I just read the little synopsis for this episode and I’m telling you right now I am so over the Kandi and Todd storyline. It never ceases to amaze me how Bravo can manipulate our little pea brains to like or hate the same person from season to season. I really liked Kandi at first, then I was neutral, and now I could not be more over her.
CYNTHIA
Cynthia takes Claudia to Derek J’s for a make-over.
CLAUDIA
Claudia’s Italian mother, and her black grandmother on her father’s side are in town for a visit. Claudia’s mom brought snail salad for her. Apparently, that is a thing. She takes them straight to Lips, a drag queen restaurant. Claudia’s mother is pressuring her to have a baby. Claudia’s mother has never said “I love you.” The 90 year old grandmother says it to Claudia all the time.
Kandi bought her mother the house. Joyce won’t let Kandi have a key. Kandi and the aunts are eating on national television at Aunt Nora’s house off paper plates and plastic forks and drinking out of solo cups. Well one of them was using a fork, the rest were ripping up the fried chicken with their hands and placing it in their mouths. Kandi tells the old lady gang that Sharon wants to whoop Joyce’s ass.
Kandi and Todd are concerned that the promoter for the play is not generating any sales. Then she tells Todd about her conversation with her mother. Todd says she should not have told Joyce that Sharon wants to punch her. Todd said he will just spend holidays with his mother.
PHAEDRA
Phaedra and her mother go out to lunch to discuss Apollo showing up at the videoless video launch professing his undying love. *YAWN*
Later, Phaedra’s mom is at her house and Phaedra pretends like she makes sure the kids have their teeth brushed and get a story time. No sign of the 24 hour nanny, or the all day sitter who are always there as well as her mother.
KENYA
Kenya is looking for an office space for her production company with Brandon. I love her wide leg pants. Kenya is going to work with Roger Bobb on her “Twirl On” show.
NENE
Nene has her obligatory scene with good ole Porsha because no one else wants to film with her. Porsha needs to thank Nene for the check because if she wasn’t needed for this, she would not even be a FOH. Nene arrives at a very small place where all the patrons are clearly visible and tells the guy at the door she is meeting “a girl with a lot of weave in her hair.” That’s Nene being a good friend.
Okay stop the tape. Nene is wearing a black see through top with her black bra as per usual. Only this one has FAVELAS and the number 74 on it in big white letters. Porsha seems to think it is some sort of “sports lingerie” and maybe it is. But the hysterical part is that a favela is a slum in Brazil. Brazil has a lot of poverty and those poverty stricken slums are the favelas. She might as well have GHETTO 74 on her chest. And the best part is I am sure she has no idea. I am really starting to believe the whole “her stylist is secretly sabotaging her” theory at this point. Okay there is a Givenchy version of this ridiculous shirt for $1000 or you can get the $45 knock off here. This is the stupidest thing I have ever seen anyone wear on TV. Although I have eaten chicken this way when I was on set as an extra for hours on end and they didn’t want to have to redo all of our lipstick.
Anyway, these two just rehash the lack of video at the video release and the attempted makeup between Nene and Cynthia. The shirt was worth having to watch the stupid scene though. Favelas…lol
Nene invited Cynthia, Kenya and Porsha out for drinks. She wears cut off denim shorts replete with the threads dangling and a white dressy jacket. Again, WTF? Professional on the top and Daisy Duke on the bottom. Kendra and Porsha were not told the other was coming Nene tells Porsha she needs to apologize to Kenya for her actions and maybe Kenya will apologize for her actions.
Kenya throws some shade at Nene (and Porsha) for living in Duluth. Nene in her talking head throws back saying that Kenya drives up there to go to the outlet (it is a good outlet mall but damn it is WAY outside the perimeter in the hinterlands. It’s like a day trip to go there.
Nene and Cynthia start their ongoing argument again. They don’t seem to be getting very far. Kenya points out that Nene went on WWHL saying Cynthia should lose her job. Kenya is trying to moderate. Cynthia and Nene both say in their talking heads they wish Kenya would have butted out. Porsha bails to the bathroom, followed quickly by Kenya who is wearing either a really short dress or a shorts jumper. It’s not her best look. Oh wait it’s a shorts thing. That makes me like it better. No one at the table is winning any fashion awards in this scene though. While they were alone Cynthia extended a heartfelt sort of global apology for her behavior that hurt Cynthia. Whatever it was. Nene did not reciprocate. Porsha and Kenya return from “the bathroom” and Kenya immediately suggest the two go to lunch together to talk more deeply and privately. Nene says that will not happen. Maybe in two years they can do that. Wasn’t Nene the one that set up his ridiculous rehash scene in the first place? It that really all we are going to do this season is fight in a variety of different restaurants throughout Atlanta?
Nene then tells Cynthia and Porsha to make up. Nene clomps away from the table in her cut offs. I can’t believe she was not turned away at the door. Cut off jeans are not generally allowed in any restaurant more upscale than Denny’s. Nene and Kenya return with more cocktails just as Porsha apologizes to Cynthia for being an hour late to their last argument in a public restaurant.
Kenya seems like she and Nene might have downed another one really quick at the bar. Kenya is SCREAMING Cynthia’s name to get her attention for some reason, Nene is calling Porsha’s name over and over and Porsha and Cynthia are trying to have a conversation like Nene demanded. Nene finally gets Porsha to acknowledge her and Porsha starts whining to Nene about the loud bitch (Kenya) at the end of the table. Um, this will not end well. Porsha says that Kenya is rude and disrespectful. And she was. I think she was also drunk. Not a good look.
Next Nene tries to get Porsha and Kenya to make up. Porsha says that Kenya doesn’t have the right energy for her to be open to it. Kenya says there were a lot of things that were said and done that we have to be ashamed of. Kenya says that she regrets some things that she said to Nene. So Nene accepts the apology but of course does not reciprocate by saying, “I’m sorry for all of the things I have said about you.” Oh no, not Nene. Kenya says for her to move on she has to forgive Porsha and she has done that. Porsha then starts to get a bit of the bobble head happening and says, “Was I asking for forgiveness?” Nene flat out asks Porsha if she is truly sorry for what she did. Porsha says she acknowledges “that that happened” and as a grown woman meeting Kenya that is not the way she wanted to react. No apology. Kenya gets up and walks to Porsha’s end of the table. She wants to hug it out. Kenya says she takes responsibility for her part and she is ready to move on. Porsha says “if you are accepting responsibility, then I can (give you a hug)” Wait did Kenya just accept responsibility for getting attacked? Porsha looks peeved. Nene and Kenya I think are both over served and are somehow whooping it up laughing about ashy legs and how they are now friends. This interaction between those two seems to really bother Porsha. She was such a good little laptop and Nene is being all cool with her mortal enemy right in front of her?
Next Week: Cynthia and Peter go out to their new location and it’s a dump. Nene reverts back to hating Kenya.
I’m glad you’re doing these recaps. I’m having trouble getting thru the show this year. It’s going downhill faster than New Jersey did last year.
This is beyond boring episode
I like the fighting !!!
In the above pic, Kandi is wearing the same outfit she just wore to her Christmas party.
Also, the girl that confronts Demetria about formerly dating Roger Bob is hairstylist Gocha. Oddly enough she lives in the same building as Roger Bobb and Claudia. Last year she was on La La’s VH1 show with her live in girlfriend.
That’s right! She was dating LaLa’s cousin Dice!
She was also on LA Hair with Kim Kimble an ‘nem! Looks like somebody’s trying make some type of name for them self. Good or badsh
I was waiting for Porsha to yell out “Don’t play with her” to Nene when she was laughing with Kenya. She looked so bothered. (Same childish behavior, just a different episode.)
This show is starting to suck. Kandi get’s the most screentime, continuing to milk this whole Mama Joyce/Todd/Sharon fiasco. No one cares anymore and just out of respect for Sharon passing just cut out this whole storyline. It really won’t be a loss.
