In the latest episode of “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” Phaedra’s birthday trip to Scotland spirals after Porsha and Shamea clash over their former friendship. Explosive accusations are made. Here are the highlights for “Highland Games and Explosive Claims.”
Fun is had in Scotland.
The ladies play a game of tug of war to celebrate their arrival to Scotland for Phaedra’s birthday. Porsha, Angela, Drew, and Pinky are on one team. Kelli, Cynthia, Shamea, and Phaedra on the other team. Porsha’s team is victorious and the ladies get a kick out of seeing Kelli being dragged on the ground with her feet up in the air.
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Shamea isn’t feeling Kelli and Porsha’s friendliness.
After a game of tug of war, the women try traditional Scottish foods. Porsha asks Kelli how she’s feeling after a tough morning thanks to her ex’s interview. Kelli is feeling better and thanks the group for their support. Porsha says she is glad that she and Kelli had a breakthrough. In a green screen interview, Shamea questions why Porsha was able to forgive Kelli but not her.
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Pinky and K. Michelle talk about Shamea.
Shamea calls her mother, Sarah, to vent about her issues with the group and how she feels like she is always getting ganged up on. Meanwhile, Pinky and K. Michelle discuss Shamea. K. Michelle takes issue with Shamea recently saying that the only real friend she has in the group is Kelli. K. Michelle feels like she’s been supportive of Shamea, but Shamea is becoming a monster.
Both think she could be dealing with something deeper that she hasn’t shared.
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Shamea and Porsha clash.
While everyone is eating, Shamea confronts Porsha about what Dennis recently told her. He said Porsha doesn’t feel comfortable with their daughters playing together since they are no longer on good terms. Shamea says this was hurtful because she thought they wouldn’t allow their issues to impact their children. Regardless, Porsha doesn’t feel comfortable with her child being with someone who doesn’t like her. And the only person she can have a bad disagreement with and not impact Pilar the same way is her sister Lauren, because they are family.
In response, Shamea reminds Porsha that she used to see her as family. Porsha says she no longer does after things went down the way they did last year.
Shamea then says that Porsha didn’t really want her to be on RHOA because she worried it would hurt their friendship. Porsha denies ever saying this and brings up Andy Cohen confirming that Porsha asked for Shamea to become a housewife at the last reunion.
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Shamea takes it there.
Their mothers become a topic yet again. Shamea accuses Porsha’s mother of trying to sleep with her father. In response, Porsha denies this and says that her mother was dating Shamea’s uncle and that Shamea’s mother slept with him. Shamea asks Porsha which uncle she is referring to.
In a confessional, Phaedra says this wasn’t the right response from Shamea. Instead, Shamea should have denied that her mother slept with her uncle, not ask which uncle.
Porsha tells producers that it seems like all of this was premeditated and Shamea wanted to trigger her.
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Porsha is done.
Shamea dismisses herself from the table, and Kelli follows behind her. In a confessional, Shamea says she loves Porsha, but the love probably would only have been reciprocated if she were just a friend on the show. Back at the table, Porsha calls Shamea a snake, and she believes Shamea’s intent was to get an explosive reaction. She feels validated about not wanting her daughter over at Shamea’s house because Shamea seems to have a lot of vitriol for her.
Porsha tells the others she can see the hate Shamea has in her eyes. There is no path forward.
K. Michelle understands Shamea has to be held accountable, but she doesn’t want anyone to feel like they are getting ganged up on. But it does seem like Shamea has been dealing with something heavy that has made her more confrontational lately.
Shamea breaks down in the van, and Kelli consoles her as it becomes clear that she and Porsha just went somewhere they can’t come back from.
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What are your thoughts on the episode?
Shamea is obsessed with Porsha and it’s so weird. She literally had a breakdown because Porsha and Kelli made up.
Yes, Porsha has learned Bravo’s ugly Queen Bee “game” from villains like Tamra and Teresa, and she’s building her mean-girl posse one dependent cast member (with no story line) at a time. Fans liked her better when she was a goofy big-booty sweetheart so dimwitted she couldn’t comprehend the Underground Railroad. Porsha envies Shamea’s mansion, stable loving wealthy man, singing/hosting career, friendship with Kandi, and two cute kids – the elements of a life that unstable rich-man-hunting Porsha will never achieve. If I were Sway, I’d be wary.
I just hope it was WORTH it knowing Porsha just went through a gang up on with some of the ladies years back. She cried and ended up leaving. Now people are supposed to feel bad for her. I think NOT 🤔!. MOVE ON
Porsha ain’t jealous of sh-t Shamea has. Shamea has been trying to have Porsha’s life from the start. Porsha married a rich man before Shamea did. Porsha became a real housewife before Shamea. Shamea even tried to buy Porsha’s body but now she looks crazy with that block shaped a-s she has now. Shamea is flopping so bad at RHOA that Porsha haters are trying to convince us that the woman they called dumb all these years is now some strategic mastermind behind the scenes. Nah, Shamea is just a terrible housewife who tried to play the alliance game and failed miserably because she’s unlikable and plays victim when she starts all the mess. Porsha will be just fine without a man because she’s rich on her. Shamea better focus on giving her husband a son so she doesn’t get kicked out that mansion her fans love bragging about. Get her Porsha!
This has gone too far. They’re in the trenches now.