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Jul24

July 23, 2017 – A Whole Lotta Shahs & a Little Bit of Thrones

Posted on July 24, 2017 by theresakp

What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

Shahs of Sunset

Asa brings lunch for two out to the pool, and floats around on a golden swan. GG arrives bearing hummus. She ironically says that Asa looks skinnier, and tries to get on the float with her, but ends up dumping her into the pool. GG realizes Asa is pregnant, and freaks out, hugging her. They laugh about GG saying she looked skinnier. Asa says the first trimester is tiring, and GG says of course – your body has another body in it. She asks how everyone else took it, and if MJ is jealous. Asa says she doesn’t think so, but she’s in such a great place, that she’s not even sure what’s going on with everyone else. In her interview, Asa tells us that Reza and Adam’s one-year anniversary is coming up, and it’s sad when they’re missing a person. GG asks if she doesn’t think that Reza was in the wrong too. Asa tells GG that she has to own her stuff, and not palm a percentage off on someone else. She says to move past something, you can’t partially blame others. Good point.

Mike cleans up after the party, and MJ visits with coffee and buttery chocolate croissants. We flash back to the party, which Mike declares dope. Mike is surprised she’d bring the croissants after the throw-down they had over them three seasons ago. He asks if she had a good time at the party, and tells her that when she started crying he felt badly, thinking it was because she wants a baby too. She says that it was about her dad, not Asa’s pregnancy. Mike says he’s open-minded, but wonders why Asa doesn’t want to get married first. MJ thinks they’re not sure if they even want to live together, and Mike wants to be enlightened. In her interview, MJ says Asa and Jermaine have been together seven years, but everything is a secret. Mike says they’ve been a couple forever, and questions why they’re not getting married and then having a child.

Asa comes by Reza’s condo. He’s writing out a card to Adam for their anniversary. MJ shows up next. Reza says they’re late already, and they join everyone at the party bus. MJ toasts to Adam and Reza’s first year. She calls Tommy, but gets voicemail. MJ asks if GG is coming, but Reza says she lies and hits people. He hopes she’s on a good path, but wants to keep the circle small tonight. They guess whether Asa is having a boy or girl, and Adam asks them to guess when they’re having kids. In his interview, Reza says that since Asa’s announcement, Adam’s uterus has been on fire. Ha-Ha! Reza cracks me up.

The bus gets to the Wildlife Way Station where they’re having dinner after checking out the animals. We flash back to the Thailand trip, when Adam and Reza were supposed to get married the first time, with Reza backing out, and Adam staying home. In his interview, Reza says that he wants to give Adam what he couldn’t give him then. Mike says Adam twitches whenever Thailand is mentioned. Two turtles are mating, and MJ encourages them. Reza tells us that Mike has a special connection to monkeys, and it’s very telling.

It’s time to eat, and a beautiful tent has been set up in the forest, decorated with tiny lights and an aquarium. Reza asks Annalise what her plan is, since she and Shervin aren’t on the same continent. In his interview, Reza says Shervin is a whore, and he thinks Shervin is fooling around no matter where Annalise is. He says the burden is on her, and wonders why Shervin is fronting. Asa asks who’s going to have a baby next. Reza says Adam brings it up every five seconds; he wants their children to grow up with Asa’s, but they’ll do their thing when it’s time. Reza thanks everyone for coming. He compares his and Adam’s relationship to a stew that gets better after it’s been around a while. He doesn’t think that anything will make Adam forget Thailand, but it’s been a great year. In his interview, he wants to know where the trophy is for being faithful a whole year.

MJ suggests that they ask questions of each other. Reza wonders who’s getting married next, and MJ asks Asa if Jermaine has proposed. Asa says no, but they’ll get married when they get married, and they practically live together now. MJ asks how her parents are taking it, and if she knows why she doesn’t want to get married. In her interview, Asa says that the questions are judgmental, and it’s her life. Mike wonders if Jermaine being of a different race is a problem with the family, and there’s a quick discussion about how progress has been made in that area. In his interview, Mike says that it’s perfect time to talk, but she’s making them feel stupid for asking. Asa says that she and Jermaine know the future they want, and they’re working toward it. MJ thinks they’re too old for that kind of vague nonsense, and in her interview, she wonders if Jermaine didn’t propose and Asa wanted him to.

Adam meets GG for coffee. She tells him that he’s always been there for her, and she misses him. She’s asked him for a face to face a couple of times, and thanks him for coming. He says he doesn’t remember ever receiving an apology from her, but she shows him a text she’d sent him the morning after she attacked him. He admits that he might have blocked her. She tells him that it was a wake-up call. She loves him, and being the most innocent in the situation, he got the worst of it. He says he told people that he was mauled by a dog when they asked what happened. She says she’d never want to hurt him, and it was a lie about the video. She tells him that time heals, people grow and learn from their mistakes. He says he never hated her, even though she upset him greatly. He accepts her apology, but can’t see her behind Reza’s back. She understands that, and thanks him again. He jokingly tells her not to run after him this time.

Reza asks Adam what happened. Adam says that GG apologized, and he felt it was sincere. Reza asks what she apologized for, and Adam gives him a list, including the things she did to Reza. Adam says he thinks she wants to be a better person, and he’d like to give her a second chance. Reza says if he made up stories or hit someone every time he had a problem, he wouldn’t get anywhere in life. He doesn’t mind if Adam has a relationship with GG, but he’s not ready to have her back in his life. Adam says he’d like for them all to move on. He doesn’t want any negativity in any aspect of their relationship.

Reza arrives at MJ’s, and she hands him a drink. Shervin has invited them to a beach house, and he knows GG has been invited. In his interview, he says Adam thinks it’s cool, but he’s not sure, so he’s speaking softly and carrying a big stick. MJ gets a call about her father being released from the hospital to rehab, and asking if she’ll be involved with physical therapy. In her interview, she says they look forward to, and expect a full recovery. She tells Reza that they should stop by before they go to the beach house. While she gets ready, he cleans up her place. Yep, it’s a mess. In his interview, he sees her moving backward and being stuck, and wants her to get it together.

Reza and MJ visit MJ’s dad, Shams. He’s not as together as he was before, and she’s concerned. He does not look well at all, and in his interview, Reza says seeing him in this frail state is something he can’t even express. Reza tries to keep from crying. MJ says every day is another curveball. She walks around with a lump in her throat and wanting to throw up, but would rather this than what her father is going through. She tells Shams to smile, and he moves his mouth a little bit. She tells him she loves him, and gives him a bunch of kisses.

The guests start arriving at the Malibu party house. No surprise, the property is stunning. GG says she no longer drinks hard liquor. Shervin suggests that he and Mike jump into the pool from the roof. They don’t do that, but Shervin jumps from a balcony, giving everyone a mini heart attack.

In the car. Reza says that was hard, and MJ says that Shams does not look okay. She claims that yesterday, he looked like Roger Moore, but Reza thinks she’s in denial. She sees Shams in a healthier state than he is, and isn’t connecting to what’s real. She talks about taking Shams to Vegas when he’s better. Reza says if anyone says anything stupid or insignificant, he’s going to take their head off.

Reza tells Shervin about the visit with Shams. In his interview, he says it puts things in perspective, like his relationship with GG. It’s been a year since GG has seen Reza, and after she arrives, she realizes everyone is watching and waiting for her reaction. Reza tells Mike and Asa that Shams was a wreck, and MJ acted like nothing was wrong. Reza says that she thinks he’ll be there to walk her down the aisle and hold the baby; Mike thinks she’s completely delusional.

The party is in full swing. Mike tells us that it’s perfect – a dope house, catered food, so much alcohol you could drown in it, and some extras, like belly dancers. You name it, and it can go down at a Persian party. GG tells Adam to be nice to her man; he’s shy. She and Shalom have been living in the same building for years, but one day she said hey, and they’ve been together ever since. MJ wants massive quantities of tequila. GG has also brought a friend to buffer things. Right now, it’s nerve-wracking. She wants to make her presence noticeable, but doesn’t know what to do exactly.

Reza tells Asa about how they have so much amazing in their lives [sic], and wonders what he’s holding on to. He calls GG and MJ over to the couch. He tells us that he had a crazy emotional thing at the hospital, and his heart is open. He tells GG that he needs to bury this. He says the hospital hit home. They were talking about what’s really important, and some sh*t needs to be done. If anything needs to be said, now’s the time. GG says she’s been waiting for this, and has something for everyone. In her interview, she says that she wants to get back to how she and Reza used to be – talking sh*t about other people and not each other. She brings out some little handmade dolls for good fortune that she bought in Belize, and has each of them pick one. She meant to give them out at the time, but… She says that she and Reza put each other through hell, and apologizes for anything she did to hurt him, his people, or husband. Reza says he accepts, apologizes to GG, and says let’s move forward. In her interview, GG is thrilled, and says they’re all best friends again. She and Reza hug it out, and everyone wants the best for each other. They stack their hands on one another’s like before you do a cheer. Unicorns and rainbows dance across the screen. Well, just about.

Next time, Reza throws a Peace-in-the-Middle-East Halloween party, MJ wants to get pregnant, GG walks the runway, and Reza suggests a trip to Israel.

👑 And they’re just warming up. On Game of Thrones, Ser Jorah wasn’t looking too good, but Sam went behind the Maester’s back to try a cure for Jorah’s spreading greyscale. The Tarlys have to make a choice between siding with the crown or house Tyrell, who Jaime pointed out have brought the Dothraki to their shores. Oleanna told Dany that it’s better to be feared than respected, but Dany said that’s not her way. Tyrion laid out a battle plan, but Oleanna encouraged Dany to be a dragon, saying Tyrion might be clever, but she’s outlived clever men by ignoring them. Greyworm and Missansdei got busy. It’s about time. Sam got word to Jon about Dragonstone being on a mountain of dragonglass, and also told him that Dany is bucking for the Iron Throne and coming with three dragons. Jon decided to meet with them because they need the dragonglass. Sansa thinks it’s a trap, but still looked mighty pleased when Jon put her in charge while he’s gone. He begs to differ, and thinks Tyrion is a good guy. Seriously, Sansa should know that.

🐺 Arya was reunited with Nymeria, but it the scene ended sadly. In the forest, Arya was surrounded by a pack of wolves, with Nymeria as their leader. Arya wanted her direwolf to come north with her, but Nymeria wanted to stay with her new pack, and she simply led them away. The ladies from Dorne were kind of a snooze, but things livened up when Ellaria started flirting with Yara, who I constantly want to call Tasha Yar (Star Trek: The Next Generation). It was all fun and games, until bombs dropped on the party. That jerk Euron showed up, destroying the Greyjoy fleet. Although the fighting was fierce, Euron came out the winner, and captured Yara. Theon totally rallied when a knife was held to his sister’s throat – not. In what could have been a glorious moment for him, Theon jumped overboard, leaving Yara to fend for herself. Most. Disappointing. Moment. Ever.

❄ And since someone had to, Lady Lyanna told Jon that winter is here.

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Jul17

July 16, 2017 – The Shahs Bring Back the Drama, the Throne Game Begins & a Cake

Posted on July 17, 2017 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

Shahs of Sunset

Reza can’t believe it’s been six years and he looks this good. I can’t believe it’s been six years period. We see a short preview of the coming season, including a trip to Israel where the gang is detained at the airport. I can think of a million different reasons why this might happen, and none of them have to do with any travel ban. Jessica also makes an appearance, but in what capacity, we don’t know.

MJ and Tommy are moving into a new condo. She unpacks a picture of her mom looking depressed, and Tommy says she’s probably criticizing the photographer. There are some renovations that need to be done, and MJ says she must have inherited mental problems from Vida, since she should have had it done before they moved in. I think she does have mental problems, but not for that reason – Vida also lives in the complex right upstairs. Seriously? Why? (I find out later that MJ owns four condos there, but still, why?)

Mike tells us that life changes. He’s been single for a year, and found himself “a dope pad in The Hills.” He says he’s made some major mistakes, and we flash back to some of them. He and Jessica are cordial now, and he just wants her to be happy. He had Reza decorate because “chicks love that sh*t.” His mother calls, and he tells her about his upcoming housewarming party. We also see his two dogs – a French bulldog and a Pitbull – who are both adorable. He wants his nosy Persian friends to see that everything is okay.

Asa meets Reza at a restaurant where he’s sitting in the incredible outdoor area. You could live there. She shows him some new gold pieces she’s gotten, and says that’s not all that’s new, revealing a large baby bump. Reza congratulates her. In her interview, she sings to the baby, and it moves. She tells Reza that Jermaine’s family is thrilled. She’s 21-weeks, and Reza can’t believe she waited so long to say something. In his interview, he explains that she’s always wearing caftans and eats a lot, so it’s a good way to keep a baby secret. He tells her that she just jacked up his life, because Adam wants kids and they’ve only been married a year. Asa hopes MJ will be happy for her, and we flash back to the reunion, where MJ was not happy with her. Asa says that historically, MJ is an envious person, and she doesn’t want the BS.

Vida visits MJ and Tommy. She immediately starts criticizing everything, her major focus being that they don’t have a coffee table out yet, and there are a million boxes everywhere. Tommy blows his stack, asking if she hears herself, since MJ’s father – her husband – is in the hospital, and they’ve been a little busy. In her interview, MJ tells us that he had a mild stroke, but is expected to recover completely. Vida rants and raves, and says all kinds of nasty things about Tommy. MJ reminds her that this is the father of her future grandchildren, but tells Tommy not to shout at Vida. Vida continues to fume about not setting foot in their condo again. Tommy apologizes, and in her interview, MJ says they both want a family, and she thinks, given time, he and Vida can get along. Good luck with that. I doubt Vida gets along with herself. MJ says it might not be easy, but it’s what they’re doing.

GG goes to a meditation class on forgiveness. She wants to find happiness, and says when you tell her something is hot, she’ll want to touch it. We flash back to some of her altercations. She says causing physical pain to Adam was a wake-up call, and she decided to check into a rehab. Holy! It should have been a wake-up call. We see the scratches she left on his neck. She’s lucky he didn’t press charges. She learned meditation, chanting, and tai chi, and is on a healthier path, not drinking and smoking as much. We’ll see how that goes. Everyone in the class starts wailing, reminding me of a stupid bioenergetics class I was once forced to take when I went to acting school. The instructor insisted that we all didn’t get enough love in our childhoods, and was determined that we should curl up in the fetal position, and “let the sound out.” And we did. Just to get her off of our backs. GG says it sounds like a horror film. She wants to forgive herself, let go, and learn self-love. She says it will take a while to transition to a happier person, so she hopes no one steps on her toes in the meantime.

Asa brings her mother to a sonogram appointment. The doctor says that the next time, she’s giving Asa a whooping cough vaccine, but wants to give her a flu shot now. Asa wants to wait for Jermaine to be there if she gets any injections. (♫ Got to be there! ♫ Sorry, had to.) She’s not keen on all of the vaccinations, and concerned about toxins. I’m double-minded about this issue. I understand why they’re given, but also see the viewpoint of mothers who are against it. Asa also wants the baby to be a vegan; she’s going to be more disciplined than her mother was. We hear the baby’s heartbeat, and Asa is thrilled. In her interview, she says that she considered buying an ultrasound machine, so she could listen all the time.

Adam and Reza play tennis. Reza is surprised to find out that Adam and his mother were local champs when he was growing up, since he didn’t think that there were tennis courts in Oklahoma. Sigh. Having grown up in Ohio, I get the same sort of nonsense, and my high school was more sophisticated than anyone else’s I know, even the ones who grew up in NYC. So there. Reza doesn’t really have the time for mid-day tennis, but he wants to compromise, since Adam is the best husband ever. Adam twists his ankle, and has to be helped to a bench. Reza continues the match with the instructor. Adam suggests they practice, teach their kids, and they’ll have tennis babies. He says Asa being pregnant makes him want a baby sooner – like now. Reza wants to buy a house and get settled first. He tells us that the tennis match wasn’t as much fun as he thought it was going to be.

Shervin and Mo are having a brobecue. It’s a barbecue with just bros, if you didn’t figure that out already. Shervin is still dating Annalise. In his interview, he says that he wasn’t looking for a relationship when he met her, but so far, so good. Mike and Reza arrive. Mike tells them about his housewarming party, and Reza says that Mike is a straight Persian man, so he can’t possibly plan it himself. He has a friend in the business, and offers her help. Mike tells Reza that he’s going to invite GG, but Reza says he can’t be around her. In his interview, he reminds us that she spread lies about him being in a sex tape while he was seeing Adam. He doesn’t even want to be in the same room. Mike says he won’t invite her, but insists that she’s changed. Reza looks for a flying pig. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

MJ picks Reza up, and tells him to bring a to-go libation. She says she’ll tell him where they’re going when they get there. They discuss her new place. He mentions Vida living right there, and says if he was MJ, he’d weigh 5,000 pounds, have no hair, and a nervous twitch. MJ brings Reza to a place where they bleach… um… Uranus, and Reza doesn’t want to. I don’t blame him one bit, but MJ says that they’re doing this. He asks if she’s talked to GG. MJ says she’s gotten texts, but isn’t too receptive. Reza wants to wish GG well from afar, and MJ feels the same way. She says she’s not giving GG a prize for being less than an a-hole. Speaking of which, here comes the… technician? Omg, do we really need to see this? I hope they pay this woman a lot. Reza says she’s aggressive, and starts hollering. MJ is dying laughing, and admittedly, so am I. Reza says his a-hole is perky now. MJ is next. MJ asks how often do you get to do something like this? For me, that would be never. Never is good for me.

Mike wants a great vibe for his party, for everything to be on point, and for his guests to see him happy and excited again. Reza’s party planner friend, Destiny, and her team show up to help – or as Mike puts it, give his party the gay stamp of approval. Destiny tells the girls to be flirty, but on their sh*t.

Adam is afraid that MJ is going to resent Asa’s baby bump, but Reza thinks she’ll be happy, even though after tonight, things won’t be the same. MJ goes to Reza and Adam’s place so they can arrive together to Mike’s party. Reza says that it will bring Asa and MJ closer, but also might light a fire under MJ.

The catering girls are wearing sparkly bikinis and thigh-high boots, with lampshades on their heads. Like the lampshade in A Christmas Story. Mike doesn’t want to get blamed for objectifying women. He says, not his idea, and introduces Destiny right away. MJ wants to have sex on Mike’s couch. Geez, it’s nice (mustard suede?), but it’s not that fabulous. Reza is wearing an ombre button-down shirt that I’d love to steal. MJ moves on to the bed. Shervin arrives with Annalise, and pronounces the place “dope.”

MJ says that she and Asa haven’t spoken since last year, and she has zero interest in someone who is so private about her life. We flash back to the reunion, where MJ accused Asa of not being open on the show. MJ says it’s BS, but she’s going to rise above it and be cool. She’s Fonzi. Or she could be The Countess. Asa asks if GG is coming, but Mike says no. He says that he respects Reza, but to her credit, GG looks a lot healthier. We see a clip of them at a restaurant, where Mike tells GG that he hopes she’s not doing drugs, and she tells him that she hopes he’s keeping it in his pants. Mike starts to say something about MJ holding a grudge, but before it gets heated, Asa interrupts with her good news.

Kisses all around. MJ asks if Asa wants a hug, and she does. In her interview, MJ says she never thought Asa would be the one to get pregnant first. Asa tells some story about a waterfall and knowing when she was pregnant, but I space out. MJ asks if she and Jermaine are getting married or moving in together. Asa says when the baby comes, they’ll be together, but she’s vague. MJ gets emotional, and wishes her every happiness. Asa says MJ is next. MJ says they’re working on it, but her father isn’t well, so she’s been focused on that. Asa wants some water, and I wonder if Mike has Diamond Water on hand.

