Although I don’t think I’m going to be thrilled with this episode, the photos that the lovely Lady C pulled for me have me a little baffled. It appears that there are two scenes with these fools in costumes tonight. Asa last week there was a lot of speculation about whether or not Asa’s miracle baby was naturally conceived. I totally forgot to mention that my mom had me at 40. I was an accident and she thought she was in menopause.
We are starting with Asa at her parents. I love all the food they have! Even production is going after Asa this season. As she tells her parents that she didn’t feel like her friends were very supportive in Israel, they intersperse clips of when they were being supportive.
It’s a boys’ night out at the club. Mike is there to find someone to screw. They are all guzzling bottles of liquor. Shervin has some of the worst pick up skills I have ever seen, screaming across the bar some girl, the slurring at her touching her. I would have decked him.
Destiney arrives just in time to literally pour alcohol down Mike’s throat straight from the bottle. Does she know what happens to Mike when he drinks? This is like the first season when Sammy poured liquor down MJ’s throat. None of the people need help getting the alcohol in them. Mike hurls insults at the very low-grade THOTs at this place and shoves a few of them away from him. His pick-up approach seems to be “Come here, so I can tell you to get the fuck away from me.” My announces that he is tired and wants to go home. Mike wants a nice Jewish, wholesome wife who will cook him dinner. Of course he had that and still horndogged all around town.
Reza takes MJ shopping for knobs for her kitchen cabinet makeover. MJ is pretty depressed this season with the parents situation and the wedding postponement and the moving. It has her very overwhelmed. So I totally get why she was unable to look at walls with thousands of knobs and pulls and decide on one to get. I’m overwhelmed by proxy. Later, MJ calls Reza to tell him that Sherv has been getting his swerve on with their married friend Tara for the past five months. Her husband has thrown her out of the house. Before she told him the news, she made him swear not to say anything. Oh MJ, You know you can’t trust Reza with anything. Why not just tell TMZ instead? Of course they are talking about this big scandal on TV as Reza waits at a table for Sherv to join him for dinner.
Mike, smuggles in a regular size bottle of liquor into the restaurant. I think the place may be owned by Muslims, which makes this behavior even cruder than if you were sneaking Wild Turkey in a ziplock baggie down your pants in Sanford Stadium. #TotallyRandomExample Tommy makes a rare appearance to round out the four guys. Sherv says things are great with his Australian beard and he’s in love.
Golnesa has baby fever. She has known Shalom for two months, she has stopped her RA treatments so she can get pregnant and tattooed his name on her side. In a couple more months will be engaged and married. For. less. than. a week. before. they. split.
GG tells Sherv what MJ is saying about him and Tara. Sherv sets up a lunch date with MJ to tell him that he is disappointed she would be spreading rumors rather than talking to him about it. He says that Tara is a psychopath with serious problems. Ah, so he is guilty. Or at least reality show script guilty. When guys go straight for the crazy girl defense, you know they are lying.
Adam also had baby fever. Adam wants Reza to go get his swimmers checked out. This scene was filmed in a coffee house full of cats for adoption. That grosses me out.
Mike still wants to sell shoes. This time it is baby shoes. I suppose someone has to do it. I just don’t see Mike being able to do this. The guy that is partnering with him looks like he secretly wants to be Mike’s Jewish wife.
Tommy and MJ are perfect together. I am very happy for them. However, I do not need to be present for the conception of their child.
Golnessa is having a party for her 35th birthday. Of all the things she could have probably gotten Bravo to pay for, she chose an 80s themed party at a skating rink. Everyone is there. Even “Shalom.” When Golnessa tells Asa and Shalom that she can start trying for a baby in two months, Shalom looks stunned. Apparently, GG has not mentioned to Shalom that she wants to get knocked up as soon as possible. I’d like to point out that I see nothing about Shalom’s gene pool that screams, “IDEAL BABY DADDY” to me. But that’s none of my business.
