"It was good for me, I don't think it was good for them," Mary explained to E! of the dramatic taping. "It certainly wasn't good for Monica, but it was good for me. I was there for a little amount of time and then I was gone in the right amount of time. I poked in and poked out."

But despite trying to stay out of the cast drama as much as possible these days, the 51-year-old believes the show's shocking twists and turns—including series alum Jen Shah being sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud and money laundering charges in connection with a telemarketing scheme—is what keeps fans tuning in.

"I think a lot of it is probably because we've been through the worst out of all the franchises," Mary noted. "We've gotten beaten up a lot. People bond with that and relate."

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on Bravo. And keep reading to see E!'s official ranking over every Real Housewife in Bravo history.