Phaedra, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz *Yawn*. Bitch says the same southern belle shit over and over again. She is boring. Kenya and Apollo really were her storyline.
NeNe and Kenya have an odd relationship. Actually Nene is delusional. what was the point of this dinner? It’s like once Nene saw Cynthia sincerely wanted to move forward, she retracted any forgiveness. Not a good look for her. And now she’s gonna give Kenya and Claudia the cold shoulder next week? All this stuff is just getting boring and tiresome.
Agreed about Phaedra. She should have lost her peach too. Besides bad mouthing Apollo (who she chose to marry, thus saving him from the waitress at the Waffle House), all she seems to have going on is her kids and her mother. I could have done without watching her and her Mom rake Apollo over the coals over lunch. I think her sons are cute but I don’t want to see them brush their teeth. Where are the scenes from her book tour? What is she doing with her funeral director’s license? Is she still a working attorney? None of those are all that interesting either but certainly better than this pity party and attempt to do damage control on her poor choice of a spouse.
Jteaspills: nailed it!
Kandi has become a miserable, insufferable bitch. Oh! She’s become her mother! She’s a horrible wife. Bravo has outdone itself on tackiness to keep airing the Mama Joyce/Miss Sharon story line. Talk about disrespectful. And where’d Kayla go? Did Riley run her out of town?
Rhosy: yep re: Phaedra, her lack of story line, and her kids. If teeth brushing is featured in not one, but two episodes, it probably is a good sign you’ve run your course on the show.
Nene, Porsha: GO AWAY. Porsha disgusts me. I can’t even get into that, but BITCH, YOU DRAGGED A WOMAN BY HER HAIR ON NATIONAL TELEVISION!!! I hope the prosecutors see her lack of remorse. Nene’s TV time should be limited to the midnight slot on HSN.
Oh, Claudia, I can’t wait until you take over! She is one confident woman. (Nene, THAT is what being secure in your own skin looks like. Take notes.)
Cynthia is so pretty and classy.
Cynthia is not so pretty and classy. She dresses like a train wreck this year. And her bargain-basement-store-bought-booty (along w/Porsha’s) needs to go>>>>>>>>>>
Am I the only one who likes most of Cynthia’s looks this season. I loved the newspaper boy outfit she wore to sit around waiting on Porsha for an hour. I love the shiny top in her talking heads. I loved her colorful pink? orange? outfit that she wore to her office..
On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I agree about them respecting Sharon. Although I have to admit that ‘she can’t come like no cabbage’ was the best line of the show and really hysterical, I am all Southern and have never heard this at all. And I’ve heard most of what they say, especially Phaedra. I really am starting to think that since Mama Elsa was such a hit with viewers and now Mama Joyce is keeping everyone entertained, that Bravo needs to do a show for senior women with zero f*cks to give about anything, like Kandi’s group of older relatives, they always crack me up. But like you said, Sharon has passed away so they really need to cut this crap now.
” Nene and Kenya I think are both over served and are somehow whooping it up laughing about ashy legs and how they are now friends. This interaction between those two seems to really bother Porsha. She was such a good little laptop and Nene is being all cool with her mortal enemy right in front of her?”
I knew you would catch that. Hilarious. This little session makes it very clear that Nene controls Porsha.
I don’t know about that Rhosy. I thought the two feigned happy-happy as they shot barbs. That wasn’t drunk. It was intentional to show in so many words “My mouth may be telling it, but my heart isn’t selling it”,or IOW, “They’re just words from my mouth, not from my heart”.
After all, Kenya and Naynay the Moose are achieved thespians.
Why do Kenya and Cynthia fall for Nene ‘ s
BULLCRAP. She just want to see how many times she can show the viewers She can make those bitches bow down and they fall for it. I didn’t think I could every agree with a certain person but she was right they don’t really like Kenya you can even tell tonight that Cynthia just tolerates her too. Kenya just play your role for your paycheck. Don’ t continue to make extra efforts with them. Their opinion will never change. Now that Phaedra don’t have Kenya as her focus she is pretty boring. Please do not ask Porsha back next season not even as a friend. Please let NENE
Go bravo. Kandi continue to love and support your mother but if it cost something in the end
Remember it was your choice.
Why am I in moderation? I’ve done nothing wrong!
You are so right. Joyce is going to cost Kandi a whole lot. You definitely marry the whole family, but damn. Feeling sorry for Todd on so many levels.
I cannot stand kandi’s stupid hyena laugh. There. I said it!
Kenya’s phony, loud, childish laugh makes my skin crawl. It always sounds like she’s forcing it when she’s jumping around looking to make some stupid comment about this or that and then cackling like it’s so hilarious. Not.
Porsha is plum ate up with case of dumbass. She evenhad the constant blank look in that face.
And momma Joyce…. Shewweee what’s her function??
I think Mama Joyce is looking to pose for Playboy.
Please NO!! ☺☺
Why?? Don’t you think she seksi? Cause she sure does. It would be difficult to recognize her as the same woman who first came on the show and then her glammed up azz today. She really thinks she’s got it going on. I think that may be part of the problem. She’s no longer content to be grandma in the background who is offended at nekkid male dancers at a party. She wants to hold a peach herself.
For some reason I keep thinking Nene would own up to SOMETHING……ANYTHING. She never does and its quite sad to watch. I agree that Kandi used to be my fave TT, but I can’t stand her now. Poor Todd. I give it 5yrs and no babies.
One more year, and hopefully no babies. The Kandi Koated gene pool leaves much to be desired.
The lunch at the end was ridiculous. Cynthia is either blind or stupid to think anything was resolved. She apologized to Nene for something Nene did, and Nene gloated over the “win”. How is that resolution? And then when Cynthia was smooching all over Nene…it made me want to puke.
The same with the Porsha/Kenya exchange. One sided, as you said. I do find it creepy that Nene keeps putting these lunches together, giving orders on how to be a ” good friend”, but she can’t follow what she preaches.
I used to like this show. Now, I watch it hoping the end is near. I’ve invested too much time to stop now. Bravo…PLEASE put me out of my misery!
It is a great relief to come here and confirm that I am not the only one who sees through all this “drama.” ITA Why did Nene bother to arrange the lunch only to order everyone to apologize except herself. Then she turns around and tells Cynthia it will be two years before they can lunch together. That makes no sense. Cynthia should have told her then and there that that is exactly the kind of response that ended their friendship. Then she should have walked out. Ditto for Kenya. When the Rev. Airhead started spouting off about rude MFs. I would not get up to hug her. I would have walked out. This show is getting pathetic to the point of being boring. I want even get started on Kandi and the OGs.
That is exactly what the airhead wanted her to do. Which is why Kenya did the exact opposite. She basically said, “I forgive you, You sank to your basic animalistic instincts because you are an ignorant fool. You should be ashamed of yourself. But let me give you a hug, poor dear. I take responsibility for overestimating your ability to control yourself in stressful situations. There, there. You poor dumb fool.”
And then yukked it up with Nene to add a bit of extra salt.
Smart. Devious. Calculated. And perfectly executed.
On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 12:03 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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When Nene and Kenya started laughing and high-fiving, Porsha gave the perfect “wtf just happened?” look. She clearly miscalculated in thinking Nene is her friend. It is all business with Nene.
In hugging it out, Kenya effectively stopped giving Porsha a storyline. Now that she has “apologized” there is no need for Porsha to keep bringing her up. If she does, then she looks like an ass.
Tamara, does the cast get some sort of bonus for playing peacemaker? Or is that all producer influenced and part of your contract?
I’m choosing to believe that Kenya and Cynthia were demonstrating that they are the “bigger people”, and come reunion time, no one can claim they didn’t try!
I like TT’s take on Kenya’s actions. The girl is smart and she really knows how people work.
