BY POPCULTURE KELLY
Well hello! Guess who’s recapping Married to Medicine for all you fine folks?!?!?!? I’m sooooo excited that not only is my favorite non-Housewife Bravo show back, but that I get to recap it as well!. Thank you again TT the honor of recapping Atlanta’s finest!
We begin with a time jump of all the ladies sitting around calling Quad out on not communicating with them. They all denounce Quad as their friend and Quad walks away. We jump back a month earlier with everyone reading the magazine that outed Quad’s husband Gregory for cheating. The mistress gives details (pinky sized d*ck) and to the men, it’s not adding up. The ladies are shocked and sad for her. We then go to Quad’s house where she’s waking up alone. She’s sleeping in the guest bedroom and she’s isolated herself from Gregory and her friends. She has a new talk show that she’s dived right into and it’s been a welcome distraction. She’s determined to be strong and not end up bitter. Her pain is palpable.
Toya and Eugene go to the gym where they take some weird trampoline class. Eugene’s lost 40 lbs, he’s working less and wants to get in shape. Toya brings up Quad and she says that Quad doesn’t feel they are real friends since Quad has a talk show and has no need for them. Toya feels excluded from her life.
Contessa is getting the kids ready for school. She has found the balance of being a stay at home mom and wife unexpectedly difficult (PREACH!!!). She missed work so she went back part time. (Just an aside but Contessa looks AMAZING this season!)
Cecil and Simone are still separated but working on their relationship. He is eager to reconcile in the bedroom but Simone is dragging her feet. Cecil surprises Simone with flowers hoping to butter her up but she stays firm that it’s going to take time.
Jackie sees with a patient who is also life coach. Jackie and Curtis are fully reconciled but Jackie still has days where she is mistrustful. The life coach insists that it will take time to fully trust Curtis again which I’m glad came on Jackie’s billable hours and not hers, because common sense.
Simone is at work and calls Dr. Tiffanie, a sex therapist that counseled them in Barbados last season. Cecil is really pushing to have the sex back in the marriage but Simone struggles with sexual expression. She and Tiffanie plan a leather and lace party where all the girls can come and let their guuurls hang out.
Heavenly tells Damon that she reached out to Quad to see how she’s doing but Quad isn’t receptive. Heavenly asks Damon if he thinks she’s mean since she’s on a “spiritual journey” and Damon hesitates. We get a montage of Heavenly being her awful self and Damon likens her anger to Bruce Lee-dangerous and hurtful.. She tells him she needs a counselor and Damon is telling her to look to the Bible. Thankfully she decides to go with the counselor since the 5 exorcisms she’s already had haven’t taken.
It’s the night of the leather and lace party where all the women will be together for the first time since the reunion. There’s lots of leather, lace, shirtless hot men handing out drinks and sex toys (whoo hoo!). Mariah comes in a full on leather Catwoman catsuit, complete with whip and mask. Heavenly wants to move past their reunion fight. Toya and Quad don’t make the party, Toya’s son had to go to the hospital (he’s ok) and Quad is plain avoiding the ladies. Simone opens up about her not wanting to have sex again with Cecil and the ladies remind her that she doesn’t want a divorce so she has to get to this point eventually. She hopes that the separation was a wake up call for Cecil to be emotionally available and they all feel that when she truly moves on from the past,, the sex will come. Tiffanie cautions not to just lay there and give in to Cecil when Simone isn’t ready. Heavenly doesn’t understand that concept which is telling as to why she’s so miserable.
Heavenly “gifts” Mariah with a Mariah poster as a peace offering after drawing on Mariah’s poster-face at the reunion. Mariah see the gift as another insult, saying it was taken when she was 25 lbs heavier and in a bad place in her life. Mariah drops the bomb that she has receipts of Damon cheating on Heavenly. NO! NOT DADDY!!! They nearly come to blows but thankfully Contessa holds Mariah back. Toya ends up coming late, just as Mariah tried to make a dramatic exit and fills her in on what happened. Toya convinces Mariah to come back in and Mariah will, as long as Heavenly stays far away from her. Toya asks where Quad is and wants her to show up to discuss Gregory and his cheating. Jackie understands where Quad is coming from but the other ladies make the point that Gregory almost admitted it at the reunion so it’s not that big of a shock. Mariah tells the ladies that Quad is being self-protective and guarded so everyone just has to respect it untils she’s ready to open up. Quad is at home and admits she doesn’t want the judgement of the ladies.
Ahhh this was such a fast hour!! Thank you all for reading and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! The rest of the season looks “lit” as the kids say so I hope you come back every week to see what these ladies are up to!! See you soon!!
Awesome recap, thank you!!!
