Last night I was scouring Instagram for all sorts of research and I saw a post by GG promoting part two of the reunion. I was completely sure it must be an old post because it seems like this show ended a month ago. Is it me or was this the longest week ever? Anyway, it’s time to officially close this season out.
We are dropped right back into the drama over how Asa conceived everyone has an opinion on this. Reza says he believes that Asa conceived naturally and he hates himself for “having doubt.” What does that mean, he hates himself for having doubted her in the first place or he hates himself because he still has doubt? He says that Asa was worried about bumping into MJ at at the clinic. Asa says she never said that. Reza says that her denial about saying that is the reason their relationship is in the mess it is in right now. MJ thinks that her reaction to Asa’s pregnancy was one that any good friend would have. MJ is wrong.
They take a lunch break. Asa calls home to skype with the baby. The rest of the group rags on Asa. Asa everyone else goes back to set, Golnesa sits alone in a chair and seems to be in some sort of respiratory distress. Probably a panic attack. She asks for the paramedics. She tells him that she just smoked some pot (probably for anxiety) and lost her breath coming up and down the stairs. When Andy asks Golnesa what happened to necessitate a paramedic she says she just got light-headed on the stairs. Andy responds, “Is he a good kisser?” Because that is what sex crazed sociopaths do. I would suggest drinking every time Andy makes a sexual reference, but I don’t want to encourage alcohol poisoning.
Andy reads a question that asks if Golnesa went to rehab, why is she still drinking. She says that she has never claimed to be sober. Andy asks if she is still high now. She says it’s been about an hour and a half since she smoked. Really, five seconds ago she told the paramedic she just smoked some pot. Next we find out that Golnesa and her sister do not speak. Mike says that there is no chance of the sisters reconciling.
I swear I feel like I have already seen this reunion.
Golnesa talks about Shalom as if everything is fine now. Reza points out that she was stabbing herself with a knife where the Shalom tattoo is recently. I’m sad to hear that, I thought GG was doing better. Golnesa says that they broke up because they found out that he was married before and that he had tried to apply for a green card before and she felt like that is why he married her.
When Shalom came out Golnesa seemed legitimately pissed he was there. I think her position that everything is good now and we are slowly getting to know each other is about to be blown up. Shalom came out and kissed everyone except GG. He says they are working on their relationship. GG says that she flipped out when the day after the wedding, E! News called the house returning a call from Shalom saying he wanted to get an interview. The cast all loves Shalom. They think GG will stay with him. I don’t like him for her.
Mike has no storyline. Of course Andy wants to talk about Mike’s dool. Didn’t we talk about this on part one? I swear I have seen all of this before. Raise your hand if you think Mike and Jessica have had sex in the past year, results in all hands in the air. Why is Mike even on this show?
Adam is finally allowed to join the reunion couch for the first time. Adam says that Asa is the best friend he has ever had. They remain very close. Golnesa says that Reza has really calmed down a lot since being married. Mike says Reza is trying to become a better person every day to live up to Adam. Reza says that he has been completely faithful to Adam since they have been married. He does says that maybe ten years from now he would like to have a conversation with him about some sort of open relationship with boundaries. Adam looks sick to his stomach as he is saying this. Reza seems to be taking his monogamy one day at a time like a sex addict in recovery. Meanwhile, Adam is focused on the big picture and is converting to Judaism so that the entire family will be Jewish. The baby plan is that Adam will have a biological child through a surrogate first and then they will consider adoption. They have sold the Palm Springs house and have purchased another house to raise their family in. Mike and MJ are pissed that Reza didn’t tell anyone they bought a house two weeks ago. Seriously. What is wrong with these people? Is this how the friend thing works?
