- Previously, on "The Real Housewives of Dubai"...
- We need a little woosah. Woosah, woosah, woosah.
Where's my palo santo?
- Placenta? Oh, my God.
- So your mom comes tomorrow. - Yeah.
The plan is to get her to stay.
- We're still missing the marble on the floor.
- Yeah.
- Last year, we started building our new home,
and we're still building.
So, we moved in with my best friend, Michael.
- Oh, sh--.
- This is a complete ----ing disaster.
- Honey? Honey?
- Hang on one second, please.
Sergio is still as clingy as ever.
I'm trying to cut the umbilical cord.
- Everybody knows me as a really good matchmaker.
- I am very open to love, right now.
How are you? Sara-- nice to meet you.
It's a pleasure. - How are you? - Daniel, Sara.
- No, you don't. You are with me tonight.
- Yes. [laughing]
- Who needs a shot?
Whoo-ha. - Whoo-ha. Whoo-whoo.
- Not them.
- Sergio saw your vagina.
- I'm glad I waxed that day.
- You disrespected my friend.
- Ridiculous. - That is the question, right now.
- Let her go because she's a ----ing dumb (BLEEP).
- No. - No, don't say that.
- This is more than the vagina.
- The only thing old about me, darling,
is my money.
- In the land of excess,
I find my riches within.
- Take it from me, if you know how to stay chill,
you'll never get burned.
- I may be building glass houses,
but you'll never see me crack.
- The desert might be hot,
but I always find the shade.
- If you're jealous of me,
that's okay, honey, I would be too.
**
* comin' in hot *
* always on top always on top *
* baby I'm the boss I'm the boss *
* baby I'm a boss yeah yeah yeah yeah *
- There's, like, a $12,000 handbag
just put in the middle of this thing like it's nothing.
- So, you think this is normal.
- No, I don't think any of this is normal.
We were meant to be here two weeks.
We've now been here nearly eight.
- We'll just have to keep this door shut,
so he doesn't see it.
I mean, it's normal. - Oh, that's-that's normal?
Just-- - Yes, don't see the mess.
We're finally expecting to move out of Michael's
by the end of the week.
- Michael's lost his sh--.
I have completely taken over his house,
and no one is more excited about getting his house back
than Michael,
so he's literally throwing me a party.
Love you, Michael.
- Yes. I'm actually really excited,
but, like, Caroline, I don't get it.
This is not the Caroline I know and love, at all.
Darling, it ended even worse after we left.
- You don't even know what happened when you left.
- What happened?
- She called you a bad, bad name.
- If you can't say it, it must begin with a "C."
- How do you know?
- Well, what other word could there be?
- The whole situation with you guys
is personally very confusing.
- She has just gone nuts.
It's like someone has possessed her body.
- A hundred percent.
I'm just gonna stay out of her way.
- Literally. - I welcomed her into my family,
my friendship group.
I don't know what she's on, what she's drinking.
Looking at her makes me want to be stone cold sober
for the rest of my life
because if that's what it does to you,
I-I don't understand. - So, you're saying
that you don't wanna drink anymore?
- No, Sergio, it's a metaphor.
[doorbell ringing] Um-- oh, that's the door.
It's Marisa. - What are you gonna talk about,
like, with Marisa? - You organize.
Let me do this on my own, without you.
Hello. - Hi.
How are you, darling? - Good. Thank you for coming.
- You're welcome.
- Uh... honey?
- Um, this is my dog, Taz.
He also has a few issues of his own.
Unless he's with me, he's not happy.
- Aww.
- A bit like my husband, really.
I'm really not a big fan of traditional therapy,
but then I ended up interviewing Marisa
on my podcast.
What threatens a marriage?
- You know, you can predict how a marriage will work
by how you fight.
- And she's the number one hypnotherapist in the UK.
She was Princess Diana's therapist.
So, if she's good enough for Princess Diana,
she is good enough for me.
- What would you want to get from this session with me?
- Maybe be a bit more empathetic to Sergio's needs.
I internalize everything.
- Why do you think you keep everything in?
- Probably it's from boarding school.
- When did you go to boarding school? What age?
- Uh, six or seven, I think.
- And you stayed there until?
- Eighteen.
- That's what they say about the English.
They keep their dogs at home
and send their kids to high class kennels.
- Yeah.
- And how do you think that affected you?
- I like to do everything for everyone.
Also, I'm-- what do you call that?
A control freak, I suppose.
- So, that's all conditioning,
'cause when you went to boarding school,
your mind has a belief that, for you,
if you're not in control,
you must think you're out of control,
but maybe we could turn down the need for control a bit.
- Yes.
- So, what I want you to do,
is look at my finger and thumb.
That's perfect. You're going into a REM state.
Close your eyelids right down.
Just forget all about your eyes.
Just allow the drifting, floating feeling
to develop in your body.
Just go deeper, deeper, deeper, and deeper.
Each muscle, every nerve turns loose.
As I lift up and drop down your arms,
you're going deeper, even deeper.
