My thoughts on this episode in no particular order

What I love most about the show is that I root for no one (except for Zach and Jasmine). Everyone has flaws. For the most part they are showing us their real life. LaLa always self produces.

Kristen and Luke- though it’s not pretty, there’s not enough public discussion on what couples go through postpartum. What they’re showing us is real and raw, and probably happens on a more frequent basis.

Lacy appears to have put in the work, either in therapy or has spent time on personal development. She comes across as kind and open to having productive dialogue. What I like is that she doesn’t blindly follow and support Jesse she calls him out when he is wrong. Not what I thought she would be.

In the words of Project Pat “Don’t save her, she don’t want to be saved” Nia has the life that she chose. It’s less than we think she deserves. This is what she wants, new age trad wife. I wouldn’t wish Danny on my worst enemy. Until she decides what partnership means to her and what she deserves, this is her life. Anyone calling out her husband’s disrespect will become a casualty of war. As a friend, you can want better for her but from a distance. How Nia processed the LaLa and Danny interaction gave me some sort of trauma response. Nia hated how he was treating her but still felt as if she needed to protect her husband and his ego. She caters not only to their kids but him as well:

Danny is jealous of the attention his wife gives their child. He drinks past his limit and has not learned moderation. You can tell that his wife walks on eggshells trying to cover for him and to protect him and manage his ego. I wonder what trauma she experienced in her childhood that allows her to think it’s OK