This show makes me feel oogy and conflicted. Not because it's another bit of MTV reality artifice I'm sucked into watching. These are real people who, I believe, act this way with or without cameras. I feel oogy because I'm helpless to understand how they all kind of suck as people. But I also feel oogy because part of me thinks The Sitch doesn't seem like bad guy at all. Vinnie certainly seems fine. Does JWOWW have a good side? Is Sammie more than she's portrayed as? Does Angelina have a heart underneath that shrill, self-centered annoying-as-fuck exterior? MTV is forcing me to question my assumptions about their TV characters for the first time in 15 years. And for that, I feel defeated and gross.

ANYWAY,
Don't forget the intro recap exchange between PD and A:
"You're delusional!"
No, YOU'RE delushmional!"

I'm waiting for the GFF to actually prove they are a bona fide GFF. A season and a half in and still no evidence they're anything other than a GF.

Oh Sammie. Such a drip. Such an awful drip. So far, shots of her on her bad smothered in blankets while the rest of the house is prepping for fun comprise 97% of her time on camera.

Dave,
Do you know what Vinnie was saying (presumably in Italian) when he doggy-styled the air right before he fell over drunk? Sounded like maybe just some drunk, italian sexy talk.

BONUS:
Apparently there's an interview with the one and only J420 over at deadspin. Check it out!

@tsw

My interest in this show is forcing me to examine these people as more than cartoon characters and it is a little uncomfortable. I think the same things: could I hang out with Vinny? The Situation doesn't seem like such a bad guy, despite all his delusions.

Thanks for reminding me! My computer crapped out halfway through and I lost my notes for the first half of the ep. I forgot about Angelina's non-logic in her fight with Paulie. I love when she went "I have nothing to do with this!" referring to slapping Paulie and then everyone being mad at her for it.

I don't understand their definitions of grenades. All the girls who deign to follow them back to their hot tub sorta fit in the same category for me.

I have no fucking idea what Vinny was saying. I bet Enzo could tell us.

I totally saw that Jay 420 interview. Seems like a nice enough guy. I can see why Jwoww is buddies with him. Where's Johnny Yanks, though!?

Sorry, it was Ronnie who doggy-styled the air.

Yes, the grenades. They all seem to fall in the same category and are all of average appearance (by TV standards, anyway). I enjoy their consistently sudden hot-tub revelations about the quality of their ladies.
"I was like whoa, we have grenades!" Really, Sitch? Didn't notice that 2 hours ago when you brought them back to your house?

This tells me they know their limits and are a little sheepish about not being capable of doing better.