@TT…you are SPOT on..I saw the game and enjoyed watching Nene and Porsha participate in this while thinking that it’s a “win”. . That’s the entertainment right there. Laughing at these fools. So intentional. Kenya did have a good point about not being played like that as women, but dumb and dumber didn’t get it. Kenya made a point to Bravo too. I see you Kenya,I get you. I’m from the NE too and that bond you are looking for does not exist like that with some circles of GA natives in the south. They can’t get pass the jealousy to see how everyone could benefit from this opportunity without being divisive. It’s the plantation mentality. Move on, other great circles in GA will embrace you.
TT, you are sooo right…when Kenya started acting up with NeNe first thing that popped into my head was “Oh snap, she just went into pageant girl mode”. Loved every minute of it. I hope both Porsha and NeNe realizes that is the moment they dropped their peach.
Kenya is a reality tv mastermind. People are liking Team Pretty to the point that no one is caring for Phaedra, Kandi and Nene’s story lines. Nene burned her bridge with most of her fans during the last season. Phaedra and Kandi story lines are redundant. One more pretty unmarried woman and they should rename the show Frolicking in ATL
Agreed 100%
Cat, I agree with every word you wrote. The wrong people apologized. Nene and Porscha are two of a kind.
I agree, in both instances the one who was a hundred percent in the wrong is the one who apologized. I actually like Porsha and think she is funny but I don’t think that she has a place on this show anymore after getting violent. Her only ally is Nene and even Nene really is not that much of an ally. Porsha really does seem to be just dumber than a rock. I always enjoy Kenya whenever she is onscreen, and I love Cynthia and all her fashion and different looks. Nene is grating on me so bad, I have all the same feeling about her that I did at the end of last season. Kim Zolciak is seemingly the only person on earth who can bring out the fun, light-hearted side in Nene. Everyone else she just rolls right over top of and brings the level down to gloom and doom. I really can’t understand why Andy did not get rid of her after the reunion when she was so disrespectful to him.
Oh and apollo … Does he think he is in trouble for jay walking or stealing a piece of brachs candy? He wears me out with the ” poor pitiful me, what have I done crap.
Hmmm the episode was good but not great and the interations definitely seems forced.I really like Claudia and looking forward to seeing more of her and demetria but I’m over kandi and her storyline, porsha is irrelevant, and nene is just filming for the check.
I like Claudi too, she seems really fun. And it shows the fun side of Kenya, that this is really who she is, all her interactions with her friends they are always laughing and cutting up, she is surrounded by family that love her and support her so that is really the sign of someone who really does have some things together in her life, I just think she was knocked off balance last season.
Gawd, bring on the vodka tonics. If I was married to Phaedra I would stay in a night club too. I’m sure she was relieved when Apollo went to the big house in order to keep his big mouth shut, kind of like Angela Stanton. Phuck Phaedra. YOUR actions say a lot too.
Meanwhile, I think that Kenya could have been more graceful in their place of meeting, but hugging it out with Porsha was a stroke of genius. Even though it was obvious to me that she doesn’t give a rat’s ass about Porsha, it was enough to make Porsha look like the hood rat she really is. Poor bitch was so nonplussed she really didn’t know how to respond and look cool doing it. HA!
Good point. I said earlier that I would have walked out but Kenya rising above the name-calling certainly did make hood rat look as ill-mannered and ratchet as they come.
That’s Kenya’s game. I’m not buying for a minute that it was about forgiveness so much, but she is shrewd. I like that about her.
Yes yes yes!
Porsha’s expression was priceless to watch as Kenya went back to her seat after the neutralizing hug. You could really see defeat on her face and now she doesn’t know what to do. Without the Hate Kenya rant, she has nothing to say, especially to her “we-hate-Kenya” fans. She’ll have to find someone else to hate, but oh, forgot, she’s gone. There is good in the world.
Phaedra should have supported Apollo through his ordeal, a wife knows their husband, and has intuitions of things that may be happening. Now she is preaching to him about his behavior, trying to separate herself from his doings. No. She is an attorney, and should have been in the courtroom, conversing with his attorney, trying to act on his behalf. This is the father of your children, you would want him to spend the least amount of time in prison, so he can be around for their children. Her presence would have made a difference. She could have helped him secure the best legal team to help reduce the charges. Instead of keeping up the housewives, Phaedra should have been keeping up with Apollo, and constantly reminding him of his criminal ways, and not to be engaging in any of that activity any more. She had an idea, but she got caught up in the fame and the money. You know damn well if your man is in the strip club that often, he is not working gainfully and legally. But to leave him hanging alone, and scold him in front of your mother, like your hands are so clean, no, no way Phakedra!
“This is the stupidest thing I have ever seen anyone wear on TV”
Sorry. Nothing will ever beat the haystack wig in her talking head scenes.
A THOUSAND DOLLAR FUGLY BLACK T-SHIRT WITH BRIGHT WHITE LETTERING THAT SAYS FAVELAS!
Dear God. I was ready to just end the blog there.
On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 10:08 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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It’s a cheeky take on the pronunciation of “fabulous!” Still stupid, tho.
Maybe Nene was trying to emulate her BFF Kim K again. Favelas 74 is the name of Riccardo Tisci’s Spring 2014 collection. Tisci says “Men in favelas are more natural and more confident about their sexuality.” 74 is for his birth year. If you think this shirt is bad, you should see other items in his collection for men. . .like leggings with pink floral shorts that look like a skirt with a matching shirt. It’s hilarious. Who actually wears this crap, let alone pays $1K for it . . . and the shirt is sold out. SMH
Well, Tisci is Kanye West’s bestie and favorite designer… I feel like that says a lot.
Blasphemy!!!! How dare you insult a designer of Nene Leakes ‘s caliber? Were talking about the woman who brought to us an over sized shirt with cut out shoulder holes. Pure Genius!!!! Tacky heifer
Don’t forget the tank top.
LOL…NeNe’s wig would make a good mop head LOL
Why in the world does Claudia need a makeover? She is the prettiest one on the show.
I hope that one day in the near future, that hair extensions go out if style. I’m so tired of looking at everyone’s obviously fake hair!
I hate to see people with fake hair flip it like it’s in the way! WTF take it off if it bothers you. Stupid people on a stupid show that has jumped the shark but like a horrible accident, the fascination with the macabre makes you look even when you really don’t want to see the decapitation. Ugh, I always hate myself in the morning. Going back to reality show rehab now just had to have 1 more fix.
If anyone needs a makeover, it’s Cynthia. Her desperate attempt to look completely different in every scene is all over the place. It looks like she’s never gotten rid of any clothing or accessory item she’s ever owned.
I know she’s a super model, but she does not appear to have any definitive style of her own. Maybe her style is rag bag, grab bag and she’s just trying to show how versatile her look can be, but a lot of it is ridic.
At least she’s not wearing those stupid little tiny Fedora hats with everything. When she met with Porsha, she replaced that with a little ivy league cap and horribly ugly giant black rimmed glasses. The look was so bad, I had to look away when the camera was on her.
OK…IMO Claudia’s hair looked better then Cynthia’s in that scene. Cynthia had a hat on with static galore and mid age mid morning eye bags telling beautiful Claudia that she needs a makeover. I think I like lapdog Cynthia better..now that she barks, I find her arrogant. I never liked Cynthia anyway, because I thought she was sneaky with the wedding, but I am mainly mad because she did not keep that fine ass leon in stock off with looking at arrogant peter.
*stuck with looking at*
Kandi has always came across as a pot stirrer and trouble maker to me even more so this season, and I used to think Porshe was sweet, but she’s just jealous, ghetto trash! I’m really beginning to think Nene, Porshe and Phaedra are jealous of Kenya.
Of course they’re jealous of Kenya
Duh.
By the way, who was the chick in the hideous blue wig? She actually made Nene’s snap-on plastic wig/helmet look “good”.
I had to rewind a couple of times. In my initial glances, I thought blue haired chick was Demetria. It’s obvious that Roger Bobb has a type.
TT so glad you brought up the Favelas shirt. I was thinking the same thing. Would she wear a shirt that said Projects?
