Melissa and Teresa are still at it about who sent her to jail.
Newsflash Teresa, your fucking husband sent you to jail. He had you signing false income and mortgage documents to use your credit because his sucked. He admitted to this. Blame him. Blame yourself for not reading what you were signing, or asking questions. This woman cannot take any accountability whatsoever for anything. Joe knew she would be too dumb to question anything, as long as there was money coming in for her to blow.
However, I do think they were used as an example, being public people, and were given an unusually harsh sentence. Especially Teresa, I hate to say. She didn’t deserve that. As a mom of four young kids, and she was not the engineer behind Joe’s scams, she could have gotten house arrest, or maybe a thirty day sentence. Or probation.
One entire year in jail was harsh. And Joe being deported was harsh, especially in light of what we’ve got going on now. He’s been a resident of the US since he was a baby or toddler. I’ll judt get right off of that soapbox. I’m sure I have a lot of you that don’t really agree with me.
Anywho Teresa says she doesn’t think they were responsible for the actual tip off, but they hung out with someone who may have been? I don’t know. Typical no accountability Teresa. Melissa denies it, and Teresa insists she has proof. Veteran Jacqueline Laurita has gotten involved since they are friends again, and claims to have info.
Andy needs Dolores to weigh in for some reason. Maybe he feels bad she’s second seat, with nothing really to contribute. Dolores thinks “it’s hard to believe” that Melissa or Joe would do this.
Teresa admits they may have been just trying to bring Joe down, not realizing she would also be implicated, and go down with him since he had her signing shit.
Well then Melissa whips out her phone reading a message from Jacqueline to Jackie. Not sure what their connection is – guess they befriended each other since Jackie hated/hates Teresa.
So the message basically rips Teresa to shreds about her voice, and her overall unappealingness, as far as her looks and personality. And the list is long, lol.
Dolores seems to think this a very, very serious matter, that Melissa would read this message on camera. She goes all ‘Godfather’ as she mumbles kind of under her breath (I don’t think Melissa even heard) “Melissa this is very bad for you, you better sleep with one eye open, you’re going down.”
What?? I mean, that was threatening. I’m surprised that it got kind of glazed over. Like what’s she gonna do, get her thugs to attack her? Does she think she’s Danielle Staub right now??
What WAS with that?
Yeah, Melissa is finally getting ballsy enough to tell Teresa shit that’s been bottled up for years, when she was afraid to stand up to her, for the sake of trying to ‘keep the peace.’ This year, she just don’t give A FUCK. And Teresa doesn’t know what to do.
Even though Melissa’s not the brightest bulb in the closet either, she isn’t nearly as stupid as Teresa, and knows Teresa can’t keep up her side of an intelligent argument. Or a non-intelligent argument.
As we see more of later, when she keeps saying really clueless shit like “why don’t you ask her THAT, Andy?” When he just did. Ask her that.
So the message was written last year prior to them rekindling their friendship. It’s pretty accurate of what everyone thinks of her, and is afraid to say to her face.
Teresa doesn’t know what the fuck to do. Andy even looks uncomfortable, and it takes a lot to make him look that way.
“This is your friend, and she said you look like trash.”
“Well she said you’re a whore.”
Didn’t expect any more of a comeback from Teresa did you?? I’m sure her convo with Jacqueline following that, was kind of – awkward.
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Mr. Spoiled Entitled Andy scolds Rachel for not having a nanny. Like, just stop. This is Jersey. Who here has or has had a nanny? No One. We know you’re a gazzilionaire Andy, and probably have like twelve of them. Good for you.
Why have kids if you’re going to have them raised by nannies??
He looks at her like she has six heads when she says she prefers to have help with housekeeping than someone helping with her kids. Does he really think the Fuda’s are on the same financial level that he is?? Does he think that?? Yes, they may act like it, but let’s be real. They’re probs up to some sketchy shit too. It wouldn’t really surprise me. I’m just doubting that they have all of these legit businesses.
