Southern Charm
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Of course Kathryn packed a bathing suit for this trip.
You never know whats going to happen.
Usually I think the Boy Scouts are assholes, but theyre right about that always be prepared nonsense.
Know what happens when youre not prepared, like Shep?
If any of us are wondering how Shep might have gotten chlamydia, it is from borrowing someones swimsuit.
Can you imagine putting your private parts in the compromised mesh where someone elses have been first?
Gross swimming togs aside, the final lap of the Colorado vacation is quite a thing to behold.
There are empty beer cans and half-ravaged bags of Chips Ahoy everywhere.
This makes me sad because of all the supermarket cookies they went for Chips Ahoy?
I mean, did the Safeway not have Fudge Stripes?
Was there not a Chips Deluxe with M&Ms?
Cameran and Whitney choose to leave the trip early.
Whitney is leaving for less pure reasons.
I think the real reason is because he hates being on this show that he created.
This sounds like an exceptionally rational request.
I mean, replace girls with boys and same, so I get it.
She finally says to him, I think you love me, but not enough.
It seems like they arent getting back together after all, which upsets Madison.
Their argument starts in meta fashion, with them arguing about who is a better arguer.
Madison then says, You want to deal in facts?
She then tells everyone that Austen told her that Shep gave Danni chlamydia.
This devolves into an insane fight and Im not quite sure how to parse all of it.
First of all, lets attack the claim itself.
When Danni is talking about it with Kathryn she never says, Why would she lie?
instead she says, Why would she say that?
Its not a lie; its a secret.
That means, to me, Shep really gave her the clap.
To me, thats no big deal.
Ive given it to people.
Thats just the way the world works.
To quote an earlyGirlsepisode, all adventurous women have gotten it.
But of course, to them, its a big deal.
Its also a big deal that Madison used something in an argument that Austen told her in confidence.
Its also a big deal that Madison would go so far to flatten someone in an argument.
Shep finishes by saying, Now youve hurt me, Danni, Austen, and yourself.
I told you I could argue you into the ground.
Its sort of a victory by self-immolation because he is absolutely correct.
She has gone way too far to win.
That is what drives Austen away again.
Once everyone is back in Charleston, this fight creates two interesting conversations.
The first is between Madison and Kathryn.
Hard cosign on that.
Then she says, Guys around here are so quick to jump on the girls …
I think us girls should stick together.
Thats the only thing that is going to make men change is if none of us accept the bullshit.
Yes, she shouldnt have said that about Shep and Danni on camera.
Yes, she shouldnt have betrayed Austens confidence, but why did everyone hate her in the first place?
Shep, on the other hand, is a bully not just to her but to everyone around him.
We also see his awful relation to women when he has a conversation with Austen about what went down.
Did you ever think about telling her to shut the fuck up?
he yells at Austen.
Austen is going to have to make a choice between one side or the other.
