From the Bleachers: A Real Housewives Game Analysis

Sandra and Mandy wrap up Season 4 of RHOSLC, exploring the Housewives' storylines, copywriting book title ideas for each player's season, choosing walk-up songs, and, of course, the final awards tally. Plus: Sandra's obsession with the name Gerald, Vovo the fluffy pet, Mandy's internalized sexism, and speculation on what Season 5 will bring!    Instagram: @RealHousewivesofBendOregon TikTok: @RealH...

Sandra and Mandy analyze all the plays in Season 13 Episode 14 of RHOBH. We have a slew of bystanders to pick this week in Barcelona. Big IFI play from Crystal Minkoff. STCOs all around from rookie Annemarie Wiley, Kyle Richards and Sutton Strack. Some unfortunate producing/editing around the racial discussion between Dorit Kemsley and Garcelle Beavuais. And finally, an entertaining drunken dinner...

Sandra and Mandy bemoan the lack of concrete answers about Reality von Tease and the Black Eye. Like Whitney, they are not angry at Monica for her poor play, they are just . . . disappointed. We've got more clown car pillows, Mandy provides customer service tips, and Sandra proposes a new reality show opportunity for Monica (hint: it's NOT The Traitors). Plus: Final RSS scores are IN! Join us as w...

Sandra and Mandy analyze all the plays in the Reunion Part 2 of RHOSLC Season 4 (Episode 18). Monica Gracia goes on a PTC festival. Whitney Rose plays some authentic growth. Mary Cosby gets a seat at the reunion, earning her an extra half point for the season, but does she play her appearance well? Dark Lord Andy Cohen steps up his face play. And as seems to be the theme lately, Sandra and Mandy g...

Join us for our longest episode yet, where the mysteries of the RSS are revealed. Sandra details the ins and outs of how points accrue at the reunion, allowing you to compare players across franchises. Followed by in depth analysis of all the action (inaction?) of the SLC reunion, part one. Sandra asks the all important questions: What is fruit leather? Is Justin pregnant? Why is this thing on her...

Sandra and Mandy analyze all the plays in the finale of RHOSLC Season 4 (Episode 16). Heather Gay comes in hard this episode with her Accusation Play. However, Sandra and Mandy disagree about whether one of her reveals was well-played. How should rookie Monica Garcia play the reunion to stay on the show? Will fellow rookie Angie Kastenevas get another season of play? We break it all down for you r...

Sandra and Mandy analyze all the plays in RHOSLC Season 4 Episode 15. Meredith Marks makes some big plays this week - turning the tables on Monica. Who had the better play? We discuss Whitney Rose and whether her plays this game are Authentic Drama or Manufactured Drama and then we name our MVPs, Plays of the Game and talk about what type of play we might see in the finale!!!   Instagram: @RealHou...

Sandra and Mandy analyze all the plays in RHOSLC Season 4 Episode 14. Mandy is no longer the easy grader with the apology rubric! Lisa Me Monster Barlow catches us off guard with her excellent STCO work. With Monica Garcia’s heart-tugging PTCs and all of the confrontation play at the Pirate dinner between Angie Katsanevas, Meredith Marks and Lisa Barlow, who will win MVP this week? Has Meredith Ma...

Sandra and Mandy analyze all the plays in RHOSLC Season 4 Episode 13. ANGER IN A VAN is here. A new term - the Sooner Land Grab - is coined. They talk about Meredith Mark’s episode-long IFI play, Heather Gay’s Fire Stoking play, Lisa Barlow’s Me Monster Play and errors made by Whitney Rose in her time of grief. Please disregard Mandy’s nasty rrrrumors.  Instagram: @RealHousewivesofBendOregon TikTo...

Sandra and Mandy analyze the plays in RHOSLC Season 4 Episode 12. They thaw out all those “icy apologies” using their new apology rubric, marveling at rookie player Monica Garcia’s turnaround from episode 11. And while they appreciate Whitney Rose's authentic play, they aren’t sure what to make of her final confrontation play with Lisa Barlow at Meredith Mark’s jewelry event. Most of all, they can...

Sandra and Mandy analyze all the play in RHOSLC Season 4 Episode 11.  Sandra introduces From the Bleacher’s new official APOLOGY PLAY RUBRIC and they use the rubric to rate apologies in this week’s game. They discuss the difference between authentic drama and manufactured drama. And then they move on to all the fire stoking and confrontation play in the Pioneer Lunch!   Instagram: @RealHousewiveso...

Sandra and Mandy analyze all the play in RHOSLC Season 4 Episode 10. Mandy joins social media and creates the Double Hand Hair Touch drinking game, falling further and further into the Real Housewives pit. Sandra and Mandy swap positions on rookie player Monica Garcia and analyze the epic play against her mom, Vovo. They find their MVPs of the episode and then speculate on whether Monica has what...

This is our pilot episode! (That means our first one ever!) Mandy and Sandra have studied the play strategy that goes into earning Real Housewives players additional seasons of play and social media followers, and even created an objective scoring method to compare one player to another, within and across franchises. We begin with the ladies in Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Season 4 Episode 9...