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The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Balmain Baddies
The season starts cooking thanks to the women’s commitment to authentic and comedic pettiness.
Angela, who has left perhaps the smallest impression thus far, delivers a solid first tagline, smugly saying, “If you want to find the shade, just look for the Oak.” Though it’s an obvious reference to her husband’s NBA “Oak Tree” nickname, aligning with the fact that 90 percent of the time she’s spent on screen has revolved around her connection to him, I still think it’s cute. Her energy is combative; from how she appears to be in a constant chess match with her husband to her fractured relationships with her sisters and the air of arrogance in her tagline, she’s displaying signs of the classic Housewife who is somehow perpetually a victim yet always in conflict. Speaking of perpetual victims, Porsha’s “I snatched my peach back, now I’m bringing the juice” feels like a recycled iteration of Marlo’s first tagline, which is a disservice to the fans who highly anticipated her comeback.
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