The ladies of Salt Lake City are back for season 3!

The episode kicks off with a montage of clips from 2019 when the ladies were filming season one of the show. Jen brags about making millions with her direct marketing company while Lisa and Meredith gush over how much they adore each other. The same goes for Whitney and Heather. This all seems to be foreshadowing the drama to come, which includes Jen’s guilty plea for fraud, Heather and Whitney’s fallout, and the continuing demise of Lisa and Meredith’s friendship.

First up, we have dueling lunches – Meredith and Jen meet up for wine by the pool while Heather and Lisa grab a bite to eat in town. Meredith is still flabbergasted by Lisa’s betrayal and hot mic moment – she can’t believe Lisa was going around spreading rumors about her. She’s so upset that she decides to do the exact same thing to Lisa. Makes total sense, right? Meredith claims she’s heard a lot of gossip about everything from Lisa’s marriage to her finances. Jen chimes in that she’s heard Lisa is having an affair. Weren’t both of these women so upset when people questioned if they were cheating? So, yes, let’s do the same thing to others.

If you’re wondering why Heather agreed to meet with Lisa, she says it’s because Lisa claimed she needed her. Plus, Heather is hoping to have Lisa hate her just a little bit less this season. Lisa doesn’t know what to do about Meredith. Heather notes that Lisa went after not only Meredith but her kids and marriage, and somehow Lisa needs to figure out how right her wrong.

Later on, we catch up with Jen at her very humble abode. It’s no Shah Ski Chalet, and Jen knows it. Jen complains about having to downsize to 4500 sq feet and having a small closet. Jen, you could go to jail for 30 years at this point – enjoy what you have because it’s better than the 8×10 cell you’ll soon be living in. As Jen awaits her trial, she decides to throw Coach Shah a lavish birthday party at her friend Angie K’s house. Oh, yeah, she’s also been forced to downsize the Sqah Squad. Poor thing.

Speaking of new houses, Meredith and Seth have also moved into another rental home. That’s three so far, right? A new house every season. What is it with these ladies and not owning homes yet claiming to be so rich? Weird. Meredith pulls out documents proving that Lisa’s Vida Tequila business isn’t making any money.

We finally get to the night of Coach Shah’s Harlem Nights-themed party. The party looks great, but Jen insists she could have done it better. Quit biting the hand that feeds you, girlfriend! Hunny, you’re broke and need to pay millions in restitution – save your coin and accept whatever help your friends are giving you.

Jen gives a speech saying how much she appreciates Coach Shah’s love and support. Coach and Jen both get emotional. The party kicks into high gear with dancing and cake.

As the party goes on, Lisa is working up the nerve to start her apology tour. Heather pushes Lisa to apologize to Meredith, but she’s too scared, so she does the next best thing and apologizes to Seth. Before talking to Seth, Lisa attempts to give Meredith a hug, but she gives her the cold shoulder. Meredith notes that Lisa had two months in between filming to talk with her to make things right. Lisa wanders off to find Seth and apologizes, claiming she didn’t mean the awful things she said. Lisa adds that she thought she was saying all of that in a private moment and not for anyone else to hear. Seth doesn’t seem to be buying it. Lisa breaks down into tears and says she’s going through a lot and is a girls’ girl through and through. She continues to get upset and eventually grabs her husband to leave.

Meanwhile, Heather, Whitney, and Lisa decide to plan a girl’s trip to Scottsdale ahead of Jen’s trial, which is what the ladies are up to in next week’s episode.

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City airs Wednesdays at 9 pm on Bravo. 

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Things are icy between Real Housewives of Salt Lake City stars Meredith Marks and Lisa Barlow following their friendship fallout during season 2.

Since the start of RHOSLC, Meredith and Lisa seemed to have a super strong friendship that spanned nearly a decade; however, it turns out that Meredith never really trusted Lisa – even during the height of their friendship.

In an interview with Page Six, Meredith reveals why she never trust Lisa. The jewelry designer admits that she never felt comfortable confiding in Lisa because of the way she talked about other people behind their backs.

“There were red flags. There were reasons I was concerned about confiding in her,” Meredith confesses. “Some of which I think you see, and some of which you don’t.”

She adds that “hearing the way [Barlow] spoke about others” stressed her out.

Lisa and Meredith’s friendship officially ended after Lisa’s infamous hot mic moment during season 2, where the Vida Tequila founder trashed Meredith and her family.

The mom of two called Meredith a “whore” who “f–ked half of New York” and had “10 motherf–king boyfriends.” Lisa also attacked Meredith’s husband Seth Marks’ career and their “f–king fake family that poses.”

Season 3 of RHOSLC will continue to follow the aftermath of Lisa and Meredith’s friendship fallout – particularly why Lisa said what she said during her infamous hot mic moment.

“In any relationship, when you’re hurt, if you can understand why this happened—whether it’s someone just in a really bad place or there’s past trauma, or it’s deflecting or projecting or just jealousy, whatever it may be,” Meredith exclusively told E! News, “having a level of understanding of why that behavior occurred so that you can see that it’s not going to happen again is what allows you to move forward in that relationship.”

The new season of RHOSLC also sheds light on rumors involving Lisa’s marriage. In the season 3 trailer, Meredith brings up the rumors about Lisa’s marriage to Whitney Rose, telling her, “I just heard that she was doing favors to help get places to pick up Vida Tequila.”

“The rumors, I don’t think I should say where they came from,” Meredith said of the allegations, “But they came from several sources…There are rumors about everybody. That’s the whole thing is that, for me, I bring up the fact that there are rumors out there—just loosely—not getting into any details because I am trying to wrap my head around if there’s a deeper problem with Lisa.”

She adds, “I don’t care if it’s true or false; that’s not the point.”

“What I’m trying to get at is there a deeper problem, is there something I can look to, to understand why she behaved the way she behaved,” she explained. “Because I know I didn’t do anything to incite that level of hatred and venom and lies. It was just a total childish tantrum that she had, and I didn’t deserve that at any level. In fact, nobody does. But regardless, I was trying to understand where were you coming from, what causes it? How can I understand how and why this happened so that I can help you figure out how it won’t happen again and then we can try to move forward with caution but move forward.”

However, Meredith insists that she never told Whitney the favors Lisa does were “sexual,” as Whitney claimed when she repeated the statement.

“If you notice, I did not say ‘sexual favors,’ I said favors,” Meredith said. “There’s a very big difference there. But I have no idea. If they’re true, I’m sure it will cause a lot of friction and tension, and if they’re not true, I sincerely hope that they have the strength to deal with it. I mean, there are rumors about everybody. If you have a solid marriage saying that there are rumors about affairs shouldn’t impact it.”

When it comes to where Meredith stands with Lisa today, she noted: “I think there’s always stuff for everybody to hash out at the reunion, so I’ll just leave it at that.”

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City returns to Bravo on September 28. 

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