Years, months, weeks, days are peeling away from you.
You're becoming younger, right now.
How old are you about?
- Eight or nine maybe. - Mm-hmm.
You can hear conversation between you and your mother.
You're eight years old. What are you hearing?
- Me asking her not to go back to school.
- What is she replying? - "You have to go back."
- How does an eight-year-old girl
make sense of that?
- Well, you don't. - Mm-hmm.
So, what's happening in the scene,
is that your need not to go is completely ignored
because of her need to have you go.
What's happening is that when you were little,
your needs always came last.
Your mother's needs came in front of yours.
And now, you have a relationship with Sergio--
- Yes. - That you're treating him
as if it's a mother-child relationship.
Is that right? - Yes.
- So, what's the price you pay for micromanaging Sergio?
- Well, he's not-- then not independent.
- Mm-hmm.
- And it means you're becoming a bit like your mother.
- Oh, my God.
- Men need admiration from their partner,
and if he has to come to you and ask you questions,
again, you're becoming mommy.
But I want you to see the damage that will do
over time, if he comes to you and asks you questions
and depends on you.
So, just see it and then just say,
"I'm choosing to not micromanage Sergio."
- I am choosing not to micromanage Sergio.
- "And I love that." - And I love that.
- As I click my fingers,
you're going to feel exactly the feeling you felt
being woken up and told what to do.
Here it comes.
On the count of one, two, and three--
you can open your eyes.
How does that feel? - Good.
- So, what is your homework?
- To let him finish and not micromanage everything,
and we have to divide our days.
- Yeah, mm-hmm. - And we get more done.
- If you can say that, you can make it real.
- Yeah. - Good.
- Thank you.
I was skeptical going into this,
but Marisa reminded me
that if I keep micromanaging Sergio
in this way,
and taking, as I see it, his balls,
then I will become his mother.
And nobody wants that, least of all, Sergio.
- Mm-hmm.
- Oh, God.
- Is that you, Caroline Stanbury?
- Darling, it's not like a switch, but yes.
- Are there?
- Yeah, like I mother you too much.
- I was walking to the bathroom upstairs,
and I just hear that,
"How do you find micromanaging Sergio?"
And I didn't like that, honey.
- Well, I do micromanage you.
- No, you don't micromanage me.
- I do.
It's about you and I being more effective as a couple,
getting more done,
and me making you a man on your own
without me standing next you.
- I know I'm a man.
I don't need to give proof to anything.
So, why-- - It's about me.
- If I have feelings for you, I wanna be close to you.
- Mother-- I would not "tiki tiki" my mother.
That's simple. - Oh, my God.
Maybe you need this therapy. - You want to just--
- This is a ridiculous conversation.
- I'll see you tomorrow. I'm leaving, actually.
[laughing] - Oh, my God.
- Honey, I just don't like this.
Why? It's always like this.
You come out of, like, these sessions,
and you just wanna be just your own person.
Bye-bye. See you tomorrow.
**
- Well, hello, hello. - Hi, babe.
- How are you? - Oh, my God, I'm good.
How are you? - You look so cute.
What's going on?
- Nothing much. How are you? - Hung over.
- Are you? - Yeah.
- Oh, well, I just got my heel stuck inside of this thing.
- Ut-oh. You all right?
- Okay, I'm back in action. - And ironically,
you have the evil eyes on your shoes.
- Well, just in case, you know.
Great party yesterday. - It was.
The vibe was just, like, super positive.
- It was so good. - Right?
Well, hello. - Hello.
- Hi, honey, how are you? - How are you? Good.
Hi. - You look adorable.
- Gorge as use. Muah, muah. - You, too.
- Hello, good evening.
- Hi. How are you? - How are you?
Here's our drinks menu. - Thank you.
- I'm gonna do the bellini.
- I'm gonna go for the passionfruit toasted
coconut lime.
- I'll just have a glass of sauvignon blanc.
Thank you.
- Can we get a seafood platter, as well, please?
Thank you.
How is your mom doing? - She's good.
My mom is good.
- I know she just arrived, didn't she?
- She did. So... - Is she, like,
super hands on with the kids? - She is.
My mom has only been here for a day,
but I put her to work immediately.
Boys, let grandma help you guys to get ready for bed.
- Grandma is here now, so now grandma can do it.
- Ayan said there was no decor.
So, I don't think I missed much.
- Wow, beautiful. - That's so good.
- Oh, my God, last night, we said
some really inappropriate things.
Ayan called me and told me I called Caroline a (BLEEP).
I mean, I don't remember calling her that.
- You don't really use that word a lot.
- I didn't, and if I used it,
then that means I was really mad.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
I don't recall hearing it.
Do we have that on tape?
- She's a ----ing dumb (BLEEP).
- Oh, (BLEEP) me. - Yeah.
- So, she did say it.
- What is going on wit' you two?
- Nothing.
- 'Cause you guys were like besties.
- You can't say, "Nothing."
- Yeah, the energy was because of
the comments about Taleen.
