90 Day Fiance, Season 10 Episode 1

Ashley & Manuel:
First on this newest season of the train wreck…
Ashley is a 32 year old self proclaimed witch from Rochester, NY (“Hocus Pocus” really had a big impact in her life). Her past times include reading tarot cards, playing with tuning bowls, and watching “The Craft”. When she’s not lighting incense from Spencer’s Gifts, she’s busy day-dreaming about her man-crush and future husband, Manuel.
Ashley met Manuel on a trip to Ecuador after having a vivid dream that she would meet a stranger in the jungle, where they’ve got fun and games. After meeting at a bar on New Year’s Eve, the two fell instantly in love and were engaged after only one week. They tried to keep the romance going with a long distance relationship, but ultimately ended up splitsville. After 7 years passed, they reconnected and Manuel proposed for the segunda vez (That’s “Second Time”, Kenny, and are you even back from Mexico City yet?!). They filed for the K-1 Visa (Our most favorite of the Visas) and now Manuel is preparing to come live with his very own witchy woman (Or “Witch-AY woman). Ashley is a bit nervous, being that Manuel has never been on a plane, and doesn’t speak any English, and was supposed to arrive within 1 day of their K1 Visa deadline (You’d have thought the tarot cards would have told her to plan a bit better).
Ashley met up with her friend group at a bar to discuss her upcoming adventures in love. Her entire group of friends must also have telepathic abilities since they all managed to wear the same beaded bracelets. Though she was excited about Manuel’s arrival, she noted there were a series of red flags, especially because Manuel had lied to his mother about his move. Apparently he had told Mama Manuel he was headed off to work construction somewhere, instead of mentioning that he was shacking up with Ashley. The friends Ashley all felt this was a bad sign, wondering why he wouldn’t be honest, especially since the two were getting married. Ashley noted that he planned to tell her afterwards, which of course will immediately gain her approval….
The next day it was finally time to pick Manuel up from the airport. Ashley left her clothing-clad pup, hopefully blew out all of her witchy candles, and got into the car. She began having a bit of a panic attack as she drove, feeling overwhelmed by the entire situation and if she was making the right decision to go through with everything since she did have a few doubts (and apparently got no insight from any of her spirit guides). She worried that Manuel may not even be at the airport, as he was supposed to make a connecting flight from Miami, but she hadn’t seen or heard from him and he hadn’t read any of her many messages. Previews for next week suggest that Ashely does reconnect with the Man-uel of her dreams. Can’t wait to see his “Luiz”-esq reactions to all her Bruja ways.

Jasmania & GeeKnow:
Continuing with their insane journey were Jasmine and Gino.
Jasmine’s friends picked her up in a phallically decorated party bus for a bachelorette party before she set off to Michigan. The girls danced and twerked their way through town, with Jasmine mooning people on the street, even accidentally showcasing her attributes to a few policemen. The bus pulled up to a bar where the party continued. Jasmine told her gal pals that she recently had a “Brazilian Butt Lift” procedure, as a wedding gift to Gino… that he paid for. Apparently he had given her a hefty enough allowance to spend on her wedding dress, which she managed to use for her butt enhancement. Though she knew he would be mad to hear about yet another procedure, she hoped he’d be happy with the results (Plus, there were no returns allowed). Technically, the butt lift would be something she’d be wearing to the wedding, so it only made sense that it came out of the correct funds. Jasmine’s friends questioned if she felt ready to make the move, especially since she was always fighting with Gino. She explained that despite it all, she was madly in love with Gino’s “flamingo legs”, lack of Brazilian butt lift, bald mullet, and thin lips. She admitted it was weird, but claimed to be turned on by all of his many awkward quirks, and has fun with him the 2% of the time they’re not screaming at each other (It’s 90 Day, we have to use percentages).
Back in Michigan…
Gino blinked awkwardly as he explained he was taking a leave of absence from his job as an automotive engineer to focus on acclimating Jasmine to life as a Michigander. He admitted their relationship is a daily rollercoaster ride, destined to make anyone nauseous. Gino went over most of the couple’s causes for chaos, which included the food he eats, the clothes he wears, the things he says, finances, unnecessary cosmetic procedures, how much “pop” he drinks, the fact that he says the word “pop” instead of “soda”, and the air he breathes. BUT SOMEHOW, the two lovebirds always seem to find a way back to each other and patch things up.
Next we saw Gino randomly in some woman’s house, presumably off of Craig’s List, as he looked into buying a used treadmill. He ran on the machine, taking it for a spin, thinking it might be a great welcome gift for his blushing bride to be. Ultimately he walked away from the purchase, afraid of spending too much money since he had left his job. He feared that Jasmine would be upset about having to watch their spending when she arrived, as he wouldn’t be working and have way more time available to fight.

