“Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars” picks up after the most explosive episode of season 5 when Mickey “Memphitz” Wright torched his wife Toya, using profanity to humiliate and degrade her. He said it all in anger and had regrets about how he hurt his wife, but he expressed his true feelings. He could have said it more elegantly, and in tonight’s new episode, he does. (Note: the episode is not airing on Directv right now, despite it being the time WE tv announced. We will update further as information is received.)
It boils down to one thing and that is freedom to roam without being told what to do. That includes, unfortunately, hooking up with other women as long as he comes back home to his wife. Toya provoked the fight when she demanded to know if he thinks she is expected to tolerate that behavior. Preview next show: Is Toya ready to kick Memphitz to the curb?
In the video preview clip posted below, Toya calmly considers the situation, understanding that her husband cannot commit to fidelity or considering his spouse’s feelings. The guy is stunned, even the next day, and around the meal table Memphitz admits to the other couples that he, “…can’t be controlled.” But it’s his next statement that is precisely what “Marriage Boot Camp” is meant to elicit from the participants, and no matter how sad it is, Jim and Elizabeth Carroll will be proud of him.
It’s gut-level honesty and what’s so sad, as well as shocking, is that Memphitz probably never put it all together until now. He’s has to admit that he’s the kind of guy who says: “I don’t know how to be in a situation where I have to acknowledge someone else’s opinion.” As Toya says, “That was my number one question, ‘Do you want to be married?’. It’s not for everyone.”
How long have these two been together? Five years and counting, but it looks like this could be the end of the road, unless Mickey Wright has a miraculous change of heart. The network teases the fact that someone leaves the boot camp. Could it be either Toya or Memphitz?
WE tv airs “Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars” Friday night at 9 p.m. ET/PT Image/video credit: WE tv, used with permission