After the tension bubbled and brewed all season, it finally boiled the hell all over the place tonight on The Real Housewives of New Jersey when Caroline Manzo and Teresa Giudice threw down big time. It started with Kathy Wakile confronting Teresa about leaving her out of the toast, then moved to Caroline with Teresa saying she didn't know how to make things better between them.
Teresa said she had already apologized and didn't know what else Caroline wanted her to do. Nothing all that bad was said, but Caroline sat by listening and started to fume. You could tell she was going to blow.
The question is -- what's she so incredibly mad at Teresa about?
Seriously, when you try to break it down, it all comes back to that damn cookbook. No, Teresa isn't a saint, and she certainly is shady about what her real deal is with the tabloids (Juicy admitted they sell stories to the tabloids), but when pushed to say what it is she's really mad at Teresa about, the only tangible thing Caroline can come up with is what she perceived as digs against her and her family that Teresa put in her cookbook. She calls her a liar, a crazy bitch, a disgrace, and all kinds of ugly names, but this deep grudge she holds is pretty ugly too. It's been years. Move on, already!
She doesn't have to like her or the fact that she sells stories to tabloids, but neither did she have to tear her down like she did so viciously. She'd have come off as so much classier and more credible if she'd just ignored her.
I'd have a hard time saying I'm on Team Teresa because she definitely has her issues, but tonight, Caroline just came off as a big, arrogant bully trying to completely turn everyone against Teresa, and I actually felt bad for Teresa. The rest of the ladies pretty much kept out of it, with Jacqueline even faking sleep to stay neutral. But in general, everyone else seems willing to forgive, forget, and move on except Caroline, who acts like a morally superior judge whose job it is to put Teresa in her place with scathing little sound bites.
In the end Teresa and Joe left early, and Melissa and Joe Gorga went with them in a nice show of solidarity. Caroline was left sobbing in her room having a mental breakdown.
Where will they go from here? I don't know, but based on previews for next week (Dina Manzo makes an appearance) and reports in the press as to their current relationship, it doesn't appear they're headed anywhere good.
Who did you side with tonight -- Caroline or Teresa?
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To me I didn't see Caroline as being mean but disgusted by Teresa's fakeness and self-centered behaviors. She'll do anything to make a buck!
I think both women are showing their true colors. Theresa is trying to fade some but Caroline is in way too deep and can't shut-up! The only way this feud will ever be resolved is when these two women make peace with themselves! The hate and anger they feel is really aimed at their own lives. Sometimes people just open mouth....insert foot! Chill out ladies and lay off the booze. lol!
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Watching this show causes all of the viewers stress, we need to stop watching and chill ourselves!!!!
My opinion? ALL of them should just do the world a favor and go jump in the river.
Hate the fact that these people actually exist, but even more disgusted to know that other people actually take an interest and will actively watch them every week!!
Teresa is just FAKE and everyone has been tiptoeing all around her and she continues to be fake and shady. Im sure Caroline just blew up because she is sick of her. So wah wah wah, cry me a friggin river Teresa lovers!!!! lol
caroline was way out of line,she says that she don't like drama but she sure gave us drama last night..she cried last night cuz no one backed her up..i realy liked when she said to joe my husband will destroy you.. WoW,nothing like a threat caroline...
First of all,Theresa has been trying to keep her family problems secret.I think she knows Joe is a cheater and is just ashamed of it.If you look at the cook book,what she mentioned about Caroline was ment to be a joke.Caroline is just plain a lazy ass slob.Who in the world cannot do their own hair.She doesn't even wash it.This woman is a jealous shrew and needs to leave Theresa alone.If they put Caroline back on the show next year,I will not be watching.Remember the show that showed her kids looking at the 85,000.00 car.she thought one of them was going to buy it.and she got mad.It was a present for her and that was ok.She is a selfish woman.I am team Teresa all the way.