I hate when they put little kids on the spot like this on the show. Ace is having to perform at his acting class, he’s probably so nervous, with all the cameras in his face. I guess you could argue, it’s good practice. Does Kandi honestly want to get him into acting? This scene is reminding me of little Gia on Jersey forever ago.
Marlo talks to her sister about the boys coming back. In her yap she’s all “at this point the boys have been gone a month, I want them back right now, I miss them like crazy.”
Crystal, her sister tells her Sounds like they weren’t listening to her either, however the infractions seem to me to be pretty minor. She says, “they don’t get up and take their medicine, they don’t try to wash dishes… (what medicine I was wondering?) And not doing dishes? What teenagers are dying to do dishes. Come on. Crystal seems annoyed about the whole thing, honestly. Marlo claims she is going to get them into therapy with her.
She’s so ‘anxious’ to have them back and misses them so much, but she tells Crystal at the end of the convo, “I’ll see ya’all in five days!” Crystal says, “no you gonna see us tomorrow!”
Marlo says, “I got five more days!” And hangs up on her. So, guys come on, what really her reasoning for doing this? “I GOT five more days.” This was literally a vacation for her, because she was sick of playing ‘parent’ and she dumped them on a woman with four little kids and a job. I think it’s disgusting and hypocritical. A week, fine. Not a month.
For Marlo, 30 days, is 30 damned days! She doesn’t even care this sister is overwhelmed. Not one second sooner!! There’s been a lot of buzz on social media about it, and her loyal fans are defending her of course, by saying, things like, she’s not the parent, she took this on herself, and whatever the fuck.
However, my argument to that is: That’s correct, she’s not their mother, but she IS their legal guardian, therefore she is in the role of their mother. Mothers don’t send their teenagers away for a month when they’re not listening, without a shit ton of criticism. So if you would criticize a mom for doing that, then you should be equally as critical towards a guardian for doing it. These kids miss their mom, and are unhappy about getting shuffled around anyway, so what does she do? She shuffles them around more. And keep in mind (how could we forget, she talks about it non stop) she complains CONSTANTLY about growing up in the foster system, and getting shuffled around, and feeling not wanted. The woman is a fucking moron. NOT sorry. At all. And to act anxious for their return, then smirk and deliver an evil chuckle, as the tells this poor girl, it’ll be ANOTHER five flipping days?
Drew had surgery for her Achilles issue from her injury in Jamaica. Sanya and Sheree came to visit her.
Sheree arrives first, and since they have not really been getting along, Sheree is being extra nice and weirdly sweet to her. They both claim to “like each other” which seems to be the rhetoric now for Housewives that are at each other’s throats. If they ‘like each other’ so much why all the constant yelling? Whatever. She professes in her yap, to “start a new chapter” with their relationship.
Sanya arrives, who also cannot stand Drew, and she and Ralph seem to do kind of an extra clingy embrace when he answers the door. Just sayin. And I’m reminded of when she asked Ralph for ‘husband advice’ in an earlier episode (who in their right mind would go to this nitwit for marital advice?) She said in her yap that “she really likes Ralph.” I thought that was kinda weird. No one likes Ralph. Her smile is really big.
Drew gets handed an enormous plate of food from their ‘personal chef.’ Jesus Christ. What does Ralph do again? Glad to see her surgery hasn’t killed her appetite. Drew, in her yap, is grateful that they came to check in on her.
Drew wants to know “what did I miss?” at the last dinner in Jamaica. You know, dinner, where normal people gather and eat, but Housewives gather and start shit with each other.
Sheree talks about Sanya’s weird “whassup Kenya?” moment. She defends it by saying, she felt that “the energy was off.” So why not just leave her alone then?? Why interact with her? And the ‘energy’ was off ?? Okay, Sanya. She admits that she wasn’t prepared and says “that girl ate me up, okay?” Drew who appeared to be not really listening, is suddenly quite attentive now. I totally missed her saying that when I watched the first time on Sunday. I guess you can give the chick credit for admitting to that.
Sheree decided to blab to Sanya about Kenya’s over dramatization of Ross’ comment to her in Jamaica when he was defending Sanya. She gets digs in with, “she doesn’t have a man to stand up for her.”
So Sanya, who just admitted she is no fucking match for Kenya whatsoever, calls her to bitch and moan about this right then and there. That’s the choice she actually makes instead of laughing it the hell off. Which would have been so much cooler. But why look cool, when you’re a Housewife, and rise above pettiness, when you have the opportunity to be stupid fucking twat.
“That’s not okay, that’s not okay…” she keeps repeating as she’s calling. She sounds stupid. She’s really thinking to herself, “okay I have something THIS TIME, I have something! I have a Kenya thing! I’m making this shit happen!!”