I then took a step back
because my loyalty is more to her.
Prior to that, she and I spoke every day.
- Day-- I know.
Once she explained herself, I was like,
you know what? Let's move forward.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- Stanbury has made it very clear to me
that she was just joking about the whole cartwheel incident.
- I said I found that funny.
- Well, if it was in a joking way,
it's different. - No, it was in a joking way.
- Okay, good, good. That's good.
This is water under the bridge.
Let's kumbaya this mother----er.
But I also feel like there's more going on
with you and Stanbury. - That's kinda how I feel
'cause the way how close they were--
- Yeah. - What do you mean?
- Do you have an issue with her being cool with us?
- I don't care about how she is with you.
- Okay, okay. - That has nothing to do with me.
- I don't buy anything that comes out
of Caroline Brooks' mouth,
and that's facts, Fendi facts.
Brooks and Stanbury were fine
when Ayan and I were still feuding with Stanbury,
but the minute she found out
that we're actually getting along,
all of a sudden, she's mad.
Brooks is on a spiral because she cannot manipulate
both sides anymore.
- Lesa is a projector.
Out of everyone in our friend group,
Lesa is the most bothered
that Ayan and Stanbury have developed
this unusual friendship.
Like, Lesa you're the only one that stays up at night
with your freaking voodoo doll of Stanbury.
I know you're in your little wine cellar
just jabbing Stanbury's eyeballs
'cause, lately, she's been saying her eyes hurt,
and I'm like, that's the voodoo.
After her little going away shindig,
I'm gonna-- I'll give her a call.
- Definitely. - Yeah.
But I'm excited for the going away party.
- I mean, she's going down the street to Al Barari.
[laughing] - I know.
Any excuse for a party. - Anything to know,
I mean, fingers to the heavens, I do cross
and hope I did not call her a see you next Tuesday
'cause she's not a (BLEEP).
- No, she is not. - She is a bitch, though.
[laughing]
- Coming up next...
- You know, she's not coming.
[gasps]
- Yes.
- Why would you ----ing do that?
* Yeah *
* lifestyle *
* you know you want it *
- Oh, wow, look at this.
- You like the disco balls?
- Oh, this looks amazing, Michael.
- I actually think you should leave
the house like this normally.
- I love this.
- Uh, I can't afford this every day.
[laughing]
- Oh, my God.
- Our friendship will endure the sooner you're out.
[laughing]
- I'm gonna go and get ready.
* Bring it on looking good *
* if you wanna go and get it you know you should *
- She's moving out tonight?
- Basically, Michael is kicking out
Stanbury and Sergio. - Okay.
- Lesa is calling me.
Hey!
What are you doing?
- I'm at my kids' soccer game.
I think they're running a little bit late
and behind schedule.
- Okay, don't be late because you're not gonna
leave me with them alone for a long time.
So, rush your ----ing ass and get there.
* Hey *
- You guys wanna be my stylists?
[screaming]
Wow, that's really loud.
Sienna, what's your sister's name?
- What's my name? Who am I?
Who am I? Nothing?
* Yeah *
- I'm going to prepare lunch for my boy.
I need pepper, flour, and everything else
that requires you to make a pizza.
- Me? [laughing]
- I'm gonna go get ready for the party.
**
- Thank you.
- Oh, wow.
- Yeah, it's so pretty. - Hello.
You must be Saba.
- Saba-- hi. - I'm Michael.
I've heard-- - Lovely to meet you.
- Heard so much about you. - Hi. Likewise.
Thank you for having me. - Good to see you.
Hello, my love. - How are you?
- I'm ready for them to get out.
[laughing] - Finally, kick them out.
- But can you believe Caroline is not fricking here?
So-- - Okay, we're the new hosts.
- I love it 'cause Sara was saying,
"Oh, she's my smartest friend. She's my business partner."
I couldn't wait to meet you.
- Oh, likewise. - Yeah, she's amazing.
I love my girl, Saba.
She's my Pakistani sister.
She is my business partner for life.
She is like this crazy scientist nerd.
She's like the sexy, girly female.
Oh, can I throw someone in the pool?
- Don't ask, just do. - I-I--
- Her nickname is Saba the Sabotage.
[laughing]
- Hi. Thank you for having me. - Oh, my God, hello.
How are you? - How are you, Sergio?
- Oh, my goodness, very good to see you.
How are you? You look amazing.
- Thank you. Thank you. So do you.
[laughing]
- How are you? - I'm good. How are you?
- Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm okay.
- Where is Caroline?
- I don't know.
- I could wear this.
- Okay. - When do you officially move?
- Listen, we are hoping in a week.
There's kind of a lot of things happening, you know,
at the same time. - Of course. Of course.
- That's just, you know, like it's stress
a little bit, you know. - Are you okay?
You seem stressed. - I'm good. I'm good.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's just a lot,
everything, but it's good.
- Come with me.
- What happened? - Come, come.
- Why? - I know you.
You're my brother, and I know you.
