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- PREVIOUSLY ON THE REAL HOUSEWIVES...
[horn honking]
- I AM SO RELIEVED
TO BE OUT OF THAT HOTEL
AND ACTUALLY INTO A PLACE THAT I CAN CALL MY HOME.
- THIS ISN'T THE KENYA MOORE DREAM HOUSE, RIGHT?
- IT'S GOOD FOR NOW. - [whimpers]
HI! HI, COME ON IN. - HELLO.
- I DON'T KNOW IF I'M EVER REALLY GONNA GET USED TO HEARING
"NOELLE" AND "BOYFRIEND" IN THE SAME SENTENCE.
- ARE YOU STARING ME DOWN? - OH, NO.
- [laughs] - WILL YOU STOP IT?
- I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
SINCE I AM NOT SPEAKING TO APOLLO,
GOING TO ALABAMA FOR MY MORTUARY SCIENCE EXAMS
IS A WELCOME RELIEF.
- WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID IS,
"THE ONLY PERSON THAT I WANT TO BE ON MY [bleep] IS YOU."
IT SEEM MORE LIKE CARMON IS THE LADY OF THE HOUSE
AS MUCH AS KANDI IS.
- SUCCESS IS IN MY DNA.
WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES, ANOTHER ONE OPENS.
- MUSIC MAY BE MY PASSION...
[laughs]
BUT FAMILY IS FOREVER.
- MY BUSINESS IS BEAUTY, AND I'M THE BOSS.
- I AM STILL STANDING, AND I'M MAKING MY OWN RULES.
- A TRUE SOUTHERN BELLE KNOWS HER WORTH,
AND I AM PRICELESS.
- PEOPLE THINK THEY HAVE ME FIGURED OUT,
BUT I'M ALWAYS THE WILD CARD.
- HEY, GIRL. WHAT'S UP?
- HEY, GIRL. - WHAT YOU DOING?
- LOOKING AT THESE WEDDING BOOKS AND...
- OH, WE BACK ON WEDDING BOOKS?
- THIS IS SO CRAZY.
I HAVE BEEN ENGAGED FOR A FEW MONTHS
AND HAVE MADE SO FEW WEDDING PLANS.
MY HOLDUP WAS MY MOTHER'S NEGATIVE OPINION...
- OH, OKAY.
- [laughs] TOWARDS THE RELATIONSHIP.
SHE PROMISED ME THAT SHE'S GONNA BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE OPEN-MINDED TO, YOU KNOW,
HAVING BETTER COMMUNICATION.
SO I FEEL LIKE I CAN START LOOKING FOR DRESSES
AND MAKING PLANS AGAIN.
I FIGURED, HEY, AT LEAST TRYING ON WEDDING DRESSES
IS A WAY TO BEGIN TO GET IT BACK ON TRACK.
- WHAT HAPPENED?
'CAUSE NOW YOU LOOKING AT BOOKS.
- WELL, LAST NIGHT, SHE APOLOGIZED
FOR THE COMMENT THAT SHE MADE ABOUT MY RING,
NOT THAT SHE APOLOGIZED ABOUT WHAT SHE SAID ABOUT THE RING
BUT HOW SHE FELT ABOUT MAKING ME CRY.
IT SOUND LIKE SHE CARES SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK.
- BUT IF SHE CARE ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK,
THEN WHY IS SHE THE ONE GOING AROUND
TO EVERYBODY WE KNOW TALKING ABOUT, "OH, WELL,
THEY SAID TODD AND CARMON IS SLEEPING AROUND"?
LIKE, THAT'S NOT COOL.
- IF ANYBODY IS GETTING, LIKE, SUPER CLOSE TO ME,
MY MOM ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTS
FINDING SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT PERSON.
- SHE'S NOT GONNA BE HAPPY
UNTIL YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOBODY AROUND YOU BUT HER.
- NOW THAT CARMON IS WORKING WITH ME, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
MY MOM IS SAYING ALL THESE BAD THINGS ABOUT HER.
I FEEL LIKE SHE NEEDS TO STOP MAKING HER ISSUES MY ISSUES.
EVEN, LIKE, THE DOGGONE PICTURES ON THE WALL, GIRL.
LIKE, SHE WAS--
- WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE PICTURES?
- OH, MY GOSH, LET ME SHOW YOU.
SHE GONNA SAY, "AND YOU DON'T EVEN CARE
ABOUT YOUR FAMILY NO MORE."
I NEED THIS WALL FINISHED IMMEDIATELY,
AND I NEED MY MAMA PICTURE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SHE'S LIKE, "AND WHY HE GOTTA BE ALL IN THE MIDDLE?"
- IT WON'T BE, LIKE, ALL TODD. - WHAT'S GOING ON?
- HEY, BABE. - WHAT'S UP?
- ALL TODD? - RIGHT. [laughs]
- DON'T HATE ON ME 'CAUSE I'M KILLING THE WALL RIGHT NOW.
- MAN, I WAS TELLING HER ABOUT
MY MOM WAS TRIPPING ABOUT THE PICTURES AND STUFF.
- RIGHT. WHO LIVES HERE?
- BUT IF IT'S NOT THE WALL, IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING ELSE.
- IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE SOMETHING.
- I KNOW.
- AND YOU GOTTA SPEAK UP.
- IF YOU SEE THAT IT'S AFFECTING ME CRAZY, CARMON CRAZY,
HOW DO YOU CONTINUOUSLY LET IT HAPPEN?
YOU HAVE TO STAND UP TO HER.
I'M NOT SAYING BE DISRESPECTFUL,
'CAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY,
YOU DON'T WANT TO DISRESPECT HER.
BUT SHE'S DISRESPECTING YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND.
- HOW FAR CAN YOU GO WITHOUT BEING DISRESPECTFUL?
- "MOM, YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO THIS.
"YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT.
I'M NOT GONNA ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS."
- THAT'S EASY FOR HIM TO SAY,
BUT I COULD NEVER TALK TO MY MOM LIKE THAT.
HONESTLY, THIS HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOREVER.
LIKE, SHE ALWAYS ATTACKS MY FRIENDS AND--
- THAT DON'T MAKE IT RIGHT.
YOU GOT TO CONTROL IT.
YOU HAVE TO. THAT'S JUST HOW I FEEL, BABE.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. I REALLY DON'T.
- DING-***.
[doorbell clicking]
MYNIQUE!
HOW ARE YOU?
LOOK AT YOU. YOU LOOK SO GREAT.
- YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
- YOU DO TOO. LOOK AT THOSE. BRR-BRR!
[laughter]
HI, BEAR. LOOK AT YOU.
YOU HAVE GROWN UP. YOU LOOK LIKE YOUR DAD.
- WHAT'S UP, HOMEGIRL?
- HOW YOU DOING? - DOING GOOD.
- Y'ALL DOING GOOD.
- WHERE WE START? - HUH?
- WHERE WE START? - FROM THE BOTTOM.
- [laughs]
- WHAT'S UP, BOY?
- WHAT'S UP, BOY? WHAT'S UP, NEPHEW?
- CHUCK AND MYNIQUE ARE FRIENDS OF GREGG AND I.
CHUCK AND I GREW UP IN ATHENS, GEORGIA.
WHERE THE COCKTAILS AT? I KNOW YOU--
- THE COCKTAILS OUTSIDE, YEAH.
- OUTSIDE? - LET'S GET IT STARTED.
- I INTRODUCED CHUCK TO GREGG YEARS AGO.
YOU LOOKING SKINNY THESE DAYS.
