The Real Housewives of NJ

[joliebelle]

The finale was a little meh...the reunion looks like it'll deliver though.

[katydidKD]

how does ashley or "ashlee" eat? no one is really cutting her off so she gets off the couch and does something

[LXA SE285]

how does ashley or "ashlee" eat? no one is really cutting her off so she gets off the couch and does something

She's an intern at Celebuzz.com.

[BetteDavisEyes]

The reunion show was last night. Any thoughts?

[ellebud]

I don't think that it was well edited. It reminded me of a high school intervention, poorly done. Teresa is just this side of a felon...we get that. But there is too much vague referencing to unseen interlopers.

[BetteDavisEyes]

The supposed betrayal of Jacqueline was her finding out Teresa was behind the supposed "outing" of Melissa working at a strip bar as a bartender.


These women are all batshit crazy. I did feel bad for Teresa b/c it seemed like everyone was taking shots at her all season yet when she gave it right back to them, everyone got offended and turned against her and made her the villain of the season.

Question: Am I the only that thinks this whole cookbook thing was so blown out of proportion? I did read somewhere that Caroline was angry b/c she tried marketing her own Italian cookbook but it was turned out by various publishers and she couldn't believe that Teresa has had 2 successful ones.

I agree with the poor editing. This season was just a nasty trainwreck. So bored of it.

RHOBH, BRING IT! Lol!

[GammaPhi88]

The reunion reminded me of middle school, when I decided to take down the queen bee in my clique of mean 6th graders. Only I wish it had ended here as it did for me in 6th grade, with my gym teacher grabbing us by the ears and dragging us into her office.

It was hard to sit through. My roommate kept coming out of his room and asking me if I was sure I wanted to finish it.

[BetteDavisEyes]

And it was only Part 1 of the reunion. Not sure if I can sit through Part 2.

[LXA SE285]

Question: Am I the only that thinks this whole cookbook thing was so blown out of proportion? I did read somewhere that Caroline was angry b/c she tried marketing her own Italian cookbook but it was turned out by various publishers and she couldn't believe that Teresa has had 2 successful ones.

I think the cookbook was just something for Bravo to hang Caroline's anger on when the real issue was that she, Big Al, and her sons were on the hook for the fight in the Dominican Republic—a fight that Teresa essentially started.

For me, the highlight of the reunion (agree Part 1 was meh) was Teresa and Melissa throwing shade at each other regarding their hairlines.

[whiteandblack]

curious as to what part Teresa played in the 'division' between Caroline and Dina.

[BetteDavisEyes]

Originally Posted by whiteandblack

curious as to what part Teresa played in the 'division' between Caroline and Dina.

Dina is godmother to Teresa's youngest daughter. I'm guessing that Caroline tried to close ranks against Teresa (much like they did Danielle last season) but b/c of Dina's ties to Teresa & her family, she refused to take any sides since she really wasn't a part of any of this. Caroline must have gotten mad at her & since then, there's a divide between them.

Again, this is pure speculation on my part.

[GammaPhi88]

I'm not sure who else watched the second part of the reunion, but my head hurts. Let me put it this way: I'm a law student, and I spent most of my day at the library working on practice exam problems, but I was at my highest point of mental exhaustion during the reunion with all that yelling. I don't know what that says about my potential legal career, however, the reunion was painful. Those women are insane.

[LikeASista]

Originally Posted by GammaPhi88

I'm not sure who else watched the second part of the reunion, but my head hurts.

Yeah, I watched it, too. That entire display was what I referred to as The Gang-Up-On-Teresa Reunion special. I mean, good grief, ladies! I don't even know what to say. Teresa annoyed the crap outta me with her constant pulling of her hair. We learned from one of the dating experts on Millionaire Matchmaker that when a woman is constantly touching her hair, it's a sign of insecurity. No kidding ... Well, hell, ... I'd be pretty insecure, too, if three women were attacking me all at the time time.

Hopefully, someone will shed light on their beef with Teresa for letting Gia sing that song on national television. I don't get why they felt it was "a disgrace" as Caroline said.

[PeppyGPhiB]

The Reunion - parts 1 and 2 - was paiiiiiinful. Those women are miserable. And Teresa needs to learn how to communicate better with others - she has no idea how condescending and insulting she is. Yes, everyone was picking on her, but that's because she does and says so many things that make it easy for others to have a beef with her!

On the other hand, "Watch What Happens Live," which was on right after the reunion, was hilarious! Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos do Melissa and Joe G: http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-ha...-my-housewives

[BetteDavisEyes]

It was painful as hell to watch. No, I'm not a "Team Teresa" person but damn. I felt bad for her in the same way I feel bad for Brandi Glanville b/c having people turn against you and gang up on you is horrible. All those women acted like catty bitches towards each other. It's just sad.

On a sidenote, my cousin commented on Jacqueline's Twitter about the allegations that Jacqueline was in on the leaking of the pictures of Joe & the mystery woman. Her comment was promptly deleted & she received a reply from Jacqueline (or whomever runs her page) saying she didn't want negative stuff on her page. Lame! It's just as pathetic and lame as Kyle deleting negative comments from her Facebook.