Comments on: Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Welcome to Cleavelege Edition

By: A Beautiful Sunday Morning

A Beautiful Sunday Morning — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:55:03 +0000

[...] to have it behind me and looking forward to a blissful Sunday with my family (and looking ahead to Real Housewives of New Jersey to [...]

By: TwoBusy

TwoBusy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:58:26 +0000

In all honesty, I’d guess she sends up multiple red flags for Borderline Personality Disorder — but again, that’s just conjecture. Still: hypothesis is half the fun.

Thanks to your husband for the clarification… in the words of Wikipedia: Assault = threatened violence; Battery = physical violence. MamaPop is educational!

And yes, that’s a good point on Chris. Basically: everyone else is (to varying degrees) a cartoon character, whereas he’s the lone voice of reason and sanity in the NJ wilderness. Hence, he is worthy of being recognized by a non-cartoonish name.

By: TwoBusy

TwoBusy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:52:02 +0000

I see… so removal of accessories = things getting serious. See? MamaPop is a place of learning.

By: ndc

ndc — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:42:58 +0000

Although I don’t have a psych degree, I’m pretty sure Danielle fits into a few categories of sociopath. Bravo is encouraging/exploiting a mentally unstable women to go apeshit! That being said, Theresa fell down a few notches of (channeling RHofATL) ‘class’ by chasing her through the club. It was a train wreck filled with broken heels and battery. (side note: my cop husband says the hair pulling is “battery” and not “assault”. Just say’n).

I find it interesting that everyone in your recap has an (appropriate) nickname EXCEPT Chris. Is this because you see Chris as the only sane one of the group?

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:29:06 +0000

That reminds me of one of my favorite ever girl fights I have witnessed, in which while they were still in the “circling the ring” verbal part of the fight, one of the girls screamed, “DON’T MAKE ME TAKE MAH EARRINGS OFF!!”

By: TwoBusy

TwoBusy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:34:38 +0000

Not that I need much reason to do so – as a Sox fan – but you’ve just provided me with even more motivation to avoid Yankee Stadium.

(shudder)

By: Suzy

Suzy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:33:39 +0000

Hair pulling? That’s what I rushed home for? That’s why I stopped watching the Home Run derby?

I am a New Yorker AND a Yankee fan. If there’s one thing I know, it’s crazy New Jersey.

Bravo could’ve taped a better New Jersey girl fight at the World of Beer line in Yankee stadium. You ever seen drunken Hoboken girls fight over who loves Derek Jeter more? Yeah. Earrings are removed. Rings are added. $12 beer is thrown!

Bravo, if you’re gonna tape a NJ cat fight, do it right! Give Teressa a freaking knife!

By: TwoBusy

TwoBusy — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:21:03 +0000

The Ashley/Chris smackdown at the end was, easily, the most gratifying moment of the season to me. We’ve seen all of these people (housewives and beyond) do awful things to each other with few or no ramifications for close to two seasons… so being able to watch at least one person get completely squashed by somebody responsible and powerful enough to call them – successfully – on their BS was ENORMOUSLY satisfying.

Also: I love your Danny prognostication, and look forward to seeing him as Dead Guy #1. I think he’s got a bright future there.

By: TwoBusy

TwoBusy — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:17:23 +0000

In all honesty, I think the part that I was most incredulous about was when PuffyChucky actually chased her out of the building… and then FOLLOWED her in to the parking lot. Despite her protestations to the contrary, she was CLEARLY out for blood, in some way, shape or form.

Really, I think we should take a moment to appreciate the fact that PuffyChucky/Teresa is now responsible for TWO of the all-time great reality TV moments. She’s like the Michael Jordan of trashy reality TV.

By: TwoBusy

TwoBusy — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:14:17 +0000

What kind of sandwich are we talkin’ about?