The Real Housewives of Atlanta

- Season 2

(2009)

The Atlanta ladies are back in the drama-filled second season premiere. Shere decides to throw herself an "Independence Party" to celebrate her recent divorce, while Lisa and her husband discuss the idea of having another baby. Kim decides she wants to design a line of wigs, and new housewife Kandi contemplates her life with fianc, AJ.

NeNe calls Kim to meet up for that long overdue "glass of wine," in an attempt to make amends. Sheree dishes about the recent blow-up she had with a party planner while Lisa and Ed have their first fertility visit. NeNe approaches Sheree about squashing their problems with Kim, and they set up a meeting to talk it out.

Sheree, NeNe and Kim's reconciliation doesn't go as planned. Kim throws a wig party to celebrate her new endeavor. Kandi meets for lunch with TLC member T-Boz to discuss her musical career, and Sheree throws a gathering to celebrate her new home.

NeNe and Dwight chat during a visit to the salon, while Lisa discusses a trip to L.A. to visit her mom. Drama ensues when Kim learns that the nanny left her girls home alone unsupervised. Later, the ladies attend a King Tut cocktail party with their kids.

Lisa and NeNe go shopping to prepare for their trip to L.A., and NeNe meets with photographer Derek Blanks to discuss her "Alter Ego" photo shoot. Shere? meets with an event promoter to discuss Mercedes Benz sponsoring her "She By Sheree" fashion show. Kim visits Kandi in the recording studio and as they bond, Kim asks Kandi to produce "Tardy for the Party" for Kim and NeNe to record.

Kim lays down the house rules with her new nanny and then finally buries the hatchet with Lisa. Kandi spills her guts to Shere? and their friendship grows as they realize they have a lot in common. At NeNe's Alter Ego photo shoot, Kim and Shere? talk civilly for the first time and decide to do something nice for Kandi in light of her family tragedy.

With the debut of Lisa's clothing line Closet Freak, she is all business, trying to get everything done in time. Meanwhile, Sheree finds out that her "She By Sheree" fashion line debut will have to wait, yet again. NeNe gets tough on her college dropout son Brice, and Kandi calls in a favor to flip "Tardy for the Party" into a song for Kim and NeNe to record.

Kandi pushes an emotional Kim to face her fears and step back into the Atlanta music scene. Newly single Sheree shapes up with her expensive fitness trainer, who attempts to find her love. Meanwhile, all of the ladies get glammed up for a black tie event to reveal their edgy Alter Ego photos, but the night takes a dramatic turn when Kim has a serious accident and steals the spotlight from everyone.

Kim tells her girlfriend Cori that Big Papa is back in the picture after he whisked her away to the Bahamas. Lisa and Kandi appear in the charity performance of "Pocketbook Monologues," where Kandi's emotional performance wins over the crowd - and Dwight. Meanwhile, NeNe meets with the co-writer of her forthcoming memoir, and Shere? finally throws her long awaited Independence Party, where NeNe confronts Kim and Kandi about recording "Tardy for the Party" without her.

Fresh off her fight with Kandi and Kim, NeNe distances herself even further from the ladies. Kim and Kandi team up to finish the recording of "Tardy for the Party" in time for their joint birthday party where Big Papa has a BIG surprise for Kim. Shere? leaves Dwight in charge of her fashion show as she and Tania head to New York to check out her "She by Shere?" samples.

NeNe organizes an over-the-top high heel marathon for her Twisted Hearts Foundation. Lisa and Ed make a tough decision about his NFL career, and Lisa takes a pregnancy test. Despite her engagement with Big Papa, Kim moves forward with starting her wig business.

Kim and Shere? return to the "scene of the crime" at FAB to make amends and to plan a surprise engagement party for Kandi and AJ. Shere?'s finished samples for her "She by Shere?" line finally arrive and she unveils them to Dwight for the first time. NeNe and her Uncle Mel travel back to her roots in Athens to give her book writer, Denene, a glimpse into her life growing up.

After almost 2 years "She by Shere?" is about to debut, but big changes are on the horizon and serious trouble is brewing between the ladies. As Lisa prepares for a new future without Ed's NFL paycheck, Kandi finally sees a breakthrough between AJ and her mother, and Shere? tries to keep it together before her clothes go down the catwalk. Meanwhile, it's NeNe who is ready for a meltdown after her return from meeting the man who claims to be her father. She butts heads with Gregg, battles with Kandi at Shere?'s show, and has a blowout fight with Kim.

Find out what really went down in the ATL when everyone's favorite Southern gals reconvene for the dramatic and much-anticipated two-part reunion special of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta."

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Check out never-before-seen footage from season two in "The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Lost Footage." Clips include an outrageous belly-dancing class, Kim meeting with a matchmaker, Sheree's fitness video and more. See the ladies at their best - and most hilarious - in this new hour-long episode.