- TRAINING ALL THE TIME.
YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID WHEN I WAS IN EIGHTH GRADE?
"LOOK AT YOU, LITTLE SMITH, WITH THEM LITTLE CHICKEN LEGS.
"YOU MIGHT BE FINE ONE DAY
IF YOU DO SOMETHING WITH THEM LEGS."
- OKAY.
GREGG AND CHUCK BECAME REALLY CLOSE,
AND GREGG ASKED CHUCK TO BE ONE OF HIS GROOMMEN.
- GREGG LOVES YOU FOR ALLOWING HIM
TO TEST-DRIVE YOUR AFFECTION.
[laughter]
GREGG, WHAT'S UP, MAN? WHAT YOU BEEN DOING?
- YOUNG MAN, I'M GETTING OLD.
- LIVING UPSTAIRS? - [laughs]
- 'CAUSE I COULDN'T KEEP HIM DOWN THERE.
HE COME UPSTAIRS, BUSTING THE DOOR DOWN.
YOU KNOW, GREGG IS SOMETHING ELSE.
- BABY, THESE PEOPLE KNOW ME. THEY KNOW US.
- YES, BUT YOU KNOW-- THEY DON'T KNOW YOU AT HOME.
- YES, THEY DO. I'M THE SAME AT HOME.
- JUST ONE THING ABOUT GREGG: HE'S ALWAYS--SAME CAT.
- CONSISTENT. - GREGG AIN'T HERE.
HE AIN'T HERE. HE'S ALWAYS IN HERE.
- MAINTAINED.
- I DEFINITELY FEEL BLESSED
HAVING GREGG BACK IN MY LIFE
AND HAVING FRIENDS AROUND LIKE CHUCK AND MYNIQUE.
US GETTING BACK TOGETHER WAS AMAZING.
- MADE ME THE HAPPIEST, Y'ALL,
'CAUSE YOU KNOW WE'VE JUST KNOWN YOU SO LONG,
AND ALL Y'ALL BEEN THROUGH AND WHAT YOU JUST CAME THROUGH--
MAN, I WAS SITTING THERE JUST, LIKE, "AW! YES!"
- THEY REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT
THAT GREGG AND I WERE ABLE TO GET BACK TOGETHER.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO COME AROUND MORE OFTEN
AND HANG OUT WITH SOME OF--
YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE WE HANG OUT WITH.
I KNOW YOU WENT OUT WITH KANDI.
- I GOT TO BE HONEST.
ME AND KANDI HAD HUNG OUT.
- "HUNG OUT." LIKE, WHAT'S THAT?
- "HUNG OUT" MEANS WE JUST HUNG OUT.
- DANG!
- THEY WERE MORE LIKE A ONE-HIT WONDER.
- LIKE MILLI VANILLI. [laughs]
- I DO NOT BELIEVE CHUCK
WHEN HE SAYS THAT KANDI WAS A ONE-HIT WONDER,
BECAUSE HE'D SAID IN THE PAST THAT HE DATED HER.
I KNOW YOU KNOW PHAEDRA.
- I GRADUATED IN '88.
PHAEDRA GRADUATED IN '89.
- ME, CHUCK, AND PHAEDRA ALL WENT TO THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL.
WE'RE ALL FROM ATHENS, GEORGIA.
DID YOU USED TO DATE PHAEDRA?
- HUH? - DID YOU DATE PHAEDRA?
- NAH, THAT WAS JUST A RUMOR.
- YOU NEVER LIKED THAT BIG ***?
- NAH, MAN.
- WHAT THING?
- HEAD DOCTOR?
- I NEVER HAD *** INTERCOURSE
WITH PHAEDRA PARKS.
- THERE WAS A RUMOR
THAT PHAEDRA WAS THE HEAD DOCTOR.
AND IN MY OPINION, I JUST TOOK IT AS, YOU KNOW,
NOT A BRAIN SURGEON,
AS A...*** SURGEON.
[laughs]
THAT'S HOW I TOOK IT, OKAY?
YOU HAVE BEEN WITH CHUCK FOR SO LONG.
- I REALLY LIKE HIS [bleep] ***. HE'S A GOOD DUDE.
[laughter]
- COME ON, CHUCK.
- I CAN'T EVEN TAKE THAT. - [laughs]
- MARSHA, WOULD YOU LIKE SOMETHING TO DRINK?
- YEAH, SOME WATER'D BE GREAT.
- I GOT MY ALABAMA APPRENTICESHIP PAPERS DONE,
SO I'LL BE ABLE TO EMBALM IN ALABAMA NOW.
- WELL, THAT'S GOOD. - MM-HMM.
I JUST GOT BACK
FROM TAKING MY MORTUARY SCIENCE EXAMS IN ALABAMA,
AND I'M ONE STEP CLOSER
TO BURYING ALL OF THE WORLD'S DEAD.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS,
I FEEL LIKE I CAN NOT BE SO ANXIOUS ABOUT STUDYING.
PRAISE THE LORD, AND PASS THE FORMALDEHYDE.
- WHAT YOU SELLING?
- I'M NOT SELLING! [laughs]
- OKAY. COULD YOU EXCUSE US FOR A MINUTE, PLEASE?
- I SURE CAN. - THANK YOU.
- SO LET'S CHAT.
FIRST I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU.
OKAY.
WE HAVEN'T SPOKE IN A COUPLE DAYS,
AND I SEE YOU'RE STILL PISSED OFF.
YOU KNOW, I JUST FEEL LIKE YOU GET SO TUNNEL-VISIONED
TO WHERE IT'S LIKE YOU ONLY HEAR WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR.
- WE ARE A UNIT.
APOLLO HAS REALLY HURT ME WITH THIS FOOLISHNESS,
AND HE NEEDS TO OWN UP TO IT SO THAT WE CAN GET PAST IT.
IF YOU FELL OUT WITH ONE OF YOUR GUY FRIENDS,
THEY COULDN'T CALL ME AND TALK TO ME,
'CAUSE I'M GONNA SHUT 'EM DOWN.
THEY NOT EVEN GONNA HAVE ACCESS TO ME,
SO THAT'S WHERE I HAVE THE PROBLEM.
- I THINK YOU MISINTERPRETED WHAT I SAID.
- WHAT COULD I MISINTERPRET? BECAUSE I--
- I MEAN, I THINK THAT YOU WERE MAD ABOUT THE WRONG THING.
LIKE, I WASN'T SAYING,
"OH, I'M TRYING TO BE BUDDY-BUDDY WITH KENYA."
THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS SAYING.
I WAS SAYING I'M NOT GONNA GO OUT MY WAY
TO MALICIOUSLY BE ANGRY AT SOMEBODY.
YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?
- THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS ASKING YOU TO DO, THOUGH.
I WAS SAYING IT'S INAPPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO BE TEXTING WITH HER.
- WE'VE GOT PAST THAT.
- NO, WE HADN'T GOT PAST THAT--
- YEAH, WE DID.
- REALLY? THIS IS NOT HOW YOU APOLOGIZE, DARLING.
- YOU SAID, "OKAY, IF WE'RE A UNIT
AND WE'RE TOGETHER, THEN WE'RE TOGETHER."
- BUT IT WAS-- - HOLD ON, NO.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO RESPECT HOW I FEEL AND WHAT I SAY TOO.
- SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
IT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO BE RESPONDING TO HER?
- NO. - OKAY.
SO THEN THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO BE APOLOGIZING FOR.
