• The second day in Mexico and Dorinda is up bright and early doing yoga. She did, after all, sleep through dinner the night before. But, stunningly, Luann is also up with the cock and ready to roll. This woman is a rockstar. Last night, she was rolling around drunk in the bushes, and today she is doing a perfect downward dog like it ain’t no thing. She is my hero.

    Luann explains that the margaritas did her in. They sure did.

    Bethenny comes down and immediately starts making ass-crack wisecracks. She comments on what a tough bitch Luann is, and honestly, she’s not wrong.

    At breakfast, Carole wants huevos rancheros without the rancheros. Because apparently that’s a thing you can order. Luann says she took a tumble in the garden, and somehow doesn’t have a scratch on her. Yeah, you did.

    Tinsley’s new boyfriend and Carole’s boyfriend each send them flowers. I want someone to send me flowers on vacation. It’s kinda showy, but I would enjoy it.

    Bethenny asks if Tinsley is in love, and Tinsley does what Tinsley does and demurs. Some of the ladies are going to go surfing, but Bethenny has something else on her mind. She wants to talk to Ramona privately.

    Ramona gives Bethenny a half-hearted apology, saying she doesn’t even know why she is always picking at her. She isn’t really sorry, though. She wants something. Specifically, she wants to be invited on the Tequila Tour tomorrow.

    Bethenny views the Tequila Tour as a professional gig and doesn’t think she can risk having Ramona there. She says she has never had anyone attack her the way Ramona does. Ramona, meanwhile, thinks Bethenny takes everything too seriously. Bethenny says this goes back ten years and that Ramona clearly doesn’t like her.

    Ramona, ever the linguist, replies, “I don’t not not like you.” Whatever.

    Bethenny still doesn’t want Ramona coming on the tour, but Ramona is determined to try everything in her power to get Bethenny to change her mind. Because of course she is. This is Ramona we’re talking about. “No” is merely the beginning of the negotiation.

    Luann is going to go surfing, and I really think she may be a superhero. This woman was rolling around drunk in the bushes last night and is now out on a surfboard like she was born for this. A hungover Luann is on the water looking fantastic.

    Meanwhile, Ramona and Sonja bitch about Tinsley some more. They vent to each other for a while, because apparently they have decided Tinsley is the vacation group project.

    Tinsley wants to talk to Sonja about what happened the night before. She wants Sonja to protect her, not badmouth her. She thinks Sonja should squash the Page Six story.

    Sonja is not having it. She starts yapping at Tinsley, because apparently this conversation was never going to go the way Tinsley hoped.

    Back on the water, the ladies are surfing and actually look like they are having fun for a change. They all do a great job, too. Surfing looks fun, but I would absolutely break my face. I’m no Luann.

    All of the women meet back up at the house and then head into town to do some shopping. Bethenny admits she feels bad about excluding Ramona from the Tequila Tour tomorrow and feels like Ramona is auditioning to get on the trip. And Ramona is laying it on thick.

    While shopping, she does everything but literally perform for Bethenny in an attempt to get on her good side. She tries on a dress for Bethenny and even buys her things when Bethenny’s credit card gets blocked. Ramona is notoriously cheap, so this is really something else. Bethenny admits that Ramona is starting to wear her down. She doesn’t want to be mean, but Ramona is making it very difficult to keep saying no.

    Then Ramona buys cute little purses for all of the women and borrows money from Luann to pay for them. But oh, she didn’t even buy one for Luann.

    This broad.

    Ramona also manages to exclude Dorinda because she is so distracted trying to kiss Bethenny’s ass. Apparently, there is only room for so much ass-kissing in a day.

    Back at the villa, the women hit the pool and the hot tub and start discussing the Tequila Tour tomorrow. Ramona is exhausted from spending the entire day up Bethenny’s ass, and Bethenny finally admits she won’t leave her out of the tour.

    So there you have it. Ramona gets her way.

    Sonja sticks up for Ramona and says she used to hear Ramona and Mario having sex every night and that the sex made Ramona happy. According to Sonja, single Ramona is not happy. I guess Sonja has done the research.

    Ramona takes her new boobs for a run on the beach. She is such a…oh, I don’t even know what.

    Sonja and Ramona speak alone, and Ramona finally understands that she has hurt Bethenny’s feelings. She says she admires Bethenny’s accomplishments. Man, she really wants to go on this Tequila Tour.

    At dinner, Bethenny reminds everyone that it can’t be a blackout night because they have the tour tomorrow. Good luck with that.

