Real Housewives of NJ 2/8/22

Back to the pool party, and the argument with Margaret and Jennifer. Guess Margaret has been sitting on this juicy piece of gossip for quite some time. Did anyone else know this? I’ve never come across it anywhere. Margaret was DYING to divulge it. I get what she’s saying though, it IS annoying that Jennifer acts like her life and marriage is so perfect, when it’s clearly not. And if this dude carried on with a two year relationship ten years ago, I have news for you Jennifer, that was probably not the first and will not be the last. And to find out right before you’re due to pop his brat into the world? Jeez I thought my story was sad and pathetic. Well actually, my ex probably was cheating on me when I was pregnant, but it was before text messaging and social media, so it wasn’t as easy to catch them.

They play flashes of Jennifer chastising Margaret for meeting her husband through infidelity, and apparently her mom had an affair as well. I think, and I’m not sure why Jennifer doesn’t say this, (why do I gotta do all the thinking for these ladies?) that she when she hears of someone that cheated on their spouse it “triggers” her, because she was cheated on, and knows how it feels. That’s how I am anyway. And that would make sense.

Dolores plays dumb talking to Jennifer that she doesn’t know what is going on when she clearly does. A lot of “playing dumb” on these shows lately. Come on ladies, you’re bad actresses.

Louie is just weird to me. A lot of speculation on Twitter about why his face is so red all of the time. Maybe it’s just his coloring. But alcoholism was suspected . Maybe just nerves with the cameras.

Bill walks away and Joe says – “I like him, but his wife runs her mouth too much.” Like none of these women run their mouth too much. Have your met your sister? Margaret?

Jennifer leaves sobbing in Bill’s arms. Whatever. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s having an affair right now with some other chick in his office.

Now Theresa is ‘running her mouth,’ and I feel like this is going to come up multiple times, comparing her gossiping about Evan having an affair at his birthday party, to Margaret blurting out Bill’s affair to Jennifer. Neither thing should have been done, But Teresa can’t stop trying to justify her bad behavior, with someone else’s bad behavior. Isn’t there this old cliché phrase that “two wrongs don’t make a right?” Most adults realize when they’re doing that. But this is Theresa who has the mentality of a six year old.

I feel like Gia just wanted to bring the issues up with her dad on camera. Seemed to me she was like chomping at the bit for an opening.

Joe starts talking about things being put out there that aren’t true and what-not. Maybe this whole thing was contrived. Gia seems to be into the housewife game.

She demands he talks to her respectfully, which I don’t disagree with. But Joe 1952 Gorga can’t handle that, and storms out of the pool area. Then Melissa gets filled in, and of course defends him. The bro’s all go out and console Joe.

Gia goes out to confront Joe (again) about her dad drama, and Joe’s constant public negative comments. He didn’t like how Gia was (and you can see this taking place) was whispering to Teresa when Joe got on his ‘you shouldn’t talk shit about people’ soapbox. And of course he’s Joe, and doesn’t want to be called out on anything. Ever. He doesn’t let her talk, and starts about his parents and how her dad’s conviction and legal troubles ultimately affected his parents. Gia doesn’t want him talking about her Nonna and Nonno.

They ARE his parents though. I’m not taking ‘Joe’s side’ but I think he has the right to speak about his own mom and dad. She doesn’t want him to talk about her grandparents to Melissa either. Apparently Joe speaking about his parents is “not allowed” in Gia’s world. She walks away, She comes back.

She’s turning into a Housewife.

She does have a point where he paid his price, and now can’t even live in the country. (which I don’t agree with – especially given what is going on now – ahem) And that all of this Joe Guidice bashing is too much for her and her sisters. He seems to see the light and they hug. Seems resolved for now.

Back at the Aydin estate there is a child’s birthday party that needs exploited. Bill is hiding in his room, and Jennifer is suppressing her meltdown. Theresa and Dolores arrive.

Theresa goes right in, and I mean right in, to how Margaret did this at “MY party and made the biggest deal about what I did at Jackie’s party.”

I mean is this woman really fifty years old ???? How does she get through a day ?

Since the producers love to make fools out of the less intelligent housewives, she gets asked in her interview if she now sees (they know the answer) how what she did at Jackie’s and Evan’s was wrong?

She maintains and insists that what she did was okay, because she merely “repeated a rumor, and didn’t say it was true.” But Margaret confronted Jennifer with a straight-up fact. This justifies it, in her mind.

