'The Real Housewives of New York City' Season 4, Episode 2 Recap

Sonja and Ramona are just fun and good tv, They can handle themselves in this show fine. Alex on the other hand, has become a complete mess and appears she found no only her voice but also her inner spoiled child, She needs to go home and chill instead of chugging the alcohol in a single gulp, as we've seen her do at most every event.

First, I have to say Durbin, you are as delusional as Sonya. From the first episode Sonya has been full of herself and pretentious. Sonya was clearly the attacker. If she had an ounce of class she would not have addressed anything with Alex that night. It was obvious she wanted to confront her and it was her own bad manners that came across. Out of all the Real Houswives shows, these women are the worst. They believe their money has placed them above others and really, they are very classless and rude with the toxins that spew out of their mouths. Exactly what is wrong with society today. As for Jill making her little Bethany digs, get over yourself girlfriend. There is a reason she has moved on and has her own show. She is LIKEABLE and doesn't pretend to be something she is not.

I think we should of been able to see the actual conversation of Sonya being asked to be Master of Ceremony and what was said. We also missed out of the conversation when Alex and Simon were told they would not beable to speak. This whole show was based on hear says and we were left to try and figure out what really went down. I also felt cheated out of what made Jill change her mind at the last minute and show up like she did, only to jump all over Alex for actually being nice to her. Makes me wonder if the show isn't scripted after all and Jill forgot her lines and spoke the wrong lines at the wrong time, plus she was out of costume as well??????????? I am pretty sure none of the housewives or husbands will be asked to support them in the furture in speeches or marches. Can't blame them a bit.

Alex lives in an alternate reality. She's quick to take offense and then reacts like crazed lunatic. Confronting people in all the wrong places. She thinks if shes loud enough then anything she says is true. After she got thrown out of the party, she's creates her own alternate reality calling Simon on the phone and telling him Sonja said things she didn't say. It's become so commonplace that it appears all these arguments she creates is done on purpose to keep her on the show, since there were rumors last year that she and Simon were going to be fired because viewers didn't like them. She's no victim, she's a calculating, manipulative, spoiled woman.

superficial......vacuous.......just like Andy Cohen who is the engineer of this train wreck. Simon stop drinking, your face looks like that of an alcoholic...not attractive

Let me just say that Alex has never really swayed me one way or the other BUT last night I became a member of TEAM ALEX. Sonja was in the wrong last night; to me. Furthermore, it seemed like LuAnn was co-signing on the foolishness because she has never thought of Alex to be at her "level"; not to mention the comment she made to the effect "she (Alex) doesn't belong here." And what was LuAnn's comment about Alex looking like a dominatrix? There was nothing dominatrix about Alexs' dress; huh? Additionally, I think Sonja blew that argument up so that she would not have to address what she had done. That's why she got loud and wouldn't let Alex speak and again; she didn't want it in the episode. Once again, LuAnn happily co-signed off on it because she feels Alex is beneath her. The whole thing was very unfortunate last night because as of now Alex is no match for Sonja; that was quite evident with the way Sonja spinned the entire incident to make it seem like Alex was rude and crazy. ALEX you have to find your MOJO GIRL; find it quick!

I'm finding this a bit boring without Bethenny.

Alex was in the wrong. My thinking is based on having worked on and actively participated in (an unrelated) "cause" a few years ago.

When a person supports a cause, the cause takes center stage. It's very poor form to start a whiny argument about who can and can't speak; you let it go and hope the event comes off in the very best light. So, when Alex was all earnest-in-your-face about her involvement, it was in poor taste. When she (and her gay husband) started a whiny fight in the holding area, it was in poor taste. The logical, cause-worthy thing to do is to put petty grievances aside and let the event unfold, not detract from it with petty concerns.

Now, about Simon's speech. That was also not about marriage equality; it was about marrying for a green card. I hope it wasn't the same speech he was planning to give at the marriage equality march.

Finally, about Sonja's making the day about her. I see why other people think that's the case, but I'm with Sonja on this one. When one is making a speech at an event, it's natural to want the people who are in one's company to be supportive. Speakers sometimes have entourages (think of politicians and such). So Sonja got her HW cast mates to be her entourage and they all agreed to do it; supporting Sonja was part of the deal. Luann Crackers and Kelly were doing the right thing by ignoring Alex and Simon's whiny protestations.

Finally, I'm tired of Alex being all holier-than-thou and intense about gay rights. Gay rights are important and all of us should support this deserving cause. It's sad that Alex is taking the banner of gay rights to make herself seem oh-so-committed, and it's not pretty. Go away already, Alex. And take your little Simon too.

I did think Sonja was one of the saner women on this show but no such luck. She proved herself as superficial and vacuous as the rest of the group. Alex does need to let go of things a bit.

shame on you sojna!!!!! thot you were one of the good ones. alex, give it up. you can't explain any thing to people who only care about themselves.