‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’: Arrivederci, Meatball

The Real Housewives of New Jersey
“The Importance of Being Family”
October 16, 2016

It’s time for Meatball to go to meatball prison for committing meatball fraud, and I am not going to cry because Meatball brought this upon himself by being a dumb meatball. I’M NOT GOING TO CRY, DAMMIT.

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‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’: Take a lap

The Real Housewives of New Jersey
“Rage on My Ass”
September 25, 2016

We begin this episode exactly where we left the last: with Teresa telling her cugini that she doesn’t want to have a relationship with them, but, confusingly, that her “door is always open.”  Continue reading “‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’: Take a lap”

‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’: Famiglia reunion

The Real Housewives of New Jersey
“Driving Miss Siggy”
September 11, 2016

We begin with Siggy’s son coming home after passing his driver’s test, and immediately demanding a car. As the mother of a 15-year-old who is counting down the days until his 16th birthday, I feel your pain, Siggy. I feel it.

Later, Siggy, Siggy’s Ex-Husband, Siggy’s Ex-Husband’s New Wife, Siggy’s Ex-Husband’s New Son and Son all go to Delmonico’s to celebrate Son’s 17th birthday. There, Son bitches about his mother being too affectionate with him and Siggy cries thinking about him when he was a baby. I FEEL YOUR PAIN, SIGGY. I FEEL IT.

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‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’: The goombah whisperer

The Real Housewives of New Jersey
“On Thin Giud-Ice”
July 28, 2013

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‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’: SFONDAMENTO (maybe)

The Real Housewives of New Jersey
“Scum One, Scum All”
July 21, 2013
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‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’: Some tables were, in fact, harmed in this episode

The Real Housewives of New Jersey
“Everything is Coming up Rosie”
June 30, 2013

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‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’: GO SCRATCH, Part Two: The Scratchening

The Real Housewives of New Jersey
“Gym Rats”
June 23, 2013

Over a post-flu pancake breakfast, Melissa tells Folletto all about his beloved niece’s birthday party that he was too sick/bitter to attend. Melissa whines that The Hated Kim D confronted her about not visiting Teresa and Folletto’s father in the hospital, which she did! Totalmente! Sure, it might have taken her a day or two to get to the hospital, but she thought she might be coming down with strep throat (she was not) and also, who’s counting? Dai! Continue reading “‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’: GO SCRATCH, Part Two: The Scratchening”

‘Real Housewives of New Jersey:’ Belly flops

The Real Housewives of New Jersey
“Drowning Pool”
May 13, 2012

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