- Previously, on part one
of the "Shahs of Sunset" reunion...
Mike, you say slimming down makes your [BLEEP] look bigger.
- I-I gained a half inch.
[laughing]
- You're a piece of sh--.
- Stop being a pussy behind a keyboard.
- I'm not trying to be a pussy.
I'm talkin' to you right here, in my face.
- But why are you pretending that we were cool?
- I want us to earn our way back to a better place.
- I don't think there would be a friendship
if it wasn't for us having kids.
- I have watched you get so ugly with the people
that are around me.
That side of Reza scares me.
- Me and Reza used to be the same way.
When you're on the outs, boom.
The next person takes that spot.
That's-that's the- - that's--
- If you don't fight Reza's battles,
then you are public enemy number one.
- Yes, yes.
- Why were you mad at Paulina for texting everyone
about Mike cheating? - These were from Mike.
Put 'em in the trash. - Thank you.
- Why are you such a bitch?
- You are my enemy now. - You're a hood rat!
[gasps]
- I wanna share something with you guys.
We're engaged. - Oh.
- Paulina, you have told me stuff.
I have kept it to myself.
- Listen, it's all hearsay. - Your schtick is up!
♪
Every single time he has talked sh-- about me,
Paulina, even that night--
you know what you said to me in the bathroom.
You know damn well I have been there
from the beginning and had your back,
and I never went and told anybody anything.
- I will say one thing, though.
I was so wasted at dinner that night.
- Okay, but what about the other nights,
and the other texts, and the phone calls?
- Yeah. - Paulina, don't.
- No, no, no. I'm-- listen.
I'm not-- I'm not-- I'm not saying anything.
- Do you remember what you said in the bathroom?
- Yeah. - I really don't.
- Is it okay for her to say what you told her?
Is she okay to say it out loud?
- I don't know what I said.
- But is it okay for her to say it, right now, what you--
- Well, I don't-- I-- - No, don't say anything out loud.
- She may not ever let you know,
or she may, and I don't care.
I will never say what she said, out of respect, okay?
- Thank you. - You know,
do you feel like she knows too much?
- I think that I confessed too much to everybody
by even getting everyone involved.
- Right. - That was my biggest mistake.
- Okay, I think that's as far as we're gonna get
on this one. [sighs]
Never one to shy away from over the top festivities,
this season, Destiney threw a haunted Halloween party,
and while Nema in MJ drag was frightening...
[laughing]
The tension between Mike and Destiney
was downright spine-chilling.
MJ, how did Nema do as you?
- Two of us! - Ahh! Wow.
- There's literally two of us.
- You're wearing my entire outfit.
I was super impressed. [laughing]
I-- I was amazed how, like, I'm like this,
and then he's like this, and it looked very similar,
and he did that, like, overline dark lip contour.
You know, it was beautiful.
[laughing] - Yeah.
- Reza and MJ, did you plan to both come as hippies,
or was that a surprise? - It was just a coincidence.
- No, that was cute. - Yeah.
- Destiney, before your party, you had Paulina over.
She told you Mike had been caught sexting ten times.
- It's happened, like, ten times.
- Oh, my God, Paulina.
- And that's a turn on. That's his porn for him.
- Are you ----ing serious?
He's a piece of sh--.
- Those ten instances were the spoof texts instances?
- Yeah, that I had thought were all real.
- Bullsh--.
- Any reaction to that?
Okay.
Kevin from West Hollywood said, "Mike, when you told Destiney
"you could buy and sell her, that was disgusting."
- Yes, it was.
I'll buy and ----ing sell you.
- What are you, a ----ing slaveowner?
Buy and sell me, bitch? - Let me get him out.
Let me get him out.
- You ----ing buy whores in Vegas! [indistinct]
- Let me-- let me get him out. Let me get him out.
- Please explain that. - I was being triggered.
A lot of the questions were questionable.
I-I felt like they were trying to attack me
and make me look even worse than I already looked.
I didn't like it, and lost my sh--,
and I said things that I didn't mean.
- Do you wanna apologize to her?
- I apologize for saying that to you.
- But you don't mean it. This is all fake.
- This is the-- this is the, like, double-edged sword
of the Paulina- Destiney friendship,
is that it's really great for Paulina and Destiney
to feel close to each other
because there's such a strong bond between them.
- My penis is bigger than his, and he knows it.
- But it ultimately undermines the Destiney-Mike relationship.
- It probably is. - It is. Oh, it is.
I will totally dick slap you.
Watch out. - I-I'm sure-- I'm sure--
I'm sure Paulina already told you, too.
- Mike, did you have any idea about Destiney's stalker
before she told it to you? - No, I didn't. No.
- How did it make you feel to hear
that your actions triggered her?
- Honestly, I felt-- I felt--
I felt horrible that she went through that.
And whatever happened on Twitter,
whatever the [BLEEP] else happened,
that was after the fact, because I was upset.
- You're on Twitter talking sh-- about me!
You even said the situation with my stalker
was a fake storyline. - Dude-- dude, you--
I didn't say that. I didn't say that.
I was just trying to get Paulina and leave.
If that triggered you, I'm sorry.
- If I asked a man to leave several times,
and he chooses not to--
- My most prized possession was there.