    Tinsley is still going on about the Page Six story, which also mentions Ramona. Sonja and Ramona dismiss Tinsley as having a tantrum, while Carole backs Tinsley up.

    The whole fight is stupid. And boring.

    They are yelling in a restaurant. Not surprising, but still.

    Sonja says she is happy as a “lark.” None of these women have a solid grasp of their native language.

    Dorinda, mercifully, changes the subject by passing out some funny gifts to the women.

    The dinner goes pretty smoothly, and they head back to the house to go over the schedule for tomorrow’s tour. No one is more excited than Ramona. After spending the entire day campaigning for her spot, she finally got what she wanted.

    Bethenny begs her not to misbehave on the tour. Ramona looks moved, but I think it’s just one of her crazy faces. She agrees to watch herself.

    Bethenny is happy they worked things out, and Ramona is coming on the tour. After all that ass-kissing, the woman earned her spot.

    The women are all up early the next morning. Sonja announces that she is breaking her alcohol fast for this tour. Yay. This I am ready to see.

    Ramona wraps her busted-up face in a towel, and they head off to the helicopters. Naturally, she bumps her head. Oy, vey. Ramona is a mess.

    They take the helicopters right into the agave fields, which is pretty damn cool. Bethenny rubs it in a little that Ramona almost missed the whole thing, and Ramona admits that she is happy to be there.

    Bethenny is really proud of what she has put together, and she should be. This is clearly a big deal for her, and after all the drama about whether Ramona would even be allowed to come, it has finally paid off.

    The women head off into the tequila plant and start out with some Skinnygirl margaritas. Bethenny says this is going to be the Olympics of drinking and that these women have been preparing for ten years. She’s not wrong.

    They start sampling some ridiculously strong tequilas, and everyone starts getting buzzed pretty quickly, which is, after all, the entire point of this trip.

    Ramona starts talking about how sensual the tequila is and how it explodes in her mouth and dribbles down her chin, and suddenly I am sick.

    The town of Tequila is amazing, though, and they head to an incredible lunch already lit up, only to find out that it is a multi-course tequila tasting. Because apparently these women haven’t consumed enough alcohol yet.

    They all toast to Bethenny, and Ramona manages to keep her trap shut this time. Progress!

    They see some children riding horses, and Tinsley wants to take one home.

    No. That is frowned upon.

    Sonja is getting big buzzed, and I anticipate that won’t end well.

    They return to the villa and keep drinking because, why not? Their spirits are high, and it is a shit show.

    They take turns jumping in the pool. Luann looks amazing, and Sonja wants to make out with her right off the bat. Tinsley looks frightened. I don’t blame her.

    Dorinda nearly bashes her head coming off the rope swing, because apparently Ramona isn’t the only one having a rough day with gravity.

    Sonja is babbling, and Ramona tries to share something about her marriage to Mario. This triggers Sonja big time, and she starts going on and on about how miserable Ramona is now that she isn’t having sex every night.

    Ramona tells her she’s fine, but Sonja won’t quit. Bethenny tells Sonja to back off, but there is no stopping this woman.

    Finally, Ramona screams, “I am happy, bitch!”

    And we get a “To Be Continued…” screen.

    Well, there it is. I guess I better gear up for Part 3. It looks like there is bloodshed.

    I am ready.

  • The women fly into Puerto Vallarta for Bethenny’s tequila trip, and Mexico is already off to a fantastic start because Bethenny is puking.

    Ramona, meanwhile, is sharting.

    Yes. We are approximately five minutes into the trip.

    Ramona has also apparently gotten a chemical peel, and her face looks like “a pizza with no sauce,” according to Sonja. It is a dead-on-balls-accurate description.

    Carole is craving Taco Bell.

    In Mexico.

    Carole makes me bored.

    Bethenny, meanwhile, would blow Simon Van Kempen for a slushie.

    Sonja, Dorinda, Ramona, and Bethenny pile into the car on the way to the villa and decide to play Fuck, Marry, Kill using the other Housewives.

    The results are not surprising.

    Everyone is fucking Luann.

    Hands down. There isn’t even a debate.

    Poor Tinsley is getting killed, and Sonja takes it one step further by calling her unfuckable.

    Ouch.

    In the other car, the women discuss Tinsley’s new boyfriend, Scott. They had a five-day date in Vegas, which is certainly one way to get to know someone. Tinsley is all in.

    Hope that goes well for you, Tinsley.

    Sonja then shows the women a dick pic she received.

    It was from a wrong number.

    LMAO. Oops.

    The women finally arrive at the villa, and holy shit, it is spectacular. It is right on the ocean, the grounds are gorgeous, and I want to live there. The staff is lovely, too.

