RECAP: ‘Little Women: NY’ — Katie’s Intervention Hits A Rough Patch [Season 2, Episode 4]

We return to the Little Women: NY campout in the middle of Jazmine ratting out Katie and Jess behind their backs for smoking. Jess can smoke all day long if she wants, but Katie who’s pregnant? Bring on the judgment. Lila has already diagnosed the unborn baby as having a low birth weight and begins sobbing. Dawn explains that an addiction is an addiction. Thanks Miss Paralegal for that profound definition. Bring on the intervention!

Jess has a surprise waiting for her at home when she returns – it’s Katie’s baby daddy, PJ. He’s finally showed up, but didn’t put a ring on it, because he can’t afford one. Katie tells Jess that like it or not, PJ is staying. And to make matters worse, they are getting evicted because Jess can’t have a dog in the apartment. Oopsie. Guess that was something she might have looked into before rescuing a dog. 

A few days later, Lila and Dawn meet up for coffee. Dawn won’t give a hug because she’s that kind of person. Lila winds up being the one to apologize for their fight during the campout, but also tells Dawn she acts like a robot. Dawn the robot says, “Thank you. I accept. Your apology.” We learn that David is coming back to town and will be facing his own intervention for something he did umpteen years ago to Dawn. I’m pretty sure Dawn is queen of the grudge-holders.

So, here’s the plan for Katie’s intervention which Lila is in charge of because she has a ton of experience from being on the receiving end of these things. Katie and Jess are being invited over for a “BBQ.” A BBQ in Manhattan? I’d be suspicious already. Lila lists the possibilities for Katie’s reaction: she can get up and leave; she can cry because she’s being accused of being a bad mom; and she can get mad and say terrible things. The group roll plays with how to hand out judgment. The trick is to make it sound like it’s coming from a place of “we care.” 

Let the healing begin! The intervention is two-fold. We’ve got an addict named Katie and an enabler named Jess. Lila says the worst that can happen is Katie and Jess say eff-you and spark one up. The girls arrive and Jaz begins with a question for Katie, “Are you smoking?” Katie responds with, “I’m not smoking, smoking.” And my question is, “Where’s the BBQ?”

Katie explains she was told by her doctor not to quit smoking cold turkey. The quack said what? But Katie understands the dangers of smoking, and remember, she’s not smoking, smoking. Lila tries a different strategy, she explains that smoking is stupid and her dad just died from smoking, smoking. Dawn and Jaz heap on some more guilt while Jason and Jess are quiet. When they ask Jess for her thoughts, she says she doesn’t like being attacked. Jess is right. This is only going to make Katie want a cigarette even more now. Katie is ready to leave, but before she leaves, Lila asks for her cigarettes. She doesn’t have any and Jess says they can’t have hers, so stick it.

Back at Jess’s place, the give PJ the intervention recap, but throw in the fact that Lila is probably still in the closet drinking. Umm, no she’s not because then she’d be a lot more fun. PJ thinks they need to work on what they need to work on and they’ll work on what they’ll work on. Put that in a song dude. I smell platinum.

The following day, Jess meets up with Jason at his dad’s veterinarian office to get Chi-Chi a free check-up. Jason asks how Katie is doing post-intervention and explains the girls were just concerned about the baby, conveniently leaving himself out of the equation. Jess says Katie is an adult and can do what she wants despite what Jess may or may not have said. Jason says the topic is over, but is it? Chi-Chi has a cough and Jason suggests it’s from second-hand smoke. Good one, Jason! Turns out the dog is healthy.

Get this, Katie and Jess have already found a new place to live and have already moved in. Do you know how hard apartment hunting is in NYC? It kind of looks like a Residence Inn, if you ask me. Jess drops the bomb that they have been invited to the pumpkin patch and are all going. Like hell she’s going stuck with these crazies by herself again. Katie is ready to judge the judgers. PJ tells Katie he’s got her back and to look out if anyone says something. Katie sighs, “That’s what I’m worried about.”

The gang arrives at the pumpkin patch. David is back in town with Jazmine. DJ is there with Jason. And everyone is having fun gathering pumpkins. Dawn even cancels intervention #2 with her brother David for another day. Looks like everything is going to be just fine.

Woops. Spoke too soon. Lila has assigned herself the task of resident bitch to PJ. First she asks if PJ would like to mine for an engagement ring in the kiddie gravel section. Then she asks what makes an 8-month pregnant woman get on a plane and leave her baby daddy. Then she tells PJ he reminds her of the peacock. PJ handles this line of questioning very well and doesn’t drop Lila in the peacock poop, like anyone else would have.

Next, Jess lets Jaz have it for not talking to Katie about the smoking privately. And by the way, they didn’t have the right to use the baby’s name, Kinsley, during the intervention. Katie threatens to freak out if everyone doesn’t STFU. Jess tells the group they made Katie have cramps the night of the intervention. Everyone starts fighting while Katie sneaks off to cry.

This pumpkin patch outing is a total disaster. Jaz and Lila try to console Katie after they’ve nearly push her into early labor, but Jess tells them to back off. Now Lila thinks Katie needs medical attention. Hello, Lila. You created this.

Tonight was back-to-back new episodes. Check back in the next few hours for Jason admitting he was a bad boy to boyfriend DJ and Lila showing up at Katie’s baby shower uninvited. In the meantime, what do you think of Lila’s bossy behavior? And what about Jazmine? She started this whole thing, but doesn’t have a backbone to carry it out. Sound off.

 

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