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In Season 4, Episode 15 of The Real Housewives of New York City, titled “Video Killed The Countess”, drama amplifies as the ladies navigate music, media and messy friendships. LuAnn de Lesseps takes center stage by planning a flashy music video for her new song “Chic C’est La Vie”, and she invites her castmates to join—creating tension, loyalties and one-upmanship. 

At the same time, Sonja Morgan attempts to extend an olive branch by inviting newcomer Cindy Barshop over for breakfast—only to be thrown off when Cindy conducts a business call mid-meal, sparking Sonja’s frustration and exposing the fraught dynamics behind “friendship.” 

Meanwhile, Ramona Singer and Sonja attend an art party hosted by Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen in Brooklyn, where pointed comments about parenting, loyalty and readiness for “the video” surface. Ramona, judging LuAnn’s life choices, unleashes barbs that underscore how performance—both social and literal—is the currency in New York’s elite circle. 

“Video Killed The Countess” underscores that when the cameras roll and the lights go on, reality TV’s gloss is always masking something messy: ambition, betrayal, and the fight for relevance in the Big Apple.

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