Well boys and girls, it;s finally time for the first RHOA recap of the season. It looks like we are going to start right away with Dennis and his cheating ways. Sincerely Ward shows up at OLG of all places to deny sleeping with Dennis. I hope they strip search her for a black widow tattoo. What? I’m just saying, Porsha would do it if she could.
Sidenote: While setting up for this RHOA recap I watched the movie Second Act on Showtime. It’s a comedy but I still cried at the end. It stars Jenifer Lopez, Leah Remini And Milo with the long last name (Jack from This is Us). Best movie I’ve seen in a long time.
Meet Brooklyn Daly, World’s Happiest Baby!
I kind of hate production in the first ten seconds of this episode. We start with adorable baby Brooklyn. This is what everyone is tuning in for. And yet they totally shafted Kenya on her paycheck. But, they paid the moose for not even showing up. And my sources say they did it on purpose to cause conflict. So I’m already angry. And Kenya is not lying about Brooklyn being the perfect baby. She is ALWAYS laughing. She’s the happiest baby in the world. Kenya right away admits that she and Marc have not been living together. So there’s that.
Porsha Has Left Dennis (For Now)
Across town we see Porsha with her beautiful new baby.She’s little Miss Cranky McCrankypants. In every picture she looks like she wants to cut a bitch. I’m just saying. Look at the Instagrams! Also Porsha tells us right away that her relationship is in trouble. HOLY HELL! Tasha K’s vlog is on RHOA. This is going to be good!
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Porsha apparently found evidence of the cheatation on his phone. I love Porsha with the short bob! Her mom and sister still don’t know what is going on. Dennis is sending a ton of roses though. Porsha can barely get out of bed.
Kandi’s Surrogate Is Pregnant!
Kandi’s surrogate is named Shandina and we actually get to see her on the phone. Has she learned nothing from the Jeff Lewis situation? I mean… Kandi is having a girl. Ace is excited to meet his big sister. I had heard that Kandi was implanting her last two eggs. Sadly, only one of the embryos survived. As Kandi says, you just have to be thankful for the one that made it. When filming started she was at 14 weeks. Kandi is having a hard time with the whole surrogacy thing.
Eva Is Also Knocked Up Again
I mean is all of this really necessary? How many babies do you need? Do you now how global warming works? That said, if I had to pick one person to be the sole populater of the earth, it would be Eva Marcille. I know all babies are beautiful. But Eva Marcille’s kids are the most beautiful babies on the (dying) planet. And she is drop dead gorgeous as a mom, pregnant or otherwise.
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Eva meets for lunch with her husband to talk about her subbing in for Porsha and how that time keeps getting extended over the cheating allegations. Eva also got a very lucrative gig doing Dallas radio. My sources say she will be leaving to live in Dallas. Eva has denied this repeatedly. She and Michael are looking to buy their “forever home” in Atlanta. We shall see. I know Michael wants to keep his practice in Atlanta. I also know that Eva’s five year radio contract is much more lucrative than her RHOA contract that is season to season. And production isn’t all that married to Eva. Eva’s talking head dress was a mistake.
Cynthia Is THIRSTY For That Ring
Cynthia and Mike Hill are doing well. But she hates that he doesn’t live in Atlanta. She is telling him about rings and dresses and how she wants the wedding to be. It’s coming. I promise. Now just calm down Cynthia!
Kenya brings Brooklyn to Cynthia’s new wine bar. Cynthia is letting her sister run it. They head off to do a commercial for a cookie bar. Kenya gets cookies for Brooklyn’s party. Kenya is having a party for Brooklyn where all the women have to come as life sized dolls. Because, Kenya. They talk about how neither of them are friends with Nene.
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Cynthia brings up all the things that Tasha K said about Dennis… infidelity, drug use, animal porn… she just lays it out there. Cynthia! Who have you become? Then Cynthia goes back to talking about getting engaged and Kenya checks him
Sincerely Ward Magically Appears At the OLG
Cynthia, Eva and Kandi meet up at the OLG. Last I heard it was still a million mile long wait to get in that place. Now they have fried green tomatoes. I love them but it looks like they over did therm. Like when a yankee chef tries to over plate. It’s a simple dish when done right. In my family we use a corn meal batter. But I also like the deep fried flour batter. My mother would be rolling in her grave at that. She hated that I liked Morrison’s cornbread that had sugar and eggs. And that I sometimes eat canned biscuits even though I can easily make them from scratch.
