Nice recap Chickbomb. I think I heard Deshawn say that the talk of the town party had cost them $30,000.

Great recap! This show is so bizarre that I can't stop watching. I don't hate DeShawn as much as you do, though. I think her heart is in the right place; she's just not the brightest light on the street. I think Lisa is one cold bee-yotch though. She'd sell her Grandma if it would make her a few bucks. I wonder what her backstory is. I'd bet anything that she was really poor as a kid, b/c she's SO obsessed with having more and more money.

So I'd put the ladies in this order as far as likability:

1)NeNe
2)DeShawn
3)Kim
4)Lisa
5)Sheree

Can't wait for next week's show!!!

Has anyone noticed how none of these morons have any clue about speaking proper English? They all say "ax", instead of "ask".Plus countless grammatical errors and word misuses.
The exact quote of Sheree's Ne Ne insult was "But have you SAW her?"
I almost fell out of the chair with that one!

Some of Ne'Ne's comments are om the money and actually pretty funny (how after all this time, Kim had NEVER mentioned she sang...she had not even hummed.

What I want to know is...WHEN does Big Poppa get to screw Kim (she's costing him tons and for what?), and will we ever get to "meet" him??

You forgot to mention that Bryson's tacky suit ended up costing more than $6000. Plus now everyone in his dorm knows it. Sounds like a recipe for theft to me.

"Has anyone noticed how none of these morons have any clue about speaking proper English? They all say "ax", instead of "ask".Plus countless grammatical errors and word misuses"

Haven't been to the South much have you? Trust me the rednecks and trash of all colors speak far worse. It's often undecipherable even to someone who has lived in the South for decades. Cities the English is a lot better and Atlanta is one of the more wealthy more urban cities in the Southeast.

Please lord, let next week's episode be more palatable. Between DeShawn's utter idiocy and the Sheree/Kim lovefest I could barely stand it. I did think I saw something about a bitchy song directed at our favorite faux-blond for next week, so maybe I'll get my wish.

Chickbomb, you are a riot!
The only thing funnier than this show are your recaps - keep 'em coming!

What was Suzanne Sommers doing with Kim and Cori?!

I was sooooo looking forward to this episode, and it did not disappoint. I was viciously gleeful that DeShawn had such unrealistic expectations, but then again it should be expected – just listen to her own promo at the top of the show. “I always knew I was destined for greatness’. Whaaa? WTF!! Talk about an overblown ego.
Classless, moronic bimbo who thinks she is God’s gift to Earth. At the beginning of the show I did not mind her, but now she really sickens me the most.
ChickBomb - I read a little about her and her foundation (looks like you did too). First of all the website is completely ridiculous, because it focuses in 90% on DeShawn, and decries her ‘accomplishments’ in arena of charity. You have to admit though, for someone so dumb she did have an excellent idea – a charity that has no tangible, measurable goals, and therefore cannot be held accountable. I love it. (NOT!) . Bitch! All she does is ‘talk with the girls’ once a month telling them what ‘diamonds they are’ and that is supposed to raise their self esteem, MAGICALLY. Then, once a quarter she has a ‘weekend retreat’ where someone else comes in and tells them what gems they are! And the talks they have are supposed to ‘expose them’ to manners and etiquette’ I guess as understood by the goddess DeShawn so that must be something in itself (and again, not teach – that would be tangible; they only show them what they will never have). How does it not end up actually damaging those girls’ self esteems further I will never understand?
And the most laughable part of her ‘foundation’ (and I really use the word loosely and sarcastically) – there are only 20 girls in the program! That is the maximum number she feels she is able to concentrate on for them to benefit. Can you imagine if she had raised $ 1M? It would mean she now had $50K per girl – enough to put each thru college? Oh no – but can you see how much she could buy for herself and her house and then show it to the girls in order to ‘raise their self esteem’?
And you got to love her husband, who is completely oblivious to her scheming. I also found out that she calls herself ‘Noted Real Estate Agent’, and after some more digging it turns out that she ran that venture into the ground and cost her husband money to bail her out. That puts her comment that ‘he lets her make all the expensive mistakes’ in a different light. What was her purpose in real estate? ‘As member of society elite to help rich people with house buying because only she - being from the same social sphere - could understand how to treat them (not – understand their needs in real estate, mind you!). Translation – the service probably cost trice as much as at a regular brokerage, but with a clueless agent in charge. Genius!! (Guffaw!)
My goodness, what a fake tramp. HATE HER! What a shallow, ugly, false human being!

I was nauseated by the Kim/Sheree love-fest at the spa and at the restaurant. What is with that?

Also, Deshawn got what she deserved for her sham foundation. She is totally stupid!!

But my girl Ne Ne cracks me up; when she told Sheree to go 'head and flush her head down the damn toilet -- classic!

just to clear the air, deshawn and her husband have been together for a looooong time, way before he was in nba, they were college sweethearts.
also, eric and lebron james are on the cavs together, that might be the reason people were asking him.

