Here we go! It’s time for the RHONJ reunion. I don’t think I hated this season as much as I thought I would, or maybe I am still feeling my exercise endorphins. Either way, I’m in a good mood and ready to knock out this RHONJ Recap Reunion edition. I am already confused did I miss part of this reunion at like 7pm or something? The only backstage stuff we got was on the promo that most of us have already seen. Then, we start with Andy. There are no hellos to each of the women. He just starts throwing out questions with no foreplay at all!
First he asks Jennifer what procedures she has had. I don’t understand why he asks this or why it is any of his fucking business. But Jennifer gives a whole list of things she did before filming this season. He moves on to Delores. She says David’s house was just completed and it is ready to move in but currently still lives with her and Frank. Margaret is still trying to sell her lot. I love that lot. Jackie has no regrets about her second season. Teresa says she felt like the girls needed quality time without her so she didn’t go to Italy for Christmas.
Are Melissa Gorga’s Storylines All Fake?
Then he starts with Melissa’s interview. I can tell already that Jennifer is going to hop into everyone else’s time just to disrupt and get camera time. All the producers and a Bravo suit or two come to these things so she is trying to get her tomato. It’s Jersey, they should hold tomatoes instead of nothing. Then we move on to a shady viewer question that Andy doesn’t want to ask. Why does she always have fake storylines? The question even mentioned the fake pizza business that she denied was fake.
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EVERYTHING is fake except for maybe Envy and that is because she had to buy it when the real owner didn’t want to deal with her. I don’t think Joe has much of a job at all and he’s been busted several times for his fake Instagram photos of houses he claims to have flipped but has never been inside of. Also, the long lost sister story. The baby story. They left out a lot of them.
Should Margaret Joseph’s Husband Joe Get A Job?
On to Margaret, who fans say does not need a boob job. In response to questions about why Joe doesn’t get a job she says Joe owns many apartments so he doesn’t need a nine to five. About the lawsuit with Vineyard Vines, she says they settled and she paid them $300K. However, they are still trying to sue her for more. This was all over a whale on one pair of shorts she sold that they said looked like theirs. Delores and Teresa cry during the flashbacks to scenes with Margaret and her mother.
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Margaret talks about her father. He left her mother when she was very young. She has no memory of him and doesn’t know for sure if he is dead or alive. Andy asked if her first husband who is twenty years old than she is was about her looking for a father figure. She said no, she wanted a family with kids. He had custody and she was very close with the kids. I don’t think they speak to her since she cheated with Joe the contractor. But she and her ex get along well. Later, Marge said she texts with some of the kids.
Is Delores Catania Engaged To David Principe?
Delores says she has not had sex with Frank since she was pregnant with Frankie. She has no interest in having sex with Frank in the future. Delores says that she is not moving into the home with David. She didn’t get a ring and she is a bit resentful. Jennifer keeps butting in. Margaret finally tells her to shut it. I love Margaret for that.
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The other girls seem to want Delores to move on and forget about David. As we all know Delores has moved on and will be living in NYC at least part time while Frankie is doing an internship there. I say good for her! Frankie is not in a serious relationship with anyone because he is busy with work. He and Gia are not together. But she still wants them together and so does Teresa.
Are Jackie Goldschneider And Delores Catania Friends?
A viewer asked Jackie if she gets offended too easily in reference to her hurt feelings over Delores saying she is not her friend. She says acknowledging your emotions is healthy. Then we get a montage of all the things that Delores said about Jackie. I feel like Delores was unnecessarily mean to her.
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We have our first laugh and it is about politics. Jackie says she and Delores do have different backgrounds and beliefs. For example, Jackie says she is a bit more Liberal. Delores says, “liberal is okay, I’m getting there.” And they laugh. Me and you both Delores. Me and you both. Jackie defends Delores from social media who thought her comments were anti-Semitic. Jackie says she didn’t sense that at all. Delores was very hurt by the rumors. Delores says she has probably been more with more Jewish men than Jackie. Jackie and Delores are friends now. It seems genuine. Jennifer made a face when Delores says she likes the way Jackie parents. Melissa mutters that Jennifer is so horrible
Please Make Jennifer Aydin STFU!
There was a lot of talk about parenting. Again Jennifer squawked through the entire segment. As Margaret says, PLEASE! We are going to be here all day. Plus no one cares about Jennifer and her nannies. Then came the stuff about Jackie’s dieting which I wish we would stop talking about. I feel like it makes things worse. I fast forwarded.
