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Previously on "Braxton Family Values."

Ooh, that's a big one.

Trina, they're not gonna get you, I promise.

Trina, what happened? Why are you afraid of birds?

I've never liked birds.

Trina!

- So, what do you think? - I would love to come here.

And I'm willing to take you on.

Oh, George!

David is saying, "You're in the school."

This is one step toward fulfilling my dream

of becoming an actress.

I was a horrible-- horrible husband.

That's it. I don't have anything else to say.

So, this is new terrain for me and Gabe

as far as taking that next step

in our friendship, relationship,

or whatever it is you want to call it.

Don't go any further.

- Tamar you drew first blood. -I didn't do anything.

It seems like every time we're having fun,

Tamar gets mad or says something inappropriate

to someone and no one can say anything to her.

- What did you just say? - You can't talk about everybody else

and can't nobody say anything about you.

♪ We are the Braxtons and you'll see ♪

♪ That we are not like an ordinary family ♪

♪ Toni, Traci, Towanda ♪

♪ Trina, Tamar, and Ms. E ♪

♪ Will teach you a thing or two ♪

♪ On Braxton Family Values ♪

Hello, how are you?

Great, how are you?

- Good. - Good. Table for three?

- Yes, thank you. - Right this way.

Traci is working on her album in L.A.,

and Towanda is taking an acting class in L.A,

and I have therapy in L.A.,

so we all came back to L.A.

Ooh, I love hummus.

This is a cute little place.

I'm gonna get this lemon dill hummus.

What does that come with?

Salad.

So, I have a meeting with

David, my acting coach.

I'm just hoping that he gives me a wonderful assignment

that I really wanna do.

So, you think he'll make you be frumpy again?

Probably.

I don't think he's gonna make you frumpy.

He's just unpredictable. You just never know.

You know what I'm saying?

I have been training with my acting coach, David,

for weeks now

and it's been kind of difficult to juggle

being in Atlanta taking care of my kids

and training with David in L.A.,

but I am committed to seeing this thing through.

How do you guys think things went in New Orleans?

I think it went good.

Dinner was a bust, as always.

How can Tamar just walk away because somebody say something about her,

and she talk about everybody? She talk about everybody I either dated or married.

Yours, yours, Toni's.

If you can talk about mine, whether it's past or present,

I can talk about yours, whether it's past or present.

Back in the day, that's the way we would come back at each other.

Well, why you think she was so offended?

I don't know, Towanda. I don't care, if you wanna know the truth.

Well, there's no need to let anything fester.

Tamar said what she said, I said what I said. That's the end of it.

There's a period at the end of that sentence.

So, we're gonna go on with business as usual, and keep it moving.

'Cause we're sisters, that's what we do.

Trina, what's going on with Bar Chix?

I wanna open up an outside dining area at Bar Chix.

A place to sit outside and have cocktails and drinks and stuff.

But there's only one problem.

I can't even open up my... patio at Bar Chix,

because I'm like, I don't want birds to fly in.

So, I've got to find a more expensive one that closes it in

because I don't want birds and stuff all on the outside of my--

That's why, you guys know, I never eat outside.

I really want to get this patio at Bar Chix done

and I can't do that if I'm worried about a bird

coming and flying in and sitting at a table

and enjoying dinner along with me.

So, if I can get rid of this bird phobia

I can move on to the next plan level for Bar Chix.

I can't do it anymore.

You know how you're not scared of anything?

- Mm-hmm. - I don't wanna be scared of anything.

You understand what I'm saying?

I can't enjoy the beach, although I love the beach.

...birds-- what? There are birds!

Can we stay-- whatever we do, can we stay away from the birds?

Yes, we're staying away from the birds, come on.

I am so sick and tired of being afraid of birds!

I can't even tell you. I need to do something

to finally be rid of this ridiculous phobia.

Strawberry shortcake for you, and this for you.

I'm sorry, what's this right here?

It's dulce de leche.

Ooh, dulce de leche.

Enjoy, ladies.

Dulce de leche.

Can I taste your dulce de leche?

Yes, Towanda, you dummy.

They were trying to make it fancy, with their fancy pants on.

Too sweet.

Okay, great.

Fantastic. All right, I'll talk to you soon. Bye.

- Hi! - Hello, there.

- How are you? - Good, good, good.

Today, I am meeting with David Strasberg,

my wonderful, fabulous acting coach that I love.

I have to admit, it was a little scary

to take this leap into my acting career,

but I am proud of myself for actually doing it.

We've done a couple of performances now,

a couple of projects that you've done for me

and the next one's gonna be a monologue.

