By Guest Recapper Nanette
This double Married To Medicine recap is very late. (It will be short because of injuries.) Even this late, it’s important to wrap up the penultimate and finale episodes leading into the THREE-part reunion. Because the M2M dramatic magic happens at the reunions. We will see later tonight whether it will be good magic — like teaming up to help save Simone and Cecil’s marriage. Or the shady kind — like Mariah coming after Dr. Damon with (never produced) receipts.
Fantasy Island, Reality Check
Miraculously, following the verbal ruckus in the RV between Heavenly and Lisa Nicole, the ladies arrive at the gorgeous Jekyll Island Club Resort without any missing body parts. In what may be a Bravo first, there are no fights over rooms. Jackie helps Heavenly unpack. The dentist packs enough candy — and her ever-present maxi pads — to fill an entire suitcase. Jackie explains to Heavenly how her “joking” has deeply hurt Toya and urges her to apologize. The next morning on the beach, Kari and Lisa discuss putting a giant dead horseshoe crab under Heavenly’s pillow. They think it’s a stingray. Fourth-grade science fail — the “smart team” may want to rethink its invitation to the “intelligent one” Kari.
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At the pool, apart from others, Heavenly and Toya hash out some deep hurt feelings and appear to come to a positive resolution. Both ladies apologize and vow to be supportive of each other. (Spoiler alert: Not so supportive in the reunion previews!) Contessa confides her fears about Dr. Scott’s life-coach secret to Jackie and Quad. They discuss the possibilities of him cheating. Both women have dealt with unfaithful spouses and offer support. Contessa says even the kids think Scott has a girlfriend. Ultimately, Jackie and Simone, having both been on the brink of divorce, conspire to have Curtis and Cecil bring Scott to the island to “work things out.”
Fun And Games, Until Someone Cheats
The women get dolled up and meet for dinner. Everyone is getting along famously! So Kari decides it’s time to earn her Bravo paycheck, aka “play a game.” Oh, no … All of the women will anonymously write down a rumor they have heard about another. Fun and games until the one about Anila not knowing how to budget comes up. Then, comes the one about $400 missing from Anila’s room. She believes either Kari or Lisa took it. WTF? She says they got ready in her room — but we see that other people were in and out.
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And … wait for it … here it comes … Anila accuses Lisa of not paying her for her Instagram stories at $400 a shot. Lisa says they never discussed money — we saw that they did. But Anila didn’t send an invoice, and legit businesses pay off an invoice. Suddenly, Anila sees what it feels like to not get paid for services rendered. But the parallels with Toya’s glam squad sail right over her head. Anila joins Heavenly, Quad and Simone in the “burned in business by Lisa Nicole” 12-Step Program.
Rumble In The Jungle
Heavenly and Quad join Anila at the resort bar. Anila is a generous hostess, ordering multiple bottles of the “most expesiveist” sparkling wine, at $120 a bottle. And she charges it to Lisa’s room! She is determined to get her $600! After drinking two bottles and getting three bottles to go, the tab, with tip, is $595.20! Anila may not know how to budget, but she knows how to add!
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While Quad worships at the porcelain throne, Contessa, Heavenly, Toya, Kari, and Lisa Nicole go out on a shrimp boat. Ironically, the guide shows the ladies a live stingray AND a live horseshoe crab. Kari is wearing a sequined Union Jack bikini that Heavenly mistakes for a Confederate flag. Meanwhile, Jackie, Simone and Anila tour the island from a golf cart. Jackie explains that perhaps it’s time for Anila to release her friendship with Toya. She and Simone elaborate on the rift in their friendship, now on the mend. They say they never got to fight it out, which calls for a Golden Girl Smackdown on the resort lawn. Their friendship looks to be back on track, despite recent statements to the contrary from cast members on WWHL.
