‘Real Housewives of Atlanta:’ Season 4, Episode 12: Motherland is Working Its Magic or Does One Bad Apple Spoil the Applesauce?

The five housewives of Atlanta and Nene’s friend Marlo Hampton are on their way to South Africa for a short 10 day vacation and to take in some of the sights and treasures of the motherland. The women are getting along on the flight to South Africa but its not long after arrival that the talls (Nene, Cynthia and Marlo) versus the smalls (Phaedra, Sheree and Kandi) is back in full effect.

Everybody wants to be tension free in South Africa but its not long before Marlo becomes a focal point of concern beginning with Marlo wanting to give etiquette lessons to the women beginning with Phaedra. Phaedra takes it in good stead but then Marlo starts stating her opinion from not wanting to share a bathroom to feeling left out because she didn’t get a silver compact gift from Phaedra. Appeases her by stating she will send one when they arrive back in Atlanta.

Later, Sheree’s friend Kevin ,who frequently travels to Atlanta from South Africa, invites her to a dinner party. Sheree invites Phaedra and Kandi and not Cynthia, Nene or Marlo. While there is some resentment especially by Nene and Marlo, Sheree stands firm. They decide that after the dinner party, the three of them will meet the rest of the girls at a nightclub for a fun night out.

Meanwhile back in the states, Kim enlists the assistance of her parents to help her with her household tasks since Croy is back playing in the NFL. Kim’s father talks about how lucky she is at her age to have found a man as good as Croy. Her father mentioned that even though he met Kim’s mother in their late teens that sometimes it takes longer to find the right one. He feels that she found the right one in Croy. The kids start hinting on a future ring and Kim starts to think her luck in men has changed since she met Croy.

Phaedra reminds them that there is plenty to see and do in Cape Town and since there are there for one day before they go on the safari that they need to make the best of it. The housewives go on a sightseeing trip which takes them on a boat ride out to the prison where former South African President Nelson Mandela was held. They then return back to the penthouse at the hotel where Marlo wants them to meet to air out their issues. Unfortunately for Marlo, she wants to push them to address issues but she doesn’t know the other women as well. Phaedra wishes Marlo would listen more and speak less.

After the discussions, Sheree pulls Cynthia aside and tells her that she is welcome to come to her friend’s house for dinner. Cynthia decides to tell Nene and Marlo. Nene’s upset but Marlo goes to confront Sheree as tensions rise between the two of them. Leading Kandi to remark ‘Is it that serious? They are going to tear it up!’ The episode ends with them getting into a rather nasty argument which includes some funny face making.

This episode leaves at least three questions–Will Sheree relent and invite everybody to the dinner party? Will Kim get an engagement ring from Croy? Does one bad apple spoil the applesauce?

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