Nene is a hot mess
Kenya’s reference to Porsha’s family in an effort to remind her of how far from the Williams public service and advocacy tree Porsha had fallen seemed not to have fazed her. Not at all. No blink of recognition of what Kenya was referencing..
Nothing.
I have never been offended by someone’s lack of awareness, but Porsha’s arrogant and loud emptiness is stunning…
Even for the loud and empty platform that is rhoa.
The first couple of Kandi seasons allowed us to see her as a business woman, but the decision to reduce her to daughter and wife has produced a Kandi I do not understand. Her wide eyed lack of sophistication in NYC was very strange: She is a Grammy award winner presumably worth millions.
Are we supposed to believe she is unfamiliar with nyc?
And her mother’s and aunts’ grammar is making their scenes unwatchable.
What are the producers going for with this incredibly shrinking Kandi?
Finally, I do get Nene’s anger with Cynthia since while hanging out with Nene during off season (if Nene is to be believed), Cynthia decided to make her storyline be new assertive Cynthia with Nene as foil. So I guess Nene does feel betrayed.
And why doesn’t Cynthia say how embarrassing it was 2 seasons back for Nene to point out how relatively poor Cynthia was with the whole discount pizza shopping scene? Are we to believe that the “rift” is because Nene called Peter a bitch?
I wonder how many more seasons rhoa has?
You ask great questions. As far as Nene and Cynthia go, in my (not so) humble opinion, Peter put a bug in his wife’s ear telling her to bring it, that they could use the dough. I also think that Cynthia is a sweet person who doesn’t really like controversy too much and can be persuaded, BUT I do think she was tired of Nene and her ways. I actually like Cynthia and Peter, but in this instance, I do think Cynthia was less than forthcoming with Nene. So, basically I’m saying that Cynthia was a bit of a chicken shit 🙂
Peter definitely put the bug in his wife’s ear. Not only did he encourage the ‘Nene is the Devil’ story line, but steered her friendship w/ Kenya. Peter knows the lay of the land and wanted his wife w/ the ‘hot’ HW as her BFF. Too bad he didn’t know that Claudia was in the pike for that role and his wife can still be put to pasture.
She was a bit chicken (Not shit. She’s better than that.), but the chicken sure as heck put a dang moose, running wild, it its place after she realized that Naynay treated her as poorly as she did, it caused her to consider what kind of friend browbeats and disrespects a friend, and what kind of woman (or chicken) was she for passively accepting Naynay’s abuse. Then, on top of that, she knew that Naynay asked Peter to speak up, and he did speak as a good and real friend would. He challenged her to be the better woman, said don’t let anger rule her, warned her, all IN HER BEST INTEREST. Then the man she called “buddy” became the interferring “bitch”. Cynthia was aware of her lie. Peter didn’t interfere. He spoke to Naynay as requested, and he encouraged, then challenged her to take the higher road. He did the tough work that good friends must do when they see their friend take the damaging low road. Rather than be true to herself and the housewifes, admit her error and her lie to those that didn’t see her ask Peter what was on his mind, Naynay continued to lie and use her lie as her sick-minded rationale to disrespect Peter, get up in his face, finger point, yell her insulting lie and she dared to call him a name that honestly was a custom fit for her.
I suspect that Peter may have been so furious that he kept his words to himself so he could take time to process what happened, so he wouldn’t reply in deserved kind about/to Naynay, (and he also was probably hoping that Cynthia, who reeled from her own issues with Naynay, would note there was another casualty from Naynay’s fury. Him.) She did as Peter hoped and her furious fans demanded, and she realized more had to be addressed before calling a truce. She changed her mind and heart in the matter, and Naynay reacted as though a woman had never before ever reconsidered a decision after she realized it wasn’t a good fit, and of course Naynay thought that she had a say in Cynthia’s decision. It was the right thing to do as was evidenced by a very notable improvement in her and Peter’s marriage, so improved their happiness read ‘real’ to her fans I have a feeling that there is a special purpose to Cyndi’s efforts to reconcile. My guess is she wants Naynay to depart on good terms with her, or maybe she may try to reform or expose Naynay. Cynthia was a super model, and she didn’t get where she went by acting like Sweet Polly Purebred.
I think they thought nene was going to sink them all with her rude arrogant behavior. There’s a lot we still don’t know about nenes “charity” and Peters finances. I think this whole rift is made up to draw attention away from their problems. And it’s boring, disgusting and contrived.
Porsha’s transformation since the show started is amazing. She’s gone from a childlike preaching do-gooder married socialite working on the family trust to a half-naked hussy that will say or do anything.for a buck. Where would she be without HW’s? Back at mama’s, that’s where.
Yeah, Porsha goes for 0 to 60 or rather stupid to vile when it comes to dealing with other women she finds threatening. The immediate cursing and name-calling towards Kenya in the restaurant made her look like an ignorant bully. And her compete inability to accept or proffer an apology for her outrageous behavior and mouth just showed how emotionally stunted and immature she is. Oh, and can i say stupid again!
I agree. It’s pretty freaky how she switched personas like that. Total 180.
Without the housewives, Porsha would still be married to Kordell. She let Nene and crew talk her out of the best sugar daddy she could hope for. Im afraid it’s all downhill for her now. I do applaud her for trying to foster her own business projects but without RHOA all of those projects will tank.
Not to mention that you have to be smarter than a bag of hair to sell weave. Also it was kind of funny that Nene said that the Video Premiere with no Video is like a fashion line with no fashions. I realize that was a dig at Sheree, but recently Phaedra “launched her new lingerie line” which was filmed for David Tutera’s celebrations. There was no lingerie at the launch. Which was fine I guess because no one turned up for it either.
On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 7:50 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I just have to comment on Porsha’s fabled “great family”. TT has been overly kind and has only mentioned it once that I remember. Hosea Williams did march with MLK, Jr. He was an important part of the whole Civil Rights movement. In later years, he always planned to feed all of the homeless in Atlanta for Thanksgiving and every year some major corporation had to come in and pay for the dinner at the last minute. Poor Hosea was lucky to not be jailed for multiple DUI’s. I’m not trying to throw shade b/c my own brother had more DUI’s than I have fingers and toes. I think the thing Porsha did to destroy her reputation wasn’t the reunion but the Underground RR comment. Please RHW’s take your peach from Porsha before she embarrasses herself more.
LOL @ the whole favela’s thing, TT. So dang funny to me. Happy 2015 to you, Banjo, and the blog.
Sounds exhausting.
Phaedra can’t pronounce “successful”, and she keeps saying that “love is not a noun”. Someone needs to give her a dictionary.
Excellent observation.
I know!!!!! She kept saying that love is not a noun and I was like girl, you need a dictionary. Are you kidding me?!
Pretty sure she means, love is a VERB (meaning it is an action). But she’s just an idiot.
Kandi is a terrible human being.
she is a terrible wife who cannot see what her mother is doing to her husband.
for not seeing Todd’s side of the issue.
for not saying “ok mama, you can’t go around calling this woman a prostitute when you know she was not”.
for not saying “mama Sharon I understand what you are saying and I am so sorry for what my mum has done and said, and I understand why you would want to punch her. I’ll try to talk to her again”
how can she not see she will not be disrespecting her mother if she asks her mother to respect her husband and mother in law?
I am so so done with Kandi, and I am on my way to being done with this show. it’s time for Kandi to leave the show. she adds no value nor is she entertaining.
I wonder if Kandi has yet realized that perhaps ticket sales were slow for her touring play because nobody wants to see that made-up Mama drama. Her mother’s behavior and Kandi’s allowing it is disgusting and incomprehensible to a lot of us. She has turned off a lot of fans. I used to like Kandi. I thought she was level headed and tough-minded. Now I don’t know what her problem is. If I bought my Mother an expensive new home, I’d have a key to it whether she liked it or not. I probably would not use it but I would have it. Joyce is so ungrateful, as one of her sisters pointed out about the free house. This story line is old and stale not to mention the parts that are disrespectful to Todd’s late mother who can no longer defend herself. Enough already.