MJ goes back inside. Asa says she thinks MJ is happy for the baby, but sad about her father. MJ gets a drink, and Mike asks her if she’s upset. She says no, she’s happy, but she’s always crying lately. Mike loves her for putting her life on pause for her dad, but reminds her to live for herself too. He loves her like a sister, and says when she wants to have a baby, she will. In his interview, he really thinks that she shouldn’t waste any more time if she does want a baby.

Asa talks about two psychics saying she would have two sons and then marry. MJ says FML, and continues to drink. Asa tells Adam to feel the baby, and MJ nearly knocks the bottles off the bar. Reza says this isn’t good, and says MJ needs to go home.

Reza and MJ sit outside, waiting for MJ’s car. Reza wasn’t anticipating this kind of emotion. MJ says she wants to have a baby too, but she’s not ready. Reza says Adam wants to plan their kids already, and MJ says that she wants Reza to feel a little pressure too. The car arrives, and MJ gets in.

Mike thanks Destiny and congratulates Asa. He toasts to new beginnings. And to the lampshades.

In his interview, Reza says that they’re all approaching a fork in the road. Their decisions will determine whether they’re on the right path or headed for destruction, downward spirals, and God knows what. More than ever, they need to hold each other accountable, and every one of them needs to step up. He gets in the car with Adam, and tells him enough with the kids.

Next time: MJ goes to the zoo, GG and Reza meet, MJ downs a lot of tequila, and Asa gets questioned about marriage.

♛ It was heaven to see a new episode of Game of Thrones, especially since I’ve seen them all at least three times now. This one was mostly a set-up for the season. The beginning was a bit confusing, as suddenly, Walder Frey was alive again – toasting his family at some thank you dinner he was having. I was like, was Arya’s murder of him a dream? Is this some kind of prequel? Duh. Arya can do that mask thing now. She gave everyone poisoned wine, killing all of Walder’s family, with the exception of his child bride, left to tell the story. The North remembers. Meera got Bran to Castle Black, where they were met by Bron. Try saying that three times real fast. Bran let them know that The Night’s King is coming for all of them, and he is, as evidenced by our getting to see him and his army of White Walkers. Sam did grunt work for the maester, and snuck into a restricted area to see some secret documents. Stannis told him about an underground mountain of dragonglass being under Dragonstone, and he was able to verify it by what he read. Now he has to let Jon know, but please don’t tell me that he’s going to trust a raven with this information. I’m glad they’re exploring a different side of The Hound, who has now hooked up with Beric, and perhaps will be following the Lord of Light. The Hound is like the Luke Spencer of the show. He began as a thoughtless cretin, but was probably liked by the audience (a credit to the actor), so his character was taken in a different direction. I will never stop hoping for a Arya and The Hound spin-off. Dany arrived home to Dragonstone, along with her crew. Just when we thought it would never happen, we got thrown a bone, seeing the dragons fly to their homeland. In the desolate castle, Dany perused a battle map, and asked Tyrion if they should begin. There was plenty of other stuff – they managed to squeeze in every character – but it was all just laying the foundation for the battle to come, and giving the fans what they really want to see – zombies and dragons.

A Guy Walks into a Bakery…

https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/game-of-thrones-cake-tyrion-lannister

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Jul15

July 14, 2017 – An All-Around Sad Day in PC, Premiere News, Quote Quartet & One for Bastille Day

Posted on July 15, 2017 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Valentin meets Alexis in the park, bearing a picnic basket. He says he doesn’t get an invite to meet her often, and she tells him that they have something important to discuss.

Serena arrives at Scotty’s place. They hug and say how much they missed each other. Scotty asks Lucy if she orchestrated this. She says that she and Gail thought he deserved a good surprise. Serena says she’s glad they’re together, even though it’s because of her grandfather’s death.

Amy tells Nathan that she’ll be outside on the terrace talking him through the interview, and gives him a listening device. She says she’ll be forever grateful, and so will her brother. She asks him to take off his wedding ring, but he says it goes back on the moment the interview is done. Amy says when it’s over, he’ll never have to be Man Landers again.

Laura tells Spencer that one day Valentin will be brought to justice. He says forgive him for wanting to move it along. She says violence isn’t the answer, but he tells her that he’s not thinking about violence anymore.

Sonny tells Kiki that he has full legal custody of Avery.

Ava looks in the mirror, and appears like she did before the accident. Dante walks in, and says she’s under arrest for being an accessory to Morgan’s murder. The mirror drops and shatters. It was just a dream. Dante enters her room for real.

The blogger introduces the podcast, saying that it’s Adam’s Apple, the blog for real men. Adam asks Nathan questions, and on the balcony, Amy gives Nathan the answers. The balcony must be under a cone of silence, because she’s not even trying to be quiet. When Adam asks about Nathan’s own relationships, Nathan says he doesn’t answer questions about his personal life, but Adam wants to know what his credentials are for giving advice.

Scotty asks what happened, but Serena doesn’t know. They were going fishing, and Lee was wearing his lucky hat. She shows them pictures, and says he was fascinated with selfies. Scotty says he always had the magic touch, and Lucy adds, with pretty much everything. They look at pictures of the sunset. Serena says they were all sitting together, watching, and he said it was the most beautiful sunset he’d ever seen. It got darker. He was smiling, and squeezed her hand. Then he said that he felt strange. They noticed he was looking pale. and suddenly, he was gone. The three of them weep together.

Sonny explains to Kiki that he and Ava came to a private agreement. Kiki says she’d assumed one of them was blackmailing the other. He says after Morgan died, he wanted the old custody order off the books. Kiki says she gets it. He’s Avery’s father, but her mom has lost so much. Sonny says that he told Ava everything, and she seemed to accept it. Kiki says that she’s given up.

Ava tells Dante that she has nothing to say. Dante says she’ll feel better if she confesses. She says he hasn’t got a case, and is afraid to tell Sonny, because Sonny will take the law into his own hands. She tells him that she already asked him to put her out of her misery, and he declined. He wants her to stay alive and suffer.

Spencer tells Laura that he let his emotions get the best of him, but came to his senses. There’s no time for childish tantrums. She asks if he’s planning a move against his uncle.

Valentin tells Alexis that the charges were dropped, and his record is actually cleaner than hers. Ha-ha! He’s right. She tells him that he’s being sued. Alexis wants compensation for the death of Nicholas. Valentin says it wasn’t proven, but she says that doesn’t matter in a civil suit, and brings up OJ Simpson. He says they had forensic evidence in that case. She tells him that she’s representing Spencer.

Spencer tells Laura that a lawsuit was the solution. Laura says it will take a long time. She gets a call, and tells Spencer that she’s gotten bad news about an old friend. Spencer tells her that he’s sorry. Laura says that she has to hand him over to Chandler, who has explicit instructions for no detours. She tells Spencer no funny stuff; he wouldn’t want to get Chandler fired. He tells her that he’ll concentrate on learning his lines.

Serena gives Scotty something from Lee – a box of fishing lures. Scotty says that when Lee would disappear into the garage to make them, he knew they were going fishing. He tells them about a big fish pulling him into the lake when he was a kid, and how Lee jumped in to rescue him, but when Lee needed him, he wasn’t there.

Sonny says that he’s sorry for what Kiki is going through; she’s not responsible for what happened. She and Morgan loved each other, but no one can predict how things will end. She made Morgan happy, and Sonny doesn’t blame her for her mother’s actions. Kiki says she feels badly for her mom, but knows Avery is better off with him and Carly. Sonny says she can see Avery any time she wants. Kiki decides to go see her now.

Dante tells Sonny that he has bad news. Wow. Bad news all over the place today. He says that the evidence against Ava is all circumstantial. Sonny asks about the lithium. Dante checked with dealers, but there’s no market for it, since it’s not a drug that gets you high. Sonny thinks they might be protecting someone.

Serena says that Lee wasn’t scared of death, only growing weak and feeble, and his loved ones not knowing how much he loved them. Scotty says that when his marriage to Laura fell apart, Lee wanted him to come there and work for him. He told Scotty that he needed to move on, but Scotty refused. It took him a long time to move on. Right on cue, Laura is at the door.

Adam tells Nathan that if readers are going to take advice, they should know why he’s qualified to give it. Nathan says that he listens well, and a close female friend helps; she should really be the one giving advice. Adam reads him questions. The first one is about a couple who work far away from one another, and sounds like it’s about Nathan and Maxie’s situation.

Valentin tells Alexis that she’s the one who validated the will. She should explain things to Spencer, rather than exploiting him for financial gain. He asks if she’s really going to parade a fatherless boy in front of a jury. She doesn’t have to traumatize him with a lawsuit he can’t win.

Spencer visits Ava. He says he’s been where she is. He suffered in agony, and hated lying in a hospital bed, thinking his appearance had changed. She guesses his burns weren’t as severe as hers. He says he was just as scared, and wanted her to know his heart is with her, as was his father’s. She says that she and Nicholas weren’t close enough to talk about what was in their hearts, but he reminds her of his father.

Sonny suggests checking with pharmacists, but Dante says he did, and there was nothing missing in that timeframe. Sonny says that Ava confessed, but Dante tells him that it was only to him and Carly. He’s already tried to get the DA to file charges, but there isn’t enough evidence. They’re dropping the case.

Laura tells Scotty that she’s sorry. She says Serena is gorgeous, and it’s been a long time. Laura thanks Lucy for texting her. Lucy wanted to honor Lee’s wishes; he had a soft spot for her. Laura says she’s lucky. Scotty says he was too, but never told Lee he loved him. Laura says that Lee knew, and Scotty wonders how she can say that.

Nathan fumbles a little, and Amy tells him that it’s not about Maxie. Nathan asks the reader to think about why they fell in love in the first place, and that his partner’s ideas and knowing her place in the world are special. Give it time, and while she’s away, find ways to keep the spark alive. Respecting each other’s work, and going the distance for each other is what’s important.

Alexis tells Valentin that there was an eyewitness. Valentin says, who? Ava? She saw the gun go off, and Nicholas fall out of the window, but can’t even verify he’s dead. Alexis says she signed an affidavit, and will be a compelling witness – so will Spencer. If the verdict is big enough, Valentin might even have to sell the estate that he inherited to pay for it.

Spencer says that Ava was the last person to see his father, and being with her makes Spencer feel closer to him. He says he’s filing a civil suit, but needs her help. She can tell his father’s story, because his father can’t. Ava says one thing she can swear to is that his father was kind, brave, and was killed defending her; he died a hero.

Sonny can’t believe it. Dante says he hates it as much as Sonny does, but the worst they can do is go to court without evidence. If Ava gets acquitted, they won’t be able to bring it back to court again because of double jeopardy. In the meantime, Ava has to live with herself. Sonny says that’s not enough. Dante says he wants justice as much as Sonny does, but they have to let it go.

Amy excitedly answers the next question, but Nathan answers differently. Amy watches as he’s able to handle the interview fine without her answers. She smiles at him through the window.

Scotty asks how Laura can say that Lee knew he loved him. She says he didn’t have to say it; he showed Lee. He did the things they all hope that their kids will do with them, like confiding in him. Serena says knowing that Scotty is there for her means a lot. Laura says that’s how it was with Lee. Scotty says he hadn’t called in weeks, but Laura says that doesn’t mean he wasn’t thinking of Lee. He says he knows Lee is always with him. Laura says she’s leaving, but Scotty should listen to his daughter.

Ava tells Spencer that she and Nicholas were good together, evenly matched. There was a spark, and if they’d had a chance to pursue it, her life might have gone differently. She’s happy that he’s taking action, and his father would be proud. Spencer thanks Ava for giving his father joy in his last days, and making him feel better. He hopes she finds peace, and she hopes the same for him. He hugs her and tears run down her face.

Valentin wants to avoid the drama of a public spectacle, but if Alexis forces him to trial, he’ll bury her, and tear Nicholas apart. Spencer will hear the illusion torn away, and how his father used him. He says that she just got her license back. Is she sure she wants to start practicing law again by exploiting a small child? She thinks the jury will see it her way, but Valentin says that she doesn’t know anything. She says knows that Spencer will win. He wants justice for his father, but suing Valentin is better than nothing.

Sonny tells Dante that Ava is free to live her life, and Morgan is dead. Dante says it’s not much of a life, but Sonny says it’s more than she deserves, unless he stops her. Dante wonders what he means by that, and Sonny tells him that he promised Carly he’d change. Dante asks how, but Sonny says the less he knows, the better. He’s getting out of certain aspects of the business.

Kiki brings Ava a special surprise, guaranteed to lift her spirits. It’s Avery. She brings Avery over to the bed, but Avery turns away.

Nathan tells Amy that it wasn’t all that bad, especially now that it’s over. She says that he never has to be Man Landers again. She wanders off, and Adam comes out of the elevator. He tells Nathan that the podcast was so well received, that Man Landers will be a regular on the series, and congratulates him.

Scotty toasts to the most ethical, supportive father that anyone could have. He, Lucy, and Serena hug.

Dante asks if Sonny means it. Sonny says that he thought he did; Carly wants it, and he does too. Dante tells him not to let Ava pull him off the path.

Kiki takes Avery back out of the room, and Ava says she scared Avery. Kiki says that Avery didn’t understand. Ava appreciates what Kiki is trying to do, but says that she knows Avery is terrified. Kiki tells Ava that she just has to get used to it, but Ava says she doesn’t want to see Avery again. She tells Kiki that she’s tired, and would like to be alone. Kiki wants to stay, but Ava tells her to go be with her sister, and Kiki reluctantly leaves.

Clutching a handful of popsicles, Spencer finds Laura in the park. Alexis joins them, and he gives one to her and one to Laura. He asks if Alexis delivered the devastating blow. She says she did, but Valentin is a cool customer. They toast to their victory with the popsicles.

On the phone, Valentin says he wants the lawsuit gone before he ends up dealing with Spencer himself.

This episode was in memory of Peter Hansen (Lee Baldwin).

On Monday, Spencer tells Charlotte that Valentin killed his father, Laura says she’ll protect what’s hers, and Jason wants to know why Sam lied to him.

🌟 Haven’t caught up with The f Word yet. but waiting with bated breath for the new seasons of Game of Thrones and Shahs of Sunset to start on Sunday night. Bravo is running a Shahs marathon as we speak, and HBO will be showing GoT‘s season 6 prior to the premiere of season seven. My head might explode.

Quotes of the Week

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. – Oscar Wilde

Character – the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life – is the source from which self-respect springs. – Joan Didion

You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero in your own life. – Bradley Whitford

…[By] engaging in this negativity you are allowing it to spread. I ask you to take a pledge with me to continue the change toward positivity, and to recognize that this behavior is wrong. – Lady Gaga, referring to social media

And One for Bastille Day

Not being heard is no reason for silence. – Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, 1862

PETER HANSEN

Peter Hansen (Lee Baldwin, General Hospital) 1921-2017

Aug4

August 3, 2016 – GH’s Franco Gets Freed, Little LA Gets Twins, the Shahs Get Closure & NYC Wives Get to Miami

Posted on August 4, 2016 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Nathan takes Claudette to the hospital. How they got back, I have no clue. The real Maxie has returned and is looking for him at the hospital.

Morgan says he has a life-changing surprise for Kiki. Sounds frightening.

Franco meditates, using Elizabeth as a muse, when Scotty shows up bearing breakfast. He tells Franco he has no alibi and was seen coming out of Miss Prescott’s room. Scotty says they’re going to search Franco’s studio and apartment, and they already found the sketches of the dead people in his locker. Scotty asks if they’re going to find out anything that will bury Franco deeper.

Elizabeth asks Griff to pinch hit and check out Claudette, although she doesn’t use Claudette’s name. Maxie finds Nathan. She starts to tell him about the computer hack, but he says Claudette already told him about it. He also tells her about Claudette smashing the wedding photo. He explains about offering to drive Claudette to the airport. After every sentence, Maxie asks if Claudette is gone, and finally Nathan tells her she never made it to the plane.

Claudette waits in the examining room. Does she know Griff is a doctor at GH?

At the coffee shop, Kiki tells Morgan about Franco not coming home last night. He barely acknowledges this and tells her how great it was waking up next to her and how much he missed her. He says he doesn’t want to miss her like that again. She asks what’s up and Lucy interrupts.

Oh good God. Griff almost goes into the examining room – he has his hand on the doorknob – and Valerie says she needs to talk to him.

Maxie asks for an explanation. Nathan tells her about going down a random country road and the car dying. Maxie tells him how she had a farewell-to-Claudette dinner ready. He tells her not only did he leave his phone at home, Claudette’s phone died. He says they spent the night in the car until some joggers came by in the morning and helped them. Once again, Maxie asks if Claudette got a flight out of there, and he says not exactly.

Griff asks Elizabeth what happened with her Franco date. She says it ended up with Franco being hauled off as a person of interest in the latest hospital death.

Lucy says she felt being in cosmetics was shallow and now she’s a realtor, which is a much more honest and thoughtful business. Lucy didn’t say that last part; that’s my sarcasm talking. She says Morgan has chosen a great place for them and all Kiki has to do is co-sign the lease. Kiki is speechless, but not in a good way.

Nathan tells Maxie that Claudette is still in Port Charles. He says he accused her of arranging them getting stranded, she got mad, stomped off and fell, aggravating an old injury. Maxie asks where Claudette is and he says she’s at the hospital.

Claudette wanders around the examining room, obviously not hurt. She takes out her phone and messes with it. Griff’s picture comes up.

Griff asks Elizabeth if she thought Franco’s behavior was weird and she says not any more than usual. She says the date was actually going well until he got arrested. She thought they might have something between them.

Franco says as an artist, he’s always been out there. Scotty says he drew pictures of everyone who was lethally injected and asks why. Franco says who knows why an artist does what he does, and lists various artists who painted the dead. Scotty says none of them were accused of murder. He says the only way he can get Franco out of this is changing the venue to Mozambique. Franco says he’s not the killer and asks if Scotty believes him.

Elizabeth tells Griff about the vial that Franco was found with, and his explanation. Griff asks if Elizabeth thinks Franco could be responsible for the murders.

Lucy shows Kiki pictures of the apartment. I guess the rent is free, since she never mentions how much it costs. Lucy pulls out papers and asks Kiki to sign. Kiki says she needs to talk to Morgan privately. She asks Morgan what’s going on and why he did all this without telling her. He says he wanted to surprise her. Lucy pops back up and tells them to take their time. Her other client, Dillon, is there.

Scotty asks again if the police will find anything. Franco says the police can make something out of nothing and he has a lot of weird objects in his studio. He asks if, as his father and lawyer, Scotty believes him, and Scotty says he’s trying. Franco wants to call Elizabeth.

Elizabeth recounts all the stuff Franco said to the police and how uncooperative he was. Griff says that’s no indication of guilt. She says she needs clarity on the timeline. Her phone rings. It’s Scotty. He asks if she’ll talk to Franco.

Maxie reviews the evening. Nathan says he knows how it seems and she asks if they had any sweet bonding moments. Valerie interrupts, asking Nathan to help with the questioning. Claudette pops out of nowhere, telling Maxie they slept in the front seat, leaning against each other. Yes, now she’s wandering around the hospital.

Morgan asks Dillon if he’s looking for a new apartment. He says he is and asks if Morgan and Kiki are moving in together. Morgan says yes, but Kiki is like, we have to talk about this. Lucy monopolizes Dillon and Kiki takes Morgan somewhere they can talk.

