Welcome to Real Housewives of Rhode Island Season 1 Finale Recap! Last weektold Rosie Rulla about the video (Brian denied it, of course). Rosie also made a tentative truce with Kelsey. Alicia also made peace with Liz. But Liz wouldn’t back down on Jo-Ellen, and both were nervous about seeing each other on the cast trip to Block Island.
What Happened in the Real Housewives of Rhode Island Season 1 Finale?
This week on Real Housewives of Rhode Island Season 1, Episode 12, “The Ferry Tale Is Over,” the Housewives celebrate the end of summer with a trip to Block Island. Jo-Ellen tries to squash her beef with both Liz and Rulla. As for the latter, Rulla tries to ignore all the evidence of Brian’s ongoing affair. But things take a turn for the worse.
Can Liz and Jo-Ellen make it up again?
Kelsey hopes that Liz’s love of Block Island will endear her to Jo-Ellen. As they wait for the ferry, Liz is blown away by Jo-Ellen’s warm greeting. Jo-Ellen wants to break up with Liz, calling it “like an abusive relationship” and comparing Liz to his mother. As for her other feud, Jo-Ellen is fine with going along for the ride with the Rulla-it’s Brian who is the problem.
When they arrive, it is freezing and the tide is high and choppy. Hopefully it’s not a bad omen.
Jo-Ellen pulls Liz aside and asks if they have a real friendship. Liz says yes. She thinks they both said things they didn’t mean in their fights. Liz is mad though. Jo-Ellen accused her of getting physical. Lisa, it was on camerawe have recordings! But Liz brings up that she repeatedly asked Jo-Ellen to go her hands off her for hours before that. In her case, Jo-Ellen tried to comfort Liz.
At first, they disagree on how to proceed. Liz asks to start over, but Jo-Ellen wants to go back to how they were. But eventually they enthusiastically make up, with Liz tackling her in the sand and humping her. Liz changes her tune in a confessional and says she really missed her friend.
Can Rulla stop making Jo-Ellen the villain?
As for Jo-Ellen’s other feud, Rulla admits she hasn’t been around much over the summer. She again questions Jo-Ellen’s motives. If she was a real friend, she wouldn’t confront her with such information at a public event. Was this also aimed at Rosie after last week? Speaking of which, Rosie realizes that Rulla doesn’t want to accept the truth. If she heard rumors about Rich, she wanted to see the evidence, not live in denial.
Rosie tells Jo-Ellen Rulla knows about the video, and without even hearing the details, she insisted it was fake. Alicia thought Brian was going to “blow his load” when he heard about it. “Blow his load, like cum?” Jo-Ellen laughs.
At this point, Jo-Ellen’s main motivation is to prove that she is not a liar. Jo-Ellen becomes so agitated at being blamed for Brian’s actions that she knocks over a glass in her confessional. Rulla asks if the other ladies can talk to Jo-Ellen for her, and they rightly refuse – Rulla has to do it herself. Rulla continues to block Brian’s affair going on as they reminisce about their first date right by the hotel.
Will Billy give Alicia his “storytelling” suggestion?
Despite initially laughing it off, Billy comes around to Alicia’s suggestion of a new proposal. He first proposed when she was super pregnant and had bronchitis. He didn’t even get down on one knee. And she had such bad phlegm that she needed a fudgsicle. Not the adventure she dreamed of.
At the hotel, Alicia marvels at the knocking on the door of “a mermaid with her breasts out” and insists that Billy go down the stairs before her because she’s had a thing for stairs since her mother once dropped her. Outside there are two chairs inside a heart made of candles and roses and a bouquet of roses for Alicia on her chair.
She is shocked because he never does anything romantic. It’s still awkward and silly. The others cheer from their hotel rooms, Billy pulls off his ring to propose again, which hurts, and he has to put down a napkin when he kneels so he doesn’t get grass stains. Alicia says yes and assures him that she really loves that he’s staying this long because a lot of other guys wanted her! Billy says it is time to get marriedbut Alicia jokes that they should have re-proposals every ten years, like some people renew their vows.
As the others congratulate her, Alicia says she wants a “second ring” and Billy reminds her that it happens at the wedding. Finally, Alicia starts dreaming about a wedding, saying she wants a white mermaid dress and Celina to wear pink.
Rulla and Jo-Ellen have a much-needed one-on-one
As the other celebrates the re-proposal, Jo-Ellen goes to Rulla’s room to show her the video.
