By Guest Recapper Nanette
Last week’s Married to Medicine recap is missing, due to technical SNAFUs. But, last week, there were two events important to the entire season that need mentioning.
First, Dr. Heavenly receives an invitation from the Rev. Al Sharpton to join with his National Action Network (NAN) at the March On Washington. Sharpton learned about how she and Dr. Damon have been providing free Covid testing to the underserved areas of Atlanta. He wants to know if they would like to do it at the march. Yes, the Kimes couple and the other M2M docs will be there!
Second, prompted by their husbands, Dr. Jackie and Dr. Simone meet face-to-face to take steps to mend the rift in their 20-year friendship. It appears strides were made. But on WWHL, they seemed to indicate the relationship still is in shambles.
Highlights of tonight’s episode:
The Quote o’ Night is courtesy of Dr. Heavenly while she and Daddy are packing for the D.C. trip: “Can I put my maxi-pads in your bag?” WTF? Damon would rather she not, but it is done. Typical Heavenly.
Production was wearing army boots, leaving heavy footprints all over this episode. We begin with the visit between Kari and Toya, where they act all friendly. But, in her ITM, we learn how pissed Toya was that Kari let herself in the door, sat on her bed and insulted Dr. Eugene. This was a set-up to have Toya let us know that she “secretly” invited Kari and Lisa Nicole to D.C. without clearing it with their hostess.
As Heavenly tries to control “Daddy’s” packing, he declines her help. She “only packs one pair of ‘underwears’ ” when she packs. (Plus the maxipads.) Heavenly vows to keep the ladies in line for this trip. I am skeptical, Damon is too. (300)
Guess Who’s Coming Late To Dinner
The doctors board a private jet. Ut-oh! Heavenly sees a strange bag on the wrong seat, “surprising” her with Kari’s arrival. Except, oops, the pilot needs to see everyone’s IDs to add them to the manifest. Proving Bravo, not Heavenly, is in charge of the trip … Kari complains that it was “extremely rude” of Heavenly to change her seating. I scream at the TV, “No, bitch, YOU are what’s rude.”
The group disembarks and boards the luxury bus, where Heavenly imparts an important message. They are here to test and educate people; Covid has disproportionately hit Blacks. She announces that the Rev. Al Sharpton and heavy-hitter BLM attorney Ben Crump will be coming for dinner. And — foreshadowing — “dinner is at 7, please be on time.”
Room Rumble
We can’t take a trip without the Bravo Requisite Room Rumble. Heavenly is taking the best room. Her “Black History Quiz” for the other rooms falls flat. White woman Kari (Karen) wants some Obama questions to level the playing field. Upon arriving at the badass house, everyone just pushes into whatever room they want. The usual.
Later, we see Dr. Contessa and Dr. Scott lollygagging in their room (setup!). A masked and sharply dressed Sharpton arrives. Why is Simone the one to answer the door and make the first intro? At the backyard table, our doctors are in awe of being in Sharpton’s presence. The feeling is mutual; Sharpton states Black doctors are something that didn’t exist when he joined Dr. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement.
Queue the dramatic music as Contessa and Scott make their late arrival. Seems they looked out the window and couldn’t agree if it were Sharpton at the door. Total BS. Sharpton is gracious. Contessa tells him both are doctors. Usually, it would smack of braggadocio, but given Sharpton’s previous words, it doesn’t. (308)
No Justice, No Peace, No Pussy
After Sharpton’s exit, the doctors revel in the surreal experience. They discuss what the civil rights movement meant to them growing up. We have some poignant moments, until Kari asks “Vagina Queen” Jackie what her biggest surprise was while writing her book. Jackie says that women are not comfortable discussing their sexuality or body parts.
This leads to the “cute reveal” of Toya disclosing that she sent a full-spread close-up photo of her lady parts to Eugene at work. He wasn’t pleased. Anila says Kiran wouldn’t like that. Jackie says most men would not. Toya says she wants to see her vagina, taste it, smell it, know all of it. Eugene is grateful when Ben Crump’s arrival changes the subject.
