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Ive been meaning to write about how Joe and Melissa should have gone to Teresas wedding all season.
Presence only takes an afternoon of being uncomfortable.
Regret lasts a lifetime, and there is no way to undo it.
That was the speech I had planned for the Gorgas, but you know what, fuck that.
They shouldnt have gone, and there was no way they should have gone.
I cant believe Melissa even finished filming this season.
She wasnt shocked, she wasnt caught unaware, she wasnt indignant, she was just sad.
How does Danielle know this?
Because Laura DMed Jennifer and Teresa and told them and they told Danielle.
Using her Im being quiet because Im lying voice, Teresa said she didnt orchestrate it.
However, I do believe that she didnt know.
Its not that they didnt want to; its just that theyre too stupid to pull it off.
(Was it Tom Sandoval?)
This, on the face of it, makes no sense.
Also, why does Danielle think that Melissa will just go, Oh, thats crazy.
Glad you told me, and return to the party?
She will want to know who said this, who repeated it, and what the provenance is.
Has Danielle never watched a reality television program, especially one with interpersonal dynamics as intractable as these?
Danielle asks in a confessional why Laura would make a story like this.
Because she wants to hurt Margaret and get on the show, thats why.
Danielle is just a little too new to understand what is happening.
Oh yeah, sure, Jen.
Thats how its going to go.
Like Melissa points out, this has been Teresas schtick since she was 24 years old.
First, she got someone on the show to say that Melissa was a stripper.
Then it was that Melissa was doing things with her ex.
Then it was Melissa was going to leave Joe for someone richer.
I had no idea.
I didnt say that.
Meanwhile, the person saying it is such a sock puppet they might as well be thePets dot-com mascot.
(Holla for Web one point oh!)
Barring that, at least you would think she would come up with a new strategy.
Weve already addressed that, but sure.
She runs to her brother, trying to break up his marriage.
The problem isnt the rumor itself; its that Teresa and Luis believed it.
What makes me so mad at them is the hypocrisy of it all.
Luis says he didnt want this to explode in Joes face.
Almost everyone behaved badly in this fight, though.
I usually agree with Margaret, but she doesnt fight fair.
Okay, that blow is so low it would drown in a loogie.
However, I think Jennifers anger at Marge for Olivas comment about being a therapist is misplaced.
I think this has way more to do with her parents unhappy marriage than anything Marge did.
I mean, did he learn how to take accountability in hisonetherapy session?
It seems to be working.
Maybe go back for more?
Joe is also no saint in the fight but is way more restrained than usual.
Compare that to Luis, who showed up at the party trying to start a fight.
When he arrives at the party, he blatantly snubs Joe to say hi to all the other guys.
Ive called Joe a lot of things, he says, further taunting him.
But the weirdest of all is his shit aboutBo Dietl.
I have no clue who this person is, so he must be straight culture.
The day after the fight, Dolores and Jen go to Teresas to discuss things.
Do and Jen just sit there listening and dont say anything.
I would have asked, Bitch, why are you sending a PI after me?
These are Teresas friends; why is he digging dirt up on them?
Well, maybe Melissa is always blaming her because shes always the one at fault.