Rulla says the way Jo-Ellen went about getting her proof rubbed her the wrong way. That was when she was “on my deathbed” (I laughed) and she showed everyone instead of showing Rulla first. Meanwhile, Gary calls out Brian for painting Jo-Ellen as a liar. Brian breaks down almost immediately and admits that Jo-Ellen isn’t a liar and there’s a video!
Rulla still refuses to watch the video. She emphasizes how much it has hurt her all summer and that she just wants to get over it. Jo-Ellen respects that and swears not to.
The Real Housewives of Rhode Island Last Supper
The proposal rekindled Alicia’s love for Billy. She calls him a “Greek stallion” and gushes about how much she loves him. Now he has to put her name on the house!!
Kelsey suggests a game that sends questions written on seashells around. People can either answer it or pass it on to another table guest. It starts out fun. Alicia says her favorite moments were the castle and her fight with Rosie. Kelsey praises everyone’s honesty the masquerade dinner. Liz is asked to reveal a secret. Everyone wishes she would pass it on to Brian, but she chooses Jared. He gushes about his home state, even though Liz is bored.
However, Rulla gets stuck with a question about the most embarrassing thing your spouse has done. She moves on to Gary, who says that Jo-Ellen didn’t embarrass him. Kelsey is asked to name the biggest backstabber, but instead of picking Rosie, she passes it on to Rulla. While she admits she would have told Jo-Ellen before, Rulla now says she doesn’t feel that way about anyone in the group. She is optimistic for the future of the RHORI cast as friends … as long as they move past her story.
Rolla breaks down
Brian makes a toast and thanks the group for making them the most popular couple. When Rulla refers to their hard times, she begins to cry. Alicia assures her that no one is perfect, and Jo-Ellen knows it (Gary asks everyone to stop bringing his wife into this). Alicia asks Jo-Ellen to tell Rulla that she had her back, but Jo-Ellen says they’ve talked about it before and will leave it at that. Rosie and Rich say it’s unfair to blame Jo-Ellen since the only fault is Brian. Jo-Ellen appreciates this very much. She and Rosie have come this far since the premiere!
Brian assures Rulla that he loves her and is proud of her for putting her “ego” or rather her “pride” aside for their family. As Liz watches, she notes that Rulla needs to know that this is still going on and not consider it grounds for divorce.
Kelsey toasts the group of friends that have come together, referring to her problems with Rosie. Speaking of which, Rosie’s house is currently 5000 square feet and she’s still happily child-free with Rich. As for Kelsey, she pays her own rent now and learned to write a check.
Dolores did not appear this episodebut she and Liz still plan to release their menopause gum. Liz’s stepdaughter is expecting a girl and got engaged at the gender reveal.
Jo-Ellen is still working on her relationship with her mother … and is still in touch with Brian’s mistress. Alicia runs Pizza Mamma and has a range of biscuits on the way. Jared is still holding onto Audrey’s, which I’m sure will see a boost from RHORI! That means he and Ashley are still Rhode Islanders “for now.”
Then we come to Rulla…
Why RHORI Cameras Reshot
A month later, Brian was arrested for tracking Rulla. Kelsey, Ashley, Alicia and Rosie go to Rulla’s while Jo-Ellen goes to Liz’s.
Rulla was suspicious and the BMW dealer told her that only the police could remove a tracker. That’s why Brian was arrested for domestic violence. She insists he never did anything physical to her. Jo-Ellen heard the mistress fetch Brian from the police station. Feeling vindicated, she tried to text Rulla, who just replied “TY.”
Kelsey asks if any part of Rulla wants to thank Jo-Ellen. Not really. For the moment, Brian is not allowed near Rulla or the house, but she insists that it is exaggerated in the press. She thinks he was tracking her to know when she would drop by his office or if she would drive by the mistress’s house. So she seems to admit that the affair is still going on. Rosie points out how much Brian has hurt her. Whatever she does, the girls say they’ll support her. While Rulla ends the episode unsure, we know she took him back.
The final ends with one preview of the two-part reunion. Brian is in the hot seat, Jo-Ellen has receipts, and when Rulla calls her a psychopath, she smiles and agrees.
Real Housewives of Rhode Island airs Sundays 9/10c on Bravo. Episodes can be streamed on Peacock.
TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE RHORI SEASON FINALE? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON OVERALL? WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO FROM THE REUNION?
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