Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap, Ep 809: What POSCHE Stands For

Buckle up! Tonight were on that wild ride we so crave seasonally (as does Bravo. Dont be fooled by Kim D.s billing as villain rather than Housewife). Thats right. Its time for the annual Posche fashion show where there are zero guarantees: Eardrums/drinking glasses may shatter, chairs rarely stay rooted to the floor, and the hurling of accusations cannot be prevented. Thats for sure. Its mayhem and we do not want it any other way.

Classic Marge Doesnt Break Glasses, But She May Rip Up the Sofa

Marge is languishing in her living room. She has inadvertently pulled a thread in the sofa. She and Joe proceed to engage in hilarious banter about it. They remind me of Paul Nassif and Adrienne Maloof (formerly of RHOBH) sans the terrible tension. Their marriage has gone the distance and is on an upward trajectory as they live in Empty Nest Nirvana. Joe suggests sofa glue. Marge finds this adorable because of course, you dont glue fabric.

Designing Pigtails Palace/Mustache Manor

Joyce the designer is at Marges door (the above is how Margaret refers to her house in social media posts). Despite offering Joe every sexual favor under the sun to get him to stop interfering in the design process, Marge The Macbeth Collection Entrepreneur keeps hearing him suggest beige as the (non-)color choice. Its painful. She reminds him - and informs Joyce - that shes the grand dame of style. Whorehouse is fun, says Joyce about the motif. When I get back from Milan, Ill have all the decisions made, says Marge, adding: Joe, well fight about this later.

The Joe Gorga Im Starting to Love

Look, I have this weird feeling Joe Gorga and I would never be able to discuss politics. I can tell you that in all likelihood he tells people hes fiscally conservative and thats why he voted for Donald Trump ....But putting that (entirely off-topic, pure guess) aside, I think Id effusively compliment on him on how compassionate hes been to his nieces (See last weeks recap). Im also happy to see him so emotive, especially for someone who rejoices in being the alpha male with gender stereotypes attached. None of that matters now: Joe talks candidly with Melissa about how terribly he misses his mom. He wishes he could speak with her.

Everyone talks about heaven and I want to know shes OK. If shes up there with no more pain, Im happy. Joe explains that hes an old school Italian who doesnt typically believe in mediums, but hes arranged for one to come to the house.

Melissa updates him on the latest Kim D. debacle. I dont know what her obsession is with our family. There was a time when Teresa used to stand right next to her. Im glad she finally sees I was right.

Meanwhile, Back to Marge....

Marge is updating her Joe on the Kim D. stuff too. Teresa threw a glass!

Joe thinks to himself: Holy Hell! Ive watched this show. Its called Real Housewives of New Jersey and its hilarious! That Teresa Giudice is the famous table flipper. Now she breaks a glass in a restaurant! This is totally what I was expecting when Marge signed her contract. Finally, its all happening, yipeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

To Joes further delight, Marge clues him in on the plan to confront Kim D. at her show. Duck and weave if they start throwing punches, he says.

Are you kidding? I can outrun anybody in heels, she retorts.

Prepping at Posche

Siggy and Dolores are at Posche getting ready to walk the fashion show. Siggy has entered the room once again as if shes about to make a grand announcement (the word fanfare always comes to mind when Siggy enters a room), but she merely declares the room to be gorgeous. Kim D. is sculpted like the ice queen, all cheek bones, glossy sleek hair and gym-toned physique. She greets Siggy and mispronounces her full name as Sigalet, rhyming with Cigarette. Siggy and Dolores catch Kim up and her botoxed brow almost rises when she hears Tre threw a restaurant glass.

Everyone hates you so much, says Siggy authoritatively, never one to soften the delivery.

Kim D. brings out Lena The Hairdresser to attest to the fact that Teresa was spotted placing her hands lovingly around another man. I personally dont give a damn. Teresa deserves happiness, peace and a namaste life. Shes already done hard time for goodness sake! In either case, I thought hairdressers could be great secret keepers and shouldnt be teasing and blowing out these types of tales. Remind me not to book any appointments with Lena. Ill stick with Melissas hair genius and the professional behind many Housewives WWHL looks, Julius Michael.

The Great Defenders

That could be a friend! Thats nothing! Dolores shouts at Kim D. in response to her accusations. I heard Teresas done with Joe anyway! snarls Kim D.

Dolores and Siggy cant seem to save the day here. The three agree that Kim D.s a true scorpion and Kim sums it up with Welcome to the Posche fundraiser. Toodloo!

A Strategy for Tre Regarding Kim D.

Before Tre, Melissa, Danielle and Margaret arrive, there are scenes of the ladies discussing the upcoming event. If she puts her hands on me Ill walk away, Tre remarks about Kim D. Teresa does have to be careful and going to this fashion show is a curious choice. If she gets into any type of physical altercations, she could be taken away in handcuffs. Confronting Kim D. is risky business for anyone, former felon or not, but the ladies are ready to storm the castle.

Ill Take Yooz, Come On!

When the four arrive, its clear to Kim theyre there on a mission. lll take yooz all, come on is her greeting. She beckons them to come forward.

Nobody is gonna talk about my husband or me, shouts Tre, flanked by Melissa, Margaret and Danielle, You talked about my husband 2 years ago. Did you see him fuck another girl? Kim D. admits she hasnt and then tells Teresa shes been spotted out at clubs, a desperate effort to back up the accusations. They both call each other white trash and Teresa tells Kim D. what she thinks Posche truly stands for: Piece Of Shit, Coke Whore (where is the W in Posche?!), Home Wrecker Every Day! This time a chair is thrown by Tre. Kim D. is excited to remind her (and dig at her) that if things get out of hand, she could get Tre locked up.

