Flippant jokes, vacations, and selectively sensitive people do not mix well in Florence, Italy. Episode 14 of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was entertaining, primarily because Natalie and Boz made a joke at Amanda’s expense, and Amanda chose to be irritated by it. All Dom & Kya can think about are the semantics of the jokes: 

Was Natalie calling Amanda fake? Phony? A puppet master? A puppet? A liar? Was Boz calling Amanda fake, a puppet, phony, or a puppet master? Were they saying Amanda was fake like a wooden doll? And to further overanalyze, when and how did Boz and Natalie get close enough to enjoy making jokes at Amanada’s character?

Sadly, we won't know until the reunion (hopefully), because we didn’t see enough of Natalie and Boz's relationship to even appreciate why they would make such a joke. Kyla blames the production company for removing too much background content, but, truthfully, Boz and Natalie could have been making a flippant comment, and a huge deal was made of it. Sutton tries unsuccessfully to stand up for Amanda when Erika and Boz are researching Amanda on the ride back to the house. 

Later in the episode, Natalie (a friend of Rachel) cannot admit that she misrepresented the story to Kyle and Amanda, which leads to an entirely new situation. Dorit’s tardiness is magnified when she leaves an event early, and Amanda explains why she feels emotionally unsafe around the cast. Unfortunately, for 14 episodes, Amanda’s childish behavior has been falling flat. Dom & Kyla believe that Amanda is selective about when to sulk or pout, depending on whom she thinks she can manipulate. Is Sutton being hypnotized by Amanda?

Although the episode started off with whispering and text messages, it wasn’t hot tea or girlfriends laughing at gossip. Instead, Rachel is upset that her estranged husband told her son about his girlfriend, and she chooses to send the private plane to help rather than leave Italy. 

Episode 14 is more entertaining and still very heavy because everyone on the Beverly Hills cast is dealing with some heavy life decisions and situations, which Dom & Kyla hoped the cast could shake off on a new continent, but that is not proving true. 

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