Jennifer divulges the whole sordid story about Bill’s infidelity ten years ago. She starts off with “we had just moved to Jersey, he wasn’t home a lot” Yeah no shit he wasn’t home a lot – he was banging another bitch. Ch eaters are usually “not home a lot.” Her first clue was a credit card receipt of bottle service at a club, (rookie mistake dude) then of course, text messages. She confronts him at nine months pregnant about it, he admits it and he says “it’s been over.” She yells and throws shit at him. Curious of the date of the text message she found. It’s BEEN over? It probably became over the day she confronted him. Also, I don’t want to sound judgey, but can’t help but wonder what kind of desperate skank would be banging a dude with a pregnant wife and three kids at home. She goes on that she had her son the next freaking day (well that’ll do it) and they “had their moments” and never spoke of it again. I’m not sure of ‘never speaking of it again’ being the best resolution. But I’m not exactly a relationship expert.

After that painful admission from Jennifer, Teresa is determined to STILL make this about HER, and justifying her bad behavior. And eggs Jennifer on with “aren’t you upset with Margaret?? isn’t that fucked up what she did? Isn’t it? ” Convo breaks up with arrival of ice cream truck.

Random thought: Why is Jennifer carrying her purse with her around her own damned house? Is that weird or just me? Maybe ice cream money?

Jackie is having a going away cook-out thing to see her kids going away to a “sleep-away” for two weeks. (She seriously bought a prepared/packaged charcuterie tray ?– yuck ) Jackie goes into her tired story line about being a chubby kid.

Dear Jackie: we know, we don’t care. Stop trying to compete with Monica.

Margaret and Dolores meet at a boujie furniture store to shop/gossip. (Shossip ??) As Margaret waits, she’s browsing carpet. She says it’s making a comeback. (the designer agrees) Well that would be great, so my upstairs rooms are ‘in” again? Here we are with another giant “Fendi” bag similar to Jennifer’s. More advertising. Now all she needs is a Coors Light.

Anyway, Margaret defends herself by calling Jennifer a hypocrite and ‘needing to be called out.’ Jackie pays Jennifer a visit and already seeing they’re doing this annoying back and forth thing with scenes as they talk about each other. Why does Jackie talk like this? What is with this weird twang or cadence or whatever the fuck, that grown ass women are doing, like they think they’re still in high school ? “Ohhhhhh your furniture looks so goooooood, I haven’t seen iiiiiiiiiiit, thanks for having meeeeeeeeeeeeee.” Just stop it.

Jackie says that she knew about Bill’s affair because Margaret had told her.

Back to Dolores and Margaret – boujie furniture store – Margaret is carrying on about Jennifer attacking her, for her extra-marital affair with her construction dude (now husband), insulted her mother and, (this is new I think) trying to get info from Frank about this “girlfriend” of Evan’s ( I am beginning to wonder again, about that being true. I always was a little suspicious, seeing Jackie’s reaction, and Evan seemed to take it a little too well) Supposedly she thought that Frank had photos of this woman. I really think Jennifer, even if she doesn’t realize it, wants other men to be cheating too. Since you know, to make use of another old phrase “misery loves company.”

Margaret says she wanted to see someone else suffer. So same thing.

Jackie and Jennifer made sort of amends. Jackie gives it to her straight, that maybe she deserved it and had it coming. Dolores also is on Team Marge with this. Oh Lordy. I wouldn’t want to be Jennifer right now. I don’t care if she lives in a resort, and her (cheater) husband is a plastic surgeon. No thank you to another cheater. Gross – they’re dipping their stick all over town, and coming home and dipping it in you.

Dolores is having a housewarming thing at her new temporary townhouse, that she’s renting, for everyone to get together and further argue.

So Dolores isn’t wearing underwear she divulges to her caterer chick? Who looks like she might be turned on by that.

I like her chaise thing. ‘I like it a lotttttttttt, it’s so prettyyyyyyy.’ (Jackie has arrived) The house has a weird set-up though. There are multiple stair cases. Even steps from the foyer area up to the kitchen, and then more to the bedrooms and living area. But this is her fun little temp pad until her renos on her real house are completed. (by her ex-husband)

Who is this random chick in green, that I guess came to inspect and disapprove of the kitchen?

“Does (Captain Elusive) David mind?” (that she moved into this) Jackie asks Dolores. (thank God she ended a sentence with a one syllable word) “No, he doesn’t mind, we still talk as boyfriend and girlfriend” (whatever that means ? Like do they have phone sex or sext each other ?) “But I haven’t seen much of David.” she goes on to explain.

What is new about that ? Guess we’ll be seeing the beginning of the end play out here.

The ladies exchange glances. They flash on Dolores last season saying “I’m so happy. Everything is great !” When clearly we knew that she wasn’t

Theresa hasn’t arrived so now her relationship is up for discussion. The video that of course. Teresa doesn’t want to talk about, and claims that she has ‘no problem with.’ When you know she thinks it’s odd too, like a million other people. This dude “retreat” he goes to, Margaret said she googled it, and it’s for breaking each other down, and beating each other up, to deal with their hostile behavior, so they don’t ‘take it out on their women.’ Then they apologize and voila, you’re cured! No red flag here Teresa! (unless it really did work, but I’m apprehensive. Sounds like a very temporary fix) But honestly, on paper, it doesn’t sound like a bad idea, if you’re a dude with these issues. I may know someone who could benefit from this. It seems like it could be therapeutic, if you’re someone who doesn’t like to apologize or admit when you do anything wrong in relationships. Again though, I doubt the effects are permanent. Unless they do it like, every week.

