The reunion picks up with Quad denying sleeping with Mariah’s brother-in-law!
Andy brings up a valid question, why would Mariah want to out her sister and her husband, how does that benefit Mariah? Quad accuses Mariah of using cocaine! Mariah of course denies this saying, “I’ve never even smoked cigarettes or hookah!”
“You’re not even married to medicine my dear!”
Aiden is infuriated by Quad’s accusations, letting it be known that while Quad was homeless, living in her car, he paid her bills and gave her a job.
After a break the ladies head back to stage. Heavenly again explains that
“Your Mama!” just comes out sometimes, and Mariah admits that she just wanted to hurt Heavenly the way Heavenly hurts her. The ladies agreed that they have both gone too far, involving their husbands.
After allllll the shady outtakes are shown, the ladies agree that Jackie is the shadiest. They also go back to a fun moment where Mariah revealed that Quad had a sex draw! Toya volunteers that a special pillow is her favorite toy.
Naturally the conversation moves in the direction of Quads divorce after Dr. G shows up on the set. We see how the ladies did and did not support Quad throughout the season. Quad has expressed on more than one occasion that she did not feel supported by the ladies.
Andy confronts Quad, “Many of the the ladies think that you feel you are the star of the show. Do you think you’re the star of the show?”
The ladies feel they cannot speak with Quad honestly, or give her any constructive criticism without fear of her cutting them off as friends. Toya’s opinion is that when men don’t get what they want they tend to stray.
Toward the end of the season Toya said that singles should not be allowed to come on future couples trips. Toya says, “A couples trip is not the appropriate place for a single woman.” “Learn by hanging around wives, why would you want to be around my husband?” “Hell no, she can’t be my man’s friends.” Jackie disagreed with Toya, bringing to her attention that by Toya’s logic she would have missed out on Simone’s vow renewal last year. “I would have never not come to Simone’s re-dedication ceremony because Curtis didn’t come.” The ladies as a whole agreed that they had some men in mind for Quad whenever she was ready to date.
The men hit the stage! We get a bit of an update from everyone and their feelings about the events of the season. Damon again stated how hurt he was by Mariah’s accusations. Of course Aiden adds his two cents, reminding everyone that Heavenly pushed Mariah to that extreme. When asked, a few of the men felt like that they had to choose sides. Cecile says “You just can’t invite both of them, it’s not sides.” However, Eugene feels differently, “It’s still picking a side. For the trip, I wanted Greg to come, but we picked a side. We said Greg not gon come anyway so lets just pick Quad.”
My Take
Aiden’s personality can be overly aggressive but it is usually in situations where he is being protective of his family. He and Mariah bring way too much drama, though I do see where Heavenly provokes it on her end. I really think the other women don’t see it for Mariah. She has been in and out of the show since the beginning and there are rumors that behind the scenes things happened causing all the shade the ladies send her way.
I agree that I would never invite singles on a couples trip, but I also agree with Heavenly’s statement, “This woman has been with this group all along.” So if she feels she may be able to learn something on the trips to benefit a future relationship let her come.
Part two of the reunion didn’t give me much. The final part of the reunion looks juicy, as it should be since it’s the last part. Looks like we’ll see Toya and Contessa address their issues in a big blow out. Part three also picks up with Andy having a conversation with Quad and Dr. G on the status of their relationship. The previews show them getting into it, specifically over a domestic dispute where Dr. G allegedly put his hands on Quad and Quad pulled a knife out on Dr. G.
Part three of the reunion airs Sunday, January 13, 2019.