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Previously on The Chicken Sisters.

Ultimate Kitchen Clash is back!

The prize... $100,000!

Whoo!

The Chicken Sisters' dish was clearly the better dish,

but you're gonna give it to this guy?

I quit.

I deserve better.

You should go.

It's just junk.

Mama?

Your mother has Multiple Sclerosis.

I want you to come stay with me.

You need a home cooked meal and someone you can come home

and talk about your day with.

I've never had that before.

I lied a lot.

I made a mess of everything.

All I've ever wanted with you was an adventure.

And you know what's an adventure?

Staying here and having time to know you.

Are you saying that you wanna stay?

It takes more to share a life with someone

than just a spark.

You don't think we have what it takes?

I'm not saying that, and I'm not saying never.

I want to invest in the Chicken Sisters.

I see two locations, which means twice the profits.

I won that money fair and square.

Honey, that's not how I see it.

♪ Everybody's talking about a chicken ♪

♪ A chicken is a popular bird ♪

Welcome back to Merinac, y'all.

Population 12,758.

Whoo-wee!

That's more people than you can shake a stick at.

But it hasn't always been like this.

Back in the old day , before VHS players

and eyebrow pencils,

Merinac was just a sleepy little town.

And it stayed sleepy until two things happened.

First, the town got a train stop.

And second, the Chicken Sisters opened up shop.

Word traveled fast that Merinac was the home of

fried chicken so good it would make you smack your mama.

Yes siree, the chicken and the trains

brought a lot of folks to town.

But nothing lasts forever.

All it took was one sleepy conductor

for the train to jump the track.

The local train couldn't stop.

And while the mess was being cleaned up,

the train had to go another route.

And never stopped in Merinac again.

♪ ...Even King Henry the third ♪

That was until a new kind of train blew into town.

♪ Because a chicken ain't nothing but a bird

Two cortados?

Saw you coming.

Thank you.

Shawna. Wow.

What is that t-shirt?

Oh, I made it. Naturally.

Snag one at the premiere party before they all sell out.

All right, everyone, listen up, y'all.

I wanna see all of your beautiful faces

at Chicken Sisters this Saturday for the watch party.

Death himself couldn't keep us away.

Yeah.

I'm upset that Kenneth can't come to the premiere party.

Oh, well, I'll just call his sister and tell her

to just wait on having the baby then.

Could you do that?

Look, there she is! Woo-hoo!

The woman, the myth, the legend.

Whoo!

All right, all right.

Let me have my coffee first, y'all.

It's been like this all week.

I'm so sorry you accidentally made yourself

a local celebrity.

Thanks, Patrick.

- Thank you. - Bye.

Oh. Mom, it's okay.

Amanda found every reason to linger a little longer

so she could be next to her baby girl

who wasn't a baby anymore.

Okay.

Mama! Look. I love you, but I've got to go.

Okay, just 30 more seconds.

Come on, I'm not gonna be able to do this when you're gone.

You'll have Aunt Mae

and Grandma Gus and Grandma Nancy.

They're not snugglers.

Oh.

Okay!

Bye.

I made that bacon for me.

Hey, come on.

If you wanna get back in that wheelchair,

then you just help yourself to all the grease

you can stomach.

You're not my mother, you know.

I'm a grown woman.

Well, then act like it.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

And with Nancy wrangling Gus's MS like a wild stallion,

Gus could be her ornery self once again.

Sweet treats for my sweetheart...

Uh... Gus.

- Hi! - Hey, you.

Ugh.

Could I make you a plate?

Uh, no. No, no.

I was actually kind of hoping to catch you alone.

Oh, well.

We got a late start.

Stayed up all night gabbing.

Nancy was doing all the gabbing.

I was held hostage.

Well, I'll, uh, catch you later.

Got an important question to ask you.

Important question?

The important question, maybe.

No.

We've only been courting for, what...

three quarters of a year?

Well, it makes perfect sense to me.

Now, you marry him, you move into his house,

and I live here alone and eat all the bacon I want.

You don't know what he wants.

I mean, he could want a loan or... or a kidney.

