Bravo Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion

Was this the Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion or a rerun of the old ‘Bobby woke up in the shower’ scene from the Dallas night time soap of the 80′s?  Let me explain.

Things started as usual on last night’s Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion, part 2.  Danielle was snarling innuendos, Teresa was hurling curse words, Caroline was incredulous, and Jacqueline was being snarky under her breath.

Once again, Danielle denied, denied, denied any and everything that was brought up.  Even when clips were rolled that showed her saying and doing things, Danielle would blame it on editing.  Jacqueline even got interesting, producing proof with her I Phone tweets that Danielle had wished that her daughter Ashley would die .  That Danielle, is beyond creepy and is way more menacing that Ashley’s innocuous comment of  ‘bye’, which Danielle thought had evil intents.

As usual, Andy Cohen could not get a straight (no pun intended) answer from Danielle. But Andy did apparently know that Danielle had a  fake head with a wig on it that she brought to demonstrate how the hair extension that Ashley yanked out, also pulled Danielle’s real hair out with it.  Super creepy!  And boring.

Everything was rolling along as usual until Jacqueline, almost as if on cue I must say, decided to forgive Danielle and apologized for her part in any upset during the last season.  Which prompted Danielle to practically scoop Jacqueline in her lap and hug Jacqueline for an uncomfortable 45 seconds, while Danielle whispered how she loves Jacqueline and all of the pain would now stop.  WHAT THE??

Teresa simply rolled her eyes, said something non-committal to Danielle.  Thank you Caroline for maintaining sanity and declaring ‘”This is bullsh*t”.

Andy Cohen, this was clearly staged and just plain schmaltzy!!!

So, that’s why I must ask – Did this remind anyone of the disappointing conclusion to the night time soap “Dallas” back in the 80′s when Bobby ‘woke up’ in the shower and the whole ridiculous season was deemed to be a dream?

Bravo – this was a huge let down. And totally not believable.

There is one bright spot in all of this and that is that Danielle will definitely NOT be back next season.

Oh, and rumor has it that Teresa’s sister-in-law (her brother’s wife) Melissa Gorga, will be one of the Real Housewives of New Jersey next season.

Leave a comment below and let me know what you think.

T-Cee

P.S.  I agree with Teresa – we don’t need Kim G.’s “old lady butt cracks”.

Teresa Giudice and Joe overwhelmed

Teresa Giudice in Italy. Or is it LaLa Land. I know that Teresa likes to ignore things that aren’t what she wants, but has Teresa lost touch with reality? Milania seems to be in charge of both Teresa and Joe. Caroline and Albert appear fed up, and Jacqueline is blotto for most of the trip to Italy. And still Teresa plods forward. Is it just for the cameras at this point?

Joe is clearly angry about everything. No one on the show seems to be real happy right now. Maybe the “reality” of the show has just gotten to be too much. The whole Italy trip seems to waver between boring and out of control. Are Milania’s tantrums really the most interesting thing they had to film?

Are the RHONJ ‘real’ issues overshadowing the ‘reality show’ that was taped months ago? Not only have Teresa and Joe filed for bankruptcy, but just yesterday, Teresa had her lawyer in court trying to explain why they spent $60,000 after filing bankruptcy to get out of paying back the $11M they owe. Legally it was explained that she can do that since it was income Teresa earned after the bankruptcy filing. But, I have to say, it makes them look really irresponsible. And Joe still has his DUI issues to work out. So Milania’s tantrums must just be a distraction to them at this point. But not so much for the others with them – even Caroline said ‘I’ve had my kids already’. Caroline and Albert will be ready of a vacation from this vacation.

But, on the bright side, it is rumored that we won’t have to see Danielle on season 3. Danielle’s been given the Italy ‘boot’. Allegedly. We can only hope. I for one, do not want to watch any more of her crying over her “searching for my mother for 47 years” and in the next breath saying “if she is drinking, or on drugs, or homeless, I don’t want to have anything to do with her” — Oh really – which is it Danielle – you want your mother or you want to cry for the cameras?

I don’t know how this is all going to play out, but the reunion is sure to be explosive!