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We finally get to Jennifer’s segment and to quote Rupaul,I feel like “she already done had hers.” Even all the people Jennifer has been so rude to compliment her on her gay storyline. Gabby has new friends that do not bully her. The topic on the show actually embarrassed the bullies. Apparently, Bethenny tweeted about Jennifer’s lack of comedic skills after Jennifer mocked Bethenny on WWHL. Melissa says she has not spoken to Jennifer since the finale filming at the Jersey Shore. She says Jennifer say a lot of dumb shit and throws things at her. There were a lot of viewers who wanted Melissa to attack Jennifer for her multiple physical assaults. Melissa calls Jennifer and asshole. Jennifer calls Melissa an asshole. I just need Jennifer to shut up.
This reunion was chock full of flashback and boring questions. I have no idea why this episode was even necessary. Teresa hasn’t been asked anything. I think the idea might be to let all the ladies talk now because it will soon be all about Teresa and perhaps Danielle.
Next week: We finally get to Teresa and the men join the show.
Theresa was unscathed in this first episode. Nothing really was said about her.
Jennifer is horrible. She really just needs to STFU and go away.
I feel like the other women all get along.
I saw on the promo for next week that Teresa’s makeup artist and very good friend, Priscilla DiStasio is doing Danielle’s makeup for the reunion. Maybe they still are friends.
Very interesting.
I find her hysterical! She calls out everyone…
Who do you find hysterical? I mentioned four different people.
lol i was wondering who they were talking about as well.
Danielle looked physically ill without make up on.
I keep asking myself why I am even watching this anymore.
I feel the same way. I think it’s disgusting they ALL use the F-word as a every day word. I’m sure some of their kids watch the show. I’m done after watching it from day one
I started watching the rebroadcast tonight and after 10 minutes I’m turning it I can’t stand to listen to Jennifer anymore. I’m Blair from Northridge Andy needs to keep control and let the other women speak
It’s DOlores, the usual spelling. They run it across the screen at the beginning of every episode.
It also says PLEASE READ THE COMMENTING RULES BEFORE COMMENTING here before every comment box. If you had done that, you would not be in WLS now. And you would know what is it.
My great- aunt used to tell me stories about some chickens she had who would drown in a rainstorm bc they would stare with their open beaks up at the falling rain. I think of that story every time I see Teresa on tv…..especially tonight on that couch.
Oh shite. I had never heard about that and there was a reference to turkeys drowning that way (and debunked as stupid) on The Rookie. Not Firefly, but Nathan Fillion is good in it too.
My grandfather’s brother raised Turkeys and they always said that some would drown that way. They also had “NO car honking” signs around the farm because the turkeys would hear a horn and stampede and some would die that way. I did not see The Rookie but commercial, farm raised Turkeys are stupid (not the wilds one) and they would look up and drown in rain.
I’ve never seen the Rookie. But I do know that turkeys are pretty stupid. I had a friend who would raise a couple turkey eggs every year so she could butcher them for Thanksgiving. She would put them in with her chickens because the chickens would have to teach the turkeys how to eat. Yes, turkeys will starve if there’s not another turkey or bird to show them how to eat. Isn’t that absolutely Wild?
Please someone muzzle that Jennifer. I can’t finish watching.
Teresa seemed sedated, slower than usual and very unemotional. Showing flashbacks in last weeks episode made me realize how alive and awake she used to be. That is sad.
Everyone has on so much make-up! How long did it take to get those faces? It reminds me of when I was child and it was dance recital time, we went to my mom’s friend that sold Mary Kay and she did our make-up for us. They all look better in their confessional looks.
I’ll admit I have a limited social circle but I don’t see anyone out with as much make up as Atlanta and NJ, espc. the scary spider fake eyelashes on Atlanta. But hey, it’s a TV show.
I noticed the make up!! Caked on!! Even Jackie’s arms seemed slathered in brown sparkly Stuff. Just why?
Although seeing Danielle talking prior to make up… I agree some people need it to look human and not alien
Tamara … can you even IMAGINE Jennifer holding a tomato (or anything)? The beginning would have the other ladies holding one and Jennifer STFU empty-handed with a big red splat on the wall behind Melissa and Margaret. I lost count of how many times I yelled “PIEHOLE” (short for “shut your piehole,” which would have taken too long) at Jennifer. I dislike her second only to Phaedra on any Bravo show.
Dear Jennifer, mutton dressed as lamb is still mutton. You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig. Her ridiculous mugging and Teresa’s smug satisfied face when she did it, had me turn it off after 20 minutes. Thanks for taking another one for the team TT. Your recaps have successfully made me stop watching these shit shows and just read your reviews.