She seems to catch Kenya off guard. Sanya seizes the moment to again, to try to tell Kenya what’s what. “Oh my God, you said that Ross was aggressive?” This chick just keeps trying to make an argument with Kenya happen. Sheree looks like she wants to throw up. Sanya looks elated when Kenya is like “Uhhhhhhh…” Sanya: “Cat got your tongue now?” In her yap: Keep my husband’s name out your mouth” Well you know what Sanya, then don’t fucking bring him on the show. Just like Marlo’s tantrum with Kandi, telling her she’s not allowed to speak about Michael and William. Again, bitch, then don’t bring them on the show! If you’re putting them in front of the fucking camera, then they’re fair game to be ‘spoken about.’ Jesus, these bitches are frustrating.
Is Bravo giving her a bonus or a raise, or what, to ‘win’ a silly ass argument with Kenya.
Kenya’s not having it. Again, embarrassing, Sanya. At this point I think it would be best for her to just be friends with her, and stop making ill fated attempts at some sort of Housewife-manufactured argument. Sanya, all tough girl in her yap, “this is strike three with me.” Okay, girl, as if Kenya cares. And she’s not “coming for” your stupid ass husband, the ‘limo driver.’
Model call/interview thing with Sheree and her ‘Fashion Show Coordinator.’ Sheree brags in her yap how great this woman is. Whatever. I get the feeling she was just ‘cheap.’ Kenya is attending also. She forewarns Rowan that she “can be very shady.”
Kenya arrives, and say what the hell you want about Kenya, I know she can be shady. She IS a lot. She’s bitchy, she’s arrogant, but she seems to me, to be GENUINELY excited about Sheree finally getting this shit off the ground, and really wanting to be helpful, regardless of how shitty Sheree is being to her. I could be wrong, but I think I’m right. Kenya, right off the bat, wonders why she wasn’t contacted to make a post so there would be more prospective models for the call. Rowans responds to that by explaining (this chick seems to have ZERO energy and enthusiasm) that there will be another casting call (the show is in two weeks??) but wanted to keep this on the ‘down low’ of of respect for Sheree’s… Something. I played it four fucking times, I have no freaking clue what this very non-energetic listless woman is saying. Is she like dying or what ??
Kenya wants to know, “what’s the deal with the down-lo thing? How do we get people here??”
Fair question. What’s the fucking secret ??
Sheree looks pretty deer in the headlights right now. Kenya also wants to know why they are facing the wrong direction of where the models will be walking. Sheree keeps muttering “Kenya.”
Girl, you invited her here. Shut it. Rowan gives in, realizes this makes sense, and they move the furniture, to face the models. Kenya mentions something about “real models” and Rowan says “you have to have a budget for real models.”
Sheree asks her what she means. She gives the price range for ‘real’ models, as $350 – $500 for the day. Kenya feels that is reasonable. But Sheree says it’s too late now, and she’s already spent 1 mill just getting the samples done. Where DOES Sheree even get the money for that huge house she lives in, and has spent $1 million, just for this fashion show? She hasn’t even been on Housewives for a while? What does she do for work? A Jen Shah operation ? Is she a Madame? What?
Rowan is in a traditional Muslim head covering. Can I be a naive dick right now and wonder why, if she is putting on makeup, thereby making herself more attractive, (to men) then why can she not show her hair? Whatever. I don’t care about her hair covering. Someone needs to light a fire under the broad.
The models start their strutting, and are shorter than a typical model. Being a petite lady, I have no problem with the ‘short’ models. (if you want to call 5’5”-5’6” short, for a woman, to me that’s tall) I know the 5’10 – 6” foot ladies are more preferable, and I guess have a better ‘presence’ or whatever on the runway, but it’s not really the average height of a woman. I wish we could make the norm, models of all heights.
I think all of the models are gorgeous and seem to know how to walk the walk. The fact that they’re five inches shorter than the norm for runway models, seems to be the least of Sheree’s worries.
Kenya wants the models’ contact info with the photos and Rowan assures her that “her assistant has all of their information.” They proceed to argue about it right in front of this girl. She’s looking at them like they’re insane. Rowan tells her she’s going to do it HER way, and Kenya ignores her. I was seeing on social media a lot of accolades for this Rowan chick for “handling Kenya.” I don’t see this chick ‘handling’ Kenya whatsoever. I see Kenya taking over this model audition completely, and Rowan seeming to not know what the fuck she’s doing. How in the hell did she think she was going to see the models’ walks properly from the couch? Kenya was right. Sorry Rowan. She IS coming back with some slightly smart ass answers. (confetti!!) But to me, all of Kenya’s advice makes sense. Facing the ‘runway’ so they can properly see them, having their contact info WITH their photos. Rowan tells her she’s doing it HER way, and Kenya ignores her.
Rowan assures her “this is not my first rodeo, I promise.” Kenya tells her it looks like her first rodeo.
Kenya basically roasts this woman that Sheree has hired as a Fashion Show Manager, or whatever she is, and tells her everything she is doing wrong. This scene was funny and enjoyable because it was actually ‘real.’ And while she did try to stand up to Kenya, sort of, Kenya was really correct in most of her assessments. The woman has the personality and enthusiasm of a dish rag. Not impressed. Why didn’t she just hire Kenya?
Ralph with his ‘writing’ of this book! Blah! Who cares.
