In reply to Casual.

I think it is a stretch to say the audience hates Kim. The cast might dislike Kim but you cannot speak for the viewing audience. Kim has held down her own show for the past 4 to 5 years so Kim does indeed have an audience. Producers booked Kim because they needed a villian. Villian have to have had some type of relationship history with the cast so Kim fit the bill. If Kenya was doing her job this season they would have not needed Kim. If Phaedra had not been fired they would have not needed Kim. Kim is all about the money and accepted the job as the villian for money. Kim does not like any of those women in real life, including slow acting Sheree, and that is why Kim being casted back on the show was a bad decision. Kim's real distaste for the cast showed every time during filming and the cast refused to be used by Kim for a check. The problem exceeds Kin though. The problem with the show is dead weight (ie cast without storylines)....Sheree, Cynthia, Marlo, and Kandi are all boring! Nene lost her swag but she should be kept on the show because she knows how to play the reality show game well and she plays the role of "the elder" in the group. Cynthia, Sheree, Kandi, and Marlo are boring to watch. Perhaps they should rehire Phaedra Parks.