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"I'm not jealous, I'm mad": Luann confronts Sonja

E!'s full Golden Life episode turns dance-floor footage into yacht-side business, while viewers thank the channel for making it available free.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 72,525 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (5,650).

FULL EPISODE: I Need A Mocktail | The Golden Life (S1, E2) | E!

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2:23Luann, Dorinda and Ramona review phone footage of Sonja dancing with Michael over brunch.
6:44Kelly flirts with horse trainer Juan before Nick arrives for their horseback-riding date.
8:48Luann and Michael revisit the nightclub incident during pickleball, with Luann explaining her boundaries.
25:10At the yacht trunk show, Luann shows Sonja the footage and confronts her about the dance.
36:20Kelly raises Sonja's boyfriend situation at lunch, prompting another argument; Luann and Sonja's next conversation comes at 40:40.

The phone footage comes out at brunch, then again aboard a yacht. Luann de Lesseps wants Sonja Morgan to see exactly what upset her: Sonja dancing with Luann's boyfriend, Michael, during their night at Kyma.

"I'm not jealous, I'm mad," Luann says in the opening recap. That distinction drives "FULL EPISODE: I Need A Mocktail | The Golden Life (S1, E2) | E!", which drew roughly 64,000 views in its first 18 hours, already far beyond E! Entertainment's usual first-day audience for regular videos.

The Palm Beach setting offers plenty of distractions, but not much distance from the disagreement. Michael gives his side during pickleball. Later, at a yacht trunk show, Luann confronts Sonja with the recording. Sonja invokes their history with Tom D'Agostino, and an argument about a dance becomes an argument about the past.

Elsewhere, Kelly Bensimon takes a horseback-riding date with Nick, finding time to flirt with trainer Juan before her date arrives. Her later lunch with Sonja puts dating back on the table, with Ramona Singer and Avery unexpectedly seated nearby.

The comment section is also much busier than E!'s usual first day. Among the arguments about the episode, a simpler point keeps appearing: viewers are surprised and grateful that another full installment is available free on YouTube. For some, the attraction is the chance to settle into an entire episode rather than another short excerpt.

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What viewers say

Wow I can't believe this episode is free on YouTube too!! Thanks E lol!
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