S03.E10: Treat Me Right

[Spike]

Benjamin ponders his relationship ahead of the bride price ceremony; Angela confronts Michael's friends; Jeniffer and Tim question their compatibility; Avery and Omar spend their last day together in Beirut; Rebecca and Zied head to the Sahara.

Original Air Date 10/06/19

[Spike]

Ah the twins in matching outfits.  Florian not dressed in black.  And watch out Nottingham, here comes a basket case!

[Spike]

Is tote an egg an actual Georgia expression or did Angela make that shit up?

That restaurant must make the strongest margarita in the world.

[magemaud]

FINALLY! The sneak preview is on! 

I’ll be back in 45 minutes

My verdict, worth the wait! 

Edited October 4, 2019 by magemaud

[Zevious Zoquis]

The Ben/Akinyi thing is beyond weird.  "What do you remember about last night??"  Come on!  When he asked her that I'm thinking OK, there must have been a lot of drinking that happened off camera.  Then, she says "I had one drink.  He needs to chill out."  And she's right!  Ben is a goof.  She's weird too though.  Hilarious that after all the crap he's been put through so far dealing with her family it's a single drink that has him concerned!  lol.  And the facial expressions he makes when he's concerned or thinking about something..."...so not just engaged...hmmmm" lol

Cesar - "...but there was a problem with her plane ticket and she never showed up.  And then she ended up breaking up with me over the phone."  Hahahaha.  Yeah, that's what it was.  Damn!  If only there hadn't been that problem with the ticket she would have been there! And jesus man, quit talking about the chocolate candies!  Have some shame man!!  lol 

Edited October 4, 2019 by Zevious Zoquis

[Hannah94]

Just started watching this and it is very clear Tom has already mentally checked out and I feel like he is being encouraged by production to keep up the facade until the Tell All. 

Jennifer: "This is not the instability I want for my daughter." WOAH, she doesn't belong on this shit show, lol. 

 

[Zevious Zoquis]

Yeah I like Jenniffer.  She seems to have her head on pretty straight.  And I don't know, but when Tim kept touching her face and hair while he was kissing her...it looked really annoying!  Like zero chemistry.  

[Hannah94]

1 minute ago, Zevious Zoquis said:

Yeah I like Jenniffer.  She seems to have her head on pretty straight.  And I don't know, but when Tim kept touching her face and hair while he was kissing her...it looked really annoying!  Like zero chemistry.  

I cannot find a a reason to dislike her. She calls it like it is. She tries so hard to show him a good time and he just complains about every single thing. Tim has that same pawing at the face and head syndrome that Nicole and Avery have!

[Kareem]

Rebecca just happened to have a picture of her ex-on her...  For a moment there, I thought she might be an ish stirring drama queen, with secrets and drama and and tests for The Blob to pass. 

[Baltimore Betty]

2 hours ago, Zevious Zoquis said:

Hilarious that after all the crap he's been put through so far dealing with her family it's a single drink that has him concerned!  lol. 

I know!

Ben is not concerned about her lying to her father the preacher with her mother (a church elder) being ok with her wanting to sleep with Ben/lastest mark but one drink has him concerned.

The Christian values Ben is looking for in a woman do not line up with how Bikini is conducting herself.

Maybe the family feel like they need to unload Bikini to someone who can get her back on a G-d fearing track since she has been around the block and the locals know it.

[Spike]

At certain angles like in the park with her hair up Jeniffer reminds me of Paz de la Huerta, who was on Boardwalk Empire.  

[Kangatush]

Full disclosure, I haven't watched the scene yet, but what is so horrible about having a pic of her ex on her phone?  1. How many random pics end up on a phone?  2. He was/is her husband.  He exists as part of her past.  One pic doesn't seem like a big deal.  Now if she pulled out the t-shirt of his face while drinking from the mug with his face, OK, that's too much...

[Spike]

1 minute ago, Kangatush said:

Full disclosure, I haven't watched the scene yet, but what is so horrible about having a pic of her ex on her phone?  1. How many random pics end up on a phone?  2. He was/is her husband.  He exists as part of her past.  One pic doesn't seem like a big deal.  Now if she pulled out the t-shirt of his face while drinking from the mug with his face, OK, that's too much...