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Anyway, sorry. This fat chick always gets hungry watching these people get served food they are not eating. I’m hoping I can get up off my ass and drive to the rib shack near my house tomorrow. It’s been way too long. Eva ordered half the menu. I dunno why there is feta cheese on fried green tomatoes though. Neither does the waitress because she made sure to ask if it is okay. IT IS NOT OKAY.
Lemon Drops Aren’t Very Sincere
Right after the food comes, Sincerely Ward, aka Dennis Mckinley’s mistress sends Kandi a lemon drop. Because she is friends with Kandi. So close she doesn’t even know what the average viewer knows. Kandi doesn’t drink. She is also in Kandi’s restaurant where everyone knows Kandi does not drink.
Sigh. Anyway, Sincerely claims that she has never met Dennis. Oh at this point I need Tasha K come back on the air and SHOW HER RECEIPTS AGAIN. Because I not believe this girl. I saw the texts. Dennis must be paying her to do this. Kandi knows better.
Kenya’s Barbie Bash
I am so enjoying this Nene Leakes free episode. We don’t have to see her at all until episode three, thank the baby Jesus. I don’t even care that she got paid for not working. I am just glad she is gone.
Baby Brooklyn already has pierced ears with diamond earrings. Because of course she does. Cynthia arrives as Thisty Bride Barbie and I love her for it. Everyone and their babies are there. Brooklyn drives in in her own car. Kandi is rock star Barbie and brings rock star Ace. Eva didn’t want to bring her kids around Kenya. I wouldn’t take my kids to this event either if I had kids. Eva left a gift and spun out early.
Kenya And Porsha Have a Heart To Heart
Kenya cries telling Porsha how she has made mistakes in the past. Porsha says she is protective of their new budding friendship. These two are really bonding over their babies. Who would have ever seen that coming? Kenya is insulted that Eva would not bring her kids to her event. Again, I am totally on Eva’s side in this situation. I’d never have my kid on TV, social media or anything. But the last place I would put my kid is a reality show on the misogyny channel. Then again I would not put myself in that spot if I had kids.
Somehow, Kenya is the one who is telling Porsha about Sincerely showing up at OLG and denying she was the mistress. Porsha immediately thinks that Kandi put her up to this. I do too. But right now I have a question. Is the real reason why Porsha didn’t go straight back to Dish Nation because she bought new horse teeth? WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH HER TEETH? THEY ARE HUGE!
Kenya runs off to get Kandi and Cynthia. Kandi and Cynthia are both pissed that Kenya told Porsha. Allegedly. Clearly, production told them to tell Kenya so she would tell Porsha. Now they are going to try to make Kenya look messy. Kenya can look messy all on her own.
Kandi is pissed this happened at OLG because now it looks like it is on her. Sincerely said she had never even met Dennis. Oh, that is a dayum lie. Porsha tells production that it wasn’t Sincerely she caught Dennis texting it was someone else. Well then, that makes TWO that we know of sweetheart.
On the next RHOA recap: Cynthia and Kandi try to clean up the mess in the aftermath of the Barbie Bash; Kenya unleashes her unfiltered thoughts on Cynthia; while struggling to make sense of her relationship, Porsha drops a bomb that no one is expecting.
Whoa. Sounds like RHOA is getting super messy very quickly! I’m on my way home from a work event out of town, and I can’t wait to watch tomorrow morning.
Thanks for recapping the premiere so I can at least know how Kenya handled her big reentry onto the show. I’m also amazed how she’s quickly aligning herself with Porsha, but then again she knows she has to give producers what they want if she wants to stay on the show.
This was a good first episode. I like seeing Kenya again. I thought there was one other character on this show…their name escapes me. I guess it’s not important since the show was fine without them.
I watched this episode on my tablet and I thought my YouTube app had spontaneously turned on when Tasha K popped up! Good for her with the video product placement. Next week everyone will be using pangaea and olive leaf extract on the show. 😏
Outside of the cute babies, I didn’t really think this was that interesting of a premiere. Probably because most of the storylines have played out in current time, so I’ve moved beyond it. I don’t care about the cheating scandal at all.
I agree. I don’t think I can take a full season of all things baby. Yawn. Although Ace is really freakin cute, he got Kandis big round eyes!
So nice that it was Nene free.
Best premiere in years! Best part? No Nene! Kenya instantly makes this show sooo much better!