Come with me. - Aww.
- You're not okay. What's-what's wrong?
- So, someone told her that it was gonna end up
kind of like marrying my mom, you know,
and I'm very sensitive, you know.
- Who told her that?
- This hypnotherapist and I was sad today.
I'm so sad. I wanted to cry, honestly.
- I know. Aww. - I wanted to cry.
It's just like-- oh!
And the problem is, Caroline doesn't see, you know.
- You feel like, no matter you do, you're invisible.
You're not seen. - Everything is invisible.
- Caroline needs to heal from her traumas
'cause you are the punching bag.
I am not surprised that Sergio is opening up to me
because I am like a sister to him.
When he met her, and when they got married,
they were 24-7 with each other.
Now that Caroline is pulling away,
Sergio is feeling left out and lonely.
I understand where he comes from.
Let's talk later about this.
Chanel is here. - Yeah, exactly. Yeah.
- Look at this.
I feel like I'm the inspiration.
Wow.
- What the hell? - Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God, look at this.
- The party is here.
- I didn't tell you you could touch my balls, bitch.
[laughing]
- Look at Saba's face when she's looking at her.
[laughing]
- Come get a drink. Come, come, come.
- Yes, but how are you?
How does it feel having married couple here?
- Do not get me started.
There's tension between them, right now.
- I can tell.
- Sometimes their-their life is so frenetic.
It's like, you know what? Calm down.
- Honestly, I don't mind Michael trying
to get them out of his house
'cause he's tired of paying the bill.
- I'm ready for them to go.
- Maybe he doesn't want to keep any money when he dies,
so he's just like, I'm going to spend it
on Stanbury and Sergio.
- I-I was-I was telling Sergio. - Yeah.
- Look at Saba's face when she saw Chanel walk in.
- You know what it is?
Obviously, I've seen these kinds of people around before.
It's Dubai but-- - What's these kind of people?
- Okay, people that are so over the top.
- We learned how to love her for who she is.
- Exactly, yeah. - No, sure.
- And she wants to be the center of attention.
- And-and let her be. - Yeah.
- But they're just not my kind of people.
- Hello!
- Aww, she looks amazing. - She's here!
- Look at that, Carolina.
- I have a girl crush on your wife.
You look amazing. - Oh, that's fun.
- You look amazing.
[laughing]
- Yasmine, I haven't seen you in a long time.
When are you gonna date my son?
He is so hot, Yasmine.
- Yeah. [laughing]
- I approve you. You're so hot and very smart.
Check, check, check, check.
- Hello. How are you? - Hey, you look stunning.
- Hi. - Muah.
- You look gorgeous.
- What's up, lady?
- I don't wanna step on your train.
I kept stepping on your train at my house
the other night.
- I was too drunk at your party, girl.
- You were not drunk.
- To be honest, I had the best time ever.
It's nice to talk to you without Caroline.
I'm gonna have to get-- if we are all together,
I'm gonna get this-- What's the name?
Put-- you put-- - Ear plugs.
- Oh, yeah. [laughing]
- Hi, gorgeous. - Hi. How are you?
- Her husband is younger and better-looking.
- You look amazing. - Thank you.
- And you guys look good together.
- I know. - Hi. How are you?
- You look stunning. - I think I need food.
- We pulled up, and Raf is like,
"Michael is really happy to kick these guys out."
- Disco balls, lights-- I said, "Wow."
- Dogs pissing and sh---ing. [laughing]
- I don't know what he's talking about.
He's even bought a house next to me in Al Barari.
He bought one.
- Yeah, I bought a place in Al Barari.
- You're good. You're good.
- In the same development? - It's-- yeah.
- It was a whole boob.
- My-my, the tables have turned.
I wanna say it's a tit for tat.
It's a tit for tit. It's an eye for an eye.
You got great tits, babe. - Thank you.
That was for you, Raf.
- This looks fantastic. - Thank you, baby.
- I like free food. This is very good.
- And I, actually, I'm paying for it. So, no.
- Thank God. I'm gonna get it.
- Sergio, I'm eating yours. - All right, fine.
- Caroline, come sit with your husband.
- Have you spoken to Brooks today?
You know, she's not coming.
- She's not coming? - No.
- Oh, I didn't tell you? - What's wrong?
- Ladies, ladies, can I join? [sighs]
- I uninvited Brooks. [gasps]
Yes.
- I'm sorry? - Uninvited her?
- Yes. - Brooks, yeah.
Wow, Brooks is not coming.
Why would you ----ing do that?
**
- Oh, I didn't tell you? I uninvited Brooks.
- Why would you ----ing do that?
- 'Cause she called me a see you next Tuesday
behind my back while I wasn't even there.
- She was drunk. - It's not the point.
- Oh, it's not-- it's not an excuse.
- It's an excuse to you, Sara.
- We had built a really nice relationship,
so I thought, but after I found out
that she called me a see you next Tuesday,
why on earth would I welcome her into my best friend's house?
