Welcome back Trashies to RHONJ. Fall is in the air and pumpkin flavored foods are EVERYWHERE! So lets get started.
Siggy’s daughter is leaving for a Jewish federation trip and she wants to take her laptop. Religious retreats as a teen are such a drag especially when they gather you around for those breaking the ice exercises. But Siggy is hoping the promises of service and partying with a bunch of other Jewish teenagers will entice her. When that doesn’t work she tries once again with the angle of tradition and how important it is to Sabin Safta (sp) the grandfather that they carry on the traditions because he escaped the holocaust by a priest helping his family get to Switzerland. JoshUA comes home with the news that that he passed his driver’s test and Sig is bugging. He immediately wants know when he is getting a car.
You know what Frankie did as soon as he got a car, he forgot about his mother
Delores calls Mr. New Jersey to find out where their kid is because he isn’t answering her calls. She says he leaves the house every morning and she doesn’t see him again until late in the evening and that Frankie is just like his father leaving home and never coming back.
Frankie pulls in and comes in to talk to his mom. She admits that he is hurting his mom’s feelings that he is not around anymore. Then Delores goes into one of her rants that she is spread too thin with trying to run the gym, the boo died, redoing the kitchen, kids never around. She makes him promise to call when he gets out of school and let her know his plans. He does and lets her know that he is just hanging out with his friends and not getting into trouble then just starts cracking up because in the middle of this oh so serious talk the dog is farting. Ah, yes the silently but deadly meaty dog farts.
what’s with the man chokers is Jersey?
James Leonard stops by to talk to the Giudices about their affairs. He inquires with Joe on how he is doing with this his impending upcoming sentence.
Where you are getting ready to go there are all types of people including Apollo Nida of RHOA fame
James tells Joe that he needs to be careful because he has a tendency to be too nice. LOL, I think that is lawyer speak for “you be stupid and you pick the wrong kinds of friends,” which he blames on his big heart. Enlarged heart maybe. Like the nut job, he brought to book party last week. Teresa is still on supervised release and he needs to be street smart about the company he keeps. James encourages Joe to follow Teresa’s path to self-improvement while at camp.
Joe Gorga has to pack cold lunch for the kids, the horror. Melissa gets home and immediately Joe pulls her into the movie theater room to discuss how she messed up his day. Here’s what I want to know, why she is dressed in a tiny leather jacket and holey jeans coming in from the outside if they have an attached garage.
There are many things I don’t miss about living in the suburbs but attached garages are definitely one of them. Joe is apparently upset that he lost out on a big deal because he missed an auction due to having to pick up the kids.
Welcome to like the new millennium! These two are the worst actors ever.
They say all the usual buzzwords about this fight they have been since the beginning. I wasn’t brought up to do this. Joe so old school. You should be proud you wife is a go-getter. I just want my wife back….. blah blah blah for the love of god just hire someone this is the worst storyline EVER. The funniest line was when he told her, “I don’t need your money I need my wife.” Joe, please you do know that without Melissa there is no Bravo paycheck coming in right? Technically being a Housewife is her job so yeah, you do need her money.
Tre comes to visit the Lauritas with the girls to play with Nick. Jac wants Nick to give a flower to Audriana when she comes in just like he did at the hospital when they were both tiny little blobs. This was actually a very sweet scene to see Jac encouraging Nick to play. But I love the long sideways looks the quiet one keeps giving every one.
Milania shows her compassionate side and actually plays with Nick very well. I am surprised that the kids have not interacted with Autistic children more, as I feel there are quite a few kids who are identified as being on the spectrum now. Nick may or may not be able live on his own eventually. Jac admits that this was not the experience they were expecting when they were trying for him but that she is very grateful for every moment. Teresa and Jac start making jokes about their last interaction when Teresa was there then start hugging. These two are no Lucy and Ethel in my book but they are definitely both weirdo’s cut from the same cloth.
Siggy comes over Melissa’s to hang while Melissa is frantically picking up inside. Unable to get an answer at the front door Siggy walks around the back and hands Melissa a soggy piece of mail. Melissa apologizes for the mess while she races around rationalizing she still has little ones.
This is messy?
They shade compliment each other for how good they look and prepare to sit down for some fruit and white wine. Melissa makes mention of Joe, and Siggy compliments them saying they are a great couple. Melissa is excited she gets that vibe. Siggy tells that if thinks they are not going to have bumps in the road that is unrealistic. Melissa admits that its not the fairytale romance it once was but with the ALL the kids at school all day she is bored. Dude that is the most legit complaint I have heard her make about this whole situation and hell yeah get out there and do something with your time. I think you’re being a bit of whiny bitch because its not “fun” and if you really want your husband to take you seriously then don’t give up on it like you have everything else you have tried in the last few years because there are not a lot of openings for space cowboys. Siggy tells her they still have the fairytale its just different chapter. Melissa is still doing the mom/wife thing just not cooking as much. That’s what it means to be a working mom idiot. They both agree that marriage is work and Siggy says anyone who says its not it divorced. Testify.
