It’s time to check back in with the Manzos. I’m going to zip through the last two episodes I have missed in a quick post. On the first episode, we see Albert! Caroline is bitching about doing the boys laundry and Albert points out she doesn’t need to be doing it. This reminds me of when I would be at college, or even beyond those years out working and I would drive home with a trunk full of laundry. I was bringing it because I didn’t have a washer and dryer (Fun fact: I still don’t have a washer and dryer) and I could get it all knocked out in the luxury of home without sitting in a laundromat all day. Mother would moan and groan at the site of it, and then I was forbidden from doing my own laundry. It was a scene that would play out over and over. I’d try to do my laundry but she would have none of it. All the while complaining about doing my laundry at my age. I think it’s just what moms do.
Anyway, those unemployed shiftless Manzo boys are opening up their second restaurant in this episode. Their newest location is at a race track. If these two would stop running restaurants and making bank on TV shows, they would have time to get a damn job like the rest of us. But alas, they are too busy meeting with contractors to build the new site. They are unhappy that the new site at the track is so small. Allegedly. It’s supposed to be small it’s a racetrack stand, people. And a beer truck.
Vito and Lauren have a cookout and Albie brings a new girlfriend, Brittany. She’s a ring card girl. She went to ring card girl school. When Caroline walks out Brittany says, “Hi Mama Manzo.” And now all that is left is to watch this girl be killed and devoured. Caroline goes back inside and Brittany says she thinks Caroline liked her. Caroline did not like her. All the men, oddly seem to like her.
The boys go to get the beer truck and it has clearly been muddied up for the show. #eyeroll Oh look at the track the beer truck is shiny and new. Go figure. Brittany shows up in some daisy dukes. Lauren throws some shade, because that is what siblings do. Later, Caroline talks to Albie about his girlfriend. Albie kindly points out that his dating life is none of her business.
Lauren tells Albie he needs to get started thinking about kids so the cousins will be the same age. While the premise is nice, it’s not exactly a reason for people to have children, Lauren. Especially Albie, who is dating a bimbo. It’s probably not the right time to be encouraging parenthood when clearly he is still on the bimbo circuit.
Lauren and Albie get in a big fight over Brittany. Lauren is clearly in the wrong here as Albie is a grown man who can date whoever he wants.
Oh I just realized I am not two episodes behind. The second recording is a “first look” that shows Caroline getting debriefed by Albie and Lauren crying to Vito without telling him all the mean shit she said to Albie. Caroline is concerned that the fracture between family members will continue for another generation. Oh please Caroline. Siblings fight. Parents need to stay out of it.
The good news is that we barely saw Jac this week. The bad news is that this show is full of bickering and they are missing the fun light-hearted stuff we are watching for.
It was a bit interesting that Lauren brought up to Albie, while she was chewing him out about babies and girlfriends, that she did not want their family to be fractured, or something along that line, like their Mom’s family. While she was in her mouthy snit, I wish she had elaborated a bit on that.
This scenario of the Manzo women not liking Albie’s girlfriends has been done before. Lauren still cannot stand any girl that she feels gives her competition in appearance. She can have all the procedures in the world and not get secure in her head. Vito must be a very patient man.
Sorry to throw a wet blanket on this – but I felt the same way about my brother. he was just like Albie, dating the cream of the crop, and always getting hurt. Perhaps we’re not seeing the end results of Albie’s past relationships? Could it be he has bad picker genes? As a sister I know that can be the case.
Vito is a saint. Lauren needs to lock him down before even he tires of her attitude. I’m sure that for the show Bravo wants her to be more agitated than she probably is naturally, but I can still imagine that Lauren is not an ‘easy’ partner/sibling/daughter. My brother is a bit like the Lauren of our family. Very headstrong, demanding and selfish. I applaud his partner and her patience.
If Lauren was my sister, I’d punch her in the neck. There are boundaries adult siblings should be aware of. Perhaps someone should notify these people of that fact.
Punch her in the neck. . . haha. Seriously. I know Italian famblies have a tendency to be all up in each others bidness, but these people are redic. STFU, already. These are grown men, not teenagers. I know you like Caroline, TT, but she’s annoying with that “my little babies” routine. Is that ring girl dating Albie for real? I kind of doubt it. More likely, it’s a staged relationship just for the show, right?
Lauren seems like a miserable human being.
Lauren has bad coping skills when it comes to her insecurities. She needs to learn how to use her insecurities as motivation to improve herself rather then take it out on people that are not trying to hurt her in any way.
This program is heavily scripted. It seems like Lauren was told by the producers to be more bitchy than usual. She totally initiated the argument with her brother. Bravo must be desperate for shows. I have never been a fan of Carolyn. All of Caroline’s kids has “created” businesses while on RHOJ & apparently they all failed miserably. Remember the “black water” fiasco?
I see BLK on the shelves everytime I go buy my Smartwater. What’s your point?
On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I’m sure Albert has become quite the venture capitalist, financing his son’s investment in both BLK and the restaurant. They couldn’t even line up a beer truck without him.
Is Albert involved with BLK? It thought it was Chris Laurita’s deal.
On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 6:25 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Do you buy BLK. I personally have never seen it.
Do you buy BLK. I have never seen it.
Where do you shop? I have to see this water with my own eyes before I believe it actually exists in the real world!
pkati,
You are 1000% correct. I was in Cafface when they were filming the scene when Caroline was telling Lauren Teresa was invited to the “televised grand opening”. Producers told Lauren to act more annoyed and really be adamant she does not want Teresa invited. They reshot the entire scene.
