It’s time for the Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion. Of course this is news to me because I don’t remember last week, so everything is a surprise in my life. So, yay! It is reunion time! Tonight features Margaret Josephs coming of Jennifer Aydin as the appetizer. Then we move on to the main event where Jackie Goldschneider reads Teresa Giudice for filth, Let’s get started. It’s an explosion of sequins!
Before we even start, they do a bit of a promotional where they show them getting ready and Marge tells Melissa that Jennifer is already drunking. OMG! Please let it be tequila! A sloppy drunk Jennifer Aydin getting her ass handed to her by Marge Josephs would be fabulous! Jesus take the wheel! I am mesmerized and it hasn’t even started yet. Is it possible that the worst season ever will have the best reunion ever? I feel like they told them the season sucked and the reunion was make it or break it!
Introductions
But first, let’s start with some pleasantries. Andy Cohen welcomes the first Turkish housewife, Jennifer Aydin and the newbie who took on Teresa Guidice and lived to tell about it. He tells Jackie Goldschneider it’s good to see she didn’t end up under a flipped table.
Fancy Meeting You Here!
Andy points out that he just ran into Teresa Giudice on the beach in Miami. Do these housewives stalk Andy in Miami? He asks how Joe Giudice likes her new body. Teresa lies and says Joe said it looked really good. She hasn’t been to see Joe in over a year. Teresa might have gone for Christmas but I doubt it very seriously. Teresa is done with Joe now that she knows he will be deported. She hired a divorce attorney a year ago. She is already parading around with other men and has been for some time. Wow! Andy goes straight to Joe being deported in the introduction! Go Andy!
Next, he talks to Dolores Catania and immediately brings up Frank Catania’s disbarment. Andy Cohen immediately asks Margaret Josephs what work she has had done, She says she did get a “generation lift.” It looks like it might have just been her neck because her face wrinkles are exaggerated by the three inches of makeup. Andy inquires about other people plastic surgeries and Dolores says she has had a facelift and fat transfered to her butt. Jackie has had a tummy tuck.
Margaret Josephs v Jennifer Aydin Round One
Andy starts with Marge. Marge says that she showers with Joe every day. Andy gets distracted and polls everyone about how often they have sex. No one cares, Andrew. Nor do we believe anyone every answers this question truthfully, Andy’s hair is very short. Andy says there were rumors Marge’s house was in foreclosure. She blames the Vineyard Vines lawsuit. She lost a judgement for $610,000. Then she says she didn’t have to pay the judgement. So many lies right off the bat tonight! She does not mention the $200,000 loan she hasn’t paid her friend back. That loan has a lien on her property. It doesn’t put you in foreclosure.
Andy asks Margaret if she gave the new girls any advice. She said she told Jackie just to be herself. Then out of nowhere, Jennifer chimes in to answer Andy’s question to Jackie about having preconceived notions about her cast mate. She basically says how happy she was to be on Team Felon this season. Then she says she was very excited to go on a girl trip, but she wasn’t happy it was Oklahoma. Oh here we go…She goes on and on about how much she hated Oklahoma.
Dolores Catania
I skipped all the discussion about the kids because I find it inappropriate. Especially pointing out how bratty Jennifer Aydin’s kids are on national TV. It’s not necessary.
Dolores says that she was feeling very vulnerable after all the kids were gone and that is why she wanted to leave the house behind. Since then, she is rethinking the move. Frank Catania is build a house for Dolores’ Catania’s boyfriend David. Andy Cohen and I both think that is weird. Dolores says she and David are a lot closer and have been spending a lot of time together. They also went on a vacation to together. She says that she is not moving in with David unless he puts a ring on it. There is a lot of admiration for her charity work. She talks about being a correctional officer. She also says that she loves talking trash to and about Melissa Gorga.
Margaret Josephs v. Jennifer Aydin Round Two
A viewer tells Jennifer she is kind of a mess when she drinks. She agrees. The run a montage of some of Jennifer Aydin’s dumb comments. It includes Marge’s monkey’s asshole comment and her allegations about Bill Aydin. Marge admits to having an affair with her new husband for a year and a half. Jennifer denies that she said her brother should sleep around with American women but marry a Turkish one. The tape was rolled. Teresa Giudice says she didn’t even know what a mail order bride was. Because Teresa.
Jennifer Aydin admits that brought up Marge Sr. to get back at Marge Jr. She says she doesn’t feel bad about it. She supports the wife of the man she was cheating with. Sorry, Jennifer, there is a reason that parents and children are off limits. It’s so bitches like you don’t trash talk them on reunion shows. Then she calls Marge Sr. a homewrecker.
I’m Not A One Upper!
Andy Cohen brings up Jennifer’s lips looking like a monkey asshole. The camera pans to Jennifer’s lips that now look like a baboon’s asshole. They seem three times bigger than usual. It really is gross. Somehow we are back in Oklahoma talking about Jennifer’s rude behavior. Jennifer tries to say she wasn’t bragging about the sixteen bathrooms. Because, she has so much more, a basketball court… there is an elevator…and… I’m not saying that to brag… Andy interject, “It sound like you are.” Andy goes on to point out she brought of the sixteen bathrooms a lot. After some more bragging, she declares she is not a one upper! ROFLMAO This woman is delusional.
Jackie Goldschneider v Teresa Giudice Round 1
Jackie talks about her background. She has a law degree from Fordham. Jackie practiced for several years while writing as a sideline. She landed her own column in a newspaper and she’s been writing ever since. If she means the Jersey newspaper, that doesn’t pay much at all.
The entire time that Jackie is giving her testimony, Teresa is either muttering or saying outloud things like,”Yeah, she likes to write about other people!” I wish Jackie would rip out her column and ask Teresa to read the first paragraph outloud. Teresa is functionally illiterate.
Jackie says things are much better with her sister. She and her family have hung out with her sister and her family a lot. She mentions her brother has a disability. Andy asks what that has taught her. She says it taught her to stand up for other people when they are being bullied. Jennifer jumps right in and says, “So you are calling Teresa a bully?”
Teresa tries to say that Jackie’s article was bullying. As Jackie points out Teresa didn’t even read it. It was actually complimentary to Jennifer’s children. Teresa starts mocking her for not speaking to her sister in response to Jackie saying Teresa is not her kind of people. She doubles down on how she wants nothing to do with someone who fights with her sister. This coming from someone who has treated Melissa like shit for the majority of the time they filmed together. AND she didn’t speak to Joe Gorga for months at a time. This is hysterical.
She’s Stalking Me!
Teresa claims Jackie wants to be her. She calls Jackie a stalker. The basis of this accusation is that Jackie went to one of Teresa’s book signings and they took a photo. Jackie put it on her social media and showed it to Teresa when they met. Andy is doing better than usual moderating this fiasco. He asks Jackie the background of the photo. She says she was out shopping and she passed a bookstore where Teresa was doing a book signing. There were only about four people in line, she was a fan of the show so she went in to meet her. Teresa says that she just has to point out the four people in line. She doesn’t even deny it. She calls her a stalker again.