Now that you mention it. It was telling that she thought the old lady gang showing up might sell tickets. This is Kandi’s storyline. Even if people hate it, they still talk about how much they hate it.
I think she just hired a crappy promoter. It should be easy to sell out this show in Peoria, or Detroit, or wherever.
See, I kept thinking that Kandi actually had the great advantage of (at least) an entire season of free publicity for her play on RHOA. If people wanted to see that crap, they’d find out when it was playing near them, regardless of the promoter’s performance. I guess Kandi’s dream team of last-minute miracle workers dropped the ball.
Kandi sold the play on video prior to the tour and we saw key portions of show on RHOA. I think everyone who wanted to see that D rate play had already seen it on video and/or tv.
I disagree. Kandi has a fan base. The promoter just didn’t get the word out.
On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 7:54 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Yes , Kandi has been disappointing since she got with Todd! There is something shady about him.
What is shady about him, Mama Joyce?
Perhaps his regret over marrying such a bitch?
Oh, yes, Todd is soooo shady. Clearly being raised with manners makes him shady. So shady that he manages to act respectfully with a bitter, evil, horrible, old ghetto trash woman who has done nothing but slander and threaten violence on him and his family on national television. With absolutely no support from his wife who allows this to continue and dare I say actually encourages it to keep her story-line relevant, and Kandi gives him crap because he chooses his holidays with his persecuted mother. Oh yes, so very shady.
Todd,RUN! Get your lovely daughter away from Kandi’s horrible, spoiled, entitled, trashy, rude, stupid family before she begins to think that this behavior is acceptable. They will ruin her and you for as long as you allow them. Do you really want to have a child with someone who raised Riley to be that spoiled little monster. Kandi is turning into her mother, look at what your life will be very, very, very soon.
When I said ,”There is something shady about Todd.” It has nothing to do with manners or the way he was raised! I just get a feeling about him that’s all! Do I think he should run like hell yes yes yes ! He’s always gonna be second to Mama J she runs Kandi and Riley is spoiled and was very rude to Kaela !
Yeah, I have to say, I wait for the day when Joyce shits on her so hard she will have no choice but to cut that tie. And it most likely will happen. And then she will have to go back over all the b.s. she took from mom and realize she should have cut that tie years earlier. She comes from the school that says no matter how deranged or lunatic your mother is you still worship at her feet because she squirted you out. Thank god things are changing, but apparently Kandi hasn’t gotten the message. I know if Kandi cuts off Joyce her whole family will come down on her. But she might as well be a battered woman because she is in an emotionally abusive relationship with her own mother. I have to hand it to Sharon for standing up for herself at every juncture, may she rest in peace. I really don’t think Todd and Kandi will last. I am not Todd’s biggest fan, but Joyce is just unbearable and knowing that the stress Joyce caused on his mom may have contributed to her death (because she was called a prostitute on national tv, that had to be devastating) is something Todd may find increasingly hard to forgive.
Everytime Phaedra talks I start dozing off.
Watching Kandi and Todd is a painful exercise. She does not know how to treat her husband or bond with him. Why did he marry her? I’m stumped
I honestly don’t know who’s more stupid — Kandi or Porsha.
Definitely Porsha!!!!!! Who else?
He married her for access to her big fat ass
I must just like peace, joy, happiness and harmony because I did like this episode of RHOA. lol Seeing them get along was good for a change. I’m not sure if harmony is going to be good or if there has to be some strife to keep the audience entertained. For once, let there be peace! We’ll see what next week brings. Thanks for the recap Tamara, it was great tea.
I’m getting tired of this show. Cynthia, Nene, Phaedra, Kandi, all are sooo old and tired, and I can’t believe I ever found them entertaining. It’s weird, I hate most of the cast, but they’re still top-rated? Why?
Because WE keep watching? 🙂
Not all of us….
I stopped watching 2 years ago. I just come here to read TT’s humorous blog and hang with y’all. 🙂
Kandi used to be my favorite housewive and now I just can’t stand her. She needs to have a very serious conversation with her mother. She is disrespecting her vows by not standing beside her man against mama Joyce. I don’t understand why moma Joyce is so hateful and just can’t be happy for her daughter Todd is a major upgrade from her last boyfriend.
Kandi is really a trouble maker. She brings and takes crap back and forth. She is ridiculous. Feel sorry for Todd.
My thing with NeNe she is so COCKY & let us no forget RICH BITCH cashing Trump checks (whatever) yet she rents her house for $1,900.00 a month???? Is Kenya trying to play office , Kandi needs to grow a pair as far as Mama J is concerned or just go ahead to DIVORCE COURT , and it’s gotten to the point I block Cynthia out because she does whatever she is told by Peter or. Whom ever is her pal at the time!
Yea, but Nene doesn’t live in a rat hole. Money just goes a bit further in ATL for housing. (rent/sale)
I was very disappointed that Cynthia didn’t hold her ground with NeNe….She seemed to be kissing up way too much. It was obvious that NeNe was not receptive but she kept going on and on and kissing, and hugging…it made me sick…smh
Kandi is definitely a instigator! I agreed with Todd…It was NOT necessary to go back and repeat what his mother said to Joyce…very immature.
I can see this being Phaedra’s last season if she doesn’t get some life soon. She is boring and draining.
I’m waiting to see how Claudia and Demetria are going to evolve in the group…Oh and I hope this is the LAST week we have to see that wig NeNe is wearing.
CYNTHIA CAN’T WIN! If she’s assertive, people whine. If she’s “kissing up” to someone (or trying to make peace or maintain friendships), people whine. No way to win.
Personally, I have always liked Cynthia. That is why it bothers me so much to watch her allow herself be victimized. She put up with a lot from Nene before coming to her senses. She said she had moved on but still keeps going back to get her nose rubbed in more poop. I like the more aggressive Cynthia and want to see more of that Cynthia when she is dealing with the likes of Nene. You can’t kiss and make up with someone who really does not want to kiss and make up with you. Nene played her at that lunch by making her apologize then refusing to do so herself and further saying it could be two years before she can unbend enough to lunch with Cynthia. Girl bye.
Ok, I permanently put Cynthia on the Nene hate list, she loves to dig the knife in to Kenya! I hate “friends” like that. And her kissing Nene was DISGUSTING.
I totally agree with your Cynthia kissing Nene comment. It just showed how desperate she is for Nene’s friendship. Nene can continue to dust the floor with her and she will get up and ask for more. All of that new Cynthia attitude was just a front to hide her hurt. She leaped at the first opportunity to patch things up. It’s one thing to be nice, and totally another to be a willing victim of someone’s ill treatment.
Nene’s plot to mend fences was just that. A plot! I think she felt Cynthia one upped her so to speak. Or embarrassed her in public by bad mouthing her. And she ended the friendship with nene. So nene had to pretend to want to make up… Get Cynthia to apologize and take all fault. Then she comes out the innocent one. And Cynthia fell for it. Just my opinion.
Nene use to be my favorite But not anymore. Since her sh&$ doesn’t stink anymore attitude I can’t stand her!!
Givenchy’s head designer Riccardo Tisci, who is Italian, btw not Brazilian, started that Favelas 74 thing & I just don’t get it either — guess I’m just not high fashion enough. Nene probably wears it because of the Kanye/Kim K. connection to Tisci — plus the fact that she has more money than sense.
*I pointed out the fact that Tisci is Italian not Brazilian only because maybe if he was actually Brazilian and had grown up in a favelas the Favelas 74 thing might make more sense to me. But after reading the way I wrote it I see that I didn’t get that thought in my head across in my post.
I read that Tisci likes the way men from Brazil’s favelas dress. He used their style as inspiration.
Well isn’t it sweet that he uses them as an inspiration to sell $1000 t-shirts. Do the men in the Favelas wear black lace sports lingerie?
