recap- dallas divas and daughters- season 1 finale, episode 8

Dallas Divas and Daughters, Season 1 Finale RecapBy Merritt PattersonPark Cities People 2009

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Patty and Jacky are in Denton on asunny day, touring the University ofNorth Texas campus under theprotection of a Burberry umbrella. Youcan't fault them for loving a signatureprint accessory but you can certainlyponder how they're paying for it.

The tour guide shows Jacky theacademic buildings and strangelyenough, Jacky is inspired, "I'm gonna

But Kenya has never been on a realityprogram, and apparently she's neverseen one either because she still thinks

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have N.J. approaching, New Jacky.Always on time." Then she starts thisthird person thing, "Jacky is going tostart being the woman she wants tobe." Maybe Jacky is growing up? Goodfor you, New Jacky.

Back to the tour. Jacky was shockedwhen the guide said UNT's populationis 35,000. "I wanted to knoweverybody," she said as if she wereentering the 13th grade at HighlandPark High School. Jacky! Hello? That'sSMU.

Cut to Booker T. Washington HighSchool where Chanel is playing theviolin with two classmates. Her mother,Kenya, tells us, "Chanel attends aprestigious school in downtown Dallas.Her trio has been invited to play at theDallas Arboretum. It is an extremehonor and I'm going to invite everyonewe know." Well, that's your firstmistake, Kenya, because you knowsome pretty freaky chicks. I'm justsayin'.

The plans were already underway for ahuge "tea party" which is synonymousin the reality television show industrywith "hootin' and hollerin' cat fight."

Then this little exchange alarmed usall.Chanel: We need to go get somethingfor me to wear.Kenya: No we won't be.Chanel: 1 don't have anything.Kenya: Yes, you do.Chanel: 1 guess I'll go naked.

Just when 1 was about to scream"Kenya, make her stop"- WHAM, BAM,BOOM! Kenya fires this one off, "Ihope she takes the tea party seriouslybecause in an instant she can go frommeek little girl to this big-headedbitch."

Kenya, did you just call your kid a big-headed bitch? 1 mean, in almost anyother scenario I would gasp if a

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mother called her daughter a bitch,especially a big-headed one. Onnational television. But in this case, itseemed quite appropriate. So, good foryou.

signature backdrop of many arboretumevents and, as if she's never beenthere before, says to her husband,"This looks like our house in a way./I

It looks like what? It looks nothing likeyour house, Pamela. I mean, to be fair,the building you're approaching has

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Next we're at Cru where Cindy andKenya are having a glass of wine.

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Jacky to the tea. Kenya is quick to sayshe likes Patty and disapproved ofPamela excluding her from the birthdayparty.

The conversation continues:Cindy: Oh honey, I'm going to have afew cocktails and watch somefireworks erupt.Kenya: No this is a tea party. It'ssupposed to be calm and relaxing. Wedon't need any high drama at the tea.

Kenya, I hope Style Network is payingfor the tea party that's about to lookmore like a Clampett family reunionthan Dallas high society. And I hopeyou're not signing anything sayingyou'll pay for busted china either.

But Kenya remained optimistic, "Theday of the tea party was absolutelybeautiful. I was really looking forwardto the event." Well, enjoy your littlemoment while it lasts, sista.

Kenya had done a beautiful job ofcoordinating the party. The tables,elegantly dressed with white china onmetallic chargers and shimmering tablecloths, were set in a wide open grassyspace that would allow plenty of roomfor attendees to roll around punchingeach other and pulling hair if need be.

We see guests arriving. Pamela noticesthe beautiful house that is the

Anyway, everyone is quite surprised tosee Jacky arrive on time. Maybe N.J. isin the house already? New Jacky,you're stunning. I mean that.

And Jacky continues to impress in hercouch interview: Being on time issomething I'm really trying to work on.Being late can really mess you up.

Go Jacky! Hey, where's your mom?Jacky tells her friends that her mom is,"Late as always. I told her I'm notgoing to be late to another eventbecause of you, mother."