A monologue really is-- it's a truth-teller.

There's nowhere to hide in a monologue.

I've picked a monologue for you,

an interesting monologue, I think, you know.

So, I've got that waiting for you. You can pick that up.

And then I'm gonna want you to really immerse into that character.

Okay.

I know-- I think you're talented.

- Thank you. - When you're with me, you're working hard.

- Mm-hmm. - You know?

But what I wonder, really, is like,

what are you doing in your time between seeing me?

What I'm looking for is a sign of more commitment.

Being all in.

And I wanna see that, sort of, on stage and on camera for you.

- Okay. - And then also, I'd just like to see you more.

It is true that I go a long time without meeting up

with my acting coach, David,

but it's just so hard juggling school,

my kids, and all the traveling.

I have to be honest, it's just, it's getting too much for me.

It's just becoming too much for me.

You know, we have a fair stretch of time

- between our visits... - Yeah. Mm-hmm.

and it's hard to re-train habits

when you've got all this other time with you being-- right?

So, you know, I'm feeling like you need more attention in that way.

Are you willing to give that?

I'm gonna tell you something. I was Toni's background singer for a long time.

- I've retired from doing that. - Uh-huh.

- I'm 100% committed,100%. - Great.

I'm just really excited about this new journey.

- I am so excited. - That is so great.

- We have work to do. - Yes, we do.

David is so not playing around with me.

He means business, and...

he is asking for a lot more from me,

Towanda the actress.

I just have to admit, this has gotten so real,

so fast.

I'm gonna pick up the monologue downstairs, right?

Pick it up downstairs. Marian will get it to you.

- Thank you! - Bye-bye.

Tamar picked me up from my hotel to do a little shopping,

and there's something I've been thinking about doing

and I wanna share with her and see what she thinks about it.

Girl, did you know that Towanda wanted to go camping?

- I'm not going camping. - You're not gonna even go?

No, I do not like ants, I don't like spiders.

I don't like birds, I don't like cats--

Don't you hate birds? Do you hate those little effers?

- Yes, I don't like snakes. - I can't walk outside because there are birds.

There are bird baths at my house I'm taking down.

You know you on this planet called Earth, right?

- Yes! - Yeah.

You never heard of the birds and the bees?

They gonna be around forever.

I'm tired of being afraid. I was thinking about going to see a hypnotherapist.

- To do what? - So I can stop...

- being afraid of birds. - Okay.

Would you just go to a hypnotherapist to support me?

Mmm.

I don't know why Tamar's so hesitant

about me going to hypnotherapy.

It's therapy!

Besides, I can use all the support I can get

so I don't chicken out.

No pun intended.

They gonna put you under hypnosis, right?

Mm-hmm.

Which is probably witchcraft, and then...

No, you know I don't do witchcraft.

I'm just saying, how do you know?

You being put under a spell, same thing.

- It's not a spell. - Yeah, it is.

Tamar thinks undergoing hypnotherapy

is witchcraft,

but... speaking with a medium isn't?

You know, I've decided we need to hire, like, a medium.

Yeah, I thought he was talented.

That's not something that I invite into my life.

What, an angel whisperer?

If that's something that you invite in your life, that's you, but--

Let's see, going under hypnotherapy,

to get a cure.

Speaking to dead people in transcending messages.

Therapy.

Witchcraft.

I'll go to hypnosis to support you, but I'm gonna tell you something,

if they bring a bird in, that's it.

I'd be pissed if they brought a bird in.

You been doing a lot of white stuff lately.

- What's "white stuff"? - You know, black people

usually don't go to hypnosis.

Black people don't go to therapy.

- Black people should go to therapy. - Yeah, but we don't.

- Therapy's for everyone. - You know what our therapy is?

- Hmm? - We cook for each other.

We do cook for each other, but after we eat,

the problems are still there.

Trina, therapy and chicken therapy is the same thing.

- Tell me how it equivocates. - You eat a piece of chicken, you feel better,

you go to the therapist, you feel better,

except for you saved yourself $200.

Therapy's about resolve, it's about...

closure. A chicken doesn't give you closure.

- Yes, it does. - No, it doesn't.

- Many times. - Tell me, how does chicken give you closure?

You full, and you go to sleep and close your eyes.

And then you wake up and the problems are still there.

Same thing with a therapist.

But you're eating a chicken.

Yeah, you ate it. You ate the problem.

Shouldn't have been clucking.

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values."

Bring up the anxiety. Allow it to peak.

Run from the golden light.

You still scared of birds?

- So, what you trying to say? -No, no, I'm not--

Is it some underhanded ?

Hold up, hold up.

