The Real Housewives of Dubai
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With that out of the way, lets get into the taglines.
Nina Ali:If you think money cant buy you happiness, you clearly havent been to Dubai.
Unremarkable, unoriginal, derivative, and yes, extremely elitist, but its alsoHousewives.
Caroline Brooks:The desert is ruthless, but nothing is more savage than me.
Is it on theme?
Sure, but Im docking points for lazy desert tropes and two year old references.
This is a quote you see on someones IG Story, not a housewife tagline.
There is no Canva template here, and she is not advertising her services whatever those are to us.
Cute, plucky, and to the point.
Cutting, on theme, and appropriately delusional and narcissistic for a housewife.
Have you ever performed on 106?
Are you on the TV?
Are you the first African-American woman to be at the top of Miss Teen Florida?
As Ayan quips, Thanksgiving is a very weird story.
If you just want an excuse to cook a big meal, then just do that.
Who doesnt like to have a large gathering with food?
Ninas menu … is turkey breast and French fries?
And shish tawook, which is chicken on a skewer.
Find me at Lesas house pretending to not celebrate Indigenous genocide.
It is truly the cultural touches that make this show so far.
Caroline Stanbury insists on making allegations of unique Dubai living exceptions that arent exceptionally unique or inaccurate.
Also, divorce happens in Dubai!
In fact, they have the highest divorce rates in the region!
I dont know why they keep doubling down on this Snapple Fact when its easily disprovable.
It is not any more or less tedious than a divorce in the U.S. or Europe.
Ninas family doesnt make sense.
And is now in crypto mining?
(Also, how is that working out for them in their present state?)
Ayan-ism of the episode:When people show you their blue color, you know theyre blue.
Why make a run at see them in orange?
They cannot be orange.