Maxie tells Claudette that she’s transparent and asks how it feels to have her plans fall apart. Claudette asks what plans. Maxie says just because Nathan didn’t leave her in the dust, doesn’t mean he wants to get back together. Maxie asks if she’s ever going to get the hell out of their lives.

Nathan tells Valerie she’s officially off duty and asks if he needs to tell her it’s an order. I think she’s been at the hospital 72 hours straight now. He goes in the room where Elizabeth and Griff are and says he has some questions.

Franco says Elizabeth won’t talk to him. Scotty says he should make Elizabeth off-limits since she has a son with Jason. He says if Franco gets out of this mess, he should stay away from her and asks what happened with Nina. Franco says that Nina told the commissioner she thinks there’s a part of him he can’t control. He says no one believes in him.

Nathan asks if Griff saw anyone suspicious. He says no, that he ran into Elizabeth and they talked for a while. Elizabeth talks about how they discussed Franco. Griff says after that, he took Maxie for coffee to calm her down and then they both went home. A light bulb comes on over Elizabeth’s head, and she says that when they found Miss Prescott, Amy said the monitors were off, but earlier, Amy had checked on her and everything was fine. She says after that, Franco was with her. Griff says she may have just exonerated Franco. Please don’t tell me the killer is Amy. If so, it’s kind of lame.

Morgan is a total idiot, so he doesn’t understand why Kiki is upset, especially since they’ve lived together before. She says um…they didn’t talk about it. She says couples discuss things and consider each other’s feelings, because Morgan needs the simplest social skills explained to him. He asks if she thinks it’s impulsive and the entire viewing audience agrees that it is. Except that one guy. Morgan says go ahead and say it, she thinks he’s off his meds. If she doesn’t, I do.

Dillon tells Lucy that he needs some more time and will be in touch. He runs into Valerie and asks if she’d like coffee. She tells him high octane.

Nathan says Franco will be free to go and thanks them for their time. Griff asks if Elizabeth is starting to believe in Franco.

Scotty tells Franco he’s been released. He says that someone figured out the timeline didn’t match and he could’t have turned off the monitors.

Claudette tells Maxie that Nathan insisted she get checked out and as soon as she does, she’s out of there. She says Nathan talked about his love for Maxie and they got the closure they needed. She adds that she and Nathan did have a real marriage though, and have memories together. Claudette tells her about listening to their wedding song together. Maxie says the secret to winning is to get the opponent to stop playing their game and start playing your own, and that it’s all going to stop. She knows what Claudette wants and she’s not going to get it. She tries to get Claudette to sit in a wheelchair and they argue. Nathan walks up and asks what the what?

Maxie says she was just offering Claudette a ride to the airport. Claudette says she hasn’t been seen by a doctor yet and Nathan says she shouldn’t be walking around. She gets in the chair and he pushes it back to the examining room. She’s all like all, oh this hurts, now. She says she didn’t mean to upset Maxie and Nathan says she never means to do any of the things she does. He leaves her in the room and goes back to Maxie.

Maxie says Claudette set her up and she fell for it. She says Claudette wants them to turn on each other and she’s done playing Claudette’s game

Griff enters the examining room. Surprise!

Nathan asks Maxie if she loves him. He says they should make it official and they should get married today. What? No dress drama? He has no idea what he’s asking.

Scotty sees Lucy who tells him real estate sucks. He tells her about getting Franco released and suggests cocktails at the MetroCourt. She says she ran up a tab there and has to stay away. He suggests martinis at a private place he knows. She’s in. I’m guessing it’s his place.

Morgan says every time he’s hopeful about their future, Kiki thinks he’s off his meds. She says look at the way he’s acting and that she thinks he’s having a manic episode.

Dillon tells Valerie his love woes. She says she’s dating someone unattached now, so there’s hope. He says he’s going out with someone too, but it’s casual. His phone rings and he says maybe it’s not so casual after all. Darby must have changed her Facebook status.

Elizabeth sees Franco. She says he’s glad he’s out and he says him too. He says he noticed there was no call or text from her and he gets it. He’s going to leave her alone and tells her to tell Jake he’s sorry and he’ll miss him.

Tomorrow, Spencer has a visitor, Claudette hugs Griff, and Theo asks Nina if she’s having second thoughts.

Little Women: LA

Christy and family go to an animal sanctuary to see if it’s a good fit for Autumn’s independent study. Christy says she’d rather have her daughter chasing after dingos than dumb boys. She talks to Todd and her mother about Briana and how Briana was upset about Christy talking to her family. In her interview, Christy says they both used to be close to their families, but since this isn’t the case with Briana anymore, she doesn’t know if they can be friends. We flash back to Briana telling Christy she’s dead to her, so I think this decision has already been made. Christy says when Briana falls, she’ll be there. The Jackson Five play in my head.

Jasmine is out shopping with Briana and tells her that a couple months after Briana has her baby, she’s got a play date. Her way of telling Briana she’s pregnant. She wants to throw Briana a baby shower. She says if Briana wants her to, she’ll invite Matt. Briana okays to inviting all the guys, as well as Terra and Tonya. Christy is a no. Briana tells Jasmine about her talk with Christy and how it didn’t end well.

Terra and Elena are going to Tonya’s for girls night. Elena is late and Terra says she doesn’t seem to be taking the preeclampsia seriously. She says pregnancies for little people are risky enough. Tonya tries calling Elena and it goes to voicemail. She leaves a message, but Terra is worried, saying death is one of the side effects of preeclampsia. Preston calls back, saying they’re at the hospital.

Elena’s blood pressure was high and she ended up having the babies early. They SKYPE with Elena. Eleana says the doctors were afraid she was going to have a stroke, but her blood pressure is coming down now. They’ve named the babies Xavier and Cairo. She says one baby needs to have oxygen and both will have to stay at the hospital a while. They still have to do a blood test for dwarfism.

Christy meets with Jasmine at a restaurant. Jasmine doesn’t want her to hear about the baby shower from someone else and just show up. She asks for Christy’s side about the conversation with Briana. Christy claims she told Briana’s family nothing and she didn’t cross the line. Jasmine says she thinks Christy did cross the line with the family. She says now isn’t the time to break up the marriage that Briana has been fighting for. Christy tries to justify everything and makes it all about her. Jasmine says if she wants Briana in her life, she has to slow her roll. In her interview, Christy acts high and mighty, and like she’s the only one who knows Briana.

Jasmine tells her that Briana doesn’t want her involved with the shower at all. Christy says, check, please.

Briana goes shopping for some healthy food with her friend Lisa. She’s been on a low fat high fiber diet and has to say good-by to food that tastes good and hello to kale. They stop for something to drink and talk about the upcoming baby and baby shower. In her interview, Briana says Matt has been a gem ever since she got sick. Lisa is hesitant about Terra and Tonya being invited. She’s afraid she won’t be able to hold her tongue if they pick on Briana or Matt.

Terra and Tonya, along with their guys, go to the arcade and play Skeeball, reminding me of my great aunt who was a Skeeball champ. In her interview, Tonya says it’s been close quarters for her and Kerwin, so she’s glad to get out with another couple. Terra tells Tonya about them being invited to the shower. In her interview, Terra says she’ll probably never forgive Matt for the things he said at the reunion, but she hopes she and Briana can move forward.

Kerwin complains about closet space. Then he complains about Tonya’s ex and business partner still having some inventory she needs. Terra tries to intervene, and Kerwin says he doesn’t know what the problem is. In her interview, Terra says she totally understands Kerwin’s viewpoint.

Jasmine is nervous about the shower. She wants everyone to be on their best behavior, which is probably asking too much. Jasmine asks Tonya if she’s heard from Christy. Tonya says no, and Jasmine says if she shows up, she’ll have to ask her to leave. She tells them that she invited Matt and Tonya says she’s going to act like he’s invisible. Nice.

Matt and Briana arrive. Briana is hoping this is an opportunity to start fresh. Terra tells Briana that Elena had the babies, but everything is fine. Briana feels out of the loop, and feels badly, since Elena and Preston have been so supportive.

Jasmine starts a game. It’s a race to see who can finish the apple juice in a baby bottle first. Tonya wins and Kerwin says they’ll discuss it later. Terra thinks they’re all getting along because Christy isn’t there. Lisa asks Terra and Tonya how they’re feeling about Matt. Tonya says they’re supportive of Briana and Lisa says she was wondering about that. Terra thinks it’s inappropriate that Lisa is asking questions hoping to catch them saying something bad about Matt.

Terra tells Briana that she wants the best for her, regardless of how she might feel about Matt. Briana says she’s not okay with what he did, but she wants to give the marriage a chance. Terra says she doesn’t want to ruin the relationship over something that wasn’t her business to begin with. In her interview, Terra says she never wants the last exchange between them to be negative. They hug it out.

Jasmine says Briana and Matt wanted a special way to tell everyone whether they’re having a little or average-sized baby. She brings out two huge balloons – one for Briana and one for Matt. Whichever one has the confetti is the baby size they’re going to have. Briana gets the confetti, so a little person it is.

Terra takes Tonya aside because she’s being vocal about a little person being a blessing. Tonya says an average-sized child might take advantage of Briana and if Matt leaves the picture, it might be easier for her to deal with a little baby. Terra says she might have an average-sized child, but Tonya says she and Joe are totally different. She says Briana isn’t strong and demanding of respect the way she and Terra are. Terra keeps bringing it back to her own situation and Tonya keeps telling her it’s not the same.

Elena is bummed because the twins are in the hospital. She and Preston are staying at a nearby hotel. They look at a video of the babies. So tiny and cute! Elena starts to cry. Preston tells her the babies are doing good and getting stronger every day. She says the nursery is empty, but he says it won’t be for long. She says she knows the twins have to be taken care of, but she feels helpless. She’s grateful to be a mom, but wishes she could have protected them better than this. She says it’s not easy to look at them in glass boxes.

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Shahs of Sunset – Reunion Part Two

Andy asks some fan questions. Mike is asked about his new business, since he seems to have a different one every season. They talk about Kitson going out of business after the requested a billion shoes from him. Mike says you can get the shoes through his website now. Some Instagrams of Mike’s are shown. Mike says for the most part, reactions are positive, but he tends to focus on the bad stuff, even if it’s just one comment among hundreds.

Asa says Nordstrom has contacted her about her caftans. Andy asks about diamond water, which has expanded to Dubai. I dunno. I’ve never seen it in Shoprite or Staples. Andy moves to Reza’s stand-up act, saying sometimes when you’re funny situationally, it doesn’t always translate to a comedy club. Everyone is supportive though, and Reza says he’s working on a new project where he’s the Persian Medea.

They talk about Asa’s couples project and Andy says she’s not very forthcoming about her own relationship. She says Jermaine doesn’t want to be on camera and Andy asks if the others resent that she keeps things private when all their stuff is aired. Asa says a lot of people aren’t real about a lot of things and brings up MJ’s real estate “job.” MJ says her real estate transactions were left on the cutting room floor. Asa says it’s not really how she makes her money. Well, how does she make her money? MJ says Asa isn’t open about Jermaine, while she has nothing to hide.

MJ tells Asa to bring it on. Asa alludes to the fact that MJ has something to hide. She tells MJ she’s being dramatic and MJ says she’s being an a-hole. GG suggests Asa will have a longer lasting relationship because she keeps it private. Moving on. Andy asks why GG and Shervin never dated. He asks if they’ve ever hooked up and Shervin says it’s a close relationship, but it’s not like that. Andy asks what the difference is between enabling and being a good friend. Shervin says he might have crossed the line a few times.

Reza says GG has nothing going on in her life and all she does is drink and strategize on how to create drama. MJ says she wakes up early, takes a pill and goes back to sleep. GG says the pill she takes is for her nausea and asks MJ why she’s turning on her. Shervin says GG is in a different place. He says at one time he was afraid she was going to hurt herself or someone else, but he doesn’t feel that way now.

Andy asks why Shervin plays peacemaker. Reza intimates he’s trying to look good for TV. He says he wishes he could be like that. Andy reads a question about Reza turning on a friend every season. Shervin says he’s had legitimate beefs. GG says Reza attempted to go after Shervin and it failed. Shervin says Reza and Asa didn’t want him on the camping trip and there’s a natural resistance to new people in the group.

Reza says he didn’t want Shervin to come camping because he was afraid he’d be a crutch for GG when she needed to hear the facts. Asa says she was always open to new people, while the others weren’t.

They talk about Jessica and Reza says it’s been easier for him to be friends with Mike without her trash talking all of them. We flash back to various tumultuous points in Mike and Reza’s relationship. Mike says Reza is like his brother. Reza says that he never juded what was happening, but he didn’t want Mike to be worried about telling him things. He says Mike doesn’t want to lose his luster. He says Mike’s heart is pure gold and he was trying to fix things before the group found out about them. We flash back to all that.

Mike says MJ pries into situations a little too much. He says he gets that she loves him, but he needs to be comfortable before he tells them something. GG wants to know why he’s okay with Reza sticking his nose into things. Mike says there’s a difference between a man/man bond and a man/woman bond. He says he was angry at first, but they have a different relationship, and girl talk is different than guy talk. MJ says she doesn’t think Mike respects women. He says he comes from a woman who was both mother and father to him, and he couldn’t be more respectful. Asa says Mike just feels closer to men. Mike says he’d stand up for MJ in a heartbeat, but she needs to be more sensitive to what he’s going through.

Andy asks GG about RA. She says it’s been six years since she was diagnosed, but this past year was the worst. We flash back to her treatments and Reza’s disbelief. Reza says if GG would change her lifestyle, she wouldn’t need chemo infusions. Reza says he investigated this for himself. Shervin interjects that he went to treatments with her. He explains that the treatments she gets slow down the progression, but it’s not the same kind of chemo that cancer patients get.

Reza says GG is a bad person who makes up stories because she has nothing going on in her life. Andy brings up the video that GG claimed to have of Reza. She says the guy he was supposedly with told her about it. Reza says that she told him she had the video. She tells him to shut up and he calls her mentally ill. Andy wonders what difference an old video would matter anyway. GG says that there are plenty of things that Reza involves himself in where he shouldn’t. Andy asks why GG threatened Reza, and she says because he was playing dirty, she wanted to play dirty.

Asa says to say something so extreme about a friend is a lot. A fan wonders if GG was hurt at some point and that’s why she hurts others. Andy asks if someone hurt her and she says she’s not here to talk about that. Reza gets snarky and tells her that instead of dealing with her RA, she should deal with her mental illness. Someone should clue Reza in that if he thinks GG is really mentally ill, he’s going about this all wrong. And if he doesn’t, he needs to stop using that as an insult. I also didn’t like that he equated it with being “a bad person.” He really surprised me this season

Andy asks about Reza and the apology letters. Reza says he thought if GG heard everything out loud, she would have an epiphany and really be sorry for the things she’s said and done. GG says he’s never talked to her from his heart and he snarks some more. We flash back to the scene of GG going after Reza after the art show. Reza says if he did that, all hell would break loose, and she says he did it to her emotionally. Andy asks if GG is sorry she brought up the video. She says yes, and that she harbors no resentment against Reza.

Reza gets all emotional, saying that she tried to mess with his life when he had a man he loved and just married. He says it did a lot of damage and affected his job and credibility. He basically says she does nothing and she says she does plenty. Reza walks off crying. GG asks if she needs to cry to show that she’s hurt. Asa says GG is always the one who goes there first, really low and really fast. GG says she’s not the one who made fun of someone’s illness. Andy goes after Reza and MJ, who has followed him. He asks them to come back. He has an idea. That Andy, he’s just full of ideas.

What’s bothering me is that Reza keeps repeating that his credibility was tarnished. From a rumor that came from GG? Really? I have no doubt he’s hurt, but no one believes anything she says unless there’s concrete proof.

Andy says they both have to own what they did to each other. Reza sips out of a juice box (juice bag really) and GG apologizes. Reza says something that’s hard to hear with his blubbering. He says he didn’t want to cry and talk like this. He says the whole thing was humiliating and hurtful to Adam. GG says she feels terrible and loves Reza. Andy says they’re both hurt.

GG says she apologizes 100%. Andy says that GG was hurt by Reza’s doubts about her RA and asks if Reza can apologize too. Reza says he’s definitely sorry and GG accepts that. Andy asks if everyone is willing to think GG is on the right track and Reza says he’s hopeful.

Shervin says he’s down with his peeps; Mike says it will be a different Mike next season; Asa wants to be friends with MJ; MJ says it’s not happening; Andy thanks everyone for a great season. Mike and Reza can’t get out fast enough.

Afterward, GG talks to Reza. She talks about feelings and how much she cares about him. She says she doesn’t care if it’s a percent of a percent, and asks if they can fix it. He says right now, he’s emotionally spent, but it’s a possibility. They hug. She says even if he doesn’t want to be friends anymore, she hopes he sees that she’s grown.

And we out. For this season anyway.

The Real Housewives of NYC

The girls discuss The Countess. Ramona thinks it’s bizarre that she’s engaged to a guy who had just slept with one of her girlfriends five minutes ago. Carole asks Sonja how she feels about the whole thing and she says she’ll deal.

The Countess holds court with the other guests. Dorinda joins them first, getting accolades for introducing The Countess to Tom. The rest of the girls come out. Sonja thinks the crowd is kind of iffy, whatever that means. Everyone introduces themselves. In her interview, Ramona says it’s not football and The Countess doesn’t need to block her from Tom, which she totally is. Carole says she wouldn’t have missed the sideshow of Ramona, Sonja, The Countess and Tom in the same room.

Sonja gets her mojo up and says hello to Tom. In her interview, The Countess says she’s secure in her relationship and that Sonja and Tom are friends, as they all are. That’s why she beats a path over to where they’re talking. In her interview, Sonja is surprised that Tom is so distant. I’m not.

Ramona tells another guest how she and Tom met, and says they went out four or five times. Tom says they went to dinner once. She wonders why he’s making stuff up and in her interview, says that’s no way to start an engagement. Sonja flirts with some old guy. She wonders if he has less in his bank account than she does. Tom confuses us all by flirting with Ramona, telling her she smells like grapefruit. I actually read that a grapefruit scent makes a person seem younger. I’m not making that up.

It’s time to do shots, which this group should never do. Ramona claims she doesn’t need a man to dance and demonstrates this theory. In her interview, Carole says Ramona and Tom have an easy-going relationship, but he should be telling The Countess she smells good, not Ramona. Sonja tells The Countess that she and Tom look great together and The Countess rubs it in her face that they’re getting married, like we didn’t know.

A cake that looks like it’s from Costco is presented. Dorinda attempts to make a toast, but she’s pretty drunk, so it barely makes sense.

In the morning, Jules calls the kids, who are at their grandparents’ house. She finds out that Michael isn’t there and she is not thrilled. She calls Michael who’s in New York. He says where else would he be and she suggests with his kids. He says he’s going there later and she says they were asking where he was.

Dorinda wakes Carol, saying she can sleep when she’s dead. In her interview, Dorinda says she’s a morning person, but I think morning people get up earlier than 10 am. Carole tells Dorinda about meeting Tom when Ramona was dating him. She wonders why he’s lying about how many times they went out. Dorinda calls Ramona in to get to the bottom of things.

Ramona tells them about her and Tom’s mini dating history and talks about him drawing a heart with their initials on her hand. Because we’re in middle school. The Countess interrupts, telling them when breakfast will be ready. When she’s gone, Ramona finishes her story, saying after dinner, she went back to his apartment to play backgammon. Carole is like, yeah, right, but Ramona says there wasn’t really any chemistry.

