The Real Housewives of Dubai

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“Hello, fellow Housewives fans! We’re here to guide you on Bravo’s brave — or amazingly foolish — maiden voyage into the SWANA region for its international expansion … With that said, let’s get into the highly-anticipated debut, which, I must say, was stronger than I anticipated, given what the middling trailer presented. We have a really diverse cast — both in race and ethnicity — and some solid storylines out of the gate. And if you had bet me $100 that the first words on any Bravo show would be “Alhamdulillah,” I would be severely setback in my savings plan to go see Usher’s Vegas residency this summer. We didn’t even get that on Shahs of Sunset.”

  1. Episode 12 Du-bye Girl
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Season-Finale Recap: Camels and Couture The first season’s finale is a relatively muted dénouement, but the real conversation is in the subtext.
  2. Episode 11 Salty Waters
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: The Wicked Witch of the West This might be Caroline at her worst all season.
  3. Episode 10 Girls Trippin’
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Diamonds Are Forever Off we go on yet another doomed Bravo girls’ weekend.
  4. Episode 9 Dancehall It Out
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Doro Wat the F–k The ultimate dancehall party seems like a good time, obscene wigs notwithstanding.
  5. Episode 8 Drama in the Sandbox
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Your Tribe Determines Your Vibe The closest we’ve come to witnessing an authentic dynamic between Caroline and Sergio.
  6. Episode 7 Meet the Carrallos
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Meet the Parents The first episode to have the entire cast firing on all cylinders.
  7. Episode 6 Dinner on the Rocks
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: ‘Tiki Tiki’ Time It should surprise no one that Sergio’s parents are not too keen on their baby boy marrying Caroline.
  8. Episode 5 Piping Tea with a Hint of Peach
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Much Ado About Nothing Let’s get into the preliminary power rankings for the cast.
  9. Episode 4 Desert Détente
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: How Do You Like Them Apples? How many left turns did we take to get Caroline so wound up?
  10. Episode 3 Lemons Into Lemonade
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Sour Lemons In Caroline’s universe, the sun rises and sets on her co-sign, and only Nina and Caroline Brooks have been bestowed with such an honor.
  11. Episode 2 The G.O.A.T
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: A Fresh Serving of Beef It is truly the cultural touches that make this show so far.
  12. Episode 1 Sand Dunes and Don’ts
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Series-Premiere Recap: Welcome to the Hen Party Dubai debuts with a really diverse cast — both in race and ethnicity — and some solid story lines out of the gate.
  1. Episode 13 Best Friends for Never
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Season-Finale Recap: Life’s a Beach If this is a true good-bye, the finale leaves these friendships in question. Here’s hoping there is another season and a chance for reconciliation.
  2. Episode 12 Serving the Tee
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Links Up It’s disappointing to see the wives give into petty grievances just before wrapping up a strong season.
  3. Episode 11 Hold Your Horses
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Marco Polo Chanel is doing the type of girlbossing that I like to see.
  4. Episode 10 Dressed to the Whines
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Say Yes to the Dress I have a feeling these palm readings will go down in Housewives lore.
  5. Episode 9 Note to Be Trusted
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Fool Me Once The eagerness of these women to seize on any opportunity for conflict, no matter how absurd, is making for fun television.
  6. Episode 8 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Voice Note
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Sweet Caroline Caroline Stanbury has woken up, and it’s over for these Housewives.
  7. Episode 7 The Beauty and the Begga
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Beggars Can’t Be Choosers A civil war breaking out just before the cast trip is perfect timing.
  8. Episode 6 Deserted Friendships
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: With Friends Like These The ladies and their families show the harsh realities of such a glamorous lifestyle.
  9. Episode 5 A New Home and Game of Telephone
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Girlboss, Gaslight, Gatekeep Dubai is very good at showcasing the Housewives version of the normal things all of us experience.
  10. Episode 4 Drama Queens
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Rocky Road Will Caroline and Sergio’s marriage survive moving houses? Only time will tell.
  11. Episode 3 Don’t Cross the Caro-Line
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Mother Dearest Caroline Brooks is left scrambling after the dynamics of the group shifts.
  12. Episode 2 Friendship on the Rocks
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Dazed and Confused It’s impressive how quickly such a minor conflict has spiraled so out of control.
  13. Episode 1 THE V.V.I.P
    The Real Housewives of Dubai Season-Premiere Recap: All Roads Lead to Beyoncé In the years since the debut season, the feud between Ayan and Lesa only grew stronger.

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