- Hello. - Hi. I was just thinking,
with everything that's been going the way it has,
that, you know, this probably wasn't the day to meet up.
Mixed messages are just insane.
"Goodbye. I love you.
There goes the ----ing (BLEEP)."
I don't get it. How do I work with that?
So, no, I don't want her sitting at my best friend's house
and assuming that life is okay because it's not.
- Yeah.
- There's not one iota in my body that gives a sh--
that I wasn't invited to
Stanbury's little eviction party.
Michael wanted you the hell out of his house.
Get out.
I need to have a moment to myself.
I'm going to meditate. - Why?
- You-you do homework. - I don't have homework!
- I'm about to have a mental breakdown.
- I get it. - I'm not trying to overstep.
I don't know if I would have uninvited her.
She is gonna be really hurt about this.
I mean, she-- - Then it's not gonna--
and then she's gonna take it, like, to the devil.
- Exactly. Agreed! - I'm shocked.
You can't invite someone and then uninvite somebody.
- Even if Brooks said the see you next Tuesday,
I'm pretty sure she drank a little bit too much,
so don't take it at heart. She doesn't mean it.
- I think, from what I know,
a (BLEEP) is a prostitute, right?
Like a cheap woman that gives vagina around a lot, no?
Is that what it means? I have no idea what it means.
You don't say that word, especially where we live.
- She needs to apologize, but you-- it's not that deep.
She was drinking. - No.
- I'm sorry.
Like, if I start abusing you for the next week--
- Yeah. - You know, because I get drunk,
you know, let's-- - Yeah.
- No, I will not accept it. - And I don't do it.
- Supposed to be here today. - Can I have alcohol
because this is very interesting?
- Can you motivate her to talk to her friend?
- This is what I'm saying. - I did. I did. I did.
- Instead of motivating her to disconnect from her.
- Yeah. - No, no, no.
I'm not a ----ing earpiece of anybody.
- Yeah, but you're enjoying this.
- Yeah, absolutely. I love it. - She is. She is.
- I feel like they need to have a sit-down,
a conversation. - A conversation, yeah.
- No, I'll tell you something.
- 'Cause there's deeper issues, clearly.
- No, that's what I think. - Yeah.
- But even if there is something deeper,
it doesn't condone disrespect.
- Give you the right to do that, yeah.
- Agreed. - Right.
- We're grown-ups. We're not 15. Come on.
- And I'm not making excuses for that.
- They were really good friends.
So, all of a sudden, this situation, to me,
it's, like, ----ed up. - She didn't--
- Ahh! She's here. You missed so much.
- You're just missing the conversation.
- Hi, Saba. Okay, so fill me in.
- Oh, my God, where do we start?
You-you tell her.
- Well, after I found out that she called me
a see you next Tuesday, I uninvited Brooks.
- Yes. Did you?
So, I had dinner with her last night, with Taleen.
I think it's pretty obvious with the group
that she is a common denominator
in a lot of the drama that goes on.
I tried to get her to take some accountability.
She did not, but it's just really crazy that,
all of a sudden, out of nowhere, you guys are fighting.
- Imagine being me. - You know what I mean?
Because she used to be with you all the time,
and I feel like she kind of just dropped you
like a bad habit.
- Look, you should talk to her about that comment.
- Yeah, I just got over your hole.
So, like, I'm, like-- [laughing]
- You like vagina, clearly. I mean, what's happening?
- You guys are good? - We're great.
I don't wanna go down-- - You guys good.
We're moving on from this. - Yeah, moving on.
- Yeah. - Okay, great.
- I'm telling them what I like the most and, uh,
the worst about your mom and dad,
your mom and stepdad. [laughing]
- Oh, I like this game. I like this game.
- Her mom and dad-- stepdad.
- She has got a lot to say. - I have got a lot to say.
I'll win at this game. - You?
- The worst about you-- am I allowed to be honest?
[laughing] - Oh.
- To whom?
- You're always there.
- Because I love her. Why not?
- Stir it up. Stir it up. - Stir it up.
This is our first party without stir it up, actually.
So, let's see how it goes. - Wow, cheers to that.
Cheers to the happiness. Yes.
- Ding-ding-ding- ding-ding-ding.
- Everybody! - Oh, God.
- This is a really special night for me.
After two months of being like an Airbnb,
I'm finally able to say goodbye to Caroline and Sergio.
That having been said, bring it out.
We love a cake in Dubai. - Aww. Wow!
[applause]
- That's my boot kicking them the (BLEEP) outta my house!
[laughing]
- I love the Louis Vuitton luggage.
- I know.
- She wants to do something. Go ahead.
- I can finally fulfill my lifelong dream
of biting my mother's head off. [laughing]
[applause]
- How about Sergio's head? - I wanna-- no!
- Oh, let's make them swap. - Oh, perfect.
- The dress looks good, Sergio. - Thank you.
- It's horrible, horrible. - It's horrible.
- It's a joke. - No, it's not funny.
Stop. Come on.
- Everybody get a drink and let's party!