Ramona tells Sonja she can’t imagine how she must feel, since Ramona only dated Tom, but Sonja slept with him. Sonja says she’s happy for them, but sad at the same time. She says she feels badly about The Countess gloating.

Dorinda says something to The Countess about the girls discussing Tom. The Countess says she’s not going to have it. For whatever reason, she focuses on Ramona, getting all pissed off.

Ramona asks Sonja if Tom ever said good-by to her. The Countess bursts in and tells Ramona she’s inappropriate and if she doesn’t shut her mouth, she’s going to throw her over the side of the boat. She says Ramona is making up stories. Ramona says she never talks to the press about who she dates and The Countess is the one who brought it up. Sonja decides to stay out of it.

Carole joins Dorinda and Jules for breakfast. In her interview, Jules says Dorinda should keep quiet.

Ramona tells The Countess she’s perpetuating it because she’s the one who was quoted. She says she doesn’t need her name in the press and The Countess is the one who should shut up. She goes to the breakfast table and tells Dorinda she’s a sh*t stirrer. Yep.

Ramona says The Countess is the one who talked to the press and the press said she was the one sleeping with Tom. She says Sonja never had closure with him and she’s pretty upset. Dorinda says it’s stupid to cry over that. She says she doesn’t know when friends with benefits turned into a relationship. The Countess continues to complain to Sonja.

The girls on deck see a boat of shirtless military guys and go out of their collective minds. The Countess calls Ramona over like she’s a maid. She says she’s sorry she lost her temper, but Ramona needs to apologize for speaking Tom’s name. She tells her to stop talking about Tom. Ramona says there’s nothing left to say. Jules says she hopes when they get to Miami, they can have a good time.

In her interview, Sonja says The Countess just wants to laugh her and Tom off her. Once again The Countess rubs Sonja’s nose in the marriage thing.

On to Miami. Bethenny is already there. In her interview, Bethenny says the day before the engagement party, she got a series of texts that could cancel the engagement. She calls Carole, who’s in the car with Ramona and Jules. Bethenny says she’s glad she wasn’t there. She asks if Tom seemed like he was into The Countess. Bethenny says she has a lot of information that she doesn’t know what to do with, and Carole says it sounds ominous.

The girls arrive at the hotel. There are five rooms for six of them and Dorinda says every vacation starts off with room panic. The Countess sees Bethenny before the others do. Bethenny asks if she’s 100% sure about Tom and she says absolutely. In her interview, Bethenny says The Countess is about to sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow and in the meantime, she has a phone full of hot texts.

Bethenny tries to weasel in some questions, asking if The Countess and Tom have talked about their pasts and if they’re monogomous. The Countess says if they weren’t monogamous, they wouldn’t be getting married. Bethenny asks how she knows she can trust Tom, and The Countess says they’re soulmates. In her interview, The Countess thinks Bethenny is being cagey, not mean, but asking odd questions.

The girls gather for some food. The Countess tells Jules that she thinks Bethenny is being weird because she’s gone through a hellacious divorce.

Ramona and Carole talk to Bethenny. Carole tells her The Countess seemed frazzled, and Bethenny tells her that The Countess had an open marriage before and she asked what the deal is with Tom.

Bethenny says she’s heard that Tom isn’t really wealthy, but only dates wealthy women. She also says he hasn’t been faithful. Ramona tells her not to say that and then asks who it is. Bethenny says Tom was making out with a girl in a bar two days before the party. Ramona wants to pretend it’s not true, but Bethenny says it’s a fact. She says it was at the Regency Hotel and Ramona says he goes there all the time. Bethenny says she shouldn’t be telling them this before saying something to The Countess.

Bethenny asks for a vote as to whether or not she should say something.

… to be continued

Next time, Sonja says she slept with Tom around Thanksgiving, The Countess ponders Bethenny’s questions, Sonja is pissed at Tom, and Bethenny gives The Countess a reality check.

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August 2, 2016 – GH is Off the Island, the Haves are Off the Chain & the Shahs Reunite

Posted on August 3, 2016 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Dante did tackle Sam. And she was right. Jason is back.

Valentin is in Port Charles, sans mustache. He startles Nina, who has dropped her keys. She tells him that her ex-boyfriend has her distracted. Because you always give strangers information like that.

Jordan tells Franco that they have some more questions. She says there was another suspicious death at the hospital and Franco is a person of interest.

Jocelyn gets a text from Jax that he’s back in town. Carly tells Jax she’s dropping the organ donor search, but he doesn’t believe her. She says the conversation is over and he says it’s just getting started. He tells her his mission is to protect their daughter and she’s being misguided.

Jordan wants Franco to come to the station. Elizabeth says she and Franco have been together several hours, so he couldn’t have just killed someone. Jordan mentions the vial he had when he was at the hospital. He says he picked it up off the floor in Miss Prescott’s room. Jordan says she’s dead now and it tested positive for the drug that killed the other patients.

Valentin tells Nina her ex sounds like a real tool and I laugh. Nina says she’s going to call it a night. Valentin, who has somehow wormed his way into her room, apologizes for her lousy night and she thanks him for making the end better. He tells her she’s better off without her ex. Before he leaves, he asks her if she’s with Crimson. She says she’s the editor, and he asks if she’s Nina Reeves. He says he didn’t grow up with the finer things and had to educate himself.

Jason says he managed to turn off the engines, but the plane still caught fire. He ran and the explosion knocked him out. Lulu says everyone is fine considering they don’t know where they are. They tell Jason about the boat and he suggests a plan to make a signal fire. Ava says Valentin could still be looking for them.

Valentin says Crimson keeps him current. A women’s fashion magazine? Really? They somehow get on the subject of Nicholas. Nina says she was going to do an interview with him before his death.

Jocelyn is excited about her father being in town and Sonny suggests they surprise him at the MetroCourt.

Carly says she thinks it’s smart to have the medical history of the donor, but Jocelyn asked her to stop the search, so she did. Jax says he knows her M.O. and she’ll agree to something and then do what she wants behind someone’s back. He says doing a complete 180 isn’t her, but lying about something is.

Valentin introduces himself as Theo Hart. Okay, we’re back to that name. Nina asks him about the cut over his eye. He says someone treated him unkindly, but he’s sure they’re very sorry right now.

Ava says Valentin must have sabotaged the plane, and might have guards around. Jason says they’ll take the chance. Lulu and Laura talk about Nicholas. Lulu says before this, all she and Dante could think about was creating a new life, and now she can only think about death. Laura says they have to stay strong for Spencer.

Spencer calls Nicholas’s cell phone and leaves a message apologizing for letting the cat out of the bag. A camp counselor comes in and asks him what he has under the blanket.

Sonny asks Kristina if she’s okay. She says she’s okay and he tells her that she can always come to him. She says things aren’t perfect, but it’s nothing they can solve in one night. Sonny leaves and she tells Morgan about Sonny finding out Parker was a woman. He’s like, I told you so, and she tells him how Sonny found out.

Jax tells Carly she hasn’t thought things out. She says she just wants to help their daughter. They talk about the transplant and Jax says if they find out a child died for the organ, Jocelyn will be devastated. Carly says she’d never give Jocelyn that information, but Jax says it’s got a way of getting out.

Franco explains how he left a statue for Miss Prescott and Jordan says the vial he was holding had the drug in it. She says they didn’t find a syringe though, and asks if he’d object to a search of the studio. He says it’s a witch hunt and if she wants to search, get a warrant.

Jocelyn and Sonny show up at the MetroCourt. Jocelyn says she was too excited to wait to see him. Jax tells Sonny he knows his visit must be a surprise. Sonny says maybe to Carly, but not to him.

Nina tells Theo that she’s worked hard to turn the magazine around. He asks if she has any juicy details about the piece she was going to do on Nicholas. She tells him to drop the act and says she knows what he’s trying to do.

Jason tells Sam he’s sore, but nothing is broken. Dante tells Jason that he’ll make sure he’s cleared of any charges in Nicholas’s death. Ava says Nicholas made a bad decision he couldn’t outrun. Sam says she helped him frame Jason. Ava asks if that even matters anymore, and everyone agrees they want to get home to their children.

Laura takes Lulu aside. She says if someone sees the signal, they’ll be okay. Laura sees the bracelet on Lulu and says she doesn’t remember her wearing it. Lulu says it was on a skeleton in one of the access tunnels. Laura is like, you don’t think…? and Lulu says she doesn’t want to believe it, but it’s possible Luke is dead.

Spencer’s counselor tells him to go to sleep. As soon as the counselor is gone, Spencer calls Laura and leaves a detailed message about his performance in the camp play.

Ava says she’ll tend to the signal fire, while Sam takes a break. Laura tells Lulu that this could all be a massive set-up by Helena. She says Helena wanted them to find the skeleton. Lulu says Helena wouldn’t have known Nicholas was going to fake his death and Valentin would show up. Laura says Helena sent her on a wild goose chase and wanted her to come there. Lulu says what if they’re wrong and Luke is really dead.

Nina says every time she wants to talk about Theo, he turns the conversation around to her. She says he doesn’t have to work so hard for her to forget her ex-boyfriend. Theo gives her more compliments and she goes all Blanche DuBois about depending on the kindness of strangers. Nina actually is like Blanche in a lot of ways. She says it’s nice to know there are gentlemen in the world and they kiss. Holy! It would be radical if she somehow got pregnant by him.

Kristina tells Morgan about Sonny seeing her and Parker kiss and that her assumption about his reaction was wrong. Morgan says he’s jealous because she’s doubled her dating playing field. She says she wishes she could think about it like that, but it’s about the individual person. She tells him about the letter from Parker. He asks about Aaron. She says he deserved to know the truth, so she told him, and now she’s alone.

Jocelyn asks if Jax can stay with them and Carly says okay. He leaves with Jocelyn, and Sonny asks Carly what the blip Jax is doing in Port Charles.

Elizabeth tells Franco the request is reasonable. He wonders what happened to innocent until proven guilty. He says because the police can’t do their job, they want to pin the murders on him, and tells Jordan to come back with a warrant. She says they have cause to hold him for 24-hours.

Theo and Nina get busy. While I have nothing against a single woman doing what she wants, I wonder if it’s wise to hook up with a stranger you met in the hall of a hotel. A little reckless of Nina.

Laura thanks Jason. She says he wouldn’t have been there in the first place if it hadn’t been for Nicholas. She hopes that for her and Spencer’s sakes, he can remember that Nicholas was a good man for most of his life. They hear another boat. Dante thinks it’s the naval patrol and they all start yelling. Laura ponders the bracelet.

Carly tells Sonny about her discussion with Jax. She’s concerned about what he said, that secrets never stay that way. Sonny says the last thing he wants to do is agree with Jax, but if Jocelyn finds out she didn’t call off the search, it could be a problem. Carly says hell must have frozen over for Sonny and Jax to be on the same page, and Sonny wonders what Jax is really up to.

Jax tells Jocelyn blah-blah-blah father stuff. She goes to the washroom and he picks up his phone. He says he’s calling with an update.

Franco asks what kind of public apology he can expect when this is over. He tells Elziabeth that this is all nonsense. He leaves with Jordan and Elizabeth follows.

Kristina wonders how Morgan would feel if Kiki had slept with a woman who she was possibly in love with. He says it wouldn’t matter whether it was a man or a woman, he doesn’t want to share her and that’s probably how Aaron felt. He asks if she’s in love with Parker. She says it seems fast, but she’d never felt the way she did when they spent the night together. She says she really liked Aaron, but now she has neither one of them. Morgan says but she still has her big, dysfunctional family.

Carly says she and Jax have always gotten along. Sonny says he’s suspicious of Jax and wonders what’s behind his stupid smile.

Jax tells whoever is on the phone that he’s gotten info from Carly and Sonny is a problem.

The rescue in Greece happens, but Laura is bummed. She feels like she’s leaving Nicholas and Luke behind. She starts to cry and Lulu says they have to be there for Spencer.

Theo sees two calls from Spencer on Nicholas’s phone. I see the wheels turning in his head How much you want to bet he’s headed to camp?

Tomorrow, Nathan tells Valerie it’s an order, Griff wonders if Franco could be the murderer, and Franco asks Scotty if he believes in his innocence.

The Haves and the Have Nots

DA Jennifer asks Hannah to get Kathryn. Hannah wants more information first. Jennifer says she gets Hannah doesn’t want to lose her job, but Hannah tells her she doesn’t work there anymore. Jennifer balks at Hannah being friends with the woman who covered up the hit and run of her son. She says she needs to talk to Kathryn about Wyatt. Hannah says Kathryn doesn’t need to hear anything else about that, but agrees to get her. Jennifer asks why there was an ambulance at the Cryer house and Hannah says there was an accident, but if she wants any more information, she’ll have to ask the Cryers.

Hannah tells Kathryn someone wants to talk to her. Kathryn asks who, but Hannah says she needs to see for herself. Hannah finally tells her it’s the DA and Kathryn goes flying down the stairs.

Kathryn asks if Jennifer has lost the little brain she has. She says Jennifer is the reason her son is dead and asks the officer for his gun so he can shoot her. The cop is like, um, you can’t threaten an officer of the court like that and Jennifer says she needs to listen. Kathryn says unless Jennifer is going to tell her that her son is alive, she has nothing to say. Jennifer says he is. Psyche! She says he was unconscious for 32 hours and his breathing was so shallow and his pulse so faint, the officer who found him though he was dead. Kathryn asks what kind of idiots work for her and I concur. Jennifer says Wyatt is in a medically induced coma.

Kathryn tells Jennifer to stick everything where the sun don’t shine. She says she won’t see him that way. She tells Jennifer to return him the way she found him before she pumped 12 million into his veins and up his nose. She says until then, Jennifer is her enemy. Jennifer tells her to be careful what she says in front of witnesses. Kathryn says get out of my house, bitch, and I applaud.

Jennifer and company leave. Kathryn falls to her knees. Hannah asks if she’s really not going to see Wyatt and Kathryn says she ca’t see him that way. She tells Hannah about her last image of Amanda and says she does’t want her last image of Wyatt with all kinds of tubes in him. Hannah understands and asks if Kathryn minds if she goes. Kathryn was hoping she’d say that.

It’s no secret that Tyler Perry is a Christian. Many fundamentalists call him a “Hollywood Christian,” (in other words, a sell out) but I think he’s doin’ it right. Hannah is a great character. She tries to be a good Christian, but she’s flawed as we all are. In the long run though, she does what’s right. She swore she’d have nothing to do with Kathryn, yet she’s the best friend Kathryn’s got.

Candace calls Erica. Erica asks for a picture of Oscar and Candace sends it. Erica tells Candace she’s looking right at him. She’s at a bar in town, waiting for a client named Grayson. Candace tells Erica to keep Oscar there. She says she’ll do the best she can.

Erica approaches the bar. She asks the bartender for a Cosmo and makes small talk with Oscar. She asks if he’d like to go out some time, but Oscar says no. He’s like, I’m with someone, and Erica apologizes, slipping him her number. She goes back to her table. Grayson comes in and sits with her.

Candace calls Erica. Erica talks cryptically and Candace realizes Oscar is leaving. Erica makes something up about her car and excuses herself from the table. She sees Oscar outside. She bribes a valet to put a phone under Oscar’s car seat. She tells Candace she thinks she has a plan and will call her later.

When Candace gets home, there’s a police car out front, which should be no surprise at this point. She finds Jeffrey in the backyard with Justin. She asks what they’re doing. Jeffrey says he told Justin what he did. She tells them to come inside. Jeffrey says he’s going to jail. She tells Justin to leave and he says he can’t. She asks Jeffrey why. He says Justin knows and Candace asks what exactly. Jeffrey says that he stabbed his mother. Justin says there’s no warrant out and Candace asks why they’re out there again. Justin says the phone reception is better. Candace suggests Jeffrey should have stayed at his hotel.

Candace goes inside and calls Benny. He says he couldn’t find out anything and she says they might have a problem since Jeffrey is there with a cop. She says his mother knows about the package and Benny tells her to leave now. She says she’ll call him back and hangs up. Candace tells Jeffrey that she called a contact at the hospital and his mother wasn’t brought in. She asks to talk to Jeffrey inside.

Candace asks Jeffrey why he brought Justin there and if he told Justin about Quincy. Jeffrey says no and he didn’t know what he was thinking. He says Candace is the one who said he should get to know Justin. She says he was supposed to get Justin’s weaknesses, not give out his own. Jeffrey is befuddled and Candace tells him to get Justin’s ass out of there now.

Justin comes in and tells Jeffrey that Veronica isn’t dead. He asks where she is, and Justin says an ambulance. Jeffrey says she’s going to be coming for him. Justin asks what that means and Candace says he can go now. Jeffrey wants him there and says Justin is his friend. Justin says don’t mistake him doing his job for friendship and leaves. He’s a confusing dude.

Candace tells Jeffrey that if Veronica was going to call the cops, she would have already. Jeffrey asks why she wouldn’t, and Candace says the same reason a snake waits to strike – timing. He tells her it’s too much.

Hannah goes to the hospital and finds David with Wyatt. She says Katherine isn’t coming because she can’t handle it and she’s there to find out what’s going on. David says the test results are coming and asks how she is. Hannah asks how his wife is and suggests he check on that. The doctor comes in and says that Wyatt is doing well, considering. Hannah asks why he’s so out of it and the doctor says they put him in a medically induced coma because he was having seizures. She asks about brain damage and the doctor says there isn’t any, but they need to watch the brain activity. The next 48 hours is crucial.

David tells Hannah to let Kathryn know what’s going on and she tells him to let Jim know. She calls Kathryn.

Veronica insists she doesn’t have implants. The doctor says okay then, her breast has ruptured. Veronica goes on about malpractice and how she doesn’t want a scar. David walks in and asks what happened. Veronica tells the doctor to leave. He says they’re in the middle of stitching and when the anesthesia wears off, she’s going to be in pain. She tells him to get out.

David asks what happened. Veronica says Jeffrey happened; he stabbed her. He says Bobby Safeman and she’s like what? He talks about Jeffrey being bullied and how the teachers told them, but Jeffrey never said anything and let it fester. He says one day Bobby said one thing too many and Jeffrey beat him into a coma. He says she defended them against the lawsuit that his parents filed and she should be grateful that Jeffrey didn’t have a baseball bat. He suggests she admit she has implants so that her sorry life can be saved.

Benny shows up at Candace’s. Jeffrey is resting and Benny wants to talk to him. Erica arrives next. She tells Candace they need to take a ride right now. Candace tells Benny good-by and he leaves. Candace leaves with Erica.

Erica tells Candace about slipping the phone in Oscar’s car. They take off. Benny comes back as soon as they’re gone. He tells Jeffrey to open the door. Jeffrey lets Benny in, telling him Candace isn’t there. Benny says he wants to talk to Jeffrey. Jeffrey says he has nothing to tell him. Benny says he has something to tell Jeffrey’s daddy. Jeffrey says David already knows about him and Veronica. Benny says Jeffrey needs to tell his daddy to leave him and his phones alone, and that there’s nothing going on between him and Veronica, or he’ll tell David Jeffrey’s secret. Jeffrey says he’ll tell David. But doesn’t David know he’s gay?