Guess Who’s Not Coming For Dinner
As night falls, the men arrive. Curtis, Cecil and Scott find their wives resting up before dinner. Jackie and Simone clue their hubbies in on the plan to “lend support to the marriage,” aka sandbag Scott. Scott thinks he’s there for quality time with his wife. Everyone piles in to golf carts and meets up at a table on the lawn. Not one to dawdle, Heavenly starts in on Scott before the salads arrive. As Scott tries to get his bearings, Contessa admits she shared the life-coach concern with the ladies. Quad jumps in with more questions for Scott. Scott says he has Contessa’s back and she knows that. He knows her heart. This is naught but a bump in the road. The couple leaves. The “brilliant” plan has backfired.
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Neither Cecil nor Curtis thinks this plan was fair. The ladies explain about the mysterious life coach. The guys know that’s off because recently, Scott told them he didn’t have one yet. Both men say that neither “side” has all of the facts. Quad and Heavenly leave to check on Contessa. They invade the Metcalfe room. For some reason, Scott decides to talk with them. He says his life coach is a man named Kevin Johnson. He just said it was a woman because he was irked with Contessa for nagging him. Heavenly says everything is a “mixed up ball of hurricane mess.”
6th Photo: Kari Toya Knock
Thin Walls And Naked Truth
The next morning, pajama-clad Kari visits Toya. Kari says at 8 a.m., she was awakened by a screaming Contessa, demanding to know about photos of naked women on Scott’s phone that she says he requested. So, naturally, the two decide to go check on Contessa. This time, Scott bails. Contessa slams the door, refusing to let production in the room. (No “Bravo, Bravo fucking Bravo” for her!) Scott joins Curtis and Cecil at the bar for a morning cocktail as they commiserate together. Meanwhile, mental giants Kari and Toya wander the halls in PJs, then realize they’ve locked themselves out of their rooms.
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As Jackie asks Curtis if he thinks it went well and Simone asks the same of Cecil, both guys say no. Lisa Nicole is settling her final bill at the front desk when she learns of the $600 bar tab. She only drinks soda. Oops. Toya immediately figures out what happened. Lisa threatens Anila with legal action. Anila thinks it’s funny. Curtis and Cecil think it’s hilarious. Cecil says it’s the best payback move of any season. Kari and Heavenly each kick in $300. But we know that production PAYS FOR IT ALL. It’s going to be a long ride back to Atlanta. Nine hours on the road in a caravan of family vans. (219)
WTF Is Going On Now?
Heavenly: Still pretending Zach is on his way to becoming a real estate titan. The family is enjoying the lakeside “investment” home.
Simone: Still hoping Miles will “launch” and leave her with Cecil in the empty nest. It won’t be soon.
Jackie: With the house remodel complete, she is focusing on her podcast adventures.
Toya: Still trying to convince Eugene that playing pool is not good practice for playing tennis.
Anila: Still reveling in the 14k square foot monstrosity that went almost twice over budget at $3 million. Time to score some paying IG posts.
Contessa: Posting images of the family vacationing in Mexico as if all is ducky doodles in Marriageland.
Quad: Still living up the single life. Looking for the right real man to share her right real “assets.”
Next: Part One of the three-part reunion will be followed by Contessa and Quad on WWHL.
I loved Anila’s payback – it was wonderful to watch lol
Excellent recap!👍
Thanks. Sorry it was so late!
Loved the recap. Can’t wait for you to breakdown the reunion!
Thanks for reading. The first part reunion ending looked REALLY GOOD. I REALLY look forward to next week!
Thank you for the recap. I am not sure about Contessa’s marriage. There are too many holes. Is he still mad she went to school out of state (which was very selfish) when she could have gone in town. Is it for the cameras, what!!!! I hope they bring Quad back full time, they need her. Heavenly was a little better this season. Toya was quiet this season, afraid the ladies would go after her and the waste of money she spent on that house. I am all for having a beautiful home but Toya and Anila’s homes are to impress others. When the show has gone away and sunk into oblivion we will hear reports of Toya and Anila’s finances. I wasn’t aware Heavenly had 40 acres, her home is nice plus she can AFFORD it. I was going to move to Conyers at one point. One thing I learned about living in Atlanta is some of the people there are crabs in a bucket, they do not want to to see anyone excel over them, they will try and pull you down.
