The Real Housewives of New Jersey
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What are the holidays for if not spending time with family?
Melissa passes alongConcetta the Catholic Mediums newsflashfrom beyond the grave to her sisters.
If and when that time should come, I hopeRHONJwill finagle some sweet sponcon dollars from 23andMe.
Which brings us to Danielle.
Margaret invites her over, if only because she brought Marge Sr. a smoothie during her face-lift recovery.
Why should she suffer because youre a bitch?
Danielle asks, presumably rhetorically.
I enjoy watching Margarets face as she reconsiders this alliance in real time.
Giacinto has had cataract surgery.
Honestly, to me, this seems like a step in the right direction (creative scheduling solutions!)
toward Joe making more time for his father, but it does notpass muster with Teresa.
And so the siblings adjourn to the garage to yell at each other.
Left alone, Teresa kicks said punching bag.
Maybe everyone should argue in close proximity to boxing equipment; it seems healthy.
Over a delicious-looking dinner (or is it lunch, or is it 4 a.m.?
Is your husband mad at me?
What did you say to him?
Teresa demands, Why would you get him all amped up?
If you were justtellinghim, I dont know why hes so upset then!
I feel like Im about to have an aneurysm on her behalf.
But then there is a ray of hope.
But first, Jackie has something to say herself.
She unexpectedly perks up mid-Melissa bashing towhat?
!firmly and clearly express that she doesnt appreciate the way her friend is being ganged up on.
Everyone stares at Jackie like she has four heads.
Is someone really trying to inject sanity into these proceedings?
It is deeply cathartic.
This is my family, Teresa responds.
With family like this, who needs reality-TV co-stars?
Lucky for us, Jackie will live to fight another episode.
Well see if she survives till the reunion.