Teresa says that Jackie was so excited to be standing by Teresa when they started filming. Melissa points out that both Jackie and Jennifer were very excited on the first day. Jennifer was it was surreal to be standing there with them.
She’s Hungry! What? Oh. She’s THIRSTY
Jackie says that Teresa seems very threatened by her. This sets Teresa off. Then Jackie says, “You’re not going to win a war of words with me!” And even dumb Teresa Giudice knows she should be insulted. “Ya wanna bet?” Why yes. Yes I would like to place a wager on Jackie. Where to I find the bookie?
Teresa talks about Jackie going from lawyer to blogger. Jackie suggests if Teresa learned how to read she might like some of them Jackie points out that Teresa thinks that people that come to her book signings are stalking her and suggests they not come since it bothers her. Then, Teresa seems to mock Jackie’s eating disorder. Melissa tells her not to do that. Jennifer interpret’s Teresa’s comments like the person who interprets in church when someone starts randomly speaking in tongues. Jennifer says Teresa is trying to call Jackie thirsty but she is too dumb to manage it. That last part was implied. Andy Cohen cracks up.
Jackie says she loses brain cells talking to Teresa. Try recapping this nonsense, Jackie. And people wonder why I can’t keep the names straight…
After what I hope to all that is holy is the final break, a reader asks Jackie why she stood up to Teresa. She says because she stands up to bullies. Teresa’s head explodes Then she seems to threaten Jackie with, “Thank God you are so far away.”
Melissa Points Out Teresa Is Threatened by People Who Can Think Rationally!
Andy Cohen’s note cards say to ask about Jackie’s article, because there is a montage. It apparently doesn’t matter that we have already been over this. Andy asks if she feels like other people are afraid to confront people. Jackie says yes, Teresa likes to try to scare people. She points out that she reminds them that others who tried to come for her are not on the show anymore. The look on Teresa’s face is priceless. She is literally speechless. Jackie essentially broke the fourth wall.
Another viewer writes, “Teresa, you husband is in fact in jail. Why is she wrong for stating a fact?” It looks like we have come full circle this episode. Teresa says it is wrong for her to say that, “She has no compassionate.” Jackie corrects her grammar and even though this has taken me two and a half hours and I am so desperate to publish this shit I have to stop to crack up laughing. When I regain my senses, Dolores is sticking up for Teresa. Jackie says Dolores its the biggest “yes man” she’s ever seen. A viewer asked why she didn’t back up Teresa when the Joe is in jail comment was made. Melissa points out that Jackie was defending Melissa because Teresa was yelling at her about her husband.
WOW! Melissa says the issue with Teresa and Jackie is that Teresa gets very threatened by people who can think and reason rationally. This just keeps getting better. Teresa wants clarification. Did Melissa just say she can’t think rationally? Melissa doubles down on the truth. Teresa is PISSED.
What Were You Saying About Family, Teresa?
Melissa and Teresa go after each other. Melissa Gorga also calls Dolores a yes man and calls her out for agreeing with the way Teresa Giudice treats her family. Then, Melissa Gorga says if she doesn’t start treating her family better she won’t have a family. Then Teresa starts screaming at Jackie saying she is a cold-hearted bitch! I am dying here! Teresa lobs a nasty insult again about Jackie and her sister. She is literally in an argument with the closest person to her sister she has right now on national TV. And, the argument was about Teresa trashing her brother to his wife. WHAT ABOUT FAMBILY? Teresa Giudice is the dumbest person ever to be on a reality show.
It’s The Teresa Show…According To Teresa
Teresa keeps frantically messing with her Ariana Grande ponytail extensions. Then Teresa tells Jackie to remember what show she is on. It’s the Teresa show. And she is a best-selling New Times York Selling Best Author. Jackie point out she didn’t even write her book. (nor could she read it.) So, Teresa seems like she wants to get up off the couch and attack Jackie.
We never even got to hear what Alex from Lakewood said!
Next time, Teresa admits she is going to divorce Joe Giudice. Jackie continues to slaughter Teresa. Teresa keeps saying this is her courtroom. Jackie asks if she is still on parole.
P.S. I love how all the reunion photos have the housewives pointing their fingers. (click that link…ha hah)
And the REAL Teresa appears! Picking up the closest thing near her to throw at Jackie who, obviously, was hitting button after button. Imagine what that thing is like behind closed doors. She really needs to be caged or restrained during reunions. Tre, not Jackie.
I.Love.Jackie.!!!!!
Me too! Jackie’s IQ is probably 50 points above Teresa’s, and everything Teresa says looks even more pathetic in comparison.
I’m so on the Jackie train! Anyone who can give it back to Teresa and live should be sainted ?
She has two more episodes to top Lauren Manzo for best reunion comeback to Teresa.
After Teresa claims to write her own blogs Lauren goes in for the kill… “Tell me what Napalm is. No? Okay just spell Napalm. No?”
Her rage issues have been visible since day one. This is no surprise to anyone. She needs help.
Hello Ladies!
Tamara I do enjoy reading your take on things. You say exactly what we are all thinking. BUT, I do have to say after watching these Real Housewives episodes, probably in the past year, I have been feeling that these shows are just not right anymore. That Bravo and Andy are going way to far.
I think Bravo, Andy, and their production team are exploiding women all for money $$$. Production is only going to use what is good for TV and that is letting these women argue, demean themselves, constant drinking that turns toxic, the backstabbing, family turmoil, divorce after divorce, friendships ending, and exposing their children to all of it. These women on the Real Housewives franchise have their identities wrapped up in what happens on TV. These women are turning into a product for Bravo and Andy!! They might as well hang a price tag around their waist because that is all they are. And it is sad. And angers me because this franchise is putting women’s relationships in such a dark light.
TERESA!? Don’t even get me started on this. Bravo and Andy are supporting a felon who stole from us, stole from the government and we are all supporting the show that pays her and her husband! I can’t wrap my head around why Andy and Bravo keep her on, AND stopped filming while she was away?! It just sickens me. Teresa is a narcissist and Andy supports and allows her to actually believe that RHONJ is her show. Who in their right mind would keep a person on payroll that has been convicted for lying and stealing? I am all for 2nd chances, but this, it’s not right. And Teresa shouldn’t be worried about the show or staying on as a cast member, taking vacations while her elder father babysits her children, and continues to play victim. She needs to go back to private life and be there for her family, for her poor children. In my opinion, that poor Milania is crying out for attention, crying out for help. Her children don’t need the fame! They need her to be their for them!! It is the least she can do after putting her girls through so much heartache.
Ladies, aren’t we supposed to lift each other up? Be on the same team? Projecting women like this all over TV is not right. I am guilty of watching but, I am realizing that I can no longer support such hate and dysfunction that Bravo and Andy bring to us every week.
Should we as women really be supporting all of this? I can no longer watch these shows or reunions while Andy sits in the middle as vile words are being exchanged, physical altercations, and petty crap that these women are acting all for what?!
Well, I am wondering how you all feel about this? I think we as women deserve better! Please comment so we can start a needed conversation. Tamara what do you think?