[cheering]
We're gonna dance a little bit.
Come on, Chanel. Go, Chanel!
[screaming]
**
- Oh, my God, your pants are see-through!
[screaming] Get back in.
[laughing]
- Coming up next...
- When are you moving to Dubai?
- I mean, you only planned on staying here for two years,
and it's been ten now.
- I don't think we're gonna leave.
**
- Maki, I honor you with my hat.
- The Gucci hat.
- Emma? - Yeah.
- Make my hair look good. - Yeah, sure, my darling.
- Because I have a date, which is not a date.
- You're not gonna have a date.
- How did you even hear that? - Mom, I have two ears.
You think I'm dumb? - Uh-oh.
Taleen introduced me to her friend, Daniel.
- I am a spiritual gangster.
- But tonight, I'm not calling this a date.
This is a bunch of friends going out to have dinner
because dating in the Western world
means getting to know each other,
but dating in the Arab world means he's your boyfriend,
and you're literally on the verge of getting married.
This is not a date.
Let's talk. - Okay.
- No judgment. - Okay, okay.
- My friend, Taleen, decided to bring a guy
and, like, introduce me to him.
Why are you upset?
- Because so many men have been bad to you.
- But are all men bad? - Probably yes.
- You believe all men are bad? - Yes.
- No.
So many have been bad to me because you know why?
Mommy was choosing bad. I had a problem.
And now, I'm not gonna do the same mistake again.
My second husband, he didn't care about my kid.
He didn't even accept him. He didn't even show him love.
So, everything he's been through
made Maki a little bit overprotective
and involved in all the decisions I take
when it comes to relationships,
but then he knows that I'm the mom.
I'm the boss.
I'm the one that makes the decisions,
wrong decisions.
What is your dream dad?
- A dad that buys toys for their kid,
be nice to their kid, gives them candy sometimes.
- Okay.
- I promise you we'll find the dream dad for you
and the dream husband for me.
I don't know if Daniel has what it takes,
but Taleen is very persistent,
and she wouldn't take "no" for an answer.
So, I am actually open to getting to know the guy.
Let's see.
Tell me you love me. - I love you.
**
- Welcome to the fabric souq.
- Oh, this is pretty.
- Okay. - I love this, Lesa.
- This is usually where I go to buy
a lot of Mina Roe's materials.
We handpick everything.
The hand-beaded stuff always my favorite.
Old Dubai is completely different
to the rest of Dubai.
New Dubai is very glitz and glamorous.
Old Dubai breathes and eats Dubai culture.
Hi. - It's beautiful. Yeah.
- Oh, thank you.
- Nicki Minaj!
- Nicki Minaj. [laughing]
You have cashmere. How much is it?
- I want good price on the good quality.
- Like, 40 dirhams.
- See? From 140 to 40.
Thank you so much.
- We'll take some of this one. Yeah.
I really enjoy spending time with my mom.
Like, our bonding has always been shopping.
I remember being a little girl in Jamaica,
and we would just hop on a flight.
An hour later, we are in Toys 'R Us.
So, being able to take her out shopping,
even if it's not luxury shopping--
We have a slimming tea?
[laughing]
- My mom just enjoys spending my money this time.
[laughing]
- Yeah, that's too much money.
I'm not a tourist. I actually live here.
Just give it to me for 30 dirhams.
We're going to have lunch over here.
So, people take these little abras.
- Uh-huh. - From this side,
which is Bur Dubai, to get to Deira.
And behind you, down there,
those are the fishermen boats.
So, the food that we're going to eat today
is French seafood caught by these amazing guys.
- Oh. - Hi. Good afternoon.
- Hi. - Hi. This is our menu.
- The food? - We have the, yeah,
the seafood tower. - Oh, that looks amazing.
- Want to try that? Yeah. - Yeah.
We'll try the seafood tower.
- With, uh, with the Cajun sauce?
- Yes. Thank you so much. - Thank you.
- Same. Mm-hmm.
How was last night?
- Last night was good. - Mm-hmm.
- Caroline Stanbury,
she uninvited Caroline Brooks to her party.
- Wow. How was my favorite?
- Who? Ayan? - Ayan.
- Ayan was good. Ayan was good.
- Hello. - Hi.
- Seafood tower, yeah.
- Oh, that looks amazing. - Yeah.
See, this is what I miss. - Spending time together.
- Time together, going out, you know.
- Yeah.
[sighs]
Well, when are you moving to Dubai?
- Lesa, when are you coming home?
I do not want to come here and have to depend on you.
- I mean, listen.
Kids are supposed to take care of their parents.
I mean, you already made so many sacrifices.
You went from, you know, being with daddy,
leaving Jamaica, being independent.
My mom and I are super close.
But growing up, I was a daddy's girl.
My dad was, like, my hero.
All of that changed, sadly, after my mom found out
that my dad had a whole other family in Canada.
He was living a double life.
So, my mom moved us away to Miami,
and I didn't speak to my dad until a few years later.