- Hold on. I don't care. - My most prized--
not possession. - She's not a possession.
- Not possession, but my most prized-- - Mike! Mike, that means--
no, no, no. - Don't say that.
Don't say that. Don't say that.
- If you were-- if you were-- - I-I-- I used the word
incorrectly. I'm sorry. - Yeah. No, I'm just saying.
- My most prized--
- Oh, my God. - Person in your life.
- Whatever you say, it's gonna be an issue, babe.
- Oh, my goodness, dude, you guys are all nuts.
I can't. - How am I nuts,
when you're the one-- how am I nuts?
- I say the word "possession" as a joke,
and you're about to have an aneurism,
and this one is-- what the [BLEEP]?
- Mike, this is what-- - No one as about to have an--
looking out for you. - Wow, man, wow.
Come on.
You know, I'm not that way. - Give me facts, Mike.
- Come on. No, man. Stop.
- Okay. - Stop.
Cut me some slack. - No problem. Go.
- Like, who hurt him that made him this ----ed up?
- All right, moving on.
Well, breaking bread is where the shahs thrive,
but when almost every guest at Friendsgiving
had a strained relationship, the holiday was messier
than MJ's fingernails in the turkey.
♪
- Is this for me? Okay. - Told me that story.
- I love this.
♪
- I gotta ask.
Why do you think MJ's hands are unclean?
[chuckles] - They're not unclean.
I-- she washes her hands regularly.
[laughing]
- Oh, my God.
- I mean, they're very clean, but I was pretty drunk,
and I was-- there was no-- - No, but she's a picker.
You're a picker. - No, Merc.
- We are not letting you go the drunk one on this.
- No, girl, no. - You will do one of these.
[laughing]
- You-you eat with your hands. - I 100%, like,
eat from my hands.
- Like, this pinky is in the ranch dip,
while this one is holding a hot wing,
and this one has a donut. [laughing]
- I have to say seeing MJ and Reza role play as Veda
was hilarious and spot on.
- Mom, mom. - Mercedes, no.
No.
- Oh! [laughing]
- Tell me what Veda would say about your outfits tonight?
- Hello.
[laughing]
- Paulina, what's the real reason you didn't show up
for Friendsgiving?
- I didn't wanna sit at a table
where I didn't feel like I'm...
thankful for the people around me,
to be honest with you. - Hmm.
- I mean, I was at that table.
You know what I'm saying?
And on that phone, you-you gave her a shoutout.
I was confused. I even asked your man,
and your man straight told me that you didn't like me.
Paulina Joon, but what did I do?
I haven't even heard from you.
She was talking about MJ. - About MJ, yeah.
You said certain things when you were mad at me.
- What did I say? - That I control her
and that she won't talk in front of me.
- What your girl told you, was one thing.
What she told me, is something completely different.
That's what I'm saying.
- I said I didn't like her?
- I don't remember what I said. I was pissed.
I don't know. - I did not say that.
- You said on the phone that you were thankful
for me and Merc and not Destiney.
- But I specifically said, "Not Destiney?"
- No, no. - No, you didn't mention Destiney.
- No, you said, "I don't trust Destiney."
- Oh.
I never said that. - Maybe you were drunk.
- It wasn't intentional for me to not mention her.
- But she was the closest to you.
- Yes.
- Kelsey from St. Louis said, "Paulina, why were you
"using Mike's friends as the reason
"you stopped coming around when you were the one
"who involved them in the first place?"
- That's a great question.
I didn't feel that safe around them.
- So, someone reacting and saying,
"I don't want any involvement in what's going on,"
it makes you feel unsafe?
- Who were you talking about specifically?
- Yeah. - Well, if it's not--
- How did I make you feel unsafe by not getting involved?
- It's not London. It's not Destiney.
It's not me. - How did-- I--
who made you unsafe? - The group,
when it comes to together, is--
is very-- - It's just very-- it's very--
- No, I did not get involved. - I know.
- I never spoke a word when you guys
would have discussions about your elationship.
- I know. I know. - No, no, no. I know,
but it was very overwhelming. - But as a group-- as a group.
- Who at the table made you feel unsafe?
♪
Who was it?
- Coming up...
- She touched my dick in Hawaii and said,
"I'm pleasantly surprised." - I was.
- And it was like a Persian cucumber.
- Like the one she put in her mouth earlier.
- It was a Persian cucumber, not an English cucumber.
[laughing]
- I'll never look at those cucumbers the same.
♪
- Kelsey from St. Louis said, "Paulina,
"why were you using Mike's friends as the reason
"you stopped coming around when you were the one
"who involved them in the first place?"
- That's a great question.
I didn't feel that safe around them.
- Who at the table made you feel unsafe?
- The group when it comes to together, is-- is very--
- Who at the table made you feel unsafe?
- It's just very overwhelming to be at a table with all of them.
- As a group. - Who? It's not--
Who was it? - Was it the group,
or was it the group and the cameras?
- Honestly, a mixure of both.
I would have to say, you know, to this day,
it's not easy being in front of cameras.
It's really not.
But one thing I will say, is that I...
I-I don't know how to put into words, but I would--
I would think that they would have handled it differently
versus making him feel attacked.
- I have to ask, Paulina.
Why did you call Destiney in the Redwoods?
