💥 DOOL SHOCKER: Jeremy Takes Aim — Will He Kill Alex?

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The Horton Square is bustling with Halloween festivities — and extras! Stephanie (dressed like she’s going to a masquerade ball) is worried about her big coming out, but Alex reassures her, then sends her into the bookstore. He then tracks Jeremy down, and threatens him with a drowning of his own.

Jeremy insists he’s a changed man, but yikes, his anger comes bursting out as he tells Alex to back off — until Cooper Choi (Sophia’s brother?!?) says hi and Jeremy turns the charm back on. Alex leaves Jeremy clenching his fists.

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Who Will Get Tesoro?

Alex rejoins Stephanie in the bookstore, all set up with Julie, then Chanel and Johnny arrive so she can lament to Alex about the adoption. Because they’re just obsessed with adopting Tesoro when there are plenty of babies out there in need who don’t come with angry family members. But OK.

Leo, meanwhile, speechifies to Tesoro on the way to the launch about how incredible he is. Cat walks by and Leo gives her the chance to hold her nephew. They talk about Aaron and Leo’s struggle with letting go of baby T and Leo gets all mushy with the baby once again.

Are the Kids Alright?

Marlena and Rachel work on a pumpkin carving, but when the kid starts complaining about her teacher, Mr. Horton, Marlena snaps at her to respect her teacher, snatches her pencil and lays down the law. Give Mr. Horton a chance. (But should she?) Fine. Marlena drops her off at the pumpkin tossing with Jeremy.

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At home, Thomas tells his dad he’s not doing Halloween. But Chad convinces Thomas not to punish himself and brings him over to Jeremy. Rachel, of course, latches right on and pushes the poor kid back towards the edge, saying he needs to keep making his dad miserable so he doesn’t get back with Cat. 

Will Marlena Seek Help?

Marlena and Chad make their way into the bookstore, and Johnny escorts Bonnie to the front of the line at Alex’s behest. Then, everyone in place, Julie welcomes them all to Bookclub’s reopening, introduces Anastasia Sands and Alex and they get down to unveiling the author’s true identity.

Stephanie drops her mask and robe and voila! She’s been revealed! But life goes on, so Alex gripes to Chanel about how Chad’s the only ex who seems surprised about Stephanie’s writing identity. Marlena and Julie, meanwhile, chat about Bookclub and all its new programs like a discussion group about grief. Clearly, that’s her sneaky way of getting Marlena to grief counseling, but the doc doesn’t commit!

Will Johnny and Chanel Adopt?

Out in the square, Leo asks Johnny to keep an eye on the baby while he rushes in to talk to Stephanie. The interview’s already getting millions of hits, he tells her! (What an amazing world, where insta-novelists become mega celebrities who are so beloved that a local paper can get web traffic that would make an international news site salivate!)

Johnny pushes Tesoro into the bookstore and reunites him with Leo — who gets a text saying a family has been found. At the same time, Chanel gets a call from her mom about social services.

Wait… Will Jeremy Kill Alex??

Susan’s running late, so Bonnie fills her in on the big reveal outside the Pub. Susan then corners Stephanie when she wanders out looking for Alex and Susan excitedly tells her what she wrote in her second book is about to come true. OK…

Out in the square, Chad makes small talk with Cat. Jeremy wraps up the pumpkin launching and Rachel points Chad and Cat out to Thomas. “See? I told you: Adults always lie.” Well, they do in Salem, but actually not this time, kid!

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She talks Thomas into launching a pumpkin at Cat’s head, just as someone in Jeremy’s costume pilfers the massive carving knife. We never see a face, but we do see the figure raise the knife just as Alex walks by!

RHOC’s Gretchen Rossi Explains Her Lack of Reaction to Claims of ‘Liking’ Anti-LGBTQ Posts as Tamra Reveals What Made it “Worse” and Emily Shares What Was “Concerning”

Gretchen Rossi was accused of “liking” a series of controversial posts, including homophobic messages and anti-abortion rights statements, on Thursday’s finale episode of the 19th season of 

The Real Housewives of Orange County, and after the show aired, the cast commented on her “concerning” lack of a reaction.

Credit: Instagram

As Gretchen, 47, explained why she didn’t have much to say after the accusations were made, her co-stars, including 

Emilly Simpson, 49, Tamra Judge, 58, and Heather Dubrow, 56, raised suspicions as Shannon Beador, 61, attempted to defend her.

“I was so confused because, in my heart, I’m like, ‘There’s no way I would’ve liked a post like that.’ What am I supposed to say to this? I know fundamentally in my heart what I feel and how I believe, so, but it’s like, how are you supposed to defend that in that moment?” Gretchen wondered on the October 30 episode of the 

RHOC: After Show. “I was legitimately in shock and confused. And then it just got weirder and weirder and weirder.”

“I thought you would have come unhinged if you knew in your soul that it was not you,” 

Jennifer Pedranti, 48, replied.

Meanwhile, Emily, who said she would have been “livid” if similar accusations were made against her, expected Gretchen to lash out at Tamra.

“I thought that her reaction would’ve been, ‘F*ck you, Tamra. This is you creating bullsh*t about me.’ And that’s what I thought the reaction might be, and then I was gonna sit and analyze that. But there was no reaction from her,” she noted as Tamra added that Gretchen’s lack of a reaction “made it worse.”

“If someone was accusing me of something, you just want to go, ‘How can I prove that this is ridiculous, that this is so not true?’” Heather reasoned.

As for what else raised a red flag for Emily, she gave a nod to Gretchen’s chat with 

Slade Smiley, 51, as she questioned who Gretchen was.

“The other things that was concerning for me is that she showed no emotion or really any kind of reaction until after she spoke to Slade. I don’t know where you land because I can’t tell what’s genuinely you and what’s Slade guiding you,” she explained.

Elsewhere, Shannon said she “can’t imagine” that Gretchen did what she’s accused of.

“I’ve seen a kind, devoted mom, [a] faith-based gal, and a girl who has a lot of friends in the LGBTQ community. So I don’t know. I’m waiting with you to see what happens,” she told Heather. “Something doesn’t make sense about all of it.”

Shannon then noted that everyone reacts differently to different scenarios.

“Shannon Beador laughs. Gretchen just was blindsided and like, ‘What?’ And some people are [deer] in the [headlights] and some people go, and they’re very vocal about what’s going on. So I don’t want to judge her based on her reaction,” she concluded.

The three-part Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 reunion begins next Thursday, November 6, at 8/7c on Bravo.

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