But if he does wanna pop the question.

Well, come on, can you blame him?

Oh.

That's sweet.

It's a bit early for lunch.

Just practicing some techniques.

Oh, yes.

Well, you got mine yesterday.

Look at those BFFs.

It took 'em eight months, but whatever happened between

Amanda and Sergio in the past had blossomed into

a beautiful friendship.

Did you get your hair cut last night?

Yeah, I did. Thank you.

I didn't say it looked good.

Hey, okay!

If you're yakking, you're slacking.

Two more yeses.

Can you believe that people responded 'maybe'?

I mean, commit, people.

We are.

So, uh, my mom called this morning.

She's very excited about her mother-son dance.

Oh, that's sweet.

Uh, she also wanted to know if you'd be dancing

with your dad.

What did you tell her?

That I was going into an underground garage.

Do you think I should just ask Farmer Jarvis outright?

Absolutely, if you really think he's your dad.

I think he is.

I mean...

There's this photo of him and Mama

basically doing the lambada.

And the way he looks at me

like I'm taking my first steps.

It's familiar.

You don't think you could ask your mom?

No.

Why not?

The Gus I know would be open to it.

Well, the Gus I know won't touch the subject

with a ten-foot pole.

Nothing made Mae feel more like she was back home

than having to wrestle some of those pesky problems

she left behind.

Did you see Eddie giving you eyes yesterday?

No, I did not.

And Clyde was checking you out, too.

You are hot property around here.

I'm not interested.

Since you and Frank Jr. separated,

you haven't been on one date.

What makes you think I even wanna go on a date?

Okay, so maybe I, you know,

karate chop my shower curtain when I get home at night

just to make sure there are no murderers back there.

Mm-hmm.

But that doesn't mean I wanna jump back into a relationship.

I like being on my own.

When I come home at night, there's no socks on the floor.

I'm not saying you need another husband.

I'm just saying start taking some baby steps.

I will.

Just as soon as Frank Jr. signs the divorce papers.

Oh, I can make him do it.

A little light public humiliation

should do the trick.

No, Shawna, we are not going to stoop to that level.

That level's fun.

He will do it.

Eventually.

If you're not ready to date, at least take this.

Queen of the Cowboys.

It's about a small town woman who joins the rodeo

for adventure, but ends up falling in love

with a bareback bronco rider with a secret past.

Just something to help pass the time until you're ready

to get back out there.

They won't meet with me?

They're doing Project Runway for dog clothes.

I have a Peabody.

Drop me off at the next avenue, please.

Well, okay. Well, you tell them

Sabrina Sky won't meet with them!

Sabrina was back in New York

trying to build her career up after she

burned all her bridges.

So, what she didn't need at the moment was another

bump in the road.

$900 on Southwest.

Oh, no no no no no.

Not today.

Excuse me. Change of plans.

Bon appétit.

Thank you, honey.

I'm here. I got stuck behind that dang

railroad arm again.

I couldn't lift it up.

- Someone oughta fix that thing. - I know.

Fat chance. That thing's been broken forever.

Okay, can everyone just circle up real quick?

Okay, so, as you know, tomorrow is very exciting.

Our episode of Kitchen Clash premieres.

That's industry speak for the first time that something

airs on television.

I do think this is gonna be huge for us.

And our businesses.

I already got a leggings order from a woman from Yonkers.

Ooh!

And our episode hasn't even aired yet.

Don't y'all think we're gonna look bad 'cause we didn't win?

I wonder how Frank Jr.'s gonna come off.

Oh, like a sophisticated gentleman, I'm sure.

But you know what they do on reality shows, right?

They twist the footage to make it look like

things happen that didn't.

- That's true. - You're right.

- They can't do that. - Yeah. They can.

Mae wanted to tell everyone it was gonna be okay,

but she wasn't sure.

So, she did what she always did in sticky situations.

She told a little lie.

None of that is gonna happen.

Think about it.

Technically, Mimi's lost, Frannie's won,

and they're both ours now.

So, when strangers come from all across the country to get

the best fried chicken they've ever seen on TV,

they're coming here.

