wailed to the other women, who—like her—are masterful at inserting themselves into the center of the drama.

Ramona Singer, who promotes her wine as ruthlessly as Bethenny promotes her vodka and single and all-too-ready to mingle, wailed she had found out her ex-husband, Mario, had been “screwing some other bitch” by way of Page Six, unlike her where it was from a friend (on national television on a reality show!).

The other thing that Bethenny was pushing in this episode, apart from truth, was brand. Her meltdown over being the conduit of gossip led her to claim—as if in her very own Valley of the Dolls—that she had a headache, and needed alcohol. Get her a bottle, get her some ice.

Doors continued to swing open and closed, with the maxito claim not to remember.

Dorinda (Medley, who is fun but has an unpopular, rather large boyfriend) got a call from Tom, saying her own friendship with Luann was under threat, and her own invitation to the wedding rendered null and void, unless she tried to explain things away to the other women.

Then, a moment which required more explanation. Luann appeared, all dolled up for a Mexican-themed promotional party for Bethenny’s brand. She revealed she had met Tom to discuss everything, he was “devastated,” and they decided to “work through” their issues because they loved each other.

Why this took place off-camera—presumably on his say-so—was a near-fatal flaw, because at the party, even when the women were talking about the piñata, Luann accused them of talking about her. She and