This was just a few weeks after you said
you couldn't trust any of Mike's friends.
you know, as I'm sure you can guess,
I never said that-- her.
When I say, "The friends"...
- Yes. - I mean, the-- the-the group.
- Okay, you weren't meaning-- right.
- No, I didn't mean her.
- You don't-- - I've always had that,
you know, that trust with her and that bond with her.
- So, you got caught, again. - No.
- These were more spoof texts? - Yes.
- Why does all these weird things
always happen to you with, like, iClouds?
- I- I don't know.
- And people calling you and two landlines and--
- Why don't you change your numbers?
- Because it doesn't even matter.
They're texting him. They're texting Shervin.
It doesn't matter about te phone number.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Actually-- actually--
- It's-it's-- it-it doesn't matter.
- Hold on. One of the spoof messages
that I got really upset about with him,
and I was like, "No, no, no, this is real,"
he goes, "Really?" He shows me.
Nema got the same exact message.
- But isn't that, like, a setup?
That's like-- - I'm really good.
- I mean, if I was a guy, Andy, if I was a guy,
I'd be taking notes, dude. This guy--
- Yes, yeah, I'm great.
- Does everyone here believe that
these are spoof messages that are coming in?
- No, they think I'm doing it.
- They think-- - They think I'm doing it.
I'm sending it to myself. - How can you?
- Why would you be sending it to yourself?
- Reza thinks that.
- I think he was doing it to, like, be, like,
"Look, do you see?
Like, there's all this fake sh-- going on."
- But I admitted to the sh-- that was really, really bad.
So, I'm wondering.
- What Reza is saying, is if there were, like,
ten other real messages,
and you could make twenty fake ones
and be like, "All 30 are fake."
- Oh, I'm going-- I-I-I'm-- - Everything, yes.
- Everything is fake. That's what he's saying.
- So, I'm-I'm-- oh, oh, oh.
- Oh.
- Mike, you talked about having an addiction
to getting attention. - Yes.
- Have you seen anyone to help you with this?
- Like I've said, and I'll say it again, I am.
I'm getting-- - It's the healer?
- I'm talking to a rabbi.
- I wanna end this conversation.
You two are in a great place.
- We're engaged. We're in an amazing place.
- You're engaged. When will you get married?
- We don't know yet. Soon, hopefully.
- All right. - Soon?
- Sure.
- Is there anything else, Paulina, before you go,
that you wanna clear up, or say to the group,
or say to Destiney?
- I mean, I would love to have that relationship
with you, again.
I've, honestly, I've-- I've really missed you a lot,
and I apologize for getting you involved
and getting everyone here involved.
That was wrong and I shouldn't have done that.
- And also, since you're here, I have to make it very clear.
I really hope when you looked at all the episodes,
every time your girl spoke to me,
I really hope you remind yourself
every time you wanna be rude to me
that I never once said anything, not even to you,
not to him, not to her, not to her, nothing,
but ya still just kept comin' for my jugular.
- Mike and I have talked about this.
Yes, Destiney has never, like, said anything
that Paulina has confided, but when you consistently
go to the group and allude that you know something
but don't actually say the full thing,
that triggers him.
- I do know something. I-- - I know, but that trigger--
but you might as well just say it,
at that point. - And-and I know many things.
I've even said 'em--
I even said it at the reunion last year
when he tried to disrespect me. - No.
- If I say-- if I say-- but that's what triggers him.
- I said, "You don't wanna come for me, buddy.
"You don't anna do it." I've already--
- So, I want him to be honest about that.
It's either say it all or say nothing at all.
- Just-just stop, bro. Stop, stop, stop.
[sighs]
- God, please, give it to us.
- What? - I can't let today end
and it be like the way it is with Reza,
and it be like with you, too.
Like, today is such a huge, important thing.
I keep--
- So, why don't we bury this ----ing bullsh--
and move on? - Yeah, I want us to not go home
having all this regret.
- Merc has spoken.
High five.
That was well said. - Thank you.
- Well, Paulina, before you leave,
do you wanna hug it out with Destiney?
- Hug it out. Yes.
- Aww, yes. - I would love to.
- Yes, hug it out.
- She's the only one I wanna hug.
Bitch.
- You know that. - I know.
- Paulina, thanks for being here
and dispelling the myth
that Mike won't let you speak for yourself.
- Thank you for allowing that to-to-to-to happen.
- Oh, no, absolutely. Absolutely.
- Thank you and congratulations.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Hi.
- Join this side of the crew for a little bit.
- Well, let's chill.
I mean, I don't know what the [BLEEP]
is going on today.
- We're just ----ing bullsh--ing through this.
- It's a lot.
- I didn't mean to, like, salt that moment,
but I-- I couldn't not-- I couldn't not keep it real.
- Well, it was a lot.
It was a very heavy day for them--
very heavy day for them.
- Bye, baby.
- Thank you.
- Coming up...
What does the future hold in terms of a baby for you guys?
- Never happening.
I don't ever, ever, ever wanna have a kid.
I don't think it's a good idea.
- Wow.
♪
- All right, MJ, you're good.
Lean back whenever you want to.
- Thank you. I really appreciate it.
- No problem.
- Okay, so, Mike comes back in.
- You're giving me, like,
Madonna sex kitten vibes here, Golnesa.