But Amanda knew her sister well.

She knew when Mae lied, she gave a little

terse smile at the top, avoids eye contact

and only the dogs can hear her talk.

Incomplete?

Dang it, this is the fourth time I've filled out

these medical forms.

How am I supposed to know how to do all this?

Amanda used to always do this.

This stuff's harder than the ACTs.

You see the promos for Kitchen Clash?

I had a pretty big star turn.

My whole left forearm was in a shot.

No spoilers, all right?

I wanna see it with fresh eyes.

Okay, well...

let's get this place ready for the lunch rush.

More like lunch trickle.

You okay, Mama Nancy?

Oh, shoot, I'm not paying attention. Ugh!

I keep thinking about Frank Jr.

Maybe we could put a temporary pause on him

not being allowed in here, just for the premiere.

It was a unanimous vote to ban him.

And it was the right thing to do, considering, you know,

what he did to all of us.

I... it just feels strange.

It's a big moment.

That he needs to earn back the right to be a part of.

I know, but...

Taking the prize money and opening a rival restaurant?

That's beyond rotten.

Nancy knew this was true.

But it didn't make the distance between her

and her only son hurt any less.

How do I look?

Presentable?

Sure.

Okay. Wish me luck.

Well, there he is.

Mae's maybe daddy.

But there was only one way to find out for sure.

Hi, Jarvis.

Morning, Mae.

Okay, so we're doing a survey of all of the customers,

and, um... we're asking them what their favorite side is.

So I was just wondering, what is yours?

Well, I'm... I'm partial to the green beans.

That is so funny.

Me too.

Yeah, that is funny.

I gotta say...

I am awfully proud of you.

You went out there in the world

and made a name for yourself.

You know...

I think of you as more than just the local chicken farmer.

Well, I should hope so.

You know, if I ever had kids,

I would've wanted them to be just like you.

Well, you never know what the future might hold.

For Mae, that was as good as a positive DNA test.

But she figured she better let Jarvis,

I mean, her daddy, finish his lunch.

Don't want him choking on his meat and three.

You know, if you text in all caps,

they're legally obligated to do just that.

It's Frank Jr.

Ugh.

Don't worry, it's nothing important.

It's just, you know, everyday kinda stuff.

He is a grown man.

I am sure that he can figure out how to run the cold cycle

or whatever it is he's texting you about.

He does his laundry at my house.

Amanda!

He is coming up with excuses to talk to you.

You two are separated.

That means separate.

You need to put up a boundary with him.

Okay.

I'm gonna make you a deal.

I'm gonna work on setting a boundary with Frank Jr.

if you promise to stop telling white lies all the time.

I don't do that.

- That is a lie! - No, it's not.

You stood up here in front of everybody

and you said everything is gonna be okay

on Kitchen Clash.

It is.

Lie!

Okay, but it was just, like, a little white lie.

I mean...

I just didn't want everyone to spin out.

I was doing it to protect them.

It doesn't matter why you did it.

No more lies in this family, okay?

I'm gonna do for you what I used to do

for Frankie when she was little

and having trouble telling the truth.

A quarter per lie.

I'm not a child.

I don't need that.

Lie and double lie.

Go on then.

I'm proud of you.

You are gonna grow up to be such a wonderful

young lady one day.

I don't understand.

How is this a thing that is okay?

The train's been gone for 10 minutes.

I didn't know where else to go.

How long has the railroad arm on Cedar Street been broken?

Fifteen years.

At first people complained,

but then they found a workaround.

And that workaround is everyone lifting

the arm up themselves?

Yup.

I add in squats and I call it a full body workout.

Welcome to Merinac, babe.

Hi, honey.

Oh, look at you two with your big day

right around the corner.

I love weddings.

Other people's weddings.

I love watching weddings

'cause it's the only time in your life when everybody

you love gets together in one place and behaves.

Hopefully.

I'm having some trouble with my Internet machine.

Could you help me?

Yeah, yeah, of course. I'll be back, babe.

Hey.

Look...

now that my wedding is coming up,

I just have not been able to stop thinking about

how I acted at yours.

