By: Atlanta D
The episodes open with Mariah affirming to both herself and Toya that she is attending the trip to connect with the girls again and reconcile the past and present Mariah with the ladies. I expect drama!
Heavenly and Contessa are in a good place, or so they both believe. I wonder how long that will last?
The other ladies are headed to Cafe Du Monde, where the fresh beignets look absolutely mouth watering. Even Jackie is willing to step away from FitNit long enough to enjoy even just one! (I’ll take 4, please.) The ladies are right–one cannot possibly go on a trip to NOLA and leave without trying the beignets at Cafe Du Monde. The ladies say Grace before biting into their little slice of Heaven, which lets the viewer know that any mention of voodoo will probably not go over well.
Simone wants Heavenly to step into a voodoo shop to fit in with this “Black Girl Magic,” weekend. Heavenly’s faith won’t allow her to step in without praying, although I am not sure how she reconciles her faith with some of her less than Christian antics. Simone is just looking for something to instill some positive energy to their trip. I’m not sure how every Housewife trip feature some version of spirituality–but hey, I am all for someone willing to try a different religion, because I’m not sure that God means to some of them what they claim He means–but to each their own!
Heavenly decides that her faith will not allow her to approve of asking a practitioner of voodoo to come bless their gathering. She is actually quite upset, but can then ask Simone if they can go for a drink. I am presuming it will include alcohol.
When Simone rejoins the rest of the group, she announces Heavenly’s reaction to the Voodoo shop. The rest of the group appears aghast. Jackie then claims a “Forgiveness Ceremony,” is just what the Doctor ordered, pun intended. Everyone decides that they can live with that (considering some of their histories, I might have voted for the voodoo.) Let’s get to the Forgiveness Ceremony, which promises lots of drama and personal attacks, I’m sure. I am guessing that Mariah deserves a lot of it, but somehow I don’t think any of them are above reproach.
Jackie outlines her plans on how she hopes the Forgiveness Ceremony will go, and Simone already expresses her reservations on the group. Jackie is positive because everyone laughed together that afternoon and have a good time that it CAN happen, but….
Heavenly is the first person to step forward and ask for forgiveness of Mariah of things she said of Mariah’s mother in the past. Marah claims that she has forgiveness or all in the group, despite an interview that Jackie gave comparing her to herpes once. Ouch! Simone puts out to the group that forgiveness and grace needs to come from both sides, and that both sides need to own it. She is referring to Mariah, of course, and I tend to agree. Mariah is full of forgiveness but I don’t see a lot of acknowledging her own part in this drama. Heavenly asks Quad what it would take for Quad to get over her anger towards Mariah, and Quad is understandably reluctant. They are at least cordial. I did receive the impression that Mariah in some small part might miss Quad’s friendship. She didn’t lash out, or even interject, merely lower her eyes as well as her head briefly. I was told last week that behavior such as that is not typical of Mariah and was expecting to hear a lot of screaming.
The ladies head back to Atlanta, full of good vibes. Simone resolves to approach her marriage with a new energy, and I have to chuckle as I remember the husbands discussing the wives and what to expect from them when they returned from their trip–was positive energy what Cecil expected to see from his wife? Simone relays that both she and her husband have a lot of work together on their marriage, and Cecil agrees.
Heavenly returns to a new puppy in their household, and laughs that Auluara has learned how to manipulate the men around her, same as Heavenly herself. It must be wonderful to have all of that self esteem, because I for one don’t see it!
Contessa arrives home and relays her description of the trip with a newfound confidence. Certainly a lot less drama than her poor husband was led to expect from the other husbands! I like her, but not sure she brings what Bravo is looking for in a cast member.
Mariah’s talking head reveals that her mother had a stroke, and has been living with Mariah–I laugh because Mariah calls her mother “high maintenance,” and I have a suspicion that Mariah has never been considered “low maintenance,” in her life. After watching she and her mother’s interaction, I can see how Mariah gains her sense of entitlement. Her mother assures her that Quad is intimidated,” by her even though Mariah is dubious, as well she should be. I agree. Mariah claims not to remember what the ugliness on both sides entailed, although she admits–sort of–to her own participation. Progress?