The phone rings. It’s David. That’s pretty convenient. David tells Jeffrey he just saw Veronica in the hospital and they need to talk. He says Veronica is fine, but they need to talk about Jeffrey’s rage. He asks why Jeffrey did it and Jeffrey says it just happened. David asks what Veronica has on him and says he’ll help him. Benny keeps bugging Jeffrey in the background. Jeffrey tells David that if he doesn’t stop interfering in Benny’s business, Benny will tell him Jeffrey is gay. Ha-ha! David tells Jeffrey to put Benny on the phone and says he’ll meet Benny at the tow yard in three hours. Back to Jeffery – he asks if Jeffrey is okay and says he’ll do whatever he needs to do to protect him. Jeffrey asks if Veronica killed Maggie. David says nothing and Jeffrey asks if he saw Wyatt. He says he’s about to call Jim with the good news that Wyatt is going to be fine and explains what happened. This perks Jeffrey up some.

Candace and Erica find Oscar’s car. Candace says it’s Jim’s house and they wonder why Oscar would be there. Mitch suddenly pops up and asks what Candace is doing there. Mitch tells her about David messing with Benny’s phones and then asks if she knows what happened to War. He tells her about War getting popped for drugs. Candace asks him to please tell her that he didn’t do it for her because War will kill her.

War gets put into a cell next to Jim because no one ever leaves a holding cell in this town. War says they meet again.

Next time, Benny tells David to leave him alone, Jim tells War that he’s stupid, and Veronica threatens Jeffrey.

The Shahs of Sunset – Reunion Part One

Andy makes his usual attempt at greeting everyone in Persian. All of the Shahs look fabulous and I’m loving Asa’s bling. The table is piled high with amazing snacks and we flash back to all the wonderful eating moments throughout the season.

We start with Shervin and flash back to his first disastrous date with Annalise. Surprisingly, she’s still in the picture. She lives in Australia, so it’s a bit of a long distance thing. Shervin is teased about his fear of bats. We get a little of Shervin’s history – he was born in Iran, but grew up in Alabama.

GG talks about her friendship with Shervin and how loyalty is everything to her. Reza interjects that GG is a horrible person and before we know it, we’re on to GG saying she has a sex tape of him. She denies saying she actually had it, but that’s not what the video says. Already, the insults and arguments start.

Andy cuts that short and moves on to Reza and Adam’s wedding. Everyone marvels at how views have changed, since Reza is Persian, gay and got married on national TV. They talk about the surprise wedding. Reza says he had to make a grand gesture to make up for leaving Adam at the altar in the previous season. He says his mother is anxious for grandchildren and is telling him to buy some on the internet.

They discuss MJ involving herself in Reza’s wedding plans. Mike says he thinks she was jealous that he discussed it with Asa first. Andy asks Reza how he felt about MJ talking to Adam about standing up for himself behind Reza’s back. Reza says MJ means well, but tends to stick her nose where it doesn’t belong. Somehow this goes to a story about a buffet where MJ was late, where MJ makes a point about feeling left out. Asa says a lot of MJ’s decisions are based on jealousy and she’s not a loyal friend. She says she’s always rooting for MJ’s happiness, but MJ isn’t happy for Asa’s success.

MJ talks about Vida offending Asa and Asa taking it out on her, saying MJ was behind it. MJ can’t understand how Asa could think MJ could put ideas in Vida’s head. Asa calls her jealous again. MJ says Asa is thin-skinned and they’ll never be friends again. She adds an FU to emphasize her irritation.

Reza says he hates where the two of them are at, but he understands and feels for the both of them. Andy asks Mike if he thinks the friendship can be repaired. He says they’ve insulted each other in every possible way and always bounce back.

Andy goes over the various trips the Shahs took this season. We revisit Reza’s practical joke of spraying “liquid ass” in the RV. MJ says they can never go through the airport without going through an extra search line. We flash back to the GGvention during the camping trip. Mike says he hates camping and hopes she appreciates that they did it for her. Andy says GG was trashed for most of the trip and she says her drinking was out of hand, but she’s doing better now. MJ says no one got a thank you, and GG says she was in a bad place. Mike agrees that she’s gotten better.

Reza says GG is mentally unstable and he’s afraid of her and worried for her.

To lighten the mood, Andy moves on to Mike’s marriage or lack thereof. Mike says he misses Jessica very much, but he was irresponsible. They’re not legally divorced yet, as Mike says it takes a while in California. He goes down Memory Lane about how he and Jessica met and he knew she was the one. We flash back to various scenes in their relationship, including the wedding. I’m sure Mike must feel just peachy right now.

Commercial break with important information: The reunion concludes Wednesday, August 3, at 10 pm. More good news – Below Deck with the original cast, including Chef Ben, is coming back.

Mike says he screwed up and if he had a chance to do it over, he wouldn’t make the same mistakes. Now we flash back to the crappy stuff. Andy asks why Mike hid Jessica’s leaving from the group. He says some things you don’t share. Andy asks if he thought he could repair things and he says he did. The topic of Jessica having been seen with new guys comes up. Mike says the break-up wasn’t as hard as seeing her move on. We see tweets between MJ and Jessica. MJ says Jessica thought Mike was a gravy train. Mike disagrees. Andy reads some tweets between Jessica and Reza. He tends to agree that Jessica is a gold digger. He says the whole time Mike was trying to get her back, another guy was in the picture. Mike thinks she was just getting back at him. He says he gets where his friends are coming from, but he’ll always protect her.

Mike has been dating, but he’s not ready for anything serious. His friends and family have been his saving grace. He says it took months and a lot of Justin Bieber to get past it. He definitely wants to get married again and have a family.

We move to MJ. She talks about meeting Tommy for the first time. Andy asks Reza about his take on the relationship. He says MJ needs a gritty guy from Queens like Tommy. Andy asks if Vida has come around yet and MJ says no.

Vida and Tommy join the group. This ought to be good. We flash back to Vida’s disapproval of the relationship. Andy is hoping she’s changed her mind by now and I laugh my head off. Tommy could save Vida and her dog from a burning building and she won’t change her mind. She says the more she gets to know Tommy, the more convinced she is that he’s wrong for MJ. Tommy says it doesn’t matter, MJ’s is the only opinion that counts. Vida brings up the nakey pictures that Asa took of Tommy and MJ, like they were Tommy’s idea. She says she’d have to see a big change for her to bless their union.

Andy asks if she’s excited to be a grandma and Vida tells him not to encourage them. MJ says she’s going to be an amazing grandmother. MJ says that her number one reason for wanting a baby is to keep her line going since her father is so cool. They talk about MJ’s father, who basically raised her because of Vida’s work schedule, which I didn’t know. MJ says she was the son her father never had and I totally relate. I always say that about my father. MJ gets emotional. Mike says Tommy might not be the perfect match in Vida’s eyes, but they’ll make it work.

Reza says he’ll always be indebted to MJ’s mom and dad, because he came out to them before his own parents. Andy points out the obvious, how Reza got love and acceptance from MJ’s parents, while MJ longs for it from Vida.

We see clips of Vida on Watch What Happens Live, making comments about each of the Shahs. Mike says her perception of people is way off base. Vida tells Mike he’s more beautiful than Jessica, but Mike doesn’t like her talking that way. Asa says she respects Vida, but she’s hypercritical.

Andy asks Vida if MJ had fed her ideas as to what to say on the show and Vida says no. Asa tries some kumbaya talk, but MJ isn’t having any, saying the friendship is over after what Asa said. Mike tells her not to say things she’ll regret, and MJ says she won’t regret it.

Next time, the topic of adoption comes up, Mike is accused of not respecting women, GG goes off like a rocket, making Reza run off the stage, crying about his credibility. My question is this – assuming there’s no truth to there being a sex tape, why would GG saying there was one ruin anybody’s credibility? It’s not like she’s known for truth telling.

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July 24, 2016 – Shah MJ Celebrates Renewal & NJ Wives Celebrate Dolores

Posted on July 25, 2016 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today
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Shahs of Sunset

I really wish they’d change their opening song. It’s the worst.

Shervin visits MJ. She’s having a yard sale at a friend’s house, and she’s going through racks of clothes. She hands him various dresses that have bad memories attached and talks about them. Shervin says when he looks at his clothes, he sees a black shirt. Ha-ha! I’ve always said that a woman has a story for every piece of clothing she owns. Asa joins them. They pile the car with stuff and MJ thinks she could possibly have OJ’s glove in all the mess.

GG claims she doesn’t have time for a job, since she’s busy all day with things like manicures and massages. Sigh. She’s having a meeting with her acupuncturist. She says it really helps. Better than that. She says it’s like heroin. Really now? In her interview, GG talks about Reza not believing that she’s really sick. I do believe she’s sick, and I know what it’s like to be sick and not look sick, but I also think there’s something else going on there.

The garage sale friend doesn’t have a name. The caption just says “MJ’s Friend.” Yeah, I don’t blame you, MJ’s friend. I might not want anyone to know who I was either. MJ starts pulling things out that she doesn’t want to sell. A surprising amount of people show up, even though this doesn’t look like a real active street. MJ keeps trying to intercept the sales, while Asa is pushing them, giving customers suggestions on what to wear with what. Suddenly, MJ gets with the program and helps move things along. I understand. I have an eBay store. It can be hard to let go of the emotional attachment, even though you know you’re never wearing that size 6 neon green micro-mini from the 80s again. As Don Aslett says, keep the memory, get rid of the object.

Adam wants to change his last name, since he and Reza are married now. When they get to the window with the paperwork, Adam suggests Reza change his too, but Reza isn’t receptive to the idea. The clerk tells them they need a marriage license for Adam’s status to change. They never got one because of the wedding being a surprise. Oops! Forgot about that. Now they’re going to have another ceremony to make it official, because technically, they’re not married.

Asa is working on her couples portrait project. Originally, she was going to shoot Mike and Jessica together, but now it’s Mike by himself. Asa is glad that he’s facing his truth. Even though he’s going through with it, Mike feels dejected, being photographed with his dogs rather than his woman. I actually like the dogs better than I did Jessica. In his interview, Mike asks how much you can fight for something that’s a lost cause. He says he feels like a failure. The photos are fantastic. Mike says they’re like a funeral for him – the death of his relationship.

GG and MJ video chat. MJ is having a renewal party. GG asks if MJ is having vaginal rejuvenation, but it’s more of a renewal in the spiritual sense. MJ wants to celebrate moving forward in her life. She tells GG to clear her afternoon and wear black. She’s going to commemorate a rite of passage.

Reza is happy about having another wedding ceremony. Asa comes by his and Adam’s place. She looks amazing in a figure-hugging white blouse and black skirt. She’s usually wearing a caftan, or something else loose-fitting, so it’s a surprising change. In a good way. MJ arrives as the witness. Adam reads some vows he wrote, since he didn’t get a chance the first time. In his interview, Reza says it’s the wedding he imagined, with just Asa and MJ there. The license is signed, making it official.

Shervin is going ring shopping with Tommy. The last time Shervin was at the jewelry store was to pick out a ring for an engagement that didn’t work out, so he tries not to have flashbacks. Tommy picks out a pretty standard-looking ring, but the band is patterned, giving it something extra. The clerk quotes a price of $8500, but Shervin bargains for Tommy, countering at $7000. They meet in the middle at $7500. Tommy hopes that MJ’s answer will be yes.

You know those places where you can get together with friends or a date and make pottery? MJ goes to a similar place where you bake stuff. She’s meeting her mother there. Why? Why doesn’t she cut this cancer out of her life? Another sigh. She asks Vida to come to her renewal party. Wet blanket Vida says what renewal, since MJ hasn’t changed. MJ asks the loaded question, is her mother proud of her and Vida is like, as far from it as you can get. They’re decorating a cake together, and Vida just takes what MJ puts on the cake right off, saying it looks horrible. Honestly, she just takes everything off with her hand and plops it on the table. It’s indicative of the way she wipes out any opinion MJ has and forces her own.

Somehow, Vida gets on the topic of MJ’s love life. Vida does not like Tommy and in her interview, MJ says Vida is headed to the bleachers. I’d have put her outside the stadium long ago. There is seriously something wrong with this woman.

MJ’s outfit for the party rocks! She looks like a fairy queen bride, in white with a crown of flowers and matching bouquet. She’s having the ceremony at a cemetery. There’s a casket so she can say a proper good-by to her past and symbolically bury her bullsh*t. A choral group is performing and white doves are going to be released. It must be fun to have money to throw away on nonsense! She gives the choir musical and apparel directions. The doves wait, possibly terrified, in their cages.

Tommy has a flask he keeps nipping from, as he’s picking this party – or whatever it is – to propose. There’s even a bar. I’m just amazed and wonder how much she gave the cemetery owner to let her do this. GG is a little freaked and surprisingly respectful of where she is. Everyone gets a drink and sits.

Wait for it…

Vida asks if Jessica is coming and Mike answers with another question, asking if MJ’s dad is coming. Vida is like, of course not, and then she asks Reza about Jessica, since Mike isn’t answering. Mike tries to make light of it, but Vida gets insistent. Several of the Shahs ask for another drink. Vida checks out the casket and Mike tells her to jump in. Obviously, I laugh. She says no wonder Jessica isn’t there and he says no wonder her husband left her. In his interview, Mike thinks Vida is there just to ruin MJ’s event and is pissed that no one ever stands up to her. I don’t blame him one bit, although I do understand when Shervin says that it’s their culture not to talk like that to an elder. I don’t like her either, but MJ wanted her there, so he should at least respect that.

Everyone is telling Mike to shut up. Even GG says they need to respect their friend’s mother. In his interview, Mike says culturally, he screwed up, but who would blame him? Tommy takes him aside and tells him to knock it off, because even though she’s a maniac, this is his future mother-in-law. Mike promises to behave.

MJ drives up in a cool, huge car. That’s about as much as I know about cars. She walks toward to casket, the choir preceding her, humming something that sounds like an old spiritual. MJ was specific in not wanting lyrics. MJ stands before the casket and makes a speech. She acknowledges all of them and their support. She talks about forgiveness and moving forward. She throws some costume jewelry into the casket to symbolize being fake, she throws in some blush in to symbolize Vida no longer making decisions for her, and something else that looks like bra pads, talking about how she found Tommy. Tommy walks up and says how happy she makes him and how he’s her best friend. He starts to cry and it’s actually very touching. He tells her that he wishes her father was there and gets down on one knee and proposes. I probably like Tommy the most of all the cast members. He can be juvenile at times, but he has a good heart and seems genuine. Actually, that’s one thing the whole cast has going for it – they all seem real, not like the Housewives, who often strike me as just vying for camera time.

Tommy pulls out the ring and tells MJ how much he loves her. He asks her to marry him and MJ says yes. All the friends start to cheer. Vida must be having a coronary. The doves are released.

Vida comes up to the front, calling, “Mercedes! Mercedes!” as MJ (Mercedes to Vida) and Tommy kiss. She starts to walk out, saying she shouldn’t have come.

Next time, the finale (sniff), Asa is in OK magazine, Adam and Reza conflict about having children, Vida acts like a lunatic, and Reza and GG tangle.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey

Melissa is going into the city (Manhattan for the unenlightened) to pick out merchandise for the boutique. She hassles husband Joe on the phone.

Teresa is pretty tired, saying that it’s great to be back, but it’s been a whirlwind, which she pronounces “worldwind,” and I type it that way before I go, wait a second… Since she can’t walk the kids to the bus due to her ankle bracelet, she hollers for husband Joe to help. Dog Frankie tries to escape while all this is going on.

There are a bunch of whiny Jacqueline flashbacks where she wonders what Teresa wants from her. Several. Stemming from one, one paragraph text. A short paragraph.

Teresa talks about how her marriage has always been “old school,” where Joe took care of the finances and she stayed out of it. She says she got into a little trouble for that – ha-ha-ha – so now she’s paying attention. Jacqueline knocks at the door unannounced.

Teresa wonders why Jacqueline is just showing up. She asks how Jacqueline’s New Year’s Eve was and Jacqueline stammers. Joe makes an appearance and says hello. Jacqueline says she’s getting mixed messages from Teresa, who wonders how that happened, since she’s only been home a week. Jacqueline says it goes back to when they last talked in Arizona, and hadn’t really defined where they stood. Teresa says when they got back was when her problems with the law started and she was told not to discuss it with anyone. She says it isn’t that she didn’t want to be friends anymore.

Jacqueline brings up two reunions ago when Teresa says she didn’t miss her. I have to stop here to mention that Jacqueline sounds kind of selfish. It’s no secret that Teresa stood trial and then went to prison, so how does Jacqueline make this even one iota about her? Teresa probably wasn’t thinking about missing anyone except her own self in New Jersey. Teresa says she’s done a lot of reflection and praying and has learned forgiveness since then. Jacqueline asks where they go from here and Teresa suggests rebuilding the friendship. They hug and talk about their kids. Teresa tells Jacqueline about her new love of yoga. In her interview, Teresa says it’s like the old days. We get TMI about jail sex and they discuss Teresa’s homecoming. More TMI.

Teresa suddenly remembers that she has an orthodontist appointment that the doctor came in early for. That’s what happens when people just show up out of nowhere at your door. Self-centered Jacqueline doesn’t even apologize.

Melissa meets with her business partner. Jacquie has a store in Florida and Melissa admires her business acumen. Not so much her style though, as they disagree on what Melissa should be carrying in her store. Melissa wants it to seem like you’re walking into her closet and has the final vote, since it is her store.

Siggy visits Dolores. Dolores wants to redecorate, as the house is frozen in time from when she raised her kids there. They discuss Dolores’s birthday party and how they’d like to see Teresa and Jacqueline get their friendship back on track. As if on cue, Jacqueline shows up. I wonder if she called first. They open some champagne. I liked champagne for about 10 minutes when I was in my 30s.

Jacqueline tells them about her meeting with Teresa. Siggy and Dolores act like two cheerleaders, jumping up and down when Jacqueline says she and Teresa are going to rebuild their friendship. They toast to the new year and new beginnings.

Melissa visits Teresa. Teresa tells her about Jacqueline dropping by. In her interview, Melissa says Jacqueline is the type who wants answers, while Teresa just wants to move along. She hopes the kumbaya lasts.

Dolores and family gather for pizza and Italian take-out. Her ex lives down the block and everyone is friendly with everyone, including the ex’s girlfriend. They tell their kids the story of how the broke up and remained friends.

Siggy is meeting Teresa to plan Dolores’s party. She talks about herself in the third person in her interview and I’m like, please don’t do that. She wrote a book on relationships called Write Your Own Fairy Tale, which I vaguely remember seeing in the bookstore. She says she’s a true blue friend and likes old school people.

Theresa and Siggy meet at the restaurant where they’re having Dolores’s party and introduce themselves. Siggy likes Teresa right away. She shows Teresa the leopard patterned invitations. Dolores is going to wear red, with everyone else wearing accents of leopard. Siggy is concerned that guests might have to buy a leopard accessory, but Teresa tells her everyone in New Jersey has something leopard. I have to admit, she might be right.

Dolores’s paternal grandmother is 102 and reminds me of Big Edie from Grey Gardens. How come my grandmother wasn’t like that? Dolores is having her family over and they talk about how well she and her ex get along. She wonders if it has anything to do with her being single. Dolores also looks an awful lot like a brunette Dina and I keep doing double-takes, thinking Dina is back on the show.

It’s party time! Let the leopard wearing commence! Everything looks amazing. Teresa isn’t thrilled to see Kathy, but moves past it. She makes a toast to true and new friendships. In her interview, Dolores says she’s not keen on celebrating her birthday, but feels blessed that her friends have gathered in her honor and are showing the love.