I mean...

asking you to move to New York

right before you walk down the aisle.

That was so out of line.

I really hope I didn't ruin your whole day.

It was the right message.

It was the wrong time.

Plus...

once Mama disowned me after my vows,

I completely forgot about what you said.

At least she wore a dress when she did it.

I hadn't seen her knees in 10 years.

If change was easy, everyone would do it.

Gus had made leaps and strides since mending things

with her daughters, but when it came to fessing up

to her past misdeeds, she wasn't ready to jump yet.

I mean, it's bad enough that my dad's getting remarried.

But for him to be so rude.

Some dads have a hard time with their feelings.

And being normal people.

He said that he finally had a second chance

at being a good dad.

As if he isn't my dad anymore just because I'm 17.

He said the quiet part out loud.

I'm sorry.

♪ I'm not a mathematician ♪

♪ But the world's done a number on you ♪

♪ We're all rose colored vision ♪

♪ But you only see the blue ♪

♪ You keep lookin' for a reason ♪

♪ But I don't need a reason to ♪

♪ Cross my heart ♪

♪ I'm on your side ♪

♪ It's no decision ♪

♪ It's decided ♪

♪ You need a place to land ♪

♪ I'll be the floor ♪

♪ You need an easy out ♪

♪ I'll be the door ♪

♪ You need a song to sing ♪

♪ I'll be the chords ♪

♪ The wind beneath your wings ♪

♪ I'll be the source ♪

♪ People let down ♪

♪ People let go ♪

♪ Baby, by now you should know ♪

♪ You don't gotta earn it anymore ♪

♪ I'm always gonna love you ♪

♪ Because, of course ♪

What can I get you?

A fried chicken plate.

Chicken plate... and for your sides, Eddie?

Mashed potatoes, uh, mac and cheese and...

could I also get a side of, uh...

How about you let me take you out on a date

after the premiere tomorrow?

Oh.

That is so sweet, um, but I don't know.

Oh, please hear me out.

I practiced this.

Remember that time when I gave you that little stuffed doggy

that said puppy love in kindergarten?

Well, I kept chickening out to say it to your face.

And before I knew it, you were with Frank Jr. forever.

I thought I'd never have the chance again.

But...

I'm not gonna let this chance pass me by.

I can't right now, Eddie.

Um... uh, it's... it's complicated.

On my end.

Um...

but maybe in the future.

Sure.

I'll be here.

'Cause I live here.

Um... iced tea's on me today.

Hi Mama.

Well, hey.

I thought you were working at Frannie's all day.

Well, they're all staffed, so I thought I would just

come by and see if you needed any help.

Well, unless you can fix the handle on an old fridge,

I think I got everything covered here.

Let me help my mommy.

All right. Uh...

I suppose you can marry the ketchups.

That would be my pleasure.

These ketchups should be married.

And, um...

when one ketchup walks the other ketchup

down the aisle, don't you think

that they would want their whole ketchup family there

to witness them?

Its ketchup mother and its ketchup father.

No, Mae, I do not think that.

Mama, it's over.

- I know. - Know what?

Who my dad is.

Gus had a lot of recurring nightmares.

Most of them involved spiders and clown makeup.

But the one she feared the most was that her past

would jump scare back into her life.

I found this very romantic picture of you

and Farmer Jarvis.

Farmer Jarvis?

Get outta here.

He's not your father.

He's my second cousin.

Why is he touching your pregnant belly, then?

Oh, because that fool thinks that he can guess

the gender of a baby by touching your belly.

And half the time, he is right.

He's your second cousin?

Mm-hmm.

Okay, well, that is also important information.

Will you just tell me yourself then who my daddy is?

Come on, Mom, don't you want it off your chest?

No.

Why not?

Is there something wrong with him?

Oh, lots of things.

Did it ever occur to you that maybe

I would like to meet him?

And then I can decide for myself if I would

like him in my life or not?

No, and he's probably dead already.

- Is he? - No!

Mama, this is serious!

Why, why do you wanna get to know this man?

Because I feel like I only know half of myself.

Do I have his nose?

Do I walk like him?