- I mean, I am a virgin technically.
Three years makes you a virgin.
- You're-you're giving me some major sex cat.
- Hey! [laughing]
- Here we go.
While some of our Shahs are in relationships,
the rest are still looking for their match,
or, in some case, matches plural.
GG, we've seen you date, get engaged, and get married.
What changed within you that led you to polyamory?
- Well, I haven't technically fully tried it out yet
because of COVID.
- And polyamory means what?
- I enjoy relationships, and I enjoy commitment.
I just want it with more than one partner.
- How do you know that that's what you want?
When you've been in a relationship with someone,
and then you've thought, "I wanna open this up?"
- Yes.
I think when I was married, uh, to Shalom--
- I now pronounce you husband and wife.
Shalom, you may kiss your bride.
- Oh, my God. [laughing]
There was one time we woke up in the morning.
- That was, like, four months, right?
- We were together four months.
We were married for, like, six, seven weeks.
- Okay. [laughing]
- But we-we woke up. We were--
- So, you felt boxed in during that time?
[laughing]
- It was a tough six weeks, Andy.
- She was suffocating. - I mean...
- I said, "You know, if I'm not around
or if I'm busy, and you're, like,
with your boys, and there's a hot girl,
I don't have a problem with it.
- Oh, my God. - He threw a massive fit.
- Right.
- Because he assumed that meant I'm ----ing another guy.
- Yeah.
- So, I was like, I'm not interested in that.
I'm just interested in different stimulation.
He was not able to give me certain stuff that I needed.
- Do you ever hear from Shalom? - No comment.
- Is that still the Shalom ring?
- It is. - Wow.
- Yeah, it looks really good with this outfit, too.
- It does. - Yeah, it does.
- It looks good. - Thanks, Shalom.
- Um, Sarah from Detroit said,
"GG, since having multiple partners
is what works best for you, would you ever consider
"dating both Shervin and Nema?" I'd be here for it.
- Nema would definitely be more my type than--
than Shervin would be, but, um, no.
I'm just-- I need someone who is very open to
being in a poly relationship.
I need a very confident and secure man to that.
- You need to date a gay guy. [laughing]
- I need to. - Yeah.
- I really do.
- Destiney, are you dating anyone these days?
- I am not. COVID-- gross.
Andy, honestly, I'm scared to, like,
go certain places.
I'm scared to go to the supermarket.
Like, it's become a thing. - Wow.
You know, Nema, on "Watch What Happens Live,"
you said that GG claims anyone she isn't interested in,
is hung like a baby carrot.
- Anyone who doesn't like GG has a small penis.
- Oh. - Mike has a small penis.
I have a small penis. - Oh, okay, okay.
- Yeah, that's the thing. If you don't like her--
- That's her go to. Right.
- Yeah, then you're hung like this.
So, yeah, I get it. - Right, okay.
So, GG, where does the truth lie?
Is that your go to? - Listen, I'm pushing 40.
I've been there, done that, and I've had, you know,
all types of dool. - Peni.
- She touched my dick in Hawaii and literally said to me,
"I'm pleasantly surprised." - I was. I was surprised.
I thought it was gonna be a carrot.
- Those were her words.
That was-- those-those-- that was the feedback
I-I ever got.
- I did think it was gonna be a carrot.
- Pleasantly surprised.
- And it was more like a Persian cucumber.
- It was a cucumber.
- Like the one she put in her mouth earlier.
- I was a Persian cucumber, not an English cucumber.
- No way. [laughing]
- I'll never look at those cucumbers the same.
- Boy, boy, boy, boy. - What's up, Nema?
Give it up for me now.
- I just devoured you, right now, a second ago,
in my mouth.
- Nema, now that you're bicoastal,
are you having more luck with East Coast girls
or West Coast girls?
- East Coast girls is definitely
a different dating experience.
- And what is that?
- They're much more to the point.
- Okay. - It's a vibe.
- And listen, I'm-- I'm very into being single.
I did just meet somebody who is really intriguing to me,
albeit very, very new. - Ooh.
- Garcelle? [laughing]
- Does Garcelle follow Nema from "Shahs?"
- Oh.
- You know what? Maybe yes.
- I'm gonna say no. - Yes.
- Really? - He's hot.
- Wow! All right. [bell dings]
[cheers and applause]
Rumor has it that you are quite the ladies' man
with the Bravolebrities.
- That is the rumor on the block, yeah.
- So, um-- - It ain't a rumor.
It ain't a rumor. - He's the Persian James Dean.
Why not? - Scheana Shay.
- Hey, Scheana-- Scheana. - Scheana.
- Yeah, and then I know you wanna say it.
I know you-- I know you want-- - He likes them famous.
- "Summer House." - Say her name.
- No. - The one with the short hair.
- Paige. - Lindsay?
- Paige-
- Paige.
- Like, there was a-a date maybe in New York City.
- Really? - Yeah.
- It was like a-- it was like a--
- Are we gonna do this or what? Come on.
It's happening. Let's go.
- Excuse me, Andy. - Andy, I've--
I've run my course with-- - And Jules from "Summer Hose."
- Holy sh--. - Oh, sh--
- Yeah. - And who is the new girl?
- She's hot. - This French girl that I met.
I'd love to bring her around the group at some point.