Yeah and it’s not like it’s some provocative selfie.  Zied just operates from a place of jealous rage.  He’s the type of guy who doesn’t allow his woman to have male platonic friends or go out on a girls night without him.

[RealReality]

5 minutes ago, Spike said:

Yeah and it’s not like it’s some provocative selfie.  Zied just operates from a place of jealous rage.  He’s the type of guy who doesn’t allow his woman to have male platonic friends or go out on a girls night without him.

He has outright told her this so I still find her confusion confusing.  

I think it would be much worse in the US because she will obviously be the primary breadwinner. 

Zied has no problem taking her money, but he may have a problem if he feels like Rebecca is throwing her status as primary breadwinner in his face.  Or if she starts trying to stifle his spending.  Or gets annoyed that he doesn't have a job.  

[Kareem]

6 minutes ago, Kangatush said:

Full disclosure, I haven't watched the scene yet, but what is so horrible about having a pic of her ex on her phone?  1. How many random pics end up on a phone?  2. He was/is her husband.  He exists as part of her past.  One pic doesn't seem like a big deal.  Now if she pulled out the t-shirt of his face while drinking from the mug with his face, OK, that's too much...

Not strange that she might have pictures of him, just amusing that she acted surprised about it, as if she would never in a million years have a picture of herself and the ex- in the pile of pics of the grandkids she wanted to show The Blob.  It seemed like such a Rebecca move. 

[Zevious Zoquis]

Lots of the people on the show (even the old ones) are like children when it comes to former partners/lovers/SO's of the people they are seeing.  They get all bent outta shape about some innocuous picture.  It's ridiculous.

[magemaud]

"Intoxicated...intoxicated...intoxicated..." Preachy much Benjamin? 

[magemaud]

3 hours ago, Kareem said:

Rebecca just happened to have a picture of her ex-on her.

I wonder if his face was blurred out

[magemaud]

From the previews, I can't wait to see Tom's Ruddy Faced Sister in clown makeup again. 

[Kath94]

7 minutes ago, magemaud said:

I wonder if his face was blurred out

Do you mean on her phone? Because it definitely is for teevee.

[Spike]

21 minutes ago, magemaud said:

"Intoxicated...intoxicated...intoxicated..." Preachy much Benjamin? 

Right, he says he drinks on occasion, but does he drink only a third of a drink?  He is complaining about a single drink.  If alcohol is so evil he should abstain.

[magemaud]

right, that's what I mean-The picture Zied saw on her phone. I suppose he actually got to see the youngster's face. We don't even know her ex's name, only that he was from Morocco and they're still "technically married." 

[Spike]

5 minutes ago, magemaud said:

From the previews, I can't wait to see Tom's Ruddy Faced Sister in clown makeup again. 

In her local environs to boot.  Maybe Raggedy Ann rouge is a thing in Nottingham.

[magemaud]

1 minute ago, Spike said:

8 minutes ago, magemaud said:

From the previews, I can't wait to see Tom's Ruddy Faced Sister in clown makeup again. 

In her local environs to boot.  Maybe Raggedy Ann rouge is a thing in Nottingham.

But now I recall Jesse's mother's "Betsey Johnson" look was a bit over the top, too! And Tom's friend. Wouldn't it be something if Darcey turns out to be the most natural looking of the group? 

[Spike]

35 minutes ago, magemaud said:

But now I recall Jesse's mother's "Betsey Johnson" look was a bit over the top, too! And Tom's friend. Wouldn't it be something if Darcey turns out to be the most natural looking of the group? 

Wasn’t Jesse’s mom rocking some kind of Pippi Longstocking vibe?

[SabineElisabeth]

Ben/Bikini - So the thing is, it's  not the quantity of alcohol that was the problem, it was the way it affected Bikini. I'm relatively certain the drink wouldn't have even been mentioned had she not started acting like a damn fool. 

