Kandi and Phaedra Sat in Silence for a Full 30 Seconds
We counted.
The most recent episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta may have delivered its most awkward moment yet after nine seasons. Before laying into one another and officially declaring their friendship over, Kandi Burrus and Phaedra Parks sat at dinner and played a game of chicken to see who would speak first, which resulted in a full thirty seconds of not speaking to each other. Yes, you read that correctly.
Thirty whole seconds of this:
And that:
Luckily a brief intermission to the silence occurred when this unsuspecting waitress appeared to take drink orders:
Which was followed by silent water sipping:
On both sides of the table:
Would this entire meal be consumed in complete silence?!
At long last Kandi broke down laughing and asked Phaedra why she wanted to have dinner:
And at this point every viewer was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.