The Real Housewives of New York City

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Greetings, cackling hags!

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Choke down the last slice of your rainbow sashimi pizza from[redacted], and lets begin.

(Does this mean it isnt too late for me to go to space camp?)

If nothing else, there are definitely some tissues down there.

I dont hate it.

Anyway, Jessel emphatically protests: It was a joke!

Jenna generously comes to Jessels defense, insisting that shed be totally fine if Jessel calledhera cackling hag.

And so Jesselscarpesthediem, playfully calling out across the table: Jenna, youre a cackling old hag.

When did old enter into it?

We could have the makings of a top-tier Housewife on our hands.

That said: The more challenging aspects of Jessels personality can also make for less compelling television.

Has Erin been summoned here to … receive an apology?

I believe the technical term is big whoop.

Jessel, however, has apparently interpreted this misunderstanding as condescension if not an outright special-place-in-hell act of misogyny.

Erin bristles at the suggestion that she doesnt embrace working women.

Is Erin calling her a princess?

I mean … kind of?

Were just very different people, Erin tells her.

I dont really understand the way sometimes you … are.

(Echoes of I hate so much about the things you choose to be.

featuring what gives the impression of two of the flower puppets fromPee-wees Playhouse(RIPPaul Reubens).

Theres a lot of fashion going on here, he says, and I would surely have to agree.

The only cast member not in attendance is Jenna.

I deeply appreciate Jennas holiday maximalism; as she says, arent lights just sequins on a plant?

She tells the women she misses them, and it is, all in all, a pleasant exchange.

Or … is it?

Does an unstructured family hang constitute an event in the strictest sense of the word?

I dont need to crack fire up the OED to know my answer: Who cares?

Still love you, girl.