Frustrating confrontations and cancer confirmations were the highlights of Episode 2 of “The Real Housewives of Miami.”
Along with this, Alexia’s marriage was also a point of contention and even close “friend of” Kiki Barth said Alexia’s comment on not worrying about her marriage to Todd was a bit jarring.
“That divorce comment did make me think ... There’s just more to the story, it's not adding up,” Kiki said in her interview.
Our beloved Kiki’s interjections didn’t stop at Alexia’s marriage. She also spilled the tea on how Adriana threw shade at Alexia, saying she wouldn’t have the same stuck-up attitude if Todd wasn’t so financially stable.
Am I a fan of blatant pot stirring? No, not really. I prefer when a Housewife or “friend of” is a little more strategic.
However, I do like seeing an effort being made at moving the storyline, and that is exactly what Kiki did. Reigniting the feud between the Cuban bombshell and Brazilian firecracker is low-hanging fruit but entertaining nonetheless.
Someone who is also moving her personal storyline in a positive way is Lisa.
Her estranged husband and resident asshole, Lenny, agreed to a divorce settlement in which Lisa would receive $8,000 in monthly financial support according to a Daily Mail article.
And even with this hefty price, Lisa is still questioning why Lenny wouldn’t have agreed to dish out more money for her and their kids.
More, really? I’m not saying this in a judgemental way, I just feel like Lisa’s dismay for $8,000 a month is a true testament to how lavish she was living prior to his infidelity.
Unfortunately for Lenny, while courting a mistress might put a Band-Aid over the flesh wound that is his mid-life crisis, it isn’t cheap.
The second half of the episode switched between Marysol’s gay brunch and the dinner between Guerdy, Julia, Nicole and Adriana.
The gay brunch, which Marysol herself admitted was underwhelming, was also filled with speculation about Guerdy’s behavior at the Nuevos Horizontes party.
Again, as viewers with an omniscient point of view, we are forced to watch women gossip over why their friend with breast cancer is acting strangely.
Luckily, Guerdy let half of the cast in on her diagnosis in a scene that brought me to tears.
“I went in for one mammogram, that turned into an MRI, that turned into one, two three biopsies,” Guerdy said, tearing up. “And, I’m gonna just say it, I have (cancer) I have breast cancer.”
Adriana screamed, Nicole’s jaw fell and a tear rolled down Julia’s cheek.
Even though the scene was tough to watch as Guerdy’s friends immediately threw their obvious feelings of sorrow to the side to show support, I believe we got to see one of the most human moments in Housewives history.
For a moment, even casual viewers could see these ladies no longer cared about the cameras shoved in their faces.
This scene wasn’t about entertainment, it was a touching moment where women rallied around their clearly scared friend.
As fellow wives, daughters and mothers, it was apparent that Guerdy’s cancer admission floored the ladies and superseded the triviality of reality television.
Meanwhile, at Marysol’s brunch, lighter subjects were discussed, such as Larsa’s co-dependence on her boyfriend, Marcus.
One of the funniest moments of the episode came when Larsa revealed she was going to have a “Welcome Home” party ... for her boyfriend who left Miami for three days. Even her castmates were left puzzled.
And unfortunately for Mrs. Pippen, this wasn’t the end of her embarrassing behavior.
The final scene saw Larsa and Guerdy come face to face at a dinner that presumably took place the day after Guerdy had revealed her illness to the other ladies.
This was definitely the main course of Episode 2 and Larsa started the conversation by saying, “Let’s not cry.”
Confrontation 101: Don’t try to control someone’s emotions before you’ve even started talking. Sigh.
Understandably, Guerdy was immediately defensive.
The parts of the dinner we saw between the two ladies made it abundantly clear that they were on completely different wavelengths coming into this conversation.
Larsa was worried about Guerdy calling her fake, and yet again, the dramatic irony made the scene difficult to watch.
The dinner was cut short in preparation for Episode 3 where we will surely get Larsa’s reaction to Guerdy’s haunting life update, and hopefully some perspective will be bestowed on the rest of the cast.
