By Guest Contributor Becky J.
Right from the start Farrah is trying to steal the spotlight at this reunion. Dr. Drew announces that the plan was, like last time, for Maci, Amber and Catelynn to share the couch. Farrah was to be interviewed separately because she can’t get along with them. But it seems Farrah has thrown a tantrum and walked off backstage before filming even begins. Why can’t she be fired already?
The other women seem to have let go of their animosity toward Farrah at this point. They’re just annoyed and as over her as I am. Amber says she doesn’t appreciate that Farrah always tries to act like she’s better than them. Catelynn says it’s hard to watch the way Farrah treats her mom and if it were April, she’d be knocked out cold. Everybody laughs. Amber is also troubled by Deb’s comment that she wanted to die on the last episode. I think we all were, but there was just so much dysfunction on the finale, that part kind of got overlooked.
Drew asks the ladies for an updates on all their kids. Bentley is great at baseball and almost nine! That’s crazy to me. Jade is potty trained, Maverick is one, Leah is super smart and in karate, Nova is also potty trained—hopefully not finding poop nuggets on the floor of her bedroom. Then Dr. Drew asks if there’s an update on Carly. Cate looks like she’s about to cry and says, “Not so much.” They will come back to that later.
I think it’s worth noting that by not contractually obligating Farrah be part of this initial interview session, MTV is condoning her bad behavior. She needs to be forced to be part of the peer group that the show is based on. It’s not the Farrah show. She should have to sit with the other women, be accountable for her actions and answer questions about her parenting in front of them like everybody else. It’s like MTV thinks it’s cute that she’s a complete fucking psycho who is out of touch with reality and messing her daughter up.
Amber is first up. She’s still living with Matt and they’re “not together and not broken up.” WTF does that mean? Dr. Drew expresses concern that Matt isolated her from her family and she agrees. She is back in close contact with her family. She says she still loves Matt even though he takes her money. Dr. Drew probes about their finances. They co-own the house they live in, but she makes the money that pays the mortgage.
She says she’s gonna lawyer up and get the house. (A series of Amber’s now-deleted tweets this weekend made it sound like that’s the current situation). Drew says that’s going to be stressful for her mental state. She says she needs to stay strong for Leah and keep it all inside because people on social media idolize her. What? No. She needs to evict Matt, sue him for the money he’s taken and check into a mental health facility to rest awhile. Leah will be fine! She so lucky she has Gary and Christina. I’m baffled as to why Amber always thinks she needs to take care of Leah. Amber needs to take care of Amber. She’s no good to Leah until she handles her own shit. And that giant pile of shit is named Matt.
Matt isn’t at the reunion. He calls in and Dr. Drew asks him about stealing Ambers money. He says he didn’t steal it, he just spent it. Ahhhh. Matt has recently taken 90 grand or 120 grand (it keeps changing) out of their joint account. Um, why do they have a joint account? Amber is so stupid. Anyway, it sounds like Matt took his 27 thousand dollar MTV paycheck and a bunch of her money and went gambling in Vegas. Amber told him not to come back. He came back and put only about 20K back in the account and she’s pissed. Dr. Drew asks her where the rest of the money went. Matt says it’s in his backpack. Fuck me. Dr. Drew says they need to get therapy and separate bank accounts. Matt says he’s on board, but we all know that’s not going to happen because he’s a con man.
Gary and Christina come out and they seem so nice and normal compared to all the others. Amber gets along well with both of them. Gary says Matt is not allowed to drive Leah around since the Xanax thing in NYC because they aren’t sure how many pills he’s taking. Um, yeah. Also, Gary is worried Matt is stealing all Amber’s money and he reminds all of us that Matt was fishing for any Teen Mom girl he could catch before he hooked Amber. Christina is great, everybody is glad Leah has her. Gary really is a reasonable guy despite the fact it looks like his face ate a whole entire person.
Dr. Drew brings Maci out. She says the toughest part of the season has been the stuff with Ryan and his substance abuse. Turns out, there have been concerns about Ryan and his heavy drinking and possible drug use in the past, which I did not remember. Maci says she tried to talk to Jen a while back about Ryan and she was in denial that there was a problem. Maci said she didn’t want to bring it up to Mackenzie because she didn’t feel it was her place and didn’t want to mess up their relationship.
Mackenzie comes out and we all have to suffer through the horrible footage of Ryan driving high AF to the wedding ceremony again. Mackenzie said she confronted Ryan after the wedding and left him. He went to treatment and she agreed to come back. Maci reveals that Ryan came to her in the past about his addiction issues. He went to rehab back then, but obviously didn’t stay clean. Drew asks if Mackenzie knew about Ryan’s past issues with drugs, she says no. Maci says it wasn’t her business to say anything.