    Naturally, Ramona immediately starts bitching at them.

    Ramona is the worst. She makes me clench in places I won’t discuss.

    Sonja announces that she won’t be drinking on the trip.

    Oh, come on!

    We get another look at the absolutely perfect villa and grounds. The pool is gorgeous, everything is beautiful, and for a brief moment, it seems like these women might actually have a relaxing vacation.

    Then we get to the rooms.

    Or, more specifically, the choosing of the rooms.

    Sonja and Ramona immediately start scamming for the best one, as usual. They are not about to politely accept whatever room they’re assigned. They want the good shit.

    But this is Bethenny’s trip, and Bethenny is not having it.

    She wants order.

    There will be an organized system for assigning the rooms, because even in paradise, Bethenny needs some fucking structure.

    Bethenny tells Ramona and Sonja they are acting like animals and grabby twats.

    What else is new?

    She asks them if they would want their daughters to act like this. This seems to actually affect Sonja, who starts to realize that maybe she has been behaving like a grabby twat.

    Ramona shrugs.

    She doesn’t give a shit.

    Bethenny announces that they will be drawing numbers for the rooms. The end. Democracy has arrived in Mexico.

    Tinsley gets first pick, but she doesn’t want the pressure of choosing first. She trades with Bethenny and takes third choice instead.

    Ramona, naturally, keeps bitching.

    She wants a room facing the water.

    Too bad.

    Bethenny finally tells her to get her life together, which is probably good advice for Ramona in general.

    Ramona gets in Sonja’s ear and tells her that Tinsley should have given Sonja her first choice because Tinsley has been staying with Sonja in the city.

    Oh, please.

    Ramona and Sonja are absolutely horrid together.

    They decide that the numbers they drew don’t really apply to them, so they leave their bags in the rooms they want and basically ignore the entire system Bethenny just created.

    Sonja then confronts Tinsley about it.

    Tinsley wants to be left alone.

    Tinsley really needs to stand up to Sonja. Sonja has been a beast to her all season long, and at this point, the whole dynamic is just icky.

    Meanwhile, it takes these women approximately seventeen years to choose their rooms.

    I would go crazy.

    Ramona is still yelling with her pizza-faced self, because apparently the chemical peel has done nothing to improve her personality. Now she wants Dorinda’s room.

    Dorinda tries to explain the concept of fairness to her.

    It is a lost cause with this one.

    Ramona goes in on Tinsley, and Dorinda finally tells Bethenny what the hell is going on.

    Bethenny wanted to lie down.

    Instead, she is needed to mediate a room dispute between grown-ass women.

    Again.

    Bethenny asks Ramona and Sonja if they would want their daughters acting like this. Ramona responds with a smug, punchable face and basically shrugs her off.

    She does not care.

    Dorinda, meanwhile, just wants Ramona out of her room.

    Ramona is sitting on the bed with her bare feet, and I hate her.

    Dorinda has had enough and threatens to throw Ramona’s bags in the pool.

    I wish she would.

    Ramona and Sonja are tacky with the staff.

    It is truly painful to watch.

    Ramona thinks she is making friends with the staff, but she is actually treating them like shit. There is something so bizarre about the way she behaves with people who are literally there to take care of her.

    This woman came from nothing. When did she learn this level of entitlement?

    I cannot stomach her.

    Meanwhile, Carole and Dorinda have brought props and games for the trip.

    They are being boring.

    Even Carole, the most boring Housewife ever, looks at the games and basically agrees that they look boring.

    Everyone eventually settles in and hits the fantastic pool, and finally, finally, the tequila starts flowing.

    And apparently, the tequila is exactly what this trip needed.

    By now, all of the women have had it with Sonja and Ramona.

    They get ready for dinner, although Dorinda would actually rather nap through the whole thing. Luann wants her to come to dinner, but Dorinda looks completely worn out from dealing with all of Ramonja’s nonsense.

    And naturally, Ramona and Sonja aren’t done.

    The two of them go off on their own to bitch about their perfectly gorgeous room.

    These bitches don’t quit.

    They have an enormous villa on the ocean, a gorgeous pool, beautiful rooms, staff waiting on them, and tequila flowing.

    And they’re still fucking complaining.

    It’s repulsive.

    Bethenny wants to talk to Sonja about how Ramona drags her down.

    Bethenny thinks Ramona brings out the absolute worst in Sonja, and honestly, she’s not wrong. Every time these two get together, they somehow become even more obnoxious than they are individually.

    Ramona then starts making sappy speeches to Sonja.

