3rd Season Finale and Reunion Show -

From - The Orange County Register


Well, it's finally here – the season finale of "The Real Housewives of Orange County," season 3.

Episode 11 airs at 10 p.m. Jan. 22 on Bravo. It's been a popular series for the cable network, with about 1.4 million tuning in to watch each week, a Bravo spokeswoman said. While we haven't seen the final episode, we can give you some highlights based on last week's trailer and tidbits issued by the Bravo press office.

Episode 10 ended in the middle of an uncomfortable meeting – the first in months – between Lauri Waring and her estranged son Josh. A psychotherapist, Stacey, is also in attendance. Episode 11 continues with that meeting.

Basically, Lauri is trying to get Josh to admit his transgressions and restore him to the right track so he can be a clean and sober participant in Lauri and George Peterson's wedding.

Frustrated, Lauri says, "I can't get him to admit wrongdoing." Josh laughs curtly and says, "I'm sorry, I just don't think this is really going anywhere." Hmm, that doesn't really sound like progress to me.

Flash over to yet another outdoor, cocktail-in-hand party among the housewives. Vicki Gunvalson says to her husband, "Don, what do you are going to do without me for two weeks?"

Neighbor Jeana Keough has her arm around Don, and he's grinning. "I'll take him out to dinner so he's not lonely!" Jeana says suggestively. Uh oh, when the cat's away …

Meanwhile, Lauri and George are getting ready for their fairy-tale, sky-is-the-limit wedding. Workers are preparing the backyard of George's house, arranging tables, chairs and white roses. We see Lauri hours before the wedding, her hair in curls. "God, I hope these guys can get this done in two hours," she frets.

Inside, she says to a smiling George, "Are you going to dip me? 'Cause don't drop me this time." George replies, "I'll surprise you."

Guests arrive at the wedding, and one guest is reportedly Jo De La Rosa, the young "housewife" from seasons 1 and 2. With whom does she attend the wedding? That's still a mystery. Probably not Slade Smiley, since, fans might recall, he previously got into a bit of a sticky situation with Lauri and Jo.

Next week, at 9 p.m. Jan. 29, Bravo will air a special, "reunion" episode with this season's housewives. The title: "The Real Housewives Confess: Watch What Happens Special."

Judging by previous such episodes, it will probably be in a closed studio, in a question-and-answer format. Bravo programming executive Andy Cohen will be the host, and he will ask questions raised by the series and by viewers of www.BravoTV.com. The housewives are expected to provide descriptions of "behind-the-scenes" moments, and Jo is expected to make another "surprise" visit.

Here are some sample queries that will apparently be answered, according to Bravo: How is married life treating Lauri and George? What is Jo up to these days and why wasn't she in the third season? How did the new "housewives" Tamra Barney and Quinn Fry fit in with the girls? How are the Knickerbocker ladies healing since the death of Tammy's ex-husband and Lindsey and Megan's father, Lou Knickerbocker?

Oh, and in case you're interested, Bravo will give viewers a taste of the upcoming series "The Real Housewives of New York City" at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22. Viewers will meet the new housewives and learn about their glamorous, fast-paced lives in the Big Apple. That series begins at 11 p.m. March 4 and will continue at 10 p.m. Tuesdays.