Quad, on the other hand, walks back into her life and she and Dr. G sit down and have a serious discussion. Quad acknowledges that she does realize that Gregory’s’s patients come first and she is in some way envious of the way he treats his patients because she feels as though she is not a priority, which Dr. G refutes. Eugene expresses his displeasure with her way of putting forward that she gets angry with what she doesn’t get out of the relationship, as opposed to what she does get out of the relationship. I can understand that–focusing on the negative is exhausting and non-productive, and people get tired of negatives! The argument degenerates quickly. I admit it, I truly felt for her as they appear to be communicating on two separate wavelengths. Not a Quad fan yet, but those two are both hurting.
I don’t know if it’s editing, but Dr. G. appears to walk out on their discussions. It’s happened twice on camera, and he himself being a doctor of psychiatry, you think he would know better. Not a Quad fan either, but we can only surmise from what we see! Quad appears to be trying, not sure about Dr. G.
I couldn’t agree more!
I agree.
I thought it was funny how he acts like a big man in the house, then drove away in that little skate of a car. And how in the world did he fit his golf clubs in there?
LOL TOO FUNNY ?
ROFL! I noticed that too! From one angle he actually looked bigger than the car! I was sort of surprised that he managed to get it up- to anything approaching speed –maybe he was going downhill, I don’t remember.
Why did he walk out with the clubs? Did he go back to the golf course? And i just about died the way that little car flew down the street.
Quad really needs to get over the anger she has with Mariah, it’s 5 years old now and people are tired of the shit. Also Quads husband asked her a simple question and she needed a piece of paper just to answer a damn question? I totally see were his anger was coming from.
I agree. He asked Quad what he needed to do to make her feel appreciated. Quad. said he should call her more, then she went to get the piece of paper. Its like she’s making up as she goes along.
Exactly, Quad is a user! She is going to do the same to her husband as she did to Mariah, act like she was so mistreated, cry to the others individually to set the stage for her divorce. She used Mariah for entry and acceptance into the click. Once she got accepted, she created all this drama about Mariah. Now that she is established she doesn’t need or want either of them because they remind her of where she started.
Quad and her husband are doing this for a story line , But she does not need him any more
she is a user.
#TeamDrG — why couldn’t Quad answer his question off the top of her head? Why was she stalling? She forgot her script. I don’t blame him for driving off – gotta leave the bullshit when it’s that much!!! Their real problem is the fact that they’ve been married for five years now and Quad has refused to have children. It seems she went into the marriage on a lie by agreeing to start a family with him and she hasn’t lived up to her promise. He’s 50 years old now — he wants to be a father. She needs to bounce. Hell, she was living in her car prior to meeting him and he’s taken care of her ass ever since then. Talk about losing a good man ’cause you’re too vain to have a child? Gurl plz…
Another season that I still don’t understand why Simone is ruler of therapy, ceremonies, and problem solver.
She needs to be home with her son’s. Seriously.
She’s an Ob/GYN, just confused by her.
Great recap ATLANTA D thank you so much. ??
Finally got through the whole episode.
Have we not had this same episode many times, just in various locations, and with or without the husbands?
All that is left is the same episode about forgiveness and receiving, open to accepting etc. but add the children. Gosh, let’s hope not. ??
Still gotta go with the recap, much better than the episode. ??
Quad is trying to get out of this marriage. It’s a dealbreaker when you decide on having kids then reneged. Quad doesn’t want kids and using being not appreciated as an excuse.
EXACTLY, that’s why she won’t have his kids. Quad is very unforgiving. She remembers and can’t let go how here dad treated and left her mom and how Gregory called off the wedding the day before. However, she was so thirsty she married him any way to gain the lifestyle and status as a Drs wife. She is a USER and a great Manipulator!
I am calling out Dr. Jackie and Dr. Simone as FRAUDS when it comes to female empowerment. They both talk the talk but don’t walk the walk. Trash talking and laughing about Toya’s cellulite thighs behind her back, and then Dr. Jackie making another snide comment about Toya’s weight in her talking head, and tee-seeing about it as she says she is sorry, and so hypocritical. I really lost a lot of respect for Jackie. I always saw this side of Simone. She is always shady. But Jackie used to show reserve. She is just sanctimonious with her judging attitude.
Heavenly’s laugh is so annoying and fake.
@xanax I’m so glad you pointed this out. Simone has always been shady. The show is about shade anyway, lol. Jackie has always come across as self-satisfied and full of herself as if she’s so above it all. That’s always annoyed me. Looks like the real Jackie is starting to emerge.
On another note (or maybe the same note), I thought everyone was very close-minded on the voodoo thing. If you are strong in whatever your faith is, how can a healing ceremony from another faith upset that? View it as entertainment and keep it moving.