    It is very heartfelt.

    Until Sonja basically ruins the moment by saying she can’t focus on Ramona’s words because she’s staring at her pizza-pie face.

    I cannot.

    After all of that, they kiss.

    Of course they do.

    Welcome to the bipolar express.

    Bethenny arrives at dinner at 8:30.

    She is the first one there.

    Even though she is ninety minutes late.

    This would drive me bananas.

    Tinsley and Carole talk about Page Six. Apparently, there was a story about Tinsley being ungrateful to Sonja, and they suspect it has Ramona or Sonja’s dirty little fingerprints all over it.

    Bethenny doesn’t give a shit about the Page Six article. She has been sitting at the table alone for long enough and decides to go looking for the other women.

    She wants to eat.

    And she is pissed that everyone is late.

    Meanwhile, Ramona and Sonja spend the entire time getting ready for dinner badmouthing Tinsley.

    The dinner they are ninety minutes late for.

    Of course.

    Luann finally arrives at the table with, I kid you not, a kazoo.

    And the Countess is way buzzed.

    I mean, she looks disheveled. Like she took a bath in tequila.

    I want to hang out with this Luann so badly.

    She can steal my man all she wants. I just want to see drunk Luann in person.

    Ramona and Sonja are, naturally, the last two to arrive at dinner.

    As usual.

    Ramona is still busy making up her jacked-up face, and Bethenny thinks it is a complete waste of time.

    The woman has already been ninety minutes late. At this point, maybe just show up with the pizza face and call it a night.

    Carole fills Luann in on the Page Six story, and Luann agrees that Sonja probably leaked it.

    Tinsley shoots eye daggers at Sonja and Ramona when they finally arrive.

    You can practically see the lasers coming out of her eyes.

    Tipsy Luann, ever the Countess, decides to offer a toast thanking Bethenny for organizing the trip.

    Ramona immediately cuts her off.

    “It’s a group trip. Why are you thanking her?”

    What she means is: this is a cast trip, Bethenny isn’t paying for shit, so why are you kissing her ass?

    Bethenny looks at Ramona and asks her why she is an asshole.

    It is a question for the ages.

    Bethenny says Ramona could fuck up a wet dream, and I believe it.

    Tinsley jumps in and explains how pissed she is about the Page Six story. Sonja and Ramona immediately play dumb.

    A very slurry Luann points out that Sonja is always talking to the press.

    Ramona says she avoids the press like a “Lee?”

    What the hell does she even mean?

    English cannot be this woman’s first language.

    Carole chimes in to support Tinsley, who says she doesn’t need to be in the press.

    Sonja denies everything, naturally.

    Luann calls Sonja bitchy.

    And Luann is SO buzzed.

    I am loving it.

    She looks like a party and a half. Even Bethenny notices that Luann is visibly drunk, which is saying something because the lady is a drinker. She usually holds it together really well.

    Tonight?

    The tipsy is in full force.

    Tinsley is screaming and crying and eventually becomes completely unintelligible. Ramona continues playing dumb while looking like a smug twat waffle.

    Luann finally leaves the table to collect herself.

    Tinsley says Sonja is insensitive, and Bethenny once again points out that Ramona brings out the worst in Sonja. Their behavior over the rooms is a classic example.

    Sonja agrees.

    She knows Ramona is a bad look, and she admits she can’t take her everywhere.

    Honey, don’t take her anywhere.

    She is a nightmare.

    Meanwhile, Luann and Sonja are out on the patio bitching about the other women, and I am loving this drunk Luann.

    She is rocking a jumpsuit and slurring her way through complaints about the ladies.

    This is the Luann I want to hang out with.

    The Countess has left the building. Tequila Luann has arrived.

    Luann gets up to go to bed, gives a little booty shake, and then—

    CRASH!

    She falls off the patio and smacks right into the bushes.

    We get a shot of the laughing Countess lying among the branches, and is it weird to say she has never looked more beautiful?

    Ramona is dying laughing.

    So am I.

    I could watch this over and over.

    A man comes over to help a giggling Luann out of the bushes, but this is not the end of the Countess’s evening.

    Back at the table, the women are still bitching about Page Six, and Tinsley is still shrieking.

    Meanwhile, back outside, Luann takes a step…

    And completely face-plants off the patio AGAIN!

    Ramona says, “See, you should have gone this way.”

    I am fucking crying.

    If you haven’t seen this, you need to. This is iconic Housewives, and it is one of my favorite fossils ever.

    Back at dinner, Bethenny has officially had enough. She wants off the Sonja roller coaster, and eventually the women head off to bed.