Rosie shows up and feels like Teresa doesn’t hate her, but just doesn’t want to be bothered. Melissa invites everyone to her boutique opening. Siggy asks for funny stories about Dolores, with one guest telling them while another two act it out. Melissa volunteers first, talking about how Joe #2 had the hots for Dolores when they were kids. Teresa goes next and tells another prison sex story, which confuses me since it’s not about Delores, but maybe I missed something.

Afterwards, Melissa asks about Jacqueline and Teresa’s new friendship. In her interview, Melissa tells us that things are changin’ in Jersey. Dolores thanks everyone for being there for her. A leopard icing-ed cake with a sparkler in it is presented.

There’s a discussion of calories. Teresa asks Siggy about her husband and more TMI happens. Finally, it’s time to go home and Teresa is the designated driver for a drunk Melissa. I’m kind of surprised that the court allowed Teresa to go to a birthday party. Although it might classify as work. They call Joe #2 from the car, and tell him how drunk Melissa is. She’s actually pretty funny. They get to the house and Teresa helps her inside.

Next time, a champagne toast to Melissa’s boutique, Chris tells Jacqueline it’s becoming tough to pay the bills (tell me about it), and it’s getting close to Joe #1‘s jail time.

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July 17, 2016 – West Coast Shahs & East Coast Wives

Posted on July 18, 2016 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today
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Shahs of Sunset

Reza and his mother go out to lunch. She’s very happy that Reza has Adam to share his life with. Reza points out that most traditional Persian parents wouldn’t feel that way. He tells her that Adam loves their culture, which pleases the both of them. Reza asks if she’s going to Oklahoma to meet Adam’s family, but she says no. She has bad memories about going their with his father. In his interview, Reza says that his father would have gotten a “D” in parenting, while she got an “A.” They laugh about something, but I don’t hear it because the dogs started barking.

Mike meets with his business partner, Edd. Edd who stutters when he spells his name. In his interview, Mike says he’s been spending a lot of money on his shoe line and ignored the old adage of not putting all your eggs in one basket. The shoes are being manufactured in Mexico and a big launch event has been planned at Kitson. Mike is concerned about the shoes being ready on time.

MJ and Tommy go to some batting cages. MJ says they’ve been nesting, so it was time to get out and do something. MJ will not have to worry about the MLB knocking on her door any time soon. Tommy talks about bringing their future child there. MJ is less than enthusiastic, but in her interview tells us she isn’t sure if she’s ready, even though the doctor says now is the time. She definitely wants marriage first. What a concept.

Adam and Reza are in Palm Springs with Asa along for the ride. Reza says their dog’s anal glands need to be expressed and I have all kinds of sympathy for him, as well as thinking better him than me, being the owner of tiny dogs myself.

Reza and Adam are looking for a property to rent out. Asa goes with them to look at a house. We’re in agreement that it’s all kinds of hideous, with random patterns of tile absolutely everywhere. Reza assumes whoever remodeled was legally blind.

GG, who is wearing a vest that I totally covet, meets Shervin for lunch. Shervin asks GG what the blip happened in Belize at the ruins. GG feels that Reza has no business in her medical business, considering that he’s never even been to a doctor’s appointment with her. Sherwin wonders how GG and Reza got to the place they’re at. GG says she couldn’t just sit back while Reza was making fun of her, and asks Shervin why he’s justifying what Reza did. He suggests that rather than jumping the gun, she hear others out. In her interview, GG says she tried to be the bigger person a few times, but it backfired.

Asa is hauling some chairs up a mountain for a photo session with Reza and Adam for her couples project. They’re the same chairs that Adam and Reza got married in. We also learn that Asa is still dating Jermaine Jackson and will be including a picture of the two of them. She tells Reza and Adam to just be in the moment.

For whatever insane reason, Analise wants to see Shervin for a second date. Since she lives in Australia, they’ve mostly video chatted and texted. I have no clue why this gorgeous woman, who seems like she actually has a brain, wants to get involved with this dweeb, who lives halfway across the globe, no less. Asa has taken pictures of them as well, and Shervin says Analise has to come and see them because he doesn’t know how to use the internet.

Asa visits Mike. Mike shows her the shoe samples. They’re okay – well, maybe not that shocking pink pair – but don’t look like anything new. Mike says he went to temple for the first time in a long time, and assessed his life. Asa says he’s experiencing amazing growth and needs to present that to Jessica and woo her back. She’s been rebuffing all of his attempts at communication, so Mike and Asa decide to work on an email together. Asa gives him a simple paragraph, asking to meet with Jessica. We flash back to better days. Mike says he wishes Jessica would give him the chance to show her who he’s become.

Reza and MJ go for ice cream. They discuss Reza and Adam’s relationship. Reza says he has a hard time with the word “husband.” MJ tells him he’s still hung up on traditional roles. Reza tells MJ about his cousin seeing Jessica out on the town dressed in hoochie-mama clothes. They try calling her and the number is no longer working. Reza says she’s gone for real and his heart is breaking for Mike. He tells MJ that Mike needs to start figuring out life post Jessica.

There’s a problem with the shoes at customs and are they’re stuck in Mexico. Mike has to actually drive down to handle things himself. He says whatever could go wrong, is, and he’s just found out that Jessica disconnected her phone. Their guy calls and says he has all the paperwork, but customs is closed on Saturday.

Mike calls the Kitson rep and explains about the customs problem, saying that he and Edd are going to San Diego and will get the shoes there in time for the event. Dude isn’t pleased, but says keep him updated.

Finally, the shoes make it across the border. Now they just have to get them back in time for the launch party.

It’s two hours to the launch and they’re still 80 miles away from LA. Mike’s people had taken the shoes out of the boxes, flattened the boxes, and put everything in their luggage. Smart. Now comes the part where everything got mixed up and they have to put it all back together.

The launch party starts. Asa looks amazing in a silky, off-white jumpsuit that drapes her beautifully. It’s 6:10; the party is 6 to 8, but Mike and the shoes are still in traffic. Mike does some woolgathering, thinking about how Jessica would have been his support in this situation if they were still together. Asa talks to Mike’s parents, telling them how great the samples were. MJ shows up, making a big deal out of Asa’s jumpsuit, so it’s not just me.

Asa texts Mike, asking where he is. Edd says to tell her they’ll be there soon. Mike hasn’t been texting anyone back because he can only think of rude responses. The party is pretty crowded at this point, but as long as there’s liquor, I see no reason why it still can’t be a success. Reza avoids GG.

Still 25 miles away. Even I feel agitated. Mike is afraid that by the time they get there, the venue is going to be closed. Um…it might be a good idea to text someone back.

At last, Mike arrives. He’s touched at how his family and friends are there to be supportive. He gives a little speech about getting the shoes there and thanks everybody. Lots of sales happen, but Asa’s father passes on the pink pair. Reza asks how Mike is feeling with Jessica out of the picture and Mike says he’s just going to have to go on, as Celine Dion plays softly in the background (not really). Asa says something philosophical about ends and beginnings. Mike gets all zen.

A few months later, Kitson went out of business.

Next time, Reza finds out he and Adam aren’t technically married, Tommy goes ring shopping, and Mike gets into it with Vida. I can’t wait to see that.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey

We go back to Teresa’s release date and her lawyer giving a press conference. Jacqueline gets all choked up and says she never stopped caring. Bleh. I don’t like Jacqueline. We flash back to her making fun of Teresa’s message and I like her even less. Jacqueline wonders if Teresa is sincere. She and Dolores make fun of Teresa having a new car even though they don’t know any details about it.

Melissa is excited about Teresa coming for Christmas Eve. As they left things, they were at peace, but not really settled. She’s trying not to judge Teresa for not putting her on the visitor list

Teresa and her daughters are having their eyebrows waxed at home as the paparazzi camp outside. Teresa calls brother Joe regarding the logistics in getting her to his house. We flash back to the Giudice family Christmas cards. This year, a magazine is footing the bill. Teresa has decided to take advantage of the amount the tabloids are willing to pay for her photo and I don’t blame her. She looks fabulous and is wearing a red, distressed cardigan that would be perfect for me. Joe picks her up for the party.

We flash back to the sprinkle cookie incident. In her interview, Melissa makes fun of the whole thing. She says Teresa walked in like she’d only taken a trip to the mall, but she could see how much she’d been through in her eyes. Teresa is thrilled to see her parents, and happy that her father is still with them, as he’s had some health issues. Husband Joe says the prayer before dinner. Joe gets Christmas mixed up with Easter and Melissa nearly chokes on her wine. Teresa suggests he go to church more. I’d add, and pay attention.

Melissa asks Teresa about how the bracelet thing works. They go into the kitchen and Teresa tells Melissa she’d like to get back to the way they used to be early on. Melissa says she would too. Teresa says her brother would be happy about it, but Melissa says she doesn’t want to be friends just for him. She says sometimes she’s felt like it was just on the surface. Teresa says sometimes she doesn’t feel like it’s genuine either. Melissa says she feels like Teresa is a sister to her and Teresa tells her to show it then. It’s a tense moment and in his interview, Joe says the two of them talking makes him nervouc.

Teresa brings up the christening. Melissa doesn’t want to go back to the past, but Teresa says that’s where snowballed and Melissa should have stuck with her no matter what. We flash back to the first reunion with Melissa, where Teresa was ganged up on. Teresa says Melissa should have shut down what the others were saying. We flash back to more arguments. They both admit to wrongs and say from here on out, they’ll have each other’s backs. They shake hands and hug it out.

Dolores is having a therapy session. She talks about her husband cheating on her when she was pregnant and their subsequent divorce because he wouldn’t give up his mistress. Nice. She got engaged again, but got another winner, and moved back to her old house. The therapist says she has to figure out what’s important to her and stop people pleasing. (Two hundred bucks, please!) Dolores says because of the way she grew up, she’s not used to talking about her feelings.

Gia wants to go out New Year’s Eve. Teresa asks her brother if he can imagine what their father would have said to that. She says they spent their New Year’s Eves with their parents until they were married. She thinks Gia deserves the night out though. Husband Joe comes in and gets snippy with Gia.

Jacqueline, buzzed on espresso, talks nonsense with her daughter. Ashlee wants to move away, but Jacqueline wants her to stay. Ashlee points out that she’s twenty-five and her boyfriend is over thirty. Ashlee says she and her mother have been getting along great, but she and Pete want their own hangout. Yeah, it’s called not living with your parents any more.

Dolores picks Teresa up and they go for a pedicure. Dolores asks Teresa about how she was treated in prison, and if she felt picked on, but Teresa says she was only watched a little more closely. Dolores’s brother texts her a happy birthday and Teresa says they need to do something to celebrate. Dolores isn’t into a big birthday deal, but says a reunion dinner would be fun. She makes up a guest list and Teresa is hesitant about Jacqueline, but says it’s up to Dolores.

Melissa wants to be a successful businesswoman as well as a wife and mother, and she’s overseeing the construction of her upcoming boutique. Husband Joe and the kids stop by. Joe claims he’ll be finished in two weeks, but Melissa wants to open in two weeks. Joe squawks about her working and him having a part-time wife. She says as soon as everything is up and running, she’ll be able to pitch in more. He whines about being a single parent and Melissa’s employees give the stink eye.

Everyone is getting ready for Teresa’s New Year’s Eve party. Teresa says she’s been tired since she got home and she only wants family and close friends there. Contrary to her usual way of doing things, she’s also having it catered.

Jacqueline asks Chris if her leggings are giving her camel toe. Do you not have a mirror? Because she wants it both ways, Jacqueline is hurt that she wasn’t invited to Teresa’s party. Chris says somebody has to make a move. Kathy and her husband come over, along with Rosie, since they weren’t invited to Teresa’s either. Rosie is a little surprised, since she’s pretty good friends with Joe. She says since Teresa came home, Joe hasn’t been communicating with her.

It’s time for Gia to leave. She’s running late and Teresa wants to take pictures, but Gia doesn’t want to take any more time. Joe #1 is now insisting she be home before midnight. He says if she’s not home by twelve, there’s going to be a problem. In her interview, Dolores says every Italian has to go through her father’s stress and that she had to be home by eleven on her wedding night. Ha-ha!

Dolores is headed to Jacqueline’s and Teresa decides to call to wish Jacqueline a happy new year. Jacqueline tells her welcome home. Teresa says she looks forward to new beginnings. The Wakhilis yell “happy new year” in the background, catching Teresa off-guard. After they hang up, Jacqueline says it was weird. She says that she didn’t get a sense of a connection and doesn’t know how to respond. Rosie says it’s great that Teresa is reaching out, but she doesn’t get what Teresa has against her. Rosie says her new year’s resolution is to be a bigger bitch since every time she’s nice, it doesn’t pay.

Teresa tells Melissa about calling Jacqueline. She says Jacqueline seemed a little cold, but Melissa says she was probably startled.

When Dolores arrives, Jacqueline grills her about the phone call. In her interview, Dolores says the two of them are from totally different worlds and don’t understand one another. Teresa grew up not talking about feelings and Jacqueline puts her heart on her sleeve. IMO, Jacqueline talks a good game about being tough, but she certainly doesn’t act that way whenever there’s a problem.

Time to count down to the new year! Happy 2016! I love how those cheesy hats and noisemakers never change. Gia comes home at 12:15 and all is well. She tells daddy Joe that she loves him. Teresa says it’s going to be another tough year, but they’ll get through it.

Next time, a birthday, Melissa wears red shoes, and Jacqueline and Teresa meet.

Jul11

July 10, 2016 – Sunset Shahs Return from Belize & NJ Teresa Returns from Prison

Posted on July 11, 2016 by theresakp

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Shahs of Sunset

Still in Belize, everyone is reeling from Mike’s confession. Well, probably not, but that sounded good. Asa and Reza talk about the stages Mike went through before he finally decided to be honest. Asa says Mike sees his marriage as a landmark test in his life that he failed. She hopes he can be honest with Jessica. She talks about how she and GG went clubbing until 4 am and Reza wonders how someone as sick as GG claims to be can manage that.

Reza tells Mike there’s no judgment, and it took a big man to admit he was wrong. He says no matter what the outcome, they’re there for Mike.

MJ says Tommy showing up is the most romantic thing he’s ever done and she basks in the afterglow. I like Tommy. He’s a little crude, but he seems like a regular guy and I believe he really loves her.

The group goes horseback riding. It’s a first for MJ and she says it’s pretty high up. Yes, it is, especially if you’re short. They ride into the woods and park the horses at some Mayan ruins. Damn, that’s a lot of stairs. If MJ thought the horse was up there, wait til she gets a load of this. GG doesn’t think she can make the climb because of her knees. I get tired just looking at it. And doesn’t GG have a hangover? Reza thinks she should be laid out after boozing it up and thinks she’s lagging behind because of her late night. The ruins are pretty amazing, but Reza voices my thoughts about freaking out on the way down. There’s no banister or railing here, folks. The view is absolutely fantastic. Mike babbles about life being a journey and the universe having a plan for him.

GG is thrilled that she pushed herself to get to the top. Reza is petrified of heights, so this is really no place to be for him. They head down and I nearly get vertigo watching. They stop at a grassy area and have some water. Asa wants to include GG in her couples photo project. Reza interrupts, asking why Asa wants her included in a couples thing, which is none of his business. It looks like what he’s really doing is trying to start a fight with GG.

Reza tells GG she’s problematic and basically gets out of control considering the topic. He tells her everyone is sick of her bullsh*t and pretends to have a heart attack. Reza thinks GG is lying, talking about her illness on social media and then partying hardy. GG tells him he focuses on everyone’s problems except his own. They argue loudly. Everyone else wisely stays out of it.

Suddenly, the argument is over and they move on. Asa points out that this area is where they did sacrifices, but I don’t know if she’s being a tour guide or making a suggestion. In her interview, GG says she has a serious illness and Reza doesn’t understand. Reza texts MJ on the way back that he’s done with GG, but MJ doesn’t want to get in the middle. At the villa, Asa says “see you later” and it sounds like “coup de nãnã.”

The Shahs go to dinner. GG downs a pill during her interview. They watch some native dancing and Asa and GG join in. I’m coveting Asa’s tassel necklace. GG says it’s a been a beautiful couple of days. In her interview, MJ says GG is sinking fast and it’s noticeable that she’s taking pills along with drinking alcohol. Mike and Shervin talk about Mike’s marriage and GG says the topic is boring. Mike suggests she leave the table and Nima asks to talk to her on the side. When they’re gone, Reza says GG needs rehab. Nima tells GG she can’t do this. He says everyone loves her, but when she drinks, she loses credibility.

Fast forward to the morning. Everyone is ready to go and GG is still in bed. I guess she went back to bed, since she’s dressed. Nima tries to get her going and she kicks stuff around.

After the fastest flight ever, we’re back in LA. MJ explains to her dog that in the same way he (she?) sometimes fights with his brother, that people want different things at different times and don’t get along. She’s going to help Mike with his relationship, although I think at this point, only Mike can do that.

MJ picks up Mike. He’s decided to let her help him. Because her own marriage has gone so well. Oh, wait, she’s not married. Mike says a piece of him is missing without Jessica. They go to a flower shop and MJ says they need something special. She tells the clerk they want five dozen roses, giving a bizarre explanation as to why that number in her interview. They want the bouquet passionate and big. It’s pretty, but I wouldn’t call it special. Where is the cool vase and the tsotchkes poking out?

GG visits her parents. She tells them about visiting the ruins and how painful it was. She says she needs a new medication because she’s tired all the time and in a lot of pain. She feels it’s time to do chemo. She’s held off because her mother is not in favor of it. Her mother thinks she should go a more holistic route and try a very restrictive diet. GG says her mother doesn’t understand her level of pain, and I get the feeling her mother is also trying to tell her she parties too much. GG says she’s tired of the person she’s turned into because of the pain. Um… I hate to tell you, girlfriend, but you were always difficult.

Reza is happy with married life. He thinks Mike had a real breakthrough in Belize and he wants a breakthrough in comedy. He tries out some material on Adam. I think he’s one of those people who is naturally funny, but it doesn’t translate well to a stage act. Teeny the dog is not impressed.

Take two Reza’s stand up routine. Asa is overly enthusiastic and startles me when she screams as soon as she sees Reza. They’re having dinner first with Adam and MJ. We see snippets of the preceding acts. Reza says it might be open mic night, but these people seem prepared. Well…yeah. Reza’s delivery could be better. He sounds like he’s reading it and crickets start to chirp. It’s not good. Until he cracks an Erykah Badu joke. Then suddenly, the tides turn. I’m honestly not sure what happened there.

GG goes to the doctor. Her friend, Anita, is with her. Asa shows up while GG is getting her chemo treatment. It dawns on her that GG’s illness is serious and real. I’ve never thought it wasn’t, but I agree with Reza that her partying doesn’t help. Again, it’s his delivery.

In her interview, GG says she can’t fake chemo and she just wants positive people around her. Her parents and sister arrive. The doctor explains that if she’s going to feel badly, it will be worst on the first day. Asa asks some questions and he tells her that it’s the same as what they give cancer patients, but they use it for RA as well. Asa asks if there’s any lifestyle changes that would help and the doctor says not smoking would be a good idea. Everyone puts in their two cents and GG gets agitated. She says she didn’t just spend five hours with a needle in her arm just to hear a lecture. I can’t say as I blame her here. Timing is everything and this is not the time.

Next time, Mike’s shoe shipment is stuck in customs, Tommy talks having children, and Shervin might get a second date.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey

We start off with Teresa’s release from Danbury. There are some flashbacks from the previous season and some choice really old clips of arguments. We hear Joe say welcome home.