Asa is berated again for not talking about her relationship with Jermaine to the extent these fools feel entitled to. GG wants to know why she is on the show. She answers that she has political, cultural, social and artistic views and values that the show allows her to showcase. YES! And that was supposedly what this show was supposed to be about. Those things Asa shares. She also pointed out that she shared some financial struggles. The point of the show was to showcase the cultural values of the Iranian diaspora in Beverly Hills. It was never about anal bleaching. That is something we do not care to have shared with us. Asa goes on to talk about sharing the Iranian food, and her family and how they interact. Mike responds with “That’s all surface.” WTF? What the hell has Mike shared on this show other than the misadventures of his golden dool?
Andy asks Asa if she still cares about her friends. She says that the season has been a very difficult one for her because she feels like her friends were not there for her in the happiest time of her life. She says she has a lot of thinking to do about what comes next.
MJ says with regard to her relationship with Asa this whole day accomplished nothing. Mike says he feels really bad about how things are within the group. Reza says they he has faith MJ and Asa will mend fences and says they are all one family. Then he makes shitty comments to Shervin. Reza pretends that next year he and Adam will be in their house and hopefully pregnant. “Hopefully pregnant” will be his story line for the next three seasons if the show lasts that long.
The second they complete the final toast everyone literally grabs their shit and runs. Sherv hugs Asa on the way out and says to give Jermaine his best. Asa says she will and she loves him. She kisses Mike goodbye in his dressing room. She apologizes for calling him a racist. They kiss and make up. Over in MJ’s dressing room she mutters, “dumbest day of my life” as Reza walks in and asks if there is hope for a reconciliation with Asa. She says no. Shalom and GG hug and kiss and leave in separate cars. Shalom says, “I’ll see you back home.”
And that is the end of the season.
I despise this show. I don’t watch anymore and have stopped reading recaps this season. Only clicked and commented to boost your page views, TT.
Ditto! After the final reunion taping, off it went from the DVR. I just can’t take their superficial lives and priorities anymore in the name of entertainment.
I’ve been hit and miss this season relying mostly on your recaps. I did watch both reunions and I felt the same way. Deja vu and boredom.
I agree with TT that Asa is not “surface.” I think she brings a lot to the show on the original premise of culture, art, and internal conflict within cultures. I enjoy her family and her positivity and goals. I respect that she respects Jermaine’s privacy totally. Yes, that does mean that a part of her life is out of the show, but frankly, that will probably preserve her real and whole life. I feel like they are just jealous that she is not a trainwreck. Mostly because she is not as narcissistic and trifling. Should she be emotionally unstable, unskilled and abuse alcohol like GG? Should should be as petty, vindictive, envious and vitriolic as MJ? Should she as narcissistic as Reza? Should should be a spoiled Mama’s boy who fails business after business hoping to get rich quick with no sound business plan like Mike? Frankly, I wonder what GG, MJ and Mike will do after the show is done and they have not used their opportunity to a positive effect. I think the Gang Up on Asa crew are pretty surface for thinking that being a trainwreck is “deep.” Exploiting your own stupid decisions, narcissism and self absorption sounds pretty shallow to me. They have sour grapes because they hang out their dirty laundry in public and want Asa down in the mud, too, damn it. Reza probably has some acumen even if he is a dick at times. However, I never hear him talk about real estate anymore and if he is not careful, the show will be the only thing he has, too. That’s not a great long-term plan.
Great job, samarohara! You described this motley crew to a “T”. Asa is the only one who has the class to keep some things private. The rest are a mess.
**STANDING OVATION!!!**
samaraohara, I couldn’t have said it better. Thank you!
Asa is the only one on the show that shows a positive Persian/Iranian experience with her businesses, culture and family. Her parents are so cute and support her every endeavor. You can just see how proud her Mother is in every scene she’s in.
The rest of the gang is kind of pathetic. Poor Adam! Suffering through Reza all these years. I think bringing a child into the mix is a HUGE mistake. I just can’t with MJ, Schwervin, GG and Mike. Nothing redeeming from any of them. I like Destiney, but liked her better on People’s Couch.
I loove Peoples Couch! I hope it returns.