    Tinsley is still pissed.

    This trip is off to a rip-roaring start.

    We get previews of what is coming next, and every single one of these women appears to be completely smashed.

    Stay tuned for Part 2 of this epic Housewives trip!

  • The day after the disastrous first-night dinner in Cabo, the women check in with their families and call home. Then they start discussing their plans for the day and, naturally, the dinner from the night before.

    None of the women can believe Jennifer’s behavior. Jennifer admits that tequila makes her not so nicey-nicey, but insists that Marge was out of line. She says there is plenty she could say about Marge’s looks if she wanted to.

    Oh, I’m sure there is, Jen.

    Meanwhile, Danielle and Teresa have breakfast and agree that Marge went after Jennifer the night before. Dolores disagrees and tells Frank that Jennifer drank way too much tequila and went crazy.

    Jackie feels like Teresa should have stuck up for them and defended the necklace. Danielle is still completely fixated on Marge and keeps winding Teresa up about her.

    This is exactly what Teresa needs: Danielle whispering in her ear while she’s already annoyed with Marge. What could possibly go wrong?

    Marge, Jackie, and Dolores hit the pool while Danielle, Jennifer, Melissa, and Teresa head into town to do some shopping.

    Jackie opens up a little about her eating disorder. She says she’s past all of her eating issues, which is sad to watch knowing that she is still struggling. Dolores reveals that she had her own issues with food in the past and shows a picture of herself when she was so thin that her family thought she might be on drugs. That was her wake-up call.

    Good for her. I love Dolores.

    Meanwhile, the other women have a gorgeous-looking Mexican lunch in town. And honestly, this is exactly what I want from a Housewives trip: beautiful scenery, ridiculous food, expensive-looking drinks, and absolutely no idea that they’re about to have another enormous fight.

    Teresa is finally eating and enjoying herself, which is probably the best thing about the fitness competition being over. Jennifer, meanwhile, goes right for a shot.

    Oh, boy.

    We are gonna be in for it.

    Melissa immediately sees the beast awakening.

    Back at the pool, we get more discussion about the dinner from the night before. Jackie thinks Jennifer is a nut job. Dolores thinks she was just drunk and that both Jen and Marge owe each other an apology.

    Then they look up pictures of monkey asses.

    Yes, they actually sit around looking at pictures of monkey asses to determine whether Marge’s lip-liner insult was accurate.

    They decide she was on point.

    On the shopping trip, Jennifer says her feelings were hurt by Marge. Melissa tries to reason with both Jennifer and Teresa, but Danielle is having none of it. She blames Marge for everything and, naturally, makes the whole situation about herself.

    Danielle says there is a reason Marge’s stepkids don’t speak to her, and Melissa immediately tells her she’s crossing a line.

    Melissa starts getting Jersey-Shore-style pissed and walks away from Danielle, calling her a “little bitch.”

    Teresa goes after Melissa, while Jen goes after Danielle. Melissa says kids should be off limits. She has caught Danielle in lies before and doesn’t trust her, so she’s not about to let Danielle drag Marge’s kids into the argument.

    Danielle tells Jen that she’s only responding to how Marge has hurt her. Because apparently everyone in Cabo has decided that the best way to resolve conflict is to make it significantly worse.

    On the bus ride back to the hotel, Teresa proposes that they do more shots.

    Of course she does.

    Danielle feels attacked, and Jennifer feels badly for her. The women head back to the hotel to change for dinner.

    Jennifer Aydin comes out dressed like Big Bird.

    I wouldn’t dare say this to her face, though. She scares me.

    Dinner is at a gorgeous restaurant perched on a huge cliff overlooking the ocean, and it is absolutely stunning. I want to get paid to go to exotic places and beautiful restaurants to fight. All my fights just happen at home. It’s lame.

    They discuss riding camels the next day, and Teresa is dubious. Everyone else seems game. They order drinks, and here goes Jen with the tequila.

    Melissa comments on it, and Jen is offended. Marge says she doesn’t think Jennifer realizes what she’s like after she drinks. Jen doesn’t want to talk about it. She says Marge’s snarkiness triggered her.

    Marge says Jen twists everything.

    Then the mail-order bride and cheating comments come up.

    Jennifer says she can’t relate to people who sleep with married men and that the topic is very taboo for her, while Marge is used to an environment where cheating happens.

    Marge comes back with, “That’s why your husband sleeps in the pool house.”

    Jen says she doesn’t care where Bill sleeps.

    And Marge, casually taking a bite of food, says, “I know. Whether it’s at his girlfriend’s house or not.”

