Welcome to the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 11 recap. Last week, Lisa filled Heather in on the couples’ trip. Todd told Bronwyn he was “disappointed” by her behavior in Palm Springs. And Mary hosted a “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” brunch so the women could work out their issues. Keep reading to see exactly what went down on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 11: “Troop Salt Lake City.”
What happened on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 11?
In this week’s episode, Heather and Whitney try to bring the women back together with a Girls’ Camp experience, but Camp Kumbaya doesn’t go well. Meredith invites some of the ladies over for a Shabbat dinner, which does go well. But they’re wondering what’s up with Mary. Finally, we do find out what’s wrong with Mary. It has to do with Robert Jr., and it’s not good. Here are some of the highlights from RHOSLC Season 5, Episode 11.
Meredith and Mary meet to talk it out, but Mary’s holding back
Mary says she used to be very close to her son Robert Jr. But these days he’s sleeping all day and feels distant. Even though she’s not talking about it, we all know sweet little Robert Jr. has a drug problem. She’s right to be concerned about him.
“I feel like I’ve been choosing to just ignore him and hope that it would go away,” she interviews. “I need him to just tell me the truth of where he’s at.”
Meredith is waiting for Mary at an art gallery, but Mary’s an hour late. After getting kicked out of Mary’s house the other day, Meredith’s worried about what’s going on with Mary. As she should be. Mary has a lot on her plate right now.
When she finally shows up, Meredith asks if everything’s okay, but Mary lies that everything’s just fine.
Jumping right in, they start discussing what happened at Mary’s house. “What you did, I thought you severed our friendship,” Mary says. “You’re not always the victim.”
When Meredith brings up that Mary was an hour late, Mary’s done. “You know what, Meredith?” she says. “Have a good day.” She turns on her six-inch heel and walks away. Mary doesn’t do confrontations.
“I’m carrying a big cross right now with Robert,” Mary interviews. Then what you need to do is lean on your friends. Meredith would want to help you.
“I feel like the fact that Meredith has no idea of what I’m going through speaks volumes of where our friendship is,” Mary says in a confessional. “Be a friend and be in my life, but if you’re not? Goodbye. I don’t need you.”
Meredith’s not a mind reader, Mary. I’m sure she’d be there for you if you’d just open up.
Camp Kumbaya is a bust of epic proportions on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Heather and Whitney think they need to gather everyone around the campfire and get back to Kumbaya. So they’re taking everyone to Girl Scout Camp! With wine, of course.
“There’s no one better at Camp Kumbaya than me and Whitney,” Heather says. Inviting the other women to their camp, Heather types, “Join us for our version of girl’s camp … Attire is Girl Scout Chic. No heels, but all the feels.”
When all the ladies arrive, Heather blows a whistle and welcomes everyone to Girls’ Camp. She says there’s a hole where they can “potty” if they need to. Both Lisa and Bronwyn say they’re done drinking for the night ’cause nobody wants to pee in a hole.
The first activity is the potato sack race. Once that’s done, it’s time to dig into the food and go sit around the campfire.
When Mary brings up how rude it was for Meredith to walk out of her house at her party, everyone is so shocked, that we’re forced to take a commercial break.
When Britani calls Mary out with, “Oh, and you asking her to leave …”
Mary snaps, “I’m not talking to you. Shut up.” Whoa. Mary’s pretty darn rude herself.
“You asked me to leave,” Meredith says, “and I didn’t feel welcome. So I left.”
“I didn’t ask you to leave, Meredith,” Mary says. Production replays the clip where Mary clearly says, “Meredith! If you’re not going to listen to me, get out of my house!”
Sadly, Kumbaya quickly devolves into an argument.
Bronwyn can’t resist stirring the pot
Bronwyn admits surprise that Heather and Whitney are hosting today since Whitney talks badly about Heather behind her back.
“What does Whitney say about me, Bronwyn?” Heather asks.
“She thinks you won’t have her back because you’d rather be friends with Lisa,” Bronwyn reports.
Whitney admits that Heather’s trying to stay friends with Lisa while Whitney had problems with her, caused friction between them. Whitney reportedly blocked Lisa’s number after Lisa’s horrific Galentine’s party.