Yes and no.

Mama, please.

I thought that things had changed.

That maybe you would finally realize

how much this means to me.

But I can see that I was wrong.

Ugh. Frank Jr.

Ah-ah-ah-ah!

You know the rules.

I only have my right foot inside.

What choice did I have?

You stopped answering my texts.

What do you want?

I need to come over tonight.

Fine. You can come over tonight.

Thank you.

Every path has its puddles,

including Amanda's path to being free from her marriage.

But today she's got her rain boots on.

And in return,

you can bring over the signed divorce papers.

Okay, but... okay.

Are you feeling better?

Yeah, a little bit.

Oh, it's my mom.

- Oh, no. - Don't worry...

My mom doesn't know I'm here.

And I can't handle any more parent energy right now!

Okay.

- I'm outta here. - Mom!

Uh... why don't you take a load off?

Here, let me help you out.

Everything cool?

Cool? Yeah, uh... so cool I need a space heater.

Okay, I really do need to hang up my jacket.

Well, why don't you let me hang it in the, in the, uh...

bedroom closet?

That makes more sense anyway, 'cause you're gonna put

your clothes on, you're gonna put this on right after.

And it's actually kind of insane that we even have

a closet over here.

Is this some sort of TikTok prank?

Hi.

Linzey?

Gus hoped one day the things Mae's dad had done

might feel better when they quit hurting.

But they never did.

And so she decided today was the day she made her daughter

more important than her broken heart.

♪ And overnight we forgot it all ♪

♪ Some things are lost with the tide ♪

♪ So, tell me this ♪

♪ You know ♪

♪ You're missed ♪

♪ And all the while I'm screaming out ♪

♪ You're still caught in the rip ♪

♪ And I'll leave the light on ♪

♪ I'll leave the light on ♪

♪ All night until you come home ♪

♪ I'll leave the light on for you ♪

♪ I've had some love ♪

♪ You'd probably laugh about ♪

♪ We danced all night and I thought of you ♪

♪ You'd probably like him a lot ♪

Frank Jr.

You didn't even knock.

My key still works.

Well, that doesn't mean you should use it.

Frankie! Daddy's home.

She's out with friends.

Told her I was stopping by.

What do you want help with?

Oh... here.

Uh...

AB negative.

Eight months ago.

Oh, yeah.

And the last four digits are two, three, nine, eight.

There you go. All done.

Your turn.

Okay.

Just let me pop in a quick load of whites and darks.

No, you can't put those in all in together in one load.

Did you bring the divorce papers?

Ah, I do believe I forgot them.

Again?

They keep slipping my mind.

I want us to come out the other side of this.

We've been married longer than we've been apart.

It's not easy starting up something new.

But we have to.

I have to.

Don't you want a fresh start?

No.

I liked our life before.

It was nice.

For you.

Please sign the papers.

For both of us.

Hey.

You know what's about as useless as

a pogo stick in quicksand?

Unsigned divorce papers that never leave your truck.

Hi.

Everything okay?

Nuh-uh.

There's a noise,

but it's not a city noise that you can sleep through.

You know, like a couple breaking up on the sidewalk

or a car running into a fire hydrant.

Ah.

The tiny menace.

The what?

That's what Frankie and I call the annoying weasel

that uses our backyard as a vacation home.

Okay, what do I do?

It sounds possessed.

Well, Frank Jr. was supposed to get rid of it, but...

Here we are, still bothered by it.

Sweet dreams.

Yeah, I doubt it.

Shakshuka?

Morning.

Oh!

A fancy breakfast.

Yeah, I thought my fiancée would enjoy a little

taking care of after yesterday.

Okay, can we please not use the word fiancée?

It is so pretentious, and I am, as you know,

a chill bride.

Oh, yeah.

That is exactly what chill brides say.

Mmm.

You doing okay?

Look...

Gus wouldn't tell me who my dad was for any birthday

or Christmas or...

any other major, important holiday, so I don't know why

I thought she would tell me for my wedding.

You deserve to know.

You know how beautiful I think you are.

You've mentioned it.

You're the most stunning first thing in the morning.

