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The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Darby’s Barbie Dreamland
The wives finally address their longstanding issues in front of the cameras. It’s a small win, but we’ll take it.
Not only does Mia spend the episode interacting with both camps — even going so far as to create a truly humorous moment out of going to tennis lessons with Wendy and Candiace in heels — she is unafraid to throw a budding friendship to the wolves to move the plot forward, which is exactly the kind of low-stakes ruthlessness needed to be a Housewives power player. Despite a healthy paycheck as a reality star, Ashley is still relying on her ex-partner to make ends meet, and after prodding from Mia and production, reluctantly admits that they still operate a joint account for “childcare, groceries, and Uber eats,” she has a credit card for “emergencies,” and he helps with the car payment. When production flips through her catalog of on-camera birthday celebrations, not only does this one have a bit more somber edge to it, but it also feels like the close of her arc onscreen; if she is so beholden to the whims of her ex for a cash infusion, it seems nigh impossible that she will be able to give compelling television short of her being brave enough to cut the strings and rebuild on her own.
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