- I TOLD YOU I WAS DONE WITH IT, AND YOU FEEL THE NEED
TO WANT TO CARRY IT ON YOUR BACK AGAIN, LIKE--
- NOT CARRY IT ON--
- THE DISCUSSION IS THE DISCUSSION.
IT'S OVER WITH. I SAID I'M SORRY.
I APOLOGIZED TO YOU.
- THAT IS NOT HOW YOU APOLOGIZE.
- I CAME IN, AND I APOLOGIZED.
THAT'S WHY I SAY YOU ONLY WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR.
I'M SICK OF PRETENDING LIKE IT'S OKAY WHEN IT'S NOT OKAY.
I'M SICK OF IT.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I APOLOGIZE IF YOU FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW,
I DISRESPECTED YOU.
THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.
MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN TEXTING,
BUT THE TEXTS, I DIDN'T FEEL WERE INAPPROPRIATE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU FEEL THAT WAY.
YOU'RE MY WIFE.
OKAY, I GOT TO RESPECT HOW YOU FEEL.
YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?
- THANK YOU.
- I WOULD NEVER CHOOSE ANOTHER WOMAN OVER YOU.
- APOLLO HAS FINALLY REALIZED THAT WHAT HE DID WAS WRONG,
SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, I TRUST MY HUSBAND,
AND I'M READY TO MOVE ON.
- THIS AIN'T A NEW RELATIONSHIP.
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOREVER.
WE HAVE TO BE--WE HAVE TO BE BETTER TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER.
- WELL, I MEAN, I'M ABOUT FINISHED WITH SCHOOL.
IN FOUR MONTHS, I WILL BE ABLE TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO YOU.
- OKAY.
I JUST WISH I COULD HAVE THE OLD PHAEDRA BACK.
THAT'S ALL.
- WHAT ABOUT A REMIX PHAEDRA?
- OKAY.
- OLD WITH A LITTLE NEW.
NO, WAIT, I GOT TO GET UP TO GET A HUG.
- I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
- OKAY. PSHHHHH!
- ALL RIGHT.
REMEMBER, YOU USED TO BEND OVER
AND LET ME DO IT TO YOU IN THE BATHROOM.
- OH, LORD. - THE WILD SIDE.
- YEAH.
COMING UP NEXT...
WHERE'S PORSHA?
- HER SISTER TOLD ME THAT SHE'S IN THE HOSPITAL.
[all gasp] - WHAT?
- WHAT'S WRONG?
- SO WHAT TIME IS EVERYBODY SUPPOSED TO BE HERE?
- NOW. - OH.
SO THEY'RE A LITTLE LATE.
- HOW ABOUT MORE THAN A LITTLE LATE?
BUT IT'S OKAY.
EVERYBODY NEEDS A LITTLE TIME
TO JUST CHILL.
- MM-HMM.
- HELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT YOUR WORKOUT CLOTHES
SO YOU COULD HAVE BEEN IN THERE TOO.
YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO WORK OFF SOME DAMN ENERGY
OR A SPA DAY.
- I DO.
- I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE MY MOM IS GETTING THIS FROM,
SAYING THAT TODD AND CARMON ARE "AN ITEM."
WE ALL DO STUFF TOGETHER ALL THE TIME,
SO I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE.
- HEY, GIRL. - HEY.
- WHAT'S GOING ON? - WHAT'S UP? HOW YOU DOING?
- HI. - HOW Y'ALL DOING?
- YOU LOOK REALLY CUTE IN THIS CARDIO CABARET T-SHIRT.
- VICTOR IS A CHOREOGRAPHER,
AND HE LOVES TO DO HIS CARDIO CABARET CLASSES
AT MY KANDI FACTORY.
SO HE OFFERED TO TEACH ALL OF MY FRIENDS
SOME OF OUR FAVORITE MOVES,
BECAUSE I NEED TO BE ABLE TO TRY ON A WEDDING DRESS.
- [humming]
- UH-OH. - HEY!
- OH! - SHE REALLY READY.
- SHE READY TO GO.
- LOOK AT HER, ALL BEDAZZLED.
[laughter]
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
- WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
- I HAD A BABY.
- OH, YOU FINISHED SCHOOL, DIDN'T YOU?
- WELL, I DIDN'T FINISH. - OH, DAMN.
- I FINISHED THIS SEMESTER. - OKAY.
- BUT ALL "B"s AND JUST ONE LITTLE "C."
THAT CHEMISTRY?
I WAS HAPPY FOR THAT "C," CHILD.
- WELL, HELLO, THERE. - HI!
- LOOK HOW CUTE YOUR PLACE IS. - THANK YOU.
- GIRL, I HEARD YOU HAD SOME MONEY, BUT NOW I CAN SEE.
[laughter]
HI, BABY! HOW ARE YOU?
HI! - HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- HELLO. - HI.
- OH, GIRL, THAT'S MY BOO NOW.
SHE WALKING LIKE A DRUNK LADY.
[laughter]
- HELLO!
- HI! - OH!
- HI, LADY.
- MWAH! HI, EVERYONE!
- HOW YOU DOING? WHAT'S GOING ON?
CRAZY.
- THIS IS MY GIRLFRIEND NATALIE.
NATALIE IS INTO FITNESS.
SO NOW THAT I'M RECUPERATING FROM MY FIBROID PROCEDURE,
SHE IS ENCOURAGING ME TO GET BACK IN SHAPE.
- HOW OFTEN DO YOU WORK OUT?
'CAUSE YOUR STOMACH IS TIGHT.
- I'M A FITNESS TRAINER, SO...
all: OH! - OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
- I NEED HER TO HELP ME OUT.
- WHERE'S PORSHA?
- HER SISTER TOLD ME
THAT SHE'S IN THE HOSPITAL.
[all gasp] - WHAT?
- WHAT'S WRONG?
- I DON'T KNOW, SAID SHE FAINTED.
- REALLY? - OH, MAN.
- SHE MAY BE ANEMIC.
- ANEMIC LIKE ME MAKES YOU TIRED.
- I USED TO GET DIZZY SPELLS AND ALL THAT STUFF.
- WELL, THEY SAID SHE FAINTED, HONEY.
LET'S CALL HER SISTER.
LAUREN? - HEY.
- HEY, IT'S NENE.
WE WANT TO CHECK ON PORSHA. IS SHE OKAY?
- MOM SAYS THAT SHE WAS COMING DOWN THE STEPS
AND SHE PASSED OUT,
AND THEY, LIKE, JUST GOT HOME.
SO SHE SAYS SHE'S STABLE, THOUGH.
SHE SAID THEY GAVE HER MEDICINE
FOR THE HEADACHES THAT SHE'S BEEN HAVING.
SO SHE'S JUST RESTING AND OKAY.
- SEND PORSHA OUR LOVE,
AND THEN WE'LL TRY AND REACH HER TOMORROW, OKAY?
- OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CHECKING ON HER.
- OH, YOU'RE WELCOME. BYE-BYE.
- BYE! - BYE!
- I FAINTED ON A PLANE BEFORE.
- I FAINTED ON A PLANE ONE TIME TOO.
IT WAS SO SCARY.
- THAT IS SCARY, UP IN THE AIR.
- MM-HMM.
- HAVEN'T BEEN THERE YET, BUT...
ANYWAY, SO LISTEN.
SINCE WE'RE ALL HERE CHATTY... [giggles]
[laughter]
YOU GUYS SEEM LIKE YOU'RE BONDING.
'CAUSE LATELY, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ACTING ICY.
BUT NOW EVERYBODY SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE REALLY COOL,
SO I WANT TO SEE IF YOU GUYS WANT TO GO TO SAVANNAH
FOR A GIRL BONDING TRIP.
