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The Best Episodes of Shahs of Sunset

Follow a group of affluent young Persian-American friends who juggle their flamboyant, fast-paced L.A. lifestyles with the demands of their families and traditions.

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  1. 8.6/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Sorry. Not Sorry.

    S3:E4

    Mike puts his creativity to the test and creates an usual way of getting business. GG and her family go on a rafting trip and invite Reza, with Reza tricking MJ into going along on the trip. MJ is stubborn and refuses to apologize to GG.

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  2. 8.6/10(15 votes)

    #2 - Return to the Homeland - Part 1

    S3:E12

    Asa invites the group to travel with her to Turkey for her family reunion. MJ and GG finally make peace. Reza isn't sure where he wants his life to go. Asa and her mother have an emotional reunion.

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  3. 8.5/10(22 votes)

    #3 - The Whisky Makes You Frisky

    S2:E1

    Asa takes a big financial risk and moves back into her Venice mansion and MJ and her mother spar at a birthday dinner, but MJ is caught off guard by the viciousness of Vida's response. Reza befriends new Persian Princess, Lilly, and attempts to introduce her to the group, but things go south when GG and new friend Omid hit the bottle a little too hard and get more than a little sexual at the dinner table.

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  4. 8.5/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Return to the Homeland - Part 2

    S3:E13

    The group plans a yachting trip. GG and Reza have to deal with seasickness. A debate over women wearing the veil breaks out. Asa organizes a trip to the Iranian border for herself, her mother and Reza.

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  5. 8.2/10(18 votes)

    #5 - The Persian Nose Business

    S2:E2

    After her spat with Vida at a birthday dinner, MJ heads to the therapist to confront her issues with her mom, and realizes she is carrying more baggage than she thought. Mike has fallen in love with a girl but faces obstacles in their relationship. Then tempers flare at a pool party over a perceived insult, and Asa and GG's simmering resentments come to a shocking climax.

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  6. 8.2/10(20 votes)

    #6 - Hard for Me to Say I'm Sorry

    S2:E9

    MJ has a breakdown at lunch with her mother and finally asks her to go to therapy with her. Lilly is shocked when a friend tells her that perhaps Ali won't marry her because her bikini business is not a "respectable" job for a Persian wife. Reza works behind-the-scenes to get everyone to sit down with GG so they can decide once and for all whether to officially "file for divorce" or mend the fences with her.

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  8. 8.1/10(18 votes)

    #7 - Please Bring a Man

    S2:E5

    GG meets Omid for drinks and discovers he has been going out with her friends and she was deliberately not invited. After talking with his mother, Reza's heart softens towards MJ and he decides to mend fences. MJ decides to throw herself a deluxe birthday party with unusual party favors and is faced with choosing between inviting GG and inviting the rest of the crew.

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  9. 8.1/10(18 votes)

    #8 - You Took an Ambien

    S2:E6

    The friends decide to take a long weekend in Cabo, but Reza and Asa refuse to go with GG, so the group must make a tough call. GG decides to make the best of being cut out of the vacation by digging in and taking over the launch party for her extensions line, hoping to prove to her sister that she has what it takes to be a real business woman. Lilly and MJ bristle at being forced together by the rest of the gang, and tempers flare when Asa blurts out loud what everyone in the group has been wondering.

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  10. 8.1/10(20 votes)

    #9 - Reunion: Part 1

    S2:E11

    In part one of the reunion, Asa and GG are in a room together for the first time since the terrible knife-wielding dinner party and apology-gone-wrong in the season finale. Accusations fly about out-of-control-lifestyles plus behind the scenes revelations about MJ's criminal past.

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  11. 8.1/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Only Guilty Men Bring Flowers

    S3:E1

    In the third season premiere, Reza works to fix his friendship with MJ. Mike's new girlfriend, Jessica, agrees to convert to Judaism. GG apologizes to Asa for their past issues. Lilly hosts her birthday celebration but tensions rise when MJ finds out she isn't invited.

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  12. 8.1/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Bad Things Happen When I Eat Salami

    S3:E3

    GG ends up turning against MJ. Mike assists his family in planning a party.

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  13. 8.0/10(17 votes)

    #12 - Mo-Cedes, Mo Problems

    S2:E7

    The group finds a way to move on after the explosive fight at dinner the night before by kicking it on a mega yacht. GG scrambles to pull together her launch party at the last minute, while trying to fan the flames with Omid. After going out to get their Heyvoon Vasi on, Reza, Asa, and Mike begin to suspect that Lilly might not be as good a fit in the group as they originally thought and MJ begins to stumble her way back into their hearts.