Asa needs to go. That way she can return to being a private citizen. She acts like she resents the fact that the audience is curious about her life. No ma’am you put yourself on a tv show and people want to know and relate to you. Even Tamara shares a lot about her life and her past with us in a blog. It makes her human and relatable. Thats part of having a media following,
As an audience member, I have a the information I need about her life. She’s entertaining and her focus on her culture is interesting.
Yep. I’m good!
Run Adam, run. Get a man who appreciates you for the good person you are. It made me sick when Reza said maybe he could explore an open thing in 10 years, blah blah. How incredibly disrespectful.
Meaning Reza is already stepping out, ten years means oh I’m hooking up in the next 10 minutes. Adam should of ran for the hills long ago. I only read TT’s recaps, haven’t watched this show in years, from the ridiculous theme song to how outrageous each year gets, I just Can’t, it’s like watching a horrible accident in super slow motion. Reza and MJ will be the new Phaedra trying to get into any and every other reality show. You never do hear about Reza’s Real estate, like the show will be on forever, so milk it as long as he can. I see a year, maybe two left in this show before it fizzles out
Exactly! Talking about how thinking of the future freaks him out but he already has planned in “10 years” having a conversation about introducing new things.
What exactly did he mean by “Because they are gay it’s different?” What does that even mean?
Exactly! Talking about how thinking of the future freaks him out but he already has planned in “10 years” having a conversation about introducing new things.
What exactly did he mean by “Because they are gay it’s different?” What does that even mean?
MIke B, every reunion when people come for Asa for not discussing certain things she points out that they do the same. What they don’t spell out is that MJ and Reza and Mike do not work for a real estate company. At least one of them never has. Much of that season where we saw the three of them working in real estate was completely fake. Reza tried real estate for a bit and then got the show. As soon as the Bravo checks came in none of them had jobs and Asa was continuing to try to start a business. She tried several things, some of them we saw. The diamond water was actually profitable, I am not sure what if anything happened with that business. The Kaftans are doing very well and are being sold in major department stores. I think the others are not very well set up for when the show ends. Reza has been flipping houses a bit like Craig from Southern Charm which is smart. I do not believe the surrogacy thing will happen because I do not believe Reza has any intention to do it.
Ugh! That statement didn’t bode well for Adam’s hopes and dreams for a family. Adam’s a full grown man, but he’s hopelessly in love with a man/boy who faults his genes for being the reason he’s a whore. I’m no soothsayer, but here’s my prediction: Either the surrogacy never happens or Adam gets his bio baby and Reza shortly bails, denying child support because it’s not his child. One way or the other, I just don’t see Reza manning up to the real deal.
I feel like MJ does this EVERY reunion. There is someone she will NEVER BE FRIENDS WITH AGAIN. And then something happens and she can be friends with them again. I think, understanding where she comes from with her Mom and everything, I get it, but lord, she’s a boring individual.
One thing all of theses shows have in common — WAY TOO MUCH ALCOHOL! If they took away the booze, the “stars” might start acting like real human beings. And then there would be no show.
I haven’t watched one episode this season, but I caught the Reunions.
It tickles me that Asa considers her relationship to the son of a non-relevant, out of work, stone broke relative of a dead pop star (child molester) is superior and worth keeping private. And her “art”…Please Diamond Water and kaftans do not a Michaelangelo make.
GG’s tits are ridiculous. She should demand a refund. And get serious therapy.
I’m more than certain Mike has a micro-penis.
I’m also of the belief Shervin is gay.
Reza is most likely sticking his dick in every glory hole in WeHo.
MJ needs to lose serious weight if she plans to become pregnant. No shame, just saying.
Aren’t these people in their forties?
NAILED IT Dee ! 🙂 What a total Shit Show. I have only watched a partial episode here and there. Saw part of last nights. The amount of hair product those clowns use just flat out stupid. And I’m talking about the guys. They all look, dress and act like fucking idiots. And nothing against some extra lbs, but good god she is horribly overweight for wanting to have a child. Not sure she realizes she needs to be sober of everything before and during pregnancy. That poor child, it has NO hope as far as it’s looks in the gene pool.