- So, you're thinking, like, relationship?
- Is she in L.A. or New York? - L.A.
- Wow. All right.
Reza, how is Adam?
- Adam is great. - Adam is fantastic.
- We didn't see much of him this season.
- No, you didn't, and that was purposeful.
It's a good thing I love your beer.
[laughing]
Thank you for bringing me.
- You're most welcome. - This thing is magic.
- Tell me.
- Adam is not around because he's got a new job,
and the same way Paulina feels about the group,
Adam feels the exact same way.
- And what does the future hold in terms of a baby for you guys?
- Never happening.
I don't ever, ever, ever wanna have a kid.
- Wow.
- One hundred percent, I never wanna have a child.
- This is a huge change of heart.
- Totally, it is. Um...
- No. [sighs]
- You can...
feel certain things that it just--
I don't think it's a good idea.
- You don't think it's a good idea.
- No. - Wow.
It seemed like-- we talked so much about it.
- Yeah.
- It seemed like something you wanted.
- Yeah.
- And it seemed like something as a couple that you two wanted.
- We have decided as a couple
that we are gonna use a surrogate,
and we're gonna have biological children.
- Wonderful.
- When do you wanna start having kids?
- Huh?
- Like, do we have a timeframe?
Is it, like, one year? Two years?
- I wish I could ask you. When are we having a baby?
- So, what made you change your mind?
- Sometimes you learn things about yourself.
Like, they point out things to me, too,
that I do things to them that they don't like, right?
- Okay.
- And, uh, I have two parents that--
I don't wanna cry.
Can I take a little break 'cause I don't wanna be crying
while I'm talking?
I just wanna break for two seconds.
- Go. - I just wanna dab my eyes.
I don't wanna cry. I'm sorry.
♪
- Up next...
Why'd you say it at the party?
- Because the one hit wonder shows up.
She walked in, said hi, and it was like
pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop.
- Absolute bullsh--.
- You okay, babe?
- Yeah. Thank you. Sorry.
- By the way, there's nothing wrong with
getting emotional about the topic.
It's an emotional topic. - Yeah.
No, I just don't wanna, like--
It- You haven't criedic. once today.
We need a good Reza cry.
- No. - Yeah, I mean--
I mean, it wouldn't be a reunion if we didn't have
some good tears from you.
- Thank you.
- Are you worried that you wouldn't be a good father?
You would make the same mistakes that your parents made?
Is that what's dictating this? - You're not.
- I don't want to participate
'cause I think that I have the potential
to do lots of damage.
- Um, I'm wondering what you're thinking of this, MJ.
- I hope that he has a change of heart
because, um, you know, life really
takes on a new meaning
when you bring life into the world.
- You seem-- - Reza, when I got my sh-- together, you saw.
- I love you. - Because I want to be
that example for my kid.
- Totally. I love you so much.
- And you already are. You've changed a lot
in the last two years specifically.
You are perfect.
I think you're just meant for it.
- I love you. Thank you.
- It-it really, really reshapes who you are.
- Does Adam still want kids?
- Um, you know, we have, like, tough conversations.
Our relationship is in a really good place,
and I just would hate myself
if I ended up, like, being that parent,
whose disappointments shown through,
and I made my kid feel sometimes
the way I was made to feel.
- Everyone makes mistakes as a parent.
- We're lunatics, and we did it alone.
You know, I-I wanna go back to the welcoming party
because, Reza, it seems like you got enjoyment
out of telling Destiney what Veda said.
- Veda Joon was like, "You look snatch,
but you need an ass, girl."
- Rude.
- Why'd you say it at the party?
- Because I'm sick of MJ not shutting her mom down.
- Wait, but you just said I'm sick of my mom--
me not shutting my mom down.
- No, I'm sick of you-- - You just said that.
- No, when it comes-- - You're sick of MJ
not shutting her mom down.
- When it comes down to other people.
You love shutting her down when she's talking to you.
- That's not true. - You thrive
when she's coming for other people,
things you wish you would say. - Then why repeat it?
- What? Thank you. - Why?
Because I'm sick and tired
of her mom-- - No.
- But she did try to shut it down.
- No, she didn't. - You guys, if he didn't--
- She said it wasn't nice.
- Destiney needs an ass, she told me.
- Oh, why did you say that, Mom?
- She said Destiney needs to put an ass.
- How about you don't tell anyone about their body?
- No, no, she did not.
- Yes, I did. - Andy, if he did not repeat it,
I would not have known until it aired.
- She would have seen it later.
- I know, but you were laughing.
- Have you seen-- - That's what she sid.
- God, please don't be-- - Because I couldn't believe
what was happening, like, again.
The-the, like, the one hit wonder shows up.
She walked in, said hi, and it was like
pop-pop-pop-pop- pop-pop-pop.
Like, why? - No, no, no, no, no.
- I don't wanna hear this stuff.
Go, like-- - Absolute-absolute bullsh--.
Just so you know... - Yeah, yeah.
- You've destroyed my mom. You've hurt her so much.
- You've done nothing. You're an angel.
We've had the best friendship.
- Destroyed your mom by doing what?
- You've done nothing to me. - That's not fair.
- You're the best. - He broke her heart.
- Destroyed her why?