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  14. 8.0/10(21 votes)

    #13 - Happy New Year

    S2:E8

    After securing a major investor for "Diamond Water," Asa is finally able to purchase her diamond and create the first tank of her high energy gem infused water. Still exiled by everyone but MJ, GG questions if MJ is really her last friend standing, and spends a steamy day hanging with her crush Omid. Mike brings his girlfriend, Jessica, to his family's Shabbat dinner so that she can finally meet his parents, but wonders if she will pass the Persian Mom test, Reza brings Mike, MJ, and Asa to Great Neck for his family's Rosh Hashanah celebration and begins to consider forgiving his grandmother after gaining some insight into her difficult past.

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  15. 8.0/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Reunion: Part 2

    S2:E12

    In part two of the reunion, Reza, MJ, Mike, Lilly, Asa, and GG join Andy Cohen again to address this season's conflicts and craziness. Reza and MJ finally reveal the behind-the-scenes drama that has been tearing the group apart all season.

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  16. 8.0/10(10 votes)

    #15 - The Buttery, Chocolate Croissant

    S3:E10

    Asa works to mend GG and MJ's friendship. The girls want Mike and Reza to become friends again but things don't go as planned.

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  17. 8.0/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Reunion - Part 1

    S3:E15

    Part 1 of 2. The regrouped cast members discuss Season 3's dramas in a reunion hosted by Andy Cohen.

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  18. 7.9/10(20 votes)

    #17 - Persh-A-Pelooza

    S2:E10

    Mike embarks on a mission to break it to his Persian Jewish parents that Italian Catholic Jessica is "the one." Reza finally decides to get serious about his relationship with Adam and tell him he loves him. Lilly is brokenhearted and back to square one after deciding to break up with Ali ... this time for good. Asa makes her public performance debut as the headliner in the Persian pop music festival she created -- Persh-a-Pelooza.

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  19. 7.9/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Sometimes You Just Have to Drink It Off

    S3:E9

    MJ visits a tech support office in an attempt to recover some files she deleted by accident. Mike hangs out with some questionable people. Asa prepares for the launch party of Diamond Water.

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  20. 7.9/10(8 votes)

    #19 - What Happened in Turkey?

    S4:E2

    With hopes of building a future together, Mike’s girlfriend Jessica completes her conversion to Judaism with a dramatic ocean swim. At Asa's house, GG reveals a secret she has been holding since the group's trip to Turkey last year, casting a dark cloud over the tight knit group. To soak up the California sun, the crew decides to organize a luxurious staycation in Malibu, but the dynamic shifts when Mike faces off with Asifa’s boyfriend, Bobby, for the second time.

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  21. 7.9/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Trouble in Paradise

    S5:E11

    Attempting to forget his marital problems, Mike escapes to the Belizean rainforest for a day of sightseeing with Shervin, Nima, and GG. Back at the resort, MJ confides to Asa that her Vida-like ways may have cost her Tommy. A surprise visitor shocks the group, and Reza confronts Mike with newfound proof about his marriage, forcing Mike to reveal a dark secret.

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  22. 7.8/10(13 votes)

    #21 - The Velvet Rage

    S3:E7

    Mike takes Jessica to a conversion to Judaism class. GG and Leila get into an argument about MJ being around. Lilly puts herself back in the spotlight by hosting an over-the-top birthday celebration for her dog. Reza comes to terms with his anger issues and attends therapy.

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  23. 7.8/10(8 votes)

    #22 - The Devil's Staycation

    S4:E3

    As the Shahs get their party on at the Malibu retreat, a guest's controversial comments spark another heated argument. Reza names MJ as his maid of honor, which creates tension between MJ and Asa. Trouble brews at Reza's humble abode when his fiancé's parents visit for the first time.

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  24. 7.8/10(10 votes)

    #23 - Persian of the Pacific

    S5:E1

    After reflecting on last year's broken engagement, Reza reveals to Asa that he's finally ready to marry Adam. Newlywed Mike tells wife Jessica that he's finally ready to reconnect with his old friends. But when the group comes together at Shervin's 35th birthday party, a troubled GG threatens to ruin the celebration.

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  25. 7.7/10(17 votes)

    #24 - I Love You But I Don't Like You

    S2:E3

    The crew becomes divided as Asa and Reza draw a line in the sand over GG's behavior at the pool party. Asa tries to solve her money problems with an outrageous new business idea that's so crazy it might just work and GG's plans to become a business tycoon are derailed when she and her sister have a nasty fight. Reza is increasingly disillusioned with what he sees as MJ's character flaws and their friction sparks into a potentially friendship-ending fight.

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  26. 7.7/10(16 votes)

    #25 - You Shouldn't Have Worn That Dress

    S2:E4

    Asa makes a surprising turn as an old-fashioned gal when she brings her celebrity boyfriend lunch on the job. Mike struggles to tell his skeptical parents about his new job partnering with Reza. Then, Reza and MJ see each other at a cocktail party for the first time since their fight and are forced to confront their vengeful feelings.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Sorry. Not Sorry." is the best rated episode of "Shahs of Sunset". It scored 8.6/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/26/2013. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Return to the Homeland - Part 1".