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks so much for the recap! Great job! This is one of my favorite Bravo shows. In general, I’m not a fan of Quad but totally understand cutting herself off when she is going through a tough time. Things are difficult enough for her right now. She just can’t take the negativity.
Thank you!! It’s one of mine as well, I just love most of the ladies but I love them all together haha. I agree with you, Quad is tough but this has made me truly feel for her.
Me too! She just looked sad.
I love this show because it actually comes across as real.
It realy does! Nothing seems manufactored at all.
One of my favorite shows as well!! I’m so glad it will be recapped! I just love Simone and Cicil. I really hope they can make it. They really seem to have a genuine connection and a lot of laughter between them. I’m rooting for them! Thanks for the recap!
Thank you! OMG I love them too. I’m really pullin for them as well =)
Hasn’t Heavenly been in this spiritual journey for 3 seasons now? she’s not making much progress
I feel like it’s been a life long journey and her transportation on said journey breaks down. A lot.
Great job on this recap, POPCULTUREKELLY! I LOVE this show! Married To Medicine is one of the few shows that my husband and I are able to watch together. To me, it feels the most authentic of all reality shows and the issues they experience within their marriage are very relatable. These ladies, for the most part, don’t shy away from speaking their truths. Their honesty opens up dialogue for couples and how important honesty, communication, appreciation and compromise are within a marriage. I wish the best for all of these couples.
Thank you!! I agree with everything you said and I wish them all the best as well. Even though Quad isn’t my favorite, she’s being honest and putting it all out there. I really feel for her this season.
I’m so glad you’re recapping this show! Thank you, and you did a great job!
This thing between Gregory and Quad…wow. Until last season’s reunion, I was Team Gregory because I felt that Quad was unwilling to commit fully to their marriage, due to her own insecurities. I felt bad that he wanted children so much, but she wouldn’t even consider it. Plus, he just seemed like a nice guy.
It just goes to show that people aren’t always what they present themselves to be. Poor Quad already had so much insecurity from her past, and now this near-cheating episode…She’ll never trust anyone again.
Awwe thank you!!! I really appreciate that!! Yes I felt the same, he seeemed to really want kids and she was so unwilling but now it’s changed. I feel for her, I really do.
As I watched this episode, I’m remembering the season that Quad gave Lisa Nicole Cloud HELL about her husband Darren and his infidelity. Now that the chickens have come home to roost she’s singing a different tune. I hope Quad now realizes that she can find herself in any position at any point and time. She had a lot to say about Lisa and Jackie situation, now that she is in the same situation, she wants everyone to give her time and space something she was incapable of doing herself.
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Oooh I forgot about that! Yes this should be a humbling experience. She’s in so much pain, I would hope it would change her for the better and how she treats/judges people.
I don’t even watch this show, but am I correct in the episode being about the women being more sexual as a way to keep their man? WTF? Please tell me I am wrong about this.
I took it as the discussion was for them be happier with themselves and their sexuality and it will spill over into their marriage. Heavenly was the only one who seemed surprised at this concept. But she also calls her husband Daddy.
It was more about wanting to get their sexy back in their marriage but on their terms and when they are ready. A couple of men are pushing for it and the woman aren’t quite there yet. Simone wants an emotional connection before returning to a physical connection with her husband. Heavenly was basically saying she gives in because that is what you are suppose to do. The sex therapist is good and gave them sound advice.
No, but Heavenly did concern me with her attitude of giving in because she feels she should. The therapist was really good with saying no, that’s not how it’s supposed to work and all the other women were pretty mortified at that thought.
Great recap. I think Simone looks beautiful this season. I really hope they can make their marriage work.
Thank you! Simone looks amazing but for whatever reason Contessa looks stunning in her scenes and talking heads. They’re all beautiful but Simone and Jackie are like whoa lol
Heavenly sure shut the hell up when Mariah was threatening to spill Daddy’s tea! Guess that buttermilk aint clean.
I enjoy this show, but lets be real… very scripted and overproduced. ESPECIALLY Quad’s scenes. Rolling out of bed with perfect makeup and hair curled rehearsing her paraphrased inspirational lines. Yeah, no.
I agree.
I have always liked this show, and I know it was the first episode so some catching up was necessary but I was really disappointed.
Seems like same old, same old. Heavenly has an overly precocious daughter and has anger issues. Jackie and Simone are strugglng in their marriages. Mariah is mad at Heavenly (I didn’t think that photo was unflattering.)
The sex “therapy” was a gratuitous scene, just meant to titilate with the bare chested men and sex toys — none of which were even reference in the “therapy.” The therapy was almost non-existent. Why did they need to dress up like that as if it was a Halloween party? Dumb.