- I'm compulsive, I'm elusive. - Because my mom watched.
- He repeated. - Bcause my mom--
- I'm this. I'm the worst person.
- No. - Bring out a list for her.
Does some have a scroll for Merc to read?
- You-- because you insulted her.
- I feel like you came here with an agenda
to make me look bad.
I don't like it. - That's not true.
- And then you were like, no, me.
- Destiney, were you more bothered by what Veda said
or that Reza kind of gleefully
told you what she said?
- Please be respectful to my mom.
- I hated all of it, everything.
I was so disgusted.
And I'm also having her husband talk about my looks.
- And Destiney looks like The Count from "Sesame Street,"
and if you wanna get The Count,
get The Count to find out how many times the broad lies.
- I told Tommy I am not supportive of him
criticizing your looks, nor of my mother.
- Jill from Montana said,
"Reza, it was so fun to see your mom.
She revealed a lot about her difficult marriage
and divorce." - Yeah.
- How did all of that affect how you are today?
- I wrote a lot about my mom's tumultuous marriage
to my dad,
and my dad is not-- um, yeah.
- Your dad is what?
- Say it.
- He's, like, nonverbal now, kind of,
and, uh, it's so difficult.
Thank you.
Um, yeah, it's--
Nema posted a picture with his dad
in New York,
and he and I previously had conversations,
and it's so nice to see them
getting to a better place before it's too late.
- Mmm. Mike and Reza,
you have always been ride or die brothers,
but, you know, Mike, last season,
you were something of a voice of reason.
- You also said things and did things
that were very ----ed up. - I know, terrible.
- Okay, but you have to continue to apologize
because it's not gonna be one apology.
- I will, forever.
- Both of you need to be okay, meet in the middle,
and let's fix this.
- If you had to pinpoint your issues now with Reza,
what was at the crux?
- I just wanted him to reciprocate
what I gave him last year.
Honestly, why I wanted to sit down,
is to figure out what-what the [BLEEP] is going on
between two people who say they're brothers
but take low blows at each other.
I'm also to blame.
- I get resentful of people whose stuff
bleeds over into my world.
- Today, now, here, I look at him,
and I go, [BLEEP], I miss this guy.
- Okay.
- Who else would wear shorts and a suit
and ----in' pull it off?
And this is the things he does.
Like, I-- he-he amuses me.
He enlightens me.
He makes me feel fulfilled.
He is the older brother that I always wanted.
But, unfortunately, we don't handle it
the way we should.
- Okay. - Instead, we go to social media
and the press, and we do all these nonsense.
- Right. - And get people involved.
And then I feel like, you know what?
[BLEEP] this guy. Like, he's betraying my trust,
and then it becomes hard.
But, right now, standing before you,
I love you. - I love you.
- I will always love you. I will always be there for you.
I will always protect you. - I love you.
I know you will. - I will-- there's--
we're gonna work on our friendship.
- And so, same question to you.
- One thing I know about Mike,
when he and I make mistakes,
the two of us do not like
when the other one points out mistakes.
I would like to make this one resolution.
I will not ever mention Mike's penis.
[laughing]
- Mike looks so unhappy, right now.
- I'm so tired of this sh--, dude, yeesh.
- I have to tell you.
One of the most beautiful parts of today's reunion,
is seeing the ring on Paulina's finger.
So, for being able to turn that around,
I have mad respect for you,
for being able to come back to the table and admit.
Took you a minute, but I love you and thank you
for being honest and not trying to push the lie.
I love you. - I love you, too.
- You're right, you didn't do it on my timeframe,
and I was mad at you.
I apologize to you.
I'm really sorry. I'm really sorry.
- Love you.
- Coming up...
- We're gonna have to have some difficult conversations
in order to get to a better place.
- I've been punished so much.
- Wow.
- So, you and I go way, way too far back.
- We go way back.
- You don't even feel like you even need to
validate my feelings. - I feel like--
No, I-- - I'm gonna say my feelings.
- You always say your feelings.
I never say anything about it.
- You just don't-- I just don't wanna talk about it
until we're going.
- Four, three, two.
- Welcome back to the "Shahs of Sunset" reunion.
Well, after and rough previous season,
this year, MJ was back
and ready to fight for all her friendships.
And while those relationships were thriving,
nude texts and all,
her marriage, on the other hand,
had become significantly less spicy.
- Well, when's the last time you had sex?
- It was, like, two weeks ago.
- That long ago? - When was that?
- That's a sore subject for me.
It's not what I like to think about.
- What's happening with your spark with Tommy?
- Um, we're very close.
We're-we're very in love.
I just don't think I've really prioritized
the romance, right now. [chuckles]
- What does an average day look like for you?
I mean, are you full mom duty?
- Yes. - Yes.
- Um, so, I wake up when he wakes up
around 6 or 7.
[squealing] Tommy!
I'm, like, tracking raspberries.
I'm worried something is gonna fall down.
I'm worried he's gonna hurt himself.
- Come here, I got him.
- We do our regular routine,
breakfast, reading books, exercise,
and the witching hour,
which is the hardest part of every single day,
which is, just, like, five hours.
It's impossible to kill.
- Right. - Yeah, it's hell.
- Are there qualities of baby Shams that
you see your dad in?
