The premiere episode of Real Housewives of New Jersey was explosive, to say the least. Teresa Giudice and Jackie Goldschneider butted heads once again and things got ugly.
After Teresa spread a rumor that Jackie's husband Evan was cheating on her at the gym, Gia Giudice was thrown into the mix. Fellow moms and Bravo fans are weighing in on whose side they're on.
An Analogy That Fell Short
Dorinda Medley of RHONY has already voiced her support of Teresa, "@JGSchneid the lowest of the lowest. @Teresa_Giudice you are a survivor and I love you! #greatestmom #ilovegia"
Jackie analogized Teresa's hurtful words to a metaphorical scenario of her telling people she heard Gia was "doing coke in the bathroom at school." First husbands are getting dragged into the muck, now children?
Some fans can see a pattern in Teresa's behavior over the years, especially her ability to hold a long-lasting grudge.
A Twitter user pointed out that even Joe Gorga could tell what his sister was doing, "Joe knows his sister so well, this is revenge. Teresa didn't let go of Jackie talking about her last season."
This could be a similar scenario of hurt people hurting others, as Chris Samuels pointed out regarding Gizelle at the RHOP reunion. Teresa has had a difficult decade, as Jackie pointed out, and her attack of Evan's faithfulness could be a result of that.
Team Jackie or Teresa?
Well, Teresa poked at Jackie, insisting that she stand up for herself until she took it a step too far. Some RHONJ watchers, however, liked that Jackie went there.
Another Twitter commentator wrote, "That's why I love Jackie. Match fire with fire. Pow pow."
Others are considering the fact that now drugs are going to be associated with Gia's reputation. She's talked about wanting to go to law school, so an analogy like this could be especially hurtful.
Some Jackie stans are placing blame on Internet trolls. They defend her willingness to stand up to Teresa's tasteless drunk messiness, even if Gia is getting bombarded by memes.
As one of the writer's fans tweeted, "Unpopular opinion: You CANNOT hold Jackie responsible for the trolls on Gia's social media. Should Jackie have said that about Gia? NO. Those DMing and posting on Gia's SM are lowlifes and wrong for doing that."