    Tequila Jen hasn’t even taken a sip yet, and she bursts out:

    “You better shut the fuck up with that!”

    And we’re off.

    Marge asks if she hit a nerve, and the answer is clearly yes.

    Jennifer gets up and leaves the table, and Danielle immediately goes after her. Danielle acts like she’s deeply hurt on Jennifer’s behalf, but I think she’s really just rallying anyone who hates Marge. She has found her Cabo purpose.

    Dolores tells Marge that her comment was below the belt. Marge admits she knows nothing about Jennifer’s marriage and was just spouting off, but she obviously hit a nerve.

    All of the women agree that they would be furious if someone talked that way about their mother. Marge says Jennifer attacked first, so she was just fighting back.

    Jennifer eventually returns to the table, and Marge apologizes. She says she only said it to hurt Jennifer and that it was wrong.

    They move on pretty quickly, at least for now.

    Still, another beautiful dinner ruined in another beautiful place.

    In the morning, they all prepare for the camel ride. How does one prepare for a camel ride, anyway? I want to go on a camel ride. This seems like the kind of random vacation activity Housewives should be doing more often.

    Jennifer says she didn’t feel tipsy at all the night before.

    Okay.

    Dolores says Jennifer handled herself well with the Marge comment, while Danielle is in Teresa’s ear again about how mean and devious Marge is.

    Jennifer says Danielle has been super supportive of her, and Dolores, ever the wise woman, tells Jennifer to beware of Danielle.

    Listen to Dolores. She knows what’s up.

    The women are super dressed up to ride a camel, and I don’t get it. Were they expecting the camels to have a dress code?

    They even get to feed the camels. Teresa is a little afraid, but Dolores is crazy about them. I am starting to feel like this is the calm before another tequila storm, but for now, it’s actually cute.

    They go for the ride, nobody fights, and Teresa’s coochie gets a much-needed massage. Hey, whatever happens on the camel stays on the camel.

    After the ride, they go for lunch and beer and start talking about Joe Giudice. His release from jail is approaching, and Teresa hopes they fall in love all over again when they’re reunited, but she’s nervous. She’s much more independent than she was when Joe went to jail, and she isn’t sure what their relationship will look like when he comes home.

    Dolores cautions Teresa that Joe may be humbled now, but he’ll go back to his old ways shortly after he comes home. He’ll want the old Teresa back.

    Teresa brushes off the advice. She thinks Joe has changed.

    They get ready for their last dinner in Cabo. Last suppers always go well with this crew.

    Melissa, Jackie, and Marge discuss Danielle and think she has Teresa under a spell. They see right through her and aren’t buying Danielle’s act.

    Melissa hopes the final dinner can somehow pass without any arguments.

    Melissa is silly.

    The dinner setup looks absolutely gorgeous, and as we all know, with Housewives, the prettier the table, the more disastrous the meal. A stunning table is basically a warning sign at this point.

    Jennifer has a tequila. Oh, no.

    She announces that she is having an anniversary party and all of the women are invited. Marge is impressed that Jennifer is not holding a grudge against her. The women ask if her brother’s fiancée will be at the party and ask about his engagement. No mail-order bride comments in sight, thank goodness.

    They are busy talking about penises instead.

    Jennifer is losing track of her shots, but she is slinging back whatever is in front of her. She seems to be in a genuinely good mood. The food comes, and the conversation turns to Jennifer’s lips.

    And then Danielle brings up Marge’s monkey-asshole comment just to rile up Jennifer.

    Oh, man. This was going so well!

    Jennifer looks furious and seems to go into some kind of trance. Marge tells Danielle she should shut up because she is a fucking liar.

    Teresa says Marge did lie when she said Bill had a girlfriend. Jennifer is looking down, fire in her eyes and steam coming from her nostrils. She literally looks nuts. She is so furious that she can’t even bring herself to speak.

    What in the flying fuck is happening here?

    Dolores notices and nudges Melissa. Jennifer finally asks why they are talking about this again. The women are all talking at once while Jennifer sits there visibly seething.

    Danielle wants an apology from Marge about the wedding. Oh, let it go, Elsa.

    Marge calls Danielle irrelevant. Danielle fires back that she has people who care about her, unlike Marge, whose own children won’t be around her. Melissa is immediately pissed and says kids are off limits.

    Teresa takes up for Danielle.

    Meanwhile, Jen is losing her mind in the corner.

