Tamra Judge is no stranger to stoking the flames around her, often engulfing her castmates in an inextinguishable cloud as she sneaks out the fire escape. But The Real Housewives of Orange County have grown wiser, or, at least, hardened in the face of cynical strategy and unrepentant attacks.

The cast may have ousted Katie, whose only appearance in this week’s episode is in the taglines, but that was only the beginning. You have to squash Blooper and Shy Guy before moving on up to Bowser, after all. Thus, The Real Housewives of Orange County battle royale has begun… in Temecula, of all places. This was never an extravagant franchise.

Tamra has launched an apology tour more audacious than ever before, hoisting some of her biggest foes on an overnight getaway in the name of friendship. H

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