Then a man in attendance said he wastalking to Patty on the phone about anhour ago and she said she was gettingher lipstick done. Getting her lipstick

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done? Patty, how much are you payingfor that? Call me- I'll do your lipstick.

Then Jacky tells us that her mothersaid, "If you take a cab, we're notmother and daughter anymore." Nowthat's the kind of unconditional lovethe world needs more of, Patty.

Paaathetic. It's twisted and perverted."And then she's still going on about it inher cheetah print sofa interview,"When Jacky sat on Alonzo's lap at thetea party, it kind of made me sick."Then puke, Pamela, just get it overwith. Whatever it takes for you to stoptalking about it.

makes a big churning gesture andsays, "It's a brewin'." Patty, we'rehating you again. Just leave it alone.

Cindy weighs in, "My money is onPatty. I think she can beat the crap outof her."

atbcaocLAloozo_make_theiLWaNext up: Pamela. She tells viewers,"Patty and Jacky do not belong at anyhigh society events, whatsoever."

We heard you, Pam.e.la.

But it's getting kind of old and, frankly,it's backfiring. We have every reasonto hate Patty but when you hate her somuch, it makes us like her. So beforeyou start smack talkin' next time, askyourself this question: Does this fighttake me to the next level of anythingother than my own demise?

Then Jacky checks in with us about theparty, "It was so boring." So shedecides to "spice this partay up" andgoes over to sit on the lap of a youngman nearby.

Pamela watches Jacky and says toothers at her table, "So pathetic.

Who knew I'd ever be so ready for ahigh school violin trio? Chanel, hit it.

Cindy reflects on the music, "It wasalmost haunting it was so beautiful."Patty must not have thought sobecause as she lifted a mirrored pieceof the table setting to check her lipstickshe said, "This is horrible."

But Patty's table appeared to be havinga good time. They were laughing andhaving fun like people do at parties.But it was tainted with shots of Pamelalooking all irritated by Patty'shappiness. Then Pamela evenannounced to her table, "They shouldbe ashamed of themselves."

Then Patty mentions to the guestsaround her that she still wants to knowwhy she wasn't invited to the denimand diamonds birthday party. She

over to Pamela's table and Alonzosays, "I don't think we've been invitedto this ..." And Pamela finishes hissentence, "To this wingding overhere?" Wingding? Then she tells themto pull up a chair. It was the femaleversion of the first shove, the one thatstarts the fist fight.

But they chose to stand. Alonzo asksPamela what she got for her birthday.Pamela told him she got a life cake, "Itlooks like a cake and each layer is anindividual scene from my life."

Patty throws the first punch, "So it's abig cake." Alonzo blocks Pamela's nextmove, "So did it start from the pointthe two of you first met," as he pointsto Pamela's husband. Then Patty hitsbelow the belt, "Or from your firstmarriage?"

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There's some awkward talk andlaughter that follows and then Pattyasks Pamela's husband, "You look somuch younger. Are you younger thanshe is?"The husband, Ignacio, hesitates, "Ididn't know Pamela looked any olderthan me." Weak, Ignacio. Very weak.

Jacky told Pamela, "I've been wantingto ask, why was I not invited to yourdenim and diamonds party?" Pamelaresponds, "Brenda didn't want toinvite. So, why don't you ask Brenda?"

What'd you just say, Pamela? Anddon't worry, we don't hate you

Hannah had put Patty and Jacky onthe guest list. Pamela says, "That's noway, no how."

Back to the confrontation. Jacky says,"Can I bring Brenda over here then?"Pamela says, "Sure, why don't youbring Hannah and Gigi too. And Laura."

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you did the best you could with whatyou had to work with.

Cut to Pamela. "Patty was trying to flirtwith Ignacio at the arboretum," shetells us. No Pamela, you're going superdelusional again, she isn't flirting withIgancio. She just hates you.

Then Pamela says, "Don't hate me'cause you ain't me."

Um, OK, Pamela. We'll try. But what acrusher. I mean, you're who we allstrive to be. But, it's true, we ain't you.

