Last week’s episode of Summer House was so chaotic, that I couldn’t even cover it properly. My apologies, Good Vibe Tribe. But I’m back again to recap the fallout of Austen Kroll‘s dramatic trip to the Hamptons and all the residual drama that came with it. Though at the top of this week’s episode, the Charleston frat boy has yet to leave the building. Not that he’s in bed with Lindsay Hubbard. No, no. Because she happened to take home a random guy from the club as a birthday gift to herself. A fact which basically the entire house is baffled to discover upon waking up the next morning. Besides Danielle Olivera and Robert Sieber. It’s all very twisted and scandalous.
Ciara Miller wakes up still angry and hurt by both Austen and Lindsay. And was all the drama worth it for Hurricane Hubbard just to end up having loud morning sex with someone who’s definitely not Austen? However, Lindsay really couldn’t care less about hurting Ciara’s feelings. And neither, it seems, could Austen, who approaches his Winter House flame like nothing even happened the night before. Ok, bro…This weekend just needs to be over. But Ciara can’t help letting a few tears fall as she packs. The Charm-er turned out to be nothing but a manipulative disappointment.
Meanwhile, there is one other topic that needs to be discussed before the roomies can head back to New York City. And that’s a pre-nup between Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula. Kyle’s been putting the topic off for a couple of episodes now. But with the wedding less than six weeks away, it’s time to rip the band-aid off. He blames even bringing up the subject on Loverboy’s investors. Apparently, these off-camera moneymen just want to know if he’s open to signing a pre-nup. But it’s something that Amanda’s never considered before. And hasn’t Kyle had, I don’t know, three years to put this on the table? Wisely, she states via confessional that she’s not signing a thing if it’s not in her best interest. And they table the discussion for, presumably, yet another date even closer to their walk down the aisle.
This week, we’re also treated to a few scenes of life in the city. Most importantly, Mya Allen‘s mid-week date with Oliver, the guy Danielle set her up with at Lindsay‘s birthday party. Coming off a five-year engagement, Mya hasn’t been on a first date in more than half a decade. So she’s nervous on the most relatable level. But, as all the fans surely recognize by now, the newbie is undoubtedly one of the good ones. And she easily charms the handsome non-profit founder. Even if she’s left questioning whether they can possibly eat together after he expresses a distaste for all white condiments — sour cream included!
Meanwhile, Paige DeSorbo invites Ciara and Amanda over to her apartment for some rooftop smoothies, pastries, and good old-fashioned gossip with Empire State Building views. It turns out, Austen‘s still partying it up in the city. But has gone radio silent when it comes to Ciara. Which is honestly just gross and rude f–kboy behavior that she should not have to put up with for a single second. At the very least, he owes her a massive and sincere apology. But she’s definitely not going to get one.
Paige points out that the onus for the past weekend’s drama obviously lies on Austen‘s shoulders. But Lindsay‘s very nearly just as much to blame. I mean, didn’t she tell Ciara “woman to woman” a few weeks ago that there was absolutely nothing going on with her and the Southern Charm-er? It’s shady behavior at best, downright cruel at worst. And there’s definitely going to be a confrontation about it once the weekend rolls around.
The weekend arrives and, thankfully, we get to trade Austen for a visit from Craig Conover. On the drive out, he asks Paige to consider coming to Delaware to meet his parents. Which is definitely something he should only be doing with, you know, an exclusive, serious girlfriend. But maybe it’s one step closer to the two making it official? (They have to by the end of the season, right?) Though considering what happened last time he brought another Bravolebrity to his hometown — think way back to Southern Charm Season 2 — things did not go well. But in Paige’s words, he’s obsessed with her, he loves her, he wants to marry her…
For the first night of the weekend, Andrea Denver is in charge of festivities. And he’s planned an entire Italian dinner to celebrate the holiday of Ferragosto. It’s actually so sweet seeing him lovingly and diligently prep in the kitchen with a chef’s hat on to bring his roommates a piece of his home country. Poor Andrea also happens to be quite homesick and lonely, which he confesses to Carl Radke and Luke Gulbranson. So the feast will hopefully also help him feel connected to his family. Whom he hasn’t been able to see because of COVID’s effect on international travel. Oh, and in case you missed it, Hurricane Henry also happens to be bearing down on the Hamptons this weekend.
