We’re back with another great episode with the Kardashians. This episode we’re taken into that famous first Monday in May: The Met Gala, and by none other than the cover girl herself, Kim Kardashian. While Kim is giving us insight into both her Met Gala and fourth child preparations, Kourtney is having to deal with an employee stealing from her. This episode gives us lots of little gems so let’s explore further with this week’s episode awards:
Richest Moment of the Week
In the beginning of the episode, Kourtney’s assistant comes up to her and says that she’s noticed $700 missing from her wallet and asks Kourtney if it was her who spent that money. Kourtney says no and that they only cash she’s spent is when she gave the valet a $20, but that she doesn’t think it’s a coincidence because recently her iPad went missing. I have multiple things to note about this exchange. First, how much money do we think Kourtney carries around in her wallet at any time? Baseline of probably $500 but she takes out $1,000 every time?? How big does your wallet have to be to carry around that much cash? Second, I love that she has an assistant who knows everything about Kourtney’s life so well that she knows the second something goes missing. I guess the assistant must constantly be switching the wallets to match bags or outfits because that’s how detailed the Kardashians are but it’s still impressive. Third, I just love how she tipped the valet $20. A normal valet tip is somewhere between $2 and $5, right? I mean of course they tip well because they’re so wealthy it would be weird if they didn’t but still a small sign showing how insanely wealthy they are. Fourth, how many iPads do we think she has that it doesn’t feel outrageous to her that an iPad has gone missing? How big is your house that you can’t find it? Haven’t you heard of FindMyiPhone (or iPad in this case)? Wouldn’t you be freaking out about all the information that’s on that iPad? I mean you’re a freaking Kardashian; lord knows how much dirt is inside that data. Kourtney gets the Richest Moment of the Week this week for barely noticing that $700 and an iPad went missing – or at least not freaking out about that happening.
Most Unique Babyshower
The Kardashians are known for their over-the-top parties, including their baby showers. This is Kim’s fourth child and with everything else she has going on, she barely wanted to even have a babyshower. However, she explains to us that she feels she has to for her kids; because she isn’t physically pregnant, she wants the party to help her kids understand what’s going on. If she has a party with pacifiers and strollers and diapers, the it’ll help her kids understand that another baby is going to be part of the family soon. I totally wouldn’t have thought about that if she didn’t explain it. Just another great example of Kim being an incredible mother. Anyways, due to all the stress she’s under with baby number four supposedly due only days after the Met Gala and all the other stresses that come with being Kim Kardashian, she wants a zen babyshower. It ends up being CBD themed and the party involves all the guests doing sound bath meditation together. Khloe and Kylie would be me during this scenario – Khloe laughs and calls it cult shit and Kylie agrees.
It was just interesting to see a different approach to a Kardashian baby shower – while I may not understand the allure of meditation or CBD, clearly lots of other people do.
Best Blast from the Past
In the midst of all of Kim’s current plans (um hello just the Met Gala and her fourth child), Paris Hilton is coming out with a new song and asks Kim to be in the music video. There’s a part in the song that references “My Best Friend’s Ass” and Paris knew Kim would be perfect for it. Kim plays Paris’s song for those in the room (Scott, Khloe and Kanye) and Kanye starts bumping to the song.
He even suggests Paris should try to get French Montana in on a verse. How on earth did we get Kanye West jamming to a Paris Hilton single? Kim says that she really didn’t plan on adding anything else to her schedule but that she would do anything for Paris because without Paris she wouldn’t be where she is today. She explains to us that before she met Paris, she had never travelled but that the two of them would travel all over the world together, find the best clubs and stay out all night partying together. Khloe points out that Kim could just be like “oh whatever I’m better than you now I don’t have to fit in your video into my new life” which rightfully so, she definitely could. But it shows Kim’s character than she wouldn’t do that – she’s eternally grateful for Paris and doesn’t forget her roots. Kim describes being in the music video with her friend like she was transported back to 2007. Paris looks exactly the same, the vibe was the same and their friendship still felt just as fun. It’s crazy that we didn’t really get to see Kim in that party era but I loved that we got more insight into how Kim views both that friendship and part of her life.
