I think this is the last 90 Day Fiance The Other way recap of the season! Is it me or did the season just fly by? The new regular 90 Day Fiance is apparently going to be on Friday nights. That is great news for me! I can get things up more timely on a Friday night. It’s 5:30 right now and I just put on a pot of coffee because I am already sleepy AF. Being a morning(ish) person is hard, y’all. I’m just trying to stay awake long enough to get to this recap!
Brittany & Yazan
Basically, this is Brittany’s last episode to try and redeem herself. She and her amazingly normal and respectful friend, Angela, go to meet Yazan at a restaurant. They will also have a translator. I thought he was going to tell her about the death threats. But, basically he just says he wants to marry her quickly and he wants to tell his parents they are getting married and she will remain Christian. However, he says they will probably disown him. So he needs to be sure she is all in. She is decidedly NOT all in and asks for more time to think. In his confessional, Yazan tells us he doesn’t want to tell her about the death threats because it my scare her off. It’s weird that they didn’t order a single thing to eat or drink, right?
Click Here For More 90 Day Fiance The Other Way Recaps!
It’s time for Angela to go back home. She is the sanity that Brittany needs. Later that day, Brittany plans to meet with Yazan and his brother to find out about the family position. The translator is also there for this meeting. Oh! Yazan is not at this meeting! The brother is also hot. Brittany finds out that Yazan’s life is in danger and she breaks down in tears. The brother is very sweet to her. The brother says he will never turn his back on Yazan. That said, Yazan has already lost a lot of things that he really values to be with her. He tells her that he will help cover for them as much as he can and they should just move forward. He is convinced she truly loves Yazan. I’m not.
Ari & Bini
Meanwhile, in Ethiopia, Ari’s mom is leaving. Her father left a few days earlier. Ari misses her mom already. On the way to the airport, her mom tells her that she’s not really down with Avi being raised in Ethiopia. Why can’t Bini move to the US? Has that even been mentioned? I am shocked that Ari is not taking the baby and going home with her. Her mom is also very against the baptism. I just checked the Covid situation in Ethiopia. They have only had 1,647 deaths to date out of a population of just under 110 million people. So they are a lot safer there than in the US. Ari is adamant that she wants to stay in Ethiopia with Bini.
Click Here For More 90 Day Fiance The Other Way Recaps!
It’s time for the baptism and it starts at 6:30 a.m. Ari is grumpy. She is wearing her star of David necklace to the baptism. I have to give her credit for keeping her word to Bini though. Bini is nervous about the ceremony. She has no clue how this whole thing works. It will definately be a new experience. The men and women sit separately. There seems to a lot of religious men there. And there are multiple babies being baptized. The priest gives the baby a name. The baby is baptized naked. Poor Avi squeals like a stuck pig the whole time. Overall it went fine. Then there is a big celebration. Even the sisters admit that Ari was less cunty that day. LOL.
Deavan & Jihoon
In South Korea, these love birds are preparing for their big wedding. Wasn’t the traditional Korean wedding enough? How many times do these two need to get married? And her mom is coming back to terrorize Jihoon. I feel sorry for Jihoon. Mostly because he looks like a 12 year old. Their new apartment is nice. Even Deavan’s mother approves. Jihoon goes to his parents house to get a box to present to his in-laws. But first there is some sort of Korean tradition that has to take place. For reasons unclear, Deavan hides in a closet while her parents do some sort of Korean ceremony with Jihoon. It involves guys with dead squid on their faces and a box full of gifts. Then he has to find Deavan. It was sweet.
Click Here For More 90 Day Fiance The Other Way Recaps!
Deavan tries on her wedding dress for her mom. It’s really beautiful. The tattoos are super distracting though. Deavan is really happy with Jihoon and is very close with his mother since the miscarriage. I really kind of hate that this family didn’t work out. She’s already moved on with another Korean guy. I guess she has a type.
Jenny & Sumit
Every week I get a 30 minute first look at the next season. I always plan to use it to set up for the show in advance. But, I never do until tonight. And oddly, it is not the first 30 minutes of the show. So now things are sort of out of order. The show actually starts with Jenny and Sumit! Jenny is still sobbing to Sumit’s brother and his wife about her love for Sumit. The sister in law is urging Sumit to tell his parents about the ring ceremony. The brother tells us in a confessional his parents are not mentally prepared for the news. Now, Sumit has to tell his parents. OH! Now Sumit wants to postpone the ring ceremony. Wow. Come on Sumit!
Click Here For More 90 Day Fiance The Other Way Recaps!