So over produced and scripted, every scene.
Oh I think heavenly knew exactly what she was doing …yes Mariah is a beautiful woman and that was a nice picture but she definitely was heavier… I think that’s right after she lost her twins. Mariah’s picture that she had on the door was absolutely flawless and heavenly knows this. Jealousy is disease too Heavenly needs to work on that too while she working her 4th “spiritual journey”
I think it was after her dad died. That season, her dad, Simone’s and Quad’s fathers passed away.
I’m like Eugene “you had us thinking all last season that you were mad at Dr. G. because he wouldn’t take out the trash!!!!). I would be pissed if I was on a reality how and was forced to spill hurtful parts of my life, while my costars DO NOT SHARE ANYTHING but promote their brand.Hate fake Quad. That fake preacher voice kills me. She thinks she’s 70’s Dolomite!
child preach Quad is a hypocrite and an opportunist, she prabably paid that girl to set Dr G up she wanted out that marriage and wanted to try and keep her character intact for future business opportunities. she.
has been a fraud and a user since day one, she Mariah then turned her friends against her, we still dont know what mariah did that was so bad to her for her to want her off her own show, then bringing that man to say he slept with lisa husband. All the other women went thru painful story lines with their husband, why is she any different, she is trying to set herself up to be the story line and most talked about so she can seem extra important, no edge having fraudulent trick, crying at the drop of a hat over other people problem, u know she;s a phony.
Yeeeaaahhh… This is how I see Quad too. #Shrug
I have never liked Quad. To me she always came across as so phony & thinking she was better than everyone else.
Yeah, she’s as horrible and phony as those awful wigs she wears.
I have never been a fan of Quad’s. She makes me think of a snake oil salesman whenever she spoke. I feel bad for any woman (or man) that has been cheated on and do not wish that pain on anyone. However, I still don’t like Quad, and have no respect for her husband!
I absolutely love this show!! I find it refreshing & fun & the ladies seem real to me. So excited for the new season!!
I like your very positive recap manner. Well done.
Awwe thank you!!! I love these shows so I hope it comes through! =)
Thank you for the recap. I love this franchise as well. I feel like Married to Medicine and Housewives of Potomac are really slept on series. They’re so entertaining, and I always find myself rooting for most of the cast even the “villains”.
Looking forward to reading more of your recaps.
Thank you!!! I agree with you 100%. They are sooo good and Dallas is fairly slept on as well. But the ladies bring it that’s for sure!!
Great recap! I can’t believe nasty Mariah is back full time…ugh. She’s a hateful, mean b*tch that cuts you deep, and God forbid you ever say anything about her. I do feel for Quad like I felt for Jackie last season. If you want to step out on your wife then leave her first. Simone better get her mojo back soon, Cecil isn’t going to wait around forever.
Thank you! Haha I agree but Mariah brings it like no one else. She can dish it like crazy but can’t take it which is frustrating. I’m pulling for Jackie and Curtis and Simone and Cecil but you’re right, if she wants it to work she has to be willing to move on.
Cannot stand Mariah. Don’t care if she has “reciepts”. She is not ever fun to watch and brings the dirty all the time. Could care less she was an original “producer” of this series. She needs to go. She brings the nasty, when all the other ones bring the real. Yes, Quad had her producer led stories for sure, but it was clear for seasons that something between Quad & her husband was off….seemed like it was Quad, but now that news is showing her husband was clearly a cheater….I kind of understand her hesitation for children….she must have known something was up, thus the hesitation. Her criticism of other cheating husbands makes perfect sense because when you are trying to deny your own husband is cheating, you take the path of denial and definite scorning of those that do because your mind isn’t willing to wrap your mind around your own man is cheating….
All said, wish Mariah was not on the show anymore, she is annoying and unpleasant to watch. Hoping for the best for all other women and super psyched this is being recapped by pop culture Kelly!
Ahhh thank you!! Mariah is polarizing for sure but if anyone is going to FINALLY humble and shut Heavenly up, it’s going to be her. I feel like Heavenly is worse because she’s so judgemental. Mariah goes low and plays dirty but there’s something about Heavenly that to me is worse or as close to nasty as Mariah is. What’s boggling me is how Contessa and Toya come to fight!! I love me some Contessa and she’s usually so calm…I wonder what that’s going to be about???
Quad was calling Lisa’s husband a cheater and accusing him of being gay. Even had some dude come on TV to co-sign her foolery. She’s talked about everyone’s marriage but now because the shoe is on the other foot, she doesn’t want to be the topic of other people’s conversations. Bitch please
Ole folk have a saying that applies to Quad. SWEEP around your on front door before you try to SWEEP around mine! I don’t feel sorry for Quad at all. I’m not buying the poor pitiful me act. She should have been focused on her own marriage instead of everyone else. I’m not condoning infidelity, I feel it’s wrong on every level, however, if you want everyone else to be truthful so should you. She better rethink her strategy before she ends up jobless. She is not the star of the show contrary to what she thinks.