See you next week.

T-Cee

Bankrupt but shopping?

This week on RHONJ Teresa was still spending like crazy in Venice. First she ditched the guys ’cause she had to skootch on her heels to find Chanel. Which as Caroline dryly stated – there is a Chanel store right in NYC where they can shop everyday. But did this deter Teresa? NO. But amazingly enough Chanel was closed – shop owners apparently close the entire store to have lunch. Now I know this is true for little shops, but Chanel closing down for the lunch hour? Is this true? So Teresa manages to go into a jewelry store to buy some humongous green ring – not really sure what kind of stones it was, but hopefully, it was costume jewelry – isn’t Teresa supposed to be bankrupt?

Anyway, I normally like Teresa a lot, but during this Venice vacation, she was a tad annoying – insisting on doing what she wanted regardless of what anyone else wanted, even dumping her kids on Caroline and Albert for the day. But it was her non stop chattering that was over the top this week. Teresa was so busy talking that she almost bonked her head going under the bridge on the gondola – she needs to pay attention and sit down on the gondola! Uh oh – don’t tell Teresa I said that. Don’t want her flipping tables again.

And Joe. Joe looked super stressed. OK, Teresa and Joe filed for bankruptcy, and now here they are in Venice having what appears to be a very expensive vacation. Well I guess they also have to get over the stress of Joe being pulled over for driving under the influence. Joe’s story, and he’s sticking to it, is that he was really tired and he took a REALLY BIG YAWN and that’s what made him swipe 4 trees and crash his car. Joe’s story continues that he was so stressed afterwards that he walked to a (friend? relative?) house right from the accident and downed 3 or 4 scotches. And THAT’S when the police came and gave him the breathalyzer which of course Joe failed.

Oh Really! Well stranger things have happened and I guess we’ll have to let the New Jersey Police decide this one.

In the meantime, enjoy a Ciroc Blue Ocean cocktail (pg. 122 Sandra Lee semi-homemade Cocktail Time) and then tell me if you think Joe yawned or maybe passed out a little bit.

T-Cee

This week’s episode of the Real Housewives of New Jersey was not much fun to watch. Danielle bringing charges against Ashley. Ashley still acting like a spoiled child. Caroling trying to bring everybody to reality.

But what’s with Danielle acting like she’s the victim all of sudden.

Yes, Ashley yanked her hair. No Ashley definitely shouldn’t have done that. But Danielle trying to come off all innocent, and then boxing and pretending that one punch is for Teresa and one punch is for Jacqueline and swearing every 2 minutes just doesn’t make sense. It almost seems that her lawyers must be telling Danielle to act ‘normal’, but she can’t quite pull it off.

And on the Andy Cohen “Watch What Happens“, Danielle just shut down at times – like she didn’t want to lower herself to discuss certain things. Danielle said things like “I blogged about it” when viewers called in to ask about Danielle calling Ashley a coke whore. Danielle wants Ashley to be held accountable for her actions, but Danielle is like Teflon when someone tries to get her to own up to her actions. Maybe Danielle should have a Mango Beach Cocktail – it’s just as disappointing as Danielle’s answers.

When Andy asked Danielle if she had inside information on Teresa’s finances, she said YES but she didn’t think it was right to talk about her co-stars. BUT Danielle immediately told guest Jeff Lewis that she would tell him everything about Teresa after the show! Yeah, way to go – that should keep everything top secret!

Then Andy asked Danielle if she was dipping into the lesbian pool, Danielle said he’d have to “wait and see”. I think she is saying and doing anything to get media attention. So does that make her a prostitution media whore?

So let’s recap: Danielle made it clear that she doesn’t want anything to do with Teresa, Jacqueline, Ashley, and now Kim G. and Caroline doesn’t want anything to do with Danielle, so WHY IS DANIELLE ON THE SHOW????

Guess we’ll have to stay tuned next week to see if Ashley goes to the slammer. Here’s a tip Ashley. Don’t paint “f*ck u” on your finger nails when you go to see the judge!