And Amanda says that I tell too many lies.

Hey.

I would never lie about something like that.

I know.

Do you?

Hmm?

Yeah, I do.

Hmm.

Oh, God!

Oh!

You can do it!

Not one stinking car!

Ahh!

Okay, Sabrina. You are a New Yorker.

You once found a $10 Gucci bag at a Jenna Lyons closet sale.

You can do this.

Oh!

Oh!

Ahh! Okay.

She's okay.

Oh, that feels so nice.

I forgot people hugged here.

You must be exhausted.

Oh, there's only so much my expensive

skincare regimen can do.

Honey.

You are in so much trouble.

Oh.

Oh, yeah. Mm-hmm.

♪ Sometimes you need a long neck and a short neck ♪

Let's go!

Let's go, indeed.

Love to see a businessman up before the roosters, Frank Jr.

Well I've been listening to your three-week course

on discovering the Divine Masculine.

Oh... yeah.

Gonna be exciting.

See your business pick up after that episode airs.

Yeah, it's been a little slow to take off.

People just need some time to acquire a taste

for this chicken.

I'm sorry, Christian.

Hey.

What did I say about sorrys?

Don't apologize.

Strategize.

Okay. All right.

So, I pulled a little favor from the network last night.

I saw an advance cut of the episode.

No spoilers.

No, this is gonna be great for you, Frank Jr.

This place is gonna be packed.

But...

technically, Frannie's won.

Right?

No.

Frank Jr., you look at me.

Frannie's didn't win.

Frank Jr. won.

Hey.

Frank Jr. Not Frannie's.

Okay.

Wish my daddy was here to see this.

Wish my mama was, too.

When the men of the world see you up on that screen,

they're gonna see a hero.

You know Maya Angelou?

She said that each time a man stands up for himself,

without even knowing it, he stands up for all men.

Now it's a quote for a woman, but I think it sounds better

when applied to a man.

A hero, huh?

Yes, a hero.

This one episode of television is going to change the lives

of not only you and me, but of every man watching.

Honey, if you took off every time your father

said something unsettling, you'd be living on a plane.

I didn't know where else to go.

I called Brianna and then she pretended to be

in Turks and Caicos.

Even though I could hear the R train behind her.

The R train runs to Brooklyn.

I've been studying the maps.

Oh, look at you, little New Yorker.

Then I tried Carnegie.

Carnegie? That's new.

No one's named Jessica anymore, huh?

Carnegie loves to let me vent and then tell me how lucky

I am that my dad isn't currently under investigation

for securities fraud.

Well, I'm sorry that your friends

are insanely unrelatable.

But it is an extreme response

to fly across the country, honey.

It's not, Mom.

It's just where I feel safe.

You know what Frankie did when I told her what happened?

She gave me hugs.

And marshmallows.

The jumbo ones.

Well, we were flying in for Mae's wedding anyway.

And I really can't fly coach again this soon.

The man seated next to me clipped his toenails while

making threatening digestive sounds.

Well, it would be really nice to have y'all.

The wedding is in two weeks.

We can stay.

But just until the wedding.

Please. Three decibels down.

Is there a limit?

Three per customer.

I need four.

I'm sorry, I have to ration my supplies.

You can explain that to my rescue beagle,

who'll be the only member of my family not representing

- the Chicken Sisters. - Mm-hmm.

Why are there so many inputs on this TV?

Nancy, might I help myself to some pie?

Uh... err... sure.

But I'm afraid that we're gonna run out.

There might be no pie.

Uh, yeah, no pie.

You okay?

I'm just nervous about a lot of things.

Oh, don't be nervous.

You know, it'll all be over soon.

I've got a proposal for you.

Um...

I'll wait till there's less going on, though.

Yeah, we don't wanna make a scene in front of

all these people, you know.

The mayor's here?

Yeah, I invited him.

Mayor Carson.

Thank you so much for coming.

Well, I wouldn't miss it, Nancy.

It's a big deal!

Putting Merinac back on the map.

Now, I brought you a little something

to show you my appreciation.

Well, what is it?

A key to the city.

