This week’s episode of
Keeping Up With The Kardashians (Thursdays, 8pET on E!) gifted us with the return of Lawyer
Kim, who rocked a glamorous white pant suit while visiting the actual White House in Washington, D.C. The much-publicized presidential visit actually took place back on March 4th, just as COVID-19 was becoming a growing concern in the United States, and was part of Kim’s increasingly effective advocacy for criminal justice reform. (YOU’RE DOING AMAZING, SWEETIE.)In addition to her own attorneys, Kim was accompanied by former inmate and activist
Alice Johnson as well as several other women who had sentences commuted after receiving lengthy prison time for relatively minor, non-violent crimes. Their conversations were a powerful, emotional display of hope and redemption that felt truly genuine. The White House visit also delivered an unexpected cameo from haunted-looking Trump adviser
Jared Kushner (AKA Mr. Ivanka Trump) so yes, there was a lot to unpack this week.After their White House adventure, Kim and her crew of lawyers and former inmates debriefed over lunch. “They tell their stories beautifully and stories is what changes things,” Johnson opined. “It’s what people connect with.”Kim agreed, sharing how proud she was of each woman while pledging to continue her clemency work. “It’s important to continue the fight so other people can get a second chance like these women,” she explained. Hear, hear! Forget Kanye—should Kim be president? It wouldn’t even be weird at this point!
The subject of COVID-19 quickly came up again, with Kim asking momager
Kris to take precautions and stay safe. Kim was actually feeling reassured by the president’s approach to the virus, saying, “It seems like there’s a lot they’re doing behind the scenes so my hope is that it doesn’t continue to spread.” That kind of optimism could only come from a person being filmed six months ago. (As we are writing this recap,
Donald Trump has just announced he and First Lady
Melania have
tested positive for COVID-19—so yeah, things didn’t exactly go as planned.)Back in Calabasas, we learned
Scott Disick had been suffering from extreme fatigue for weeks. After some compassionate urging from our favourite lawyer-adjacent Kardashian sister, he agreed to get blood work done and start being more proactive about his health. A nurse came to the Disick house and drew several vials, leaving Scott wondering what exactly he was dealing with. As it turned out, Scott’s testosterone levels were super low, probably due to years of hard living. “I used to drink and party and go out a ton, so my body, it's been through some rough waters and taken some pretty bad beatings,” Scott admitted. “I never thought that there was a possibility any of that stuff could affect me in the long run." Oh, okay.[video_embed id='1936920']RELATED: Khloe Kardashian says she might never date again [/video_embed]After trying some naturopathic IV therapy to regain his energy, Scott decided overhauling his nutrition was preferable to taking prescription hormone injections indefinitely. Reflecting on past behaviours and his future, the professional-partier-turned-real-estate-developer seemed committed to making a change. “I’m trying to live a healthy lifestyle and get mentally healthy,” he asserted. You can do it, Scott! Now, when are you and
Kourtney officially getting back together? We’re waiting.As if a visit to the White House and a looming pandemic weren’t enough, there was more. No episode of
KUWTK would be complete without a good prank, so we got to witness
Khloe putting a live tarantula in Kim’s car to “cure” her of her massive fear of spiders. (It didn’t work, but daughter
North eagerly put a tarantula on her head TWICE in this episode.) Later on, Kim retaliated by filling Khloe’s bedroom with inflatable whales. You know, because Khloe is scared of real whales. She was out for revenge! Except it was not even close to scary, Kim. In Khloe’s words, “you tried.”Watch
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