Real Housewives Creator: the Supreme Court Spouses Would Make Great TV

The opening scene might feature Martha-Ann Alito, her eyes burning with fury at the Pride flag fluttering “across the lagoon.” Then, with tinkly musical accompaniment, we see her rummage intensely in a cupboard. Where is it? Dammit, her flag. The flag she wants to raise. Another gleam—righteous vengeance, haha, own those libtards!—flashes in her eyes. We see her go outside, a flagpole standing tantalizingly in front of her. And then the hoisting, hoisting, hoisting—think of Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford, feverishly wielding the axe in Mommie Dearest—until Martha stands back, task done, the tinkly music at a crescendo.

Wide shot: Martha-Ann Alito has finally raised her own flag— even though her husband, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has asked her to take it down; even though he has also made it publicly clear this flag business is all on Martha, and nothing to do with him. Martha, arms crossed, eyes raised, is now vindicated… aaaand CUT. The first scene of episode one of The Real Spouses of the Supreme Court is in the can.

Scott Dunlop, the original creator of the Real Housewives franchise—Orange County in 2006, its 18th season begins July 11—laughed at Samuel Alito’s ruthless throwing of his wife under the media-outrage bus to save his own skin.

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