I can't tell you how much joy this recap brings me, I look forward to the update every week.

But one thing, the Atlanta anchor seen in this episode is named Mark Hayes, not Marcase.

This gala was a complete joke. Raising $1 million for a charity that no one has ever heard of? Someone tell me why these girls can't do a car wash or a bake sale to raise some money? She should have done a small silent auction with some local, donated items. Nope, she's got to do this over-the-top gala. Why does her foundation need all this money? Someone in another post mentioned college, well, I'm sure I'll get slammed for posting this but the state college and private grad school I attended gave free tuition scholarships to minority students, they call them "diversity" scholarships. These weren't even need based scholarships, as some of the students receiving them were the kids of doctors, judges, etc. My guess is there is college money out there for these girls. So again, I ask, why do these girls need all this money except for the fact that money is so important to DeShawn.

Everything with these wives is so over-the-top. At least the other housewives (Orange County, NYC) worked or their husbands had businesses. These wives mostly have husbands who are athletes. Those big paychecks should last a lifetime - now you see why the money won't last beyond a few years. Estate managers, private chefs, personal shoppers, professional makeup several times a week, thousands for a kid's birthday party, $6k for a high school student's suit. It makes me a little sick.

Well Nene's husband works. Seems to have a head on his shoulders.

Big Poppa is a sugar daddy but honestly sounds like he could get better then what Kim so I don't know what is there that keeps Kim in the picture.

The Hartwells seem to work.

Also most atheletes unless they get endorsement deals that are managed as well as having great investments that are once again managed go broke in a year or two after they stop playing. It's a minority that get rich. Just like child atheletes or music stars most don't get rich just a lucky few.

"Nope, she's got to do this over-the-top gala. Why does her foundation need all this money?"

Because it's a status symbol to do charity balls plus you can make a nice statement on your tax forms that translates to less taxes being paid.

The new money is trying to act like old money.

" as some of the students receiving them were the kids of doctors, judges, etc."

That is why George Bush Jr. got into his university and got what is known as gentleman's Cs in order to graduate. The tuitons are paid for btw they are just granted so it doesn't look like the kids got in due to their family backgrounds.

omg i just noticed that kim showed up on the red carpet at deshawn's "gala" with kimberley bryan from season one of the OC housewives???? what is going on???

Since Atlanta is a spinoff of the Orange County show why wouldn't there be a connection? Odds are Kimberley Bryan was in Atlanta and asked to come to the gala by someone from the show or had some other connection to the Atlanta scene that would have caused her to come on.

Another reality show connection is that Big Poppa may be an Atlanta real estate developer named Lee Najjar who is married with kids. One of the said kids is connected in a majory cash way to the reality show The Hills. The Najjar name has been mentioned on the tvgasm recaps of The Hills.

Yeschef,

The bad grammar used in the show isn't something that is indicative of the "rednecks trash of all colors" of the south. I was born and raised in the south (not Atlanta). As an older teenager and adult, I have lived in Arizona, Chicago, Boston, New York, Atlanta, San Francisco and Washington DC. In every single one of those places, I have heard people use the bad vocabulary ("axe" instead of ask etc) and bad grammar. I have heard this form of the English language called Ebonics which is supposed to be a dialect of Black North American and West African people. Not saying I agree with that (or if I fully understand it), but I think it indicates that the dialect is not particular to the southern US.

Oh yeah... forgot to mention: DeShawn herself stated that she is from Detroit. Last time I checked, that wasn't in the south. ;-)

Great recap, SB!

What I would like to know is if this was DeShawn's first foray into fundraising, couldnt she have at least researched it beforehand?

And the Kim/NeNe/Sheree crap is so juvenile, but I will say one thing:

GO TEAM NENE!

this is a quote from deshawn's website. it speaks for itself.

"I don’t believe that living a spiritual life means that you must lack in any area of your life. After all, He came so that we can have life and have it more abundantly. I’ll share my insider information with you about how and where to get the latest must-haves and how to experience the most life has to offer."

i did forget to mention that before this statement. She talked about how chasing after stuff didn't fill the hole in her soul, but God filled up that void. She is a delusional fool.

I would think that DeShawn would be used to going to these type of events and therefore have some knowledge of what makes a sucessful fundraiser.

I first knew she was in trouble when she threw this together in 2 weeks. Everything else went downhill from there.

Ooooh yes honey, this gala was the talk of the town a'right.

Someone please tell me what does Kim DO? Is she a totally kept woman or has she made some money herself/paid for anything herself?

LOL on the "broken condoms" comment. I hope Eric Snow has a good financial planner. He seems like a good guy but there is no way he can keep up with this kind of spending. He needs to have a talk wit MC Hammer.

mrsc: Kim is a kept woman. That's why her house is smaller than the rest of the housewives. At least they have never said anything about a current job. She has mentioned an ex husband and being a nurse in the past! Maybe that's how she got some of her money. Her current sugar daddy is He Who Must Not Be Named, aka Lord Voldemort.

