It’s time for the latest episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta and I am already irked by Phaedra Parks tagline. I think I am going to cringe every time I hear that. And Sidenote: RHOA’s uber Christian was filming post production stuff on a Sunday morning today. And aint none of her neighbors seen Jesus there as they tried to maneuver out of the cul de sac to get to church. Allegedly. My pet peeve is people who are offended on behalf of another group, but I feel like my years of faithful attendance at Southern Baptist Churches from Atlanta to Tripoli Libya and my extensive study of both the Bible and the Koran allow me to be justifiably outraged by Phaedra’s mockery of religion. Seriously, this is going to bug me all season. Apologies in advance. I also hate Kenya’s twirl crap. Hated it and her in season one and now that I love her I hate it even more. It’s so played out. We got our first Kim Fields’ intro today, and I love it even thought I know she hated mentioning Facts of Life.
We start back with the totally uneven sparring between Kenya and Sheree. Kenya apologizes for calling Sheree a bitch….ass. And Kenya steps away so Sheree can apologizeto Cynthia and so we can get a talking head of Phaedra who is thrilled that Sheree tried it. Lord knows all Phaedra can do is threaten Kenya with her pocket book like Thelma on Mama’s Family.
There is a scene with Malorie and Phaedra and Kenya where Phaedra tells Kenya she thought Kenya had changed. Kenya says that Sheree started it, and this is what I have heard from the set as well. But Kenya’s talking head is EVERYTHING when she is looking at herself on her phone primping saying, ” Shut up, Phaedra. Why don’t you change the locks on your door, that’s what you need to change. Now that Apollo’s not coming back.” OMG This season is going to be great. This episode is going to be great and we are only two minutes in! Kenya has places to go and people to see, so she leaves.
Drunk (ALLEGEDLY!) Peter turns up to tell Cynthia who is hanging with Malorie about his run in with Kenya. He practically strangles Mal in a choke hold in a bizarre attempt to re-enact the damning video that went viral. Did Cynthia get lip injections? What the hell is wrong with her lips in her talking head? Her top lip doesn’t even move! The Fuck?
Meanwhile, Sheree is trying to convince people that she is reformed from her ratchet behavior and she doesn’t do all that anymore. Kandi is like, really? That was three minutes of drama that took 20 minutes to recap!
Kenya
Kenya is meeting with Kim Fields about her Life Twirls On Series to ask for advice. If you missed that, you can see some on my sidebar here under Video of the Day. She gives a glowing report on Kim in her talking head. Kenya worked with Kim on Tyler Perry when she was on Meet the Browns and Kim directed. But Kenya, with all the love I have for you in my heart, you are not on par with Kim Fields, sweetie. Be humble. Kenya fucking throws shade at KIM FIELDS about her Tootie roller skates being on Ebay rather than The Shttp://tamaratattles.com/?s=Duke+Williams#mithsonian! Dear GOD Kenya. What are you doing?! Kim Fields is an ICON. Please stop this at once! Seriously, Kenya, you want Kim Fields to direct your series and you start with an insult! Oh Kenya. Kim is so not going to direct your series.
Cynthia
Apparently, Tiffany is Cynthia’s new partner in business. This is new to me. Cynthia is in tears because Peter is back in Charlotte after they had a fight. Cynthia just wants to get away. Cynthia’s storyline is quite real, but this scene with Tiffany? Not so much.
Porsha, Princess of THOTlandia
For Porsha to be a complete moron, she does manage to get some things together. She is quite good on Dish Nation. Like so good I think she might be faking her retardedness on RHOA. I don’t know how her hair company or her lingerie company is doing but she does have a lot fans who are truly retards and if hey have any money she could be quietly doing quite well for herself.
Porsha want to throw a Sip and See for her baby, Duke Williams. Apparently, Duke likes to screw chicks from Instagram. And in this case, Porsha is really that dumb. Now mind you that RHOA production told all the women to find a man for this season, so in that sense she did what she had to do. And for once, Bravo would pick up the bill on her trick love interest including the purchast of a ten dollar bottle of Cupcake Moscato so that she could at least put out for someone she was attracted to. Even her lingerie consultant calls her trashy.