- Yes, his demeanor, his facial expressions,
just physically, like, his part of his hair,
so, um, just a lot of things.
- Reza, Shams Senior always had your back,
and you haven't met his namesake.
What-what would you tell baby Shams
about his grandfather, if you could?
- Oh, he was such a great guy.
He took such great care of his daughter.
Um...
sad that he wasn't here to, uh,
get to experience him.
- What's one thing you miss about Reza
that you haven't gotten back yet?
- So, it's, like, the day to day thing.
I mean, being able to wake up, call him,
anything important,
and I feel like what's holding me back,
is that I wanna make sure
that we're earning it authentically,
and the problem is, you know,
the stuff between my husband and him.
You know, the jail time that my husband did
is very hard for him to walk back from.
- Well, what is the status of the restraining order,
right now?
- She told me Tommy doesn't give a [BLEEP].
He doesn't give sh--.
I had paid my attorney to drop it.
- Okay. - I wrote the card.
He tore it up. I didn't know.
- In this book, there is a letter for you.
- I don't-I don't care, babe.
- Just read it. - I'm not.
I'm good, bro. I'm good.
I don't need this.
- She never reached out to say thanks.
I gave him the card. - What was your reaction
when you saw him tearing up the card?
- So disappointed.
I just thought that we would be in a different place,
and if I was trying
and dropped the restraining order,
that maybe some good would come out of it,
but there was no good,
and that's the way it went.
And can I say something that's very honest?
- Yeah. - I do not want
a relationship with Tommy. - Right.
- I'm doing the restraining order
as a favor to MJ 'cause she made it crystal clear
that she feels isolated and alienated
as a result of it.
- How are things with you and Tommy?
- Okay, so, it's a little complicated because I feel
like we have good moments and bad moments.
Compared to last year, there's a lot of progress,
for sure. He's not as angry.
He doesn't feel that intensity.
- Good. - But the boo-boo
is not healed. - Okay.
Reza, have you given up on trying to repair
the Tommy relationship, and why do you think
he should forgive you?
- I don't think he should forgive me.
I'm not looking to do anything with Tommy.
I watched the show.
I've spoken to my former best friend of 30 years.
It's crystal clear.
He's not looking to have relationships
with Destiney, Golnesa, or myself.
I'm just doing this as a good gesture--
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - To show her that
I wanna do it for her. - Okay.
- I, too, watched the season, and Tommy also
reads the paper and sees things are said
that sets him off, again. - Like what?
- He sees you liking the making fun of me
dying and all of those things.
- What? - He sees it.
- From years ago? - This season.
You said just this season. He's watching this season.
- From years ago? - It wasn't--
it wasn't years ago. - Yeah, I swear it.
Okay, no problem. - What-what--
- All I'm saying is, this is for us.
- Okay.
- Nothing has happened this year.
- Poor Tommy. - What do you think--
what do you think it would take for Tommy
to say that Reza can meet Shams?
- I think that Tommy wants to see Reza
in anger management. - Oh.
- And he thinks that-- - Tommy wants to see
Reza in anger management? - Absolutely.
You've seen the way that he is.
- And is Tommy going to anger management?
- He completed many hours. - He completed.
- 'Cause it was court ordered and then that was it?
- And-- - When the court order
hours were done, he finished?
- No, he-- - Or was the healing done,
and then he finished? - No, no.
Tommy has really been working on himself.
- He's doing his gratitude alarms.
- Yes. [alarm sounding]
- I'm grateful for my wife.
I'm grateful for my son.
I'm grateful that everybody is healthy.
- Reza and Golnesa, do you notice
that MJ has grown? - I haven't, unfortunately,
spent very much time with Merc.
I would love to be able to tell you
that I can share lots of stuff with you,
but, unfortunately, I can't.
- Right. And you?
- I-I would have to say the same.
- I-I definitely deserve m-more than that
from you, Golnesa, but that's okay.
- It's hard to-to wanna, uh, co-sign on anything
more than that when, you know, it's interesting to me
that you're kinda saying funny stuff
behind my back to Reza.
Like, you're-you're waiting around
to see this changed person in me.
You know, and then when I ran into you recently
at a birthday party, and you were like,
"Oh, yeah, you had your ringleader there."
I'm like, "My who?" "You had Reza."
I'm like, what-- So, it's, like, it's random that--
'cause this was just a week or two ago.
So, I don't know.
Every time I do feel like we're taking a step
forward, you say these random things.
I'm like, did you want me to be like, "ha-ha-ha,
"yeah, my ----ing ring leader, I had him there?"
- I harbor resentment. - Oh, boy, Okay.
- Merc, the reason you are not my friend
and will not be my friend, is because you lie.
You have never been there for me.
- I don't think that you mean to say to me
that we'll never be friends.
- Merc, every time I try to have that conversation
with you, you don't wanna have it.
You sort of, when I bring up things that you don't
wanna discuss, maybe you're either in the wrong,
or it hurts you, you brush it under.
You're like, "Okay, that's-- that was in the past.
"We don't need to go there."
It's hard to get a conversation with you
to get to that place where I'm like,
"Good, we had a breakthrough.
"Let's try to grow from here."
- Okay, well, let's try. - Let's try, I'm down.
- Coming up... - When Reza and I are close,
there would be meaning to having him
meet and play a role in my son's life.