Mackenzie reads a letter she wrote to Maci because apparently she’s too stupid to have a swift and meaningful dialog on camera. She basically blames Maci for Ryan not getting treatment sooner, rattling off some absurd calculation about how many days and hours he could have died while Maci was “the only one” who knew he was using. She accuses Maci of exploiting Ryan’s addiction on camera in Puerto Rico for a storyline. It’s bullshit. After watching how Mackenzie covered for Ryan last week by turning off the dashboard cameras, I have no doubt that she knew exactly what was happening with Ryan. Anyway, it wasn’t Mackenzie or Maci’s job to get Ryan into treatment—it was up to Ryan to ask for help when he’s ready. Dr. Drew should have told her she was misdirecting her anger at Ryan toward Maci.
Mackenzie refuses to talk to Dr. Drew after she finishes her rehearsed statement. She walks off, but comes right back. I don’t understand why Drew isn’t asking Mackenzie about the details of Ryan’s using. What about calling her out for not making him pull over or asking why she shut off the cameras? Or the suspicious timing of their wedding? I guess maybe they decided he should leave the situation alone because she and Ryan already look bad enough.
I feel a little cheated.
Next week, Tyler and Cate talk about Butch’s relapse and Dr. Drew attempts to pin Farrah down about her relationship with Simon and why she hates her mom’s fiancee. SpoilerTee alert: she walks off stage. I expect nothing less.
Amber is so crazy… She went on Twitter and said she’s going to lawyer up and I’m recommended that Matt do the same …bitch.. it’s too late everything is in his name… I don’t care how many lawyer she gets he has everything in joint names …at this point he can drain her bank accounts and sell the house and collect half… Stupid stupid stupid girl.
Exactly! Putting his name on the deed, regardless of where the money comes from encumbers them both jointly to the home, profits & debts. As soon as she added his name, she “gave” him half of the house. She made a HUGE mistake. Especially if she keeps saying “we’ve had a rough few years”…well, that should have been a huge sign!!
Dr drew is the worst. Why didn’t he hold Mackenzie accountable for marrying a junkie? And then letting her attack maci?? Maci does not live with Ryan nor is she in a relationship with him. Mackenzie and Ryan’s parents are enablers and they should take responsibility for doing nothing
THANK YOU. I couldn’t agree more – all he does is coddle them. Absolutely, Ryan’s parents and ‘wife’ are enablers.
OMG you ARE so right!! why does MACI have to take the fall for Ryan’s behavior and habits??? I noticed his drug use back at the beginning of this season. Maci has only been looking out for Bentley. And cudos to her husband Taylor for having to listening and supporting Maci on her concerns about Ryan.. And realizing it’s not about Maci’s relationship with Ryan but Bentleys. And really I use to like Mackenzie. Why is she blaming Maci? She lived with Ryan how did SHE miss it??? Hell I noticed it!! Mackenzie has no one to blame but her self!!! 2 episodes I notice it.. how many outtakes? and re takes? Yet she blames Maci?? Really?
Mackenzie was desperate to be married and she chose to ignore Ryan’s drug abuse. Viewers have been noticing Ryan’s behaviour for YEARS now and she wasn’t able to pick up on it? That is some dumb ass bullshit.
Dr. Drew needs to be replaced…he’s worthless as a host..
Damnit Lucy Loo, I agree w/u 1000℅ on absolutely everything u said! Fuck it perhaps u should host all upcoming reunions, u would damn sure do better than Dr Drew, couldn’t get much worse…I hold him so responsible for Farrah’s shenanigans on EVERY reunion! This tramp has always had a different set of rules than the other girls.kinda seems as if she’s making herself anally acceptable & aggressive to Dr Drew!
I can’t believe Amber put his name on her fucking HOUSE. And joint accounts? Oh, hell no. Frankly, she deserves what she gets if she’s just that stupid. Is she immune to hearing that he fished for teen moms and she’s the only one that bit? Wow.
Ryan’s wife is a dingbat. It’s Maci’s fault? Whatever. He gunned that Mustang with her in the passenger seat and couldn’t even hold his head up/speak. Yep. Definitely Maci’s fault.
Farrah is easily one of the worst people I’ve ever seen. It’s sort of incredible how terrible she is. They are indeed enabling her awfulness. I can’t help but wonder if she even knows how to not be in “acting mode” any more. I doubt it.
FTR, I think Dr. Drew is a ghoul.