The women are absolutely stunning on this show! All of them are just drop dead gorgeous. Our favorite OG love to hate Nene will be back soon to stir it all up I guess but in the meantime I’m enjoying having ms twirl a lot Kenya back.. I just can’t with how insanely cute her baby is!!! Omg little Brooklyn is a such a doll! She deserves a lot of happiness and to be back on this show. Also TT I think this is my favorite recap you’ve ever written, maybe because there’s some food talk included?! Dang it, now I want fried green tomatoes! 😉
I didn’t watch this episode yet because I can’t bear to see Nene. Now I will watch it On Demand. I hate everything about Nene, and resent that she is paid so much for her crude shady ass behavior.
Glad to hear that Kenya isn’t involved in fighting yet.
A really good episode. Nene free was the cherry on top. Brooklyn and Pilar are too cute. I am liking the bonding between Kenya and Porsha. Having a bay gives one a different perspective on the difference between life and bullshit. Having Kenya back was the best decision production made.
This show has turned into babies, pregnancies, and women desperately trying to find someone, anyone to marry them. Ugh, no thanks. To think I used to love this show…
I don’t understand why they want to badly to be married at their age. Why commingle assets or worse marry someone with debt at this point. Marriage seems like the end goal when you are in your twenties. Then you spend a few decades watching people divorce. Why hasn’t this cured them of the desire to get married? Dennis is already cheating on Porsha and she still wants to marry him…
They appear to use it as some measure of success, not realizing that it really shows the world just how insecure they are. Look how much Kenya talked trash about everyone else’s men, but the second she got a “husband” (questionable) she was all my man, my huzzband, that’s Mrs. Daly to you, etc. How sad and embarrassing for her.
Again, if it was someone in their twenties or thirties who just got married, it would be fine. When you’re pushing 50 it’s ridiculous.
Totally agree with you. I can see if you want more kids (you don’t have to be marry to have kids) but being 50+ why bother.
Agreed on the age thing, but still they act like being married is some kind of accomplishment. It’s weird. I’m married and very comfortable but my 2 best friends are single and they are NOT looking for marriage. They own houses and have careers and they date but you ain’t moving in LOL
I agree, I’ve wondered and even commented here on TT in the past. I wonder why do successful women of a certain age feel the need to get married, again and again or at all? I think it has to do with our “certain age”. We were raised by “the greatest generation”. Rebelious and naughty we children of said generation may be, those implied values instilled from birth run deep…there’s also an implied belief by too many women that marriage ensures fidelity. Again, because of how we were raised…not by reality!!!
I completely understand wanting to raise a family in a committed, loving relationship, it really is the best gift for children. I also understand that that doesn’t always happen. The “fairytale” life our parents had (or have in my case, I truly do, parents in their 80’s, going strong and still very united) isn’t what I’ve had or have in my marriages. My parents were almost at loss trying to help me at times in the past because they really didn’t know how to help aside from just keeping me safe and sound. Over time they’ve been better because they saw more divorce and were privy to more info then say a couple who broke up next door in the 70’s, no one talked, everyone scratched their heads, or the neighbor to the back started dating, wearing bikinis to do yard work and then no one invited her to the barbecues, ever again! (Rumors…um, it was the 60’s and 70’s..) so sorry, way off on a tangent…
I think a lot of people think Dorinda on RHONY never marrying or moving in with her boyfriend was weird but she probably thinks this way. I am older, we’re not having kids so why should I want to share my space with someone else?
Exactly. I’d love to have a boyfriend who came over to fix things that break and do all the man stuff on on say Tuesdays. Then perhaps a drunken day or two on the weekend with THE SEX. But other than that. Stay at your place and do what you do. 🙂
ITA. I’ve applied the same logic to LeeAnne’s wedding on the Dallas show. Seems like an incredible waste of money. And it’s her dude’s 4th trip down the aisle. And they’re clearly not having any babies. Stupid McNupid.
I feel a bit differently about LeeAnne. She has never been married and always wanted to be. Let her have her big fat Dallas wedding. ONE TIME.
So a rumor starts about Dennis and Sincerely, which ends up with Sincerely randomly happening to show up at OLG during filming. How convenient.
Something sinceriously fishy is going on here.
Haven’t watched ATL in years but was tempted to watch this because of the most adorable baby, Brooklyn. I stayed strong and didn’t watch and am thankful that TT posts pictures here on the recaps. She is so cute and always looks so happy!