“That’s her feelings,” Heather tells Bronwyn. “I don’t find that offensive. She’s always felt like that.”
Whitney says she’s been trying to give Bronwyn a chance, “But if you’re going to throw us under the bus, we’re going to back it up and run you over.”
When Whitney denies ever saying anything about Lisa not being a good friend, production rolls the tape. “Lisa, unfortunately, is the type of person that hurts other people to make herself feel better,” Whitney says. “That has been my experience from Day One with Lisa.”
Lisa brings out her favorite response: “That is a lie, Whitney. Don’t lie!”
“But it’s true,” Mary interjects. “You talk behind people’s backs all the time. You’re the fakest person I’ve ever seen in my life … Everything that comes out of your mouth is a lie.”
Lisa and Mary’s argument becomes two little girls on the playground, and even Meredith chuckles when Mary calls Lisa a “hot mess.”
As the argument escalates, Meredith blows her “safety whistle.” Time out, everyone.
Bronwyn and Meredith have had enough. They’re gathering their things and taking off. But wait! There’s gonna be s’mores later on!
“I should’ve never left my house,” Mary grumbles.
Heather’s frustrated. “I wanted to bring everyone together,” she says, “and now I feel like everyone’s further apart.”
Meredith’s Shabbat dinner for selected friends on Real Housewives of SLC
The next day, Heather arrives at Meredith’s house with a bottle of wine for Shabbat dinner. Meredith has high hopes for a more peaceful evening with a smaller group of friends.
Also on the guest list are Britani and Jared, Bronwyn and Todd, and Lisa and John.
Meredith wishes her guests “Shabbat shalom,” and lights the candles while reciting a prayer in Hebrew. Though she’s not particularly religious, she loves the traditions and sharing them with her friends.
Foolishly, the ladies bring up the disaster that Camp Kumbaya turned into the day before. Bronwyn’s take is, “Angie got real feisty with me because I was saying something she didn’t want the two of you to hear me say.”
“I totally understand,” Heather says. “But I feel like it’s normal and natural for friends to talk a little sh*t behind each other’s backs, but why throw them under the bus now?”
“I think there’s a place where you vent to a friend, right?” Bronwyn continues. “At some point, everybody talks about everybody. When you’re in a good place, it’s funny and cheeky and sassy. When you’re not in a good place, it’s offensive and hurtful, right?”
“I can be a real snarky c*nt, for sure,” she confesses, which prompts Todd to scold her for her language. “Whether people like what I say or not, it’s never been untrue.”
Meredith says that she’s seeing a side of Mary that she’s never seen before. She’s hurt, but she’s also worried. “It’s not in character. It makes me wonder if there’s some bigger problem going on.”
Britani takes Meredith’s comment to heart. “Maybe we do need to give Mary a little bit of grace,” she says. “Maybe she does have something wrong.”
Mary finally has a heart-to-heart with Robert Jr.
Meanwhile, over at Mary’s, she’s knocking on Robert Jr.’s door. “Bubs?” she says. “What’s up?”
“Robert was the perfect child,” Mary says in a confessional. “He was our pride. Very smart, very advanced … That’s the Robert I’m trying to reach.”
“What are we doing?” she asks him gently. “You gotta talk to me.”
“I took a Xanax,” he says. “I didn’t sleep last night, [so] I just took a half to chill me out. Then I’ll take an Adderall to balance me out.”
He admits that he’s been getting high since he was 16. Someone gave him a Xanax at a party. He liked it, so he started buying it.
“Then I started doing Xanax with acid,” he says. “And then Molly with Xanax. I really like Xanax, so I mix it with everything.” He’s also used cocaine and oxy.
“I won’t judge you,” she says, struggling not to cry. “I can help you, but you have to help yourself.”
“I’m just very disappointed with myself,” Mary interviews. “I feel like I let him down somewhere.” She knew he was smoking pot and taking edibles, but she never thought he’d branch out to other drugs.
He finally says, “I wanted to die … like this world wasn’t for me.”
When Mary asks if he knows what that would do to her, he says, “You’re the only reason I didn’t kill myself.”
That was rough. Robert Jr. is Mary’s entire world. It would destroy her if anything happened to him. My heart goes out to Mary.
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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.