When MJ arrives, she greets Asa. Asa asks her how her father is doing. MJ says he is out of ICU and doing better. Then she gives her the cold shoulder and walks away. Every season these fools gang up on someone. At the reunion last season, Andy pointed out that the only one not be Reza’s victim in the first five seasons was Asa. Now, in season six, that is exactly where we are. Does MJ not remember when it was her turn? I don’t understand, even if it is storyline, why they do this to each other. Or why production thinks we like it.
Guess who has the last call time for this scene? Tara, the alleged cheating wife. She is so not Sherv’s type. Aside from the Y chromosome, she’s a brunette and just not the kind of girl I see him with. That must be why he denies it. GG says that Sherv admitted off camera that he did sleep with her. I should point out here that GG and Sherv are actual friends in the off season. GG says she agreed to help Sherv cover it up. Apparently, telling us all about it on national TV is part of that plan.
Then Shervin arrives. I totally thought he was already there. This is awkward. It doesn’t take long before Sherv starts screaming at Tara that she is sick and crazy and a liar. I can hear the fans unfollowing him on Instagram as I am typing this. Then he gestures at her and says, “THIS? This is not even my type.” during a rant about how he can get any girl he wants.
I’d like to pause here to point out that Adam is dressed as Richard Simmons, wig and all. Shervin is… I don’t know who. Bon Jovi maybe?
Anyway, Reza gets all self-righteous with Shervin and tells him he needs to admit what he did. He swears he is telling the truth. No one believes him except for Destiney who was going to tell why she believes him but Asa’s obsession with the skating rink food interrupted her delivery.
The good news is, there was no further Asa bashing after MJ’s snub. I’m fine with Shervin taking the heat off of Asa.
Next week, more conspiracy about Asa’s method of conception, Mike’s stupid baby shoe storyline continues, and GG finds out she is deaf, probably from all the years of constant screaming.
The chick Tara was on the Bravo show Newlyweds the first year…Her bio is still on the Bravo site.
yes, she was on the newlyweds show. did you see who her date was at the party? one of the OTHER guys who was on the same show….very blond hair and bodybuilder look (cannot remember his name.) he was married to a hair stylist i believe. tara and her husband had a lot of issues, especially with her persian family.
her instagram used to be open, but she has since made it private. she and her husband were married for five years. she confirmed 23 weeks ago on instagram that she and her husband have “parted ways.” she says “sometimes love is not enough to keep two people together.”
she is opening a vintage clothing store (she WAS a real estate agent) called EARLY ERA VINTAGE.
OMG! Now I remember her! That guy she was married to didn’t seem to be the husband from the Bravo show, but what do I know. Wasn’t she pretending to be some sort of performer on that show? She looks terrible with short hair. She needs a chin implant or something, her profile is atrocious . She was pretty on that show although she argued with her husband a lot.
And I knew I knew the guy with the dippity doo curl from somewhere, I guess the gay couple didn’t work out either.
So much Bravo inbreeding.
The gay couple are still together. The trainer one is supposedly training MJ because his picture is all over her Instagram.
TT, you’re confusing Tara with the Bollywood girl from season one. Tara left her Persian husband for a white guy & her family was pissed about it. He wanted Tara to support herself but she wanted to be a princess. I think she’s trying to find husband #3 but Shervin’s just swerving.
I fail to see what the hullabaloo about Shervin sleeping around is.
I am not feeling Asa this season. I agree with the criticisms, she is very guarded with her personal life and tells half of a story. That’s the same problem I had with Phaedra. Reality tv requires you to live your life in the open and if you can’t get off.
I will assume you are the one, Candid, that was pleased to be included in MJ and Tommy’s procreation attempts. Sorry you didn’t get to see the actual penetration.
Nope. I have absolutely no interest in MJ’s procreation attempts. MJ is not my favourite person because I think she appears jealous of Asa, but that doesn’t cloud my feeling that Asa doesnt bring anything to the show other than her kaftan or whatever they call her clothing.
There is a certain faction of view who is not watching for bullying and drama and cheating scandals. We over look all that for the trip to Israel and the cultural parts of the show. Tonight for example we saw Asa and her healthy appetite bonding with her parents and learning a bit of Farsi and eyeballing the Iranian food for new ideas.