I know. So nodding off behind the wheel was the very first sign that something was up? I mean Maci doesn’t live with the guy- is she the only one who can see him??? I will say he and the Aubree’s dad are aging at warp speed. I feel badly for Gary- I think he legit tried to tell Amber, then he and his wife had to sit back and watch the train wreck. And not respond to Amber’s tears and anger that her daughter should spend more time with her and Matt. I did love when Matt would talk righteously about the depth of his sobriety while drinking beer. Classic Teen Mom boyfriend!
Amber is an idiot, but I really hope she learned from these mistakes avd learns to love herself. I think Mac is liar if she claims to have to knowledge of drug abuse. Or she’s trying to do damage control now because she may lose her own child because of Ryan. I pray Ryan gets the help he needs. I’ve always had a soft spot for him and his family seem like good people. But….. I do agree with Mac that Maci is using Ryan’s addiction as a storyline…. last year Maci wast asked on the reunion about Ryan being on drugs and she said ” that’s just Ryan being Ryan”. Now all of a sudden she’s talking about it ON CAMERA!!! Bitch please. She irks me because she had Diana Mom watching her younger children, ect… so she could go drink. Now all of a sudden age can’t talk to Ryan’s parents or trust Bentley there.
I feel cheated too. Dr. Drew, as usual, asks none of the right questions. It’s obvious he doesn’t even watch the season and then just shows up for these reunions and is handed questions by the producers. It is ludicrous for Mackenzie to claim she had no clue about Ryan’s drug use when she was asking him about Xanax and EVERYONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA has been commenting on it for years!! Stevie Wonder could see Ryan is an addict. I think Maci has shown a lot of restraint on Ryan’s behalf by not bringing up his drug use until now. It got to the point of ridiculousness that she wasn’t discussing it when it was so obvious to viewers. Ryan gets paid to be on the show and chose to appear high on camera numerous times. As Maci said, he humiliated himself and his wife in the process.
Thanks Becky J. And I also had no idea Ryan had a drinking and drug problem that “everyone” knew about. Thank goodness Matt can’t drive Leah alone. Should have never been allowed. Sure it was because Amber wasn’t getting out of bed. But since she’s been “re-diagnosed”???? guess she can.
really? you go after a 23 year old ex con and recovering drug addict over a bleached blonde brown eyed girl that is engaged and lives with a guy that everyone thinks is cute but this season can clearly see by the white of his eyes he is under the influence? of what?? we don’t know… but gee what was his dad so pissed about last season that for the 1st time ever made Ryan move out of the house? How could Mackenzie accept a proposal from a grayed hair WHITE eyed Ryan?? really is she THAT DESPERATE???
Of course Maci is using Ryan’s addiction as a storyline. Thats the point of the show and the reason they get paid $$$. Noone is forcing Ryan to be a participate. Mackenzie doesn’t seem to have a problem with the cars, boats, etc,, bought and paid for with MTV money therefore she needs to quit blaming Maci.
Cait looked pretty but I can’t see her walking in those high heels.
I have no words for Amber.
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Maci was advised by a professional not to stick her nose in Ryan’s business (I am paraphrasing) . Bentley, out of his own mouth,did not want to go to his grandparents. Maci told Mack as much and Mack ratted out Maci and made it worse than it really was and she wonders why Maci did not go back into the lion’s den and tell her about Ryan’s behavior. Ryan’s parents and bride are the enablers and point their fingers at Maci instead of at Ryan and themselves. Mack proved that she knew Ryan was high in the car when she started smacking his arm, then turning off the cameras and asking if he was on a drug. If she did not know he was high she would have been scared instead of looking very angry. If I was in the car with my husband and he could not keep his eyes open I would think he was having a stroke and help him pull over ,call 911 and get him to the hospital ASAP. Tamara you were right all along about Ryan’s dead eyes. He has been high for quiet awhile.
Amber needs a lawyer to help her straighten out her finances and anything in both their names will be a mess of her own making.
Dr Drew was a poor host ,a poorer advisor and an even poorer medical consultant. I have lost all remaining respect for him.
AGREED
I think now that he’s dealing with adults, he’s unable to do the reunion because the girls know a lot more now. Before, they listened to him, and didn’t know any better than to assume what he said was fact. It’s like he doesn’t know how to handle them as adults.
What Mac meant to say was, “as soon as the ink was dry on my marriage certificate, I confronted Ryan,”
I was furious when she read that letter and I thought Maci handled herself really well because I would have been out of that chair and paper scraps would be flying everywhere.
Speculation about his drug use has been all over the place for a couple of years now, so as far as her using it as a story line that is crap, she could have done that years ago it seems. She has obviously been trying not to expose this but I believe she got to a point when she couldn’t anymore. She really was damned if you do and damned if you don’t. That stupid, silly, twit that married him has some nerve on one hand saying Maci would have been responsible if something had happened to Ryan, while on the other hand saying she was trying to humiliate him by talking about his addiction. Sorry if you live with someone on drugs you know it and she should be mad at that ass that she married.
