**S1: (Karen)** \- *S1 marked the birth of the Grande Dame. From the beginning Karen stated she’s only judging what you give her and with her over-the-top personality to giving Gizelle a lesson on etiquette, Karen arguably rose to prominence as the breakout star.*

**S2: (Monique)** \- *Monique burst on the scene through Charisse and immediately became a fan-favorite as the main conflict this season was her vs Gizelle. Her ability to counter Gizelle as a newbie with her 4 homes to kicking her out of her house made a quick impact on viewers.*

**S3: (Karen)** \- *This was Karen’s season. From Ray’s tax issues to the passing of her father and subsequently losing both her parents, she was battling everyone from Gizelle to Robyn and even Ashley.*

**S4: (Ashley)** \- *Due to mainly Michael and his allegations, Ashley’s life was the topic of discussion this season. In addition, she was trying for a baby which sparked a feud with Candiace regarding the genuineness of that + her newfound friendship with Monique as well as spats with former friend Katie as well as Karen over what she said about Ray and his legal issues the previous year.*

**S5: (Gizelle)** \- *The most controversial season of RHOP due to the fight between Candiace/Monique, Nobody truly shined during this season as Monique was ostracized from the group and in therapy as well as Candiace due to trauma. However, Gizzy was the only one to benefit. First, she brought the trainer rumor onto tv and while Monique befriended her, Gizelle was plotting her demise. Gizelle actually pushed Monique who thought it was Candiace which caused the fight to escalate and in the end she was the only one that got her wish which was Monique’s subsequent exit. The main story plot second to this was Gizelle reuniting with Jamal to the dismay of her daughters which was pretty much one of the only personal storylines she offered but her orchestrating behind the scenes is what caused her to be on the receiving end of most of the heat at the reunion.* 

**S6: (Wendy)** \- *Wendy’s marriage with Eddie as well her cosmetic enhancements became the major storyline within this season. Ashley/Gizelle brought up rumors of Eddie cheating while Robyn/Gizelle had comments about her “glow-up” and believed it had to do with the rumors. This caused Wendy to go in on both of them and really show the first signs of her coming into her own as a housewife and even getting first seat at the season’s reunion for the first time.*

**S7: (Candiace)** \- *If S6 was about Wendy’s marriage, the agenda this season was now about Candiace and her marriage. Gizelle first brought up a story from last season’s reunion when cameras were rolling that she believed Chris was coming onto her which opened the floodgates for Ashley to say Chris hit on Sesame Street before Candiace was then bombarded with Mia and her representative Jacqueline with the same rumors.*

**S8: (Robyn)** \- *Robyn sat idly back and watched as the ladies come for Candiace’s marriage while it came to light that she was experiencing her own infidelity issues with Juan that season and keeping it hidden so this season Robyn was on the menu. The group wanted to hold her accountable especially Karen and it also led to her friendship fallout with Candiace and eventual demise from the show.*

**S9: (Mia)** \- *While Karen’s legal issues was a major talking point this season, the continuation of Mia’s messy life took center stage. Following a divorce from Gordon, Mia began seeing Ink with the paternity of her son even coming into question until their eventual breakup. Add on to the fact that everyone in the group ended up against her minus Jacqueline by the reunion causing her to walk out and subsequently off the show, Miamor’s chaos was at the center of everything.*

**S10: (Stacey)** \- *This was a no-given. From the moment S10 aired to the moment it wrapped, it was clear it became the Stacey show. With Karen incarcerated, Gizelle decided, flunked by Ashley/K/Tia, to make this season a Stacey takedown. While we do see Wendy also coming into her own as well as Angel experiencing a similar hazing process, nothing was quite like Stacey’s as it seemed like every other episode it was a mission to get her to admit to sleeping with Chris Samuels to beef with Monique. Stacey’s only allies were in the form of Wendy/Jassi and that was even tested throughout the season as well. However, what made Stacey stand out is she never let them make her sweat and gave it right back to everyone that came for her because and still she rises.*

my unbiased opinion on who carried each season of rhop: feel free to leave thoughts below