- What do you say that?
- Internally, we have taken 1,000 steps back.
♪
- Welcome back to "Shahs of Sunset" reunion.
Who here thinks Reza should be allowed
to meet Shams?
Where does your voice come in,
in the idea of your son meeting Reza?
- When Reza and I are close,
there would be meaning to having him
meet and play a role in my son's life.
- How has Reza not being able to see the baby caused
a strain in your own marriage-- Has it?
- A strain in my heart. - Strain in your heart.
- A strain on my heart. I just don't know why
it's been so long that we're still in this
same place where I'm proving myself to be,
you know, worthy of being included.
- But it's-- she's-she's saying something that is
so innocuous that I'm doing, uh, it makes me
want to do nothing 'cause nothing is very safe.
- Right.
- Internally, we have taken 1,000 steps back.
I can't hang out with her when, in my brain
and in my heart, I feel like she's having conversations
that are driving me to be the bad person.
- That part. - I wanna avoid her
like the plague, and I have, and it's been
the happiest time of my life, and I'm so sorry.
- The happiest time of your life?
- The two years that I haven't had to deal
with, like, the emotional burden, things that
she makes me feel obligated that I have to do,
that put me in positions that I don't wanna be in.
- Oh, my God. - Wow.
- You guys feel like I need to go to
anger management. - Why not?
- I love you. I'm gonna drop
the restraining order for your husband.
I'm not going to anger management.
I'm not hanging out with you.
I'm not gonna see your kid.
I love you.
I'm gonna do it, so we can have peace.
- Please just acknowledge it's difficult for me
to see you form friendships with other people
and not make room for me. That's a really deep cut.
We're gonna have to have some difficult
conversations in order to get to a better place.
That's what resonated.
- Difficult conversations, yes, but why do you feel
like I have to do everything for you?
Stop punishing me if we're trying
to go somewhere good.
I've been punished so much.
Now, I'm finding out I need to go to
anger management, too. - I'm curious, Mike.
How do you think they should figure it out?
- Leave significant others out of it
and just work on your guys' friendships.
She cannot control what Tommy says or does
or what Veda says and does, and you can't control
how Adam feels about you.
And forget what he's got going on here with them.
- That's good advice. - Yeah.
- I agree. - Yeah.
- You know, just work on your guys' friendships
between you. - I think they were
trying to, and the factor was weighing that down
was the spouses, was the baby.
- Yeah, that's why I'm saying forget them.
- Well, the other-- - They were trying to,
but then they got stuck, again.
- The other thing that's going to be crucial,
right now, is we're shooting this tonight.
We're walking outta here. - Mm-hmm.
- The cameras are gonna be down for a while,
and then it's the true test of what's gonna happen
between the two of you because it's either
gonna sink or swim. - Yeah.
- It's gonna swim. - For sure.
- Okay, well, I think we're gonna leave it there,
and we're gonna focus on the present
and see where this goes.
- I'm with that. - Yeah.
- Well, this is a great way to end it.
Well, since this year, we enjoyed...
[speaking Farsi]
- Yes, perfect. - Oh, yeah, good job.
- And at times, humble pie.
- Yes. - I wanna raise our glass
to a crew that served up another great season.
And alas, GG, just for you, we got actual pie.
Let's bring the pie in. - Yes!
- Did you, really? - I'm so excited!
- Look at this. - [speaking Farsi]
- Oh, wow, individual little pies.
Just take the individual pie.
- Hold it underneath it. - Cheers!
- Guys, is there a Persian toast?
- [speaking Farsi].
[all speaking Farsi]
- A little sugar never hurt nobody.
- Nobody.
- Oh, this is a good pie. - Yeah, it is.
- Look at her devouring the pie.
- Thank you, Andy Joon. - Thanks, guys.
- That's so great. - Can you get up here?
- This is nice-- Wow. - Stay well, baby.
- Are you gonna be nice to me, though?
- I promise I will be.
- But you said that last time.
- Honestly, I have a lot of love for you.
I just want you to be on my side sometimes, too.
- Wow.
- Wish I coulda gotten a hug today.
- I'm sorry. - That was great, guys.
Thank you very much.
♪
- I wanna change first, so badly.
- Last year, when we came to reunion, and it was,
like, so bad, and all I wanted,
was for it to go a different direction.
And then this year, I'm thinking, like,
of course, it's gonna go in a good direction
because we made so much progress.
It doesn't make me feel okay with myself to say
that I am not effectively communicating with people
that matter to me in my life.
I don't know how to approach you.
I don't know how to approach Tommy, okay?
I just miss you.
- I missed you, too. - And it's hard.
The 1,000 steps back is not how I want today to end.
- Nor do I.
I was so focused on trying to heal the group
that I lost sight of trying to heal me and you,
and then we come here, and I realize that
all the progress we made-- - Yeah.
- It so easily can be lost. - Well--
- And we have to work on it. - Yeah.
Thank you. - Absolutely.
Can I give you a kiss? - Yeah, let's go home.
- I'm really sorry for upsetting you.
It's not what I wanted to do.
- We, um, we deserved the night to end like this.
- Yeah, absolutely.
I don't wanna take any more steps back.
- Likewise, thank you. - Love you.
Thank you for this way better ending.