It took viewers a minute to shake offthat last thing Pamela said. But whenJacky says, "Pam, can I talk to you fora second?" We all sat up straight.Pamela agrees and Patty joins themover to the side.

because you just lied and tossed yourfriend to ravenous wolves.

Jacky continues, "But I heard it wasdifferent." Pamela said, "Well, youshould ask my daughters who put onthe party. They were in charge of theguest list."

Uh, wolves still hungry so you fed 'emyour daughters, Pamela?

Pamela digs deeper, "Why aren't youtalkin'to her 'cause it's not me." Jackyreplied, "You had some say in it." ThenPamela delivers the whopper, "I didhave some say in it. I said 1 don't thinkwe should exclude them. But she wasvery adamant about it so 1 saidwhatever, ya know."

Cut to the instant replay of episode 5where it is discovered that Laura and

out for you.

So Jacky gathers the crew and Pattystays behind to keep watch overPamela so she can't run for her life.When all of the players are in themandatory huddle, Patty says, "SoBrenda, did you not want us there?"Brenda, completely sideswiped says,"What is that all about?"

Laura is puzzled, "How did 1 just getroped into this?"

Pamela says to Laura, "1 wasn't theone who put on the party. Ya'il put onthe party too. And everybody knows."Everyone knows what, Pamela? Ohwait, no need to answer that, here'sthe next flashback.

While going over the guest list,Hannah asks Pamela, "Jacky can't

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come?" Pamela responds, "She's asbad as Patty."

But Pamela sticks to her version, "SoI'm not takin' blame for something thatwasn't from me, completely. So, I'mjust tellin' her that." And she gesturestoward Brenda.

Patty tries to keep the group focused,"Brenda, is there a reason why youdidn't want us there?"

The meeting of Pamela's former friendscontinued.Brenda: Why Ididn't want you there?Patty: Pam just said it was you andLaura.Laura turns to Pamela: Are youserious?Pamela: 1 said it was everybody whoplanned the party. I'm not takin'blame.

Cut to Kenya's couch interview, "Thiswas a sophisticated tea." Kenya, I'msorry but you were the only one whodidn't see this coming. Snap out of it.And quick, because you're about to getthrashed by Pamela too.

Brenda tells us, "Pam was backed in acorner and whatever came to mind toget out of it. Unfortunately, 1 gotshoved under the bus." Yeah, you did,Brenda. But no time for that now.

Hannah said to Jacky and Patty, "Youwere on the list." Pamela backed her

Brenda is still whining on the couch, "Ifelt betrayed and 1 was a little bitupset."

But Pamela was still grasping for air,"I'm not takin' blame because Brendadidn't want Kenya and Chanel thereeither." Get her, Brenda. Go. Just ripher hair right off her head.

Brenda, still on the sofa says, "Ithought 1 knew her but 1 don't think Iknow her." We know, Brenda. But weneed you over here.

After a much needed commercialbreak, Jacky tells the group, "I'm justtrying to work it out." Brenda finallysteps up, "Jacky, there's nothing reallyto work out. But here's the deal, I'mnot close to you guys and it was partlymy birthday party too. If Pamela hadwanted you guys to be there, that

you on my guest list."

OMG, what is Pamela doing? Stop.Stop.

Jacky and Patty walk away with theirheads held high and then the scene ofwhich reality show finales are madewas upon us. Pamela flipped a doublebirdie at them and simultaneouslyhollered, "Ya'il got all that?"

Pam held her pose, middle fingersperfectly erected, while she turnedfrom side to side allowing each guestat the sophisticated tea to take in hermessage, "Yaaaaa'lIIlI got thaaaat???"

One would think Pamela was done,that she'd feel humiliated and just walkaway, and wait for the day that this allbecomes a distant memory, in like,3010. But, no. Pamela tells viewers,

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But then again, you're the expert onDallas high society.


"People butt heads in Dallas and that'sjust the way it is."

No, Pam, it isn't. Yeah, I've seen thebird flipped at Fair Park on Texas/Ongame day, and in traffic on CentralExpressway. But not once have I seenanother person in this city flip the birdlcrledPai~Nut-8nee:..-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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