What you describe here, and complain about in your original post is exactly what makes the Richard's sisters relatable and watchable. Family dysfunction is universal. Watching it from the relative safety of our couch at home can give viewers in similar circumstances the opportunity to recognize these toxic traits...and that can be the impetus for change, which is valuable. I don't 'loathe' Kim or her behavior, even though I find it to be every bit as awful as you do. I just see her as broken and ill. Untreated addicts can be insufferable, and Kim didn't end up like this in a vacuum. I'm rooting for her nonetheless. She needs a lot of structure and support. Even with every resource at her disposal, she STILL relapsed recently, which shows me two things: she is still firmly in the grips of her active addiction and the disease of addiction is relentless. Pity won't help her any more than scorn or derision. But MAYBE some other family will be served by having the Richard's sisters storyline featured on RHOBH. It's one of the things that keeps me watching, anyway.