It's Morgan's first holiday and tensions are high when the question of which religion to raise her in comes up: Christian or Jewish. Todd uses manipulation tactics to get Toni to lean toward raising her Jewish.
Business slows down at the J- Spot. Joan is tapping into her reserve and thinking about even selling her house! To revive their finances, William turns the J-Spot into a lucrative sports bar, against Joan’s wishes.
Joan has a game night and it stirs up some fun conversation. Maya learns that Darnell may have slept with another woman the night before he remarried Lena.
** Wonky sound again this week, our apologies** Lynn feels pressured to consummate her civil union with Jennifer. Joan, Maya and Toni teach William's young girlfriend to stand up for herself.
***SPOILER ALERT*** We usually do banter before we review the episodes, but this one... we went... H*A*M*! And It ran a little long. We had a lot of opinions, well mostly Esty did. So here are our thoughts on The Little Mermaid (2023)!
Toni is suddenly overwhelmed by Todd's aggressive campaign for custody of Morgan, as he attempts to portray her as a bad mother. William & Joan are dealing with dating people way outside of their age groups and whether they can keep up with them or not.
A much older man (Melvin Van Peebles) pursues Joan, but she is unsure whether or not to date him because of the age difference. Maya is trying to come up with a new concept for her new book series, and she finds it right under her nose.
**Yes Nettie’s mic sounds different for this episode… but for this episode only. My apologies** When William goes home to aid his mother during her operation, he encounters memories of his childhood and a father who never quite understood him. The struggle to add Toni to their hangouts now that she has become a mother.
Joan persuades Toni to start breastfeeding Morgan to prevent Todd from winning full custody; meanwhile Darnell and Maya fight about the terms of their new marriage.
Toni wants to hire a nanny to help care for Morgan, but Todd convinces her that they should wait until after they have bonded with their daughter. Toni has great difficulty adjusting to motherhood. After Toni fails to show for Morgan's first doctor's appointment (instead sending her with a nanny), Todd fears that she doesn't care for the child and decides to take action. Meanwhile, Joan becomes fed up with Maya and Lynn, who constantly eat at the badly struggling J-Spot without ever offering to ...
Lynn is hesitant regarding Jennifer's marriage plans; however, due to Jennifer's fragile state of mind, agrees anyway. Meanwhile, Toni and Todd continue to struggle with their marriage and Maya and Darnell make some decisions about theirs.
While Maya and Darnell run off to Vegas to elope, Toni questions her relationship with Todd; meanwhile Lynn meets a despondent woman, and proposes a temporary fix for her problems.
Darnell is getting married to Lena and as the wedding day approaches he makes a drunkin' confession to Maya. Toni has her baby without Todd or her girlfriends being there. Lynn openly confronts Finn in front of the band during a rehearsal session and ends up quitting the band.
Toni is at the home stretch of her pregnancy and is trying to figure out what contractions are suppose to feel like. Joan & William are dealing with residual feelings from their breakup. Lynn is still dealing with her feelings for Finn and him not wanting to commit. And while in a drunken stupor, Darnell confesses something to Maya the night before his wedding. Today’s guest is Jen Connors >>> https://youtube.com/@cookingwiththeconnors
Toni learns her Mom's visit is less about her, and more about an old flame. William and Joan panic and brainstorm when J-Spot fails to attract customers. Today's Special Guest is Ceej from Bruh Meets World: A Boy Meets World Fancast
Lynn questions what to do about her feelings, after falling for her womanizing bandmate, Finn.
Jabari is unhappy and rebellious. Maya & Darnell come together to figure out what's going on with him. William says he's over Joan, but Toni and Lynn don't buy it.
Lynn unintentionally steals the spotlight and her brother's dream of joining a band. Toni tries to figure out where in her apartment her baby is going to sleep when it is born.
As the J-Spot's grand-opening nears, Joan is on edge. William's new pretty, quirky friend reminds her of "someone". Maya, Toni or Lynn try to get queen of comedy Mo'Nique to make an appearance the J Spot opening, but encounter a few problems.
Darnell, shows up at Maya’s book signing, and she thinks it's a sign that he wants her back. Despite an amicable break-up, Joan and William can't find their way back to friendship.
Despite Joan's efforts to make it a memorable occasion, her first Valentine's Day with William turns into an evening of sexual awkwardness. The rest of the girls have a Valentine's Day dinner together where they confess secrets they have never told anyone.
During a house-showing, Toni's client (Idris Elba), her wealthy handsome ex, seals the deal with a kiss. Todd hits pause on, he & Toni's divorce once he learns she's moved on. The new head chef for the J- spot, has an interesting history with William, that causes Joan to... panic.
William decides Joan may still have feelings for her former fiancé, Brock, when she fails to introduce him as her current boyfriend during an encounter in the park. Lynn is dealing with a former boyfriend's mother trying to bring her back into the family.
William surprises Joan with a romantic Christmas getaway in Puerto Rico, but they wind up stuck at a seedy motel after a blizzard strands them in Cincinnati during a layover. Meanwhile, Lynn, Maya and Toni take advantage of Joan's absence to enjoy the holiday at her house without all of her strict Christmas rules and other demanding behavior.
Maya's slowly waning dream of becoming a renowned author is suddenly revived when she is offered a writing position at an adult literature company. She must decide if continuing her dream is worth getting out of her comfort zone. Joan & William work on their communication issues. Today's special guest is Stephanie Hardy from The Hardy Wrestling Podcast!
Lynn's adoptive father, Ed Searcy becomes jealous when her biological father, Ken Miles arrives for a visit. Meanwhile, Toni avoids Todd's divorce lawyer. Joan and William have a hard time defining what's a date and what's not.
A panicked visit to the hospital encourages Joan to finally confront her feelings about William; Maya & Joan are ambushed on Lynn's TV show. Toni is... still pregnant.
It’s our 100th episode! Joan is caught off-guard by her mother as she prepares to open her restaurant; Maya has "the talk" with Jabari after finding he's been watching adult films. Today's special guests are Barrett & Kay from the So Good We Named It, podcast!
As Maya's literary career rises, her performance at work falls below satisfactory, so William fires her. When the publisher changes its mind, she finds herself looking for a job. Lynn has a few new jobs under her belt. Toni is having body image issues related to her pregnancy.
Special Guest: Superfan Toni joins us to talk about, Maybe Baby. In this episode, Toni goes all-out in an effort to seduce and win back the romantic favor of her husband, Todd, but unbeknownst to her, he has already made up his mind. This leads her to make a life changing decision of her own. William and Joan continue to dodge their true feelings for each other and she even meddles in his current love life.