Kris
Welcome to me in 2012 https://tamaratattles.com/2012/01/18/a-love-letter-to-andy-cohen/ (see last paragraph)
Or in 2017 https://tamaratattles.com/2017/06/16/a-follow-up-to-my-first-open-letter-to-andy-cohen/
Or any of the billions of times I have offer quality programming for us to discuss here that is almost universally ignored.
Apparently, this is what we want to watch. And we can’t really blame Andy Cohen for that. He’s just meeting our needs. And my pleadings to get people to watch better shows, even housewives shows from other countries, or Ladies of London, or Tour Guide or any of the Bravo shows that are not misogynistic crap that glories felons and debases women. But my postings are driven, just as Bravo’s programming is, by viewers interests. And this is what you guys are interested in. As mention in the 2012 post. This is an addiction in the truest sense of the word.
Loved Ladies of London!
I loved Ladies of London too! Julie Montague has the best Instagram
You have recapped some really good shows. Didn’t you watch Damages? And the real life high school reality show that I cannot remember the name of. And true crime stories. I know there are others I can’t remember. You mix it up. I think a good amount of your readers enjoy the Housewives because they are mindless entertainment but we also like thought provoking shows.
Hi Tamara,
Hey, thanks for replying:) I don’t really understand your response but, I do appreciate it:) I am a bit confused that you say it’s not Andy’s fault? How can it not be? He is the executive producer and is the driving force of these RH franchise. He sets the rules and the tone of what he wants aired. The more scandal the better.
If this is the culture or examples that is being thrown out into the universe, then we as women should never complain if anyone disrespects us because these shows are promoting women that we are not worthy of respect. That we are all evil and out to get each other. Selling out just to watch women acting like animals and attacking each other is something I can no longer participate or support especially RHONJ, I mean Teresa Guidice show! What a joke. I can no longer watch the trainwreck and chaos between women and the felon that thinks it is her show.
The comment “Andy is meeting our needs?” is so disappointing that you feel women really want to see this corrupt behavior? And actually get joy watching it. I can’t watch women put down other women anymore. I don’t do it in my real life and I can’t support these franchises anymore. If women want these shows and see women being manipulated, then we really have lost our core values as women.
Thanks for your response.
Kris
With all due respect, how do you not understand basic supply and demand? Andy and Tamara are giving the people what they want, and what the majority want is this shit – it’s entertaining and no ones forcing these women to be on these shows and do the things they do. Andy Cohen is a dick, but it’s not his fault viewers are bringing the ratings for the housewives shows. Look at Tamara’s posts. The explosive housewives shows get the most comments, and things like Killing Eve and other scripted shows get very little.
I do have to say that if Tamara ever wanted to write biographical pieces about her life, I’d be reading them left and right. I actually scan her posts and watch the housewives shows based on what Tamara writes.
Great post ! You’re right of course. I worry that so many young women and men aspire to this type of lifestyle. I mean look at the Jossie Smollet case. It’s like reality TV in all it’s horrible irony. If true, a real actor fakes a “reality” situation to bring himself more fame. It’s what many of these women do on every episode only they’re not all actresses. When people see someone like Theresa, low IQ, nasty, no class, edging towards violence and aggression at the drop of a hat, convicted felon, live in a multi-million dollar home, like a millionaire lifestyle traveling all over the world, they think geez if she can do it so can I. I have to train myself not to watch because the whole situation fascinates me. I Unfortunately love reality TV
Oh my gosh this reunion has been amazing so far!
Jackie was reading the mothereffing hell out of Teresa logically and calculatedly and I enjoyed every. Single. Second. Of this!
And I am so glad Bravo didnt edit this down.
She really is the biggest moron. Its a miracle her kids are turning out well!
I honestly couldn’t believe that Teresa was that stupid.
Jackie ran circles around her and Tre just came unglued. It was magnificent!
I was crying when Tre kept asking Jackie if she was hungry!
I wonder if Miss Priscilla did her makeup. She did not look good.
Oh my God it’s painful how ignorant and, hypocritical Teresa is. I feel for Melissa. I love Joe Gorga he is my favorite housewife on this show, but poor Melissa is stuck with her as a sister for the rest of her life. Ugh.
That was SO painful to watch. Well we know who wins “Battle of the Words”. All Teresa could do was call Jackie a B^tch and White Trash and then throws stuff when she gets outwitted. I cannot believe Dolores and Jennifer backing her.
This was just painful to watch! I almost wanted to fast forward through the whole thing! It was exhausting! Teresa can’t defend herself any any intellectual way, but I find Jackie just as annoying as hell! I also almost feel like Melissa and Teresa planned their fights, but that would mean Teresa was a little smart. On a side note, I do feel bad for Joe and Teresa’s kids and having to go through all this crap and ultimately having their dad deported and their mom moving on!
If this s**t show returns, it better not be without Jackie!!
Totally agree. Jackie has big balls and not easily intimidated…LOVE IT.
Please don’t cancel this show! Will Tre violate parole? It seems like something big is about to happen. She acts like she is ready to snap.
tre, dumber than a box of rocks. jackie is not bowing down or kissing the ring! tre needs to be gone and not rewarded by bravo for being a felon!!!!!
I totally agree! Alas, I doubt Bravo would have the balls to do that.
But they need HWs that stand up to Teresa or the show becomes so unbalanced. It’s the same with Bethenny and RHONY. Both can be monsters.
Agree. Each franchise seems to have an alpha who everyone tip toes around. It skews storylines and is not reality.
Yes!! I agree! “Tre” is so dumb and delusional (the worst type of “DD”)! I can’t stand that she actually thinks that the show is hers!! Happy someone put her in he place!!
Don’t you mean the ” Teresa” show, as she kept calling it, lol. That was just crazy, so it seems just about back to table turning teresa, and mentioning how if she doesn’t like them they don’t return, I was just gobsmacked over the way she behaved. I was waiting for Andy to correct her on the name of the show. She is totally certifiable now I wish she would go with Joe to Italy, although I heard she wanted to ask Trump to possibly pardon him and allow him to stay. So she doesn’t mind losing her husband if he has no choice but to go she’ll be fine with that, unless she can get Trump to allow him to stay, but i bet she can’t wait for him to go. She is back to be evil towards Melissa, I can’t wait for Joe to be on, he’ll set her straight on family, and controlling him. It should be good.
Yes, she was behaving like season #1 table flipping Tre. it is hard for a leopard to change its spots. She wants to fight people.
Bravo, please do not cancel this show! The old Teresa is back but the stakes are much higher now. She is about to pay out like a slot machine with triple sevens. 7 7 7
Nice Triple 7 7 7’s!!! Omg I love it!!
As soon as she is off probation she will be getting into fist fights, if not before. It would be wrong to cancel her show before the big ???payout. Ding, ding, ding!
Teresa should ask how Vicki’s show is doing…
Love it!! Too funny…and true story!!
She doesn’t want him to get a “pardon” she wants him gone as in “see ya dont’ let the door hit you in the ass” gone. Next week comes the act she’s been rehearsing for a year-I’m a poor victim! Tears and blotting the eyes carefully with a tissue so as not to ruin that horrible greasy makeup.
