Who's cheatin' tonight?
Tonight, we have Kirk (not really cheating but being stupid), Scrappy (not technically cheating but being stupid) and Yung Joc (cheating and being stupid but ultimately apologetic.)
Let's start with Yung Joc, who thought it was a brilliant move to have his side chick Khadiyah become his realtor and parade her in front of poor Karlie Redd, his supposed girlfriend.
Last week, Khadiyah - wearing an oddly smug smile - told Karlie that she was screwing Yung Joc - "every day." Karlie goes after Khadiyah and they cat fight for a few moments until the Jerry Springer guards pull them apart.
Yung Joc gets in his car with an irate Karlie, who somehow convinces him to step out of said car, then drives away in his car.
She remains angry and refuses to talk to him (but she did return his car.). He tracks her down at Sage Woodfire Grill, where she likes to eat. He seems genuinely contrite and convinces her that he's now sticking with her and not Khadiyah. She forgives him. Why? She loves his cheatin' heart.
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Next up: Scrappy is still recovering from Bambi's miscarriage. He wouldn't have minded a kid with her though he tells her he loves her but is not "in" love with her. She takes the distinction as better than nothing and sticks with him because she truly loves him AND is in love with him.
In the meantime, Scrappy continues his friendship with Erica P. without bothering to tell Bambi. So is that really a friendship? Or perhaps an extra "egg in the basket," as Momma Dee calls it? He clearly has interest in her but has restrained himself from going at her physically. But clearly, he is having emotional feelings toward Erica P.
At his 30th birthday party, Erica P introduces herself to an instantly suspicious Bambi. Erica tells Bambi she's sorry about the miscarriage. Bambi wonders why she would even know about her miscarriage. It's something she only told her closest friends. She asks Scrappy why he's telling this stranger about her personal business. Instead of taking it out on Scrappy, she takes a swing at Erica. I can't tell if she makes contact with Erica's face, but Erica goes crazy. Multiple Springer dudes are needed to hold her back, while she is pulled out of the club kicking and screaming. The bouncers wouldn't let her in again.
But she vows revenge. (The trailer shows she will make the first move next time.)
Momma Dee gives her son advice: "Control your bitches!"
Amazingly, Bambi recovers quickly and kisses Scrappy. Lucky man.
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Kirk peeved his wife Rasheeda last week when he brought a hot "nanny" candidate Jasmine, a waitress at a sports bar he hangs out at. He did this without telling Rasheeda, who popped into the house seeing Jasmine holding her son. She kicked Jasmine out during last week's episode but restrained herself from sucker punching Jasmine - or Kirk for that matter.
This week, she shows up at the bar and confronts Jasmine to see if she and Kirk are a thing.
Jasmine, seemingly very sincere and not at all defensive, explained that Kirk never hit on her but was very nice. He also offered her the nanny job, noting that Rasheeda and he are just living in the same place but are separated. She said she only talked to Kirk on the phone in context of the job and had no interest in him otherwise. Rasheeda buys this and this episode appears done and over with.
If Kirk thinks he's any closer to a romantic reconciliation with Rasheeda with antics like this, he is truly deluded.
In other storylines:
- Mimi Faust (of the sex tape fame) and Dawn (Joseline's jilted manager) meet with Benzino to inform him that Joseline and Stevie J are not actually married. (I have not seen a marriage certificate myself.) They demand Benzino "retract" the Hip Hop Weekly cover story touting the fact that Stevie J and Joseline are married.
Benzino checks in with Stevie J and Joseline about the veracity of the marriage. Naturally, Stevie J insists it's real. (He amusing calls Mimi and Dawn "Blanche and Rose from 'The Golden Girls.' ") Benzino sticks with his friend and business partner.
In a brief episode clearly shown to set up some future conflict, Tammy Rivera, Waka Flocka's flame, hangs out with Joseline but feels Joseline is throwing shade at her.
TRAILER
Tammy and Joseline's relationship hits an impasse. As noted earlier, Erica P will have revenge upon Bambi's supposed cheap shot. And the whole "is Stevie J and Joseline married?" controversy rolls on.
RATINGS
The show's fourth episode last Monday drew 3.42 million viewers, the best since the opening episode. The 1.9 18-49 rating matches the opening episode. The show is ahead of last year's pace after four episodes, even counting the off-week Wednesday episode which drew only 2.4 million. And if you count the two repeat episodes Monday, the show drew a total of 5.2 million and a 3.5 18-49 total rating.
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