Then we saw Jasmine meet up with her mom, sister, and young son- Juance (Which is pronounced like Beyonce, with a Juan in front), to discuss her upcoming move. She claims that her son got along very well with Gino when they had met on one of his many disastrous visits, and she hoped he’d be excited at the thought of moving to the US one day, despite the fact that she hadn’t yet told him she would be leaving soon. As the family sat at the table, Jasmine finally told Juance about her upcoming departure, which he seemed to take well, despite saying he’d miss her smile. She explained she planned to bring both of her children to the U.S. once she sorted things out in Michigan, so she and Gino could traumatize them with their fighting.
The next day, Jasmine took her dog Coco to get a fresh haircut for his big trip to the U.S. As she walked around the posh pet store picking up a few supplies, she stopped to video chat Gino. He was glad that the two would be there so soon, but concerned with Coco’s potty training status, as apparently the dog had been peeing all over the floor and had to wear diapers (Guess he’s not getting back the security deposit for the $3000/month apartment). Jasmine screamed at him that poor Coco suffers from extreme anxiety, which I’m sure stems from her upbringing….with them. (Note to Juance; Panama is beautiful this time of year. Just stay)
All of a sudden Jasmine’s face dropped, as she became suddenly upset, telling Gino about the message she received via Instagram from his sister in law regarding their wedding date. Apparently Sister in law Gino (Lauri) sent Jasmine a message, telling her not to plan the wedding between certain dates when she’d be out of town, as she wanted to attend. Jasmine took the message as a demand, feeling like it was yet another mark against her from Gino’s family. She thought Lauri was being rude, instead of seeing that both she and his brother would like to be in attendance to watch Gino walk down the aisle in an ill-fitted suit. Gino tried to squash Jasmine’s ridiculous accusations, which she felt were another example of how he chooses his family over her every time. Michigan is going to be a blast!

Sophie & Rob:
Sophie is a young fashion model from London, England, who happens to come from an extremely wealthy family, allowing her to travel abroad often and have the finer things in life. She explained that she did struggle a bit as a kid, being teased at her snooty private school for being mixed race, as her father was black and mother was white. As she got older, she was searching online for “cute mixed race guys” and came across Rob, a 32 year old guy from L.A.
Rob admitted he was a superficial guy looking for a very attractive woman to compliment his modelesque good looks. Upon receiving Sophie’s message on Instagram, he immediately called her on video chat to make sure she was real. The two spent the next 8 hours chatting and began a long distance relationship. Sophie even came to L.A. to stay for 2 months, and the two decided they wanted to be together, filing for the *Say it with me now* “K-1 VISA”, so Sophie could come live in his hood.
And hood it is, apparently. Rob lives in Englewood, which is a bit of a different atmosphere than what Sophie was used to. He explained that she might have some trouble adjusting to his lifestyle, being that he lives in a studio apartment without its own bathroom (aka a closet). He shares his tight living quarters with his pitbull, Rome, who luckily doesn’t have to wait in line for the apartment’s communal facilities. He did however plan to class-up the joint by throwing down a few extra insect traps around the room.
Back in London, Sophie Facetimed her mother, who she’s very close with, who happens to be anti-Rob. She refers to him as “Rob the Knob” (which I’m not translating for you, Kenny, but it’s something you saw at the club this season). Of course Mother Sophie doesn’t approve of her daughter leaving her “posh” lifestyle to shack up with a guy she feels is “lazy” who doesn’t even own his own toilet. Sophie assured her that she would work things out once she was there and get Rob into shape so they could make some moves.
Later on she did the obligatory “Meet with a friend who is concerned” bit, so she could once again discuss her plans. Sophie’s friend was worried about the relationship, being that she had confessed she found Rob sending dirty videos to other girls. Sophie managed to look past the distrust, blaming it on their distance, and convinced that no physical cheating had taken place. She also told her friend that she was finally ready to open up to Rob about being bixsexual, which she previously had not told anyone. Of course this seemed like it may be an issue, being that she had not yet explored that part of her sexuality and was about to get married at such a young age. Sophie was hoping that Rob would be accepting, and would maybe even let her explore. What could go wrong?