This was a bit of a snooze fest. Jackie’s wedding picture was very scary/shocking. Hard to call that a storyline. She looks great now.
Joe Gorga (scammer or not) keeps fake ass Melissa on this show. I predict she keeps trying to get her mother and sisters more screen time.
With the exception of Jackie and Jennifer, these ladies married a bunch of duds. Unattractive losers— felon, scammer, disbarred attorney on steroids and the lazy contractor who sleeps with the client. Gross.
If Jackie called Teresa self absorbed and Melissa dismissed it as her opinion, Teresa would have lost her shit. Hypocritical since she was angry with Melissa for not defending her when Jackie made the comment about Joe being in jail.
It looked like Teresa was cautious not to get into it with everyone directly after being caught for inciting Danielle to pull Marge’s hair. Jennifer was annoying and she looked like Teresa’s puppet mouthpiece with Teresa giggling and smirking at her behavior.
I immediately thought the same thing. Teresa would have lost it on Melissa! She is way off on tbis reunion episode.
I haven’t watched yet as I am rewatching the season, but I have to say I really enjoy watching Teresa realize who she married and who she wants to become. Those girls are going to watch her every move, so I hope she shows them a better example of how to be in loving, committed relationship. The crime is behind her and so is her shitty marriage. I hope. . . Rutgers is a great school. Gia might be the savior here for future generations. Love that kid.
Joe Gorga is a very good uncle. He is so funny and loving. I adore demonstrative dads. Affection is so important!
Thanks for recapping, Tamara. You gave me a good chuckle this morning: I am with the fans who think Margaret has great boobs.
Jennifer is very annoying and doesn’t STFU, but I chuckled a little when she told Melissa, I’m saying what everyone is thinking. I always thought from the start that Melissa and Joe’s storylines were fake. And if anyone really looked into these two, they might be going the way of the Giudices. I like Joe Gorga, but something tells me him and Melissa don’t have the money they appear to have.
I can’t decide if Jennifer not being able to STFU is her immaturity and needing to be the constant center of attention or her thinking she’s sly like a fox making sure she gets the camera time. Or a dangerous combination of both. However, I also enjoyed her calling out Melissa on her fake storylines in which she seems to believe viewers are interested in. Teresa’s behavior was bizarre.. .the continuing facial smirks and reactions to Jennifer’s comments and lack of having anyones back truly unsettling. I do believe xanax or valium was her choice of mood stabilizer.
I fully believe that we would like the real Jennifer. I think she is a former fan of the show and knows how the game is played. She came in sucking up to Teresa on day one and never stopped. She is totally doing it for camera time. I wish she would just reel it in to about half what it is now. I hope Teresa comes for her next season so she can be friends with the other women if that is still even a possibility.
That said, I like her, and I wanted to change the channel ten minutes in. If you haven’t watched this episode, I suggest just skipping it. We are going to have a lot of focus on Teresa and the Danielle hair pull thing very soon. Probably the third episode because the men apparently are coming out next week.
Here is what is coming up…
Part 2: Airs Wednesday, March 11 at 8pm ET/PT
Jackie and Jennifer’s feud reaches new heights, while Melissa questions the health of Teresa’s marriage. The husbands shake up the set with shocking and hilarious details about all the wives’ sex lives. Backstage, Danielle makes a surprising demand.
Part 3: Airs Wednesday, March 18 at 8pm ET/PT
Joe Gorga reveals what he really knew about the Joe Giudice cheating allegations. After shocking revelations, Margaret and Teresa’s friendship is left hanging in the balance. Danielle attempts to shut down the reunion filming.
I will be watching…..observing Danielle has to be viewed as a science research subject she just can’t be human
I’m baffled how Danielle got a slew of rich men proposing to her. She’s not physically attractive and her insides match the outside. She must slay in the sack
I always wonder how much their house payments are. All the homes are so huge and have an echo. How do they clean all that?
Amen! All those “housewives” have homes that flat wear me out. Who DUSTS that? And they probably lose their dogs in the house regularly.
Not a one feels “cozy”.
I asked this on Twitter last night and I will ask it here…Is Jennifer on something? Verbal diarrhea is one thing but she was like an over caffeinated chihuahua. She was sucking every ounce of oxygen out of the room. How is her husband not telling her to dial it down because it could affect his practice not to mention embarrassing her kids?