And…. In my opinion… The Bimbo is a storyline. I highly doubt Albie is dating her.
I agree. The bimbo is about as believable as the muddied up beer truck.
On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 6:43 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Well that alone is enough to make me want to not bother watching it. I dont like being made a fool of.
Yeah, I guess that happens a lot to people who believe reality TV is real. That must suck.
On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 12:28 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Cafface: every time it cracks me up. The name is so hilariously bad.
I have seen it as well. Personally I never bought one but people must for it to consistently be on store shelves.
Sorry, have to laugh. You can’t even spell her name the same way 4 words apart. And what fiasco? It’s still around.
I had to google “ring card girl” … hadn’t a clue what it meant/referenced. If the mean conversations go on, I’m not going to continue watching … a snark here and there is fine, but …
What is a ring card girl?
The notion that all these grown-ass “children” are living at home with Caroline claiming all the while that she wants them to get out of her house ASAP, I think is pure bullshit. They have restaurants, beer trucks, beauty bars, Bravo, and whatever else, so why would they need to live at home in their 30’s and put up with Caroline’s constant interference about everything they do? I would go insane. It’s annoying, not to mention unbelievable. I guess they had the little boys pretend to live at home just for the show, although I don’t think Mama Eagle Caroline ever pulled enough stuffing out of the nest to make it uncomfortable enough for arrested development self-righteous Lauren to ever leave. Mama doesn’t want those babies to ever leave her and she’s seeing to it that they don’t, starting with no girl is good enough. I don’t know how Vito made the cut, but I hope you like your mother-in-law’s nose up your ass 24/7. I guess he’s used to it by now.
In Italian families daughters don’t leave home until they get married. Judgy much??
It has to be scripted. Those ‘kids’ are way too old to be living at home. One black sheep, or bum, I can understand, ALL of them – stupid is as stupid does.
THEY ARE HOME TO FILM A TV SHOW.
On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 7:25 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I’ve never seen BLK water in any store, on any shelf. I’m surprised anyone even watches this show.
Blk water is sold at the organic store where I live. They were very snotty with me when they were telling me how awesome it was and I got really excited and told them I saw it all in the TRHW of NJ and about the manzo’s!!! They didn’t believe me until I brought it up on my phone lol!
I bought some.
How was it? I’ve never gotten it because I don’t like the color, but I know fulvic acid is really good for helping your body absorb nutrients and purge toxic metals. So maybe I should get over it and give it a try?
I don’t think I can get past the black part. I like to see through my water.
On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 9:33 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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It tastes like water. It’s not bad.
@Microop maybe Chris should hire you because for the first time I am now debating buying blk water!!!
It was just like water if I closed my eyes. Opening them I felt weird drinking “dirty” water. Plus way more expensive then my fridge filter
@ Amy haha my boyfriend is studying sustainable agriculture and is a health nut. I just regurgitate what he tells me, but I could still use some extra cash. Maybe I should ask Chris.
Haha. The hipsters wont like the fact that BLK water is from a celebrity (I use this term lightly) family. Silly hipsters. Sadly we are overun with hipsters in Melbourne. They are so annoying.
Loved the episode. Al was funny as usual. Lauren was over the top as was Albie throwing the glass, though I understand his frustration. Laughed when the girl said “Mama Manzo”.
Oh and thank you for finally recapping 🙂
I have nothing nice to say, lol. *crickets*
This whole family’s obsession with weight is really exhausting.
Watched it twice but can’t get into Caroly’s grown son’s acting like kids and Carolyn playing MAMA HEN. I’d rather watch parents with young kids going through drama. Much more intertaing like “DON’T BE TARDY”
Caroline is not playing a mother hen. She is a mother and it is in most mother’s nature to mother. My mother does it, and TT’s mother did it. I’m sorry about your luck, it seems you never had that.
I can’t see any other way than Vito is being paid by Caroline and Al to stay with Lauren. She is, as another poster said a truly miserable person.
The two brothers? The show is reality in all women knowing numerous reasons to run fast and far from them and that family.
You know you are an idiot, right? They are for the most part a nice family. Seems to be a lot of hate for the Manzo family. I really don’t get it. Oh, and you are not the only idiot that posted here, you have some like-minded pals.
Why are you so hateful?
You seriously think he’s being paid to be with Lauren? Wow. I’m sure they have better things to spend their money on that a fiancé for their daughter.
Manzo haters say all sorts of stupid things. None of it has any basis in reality. They just like being dicks.
On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 8:33 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Oh and unless you know her personally, like in REAL LIFE, then you don’t know that she is a miserable person. It’s been stated above by someone who was in the building when scenes were filmed that she was prompted to be more annoying/mad etc.
where can I find the water?
“All the while complaining about doing my laundry at my age. I think it’s just what moms do.”
Ha! Not this mom! When my three kids were 6, 9 and 12 a friend commented that if kids could operate a VCR they could operate a washing machine. Bingo! I bought each of them their own laundry basket, gave them a one-over on using the machines and told them I didn’t care if they didn’t fold their clothes after they came out of the dryer. If they wanted to look like rumpled messes, it was their choice. If they were too lazy to separate lights and darks and the new yellow polo shirt got washed with the black towel, The School of Natural Consequences was the best teacher ever. Today as grown-ups I hear them bragging about having done their own laundry since they were little.
I like that comparison with the VCR. Normal responsibility is always good for kid. Good for you and the kids!
Besides the show generally sucking, Caroline’s hair looks awful, Lauren is a bitch & why is it only 1/2 hour long?