‘Summer House’ Recap: Danielle Thinks Lindsay and Carl Are Living in a ‘Fairy Tale’ and ‘1000 Percent’ Moving Too Quickly

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‘Summer House’ Recap: Danielle Thinks Lindsay and Carl Are Living in a ‘Fairy Tale’ and ‘1000 Percent’ Moving Too Quickly

Friendship faux pas? Danielle Olivera expressed concern over how quickly former BFF Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke were moving ahead of their August 2022 engagement. “That’s what I’m scared of, it’s a little too fairy tale-like,” Danielle, 34, said during the Monday, March 13, episode of Summer House, which was filmed in July 2022. “They’re playing house.” The tech guru pointed out to her fellow housemates that Lindsay, 36, and Carl, 38, “have this insanely expensive apartment” which made her worry even more about their relationship. “It feels a little fragile,” she confessed. Danielle and Lindsay have since had a falling out over the Hubb House PR founder’s romance with the former Loverboy VP of sales — and her comments on Monday’s episode appeared to be just the tip of the iceberg. (Carl, for his part, proposed to Lindsay in August 2022 after going public with their relationship less than one year later.) Elsewhere in the episode, Kyle Cooke and Carl were navigating their own friendship downfall. After blowing up at Lindsay during the March 6 episode, Kyle’s rant about the Florida native continued. [jwplayer sQDF4Zkz-zhNYySv2] “She’s ruining everything,” the Loverboy founder, 40, told the cameras, referring to Lindsay not only affecting his friendship with Carl but her alleged mean girl tactics toward his wife, Amanda Batula. “She completely brainwashed my best friend [and] my wife’s crying.” Kyle previously attacked Lindsay for how mean he felt she was during a game of “stir the pot,” which played out on the March 6 episode. Viewers saw the back end of the night on Monday’s show, including what Carl really thought of Kyle’s aggressive tone. “I’m incredibly angry and frustrated. One of your best friends yelling at your girlfriend in that manner is ugly and disrespectful,” the Pittsburgh native said during a confessional on Monday’s episode. “If it wasn’t someone who was my friend and my boss it would be very different. My instincts [are], ‘I will just beat the f—k out of you. I will fight you.’ That’s what old Carl would have done and I don’t want to live like that anymore.” Kyle, meanwhile, quipped: “Good luck to Carl. [He and Lindsay are] a packaged deal of chaos.” He later added, “She’s a f—king horrible person and it makes me sick that my best friend thinks that he’s going to marry her.” Summer House airs on Bravo Mondays at 9 p.m. ET. Scroll down to see the biggest moments from season 7, episode 5:

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Amanda Reveals Her and Lindsay’s Texts

Monday’s episode picked up with Amanda, 31, in her bed after leaving the group’s sleepover in tears. While in her room, Amanda confided in a few of the girls, saying, “Let me tell you the very last text message I sent to Lindsay,” before pulling out her phone and reading the texts word for word.

“I’m sorry that I hurt you. I was feeling frustrated. But I also understand that you’re his girlfriend and he’s going to and should stand up for you,” the texts from the Loverboy creative director read, referring to Amanda’s past comment that Lindsay had “tainted” Carl. “The least I can do right now is say I am sorry.”

Amanda added that she got “no response” after sending those messages. Lindsay, for her part, told newbie Sam Feher, “Lindsay’s to blame for everything. I didn’t know if you know that.”

The publicist alleged that if Amanda “cared” about fixing their friendship she would have tried to chat in person. “She’d be like, ‘Hey, I haven’t seen you since you sent me that text. Let’s go talk.’ Never happened,” Lindsay added.

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Kyle ‘Regrets’ Putting Carl in ‘Awkward’ Spot

Kyle reflected on his argument with Lindsay the morning after the house’s sleepover, telling his wife, “I’m not saying mean things, I’m saying pretty accurate things.” Amanda, however, pointed out, “Yeah, but it’s hurtful. You have to make a better effort to not let mine and Lindsay’s relationship get in the way of yours and his.”

After learning that Carl and Lindsay left early the next morning, the Maryland native told Amanda, “I feel bad. I wish I knew how to bite my tongue.” Kyle later told the cameras: “I regret saying harsh things in haste in the moment. I hate the fact that it puts Carl in an awkward situation. I’m going to have to apologize. I can’t keep my lips shut to keep the peace.”

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Carl Is Still ‘Hurt’ By Kyle’s Outburst

“I don’t want to be here at all. I don’t need this. Kyle is not someone I would call a friend,” Carl said before packing his bags to leave at the beginning of the episode. “He’s not a friend. I’m done.” Before driving back to the city, the salesman told Danielle: “There are a lot of complicated things [happening]. I’m 37 years old, I don’t need to yell and scream to get my point across.”

Carl later apologized to his then-girlfriend for not sticking up for her in the moment, which Lindsay understood, and the twosome moved forward. When they returned to the Hamptons the following week, however, Carl was still upset over everything that happened.

“I’m trying to do my best navigating this,” he confessed to Chris Leoni ahead of Kyle’s arrival at the house. “I was so f—king angry after Saturday night I had to walk away from that. Show some respect for your friends. I don’t want to be around people who treat people like that.”

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Mya and Ciara Try to Understand the Gabby ‘Code’

Mya Allen was surprised to learn that newbie Gabby Prescod didn’t take initiative while planning her Studio 54 bash. Hours ahead of the party, Gabby, 32, revealed that she didn’t have any food planned for the party — and she had yet to order alcohol.

“You know how I like things put together and organized. Is it not put together and organized? Is it just me?” Mya, 31, asked Ciara Miller. “I just feel like overall, like, I haven’t cracked the Gabby code yet.”

Ciara, 27, confessed: “I just think a lot of things with her are a little surface level. … She seems very privileged which is totally fine, but you’re missing out on the authenticity of it all.” Mya agreed, but added, “I want to connect with her.”

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Danielle Is Worried Lindsay and Carl Are Moving Too Fast

Following their own rift, Amanda and Danielle squashed their beef on Monday’s episode — but the New Jersey native pointed out how invested Danielle is in Lindsay’s problems. “I can forgive Danielle because I feel her apologies are sincere,” Amanda told the cameras. “Man, that girl fights Lindsay’s [battles] like no other.”

Despite being extremely loyal to Lindsay in years past, Danielle admitted to Paige DeSorbo that she was worried about her friend’s fast-paced romance with Carl — especially while he was still dealing with his sobriety.

“She is drinking again. At first it started with her drinking wine here and there,” Danielle explained. Ciara then chimed in saying, “I’m not an expert, I don’t claim to be an expert, but [Carl] is just moving so fast. The fact that he is already in this serious relationship is just … a lot.”

The app developer agreed, saying she “1,000 percent” thought they were moving too fast. “They have a car. She’s already been like, ‘Hey, this is the kind of ring that I like.’ I was like, ‘Oh, no!’” Danielle told the girls. “I think to get engaged right now would be crazy.”