- OH! - YES.
- LET ME CORRECT YOU, MRS. LEAKES.
I'M NOT COOL WITH KENYA POOR-- EXCUSE ME, MOORE.
HOWEVER, A TRIP TO SAVANNAH
SOUNDS LIKE A DELIGHTFUL DISTRACTION
SINCE I'M UNDER SO MUCH STRESS
WITH MY SCHOOLWORK, MY FAMILY, AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS
I'M TRYING TO JUGGLE AT THIS TIME.
WE COULD GO HAVE A PICNIC IN THE CEMETERY THERE.
- UH-UH! NOT THE CEMETERY.
- AND PAULA DEEN IS THERE.
- WHO? [laughter]
- WE COULD ALL VISIT HER.
- WE WILL NOT BE GOING TO PAULA DEEN'S RESTAURANT
AT ALL,
'CAUSE WE ARE A BUNCH OF AUNT JEMIMAS....
- OH, NO. - IN HER MIND.
[laughter]
- I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND A WAY
FOR ALL OF US TO, LIKE, BOND.
- SEE, YOU WEREN'T ON THE ROAD TRIP
WHEN WE WENT TO LAS VEGAS.
ARE YOU GUYS SERIOUS?
YOU WANT ME TO GET ON ANOTHER BUS?
AND SOME OF YOU, I DON'T EVEN LIKE.
AND YOU WANT ME TO TRY TO BE EXCITED ABOUT IT?
- THAT WAS THE LONGEST ROAD TRIP I'VE EVER TAKEN IN MY LIFE.
- I REALLY JUST WANT TO GET OFF OF THIS BUS.
LET US FREE!
YOU HAVE A GUN?
CAN YOU PLEASE BLOW MY BRAINS OUT, PLEASE?
- AH!
- BUT THIS IS WHAT I THINK:
SAVANNAH'S VERY CLOSE TO US.
- IT'S ABOUT 3 1/2 HOURS.
- OKAY, THAT'S NOT BAD.
- THESE GIRLS ALWAYS MOAN AND GROAN.
BUT I'M THE BOSS, AND THEY WILL COME,
AND THEY WILL HAVE A GOOD TIME.
LET'S DANCE.
- OKAY, SO EVERYBODY FIND YOU SOME SPACE.
SO YOU'RE GONNA STEP YOUR LEFT FOOT
SLIGHTLY IN FRONT OF YOUR RIGHT.
SO AS THAT HIP IS GOING,
YOUR ARMS WILL CROSS IN FRONT OF YOU,
AND YOU'LL SAY, "ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
"RIGHT, LEFT.
SEVEN, EIGHT."
STOP THE BOUNCE, AND JUST LET THOSE KNEES BEND
SO THAT YOU GET THAT FULL MOMENT, YES.
AND THEN YOU USE THIS TO BRING YOU UP
AND TO BRING YOU UP.
AND TAKE IT OUT.
SO LET'S TRY IT WITH MUSIC.
HERE WE GO. LET'S TAKE IT FROM THE TOP.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
AND CROSS, SNAP. CROSS, SNAP.
RIGHT, LEFT, DOWN.
AND AROUND AND AROUND.
STEP IT OUT. SNAP, SNAP, SNAP, SNAP.
- PHAEDRA JUST HAS RECENTLY HAD A CHILD,
SO I ALREADY SENT MY *** BOOT CAMP TO HER
BY EXPRESS MAIL.
- FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
AND ONE, TWO, THREE. CROSS IT.
RIGHT, LEFT, SEVEN, EIGHT.
AND AROUND AND AROUND.
STEP IT OUT. FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
AND ONE, TWO, THREE. HAIR.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
YES?
YOU WANT A GOOD STRONG EIGHT WHEN YOU GO DOWN.
- I GOT TO CHANNEL MY INNER BEYONCE.
- OKAY, GO FOR IT.
- YES, KENYA, SHE ON TOUR, OKAY?
[laughter]
- THIS WORKOUT IS JUST FUN, DANCING, AND WORKING UP A SWEAT.
- HOW Y'ALL FEELING, LADIES?
- MAKING MY HAIR COME DOWN.
- SO I BETTER KEEP MOVING
IF I WANT TO LOOK GREAT IN MY WEDDING DRESS.
- THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR TAKING THE CLASS.
[cheers and applause]
- I'LL BE BACK.
- YAY!
- COMING UP NEXT...
- I HIT THE LAST STEP,
AND AFTER THAT, I BLACKED OUT.
I PROBABLY WAS LIKE, "OHHHH."
LIKE, I FELL DOWN.
'CAUSE I FELT LIKE I WAS LAYING KIND OF CUTE, LIKE THIS.
- IS IT GOOD?
- LOOKS GOOD. YEAH, IT'S GOOD.
HOW'S YOURS? - SAME AS USUAL.
SO YOU READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL?
- YES, I ACTUALLY AM READY.
- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, RIGHT?
- GRADES?
- NO, NOT JUST YOUR GRADES.
I HEAR YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND.
- YES, I HAVE A BOYFRIEND.
- OH. AND, UH, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
- I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT SERIOUS.
- DOES THIS, UM, BOYFRIEND HAVE A NAME?
- YES, HIS NAME IS ARTHUR.
- HIS NAME IS ARTHUR. I LIKE THAT.
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW I WANT TO MEET HIM.
- ALL RIGHT.
- WHAT'D I TELL YOU?
WHAT'S DADDY'S JOB IN LIFE?
- TO RAISE ME THE RIGHT WAY.
- RIGHT. YOU BECOME A NICE, FINE YOUNG LADY.
- OKAY. [laughs]
- COME ON, BAILEY.
- HEY!
HEY, POOKA-LOOKA.
- NOELLE, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE BAILEY UPSTAIRS, OKAY?
I WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE CHAT WITH YOUR MOM.
- I RECENTLY INTRODUCED THE IDEA TO LEON
OF MR. ARTHUR
SO SHE CAN GET HIS PERSPECTIVE ON THE SITUATION.
THIS'LL BE A NICE LITTLE CHAT ABOUT HER BOYFRIEND.
IT'S MAINLY ABOUT WHY SHE DIDN'T TELL ME
SHE HAD A FULL-ON BOYFRIEND.
- WELL, IT AIN'T FULL ON. I MEAN--
- WHEN I SAY "FULL-ON," SHE HAS A BOYFRIEND, OKAY?
- THESE ARE CHILDREN--
TEENAGERS, BUT THEY'RE STILL KIDS.
THERE'S NOTHING "FULL ON"
ABOUT THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN NOELLE AND ARTHUR.
- YOU MET HIM AND YOU MET HIS FOLKS?
- PETER AND I INVITED THEM OVER.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU, NOW,
I WAS DEFINITELY READY TO DRILL HIM AND HIS MOM.
BUT THEY WERE JUST AS INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE
THAT NOELLE WAS GOOD TO GO AS WELL,
BECAUSE ARTHUR HAS NEVER HAD A FRIEND THAT IS A GIRL.
PETER WENT INTO DRILL SERGEANT MODE.
- OH, DRILL SERGEANT MODE, HUH?
- BUT BY THE END OF IT, PETER WAS LIKE, "I LIKE HIM."
I THINK THAT LEON AND PETER DEAL WITH CO-PARENTING
EXTREMELY WELL.
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THEY BOTH RESPECT EACH OTHER'S POSITION.
SO IT'S NOT A COMPETITION.