Others of us watch Asa build a business and see the family support she has in doing so. We admire that she is taking care of her parents and renovating their home. We are happy for her pregnancy. We take note at the guarded way she treats some castmates and her openess with others. We check out her artistic endeavors an her art shows and her music and her filmography. We are happy when her Diamond water available at the Four Seasons Dubai, and when she sells her kaftans on QVC. We wonder at the sort of mystical spirituality she has and smile as we see her mother cleanse her of any negative auras, and we are grateful for something on TV like that. So all the other debauchery is worth it.
That is what Asa brings to the show.
I’ve watched this show from the beginning and though there has been times that Asa has gotten on my nerves, as they all have, I feel these shows have to have at least one person like her or the show becomes too toxic and unwatchable.
It also seems all of these shows must have a Reza who is overly involved in everyone’s business and leads the hazing/bullying every season. I’m waiting on the crew to get a clue that it is his turn for the hazing next season!
I’m already cringing over the Asa talk that’s coming next week’s episode. I HATE when people on these shows try and “out” someone for anything whether it’s being gay like on RHOA or MJ and Reza trying to “out” Asa’s method of conception. Call me naive but I honestly do think Asa got lucky and it happened naturally as it has with some of my friends. Unfortunately MJ and Reza are not going to let that go. They are coming for Asa while she’s pregnant and I thinks that’s super low, even for MJ and Reza!
Is conceiving naturally really considered rare? What’s going on that everyone needs to freeze eggs and hire surrogates? I got pregnant twice and know the date of conception for both. My mom had me at 41 which was considered old back in the day and a few of my friends had moms that had them well into their 40’s. Isn’t anyone concerned?
What is going on is the feminist movement. Back in the 70s…60s??? When woman wanted to be just like men and break free from traditional gender roles, women started going to work outside the house and delaying having babies. The later you wait the more difficult it is, in part because you didn’t use your eggs when your body is meant to.
Thanks TT for keeping it real on the baby stuff.
I will lob the bomb here and get that elephant moving.
I had my kids (and yes I was unmarried and a town pariah) at 20 and 25. Not planned. Changed my career goals and life. I did not want children.
But daily, I am grateful I did it. Which is why when women yip about “BABIES!!!” I wonder what is wrong with them. Babies are cool. Children and raising them to a good adulthood is hard damn work. My kids are grown and it is still hard damn work. They are fantastic humans and they did it mostly themselves because I was not a great parent.
Had I the option, then, to put kids on pause while I had a life, you can bet they would still be in the deep freeze.
Asa, I wish her a healthy parenthood and good health. Her child will be 18 when she is 58. She will need all the patience she can get. MJ should stick to chihuahuas, unless Tommy is the house dad. A good househusband is a Godsend.
Patience, stamina, goodwill, common sense….I know I lost a lot of these as I aged. I wonder how the Shahs will do?
I love watching Asa and her family. I secretly envy them, their closeness and esprit de corps. It’s very impressive how she takes care of them and has created a business (businesses) that they can participate in. It appears that they may live off the income as well. Way to go Asa-what a wonderful daughter!
I don’t need to know every detail of her life. She seems like a solid citizen to me and has a good head on her shoulders. Then there’s MJ..
I know waaay to much about MJ. I don’t want to see her pee on a stick and hear about her ovulation schedule. I don’t want to see her half-naked or talking about/having sex with Tommy (whatever his name is-gross) I also think she’s incredibly immature and jealous of Asa and it’s sad to see she finally got Reza to turn on her as well.
Damn MJ, can you pleaseeeee get some clothes that fit and cover those boobs. No one needs to see all that or her and Tommy make a baby either. Ughhh. Why is everyone so concerned with who Sherv is having sex with, get a life. I spit out my drink hearing Reza ask GG about Sherv, like she’s the epitome of honesty.
I agree, but it apparently ended Tara’s marriage, so a scandal is also good.
But since Tara is that girl from another reality show… I don’t really care.