When she played the sympathy card, again, “my husband is away” I wanted Jackie to call her out, “you and Joe are both convicted felons and he’s not away, he’s in federal prison Boo!”
Jackie’s parents were on hour arrest with ankle bracelets, or so she said. She’s total trash too which is why I think she’s a phony.
*house arrest
TT, you just crack me up! “Jackie giving her testimony” and the idea of Tre reading a paragraph out loud was super funny.
Jackie really got the best of Tre when she reminded her that she was still on parole. Wow! Are there special “ingredients” (how does Tre say that word?) in Tre’s protein smoothies? She seems easily provoked to anger.
I did not realize these two hated each other until this reunion. Tre calling her the “B” word 30 times was a bit much. The felon met her match.
@Susie: the Felon has been outmatched.
Maybe Tre’s on steroids still. Or maybe she’s just a raging idiot.
Raging is what comes to mind. She wants to be “prison strong” because it is important not to get beat up when she goes back.
I opt for the latter….
I loved loved Jackie. Tre cannot understand half of the vocab that Jackie used and then to save face she resorts to name calling and violence. Jackie, you got her. She was so calm and had a come back everytime. And in Tre’s delusional mind she claims that Jack, Caroline et al all got kicked off cause its her show. How funny! Tre is a felon and everyone should stop tripsying around that fact and hold her accountable. She needs to go. Disgrace if a humanbeing and dead stupid!
She was FUN to watch. I don’t like to see anyone suffer but she is paid well so I think it is okay to get a chuckle out of her problems with words and language. I am fortunate that my mother was well read, understood Latin, and had an excellent vocabulary. Poor Tre grew up in a vacuum. She is unfamiliar with so many common things that the rest of us take for granted that everyone knows about.
Teresa repeatedly proclaiming that NJ is her show is like tempting fate. It makes me wonder what she would do without the RHONJ. Vicki Gunvalson has a business. What does Tre have? Book royalties? Residuals from reruns? What happened to all that wine that Costco quit selling? I would have tried some and I am not even a wine drinker. Poor Tre. She cannot win a battle of wits so what will she do if “her show” goes on without her? She seems very worried.
Unfortunately, I don’t think Teresa is nearly as worried as she should be.
They don’t get residuals as reality shows aren’t covered under union contracts.
Oops! No residuals? Have we learned nothing from Gilligan’s Island? Not only were they not rescued but they didn’t get a dime for reruns either.???Poor Tre, I mean Gillian, picking up coconuts week after week.
I haven’t enjoyed a NJ reunion so much in years. When Andy said 3 part reunion, I said to myself you’ve got to be kidding. Now I’m like, YES!!! I laughed so hard. Jackie served it. You could see In Teresa’s face how rattled Jackie got her. When Jackie called Delores her yes girl, I started clapping. Jackie has definitely earned a sophomore return for next year. Proud of Melissa for not letting Teresa intimidate her as well. So looking forward to part two and three. In fact, im about to watch part one again. ????
I KNOW! Who knew such a turd of a season would have such a great reunion?
It was a fantastic reunion. Just when we thought that Teresa had matured into a more refined TV personality she does a backflip into her season #1 persona. This show is just as New Jersey as ever and even without Jim Marchese to play agitator.
LoL and Melisa is a yes girl to Jackie
Teresa absolutely cannot deal with rational thinking. My sister, who is not the sharpest pencil in the box is the exact same way. The other day I said to her ‘don’t you think you should have waited until you had another job before you quit this one?’ To which she replied – ‘You’re fat.’
Any logic is met with childish insults. They know they are being read but they lash out because they are in over their heads. I just don’t know why we have to continue to watch this particular half wit struggle year after year. I stuck with recaps this season.
Thanks for the illustration! Line up your next job before quitting the current one. Love!
Well, the real show is this reunion. You might want to stomach prior episodes because they are entertaining, especially Margaret asking Jennifer if she hit a nerve. Later you will want to see and hear Bill laugh about it. He is awesome. The guys are the best part of these housewife reality shows. At least play it in the background while you do something else.
I am trying to get to bed but Tre is getting DRAGGED on Twitter. It’s been trending for hours. There is the occaisional illiterate TreHugger (hey Cho!) in the mix but it is overwhelming about how dumb she is and people furious that she expects people to tip toe around the fact that her husband is a felon.
Also there are tons of photos of her and her boyfriend from as far back as NYE 2018 around the time she hired the divorce attorney. This makes me wonder if they are already divorced or if she is going to file the paperwork the day he gets to the ICE detention center.
Also who in their right mind would want to get serious with Teresa? How could you live in a house with that much dumb?
Thanks for the update! That is hilarious. She is getting dragged? Oh my goodness. There is no cure for dumb. Good thing she is into body building because … New Jersey.
Is the guy the same 20 something year old who used to sell real estate? He is handsome guy for someone in her 20s, not an aging felon with 4 kids.
Which goes to prove she’s right. It is the Theresa show. I could care less about her, but if she keeps us in bed reading about her, then she won. If she wasn’t such a wreck, we wouldn’t be chatting on this site$
I know Jackie is clever, articulate, brave. But its the smirk that makes me want to throw the cue cards at her.
Ah! Maybe that’s it. There is something I don’t trust about Jackie AT ALL and I don’t even like Teresa. Teresa might be dumb but she is not conniving.
Jackie is conniving. She comes across like someone who would stab you in the back in a dark alley and smirk about it.
Teresa would just throw something at you in public.
Hmmm. which is worse?
She was smirking because she saw how easy it was to rile up Theresa and all that dimwit could say was “bitch” and “white trash”. Theresa is the epitome of Italian trash. You know the ones that give Italians a bad name. The Jersey Shore type. No education but they have tans.
Whew I was wondering if anybody would have the same opinion as I do. I think Jackie is condescending and gets off on the fact that Melissa sticks up for her. I’m not saying that Teresa is intelligent or morally superior at all. I’m just saying that Jackie definitely isn’t much better than ANY of her castmates. I have a gut feeling that Jackie isn’t all she is cracked up to be. If she continues on to upcoming seasons, I think that the truth about her will show. It always does.
Tamara, I am glad to hear that twitter is seeing it more clearly than when I first looked. My husband had the remote so I watched the tweets and almost all of them were anti-Melissa and pro-Teresa. As I looked at the profiles I noticed they all had under 100 followers and assumed they were illegitimate.
I am so disappointed with how Teresa behaved this season. She is incapable of listening and reasoning. I have to wonder if she is defending the indefensible because of pre-season agreements. We saw on camera that Danielle made her swear to have her back. Could that be behind the illogical defenses she gives? God help her is she is simply that incapable of seeing clearly.
The only thing he is serious about is Tre picking up the tab for everything. I wonder what Joe’s family thinks about this since Tre is all about family.
I loved how shocked Tre looked when Margaret said she had an affair for a year when she was still married, I guess it’s ok if Tre does it. Please someone call her out on this!!
Karen – all I can say is, BRAVO!
You are ON FIRE tonight, T. I was laughing during the reunion, laughing at your recap, now watching WWHL laughing at Teresa get slammed in the polls. It is a great night.
