Karen, Monique, Robyn and Gizelle discuss Ray’s tax drama.
Monique is still trying to get settled into their new home. The basement is on her To Do List.
Karen comes by in a very nice car. It’s a $100,000 Jaguar. In a green screen interview, Monique said she wouldn’t have done the same if Chris owed million in taxes.
She takes Karen in to show off the house. Karen is impressed by the fish tanks and gives her some gifts.
“It’s great to see a black couple do well in Potomac. It’s not that many of us.” – Karen
Gizelle goes by Robyn’s place.
She tells Gizelle that they are actually going to move around the corner into a larger townhouse because it’s cramped where they live.
Robyn tells Gizelle things are good between she and Juan. So Gizelle suggests they go on a double date.
Karen tells Monique that she’s worried for Ray when it comes to his tax drama. She feels like the world is being judgmental.
“There’s a difference between being supportive and a gossipy batch.” – Karen
Meanwhile, Gizelle and Robyn talk about how they still think Karen hasn’t been truthful about the tax debt.
Karen tells Monique that she still doesn’t have a joint account with Ray. Monique is stunned by this.
Gizelle and Robyn laugh over Robyn’s last conversation with Karen. Karen tells Monique that the conversation with Robyn left a bad taste in her mouth.
“I wanted to f*** her up.” – Karen
Karen feels like she’s never been judgmental about Robyn and Juan’s issues so she’s heated that Robyn isn’t doing the same for her.
As Karen and Monique wrap up their conversation, Karen makes it clear she has no plans to back down.
“But don’t scratch me. I will f****** claw you.” – Karen
Gizelle and Sherman discuss moving in together.
Sherman picks up Gizelle for a date in a limo.
They go outside the city to a vineyard to have a romantic picnic.
“Sherman has torn down all the walls. I mean all the walls. And I’m happy.” – Gizelle
They feed each other fruit and talk about moving in together.
Sherman was married and has three kids like Gizelle. She’s confident a blended family could work between them.
The couple leaves early to get freaky.
Candiace makes her debut.
Oz is in a much better place and actually making money.
So this makes it a lot smoother for Ashley and Michael to work on their marriage.
“I’m optimistic.” – Ashley
Monique shows up to a “Bliss Brunch” at Oz for business women. She greets Ashley.
Candiace Dillard then walks in and speaks to Ashley. She’s the new housewife of the group.
Ashley says she knows Candiace from the pageant world and she won Miss United States.
She introduces Candiace and Monique to one another. They seem to hit it off instantly. Candiace says she’s engaged to a man named Chris. This tickles Monique.
Monique tell Ashley that she is rooting for her and Michael to work out. In a green screen interview, she says she’s been there with Chris before.
They discuss Karen. Ashley feels it’s irresponsible for Karen to have a new Jaguar and live in a home that is $10,000 a month.
She says Karen is “fake as s***” in her green screen interview.
As the conversation changes, Monique warns Candiace to watch out for all the fake people in their circle. But Candiace says she knows how to handle this.
They toast.
It’s moving day for Robyn, Juan and the kids.
She admits she misses being a NBA wife and paying thousands of dollars for someone to pack up the entire house.
Robyn looks at old wedding gifts. She recalls being there when Juan had no money, to when he did, to when he didn’t again.
In a green screen interview, she says Ashley doesn’t understand what it’s like to have that kind of foundation with a man because Michael already had money.
Karen calls for a press conference.
Karen says that she’s hurt that Gizelle and the others have been tweeting about her situation.
So she calls Gizelle and says all the ladies need to get together and hash things out. Karen chooses to refer to this as a “press conference.” She’s known Gizelle for about 20 years, and she’s not happy with Gizelle’s actions.
“This is going to be good.” – Gizelle
Karen then hangs up with Gizelle to call up Robyn and the others.
Candiace is happily in love with her fiance.
At the bar with her fiance Chris, Candiace refuses to drink out of a can.
They met at a restaurant they used to work at together in China Town in DC. He was a manger there and she was a host.