Why are you taking it right there?

Why are you so busy?

Because she stays busy in these

streets.

Well, these people in New York

is interested in doing a Broadway play with you.

- Oh, wow. - Yeah.

- That's kind of dope. - That's really dope.

You mean, like, writing one?

Yeah, like help creating it. All that stuff.

I think that is absolutely amazing.

I get to write my own story.

Yup.

Like, and of, like, my life?

Or, like, all of us?

I mean, that's up to you guys. Like, he thinks that, you know,

you can definitely do it and it would be great for you.

- That's super cool. - He wanted us to give him a call.

Are you cool with that?

Yeah.

I seriously can't believe that me and my sisters

have this opportunity to do our own Broadway show.

Like, this is one those things

that I never thought of in a million years

that would ever come up for us. I'm just so excited.

- Hi, there. - Hey, David.

So, I'm sitting here with Tamar

and I just told her the news about, you know,

you being interested in creating some type of Broadway play with her.

I think the idea of doing a "Braxton Family" on Broadway

is really exciting.

I think with your talent and background,

it could really be something.

When can we sit down and talk about it further?

I'm so excited about it.

As early as next week, if that works for you guys.

It absolutely does!

Let me see. I'm free.

Sounds great, I look forward to it.

I think it'll be terrific.

I'm so excited because I'm gonna bring

all of my sisters together

and I'm gonna surprise them

with this amazing opportunity

and I just can't wait to see

the reactions on their faces

because this is, like, a once-in-a-lifetime

dream-come-true, you know, situation for us.

Okay, talk to you soon. Bye.

-All right, bye. - Bye-bye.

That is amazing.

I'm sorry, I gotta shout. How do you not shout?

Mmm, mmm, mmm.

Thank you! Oh, we did it.

You're crazy.

Hello.

- Hey, ladies, how you doing? - Hey, Michael.

- You guys ready to work out? -No.

Come on, now.

I understand you just had your uterus "tooken" out, huh?

Really, my uterus? Just take everything.

Just leave the ovaries there, Lord Jesus.

All right.

- But you gotta-- - Yes, I did, I had a procedure done. Yes.

Right. So you have to do low impact, right?

- Yes. - Okay.

How you feeling today. Are you good? You ready?

No. I hate working out.

Come on, girl. You gotta pick that energy up.

But I hate working out!

When the girls and I are in L.A.,

and have time to spend together,

we usually grab dinner, a little cocktail or something,

but today we decided

to do something a little more active.

Go ahead, we're ready.

Can we go into some weight training?

- Sure. - Let's grab our weights.

If I'm gonna be a Hollywood actress,

I have to really start working out,

like, all the time, like, every day

because I have a lot of competition

that be having bomb bodies like this,

you know what I mean?

And I just want my body to be even more fabulous.

-5, 6... - Towanda,

how many times you been out here to L.A. now?

A hundred.

But you been here so much. Are you trying to move here?

Nobody trying to move to California unless I have a fabulous job.

- 3... - I just have to get my training here, though.

Trying to get my acting on. You know what I mean, Traci?

So, that means, like, all summer long, then.

Just for a few weeks.

- What about me? - You can come out here.

Go straight up.

When I come out here, it's no more than, like--

I can't do no more than, like, eight days at a time,

because I miss my kids. But, now that they're out of school,

I think they should come out here while I'm out here doing my thing.

So, that means you plan on staying out here--

Just for a little bit till I'm finished doing my craft.

I'm just a little selfish because I'm used to being able to spend time with you.

Come out here, Trina.

Well, I can't come out, because my life and my bar is in Georgia.

See, this is very difficult. It's very challenging.

I'll come back to see you and stuff.

I've already got reservations of being away for long stretches of time,

away from my kids,

and now hearing Trina worry

makes it even more complicated for me.

I'm not sure what to do at this point.

I don't know who to make happy, Trina, my kids, or David. I don't know what to do.

But, there's a lot of jobs in Atlanta--

- Ladies, can I get 10 more, please? - Okay, sorry.

- But what I'm saying, is, Trina-- - 10, 9...

Keep them elbows up, ladies.

8... triceps.

I feel like a velociraptor.

What is wrong with you?

You gotta make the noise.

Jurassic World!

Isn't it? Isn't that how you feel with your arms all back here like that?

- That's it. - Little chicken or something.

- That's what I feel like. - That's too funny.

Towanda, that was great acting you did.

Well, see, thank you, Traci.

I became the raptor.

Biceps, one. There we go.

Well, are we having empty nest syndrome?

Well, Mommy keeps spending all her time--

Ladies.