No one mentioned to Theresa that if Jackie is a cold hearted bitch, etc. because she didn’t talk to her sister (but came to the same family functions without fighting!)…. then what does that make her father? Hmmm?
NJ is one of the franchises I usually avoid purely due to my dislike of Teresa. This woman has zero self awareness and apparently no shame of her past. I wish someone would point out that avoiding paying tax is stealing from those in genuine need from your community and country. Why are Bravo and most of the housewives so afraid of Teresa? She literally disgusts me.
There actually wasn’t a show without Teresa. Rememba (spelling intentional). She’s not all that wrong calling it the Tre show. Obviously, I am in the minority, but Jackie seems to have come in with a plan to go after Teresa. Besides that, what else did she do? Reconnect with her “sista?”
Jennifer may be an ass, but she is entertaining as hell. Marge is a fraud, and I love that Delores hates Melissa.
Agree that NJ requires Teresa to be included. We know that next season will be entertaining because she just isn’t smart enough to stay out of trouble. She continues to fight with her family over the dumbest things. At the reunion she was ready to rumble. Her behavior is becoming erratic. Something major is about to happen.
Jackie adds nothing to the show. Yes, she came to the reunion to work at keeping a job, so she went after Teresa. We all knows Teresa is a big dummy, so nothing new was exposed. Bravo loves Teresa. She is the housewives that keep giving them juicy drama to film. Let’s face reality. She will be back.
Dull Jackie on the other hand could be demoted or get the boot and will not be missed. Next.
I like Jennifer, because she is entertaining. She cracked me up with her Mo, Larry and Curly comment. It was dead on. And her clap back at Marge about sucking the monkey a–hole is a classic clap back. I like Jennifer. Margaret Joseph is a walking fraud in tight clothes, period.
Jennifer’s comment was disgusting. It wasn’t clever. Jackie is intelligent and a breath of fresh air surrounded by idiots.
REspect your opinion but disagree with most of your points. The initial success of the HW franchises had nothing to do with aggression, violence, name calling or story lines. It was watching wealthy women interact with their family and friends. Most of the episodes showed positive interactions, family and health problems were the only real storylines. However, it was the theresa table flip and gang up on Danielle that pushed all the franchises into this crap we now watch. When Andy and the other HW saw Theresa go from this little ignorant naive HW to a best selling author after the table flip, everyone jumped on the shit wagon. They quickly learned that being notorious could bring millions and all bets were off. If the shit wagon is for you, then each to your own, but I would love for them to get rid of people like Theresa and Jennifer and bring back the original concept. It is not enjoyable to watch ignorant, hateful classless woman annihilate each other. It just makes me sad for my gender. ON the other hand I’d love to see more of Jackie’s life, marriage, career and see her e able to interact with other intelligent women. NY is my favorite for just that reason. Most of the women are intelligent and have or had great careers. Throw in a little playgirl about the town Sonja and that’s a great mix. Unfortunately, Bethenny’s arrogance has started to ruin that show too and I hope they get control of it before it devolves into NJ territory.
You are correct. I keep reminding people that there was no RHONJ while Tre was “away”. That’s a fact. Calling her a felon constantly is getting really old when she bounced back to become a millionaire the right way. Jackie is the bully trying to solidify a place on the show by coming after Tre for no good reason. I know Tamara hates Tre but let’s be real – Teresa is the show. Melissa constantly codes switch while claiming Tre is not loyal. Melissa has been enemy #1 since day one aligning herself with anyone to go after Teresa. Jackie is a one truck pretentious pony & really not that entertaining. Marge is a fraud.
Don’t be fooled by her spending, she is not a millionaire, she is a creditnaire or merchantnaire. She is required to pay restitution to state and IRS neither of which i have seen as cleared. ( i don’t follow her too closely so please feel free to correct that). I turned off RHNJ for a couple of seasons because she refuses to admit her errors, but i sure as hell will be watch next season with the divorce or no divorce drama.
Tamara i love your recaps which keep me up to date on whose who, although i am still undecided on Delores, i think J and J will be new goldmines for the show.
THIS!
I love Delores
Oh. Well that explains today’s barrage of anti Jackie comments.
I think that Jackie came into the franchise with the mentality of a fan. It just so happened that the first person out of the group that she ‘clicked’ with (sucked up to, and I mean she tried really hard) was Melissa. When Melissa was called out by Teresa early on in the season, Jackie chose to back Melissa up in order to seal the deal on the new friendship she so badly wanted with Melissa. By doing that, she made it obvious what side she was going to be on for the rest of the season. I think she enjoys putting herself against Teresa. The little smirks that she gives during their arguments and the way she manages to get herself into every conflict blantantly shows how badly she wants to stay on the show.
I thought this season was actually very entertaining. I hope they keep all of the cast. It should be interesting next season. I especially like Jennifer – her laugh is infectious and she held her own, which I admire. She was also quick to apologize for offending. She’s “over the top” and I love it!
Jackie is just so dry and boring to me. Like cardboard.
THIS!
I like Jennifer too. Which says a lot because we have like ZERO in common.
Jennifer, Delores, Tre, they are not scheming connivers.
Jackie is arrogant. She thinks she’s smarter than she is but she forgets — she’s in Jersey. 😛 it doesn’t take much to be smarter there. Haha, I jest.
This has become one of my favorite RH (RHONY is my top) because it’s so opposite me or anyone I know and because it’s so entertaining. I find it motivates me to watch it on the treadmill, especially inside my house when it’s -27, which makes it a win win! Because normally I hate the treadmill.
She went to Fordham law. She’s no dummy.
OMG Theresa is so dumb!! NO one has pointed it out except for Lisa Lampanelli in the apprentice, but now Jackie is saying what we have all wanted to say, it is delicious. Margaret is no shrinking violet either, I love her taking on Jennifer, also very uneven intellectually. The group seems to be divided into smart on the left, not so smart on the right. Theresa only showed not just how dense she is but how nasty! . She really went to jail because she is so stupid.
I cant stand her, how she says “whaah” for “what” , how she says “Ohmygawd” when she cannot think of anything else to say, and just ends a phrase with “Bitch”! Melissa has been great this year, her horrified expressions are everything. How horrible Theresa must makeher life, esp with all of the kids involved, who I am sure Meilssa cares about very much.
Jennifer’s hair looked gorgeous. With a couple of hairpieces maybe I can do the same thing.
Loved the hair clip, brooch in Jennifer’s hair. Best look. Where do you find this? Too bad Jackie doesn’t know. Her hair was held back with glitter hair pins.
I know I don’t get that look, when I was a kid you hid all your Bobby pins !
Being a piece of work with quick insults doesn’t make you smart. Marge used to be likeable but she is crass and a total phony/fraud.
People can show smarts in different ways. Why can’t Jennifer hate Oklahoma? It’s horrible. I did not like it when I was there. Jennifer does not seem mean-spirited.
Marge on the other hand…
Steroid Rage anyone?
IKR?! LMAO.
The season was a snoozefest but this reunion is everything! TT, you wrote how the editors had to work hard to make Teresa seem at least halfway literate this season but they had hundreds of hours of tape to work with. At the reunion, it’s only one day of filming so there is no way they could hide the sheer stupidity that is Teresa and I loved every second of it!
