Best RHOP Episodes: Must Watch Episodes

The Real Housewives of Potomac has been around for more than 10 seasons, delivering some very memorable episodes and moments over the past decade. There have been 20 years of Real Housewives, so Peacock has put together some of the best episodes from RHOP to watch.

With RHOP Season 11 airing, there are still so many more epic trips, quotes, and drama to come from the champagne holders — but catch up on the drama with the following episodes.

RHOP Season 3, Episode 2: Meet The Press

• Original air date: April 8, 2018
• Main cast: Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Candiace Dillard, Robyn Dixon, Monique Samuels, Karen Huger
• Official description: “Karen holds a ‘press conference’ to answer questions regarding her financial situation.”
• Why it’s iconic: Karen gathers her castmates to deny everything going on regarding reports of her financial situation, but once they arrive and discover that they’re joined by one of Karen’s staff members to “document” the happenings, hilarity ensues. To top it all off, Gizelle’s handmade “God bless the Hugers” shirt made everything that much shadier.

RHOP Season 3, Episode 13: Mime Your Own Business

• Original air date: July 1, 2018
• Main cast: Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Robyn Dixon, Monique Samuels, Karen Huger
• Official description: “Tired of all the fighting, Monique decides to plan on a trip to France.”
• Why it’s iconic: In this hilarious episode of performances, the women are baffled by Monique hiring a mime to personally invite each of them to the South of France. Although they’re hesitant about joining her on their birthday trip, they are ultimately brought together by Ashley’s touching performance for her husband at her open mic night. 

RHOP Season 5, Episode 15: Portu-Girl Bye

• Original air date: November 8, 2020
• Main cast: Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Robyn Dixon, Monique Samuels, Karen Huger, Wendy Osefo
• Official description: “The ladies head to Portugal for some fun and sun, but the distance proves to be too much for Ashley.”
• Why it’s iconic: After drinking too many glasses of poncha, or “poon-poon,” the women decide to clear the air with each other resulting in Gizelle calling Karen “the devil.” Ashley also gives an honest look into her relationship with her husband after giving birth.

RHOP Season 6, Episode 1: The Nude Interlude

• Original air date: July 11, 2021
• Main cast: Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Robyn Dixon, Karen Huger, Wendy Osefo, Mia Thornton
• Official description: “A mysterious invitation has the ladies gather and become acquainted with new friends.”
• Why it’s iconic: Wendy introducing the women to her “new friends” “Happy” and “Ness” after getting a breast augmentation done during the pandemic will never not be incredible — especially after seeing the women’s reaction to her very special news.

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RHOP Season 8, Episode 4: In a Pickle

• Original air date: November 26, 2023
• Main cast: Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Robyn Dixon, Karen Huger, Wendy Osefo, Mia Thornton, Nneka Ihim
• Official description: “A fun day of pickleball; Candiace comes face-to-face with Robyn and Gizelle, Nneka confronts Wendy.”
• Why it’s iconic: Nneka and Wendy’s drama comes to a head in this episode when Nneka accuses Wendy of having her family in Nigeria pray against her. Then, when Juan Dixon knocks over a tray of food onto the ground at the pickleball tournament, things got even crazier in typical Potomac fashion.

RHOP Season 9, Episode 11: Secrets of the Love Lagoon

• Original air date: December 15, 2024
• Main cast: Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Karen Huger, Wendy Osefo, Mia Thornton, Stacey Rusch, Keiarna Stewart
• Official description: “Stacey gets heat for her relationship. Wendy makes an invitation to festivities; Karen hosts a party.”
• Why it’s iconic: Karen’s “Love Lagoon” themed party got the women and their partners to open up about their love lives and learn more about each other in new ways. But when Mia’s friend, Jacqueline Blake, crashed the party at the end of the episode, Karen went into a tailspin, ending the episode with a perfect cliffhanger.

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RHOP Season 10, Episode 8: Pride and Pettiness

• Original air date: Nov. 23, 2025
• Main cast: Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Wendy Osefo, Stacey Rusch, Keiarna Stewart, Angel Massie, Tia Glover
• Official description: “Monique gets reacquainted with the group; Keiarna and Tia confront Stacey at Gizelle’s party.”
•  Why it’s iconic: Stacey was forced to hold her own when both Tia and Keiarna confronted her with their problems at Gizelle’s podcast party. This resulted in her denying rumors, having Gizelle’s friend Cherita “Cookie” Whiting join in on the argument, and Stacey telling Keiarna that she “doesn’t have a husband” in both a hilarious and dramatic moment.

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