaining about eye contact or something! Alexis one again accuses them all of ganging up on her. I kind of see where she's coming from right now. I'm not aware of the backstory here but that's how it's coming across. Oh Heather, so you don't scream in her face - you're still being very passive aggressive! Gretchen butts in with random comments too, adding nothing but bitchiness. Vicki stays silent and Tamra blows a fuse when Alexis tells her to be quiet! Poor Lydia. Her eyes are darting across the room looking for the nearest exit - oh wait, there's a massive garage door leading right out to the street just a few feet away! RUN BITCH RUN!!