HE'S REALLY A NICE KID. HE HAS A JOB--
- I WANT TO MEET HIM.
THAT'S GREAT. HOPE HE KEEPS A JOB.
- HE MADE NEED TWO JOBS.
NOELLE'S SPOILED A BIT, SO...
- ARTHUR. I LIKE THAT NAME.
- I KNOW. THAT SEEMS LIKE A HARMLESS NAME, RIGHT?
WELL, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? I MEAN--
- HOW DO I FEEL ABOUT HER HAVING A BOYFRIEND?
FROM THE TIME NOELLE WAS BORN, I'VE BEEN PREPARING MYSELF
FOR ALL THE THINGS SHE'S GONNA GO THROUGH.
SHE'S GONNA HAVE SEVERAL BOYFRIENDS.
SHE'S GONNA HAVE A HUSBAND ONE DAY.
SHE'S GONNA HAVE SEX ONE DAY.
- OH, LORD JESUS. HOW DID WE--OKAY, OKAY.
- AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING--
- LET'S GO BACK TO THAT.
WHAT DO WE NEED TO TELL HER REGARDING SEX,
OTHER THAN SHE DON'T NEED TO BE DOING IT RIGHT NOW?
'CAUSE I ALREADY TOLD HER THAT.
[laughter]
AND SHE EVEN ASKED ME.
SHE SAID, "WELL, WHAT WAS IT LIKE YOUR FIRST TIME?"
I SAID, "IT WAS AWFUL."
AND IT WAS AWFUL, ACTUALLY.
BUT EVEN IF IT WAS THE BOMB, I'D BE LIKE, "IT WAS HORRIBLE.
YOU WANT TO WAIT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE."
- YOU GOT TO MAKE HER THINK
SEX IS LIKE GOING TO THE DENTIST.
- RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I DID.
LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS TELL MY 13-YEAR-OLD,
"OH, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST TIME I HAD SEX WAS THE BOMB.
"OH, MY GOD!
YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO HURRY UP AND TRY IT."
- IF NOELLE COULD TALK TO ANYBODY ABOUT BOYS AND SEX,
WHO BETTER THAN ME?
- ME! - REALLY?
- I FEEL LIKE I WOULD BE
THE NATURAL PERSON THAT SHE WOULD TALK TO.
- NO. - ABOUT SEX?
- UNLESS SHE'S GONNA HAVE SEX WITH A GIRL,
I THINK SHE'S GONNA TALK TO ME.
OKAY? - OH, LORD.
- ALL RIGHT? - OKAY.
- I ONLY HAVE ONE DAUGHTER,
AND I WANT TO TRY MY BEST TO DO IT RIGHT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? - YEAH.
- I'M GONNA GET GOING, ACTUALLY.
AND I GOT TO GET NOELLE READY, 'CAUSE SHE'S GONNA COME WITH ME.
- ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU.
LORD HAVE MERCY.
- SO WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU NEED?
- WELL, I NEED, LIKE,
SOME MEDICINE OVER THE COUNTER FOR THE HEADACHE.
- YEAH.
- THAT'S WHEN IT STARTED.
REMEMBER I KEPT TELLING YOU, LIKE,
I HAD BEEN HAVING HEADACHES, LIKE, CONSISTENTLY?
- SO IT JUST CAME TO A POINT
WHERE YOU JUST COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE?
OR WAS IT LIKE--
- I LITERALLY WAS WALKING AROUND UPSTAIRS,
CAME DOWNSTAIRS, GOT A GLASS OF WATER.
I HIT THE LAST STEP, AND AFTER THAT, I BLACKED OUT.
I WAS AT MY MOM'S HOUSE, AND I FAINTED,
AND IT WAS CRAZY.
WHEN I WOKE UP, I LITERALLY WAS SCARED AND CONFUSED
OUT OF MY MIND.
- WHAT EXACTLY DID THE HOSPITAL SAY?
- HE SAID IT WAS A CONDITION. I FORGET THE NAME OF IT.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHERE MY BLOOD--
THE BLOOD SUPPLY TO MY BRAIN ISN'T THERE,
SO THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY BODY--
MY BRAIN JUST SHUTS OFF, YEAH.
I PROBABLY WAS LIKE, "OHHHH."
LIKE, I FELL DOWN.
'CAUSE I FELT LIKE I WAS LAYING KIND OF CUTE.
LIKE, YOU KNOW HOW NORMALLY YOU FALL
AND YOU, LIKE, LAND ON YOUR FACE?
I FELT LIKE I WAS LAYING LIKE THIS.
THIS IS A LAXATIVE. YOU NEED A LAXATIVE?
- NO, YOU NEED PREPARATION H. HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO.
- IT'S HOT IN HERE.
- ARE YOU OKAY? WANT TO SIT DOWN?
- YEAH, LET'S JUST SIT DOWN FOR A SECOND.
- OKAY.
- JUST FOR A SECOND.
LIKE, IT'S REALLY HOT IN HERE.
ARE YOU HOT?
- I'M NOT THAT HOT.
[phone ringing]
- OH, THIS IS NENE. HELLO?
- HI, PORSHA!
- HEY, SWEETIE.
- ARE YOU OKAY?
- I'M DOING.
I'M SITTING UP HERE IN THE--
I'M IN THE DRUG STORE NOW BURNING UP.
I'M HOT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
- I TALKED TO LAUREN, AND SHE SAID YOU HAD FAINTED.
- I DID.
- THEY SAID THEY THOUGHT IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO STRESS
AND ME NOT EATING WELL, AND I WAS VERY DEHYDRATED.
LIKE, THEY GAVE ME AT LEAST FOUR BAGS.
- OH, MY GOD. - MM-HMM.
- BUT, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY WAS I CALLING TO CHECK ON YOU,
BUT I WAS ALSO CALLING TO SEE
IF YOU WANTED TO COME TO SAVANNAH
WITH ALL THE REST OF THE GIRLS.
YOU WANT TO COME?
- I DO. I DO.
I LOVE SAVANNAH.
I THINK SAVANNAH WOULD BE A NICE PLACE
FOR ME TO GO TO RELAX.
BUT AT LEAST WE'LL ALL GET THE CHANCE
TO GO SOMEWHERE TOGETHER.
- YEAH. WELL, I'M DOWN. I'M DOWN.
- OKAY, BYE.
THAT WAS NENE. SHE WAS CHECKING ON ME.
- I HEARD. - THAT'S SWEET.
- SHE SAID THEY'RE GOING SOMEWHERE?
- YEAH, UM, SHE SAID
ALL THE GIRLS ARE GONNA GO TO SAVANNAH.
EVERYBODY HAS BEEN SUPER, SUPER, SUPER SUPPORTIVE.
- YEAH.
- SOMETIMES IT TAKES-- YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE
A DEATH, WEDDING, AND A FUNERAL.
- EXACTLY.
- DID I JUST SAY, "DEATH, WEDDING, AND A FUNERAL."
- DEATH, WEDDING, AND A FUNERAL.
- DOES IT SOUND LIKE I SAID SOMETHING TWICE, THOUGH?
- I DON'T KNOW.
- DEATH, WEDDING-- FUNERAL IS A DEATH.
- OH, FUNERAL IS A DEATH. OKAY.
- YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE OR SOMETHING
WHILE WE'RE HERE, JUST IN CASE?
- YOU THINK I SHOULD TAKE MY BLOOD PRESSURE?
- YEAH. I THINK YOU JUST PRESS "START."
SO WHAT'S A GOOD BLOOD PRESSURE?
- I DON'T KNOW. WAIT.