I'm honored.

Looks like you could open up a giant's house with this.

Hello, Mayor. Hello.

Look at those hush puppies.

Now, if you'll excuse me, Miss Nancy.

I'm gonna go get myself a plate of those.

Oh, my. What is that?

Mama.

I'll get you some honey butter.

Saved you a seat next to me.

Oh, well, thank you, Mae.

I'm sorry about earlier.

I think it just got to me when Jay's mom asked

if I was doing a father-daughter dance.

They're doing this mother-son thing,

but they can just have their own moment at the wedding.

Yeah.

And I bet your wedding is going to be full of

those nice little moments.

Right?

Your eyeliner, it's so smooth.

It's the pen.

The one I got you?

Yes.

The influence has become the influencer.

Ooh.

Dudley.

I thought you couldn't come.

Oh, I moved some things around.

Hey. I'm Linzey.

Oh!

The Linzey from New York. What are you doing here?

I, uh... came to visit.

Don't you have school?

So, spring semester, they kinda just, like,

give up in private school.

Oh, I know all about that.

My mom's a Gossip Girl fan.

Oh.

So, um... how do you know Frankie?

Frankie's my girlfriend.

You came a long way just to watch a TV show.

No, no, no.

My daughter got on a plane without--

Never mind. Good to see you, Gus.

Loving the hair.

Nancy did it to me.

Well, you look gorgeous.

All right, that's enough.

Were you expecting someone else from New York?

No.

Just wondering if Gruster is around.

Oh, haven't you two been talking?

No, I didn't call.

I don't chase.

Oh...

Gruster's dealing with some family stuff in Glorietta.

Oh.

But he'll be back soon.

Okay. Well.

I guess it doesn't matter.

I'll be leaving after your wedding anyway.

Why can't there be any handsome, nice men

who aren't afraid of kids and commitment

in New York City?

Well, there were, but I took the last one.

Hey, you and Linzey should stay with me.

Really?

It would be nice to end the financial hemorrhaging

from this trip.

What's your thread count?

Oh, silk doesn't have a thread count, per se.

Mmm. I'm in.

All right, it's about to begin.

Everyone settle down and listen up.

Come on!

Thank you, Gus.

Thank you so much.

I just, uh...

I just wanna thank y'all for being here

on this special occasion.

As y'all know, Frannie's...

the Chicken Sisters, is my second home.

And it means the world to me

to have all my friends and family

here tonight.

Well, most of them.

Anyway, soon everyone in the world is going to know

what we're serving up here in Merinac.

Yeah!

To Amanda, my wonderful daughter-in-law.

Well, actually, my daughter, who I share with Gus.

Love you, mamas.

Amanda, darling.

Without you, none of this excitement would've happened.

So... to Amanda!

I wonder if they used any of the hidden camera footage.

Kitchen Clash doesn't use hidden camera footage.

Listen, they wanted me to try something new.

Why didn't you tell us?

Mae, you're in the business.

What is the first thing you tell people

when they're on these shows?

Read your contracts.

Exactly. And?

No one ever does.

This week on Ultimate Kitchen Clash...

All right, it's starting. It's starting!

We took our cameras down south...

to the small town of Merinac.

The site of a hundred year old fight

that's about to be battered, fried and served up

piping hot.

Two rival restaurants, Mimi's and Frannie's,

cluck it out to see who makes the best

fried chicken in Merinac.

It's an episode so intense,

- our own host bailed. - I quit.

We captured everything, feather they liked it or not.

The sweet tea? Not sweet.

From family feuds to family foes,

there's no shortage of fowl play.

What won't these cock-a-doodles do?

Of course the railroad arm is still broken.

I can't believe I ever lived in this podunk town.

Sorry. I'm sorry. Sorry! I'm sorry!

Some chickens cross the road...

But other chickens crossed the line.

Amanda knew what happened next but no one else did.

What they were about to see was gonna hit them

like a runaway train.

But just when y'all thought it couldn't get worse.

Funny thing about guilt,

it doesn't have an expiration date.

Eight months or not, it's time for this little filly

to pay the piper.