I remember being little and not knowing
the full details.
I felt like he abandoned me, but I feel like the way I am
as a person is a lot because of what happened
with my parents.
If you were to move here--
you say, "No," without even--
- Yeah, but I have my job, my mother--
- You can retire.
I mean, I feel like you've worked a long career,
that you would still be independent.
My mom had to stay in that relationship much longer
than she would have if she had her degree at the time
and had financial independence.
I think because she worked so hard to be who she is,
it's really hard for her to just pick up and go,
which I totally understand.
- I mean, you only planned on staying here for two years,
and it's been ten now.
- I don't think we're gonna leave,
at least five years.
- Well, Lesa, we were so close.
We used to do everything together.
- And we still can be, mommy. You just--
- Dubai is so far. It's, like, 14 hours flight.
- It is far.
- Seems like we're, you know, we're drifting apart
instead of getting closer.
- Yeah.
Well, would you consider moving to Dubai?
The boys are not getting any younger.
- Exactly.
I will consider it.
- Yes, come to-- habibti, come to Dubai!
[laughing]
- Coming up next...
Do you believe in aliens? - Yeah, I think I do. Yeah.
- You think?
- If I was Daniel, my ass would be out the door
as quick as you know.
**
- It's hot now.
- It's so hot. - Summer is already starting.
Are you kidding me?
- I've been looking forward to this double date.
Did you, like, feel their vibe when we introduced them?
- I don't know if that environment was really, like,
the place that they could actually get to know each other.
- Yeah. Sara, obviously, she's gorgeous.
Like, she's not gonna have a hard time meeting a guy,
but it's finding the right guy.
- I'm Armenian. That's why. [laughing]
This is what we do. It's, like, in our blood.
We wanna set people up. We wanna procreate for people.
I mean, look at Raffi and I.
Like, it was matchmaking through my family.
We will make this work. - I think it could work.
- By hook or-- by hook or by crook.
- Yeah.
**
- Let me show the table. - Thank you very much.
- Thank you.
- Here you are. - Thank you.
I'm, like, nervous for Sara.
- No, or what if they're together,
and then have a big fallout and a breakup,
and then it's all on me? - Oh, wow.
- See where my head goes? - Wow.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, hello. - Hi.
Oh, my God, why do I look like I just got off a motorcycle?
- I know. I look like the bride.
What's wrong with this picture?
Muah. You look gorgeous, babe.
How are you? - Thank you so much.
Hi. How are you? - How are you doing?
- How is everything? Good? - Good.
- Here we have the food menu.
Would you like to have some aperitif drink
or any cocktail?
- I'm gonna do a dirty martini.
- For you ladies? - This for me.
I'm with water. That's it.
- Let's try this Luxor Daisy.
- What has been the common denominator in the guys
that you've picked in the past?
- They were all narcissists.
- It's so hard to be with a narcissist.
- I don't know how you do it.
- You're not a narcissist. [laughing]
He's a Gemini, so might as well be.
- Geminis are good. - They're good?
- What are you? - Libra.
- I don't get along with Libra men, but women I do.
- Oh, Libra men are very different.
[laughing]
Speak of the damn devil. - Hey.
- Well, hello. - Hello.
Sara, how are you? - Hi. How are you?
- How are you doing? - It's nice to see you again.
- Lovely to see you, too. - Lovely to see you.
- Love the outfit. - Thank you.
- Hi, honey. How are you? You look great. Muah.
- Amazing. - Danny boy, how you doin', man?
You all right? - Yeah. Sorry I was late.
- No, it's all right. - That's okay.
- We are ready for the order?
- Yeah.
- Our cuisine is Mediterranean,
influenced by some spice of Middle East.
- Wonderful.
Let's get a Fattoush salad. - Fattoush salad.
- What do you guys see that you like?
- I would love, like, a-- just a mixed grill.
M-muhammara. - Muhammara.
- Ma-ham-ra. - Ham.
- Hammara. - Muhammara, yeah.
- You speak full-on Arabic, right?
- Thank you, sir. - Thank you, kindly.
[laughing] - That's it?
- Um, um...
- Now, you're showing off, kids.
- I don't want to be mean.
Daniel, your Arabic is not that good.
Here, there, I said it.
The accent's bad.
- What do you really wanna know about Daniel?
Like, there's gotta be some questions.
- I'm an open book.
No, I haven't. [laughing]
I've-I've never been caught.
- You have a jail fetish. [laughing]
- Boring.
- Boo. Do you have 17 cats? - Boo.
- Cat-cat person? Dog person? - I'm more of a dog person.
- Do you believe in aliens?
- Yeah, I think I do. Yeah.
- You think? - Oh, yeah.
- I don't believe in, like, a green--
- No, no, they look like probably humans.
- You can educate me, uh, later on, on that.
- Are you open to being educated?
- I'll pencil it in. [laughing]
- And they live on planet Earth? - Sounds illegal to me.
- No, no, different dimension.
