What was supposed to be a game of chance became a masterclass in social elimination. In the Slides & Ladders episode of Squid Game: The Challenge, alliances hardened, kindness evaporated, and the group dynamics quietly devolved.

This week, we break down the episode that proved the most dangerous part of the game wasn’t the slides, it was the people. As contestants jockeyed for safety, one player’s isolation exposed how quickly adults revert to middle-school cruelty when money and fear collide. Because when the prize is $4.56 million, empathy becomes optional, and cruelty becomes gameplay.

Karen Huger’s finances take center stage on The Real Housewives of Potomac after a suspicious house sale, a sudden move, and a Washington Post report alleging millions in unpaid taxes. What follows is one of Bravo’s strangest press conferences, a homemade t-shirt, and a feud that pits Karen against the Green-Eyed Bandits. We’re reopening the case of #FreeKaren/#FreeUncleBen and asking: who really committed the crime?

What began as a girls’ trip to sunny St. John spiraled into a psychological thriller featuring a surprise visit, ominous monologues, and one of the greatest Real Housewives of New York quotes of all time: “Go to sleep, you're crazy!”

This week, we investigate the breakdown heard around the world (or at least somewhere between St. John and St. Barts); Kelly Bensimon’s unraveling, Bethenny Frankel’s icy composure, Ramona’s strategic escapes, and the moral panic over jelly beans. Behind the chaos lies a production meltdown, a cast already at war, and a trip that Bravo never expected to become a cultural touchstone.

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