OKAY, NORMAL. - WAIT A MINUTE.
TEN TO EIGHT IS 60 TO 100.
- OKAY.
- BUT 60 SOUNDS-- OH, IT'S 60 OVER 100,
YOU KNOW, LIKE HOW THEY DO IT?
- OH, YOUR DIASTOLIC PRESSURE IS HIGH.
- YEAH. - WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT "DIASTOLIC" IS.
OKAY, WELL, YOU'RE AT 92,
SO THAT MEANS YOU'RE AT STAGE 1 HYPERTENSION.
[gasps softly]
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MACHINE IS TALKING ABOUT,
AND IF KORDELL IS TRYING TO PUT SOME VOODOO ON ME
FROM AT HOME, THE DEVIL IS A LIAR.
I REBUKE THAT IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
I'M NOT ABOUT TO HAVE NO HYPERTENSION AT 32.
- COME HERE, LITTLE GIRL.
LITTLE SPOILED PUPPY BABY.
- YES.
- BUT THAT'S OKAY.
YOU NEED SOMEBODY TO SPOIL.
- AND SHE JUST STOLE MY HEART.
IT ALSO BRINGS OUT MY NURTURING SIDE,
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE, YEAH, I HAVE--
THERE'S A LITTLE LIFE I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF.
- WELL, WAIT TILL YOU--
- MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A MOTHER.
- WAIT TILL YOU GET THE REAL THING.
- SO YOU ARE GOING TO BE MY NANNY?
- NO. - [laughs]
THE ONE THING ABOUT MY AUNT LORI
IS THAT SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN A MOTHER FIGURE TO ME,
AND I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HER TO BE THERE FOR ME.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL SIT HERE.
- OKAY.
- I'LL HAVE THE SALMON BLT WITH NO, UM, BACON.
- I'M GOING TO HAVE THE AHI TUNA.
- NO PROBLEM AT ALL.
- YOU KNOW WHAT I REALLY ENJOY?
WHEN I WAS REALLY, REALLY YOUNG, YOU WOULD COME TO PICK ME UP,
AND YOU WOULD TAKE US TO THE PARK,
AND YOU WOULD TAKE US TO THE ZOO.
- OH, I'M GLAD YOU APPRECIATE IT.
- BUT THAT'S THE KIND OF MOTHER I WANT TO BE, THOUGH.
- AND I THINK YOU'LL MAKE A GOOD MOM,
MAYBE EVEN A GREAT MOM.
AND THE WAY YOU TREAT VELVET, A KID HAS GOT IT MADE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? [laughter]
SO SPEAKING OF KIDS,
WE WERE TALKING BEFORE ABOUT YOU HAD SOMEONE
THAT YOU WERE THINKING OF HAVING A CHILD WITH.
CAN YOU, LIKE, BRING ME UP TO DATE ON THAT?
- MY AFRICAN SWEETHEART IS KIND.
HE'S GENEROUS. HE'S SMART.
AND I AM CRAZY ABOUT HIM.
IT'S A LOT OF DECISIONS THAT...
I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE ANSWERS TO RIGHT NOW.
BUT I DID HAVE SOME INITIAL FERTILITY TESTS DONE.
AND THEY DID NOT COME BACK...
WITH ANY GOOD NEWS.
AND I DON'T WANT TO RUSH A RELATIONSHIP
AND RUSH SOMEBODY OR PRESSURE THEM INTO MARRIAGE.
- RIGHT. PLEASE DON'T.
- YES. WELL, I WON'T.
- PLEASE DON'T. I HOPE YOU'VE LEARNED YOUR LESSON.
- I HAVE LEARNED MY LESSON THE PAINFUL WAY.
- I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU OR ANYBODY
PRESSURE ME INTO ELOPING OR GETTING MARRIED.
OKAY. - I'M DONE WITH THIS.
- YOU HAVE THE SALMON BLT WITH NO BACON.
- THAT LOOKS GOOD. - AND YOU HAVE THE AHI TUNA.
- THANK YOU. - MY PLEASURE.
- BUT LET ME ASK YOU THIS.
WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU,
HAVING A CHILD OR GETTING MARRIED?
OKAY, WELL, YOU NEED TO GO FOR THE BABY
AND WORRY ABOUT THE MAN LATER.
- FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE,
I'VE FOCUSED ON HAVING THE MARRIAGE FIRST,
THE MAN FIRST, AND THEN THE CHILD.
BUT HOW'S THAT WORKED OUT FOR ME SO FAR?
- LISTEN, I THINK THAT YOU GO AFTER MEN
THAT ARE UNAVAILABLE TO YOU.
- I DO KNOW THAT.
- BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE AFRAID THAT--OF REJECTION.
WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU?
- YOU KNOW, SO MANY THINGS HAPPENED IN MY LIFE,
AND I KEEP MAKING THESE CHOICES,
AND THESE PEOPLE KEEP BEING IN MY LIFE.
AND I CAN'T LOOK TO ANYBODY ELSE
AS TO WHY I'M MAKING THESE CHOICES
BUT ME.
- EXACTLY.
- I CAN'T HELP TO THINK
THAT IT ALL COMES BACK TO ME NOT RESOLVING MY ISSUES
WITH MY MOTHER.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY MOTHER.
WHEN I WAS BORN, MY MOTHER GAVE ME AWAY TO MY GRANDMOTHER.
AND EVEN AS AN ADULT, MY MOTHER HAS MADE THE DECISION
TO PRETEND THAT I WAS NEVER BORN.
- YOU NEED TO RELEASE A LOT OF THINGS AND MOVE ON.
- [sniffles]
I KNOW WHAT KIND OF MOTHER THAT I WANT TO BE.
MY CHILD WILL NOT BE IGNORED.
THEY WILL BE MADE TO FEEL INVISIBLE,
LIKE I WAS.
- NOW, YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, I CARE ABOUT YOU.
BUT I CAN'T HELP YOU WITH THAT SITUATION.
THAT'S THE BASIS OF FORGIVING; YOU DON'T JUDGE.
AND IF YOU FORGIVE, YOU FORGET.
- I DON'T SEE HOW THEY'RE THE SAME.
- THEY'RE THE SAME. TRUST ME.
THEY'RE THE SAME.
- COMING UP NEXT...
- WHY DON'T YOU GO? - I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
- THIS IS A FAMILY THING. YOU AIN'T NO DAMN FAMILY.
GIRL!
- MAMA. - I'M DONE.
- WHAT IS THIS? - THIS IS MY HAIR.
- FOR SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, THE CLASS IS RESTORATIVE ART.
SO THIS IS A GRADE.
- YOU DID THAT BY YOURSELF.
- MM-HMM. EVERY SINGLE PART OF IT.
- YOU FORMED THE NOSE AND THE EYES AND THE LIPS?
- YUP, THE NOSE, EYES, LIPS.
- I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GOOD IN ART!
- WELL, YOU GOT TO BE IF YOU'RE GONNA BE A MORTICIAN.
- YOU GOTTA BE IF YOU WAS-- I DIDN'T--
- SOMEBODY DIED. - LIKE, THIS IS REALLY GOOD.
- SOMEBODY BLOW THEIR HEAD OFF,
I GOT TO BE ABLE TO RECREATE THEIR WHOLE FACE.
I TOLD YOU I GOT THE MIDAS TOUCH, GIRL.
EVERYTHING I TOUCH TURN TO GOLD.
- OH, MY GOSH, YOU COULD DO EVERY DAMN THING.
- HONEY, I AM WOMAN. HEAR ME ROAR.
