Listen, I'd think that Bethenny's easily most people's favorite 'housewife', so would the show suffer any if she did decide to leave? Of course. Could she be playing us like LeBron and negotiating for more $$$ to come back? Anything's possible. I just hope that she does what's best, takes some time to recover from what had to be an emotionally draining season, thinks about it and decides to come back. RHONY could certainly survive without Bethenny, but it'd never be the same.