Back in L.A., Rob the Knob went to meet up with his friend to choreograph a special airport dance for Sophia upon her arrival so he can propose to her with style. His friend mentioned some concerns, as it appeared upon her last visit to the states, Sophie was on the dating app Bumble, supposedly looking for “friends”…through dates. Rob tried to reassure his buddy that the dating scandal was a thing of the past, though he was vague about whether or not it had actually happened. Rob’s friend tried to caution him about taking the big leap with someone he doesn’t feel he could trust, thinking that his pal is not yet ready to make that kind of commitment.
Looks like this relationship might be on the fast track down the toilet…which is not inside of the apartment.

Nikki/Nicole & Justin:
Nikki is a 47 year old feisty blonde ready to give Darcey and Stacey a run for their money. Much like her predecessors, Nikki has had every type of plastic surgery available, and has even become a famous recording artist under the name “Nikki Exotica”. The pseudo Barbie loves all-pink everything, even driving a pink convertible, and works as a makeup artist/beauty consultant. Though she realizes a lot of people have things to say about her nips and tucks, she feels like all of her bodily upgrades have made her able to be her own biggest fan.
Nicole (the version of her personality that is more of a homebody) explained that she was once engaged to a Russian immigrant, who was deported back to Moldova (home of the moldy jello) for a crime he had committed. She decided to fly out to surprise him so they could be together, but was met with surprise when she found out he was shacked up with another woman. Devastated, she decided to make the most of her trip by going on an online dating site where she met Ygor, a young guy wearing a majestic white tiger t-shirt. She lovingly renamed him after Justin (Of the Timberlake persuasion), unable to fathom being with Frankenstein’s assistant, and the rest was history. After dating long distance for some time, Justin-gor proposed, making Nikki the happiest girl in the world. The two applied for a K1 Visa, and he came to stay with her in New Jersey, but things seemed to go downhill fast. Nikki felt like Justin wasn’t pulling his weight as a house-husband, and Justin had a hard time finding out he was essentially marrying a former husband. That is, Nikki finally revealed to him at that time that she is trans. After two years of being together and an engagement, Justin felt completely blindsided, and immediately left.
Now much older and allegedly wiser, they reconnected and met up in Mexico where Justin proposed for a second time, having come around to the idea of being together despite her past.
Nikki planned on heading to the Moldy-O to see if the relationship was really ready for a second round of the K1 Visa, as two times is the limit.
Nikki sat for a video chat with Ygor Timberlake, who was nervous about her upcoming visit, as MoldyOva isn’t very accepting of trans people. Luckily Mother Justin approves of the relationship, and is in on the whole truth. Nikki was concerned about the couple’s sex life, being that she felt that Justin had been less interested in her sexually since finding out the truth. She was hoping that the bedroom situation will go back to how they originally were when they had first met (I thought all Maldovans liked a little meat in the jello?!)