Do you see any fashion inspiration here? https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&tbm=isch&q=favelas+people&revid=217554704&sa=X&ei=o_WgVKe8Bca0yASgloCwBA&ved=0CCAQ1QIoAA&dpr=1.5&biw=1280&bih=537
I like doesn’t work, google images for favelas, and select people at the top. Raise your hand if you see black lace t-shirts….
On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 12:43 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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If there is a Kim K connection it makes perfect sense. Nene is desperate to get Kim K’s attention. Like Nene Leakes is in Kim K’s sphere somehow…it’s really pretty sad.
I sure don’t see any “fashion inspiration” in those pictures.
Look at his spring men’s collection. I would be insulted if I had inspired some of those looks! It would be nice if Givenchy donated part of sales to help the people in the favelas, but that won’t happen.
The Good:
Claudia’s 90-year-old grandmother should definitely show up more. This woman was hilarious and full of life. I liked their interaction.
The Bad:
Kandi is so clueless and emotionally retarded due to the abuse inflicted by her mother, that she honestly believes that if she doesn’t agree with her mother, she doesn’t love her. Also, Todd bringing up separate holidays, in the first year of marriage, is definitely a red flag. From the way Kandi laughed about telling her mom what Mrs. Sharon said while relaying it to Todd, I think she is actually amused by this and doesn’t see a problem with her mom’s actions.
The Ugly:
Nene’s “mm-hmm” face as Cynthia apologized. She sat there as if she were some type of benevolent queen accepting graces from her groveling subject, but she didn’t even attempt to apologize for her actions. Nene is as delusional as Joyce.
I really do NOT believe Cynthia wants to be friends with Nene. I think Cynthia is just tired of it, wants to move on, and doesn’t want to be Nene’s enemy for the rest of the season. I can understand because Nene is like a two year old.
It would be funny if we found out that Joyce has something that she is using to blackmail Kandi with. It really is the only reason for Kandi to be so irrational.
She can’t blackmail her about Riley’s married-to-someone-else father because it’s public knowledge.
Kandi was raised by Mama Joyce. MJ doesn’t need to blackmail Kandi because she brainwashed her a long time ago with a code of ethics that says disagreeing with your mother means you don’t love her.
I don’t believe that for one minute. There is no way that dirty old lady ever was able to pull off pretending to have morals. It just does not add up.
I think Mama Joyce has been playing the “All I’ve Done For You” card all of Kandi’s life. Working at the bakery all night, blah, blah, blah. She’s instilled a sense of guilt in Kandi where she feels like she can never do enough to pay her mama back. And that’s just the way greedy bitch mama wants it. And she doesn’t want any interloper husbands or boyfriends coming between her and Kandi’s money.
So you are all just saying that Kandi is a complete and utter moron without an independant thought in her head? O. I was trying to give her the benefit of a doubt.
When your mama makes you feel guilty for ever being born and is constantly telling you all she did for you and what she gave up for you, it becomes like a mental illness on both sides. The narcissist endlessly dishing out the guilt all your life and the victim who can never do enough for mama because the bitch can never get enough, but the victim never quits trying. Signed: Drinkthediamondwater, Psychotherapist.
You have to be extremely stupid to be able to be brainwashed. Which…I don’t doubt Kandi is. She would like you to think she is a genius. But she’s just a crass, oversexed animal who can’t control her actions and can’t think for herself.
The whole show is a revolving door. Don’t know how Claudia will be able to work in a decent story line when all others’ storylines just are boring. Kandi offends me the most. I did like her once but I can see how Todd is going to leave her in the dust eventually. I like the way he stands up for his point of view, and then Kandi just walks away. Kandi said tonight, “I don’t care whether my mother is right or wrong, I’m just not going to let her [Sharon] say that to my mother.” That’s the problem with her. She just doesn’t care about any one elses’ point of view except hers and her mother’s. She is very, very selfish. Her daughter reminds me of MJ. Waiting for Todd, to dump her. Run Todd, Forest Gump did it, Run.
Well said!
I have no idea how Kandi, with her room temperature IQ, has survived financially. Don Juan? She is disgustingly stupid and rude……….And to think that Riley might follow in her footsteps…
My observation is that if you have an IQ just above stupid but below super smart, you are more likely to do better financially than anyone else in life. Those seem to be the people that do well in business. Kandi is as shrewd as they come which is why she has a sex toy line. Besides Bethenny, she definitely found a niche where she could make some money, because very few celebrities would put their name on something like that. I think the male half of Eurythmics, whose name I can’t remember, has a dildo line, but I can’t think of any other famous people who sell these products. So talk about a good exercise in branding.
NeNe is just a walking fashion failure! Whomever put that dutch-boy bowl cut wig on her has obviously figured out the best revenge plot of the season! So is this now the big set up for Kandi to have the Therapist-by-Bravo scenes? The show producers should have gone back and edited this crap after the passing of Todds Mom- just shows there must not be anything else on the cutting room foor. Thanks for the great post TT and I really enjoyed everyone’s comments.
Everybody is probably going to jump on me for this, but if we’re going to talk about Nene’s bad wigs, WTF was that on Claudia’s grandmother’s head? When I saw her walking up to Claudia at the airport, I thought it was James Brown.
One..Claudia’s grandmother is not a housewife, Two..elderly family members are off limits and family members that aren’t paid to appear on the show or reap the benefits are off limits. Three…Claudia’s Grandmother didn’t appear to be the egomaniac, narcissistic, and insecure woman that Nene Leakes is.
Yall NeNe fans kill me, anything to try and justify your girl. She is a rich bitch right? Her wigs, scalp, and edges should apply accordingly.
Perfect response! I can’t believe anyone would justify Nene’s poor taste in wigs with that of a 90 year old woman.
I am NOT a Nene fan, and I was NOT justifying anything. I was just saying that whatever that was on grandma’s head was as bad as Nene’s wigs. You need to work on your reading comprehension.
I think the issue is that when a woman is 90 years old we cut them some slack for their wig choices.
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I actually thought she was a man until Claudia called her Grandma.
This is from the listing for the $45 Favelas shirt. “If your a high fashion leader then this top is for you.” They misspelled “you’re”.
Okay, imagine being in TJMaxx and seeing the REAL Givency t regular price $1000 TJMaxx price $45… would you have even checked to see the price? I would just keep flipping through.
And Porsha calling it “sports lingerie” was HILARIOUS… Nene is like bitch just ruined my $1000 t-shirt. EVEN PORSHA is smart enough to know it is hilarious.
On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 3:11 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Saying the words “EVEN PORSHA is smart enough…..” blew my brain up !!
I’m sad that the will go on in the aftermath of Sharon dying. Todd had planned to spend the holidays with his mom still so sad.
I know. I hope he at least got to spend Thanksgiving with her.
I think I may be over Atlanta HWs for now. I couldn’t watch the episode. Got too distracted. I may just rely upon these recaps for a bit. They are more entertaining.
Yeah, good plan. (Though Bravo helpfully played the episode like 6 times tonight, just in case you dozed off at some point.)
I haven’t really watched the last couple. I am very much sick of the story lines.
Nene – delusional twit.
Cynthia – spineless, only story line is to rehash pathetic nonsense.
Porsha – too stupid to live, no story line except to rehash last year.
Phaedra – REALLY should have taken the season off. I can’t watch her without getting horribly depressed for the kids. Those poor babies.
Kandi… man. Todd needs to just bail now and get it over with. Kandi will never choose her spouse over her lunatic mom.
I have enjoyed Claudia thus far. We shall see.
Oh… and is anyone else sick of the name “Roger Bobb”? Is there a reason they can’t just call him Roger?
Yeah, it makes me think of all the southern boys with two names like Billy Bob, Billy Joe, Billy Ray, etc. If Bobb is his last name, why don’t people just call him Roger? Are there that many Rogers around that they can’t keep them straight?