AGAIN, because it hasn’t been quite enough yet, we discuss Josiah, and Ralph now not legally adopting him. Clearly, guys Ralph doesn’t want to be on the hook for child support, for a kid he didn’t even get to ejaculate to create. This is why he now is backing off on the adoption of Drew’s kid. I didn’t mean to be so graphic, but come on now. You know it’s true. He knows it’s true. We all know. If you didn’t know, now you do.
I also wish he would knock off this fake ‘great husband’ act. Does he think we forgot all about the first episodes of the season? The (now not his assistant but he still talks to) chick he’s fucking around with, what a fucking douche he was at that over the top ‘romantic’ dinner. Kenya calling him out on his gas lighting, and he sat there with his mouth gaping open because he knows it’s true, and had no response.
I’m sure he knows they will most likely get divorced at some point. She also needs to stop pressuring him. Is this something that you really want to have to pressure your husband to do? No! it needs to be HIS decision, and he needs to want to do it. Sometimes I wonder if Drew’s motivation is also financial related? I also think when Ralph approached his birth dad about it, he sort of presented it in a negative way, in an effort to sway him. That way he could use it for his excuse. I’m on to this asshole. Her mom says that Josiah will be hurt when he is a teenager or young adult over this.
Drew begs him to consider adopting him “later on?” Girllll, you gotta give this a rest. You just gotta! This is coming off as desperate and financially motivated. Ralph tries to say that he is his dad, in all other ways. She compares the actual adoption, and the document making it legal and official, to a marriage.
Marlo has the nephews back, and she’s encouraging them to do their school work and stick to their routines. You kind of want her intentions with these kids to be genuine? But IS it? Is it though? It comes off as really fake to me. She quickly segues into her weird need for these kids to praise her and tell her how wonderful she is. Teenagers just don’t do this. Especially boys. She just needs to get over her bad self, and concentrate on parenting theses kids, NOT shipping them off when they misbehave, and NOT making it about her. Michael, the older one looks annoyed when she starts this shit. But he gives her what she needs. He knows she won’t shut up until she gets it. He acknowledges that it’s better to have his OWN bed and take a shower in a CLEAN bathroom. Kind of rude to be throwing shade on the overwhelmed sister when she took them in for her, for an ENTIRE MONTH!!!
She says she “wanted them to go and be humble.” Not sure what that means. I guess pointing out tht her sister didn’t have the accommodations for two more kids, on top of her own four, so torcher this poor woman, point out how much better it is to be with her, and give yourself a month long break, when you got annoyed with them, after you agreed to take care of them. Go Marlo.
What could possibly go wrong with a Marlo/Kenya joint birthday event? Drew and Sheree were supposed to be the joint planners. And picker uppers of the bill. Sheree is already bitching. This IS Kenya, so the coins really do need dropped. Sheree won’t pay this.
Sheree’s fashion show or whatever she renamed it to, sounds like it’s already in the damned can. She gets a call, and clothing pieces are stuck in Alaska of all places? Alaska? Items are not complete, (like they’re half-sewn, or what??)
And on top of all of that, keep in mind that the damned models are only 5’6”!! Never mind the fact that they have nothing to model. I hope they all look good naked.
“Everything is lost in Alaska!!” If there’s somewhere you don’t want shit getting lost, it’s Alaska! People are arriving. Kenya and Marlo show up at the same time, Kenya slams the door in her face.
They disclose it’s a joint birthday celebration. Kenya isn’t happy, Marlo seems okay about it. So far so good. Drew addresses them and tells them to not be fighting anymore. Kenya says in her yap that it feels like an intervention. They talk nicely to each other for three seconds. Then it goes into who has said the worse thing to whom, and goes downhill from there. Kenya brings up six years ago, Marlo telling her how her mom didn’t want her, and then this season the lying accusations over being sick. They flash to several scenes of past seasons of Kenya telling Marlo off, and accusing her of being a prostitute and banging married men. If you look at Marlo’s face during those scenes, it looks to me like her accusations are correct. So this is why she hates her so much. And of course the jealousy thing.
Sheree hands out her invites, complete with framed little Barbie outfits, and admits she doesn’t have ANY pieces at this point. Sheree gets some tough love from the ladies that this show needs to go DOWN! She can’t fail (again!) Kenya tells her.
Apollo, Phaedra’s ex, also Sheree’s ‘friend’ also an ex-con, shows up for a coffee date, and she asks him for advice, and to model. I didn’t watch Atlanta in the earlier days, so I don’t know much about him, except that he sucks, and went to jail for something. What’s her obsession with dudes in jail?
Sheree tells him the whole sad sordid story about Tyrone, and getting stood up in Philly. Apollo gives his take on dudes in jail, that are in a relationship with women, and that basically, they jerk them around. He says he would hear dudes on the phone, or getting visits from multiple different women. And how they promise them all of this shit when they get out, that they have no intention of following through on.
She tells him Tyrone has been calling and texting her constantly. Maybe this is why her head is not in this She by Sheree shit as usual. Looks like he shows up next week. Guess now it’s okay with his ‘parole officer.’ Loser.