    Marge calls Danielle an old dog with no new tricks. Marge then dumps her wine on Danielle, who responds by calling her a “fucking cunt.” Everyone gets up from the table, and Danielle goes after Marge. Dolores has wine in her eye. Producers and Jennifer have to hold Danielle back.

    Dolores thinks Danielle is low for talking about Marge’s children. She hates Danielle and makes no bones about it.

    Danielle then stabs the table with a knife.

    How do these people not get kicked out of more places?

    The Bill comment comes up again, and Jennifer is looking very scary. Melissa defends Marge because she thinks Danielle has Teresa going in circles. Teresa says what Marge said about Bill is terrible.

    Jennifer starts puffing out her chest and screaming, “Thank you!” in a low, scary dinosaur growl.

    The other women are all speaking at once and talking over her. Teresa says Marge was wrong for throwing the wine, while Melissa points out that Jennifer threw a glass at her.

    Jennifer says she didn’t.

    Then she proudly declares, “If I threw a glass at you, sweetheart, you would know it.”

    And just like that, Jennifer grabs her glass, smashes it, and holds the shard toward Melissa.

    Melissa goes to charge her.

    Dolores says, “Oh, shit.”

    And the screen fades out before we see what happens next.

    This might warrant a Part 3.

  • The episode opens with scenes of the wives starting their mornings and waking up their kids. It’s actually pretty cute. Frankie Catania is getting ready for his fitness competition, and so is Teresa. She shows her girls the tiny bathing suit she’ll be wearing onstage, and Audriana immediately points out that it’s going to go up her butt. True story.

    Teresa hasn’t told Joe Giudice about the competition. He is in jail and therefore has no say in the matter, but eventually she tells him, and he’s supportive. So there you go.

    Meanwhile, Marge heads to a jeweler with Melissa and Jackie to pick out a gift for Teresa to celebrate her competition. They settle on a bar-style necklace with the word “Strong” spelled out in diamonds. All of the women are chipping in for it. It’s cute. Not really my style, but cute. More on the necklace later.

    Melissa is still selling her fake long-lost sister storyline, and nobody cares. Melissa gossips about Danielle Staub, because apparently we haven’t gotten enough Danielle Staub gossip yet. None of the women, except Teresa, really trust Danielle at this point, so naturally she is invited on the trip to Cabo. Because that’s how this group operates.

    Marge is worried about Jennifer Aydin’s drinking on the trip, although she feels like the two of them are in a good place. Famous last words.

    Jennifer and her youngest daughter, Olivia, go to visit Bill at his plastic surgery office. Jennifer pops in at least once a week, and we know why. Olivia is clearly a little princess who runs the show, and Bill is absolutely delighted to see his daughter. Olivia wanders around the office while Jennifer and Bill discuss the upcoming Cabo trip.

    It’s only Jennifer’s second time away from the kids, but Bill is pretty supportive of her going. He just encourages her to watch her tequila intake.

    Good advice, Bill. Unfortunately, you appear to have given it to the wrong person.

    Jennifer is nervous about the Marge situation. She’s still heated about the “mail-order bride” comment Marge made about her brother’s fiancée, so there is clearly some unfinished business there.

    Meanwhile, Olivia wants new perfume. I have a feeling she will get it.

    Teresa goes to work out with Frank, who is training her for the competition, and Teresa looks JACKED. I mean, she is seriously ripped. I would not want to piss off Fitness Teresa.

    Marge and Joe discuss her stepson, Brett, and his estrangement from her ex-husband, Jan. It isn’t very interesting. I hate when she calls herself “The Marge.” It’s obnoxious. Nobody needs a nickname that they have given themselves.

    Melissa goes to dinner with her sisters and her mother, and naturally she opens with the bullshit sister story. Apparently, some medium told her she has a third sister, and since her father fooled around a lot, Melissa believes it enough to involve her mother and sisters in the whole thing.

    This is lame. None of it makes sense, and it isn’t remotely interesting. Melissa’s mother says she would accept the daughter, but she would strangle the mother. Okay, then.

    Melissa’s mom also gets a little buzzed, and honestly, that is the most entertaining part of the entire dinner. I miss seeing my mom buzzed. It was always a good time.

    Teresa and Frankie hit the spray tan parlor to get ready for the competition. I don’t hate seeing this scene with Frankie, and that makes me feel dirty. Dolores would kill me.

    They tan, they pose, and they flex. It’s all perfectly fine, but this is clearly just the lead-in to something bigger. Let’s get there.

    We see Marge preparing for her “Hospital Heroes Gala,” where she’s launching her kids’ hospital gown line. It’s a great cause, but again, I’d like to get to the drama.