“This is better than Housewives” Award
First things first: we appreciate a Steph Shep appearance whenever we get them. I was so excited to see her back with the gang.
Steph, Khloe and Kourt are hanging out when Kourtney is informed that the same woman who stole $700 from Kourtney’s wallet also stole $4,500 from Scott. She also had stolen and gotten into the iPad; even reading Kourtney’s texts. Kourtney says that she’s obviously not letting the woman back into the house and Khloe is like um no shit she has to be fired. Khloe tells Kourtney she has to go confront her right away. Now I believe that most of what we see from the Kardashians is honest but what follows was clearly manufactured. Kourtney, Khloe and Steph run downstairs to confront the thief and Khloe shouts out “This is better than Housewives”, which is hilarious in itself.
When they get downstairs, the girl is driving off in her car. I’m sorry but there is NO way all of that security would’ve let this woman leave and if they did, they live in a gated community – someone would’ve stopped her! I understand they probably want to just keep this girl’s privacy so Kardashian fans don’t try to kill her but still it’s insane that they would have us believe that she just got away. It’s hard to believe this happened in the first place because they have so much security, but Kourtney says it’s a lesson for next time.
Fashion is Pain Award
Kim’s dress for the Met Gala looks like the most terrible experience. Being a fashion icon is extremely important to Kim. She explains how triumphant it feels to be coming to the Met Gala now as the cover girl, not just some girl on Kanye’s arm that they would try to crop out of pictures. Since the theme of the gala is camp, Kim decides to look as if she’s completely wet and coming out of the water because “North always says that she’s an alien and I’m a mermaid” which is just so cute. All of the little details Kim thinks about are amazing. Part of the look was to make her waist look unnaturally small – it was meant to be part of the campy-vibe and not what she actually strives for. She describes the feeling of wearing the corset as being trapped in a crunch that you cannot get out of. Because she’s so tied into the dress, she isn’t able to go to the bathroom. Completely serious, she just says if she has to go that she’ll pee down her leg and have Kylie or Kendall wipe it up for her. THAT’S how far Kim Kardashian is willing to go for the look. Also, since the look involves her appearing wet, it involves sticking hundreds of beads in her that poke her like a cactus. So not only can she not breathe, not pee but she also has needles sticking into her at all time. Beauty is most certainly pain in Kim’s case. At least she looked incredible – the glam and her hair were beautiful. I loved that even her hair had the black beads hanging from it. A true fashion icon.
Worst Look of the Week
Right after her final fitting the night before the Met Gala, Kanye explains how he’s at a point where he no longer wants his wife to look so sexy in public. Kim stands up to him and tells him it’s unacceptable for him to be saying this to her the night before the event because she already has anxiety PLUS just because he feels this way doesn’t mean she is in the same place as him. After she publicly puts him in his place, Kanye walks away. It’s pretty incredible that they decided to share this fight with us. I was surprised we got this content especially since it made Kanye look pretty bad and not like a supportive husband whatsoever. Bad look for Kanye, great look for Kim for telling him like it is.
Best Callback to an Earlier Episode
It’s a small moment, but when we’re in Kourtney’s house we see the kid’s chore charts in the background. It’s a great call back to the earlier episode where Scott and Kourtney talk about how they need to give their kids more responsibility and hold them to those responsibilities. It’s great to see them following through with that especially after all the backlash they got about their parenting.
Real Estate Corner
Let us be thankful that drones are a thing so that we’re able to get incredible shots of their ridiculous houses. I mean of course we’ve seen Scott’s home before but this view is gorgeous. Something to strive for…
Bonus: Kanye Wants a Sheep
Kanye asks Kim if they can get a sheep for their house. Kim looks at him like he has 500 heads and says of course not. He asks for just one sheep and she has to explain to him, as if it’s her 5-year old daughter who wants a puppy, that sheep get very big and shit everywhere and it would be too much to take care of. It was just a hilarious moment and I appreciate any insight we can get into how Kim and Kanye work.
