VH1 decided to air the second episode of "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" on a special Wednesday night two days after the third season debut to continue the Mimi Faust sex tape story line.
The first episode drew 3.8 million viewers and a 1.9 18-49 rating, comparable to last season and recent "Real Housewives of Atlanta" numbers and way up from 2.94 million and 1.7 18-49 for the second season debut.
Hardly anybody believes Nikko Smith's story that his luggage was lost and the sex tape somehow landed in the hands of Vivid Entertainment. Viewers also find it hard to believe that Mimi is truly upset by this situation, that she's become a porn star against her will.
But alas, the supposed charade continues in this episode as Mimi and Nikko go to Vivid and make a deal to distribute the tape so they could pocket some benjamins. Naturally, Mimi's friends Erica and Ariane wonder if Nikko was behind all this, that this was not at all an accident.
Mimi meets up with Stevie J and wonders if Joseline liked her birthday gift: a stripper pole. Stevie J points out that photos of her nekkid are all over the Web and this threatens their young daughter's well being. (She responds that his penis is all over the Web, too, ahem.) He says he just might try to take custody. She leaves in a huff, middle finger raised.
Stevie J blames Nikko so he visits the dude at Nikko's workout place in Midtown. He mocks Nikko, wondering how much money he got for the tape. He then calls Nikko a "ho." They act like middle-school boys and try to fight but security guards keep them apart. They try to fight again. Security guards again keep them apart. Nikko says Stevie J was broke just 17 months earlier so Stevie J's retorts, stealing from NeNe Leakes: "I'm rich, bitch!"
"You're a broke joke!" Nikko responds.
"If I find out you leaked those videos, you have a problem," Stevie J says as a threat. And scene.
Funniest line during their conversation: "Nobody wants to see my baby's mama. She's 50," said Stevie J. (Mimi is more like 44.)
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In other story lines:
- Scrappy is supposedly dating Bambi exclusively. She is suspicious about the other eggs in his basket that Momma Dee mentioned on Monday's episode. Scrappy proceeds to confirm Bambi's suspicions by texting his ex-fiancee Erica inappropriately. Erica meets him and says they're done and over. He accepts it. So he goes out with another Erica and flirts with her madly. So yes, Scrappy is scrappin' around, of course, behind Bambi's back. She'll eventually find out. That's how these soaps work.
- Speaking of disloyal, the new dude Yung Joc pops up for the first time dating Karlie Redd. Karlie thinks they're exclusive but is naturally wondering if Yung Joc is keeping to his word after eight months. She finds him at Magic City where he's "doing business," whatever that means. She convinces him to move in together and he accepts. But how committed is he?
- Kirk Frost is upset he isn't getting any from his wife Rasheeda, who didn't show up this week. He is wondering if the baby is his. So he does a paternity test behind her back.
- Waka Flocka and his new girl Tammy took the week off.
- Joseline is on for just a moment. She gets over what happened last week at the party and gives Stevie J permission to "deal with" Mimi and the tape.
TRAILER FOR NEXT EWEK
Mimi is upset that Nikko told Stevie J about the sex tape deal (like he didn't already know.). Kirk finds out whether the baby is his, Maury Povich style, in front of Benzino. Is Bambi pregnant with Scrappy's child? Some dude messes with the Yung Joc/Karlie Redd love affair.
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