My apologies for the delay in this post. First, I was all š¤¢, then I had to re-watch to remember my thoughts and take a few notes. I do not know how real recappers do it! But since this is not a recap, itās not as bad (though hard not to take a ton of notes like a recapper does š¤Ŗ).
Anyway, todays not a recap is really about the regular people pulled into the drama of these couples. Their reactions are so worth the price of admission.
Matt, Kim, and Kelly (mom): as if this shit show couldnāt get anymore ridiculous. Itās Motherās Day so Matt takes the three them to wine country for the day (Iām thoroughly convinced the Mattās dad is like āI want no part of this nonsenseā š¤£). First we meet the greeter, who remarks that their 3 way relationship (my word, not his) is ānot really the relationship I would want to be inā and Iām dying. Next up is the tasting room manager, god bless her. She watches as Matt, who is firmly planted next to his mother and across from Kim, feeds his mother and you know she is thinking WTF am I watching?!? In her aside she states āThatās definitely a strange relationship between a mother and sonā. When Kim asks if itās weird that he feeds his mom, she takes a long pause then turns the conversation towards their other wines. Again dying, on the floor š¤£. Her lasting impression āMatt seems like a large man-child.ā By the way, did I mention that this was also supposed to be a small send-off party for Kim? No? Well it is so there are gifts! Mom a bougies necklace (Kimās words, not mine š) from LOTR because of course mom and son are fans, and a large decorative Key to represent the key Kelly will have to their new home, fifty feet from hers š If you think Kim is pissed, you would be correct. Kimās gift ā a mug. Need I say more? Well I do have to say one more thing ā Kelly and Matt look deep in each otherās eyes to declare their love for each other (in the elvish language), mother to son of course. It was disturbing to watch š±.
Mike, Steph, and Liz (mom): short and sweet ā after the parental meeting went so badly (thanks to Liz) Steph fled CT for California for āa few weeksā (damn must be nice), declaring that Liz has torn them apart, just like she wanted. She is meeting with a friend and career mentor to get some perspective. Her friendās perspective? Steph needs to be in CA if she wants her career to progress (sheās works in TV production). Her aside was āShe needs to leave him if heās holding her backā. Steph and Mike talk again about relocating and in Mikeās interview he says āI donāt know how to live on the West Coast without my motherā. I canāt with this guyā¦
Shekeb, Emily, and Leila (mom): first expendable crew members ā Jessica and Onur, Skekebās close friends, where Emily chooses to air all their dirty laundry ā not a good look. Best part of this scene is Jessica telling Emily that she has no problems with her MIL because she lives in Turkey and doesnāt speak English ā problem solved ššš. Next victim ā the jewelry store owner. It turns out the ring Shekeb and his mom are shopping for is a āpromise ringā and I donāt think thatās going to fly. Shekebās mom talks him down from a nice $750 dollar ring (too expensive according to mom) to a $500 ring and you know the jewelry guy is just annoyed at this point – though his customer service was impeccable I will say š. In his aside he remarks that having a mom help with the ring isnāt uncommon but itās odd to have so much say in the final decision. We also find out that this ring is really a test for Emily, to see if she accepts it graciously and if she doesnāt Laila says she needs to go. I have a whole mess of problems with this. First, Iām a little iffy about the whole āpromise ringā concept. Second, if he is going to present this ring to her in a fashion that suggests he is proposing versus just giving her a gift, I donāt expect her to handle it graciously at all and I wouldnāt either. Lastly, you have bigger issues if you need to ātestā your partner. I predict this ending badly š¬.
Last but not least ā Theous, Tia and Carolyn (mom): This week they are celebrating Carolynās birthday in Vegas, where Carolyn and Theous love to gamble together. Since Tia has to work while sheās there, she starts early so she can finish by 1 pm and join them and then maybe some one on one time with Theous. It does not look good when Theous ignores her many calls in deference to his mom and gambling. The unlikely side character in this segment is another craps player, who first assumes they are engaged because they are very ātouchy feelyā with each other (and boy are they š¬). His face was doing sooooo much talking. He also remarked that itās weird that they left the fiancĆ© behind and that he would be in hot water if that were him. Another astute observation from a normal person dragged into this insanity š.
Then we have the āmore to come this seasonā so it is a longer season than I expected, and I am here for it! I would embed it if I could find it because š¤Æ.
Iāll end on this thought today ā Every time one of the men whines āIām in the middleā I just want to smack them and say set some damn boundaries with mom, especially when she is disrespectful to your partner. Grow a pair for goddess sakes!
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