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RSS Feed Deny, Deflect, Displace | RHOC S20 E13 Real Housewives Recap
Vicki's playbook, Heather's armor, and a party built for an ambush
Key Takeaways
- Behavioral analyst Elle Schwartz breaks down Vicki Gunvalson's defensive reactions during Tamra's preventative scan, analyzing her classic pattern of deny, deflect, and displace.
- The episode examines Vicki Gunvalson receiving her own health scan results, which casts a lifetime of health scares and deep-seated fear in a completely new light.
- Tamra stacks her mocktail launch party with original Real Housewives, bringing Alexis and John into the mix while Shannon Beador insists she does not care.
- Heather Dubrow opens up to Terry about a childhood short on warmth, revealing how Fancy Pants functions as emotional armor.
- Elle Schwartz applies her professional background in counseling and behavioral analysis to separate the reality TV edit from what actually happened on screen.
Season 20, Episode 13 of The Real Housewives of Orange County gives us a preventative scan, a penthouse confession, a Persian party with cowboy hats, and a launch party packed with OGs. Behavioral analyst Elle Schwartz breaks it all down, scene by scene.
Vicki wants her laptop at Tamra's scan and meets every bit of feedback with deny, deflect, displace. Then her own results arrive, and a lifetime of health scares casts her fear in a new light. Heather opens up to Terry about a childhood short on warmth, and Fancy Pants starts to look like armor. Terry steps up for his 92 year old mother. Emily and Shane feel like a marriage on the brink, and the after show reveals why: two parents reading their son's needs in opposite ways.
Carmella offers Jen a shot at financial independence, and Gina turns it into a real estate scoreboard. We check the receipts on who has the longer résumé. Tamra stacks her party with original Housewives, Alexis and John walk in, and Shannon swears three times that she doesn't care.
Plus: fake versus feckless, the brain damage smash cut, and the question Elle wants you to sit with. What unfinished business from childhood did you bring into your marriage?
0:00 Jennifer’s anxiety around Ryan 0:39 Welcome and episode overview 3:34 Tamra and Vicki’s health appointments 10:08 Terry, Heather, and the emotional family storyline 19:37 The Persian party begins 32:06 Vicki and Tamra’s conversation about trust 37:01 Heather and her mother’s art storyline 42:34 Carmela’s support for Jen 46:53 Emily and Shane’s relationship tension 49:06 Tamra’s mocktail launch 55:42 Heather and Alexis’s conflict 60:02 Predictions for the season 62:58 Closing thoughts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CLICK HERE FOR MORE LISTENER NOTES
Timestamps
0:00
- Jennifer’s anxiety around Ryan
0:39
- Welcome and episode overview
3:34
- Tamra and Vicki’s health appointments
10:08
- Terry, Heather, and the emotional family storyline
19:37
- The Persian party begins
32:06
- Vicki and Tamra’s conversation about trust
37:01
- Heather and her mother’s art storyline
42:34
- Carmela’s support for Jen
46:53
- Emily and Shane’s relationship tension
49:06
- Tamra’s mocktail launch
55:42
- Heather and Alexis’s conflict
60:02
- Predictions for the season
62:58
- Closing thoughts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens when Vicki Gunvalson gets her health results on RHOC Season 20 Episode 13?
After demanding her laptop at Tamra's scan and deflecting feedback, Vicki receives her own health scan results, revealing how a lifetime of health scares fuels her underlying fears.
How does behavioral analyst Elle Schwartz analyze Vicki Gunvalson's behavior?
Elle Schwartz examines how Vicki Gunvalson immediately responds to feedback with a textbook pattern of deny, deflect, and displace, offering a deeper look at her psychological defenses.
What major events happen at Tamra Judge's mocktail launch party?
Tamra populates her launch party with original Housewives, creating tense dynamics as Alexis and John arrive and Shannon Beador repeatedly swears she does not care.