Overall, I’m sooo over this shitshow. The public fighting and PR grabs have become tiresome. I do like Kandi, never got to watch Eva but she is beautiful. But I really don’t GAF anymore if they all twirled off into the sunset and canceled the show. I still cannot wrap my brain around how high the ratings are for this one and how much they pay the Moose. (Sorry for not typing it’s name but I just can’t lol)
Glad y’all are getting a few episodes without her. I’m betting $5 that when she does finally show up she’ll be in a white men’s t-shirt… someone let me know if I win that bet! lol
Having said that, I’ll take Kenya’s type of crazy over The Moose’s type of crazy any day.
Also, FWIW, all the ads on the ATL threads lately are for really BAD WIGS! Like every single ad. Lmao
I’m also sincerely concerned about the names of some of these peripheral people. I’m just saying.
Sincerely,
IJC
Meet my daughter Golfball She Shed Smith…
The real reason NeNe didn’t show up for the Kenya/Brooklyn living doll party … she couldn’t find a Chucky costume big enough for a moose.
I enjoyed the first episode. See RHAtl can have a good episode where no one is screaming their head off or security is hauling someone out, or hitting eachother. The Barbie party was ridiculous, but it was actually nice to see them dressed up. The babies are super cute, and I almost felt sorry for Porscha except she pushed this along, dont tell me she got pregnant accidentally. and she never listened to what EVERYONE is saying.
Best episode in a while! My favorite 3 things:
1. A happy episode! Kenya brings a lightness to this show it needs!
2. Kenya killed it in her talking head outfit. Hair, Makeup & dress! Many other housewives need to take note!
3. TashaK being on the show! OMG! Loved it!
Motherhood agrees with Kenya. She is looking more beautiful than ever.
Yes. She looks amazing.
All I did was look at Brooklyn and Pilar. I was just there for the cute babies. Too soon for me to start in on these chicks.
I liked the episode. Compared to the other franchises, no one was screeching which was nice.
I really enjoyed watching the babies, Brooklyn and Pilar and also Ace. They’re all so cute!! Brooklyn really is such a happy baby and Pilar’s facial expressions were adorable. She looks mad which makes her look so cute. Even Porsha said something like she makes that face all the time.
I don’t get why Eva wouldn’t bring her children to the party. That was strange, like Kenya said. I also think Porsha shouldn’t of told this to Kenya. Just stirring the pot.
I’m sure Sincerely was there because production placed her there. If I were Kandi I would be mad as well.
After seeing these babies, I wish they all could of worked it out with the dads. But, what is most important to me is that they have their babies. They don’t need these men, but it would of been nice if they could of all been a family.
I think Porsha jumped too fast with her relationship and I think Kenya was really in love with Marc and wanted a happy ending.
Oh, and Nene! She had everyone under the sun (her followers, I guess) tweeting how upset that Nene wasn’t in the episode. Really? Who are these people? And even Wendy Williams had to chime in this morning saying that she and Nene were texting back and forth about her not being on the first episode, while it was airing. I don’t believe that. Ridiculous.
First I’ve watched in years. However, when The Moose returns I’ll not be watching-years again if necessary. Starting to think Kenya would be great in a sitcom. And she smiles all the time-just like Brooklyn. Or Brooklyn smiles all the time like momma. Good beginning but, sadly, it won’t end well. Violence, lots of name-calling and a continuatiion of the divorces and nasty gossip. Bravo needs a new bag.
You have one more Nene free episode. and the third one probably won’t have her with the others either. They kept her away from the cast while trying to figure out how to integrate her ass. Production gave her all the money while trying to deal with the fact that NO ONE other than Marlo and Yovanna would film with her. And Yovanna got dumped once Marlo became the BONE COLLECTOR IN CHIEF.
Did you just call NeNe a moose?
I’m coming here to ask, it’s a safe space and I feel safe…. in the previews Kenya says cheers to “black love”.. I’m a white girl from the UK, I’ve never been exposed to racism, or I may have never noticed and I admit that. I’m asking because I want to learn, please don’t relegate me to the WLS, but why is it okay to prefix ‘cheers to love’ with “black”? I’ve always presumed that love is love is, be that gay or straight, white or black… what am I missing because I would never dream of cheers to “white love”.
Please help me understand and don’t drag me for it.
I am disappointed Nene is back. Her negativity is draining.
Tonight’s episode should still be Nene Free.