In Los Angeles.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Toni, Tamar, and now you.

But Trina, it's not like a move thing, it's a situation.

- I'm sorry, Michael. - Sorry.

It's just a temporary situation.

It's gonna be an eventual move thing though, Towanda.

Trina.

If I'd have know that, I would've--

If the whole family was gonna be over here on the West Coast

I would have opened Bar Chix on the West Coast.

Just open up a bar out here.

- It's a whole lot of money though. - Listen to this.

Really? I can't go like that, now.

- That's a lot. - It's using your butt.

Thanks, Michael. We're gonna get a cocktail.

- Yeah. -Yeah, I need one now.

I need to replenish my liquids because I was sweating.

We all know that I hate birds.

She had that fear from a little child.

Remember that movie that came out, "The Birds"?

Today is the day I'm having my hypnosis session with Dr. Tammy.

And Tamar's letting me use her guest house

and I've invited the entire family to be here for my support

because frankly, I'm just a little nervous about it.

I've never been hypnotized before

and I would rather have them here so I don't freak out

and bail on the whole thing.

So, where is the hypnotist?

She's actually coming here. Tamar said I could have my therapist here.

Yeah, absolutely. You can have the pool house, all you want.

Trina has always been afraid of birds.

I'm tired of holding her hand and carrying her across the threshold

when she sees a bird or a duck or something.

- Hi. - Hi, how are you?

- I'm Dr. Tammy. - I'm Trina's mother.

Nice to meet you.

Dr. Tammy, she put me in the mind of the flower child,

the crystals on her arms and what have you.

All she needed was, like, a flower,

and she would have been off the chain.

So, Trina tells us that you are a hypnotist?

I am a metaphysical counselor.

I have a degree in clinical hypnosis

and I have a PhD in metaphysical science.

Okay.

Trina has a phobia.

Fear of birds.

My fear about birds has become all-consuming

and I'm starting to think that hypnotherapy

will be the only way to help me rise like a phoenix

and free myself of this avian aversion.

You like that?

So, what do we do?

We go into the unconscious mind

where you have this behavior,

and we change it.

Are you guys gonna stay in, or are you guys--

We'll be back. We'll be back, doctor.

-Yeah, we gonna just let-- - I don't want it to ricochet

right off of you, and jump onto me.

Yeah, we gonna be back.

Okay, we'll be back.

Trina can use my pool house for that witchcraft stuff

but don't expect me to sit there while it's happening.

That's just not my ministry.

I mean, I love me some Trina, but

I'm gonna support her from my house.

I'm going to teach you how to relax.

When you encounter a bird

you cannot have anxiety

and be relaxed at the same time.

I'm ready.

Hey, little girl, how are you?

Good, good, good.

What you doing here?

- Oh, that's it. - Trina getting hypnotized.

I don't wanna go in there, but I think Towanda should go in there

and be like, "Don't get back with Gabe."

Allow your body to be at peace.

I am guided through this relaxation process

with Dr. Tammy

and she talks me all the way through it.

And you have reached your destination.

And what do you see?

Birds.

I am just, like, not ready for this.

I feel like freaking out and running away.

I don't know if this is gonna work.

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values."

Mommy has some bad news.

There should be no one getting offended with me asking questions.

- Is that what that is? - I'm flabbergasted right now.

Okay.

- Oh, that's it. - Trina getting hypnotized.

I don't wanna go in there, but I think Towanda should go in there

and be like, "Don't get back with Gabe."

I want you to see yourself

at the park.

You are divinely protected,

reminding yourself that you are safe

at all times.

You see the feathers,

see them pecking, hissing.

Bring up the anxiety.

Allow it to peak.

And watch it dissipate.

And each and every time

you encounter a bird

you will bring up calm,

and you will bring up relaxed.

You are in control.

Don't get back with Gabe.

Run from the golden light.

What?

Thank you, guys, for interrupting my session.

You're welcome. You still scared of birds?

I don't think it works like that. I'm not sure.

- Baak-baak! -Exposure therapy...

is a must, and if you can do it

with your visualization,

then you can do it when you're exposed.

- Can we go with you? - Would you mind?

No, we don't mind. We would like to go.

My sisters broke me out of my hypnosis

before Dr. Tammy was finished,

so I'm not sure if it actually worked or not,

but I have to try.

Thank you so much. You're just always the best ever in life.

- You're welcome, sweetheart. - Thank you. I appreciate you.

-Hello? - Hey.

- Hey, what's going on? - Oh, nothing.

I was just calling to check up on the children.

I miss the children a whole bunch.

