Sure the Emmys were interesting, but the finale of The Real Housewives of New Jersey was where the real drama was to be had tonight ... as forced, scripted, and edited as it was. The big question of the night, of course, was who set up whom, but the answer wasn't so clear.
Sure everyone laid out their arguments as to why they believe Teresa Giudice set up Melissa Gorga, but none of them were all that convincing frankly. I wanted to be convinced, and I can't say I would put it past Teresa to try and take Melissa down as she has previously, but I'm just not feeling so quick to jump on the bandwagon proclaiming her guilt in this instance.
And none of this would even matter if Melissa just blew off the accusation that she was a stripper.
If she wasn't a stripper, then why give so much attention to this creepy guy's accusations? I had a hard time understanding why Teresa simply asking her about it was enough to enrage her. And why was Melissa so quick to call Joe Gorga after Teresa told her what the guy had said? Some of it reeked of a setup by Bravo to set up the setup.
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I don't think anyone would be that surprised if she worked as a stripper in the past, nor would anyone really care. If what Teresa said is true, she'd be in the good company of Jacqueline Laurita, who was supposedly also a stripper. If Teresa was going to make something up about her, there are plenty of other things that would seem more potentially damaging, so it doesn't even seem like that major of an accusation. Also, if she and Teresa were in such a good place, why didn't Melissa give her even the benefit of the doubt at least for awhile? Instead she was just so quick to believe Teresa was at fault, based on no concrete proof.
If anyone was obviously part of the setup, it was Kim D. She likes to cause drama, and I'm sure it's good publicity for her fashion show. She's also about as shady as they get, so I could see her doing it. The question is if Teresa helped her. Overhearing Angelo telling someone that Kim and Teresa wanted to take Melissa down was perhaps the most convincing piece of evidence, but I'm still not sure it was enough to warrant the extreme reaction of everyone cutting Teresa out of their lives forever. Their other "proof" -- the fact that Pete Giudice (scary!) was there and that Teresa got her hair done at a salon she'd never been at before -- was flimsy at best.
Like I said, I'm torn, but I do feel like people were really just ready to pounce on Teresa. She may deserve to be pounced upon, but I didn't see that there was enough convincing evidence to completely crucify her. Maybe more will come out at the reunion next week that will convince me otherwise, but for now, I'm still undecided in this drama.
Do you think Teresa Giudice set up Melissa Gorga?
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Bravo producers have already stated that Teresa had nothing to do with this set up.I really don`t see what Teresa has ever done to deserve the treatment she has recieved these past 2 seasons.I firmly believe that with all the editing and bashing that has gone on the only one I have any faith in is Teresa.At this point her husband and daughters have taken a beating for ratings.All about Real Housewives is a great place to read.
For once I agree that Teresa was the one who was set up. I'm no fan of Teresa but this time I think she was wrongly accused.
They said "Angelo only worked here for the day." He was obviously brought in simply to stir up trouble.
I caught that too, but in the last episode they said that he was the PR guy for the salon. Something is fishy about it, just can't decide what!
BRAVO set this up for ratings. Shame on ANDY COHEN for allowing this to occur.
Coul,T's hubby be behind this?Y was his brother there,this whole thing smells like a stunt BRAVO set up,I'm sure of it.
Theresa has let Fame go to her Head. I liked her at the beginning, but her antics in the last 2 seasons are embarrassing and i feel really bad for her girls. Theresa is not being a good role model for them. And look at her skanky husband who is obviously having an affair and telling that person that Theresa is the
C- Word..... i hate that word. I would never be with a man who treated me the way Joe treats Theresa.
I think most of the Housewives act like they are still in high school, but i still watch because I love watching Andy Cohen make fun of them. Andy is hilarious.
I'm up in the air, I KNOW Kim was behind it but I'm not so sure Teresa was. Teresa keeps walking away everytime someone starts talking about Joe and Melissa and they were in such a great place with their relationship, it's hard to understand WHY she would do it. There's a couple things that happened to make it look like she was apart of it but not enough for me. Melissa should NOT have called Joe, if the guy was still there, Joe would probably be in jail today and knowing that she called him anyway. Then she had the nerve to ask, why he's there, IT'S BECAUSE SHE CALLED HIM! The reunion will be very interesting, maybe more will come out that will set the record straight.
they're all usless sh*t....excpt for mrs. manzo.
I was disappointed in the show...they really didn't bring it like they usually do!