Melissa turns to Siggy and Dolores and asks if theyre disgusted yet. Dolores angrily gets in Melissas face. Theyre all Kim Ds puppets, says Teresa as Melissa, Danielle and Margaret follow her out. Shell get over it, says Dolores about Tre prophetically.

Dolores and Siggy are staying at the fashion show though Siggy looks tearful. Dolores tells her to shake it off because people are waiting for them at this event. The other models are super-Jersey and by comparison, Siggy and Dolores look conservative in black dresses.

A Blatnent Lie

Teresas posse has escaped to Pigtails Palace where Marge offers them much-needed cocktails. Allz I have to say is Im glad I went. No one is going to talk about my husband or me and get away with it, says Tre, That was a blatnent (sic) lie about my family. Teresa points out that lifelong friend Dolores could have stuck up for her. After all, Margaret, who has only known her a short time, has had her back.

Melissa is annoyed that Dolores aggressively got in her face. The ladies are having second thoughts about the upcoming Milan trip.

Priv For Mom Makeovers (Shades of Kelly Dodd and Bobbi)

Margaret convenes with her at-home work team. Shes in curlers. Mom-ployee Marge Sr. is in a robe because shes cold (Update: Marge has just live-tweeted that Marge Sr.s been cold since the Nixon administration). Margaret recounts the fashion show events, then discusses setting up Marge Sr. with Steve The Accountant. Margarets assistant Lexi says it would be nice if their upcoming date worked out because Steve is needed for taxes. Margaret feels Steves needed so she can get Marge Sr. off her back and onto Steves. Bravo evidently has some type of advertising deal with Priv, the makeup team that makes house calls, and theyre coming over to beautify Marge Sr. for this meetup (Kelly Dodd also used Priv to give her mom Bobbi a makeover this past season of RHOC).

Frank Catania, The Voice of Reason

Frank and Dolores are out to eat, discussing (their son) Frankie and how fruitless romantic relationships are in high school. Siggy saunters in. Despite the fact that its literally her quietest entrance ever, Dolores has excellent detection skills. Frank, things got so ugly, Siggy says about the fashion show. Frank Catania is contemplative and sees things from Teresas perspective, appealing to the ladies to understand it. He suggests speaking with Tre one-on-one. Siggy thinks this makes sense and really respects Frank Catanias insight and advice (Im impressed too).

A Simple Girl Who has Heard Dead Folks All Her Life

Melissa and Joe await the mediums arrival with apprehension. Melissa needs to have some vodka to calm her nerves and offers Tre some when she arrives. Mediums are not my thing, explains Tre, This was my brothers idea, but I never lost someone so close to me til now. The medium Concetta arrives and when Melissa offers her a drink, she teaches her an important lesson we should all note: Oh, no! I never mix alcohol with dead people. It gets a little funny.

Of all the psychics that have been on Real Housewives franchises, Conchetta is my favorite and Im in tears by the end of this scene. There is no John Edwards-style guessing (Im picking up a name that starts with a J..Maybe John?). Conchetta dives right into the heart of the matter. She even brings up a very specific song that has significance to the family. They immediately feel at ease with Conchetta, who also happens to be an Italian simple girl who has heard dead folks all her life. She informs them that Teresa and Joes dad has been having private conversations with his late wife, and from the other side, she urges him to stay strong and rooted in this life. Teresa agrees and expresses how much she and her family need her dad.

Everyone is impressed with Conchetta. Even this highly skeptic viewer who is bawling (moi).

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Margaret has Priv come over to make Marge Sr look good. The younger Marge is particularly chatty: I hope theres potential with Steve. Theyve know each other through work, but never been out on a date. The makeup artist is getting a kick out of this because its funny to see laid-back Marge Sr. respond to her daughters nudging and teasing. Margaret asks her mom if theres a safe word or a sign if this date turns bad.

If its not going to be Steve, we gotta find you someone with one foot on the banana peel and a big will.

Taking Frank Catanias Sage Advice

Siggy visits Teresa to patch things up. Can you imagine if Kim D. accused yooz of cheating on MICHAEL CAMPANELLA!!? Tre asks. Siggy stresses how important Teresas (TV show) friendship is to her. She explains that she walked in Kim D.s fashion show for the victims who would benefit from the charity. Its impossible to argue with that, so Tre accepts Siggys apology.

Marge Seniors Date

Marge and Joe walk Marge Sr. into the Irish bistro OMalleys for her date. Marge Sr. orders her drink like a pro. Despite cutting out every type of questionable food from her diet, thankfully, she can still drink like a fish (a guess). I take note of Marges new diet because I really need to adjust my own.

Margaret preps her mom for this date, advising her not to talk about vomiting on her other dates. Sound advice. Then Steve walks in sizing up the situation, two senior citizens being supervised lest Marge Sr. get too frisky and handsy. I love your tattoo, says Steve, ogling the back of Marge Sr.s neck. I just noticed how far down it goes.

Marge Senior divulges that shes considering getting another one where no one can see it. The jokes are flying rapidly and Margaret says its all TMI and making her blush, but going better than expected. Margaret asks Steve what his 5 year plan is.

To be alive, he responds.

The Phone Call Before the Storm (AKA The Upcoming Milan Trip)

In the final scene, Melissas in her closet while Joe critically analyzes her shoe collection. Little Joey joins them to give his acerbic underage opinions. Teresa phones to relay the conversation she had with Siggy and says Siggys fine going to Milan as long as Dolores is going too. Melissa is still majorly peeved about how Dolores acted towards her at the fashion show. She wants no more guff from Dolores in Italy.

Next Up: Milan and a serious accusation.

Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Wednesday nights at 9pm EST on Bravo.