Teresa’s clearly seething over what Melissa just read that Jacqueline said about her, but we’ve moved on.
Do I have to recap this nose job argument? I think I will pass.
There is kind of an interesting bit though, that Jennifer shares. Rachel tried to play all dumb about the show, and claim she never watched it, which was a lie. Jennifer spouts off her social media handle, as ‘bravolover1234’ or something– and by Rachel’s face, it seems to be true. Anyway, who would believe that these newbies from Jersey didn’t watch the show prior to clamoring to get on it? Please. Let’s use our heads here Jersey ladies.
Rachel’s stepson’s birth mother has spoken up, as is kind of the usual when someone is mentioned on these shows, even if not by name, in defense of how they were portrayed. Of course this woman who in her own rite seems to have issues, was portrayed as horribly as possible to elevate Rachel.
We don’t know this woman and what her issues may be, and what she may have gone through. (I haven’t been following the story) Rachel says that she was contacted and found through Louie, and Teresa does her best confused face.
Why are we even surprised here? He did say on the finale he had hired a PI to dig up dirt on everyone. I don’t know how making her stepson’s birth mom look even worse would be helpful to Rachel? Maybe they were trying to get her to spill some tea about John??
Teresa tries to hard to use an expression correctly, and just misses the mark every time.
When Margaret chimes in, she says “look who’s calling the kettle black.” Andy looks confused again. He loves making this face I think,
Margaret insists that she doesn’t hire PI’s. She just digs up her own dirt. Teresa, ever the fucking dumbass, “she doesn’t have the money to.”
So she just admitted it, right? Like if you have the money to hire spies, it’s okay. Teresa possibly realized that was idiotic, and she just threw Louie under the bus. It’s hard to tell because she always has that dumb look on her face.
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Jen Fessler joins, and did the seeing herself on TV, compared herself to the other ladies, who have had a shitton of work done, and went completely under the knife.
Jackie, now a friend also, has joined, and who cares. She pretends it was her choice to lose her full-time slot and come back as a friend. Okay Jackie, let’s go with that.
Now we have to chat about Ozempic and how Dolores admitted to being on it (she hadn’t gotten the memo that you’re not supposed to admit it) and how Jackie is against it. Of course it’s like anything else like this when it comes to weight loss. Just like the no-carb thing, as soon as you stop doing it, you’re going to gain the weight back. Also it’s a diabetes drug, being used as a weight loss drug, for people too lazy to exercise.
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Melissa tries to play off saying she wanted to ‘drunk dial’ her ex when she was drunk in Ireland, but I think she’s a little embarrassed she said that. And I’m sure she did get in a little trouble at home.
Teresa uses this an excuse to harass her, and make her feel like trash. I will say, you do tend so say how you really feel when you’re drunk, so perhaps Melissa has been doing a little bit of day dreaming and social media stalking of whomever she was with prior to Joe.
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The guys arrive. There’s been a lot of social media ridicule about why Louie was walking around shirtless. Did he think he looks good?
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And wow Melissa STILL doesn’t know the definition of arsenal.
We address Margaret and where she gets her – dare I say it again – ‘arsenal’ of info on everyone.
Andy asks what Margaret did to piss off Laura, who may as well been the 8th Housewife, honestly. Margaret blames their strife due to trying to get her on the show, and she realized that seemed to be maybe the only reason why she was friends with her.
Melissa cheating rumor, and where it originated. Teresa is blaming Margaret, I think. Truth, I may have zoned out there a little.
The real story of this ‘story line’ is that it appears that Jennifer told Danielle in order to use her to tell Melissa.
When asked why, Jennifer says “well it was the narrative that was playing out …” So, here is where we get into the NOT real parts of this supposed ‘reality’ TV series, which is annoying. Jennifer basically wanted it to come up on the show, following Teresa’s instructions I guess, so that’s why she told Danielle.
And it was also far from ‘reality’ if Melissa already knew this. So then what was with the big tantrum over being told. I think she liked the attention, really. Also it gave her a platform to bitch about Teresa. And she knows Joe believes and trusts her, so win-win.
