Braxton Family Values Season 2, Episode 8: NYC or Bust

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R.E.S.P.E.C.T

First they’re bickering, then they’re booty shaking – Trina, Towanda, Traci, Toni and Tamar are back. When Evelyn and Traci visit Toni in LA, tensions flare due to Tamar’s newfound fame. Trina’s marriage is put to the test thanks to her new houseguests, and Toni admits she’s been seeing her ex.

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2

Beauty School Drop-Out

Unhappy with the producer Vince has chosen for her, Tamar goes behind his back to meet with someone else. Traci considers opening a salon and Towanda attempts to whip Toni’s new assistant into shape.

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3

A Snooping Dog

Gabe and Trina fight over the GPS he installed in her phone while Tamar flies to Chicago to be a guest D.J. After talking to Towanda about their relationship, Andre’s inspired to write a book.

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4

New Doo-Whop Chick

Toni asks Traci to back her as a singer for a show in Indiana, and also asks Tamar to teach Traci the choreography, but the lesson takes a bad turn when Traci walks off the stage; and Trina meets Evelyn's new boyfriend.

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5

The Graduate

Trina graduates from business school and receives a surprise from her dad and also throws a party to celebrate; and Toni and Tamar fight when Toni announces that she's firing her manager.

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The Family Unites

Toni has surgery; Andre writes a book; Tamar heads into the studio for the recording of her album Love and War.

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7

Family Feuding

Trina and Gabe agree it’s time for Towanda and Andre to move out of their house, but disagree on how and when to tell her. With Evelyn on a break from seeing Doc, Towanda informs her mother that she’s fixing her up on a blind date. Evelyn reluctantly agrees to go.

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8

NYC or Bust

Tamar tells her sisters how stressed she is about their upcoming gig in New York City. They haven’t sung together in a while and have little time to prepare. Terrence, the girls’ vocal coach, runs scales with the girls until Tamar interrupts, saying they don’t have time for Traci being unprepared. Terrence suggests they remove all the bad energy which offends Tamar.

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9

Like Husband, Like Wife

Tamar gathers the girls to ask if they want to record a song without Toni. Traci says she’s been down this road before and isn’t ready to give up her cosmetology career to pursue the family album. Towanda assures her they’ll still be able to pursue their own passions.

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10

Sisters at War

Over lunch, Toni tells her sisters that she’s being inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Toni asks her sisters to sing at the ceremony as a tribute to her. They are flattered and agree to do it, but worry they’ll have trouble working together without fighting.

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11

Desert Divas

True feelings are revealed during a therapy session; Toni opines that Traci needs to lose weight, and she tells her sisters that she is through carrying them.

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12

Rocky Relationships

Tamar and Vince clash during a trip to Chicago; Towanda shows off her new place, but her mood is dampened by a request from Andre; and Trina's husband suggests marriage counseling.

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13

Critical Condition

Traci explains how she embraced Toni’s advice to lose some weight, and how seeing Vince’s scary situation was even more motivation.

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14

Stir Crazy

Mamma Braxton gives her reason as to why Vince pulled through such a rough medical state, and why her family is always there for one another.

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Soul-O Act

The family gathers to be with Tamar, who’s stressed about Vince’s recovery. Evelyn asks what’s going on with the Soul Train Awards and Tamar reveals she was asked to sing a Gladys Knight song. Her sisters are surprised. Trina, Towanda and Traci are going to present with Tamar, but they had no idea Tamar was also asked to sing.

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16

Bridezilla

All the sisters go shopping for Evelyn’s wedding dress in Atlanta. They all have opinions but are frustrated because Evelyn is being indecisive. Toni returns to L.A. while everyone else visits the Botanical Gardens as a possible wedding venue. They discuss music, but Evelyn’s not sure what she wants.

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Wedding Daze

Momma E is so stressed from the wedding plans that she’s driving her daughters crazy!

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18

A Clean Break

Evelyn calls off the wedding; Toni tells Tamar that she has parted ways with Vince; Gabe tries to make amends by confessing his transgressions against Trina to the family at dinner.

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19

We Got You

Trina copes with leaving Gabe, and performs original material in front of her sisters for the first time; Tamar speaks with a fertility doctor; and the family appears on "Dr. Phil" to vent their issues.

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20

Reunion

The reunion show, hosted by Wendy Williams, features the girls, Evelyn and Dr. Sherry. Toni discusses her work, Trina and Towanda explain their complicated marriages and Tamar comments on everything.

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21

Baby Business & Background Singers

Tamar starts fertility treatments. Tamar and Towanda tell their husbands about the surrogacy idea. Toni enlists her sisters’ help to find new background singers. Evelyn opens a life coaching business.

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22

Sock It to 'Em

Trina calls a truce with Gabe for the kids and drops her band to focus on her solo career. Toni models for Autism cause at Fashion Week; Tamar and Vince meet potential surrogates to carry their baby.

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23

Great Eggspectations

Evelyn sets Towanda up on a blind date while Trina starts production on her first music video and asks Gabe to invest. Tamar nervously gets her eggs harvested, fertilized and frozen.

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24

Birthday Party or Go Home

Trina hustles to get ready for her music video shoot. Traci brushes up on her vocals, and sisters throw her a surprise birthday party. The girls worry about Evelyn and stage a diabetes intervention.

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25

Making the Cut

Toni asks sisters to perform with her in St. Lucia while Gabe gets a makeover from Evelyn to prove to Trina he’s a changed man. Trina screens her music video for her biggest critics Tamar and Toni.

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26

For Better or Worse

The Braxtons go on vacation in St. Lucia where Toni performs on stage with her sisters. Trina surprises the family with an impromptu vow renewal ceremony, much to the disapproval of her sisters.

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