And it's hard, it's kind of challenging,

because making the tough decisions of,

"Okay, is it gonna be this? Am I gonna go ahead and continue

doing my acting stuff? And then my kids..."

It's just a lot. It's really challenging.

The balance of it is challenging.

Yeah, we miss you being here, but you know, you gotta do what you gotta do.

You're a working mom now, so hey.

Okay, can I see the children, please?

Can I see the kids?

- Yes, hold on. -Hi!

- Hi. - I miss you guys so much.

Mommy missed you so much.

Okay, guys,

Mommy has some bad news.

Mommy's gonna be out here a little longer.

So I'm not sure when I'm gonna be able to come home

because I got a lot of stuff to do, okay?

- Brooke? - Okay.

We just have to figure out something for you guys to come and see me.

Okay.

- Okay? - Okay.

I'm sorry.

- It's okay. - So I-- you guys are so understanding.

I'm a mom and I'm an aspiring actress.

I don't want to be one or the other. I don't.

I wanna have it all

and I'm trying to figure out how to do that

the best way that I know how.

Can you give Daddy the phone?

-Yes. - That was very, very difficult

telling them that.

Yeah, I understand that.

They're getting bigger, they can handle it now.

Yeah,

but I can't handle it now.

I have to tell you that I have the best kids in the world

because they're so understanding

and they know that Mommy loves them

with all of her heart.

And I'm only doing this

for the betterment of our family household,

of their lives and my life.

So thank you, Braxton and Brooke.

We're gonna FaceTime every day, okay?

- Okay. - Promise.

- Love you guys. -Say, "Bye, Mommy."

Brooke and Braxton: Bye, Mommy.

That was hard.

Trina, you know, you drive like Mommy.

I mean, remember how Mommy used to drive when we was little

and we felt like Mommy could not drive?

I make sure I'm a fantastical driver.

- Oh, you are? - Uh-huh.

- I think I'm a little too angsty to-- - Are you "angst-ious"?

I'm not full of anxiety, but I'm kind of angsty.

While driving to the park, I am anticipating

walking through all of these huge ducks

and just trying to get dominion

over the birds

as opposed to letting myself succumb to my phobia.

It's a really weird time for me right now.

I-- I'm just glad I have you guys to take my mind off of it.

I mean, 'cause I feel like my therapy is working,

but, like, I will not-- I won't know until I get there.

- Mm-hmm. - I should have worn tennis shoes so I can run.

Why did I sit in the back?

Towanda, but why would you sit in the back

- when you have motion sickness? - I didn't know that you--

I didn't know you were gonna drive like Traci.

- I don't drive like Traci. - Towanda, where's Traci?

You gotta wait till this motion sickness stops.

I ain't waiting till nothing.

- I'm calling her thineself. -

- Traci. - Hi. Traci!

-Yeah. Hey. - What you doing?

I was like, "Where is Traci

Renee?"

Where is Traci Braxton?

Where is Traci Braxton?

- Where is Traci Braxton? - Tamar, I'm trying to drive! Move your hand!

- That's a-- - I'm trying to get you ready for these ducks.

- What you say? -You know what, Tamar?

All right, Traci, I'll call you back, you know?

I was hoping Traci could come with us today,

but she's booked, child.

And I'm sitting in this car dying to tell the girls

about this Broadway idea,

but it's better to wait

until after we meet with the producers

to know more about the project.

- Hey, Trina? - Mm-hmm?

Do you wanna play "Duck, Duck, Goose"?

You know what, Tamar? That's wrong.

- Are you scared like that? - You can say duck and duck and goose.

- You can say those words. - That's a game, Trina.

I could tell that Trina don't wanna get to the park and see these damn birds.

Like, the closer we get, the slower her ass drives.

I'm onto you, Trina Braxton. You ain't slick.

I'm a great driver.

Didn't you feel safe the whole time?

- Yes, you did. - I mean, you can't help but to.

- Exactly. - It felt like we was pushing a wheelchair.

Well, but you felt safe the whole time.

Seems like to me you should've had a shot or something first.

-Yeah. -Maybe I can take a shot after I'm finished.

Yeah, on you. We can go and you take care of--

I don't care. I'll pay for it. I can pay five of them.

- Oh, say it again in my phone. - I don't care. I'm-- if I can do this,

I'll pay for five of them each.

- Did you hear that? - I think you can do this.

The scariest part of this process

is actually not even walking through the birds.

It's that lead up, you know,

that anxiety of like, "Oh, my gosh, I'm about to do it.

Oh, my gosh, I'm about to do it."

There are birds all around this path in the park

and my goal is to be able to walk down the path

without freaking out and running away.