Phaedra, Uber Christian and Southern Belle
Phaedra meets Cynthia at a tea shop. Because, as a good Christian Phaedra has forgiven Cynthia for not liking her “because that is what a good old Christian does.” See I was brought up to believe that people would know I was a Christian because of my love for others. Perhaps Cynthia is one of the few women with enough milk of human kindness to film with Phaedra. You decide.
Cynthia confirms what my sources already told me that Sheree ” came into Cynthia’s party like a Rottweiler!” And Kenya merely reacted.
Kandi
Fun fact. I could probably walk to Kandi’s original TAGS store. It’s on my list of things to make and do but for a “stalker” as Sheree loves to call me, I barely get out of my house unless it is for grocery shopping or doctor’s appointments. So crazy how I was camped out at Sheree’s construction site quite a distance from my house all those days, stalking and lurking in the bushes all the time, scaring her kids playing in the construction zone rather than going to their football practices and school activities.
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On Kandi’s part she is trying to ride the fence about Kenya and Sheree. This must be a serious conversation because in serious situation Sheree always pins a hair bagel on top of her bald head. And this bagel, just like Sheree is coming unraveled ya’ll. Poor Kandi. At least she got to publicize her shop.
In both the Kandi and Sheree and the Cynthia and Phaedra scenes I can hear Carlos King telling them what to say to set up for the Kandi and Phaedra scene to come. If I were Cynthia I would be irked I had to do this. If I were Sheree I’d just be happy to get a check to buy some kitchen cabinets.
Later Kandi explains that she wants to open a southern restaurant. Last night they had a real baby shower with Phaedra, but now, they are planning the Bravo one.
Kim
We get a scene about how great Kim’s life is with her family life. It’s cute. And I can see why the housewives thought she was boring. She is a REAL HOUSEWIFE. And that is clearly not what this show is about anymore. Or maybe never. She is trying to launch a million brands. She needs top pick one like Bethenny instead of eleventy billion like Sonja.
Porsha
Why in the hell is she having a going away party for some easy Instagram dick who fucked her for at max 48 hours and has moved on? ALLEGEDLY. She admits she is a THOT, so why she playing? There was never a couple of monts for these two. It was literally in and out. ALLEGEDLY. And SHE PAID. Allegedly to keep her peach. ALLEGEDLY. Porsha’s little sister is knocked up. This whole debacle is embarrassing. So embarrassing. How much must she be cringing watching this. Does she have the ability to cringe and feel shame? Oh hey! Someone brings up his affinity for transgender porn stars. #FixIt Jesus! Porsha seems to attract men looking for a dick, and when they find out she doesn’t actually have one, they’re done. Duke is like, “the fuck? You an Instagram THOT? What the fuck is this shit, with a cake and shit?” A five dollar and a bottle of Cupcake Moscato ain’t enough for all this shit!” It’s so embarrassing. Duke is literally sweating Porsha gives him a trophy. I’m dying.
Kandi versus Phaedra
Look I am 40 minutes past getting this up on time. So can you guys please explain ALL THE MANY PROBLEMS with the photo above? Please, and thank you.
First of all, Kandi is HUGE in this scene so it was filmed well at the end of production. And it has been well known that Bravo is giving her a spinoff for the damn baby. Because, Andy Cohen can’t get enough of Kandi no matter how low the ratings. She could fart and get a new spinoff. And that must miss off Miss Sip and See who has spawned a couple of boys and thrust them upon Andy at every opportunity and had a husband going to prison and STILL not gotten a spin off.
heh.
Kandi is being real. But all I can look at is those fugly chairs and Kandi’s weird outfit. And Phaedra’s stank face. OMG. Phaedra throws Kandi to the FEDS for Apollos’s shit being hidden at her house. This was filmed VERY late into this season, and yet Phaedra was at Kandi’s baby shower just the other night? THE FUCK? Kandi says the government is coming to her about WAY more than the motorbike and four wheeler! Oh snap. This could get real. It sounds like Apollo may have told Todd who was the mastermind Cough I aint saying Cough I will have the full tea in a few months. And I may even be stepping to VIDEO to so it and Y’all know I like to be incognito, but it is about to be going DOWN.
Phaedra acts like she can’t afford to take the boys to see their felon father in prison because it is “very expensive to go to Kentucky” Bitch it is very expensive to go on that European vacation you went on last summer. Driving to Kentucky will cost about $127 in gas on a fucking Land Rover which you do not own and $49 a night at a Motel 6, and in other news she aint never home ALLEGEDLY flying here an there to fleece (ALLEGEDLY) the religious population and pass the free donation plate.
Phaedra says she has two kids in private schools (um noe, my sources tell me your kids can’t get in because their father is a felon and their mother is a skank on a reality show. ALLEGEDLY) And they are in preK/ Preschool and smart as little whips through not influence of Phaedra’s because she ALLGEDLY does not see them much unless filming is going on. Now she wants to blame Todd for her Apollo being out in the clubs? Wasn’t she always down with both of them being in the strip clubs? This chick seems like she KNOWS she is about to go down.
Kandi says Phaedra still owes Todd 8k, Phaedra says it is 5k. Oh Lord Don Juan is walking in. Phaedra is fake crying. Kandi is real crying. Did Phaedra just say she showed Kandi her cootchie? They hug it out. I can’t stand Don Juan, but he is right in this instance.
Don Juan says they just cried like two girls on The Color Purple. He knows Phaedra was full of shit.
Please give me a moment to post about Kenya on WWHL without posting about that here. There was a lot to deal with!
I don’t care if you won Miss Freaking Universe. I don’t care if you are Secretary of State. I don’t care if you earned a Nobel. There are certain cultural icons that are in a rarified echelon and Kim Fields is one of them. A pioneer for both girls and African Americans at the age of ten who we literally saw grow up with us. The Facts Girls are ICONS.(Granted, I’m more if a Mindy Cohn/Natalie, but still…and yes, those of us of a certain age divide the world into Blairs, Jos, Tooties, and Natalies, but I digress…)
Natalie?! Meh. I’m more of a Blaire fan. She had terrific hair in the earliest episodes of the show. I understand your fondness for Kim Fields. She has had a very long and significant career on television. And she is an icon. But if she acts haughty or rude to any of her coworkers, then forget her. Nobody has any right to be a bee to anyone, no matter how famous or iconic.
My favorite character was the cute guy in the always plaid and denim. He grew up to be George Clooney, now kind of a bore.
Some of us “of a certain age” had Mrs Garret to identify with…
ha ha Sequoia, you are cute.
Everyone gather together for a Mrs garrett shriek: ™GIRLS!”
Did you hear Kenya say “thanks for the taglines Andy” like they were crappy?? I thought that shade towards Andy on WWHL may have been a nod to TT and TT’s army because we all agreed they were awful taglines.
yeah This isn’t the first season where Kenya talks about her crappy taglines.
They shade her at no end.
1) with the crappy taglines
2) in editing. I thought kenya started that fight even knowing TT spilled the tea prior until cynthia said sheree came in like a rotweiller for which i remember the power of editing and the undeniable shade they throw at kenya so they edited out sheree’s part to make it seem like Kenya came out of nowhere trying it with her.
I had a feeling Kenya DIDN’T start that fight. If someone bites, she bites back but she’s not mean spirited out of nowhere like that. I was shocked and then it occurred to me they’d edited to make Kenya look like the bad guy.
I didn’t see every moment of the show, but appreciate the recap. I agree with sware84 that no matter what Kenya does, they, meaning Andy/production shade her. Andy seems to go out of his way to humiliate her when she goes on WWHL. She holds up well under Andy’s nasty shady comments all while he smiles like the cat that swallowed the canary. Kenya is able to hold up and laugh it off. As for myself, not something I could do. I would probably feel prone to cry after the third jab so would just sit there with no response. I give Kenya a great big hand for holding her head up high through the crappy editing and unnecessary nasty comments/questions from Andy on his show that has now run its course, in my opinion.
I was very saddened how it appeared that Kenya started a war of words with Sheree last week, but AFTER seeing here that it was all about editing and how Sheree came for Kenya via Tamara, I am pissed off that it may be another unlucky year for Kenya as she receives some terrible editing resulting in some mean jabs at her at the reunion.
As for Phaedra, I don’t believe a word that comes out of her mouth. I hate when people use their religion to justify their actions/statements. Regardless of your religion, if you are truly a believer, then you shouldn’t (I say can’t) make nasty, shady, mean, and hateful comments to others under the guise of being a Christian or whatever religion you might be.
As a Jew, I hate when Jews do it. My kids were raised celebrating Jewish and Christian holidays, but neither had any formal training in either. Neither of them have embraced my religion or their father’s religion. My oldest son married a Hindu woman and my youngest son has been in a relationship with a Muslim for the last year and a half. My oldest son has come under scrutiny by the rest of my family of some his wife’s more extended family, not to mention people who have no business articulating their hate to them. My youngest son and his GF have taken a ton of shit, particularly since the attacks in France. His GF, sadly, is quite used to it, but my son has taken it very hard.
Sorry for the rant, but I find it very disturbing when people feel they can make horrible, hurtful, and denigrating comments under the name of their own religion. In a paradox, all religions should promote love, and at the very least, tolerance. I don’t see it on HWOA and I sure as hell don’t see it from Phaedra.
Another example of editing Kenya’s scenes that way:
When she went to Kim Fields’s office.
Twice, after Kenya said, “Hollywood has been good to us” and “maybe on E-Bay” they showed a reaction shot of Kim giving Kenya a “Gurl, whut?” face. Those reactions were clearly from out of context (and I think it was actually the same shot both times) and inserted to make it look like Kim was irritated with Kenya.
It seems that they are creating conflict where there is none. Again.
Oh please. Kids reaction to the eBay comment was minor compared to what mine would have been. That was some serious shade. Don’t get me wrong. I initially did not like Kenya at all. As much as I was lukewarm on Phaedra, I thought Kenya was unreasonable in her dislike of her and her liking of Apollo. Frankly, I thought she should have thrown the same shade to Apollo that she did to Peter recently. I don’t care how much I dislike a woman, if her husband were to flirt with me, I would shut that s*** down on behalf of all women everywhere. But I digress.
It doesn’t matter what the reactions were to her comments on film, what Kenya said about eBay was f****** shady.
Um, what? I’ll have some Thousand Island with that word salad.
My comment had to do with the disingenuousness of the editing in that scene. It was clearly cut together from many elements out of context in order to contrive an audience reaction.
Apparently it worked.
What in the world is Carlos and Andy doing? This is a mess, Kenya can be fun at times but she crossed the line with Kim F, who she can’t in a million years compare herself to. So they gave porsha her peach back and she’s giving me season 7 FOH just with a peach, Her sister and shamea were more interesting than her. Kim fields is a breath of fresh air but they need better girls around her like Demetria who she’s worked with and is working towards getting on her level. Tammy McCall smh I would have loved to see her, I’m so tired of (Kandi&Phaedra) (Phaedra&Kenya) (Kenya&Porsha) (Cynthia&Peter) same s#$# different season. And the fact that Cynthia and Nene were out the other night filming tells me all I need to know about season 8.
ONE OF THE BEST POSTS E-VER!!!!
Matzah, I am sorry for the hate and pain your loved ones experience, particularly from extended family, the worst.
I was brought up Christian, but my parent’s and my personal belief has always been respect and the do unto others creed. Be honest, not greedy or jealous, work hard, and help your fellow man. If I see a wrong, I don’t turn a blind eye. None of that is religion, just how the world should go round, IMHO.
@Dawn, Thanks for the kindness and kind words. It is worse for my kids coming from extended family. You can blow off strangers and even fair-weathered friends, but coming at your own family is touchy and can have major consequences for a long time to come. I agree with you that while we may all be brought up with different religions, my parents also drove home the belief that you respect others, not just adults, but everyone. You treat people the same way you want to be treated. You don’t need to go to a place of worship to learn or practice those values. I concur with your opinion!!! Thx again!!
Dawn, I feel the same way you do. Matzah I am so sorry for what you and your child and his GF are experiencing. I saw a lot of this after 9/11. The little girl next door asked me to come to her home so people would see that they were not terrorists. People are ignorant and generalize way too much.
Im sorry TT for posting about Kenya on WWHL. I missed that last sentence the first time around. But dang Im so curious about what is being alluded to regarding Phaedra and her future . sip, sip!!
Two things: Phaedra telling Kandi that she paid Todd $30k for the video was a complete deflection and lie. I’m pretty sure Todd didn’t personally deposit $30k into his bank account. The camera crew, director, lighting, scout locator, wardrobe, filming facility, etc were paid first. Todd most likely reduced his personal fee for his friend’s wife and most likely had in his contract that he would collect a percentage of future royalties. Phaedra for understandable reasons chose not to release the SECOND DVD.
Last thing, Kandi’s baby bump alternates sizes by each of her scenes. Very distracting.
Great episode.
I think Kandi makes a beautiful pregnant woman. I wonder if her talking head in white was shot very recently because she looks fuller, but still glowing and gorgeous. Kandi is such a good person. I dont know how she came from Joyce but she is beautiful inside and out.
That’s because this season is shot out of order.
Episode 1 exposed it when they were talking about kandi’s pregnancy at the eyewear event. the railer shows a scene where they announce it to a crowd and the girls are cheering hearing this for the first time. Unless they cut this out of the season then they are airing things not in sequence but to make a great show.
EeeeeeeeeeeeYoooooooow! That was one hell of a recap. TT, I salute you!
I loved Mama’s Family back in the day! Phaedra, no. I don’t know why Kenya’s clowning re: Kim Fields, but maybe Kenya knows something we don’t. Just like her behavior toward Sheree was a reaction, she might also be reacting to Kim. I still can’t get over the Kim+Phaedra friendship. It doesn’t make sense.
Cannot wait for the Phaedra tea. She does seem to be acting like a trapped rat.
I feel like Kandi is going to be one of those pregnant ladies who will look like she is going up and down in size depending on what she wears and water retention and how she sits….. and then in the end because she takes eating for two waaaaaaaay too seriously has a 6 lb baby while gain ingredients eighty pounds.
As for Kenya s early shade on Kim. I. Have. No. Words. Don’t fucking go there girlfriend!
I dont know what youre seeing but to me, Kandi doesnt even look pregnant from behind. Her boobs are huge she has a mid sized bump. Nothing like Kim Kardashian who has doubled in size and cant wear shoes.
I didn’t say she looked like she gained 80 here. It isn’t necessarily a bad thing except if it makes you a candidate for gestational diabetes.
I think people are too rough on Kim for how she looks while pregnant. Is she supposed to hide out for 9 months?
I was actually trying to translate that sentence for a while “has a 6lb baby while gain ingredients 80 pounds” but I thought you were saying it looked like she gained 80 pounds. My point to that was that she is much smaller than Kim Kardashian. Neither one should “hide out” even if one is HUGE and one isnt .
I’m confused… Don’t people like to purchase old school TV show memorabilia anyway they can, including on eBay? I didn’t find Kenya’s statement about KF’s “Tootie skates” being on eBay as shade at all. AND, I found myself wondering why would KF take a meeting with Kenya and then treat her like a non-MF’ing factor…? That’s what didn’t compute for me. So at minimum, if there was shade it was pretty equal. Heck, I thought Kenya was being extremely flattering by referring to KF as Hollywood royalty. I don’t see KF that way at all and I LOVED Tootie on “The Facts of Life’ as a kid and the show “Living Single” as a young adult.
Totally agree. I think people are reading WAY too much into that exchange between Kim and Kenya. I think Kim just meant that the skates are old and belong in a museum because they are relics. I think Kenya just meant they’d be very valuable because they were Kim’s. The end. No snark, no deeper meaning about the cultural importance of the Tootie role or of Kim’s possible need for money.
I also think Kenya was flattering by calling Kim “Hollywood Royalty”. I liked and watched The Facts of Life at the time too, but let’s be real: it was an issue-of-the-week sitcom of fair-to-middling quality. Nothing more. Kim Fields was a decent actress, competent for the material she worked with. If there are girls out there who admired her or looked up to her, then that’s great. But an icon? NO.
The Facts of Life did not come remotely close to being significant or even popular culturally. It’s remembered now mostly as a punchline.
I saw it as shady because Kim had just said that she didn’t have them, that they were in the Smithsonian. I saw the eBay comment as shade about Kim needing to sell them on eBay.
I saw calling Kim Hollywood Royalty as butt kissing and a little bit of exaggeration and possibly snark. She (and Tootie) are iconic, but ultimately she is a working actress and director (and entrepreneur). Considering that I had never heard of Kenya before this show, I hardly see her on Kims level as she implied.
Am I tasting the tea right? Porsha’s Trophy Man has already bailed out on her? I guess she came on too desperate and he was smart enough to not get more entangled in her ghetto antics?
Poor Porsha’s can’t seem to read situations, that MVP award she gave Duke…would that be Most Valuable Penis?
My one brush with a celebrity was meeting Kim Fields back when I was a child at a private school called Hockaday in Dallas. She had come by for publicity for the show and to sign autographs. Kim’s mother was with her and was really sweet to me and let me sit with her in their limo.
I’m more impressed that you attended Hockaday than anything these ladies have going on!! lol
I loved Don Juan’s read of Phaedra’s fake tears! Fake-ty fake fake.
So exactly how did Sheree start that fight with Kenya? Did production do some editing? What’s the tea?
Based on the tea Tamara mentioned awhile ago and Cynthia’s statement Sheree said something that they edited out because Bravo/Andy love pinning the blame on Kenya or making/creating a situation where the GP sees her at fault.
I still think the only reason they allowed the clear up of apollo admitting his lie was because Kenya used it as a bargaining chip after the Porsha hair pull
My gosh this season they seem to be taking editing to a whole new level! You know I saw the video on Instagram and it didn’t look as bad as they made it to be on the show! Relationships are tough!
Thanks TT for the recap…its great as usual…I cringed at the sip and see party that Porsha gave for Duke. It was hard to watch her make a complete fool of herself. Kenya, Kenya , Kenya…you actually think you and Kim Fields are in the same league? Delusional to say the least..smh. I don’t know if I feel bad for Cynthia or not…Peter has been an ass the whole marriage in my opinion so the latest caper doesn’t surprise me…he is a walking time bomb but can’t wait to see how this plays out. Phaedra is as phony as a $3 bill..Thats all I can say…smh. I had a feeling that Lauren was pregnant when she was in the bathroom…that was a heck of way of letting your family know…this season is going to be interesting to say the least…LOL
That recap was better than the show! I am not enjoying this season…I’m gonna hang in there but….
Great recap.
It seems to me that all of Porsha’s scenes are coming off as so fake. I can’t watch her and her ego anymore. Not a fan.
Enjoyable recap Tamara. Thank you.
Porsha thinks we’re dumber than she is. And that’s impossible.
My daughter actually just stuck her head into the room to see why I’m howling/crying with laughter>>>”…This must be a serious conversation because in serious situation Sheree always pins a hair bagel on top of her bald head…” Hair bagel? Omg, so perfect, lmao!!!
I’ve posted before (and guess I need to shut up about it, lol) BUT there was a Lifetime Show I became addicted to “UNreal” that really is must-see for all of us addicted to these “reality” shows – it’s fictional, but eye opening about the editing, out of sequence stuff and producer-induced drama. It had some really compelling central characters that I tried to match with who/what I read on blogs that was fun. Hope it gets a 2nd Season.
What I’ve liked about Kenya from Day 1 is that many have tried and many have failed to use the Real Housewives platform to their advantage. (I’m looking at you Gretchen Boo-tay, Lynne Curtin Cuffs and On Display Gorga etc etc) I think she studied this format and came into it with a plan…like The Twirl, lol. Kenya has been true to her plan and also to herself, revealing just enough of her personal pain (Mommie Dearest/Closet Walter) without going all Beador’ed, lol. Kenya played it smarter than Claudia Jordan and Meghan Edmonds, both of whom stood up to “OG’s” but haven’t developed the fan base Kenya has.
I wasn’t looking forward to Sheree OR Porsha returning to the show, but gotta admit is has been a blast to not only watch, but to read these recaps, lol!! I can only hope the editing continues to let us glimpse the hilarious reality of these two “Housewives.”
Unreal is definitely coming back.
I am dying to someday, soon I hope, find out what you, Tamara, are alluding to with the Phaedra/Apollo/Kandi implications.
Lauren pregnancy. Unmarried I am assuming from the comments, I didn’t know anyone niticed that anymore. Where is Porshas Daddy? Do any of that side participate in the show. Who was the Grandma at the humiliating sip and see.
I noticed changes to Cynthia’s face. Looks like she has started using some of the crap the never were pretty girls have been using for a long time. After while, the features all look exagerated. Cynthia doesn’t need that stuff. She would be a beauty at any age naturally.
On last week’s RHOA, that man’s voice of Sheree’s heard in her first few remarks at the eyewear party, makes me think her mic was off and they had some guy dubb in her words at editing, because we are too stupid to hear it.
I did watch Unreal. What an eye-opener! Chris Harrison, host of the Bachelor, was incensed by it.
The statement of the night came from Cynthia “follow your heart, but take your brain with you” Porsha made herself look like a fool. That was a very sad scene, she is beyond desperate. Great recap, I haven’t laughed while watchomg RHOA in a long time. I am glad Nene is gone, because there was nothing funny about the show anymore.
Duke needs to be told not to make audible NOM NOM NOM OOOO noises when he’s directed to stage kiss his costar on camera. It makes it seem more fake than it is. Allegedly.
Thanks for the recap, still wiping coffee off the laptop! My family looks at me funny if I tune to any of the Housewives shows. Reading your recaps are so much more entertaining and real.
I’ve read through all the archives and now have no idea what to do with my time. 😉
I haven’t watched this in years (I just couldn’t handle Nene and her perpetual eye rolls and bad attitude). but I have watched the two episodes this season.
Porsha is the most annoying little motor mouth. Her voice is a continual high pitched squeal. She sounds like an eight grader. My God… No wonder why you guys rip on her so hard.
Great recap, TT, thank you. Any theories why Phaedra and Porsha are still on this show? I found both entertaining during their freshman seasons (though as a Southerner, I knew Phaedra’s southern belle persona was phony). Large fan bases? Lack of trashy applicants? Andy holding out for Angela Stanton case?
Actors are not icons. Kim Fields is an actor not an icon..This is part of whats wrong with the world today. Actors are not the best role models. If you want a icon look to someone who has made a profound difference in the world for the better.
Of COURSE she is an icon! She’s one of my childhood icons, and I imagine a pretty damn important one to African American women around my age. (44) I am not saying that Kenya can never throw shade at her, or argue… but not in the former of making fun of her role as Tootie. Before the Cosbys, there was Tootie… at a private prep school…. and she WASN’T the scholarship kid!
Her comment that she didn’t have the skates, that they might be at the Smithsonian wasn’t shade or snark… but a distinct possibility. When I visit that particular museum someday, I would not be surprised to see those skates in the same room as Fonzie’s leather jacket and Archie’s brown chair.
Do you even know the meaning of the word? Artists like actors are some of our collective and common icons in this country. Does Kim hold the lasting power of Elvis, Marilyn, Steve McQueen, Barbra, Judy, Liza, or Michael? No… but doesn’t mean she isn’t one.
Erica, I’m older than 44 but I watched “The Facts of Life” loved it. Kim seems real to me from what I have seen. I just saw the argument between Sherree and Kenya. It looked like Sheree did buttt in to a conversation.. It was funny when Kenya said she would be in her home in 3 months while Sheree….
Great recap Tamara, thanks so much!!
I think you are confusing icon and role models. I know they have religious icons but that seems to be Eastern Orthodox, I am always fascinated by their churches.
Porsha’s family must be really proud of her and her sister. Good recap and glad I’m sitting this season out. Seems like kim didn’t have much air time.
Awesome recap! I can’t wait to hear what’s going on with Phaedra. I hope she finally gets what’s coming to her, she’s been getting away with her “holier than thou” attitude for far too long.
Porsha’s ex boyfriends and or customers should knock on Sheree’s tent flap. Never know for sure what might be her drawers. Oh look it’s a set! With three pieces!
ericzku, I noticed the same thing you did in the scene with Kim and Kenya. I thought it was very obvious.
Aunt Ester Phaedra Parks Nida savin’ all are heathen asses ’cause we know jack about brotherly love? May the lord strike me dead should I ever presume to believe myself above anyone that may have evercome my way. Wrapped in a black fishnet with a prayer cloth on my lap and a banjo on my knee may Phaedra find faith in something larger than herself. Baptist minister’s granddaughter Catholic by the boat. It’s not something to proclaim or decare (hide) like assets. Wake up and live it every day or keep on pretending.
You are cracking me up, TD. Love the imagery.
I am very annoyed by the Porsha crap. I’d rather see a man-less Claudia Jordan than this fake relationship with Duke making the Mmmmmmmm sound every time they kiss (gross). And Miss Kenya…all I can say is she definitely understands her job. I am enjoying the season so far but dreading the “return” of NeNe.