LAST WEEK: Mimi was kicked out of the club for trying to claw Sarah's eyes out, and the producers decided Sarah was also a liability for her tendency to fight everyone and anyone. New girl Shanae made a positive impression on the girls, while new roomie Janelle's narcissistic attitude was met with contempt, though everyone soon got over it...or did they? Oh, and Teresa got really drunk and threw a huge, violent fit in the limo...
...which is where we last left off! We're back in the limo, it's late at night somewhere in Miami, and the girls have just left a club where Teresa, filled with sorrow over her ex-boyfriend continuing to be a jerk, unwound by getting down and dirty with a stranger in front of everyone. It freaked the girls out to see Teresa this out of control, so they removed her from the situation and got her into the limo for what they thought would be a fairly safe ride back to the mansion. But alas, somewhere along the way, Teresa lost her mind.
So what happened to set off Teresa's limo temper tantrum? Get ready for it: Stephanie laughed. She dared to laugh at Teresa's messy drunken antics, and so in her state of pure craziness, Teresa lashed out at everyone in sight.
Oh producers, you know so well that drama and crowded limos don't mix...which is why we seem to have this fight at least once per season!
Luckily, the producers break it up before anyone gets seriously hurt. After sending home Mimi and Sarah, they'd look like hypocrites if they didn't, to be honest.
But wait! A flash-back sequence reveals something we didn't see last week: Janelle made out with Teresa at the club! Considering this week's theme is focused on an in-house hook-up and the way relationships change between the girls, it's a subtle way to catch our attention and get us ready for what's about to come.
Janae comments on how crazy it is how all the girls can go from having a great night to "complete chaos." Well yeah, alcohol and people with emotional issues, that tends not to mix well.
Things get kind of lame back at the mansion while sitting out near the pool with some of the roommates, Teresa says she wants to go home and take care of some issues. As in, she wants to run back to her ex. Ughhhh.
The girls help Teresa understand that her ex is controlling her, and help her go to sleep so she can wake up and hopefully feel better the next morning, and not so ready to leave.
The next morning, Teresa promptly apologizes to Steph for being a jerk to her in the limo. She has a nice moment where she admits her anger tends to get the best of her. Steph reminds her she's in the BGC for a reason and tells her she can let it go now, as she clearly is here for a reason.
Speaking of relationship drama, Tiana calls her boyfriend and tells him to perk up and stop moping back at home. She's conflicted about what she wants.
Upstairs, Janelle complains about living out of "two drawers" and Shanae rolls her eyes. It's the beginning of a beautiful, one-sided feud.
A group of the girls, sans Steph, who is sick, go out to lunch, and you know something's about to happen because why else would the producers focus on such a dull event. The girls are hungry, so they're irritable, and right as they get the food, Janelle starts complaining about her order and shaking her head at the waiter.
Shanae, who is possibly doing some projecting here, tells Janelle not to look at him like that. Janelle's stuck-up attitude and general rudeness is really getting to her.
Back at the house, Tiana calls her boyfriend and asks him to tell her why he loves her. She clearly is bored of the relationship, and tells him she doesn't know if she's in love with him. He gets upset, of course, and she starts to cry out of guilt. She decides that at 21, she's too young to settle down, and breaks it off with him over the phone. Poor guy.
The girls comfort Tiana and remind her it's not the end of the world, giving her credit for at least being honest.
In the confessional, Janelle starts off by expressing some loneliness and feelings of isolation from the girls before swerving back into "God made me perfect, they're jealous of me" territory. She's a total narcissist, as I've said before, and it's not going to make her life in the house any easier, but it sure makes watching this 10x better.
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While the other girls stay home, Gigi and Tiana decide to go out and have fun together. At the club, Tiana admits to Gigi that she likes girls, but Gigi already knows that, and she knows that Tiana has a crush on her. Gigi tells her she loves her to death, only not like that, as she's not into girls. Hmm, this may not end well.