Once again, these two called off the ring ceremony. They are having Sumit’s parents over to talk to them about their impending marriage. I feel like we have already seen this scene, but I guess it was a preview or something. His mom wants to take Sumit home with them and away from Jenny. This will not go well. This is the first conversation Jenny has had with her future in-laws in eight years. That’s a long time. The first thing his mom says is that they are there to take him home. Sumit says no. He asks for their permission to marry again. And again they say no. His mom says they will get married over their dead bodies. They are really being horrible to Sumit. Mocking Jenny. Saying that her kids are older than he is. Is this really the best he could do? Everything goes to hell. Jenny goes to her room and says she cannot do this to this family. She just needs to go back to America.
Next time…Oh I thought this was it. Also, why was there no Kenny and Armando tonight? Brittany says that Jordan isn’t safe for either one of them at this point. Ari flips out at a huge religious celebration. Kenny and Armando get news about their marriage license. Deavan and Jihoon have their big wedding.
Jesus. On Pillow Talk, Angela and her adult kid think Jordan is part of Israel. Insert “I see dumb people” gif here. I. JUST. CAN’T.
Now she thinks Jordan is in Africa. /heavy sigh
I want Angela off of Pillow Talk so bad. She’s insufferable enough on her seasons, there’s no need to see more of her and her spawn. Gross!
I’ve thought y’all were just being petty until now. It’s one thing not to know basic geography, but it is another not to know what Judaism is and to think that an Arabic speaking country is part of Israel. It just ignores the fuck out of me. I’ve been trying to support my Georgia girl, but she’s a piss poor representation… sigh.
Thanks for acknowledging how STUPID Angela is. When she asked what Judaism was, I almost threw something at the TV. Clearly, her daughter is just as ill-informed. Trumper types through and through. When I first moved to California, I worked in the burbs for the first year, supervising a bunch of word processing people and graphic artists. I believe I was the first Jewish person some of these people had ever met. One of them actually asked me “What do Jews do?” I still don’t know what she meant by that. I left that job as soon as I had the opportunity.
About Ari wearing her Star of David to the baptism, she wears it all the time, on every show. Not especially for the baptism, but it was glowing when she was in the car with Bini. LOL
I’m sad for Jenny. That relationship is over, as far as I can tell. Sumit’s mother was God awful in that conversation, but she won, so I guess it was worth it to her to be so mean and cruel.
I think Kenny and Armando’s story is the weakest of all, so not too surprised they weren’t on this week. I bet they are on in the finale.
I would like to explain about the Jewish thing. I’m a world traveler based in Georgia, and we really don’t know any Jewish people. I am way more versed in Islam since I lived in Libya… but I continue to know very little about the Jewish faith. I’m sorry it’s just not very common here.
That said we do know about Jordan. and um the whole Is Jordan is Israel thing was bizarre.
I do know a lot about Palestine and how Israel is exiling them from their homes and making them live in poverty and basically trying to kill them . That I do know. #FreePalestine
So when the modern State of Israel was formed, many many Palestinians left or were exiled (the history is a bit unclear on this) and moved to Arab lands. Many went to Jordan where they remain in refugee camps more than 70 years later. Why they have not been resettled is an open question. At the same time many many Jews were expelled from Arab lands. Many came to Israel and were integrated into society. Others went to other places (including the US) and resettled. Israel, and most Israelis (there are differences of opinion of course) are in favour of a “two state solution”. Both Jews and Palestinians have ancestral claims to the land of Israel, and, in my view, they each should have their own state. Unfortunately, most mainstream Palestinian groups do not support the existence of any Jewish state in that area. Of course, there are a variety of opinions there too, and some Palestinians favour a two state solution as well. I do not think it is fair to say that Israel is “trying to kill them”. The situation is a lot more nuanced.
You’re right. Israel is actually killing them. Not just trying to. And the US is complicit.
I so agree! That’s why I don’t watch “Pillow Talk”.
What TLC needs to do is finally put some of the participants and pillow talk to bed!
TLC is clearly desperate for content because of COVID19, and Pillow Talk is a low budget way to fill the gap until production can get back to normal.
It is just as bad as Bravo’s Chat Room? I’m not really certain about the name. It’s that awful show with Gizelle (UGH!) Hannah (Who and who cares. Why would they choose her? She’s not a BREAK OUT STAR.) Kate just needs to get her ass back to Below Deck and Porsha aka Talks Over Everyone!
@TT: LOL!!! I needed that laugh!!
Therez never been a discussion of Biniyam going to the US. Perhaps the fact that there’s an immigration ban that may include Ethiopia in place right now is the reason? Who knows, but Itol expected Ari to go home with her parents, though without a passport, she may not be able to take the baby.
Brittany needs to stop playing around and make a decision. However, I was happy about her more conservative attire and removing the ton of make up to meet with Yazan’s yummy brother. Maybe there’s some hope for her.