I think you should twerk to the birds.

- Trina, twerk to the birds. - I can't twerk to the birds, Tamar.

Twerk to the birds, twerk to the birds.

Twerk, twerk, twerk, twerk, twerk to the birds.

- Come on. - I can't.

- Come on, Trina! - Stop! Like, I'm sweating on my forehead!

Well, I'm trying to get you to, like-- you have to distract yourself.

I am!

My whole body is just getting really, really hot

and I can feel my armpits,

like, have beads of sweat

and the Mounds and the Almond Joys

are starting to sweat all in between

the Mountain Dews and stuff.

I'm like, "Oh, my gosh, I don't know if I can do this. Ugh!"

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values"...

Why y'all running?!

I'm like, "Wait, wait, I wanna be saved, too!

- What's going on?" - It's like I'm gonna cry, to be honest.

This is my new place that I rented out!

Really? Yay!

Ain't no yay!

I'm telling you I wanna be scared of the things I'm scared of.

- Who wants to be afraid? - I don't ever wanna get over

my phobia of snakes and stuff, ever.

I'm not afraid of fish. I'll go fishing.

- I'm afraid of fish. - You're afraid of fish?

- Do you eat fish? - Well,

depending on what we're talking about, Trina.

- We're talking about-- - You know what? You're just a nasty little monkey.

No, I'm not. I was talking about--

I don't eat that kind of fish.

I eat salmon, I eat, um--

Chilean sea bass is my favorite.

- I don't eat that. - What?

They got a smell-- that got a stench to it.

- What, Chilean sea bass? - Mm-hmm, smell like old panties.

- It doesn't-- oh, my gosh! - Mm-hmm.

Don't worry about the birds.

They're just birds.

I have dominion over the beasts of the field.

-Just keep breathing. -I feel like I'm gonna cry, to be honest.

- You did it! - Go on this side.

Too much-- stop it!

I have dominion over the beasts of the field.

- You did it! - Walk that way.

I have dominion over the beasts of the field.

- I have dominion over the beasts of the field. -You're good!

You've never gotten this close!

- Thank God I-- - Ooh, look at you!

- Stand right here. Just stand. -Ooh!

Look at you, Trini-Wini, you did it!

I'm okay.

I have dominion over the beasts of the field.

I had a soap sliver of doubt going into this,

but, you know, I can do all things through Christ,

who strengthens me.

- Wait, tell me when. - One, two, three.

Why y'all running?!

When my sisters take off running,

the first thing that I think is that they see something that I didn't see.

And they're just grabbing each other and not me.

I'm like, "Wait, wait, I wanna be saved, too! What's going on?"

I can't run in these shoes.

I'm okay. I'm okay.

But then I figured out in my head

that this is their way of making sure that I accomplish this goal

and do it on my own.

Okay.

I'm okay.

It's a battle that's within myself

and it's something that I had to endure on my own.

And I did it! I did it all by myself!

I did it.

I did it! I did it by myself!

I did it by myself!

- I did it by myself! -Yeah!

- Yay! - Whoo!

Yay, Trini-Wini!

By us running away from Trina,

it actually worked!

Trina was able to face her fears alone

and she conquered it.

I don't know why she's afraid of birds.

Her brother-in-law is a bird man.

Well, how do you feel?

I feel-- I feel okay. Like, I stink.

- That's okay. - Like, really bad.

- Like, honest to God. - No! How do you feel?

I promise I j-- I feel like I just ran a marathon

and I just won the gold medal. I do it by myself!

- You wanna do it again? - Oh, (bleep) no!

I had no idea I had so much strength inside of me.

I feel like I just conquered the world

and nothing can stop me.

Nothing can stop me now.

Oh.

Okay. Towanda, you have to smell me, I promise.

- Trina. - Towanda, I smelled your vagina.

- You can smell my armpits. - My vagina smelled amazing.

- But that-- - That's a little different.

It don't smell bad!

- Does it smell like anxiety? - No!

Trina, it just-- it makes me hungry.

- What? - It smells like a cheesesteak.

- It does not! - It does not smell like a chee--

- Grilled onions. -It does not.

- Hey, guys. - Hello, hello!

- How are ya? - Hey, Tamar.

- Hi. - Two of the biggest producers on Broadway

have set up a meeting to talk about bringing the Braxtons to Broadway

and I cannot wait

to talk about what an amazing opportunity this could be.

These guys have produced big Broadway shows

like "Spiderman: Turn off the Dark"

and "Ghost the Musical."

They definitely know what they're doing.

We wanted to get together today

and talk about, uh, the Braxton family on Broadway.

