Last week, the blowout between Willie Taylor and De’Von on Marriage Boot Camp affected the whole house and ended with a lecture from Dr. Ish and Judge Toler.
One thing everyone agreed on is that De’Von has to manage his emotions and keep his fists to himself. Will this still be an issue moving forward? In episode 4, Dr. Ish assigned the boot camp couples a new challenge.
A few minutes into the show, De’Von reflects on the fight and apologizes to Willie. The two come to an understanding and squash their beef.
It’s a new day at boot camp and everyone is doing better, but the couples don’t know Dr. Ish and Judge Toler are planning to do something covert for their next exercise.
They want to create an environment that causes friction in the relationship by separating them from their partners. Dr. Ish and the judge want to see how each duo handles fights.
Each couple is split up and podcasters come in to interview one group (Kurupt, Hazel-E, Willie, Vado, Medina) about their boot camp experiences. Unbeknownst to them, their partners are observing and listening to everything. But Dr. Ish is watching everyone’s reactions.
Music producer Clinton Sparks is the lead interviewer and asks about their relationship issues. Kurupt calls Toni an enabler, Vado claims Tahiry doesn’t know him, and Hazel-E thinks is De’Von a sugar baby.
Medina talks about being an alpha man and the lack of intimacy. But Willie points to infidelity as the problem and casts some blame on Shanda for retaliating.
De’Von is angry at Hazel-E for implying he’s a clout-chasing opportunist. He feels emasculated.
The questions continue and Kurupt talks about an incident with a female artist who came to his hotel for work, and that was a big issue for Toni who thinks he’s a liar.
Hazel mentions how De’Von snaps and “things go super left.” One of their biggest fights resulted in him grabbing her phone and throwing it against a wall.
Everyone finds out Vado talks to his daughter’s mother for emotional support, and this angers Tahiry, because she says he doesn’t talk or share anything with her. Medina feels Phaedra keeps pushing him away and he wants to be more assertive to her.
We also learn that Willie got in trouble two weeks ago for texting a woman behind Shanda’s back. Things wrap up, and Dr. Ish wants to see who fights and how they fight. Now, they find out they were being watched and are shocked.
Toni goes confronts Kurupt and he learns about the fake podcast. She talks to him about his addiction and dishonesty, and he gets defensive. Tahiry tells Vado she heard everything and calls him a clown. Phaedra and Medina talk about their relationship, and he thinks she treats him like a pushover or “nice guy.”
Willie and Shanda re-enact a fight about cheating, and their lesson is to listen, understand, and validate. De’Von and Hazel-E go up and they address how he bottles things up until he explodes. Their lesson is to argue about one thing at a time.
Judge Toler isn’t sure if Phaedra and Medina are together: “I don’t know what y’all doing.” She says they either linked up for the show or are acting extra guarded with each other.
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