- IF I DIE, I DEFINITELY WANT YOU TO WORK ON ME.
- I CAN MAKE YOU LOOK ALIVE WHEN YOU'RE DEAD.
[laughter]
- HELLO. - WELCOME.
- HI. - HOW ARE YOU?
- IF I COULD GET YOU TO FILL OUT THIS TOP PORTION,
AND THEN I'LL GET YOUR CONSULTANT RIGHT WITH YOU.
- TRYING ON WEDDING DRESSES DEFINITELY MAKES ME FEEL LIKE,
"OKAY, EVERYTHING IS STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD AGAIN,
AND WE ARE BACK ON TRACK."
- COME ON BACK, LADIES... AND GENTLEMAN.
- WHAT COLOR I'M GONNA WEAR?
- AND THEN WE'LL GET STARTED.
- WE'LL FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN.
- NO LACE. - NO LACE.
- THIS IS CHIFFON WITH-- THAT HAS A BEADED BODICE.
- THIS RIGHT HERE, AND THEN THE REST IS JUST--
TO ME, NOW, THAT LOOKS LIKE A DESTINATION DRESS.
- IT IS DESTINATION.
- NOT A LOT OF ROUGE IN ME,
BECAUSE TO ME, THAT MAKES ME LOOK FAT.
- DO YOU LIKE ALL THAT AT THE BOTTOM?
- WELL, IT LOOKS GOOD IN THE PICTURE.
LET'S TRY IT ON.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EVER TRYING ON A WEDDING DRESS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
- KANDI, LET'S GET STARTED.
- COME ON, KANDICE.
- DON'T DO THAT.
- WE'LL BE HERE, WAITING FOR YOU.
- I'M DEFINITELY GLAD
THAT SHE'S WANTING TO START LOOKING AGAIN AND PLANNING,
LIKE, 'CAUSE SHE JUST--
THEY COMPLETELY KILLED IT FOR HER.
- I NEED YOU TO FILL ME IN ON WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
ALL THIS DRAMA GOING ON.
- YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW MAMA JOYCE DON'T LIKE TODD.
- I LIKE TODD.
- WELL, MAMA JOYCE THINKS
HE'S AN OPPORTUNIST
AND HE'S GONNA TAKE KANDI'S MONEY
OR HE WANTS HER HOUSE OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S JUST CRAZY.
- YEAH.
AND, UM, I'M NOT HER FAVORITE PERSON RIGHT NOW.
- WHAT DID YOU DO?
- NOTHING.
SHE WAS ALWAYS LIKE, "OH, THIS IS LIKE MY DAUGHTER."
SINCE I STARTED WORKING FOR KANDI, SHE DON'T LIKE ME,
THINK I WANT TODD.
[laughs]
IT'S CRAZY.
- OH.
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
- SO WHEN SHE GETS HERE...
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE.
LIKE, I REALLY DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO COME,
BUT, YOU KNOW, I JUST CAME FOR KANDI.
- YOU ARE JUST IN TIME. COME ON BACK.
I JUST PUT HER IN HER FIRST WEDDING GOWN.
- OH. - I'M SURPRISED SHE'S COMING.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S COMING FOR.
LIKE, I DON'T REALLY GET IT.
- AND YOU HAVE SOME OTHERS WAITING.
HAVE A SEAT.
- LOOK AT YOU. YOU LOOK CUTE.
- THANK YOU, DARLING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
- IT'S REALLY INTERESTING, 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW,
KANDI, TO ME, HAS ALWAYS, LIKE, KIND OF HAD
A LITTLE TOMBOY SIDE TO HER.
SO TO SEE HER PICK OUT STUFF
THAT'S, LIKE, REALLY FRILLY AND LONG TRAINS AND STUFF,
THAT'S, LIKE, INTERESTING.
I DIDN'T THINK THAT SHE WOULD BE--
SHE WOULD LIKE STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT IT'S COOL.
- [laughs]
- ABOUT WHAT?
- OH, JESUS.
THAT IS TERRIBLE.
- WHY IS IT TERRIBLE?
YOU KNOW HIM BETTER THAN ANYBODY.
- WHY WOULD I KNOW HIM BETTER THAN ANYBODY?
- 'CAUSE YOU BE AROUND, TALKING TO HIM.
- I'M AROUND BECAUSE I WORK WITH HER
AND I SEE HIM.
- YEAH, YOU TALK TO HIM. YOU KNOW HIM.
- WHAT YOU TRYING TO IMPLY?
- WELL, I AIN'T IMPLYING ANYTHING.
- WHY WOULD YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
- BECAUSE YOU--WHY WOULD I SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
- YES, WHY?
- IT AIN'T NO EVERYBODY. YOU ARE EVERYBODY.
- GIRL, I AIN'T EVERYBODY.
- LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
I'MA TRY MY BEST TO RESPECT YOU--
- YOU BETTER HAVE RESPECT.
- YOU ARE MY FRIEND'S MOTHER.
- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
- YOU ARE NOT GONNA JUMP UP AT ME
LIKE YOU GONNA DO SOMETHING TO ME.
- I WILL DO SOMETHING TO YOU.
- WHOA. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
- JUST SHUT YOUR MOUTH.
- HELLO. STOP.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ARGUING IS ABOUT.
- WHY DID YOU COME?
- 'CAUSE I'M HER MOTHER. WHY DID YOU COME?
- BECAUSE I'M HERE FRIEND, AND SHE ASKED ME TO COME.
- YOU AIN'T NOBODY'S FRIEND!
- MAMA. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
AS SOON AS I GET OUT THE ROOM,
THEY'RE JUST AT EACH OTHER'S THROATS.
HOW'D THAT EVEN GET STARTED?
- I DON'T KNOW.
- SHE JUST JUMPED UP LIKE--
"YOU MY FRIEND'S MOM"
LIKE SHE GONNA DO SOMETHING TO JOYCE.
I AIN'T FITTIN' TO LET HER DO NOTHING TO JOYCE.
- I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT-- I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
- YOU BETTER-- HEY, YOU BETTER GET HER.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT-- I DON'T KNOW HOW IT STARTED.
SHE JUST IS TALKING.
- YOU NOT GONNA SIT UP THERE AND TRY TO INSINUATE
THAT I GOT SOMETHING GOING ON WITH TODD.
I'M SICK OF HER RUNNING AROUND TOWN
TELLING PEOPLE THAT, THEN GO, "THEY SAID."
SHE IS THEY! THERE IS NO THEY.
- OKAY.
- ARE YOU OKAY?
- MAMA.
THIS IS STARTING OFF ALL WRONG.
- IT'S GONNA BE NICE.
- LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT DRESS IS. OOH!
- WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE ABOUT IT, AUNTIE?
- I DON'T LIKE NOTHING ABOUT THAT DRESS.
- NOTHING ABOUT IT.
- I'LL TRY SOMETHING ELSE.
PLEASE BE NICE.
[whispering] LORD, LORD, LORD, LORD, LORD.
- WHY DON'T YOU GO? - I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
- JOYCE. JOYCE.
- I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
- JOYCE. - MAMA.
- SHE NEED TO GET THE [bleep] OUT OF HERE.
THIS IS A FAMILY THING. YOU AIN'T NO DAMN FAMILY.
- JOYCE. JOYCE, SIT DOWN.
- IF YOU GONNA MAKE YOURSELF LOOK LIKE THAT,
THEN YOU DO THAT.
- GIRL!
- 'CAUSE YOU GONNA DO THAT BY YOURSELF.
- MAMA.
- WHEN DID YOU WANT TO DO THAT?