“Set-up, set-up, it was a set-up” – Now ‘set-up’ is the new ‘arsenal’
I do think Margaret did tell this Melissa thing to Laura. It’s all over her face says, every time someone says it. And this time she didn’t really deny it.
Meanwhile the guys discuss that this season’s arguments are like no other (NOT sure I agree with that- hello the Christening, and table flipping) and the difference being Louie.
Teresa’s kind of in shock mode, since Melissa has never gotten in her face like this before. No. really, she never has. That IS the difference this season, and perhaps it does have to do with Louie, since he’s the one that decided to present this info to Joe.
Melissa turns Teresa’s last year’s reunion antics back on her by calling Louie a ‘bitch boy’ when Teresa tells her she can address Louie when he comes out. I agree, Teresa shouldn’t have to sit here and take the fall for his fucking stupid shit.
As he stress-eats backstage. Still no shirt.
Poor Jennifer is so buying Bill’s bullshit. Of course he’s not going back to that therapist. She had his number the second he walked in the door, and he didn’t like That. And, oh he explained how hanging out in the pool house all evening, every evening is okay. He’s so stressed and needs to decompress.
Now Jennifer started hanging out there WITH him. He’s probably so pissed about that. He’ll probably start hanging in the house now.
Andy asks Margaret to feel bad about divulging the Bill and the pharmacist rep thing last year, which led to Jennifer’s youngest now wanting to be a therapist.
What I don’t get is why that is so terrible to Jennifer, that her daughter wants to be a therapist. I think that’s a better avenue for her to take than being a Broadway Star, just saying.
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Since the guys are ready to enter the chat, they bring up this Bo Dietl, PI thing again. Margaret claims this is the reason she reignited her beef with Teresa.
Margaret also claims that Louie called and threatened her son at work. This guy is turning out to be worst than we thought he was. Am I right? She blames ‘spoofing’ on these calls when Marge has records that it was Louie’s number.
Marge had called Dolores when it happened, and Dolores chose not to address it with Teresa. Probably because she didn’t want to be in the middle of it. She claims she didn’t bring it up because Margaret told her that she already knew. Which is a flimsy excuse. Why can’t these bitches just tell the truth, like ever? Just stop lying. Okay so I guess she heard me. Dolores then says, “can I be honest with you?” (sure, yes. Let’s try that) “I want nothing to do with this.” Told ya. It is getting a little – concerning.
Now was that so hard? “she told me you knew.” Okay Dolores.
As they were just arguing over ‘spoofing’ Teresa suddenly has two missed calls from Margaret.
They suspect Louie doing it, to prove a point that his calls to Margaret’s son were spoofed.
The level of stupidity here with these idiots trying to be shysters is astronomical. Margaret and Teresa start slinging insults now, “Devil.” “Old hag.” Margaret tells her that Louie belittles her.
I can’t get on board with a woman ridiculing another woman for being belittled by her man. It’s actually kind of disturbing. This is Margaret’s pattern. She also does it to Jennifer in reference to Bill’s cheating. She harasses Jennifer about it, instead of Bill. If you think Louie belittles Teresa, bring it up to Louie. He’s the one doing it. Don’t make Teresa feel bad about it, because that makes you just as bad.
And Margaret, ya know, we can’t all be lucky enough to be married to a fucking pussy, that’s afraid of you. If you want to call that lucky. It seems to work for her, so that’s great.
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The guys are on deck, and Louie finally put a fucking shirt on.
Andy approaches him to make sure he’s “ready for this” and to warn that there is to be no (physical) fighting. “Thanks for caring” Louie says. His listening skills are about as good as Teresa’s.
He doesn’t really care. He was more worried about getting caught in the line of fire. He wasn’t even listening to him. I’m sure he’s busy thinking about all of the lies he has to sit out there and tell to cover for all of his stupid antics.
Is it a concern that he was concerned about Louie getting physical?