Delores comes over to see Kathy and Rosie, oh and Ritchie too I guess, and have a glass of wine. I love that they are all supposed to be great friends but apparently they have never met Mr. New Jersey, Delores thought they would all meet at the book party… and then Roe and Kathy admit that they were to invited to book party. After Tre came home the first time they saw her was at Delores birthday party and again at the party for Envy. Kathy apparently tried to reach out on the day the book launched by text and received no response. Delores is surprised they weren’t invited to the book launch she though everything was civil.
Poor Kathy her daughter Victoria fainted twice today and is still battling her brain tumor. This is terrible, anyone who deals with a sick a child is under a lot of stress I honestly can’t imagine the emotional roller coaster they are on. My kid is having elective cosmetic surgery in a few months and I am terrified. However, this was a weird emotional transition leap pad where Kathy starts yelling about how this is not fair (her child’s illness or Tre’s deep freeze?) and all this other bull shit means nothing. Rosie agrees we are not here forever.
But then Roe starts to get angry and says she said things and we said things… Delores does her best to shut it down by saying its over, its done….Kathy thinks these are all things that can be fixed and then starts mocking Teresa Namaste BS and are pissed that her redemption 2016 tour did not include forgiveness of them for their perceived sins. Delores says that Italians hold grudges and can go years without talking. I think that goes for a lot of families. Rosie just wants her family mended and she thinks Teresa’s book signing may be the right time to corner Tre and make her talk. Snipers Assemble!
Every day is a gift and also I copied Melissa haircut, just more layers
Tre and Joe go to a couples Yoga massage. Joe just had Brussel sprouts and turkey bacon for lunch so he tells the masseuses don’t stretch him too hard. Gross. Tre asks him if he has talked to the girls about what going on? He says Milania has asked questions because she is concerned about the length of time he is going to be away. But having already been through it with Tre they know what to expect and they know where he is going. She’s like yeah but they didn’t know, know….
Tre the girls knew where you were, even Audriana knew.
She is shocked! SHOCKED, I tell you. But she is like No, because I told them that I was going away to write a book at a prison camp and they totally believed me so there is no way they knew I was at prison. He tells they aren’t stupid, they have computers and they know that you weren’t there just to write a book. Teresa is delusional to think that her daughters are too little to understand.
Delores makes an appearance at work and Maz is pissed. She starts with her litany of excuse I had to put my dog down, my kitchen is being redone. She wants to evolve from how she was raised but is struggling with letting Mr. New Jersey go because he is still her security blanket. The business is slipping and they are going to have to pay out of pocket on some bills. Maz wants her to bring in the ladies. Her idea is a Saturday night ladies night out at the gym, she says she has all these friends going through things and they can walk around and talk to people. He says weekend lady passes for free. Hand to god for a moment I thought she was going to suggest a celebrity yoga class lead by Teresa.
In a scene straight out of the Sopranos, Melissa is making Sunday dinner for her family. Melissa says she has been working so much she hasn’t had a chance to eat her mom tells her she really doesn’t have to work. She makes her mom upset by saying she doesn’t want to end up like her unable to support herself. Melissa’s sister is teaching Antonia to make meatballs. When Joe walks in, he makes a big deal about a home cooked meal because there hasn’t been one in months. Um wasn’t Melissa just cooking in the last episode? His brother-in-law Joey P and him agree the biggest issue with a feminist broad who wants to work is that the ladies be too tired to make their husbands happy in the bedroom. Vom. One of Melissa’s sisters pipes in and says that Melissa knows how important sex is!
This is the face of a child who just realized her parents have sex.
Siggy having birthday dinner with JoshUA, her ex, his wife Thuy and their son Liam. Siggy talks about the great dynamic her and her ex have that includes his wife because she introduced them. But her Ex does tell her she needs to work on her boundaries, as there are things she does that make JoshUA uncomfortable. Siggy gets emotional because JoshUA doesn’t want to spend time with her anymore and seeing Thuy and her baby makes her sad because that used to be her and JoshUA.
Siggy and JoshUA
Her Ex tells JoshUA that he needs to love his mom or she is going to have a nervous breakdown. In the end, JoshUA is surprised by a new car with black rims outside the restaurant and is overcome with emotion. What a mama’s boy!
Joe and Tre are on their way to the book signing and he wants to get it on before they get it on in the car before they get there. This is the last book signing he will be attending with her because Joe is going to jail soon.