Season 6 they are going after Asa, so Season 7 Reza is up to be bashed….I’m ready for Season 7!!!!!! If anyone on that cast deserves the bashing treatment for constantly being a bully and an asshole it’s Reza. There is hardly no redeeming qualities about that man. He cancels his wedding and takes everyone but his fiancee on his wedding trip, then plans an anniversary event at a place to remind Adam of the canceled wedding, yeah real classy asshole! Bring on Season 7 and the bullying of Reza!
Cannot decide how much of this show is fake. But since I have known drama queens (and am a reformed drama princess myself) I suppose this is really a group that behaves like this. Interesting to watch.
The MJ conception scene was disgusting. Tommy appears to be a really good guy and is playing along with a woman he truly loves. But it was one gross scene.
Who cares if Shervin was sleeping with someone? And, why did the Shahs attack him; they are not so pure that they can throw stones.
But staging the big argument while in 80’s drag was pretty funny. Husband and I howled at Reza making pious accusations in a mullet wig.
The Cat Cafe thing was weird to me. I have had cats since babyhood, but if I wanted fur in my coffee, all I need to do is look in the cup here at home. A serious discussion about a child needs a different atmosphere. Team Reza on this one, by the way.
The cast getting baby fever is whatever, but I literally wanted to reach into the TV and slap GG when she talked about wanting “babies”. Damn woman, they turn into human children! You ready for that?
Asa’s mom blessing her was heartwarming! I get that Asa complains. And her family loves her anyway.
She is old to be pregnant and it is a rough time, even with a normal pregnancy. I don’t care how she got pregnant. (note to self, rewatch to see which blessing herb that is and grow some)
As God is my witness, I am making tahdig this week. Thanks, Asa’s family, now I am jonesing.
From my personal experience 41 is not old to be pregnant and have a child if you are healthy. My son goes to small private Cooperative School and all the mothers had their children in their late 30’s, early forties and I haven’t heard anyone say they went through a rough time. I’ve known the mothers since the kids were two-three years old. Everyone was/is healthy and blessed with good medical care. Women had babies well into their forties for centuries-my grandmother had several children in her forties-her last at 48. I don’t get why it’s such a big deal these days.
Isn’t their some kind of health violation having cats in a place that handles food or drink?… I cringe when people have their service dogs in restaurants its just gross but then again…its shahs.
Service dogs help people immensely and it’s the law so go eat elsewhere if you don’t like it.
This show is getting a bit ridiculous with bringing in “friends” from failed bravo shows. Destiny, shervins married mistress, & the married gay guy…it’s enough. Shervin banging the gay guy would be a more believable storyline.
I actually would prefer more Vida ruining the middle aged idiots “hopes & dreams.” She’s atleast real.
i really liked that show “newlyweds, the first year.” wish bravo would bring it back. it probably is a bit difficult to find persians who want to be associated with this show. if there were OTHER persians already in shows, then i am sure they went with them and they were willing (destiney and tara.)
This group of 40 somethings act as if they are in their 20’s and it is getting old. And I am so tired of Reza and the “b” word. Why is this derogatory term for women met with such nonchalance by the general public? There are certain terms that are frowned upon for almost every faction of the population, but women are constantly referred to as “b’ in movies, TV and music…why?????
Agree!
I can’t believe the gang is gonna hassle Asa when she’s pregnant. What a bitch move on all their parts but I’m looking especially hard at MJ. She has no shame whatsoever.
I don’t understand why the method Asa used to get pregnant is anyone’s business. I really don’t get it. I am at a loss as to why this is anyone’s concern. Why not be happy for the blessing it is? MJ in particular is unable to be happy for anyone. If only she realized she stands in the way of her own happiness. Not drinking so much would be a start. Does anyone else remember early on in the season that she nearly stirred her drink with her curling iron?
As far as inauthenticity on Asa’s part, it seems to me that the saner and more balanced reality stars do keep a large part of their real lives private. It seems like the train wrecks are the ones to lay it out for all the world to see.
The 20 something gang, that is it. Asa is not MJ’s business, she is owed no answers.
MJ should look in the mirror, listen to her words and do something with her condo, what a mess. After that if she has any energy left, she can buy Asa a baby gift.
Jeeze my phone overaaheats on this site.