Amber is her own worst enemy. I did enjoy the fact that Gary pointed out that Matt only approached the girls that were either on drugs or had issues (Janelle and Farrah) before he hit pay dirt with Amber.
Matt is still and will always be a douche. Him laying in bed with the dogs sounds so appropriate, lol.
I still wonder due to upcoming Marriage Boot Camp, if some of the drama is for show. He wouldn’t miss a trip to L.A. since he thinks he is a star. Guess we will see how it plays out.
Mack could have been responsible for Ryan’s death, along with her own and others on the road, by allowing him to continue driving. I live in Chattanooga. I could have been on that same route with my children in the car. I resent her for not making him pull over. Surely, she has seen the signs before that day. Hell, she lives with him. To blame Maci is ridiculous
All about money.. And that includes Dr Drew.
1. That picture of Amber with Dr. Drew looked she was doing a line, not wiping tears
2. Becky J., you provided more insight and factual diagnosis than Dr. Drew ever does
3. Farrah and her mom are the worst human beings ever…I would include an annoyance for Farrah’s daughter, but that isn’t fair to her given her environment…however, I change channel or ffwd when she is on.
Why does Deb keep trying to engage her 23 yr old daughter?? I have a 28 yr old daughter and quit talking to her for 6 months when she and I didn’t see eye to eye? but did I hit her or call her names? no. Did she call me names? I don’t know. but she didn’t’ hit me. Did it hurt my feelings? Yes. Did I cry? yes! but I can tell you if Farrah was my daughter I would quit visiting and communicating with her. I would get grand parent rights to visit that ugly undisciplined grand daughter.
Please don’t call Sophia names or comment on her appearance, she’s a child and the true victim of the family.
Also, Farrah is the skank that laid the golden egg.
Toad that
LIL Girl reminds me of the DEVIL…
SHE’S SO FUKN DISGUSTING JUST LIKE HER MOM TO DEB SAD SHIT
Girl, you recap so good. I feel like I know you. You Rock.
Mack – has a lot of nerve, with her “open letter”. Blame Maci – not the grown man who was high on camera and driving under the influence with you as an unrestrained passenger in the car. You had no idea he had a problem. I don’t know why you even asked him about Xanax that day or turned off the camera – you had no idea. clueless. Maci was the ONLY person who knew. Maci the person who probably spends the least amount of time with him than anyone, knows MORE than you his live-in gf/care taker. Give me a break. Maci is not the problem. Maci finally stopped covering for him like everyone else was doing (mom, dad, mack). Jen & Larry are usually at the reunions with Ryan. Interestingly enough they didn’t show up – too embarrassed I supposed. Do you remember when Maci quit filming a few years back, because she didn’t want to film with Farrah. She stopped the cameras from coming to her home and filming her. If I were a drug addict or a drug addicts parent/gf/wife – that is exactly what I would do. STOP filming. Oh but wait, I need my paycheck. Welp – I guess you get to exploit your “real life problems” on reality TV.
Gary is a freaking Saint compared to some of these other Dads. His approach to Amber seems like he is jacking with her half the time, but he is consistent with Leah. Hes not on drugs, he appears to be in a stable marriage, he doesn’t seem to be wasting his MTV money, he talks about investing for the future and he even uses coupons. Go Gary!
Nobody wants to stop the money from rolling in. None of them have real jobs. They all just sit around on the couch all day.
Matt is still cheating on Amber. Less than 2 months ago he was texting my friend that he met at her work and inviting her to his hotel room in Indianapolis when Amber was out of town. I heard the phone call bc she had it on speaker….
He was using Jeff again as his ruse. He also pretended to be Amber via text.
He’s sick. My friend has been collecting evidence. She wants nothing to do with Matt except try to meet Amber (which she has pushed for and he says will happen) so she can expose his creepy ass.
I’d laugh if Mack and Ryan’s marriage was declared invalid, due to the fact he was clearly under the influence when he took his vows. It would be doing Mack a favour, she just is to stupid to see it. Amber may just find out Matt will be awarded half of everything that he signed his name to. She is clearly not as mature as she thinks she is. Farrah, well…a beeotch. No news there. Deb is just as naive. Catelynn is so dang pretty. Please lose some weight before you get diabetes. Maci is a good mom but I forsee problems down the road if she and hubby don’t slooow down on the booze. Dr. Drew is still a joke!! Dr. Phil should be councelling these people! He would put them in their places fast, when necessary.