Delores rides with Chris and Jac and on the way, there gives them to lowdown of her visit with Kathy and Rosie. Jac says that she’s tried to talk to Tre about it and she doesn’t feel like she has done anything wrong and doesn’t want to talk about them. Then Delores drops the BOMB that they are coming to the party like a bunch of snipers. Chris says the good news is that the cops are here in case things get crazy.
Tre gets a pretty big turn out from all walks of life, including the preschool set. I was somewhat surprised that Bobby the coolatta twin’s boyfriend wasn’t there lurking in the background.
why are children watching this show!?!?!??!
She was worried that while she was away that her fans would abandon her, I can’t believe she has fans. James asks Joe is he’s going wrote book while he’s away. He says he will leave the writing to his wife (and her ghostwriter). Melissa and Joe walk in and in the moment you can tell how much they love the cameras, the attention and all the trapping of being a Bravolebrity
We have to actually buy a book, how do we do that?
To my handsome brother and first lover
James wore his best wise guys tracksuit
Jac and Delores get a picture together with Tre at the event while Kathy and Rosie walk in.
Greetings go well and they ask her to sign the book. Kathy can’t resist and asks is she got her text. Tre says she always answer her textes but she did get a new phone so maybe something happened. Then there was either a really awkward silence or a manufactured pause but Rosie tells Tre, they ought to have lunch, to you know talk.
blink blink, blink blink
She offers that Joey can go too. Tre says her time is precious right now because Joe is going away. They rebut by telling her that everyone’s time precious and she disagrees her is more so now. Just as I suspected she’s not thrilled with them because they didn’t try to contact her while she is away and talked shit on camera but now that she is back want to hang out/be filmed together. This actually isn’t the first time this scenario has come up during the scenes with the porch fight Kathy filmed a scene with Melissa where she came over crying and clutching the same rags Jac was crying about saying she didn’t know if they were true or how to be there for her cousin. Melissa told her is she is so concerned she should go over to her house and talk to her about it then. Teresa reminds them that she is there to do a book signing and she still has a whole line.
Rosie walks up to Joe Giudice and apologies for being a douche about New Year’s Eve. Of course, Joe has no idea what she is even talking about and eventually makes an excuse to walk away and tells Tre that Rosie said something stupid.
What are we even still doing here, I can’t read
Rosie then corners Joe Gorga and Chris about how upset she is and frankly, everyone looks like they aren’t sure what to tell her.
Now normally I would give you feedback from the cast blogs but this week but everyone is suspiciously quiet, perhaps because of what went down on WWHL immediately following the show. Mama Meatball and SIGGY FLICKER were the clubhouse guests and of course, Andy couldn’t help but ask them about the Kathy, Teresa and Rosie. Caroline is still a super shady bitch and said she feels that Tre should forgive Kathy and Rosie because they are doing it from their heart and would like Teresa to open up her heart and understand sometimes say bad things and it’s time for her to grow up and move on. Ms. Flicker politely disagreed and put her in her place all at the same time, IT WAS GLORIOUS! She said although that yes, they are all good people this all goes back to their parents bitterness and if someone says I don’t want to have a relationship with you then its time to take a step back. Caroline interrupts and says that is has to be for the right reason. Siggy says no, not everyone needs to have the right reasons and we will find out soon what those reasons are. Further that Kathy and Rosie need to take a step back because Teresa has been though a lot and right now, she needs space! Siggy for the win she disagreed with Mama Meatball in such a way that she didn’t go crazy and starts in on one for her nonsense speeches about family.
Also, Andy asks Siggy about her face lift. She explains that as women age they tend to develop jowls.
what are you talking about, all bulldogs need to do is shave their face to stay naturally beautiful
Then of course, Andy reads Dina tweets in the middle of the show:
And this of course this opens up the floor for Andy to ask Caroline she goes all stony and says it’s no more. Andy asked if she is upset that he asked. She says no but you can tell she is pissed but simply says you can’t get blood from a rock and Dina went off…
Before they went of the air Andy read er next tweet.
Then it got real.
oh here’s one bravo conveniently forgot to mention…
ALSO Bravo didn’t post this one on their site either, hmmm I wonder why…
Dina out!
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA so she who wants to be seen as the queen mother is actually the queen of mean and complete contradiction. Its almost as if she should open up her heart and understand sometimes say bad things and it’s time for her to grow up and move on. No matter your personal feelings on Dina, this was beautiful.
So readers what do you think of Kathy and Rosie’s issues with Tre. Do you believe that they didn’t try to contact her or do you think this is convenient excuse for Teresa to freeze them out completely from her life and the show. Are you excited to see Ashely get engaged next week? Let me know in the comments below!