I still find them all interesting (except Nene) but I am the only one. I sympathize with Phaedra and her dilemna with Apollo. I had forgotten that she did want him to join the funeral home business with her, I remember that scene and how adamant he was that he was not going to do that. It’s a damn shame at this point that he couldn’t lower himself to do real, non-criminal work. And my heart breaks for her that it is clear what she is saying about how he has zero concern that his kids are going to be without him. He really DOES NOT CARE, and it is so obvious. And for her that has to be really hard to swallow. I have never seen someone so dejected as Phaedra is. I had suspicions that she might have been involved but I no longer do now. I think she was in denial and looking the other way, but now I don’t believe she had involvement. She stayed too busy to fool with him and expected him to be a grown up. I was so glad her mother was with her when he came in the room on the last episode. I see a woman putting her head down and trudging through a storm one step at a time, and I honestly admire her for her composure, especially now that it is very clear he is only trying to reunite with her because he doesn’t want to lose the lifestyle to which he has become accustomed.
However I am done with all the other housewives shows. I am not interested in seeing Bethenny on NY anymore, the OC thing is tired, NJ is dead, the BH women ought to be flogged for even ever complaining about anything, as chi chi a world as they live in, I won’t be a party to that anymore. I tried to watch the Australia one but that psychic who was married to a rock star grated on my nerves so bad with her bragging that I gave it up. Ladies of London I thought was fairly interesting so if that returns I will watch it. Vanderpump rules is an enjoyable trainwreck but I am ashamed to admit I enjoy it.
Listening to Claudia talk about her mother never saying I love you to her reminded me of when Teresa Guidice said something to the effect of Italians don’t say I love you to their children but they kiss them in their sleep and that she (Teresa) goes out of her way to say I love you to her kids all the time. I thought it was an odd thing for Teresa to say at the time because Italians are known for being so expressive. But maybe what she said was true?
Todd is going to leave Kandi. If your already talking separate holidays ( who can blame him) this early in the marriage ….. That’s not a good sign.
Good thing he insisted on that pre-nup, cause she didn’t plan on giving him squat if they separated. She’s disses his opinion at home but sends him in to confront her staff at work. . so she will use him where she can. One things for sure, those two don’t need to be birthin’ any babies. That marriage is doomed.
Amen
There are so many women to hate on RHOA, but in my opinion, Kandi is the worst of the worst. I loathe the warped relationship she has with her witch of a mother and can’t bear to watch her and Todd have a conversation. They are either the worst actors in the universe, or dumb as rocks, either way, I hope they never procreate; that gene pool is shallow and murky.
I’m not sure why an of y’all would feel so strongly to hate people you don’t even know personally.
kandi better open her eyes where her husband is concerned. She’s not gonna keep this one or any other one if she does not put her husband first. I see so much of her mothers attitude in her daughter. She acts very intitled just like mama Joyce. On to Kenya I thought it was very big of her to just let everything go in light of what happened to her especially since porsha was being so flippant about her part in it all. Nene just pissed me off completely. You could tell this scene was one that production must have wanted. Why else call Cynthia out to make amends and then when Cynthia tries to do that snub her completely.
As always, Tamara’s recap is on point and hilarious. Last night’s episode was boring, but several things stood out. (1) I couldn’t believe Cynthia said she needs for Claudia to look fabulous all the time considering that Cynthia herself has not looked fabulous (or even okay IMO) in a long, long time. (2) Porsha “went Decatur” in a nanosecond. A Decatur girl like Porsha can only pretend to be a rich Atlanta socialite for so long. (3) Kenya was rude but Porsha was more rude. (4) This season seems totally scripted and the scriptwriter is not a good one. (5) Kandi and her relatives remind me of witches cackling and plotting at a witches convention how to cook Todd stew. (6) Chemistry among cast members and personalities make the show. “These girls”, as Nene says, lack chemistry. One has no true personality, one is a child in an adult body, one seems way too “normal” to be on the show, two are bullies when one bully is enough for the mix, and one seems seriously emotionally retarded when it comes to everyone but her mother. One of the things I liked most about the show in the past was humor and being able to see my own strengths and weaknesses in the women. I don’t see either this season, so my RHOA days might have to come to an end.
“(3) Kenya was rude but Porsha was more rude. (4) This season seems totally scripted and the scriptwriter is not a good one.”
If the season is totally scripted, then for all you know they were merely *acting* rude. Maybe both are nice polite people in “real” life, and Porsha is intelligent 😀
I think this show, and the other HW shows, are more scripted/less real than I at first thought, or, over the years, the producers have been injecting more script, leaving little to no reality.
This is one of the last HW shows I still watch (RHNJ being the other one), but I think this may be my last RHATL season … as it is, I’ve only seen bits of the episodes this season … not sure I’ll bother catching up with those I have missed.
Am I the only one who thinks that NeNe and Porsche were the only two sober ones there? It looked to me like NeNe knew exactly what she was doing, playing along like she was drunk like Kenya, but playing her instead. They wanted NeNe to film with Cynthia and Kenya but NeNe wasn’t having that, so she played them instead. By the looks of it, they were there for hours as it was dark by the time they got done. As Kenya got drunker and louder…laughing and cackling away, NeNe would egg her on and laugh too, but that laugh/smile never reached her eyes. Kenya and Cynthia were too trusting and high to notice. NeNe extracts the apologies from them and then does not offer a sincere one in return. The look on Porsche’s face was of disgust and confusion. I’m thinking she was clueless as to what NeNe was doing. Of course NeNe wouldn’t trust her. That whole scene pissed me off..I am team Cynthia and Kenya, if only because I’m so NOT team NeNe. Come on girls, wise up, sheesh! Cynthia, that tearful apology was so cringe worthy..she’s in over her head. I was so looking forward to this season because I *thought* they were gonna take NeNe down a peg. So far, it looks to me like NeNe is still ruling the roost. I hope things change soon because like everyone else, this season is full of stupid.
Sad that with all of Bravo’s creative editing genius, that Miss Sharon (may her memory be a blessing) continues to be dragged through the mud on a weekly basis. I know that filming was complete before she passed away, but it just seems disrespectful just the same.
Cynthia was as tickled as a little school girl to be granted permission to crawl back up Nene’s tush.
Nene and Kendra need to understand that once you reach a certain age….booty shorts are just wrong on so many levels.
I adore Claudia’s grandmother and her mother and as much as I enjoyed watching them, I wish that she would keep them far away from this hot mess of a show….no good will come of it!
I keep waiting for Oprah to jump out and yell, “You’ve dated Roger Bob and You’ve dated Roger Bob….everybody’s dated Roger Bob!”
My apologies….meant to type, Kenya….not Kendra. 🙂
I’ll be damned if a woman as fine as Kenya Moore needs an expiration date on “booty shorts.” if you are sixty and you can bring it like that in booty shorts, then it’s all good over here. That “certain age” card does not belong in Kenya’s deck.
As for Nene, I’d rather see her in booty shorts, than blonde wigs.
Just because you can do something doesn’t always mean you should.
Like bad mouthing someone’s 90 year old grandmother on the Internet.
On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 3:59 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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*Cynthia looks a hot mess (again)..but giving a makeover to a prettier, younger Claudia. lol
*Nenee is loud and rude…and needs to ditch the “cut offs” . no one her age needs this look. not even going to mention the “kindergarten/cut with dull scissors” hair mess.
*Porsha…why is she even on this show??? no husband, no job, no money.
*Kandi…money didn’t buy you any class. Stand up to your momma.
*Claudia-so pretty
*Kenya-why do you not already have an office for this alledeged Production Company?
Kenya basks in the light of past glories and blah, blah, blahs about all her talents and what she’s gonna’ do and she’s a producer and actress, etc., but she never really does much of anything. All I see her doing is twerk and then laugh and laugh. A show called “Twirl On”? How unbelievably creative.
It’s actually a real production company and it’s in the beginning stages of being revamped. So far the only known titles she has produced are Booty Boot Camp and A Movie with Borris Kodjoe.
Her show “Twirl On” has a great cast and the pilot has been shot.