Personally, I thought Benjamin reacted with quite a bit of restraint and quiet reflection, as he was anticipating finally having one-on-one time together to really start getting to know each other, and instead, she ended up unable to interact in a meaningful way at all. And in his defense, when you've taken someone out for dinner exactly once and she gets  drunk as shit, who wouldn't wonder if,  regardless of protests to the contrary, that's something that happens on the regular (See Darcey, Exhibit A).  Because I find people who are drunk intolerable and those who are  even a bit tipsy some level of annoying, I would never hang out with someone who did that on the regular.  NOT FUN. AT ALL. Not to mention all the other issues with drinking to the point you're unable to even remember what happened, and Bikini was clear she had no idea what she might have done that night.

Not to mention the fact she sounds like a preteen on the immature side, at best, seems rather dim, is unable and/or unwilling to communicate with Ben, lies and then giggles about it because isn't she just so clever and cute, and she blatantly disrespects Ben's convictions regarding sex, which by her own admission were understood and agreed to before Ben ever got there, by trying to creepily seduce him.  Yeah, sorry. Not a fan. And yet, i have no doubt Ben will move heaven and all the slums in Nairobi to marry the girl pushing 30 who acts 13 - and have her help raise his kid, of course.

Jeniffer/Tim - Jeniffer is just not that pretty. In some scenes, she's actually downright unattractive... maybe because of her facial expressions at the time?  She does seem like she could be a helluva good time, though, if Tim could find his damn bottle of xanax already so he can finally pull the gigantic stick out of his ass.  I also do believe Jeniffer that Tim is quite different in person, and  she's right to be reticent. That should be giving her pause. 

She gets some credit from me for very intentionally trying to figure out if she loves Tim, rather than his country. 

Omar/Avery - Avery, as do most kids her age, annoys the fuck out of me, but good for her for explaining to Omar her needs while they were at dinner, and good on him for listening and trying to meet them.  Maybe next time, Avery can ask Omar what he needs from her right now.   But haha, who am I kidding?

Darcey/Tom -Darcey and Stacey's appearance these days is truly tragic.  And while I fully own laughing my ass off when Tom said he would have proposed in Gran Canaria, the growing repulsion he's expressing towards her is kind of uncomfortable. I'm sure he would just call it if he could figure out any way to send her home early without looking like a dick.  Instead, we get to see her continuing to act desperate and deranged, which causes Tom to disdain her further, which causes her to act even more desperate, etc. And so it will go, until Darcey goes back to CT, and Tom joins Witness Protection. He, Azan, and Maria will also meet once a week at a  midway point to offer  support to each other, because, there are some things (and people) even catfishers and scammers don't deserve.

Rebecca/Zied- If Rebecca would stop being such a lying, hypocritical, condescending  bitch, she and Zied might actually at least tolerate and occasionally enjoy each other. 

Angela,/Michael - I mostly just listen for Angela to start talking about totin' babies and now, her one potentially dead egg. Because it's the little things....

Ceasar - In order to visit Maria in the Ukraine, she mist actually answer a text or phone call from you. And I like my odds of winning the Powerball better.

Edited October 7, 2019 by SabineElisabeth

[Zevious Zoquis]

Agree ftmp with the above re: Ben & Akinyi.  She's a bit of an idiot.  Like I said, they are both weird.  I think though that Ben needs to recognize there is more to worry about than a drink...he should already be on a plane home really.

Edited October 4, 2019 by Zevious Zoquis

[RealReality]

26 minutes ago, Zevious Zoquis said:

Agree ftmp with the above re: Ben & Akinyi.  She's a bit of an idiot.  Like I said, they are both weird.  I think though that Ben needs to recognize there is more to worry about than a drink...he should already be on a plane home really.

He should have had that cab turn around the minute akyini sprang it on him at the last minute that he wasn't going to stay at an Airbnb he had paid for.  

[mamadrama]

I actually didn't think that Bikini was acting that bad. She was tipsy, but I thought she was cute. 

[Kareem]

4 hours ago, magemaud said:

I wonder if his face was blurred out

I wonder if she has his mug on a mug for when Zied gets to the States.  

- Act surprised.  Pretend they were all thrown out a long time ago.

- Commence twisted mouth move.  

[Spike]

33 minutes ago, Kareem said:

I wonder if she has his mug on a mug for when Zied gets to the States.  

- Act surprised.  Pretend they were all thrown out a long time ago.

