Well, the one of the cringiest couples has entered the scene. I mean it’s really… it’s so bad I have no words 😬. And then there are the extras who get sucked into trying to politely answer the producers’ questions, while their face tells a different story 😆. Everything that makes this a great show in the worst way 😜.
Mom Laila, Shakeb and Emily: We start with Emily trying to make amends by bringing a s🤬🤬t ton of plants to Laila as an olive branch and as you may suspect – Laila rejects her peace offering. So, Emily just leaves them on the doorstep, which Laila takes inside after Emily’s departure. Emily says she’s doing her best to apologize (without actually saying I am truly sorry for my behavior 🙄) and hopes that Laila will apologize to her. Any bets on that happening? Besides Laila is still team Yussara (his date from last week) – shocking no one at this point. We end the episode with Laila coming over to bless the apartment. Shekeb is a little disappointed in her blessing as he expected a bigger production, like his brother got (I forget he had a brother🤔) with a reading from the Quron and candles. Mostly she just said a blessing over Shakeb, not his apartment. Emily returns before being given the go ahead by Shakeb (“I told her I would text her”) and I’m a little mixed because she does live there and shouldn’t be expected to depart her home just to make Laila happy, but if she agreed to…. but in her interview, she is snotty about it and it makes it hard to side with her. But Emily does invite Laila over for dinner and asks Laila if they could just start over. As they both love Shakeb, they agree it’s common ground. Emily says she is welcome to come over anytime she misses Shakeb and she really is making a concerted effort. Of course, in her interview, Laila says she will try again with Emily, but will still push Shakeb towards Yussara.
Mom Nancy, Robert and Kristy: It’s the aftermath of Robert’s decision ruin a very rare date night to ask for a paternity test and Kristy is still pissed (rightly so) and she bitches to her girlfriends, who are firmly on her side (as am I). They discuss the need for boundaries with Nancy that Robert needs to set and if he doesn’t make a change soon, it could really impact his relationship 😮. Later in the episode we find Nancy showing up to her son’s house to have lunch with him and bitching that she doesn’t want to go into the house if Kristy is there. But barges into the home anyway, even though Robert’s car isn’t there and Kristy’s is. Poor Kristy is now stuck in her home having to entertain Nancy (she was not expecting her 😬), a woman who is going to great lengths to destroy her marriage, while waiting for Robert to come home. Kristy is holding off confronting Nancy about the paternity test as Robert isn’t there to manage the fallout. Nancy then complains that Kristy is rushing her out of the house (uh that would be your son) but of course Kristy is the bitch. She hates Kristy as much as she loves her son so you can just imagine how bad it is. We finish with Robert siding with his mom in an effort to keep the peace despite knowing it could damage his relationship with Kristy.
Mom Kelly, Matt and potential girlfriend Brittany: So, Brittany is finally meeting Kelly and for some strange reason Matt and Kelly seem to be setting up as if they are having a party – for the three of them??? Not even Matt’s dad, appears to be invited. Either that or he is just not playing along with Kelly’s nonsense. And it’s less of a party and more of an interrogation as Kelly forces the girl to wear a cheap hula skirt to determine if she will play along as this kind of thing is a staple at Kelly’s parties, then pulls out a list of questions that most guys don’t ask unless they are in a committed relationship. Things like would you sign a pre-nup (they aren’t official yet so marriage isn’t even on the table at this point 🤦♀️) and what would I find if I googled you. Props to Brittany for handling these two questions with grace and a little bit of sass. In answer to the pre-nup, she questions if Kelly signed one which annoys Kelly. When Kelly asks about googling her and if she would find nudes Brittany simple replies “my linkdin”. Kelly was also not pleased that Brittany did not have a problem moving out of state if necessary (as vision of Kim danced in Kelly’s head 😆😆). If Kelly was trying to chase her off, she has failed so far, but it’s only the 3rd episode, so plenty of time to work on that. I was surprised Matt was offended by some of his mom’s questions. Later in the episode we see Matt and Kelly partaking in a couples massage to debrief the Brittany meeting. The response of the massage therapists was priceless “Are you celebrating an anniversary today” one asks before discovering it’s a mother son duo (dead 😵 😆). The two therapists are dancing around whatever question the producer asked them but admit neither has ever done a mother-son couples’ massage. Is this common? Because there is no way I would ever do this with my father. I mean I love my dad but nope, nope, nopity, nope on a couples massage with him. Kelly makes Matt promise to never replace her, and I just want to see the looks on the massage therapist faces at this point.
Mom Esther, Ethan, fiancée Leyna: These are the cringiest mother-son duo by far and that is saying A LOT. Mom “needs” Ethan around all the time. Ethan is one of four boys in his family, so again, I’m not sure why her focus seems to be on this one son. Now the fact that he calls her sexy and a MILF might be why 🤢. At least mom approves of Leyna, which isn’t always the case in these situations (looking at you Shakeb 👀). So, while the MILF thing may not seem cringy to some, how about a mother son wedding dance to the song Sexual Healing and no, I am not kidding 😳. Ethan tells the instructor that he wants their dance (with his mother) to be and I quote “romantic, sexual, sensual, everything”. The instructor laughs thinking Ethan was kidding, at least he thinks he was joking, then discovers that he is not joking. Every time they cut to Esther talking about the wedding it’s all about the things important to her. I see this ending badly… Anyway, they continue their grossly inappropriate dance routine, including Ethan’s mom grinding on him per Ethan’s request. He is waaaaaaay to sexual with his mother. Layna gets jealous with their “flirting”. Ethan calls it all fun and games – huh? If I saw any of these behaviors with a guy I was dating it would be a big NOPE from me. Oh, and did I mention that Esther is planning the wedding and making all the decisions? Matt says he reminds his mom that it’s not her wedding BUT he also feels like it’s her wedding. Am I the only sensing a showdown in the near future? I can’t wait to see where this goes…
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