Since I’ve got A LOT to say about Kim and Matt, I will save them for tomorrow. Otherwise, this would get really long….
NOOOOOOOOOOOO! I thought I would have at least two more episodes 😫😫😫. But alas it is not meant to be 😢. Oh well, let’s not recap this thing…
The only family missing from tonight were Tia, Theous and Carolyn. I guess that sit down last week settled things and there wasn’t much more to say 🤷🏼♀️.
First up Bryan, Tracy, and Jayne (mom): We return to the scene of what I thought might be a crime – Jayne’s first date in decades (seriously – decades 😳). The guy seems genuinely nice but Bryan isn’t going to even give an inch on this. He is ridiculously overprotective of his mom and sees no reason why she should date, even if it’s selfish (hint, it is selfish). He actually says his mom deserves love but that there is no one out there good enough for her. So what you really mean is you she doesn’t deserve love? Logic is not the strong suit with any of these guys. Their story ends when Jayne comes over a few days later and decides that she would rather hang out with her son and his family than have a life of her own (my words, not hers 😁). Tracy is pissed because even though she likes Jayne, she just doesn’t want her around all of the time! And I can’t blame her. It’s just sad that Jayne has built her life around Bryan and he’s good with that.
Next in the line-up is Mike, Stephanie, and Liz (mom): Well about a week after Steph lands in L.A. Mike calls to tell her about his new job opportunity in L.A. and he’s taking it! In Steph’s aside she bemoans the fact that for years he said he wouldn’t leave CT because of his mom. Then along comes this job and he’ll leave mom for that but not her. Valid complaint if you ask me. But then we flash to Mike who is regretting how things went down between him and Steph and that he really wants to fix things between them. Next thing we see is him in his new apartment – does Steph know he’s there? It’s not really made clear. Liz has just flown in to make sure her delicate son is doing ok without her (and probably hoping he’s ready to come home 😜). They head out to run errands and Mike decides to surprise Steph by stopping by her place, with his mom of course 🙄. Steph is certainly surprised, at least by Liz. The whole point of the visit was production wrapping this story line in the most contrived way. You’re showing your panty lines production ☹️. Anyway, they’ve decided that they will live separately for now and work on their relationship, without Liz hovering nearby (although Mike would be thrilled if she moved to L.A. – probably season 3’s storyline 😆). Liz says she is supportive of them because Mike loves Steph but you know she is just waiting to swoop in at a moment’s notice to bring Mike home to CT.
Now we move on to Shekeb, Emily and Laila (mom): OOOF this one is painful to watch. Emily has been harassing Shekeb via text because she is ready to apologize. New flash Emily, he’s not ready to hear it! So Emily decides to drive over to his house to confront him with an apology (yep, I mean confront 😁). He’s still outraged by her actions and she is trying to angrily apologize to him, so you can imagine how well that is going over 😬. Laila comes out and is pissed to find Emily on her property. Emily gives a half-assed apology (although she probably thinks it was perfect) and Laila taunts her by showing her that she is wearing the ring from the not a proposal moment. Even Shekeb realizes that was unnecessary and tries to diffuse the situation. Unfortunately, Emily has gone full boiling bunnies crazy and starts throwing a full on melt down temper tantrum, you know – like toddlers throw (although at his worst my nephew never threw a fit anywhere near as insane as hers 😳). In her aside, Laila calls her evil (a little extreme in my opinion) and says she never loved Shekeb, which I don’t buy at all. I think the reality is that Emily was spoiled as a child, thus her ridiculous ring request, and that she is too immature to be in a serious relationship. She could use a good dose of counseling. In the end we see her stalking away from his house, after destroying a few more plants, with Shekeb and his mom safely ensconced in their house. I don’t think there is much hope of salvaging this relationship and that’s probably for the best.
Tune in tomorrow for the conclusion…
My Lemons My Lemonade 