Justin is on Mary Jane’s brain.
Mary Jane is hanging out with Lee and Kara, but she’s thinking about her kiss with Justin as she makes birthday plans. She’s turning 40, so she wants it to be a special one.
Kara has Orlando on the brain. MJ tells her to let go of her pride and reach out to him. However, Kara thinks Orlando won’t be interested in reconciling.
Ronda has gotten sloppy.
Justin and MJ decide that the kiss was a mistake that shouldn’t have happened, and they agree to keep things professional.
Justin informs MJ that Ronda’s social media bullying source lied about her story, and Ronda will get in trouble for not properly vetting her. So he thinks it’s possible that when the truth comes out, Ronda will be pushed out the door.
Lee and MJ clash over having a baby.
MJ discovers that Lee doesn’t really want a baby but he agreed to it just to make her happy. That’s not what she wants, she wants the both of them to desire having a child together.
“I don’t want you to compromise. I don’t want you to give in. I want you to be a man with a backbone.” – MJ
The conversation gets so heated that MJ ends up tossing her tea-cup at Lee. He leaves.
Mary Jane breaks down.
After things go south with Lee, Mary Jane has a breakdown at work and Justin walks in on her crying. He asks Kara to check on Mary Jane since she is about to go on. However, MJ dries her tears and makes it to her segment on time.
Justin makes his move on Ronda.
Justin informs the head producer about Ronda’s faulty source. He tells Justin that he and MJ need to lay low until he figures out how to handle it.
Justin later stops by MJ’s place to discuss everything and he reveals that he set Ronda up and has been working on taking her down for a couple of months.
MJ is impressed, and the two open up to each other over wine.
Ronda is suspended.
Justin’s plan is a success, as the head producer confirms Ronda has been suspended and MJ will cover for her until she returns.
As MJ thanks Justin for helping her overtake Ronda, they kiss again and end up sleeping together at the station.
Justin’s plan hurts Kara.
Ronda blames Kara for not checking her source, so Kara was also suspended.
Kara also confirms that Justin was in the room when she learned of her suspension so she thinks the whole situation is proof that Justin is out to get them both.
“I’m telling you, you better watch your back.” – Kara to MJ
When MJ confronts Justin about Kara’s suspension, he claims he had no idea Ronda would throw her under the bus. She doesn’t believe him and walks off angrily.
She then sees that Lee has entered the building and wants to talk. However, she blows him off.
MJ gets motivation from her family, Kara swallows her pride.
Although she’s really upset about Kara’s suspension, Mary Jane gets motivation to move forward thanks to a birthday video her family put together for her big day.
In the video, her mother Helen says that she thinks moving to New York was the best thing she could have done for herself. This gives MJ confidence and she’s now ready to go live.
Kara is upset about the suspension but may find comfort in Orlando since she goes to his place right after.
The episode ends with both Lee and Justin staring at MJ intensely from a distance as she begins to cover for Ronda.
What are your thoughts on the episode?
I’m disappointed they took the predictable route and had her sleep with Justin.
Did she really have to smash him at the job though? Talk about dumb.
Something tells me she’s going to get back together with Lee even though I don’t think she should.
I think so too and I’m not here for it.
I feel the same.
I wish she hadn’t slept with Justin. It’s something about him I just don’t trust. I feel like he’s really going to do something dirty to her before the season ends.
When did they start doing mid season finales for this show?
I need for her to really leave Lee alone. He doesn’t want marriage nor does he want a baby with her so why be with him when you want marriage and a family?
Figured she would end up with Justin at some point. Anyway, I get the feeling everything is going to crash down on her at once- Justin will turn out to be shady and cross her, Ronda will get her revenge, Lee will find out about her and Justin and drop her when she wants him back.I’m calling it now.