Joe #2 and Melissa are getting some construction done. Melissa is opening a boutique. She got her hair cut to shoulder-length this season and it looks great.

Boring Jacqueline is back again. Her son Nicholas has been making a lot of strides. He was diagnosed with autism, but is doing very well and even riding a bike. We’re already introduced to a new wife, Delores, who’s a friend of Jacqueline’s. They’re meeting other new wife, Siggy (what?) at a place called Speakeasy. Or maybe it is a speakeasy. I’m not sure.

Melissa says she invested her own money in the business. Joe #2 says he misses her. He’s “like a tiger and needs to see his meat.” Normally, I would be disgusted hearing that remark, but these two are so cute, I’m okay with it.

Siggy is having a hard time getting into the speakeasy, which is apparently behind a secret wall. She’s also just had a neck lift and has one of those wraps that goes around your face like Jacob Marley in Scrooge. Jacqueline says Siggy and Delores are non-toxic. They discuss Siggy moving back to the house she lived in when she was married and I can’t grasp the dynamics of her past love life. She talks about making it on her own like Mary Tyler Moore.

Joe #2 is coaching football, while Melissa and his dad watch the game. In her interview, Melissa says that she lost her father when she was 17 and envies the relationship that Teresa has with her father, although Melissa is also close to him. Joe #2 talks about Teresa’s release from prison before Christmas and hopes she’ll want to spend Christmas Eve with them, as they didn’t leave things on a good note. She’ll have to get permission from her parole officer to be there.

Everyone is doing Christmasy stuff. Jacqueline’s daughter, Ashley, is home for the holidays. We flash back to the tumultuous relationship between them. She’s grown now though, and has a career and boyfriend. Jacqueline’s husband, Chris, talks about how he started building a new business and they had to downsize. This will probably be their last Christmas in this house.

Joe #2 whines to Melissa about how she only sees him when she wants help with something. In her interview, she talks about Joe having an old school mentality about marital roles because that’s what he was raised with. They talk about Christmas Eve and The Seven Fishes. Joe asks Melissa how she feels about not having been on the list to visit Teresa or even hearing from her. Melissa says that Christmas is Jesus’s birthday and it’s like magic. I guess this means she’s hoping for a miracle.

It’s chaos at Joe #1‘s house with the kids. He can’t wait for Teresa to get back. No doubt there won’t be much time for her to relax before it’s back to the same old.

It’s December 22, the day before Teresa’s release, and Jacqueline and Chris are preparing for their holiday party. Jacqueline has gotten a text from Teresa, saying she’s looking forward to a new beginning. She makes fun of the text and Teresa’s accent, reminding me why I don’t like her all that much. We flash back to the fallout between them. Jacqueline wonders if Teresa’s ghost writer wrote the text

Joe #2 and Melissa are getting ready for the party. Melissa gets a call from Teresa’s lawyer that Teresa can go to their house on Christmas Eve. Going to midnight mass is iffy though. Really? You can go to a party, but not to church? Which one poses more of a flight risk? The lawyer forwards a note from Teresa saying she’s looking forward to the party and asking if she should bring sprinkle cookies, referring to an altercation a few seasons ago. I’m guessing she’s making a joke.

The guests begin to arrive. Drinks and conversation flow. Melissa and Jacqueline confer on the notes from Teresa. Jacqueline is perplexed that Teresa wrote to her. In her interview, Melissa says she’s concerned that Jacqueline is going to “spin” again, after having been blown off by Teresa and Teresa now wanting to have a connection. Melissa tells her not to stress about it or question it. I dunno. How come neither one of these two geniuses think Teresa might have had a change of heart in prison?

Teresa’s lawyer explains to Joe #1 what the procedure is going to be when Teresa gets home, and how she’ll need to have an ankle bracelet for six weeks. Her ETA is between 5 and 6 am the next day.

The party is in full swing. Siggy discusses her plastic surgery with the ladies in the kitchen. Chris talks to Joe #2 about Teresa coming home. Once upon a time wife Kathy talks about how Teresa never even got a parking ticket and the first time she gets in trouble, she goes to prison. Go big or go home, I say. Jacqueline makes a toast and gets weepy about Teresa coming home, confusing me.

Teresa’s lawyer calls from the car on the way to pick her up. He tells Joe #1 the paparazzi are everywhere and Joe says they’re all around there too, like “cock-a-roaches.” Gia comes down and waits with Joe. A video chat comes in from Teresa. No surprise, she’s extremely excited about coming home. We see the car on the highway and the paparazzi are everywhere, nearly colliding with them. How stupid is that? And if that’s the parkway, it’s dangerous under the best conditions.

Teresa arrives home, squealing over a puppy in a kennel in the garage. Welcome home present? Lots of hugs and tears with Joe #1. I’d heard she looked good, but I’m still impressed. She calls out and the girls come running. More hugs and tears. And squealing. Joe, who’s looked sedated for the past year, smiles, watching them. The girls show Teresa all the welcome home signs and she tells them they don’t have to go to school, although Gia wants to for some reason. In her interview, Teresa says she can imagine how lost they were. Me too. I don’t think it’s going to hit quite as hard when Joe goes to the slammer. Teresa also says she’s not going to be so naive again. I’ll bet.

Next time, beer pong, Melissa and Teresa talk, Teresa’s first altercations since she’s out of the pokey, and Rosie! Looks like lots of screaming and yelling this season, as well as Joe’s turn at prison.

Important information: The Bravo Awards – The Bravos – airs July 20 at 10 pm.

Jun27

June 26, 2016 – Shahs in Belize & Throne Finale

Posted on June 27, 2016 by theresakp

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Shahs of Sunset

Meanwhile, back in Belize, GG wants to talk to Shervin. She says ever since Asa’s fashion show, he’s been trash talking her behind her back. She wonders, if he has an issue with her, why didn’t he come to her first. In his interview, Shervin says that GG continues to drink like a fish and smoke like a chimney, even though her health isn’t good. He tells her he’s genuinely concerned about her. They end up hugging it out.

MJ is still trying to get ahold of Tommy. Now his voicemail is full. Probably with messages from her. She’s trying to keep a brave face, but tells Asa that after he moved in, she started nagging and complaining, and being a turn-off in general. He told her she’s just like Vida and Asa tells her she needs to be careful with that, especially with men.

More amazing food! I gain weight just watching this show. The group has a choice of going tubing or having a massage. Why not both? Reza, Asa and MJ opt for the massage. In his interview, Mike says he has a fantasy of Jessica surprising him by showing up.

Mike’s fantasy is just a little off because Tommy shows up. Needless to say, MJ is thrilled. Instead of the massage, MJ chooses an afternoon delight of another kind. Reza, Mike and Asa take a dip in the phenomenal pool, while Shervin hangs out talking to them. Reza tells Mike that Jessica claims he cheated on her. Mike says she read a message from someone way back when and blew it out of proportion. Asa asks if he’s cheated on Jessica since they were married and he says no. In his interview, he says they’re just allegations and the entire world knows he’s married. Reza says Mike tends to flirt and Mike leaves the pool. Reza tells Asa and Shervin that Mike and Jessica’s stories don’t add up. He finds it unbelievable that Jessica would leave over an old text.

Asa and Reza decide to sneak up on a nakey Tommy and MJ. Jewel is playing in the background and in his interview, Tommy says there goes his street cred. Asa is working on a couples portrait project and wants to take photos of them in the pool. They’re nakey in the pool too, but Asa uses flowers to cover anything we shouldn’t see.

GG, Mike, Shervin and Nima are starting with a hike. They go into a cavern and Shervin freaks about the bats. In his interview, Mike says Shervin has an irrational fear of small creatures, but Shervin says he just prefers not to hang out with them. Asa and Reza get a massage. Asa thinks they should have a talk with Mike. Reza thinks Mike is in denial, but wants to at least give it a try.

Let the tubing commence! They go through the caverns and it’s very cool. Mike says the trip has given him a chance to reflect and is better than therapy.

Reza calls Jessica. He says he’s bummed that she didn’t make the trip and tells her about what Mike said. Jessica says when she investigated the text message, it turned out to be a string going back to before they were engaged, and the texts were not appropriate for a married man. Reza says he’s worried that Mike is just trying to save face and he’s going to lose her. Jessica says she’s not going back to him. Reza asks if there’s any chance, but she says no. She says if he can’t be real, there’s no point in continuing. He tells her that he’s going to try and talk some sense into Mike. He’s going to force Mike to be the man she deserves, whether they get back together or not. Before Jessica is done, he wants Mike to have a moment of clarity.

The tubers (tubists?) return, wondering how many pounds of ceviche the others have downed. Reza asks to talk to Mike. He thinks if Mike is honest, there might still be a chance for him to get back with Jessica. He tells Mike about the phone call and says Jessica was very specific about what the texts said. Mike continues to deny it and asks what Jessica wants. Reza says Jessica wants him to admit what he did. He tells Reza not to call her anymore. In his interview, he accuses Reza of schadenfreude, which is ridiculous. Reza says he’s just trying to help him save his marriage, but Mike says he’s not going to admit to something that isn’t true. Reza says Mike lies sometimes and Mike gets furious, yelling that he’s done and he’s going home. Reza says he’s going to regret it later and suggests they have a drink and tells Mike not make a decision while he’s angry.

Reza asks Asa to talk to Mike, but Mike isn’t having it. We hear Mike saying he f-ed up so bad. Asa thinks Mike doesn’t need another person who’s disappointed in him. She looks out the window and sees Mike leaving. Mike goes to Shervin’s room and Reza follows. Mike says he’s not mad at Reza. Shervin says he could hear them yelling from his room. Mike stomps off. In his interview, the producer asks Mike if he cheated. He says he’s stupid, but not that stupid.

Reza tells the others what happened with Mike and the phone call to Jessica. Mike comes by and everyone gets quiet. He asks to talk to Reza and they step outside. He tells Reza he’s not angry and realzies that Reza was just trying to help. He says because of what happened last year, he has trust issues. He says he was a bad husband and admits to the text messages. He says it’s been eating away at him. In his interview, he finally admits to cheating. He says he loves Jessica so much that he’d shoot himself if she wanted him to. He says it’s killing him. Reza says he loves Mike and isn’t against him. He says Mike is being real and all he wants is for him and Jessica to get back together. He says he’s proud of Mike being honest and says he needs to have this talk with Jessica. He says Mike is good at a lot of things, but owning his stuff takes a minute. In his interview, Reza says that Mike being accountable is a big deal.

Next time, the Shahs see the ruins, GG talks to her parents about RA, and Mike tries to get back together with Jessica.

Game of Thrones

It’s the finale already. Didn’t we just start the season? Although I don’t know how they can top last week. I watch the opening credits because I love seeing the map come to life, and realize I don’t know most of the actor’s names even though I’ve been watching this for years.

It’s time for Cersei and Loras’s trial. Everyone gathers in the courtroom or whatever they call it. The Grand Maester dismisses the call girl he was just with, and one of the children who worked for Varys shows up at his door.

High Sparrow Jonathan Pryce asks if Loras is ready to stand trial. Loras says there’s no need, as he’s confessing to everything, and lists all the stuff he’s accused of. He says he’s seen the error of his ways and will take any punishment. The Sparrow says the gods punish those who avoid justice, but the Mother gives mercy to those who kneel. Loras says he humbles himself and wishes to devote the rest of his life to the Seven. He abandons the Tyrell name, his lordship and will remain celibate. The Sparrow inducts him or whatever and Loras gets a religious symbol carved into his forehead for his trouble.

Tommen starts to leave for the trial when The Mountain stops him. Cersei hasn’t shown up yet and the Sparrow tells one of this fledglings to go get her from the Red Keep. The Grand Maester is looking for the king, but instead finds some other guy and a kid with a sword. A bunch of kids surround him. The guy says sometimes before they usher in the new, the old must be put to rest. The kids all stab the Grand Maester. What the what?

The Sparrow has sent Lancel to find Cersei, but she’s nowhere. He says the longer she waits, the worse it will be. Then he gets stabbed by a kid. What is this? Children of the Corn? Meanwhile, Cersei is staring out the window..

Margaery approaches the Sparrow. She thinks something is wrong and asks why he thinks Cersei and Tommen aren’t there. He says Cersei will be tried in absentia and Margaery says Cersei understands that, but is absent anyway, so she must be avoiding the consequences. She says they all need to leave immediately and tells Loras to stick with her. Everyone starts going toward the exits, but the guards hold Margaery back.

Wildfire in the basement is what’s happening. The stuff squirreled away by the Mad King is all over the place. Dropped in Lancel’s attack, his torch lights it and the whole sept blows up in green flames. Cersei is pleased. Tommen is shocked. A lot of actors are now out of work. Cersei has one of the accuser septas captive and tells her to confess. She says confession feels good and lists all the other things she’s done that feel good, including killing her husband and sleeping with Jaime. She says it also feels good to watch all the people burn. She says she told the septa that Cersei’s face would be the last thing she saw before she died. The septa says she’s ready to meet the gods, but Cersei says she’s not going to die today and she’s not going to die for a while. She calls The Mountain over and says he’s her god now. Cersei leaves, saying “shame,” as the septa did to her, and we hear screaming as she closes the door.

Well, that was all a surprise. And who’s going to put that fire out?

Not Tommen. He jumps out the window.

Walder is celebrating getting Riverrun back. He toasts to the alliance of the Freys and the Lannisters. Bron points out how Jaime doens’t have to do anything to get the ladies and Jaime plays wingman. Walder says his father would be pleased at how everything came together. Jaime asks Walder if he did much fighting back in the day. Walder says the one battle Jaime fought in, he got captured.He says fighting means besting your enemies and now he has Riverrun and the Starks are no more. Jaime says the Freys aren’t feared, but the Lannisters are. He wonders why the Lannisters even need them.

Cersei receives the news of Tommen’s death and wants to see the body. The messenger asks about the funeral. She tells him to burn Tommen and put his ashes where the sept was.

Sam and Gilly reach the Citadel . Sam gives the man at the desk a letter from Jon Snow. He tells him he’s to be the new maester. The man says according to his records Ser Marmont is in charge, but Sam says he’s dead. He says this is irregular and Sam says he supposes life is irregular. He says Sam will have to talk to someone else, but in the meantime he can use the library. Gilly and the baby have to stay behind. The library is humongous and Sam nearly freaks over all the books.

In the North, winter is happening. Jon talks to the Red Woman. Davos joins them, tossing Princess Shireen’s little carved horse at her. He tells the Red Woman to tell Jon what they did with Princess Shireen. She says they burned her at the stake, but she only does what the Lord commands. Davos says her Lord is evil to require a child be burned at the stake. The Red Woman says her parents went along with it. Davos says she had everyone fooled saying Stannis was the one, including Stannis. The Red Woman says she was wrong and he asks how many died because she was wrong. He asks Jon to have her executed. Jon asks if she has anything to say. She says she’s been ready to die for a while, but the war with the dead is coming and he’ll need her. Jon says she’s banished and if she ever comes back, he’ll have her killed. Davos adds that if he ever sees her again, he’ll do it himself.

Jon tells Sansa to take their parents’ bedroom. He says she’s the Lady of Winterfell and they’re here because of her. He asks if she trusts Littlefinger, but she says only a fool would. Jon says they have to trust each other because they have so many enemies now. She tells him a white raven came from the Citadel and winter is here. Jon says their father always promised that would happen.

Olenna says the last time a Tyrell came to Dorne, they were assassinated. Allaria says they invited her because they need her help. Allaria says they must be allies if they want to survive. Olenna says survival isn’t what she’s after since Cersei killed her son and grandchildren. Allaria rings a bell and Varys pops in saying “fire and blood.” Okay.

Dany says there’s finally peace in Meereen and she wants Daario to stay and keep the peace and help the people elect their own ruler. She says if she’s going to rule Westeros, she’ll have to make allies, which involves getting married and she can’t bring a lover with her. Daario says he doesn’t want the crown, he wants her. He says he loves her and he knows he makes her happy. He begs her to bring him along, but she says she can’t. She says she’ll leave him with instructions. Daario says he pities the Lords of Westeros because they don’t know what’s coming. He says he’s sure she’ll get the throne she wants.

Tyrion asks Dany how it went. She says Daario wasn’t happy. He says if it’s any consolation, sacrifice is the trait of a great ruler. He says she has everything she ever wanted and asks if she’s afraid. She nods and he says good, the only people who aren’t afraid are madmen. He says she’s in the great game now and it’s terrifying. Dany says she didn’t really feel anything when giving Daario the boot. Tyrion says he believes in her and she will always have his counsel.

She tells Tyrion she had something made for him. She puts a King’s Hand pin on him and asks him to be the Hand of the Queen.

A servant girl brings some cake to Walder. He wonders where his sons are. She says they’re already there, confusing both of us. He sees teeth in the cake. The servant girl removes her disguise and it’s Arya! She tells him the last thing he’s ever going to see is a Stark looking down at him when he dies and slits his throat. I feel double-minded, since I hate Walder, but love to hate him. Arya looks satisfied watching Walder bleed to death.

Littlefinger approaches Sansa in the weirwod. He says sorry to interrupt her praying, but she says she’s done with all that. She asks him what he wants. He says he thought she already knew. He says he always has the same picture in his mind, and whenever he makes a decision, asks himself if whatever he’s doing will help it materialize. He says he pictures himself on the Iron Throne with Sansa at his side.

Sansa says it’s a pretty picture. He says she’s the future of House Stark. He asks who should rule, a Stark or a motherless bastard. Sanda walks away.

Bran and Meera reach a weirwood tree. Benjen says he’s parting company with them now and wishes them good fortune. Meera asks if Bran if he’s ready for this and Bran says he has to be since he’s the Three-Eyed Raven now. He touches the tree and goes back to the vision of Ned going up to Lyanna’s tower. Lyanna is bloody and dying after just having given birth. She asks if it’s a dream. Ned tells her no, he’s really there. She says she wanted to be brave, but she doesn’t want to die. He says she’s not going to and calls for a maester. Leanna asks him to promise her something. The nurse hands him a Baby Jon Snow!

Jon and Sansa are having a meeting with the guys. One guy says the war is over, winter is coming and they should all go home.

Jon says the true enemy won’t wait out the storm, he brings the storm. Young Lady Mormant lists all the horror that’s happened at the hands of the other kingdoms. She says Jon is the true king and that Stark blood runs in his veins.

Lord Manderly gets up and makes a speech about how he was wrong and Jon is the White Wolf, the King of the North. A guy from House Glover commits to the cause and calls Jon the King of the North. Everyone rises and hails the King of the North. Littlefinger and Sansa lock eyes.

Jaime and Bron see the fire in King’s Landing and spur their horses on. Cersei enters the throne room with The Mountain. She is proclaimed Queen of the Seven Kingdoms while Jaime watches unnoticed. She gets a cool crown that matches her military style outfit. She and Jaime look at each other, as the people say long may she reign.

Theon and Yara stand on the deck of a ship. Dany’s fleet is ready to go. It’s pretty impressive. Even more impressive are the dragons flying above it. Dragon tease. Like the pterodactyl at the end of the second Jurassic Park movie.

Dany, Tyrion, Missandei and Varys stand on the bow of another ship. Crane shot of the ships and the dragons.

And we out.

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June 19, 2016 – Dragons & Dany, a Dallas Reunion & Shahs in Belize

Posted on June 20, 2016 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & recaps from today’s real time TV watching)

Game of Thrones

The ships attack Meereen. Tyrion tells Dany the rebirth of Meereen is the reason for the violence. He asks if she has a plan. Killing every last one of them is the way she wants to go. Tyrion talks about hidden wildfire and how it’s not difficult to destroy a city.

