Mia Thornton and Jacqueline Blake have an unexpected reunion on 'The Real Housewives of Potomac' thanks to Charrisse Jackson Jordan.
Nothing brings people together like breaking bread... or, in Maryland, crab legs.
That's exactly the set up for ET's exclusive first look at Sunday's all-new episode of The Real Housewives of Potomac, as "friend of" the circle Charrisse Jackson Jordan hosts the women for a crab boil where tensions seemingly boil over, too.
The guest list features most of the main ensemble -- Mia Thornton, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Nneka Ihim and Gizelle Bryant -- and a surprise guest: Jacqueline Blake, who appeared as "friend of" the group in season 7. Mia introduced her childhood friend/"sister," Jacqueline, to the ladies the year prior, only for their decades-long friendship to crumble amid allegations of gold-digging and sleeping with married men.
Before Mia arrives, Charrisse downloads the group on her recent get-together with Jacqueline and Nneka, with Nneka sharing the advice Jacqueline gave her about Mia: "Be cautious, beware."
"At the end of the day, I'm not gonna let that woman make me bitter or nasty," Jacqueline tells the ladies. "I'm not holding anger and evilness, because then I would be reciprocating her evil."
"Evil is a strong word," Charrisse counters, as the whole conversation is cut together with slo-mo footage of crabs cooking.
"No, it's not when it comes to Mia Thornton," Jacqueline fires back, eliciting a shriek out of Robyn... who, in the same moment, notices Mia has arrived.
"Speak of the devil!" Robyn announces as Mia enters the room, dancing and declaring herself the "main squeeze" of the night.
"Oh, hell no," Jacqueline mumbles to Candiace. Watch it all play out here:
Fans will have to tune in to see what happens next, but it may just have been a healing evening for the pair. They seemingly found their way back to friendship, at least judging by social media.
"Two things you will never have to chase: True Friends & True Love ♥️ Truly Blessed," Mia and Jacqueline captioned a joint post in January. The month before, Mia shared a reel celebrating Jacqueline's birthday, proclaiming "missed by bae" in the caption.
Something else that may have cleared the way for these two is Mia starting a fresh chapter of life. She announced her separation from her husband, Gordon Thornton, last year. He was centered in the issues Mia and Jacqueline faced in their friendship on season 7. She opened up about the decision to ET at BravoCon in November.
"I talk about this over the season, right? You know it's definitely a moment where it's just, a lot and there's a time where I just need to be me, and in order to be the best version of myself, I need to be set free, OK?" she shared.
"Marriages are hard," she said. "We're working through it. We're really just focusing on the kids right now."
The Real Housewives of Potomac airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
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