Crabs in a bucket! I love that one! Reminds me of another one I really like — crawdadding out. Because crawdads go backward when they face an obstacle (or decide to change their mind at the last minute!)
Great I will have to use tis one as well.
Nanette- I love your recaps! That’s all I got since I don’t watch the show anymore (but your recaps make me want to check it out again)….
Oh, almost forgot- not surprised about the Contessa/Scott thing. I feel like she’s been pulling back from him for years (since the beginning of the show). I think her choice to go to school out of town was a way to escape for a while. I get the sense that maybe she didn’t marry someone she loved “all the way” from the beginning. Contessa acts like I used to act when I’d get engaged to a guy that I wasn’t that into. Luckily I bolted before a marriage ever took place. She just never seemed “connected” to Scott. No judgement- I just think she maybe made a mistake marrying him and has been looking for an out for a long time. The sad thing is she chose to have those precious babies (who always end up as the collateral damage).
Thanks for reading the recaps!
The Metcalfes SEEMED so in love their first season. I need to go back and watch again with fresh eyes. This show has gotten good again. It kind of lagged for a while. I 💙 the men on this show so much — as individuals and as a group.
You know, maybe you’re right about that! Good idea, I’m gonna go back and watch them early on. She’s just seemed so disconnected and always complaining about him for a long time now, so maybe I’ve forgotten…
Thank you for the recap, Nanette!
You so right – that first season Tess and Scott seemed to have it all together and were really in love. I think it was the reality show kiss of death – Scott started getting recognized and couldn’t control himself with all of these new DMs he was getting.
What did Chris Rock say? “A man is only as faithful as their options”? OKKKKAAAYYYY?
Not enough Dr. Damon this season!! I love him! I honestly don’t know how he puts up with Heavenly. True example of opposites attract, I guess? He is way too sweet for her nastiness. Cecil is forever cracking me up – he is so chill lol….and casket sharp, honey!
I was really bummed that Dr. Daddy Damon didn’t make it to tge reunion. He was taking care of one of their hospitalized sons.
This reunion and recap were SO GOOD!!!
Thanks! Coming from the third shift makes it even more special to my 💙!
I hope your son is staying safe! (Along with all of you, but he is the one I think of whenever some cop does something stupid!)
Thanks, Bew! And I love and adore you for that! Praying all is well with your family unit! <3 Here's to you always staying your wonderful self! <3
Does anyone think it was production that suggested that Scott and the husbands come down? I saw no benefit in it for Contessa and/Scott.
I think that the husbands MAY have come up with the idea. It looked like Scott was surprised by the “filing” announcement. Because Contessa is sneaky? Or because he doesn’t listen? It looks like it might be a combo of both.
The previews for Part 2 look really good! Except no Dr. Damon.
I may be in the minority here but Contessa is suspect. I don’t like this game she’s playing. It reeks of self producing and giving herself a false storyline to stay on the air a la NeNe and Greg’s divorce. Something about that whole situation seems manufactured and Quad is stupid for playing along (among other reasons).
Something in the buttermilk ain’t clean! And it is going to take more than a dress full of hidden crystals to cleanse it!
Those crocodile tears are getting old.
Is it a set up? We need to remember that this is a women who decided on her own — with no discussion with Scott and joint talk with the kids — to go to a faraway school for how long? Or, were both situations “Boringwinded”?
Like the old folks used to say, “Contessa can’t urinate on me and tell me it’s raining”. I don’t know if it’s the Bravo editing, but honestly to me Contessa is manipulative as hell. I used to love Miss Quad back in season 1, but now she’s just a fool for playing into Contessa’s game.
Great to have you back Nanette. I hope you are feeling better.
All season I thought Contessa was coming up with a storyline to stay on the show but all that crying and confusion is starting to make me think something is happening. I am just very confused after watching gar reunion part one.
I laughed at Anila running up Lisa Nicoles bill. I thought the same thing, LN is arguing about a bill she is not even paying.