WHEN DID YOU START WANTING TO DO ALL OF THIS?
- I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU.
- WHY YOU KEEP TALKING TO HER?
- BUT YOU CAN'T CONTROL YOURSELF RIGHT NOW.
- WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE?
JUST KEEP ON SITTING HERE, RUNNING YOUR MOUTH.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST... - LEAVE!
- SIT AND THEN SHUT UP?
- IF SHE STOP TALKING TO ME--
I HAVE NO PROBLEM NOT TALKING TO HER.
- WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE?
- I DIDN'T COME FOR HER.
- SHE GO AROUND AND GET KANDI'S HAIR THAT'S LEFT OVER.
THAT'S WHAT SHE DO,
SIT AROUND THERE AND CATCH WHATEVER LEFTOVERS--
- LADY, I HAVE NEVER GOT
ANYBODY'S LEFTOVER HAIR IN MY LIFE.
- LET'S GO. FORGET IT.
I DON'T WANT TO DO IT NO MORE.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
- LEFTOVER HAIR.
- LEFTOVER SHOES, OLD HAIR--
- I DON'T HAVE ANY OF HER STUFF.
WHERE DO YOU COME UP WITH THIS STUFF FROM?
YOU WERE ACTING A FOOL.
- MAMA, MAMA. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
- LOOK AT YOU. IT ACTS CRAZY.
- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, MAMA.
[people arguing]
- DID SHE CALL ME A FOOL?
- MAMA, STOP. MAMA.
I WOULD HAVE HOPED THAT THEY COULD HAVE GOTTEN ALONG
JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE...
- SIT DOWN. PUT YOUR SHOES ON.
- COME ON.
- 'CAUSE YOUR HEART BEATING ALL FAST.
- SO THAT I COULD, YOU KNOW, HAVE MY FIRST MOMENT
OF TRYING ON WEDDING DRESSES.
LIKE, THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR THAT.
THIS JUST IS, LIKE, NOT COOL.
YOU KNOW, SHE NOT REALLY IN THE MOOD.
I'M NOT REALLY IN THE MOOD NO MORE.
NOBODY'S REALLY IN THE MOOD TO LOOK AT DRESSES, SO...
- LOOK, IF SHE HAD ANYTHING, CLASS,
WHEN I ASKED HER TO LEAVE-- THIS IS A FAMILY THING--
SHE WOULD HAVE GOT HER SORRY, NO-GOOD *** UP AND LEFT.
- MAMA, CALM DOWN. - CALM DOWN.
- GO PUT ON ANOTHER DRESS, PLEASE.
- I DON'T LIKE CONFLICT.
BUT IF TRYING ON ANOTHER DRESS
IS GONNA HELP COOL THE ROOM DOWN,
I'LL TRY ON ANOTHER DRESS.
[sighs] OH, LORD.
- Y'ALL LIKE A LITTLE GANG. - THANK YOU.
- I WANT TO WHUP THAT ***.
SAME bleep] SHE DO NOW,
SHE DID WHEN SHE WAS DAMN 12, 13 YEARS OLD.
EVERYTHING KANDI HAD, SHE WANTED THEN,
AND EVERYTHING KANDI GOT, SHE WANTS IT NOW.
AND THAT'S INCLUDING TODD.
BUT, HELL, SHE COULD HAVE HIS LITTLE ***.
- DO YOU LIKE THE ONE ARM, OR SHOULD IT JUST BE STRAPLESS?
- I CAN TUCK THE STRAP DOWN.
- WHAT Y'ALL THINK?
- WHY?
- WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT YOU SHAKING YOUR HEAD FOR?
- I DON'T EITHER.
- OH, MY GOD. SERIOUSLY.
- I'M DONE.
- COMING UP NEXT...
- YOUR MAMA TAKING OFF HER SHOES
LIKE SHE'S GONNA FIGHT ME.
SHE WRONG, AND AT THIS POINT,
YOU GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE.
- I GOTTA GO.
I'M DONE.
I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND HOW IT GOT STARTED.
I JUST CAME OUT, AND Y'ALL WAS LIKE...
- SHE SAID, LIKE, SOON AS SHE CAME HERE,
LIKE, "WELL, SHE AIN'T NEVER GONNA WEAR THAT DRESS."
- SHE SAID THAT?
- SO I'M LIKE, "WELL, WHAT DID YOU COME HERE FOR?
LIKE, YOU CAME HERE JUST TO BE NEGATIVE."
- WOW. I DIDN'T KNOW SHE SAID THAT.
- OF COURSE.
I'M SORRY.
I'M TIRED OF HER ACCUSING ME OF SLEEPING WITH TODD.
LIKE, THAT'S CRAZY.
YOU KNOW SHE'S MAKING THIS UP.
DO YOU BELIEVE IT? - NO, I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
- DO YOU BELIEVE SHE'S MAKING UP?
- I BELIEVE IT'S MADE UP, YES.
- WHO'S MAKING IT UP?
- I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.
- OH, COME ON.
SEE, I MEAN, REALLY?
- BUT THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU
WHEN MY MAMA SAYS, I JUST LET HER TALK AND--
- BUT NO.
YOUR MAMA TAKING OFF HER SHOES
LIKE SHE'S GONNA FIGHT ME.
- NO, NO. - YOU GONNA FIGHT ME?
- I DIDN'T-- NOW, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
BY THE TIME I CAME OUT THERE, Y'ALL BOTH WAS UP ON Y'ALL FEET,
AND IT WAS GOING CRAZY.
- COME ON, KANDI.
YOU ALWAYS RIDING THE FENCE.
- I'M NOT RIDING THE FENCE.
I'M NOT RIDING THE FENCE.
- THIS IS CRAZY.
SHE WRONG, AND AT THIS POINT,
YOU GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE.
- I'M NOT SAYING MAKE A CHOICE BETWEEN ANYBODY AND YOUR MAMA.
BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE
THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA KEEP PUTTING UP WITH THIS.
- I'VE LEARNED HOW TO DEAL WITH MY MOM.
BUT THE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL.
SO THEY CAN'T REALLY SHAKE IT OFF LIKE I DO
WHEN SHE COMES AT THEM, AND I REALLY FEED BAD ABOUT IT.
- I JUST FEEL SO SORRY FOR YOU.
SHE GONNA BE RUNNING YOUR LIFE FOREVER.
- NEXT TIME ON THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA...
- BABE? OF ALL PLACES, WHY'D YOU PICK SAVANNAH?
- YOU KNOW I DO A GIRLS' BONDING TRIP EVERY YEAR.
WE'RE HERE TO HAVE A GIRLS' TRIP WHERE WE CAN BOND.
- THAT LITTLE TODD, HE'S SHORT, AND HE'S GOT A BIG HEAD.
KANDI'S SHORT. SHE'S GOT A BIG HEAD.
YOU DON'T INTRODUCE TWO SHORT PEOPLE WITH BIG HEADS.
- HOW AM I GONNA HAVE A WEDDING AND MY FAMILY WON'T EVEN COME?
SHE DOESN'T SEE THAT THIS IS HURTFUL.
- WHEN WE TAKE A GROUP TRIP, WE DO THIS EVERY TIME.
IT'S NOT RIGHT.
- WHO DIED
AND MAKE KENYA THE PRINCIPAL OF THE BUS RIDE?
- WE HAVE TO BE RESPECTFUL TO EACH OTHER.
- DON'T NOBODY GIVE [bleep] ABOUT WHAT YOU SAYING,
SO SIT YOUR *** DOWN!
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