    Over at Teresa’s, we see Nono cooking first thing in the morning. I love Nono scenes. Give me Nono cooking breakfast over another five minutes of Melissa’s imaginary sister any day.

    Frankie and Teresa head to the competition, and they both do really well. They look super fit, although Teresa’s rocking butt deserves its own category.

    Frankie gets first place! Teresa places third, and she is super happy. Honestly, it’s a really sweet moment. After all the buildup, she actually did it, and she looks great.

    We get scenes of the women packing for Cabo. Teresa can’t wait to eat and drink whatever she wants now that the fitness show is over. Jackie is excited to see Teresa party, because Jackie is obsessed with Teresa. Olivia is devastated that Jennifer is going away, while Dolores is doing squats, because of course she is.

    Marge is worried about dealing with Danielle. The two of them have been on the outs ever since Danielle’s ill-fated wedding to Marty. I gotta recap those episodes.

    And then they get to Cabo! Finally!

    Everyone is in good spirits, and I immediately wonder how long that’s going to last. Their resort is super fancy and posh, and I love shit like this. I want to see Housewives go places I can’t afford to go and do things I can’t afford to do. We need more of that. Give me the ridiculous luxury. That’s what I’m here for.

    They get their room assignments, and Teresa makes sure Danielle is staying with her since Danielle doesn’t get along with anyone else. Teresa and Danielle immediately do shots, because apparently that’s how Teresa welcomes people to vacation.

    Jackie thinks Danielle is crazy and wants to stay as far away from her as possible. Melissa, meanwhile, doesn’t understand the allegiance between Danielle and Teresa considering their, shall we say, rocky past.

    Neither do I.

    Also, I want to go to Cabo. I was supposed to go with my bestie in 2012, but my cat got sick. I stayed with her, and it was worth it. There I go digressing again.

    The women get ready for dinner, and Jennifer has A LOT of lip liner on. It is very, um, distinctive. It’s a real choice.

    All of the women are ready to party, and they plan to present the “Strong” necklace to Teresa at dinner. They do more shots! Jennifer Aydin sticks to tequila, which is the exact drink Bill specifically warned her about.

    I met Jennifer Aydin once. It was at an event for her line of beauty pillows. She wasn’t drinking. She seemed kind, polite, and subdued. I wonder if there is a connection there. Maybe sober Jennifer and Tequila Jen are two entirely different people.

    But back to Tequila Jen in Cabo.

    They give Teresa the necklace, and she loves it. She’s genuinely touched. Marge explains that they had it made by a jeweler in Englewood, and Jennifer is PISSED.

    Apparently, she doesn’t understand why they wouldn’t have used her brother, who is also a jeweler. Why would she chip in for someone else’s product?

    None of this makes much sense to me, though. Wouldn’t Jennifer have known they weren’t going to her brother’s store? Why is this suddenly an issue? And why is it suddenly a HUGE issue?

    All of the women are completely stunned by Jennifer’s reaction. She actually goes so far as to say that the necklace is ugly. It is so over-the-top rude that everyone’s mouth is hanging open.

    Marge thinks the cocktails are getting to Jennifer’s brain. I think she is correct.

    Jen announces that Marge is now at the top of her shit list. Dolores, who actually likes Jen, agrees that she is being beyond rude. Marge says something is wrong with Jen, and Jen fires back, “I am on point like nobody’s business.”

    Sure, Jen.

    Then Marge insults Jennifer’s lip liner. She says it looks like a monkey’s asshole.

    Jen FLIPS HER LID.

    She claps her hands and screams, “A monkey’s asshole, that you fucking sucked!”

    Melissa immediately hides behind her napkin. Everyone else looks absolutely mortified.

    The crazy train has officially left the station. And we haven’t even gotten to the glass yet.

    Dolores keeps eating, and I admire her fortitude. The woman is sitting there calmly finishing her meal while everyone else is having a complete nervous breakdown. Priorities.

    Danielle and Jennifer Aydin take a walk because they both hate Marge. Marge doesn’t care. She goes right back to her meal, which honestly may be the correct response at this point.

    Teresa wants to know why Marge isn’t friends with Danielle anymore, especially after being her bridesmaid the year before. Teresa thinks Marge should be loyal to Danielle.

    Teresa then goes to check on Jen. I’m not entirely sure why. Jen was the one screaming at everyone, but apparently she needs a wellness check.

    Dolores points out that Teresa has never been the best judge of character, and that has been true since they were sixteen years old. This is a running theme throughout the show.

    The women finally call it a night, and I know they need their rest.

    Because Part 2 is gonna be LIT!