I never thought much of Jackie either way throughout the season but the way she came for Teresa right out of the gate has me hooked.
Teresa claims it’s “her” show and it will be interesting to see how this plays out with contracts for next season.
TT, what is the correct information about Teresa’s boyfriend, Shane Wierks? (he is neighbors of Joe and Melissa at Jersey Shore). Also, what about the stories that indicate that Teresa and Melissa are actually in a good place, and they choose to act mad at each other at the reunion. The articles indicate they even laugh when pretending to yell at each other. They intentionally staged their argument to get rating up. Is there any truth to this?
I am so over Teresa. She seriously is a TERRIBLE mother. She is holding hands with her boyfriend, and her kids can see it on social media. Any child with parents going thru a divorce is traumatizing. These kids are going through a divorce, a deportation, and mother who is cheating on their father. This will effect the kids in the future.
Teresa is a JOKE. She really is delusional. She believes Caroline and other left the show because of her? She really believes N.J. is her show?! She is a classic NARCASSIT.
Jackie, stick it to her!!!!
Theresa appears in 99% of the comments here.
She can bless Jackie for what will be another paycheck next season.
I don’t really care enough about this show to monitor who Teresa Giudice is fucking theses days.
As for the Melissa/Teresa exchange. As I said earlier on in the recap it seemed clear from the outset that everyone on that stage knew their jobs depended on the reunion. Most of the fights on the regular episodes are amplified if not just outright fake. It was clear they went all out with the fighting. It helps that there is animus between so many of them.
Teresa and Melissa at their core do not like each other. However they pretend to as necessary for the show. They had to get along for an entire season recently. The vitriol seems much more genuine to me than the happy sisters act, But that is just me. It’s more likely that with any family relationships there is a fine line between love and hate. Did they have a conversation ahead of the reunion where they agreed to come for each other? Possibly. But Teresa is not an actress and Melissa repeatedly calling her stupid genuinely got to her.
Thanks for the hilarious recap. Teresa got more stupider after starving herself and Jennifer is as dumb as Teresa. They have no idea they say insane things about themselves in arguments that keep us so happy.
More stupider….?
I truly hope that was intended to be a joke and not done on purpose!!
Girls go to college, to get more knowledge, boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider.
I’ve seen a few mention here, and on twitter, that Jackie came with an agenda to go after Teresa. I think they’re forgetting how it started. Teresa and Deloris bombarded Melissa because they felt Joe wasn’t seeing Papa Gorga enough. They were blaming Melissa and asking her what she was going to do about it. Melissa was trying to explain that she doesn’t control Joe and that Teresa should talk to Joe. That is rational. Both Deloris and Teresa continued barraging Melissa until Jackie couldn’t watch it anymore and tried to reason with Teresa. Because Jackie truthfully said Joe’s in PRISON Teresa made Jackie public enemy number 1.
Jackie held her tongue a lot longer that I would have. I remember watching that episode feeling so sorry for Melissa and I was glad finally someone stood by her. Especially, because Melissa wasn’t wrong. It did need to be kept between Joe, Teresa, and Papa Gorga. And, by the way, I find Papa Gorga to be quite demanding. I would think a grown man would know better than to whine about one child to the other. But, we saw it on camera that Teresa brings it up to Papa Gorga a lot.
I’m surprised that no one mentioned to Teresa that Joe seeing his dad while they were on the trip may not have been because Melissa wasn’t there to tell Joe what to do, but instead because Teresa was gone.
I’m glad someone finally told Teresa the universe doesn’t revolve around Teresa Giudice.
“you should have supported me” “you should have had my back” “it’s the Teresa show” …
Teresa didn’t just barrage Melissa about Joe not seeing Papa Gorga enough –she said in front of everyone “well look at that. You’re not home and my brother is spending time with my father.” That is a flat out accusation that Melissa STOPS Joe from spending time with Papa Gorga.
Despicable thing to say to Melissa imo
Thank you – exactly.
Oh please. He should see his dad. It’s clear that Melissa and Jackie aligned to try to take down Tre.
BEST REUNION OF RHONJ EVER! 🙂 I already liked Jackie but I love her after seeing this! It always baffles me as to why people like Teresa continue trying to make slick comments when everyone is laughing at her stupidity? Just shut up. Classic deflecting when she keeps throwing comments back at Jackie, which are dumb as hell anyway, about her sister. She really does not get it that she has done and is doing the same thing with Joe and Melissa. She is still so jealous of Melissa that she can hardly see straight.
Jackie calling Dolores a Yes man was so accurate!
Impressive that Jackie went to Fordham Law School, very competitive.
OMG you are so right, TT.. Teresa is truly the least intelligent reality star EVER. She is painfully dumb. That combined with her narcissism and total disregard for anyone else makes her just awful to watch. Thank God someone finally called her out on being so unintelligent. I don’t know how these people even get through a conversation with her!
On the Bravo App there are clips that are not included in the reunion that are really worth watching. When Andy asked the women what their rose and thorn was for the season, Teresa’s reply was unintelligent and difficult to watch! She can not string 3 words together to make a comprehensive sentence. Someone above suggested maybe steroids. I don’t know but something is really wrong with her.
Katiesays,
I think the only person who rivals her is Farrah Abraham.
I guess I’m a moron too! Everyone commenting is a “INSERTNAME says.”
For a pretty boring season this reunion has gotten off to a fantastic start. I am all for Jackie, Melissa, and Marge. The other 3 are just filler.
Teresa is a dumbass and we’ve known this all along but it’s awesome to see someone actually tell her about herself.
Tre couldn’t even win a war of words with her own kids when they were 3-years-old! Love Jackie! Love Marge Jr.! Really loving Melissa this season, too. I also love to dislike Jennifer. Tre is sad to watch. She’s a dolt who thinks she’s smart. I love that Jackie is calling Tre out on her behind the scenes threats, being on parole, having a ghost writer, all the Tea on Tre!
Marge’s line about a monkey’s asshole never gets old. Then the hand signals imitating a baboon’s ass puckering! LOL!
Melissa calling Tre out about being threatened by people who can think and reason rationally! OH, MAN! I was applauding! and then there’s Tre’s response to everything, “oh, really bitch?”
She gets in the way of herself with her one-(ding) bat-channel mindset. Can’t wait until next week.
Loved that all the polls on WWHL were for Jackie, Marge, and Melissa. I’ll bet Teresa is fuming mad.
Funny Danielle’s name wasn’t mentioned once and NOT MISSED AT ALL!
Perfect recap, thanks TT. So much material. I loved when Tre looked at Andy and expected him to stick up for her and he just sat there with a grin on his face. Thanks to Larry, Moe and Curly for bringing this franchise back.
Theresa appears in 99% of the comments here.
She can bless Jackie for what will be another paycheck next season.
“The Teresa Show.” Didn’t Vicki say something along those lines regarding RHOC? Where she at now?
Does everyone realize that with Joe Guidice going to jail, Teresa divorcing him and writing a book about how strong she is, that it means Caroline Manzo was 100% right about her?