David Garfinkle: Great. Certainly the family

has an incredible musical legacy.

And if you look at what's going on on Broadway right now,

people are really interested in the stories

of some of the iconic singers

and families.

We would obviously need to brainstorm

and come down as to which and what stories we're going to tell

and how are we gonna tell them.

And then the music continues to buttress that.

Sitting here thinking about it,

I'm thinking of the Braxton family show

being the modern day "Dreamgirls"

because our story is not too farfetched from that.

At the end of the day, everybody has the same dream.

And of course with that being said,

you know, there's a lot of obstacles

that we all had to come, you know, over.

I think so many people can relate to that. That's a really great idea.

That is an interesting take on it.

Child, we can all make some gold, old sleep money doing this kind of show.

That's when you're sleeping at home

and you're comfortable in your socks in your bed

and you're still making that coin.

Implementing our story and where we come from

and to the point where we are now,

I think, would be a very interesting story

- people would love to see. - Absolutely.

I'm excited and I really, really want to do this

and I know once I explain it to my sisters,

they're gonna be just as elated as I am.

So call me after you talk to your sisters

and let's set up the next meeting.

- Okay. - Well, I look forward to making it happen.

Yes.

I just can't believe the Braxtons gonna be on Broadway.

Like, I still have to talk to my sisters about it,

but I am sure they're gonna be down.

I mean, who wouldn't wanna be down on Broadway?

- Cheers. -Cheers to the future.

- And to the Braxtons. I'll take that. -And to the Braxtons.

Braxtons on Broadway. Yes!

- Got some nice doors. - This is really nice.

- Yeah! Why are we here? - Isn't this nice?

Why are we here?

- You guys like it? -Yeah.

- You do? - What we doing?

It's-- are we meeting somebody here?

Yeah, yeah, you're meeting somebody here.

- Who? - I just-- can't just walk in people's houses

- and just go in and sit down. - Well, have a seat

because this is my new place that I rented out!

- Really? Yay! - What?!

- This is nice! - Ain't no yay!

Why isn't it yay, Trina?

I had to rent something.

- How long you gonna be here for? - I don't know.

It's just a beautiful feeling

to know that I have my children's blessing,

they understand.

And then Andre being the great dad that he is

is just going to, you know, continue being there for them.

I think-- actually, I don't think.

I know I've made the right decision.

- Aw, she's coming back, Tri. - I'm not moving, Trina.

I think it's a great thing Towanda wants to move,

you know, to LA to pursue her acting career.

I mean, this is where her school is,

so why not?

- I'm not moving. - She's trying to pursue something

- that she loves to do. - This is a temporary situation is all.

I love Toni and I love Tamar

but I can't, like, stay with them like that.

- Mm-mm. - I was like, "I'm just gonna go ahead and rent something."

The hotel was very expensive for the month.

- Yes. - So I was like, "The money that I spend at the hotel

- I can just rent"-- yeah. -You can get a place. Yeah!

- That makes sense. - I am hoping

that this shows David

how committed I am to acting.

It's been my lifelong dream

and I'm excited about spending more time

working on my craft!

I can't wait till the kids can say

Mommy's in a movie.

So when the kids coming back out?

Soon and very soon. You know I won't--

- I can't be away from my babies that long. - We know, Towanda.

I'm glad it's summer because they're not in school.

I don't have to worry about them being in school.

I just have to find them a good camp.

Well, don't send them

to what Eric and Kevin and Caleb went to.

- That was golf camp. - 'Cause you know they stole

- That was different. - the golf cart

- when they was little. - They did not steal it.

They were joyriding and that's the difference.

- They went joyriding in a cart? - At the-- the golf cart--

they were-- but they were in golf camp!

- So they stole the golf cart? - They did not.

They went joyriding. That was the difference.

- Trina, what's the-- - No, because stealing it

- is like-- mm. - Eric was driving.

- Go ahead, tell me the difference. - Stealing it

is, like, trying to take it home.

There's a difference. They didn't steal it.

But did they get in the cart without asking?

- They did not ask. - Did they drive off without asking?

- Yes. - They didn't drive off the premises.

- They brought it back. - It's funny.

That was funny, but we gotta make sure

that they don't go to the same camp.

The Braxton name is tainted.

Just tarnished.

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values"...

I didn't have any further conversation with anybody.

I didn't have a further meeting with nobody.

It shouldn't be this, though.

I cannot say that I'm on board

because I'm feeling some sort of way.

I'm so overexcited

to tell the girls about my meeting with the Broadway producers.

So I invited them all over for dinner

to tell them all about it.

