Ranking the Comebacks of Returning Real Housewives

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( vulture rankings [The Best and Worst Returning Housewives]( Comebacks are having a moment in the franchise, but there’s a long history of fruit holders making the most — or least — of their second chance. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Bravo ➽ This column originally appeared in Brian Moylan’s newsletter, The Housewives Institute Bulletin. [Sign up here]( to be the first to read the next edition. As we’re in the throes of Alexis Bellino’s [disastrous return to RHOC](, on the heels of Heather Dubrow and Tamra Barney’s returns to the same franchise, while also gearing up for the upcoming 16th season of RHOA when both Frick and Frack (a.k.a. Porsha Williams and Phaedra Parks) return as full-time cast members and Cynthia Bailey’s cheekbones become a friend-of, it seems like returning Housewives is a bit of a thing at the moment. But if you look back at the history of the franchise, it’s been happening fairly consistently all along. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • My Brilliant Friend: [Proving Everyone Wrong]( • Only Murders in the Building: [Dude, Where’s My Noff?]( • Below Deck Sailing Yacht: [Budgie-Smuggling Boofhead]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Drama Afloat in Red Hook: The Wind and the Rain A play about Sunny’s Bar and the world it embodies.]( By Sara Holdren [The 10 Best TV Shows on Starz Outlander, Sweetpea, Minx, and more.]( By Brian Tallerico [A Hard-to-Find Cult Classic Is Finally Streaming — and Coming Back to Blu-Ray Tarsem Singh’s 2006 epic The Fall is now back in theaters, and the director says a physical re-release is on the way, too.]( By Roxana Hadadi [Paul Mescal Should Not Let Himself Be Interviewed in a Park He has a reputation to dismantle (that he runs away during dates).]( By Jason P. Frank [Every Laura Dern Role, Ranked Often volatile and warped onscreen, immensely likable off-screen.]( By Matthew Jacobs [Professor Taylor Swift Assigns More Reading to The Tortured Poets Department It’s an Eras Tour book.]( By Justin Curto [Robert Smith Wants to Cure the ‘Stupid’ Musicians Who Condone Ticketmaster And he’s not letting them lie or “hide behind management” any longer.]( By Devon Ivie [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 13-Across, Five Letters: The “DWTS” judges, for example Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Nintendo, MGM/Everett Collection, Samir Hussein/WireImage [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a David Fincher movie based on a book? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Steve Granitz (WireImage, FilmMagic), Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved