Kenya and Phaedra open the show pretending like they like each other while shopping at an outdoor accessory store. I have no idea why Phaedra is wearing that shirt. This friendship will never last. In fact, Kenya already has her stank face on when Phaedra says she was embarrassed to be in the restaurant with everyone acting like “crazy urban street fighters.” I’m pretty sure Phaedra is incapable of being embarrassed. Then Phaedra suggests that everyone was attacking Porsha. Kenya is irked by the word “attacked” she is already angry with Phaedra. Porsha was certainly questioned about her anger management by at least three of the women. And Kandi made sure to hand her attitude right back to Porsha, but it was certainly nothing that a sane person would react to by literally running out in traffic! Kenya says that when Phaedra accuses them of attacking Phaedra it makes her want to hang herself with one of the ropes in the camping store they are in. Oh Kenya. Sigh. Phaedra lightens the mood but joking they should all go naked on the trip and pretend they are on Naked and Afraid.
Porsha is shown at her “anger management” class. See this is what is wrong with therapy sessions. People go in and tell the story from their own biased point of view. So this therapist says that it sounds like Porsha was being bullied. Please. Porsha complains that her friend Phaedra didn’t stick up for her at all. She says that when she asked if people were afraid of her, that Kandi just went off on her. Porsha says that she just calmly walked away from the situation. She wonders why in the hell she would go on a trip with women are angrier than she is. She has no idea why Kandi has such anger toward her. It certainly couldn’t be because Porsha likes to go off on people and use her fists when words fail her.
Porsha says that if she is going she needs to bring a friend to support her. The therapist suggests she bring a support system. Porsha knows this is supposed to be an intervention type trip and so she is bringing a bunch of people with her to be on her side.
Cynthia
If I were Kenya I would be pissed as hell that Cynthia is filming with Matt. Cynthia recently went by Moore Manor to check on Kenya when she was unable to get her on the phone. She found Kenya outside cleaning up after Matt had vandalized her house for the fourth time. Wait, it looks like Cynthia did ask Kenya if it was okay for her to talk to Matt. Matt says that the main issue with his relationship is respect and communication. Cynthia is encouraging reconciliation. NO! Cynthia. Let him go back where he came from.
Kandi
Kandi has decided to set up a surprise white party for her girlfriend Shamea. Don’t judge, there are all kinds of relationships in the world. Love is love. Lots of Kandi’s friends are there but the only housewives invited were Porsha, Cynthia and Sheree. Lena and Hazel are also there. Marlo shows up with Sheree. None of the housewives knew it was a white party. Sheree blurts out she just got invited last night, Then she says that Porsha was thinking about not coming because of the altercation with Kandi the last time they were together.
Shamea arrives in all white and Kandi gives her a welcome reception. Right away we go to talking heads with Sheree talking about Kandi and Shamea’s relationship and flash backs to Phaedra telling Sheree that Kandi and Shamea are “fucking.” Sheree is not going to be able to stop herself from blurting out something stupid. Shamea cries when she finds out that Porsha is not coming. They all move upstairs to the outside deck. The second they sit down, Sheree tells Shamea that Phaedra told her that Shamea fucked everyone’s husband. Shamea said if that was the case she would have fucked Apollo because he made many passes. Shamea says that the word was very heavy about Phaedra before she started her southern belle act that she was a head doctor. Well she used a graphic gesture to demonstrate Phaedra’s purported skills. Thanks to Phaedra suing Angela Stanton, we have official court documents stating that everybody knows Phaedra is a head doctor. It seems that Sheree’s job is to stir the pot and then have overly dramatic reactions to the situations she causes. It’s annoying. Shamea is pissed that Porsha didn’t stick up for her at all when Phaedra was saying things about her.
Cynthia
Kenya goes to see Cynthia’s new lake house. After checking out the place they walk down to the dock and Cynthia gives her report on Matt. Matt of course blames Kenya for all of his behavior. This pisses Kenya off. Kenya says, “Does that sound like a sane person? He is a grown man.” I agree that Matt’s vandalizing and his constant refrain of “She made me do it!” is insane. Every abusive man claims that he is only abusive because the woman says or does things he doesn’t like. It’s bullshit. Cynthia gives a very accurate retelling of what she said to Matt. She said that Kenya is a dramatic person. This sets Kenya off. Cynthia didn’t even get to the part where she said Matt is a Drama King and two dramatic people in a relationship is not an easy thing. Kenya is angry and frustrated and feels like Cynthia didn’t stick up for her. But she did! Kenya is not listening. She has a dramatic exit with her dogs and drives off. Because, drama queen.
Porsha
Porsha goes over to Shamea’s the day after her engagement party. Porsha had sent a gift to the party but she decided not to go because of Kandi. Shamea says that Porsha is making the engagement party all about her. She should have been able to set her feelings toward Kandi aside to be there for her special event. Shamea is crying again. She brings up all the gossip that Sheree through out there that made her feel like Porsha doesn’t have her back. Porsha lies and says she doesn’t remember Phaedra saying anything about her. Shamea points out that Phaedra always talks crap about Porsha. Shamea warns her that Phaedra does not have her back.
Off to the Woods
For some unknown reason, the meeting spot for everyone to get on the bus was at Chateau Sheree. Maybe because her house is on a bus line. She didn’t even have floors down in the house at this point. So she set up a construction table on the front stoop with some sprinkle cookies from Kroger and one bottle of some sort of cheap sparkling wine. Marlo shows up for a ghetto mimosa. Also because it’s hot as hell, and Chateau Sheree has no HVAC, or floors, or appliances, or beds, or…well you get the picture, Marlo and Sheree go sit in the car with the A/C running to talk. Kenya ragged on Sheree’s construction site the entire bus ride to the campsite on social media. It was hysterical at the time. Marlo must have brought her own champange glasses because Sheree was swigging out of a plastic cup before she got there. Now in the car they have real glasses. Porsha and her sister pull up at the Chateau. Yep, I was correct Marlo brought the glasses but only one for her and one for Sheree. Porsha and Lauren will have to drink their warm sparkling piss water out of plastic.
Porsha talks to Sheree about spreading gossip between Phaedra and Kandi.
Down the street Kenya who actually lives in her house, puts out a full on spread. Not sure who is coming by her place, but apparently she has invited people to meet up there. Cynthia’s assistant drops her off at Kenya’s. Kenya is serving mimosas with Chandon, in actual wine glasses. Kenya and Cynthia get straight with each other before leaving. Then Phaedra shows up. This camp site is less than two hours away and all of these women are packing like they are spending the summer in Paris. Kandi shows up with her friend Hazel. Phaedra tells everyone they are going spend the night outside on the first house.
The bus arrives at Kenya’s place and they all have to roll their luggage up Kenya’s steep driveway. Kandi is really griping about that. Porsha, Sheree and Lauren try to walk down to Kenya’s house looking for Phaedra. Marlo wants no part of traipsing down the side of the road and is probably back in the car under the air conditioning. When Marlo walks on the bus, it says ” Marlo, Sheree’s best friend” under her name. I cannot stop laughing. Porsha is pissed that Phaedra went to Kenya’s instead of to Sheree’s. She’s worried that Phaedra and Kenya are the new “Frack and Whack.”
Porsha brings a note from her shrink saying that she needs to bring her sister for emotional support. Things get messy when Hazel asks if Porsha is under emotional distress and that is why she needs a support person. Porsha and Kenya get into it.
Next Week: Marlo trash talks Kenya around the fire and then later asks Kandi if she is a lesbian. Marlo is apparently there to be Sheree’s shit stirring support.
Tonight’s episode was great, something I was really looking forward to while season 9 was filming was getting to know Maryam, Lena and Hazel. While Maryam didn’t make the cut I honestly was expecting at least 1 new housewife and at least a friend to give the viewers something fresh and new to talk about. While the drama is juicy and interesting to watch, there needs to be several cuts for season 10 and new producers need to be brought on because it’s the same shit every episode. I definitely need to be on the board for choosing housewives because Tammy’s crazy behind, Shamea, and Lena would have definitely been full time. Marlo is hilarious with her fake bad and boujee behind, her and hazel could definitely be Kenya and Porsha 2.0 and as a producer I would have explored that more (Coughs) Carlos lol.
I turned this on because my husband is watching the Pro Bowl and I could care less. Big mistake! I will just be reading your recaps from now on. I agree with LoveJones — same shit, different day. The realest scenes were with Shamea and I hope she gets a peach next year. Sheree has no story line and stirs the pot between everyone by repeating stories that other people say. I really thought I was watching the movie, Mean Girls. The scenes with Cynthia and Matt and then Cynthia and Kenya were just sad. I liked Hazel she seemed cool. This Real Housewives franchise needs a serious overhaul!
“The voice of truth” aka Sheree is the damn author of confusion, is her only role this season repeating what one individual say about the others?!
Kandi is forever eating – chips, a meal, anything suppressing her emotions.
Kenya wants Cynthia to have her back, but not speak to her own opinion re Kenya being a drama queen. Kenya becomes upset if she receives any feed-back that does not place her in the positive light, yet she has no problem speaking negatively; about Porsha, and Sheree.
Kenya will soon add Phaedra to the mix of that duo because their new found ‘friendship’ will not last out the season
I’m glad Porsha brought her sister to support her because everyone has questions, but no one is listening or believing her responses.
I agree with other comments, something has to give with RHOA because every week it’s the same fuckery.
I like that Kandi eats. I don’t notice it like you do, but I do appreciate it when a housewife actually eats food. I think most of the housewives of Atlanta actually EAT.
I like that she does, too and to me she’s really cute when she does it. Especially when stuff is going down around her. It endears her to me, not she needs it cause I’ve always liked Kandi.
I know this show is overly manipulated, but what is so disturbing is how immature Kenya acts regarding her relationship with Matt. The hostile/abusive situation is one thing in and of itself, but what 45 year old woman begs their father and encourages their girlfriend to talk to her man on her behalf when they’re having problems??? That is such a sign of immaturity…
And then becomes angry because in her opinion her friend didn’t say ‘the right’ thing to her boyfriend or whatever their new status is.
I don’t dislike Kenya, but (imo) she should invest in a psychotherapist.
I just can’t with Kenya anymore. She is extremely aggressive in her actions to others and she pokes and pokes until she gets the reaction she wants. She had no business following Porsha out of the restaurant last week after Phaedra asked her not to and Porsha asked her to please leave her alone. She was doing it to get a reaction out of Porsha and thus justify her position that Porsha is violent.
As soon as someone says anything to Kenya, she plays the victim or storms off. She really does need to speak to a therapist.
She really does… She has more issues than Vogue… The woman is almost 50 yet has the emotional maturity of a teenager.. She needs a shrink
How is it KENYA’S position that Porsha is violent? It’s objective truth. She’s attacked numerous people both on and off screen.
Porsha is violent, Kenya don’t have to prove it!
I almost typed more than once, that we are seeing a lot of season one Kenya this season. (Her season one). While this relationship was actually real her choices after Matt’s behavior became abusive is quite disturbing and not a good look.
It’s a total train wreck! These women say they are independent strong women, all I see are is trash. Trying to take the blame for a man who acts like Matt just puts women in the back seat, back in the kitchen, back in the thought process that the man is the master! It’s sickening! They are role models for no one!
I almost typed more than once, that we are seeing a lot of season one Kenya this season. (Her season one). While this relationship was actually real her choices after Matt’s behavior became abusive is quite disturbing and not a good look.
I was in an abusive marriage for years. One thing I learned was the trigger that set him off and did everything in my power to avoid them. Kenya on the other hand, seems to know what the triggers are and continues to poke and prod to get a reaction and as soon as she gets it, she backpedals. My therapist told me that some women do this because in their mind the anger and jealousy displayed shows them love. Extremely twisted thought but when you are looking for love, you take it however you can get it.
Very right!! I was in an abusive relationship and did just that because I knew that once he’d explode, then it would be all his fault, and he’d have to come grovel back to me. I think Kenya still thinks it’s a game because he hasn’t put his hands on her…yet.
Anyone who cannot see that Kenya’s behavior is antagonistic and manipulative in nature is as blind as Stevie Wonder or drinking delusional kool-aid. While I do believe you are in control of your responses to others, I find Kenya’s behavior to now be sickening and pitiful. So in Kenya’s Season One, she found Porsha’s weakness of being inarticulate and unintelligent. So we’ve been watching her highlight and badger those weaknesses in hopes of somehow making herself look better than Porsha. We get it already. Now we’ve moved on to doing the same thing to Matt. And what’s Kenya’s end game with him? To humiliate and annihilate him or have a healthy, functional, loving relationship with him? We’ve seen Kenya do this over and over again and it’s simply old now. Her insecurities are glaring…If she can’t attempt to make others look bad, she doesn’t look good.
She’s truly a “throw a stone, hide the hand” type. It’s pitiful and indicative of being a bully. Matt should leave her miserable behind alone to stew in Moore manor because she’s clearly not happy unless someone else is feeling miserable. One of the most blessed unhappy chicks I’ve ever observed. So sad on so many levels!
While Kenya doesn’t always come off looking too good, Matt is doing a great job of humiliating himself. He clearly has anger issues as evidenced by his arrest record. If you feel someone is antagonizing you, you leave. You don’t drive to their house and destroy their property. End of story. No excuses.
Keep in mind that if someone such as Kenya feels her property has been damaged and she’s been victimized by the likes of someone such as a Matt, you do not invite said offender back to your residence under the pretenses of “helping you clean up the mess.” It goes both ways, once you’ve been bit by something, you don’t keep inviting something that knowingly bites back into your personal space. No one should ever damage another individuals personal property. Ever. Any hopefully BroMo didn’t misinterpret my highlighting of Kenya’s poor role in matters to mean I condone any type of violence or damaging of another’s property. Oh and that arrest record you speak of, which Kenya has full access to but yet continues to interact with the likes of Matt and encourage others to intercede on her behalf on persuading him into reconciling with her? Yeah, that’s what is called engaging in antagonistic behavior and welcoming dysfunction. You don’t want it in or around your life, you set strong boundaries and shut it down. End of story. Period.
I realize it may be bad for the “continuing drama” and all that, but why dont they just leave each other the hell alone? It has been obvious for months (years?), that Kenya and Matt have no business together, so why all this simulated intervention on their behalf? It is so damn fake..
Yea, Kandi eats..by the looks of Kenya’s ass, she is putting some grub away too! None of these gals look malnourished, and the booze they put away is amazing!
So, the Atlanta HWs devour everything but the scenery, and you cant get the BH HWs to eat a bean without some remorse later…strange indeed…
hahaha the last part of your comment is amazing
You said a mouthful Kenya is really a sad case.
RHOA grown women, go away! Sometimes you seem to be so naive. As well as, and seemingly, you’ve just fell off the turnip truck.
These bitches are bullying Porsha at this point… Literally the whole season, she’s been doing her thing, not bothering these heifers and they keep coming at her…
I have no idea why Kenya keeps needling Porsha, but hey I guess storyline, since the Matt drama is becoming boring as hell.
I’m over Kandi…
Shamea sure is desperate for that peach. Sheree needs to go away. Far far away.. urgh
No one is bullying Porsha. Porsha s a grown woman who should be able to use her words instead of her fiststuff like a mature adult. The bullying or I was being attacked/provoked card is old. It’s hypocritical to say such things when the past few seasons all the ladies were against Kenya. She had no alliance and never cried bully, but I guess that’s different.
Porsha is not an innocent angel! She knows that if she assaults anyone else her bravo paychecks will end. These women have every right to ask Porsha about her anger management . She has proven time and time again that she doesn’t know how to keep her hands to herself !
I don’t get the impression that Porsha tries to feign innocence. But I do think she’s incapable of articulating when she feels antagonized and communicating her desire for people to cease that behavior towards her. If she were smart, she’d discover a way to politely convey to the ladies that if Bravo finds her safe and suitable to be in the workplace, then so be it. If they don’t like it, they have options to exclude themselves and not partake . But alas, she appears to not have been offered that course in charm school. 😉
I think the Porsha drama is built up issues they’ve had with her for years. Now she’s only acting like a Saint because her peach is on the line. They’re over her abusive behavior and aren’t buying the bullshit she’s selling. I don’t blame them. She’s physically attacked three different people on camera. I can only imagine how many she puts the beats down on when the camera’s aren’t there. And they’re forced to work with this person? Hell no. I’d be pissed to!
Why would Marlo talk about Kenya and say, “When a person’s mother doesn’t want them, you know something is wrong with them (aka the child). Marlo grew up in foster care. That is a bizarre statement coming from a woman who was not raised by her bio family. I hope it is a production trick and Marlo didn’t really say that about Kenya.
Oh she really said it. And I hope Kenya brings up just that.
Catering by Costco.
#deadhomies
Sheree’s Kroger tailgate party was too funny. Porsha saying oh we are partying on the sidewalk , and Marlo lying saying How cute lol. It was 92 degree’s and I am sure they were thinking , damn we need to go inside for some AC!! Oops Sheree has none. Sheree’s constant lying on her finished home is beyond obnoxious. She has some gall to keep putting down Kenya’s finished , gorgeous home, calling it dusty. It was good sering new people like Hazel and Shames. I like both of them. I agree that everyone’s storylines or lack thereof are getting tiresome. I think Phaedra is getting friendlier with Kenya for two reasons. She thinks Porsha could get cut from the show and she needs a friend to film with . Also despite her extra shadiness she is intelligent, she needed to be around someone with a somewhat equal intellect and that is Not Porsha. I agree it is refreshing to see people eat like Kandi. I can’t recall seeing any other housewife show where they ever are seen really enjoying a meal.
Sheree is beyond delusional. Love how she tried t spin it as her having more class than Kenya, so she wouldn’t host people in an unfinished house. Loooool.
Isn’t Porsha doing well work-wise? I see her on different shows. I am not a fan, but some of the ladies might be jealous of her and are trying to put her down. IDK
Sheree either has no shame or doesn’t see what everyone else sees about her. There is nothing positive to be said about her and her shady antics. And her folding table.
Sheree looked like she was out there selling lemonade lolol.
And I love Cynthia and her new home. I hope she has a good group of girlfriends outside of the show as people seem to take advantage of her kindness.
I thought Sheree was having a bake sale at first…I thought well she’s got to pay for those base boards somehow.
ha!
I would love to sit around a fire and ask Marlo about men and style because she does maintain both…Cynthia and Kandi seem to be the only ladies who really seem to want others to do well.
I don’t know…I’m really pulling for Porsha this season and it did bother me when the women were following her out of the restaurant. I don’t know why I feel some sort of kinship with her, but I do. What’s even crazier is I couldn’t stand her grandfather. Kenya, whom I have never liked has me quite concerned for her well being, even if Matt was nowhere in the picture. She does provoke and has a low maturity level and can’t stay out of her own damn way. I truly hope she gets some help cause she needs it. She deserves happiness but won’t find it until she makes peace with what haunts her.
I’m with you in that the following Porsha out the restaurant was over the top too much for me…and a tad of a turning point for me. I’ve never been a Porsha fan and had always been fond of Kenya’s accomplishments and vocabulary. But I saw Kenya’s class tank during that scene and the “underdog” in me was saddened that Kenya appeared to be antagonistic and goading Porsha in hopes of substantiating her anger issues; yet again attempting to highlight something we already know. But the funny part is, on this most recent epidsode Kenya fled to her car and requested her BFF, Cynthia, not even follow her. Pot, meet kettle. The irony.
I guess Marlo would be the girl to ask how to pull credit card scams and get old rich men to support her. She apparently excels at that.