Ben Crump is seated before a table littered with dinner debris. As a former server, I find it disgraceful. Heavenly hired a platoon of private chefs and servers and no one can clear off a spot before seating the esteemed guest? Crump uses this opportunity to praise the doctors for using their platform to spread the injustices of BLM. He cites a double pandemic — covid and the killing of people of color.
Crump represents the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. He is the attorney for Jacob Blake Jr. The march is taking place August 28, only five days after the shooting of Jacob Blake Jr. So, the weight of the crusade has increased during filming.
The Black doctors share what it was/is like having people reject their medical services. There are some stories of redemption, where the racist attitudes turned around after seeing how the Black doctors took care of their loved ones.
Crump says he’s been reflecting on how Blacks beat slavery, survived the Middle Passage, the Reconstruction, the Jim Crow Era. He believes Black people can overcome ANYTHING. (304)
Snarky End To A Noble Episode
The next day, the docs meet with NAN reps to firm up the testing logistics. They expect more than 50k people to attend the 57th anniversary of the first Martin Luther King Jr. “I had a dream” march. They plan to set up at the entrance to the Capital Mall so they can test the people as they arrive.
Meanwhile, back at the badass house, Cecil and Curtis shoot hoops. The non-doc women get glammed up. Kari tells Toya and Anila how Contessa and Heavenly want to “steal me for their side.” The intelligent side. She says they don’t think the “M-R-S MDs,” as she calls them, are as smart as the MDs. Toya calls that high school. Anila says anyone can be a dentist. Not true, and very high school. And, if Heavenly hears that — them are fightin’ words. She may want to choose Anila out!
Next week: Our doctors attend the March On Washington; Toya confronts Contessa and Heavenly about insinuating the three non-MDs aren’t smart; Toya unsuccessfully tries to rope Damon in on her beef; the trip-crashing Kari and Lisa Nicole are left behind when they are late for dinner.
I don’t ever want to see Al Sharpton or Ben Crump on my site again . They are both disgusting excuses for human beings and just like Phaedra Parks.
I will not say anything except to commend them for best of what they do- and leave it at that.
Thank you for the recap.
Your comment was so sweet and nice! Your comment made me smile, thank you.
Thank you♥️
Told you about old Reverend Al. I prefer the jheri-curled, Mr. T starter set, track-suit wearing, obese Al. You can toss Jesse Jackson into that trifecta of evil. Hey Al, Dr. Charles Waldo Scott would disagree with you about black doctors or black people who are highly educated. He and his wife Mae, herself a chemist, and a well respected science teacher, were friends of my parents. Together, they served on many community action boards and did good work with great results. Unlike you, Al. They are greatly missed.
Great recap. I don’t understand the resurrection of Kari & Lisa Nicole. They were of no interest to me in the past, and they sure don’t interest me now. I know production gives specific “arrival” times to the women when they’re attending some sort of group event, but having Contessa and her husband be late for a dinner that included a special guest was unnecessary. Speaking of guests — why was dinner served after Sharpton left and before Crump arrived? As an Italian who practically force feeds guests to my home, I was mortified.
I was sort of surprised that Heavenly uses maxipads and that she felt a need to announce it. It’s also a product they could have easily purchased from a store in DC when they got there.
I’m over Toya this season, but I do love Eugene. I wish Simone and Jackie would mend their rift, but I think Simone is just to stubborn to admit her role in that rift.
I’m over Toya too. What’s the saying, “wealth whispers, money screams?” Toya is always screaming and it does make her appear uneducated. I like Eugene. I actually like all the men on this franchise.
I could definitely do without Kary and Lisa Cloud. I was glad when they were shown the door before. I too was also yelling at the tv at bitch Kary complaining about “her seat” and wanting a say in the game questions. That bitch crashed, you sit down and STFU.
The scene with Contessa & her husband being late looked ridiculous AF, and so did the messy table with guests coming (even though I always thought those 2 guests were out for themselves more so than the oppressed, the murdered, etc).