Gigi wants to act normal around Tiana, which to them, is lying in bed together. But when the lights go out, Tiana says rather frankly, "Gigi, you should let me go down on you." Well damn!
Gigi reminds her that she's not into girls, so Tiana walks out of the room in a huff. In her talking head, Tiana reveals that growing up she was bullied for her looks and called ugly, which is partly why now, she doesn't take rejection well. She admits to struggling with low self-esteem, so Gigi's denial feels personal.
In another room, after talking to Shanae, Teresa resolves she's done with A.R. We shall see. I'm guessing he's the one that inspired her ripped-out heart tattoo.
Poor Steph has the flu. She describes the feeling as "getting jumped by 10 fat girls." Sadly, she'll miss out on laser tag, which Jaz is super excited for. Today is also the day that Steph's friends from New York are coming to visit, which include one girl and two guys who we'll barely see this episode, as apparently they aren't dramatic enough to warrant screentime.
The girls get cute and play laser tag, and Janelle decides to strategize by covering her censors with her 30-inch weave. Oh my word, I love her so.
Out at lunch with her girlfriend, Gigi recalls her woes over Tiana, who got upset when she denied her sex. She's concerned that it will change their friendship, and it probably will, especially if they don't discuss it soon.
Back home, the tension between Tiana and Steph is palpable. Gigi decides to approach her, in a friendly way, and tells her that it all upsets her. Tiana admits in her talking head she may have made a mistake by coming on to Steph.
Out by the hot tub that night, Teresa, Janae and Tiana discuss how Janelle gets on Janae's nerves. Teresa is unbothered, saying that she makes her laugh, but Janae is seriously projecting. Of course, Janelle hears it, but doesn't seem too affected. At least not yet.
The girls head to a strip club, and Teresa and Janelle sign up for private lap dances. It's pretty funny, since Teresa is attracted to her dancer, but Janelle's dancer seems more turned on by Janelle. The two seem to get getting along, which is a good sign.
However, things aren't going so well for Tiana, who drunkenly gets jealous when she spots Gigi give Jaz a hug. Jaz can tell something's going on between them, but decides to stay out of it. Tiana and Gigi start arguing about arguing, but Tiana is too emotional to approach the situation delicately.
In the confessional at home, a drunken Gigi starts crying to the camera about how much she loves Tiana. In one of the bedrooms, Tiana lays out her anger for Jaz, and as if on cue, Gigi walks in to the room all teary-eyed and confronts Tiana about how she's been acting different towards her after their hook-up failed to launch.
Hilariously, sick Steph is walking around wearing a surgical mask. She sits and watches the conversation between Gigi and Tiana on a nearby bed. And then, in another funny twist, Tiana (accidentally I assume) publically announces she wanted to eat out Gigi.
"What?" goes Jaz in her talking head, and from behind her mask, Steph's eyes are wide with amusement. Now things are getting interesting!
But because they're true friends, Tiana apologizes once more to Gigi, and they pinky-swear things are the same between them and hug it out. It's really sweet. Luckily, Gigi's friends from are there too to comfort her, and being a Bad Girl, she decides to promptly take a shot.
Aaaand then Janelle walks in, dressed in her crazy purple dress, with her amazing 30-inch weave, to ruin the mood and piss everyone off with one simple complaint: You all are sharing the juice too much, you need to get your own. Everyone's eyes go wide.
Oh Janelle. Never change, especially because it leads to funny things like this:
Gigi's friend, Jackie, gets up and goes to the fridge, and gets out Janelle's juice for everyone to chase their shots with. For a second I was scared she was going to pour it on her head in some crazy move. Janelle promptly FLIPS, quietly though.
Seeing that Janelle is freaking out about her lemonade being taken out, Shanae offers up some orange juice instead, while silently fuming from pure agitation. Tiana also admits in her talking head that she finds Janelle fake and petty.
