| Branch of Olive | |
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| Episode No. | 2 |
| Air date | March 5, 2017 |
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Branch of Olive is the 2nd episode of the 1st season of The Real Housewives of Sydney. It is the 2nd overall episode of the Sydney franchise.
Official Synopsis[]
Google Play Store: "Krissy drops in on BFF Victoria who is planning a white themed lunch for all the women - but after what went down at Nicole’s welcome home soiree will Victoria invite AthenaX? Across town, AthenaX takes Melissa vintage shopping - but Melissa soon realises that Athena’s unique sense of style might not be the only thing separating her from the rest of the group."
Summary[]
Krissy visits Victoria and discuss what had transpired at Nicole's welcome back party. Meanwhile, Melissa and Athena X does the same while shopping. Melissa expresses concerns over Athena X's behavior specifically regarding her spirituality. Victoria tells Krissy that she intends to hire a private investigator in Melbourne to find her biological father, and she invites Krissy along. According to Victoria, her grandparents did not like her biological father, therefore they offered him money to leave, and he did. However Victoria also expresses doubts regarding the validity of the story. Victoria calls Melissa while she's shopping with Athena X and invites her to an white themed lunch, Victoria apologizes to Athena X and invites her as well, Athena X accepts the olive branch.
Nicole calls Lisa and they talk about Nicole's party previous night. Nicole bakes with her daughters and wants them to appreciate their privilege. Lisa and her husband watch their boys swim while Lisa talks about how their parenting style is unique and sometime draws criticism. Krissy hosts a welcome back family dinner for her side of the family as she and her daughters moved back to Sydney from Shanghai. Victoria picks Matty up from her work for her white themed lunch.
At Victoria's lunch, with Lisa running late, Krissy brought up Lisa's Instagram post, where she congratulates Amy Winehouse on being 5 years sober (Amy Winehouse died from a drug overdose in 2011, the show is taped in 2016). Matty and Nicole defend Krissy's dark humor. Tension builds as Athena tosses the g string Victoria included in the goody bag to Krissy. Athena brings a literal olive branch to Krissy and Victoria. Athena revealed that a man who was fishing on the dock caught her fish net cape that Victoria threw overboard and gave it back to her. Matty and Athena argue as the X in Athena's name came to the topic of discussion, when Athena suggested that the ladies are shallow and unable to grasp the concept of her name. Lisa arrives and Krissy confronts her about the Amy Winehouse post. Lisa apologized and stated the post had been taken down. Krissy brings up the chewbaca comment Lisa made about her at Nicole's party, Matty and Athena start back up arguing. Athena attacks Matty's appearance and her medical spa business, argument ensued. Matty storms out and Krissy chases after her.
Starring[]
Main Housewives[]
Quotes[]
- Melissa: "I think the other ladies are gonna think she's a little bit nuts wearing a vintage wedding dress, but that's Athena."
- Lisa: "Bertie (her son) is a little terrorist, I would pity ISIS if he decides to go to Syria and fight them."
- AthenaX: "No one ever questions Malcolm X's name." (in respond to the X in her name)
- Krissy: "Who's Malcolm X?" Nicole: "Isn't he a murderer?"
- Lisa: (showing up in black to Victoria's white theme lunch) "I just think it would seem like a cult, you know, privileged white people get together dressed in white, it's like the KKK."