Lol –love her or hate her, you have got to give Caroline props for knowing exactly who Teresa was/is years ago.
Yes, and that’s when Teresa accused Caroline of being behind Tre & Joe going to prison!
Honestly, she’s such a dunce cap!
I would love for them to bring back Caroline and Jacqueline or even Kathy. Anyone who disagrees with Teresa or that she doesn’t like. That’s what makes the show good. All these people tip toeing around Teresa, or even Teresa herself who for some reason is scared of Danielle. Danielle serves no purpose and she’s gotta go. We need to bring people back that will be more on Jackie’s side and we will see the real Teresa and it will keep the show more interesting. It would also keep Delores on her toes to have the Manzo’s around. I don’t think she would continue to have blind loyalty to Teresa. I’d also like to see Melissa in that situation as well.
I really hope Jackie is back next season.. I love her so much lol.
I love this season of New Jersey and I think Beverly Hills is going to go in the same direction. As an educated woman I would like to see other intelligent educated women living their lives and taking on real challenges and interacting with each other in logical and rational ways. the fake storylines have become too much The petty made up drama is exhausting to watch. That’s the reason I’ve always loved New York the most. The women have real relationships and don’t get caught up in too long drawn out fights and take one the problems in the moment. Obviously being rich and connected is not Reality for most of us and that what makes it fun to watch, but the relationships with the other women and their families is what makes them relatable. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten in massive fights with my girlfriends and then completely got over it and was partying with them the next day I would like that to come back to the housewives.
As an educated woman I enjoy seeing people just being people. Besides, felons are much more fun to watch, especially when they are so dumb they are begging to be sent back to prison.
Intellectual divide on this reunion was amazing to watch. And the carry over to these comments is really hysterical. I’m just saying. I’ve cracked up a lot reading these.
Tamara I have been laughing non-stop reading this! Thank you for taking the two hours to do it justice!
“Jackie says she loses brain cells talking to Teresa. Try recapping this nonsense, Jackie. And people wonder why I can’t keep the names straight…”
Your comments about the Right couch on Twitter were right on!
Great recap and follow-up about Tre being dragged on Twitter. Ha! TT is on top of it all.
I initially did not like Jackie but, after last night, she is starting to grow on me! Actually liking Melissa and I never thought I would. Although I think Melissa has grown some balls with Jackie by her side. I can’t stand stupid and Teresa is just……STUPID. I have absolutely NO “compassionate” for her. It kills me that she can make so much money without ANY intelligence. Whoever styled Teresa should be canned. IMO, she looked awful, from her hair to her make-up to her dress and her man arms. For me, it’s a toss up between her and Jennifer for who looked the worst. Love, love, love The Marge! Marge is my FAVORITE!
Kimmy I 100% agree. I never liked Melissa and always sides with Teresa. Until a few seasons back. I also didn’t initially like Jackie. But, after last night, she is what this show needs.
Word. I thought Jackie would be one and done. Now I hope she comes back.
Unless, of course, Teresa fires her from her show!
So isn’t Jackie friends with Jacqueline and Kathy Wakile? Is that why Tre hates her so much?
Excellent recap. I doubt the stage right couch would be able to read let alone comprehend the recap. Last night’s episode exceeded the “napalm” moment from many Reunions ago.
When I think of thirsty I think of Dolores and her ginned up story line of moving out of her home with Frank. Talk about grasping for straws.
Jennifer does not seem to understand a homewrecker is one who breaks up a marriage-which is very different than having an affair and the cheating spouse staying with their spouse. Something tells me she should probably get the vernacular down sooner rather than later.
I am still at a loss how Jackie writing a column, without naming names of a filmed event is some sort of egregious slight. There were cameras there and her references to both Jennifer’s home and children were not pejorative in the least. She apologized for hurting Jennifer ad it was not one of those BS RH apologies.
Teresa wants her own show and claims she doesn’t really like doing RHONJ-I am all for granting her wish. her constant threats of icing other cast members out because they don’t kiss her ass are old. Jackie has some real promise and I do believe would add to the show. Bravo needs to stop letting the OGs act as producers.
My favorites of the season were Margaret and Jennifer. Even though they got into it, I liked that they didn’t hold back, apologized when they were wrong and moved on to something else. Jackie bored me. Melissa seems very fake. Tre is an idiot but it will be interesting to see how the deportation story plays out. I like Dolores.
Pretty much agree.
I have to admit it was really funny when Teresa said “you’re hungry” and Delores goes “no, that’s not what she means” and Melissa looks offended and Teresa yells, “you’re thirsty!” LOLOL> you can’t make this up! It’s almost up to Vanderpump Rules levels of entertainment!
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I am really disappointed in Andy point blank asking the ladies how many times a week they have sex with their husbands. (Why I am I surprised- I don’t know) Not only was it rude and tasteless to bring up in general but highlighted the fact that Teresa has no husband. Maybe that was his intent as he knows about the boyfriend.
Are any of the HW allowed to say “i plead the 5th” or “its none of your business?
In the course of writing the Danielle Staub divorce post I happened to reread this post about Danielle on the Wendy Williams show. https://tamaratattles.com/2018/10/03/danielle-staub-on-wendy-williams/
It’s a way more interesting read now that we have seen the season and this reunion episode. It seems to me like Teresa was already telling Danielle that Jackie would not be returning because she came for her.
I have watched every episode but my menopause brain won’t let me remember why Dolores hates Melissa so much, like Andy said?
Someone fill me in, please!
Great recap! I fast forwarded the stuff about kids too.
Didn’t anyone notice the Benisomme thing Jackie did saying “I’m up here and you’re down here” !!! I couldn’t believe she did that!
I hate Jackie.
I never liked Teresa but I hate Jackie. I hate how she comes across. Jackie’s arrogant, phony, and thinks she’s so smart, I think she’s trashy. Some lawyers are shady. She doesn’t seem genuine nor trustworthy. She seems phony and scheming. Jackie is making me start liking Teresa.
This cast is a pretty shallow wading pool when it comes to smart. Teresa is the dirty fighter and one of the most disingenuous people on the planet. Teresa went so overboard with her accusations towards Jackie. It was Teresa who wrote a book and made snide asides about her co-stars, it was Teresa who lied and denied about not only being the source but giving paid to make disparaging comments about her co-stars to tabloids. It was only when the 41 count indictment for fraud ad perjury came to light, wherein it included payments she had received from the tabloids the truth was confirmed. (Teresa failed to declare the income.) Teresa throwing out the Jackie and her sister not speaking and calling her white trash-Teresa’s favorite apologist Dina Manzo, has not been on speaking terms with some of her siblings for years. Teresa’s own father won’t speak to one of his sisters. It was Teresa who made the private family matter public. It is Teresa who comes unglued at the mention of incarceration, yet she managed to make a tidy sum of money on a book about her incarceration. Phony does not begin to cover Teresa, raging hypocrite would be a start.