Cori is totally single white female! And then Kim seemed to be getting all single white female on Sheree, with the "you're so beautiful, have you always been so beautiful? I haven't." Or maybe that was just the box of wine talking.

Eric Snow does have his own charity foundation. Shoot for the moon. His wikipedia page does have the website address for it.

"I hope Eric Snow has a good financial planner."

I believe wikipedia does show that he has some good financial sense.

The Hartwells are into making money. Lisa Hartwell used to be known as Sharon Wu and her ex husband and father of her two older children is a famous R&B singer.

"this is a quote from deshawn's website. it speaks for itself.

"I don’t believe that living a spiritual life means that you must lack in any area of your life. After all, He came so that we can have life and have it more abundantly. I’ll share my insider information with you about how and where to get the latest must-haves and how to experience the most life has to offer.""

Sounds like a believer in the prosperity gospel garbage that has spread through a lot of black churches and fundie churches.

". I have heard this form of the English language called Ebonics which is supposed to be a dialect of Black North American and West African people"

It isn't a dialect at all. It's just Southern speak that migrated when blacks went to Detroit and other places after the Civil War. Bill Cosby spoke againt this type of speech as harmfull to the education of blacks.

Man, this show is a beautiful disaster! DeShawn is so clueless. She always got under my skin, but in this episode in particular, she really made herself look like a fool. She is always just, "so busy" doing whatever in the hell she does. I hope she wisens up, and gets some sense, and stops spending so much of her husband's money. Athletes can't work forever, and there will come a point in time when their income will decrease significantly. I hope they made some good investments!

Lisa and her beautiful husband are awesome! I totally respect their relationship and Lisa's business spirit.

Sheree and Kim...vapid, embarrasing women. How old are they? They act like 16 year olds trying to be in the popular group.

NeNe, love her of course.

Also, what is with the comments after every recap about these women's speech? Honestly, I hadn't noticed. I'm from the south and I hear people talk like that all the time. I think its more of an accent, dialect issue than a representation of their intelligence, or lack there of. Either way its annoying. Yes we noticed they don't say "ask" right. Now lets make fun of them for something else! (Preferably an affliction that I don't have myself!)

I'm 40 plus years old, 40 lbs overweight, smoke 1/2 pack of newports a day, never had a dance lesson in my life..but today I want to become a ballerina. Big Poppa has set me up with an audition for the NYC Ballet and I think I'm going to get the lead in Swan Lake. My friends are not supportive. They are just hateful beeotches!! There's room for all of us, right?

First of all - funniest website I have read in ages! Okay - DeShawn: Do you really think you are a positive role model? Have you even fooled YOURSELF into believing you are doing this for "your girls"? If you really do, then please work on yourself first. Work on your grammar, your treatment of others, your understanding of financial responsibility, your parenting skills (the list is too long to continue) and THEN maybe you can actually be considered a positive role model. Until then, you are a joke. Your husband is an enabler, and will hopefully put a stop to your silliness before you lose everything he has worked so hard to earn - not just for you by the way, but his kids as well! Remember them? You are the perfect example of the saying "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear". Kim: by episode 2 your vapid personality and total lack of class came through loud and clear. Please - you really think you can sing? My dog's howling is more in tune. You will get what you deserve soon enough, when Big Poppa gets tired of your crap and dumps you for a newer model - it's just a shame your kids will have to suffer for your lack of morals. Sheree - girl, get over yourself. You are not "beautiful" - inside or out. No matter what suckup Kim tells you. Your insecurities and bitterness show on your face, and it's not pretty. I love NeNe and Lisa. You are heads and shoulders above the rest.

Chickbomb is a brilliant recap artist, but how did she miss Sheree dissing NeNe by snipping "Have you SAW her?" ?!? Not since George made Florence pose as his secretary on the phone and she said in her snootiest voice "I are calling for Mr. Jefferson" have we seen anything like this.

And was anyone else disturbed by the total lack of irony with which these African-Americans tried to auction off each other? YIKES.

Please please please let Pretty Feet Dwight out Tyler Perry in the season finale. Really, Dwight. We're counting on you!

Ok, first of all I never intended to watch this series, but after one show I was hooked! I've been enjoying it for the rampant vanity, bad taste and shear stupidity, but after watching this particular episode I gotta say I think we've all been punked. Does anybody not know what French is!? And at least Cori should know that poisson is not pronounced like poison. That got me thinking that this whole thing is more scripted than we're lead to believe. I mean, think about it. All of the "housewives" are ensconced in brand new luxurious houses with minimal landscaping, no personal effects or normal clutter. And every time somebody cooks they use brand new just out of the Pottery-Barn-Box cookware. Secondly, nobody spells cat Kat. Also, when they have their big parties none of the housewives talk to anyone but people we've already met in the series-namely each other. I could go on, but you get the idea. It's as if the producers said, "let's get some nouveau riche types together and then set each one of them up to fail and record the hilarity that ensues!"
Anyway, hilarity does ensue for me I guess because I love watching folks get the hubris get kicked the hell out of them!