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Hey Dee
I can’t remember if f it was season 1 or 2 but didn’t Mike supposedly pose for Playgirl. Never saw any of the pics so I’m feeling like the golden dool is more of a fool,s gold doll.
After further expection Dee I feel your right, found the pics he doesn’t show it at all, if he was as hung as he said he’d have the confidence to show. Looking it up I’ve seen more of MJ and GG, that the pic of him holding himself or the mediocre ass shot, ?
Damn you, Mike. Now I have to go look…
If you find let me know, I got to see what the fuss is about.
With all the relationships that have ended on each and every Bravo show, I’d want to keep mine private too.
And by the way, you have no idea how much money her man has. To pretend to know is just silly.
You’re right, Karen. I was just dancing to “her man’s” latest hit. Or is he an astrophysicist, ceo, or maybe he cured cancer? Don’t be a dolt.
After watching the reunion I just don’t see a path forward for this show for another season, that said, I’m sure Andy and Bravo will force one as they have for RHOD and RHOP :/
Asa is the only one to follow the original premise of the show by showing Iranian food, family relations, and culture. I think she is like Luann on RHONY in that they live their lives in all caps, bold font followed by exclamation marks and that irritates the negative nancy’s on their perspective shows. I get some of their frustration with Asa, but no one told MJ or the others wave their crazy flag for all to see. They chose to go the route of fake relationships, butt waxing etc so don’t hate the player hate the game.
MJ is a mess who needs to hurry and marry Tommy before he opens his eyes to the train wreck she is and run!
I think MJ alludes to Shervin being gay and I’m glad she didn’t take it upon herself to out him. That’s for him to do when he’s ready.
I wish GG would listen to her gutt about Shalom and run
Mike is pointless. He is Sonja Morgan of Shahs with a fake business venture every season.
I was over Reza by the end of season 1.
I wish they would completely revamp the show by taking it back to its original premise or by getting rid of the entire cast accept for Asa and bringing in some of her Iranian friends who are interested in showing the things like , culture, food and fun and small doses of authentic drama. Without major change I won’t watch next season, unless the cast decided to gang up on Reza, now that’s something I’d want to see.
Well if the word in the streets is true, we will fund out soon how many rent boys Reza has been hooking up with. As for his whole 10 years I want to talk about an open relationship, way to go spitting on the LGBTQ community who have been fighting for the right to get married, by showing the stereotype of unfaithful, sex crazed gay men. Adam run, I don’t even care of this is Andy’s pay back from a hook up back in the day, your mental health at my worth it
LANY, so nice to read a post that someone who understands the initial intention of this show and why I was so excited about it a full year before it aired. It’s sad that it devolved into the farse that it is.
Remember when they used to show Asa cooking all the time? She’d explain the herbs & spices, and how it fit into her culture. It was so gorgeous you could practically smell it through the tv. Now we get anal bleaching & Reza’s ridiculous play. Sigh.
I wonder if there is any truth to what the LA streets talk is. I have heard before when Adam first joined that he was set up with Reza by Andy, and that Adam was one of Andy’s hookups that wanted the fame of being on one of the shows. I have also heard Reza is a fan of the young street hustlers of LA. He’s been cheating on Adam from day one and has let him know he’s only with him for the show. I feel Adam is Reza’s consolation prize, he’s always really wanted Mike, and since it’s not happening he got what he could get. MJ needs a reality check and not the one that pays her. She has got to stop the drinking and over eating if she is to get pregnant. I can see several cast members hitting the ground hard when the fall, the shows ended, and they are no longer relevant.
I enjoyed the Israel shows but these people are mostly just sickening. Reza just makes me I’ll as does MJ. I wish someone would dress MJ. She desperately needs a stylist. GG loves her diamond ring but Slalom not so much. I wish he would get the ring back and be done with her crazy ass. Hope this mess gets cancelled. Adam, I feel so sorry for you being married to Reza. He is horrid!!