- Commence twisted mouth move.  

I wonder if she is supporting technical husband for ten years and if so whether she plans to tell Zied.

[Mrs. Hanson]

7 hours ago, Kangatush said:

Full disclosure, I haven't watched the scene yet, but what is so horrible about having a pic of her ex on her phone?  1. How many random pics end up on a phone?  2. He was/is her husband.  He exists as part of her past.  One pic doesn't seem like a big deal.  Now if she pulled out the t-shirt of his face while drinking from the mug with his face, OK, that's too much...

I have not seen it yet either but the day of pic of my ex hubby (who I was married to for 17 years and had two kids) is on my phone..........a week from never.  Ever.  I don't even have his number on it.  Blech.  Bad mojo.

[nytonc]

Stacy doesn’t seems to have quite as many annoying affectations (hair touching, weird lips/face while talking, air-snatching, etc) as Darcy.  I think she’s much more comfortable in her own skin.  Darcy really piles the blame for the Love of Her Life British Dream Man Tom not loving her on Stacy & Florian. She never takes responsibility for anything.  She really shouldn’t drink. It brings out her most unattractive traits. I always thought Jesse was out of line when he told her he didn’t to want her to every drink again. Now I have a feeling he had been exposed (even if only via FaceTime) to drunken, blubbering, jealous, insecure Darcy a few times prior to the incident in Amsterdam and that’s what set him off.   She’s a hopeless case. She’ll manage to run off every man she meets. Go home Darcy and concentrate on raising your daughters to be the opposite of you.

i see Big Ange really keeps it classy with Mahkle’s friends lmao The whole totin’ in her beautiful uterus question is so stupid!  Even if he makes it to ‘merica, we all know Mahkle will take off before they get to that point. Hell, if he needs money, I’ll even take up a collection to save him from a future of domestic violence in the backwoods of Georgia.   

Tim instead of asking Jennifer to marry you after that miserable excursion, take her upstairs, throw her on the bed and show her you’re a man. How can he possibly expect her to say yes without checking out the goods (or bads)?

is that a Gucci hijab on Avery’s head?

Oh Rebecca, you had time to think. First mistake. 

 

Edited October 4, 2019 by nytonc

[suomi]

1 hour ago, Mrs. Hanson said:

I have not seen it yet either but the day of pic of my ex hubby (who I was married to for 17 years and had two kids) is on my phone..........a week from never.  Ever.  I don't even have his number on it.  Blech.  Bad mojo.

I keep my ex who I divorced in 1984 in my contacts. (13 years/one child).

He is listed as "Shiftless, Slovenly & Slipshod" and the address is Tobacco Road. 

He died a few months ago and I still chuckle when I scroll through the S listings.

What can I say? He fucked with me and lived to regret it. LOL

[Mrs. Hanson]

7 minutes ago, suomi said:

I keep my ex who I divorced in 1984 in my contacts. (13 years/one child).

He is listed as "Shiftless, Slovenly & Slipshod" and the address is Tobacco Road. 

He died a few months ago and I still chuckle when I scroll through the S listings.

What can I say? He fucked with me and lived to regret it. LOL

Love it!  When I did have his number - our kids were in high school - I had only his initials.  He has been gone for a loooong time.

[Mothra]

2 hours ago, nytonc said:

Stacy doesn’t seems to have quite as many annoying affectations (hair touching, weird lips/face while talking, air-snatching, etc) as Darcy.  I think she’s much more comfortable in her own skin.

I think in some sets of twins there is a dominant one, who does most of the talking and is generally in charge, and I think that may have been Stacy's role from early childhood, although we have learned that Darcy was born first.  Stacy seems to set the agenda and get in the first dig every time, and Darcy is left hurt, trying to play catchup.  Meanwhile, Stacy is already on to the next hurtful barb.  You have to admire her skills.

2 hours ago, nytonc said:

Tim instead of asking Jennifer to marry you after that miserable excursion, take her upstairs, throw her on the bed and show her you’re a man. How can he possibly expect her to say yes without checking out the goods (or bads)?