My impression is that Jennifer loves the spotlight and will grab it any way she can.
I don’t believe she cares how much she embarrasses her family.
My prediction: Bill will have some extra-curricular activities in 18 months.
Ha. He’s already sleeping in the pool house to get some peace and quiet away from her.
Aye, Jennifer the Mouth! She just cant help herself. What she doesnt realize is the ass she has been kissing and being a mouth piece for, Theresa, is just using her to not get dirty. Danielle also served as that. And as hard as Theresa rode for Danielle, she did an about face just as hard. Jennifer isnt mature enough to see that. There were some signs that Jennifer has a heart and can be sweet but she is a puppet right now. Good luck
Did I mishear or did Margaret say she had a birth son with her ex??? I’ve heard her talk about raising her step children many many times but I’ve never heard her mention giving birth to a child before. Maybe I misunderstood…..
I heard that too! She said 3 step kids and one of her own.
She did say she had a birth son with Jan. I wonder what happened.
She has a 23 year old biological son with Jan. He was 15 when they got divorced. The step kids were in their 30’s
Thanks!
Anytime!
I didn’t mention that because it seemed like breaking news that was just glossed over as if everyone knew that. I wasn’t sure if she was saying she lost a child or what she was talking about. I opted just not to try and say something when I didn’t really get it and no one seemed as she was saying anything new or important. It was weird.
She mentioned him in one of the very first episodes she was in, her first season, as she was explaining her affair and the dynamics of her family. I cannot remember if she mentioned what the state of her relationship is with her bio son or not.
Makes me like Margaret even more! There was a twitter post last year or so about her son being home from college and all his buddies dropping by the house. She infers they are very close. But, THAT is how to keep your family out of the spotlight. Tamra Judge should take lessons! 4 years in and not a peep. Bravo Margaret!
So all of us who caught it were taken aback. I thought maybe I misunderstood — and did not want to take the time to rewind.
Work Jenn has had done: boobs, lipo, back suck, lip extension.
Work Dolores has had done: chef sink and shimmering splash tile installation.
Work Marge has had done: preliminary settlement in business lawsuit, pending real estate deal.
Work Teresa has had done: Xanaxes
Lol. Perfect
OMG! OMG! It’s a Dalai Mama sighting!!!!! YAY! Hey Girl Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
God how I love you! And the Dalai Mama too!
I second that YAY!
Lol, “lip extensions”!!!!
Great recap! Jennifer is so bitter and jealous of just about everyone. She is kissing Teresa’s ass and inserting herself in every situation. She thrives on the seperation of the group and seems to enjoy when the others are struggling. I’m guessing by next season she will somehow piss off Teresa and have to cling on to another housewife. Her only redeeming moment was the situation with her brother and mother. Teresa is still a deflecting fool and will never take accountability for what she does wrong. I kinda think she only tolerates Jennifer because Jennifer goes after the women Teresa doesn’t like. Jennifer fits perfectly into Danielle’s shoes.
Couldn’t help but notice that Teresa was having a good smirk when Jennifer was going in on Melissa. Let’s be real. Teresa hates Melissa. But she tolerates her. I think much of it is jealousy. Not that she has anything she should be jealous of. I do wonder if Jennifer is another mouth piece for Teresa. We’ve had several of those throughout the years.
I think that is why we have heard so little out of Teresa so far at t he reunion. People are saying she seems medicated. I don’t think Teresa is. Instead, Jennifer is doing her dirty work and Teresa’s smugly enjoying the show.
I think the reason we didn’t hear much from Teresa is that we needed to give everyone their time before the next two episodes are all about Teresa. Hopefully Jennifer will have laryngitis by the time they get to all that.
Am I the only person that wish Chanel made duct tape? Since Jennifer loves anything and everything Chanel if they made duct tape maybe just maybe we could gift her a roll to tape her mouth shut and do us all a HUGE favor. She is so annoying.
She abhors Melissa and only tolerates her for her brother.
Oddly enough and out of where ever, RHONJ and Summer House have become
two shows on my favorite list.
Really, really like these seasons.
Must acknowledge though, Jennifer is a lot!!!!
Jennifer was a damn yippy dog, trying REALLY hard to get that next season contract.
I love her when she’s with her family, when she’s in the group- I can’t stand her.
I agree.I have been saying forever Jennifer is smart and normal until she gets around the others. And welcome to the madness. Please read the commenting rules. Especially if you are a grammar nazi. 🙂
The show and Reunion would be even more boring without Jennifer. That said, she does need to take it down a notch.