- Hey. - Hi!

What you making?

- I'm making enchiladas! - Whoo!

Well...

- What's that mean? Give me a kiss. -Mm-wah!

Mm-wah! And mm-wah.

- I don't want that, Miss Traci. - Y'all got cilantro right there

- and nobody got time for that. - Traci, I got cilantro,

- but I got the ex-cilantro for you. - No, 'cause I could smell it

- when I came over there and kissed you... - You need somebody to help you?

Mm-mm.

Tamar's asked us to come over to her house today

and I have no idea why.

Have y'all ever wanted to go to New York

to see that, uh-- what's the name of that play?

- "Chorus Line"? - "Hamilton."

You tried and now the "Chorus--

- I've always wanted to see "Chorus Line," - Come on, 1980!

but I still have never seen it. You ask everyone, I've never--

- Have you seen it on Broadway? - Yes.

- I haven't seen it on Broadway. - No, but have y'all heard of the play "Cats"?

Yes, of course. It won a Tony.

So I got to thinking

wouldn't it be great to have us on Broadway?!

The Braxtons on Broadway!

I have no idea

what Tamar's trying to get at.

It looks like "Chorus Line."

What is this all about?

Why does she have a top hat and a cane?

It's the Braxtons. It's all of us.

It's all of our characters.

It's not us per se on stage.

It's actors coming on stage

being us.

What would the storyline be about?

Well, I don't know. We would come-- come up with it

- with the producers. - Who's the producers?

Um, they did...

"Spiderman."

They did "Ghost."

They did "Cinderella."

I'm just, "Huh?"

Like, I have no clue to what's going on.

Like, who are the producers? Who are the writers?

I'm a businesswoman first and if I don't know what's going on,

I can't just say yes.

Y'all ain't shouting?

- I would like some more understanding. - Mm-hmm.

That's-- that's it.

I mean, we can sit down with the producers

and you can ask all the questions that you wanna ask.

I mean, a brand-new show takes about--

about a year or two to create.

Um, and that's it.

Y'all-- why don't y'all seem excited?

And I really expected everybody

to be super excited about this project

and they're acting like somebody done died up here.

I mean, what happened?

For you, should feel-- feeling excited

because you know all the details

- you know all the preliminaries. - I don't know all the details.

- Exactly. - I don't know all the details.

I had one introduction

"I am interested" meeting.

That's what you do and then you come

and bring it to your family and be like,

"People are interested in doing a Broadway show with the Braxtons."

Well, how long ago was your meeting?

When we was in New York City.

When were you in New York

and why weren't we invited?

What-- so what you trying to say?

- No, no, no. - What you trying to say?

Is this some underhanded (bleep)? Like, don't do that

- 'cause it wasn't that. - Don't you do that--

Why do you take it-- why do you take it right there?

Well, I'm just letting everybody know

- that it's not what it is. - Anybody say that?

Why are you jumping? Why are you jumping?

I'm not jumping. I'm just letting everybod--

I'm not jumping.

I think just sitting in the kitchen

and-- and just saying, "Oh, okay, let's do this,"

it-- that's just-- that's not enough.

I-- I need, you know,

to-- to be involved

in a process that involves my life

and my life story.

I didn't say that was a deal that was done.

Everybody was like, "Uh, what's the story about?"

- Okay, well, I don't know. - No, we don't need that type of attitude.

- I have an additional meeting... - No one did that.

We wanna do a Broadway show with the Braxtons

and y'all looking at me like I done told you I stole your bae.

No, we-- we're supposed to ask questions, Tamar.

We're supposed to ask.

There should be no one getting offended

- with me asking questions. - Is that what that is?

- Absolutely. - Or is it that-- or is it that--

or is it that I say, "Guys, we have an opportunity

- to put the Braxtons on Broadway - No, absolutely.

and it's like...

You seem upset because it wasn't the response

that you were looking for, I guess.

I'm flabbergasted right now.

The side-eye's not necessary

- if you look at people like that. - Well, a little bit.

I went to an introduction meeting

that said, "Hey, guys,

we're interested in doing a Broadway show with the Braxtons."

I didn't have any further conversation with anybody.

I didn't have a further meeting with nobody

It shouldn't be this, though.

I cannot say that I'm on board

because I'm feeling some sort of way, okay?

You can't just set stuff up and not tell anybody.

- I'll be right back. -Okay.

Child, I just wanna drop this subject

'cause nobody's interested

and they're not seeing this big, old opportunity

this project could be for all of us, okay?

And nothing I say right now is gonna change their minds,

so, child, peace, I'm done.

We'll just call her later when she cools off.