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Bravo grabbed everyone’s attention with a very hot preview for Season 10 of The Real Housewives of Potomac. In the snippet, Ashley Darby lands on co-star Stacey accusing her of supposedly being divorced and drawing up legal documents. The new season premieres on October 5th, but the early drama is already the talk of everything else.
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Ashley asks Stacey about some legal documents that “someone” has been supposed to show her, claiming that Stacey’s ex-T.J. is actually trying to sue Stacey. “Someone who receives to show me legal documents that say that TJ is actually trying to sue Stacy,” Ashley sets the ticking bomb-scene. Throughout the heated confrontation, Stacey keeps claiming her innocence while uttering, “Everything that I have told you has been the truth,” even while skillfully diverting Ashley’s piercing questions about her divorce status.
The climax of the abovementioned clip has Stacey at the peak of her quick wit by telling Ashley that she ought to Google a voice coach instead. It has immediately become fans’ favorite line from the preview among many other brutal reads.
Viewers thronged the comment sections filling them with remarks on how Ashley always tries to stick her nose in other people’s business. “Ashly is the wrong person to be talking about being honest. Once again, her storyline will consist of being in everyone business,” one user wrote, alluding to the irony that Ashley questions the truthfulness of others while she has her own truth issues on the show.
Many comments highlighted the hypocrisy of Ashley investigating the divorce of another while her own divorce proceedings with Michael Darby have been dragging on for years. “Ashley having the nerve to ask about anyone else’s divorce ijbol 😭😭😭,” commented one amused view, which meant she should probably do her own first.
The voice-coach comment from Stacey, out of many brutal reads, was one that many fans favored. Many users shared the line, some with laughing emojis, one saying: “She needs to be googling a voice coach SENT ME OVERRR!! 🤣🤣🤣” and another adding, “Stacey got her there! Ashley can’t sing.” The audience adored these words.
“I don’t understand why Ashley is so pressed about things that don’t concern her lol. We wanna know about your life, tell us what you’ve been going through!” wrote one viewer, expressing their disbelief at Ashley’s style of storytelling. Evidently, reality TV fans generally want cast members to share a real-life story about themselves rather than engage in drama about somebody else.
Despite the critique going down on Ashley and her ways, some would agree on how important she is to the plot development of the show. “Ashley is annoying but she is pivotal to this show ngl,” said one user, acknowledging that it was her annoying ways that brought fuel on conflict for the show.
And there were a few comments about the early anointing of this clip full month before the actual season was aired. “Why is there a clip a month before already? Yikes!” shared a viewer, maybe implying that Bravo is either overly optimistic about this season’s drama or is just so eager to push it ahead of time.
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With this early sneak peek setting a strong foundation for what is supposedly a season filled with domestic fiery altercations. Alternately, the long wait will feel shorter for this season. I’m not sure if Stacey’s claims concerning her state can endure the gaze of further scrutiny, but what is sure is that for better or worse, Ashley Darby is still out in full swing as Potomac’s best investigator.
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