Toya is selling her house because she can not afford it. It baffles me her and Eugene are so financially incompetent. My guess is they paid for the house using Toya’s Married to Medicine check. Eugene’s salary alone can not keep up the bills. Either they can not afford the house right now or this is future planning for if Toya is not on the show / if the show ends. This is a sellers market but still after everything they went through I would not sell it makes no sense.
I don’t know much about the house, but I do live in the ATL and house prices are at an all time high. I’d probably be selling now if it fit with my retirement timeline. I can only hope the market stays strong for a few years. Whatever they put into it they can make a profit on. The only problem is their next house will be purchased during high season. So it’s a catch 22.
I agree with you 100%. Oh Tamara I’ve been reading everything you post for years. I am in the same position as you as far as hoping my house will be worth as much in a few years. I’m 62 so medical would be too expensive at this point. I do keep you and banjo and all your friends and regular commenters in my thoughts. Always sending my best to each of you
Thanks so much, Jayne. Please chat with us more, especially in the open forums where we all show things we are going through. I’m off to bed. Much later than I should be.
It’s for SURE a sellers market right now, TT, in many places. And what you described is exactly the conundrum about selling and buying right now.
I believe The Ghetto is going to have a renaissance right as you are ready to move on. 🤞And you will be in tge right place at the right time to sell.
Thank you Mike. I was SO SURE I could get the reunion typed in one sitting. But no… I am just about ready to go in and finish it up. Swelling down. If anyone could hear me cursing out the friend who is VERY UNGRATEFUL for our help moving, they would be shocked! (Not, I’ve cursed like a sailer since childhood.) Her yelling at Cindy (the fiancée) was the final straw. Only *I* am allowed to yell at the Fiancée. (And Tamara on a very rare — DESERVED— occasion!)
Excellent recap as always Nanette!!!! I will sorely miss your M2M recaps once this show is finished for the season it’s my highlight.
Do ER doctors really make that much money to afford McMansions and Toya’s designer gear? Their finances fascinate me.
And yes Quad needs to be back!
I watched a video on Heavenly’s YouTube. She said ER docs make $250/hour and Eugene is probably making more than that since he’s a director. This doesn’t mean that they didn’t buy too much house. I doubt that they had the 20% down payment after paying that tax bill. That was probably why they got one of the mortgages. Heavenly said that they have 3 mortgages. I really like him and Toya. I wish that they would get a good financial planner to help them.
Thanks. I love Dr. Eugene. I am shocking the crap out of myself yelling at tge TV to lay off of Toya this season!
Thanks for the recap Nanette!
This episode really proves why Scott and Contessa need couples counseling. She really needs to talk to him but he won’t listen or commit to getting help. Life coaches work fine for personal growth but as a couple, if they’re not working together then they are going nowhere. I can see her pain but he avoids it at all cost and brushes it aside.
I wish he would at least take the advice of the other men!
Thanks. I had a GENIUS therapist who had a Couples COMMUNICATION series. Without tge stigma of “counseling” or “therapy,” people were far more open to hearing what was being said by their partners (and our therapist). I got special permission to attend as a single (just in case I ever were in another relationship). Boy! I learned SO MUCH. Not just about communicating in a couples’ relationship, ALL KINDS of relationships. I have a fantasy where Doug McLinn (my then-therapist) has a special Bravo edition of his Couples Communication series!
I need to finish part 1 of the reunion. Now!
Just getting fired up over how Cocodile-teared Contessa completely disrespected Toya’s 45 millionth ATTEMPT to apologize for her lashing out most of the season, The ONLY ONE who heard her was Simone! (Simone is a better life coach than any that Bravo has highlighted so far!)
I love Simone. She is as real as they come. Probably the only one out of all of them I could have a glass of wine with and have a good time! Very genuine lady to me….
Simone and Cecil! They both learned so much from whatever guidance they received. So when I said, “ I wish he would at least take the advice of the other men!” it should have just read, “ I wish he would at least take Cecil’s advice.”
I love Jekyll Island. It’s so pretty. I don’t watch this show but I may have to watch this episode. I like watching when shows film inn places I love like whenever Austen from Southern Charm is in Kiawah. Another favorite place of mine.
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