Episode Report Card Potes: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Man Caved
By Potes | Season 4 | Episode 13 | Aired on 07.22.2012
The Manzo clan is very curious about who Teresa's new sidekick is, and Jacqueline recognizes her as someone who is prone to defending Teresa. Jacqueline says that Teresa would rather have soldiers than friends. I don't know, I don't think it's such a horrible thing to hang around friends who don't hate you. You can call it a skillful tactic if you want, but it also might just be basic common sense. Teresa then tells us that her kids have had nicer signs at their lemonade stands than Kathy does at her tasting. I mean, she has a point. Learn how to use Microsoft Word, people! Oh God, and then Linda asks Kathy where she got all of her recipes. Kathy says that she just came up with them, and Linda then asks, "They're not family recipes or anything?" Oh, stay out of it, person we don't know. Linda's final word on the situation is that she doesn't eat dessert. Kathy tells us that she's seen skinny bitches who may look great but are miserable inside. Eat a cupcake, she says! I am certainly with her on that.
Teresa then greets all the other Manzo/Laurita/Gorga folks, and somehow Jacqueline and Linda get into a conversation about Teresa. Linda really IS annoying. Do we really need another instigator with this crew? We then cut to Richie, who introduces Caroline to Giacomo Berretta of Bindi Desserts. He's there to do a little tasting himself. Giacomo tastes a delicious-looking lemon thing and seems impressed. Kathy talks to him, and they make a plan to meet when she gets back from Napa. Well, good for her. And then Teresa and Jacqueline have an awkward but somewhat friendly conversation. Caroline worries about the situation, because it is her mission to maintain Teresa's friendless status and Jacqueline is a softy who has genuine affection for Teresa. The two women hug, as Lauren and Caroline look on with distinctive stink-face. Di-stink-tive. Maybe that should be the name of their new perfumery.
And then it is time for the men's caucus at Chris Laurita's house. The mission is to talk about the Napa trip, and plan how to make it a nice time for everyone and not a total shitshow given all the feuding amongst the women. Chris, Joe Gorga, and Richie seem to be in agreement that peace is possible. Or at least they were until Chris lets them know that Joe and Melissa will have to share an RV with Juicy and Teresa. In the words of Richie, "That sucks." Originally the Giudices were going to be with Jacqueline and Chris, but for obvious reasons that is no longer the plan. Joe Gorga remembers the advice of his and Teresa's therapist, that under no circumstances should he and Teresa share an RV. Well, I'm sure they've followed all of his other instructions very well.