Dany and Tyrion meet with their enemies on the beach. The head guy tells Dany she made her own mess. Tyrion says they want to discuss terms of surrender. Dude gives a list of demands, like the dragons being slaughtered, but Dany says they want to discuss their surrender not hers. He says her reign is over and she say it hasn’t begun. Drogon flies down and Dany gets on his back. He is seriously cool.

The other dragons join Drogon in the sky. Now it’s triple cool.

Meanwhile, the Meereens are being slaughtered by the Sons of the Harpy. Everything stops when they hear the hoof-beats of Dany’s army coming. Dany and her dragons circle the ships. She tells them Dracarius and they do their fire thing. Bye-bye, ships.

Grey Worm tells the dudes on the beach they can give it up or die and all the soldiers throw down their weapons and run off. Tyrion says Dany is forgiving, and Missandei says that the queen has decreed one of them should die. Two of the three dudes push the third guy forward, saying he’s low born and they barely know him. Grey Worm cuts off the other two guys’ heads. Good one. Tyrion tells the remaining guy to let everyone know he lived by Dany’s mercy, but also tell them what happens when you mess with her.

Jon tells Sansa she doesn’t have to be there when he meets Ramsey, but she says she does. Ramsey rides up and says he’s missed her. He wants them to proclaim him Lord of Winterfell and he’ll forgive all their trespasses. He says why lead everyone to their death and there’s not need for a battle.

Jon says he’s right, there’s no need for thousands of men to die, just one of them. He suggests they end it the old way, mano-a-mano. Ramsey says he doesn’t know if he’d beat Jon, but his army would definitely beat his. Jon asks if Ramsey’s men would want to fight for him if they heard he wouldn’t fight for them. Ramsey asks if his little brother is worth the risk. Sansa asks how they know he has their brother and Ramsey throws down Shaggy’s head. Sansa tells him he’s dying either way.

Ramsey says he can’t wait to get with Sansa again and throws out a bunch of threats invovling his dogs. He rides off.

Jon says Ramsey’s weakness is his men are forced to fight for him. Davos says they have the number and they have the patience. It’s crucial that Ramsey charge them, not the other way around. Jon says he wanted to make Ramsey angry so he’ll come at them full tilt. Jon and Sansa speak alone. Sansa says she knows how Ramsey’s mind works. She says he lays traps and Jon says he’s over-confident. Jon says he’s defended the wall from worse. Sansa says he doesn’t know Ramsey. She says Rikkon is lost because he’s the true born son of Ned Stark. They argue. Sansa says she would have waited until they had more men. Jon says this is all they’re ever going to have and greater odds have been surmounted. Sansa says if Ramsey wins, she’s not going back to him and Jon says he’ll protect her. She says no one can protect her.

Jon asks Red Woman #2 if she has any advice. She says don’t lose. Jon says if he does, don’t bring him back. She says she serves the Lord of Light and only he can decide those things. Jon asks why he was brought back the first time. She says she doesn’t know; maybe he brought Jon there to die again. Just the thing you want to hear right before a battle.

Theon and Yara stand before Dany. She says they must be there to get her support for Yara becoming queen. Dany asks what’s wrong with Theon and he says he’s not fit to rule. Tyrion says they agree on that point. Dany says their fathers were evil men and they need to make the world a better place. Dany asks that they acknowledge her as queen of the seven kingdoms and if they do, she’ll help them. They shake on it.

It’s time for the battle of the bastards. There are like 6000 of Ramsey’s guys to Jon’s 60. Doesn’t John have a giant or two he can pull out? Ramsey rides forward leading Rikkon on a rope. Way to distract Jon Snow.

Ramsey pulls his sword out and Jon marches forward. Ramsey dramatically cuts Rikkon’s ropes. He tells Rikkon he wants to play a game and to run to his brother. As Rikkon starts to run, Ramsey puts an arrow in a bow. Job starts to ride toward Rikkon as the arrows fly. Just as Jon is about to reach Rikkon, Rikkon gets an arrow through the back.

Needless to say, Jon is mightily pissed. Ramsey smirks and Davos tells the men to prepare. The battle begins. Oh, there’s that giant. If nothing else, you’d think that would be disconcerting, since it’s doubtful they’ve ever seen one. Ramsey’s men shoot arrows into the air and Jon’s horse is down. He stands as Ramsey’s army rides forward.

Jon takes out his sword. WTF? Jon is in the middle of everything like General Custer at Little Big Horn in Little Big Man. He slices up a few guys. Now he’s like Tony Curtis during the pie fight in It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Somehow, he is unscathed. He’s just that good. Or that angry. Or both.

Davos, who was supposed to wait for Ramsey to move forward, has had enough and proceeds with his men. The rest of Ramsey’s men go forward. Ramsey hangs behind like the coward he is. Oh shit. Ramsey’s men have surrounded Jon’s and made their shields into a wall. The Romans used to do that. They move forward with these spears sticking out, slicing up the men as they go. This gave me a headache.

The giant starts tossing guys round. The last ones in the middle fight like crazy. Ooh! The giant just ripped some guy in half. That was pretty good. Ramsey’s men close in. I have no idea what’s going on because it’s all shaky cam and sometimes blurry. Uh-oh. Jon almost gets squashed because it’s like a mosh pit, but manages to come up for air. Somehow, he, Davos and Tormund are still alive.

A trumpet is heard. Holy! Here comes back-up. It’s Littlefinger with the cavalry! Ha-ha! Ramsey’s face.

They bust through Ramsey’s wall of guys. Sansa watches with satisfaction. Jon, Tormund and the giant see Ramsey who runs away like a little girl. Well, rides anyway. Dammit! The big baby makes it back to his castle. He says their army is gone.

The castle gate is being broken open. The giant pops through. He’s covered with arrows and meets his end, but well done, good and faithful servant. The army comes in. Ramsey pops out and says he’s reconsidered one on one combat. Jon walks toward him fielding his arrows with a shield and proceeds to punch the living snot out of Ramsey as Sansa watches. The entire audience is satisfied. The Bolton banner comes down and the Stark banner goes up.

Applause. Just from me. On screen, they’re busy carting bodies around. Jon wants Rikkon buried next to their father. Sansa asks where Ramsey is.

Beaten to a bloody pulp in the dungeon. Sansa comes into the cell. He tells her their time together is almost at an end. She tells him everything about him and his house is going to disappear. Hahahahahahaha! Here come his dogs! He says they’ll never harm him and Sansa reminds him they haven’t been fed in a week. This is so good, I can’t stand it. Headache gone.

Sansa watches and I laugh, as the first dog pretty much takes Ramsey’s face off.

Touche.

Next time, who cares? I don’t think they can top this. Okay, next time, Cersei and Loras stand trial, Littlefinger wants something from Sansa, and Tyrion tells Dany the great game is terrtfying.

The Real Housewives of Dallas – Reunion

Because I forgot they were starting on the quarter hour, I missed the beginning. I come in while Leeanne is making excuses for being aggressive. I think I have her “story” memorized by now.

Cary’s husband, Mark, joins the group. We find out that Cary got her first Birkin bag for her 40th birthday. Forgive me, but if I was going to drop that kind of cash for a bag, it wouldn’t be a Birkin. Am I the only woman on earth not impressed with that style? Cary addresses the rumors that she married Mark for his money and that she broke up his first marriage. Cary starts to cry, saying that she was joking about some of the things she said in her interviews. Since she is a rather sarcastic and funny person, I totally believe her.

Andy asks Cary about Leeanne spreading gossip. Cary says she would never go after a married man and Leeanne was very hurtful. She says she and Mark both have children and she doesn’t want them hearing negative stuff. As usual, Leeanne doesn’t admit to perpetuating rumors, but just says you shouldn’t drink and tweet, kind of winking. Then she tells some story about how Cary made Mark leave his wife after she married someone else to get his attention. Cary explains her 3-month marriage, like it’s anyone’s business, and they both say they didn’t have an affair before his divorce.

Stephanie asks Leeanne why she didn’t go straight to Cary, and Leeanne claims she did. Leeanne acts like a middle schooler, saying it’s not okay for her to spread rumors about Cary, but it’s okay for Cary to call her a social climber. Um…I don’t think those are close to being the same. And Leeanne is a social climber. While it might very well be just so she can get her charities on, it doesn’t make Cary’s point any less valid.

Mark argues with Leeanne and she asks if he needs a tampon. What adult talks like this? Cary tells Leeanne that the things she says are hurting other people, not just her. Leeanne says she doesn’t want to hurt anybody; that’s not what she does. Well, I don’t know who did it then. Andy asks what she does do and she says charity because that’s the only comeback she knows. Andy asks if spreading gossip is charity, and she continues to say that she was merely repeating something someone told her.

Then she tries to say that Cary had been saying things aout her too. She changes something Cary said in all kinds of ways. Cary says if anything she said came across like that, she’s sorry, and she’s actually proud of Leeanne and says a bunch of nice things about her that she doesn’t deserve. Leeanne manages to flip everything around to the point that Cary gets up and leaves the stage.

Andy calls out Tiffany for enabling Leeanne. Tiffany claims she came late to the game and makes some noise about how she tried her best given what she had to work with. Brandi tells Tiffany that she should have shut it down immediately and says that Heidi was only in the one scene to do Leeanne’s dirty work. Tiffany keeps trying to distance herself. Cary is back and says she knew the Heidi thing was a set-up.

Andy asks Leeanne how she’s going to move forward here. Leeanne says she apologizes for not handling things differently and privately with Cary. Leeanne says she’s sorry Cary is hurt and sorry that she’s the one who hurt her. She wants to hug it out. They hug and then Leeanne says something rude to Stephanie. Maybe Leeanne went on too many roller coasters as a carny kid.

Because Tiffany doesn’t have much going on outside of Leeanne, they talk about Aaron aka Keith Suburban. They talk about Tiffany and Leeanne’s friendship and Cary says Tiffany is different when she’s around Leeanne. Leeanne had made some stupid remark about Plano and has to apologize to the Twitterverse.

Andy asks Brandi about Bryan’s reaction to the season, in particular the strip club and the dinner he walked out on. Brandi says Bryan doesn’t like confrontation or talking about his feelings and didn’t want to hear it. He wasn’t too happy to be on camera and Brandi says they argued afterwards with him using the d-word. Brandi talks about how supportive Stephanie was and they talk about their friendship. Brandi says everything came out on a positive note though, and now Bryan travels less and sometimes the family comes along. They also renewed their vows.

Marie joins them. She says she’s nervous and excited. Tiffany wants to sit as far away from her as possible. Andy talks about Leeanne throwing her glass at Marie’s party. We go down the Memory Lane of Leeanne being a nutjob. We go over the plastic poop incident and how Leeanne tried to tarnish Brandi’s reputation. Leeanne acts like she’s five, cutting Stephanie off and when Stephanie graciously lets her go ahead, she refuses to talk.

Tiffany talks about having to defend Leeanne and how it got to be too much. We relive the scene when Leeanne left Marie’s party and slapped the trolley car. We move on to the texts about Leeanne from Marie. Marie claims she was worried about Leeanne and Tiffany says it was gossip and Marie is dangerous. All I can think about is how I want the necklace with the giant pearl that Marie is wearing in one of the flashbacks.

Marie lets Leeanne have it and Brandi is sitting there smiling. I have the feeling she doesn’t even realize it. Andy pushes things along to the Austin trip. We see numerous flashbacks, from the bus trip there to Leeanne’s threats against Marie.

Here comes Leeanne’s poopy pants story. Brandi explains how it started on the bus because she had to pee, and Marie immediately insists that she didn’t tell Taylor. I hate to admit I agree with her when Leeanne brings up that Taylor couldn’t have just made a lucky guess. Cary suggests they get over it already. Andy gets the real skinny, or poopy as it were, from Leeanne. Leeanne then jumps right to claiming Marie has bad temper tantrums, so she’s not the only one.

Tiffany says she’s been protective of Marie and something about keeping girl code. Andy asks what Marie’s reaction is and there’s total silence while Marie looks like a deer in headlights. Cary says she got scared during Leeanne’s craziness in Austin, while Tiffany claims she slept through it. Leeanne says that when she says it, killing someone means cutting them out of your life. Marie claims that Leeanne threw something at her and Leeanne claims otherwise, although Marie ended up getting a restraining order because Leeanne sent her threatening texts after the trip. Leeanne claims Marie was trashing her on social media. Andy asks where they go from here and Marie hopes they can come to an understanding and respect each other. Once again, Leeanne talks about her childhood and how she doesn’t “do hurt well.” Stephanie says as an adult, she needs to take ownership and get help. Thank you.

Leeanne starts to cry and says blah-blah-blah how she doesn’t like that part of her that’s the angry little girl. We bid Marie good-by. If she’s bucking for a spot on the show, she’ll have to do better than this.

Wrapping it up, Andy says they’ve all grown since they ended taping. They talk a bunch of therapy stuff and nobody says anything interesting. Tiffany uses the cliche that she’s “a work in progress.” Leeanne is in anger management. Apparently, she’s had therapy through the years and realized she’s not quite finished yet. What an understatement. She says when she gets hurt by people, it brings the childhood hurt back up. While she’s talking, I realize she gets hurt very easily in addition to her overreacting.

I guess that’s it. No three-parter for these Wives. We bid farewell to plastic poop and carnival rides.

The Shahs of Sunset

A capsule of what I missed last week. Tommy walking out on MJ, which I still don’t understand. She told her friend that when she told him what she needed, he said he was done. What the blip did she need? Jessica is playing a hot and cold game with Mike; and Reza is skeptical of GG having RA. Please, please do not say the M-word. I can’t take another storyline like that.

The best part though, was watching Asa work on her caftan fashion show. Instead of being all over the place like some reality personalities (ahem…Sonja) or having a line of something we never see (The Countess), we’re getting a bird’s eye view of the ground floor and both her and her family’s involvement in the business. The caftans are gorgeous, but so is Asa’s passion for her craft and love of detail.

On to this week…

The gang congregates at Shervin’s place. GG’s sister, Leila, joins them. We haven’t seen her for a while. Reza says he feels horrible for having missed the entire fashion show trying to help Mike get it together with Jessica. Reza thinks they need to get away from all the usual drama.

They discuss vacation destination options. GG’s cousin, Niva, suggests Belize. MJ is down with that, since she doesn’t want to go anywhere where the bugs are as big as her shoe. Me neither. Shervin talks to MJ about her break up with Tommy. In her interview, MJ says Tommy is afraid she’s going to turn into her mother. She tells Shervin maybe Tommy is right and she was too overbearing. Shervin thinks she’s self-sabatoging because she doesn’t want to take a risk.

Reza meets Jessica for dinner. He tells Mike about Belize and that he’s going to try and talk Jessica into the Belize trip. Mike isn’t cool about it; he doesn’t think his friends should be involved in his business. Reza tells him it has nothing to do with his and Jessica’s relationship; it’s strictly about the invite.

Jessica arrives and they get cocktails. I love how polite they are to their server. Definite points for that. Reza tells Jessica about the Belize trip. He says he thinks it would do both her and Mike good. Jessica starts to get teary and says she doesn’t think she’s going back to Mike.

Jessica tells Reza that Mike cheated on her. He asks if she’s 100% sure. She says the first time, she saw it with her own eyes. She said for years, he told her everything was a rumor. In her interview, she says she’ll always love Mike and wishes this was a nightmare she could wake up from. She tells Reza that until she’s sure she can trust him, she can’t move back in with him. Reza says that she knows what’s best for herself and he didn’t know that was going on, but has no sage advice. Reza says his hope is that they get back together, but he’s not telling Mike about the conversation. Jessica says she’ll think about the Belize trip. After she leaves, Reza calls Mike and says that he needs to let Jessica have space and time. He says she loves Mike, but she’s hurt.

MJ is on her way to meet GG. They’re getting their lashes done. She talks on the phone to Reza in the car and he says he’s not buying that GG has RA. MJ says she’s been with her to the doctor, but GG seems to be exaggerating what stage it’s at.

Adam can’t go on the Belize trip because of work. The rest of the group meets at Mike’s house to go to the airport. GG is a no show and when they call her, she says she’s not going to be on the flight, but that’s all they get from her. Shervin talks about how angry GG got when he questioned her about her illness and Reza insists that she’s not telling the truth. Shervin thinks GG needs something that gives her purpose and until she gets it, she’s going to need attention in other ways. In her interview, Asa says it’s not cool to exaggerate and illness, but she feels sorry for GG since she obviously has a deeper issue.

Mike says flying with his crew is like a three-ring circus. I’ll bet. He wonders how they’re even allowed on an airplane. When they get to the destination, they change to a much smaller plane. Reza says he never wants to fly in a plane so small he can touch the pilot’s shoulder again.

They go to a private villa that includes a butler. MJ calls Tommy and leaves a long message about the trip so far. She’s hoping she didn’t totally destroy the relationship. No need to say that the villa is fabulous. I don’t know what I’d do first, eat the spread laid out by the pool or get in the pool.

GG has taken a separate flight because she’s tired of the scrutiny from the others. In her interview, she says everyone seems to think she’s “one big lie,” but she’s going to have a good time regardless. She and Niva finally join everyone.

GG says it’s funny how a year ago, she and Mike wanted to kill each other and now she’s the closest to him. GG and Mike chat. MJ says she’s sorry she didn’t acknowledge that Jessica didn’t come. GG checks out her room, which is humongous.

It’s evening and everyone is still hanging around and in the pool. GG asks to talk to Reza. She says they made a deal during the camping trip that they would always be honest with each other. She tells him she heard that he said she was making up having RA. He owns that and she says it hurt her that he would think that. She says she had to process that and she didn’t want to be the old GG, and that’s why she took a different flight. In her interview, she asks if she needs to take anothe polygraph test.

Reza says everyone is saying things aren’t adding up and he wonders why she’s telling him things that aren’t adding up. He says that MJ told im the doctor never used the word “chemo.” GG says that her diagnosis came back and she’s going to need treatment. She asks if he’ll go with her. He says of course, but in his interview says he’s still skeptical.

Shervin says he’s starting to get wise to GG’s machinations. MJ calls Tommy’s voicemail again. Great. She’s being a stalker now. It is kind of mean of him not to answer her calls. Mike says he misses Jessica. Reza says he hoped she’d be there by now, but Mike says she’s not even answering his texts.

They sit down to another amazing spread. Asa says she’s already been eating all day. MJ has the idea to go around the table and “come clean” about something. Niva says he’s been enabling GG. GG says if one more person decides to discuss her RA, she’s going to flip out. Is this the place to be doing this though? On vacation? In his interview, Reza says it isn’t GG’s RA that makes her feel the way she does – it’s her drinking. Now she’s on a roll and tells everyone to look in the mirror. Well, she does have a point.

Niva says he cares about her, but she says she doesn’t think so. GG says she was in the middle of a pleasant conversation when all this started. Niva tries to turn around what he said, but it’s not working. In his interview, Shervin says GG has to hear the good with the bad and he’s glad Niva said what he did. Shervin and GG start to argue.

Shervin thinks GG isn’t being sincere. Reza says he’s tired and excuses himself. In his interview, he says the GGvention was a fail. The dinner breaks up and GG gets freaked out going back to her room in the dark.

Next time, exploring caverns and getting a massage, Reza wants Mike to fess up to Jessica, Mike doesn’t want to talk about it and says he’s done.

Hope all the fathers out there had a very Happy Father’s Day!