Southern Charm recap: Raise the drama and the roof

CHARLESTON, SC When was the last time you "raised the roof"? With your hands in the air? Like you just didn’t care?

Well, on this week’s episode of “Southern Charm,” T-Rav breaks out the dance move in a Senate campaign commercial -- along with several young, roof-raising ladies -- proving that he seems to care less and less about Kathryn's opinion these days.

The commercial is comically abhorrent, and all Whitney’s idea. Thomas is shown staring down his lowered sunglasses at a group of 20-something girls, then they're all movin' and groovin', palms up to the ceiling, as T-Rav narrates, “I’ll raise the roof, but I won’t raise your taxes.”

It’s T-Rav’s attempt to appeal to “young” voters. Nice try, T-Rav, but I don’t think this was cool even when Sinbad did it. In 1997.

Kathryn, of course, is furious.

First, though, she starts the episode by asking T-Rav point-blank about his past relationship with Jennifer Snowden.

If you recall, Jenn was the unexpected guest that T-Rav invited to last week’s dinner party, which Kathryn was NOT happy about.

He assures Kat that he and Jenn are just old family friends and that he never cheated on her.

Kat seems slightly mollified, but says she needs more respect from him.

To which he replies, “Good talk.”

Separately, Kat confronts Jenn over drinks at Fuel where Kat asks her if anything had ever happened between the two of them.

Jenn stammers, “I mean...maybe years ago...you know how he is. He’s a flirt! ...So no, not recently…”

Somehow, Jenn follows this up by proposing a friendship, and Kat agrees, even going as far as asking her new “frenemy” to go shopping for Gucci loafers.

BEACH TIME, AND A HILTON HEAD SHOUT OUT

Meanwhile, Whitney moves in with Shep to their swanky beach house on Sullivan’s Island. As Whitney unpacks, he shows Shep his new duvet.

“What’s a duvet?” Shep asks.

Whitney, of course, is appalled. “I just know what a duvet is. I didn’t grow up in an outhouse...or a shed,” he says, flabbergasted.

Shep didn’t grow up in a shed, as we know. He grew up on a little island called Hilton Head, a place where he fished and surfed. It was “an idyllic playground,” he says.

(But for reals, most people on Hilton Head DO know what a duvet is.)

ARE YOU A RAPPER?

Cameran and Craig decide to spend some quality time together by going fishing. First they discuss the recent developments with Kathryn and Thomas, both “tut-tutting” about how neither seem to like the other very much anymore.

Then Cameran asks Craig what his deal is, as in why has he been such a turd lately?

Craig laments there are just no more clubs in town that he hasn’t gained VIP admittance to, that maybe he’s gotten too big for Charleston. He also says, “I just like being popular” and “Girls are my hobby.”

Cameran looks as if she’s ready to backhand him.

Are you a rapper? she asks. What's wrong with you?

“He’s not as rich as Shep or Whitney, therefor he needs to work,” she continues. “Not everybody has the privilege of being privileged.”

YOU’VE BEEN SERVED

Cut to Landon welcoming her sister to the houseboat, where she has been avoiding opening the envelope containing her divorce papers. Landon again seems to be rebelling against the Southern credos set by her Georgian mama, saying she couldn’t “grin and bear” her life with her ex just to keep up appearances. Her mother disapproved. Apparently, she is the sort who mowed the grass more than she vacuumed the house, which says a lot.

‘I DID NOTHING WRONG’

Back to the eruption between Kathryn and Thomas. The two meet at Red Drum in Mt. Pleasant for date night, which Kat seems to appreciate. She smiles sweetly and asks about the commercial Thomas shot that day.

“You may not like one of them,” he starts. “It has me dancing with some people.”

“Some people?,” Kathryn snarls.

Turns out, “some people” includes three of her friends, who danced with T-Rav without her knowledge.

T-Rav doesn’t seem to really realize he’s headed for the dog house. “We didn’t have the budget for a big family scene,” he says. “I didn’t do anything wrong.”

Kathryn gets up abruptly, throws her napkin in his face and storms out.

Was it something he said? Unfortunately, he forgot to tell her how “cool” his dance moves were. Although something tells me it wouldn’t have helped.

BEST SHEP QUOTE: “Whitney likes darkness. And hanging upside down in closets.” Shep making fun of Whitney never gets old. Never.

YOU KNOW YOU’RE OUT OF TOUCH WHEN: Raise the Roof is your go-to dance move, used to appeal to “younger” audiences. That’s Whitney’s logic for T-Rav’s campaign commercial anyway. The Worm would have been a better choice. Or the Creep.

YOU CAN'T CALL YOUR BEACH HOUSE A “SHACK” WHEN: It’s on the market for a cool $1.1 mil. Whitney, you might think you are slumming it with Shep, but we don’t feel bad for you! Even with your Bed Bath and Beyond duvet.

SO SARCASTIC, SO TRUE: “Anytime a 52-year-old gets a 21-year-old pregnant, it always go extremely smooth.” - Craig

CAMERAN’S WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Nothing good happens after 2 a.m. Period.”

THE SECRET TO SOUTHERN HOME COOKIN’: Stoffers. “I microwave a lot of the food I feed my husband and he has no idea,” Cameran admits. At least she hides the evidence and wears a cute apron while she does it!

This story was originally published March 31, 2015 at 9:21 AM with the headline "Southern Charm recap: Raise the drama and the roof."