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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. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Shahs of Sunset Season 3 Episode 4 - Sorry. Not Sorry.
    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. Shahs of Sunset Season 3 Episode 12 - Return to the Homeland - Part 1
    8.5/10(14 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. Shahs of Sunset Season 3 Episode 13 - Return to the Homeland - Part 2
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Shahs of Sunset Season 2 Episode 1 - The Whisky Makes You Frisky
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Shahs of Sunset Season 3 Episode 3 - Bad Things Happen When I Eat Salami
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Shahs of Sunset Season 3 Episode 1 - Only Guilty Men Bring Flowers
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Shahs of Sunset Season 2 Episode 2 - The Persian Nose Business
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Shahs of Sunset Season 2 Episode 9 - Hard for Me to Say I'm Sorry
    8.2/10(20 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Shahs of Sunset Season 2 Episode 11 - Reunion: Part 1
    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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  10. Shahs of Sunset Season 3 Episode 10 - The Buttery, Chocolate Croissant
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Shahs of Sunset Season 4 Episode 2 - What Happened in Turkey?
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Shahs of Sunset Season 2 Episode 7 - Mo-Cedes, Mo Problems
    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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  13. Shahs of Sunset Season 2 Episode 8 - Happy New Year
    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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  14. Shahs of Sunset Season 2 Episode 12 - Reunion: Part 2
    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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  15. Shahs of Sunset Season 4 Episode 3 - The Devil's Staycation
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Shahs of Sunset Season 2 Episode 10 - Persh-A-Pelooza
    7.9/10(20 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Shahs of Sunset Season 3 Episode 9 - Sometimes You Just Have to Drink It Off
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Shahs of Sunset Season 5 Episode 1 - Persian of the Pacific
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Shahs of Sunset Season 5 Episode 11 - Trouble in Paradise
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Shahs of Sunset Season 3 Episode 7 - The Velvet Rage
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Shahs of Sunset Season 2 Episode 3 - I Love You But I Don't Like You
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Shahs of Sunset Season 5 Episode 12 - Is It Too Late to Say I'm Sorry?
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Is It Too Late to Say I'm Sorry?

    S5:E12

    While exploring the Mayan ruins, an altercation between Reza and GG threatens to destroy the trip. Back in L.A., a remorseful Mike asks Asa for help to win his wife back, and GG embarks on a drastic new health regimen that shocks her inner circle. A brave Reza returns to the comedy stage for the first time since bombing.

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  23. Shahs of Sunset Season 2 Episode 4 - You Shouldn't Have Worn That Dress
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Shahs of Sunset Season 2 Episode 6 - You Took an Ambien
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Shahs of Sunset Season 4 Episode 4 - The Secret Is Out
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #25 - The Secret Is Out

    S4:E4

    When details of the trip last year to Turkey emerge, Reza, Asa, and MJ start to wonder if GG is telling the truth. MJ spends more quality time with her new boyfriend, while Reza starts to wonder if his relationship with Adam is getting stale. GG finds out about Mike's upcoming engagement and spills the beans to the rest of the group about the Turkey incident.

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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 Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/26/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Return to the Homeland - Part 1".