Quick Take: Jersey Shore, “Free Snooki“
“She went to work in her dress from last night.” – The Situation on Snooki
Review: Jersey Shore, “Free Snooki“
(S0217) This was a Snooki and Jenni-centric episode, and amazingly did not involve their history/baggage with the Ronnie and Sammi faction of the Jersey Shore house.
We begin with Snooki being hauled off to the slammer. “Is this really happening right now?” Snooki bemoans to the gods. Well, yes it is. You see, basically what happened is you got catastrophically drunk – beginning with an aggressive round of binge drinking when you wandered off from the t-shirt shop where you were supposed to be working – followed by stumbling around the beach for awhile, and somehow managed to make enough of a nuisance of yourself that you got arrested. After she’s bailed out of the clink, things get real for a moment as Jenni and Snooki collab for a “therapy session. “You need to find love, and you’ll try and find it in anyone,” Jenni tells her BFF, but is she really talking to herself? Later, it’s an interesting and perhaps hopeful sign when Snooki admits that she has been drinking too much to Jenni and that perhaps she should stop. But when the pair agrees that drinking a glass of Pinot is fine because pregnant women do it? Not quite following the logic there.
Meanwhile, the simmering tension between Jenni and boyfriend Tom hits the boiling stage. Jenni admittedly tries to have it a little bit both ways, calling Tom the day after forgetting their anniversary to tell him she’s upset about Snooki’s arrest. He gets pissed, and then she gets even more pissed. Good times. But that’s what happens I suppose when relationships are heading toward the rocks and you throw distance, a massively popular reality show, egos, and alcohol into the mix. Jenni has been getting closer to thus far platonic friend Roger meanwhile, especially as the rumor that he has a girlfriend named Heather has been put to rest for the time being. Jenni’s final break with Tom seems to come when she reveals to him – after a series of cursing fits and hang-ups over the course of a few days – that she has been hanging out with a guy to get regain her independence and get a little “breathing room.” But what I especially concerned myself with was Pauly D riffing on “Roger that” in the background while the soon to be ex-couple is arguing on the phone. And of course Ronnie takes every opportunity to call out “shady bitch” Jenni for spending time with Roger. I’m not sure if he would really want to do the math in comparing her behavior to his own, but let’s face it: this ain’t no Math Club.
It was a fun episode in that there was much clubbing and fist pumping to be done this week. MVP (Mike, Vinnie, Pauly) allow Deena (thus MVP +D) to tag along with them as she brings the fun (she’s a blast in a glass, let’s remember), hooks up with girls, and as Vince Vaughn circa Swingers might say, she’s a beautiful baby looking to party. Some takeaways from da club:
Deena wastes no time in finding a young gentleman that suits her desires (faux hawk, juicehead, good personality, in that order), and the gang quickly discerns that Dean is a very close lookalike to Ronnie. The boys ruthlessly call Dean “Ronnie” to his face throughout the night, and I must admit it’s rather hilarious. Dean, to his credit (and in pursuit of the very willing Deena) plays along good naturedly. He later admits that he also has a girlfriend named Sam, which has both ugly and hilarious ramifications. Vinnie and Pauly D are seriously ready for sitcom casting as they play act an entire reproduction of the Ronnie and Sammi drama from Miami Beach with reference to Dean (AKA Ronnie) hooking up with Deena, with Sammi (AKA Sammi) getting cheated on. They end with a pact to write an anonymous letter with pinkie swears and with parting adoring shots of, “Okay booboo.” The kicker comes the next morning when the “real” Sammi reveals to Deena that she has seen Dean’s girlfriend “like five times.” “Men are pigs,” she says, world weary and weary wise. Deena brushes it off, brightly implying through the censorious bleeps that young Dean provided services for her during their overnight get together that were not, shall we say, reciprocated.
More thoughts on the antics going on at the shore this week:
the only reason Jwow had a "Free Snooki" shirt so quickly is because they work at a place that sells personalised screen ts on the boardwalk. it wouldn't have been difficult for the entire crew to go in and get those shirts made before going to pick up snooki from the police station.
Wow (whoah?), great point JWoah !