Attorneys know how to advocate. When Melissa needed an advocate, Jackie was there for her. I fail to see any great scheme on Jackie’s part. She applied and was hired by the producers to be on the show. I doubt it included some loyalty oath or a promise to conflict with Teresa as part of her employment. Long gone are the days of new cast members claiming they never watched the show. Jackie has shared her struggles with an eating disorder, her rather disjointed family, incarceration of a family member and a brother with special needs. She had her own story to bring to the show. From the get go Teresa was intimidated by Jackie’s life and literacy.
People like Teresa and her followers throw out words like, jealous, stalking, superfan, accusations of another wanting to be Teresa, to cover their own insecurities and short comings. As long as someone continues to suck up to her, she will overlook any and all of bad behavior.
You have a lot of arguments. I don’t like Jackie. I don’t trust her at all, I don’t trust her as far as I could throw her. She’s a schemer. I can tell, I have a gut instinct.
I get it. I wouldn’t call myself a Teresa fan I find the whole cast like bizarre but I don’t like Jackie.
My point was Jackie made the same comment Kelly Bensimon said to Bethenny, “I’m up here and you’re down here” to Teresa and we all know how that turned out for Kelly.
I did not have arguments I had facts. There is an old axiom in law, “if you do’t have the law, pound the facts, if you don’t have the facts pound the law, if you don’t have either pound the table, or in this case flip the table.
Jackie, after repeated ad hominem attacks from Teresa resorted to a visual representation of how Teresa operates. Kelly was setting forth Bethenny was a dirty fighter. I seriously doubt Teresa would grasp the concept of ad hominem attacks. Melissa tried to smooth it over with Teresa’s inability to understand a rational argument.
I respect the fact you find Jackie a schemer, I just haven’t seen any examples. She is more like a truth to power person. Teresa going off the rails saying the woman took a photo with her does not advance the discussion.
I have a long standing issue with Teresa and “old school” as apparently does Melissa. It is pretty well settled in human psychology one cannot change a person. She has no right to tell her brother how to manage his family. Teresa’s mom worked her butt off as school bus driver-her dad was a no load man with a paper route. Jackie was simply advocating the theory about not changing and delivered a punch. When Bravo hired Jackie they knew she was a columnist/blogger and has Tamara Tattles pointed out not necessarily lucrative career but they knew she wrote about kids and family.
Really excellent comments Valley. All I can say is “Ditto”.
I agree with your assessment, very much!
*Bensimon
I couldn’t get enough of the Jackie v Teresa bout at the end. It was HILARIOUS how Jackie exposed Teresa’s stupidity. When Teresa said that Jackie was “gumming” for her, I laughed so hard I startled my dog!
ROFL
A deaf and blind person living on the other side of the world could see what Tre was up to. No one has to have an agenda or special insight to see Tre for what and who she is. I hope that Bravo or production has handsomey rewarded whoever dug the Gudices from under the rotten log where they were residing before reality TV. They were the gift that kept on giving for nearly a decade.thry sure did stink up the joint.
The kids should not be discussed since they’re minors and their parents make the decision for them to be on the show, but Marge senior is an adult and chooses to be on the show. I think Jennifer’s commentary was fair, and she was right about Marge senior and Marge junior being adulterers. They did what adulterers do, so Jennifer was right in everything she said about them. I also agree with Marge about the mail order bride comment. She was right too.
Melissa and Jackie were on point with everything they said to Teresa. I was cheering them on for putting that obtuse asshole in her place. This reunion was the most honest reunion I’ve ever seen. Truth bombs everywhere by everyone, and for once, Andy did his job and either let it all play out or asked pertinent questions. I can’t wait for the next two parts.
Those stories will be coming. Possibly at the beginning of next year.I have my eye on an Intenet property I’ve been wanting to purchase for just such an activity. But more about my life as an expat when the time is right…
i have an exit plan from here. Or at least a plan to not let it be the focus of my every waking moment forever. I’ll still be around here part time though. Just not watching so many housewives shows. I’m going to let some writers start taking over that task. EVENTUALLY. 🙂 I hope that the time is not right for a few more years. In the mean time, doing this lets me be in the same space as Banjo a lot. And that time is becoming precious.
Here’s to impending ExPat Nirvana. Here’s to your Escape from AlcaTeaz! (Summoning my best Clint Eastwood in Alcatraz voice): ” There’s always the possibility that some asshole will be offended. Isn’t there?”
Whoa, Melissa is done with the pretending. I’m so not a fan watching her change season to season for the passed however many years.
PS I do believe Jackie was a super fan.
Thank you!
So do I.
This is what I’ve been saying Jackie just seems really untrustworthy and conniving to me!
What’s the difference from Jennifer intertwining herself to Tre? She and Melissa “clicked”…nothing wrong with that.
Who would you guys be talking about if it wasn’t for Teresa. The truth is she may be some of those things that are described about her but who would Jackie have argued with if it wasn’t for Teresa? Truth is truth and the show was haulted until she came back. So it is what it is. Teresa isn’t going anywhere anytime soon but poor Jackie will if she doesn’t get a story line other than arguing with T.
What exactly was Teresa’s storyline this season other than clinging to the other idiot felon? What was Dolores’ other than agreeing with Teresa? We have Jennifer to be stupid and clueless now. She’s vying for Teresa’s slot in that department.
My point is who would you be talking about if it wasn’t for her. Doesn’t matter for the reason it still keeps people talking. I guess she does have the story line of her husband in jail, the fitness competition, her daughter doing that music thing. Lets see with Jackie she took upon Melissa’s argument with T and other than that said that supposedly she and her sister don’t get along. A complete snooze fest. I was just saying that it doesn’t matter if every comment on here is bad about Teresa and no one likes her someone who makes the decisions does. All everyone keeps saying is how stupid she is but there needs to be a better argument because she has obviously made a whole lot of money off of being stupid. I am not saying I disagree with some of the comments but I just think this is scripted reality tv and they want her to play the role that she is. The whole argument has been blown out of proportion anyway. Anyone with a brain knew that T was saying that Melisa does have influence over her husband. Melisa could have told her husband he should visit his dad more and encouraged him to do so. Just like she tells him to be mad at T.
When Joe isn’t working he should be with his WIFE and CHILDREN. His father is a big boy and shouldn’t be such a whiner. Joe said himself that his father was no where to be found when he was a kid. Never went to any sport events, nothing. Theresa was daddy’s girl. It’s evident.
LoL ok 🙂
When your parents get older and need help that what us children are supposed to do. But that’s if of course you are raised to respect your family.
Gorga paid for is parents’ home for many years. It always seemed absurd to me Teresa expected Gorga to put his goddaugter before his family. Teresa and her parents jawing over Melissa being a golddigger/stripper probably didn’t help matters.
Teresa was a daily devotee to her parents, Joe and Melissa may not be able to serve in that capacity. Daddy has a home at Teresa’s.
Yes but in reality and it’s not fair but he has Teresa he is not alone. He cannot expect both of his kids to be with him all the time. Joe has a job and a family. In my opinion they talk ALOT of smack about his wife. If it were me I would not come around that much either. Teresa has a job that allows her to he around more and she very clearly has her father wrapped around her finger. It seems to me, she loves to get him riled up about her brother and Melissa.