It is my husband's opinion that Tim can't get it up; it's mine that he is OK at first, but as process continues he soft-offs (that's the opposite of hard-ons).  He blames it, whatever it is, on "overthinking."  He has had other relationships with beautiful women; I wonder if he had trouble having intercourse with them and if so why he wouldn't have equipped himself with Viagra before this trip.  Since he didn't, there must be something about Jeffiner herself that is giving him trouble, and if that's so, why is he wasting everyone's time.  He says he is "afraid" of her (and he certainly seems afraid of or at least uncomfortable with lots of things in life), but I think she's been trying hard to engage with him.  Is it my imagination, or is he more comfortable when the young daughter is with them?  What's up with that?

[magemaud]

1 hour ago, Mothra said:

Is it my imagination, or is he more comfortable when the young daughter is with them?  What's up with that?

Maybe when there’s a child around he knows there’s no Jiggy Jiggy pressure and he can relax 

[DiamondGirl]

How could Rebecca complain in the US about Zied not working - she knows he won’t be able to work for quite awhile.  She’s still deceiving that guy about her marital status - she’s just Sumit-from-Georgia.  TECHnically 🙄

I wish Angela was arrested for assault in Lagos for what she did.  Disgusting.

Darcey and Starcey (the only way I hear it in my head) should try a look without the Cousin It hair attachment with their real hair in a healthy cute style.  I think they would look really pretty with their petite frames if their hair was in proportion and, you know, not so obviously fake.

[RealReality]

1 hour ago, DiamondGirl said:

How could Rebecca complain in the US about Zied not working - she knows he won’t be able to work for quite awhile.  She’s still deceiving that guy about her marital status - she’s just Sumit-from-Georgia.  TECHnically 🙄

I wish Angela was arrested for assault in Lagos for what she did.  Disgusting.

Darcey and Starcey (the only way I hear it in my head) should try a look without the Cousin It hair attachment with their real hair in a healthy cute style.  I think they would look really pretty with their petite frames if their hair was in proportion and, you know, not so obviously fake.

Darcy and Stacy would be way prettier if they stopped hanging out with each other.  

Stacy was still in full gaslighting bloom yesterday.  Yes, technically Darcy is at fault for agreeing to that trip at all. 

But damn, Stacy's unwillingness to not accept any part in how things turned out was just cold.  

Darcy is no prize, but Stacy is cruel and I'd take Darcy over her.  

I don't think Stacy is comfortable in her skin or her relationship because I don't think people who are over the age of 20 who have great relationships need to make out all the time. 

To me, that overshow of public affection is generally done for the benefit of others and often to hide deep seated problems in the relationship.  

I think it would be hard to watch a show with Darcy and stacy because it's tough to watch one person who is cruel always win and to watch one person get constantly piled on.

Tom is a annoyed and checked out and just wants to go home.  He is tired of having to placate boozy tearful Darcy and he has to be annoyed with the constant pressure that Darcy puts on him for some grand gesture (please let it involve a proposal!).  This is why I don't blame him as much.  Darcy IS nuts and she plays into this "twin for tat" nonsense.  So she was at fault for agreeing to the trip.  

But Stacy is just a bitch for no reason and she knows what she is doing so she can miss me with her innocent routine. 

[magemaud]

5 hours ago, DiamondGirl said:

How could Rebecca complain in the US about Zied not working - she knows he won’t be able to work for quite awhile.  

I wondered that, too. She, of all people, should know how the green card job process works. And even if he COULD work, what is he qualified to do? I don’t think there are many television audiences to fill in Canton Georgia or hookah shops that are looking for help. Rebecca acts so above the law I’m sure she would want him working “under the table” maybe helping put trackers on cars. 

Another thing from this upcoming episode...in the second half we are going to be treated to Angela arguing with Michael’s “bad influence” friends and telling them “Ah don’t lahk you” and tossing her drink on one. Maybe “drink tossing” should be added to our 90 Day Bingo card since it looks like it’s becoming a standard dramatic reaction after David’s daughter started the trend. 

