90 Day Fiance-The Other Way; Season 6 Episode 8:

James & Metallica:

This week picked up where we left off….on the floor, where Metallica was but a blubbering heap laying at her mother’s sandals as she begged for forgiveness. Apparently she was worried that she had become a burden on her parents and their sprawling banana chip plantation. The Parents Metallica agreed to pay for the couple’s car debts so she could finally stop ugly-crying. James watched his wife’s groveling with confusion. He had only been an Indonesian for 48 hours, made some banana chips, and witnessed a full scale mental breakdown (That’s the deluxe tour package). Eventually Matata wiped her tears and assumed the upright position, as she and James headed off to their hotel. Once alone, he gave her the “I told you so” speech as to why they should have waited to get into any subjects with her parents until he was at least over the jet lag. She claimed the whole groveling ordeal was actually his fault, as he was egging her on to translate to her parents and made her bring up uncomfortable topics. Because she’s super scary when she’s mad, James conceded, and once again reminded her that their relationship was more important than anything. Elevators, Forest Jewelry, Banana Chips, and Car payments. But does the cheese taste good on the banana chips?? I can’t imagine what it tastes like…

Sean & Joanne:

Joanne prepared her home for the arrival of her mother, who was scheduled to cat-sit her fancy fluffy friend while she was in Ireland visiting my boyfriend (Also known as Sean). Mother Joanne arrived, already overwhelmed by the extensive cat instructions, and more concerned with Sean’s intentions with her daughter. She was already annoyed, feeling that he should have made a point to come to the US to meet her if he was serious about Joanne. They mother/daughter duo were joined by Joanne’s aunt Marilyn, who seemed to be there for moral support more than anything. The three discussed the trip with the boys, and how this long distance relationship would pan out if things were to get “very serious”. Joanne felt bad for hiding her secret marriage for the last two years, so she decided to blurt out the fact that the two were actually already hitched, causing Mother Joanne’s already frizzy hair to stand on end. She couldn’t believe her daughter hid such big news and was definitely not going to give the cat his extra special “shiny coat” supplements after this. 

Benson & Stabler:

The gals were spending their first night in their portable home and already hit a snag. The heat stopped working, which sent Statler’s monotone anxiety into overdrive.  Luckily Dempsey was able to call someone who helped walk her through (the “geek squad” of van-life, if you will) and got the heat a-heatin’. Their current crisis was averted, and glad they could share that with us and waste 15 minutes of our lives.

Corona & Ingi:

Corona geared up for a day of frozen thrift shopping by putting on a half-naked dress and giant boots. She was a little annoyed by Ingi’s lack of enthusiasm over her inappropriate attire, as he hardly gave her flap jacks a second glance. Never the less, she “soft partnered” with the best of them as she threw on a coat and off they went. Ingi took her to an antique mall of sorts where they perused aisles of chotchkies, which always works up an appetite. Ingi encouraged Corona to try a little local delicacy, without giving away the surprise. Slurped down the squishy substance which turned out to be “fermented shark” and apparently the vikings can’t get enough of it. Unfortunately for Corona (and the shark), the rotten stench and blubby texture were too much to bear. Luckily the snack bar had a few Eggo waffles laying around (garnished with a little Iceland flag for authenticity) which she had as a shark-chaser. 
She then brought up the subject of meeting the Family Ingi (Who we can call the “Fingi”) and hoped they would be able to accept all of her many quirks and irritating personality. Looks like we get to witness that encounter next week, fully equipped with Mother Fingi touching her hair. I’m hoping the “Soft family-partnering” policy is still in effect. ..

Josh & Lilybot3000:

It was day 4 of Josh’s new life in China, and he accompanied Lily to have dinner with her sister. Josh wanted to spill the tea on Lily’s life before him (Well, not literally, because they were actually drinking tea). Sister Lily described her as a “romantic girl”, since she had married a man she barely knew at 18 and wound up divorced. She was very concerned about Josh’s inability to work on the spousal Visa, and that Lily would now be stressed being the only one to pay for their elevatored home. 
I’m just here waiting for Lily to go on her inevitable rampage so I can write the screenplay for the horror movie.