Tonight was the long awaited first half of a 2 part reunion of the Real Housewives of New Jersey. If this post seems choppy or unclear, it's because the reunion left me numb, speechless, and wide-eyed. Let's dig in. As we all know, this season has been a whirlwind and as the 4 women sat down to talk about what has happened, the first 4 minutes of the sit down dictated how the rest of the night would go. Andy Cohen had bought up Jersey Shore to see how the women felt about another show representing Jersey but this time in a negative light. Teresa said she didn't approve of Sammi "The Sweetheart" sleeping with Ronnie a week after they met. Teresa then went on to compare this act to what Danielle had did with her ex-Steve at Teresa's shore house a year ago. The gloves were off and we all knew that there would be trouble for the rest of the night.
After things settled from the comment, Andy went on to talk about Teresa and Jacqueline becoming mothers again. Andy asked a question from a viewer about why Danielle didn't call Jacqueline after her son was born and Danielle noted that she wasn't allowed to say anything but offered her congratulations then and there on the reunion. Teresa interjected and commented on how disgusting of a friend Danielle was to Jacqueline and boy oh boy did Danielle ever say the mother of all comments to Teresa "Did you even visit your own nephew?" Teresa answered "Yes I did". Just when I thought it was over...no...Teresa got up off the couch and went balls to the wall insane. She wagged her finger in Danielle's face and screamed "Don't break up my family! You bitch!" Things went haywire shortly after with Andy being pushed, the cameras running backstage, hairdressers consoling the women, pure insanity. A commercial break was needed.
After the commercial break, the reunion proceeded with talking about what the Jersey kids had accomplished this season, the off handed comments made about each other's children and of course Teresa's finances. While she does admit that she is in debt, she still remains in denial that she has serious spending problems and that foreclosure of her home is a possibility. Moving from the awkwardness of money talk, the show focused on Caroline and her amazing mothering this season and how she opened up her life and her children's lives a little more this season. I was pleased and touched by her being so brave once again. Caroline you rock.
Coming towards the end, the subject moved from Danielle's involvement in porn to her rude behavior at The Brownstone. Caroline and Danielle exchanged words and after Caroline said "We're in the OK Corral so buckle up", we fans were left with a cliffhanger...
Until next Monday, RHONJ fans...keep watching and keep your heart rate down.
XOXO,
Whitney
Not a fan of ANY of them honestly - the gang mentality is unbelievable. Where as Caroline may be a good mom to her own, she lies saying she has always stayed out of confrontation with Danielle. As I have repeatedly heard her talk poorly of Danielle, hiding behind the guise of protecting her family. The only one that tries to hold it together and not be brutal is Danielle, even though she has done questionable things herself, none seem to compare with the righteous onslaught the other women bring.
ReplyDeleteDanielle, she has definitely got issues. but honestly I like how she OWNS them. There are things she seems to not want to get into, which is understandable, but it does not matter to the other women, who even though they have things that shouldn't be spoken of, there seems to be NO BOUNDARIES they wont collectively cross. I don't think I could handle Danielle as a friend, she tends to be back to me sort of girl. But don't hate her either. Don't care about her past either, it doesn't rule your future. Anyone who thinks otherwise is ignorant. Oh yeah, and she has sex, wow, who cares?! She isn't the one constantly talking about it. (thanks so much Theresa, real classy)
Danielle's kids seem like good kids as well, kids are a reflection of us as parents. Her girls are not doing anything bad, they are not assaulting anyone, or screaming because they are not getting their way. They seem pretty darn normal, just upset by the drama. This Danielle seems to understand and takes some of the blame, but honestly, if these women really cared about those girls, they wouldn't be attacking their mother so publicly ALL THE TIME. It is the gossip they are constantly hearing from the other woman that seem to upset the girls, as it trickles down to the kids. instead of looking at their mother wouldn't it be wonderful if they looked in the mirror.
Every time any of the woman cursed out Danielle, they had huge smiles on their faces and were truly enjoying this moment, supporting each other as if they were there the whole time and knew first hand the situations, but then we find out it was just what they heard from each other. Any time Danielle said anything they viciously attacked her, and claim they only did this on the show, never off. Anyone else believe that? I believe that as much as I believe Theresa's husband wasnt driving drunk the night he got into a car accident.
I may watch the finale, I just need to see how the train reck burns, I admit I must not be a good person because I just need to see it end. It is strange, as every show I watched this season I walked away disgusted. Not feeling entertained but perplexed, thinking, aren't they going to watch this and actually see what is going on? Will any of them see the moronic way they behave? Don't think any of women will see this as their egos will be in the way. Will I watch it further. Most likely not, I prefer comedies in todays day and age, there is already too much drama in the world, continuing watching very spoiled woman, spend money like there is no tomorrow... Nope definitely done. Karma may kick me but I don't wish them well, I wish them humility.