- If I was Daniel, at this moment,
and she starts with the alien talk,
my ass would be out the door as quick as you know.
- I have not read into that. - No?
Aliens are a big deal in my life.
If you are someone I will have a relationship with,
we'll be talking about this 48-900-7.
- Strike one. [buzzer sounds]
You don't believe in aliens.
Have you ever dated a girl with kids?
- I haven't. No.
I don't see how it would be any different.
[laughing] - Are you joking?
You have, like, a cock block
running around the whole time.
[laughing]
Just kidding.
- Number two, dating a woman with kids
is similar to dating a woman with no kids?
[buzzer sounds] Uh, no, Daniel.
- I like your vibe.
I think you're very cool and very easy to talk to.
- No, I got that from you, as well.
I told her your energy and aura--
you are a very positive person.
- Mm-hmm. - Thank you, kindly.
- Yeah, it's amazing. - It's 'cause we're Libra.
- Hey, my Libra.
Oh, (BLEEP), you just ----ed it up.
[laughing] - Libra?
[buzzer sounds] No.
- Oh, sh--, now my buttons are poppin' off.
- Excuse me for a second.
I need to go to the bathroom, real quick.
- So, what do you think? Do you--
- He's very, very nice,
but I see myself being very good friends with him.
- So, it's already finished.
If you said, "friends," that's it.
[sighs]
Coming up next...
- When a friend comes to me and says, "Have my back,"
I expect it to be reciprocated.
- Just let it go, Caroline.
- Um, can I have one of-- - What can I get for you today?
- Yeah, your almond milk latte with ice, is it?
Yeah, thank you. - Thank you very much.
- Brooks is late.
I'm not surprised at all.
She wants to make a point.
Her time is more valuable than my time.
But I'm here because, at the end of the day,
we've been friends for quite a long time now.
I actually genuinely have fun with her.
I need to understand what has switched overnight.
It can't just be I said I saw Taleen's bits.
Okay, um, Ahmed, what wasn't ordered?
Oh, hi.
Okay, I don't-- sink is done.
Okay, I'll call you back. I've gotta go.
Thank you.
Bye. How are you?
- House stuff?
- Yes, a lot going on.
- Thank you so much.
- You're a little late.
- A little-- sorry about that.
Obviously, I-I have a new business.
You know that we just opened-- - Yeah.
- You know, not too long ago.
And the first six months of business
is always the hardest, and then I have Adam,
and it's just-- it's overwhelming.
- Okay, well, we all have our stuff going on, Caroline.
[sighs] - I know.
- Sorry to interrupt.
May I get you something to drink?
- Can I have a green tea, please, with honey?
- Sure, with honey. - Thank you so much.
And a sparkling water-- thank you.
- So, what is going on with us?
- We have unresolved issues. I mean...
- 100%, we do. - Yeah.
I feel like, obviously, it triggered me a little bit
about the comments made about Taleen.
You called me.
You said that Sergio saw her female anatomy.
- Well, that's true. We did.
- And you said, verbatim,
"Is this any indication of how she is gonna be?"
How all of our friends found out about what happened with her
was from you, not from me. - Because it's funny.
Let it go. - You made it seem like
her ass was up in the air. It wasn't.
- But it was just-- let it go, Caroline.
Taleen has moved on.
Why on Earth am I explaining this to Brooks?
Clearly, it's not just the joke.
I think that she is jealous of my relationship
with Lesa and Ayan, to be fair.
She liked it when I was on my island
because she could save me, and now I don't need saving.
- When a friend comes to me and says, "Hey, have my back,
do this, do that," I expect it to be reciprocated.
So, did I feel that from you? No.
When it came to Ayan, Caroline would call me crying
and saying, "She's awful to me."
And me, as her good friend, I backed her up.
I stopped my friendship with Ayan and Lesa.
Then Stanbury turns around and becomes besties with Ayan.
What is this?
- Loyalty is a friendship, which is two ways.
You called me a see-you-next-Tuesday.
- If I did call you that, that is so out of line.
- Okay.
- We've both said far worse in our life.
Did you die? No.
- She's not taking accountability
for her behavior, lately.
Moving forward, for now, I'll be cordial with Brooks,
but I don't see myself trusting her.
She says one thing to my face, another behind my back.
- You're from the farms of England.
You are not Princess Diana, God rest her soul.
Humble yourself, love.
You're just as stubborn as me. That's the issue.
Each of us gets upset, we just hold it
and let it fester, and then it gets worse.
- Yeah.
- So, I think we both have something to work on.
- Okay.
- Next time on "The Real Housewives of Dubai."
Push-push-push- push-push.
- Oh! - We lost one.
- I'm so excited to find out how old I am through my teeth.
- I hope those aren't your teeth, are they?
- Yeah, they are my teeth.
- She's not missing a tooth.
She's missing half her bloody mouth.
- (BLEEP) off, Sergio. - Tell me. Tell me!
- You're like a gnat.
- You're being bitchy for no reason.
Like, calm the (BLEEP) down. - Agreed.