I love Mariah. That “do you want ne to bring the receipts babygirl” pimp walk took me out. She is entertaining and I’m so happy to see her back full time because we get to see her interact with all of the ladies. She truly has been humbled and doesn’t come in with the Shaunie O’Neal bow down bitches act anymore. I enjoyed seeing Toya and Mariah outside the venue oogling at each other. What a great recap and I’m so here for the rest of the season. #PicodeGalloDatHo
I love her also and was very happy when she returned to the show. Yes she is messy, but in a fun watchable kinda’ messy!!
That pimp walk was EVERYTHING!!!
I had to return shoes today and it took all my self restraint to not do that pimp walk and “Do I neeeeeeeed to bring the receipts???? 😉
You can only do that if you record it and share. I think Mariah is despicable but she is entertaining. I do not like her giant ostentatious house but I love the backyard.
Hahahahahahaha PCK, you have self-control gurl and restraint. What a perfect opportunity. I would’ve pimp walked in like Mariah hollering, I brought the shoes back and do you want me to bring the receipts babygirl. Lol, they probably would escort me out but it would’ve been worth it. I’m so looking forward to the rest of your recaps.
Literally the only thing that stopped me was that I pushing a stroller so the full pimp effect would have been lost =)
Mariah is a complete phony, along with her crooked wig mother. I can’t forget the fist fight at a pool side party a couple of years ago. Or the time she and her family paraded into a party like royalty. I don’t know where she gets the sense that she is so much better than the other women. She is nasty and phony and will do or say anything to be relevant..
Yeah, I remember that…it was great!!
Yaaaassss Sharon me too, I lived. Comments about mothers are what caused the fight.
Wait…What?? Kelly is re-capping Married to Medicine? Woohoo!
This makes me happy because I love these ladies soooo much! 🙂
One comment I have is about the Gregory cheating scandal. I wasn’t sure what to believe, but since there was a ‘tiny’ detail (excuse the pun) in the article….I figured that was a sure way for Quad to know the truth. Since Quad pretty much confirmed she believed the woman…that must have been the detail that gave it away 🙁 How sad.
I am adoniat!!! AHHH I’m so excited too!! We can share our love of Dallas and these Atlanta ladies!!! Hahahahaa yes that is sad all the way around, especially that detail lol. I’m curious what else is going to come out of this scandal. I feel like there’s so much more that we don’t know yet!
Hello Popculture Kelly. Great recap. TT knows how to vet good ones. Thank you both.
This is one of my top 3 reality shows. The first episode I watched (have since seen the older ones) was Mariah arriving late to hubby’s surprise birthday party. Hated her. Still do.
I kind of hated myself for not liking Dr. Gregory because I can’t stand his voice. Quad, I love. Greg is a shitty communicator, especially for a shrink. No wonder Quad did not want a baby. Responsible people do not bring babies into a troubled relationship. About Lisa Nicole, I believe Quad was telling her to clean her own house before crapping on Quad. Lisa was out of control and I hope that was fake.
Dr. Jackie looks better than ever. I hope she and Curtis work things out.
Contessa, I like. I am NOT a mother. But I do not see how moms can do it without help. It looks like the hardest job ever. And it doesn’t end.
Heavenly is so damned clueless and calling hubby “Daddy” and daughter “Mommy” is perfect. Daddy has to smooth over her fuckups and Mommy Alora has more sense and couth and maturity than Dr. Heavenly.
Simone and Toya, meh. Bleh. But I was glad that Simone and hubby Cecil are working it out and how everyone supported their marriage during the last reunion. Simone has trouble with anger management. Especially when she drinks. I like the boys.
Toya’s husband ,,, she is so full of shite and TMI about his sex life. Poor guy.
Most important question. Does squeaky Dr. Gregory have a pinky peenie?
Awwe thank you Nanette!!! Bahahah oh Dr. G;s voice is ridiculous. I know he can’t help it but it’s bad. Oh I love Jackie and I hope Curtis goes back to being Curtis of season 1 because I really like him too. Oh I am a mom and do it with no help-it’s the hardest, most rewarding job on the planet and I completely understood her being torn between being a working or stay at home mom. I hope she’s found her balance because she’s one of my faves. Oh poor Eugene!! I like him a lot too. And Cecil. Simone needs to simmer and I hope she learns to. Bahahaha honestly the pinky thing might explain the voice???? =)