Edited October 5, 2019 by magemaud

[Mrs. Hanson]

15 hours ago, Mothra said:

It is my husband's opinion that Tim can't get it up; it's mine that he is OK at first, but as process continues he soft-offs (that's the opposite of hard-ons).  He blames it, whatever it is, on "overthinking."  He has had other relationships with beautiful women; I wonder if he had trouble having intercourse with them and if so why he wouldn't have equipped himself with Viagra before this trip.  Since he didn't, there must be something about Jeffiner herself that is giving him trouble, and if that's so, why is he wasting everyone's time.  He says he is "afraid" of her (and he certainly seems afraid of or at least uncomfortable with lots of things in life), but I think she's been trying hard to engage with him. 

Just the fact that you and your husband discuss this makes me think that me and hubby and you and your spouse should all go out to dinner.  Let's skip, if you please, being late, throwing drinks, getting hammered, making out in front of each other, crying, getting toilet paper stuck on our shoes, accusing everyone of not loving each other and accusing others of thinking they are perfect.  Did I miss something?  It feels like I did......

3 hours ago, DiamondGirl said:

I wish Angela was arrested for assault in Lagos for what she did.  Disgusting.

Darcey and Starcey (the only way I hear it in my head) should try a look without the Cousin It hair attachment with their real hair in a healthy cute style.  I think they would look really pretty with their petite frames if their hair was in proportion and, you know, not so obviously fake.

I agree with the arrest in Lagos - it should have happened.

I am calling then Darcy and Starcy from now on.

[nytonc]

1 hour ago, magemaud said:

I wondered that, too. She, of all people, should know how the green card job process works. And even if he COULD work, what is he qualified to do? I don’t think there are many television audiences to fill in Canton Georgia or hookah shops that are looking for help. Rebecca acts so above the law I’m sure she would want him working “under the table” maybe helping put trackers on cars. 

Another thing from this upcoming episode...in the second half we are going to be treated to Angela arguing with Michael’s “bad influence” friends and telling them “I don’t lahk you” and tossing her drink on one. Maybe “drink tossing” should be added to our 90 Day Bingo card since it looks like it’s becoming a standard dramatic reaction after David’s daughter started the trend. 

And, Rebecca explaining she’s “technically married” unless, of course, it’s already on there with the twisty face. 

[magemaud]

Maybe we need a separate Bingo Card for each couple! 

[Mothra]

1 hour ago, Mrs. Hanson said:

Just the fact that you and your husband discuss this makes me think that me and hubby and you and your spouse should all go out to dinner.

Secret of a long, successful marriage:  Shared interests.

[Christina]

On 10/4/2019 at 12:32 AM, magemaud said:

FINALLY! The sneak preview is on! 

I’ll be back in 45 minutes

My verdict, worth the wait! 

Huh. I watched the 45 minutes in six because I can't raise any interest in the long drawn out storylines of people like Caesar. The second half looks like it will at least have a few minutes worth watching. 

[Neurochick]

On 10/3/2019 at 10:46 PM, Spike said:

Ah the twins in matching outfits.  Florian not dressed in black.  And watch out Nottingham, here comes a basket case!

I don't get why Darcy wanted to go to Albania in the first place.  They should have gone where Tom wanted them to go, meet her sister another time.  Darcy acts like an immature five year old.

Ben is silly.  Akinyi had one drink.  The fact that she got drunk on one drink proves that she doesn't normally drink, so chill out ben.

BTW, I thought her name was Akinyi, not Bikini, a bikini is something you wear.  

Edited October 6, 2019 by Neurochick

[Gobi]

5 minutes ago, Neurochick said:

I don't get why Darcy wanted to go to Albania in the first place.  They should have gone where Tom wanted them to go, meet her sister another time.  Darcy acts like an immature five year old.

I suspect that may have been TLC’s decision, for expense reasons.

[Neurochick]

I laughed when Angela told her daughter, after she said she's never sell any of her eggs for any amount of money.  "If you had a million dollars, you'd sell all your eggs."

[Spike]

12 minutes ago, Neurochick said:

I laughed when Angela told her daughter, after she said she's never sell any of her eggs for any amount of money.  "If you had a million dollars, you'd sell all your eggs."

She’s her mother’s daughter.  As is the convicted one.

[ChristmasJones]

Is this really episode 10?  Confused by the numbers...... it says episode 15 aired on 9/22 (as per titles in this forum).

Edited October 6, 2019 by ChristmasJones