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SHORE TRASH: "He knocked himself out!"
This episode was surrounded by the same hype as Snooki's season-one punch heard around the world. I was expecting (and maybe looking forward) to seeing Ronnie go ape-shit on The Situation, letting out years of pent up frustration and Xenadrine side effects on him.
SHORE TRASH: "He knocked himself out!"
Pop-culture critic Diana Palmieri raps about last night's episode of Jersey Shore.
This episode was surrounded by the same hype as Snooki’s season-one punch heard around the world. I was expecting (and maybe looking forward) to seeing Ronnie go ape-shit on The Situation, letting out years of pent up frustration and Xenadrine side effects on him. Instead, the only thing that takes a blow is Italian craftsmanship when Sitch headbutts a concrete wall, sufficiently knocking himself out. After he gets in the ambulance Ron and Sam disrespect the Smush Room by bringing their emotional trash in there. Sam once again proclaims that she’s “done” with Ronnie after learning that he’s done the unforgivable: he talked to a girl in Long Island.
After their chat, Ronnie proclaims that he's already lost himself in Italy and wants to go home. He is upset and needs to get away from Sam, saying “you can’t help the one you love,” which is true because you also can’t help who you consistently throw furniture at. Vinny encourages him to stay by spouting inspirational self-help book jargin about there being light at the end of the tunnel — which he realizes is true considering the "light" comes in the form of $100,000 an episode.
When The Situation gets home from the hospital he cries in the comforter because no one came to check up on him in the hospital. Finally, Cruella DeSnooks (what is that white rat hanging off the back of Snooki’s head?!) plays Florence Nightingale and comforts him — even though he's still on her shit list. The best part of the crying montage? He’s wearing a sweatshirt that says “Head Rush.”
The second half of the episode is uneventful. Ron and Sam play a game to see who is more immature. Sitch is immediately over it, and for good reason. “I just went through a wall. I can’t hear that shit,” he says. This repeats at the end of the episod when Ronnie goes out with Pauly and Vinny (RVP!. And instead of bringing home the girl he chats up, he brings home roses for Sam. His rationale? He wants to be an adult and show her “what an asshole she is.” Eventually he throws the flowers in the trash, and Sammi digs them out. The trashcan saw a lot of action this week, and is a sufficient metaphor for their overall relationship. But the shit-clogged toilet from last season is an even better one.
HIGH There was definitely not enough Team Meatball action in this episode, but Snooki incites serious chuckles when she tells Deena, “You look like a pilgrim!” Deena wears a dress that doesn’t expose her boobs or any other lady parts, and we learn that “pilgrim” is code for “slightly respectable.”
LOW Sammi. Everything she says, everything she does, even those hair extensions she wears. “I feel like I’m all fucked up in the head right now,” she self-diagnosis. Yeah girlfriend, you, me and the millions of viewers who tune in every week.
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