T-Cee

Danielle drama.  AGAIN. Danielle’s crys of MY HAIR..MY HAIR.. I WANT TO GO HOME..I WANT THE POLICE… is worse than a B movie.  Are we really supposed to believe that Danielle is afraid of Teresa and Jacqueline?  Isn’t Danielle the one who last season threatened to come after everyone and that “she wouldn’t be alone” when she came knocking on their door?

Can the producers PLEASE get rid of Danielle, and return The Real Housewives of New Jersey to a sane level of women having fun and occasionally getting into b**ch sessions?

Teresa, did not let me down – she provided the comic relief in this whole crazy episode. Teresa made me laugh from her “Is Bi**ch Better?” remarks to Teresa’s humorous retelling of the evening’s events to her husband, Joe.

But do you know what is almost as annoying as Danielle trying to pass herself off as a scared innocent bystander? It’s Ashley. Why is Ashley suddenly a big part of the show? I don’t know about anyone else, but I have no interest in watching a spoiled, disrespectful teenager week after week. No matter what a BUTT Danielle is, Ashley should NOT have pulled Danielle’s hair, and Jacqueline is right to call her out on that.

But, hey, how funny was Jacqueline on the phone with the “energy psychic”? I loved when Jacqueline played games on her iphone while the psychic was sending her energy through the phone! And Jacqueline’s request to the “energy psychic” to WORK A LITTLE HARDER on Danielle was pretty funny.

Now, Ashley will most likely be facing legal charges. If Ashley’s smart, she’ll make nice with Jacqueline and her Dad, so they will help her out with that. Judging from Ashley’s contriteness on the “Watch What Happens” show with Andy Cohen, she is smartening up enough to pull herself out of that fire.

And Andy Cohen – can you look MORE uncomfortable on your own show? I would be uncomfortable too but why don’t you use your clout to change the cast on The Real Housewives of New Jersey?

What do you think? Who should go and who should stay on the cast of The Real Housewives of New Jersey next season?

Leave it to Teresa. To stir up the crazy in Danielle.

Teresa, Jacqueline, Ashley, Danielle, Kim D, and Kim G went to a fashion show. The camps were divided: Teresa, Jacqueline, and Kim D. at one table vs. Danielle, and Kim G (and an assortment of hangers on) at a table directly across from them.

Danielle even brought a ‘more acceptable’ thug/body guard so that Kim G. wouldn’t be offended.

The RHONJ managed to get through the dinner and fashion show with only flashes of angry looks darting at each other. Danielle spent most of the time fake cell phone talking since that is what her ‘buddy’ Paris Hilton taught her to do in stressful situations if Danielle needed to ‘diss’ anyone.

Then it happens. Teresa is missing. And where does Jacqueline find her? In the lobby. Waiting for Danielle. Waiting so Teresa can say Hello to Danielle. Oh Really!!!

Of course Teresa and Danielle take about 5 seconds to start swearing at each other and the show ends. The previews show what looks like someone getting into a physical fight – but probably not – I don’t think the producers want to be faced with lawsuits.

So, while you wait for next week’s episode of Real Housewives of New Jersey, enjoy a SHIMMERING SHIVER (pg. 98 Sandra Lee semi-homemade Cocktail Time).

Yeah!!!! I am so glad I liked this Watermelon Splash (pg. 83 Sandra Lee semi-homemade Cocktail Time) cocktail.- I really like watermelon so I was really dissappointed last time when I made the Watermelon Fizz.

I think the real flavor difference is that the Watermelon Splash uses lemon-lime soda (I used diet 7-Up) which compliments the watermelon vodka perfectly. So why is the drink pink, you might ask? Just a touch of (I used diet) cranberry juice. It not only gives it a great color, but I think it takes the sweetness down just a notch to perfection.

So, LUSH IT, LUSH IT A LOT, or LEAVE IT? The Watermelon Splash hands down gets a Semi-HomeTested rating of LUSH IT A LOT!!!

Oh, but here’s a sad after splash – Teresa and Joe Guidici from Real Housewives of NJ filed for bankruptcy in October and apparently it just hit the papers this weekend!!