The proposal was the “ultimate surprise.” He had 100 of her loved ones come to surprise her.
She gets teary eyed about this in a green screen interview.
They question how the wedding should go. Candiace says she comes from an affluent household. Chris does not. She says in a green screen interview that he is not what she saw for herself.
He’s divorced and has three children by two different women. She was able to look past these things because she believe true love will always prevail.
Candiace says being friends first helped them.
The press conference goes nowhere.
Karen has her friend Matt come help her get the meeting ready and to keep an eye on things.
Gizelle says that she was thinking she and Robyn should wear t-shirts that #freeuncleben #taxreform on them to make light of things.
Ashley is the first to arrive.
Monique arrive first and is confused as to why Matt is there.
Not too long after, Robyn and Gizelle arrive together.
Karen is not amused by Gizelle’s t-shirt.
She tells the group she wants to hear what they have to say. But she will not be ganged up on. She says Matt is there to take notes on how things go down. She hands everyone screenshots of their tweets about her.
Gizelle is asked to explain hers first.
“Karen, I’m not your enemy.” – Gizelle
She then tell Karen she tweeted those things because she was confused about the real reason Karen and Ray moved.
Robyn straight up asks if they moved over Ray’s unpaid taxes. Karen denies this. She also stresses that this is Ray’s business debt and not hers.
“You can be married and still be financially independent.” – Karen
Gizelle thinks this is bull and says so in her green screen interview.
“Karen don’t work.”- Gizelle
Ashley gets messy and Karen has an epic clap back.
After Ashley asks if Karen will get indicted, Karen gets messy.
“Did Michael get indicted for his ding-a-ling swinging across Instagram? No.” – Karen
“Umm, excuse me? Was that in the Washington Post? No.” – Ashley
This angers Ashley who then tells Karen to get her finger out of her face.
Karen explains that if Ashley wants to talk about what’s being reported on the blogs, she’s ready to discuss the fact that some blogs reported that Michael has a gay lover.
Producers then flash a photo of a what is supposed to be a blurred out and clothes free Michael standing in a hotel room.
In a green screen interview, Ashley says Karen needs to worry less about Michael’s privates and more about Ray.
“You better tell Ray not to drop the soap.” – Ashley
Ashley then brings up that Karen could be a target legally but Karen says that they filed taxes separately.
Robyn says that she knows everything that goes on financially in her household.
“How do we have your back if we don’t know what we’re defending?” – Monique
Karen gets irritated and gets up, pondering walking away.
After Robyn points this out, Karen sits back down.
Gizelle then asks if Ray is getting indicted. The episode ends before Karen can respond.
What are your thoughts on the episode?
Michael is gay?
Ashley needs to worry about Michael’s d-ck. If he’s out there meeting men, she doesn’t need to ignore that. But I see she is because she doesn’t want to give up the lifestyle he provides.
Karen is very “nobody puts baby in the corner” ish. And I love it.
I hope Candiace did not marry down for some unrealistic idea of what love is. But we’ll see.
Ashley was mad as s–t too. Sometimes I really f–k with Karen.
Ashley annoys the h-ll out of me. She is always up in someone’s business when her life is so dysfunctional.
I actually didn’t mind Karen saying what she said about Michael. Especially when Ashley always has so much to say about everyone else’s husbands. I just had no idea Michael was getting caught out here like that.
I see everybody is going to make Karen their storyline this season.
I always thought Michael was gay. Always.
Wait what? I know I was sleepy last night and apparently I missed some juicy stuff. Off to read the recap!
So messy.
I just thought Candiace was going to be married to someone affluent and important but oh well. I hope she still brings it.
So Robyn and Monique fall out over a meme next week. I wonder what the meme was about.
Taxes can be paid with no problem. But Michael can take Ashley’s lifestyle away from her whenever he feels like it. Plus, he may also have a boyfriend on the side. I think Ashley needs to sit this one out. She’s in no poison to shade anybody.