It’s stupid of me I know but up until the Mama Joyce nightmare began, I would never believed that I’d be so disgusted by Kandi. It’s all bs! Kandi doesn’t love or respect Joyce a bit more than anyone else. In fact I think the whole think is sick, reality TV or not. I wanted Todd to bail before the wedding & now am waiting for the marriage to end. Now that Ms.Joyce has died, all bets are off.Todd seemed to love his mom dearly & I expect to see some pain & resentment there! All Kandi needs is Joyce, Riley & her money & I hope she’all live happily ever after!
The only good thing about this episode was the bong hit I took while watching it, and then eating a whole bag of sweet potato chips.
It also seems like this episode is the perfect set-up for Kandi’s new show next spring, “Kandi Gets Divorced”.
I forsee in the divorce show a repeat of Bethenny Frankel who was furious that everyone thought Jason was perfect and she was a shrew. Bethenny is STILL bitter about that.
On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Kandi’s relationship boundaries with Joyce, Riley, Todd and even Carmen are so unhealthy and inappropriate. Now that Todd’s mom is gone, I don’t know how Todd could ever forgive or really trust Kandi for permitting Joyce to disparage Todd’s mom and dad as the worst kind of lowlifes on national T.V. and have no consequences. I couldn’t get past the betrayal. He clearly comes last in her line of priorities, but of course that was clear in the details of her pre-nup.
And who’s parents expect their successful children to provide them with the same quality of lifestyle that the children have earned for themselves? My 85-year-old mom will hardly let us buy her dinner, let alone, expect a 7 bedroom home, cars, credit cards, etc. Mama Joyce seems to think she deserves Kandi’s riches because she raised her and sacrificed like most parents. She has Kandi so bamboozled with guilt about what Kandi owes her. And little Riley seems so spoiled and entitled. I wonder how she will ever find her own sense of self esteem and respect without Kandi’s money. People who aren’t hungry usually don’t find much success. That’s why rich kids often fail.
“Bong hit” and “Kandi Gets Divorced.” I’m laughing out loud. hahahaha
These comments are on POINT tonight… Nene is kind of like a huge shark (with a crazy wig and 5 o’clock shadow) and all these women are fishing for her friendship…Problem is, only one person can snag her at a time, AND once they get her on their boat, she promptly bites them on the balls and flops back overboard looking for a bigger piece of tuna! Why the hell does anyone want to fish for Nene?!? P.S. I think Porsha is dumb enough to try to kiss a shark on the mouth as long as it’s a photo op!
Tasos826: I think your comment from 12-29-14 @7:12 am, regarding Peter, Cynthia, & Nene, was spot-on perfect. I so agree with you.
Thanks, lauraannb. There’s gotta be a purpose to Cyndi’s kissing and exaggerating her forgiveness, once, twice, three times. Almost biblical.
Short-term, it effectively declawed Naynay. Her speaking poorly about Cyndi speaks badly of herself. Cyndi isn’t done.
Oh my goodness, stop ur fighting and all of u lady’s should huggggg it out!!!! Than start over again!!!!!
Classy ladies who sip champagne at a restaurant that has catsup bottles as centerpieces;)
Porsha was peeved because hating Kenya was supposes to be Porsha’s storyline. Kenya shut down Porshas storyline by forcing a peace treaty down Porsha’s throat. Now Porsha has nothing to talk about. Well played Kenya.
I had promised myself I was going to go “cold turkey” and stop watching this “show”, but I lied to myself. In any case, I sooo agree with Brina, jrleaguer and many other commenters on here about RHOA. TT does excellent recaps, and to add my 2 cents,it is disgusting to watch MJ and Kandi interact. MJ has a hard line constantly turned down mouth, poised for something “nice-nasty” to always come out. (one of her sisters looks the same way) Kandi on the other hand, always has this maniaical “joker” grin on her face even at the most inappropriate times (maybe she can’t help it). I feel sorry for Todd and hope he will get out in time if he needs to. Nene and Phaedra. They should have their own show with just mirrors. Nene could just look at herself and talk back and agree and worship herself, and Phaedra could conduct fake prayer meetings and call on Jesus to ‘fix’ it.
Kendra needs to find a real job, and Cynthia ought to take her husbands advice and stop kissing Nenes’ a$$. Porsha…there is nothing I can say about this broad that hasn’t already been said. She just gets dumber and dumber. So far Claudia looks and sounds normal, don’t know how long that will last with this group, and I haven’t seen Demitria enough to comment. Ok I’m done.
Gosh, darn it! I hate it when the show is so obviously fake. All four actresses in the “let’s get together and talk this out sequence” must have cringed as they improvised the awkward plot line.. Production has got to come up with more believable motivations – they just pulled this shit outta their asses.
This was my least favorite installment in recent memory. Kenya’s “sleeve or hoof” read was classic though.
Great recap. Was ashamed that I was hoping Kenya would realign Portia’s attitude and weave. But gratefully she didn’t.
Portia is beating the shit out of herself!
I liked the way production put all together…but, am disappointed at lack of integrity of Nene and Portia…sometimes Kenya.
Tired of Kandi and her mom. It doesn’t seem she’ll EVER get it!!
Tamara, great review as always! But, Nene did reciprocate somewhat to Kenya. When Kenya said she regretted things she said Nene asked “Do you really”, and when Kenya said yes, Nene said “Well so do I”.
There’s no outlet in Duluth. Duluth is literally less than 15 minutes North of the Perimeter. The fucking outlet is way up 400 near Dawsonville. You are either on drugs or a recent expat to the area… Because that statement wasn’t even remotely correct. Also stop fucking hating on Gwinnett County.. Its not Buckhead but its definitely not fucking Bankhead Highway neither. Lots of celebrites live here fool.
LOL.
Gwinnett sucks.
On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 5:16 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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@TT~ Crushed that you think that my old stomping grounds suck. Born in Buckhead, moved to Dunwoody, then Peachtree Corners. Wishing you, Banjo and everyone here a very happy 2015. 🙂
I just like making Drew’s pinhead explode. It seems to be his/her Achilles heel.
On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 9:04 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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@TT~ 🙂
Nene should goooooo! She’s no good story line, she’s uses tactics to bully, that does not speak well on her part. She feels too big to admit to faults caused by her. She’s definitely jealous of beautiful people like Kenya. Kenya, has a good personality, educated and smart but not a pole dancer, or dump personal. Porcha should not be allowed to appear ok not the programme at all, pheadra is just boring. Nene, people put you where you are today, also, those people can take you OUT!
Amen bekky!
I can’t believe Porscha! Although she is dumb as a doorknob I loved her 1st season. I still like Kandi I’m tired of her mom though and if she’s not careful she’s gonna lose Todd, even though I think he is the opportunist he’s been called out to be.
@April, I don’t think Todd is an opportunist as he’s made out to be, but if he is, he’s the type that Kandi seems to attract. but personally I don’t think he is, and he doesn’t come across as a punk either, so I don’t know how much (more) verbal abuse he will take from Kandis’ mom. I wish His mother had lived, then we would all get to see that MJ is all bark and no bite.
Makeup was weird this epi….Phaedra’s lashes and NeNe’s makeup used to be flawless but this season is idk. Didn’t like Cynthia’s pepto bismal outfit or her hair. Like TT I loved Kenya wide leg pants. ..those were great and she is stepping up her game this season but NeNe’s outfits were a mess. I liked Kenya being the bigger woman and would have liked if nene did the same. MJ got her keys and that’s all she cares about. Todd is halfway out the door and he’s right all Kandi does is defend her mom and run Away from the Situation…what does she think marriage is about? I’m single but I know you gotta talk it out if you wanna stay married. Claudia’s family was cute and I see her in both her mom and her grandma. My parents told me they loved me all the time so it’s hard to hear her say she never heard it but I also agree with her mom that actions speak.
Thanks for the very detailed recap ,would you know the name if the designer or where to purchase the shirt Phaedra was wearing in this episode,pink on front and white on the back with an lady and saying on front, I couldn’t read it all,,
Thanks, good article