Has no one mentioned that Brittany “buried her face in her hands to cry” was only so that no one would see and call her out that she wasn’t actually crying l?? That’s such a rookie move!! She is such a bad actress!! Pretending to care about this man that she’s going to accidentally have killed because she keeps playing games. And excuse me but isn’t she still legally married?? (I thought she went to Court only to find out that the divorce paperwork hasn’t been filed.)
Also? There’s an ad covering this as I type so if there are typos, please excuse me for them. I can’t get the damn ad to move/close so I can see what I’m typing. Hashtag Sad Face
Sorry the hads have been weird lately. Try scrolling down more until you can see the whole comment box.
TT, what happened with the neighbors? Meanwhile, I know people love Jenny and Sumit and I get it, but stop trying to get the parents to like her. She lived in their damn attic pretending to be the mom’s friend all the while schtupping her son. Sumit needs to shit or get off the pot. Onto Angela on Pillow Talk. Girl? What is Judiasm? No. I can’t with these two. Is Jordan part of Israel? Again, she lives in a small world I guess. Should we send her an atlas? What about Brittany? No way she loves this guy for real. It’s lust. On both sides. Did they have sex? Deaven and Jihoon, they broke up. Fast forwarded through Tim and Myleza, her face stays the same when crying, laughing, mad, etc. The botox in Columbia must be really strong. Ari tried, gotta give the girl credit. I like seeing the different customs. Wrapped in bread was a new one for me.
Thank you GG! I was telling hubby last night as we were watching that Jenni, after being catfished by Sumit, decided she liked him and came to stay at his parents house under false pretenses while sleeping w him under their roof!!! Oh and he was 23/24 and she was in her 50’s!! Of course her mother will never accept this! Not even going to mention how outraged everyone would be if the sexes were reversed…. but I just did… 🤷🏻♀️
I didn’t know he was only 23 or 24 when she came to visit. I never did that math. OMG.
Ikr?!!! I do think they are in love but the whole thing is extremely messy and the fact she doesn’t really acknowledge that, to me, is disturbing. If she has, please let me know!
In one of the first episodes this season they said that Bini had tried to get a visa to get into the US when he was married to his first wife and he got rejected. I think they said he got rejected twice. That’s why that relationship ultimately fell apart – she wanted to live in the US and he could not get into the country. They never told us why he was rejected.
It continually amazes me that none of the American partners use google to look up culture, customs and religions. Before I move to a different state, I would look into everything about where I’m going. It’s so disrespectful to their significant others. Why would you want to be ignorant? I would at least attempt to learn the language!! And onto Angela … what irritates me is that she thinks her ignorance is funny or charming in some way. It’s not. I liked her in the beginning but for someone who has to be in control of everything, she doesn’t make any effort to understand anything outside herself. She probably believes in voter fraud as well 🤬 Very selfish. Ari had a child with an Ethiopian man … as a mother, she should want to know what her son’s culture is. I was compassionate about her anxiety but she’s done nothing to help herself. Brittany, Ari, Jenny and even Kenny (not learning the language so he can communicate with his step-daughter) make life so much harder for the person they supposedly love. Very frustrating!
Why doesn’t Kenny’s daughter speak English? Kenny and his sister speak perfect English. You think they would be excited to teach her too.
Yes the child should be the one to learn over the “new dad” It’s totally her fault. Because the brother and sister always speak English. EVERYONE SHOULD JUST KNOW ENGLISH!
Lol. I knew that would be your reaction. I’m not saying Kenny shouldn’t learn Spanish too. He absolutely should! I’m just surprised that Armando hasn’t taught his daughter English. He obviously did a flawless job teaching himself.
I think Kenny and Armando should not involve this adorable, little girl, in their problems.
With Jenny and Sumit, looking at how the last 7 years played out it looks as if Jenny has been the one pushing this relationship. She got catfished by him on a telemarketing call and still wanted to meet him. She has visited him multiple times, he has never flown to the US to see her. Each time she visits him, he has no job, no money. He went through with an arranged marriage without telling her. He only told her about the marriage because he couldn’t hide the fact that he couldn’t stay with Jenny without his wife and parents wondering where he was when she came to India a couple years ago. She cashed in her 401K and took early Social Security, permanently losing almost a third of what her benefit would have been had she waited. He contributes nothing to their bills. If she left India, I don’t think Sumit would follow her to the US. It seems he does care for her, but how much of that is out of guilt and obligation for how long this has gone on and all the lies?
So great to hear Brittany open the show: “Previously on 90 Day Fiance thuh Other Way….”
I’m still trying to get “just act ri – iiiiiite, act ri – iiiiiiiiiite” off my eardrums.
The translator (Brittany/Yazan) was definitely a case of making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. Everything he paraphrased sounded more decent and elevated than the original. Sort of the opposite of Deavan/Jihoon’s app.
As other people have said, Britanny’s callous ignorance is staggering. Too busy Instathotting to take a minute to Google some basic facts about the culture she’s inserting herself into.