The first thing Danielle does upon arriving at the house is pull Mya outside for a debrief about her date. The latter has kept up communication with Oliver since Wednesday. And there’s definitely potential. But the chat gets interrupted by Lindsay, and Mya seizes the chance to question her about the Ciara and Austen of it all. Surprise! Lindsay doesn’t feel one bit guilty for how she acted on her birthday. And even has the audacity to claim Ciara should’ve come and talked to her about how she was feeling. (Cut to footage of Ciara doing just that and Lindsay refusing to talk.) Inside, Craig can’t help but get a dig in at Lindsay’s expense as she tries to feed him the birthday fairytale that was her and Austen. And I quote, “Sounds a little bit different than Vermont…when he, like, didn’t give you any attention.” [pops champagne] Craigy, you’re my hero.
Soon enough, dinner is served and Andrea gathers all the roommates (and Craig) for a night of red wine and talk about love. (Speaking of love, I didn’t think it was possible to be more in love with Carl than I already was. And then he walked into the kitchen wearing that adorable pasta shirt. Marry me, ‘Lito.) The Italian model asks all his friends to go around the table and talk about their idea of love.
Naturally, Lindsay‘s has four pillars. And probably a timeline secretly written down somewhere. But when it’s Andrea’s own turn, he starts getting teary-eyed. Not only does he miss his family back in Italy, he’s also nursing heartbreak over a girl he dated after Paige, but before the summer began. Apparently the prospect of getting back together with Paige made him break things off with the other girl. And now that she’s effectively chosen Craig, he’s left alone. Poor, sweet Andrea.
By the time it’s Ciara‘s turn, she’s ready to unleash her inner Italian on Lindsay. Since she has the floor, she lays into HubbHouse over how she was treated the weekend before, listing out all the ways people give Lindsay a pass for her terrible behavior by claiming it’s just who she is. And honestly? Ciara’s not wrong. I’ve long considered Lindsay the most selfish and chaotic person in the house, and it’s validating to hear someone call that something other than “queen behavior” on social media.
Naturally, Lindsay takes no accountability for hurting Ciara. She even goes as far as to claim she didn’t even know Ciara was excited for Austen to come to the house. And dismisses their fling in Vermont as so, totally, like, five months ago. The conversation escalates as Danielle jumps in to defend Lindsay. And over at the other end of the table, poor Andrea is breaking down in tears. To the point that Luke has to take him outside and let him cry it out. But back to the conflict at hand. Ciara feels completely dismissed and disregarded. And it’s all coming to the surface now. She even goes as far as accusing Lindsay of “isolating her victims in order to be affectionate with them.”
Lindsay fires back through a smug smile that she wasn’t even thinking about Ciara during her birthday weekend with Austen. Which on one hand, I sort of believe. On the other, I think she knew exactly what she was doing and wanted to rub it in Ciara’s face. At this point, Craig jumps in to defend Ciara, revealing that even he’s mad at his bestie for his behavior in the house. And then, somehow, the conflict takes a sharp left turn and Ciara and Danielle are now screaming at each other. Ciara stands up. Danielle follows suit. And next thing you know, wine is being thrown across the table and the dinner has exploded into pandemonium…
TELL US – SHOULD KYLE AND AMANDA SIGN A PRE-NUP? HOW DID MYA DO ON HER FIRST DATE? DO YOU FEEL FOR ANDREA? WAS LINDSAY TRYING TO RUB HER RELATIONSHIP WITH AUSTEN IN CIARA’S FACE? ARE YOU TEAM LINDSAY/DANIELLE OR TEAM CIARA?
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