Those two guests are self serving but sometimes the loudest of the bunch can bring attention to things that others can’t because they make people pay attention.
I don’t get the addition of Kari and Lisa either…Having said that… it was extremely rude of Heavenly to move her purse 👜..
Thanks. Something odd, among lots of odd stuff … I do not remember either Acari or Lisa Nicole being tight with Toya at all. I really hope we don’t have to see Lisa’s husband. After they got rid of him and Dr. Gregory it was so much better.
If Gregory ever finds himself shirt of patients, he may be able to pick up some coin being the voice of a child molester in a graphic novel film adaptation. I would CRINGE when I thought of him on top of Quad squealing.
Glad to see others feel as I do about Toya. There is nothing attractive about her or the way she behaves. The superior attitude, the show off conduct, the driving around in what looks like a Mercedes golf cart to her tennis lessons (it appears she found something she might be good at, at least for a suburban housewife). Her taste is clothing is awful too. I love Eugene, and it appears he loves her, so……
Production interfered way too much. And totally wanted to turn off the tv when Kari and Lisa Nicole showed up.
They show few manners at the dinner table, being late, messy table etc. Why didn’t they allow the staff to handle things properly?
It seems she fancies herself to be Serena Williams in a sexier outfit.
Oh, I need to add that I never need to her Toya discuss sex or her body again. So totally classless, immature, attention seeking, crass — you name it.
Totally agree with you! Cannot stand Toya at all she’s just bloody awful! So uncouth! I mute her everytime.
Thank you Nanette 😊. I was unable to get through the episode, between Toya, Kari and Lisa Nicole!! Ugh.
A great episode was possible, but just couldn’t happen.
Thanks. There were some extra bizarre moments this week.
The entire “Return of Cari and Lisa Marie” is disgusting. As is Toya’s role in it. I can’t wait to see them left behind in next week’s episode! Bwahahaha!
Anila might not like Dr. Heavenly and she can be difficult but becoming a dentist is not easy especially for women of color who face sexism and racism in dental school. If it is so easy, why didn’t she do it. Please keep doing the recaps because I like this show.
It really pisses me off the way several of the women, not the wonderful men, have the “just” a dentist attitude. It takes several years to become a dentist. After the standard four years, getting into dental school isn’t easy. Then 2-4 more years of schooling. After the education … imagine being on your feet all day … and a dentist has to be somewhat of an artist too. Being Black and a woman added another bunch of obstacles to becoming a dentist.
Thank you Nanette for the recap!
I agree with everyone I cannot stand these recycled friends of Toya and her. Why doesn’t Bravo realise we do not want fake artificial drama?!
I really hope Jackie and Simone’s friendship gets back on track.
Thanks very much.
There is ONE thing Bravo SEEMS to be getting right about this show — we’ve been getting more of the men. I love those guys. Best bunch of guys on any Bravo show. I like the kids too. We’ve seen them grow quite a bit the parents on this show ARE TOGETHER.
Eugene is my favorite and Toya the least fave — now that Mariah is gone!
I love that you’re recapping this show. You do a wonderful job and make some of the uncouth things that happen more tolerable. The men are favorites for me as was the friendship between Dr. Jackie and Dr. Simone. I miss that.
Thanks “Safe.” Wouldn’t you just LOVE if Bravo did a big switcharoo and made the show about the men?
I think the saddest part about Jackie and Simone’s relationship was when Simone didn’t invite Jackie to Michael’s graduation barbecue. Then, when she was planning the basketball game, Michael said he wanted Jackie there because he loves her. That broke my heart. The party was to honor HIM, and his accomplishments and Simone made it about her petty bullshit.
The way Lisa Nicole and Kari are being introduced is pretty weird. Lisa took a cast photo but has no confessionals while Kari has a confessional but no cast photo. Their re-entry into the group feels pretty forced. The trailer looks great but so far the episodes have been relatively slow. I am enjoying it so far but am hoping it turns up the drama in the next 2-3 episodes. Great recap!