Earlier this year, a meme now known as the “understood the assignment” meme emerged and has quickly become Bravo fans’ go-to when talking about their favorite reality TV shows or Bravolebrities. It’s a way of complimenting a person for the way they handled themselves during the season that made the series even better. Without these Bravolebrities who understood their job as a reality TV star, the series wouldn’t shine as brightly.

Thanks to Twitter, fans have compiled their own “understood the assignment” memes that perfectly detail why the Bravolebrity or show in question gave them life. From The Real Housewives of Atlanta to Family Karma, these stars of these shows understood the assignment in the best way possible.

10 Nene Leakes Always Understood What Was Needed Of Her

Nene Leakes had a hard ending on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, but her legacy lives on in every Bravo fan. While her fashion and her looks were always glamorous, it was Nene’s quotes that made their way into countless memes, GIFs, and beyond. Sometimes, Nene didn’t even need to say anything when drama erupted. Her facial expressions were so expressive that viewers and friends knew exactly how she felt about it.

9 Family Karma Is Underrated

Family Karma premiered in 2020 and showed the complex lives of Indian-Americans living in the South Florida region. The first season was a great introduction to the group’s lives and customs, but it was the show’s second season that really gave the show a bigger following. It’s now one of the best reality TV shows for Bravo fans.

Fans adore Vishal Parvani because he always understands the assignment. He’s handsome, he’s humorous, and he knows when to add the charm for TV. His unique relationship with his fiance also creates great TV.

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8 Ramona Is A Housewives Icon

It doesn’t get better than Real Housewives of New York‘s Ramona Singer. There are things she’s done since season 1 of the franchise, moments Ramona can never live down and will follow her throughout her career with Bravo. As bothersome as she can be at times, and as cruel as she can be to her best friend Sonja Morgan, Ramona understands every assignment she’s given without even realizing it. That’s the beauty of Ramona Singer. From her love of pinot grigio to that epic catwalk during Fashion Week, Ramona knows all.

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7 Mama Joyce Knows When To Turn It On

Mama Joyce is Kandi Burruss’s mother on RHOA. The two women have a complicated relationship at times. Mama Joyce is opinionated and occasionally aggressive. When she has something to say, she says it. In a lot of ways, even though Mama Joyce isn’t an official cast member, she’s her own Housewife since she brings the giggles and drama with her in most scenes.

Mama Joyce almost has as many iconic scenes as Kandi, which means she understood the assignment she was given. When a person is on reality TV, they have to bring it all.

6 Lucy Lucy Apple Juice Gave RHOBH A Storyline

There are times when certain seasons of The Real Housewives are bland or not as entertaining as others. When this happens, the women (or production) make a big deal out of small situations. A great example of this occurred is in season 9: the infamous Puppygate storyline.

While Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fans know the entire situation revolving around Lisa Vanderpump’s dog foundation and Dorit’s shocking decision to rehome a dog she rescued, the real star of the situation was the dog in question: Lucy Lucy Apple Juice. Dorit claimed the dog bit and scratched her husband and their children, giving them no choice but to rehome the dog. Who knew that this incident would then lead to an ongoing storyline that would run throughout the entire season?

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5 Eboni K. Williams Deserves Her Apple

There are some new Real Housewives cast members who don’t necessarily mesh well with the rest of the cast, or they’re not fit for reality TV. But Eboni K. Williams is not that girl. The OG Housewives know what’s needed to make the season a good one, and it looks like Eboni got the memo. She is a woman who has earned her apple for RHONY and has made a huge, positive difference in the series. As the series’ first Black cast member, RHONY needed Eboni, and she understood the assignment.

4 Dorit Brings The Sass Without Realizing It

When Sutton joined RHOBH, she started as a friend of the series, slowly dipping her toes in the Real Housewives pond. By her second season, she was promoted to holding a diamond and is now an official cast member. However, the Sutton viewers see in her second season is a touch different than who they met in her first season. She’s a little more outspoken nowadays and isn’t afraid to cause conflict. Her expensive lifestyle, though, has forced her to say some outrageous (albeit hilarious) things on Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, like when she claimed she’d never heard of Rhianna’s Fenty clothing line.

3 Amber Didn’t Last Long But She Knew The Drill

Amber Marchese made her entrance in the Real Housewives of New Jersey franchise in season 6 and quickly became one of the most controversial Real Housewives cast members. While she and Teresa Giudice were on good terms, she had some words for her old friend Melissa Gorga. To make matters worse, Amber’s husband, James, stirred the pot constantly with his problematic points of view and hurtful words to his fellow RHONJ husbands. And while Amber lasted only one season, she understood the assignment of a reality TV star.

2 Jacqueline Laurita: An OG Legend

Some of the best seasons of The Real Housewives of New Jersey were the early ones in which Jacqueline Laurita was a cast member. Due to her family relationships with Caroline and Chris and her friendship with Teresa, there was a lot to unfold here. Eventually, Jacqueline’s time on the show came to a close, but she left the series swinging, clearly understanding the assignment.

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1 Welcome To Potomac, Mia

Mia Thornton is the newest cast member on Real Housewives Of Potomac. With season 6 underway, fans are loving everything Mia has brought to the table and adores Bravo for signing her onto the cast. Right off the bat, Mia has stood up for herself against the women and has proven that she’s strong enough to be an official member of RHOP. Fans can agree that as of now, Mia understands the assignment.

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