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RHONY fans slammed the show for its “bizarre” quarantine confessionals that were filmed as the cast was in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The series came back from a brief hiatus on Thursday to debut its new style of at-home interviews as season 12 wrapped up during the health crisis.

 Fans of RHONY slammed the show for its "bizarre" quarantine confessionals
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Fans of RHONY slammed the show for its "bizarre" quarantine confessionalsCredit: Bravo
 Sonja and most of her co stars filmed in their living rooms
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Sonja and most of her co stars filmed in their living roomsCredit: Bravo
 Ramona was questioned for filming in her kitchen
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Ramona was questioned for filming in her kitchenCredit: Bravo
 Leah rocked a casual look as she taped in a sweatshirt
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Leah rocked a casual look as she taped in a sweatshirtCredit: Bravo
 Luann also answered the questions from her home's sitting room
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Luann also answered the questions from her home's sitting roomCredit: Bravo
 Fans were disappointed with how the quarantine confessionals turned out
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Fans were disappointed with how the quarantine confessionals turned outCredit: Twitter

The current season wrapped up filming last Winter but had not yet completed the post-production confessionals for the later episodes when the show shut down in March.

After airing the first 11 episodes, the show took a month-long break to play catch-up with the remaining interviews.

Fans of the franchise have become accustomed to their favorite reality stars chatting with producers on a television set.

Stars of also typically has a professional glam team that prepares them for the on-air questioning.

 A professional setup was typically used to film confessionals
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A professional setup was typically used to film confessionalsCredit: Bravo
 A professional glam squad would do the casts' hair and makeup
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A professional glam squad would do the casts' hair and makeupCredit: Bravo
 A producer questioned the stars from off camera during regular confessional interviews
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A producer questioned the stars from off camera during regular confessional interviewsCredit: Bravo

However, the quarantine confessionals see the stars doing their own glam as they film from inside their homes.

, , and taped from their living rooms.

Meanwhile had viewers puzzled for choosing to film in front of her kitchen oven.

Fans were so disappointed with the outcome, some even said they might not be able to make it through the season.

“The audio of these quarantine confessionals is difficult to sit through,” one person tweeted.

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Another said: “Ufff. These at-home-confessionals are going to be rough.”

“Yikes they need to fix luanns confessional audio come on Andy y’all had 3 weeks to fix this,” someone said to Bravo boss, Andy Cohen.

One reluctant Twitter user was just happy the show is back: “Complain all you want, but I’d rather have Housewives with bizarre, harshly-lit Zoom confessionals than no Housewives at all.”

Tonight’s episode also saw Luann, 55, who was enraged that Ramona, 63, to her elaborate Halloween party.

 Ramona Singer enraged Luann de Lesseps by bringing her ex-husband Tom’s girlfriend to her Halloween party
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Ramona Singer enraged Luann de Lesseps by bringing her ex-husband Tom’s girlfriend to her Halloween partyCredit: Bravo
 Luann said to Leah and Dorina: “I can’t believe [Ramona] brought Missy...”
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Luann said to Leah and Dorina: “I can’t believe [Ramona] brought Missy...”Credit: Getty Images - Getty

The Countess hosted a bash where Ramona told Missy Pool, Tom D’Agostino’s ex-girlfriend: “I guess now she doesn’t have Tinsley, so now she’s attacking me.

Meanwhile, Luann said to Leah and Dorinda: “I can’t believe [Ramona] brought Missy... Do I care?”

Dorinda responded: “Yes you do because it’s bad.

“Who would bring someone that bothered you. I wouldn’t.”

 Luann said bringing Tom's girlfriend was just plain "insensitive"
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Luann said bringing Tom's girlfriend was just plain "insensitive"Credit: Getty Images - Getty

Luann later said in a confessional: “Ramona doesn’t give a s**t, really.

“She doesn’t! She just doesn’t care. She’s so insensitive.

"The problem is, people will disappoint you all the time and Ramona never ceases to disappoint.”

Luann has also since tweeted about the scene in the new episode: “you broke the girl code… available on iTunes.”

RHONY’s Ramona Singer enrages Luann de Lesseps by bringing her ex-husband Tom’s girlfriend to her party-
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