It was weird/scripted that GG looks hella pissed when Andy “springs” that Shalom was there, but as she is getting into her car at the end, she says to Shalom, “Thanks for coming today, see you at home.”
MJ is a horrible friend. I would have nothing to do with her. She brings nothing to the show and she is childish. Her clothes are too tight and way too revealing making her an embarrassment to look at. I only watch the reunion shows,the rest 5 or 10 minutes is all I can handle. GG has deep seeded issues and I wish her the best. I like her and I hope she finds happiness. Asa is an actual adult. I wish her the best. All of the guys are unwatchable and their behavior is stupid. Andy doesn’t not realize he is not changing the show to reflect the times. He thinks table flipping and acting like idiots in public is entertaining. It was shocking enough to have people tune in at the beginning now is it old hat.
Really freaked me out a little hearing about GG slashing her side 3x because of her tattoo! That is some scary actions right there.
These people all protest to be close and a family and yet they all had their own secrets etc. going on which is FINE. That is how most real people are. But to act like it is ok that they do it and it is not ok for Asa to do it is not fine. I agree she did what the show was supposed to be about. The others have turned it into what every other Bravo show is Tabloid TV.
They all do it and it is sad. None of them show as much as they could on these trips they take, none of them explore traditions except to say in the (blank) culture this is done and that is done. Well, tell me why,,,, On this particular show they bring up so much about the Persian Culture and their roots with family. But that is ridiculous because every culture has the same claim. I want to know about festivals and beliefs and clothes and jewelry. Apparently all cultures bow and cave to the almighty dollar.
Unfortunately most people don’t watch these reality shows to gain insight into anything positive. I have a feeling that if it was showing culture and any kind of class it would have been on the chopping block right away. For some reason all most people want to see on this and most reality shows is ratchet behavior and intoxication. It would be a good change to see something more insightful then beating people up, cheating and social disasters but I don’t think it will happen.
You’re right. My favorite show ever on Bravo was a show that seemed to have a huge budget. It was basically a group of strangers picked to travel the world and have tour guides (I think that might have been the name, Tour Guides) take them to exotic locations. I was the only person that watched that show so the kept moving the time to like midnight and eventually didn’t show the final episodes at all. I wish they would have just sent them to me on a CD.
I absolutely loved that show and wondered what happened to it. I enjoy traveling vicariously. That and different cultures was what I thought I’d see on Shah’s. Asa was instantly my favorite and quickly the only cast member I paid attention to. Her mom is a hoot!
Yes, it was Tour Guide and I LOVED that show Tamara and of course stupid Bravo didn’t renew it. I even stayed awake to watch when they bumped it back to 11 pm and midnight.
It’s said that Andy and the excutives at Bravo are turning this channel into another WeTv, Jerry Springer type of network :/
You can tell that’s the route the want to go, that or slowly ratchet shows up to the L&HH status. I am starting to really see most of the shows are turning into “let’s throw everyone into a room full of liquor, and see what happens”. Most of the casts seem to have issues with holding their liquor. Asa seems to be the only person that seems like a cool person in real life, and the only one to not stab you in the back of it gets them ahead.
I have always enjoyed Asa’s scenes more than the rest of the cast. I love her energy and her family. I found her to be the most interesting of the entire group. I for one will miss her greatly if she chooses not to return. I can’t say that I blame her, either. The rest of the cast, make me quite ill. I can’t even like Adam because he’s married to Reza…in my book they are worse than the Vanderpump crowd because they are all older. Well. except for Jax, lol.
They are all jealous of Asa because she has two thriving businesses and happy with her man and son. I’ve never seen her drunk or acting stupid on this show. Did she go into MJ’s dressing room or walked by in the last scene?
I couldn’t tell if she went in or walked by but I was wondering the same thing.
They just had to take a dump on Asa’s happiness why is it so hard for these people to just get along!? I never understood why with these shows someone always has to be on the outs with the rest of the cast.
I wish Asa had her own show.