Episode Overview
After returning from her self-defense class, Naomi is brimming with enthusiasm, prompting Fran and Sonya to express interest in joining her next time. However, Mama dismisses the idea, deeming it unnecessary, despite her own fears about going to bingo alone. While Naomi, Sonya, and Fran attend their karate class, Mama heads to bingo but never arrives. Instead, she gets mugged while waiting for the bus, returning home shaken and gripping her purse tightly. This experience pushes her to join the karate class, where Naomi excels and Sonya finds herself smitten with Chuck, the instructor. Mama struggles to adapt to the new environment. Eventually, Mama revisits the same bus stop, where she encounters an elderly woman and shares her experience about the classes and the mugging. Suddenly, the mugger strikes again, but this time, he turns his back to target the woman. Seizing the moment, Mama swings her purse—filled with a lightweight iron—hitting him on the head