Don’t worry, there are only a few episodes left for me not to recap 😆. Then, sadly, my favorite group of dysfunctional people will be gone and I have some thoughts on who won’t be back next season 🧐. But we’ll discuss that on finale not a recap (maybe that should be a separate blog – My Not a Recap Recap 🤪).
At the moment, I just hope my computer doesn’t act up until I’ve finished. Apple did an update recently and my programs kept freezing or refusing to open yesterday and has restarted itself multiple times in the last 24 hours or so 😡😡. My love hate relationship with all things computers continues….
On to I Love A Mama’s Boy 🥂!
Tia, Theous, and mom Carolyn: first, I have to say that Carolyn open shows her disdain for Theous girlfriend. Doesn’t try to hide it at all and Theous refuses to take a side or really set boundaries. Tonight’s episode shows Tia and Theous out on a date – WTHOUT mom 🤯! Which is impressive, especially since mom had been staying with them while rehabbing her injured knee (Theous takes her for her PT). However, it doesn’t stop mom from calling while they’re on their date and Theous answers (oh Theous, just no 🤦♀️) and has a full-blown conversation with him. Leave the two of them in peace Carolyn! Later in the episode, talk turns to an upcoming trip to Vegas, in which Carolyn snidely asks “is she coming?” while Tia is standing right there. You can’t make this s🤬🤬t up! Tia has decided that the Vegas trip will be a test to Theous ability to set boundaries with his mom and if not, she may decide enough is enough. I wonder if she will walk away – guess we’ll find out soon enough 🤷🏼♀️ . Oh and at this point Theous and Carolyn are the assholes 😁.
Tracy, Bryan, and mom Jayne: they only had one scene so this should be quick. Still on their honeymoon, Bryan is smart enough to arrange a romantic dinner for the two of them. It goes better than I expected given the face that Tracy called the trip a “hot mess” as she had predicted. Bryan is all “when you married me, you married my mom. You knew what you were getting into…” and Tracy just wants to know she is number one in his life. To which Bryan smartly responds of course. Smart, smart man 😆. No assholes here today.
Emily, Shekeb, and Laila: well this was a surprising turn of events, Shekeb’s ambush Emily plan didn’t go that badly. Laila seemed to bury the hatchet a little with Emily (like covered over but easy to access 😜) and Emily didn’t bury a hatchet in Shekeb’s head for setting up this little ruse. The only other things that stuck out to me is the fact that Shekeb is a very messy person and I hope Emily knows what to expect. Also, Shekeb asked his mom to go ring shopping and she agreed. Progress! Again, no assholes here today.
Steph, Mike, and mom Liz: oy the mother! She is definitely trying to sabotage this relationship 🙄. Mike and Steph have been together for 3 years and she has convinced him he needs to wait until they are closer to 30/31 to get engaged/married (which would be another 3-4 years). Liz wants him to be sure and now he has doubts, after convincing Steph to stay in CT! The waiting piece was news to Steph, and she finds this out while talking with her mom and Liz, who just met. The poor girl. I loved that her dad took Mike outside to say if you’re not sure don’t drag this out any longer than you have to so that she can build a life, and family, before it’s too late. Having a person close to me that stayed in a relationship for 10 years because of the promise of marriage only for it to fall apart, this resonated with me. So you go Dad! Liz is the bigger asshole in this situation with Mike a close second. Frankly, I don’t think he is mature enough and Steph needs to run her butt all the way to LA to work on her career!
Last, but not least – Kim, Matt, and mom Kelly: Kelly is just too much at this point. She has brow beaten Matt into submission and is trying to do the same with Kelly – so gross! Kelly has decided that when people enter Matt and Kim’s home it should reflect her! Like WTF?!? Who actually says that? There is so much wrong with Kelly, I’d love a therapist take on her 🤣🤣🤣. This mother/son relationship is by far the worst example on this show, with Theous and Carolyn’s relationship coming in a close second. I’m giving Laila a pass because she really made an effort this week. Anyway, I think it’s quite obvious who the assholes are in this f🤬🤬🤬ed up triangle.
I will end by saying what I’ve said just about every week since Kim announced her promotion – run as fast as you can to Houston and don’t look back! And Steph should do the same, only to LA, not Houston 🤪.
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