By RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com, originally filed December 14, 2014
After NeNe Leakes blew up at former BFF Cynthia Bailey at Einstein's in Midtown last week, the episode continues with the two of them sitting down one on one.
There appears to be some sort of resolution.
"I felt there was a point where there was a respect level that isn't there," Cynthia says.
"If there's a sign you couldn't come to me, I apologize," NeNe says tearfully. "I would have been there for you."
"NeNe hates to be called out and wrong instead of talking about it," Cynthia says to the Bravo cameras later. "It didn't happen overnight."
NeNe agrees to move on and they hug. "For the first time," Cynthia said, "I saw the walls come down."
But Peter Thomas, Cynthia's husband, isn't buying it. He thinks Cynthia is letting NeNe off the hook too easily.
"I think your process is crazy," Peter says. "It's like you're 12 year old. You don't want to hold her accountable for what she did!"
Cynthia and Peter's relationship seems closer since NeNe is out of the picture so it's understandable why he'd prefer to keep them apart.
NeNe, too, isn't sure how close she wants to be now with Cynthia. She feels burned and despite her moment of vulnerability, it's likely the walls will come right back up.
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Derek J is being sued by a client. He says she believes her hair was stolen, that they didn't put her proper weave on her head.
Phaedra Parks, wearing her attorney hat, checks out Derek J's styling shop and thinks she has a case she can win, that this woman is just digging for something since Derek is a celebrity. (This is the first time we've seen Phaedra with any client in years. Presumably, if she does have clients, they usually don't want to be on camera.)
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Cynthia is at New York Fashion Week and Kithe Brewster, a fashion designer, places her on the runway. But he complains about how big her booty is and that her walk isn't "modern" enough. "You are working Kim Kardashian fierce," he says, but not necessarily in a complimentary way. She feels a little paranoid with her relatively less svelte size (skinny for Atlanta, not for NY fashion) but pulls of her runway show with aplomb.
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Todd Tucker gives his wife Kandi Burruss a tour of his home borough of the Bronx and the end up. " It smells like pee and booty," she says in the subway. He buys her Tims shoes and has her wear a Yankee cap, which he says makes her truly a Bronx girl.
They argue a bit at a dinner with Cynthia and Todd about the Sharon/Mama Joyce dynamic and how Kandi (as usual) wants to bury the whole situation.
At a later dinner, Sharon is still angry with Joyce. She denies being a prostitute, something Joyce accused her of last season as if it were fact.
Sharon (understanbaly) wants to punch Joyce in the face for spreading that lie. But without Joyce there, this can't be resolved. "I own my s***," Sharon says. "If I was a prostitute, I'd say I was a prostitute. I wasn't and I don't appreciate it."
"I'm sorry and I hate that she said that," Kandi says.
"She's got to clear that up or they'll be consequences," Sharon says. "I'm not scared!"
There will be a confrontation later, as trailers show.
Sadly, Sharon recently died of a stroke and there was never any real resolution between her and Joyce.
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There is no real story line tonight for Kenya Moore or Claudia Jordan.
TRAILER
NeNe goes home shopping. Recurring "Real Housewives" cast member Demetria McKinney finally appears and gets in Kenya's face. Apollo and Phaedra are seen at a club.
RATINGS
The show drew 3.06 million viewers last week for the fifth episode. The show is lagging behind season six so far, pulling in numbers comparable to season five in terms of overnight numbers.
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