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Real Housewives Of New Jersey Reunion: Three Against One

By Karen Malmquist

Karen M.THE LADIES SHARPENED THEIR CLAWS ON LAST SUNDAY'S Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion special. But the fur flew last night as Teresa hissed and scratched to defend herself against Caroline, Melissa and Kathy.

We begin talking about the ladies' sex lives. Joe Giudice needs it twice a day. When Andy says that there are rumors that Joe Giudice has love children, Teresa says it’s not true and that she doesn’t know where that came from. She also points out Jacqueline isn't here, insinuating that she's the source.

Teresa and Caroline briefly argue about Kim G., but then Caroline remembers Kim G isn’t even worth talking about. Then the two start arguing when Andy asks what happened between Caroline and her sister Dina. "She has a good friend that likes to talk and she says things to her that aren't true against me and Jacqueline. Teresa, I'm looking at you," Caroline says.

"She claims I never supported her, and Teresa's a big part of it," Caroline continues. "When you get into this world, the fame, your mind isn't right. You drink the Kool-Aid."

Teresa jumps in and accuses Caroline of saying the same thing about her while insisting she never talks about her. But Caroline cuts her with: "I talk about you all the time. I don't like you."

Andy recaps for viewers Jacqueline’s often heartbreaking exchanges with Ashley (technically Ashlee now) this season. Caroline and Kathy contend there really is a sweet girl under all that attitude, she just hasn’t had her “ah-hah” moment yet. Kathy also comments that Ashley has such great artistic talent.

Now a look back at Kathy’s life this season, from her awesome-looking dishes to her unbelievably adorable and well-behaved kids. Andy asks if Victoria’s experience with a life-threatening illness at 10 years old made her more mature. Everyone agrees that it has, and Teresa says that Victoria’s story made her stop sweating the small stuff years ago. "That's why I always have a positive attitude. You shouldn't take these petty things so seriously." Right, brain tumors are petty. Andy counters: "It seems you've gotten derailed by very small things -- something she writes on a card to you, or the cookies, those things seem a little petty."

Then Teresa defending herself from ladies' charges about her behavior at the christening at the beginning of the season. The charges are flying fast and furiously, but it's clear Teresa’s still pissed that Kathy said Audriana was left “unattended” during the big blowout. "No mom wants to be attacked on their child," Teresa snaps. "If she was a good cousin, she wouldn't have said that to me." To which Caroline snaps back: "She took your child out of danger. She's a good cousin because she did what I would want somebody to do." She then mumbles to Melissa: "She's (bleeping) insane."

Then the ladies bring up a blog post that Teresa wrote where she trashed and attacked them shortly after making up with Melissa and Kathy. It’s unclear what motivated Teresa to write about them, but seeing as Teresa was blogging while filming season four, we’ll soon find out for ourselves.

Teresa and Melissa start arguing about the “competition” between them, and a video highlights their relationship. While they argue during the sit-down interview, Caroline and Kathy point to each other and say, “We’ve got the same bedspread! We’ve got the same robe!” and then laugh about it. As Kathy put it, “We’re Italian, we live in North Jersey, we’re in the same town. We’re going to buy the same things!” Then Teresa starts talking about how Melissa tries to outdo her all the time, like how Teresa’s daughter’s christening inspired Melissa to have her child’s christening be more extravagant than her own wedding and oh, who cares anymore? It’s at this point where Melissa and Caroline quietly tell each other that they just want to get out of there. Probably to go to a bar together and drink the memory of this reunion away.

Andy asks Teresa a question from a viewer: “Teresa, do you regret anything you said about Melissa?” Teresa can’t think of a thing and asks if there’s anything she should regret. Melissa pulls out her phone and reads some of the text messages Teresa sent her, which included middle school-style name calling.

Andy asks Teresa about her husband’s use of gay slurs when he jokes around, and then asks about her and Joe’s influence of their kids. "Teresa, it's not right,'' he says. "You gotta know at this point that you can't speak like this."

Caroline brings up the song Gia wrote and performed at Milania’s birthday party, calling it tragic. Teresa says it was amazing that she got up in front of everyone and sang. Yeah, Teresa, to go on national television and sing a song and cry about your mom and uncle’s constant fighting is a talent that'll get you enrolled at Harvard. Kathy argues that Gia was way too exposed to Teresa and her brothers’ fight. And Caroline says, "What you did to that child with that song was wrong...You used your child as a tool."

The reunion concludes with the wives discussing the meaning and importance of family. Melissa brings up the importance of respect and loyalty. Caroline starts to cry when she says her piece and reflects on her own family.

On a lighter note, it looks like we’ll hopefully seeing season four of Real Housewives of New Jersey a lot sooner than its usual May premiere, as filming has been bumped up.

Unfortunately, though, according to the Hollywood Reporter, Jacqueline is waiting to hearing back from Bravo about whether or not she’ll be penalized for skipping out on the reunion and not fulfilling her contract. The New York Daily News also revealed that Jacqueline is also in hot water with the network over her tweets from last Sunday’s half of the reunion special, because she tweeted information that hadn’t been revealed yet. However, since Jacqueline’s already decided to leave the show after season four, she’s really got nothing to lose. Can’t wait to see what she says about the conclusion to the reunion.

Karen Malmquist is a junior at La Salle University, and the head writer and star of In Other News, a comedy series airing in Philadelphia.

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