But hey, Teresa loves Janelle! She thinks she's "funny as s***balls," as she tells her out by the hot tub. It's a funny match, and in the next talking head sequence as Janelle admits she was a little nerd in school, the editors create a little cartoon Janelle with thick glasses and books piled up around her.
It's not surprising to me, as I could tell from the beginning that Janelle is naturally sharp and perceptive. But, because she is amazing, everything changed when Janelle got her fake boobs implanted and decided she was suddenly a goddess sent from above. Or something.
If you can't tell, I really love Janelle. She's nuts and it's so entertaining, and honestly she's making this season worth watching.
Teresa points out to Janelle that when you live with people, you have to learn how to share, and thinks her goofy friend is missing the bigger picture.
The next day, Teresa and Shanae are out smoking on the patio when Shanae brings up her ill feelings towards Janelle. "Is it me?" she asks. "Is it me or is she acting funny?"
Hmmm.
Teresa tells her Janelle doesn't like to share, and Shanae bristles, admitting how high her aggravation level is. Sooner or later, she'll flip, because selfish people really trigger something in her.
Janelle calls her friend and tells her that the girls don't like her, revisiting the story about the damn juice. Her juice obsession is reminding me of Tanisha Thomas and it's so funny. She admits that picking her battles is the hardest thing for her.
The girls go out to a club, as usual, while Gigi decides to stay home and keep poor sick Steph company. They discuss who will make it to the end, and they agree they'll probably go all the way.
At the club, Shanae is predictably annoyed at Janelle, because Janelle seems bored, but it's not stopping her party, as she says.
Back at home, Janelle is feeling really worn down and tired, and promptly passes out in bed. But things are about to get really messy for her.
Now Shanae, she's honestly starting to get on my nerves. She has this self-righteous attitude and need for validation among the girls, and this continues even after the club, back home in the kitchen where Tiana, Jaz and Shanae discuss their issues with Janelle's attitude, because suddenly they are the moral police, I guess.
They talk s*** about her, and Shanae makes it known she wants her to leave. Shanae brings up Janelle's selfish tendencies, fueling the groupthink fire, and Shanae will not shut up about the selfish thing. She is really, really loving the way Tiana is co-signing her, as Tiana comes up with a plan to pour juice on Janelle's pillow.
This is where I start to hate these girls again, when instead of just ignoring what they perceive to the "problem" roommate, they make it their entire agenda to torment them and "kick them out" of the house. It's so childish.
While Shanae giggles like a little girl, Tiana approaches a sleeping Janelle about the non-issue that was the juice, which of course isn't the real issue, because "the juice" is never the issue, but Shanae pushes her out of the room, telling her it's not the right time.
While the girls watch and smirk, Shanae laughing and pretending to try and stop her, Tiana pours a glass of water on a half-asleep Janelle.
Janelle talking-heads that it's a punk move, and I'm inclined to agree. Steph calls Janelle out for being weak for not responding to the water being poured on her.
But Janelle does, getting up and walking out of the room, making the fatal mistake of calling the girls "fake, broke h*s" in the process. She looks like she's calling the producers on some special phone, as she is suddenly ready to leave, but Tiana is really fired up now. Teresa is also offended that Janelle would attack all of the girls with such a sweeping statement, so she calls her out, and hangs up the phone she's on, antagonizing her.
Janelle accuses the girls of being bullies, which of course, pisses them off even more. Tiana tells her she needs to go home, and Janelle quietly but persistently lets her know, "I'm stronger than you think."
Tiana keeps trying to push her buttons, tries to get her to fight, and Shanae is cracking up, because now everything's playing out the way she wanted it to.
So now the lines are drawn, and it's the house against Janelle. We're sure to continue this fight well into next week...
NEXT WEEK: It looks like Janelle is here to stay, because she's joining the girls for a (hopefully!) drama-filled trip to Key West! The girls will be in a drag show, and Gigi will fight Janelle, and it will be pretty crazy. As always, I'll watch it so you don't have to, and I'll tell you all about it!
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