Okay moving on, Jennifer arrives, and first off, her dress is really really cute. And second, she seems really awkward and nervous.

Jackie tries to be nice to her, and takes her into the living room. She doesn’t want to approach the group. Now since Dolores is on Margaret’s side, and knows about some of her shady behavior, she’s coming in hot for Jennifer, and tells her like she’s speaking to a child, “there’s no reason to cry, hold yourself together.” Why invite someone to your home that you’re aggravated at ?

Now Margaret’s turn who is also aggravated at her, “what are you crying about?” I honestly don’t even see that she’s crying. Mainly just pouting.

Margaret starts to be nice. Sort of. And trying to explain to her about being hypocritical. Then of course whoopsies, this little tidbit of how she tried to get info from Frank on Evan’s alleged girlfriend, slips from Margaret, loud enough for Jackie to hear from the kitchen. Melissa delivers what seems to be her assigned line “What are they talking about in there?” Jackie and Traci attempt to listen, as Melissa fluffs her hair and seems to forget what she is even doing here.

Jackie leaves Melissa to her hair fluffing by the food, and approaches them. Now Jennifer decides that she needs to “be honest” to her that she did this, out of sheer curiosity and nosiness. Jackie starts geeking out, of course, about this being brought up, because he was “cleared” and they found nothing” (FYI because nothing was “found” doesn’t necessarily make it untrue.)

They don’t get how she doesn’t see the inappropritness (now I’m getting why Jennifer and Teresa are friends…) of this when her husband cheated on her. But that was “ten years ago !!!” Well that justifies it .

Who IS this judgey woman with the faces ?? is she tryin to be a housewife ??

Then of course she plays the “my kids” sympathy card. I do think Margaret’s “kids are resilient they’ll work it out in therapy” remark was a little cold. But also funny, because they always play that card, across the board on the Housewives. Even Jen Shah on SLC , who’s kids are like 17 & 30. And you are choosing to have your life played out on a reality show, with your kids and all so… I say, save that card for another game.

Dolores again says “don’t cry – there’s no reason to..,” Well she did just have this extremely painful and hurtful event, that clearly, was never dealt with, and just got swept under the rug, when she had a newborn and three other kids to care for. So there’s that. That is a ‘reason’ for tears. Even though some of this other behavior was questionable, they shouldn’t be beating up on her right now.

That new chick, melissas friend, not green dress chick, says in her interview, “I don’t see why no one can see why she’s upset…”

Margaret says ‘ let’s drop it, and Teresa arrives . She’s getting the lowdown. Dolores recounts them badgering her “what are you crying for ?” and Teresa believe it or not, says something that makes sense, and says “what do you mean, she’s hurt.”

This rhetoric is coming up on here, like Meredith on SLC, when trying to defend someone’s behavior with – ‘Would I have done it, No.’ Well doesn’t that make it wrong then ? Like someone that gets caught shop lifting. I would say, I wouldn’t have done that . And the reason is, because it’s wrong. It just seems like a way of dancing around someone whose “side” they desperately need to be on.

Jackie does try to take the high road. I think she’s in kind of denial about the whole Evan cheating thing.

Teresa asks Jennifer if she’s okay.

Then quickly turns it around as her defense from last year. So apparently that was a fleeting moment of reason, and intelligence that Teresa had moments ago.

She literally again compares Margaret’s bad behavior and her own bad behavior – and wonders why what she did “was so bad??” Jackie looks at her in disbelief that she’s going there, but really, is this out of the ordinary ?

Teresa continues to maintain hers was “a rumor” so that makes it not wrong. Jackie says Margaret went ‘right to Jennifer’ and didn’t gossip about it. (to be fair she did gossip about it first to the others)

Teresa says “would you have wanted me to come to you ?” Jackie’s like – yeah sorta. In Teresa’s wooden head, it’s better to talk about a rumor behind someone’s back, then approach them and let them know.

Jackie I think has the patience of a saint, and ‘disengages. ’ Teresa maintains she was being a “girl’s girl.” Even her ride or die BFF Dolores says in her interview, this rationale makes no sense, but in Teresa’s mind, it’s logical.”

Margaret tries to explain yet again, Jennifer’s hypocrisy, and she comes apart and excuses herself, and actually does for really real, actually leave. Is this a housewife first ???

Well, at least her dress is cute from the back too.