Posted November 26, 2025

After Dolores’s uplifting charity event, another gathering is planned in hopes of repairing the fractured group. On this episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, accountability and forgiveness are the themes — but once Teresa’s mental health and drinking get questioned, peace seems impossible. Teresa’s meeting with Melissa can only go one of two ways… but first, here’s what really happened on that plane.

The friendships have been severely strained after the chaotic flight, and Dolores hopes a warm, elegant Sunday social can mend the damage.

When Jennifer Aydin and Teresa walk into the venue, a snarky Rachel Fuda mutters, “Your guests are here.” And honestly, it’s fitting that Dolores decorated the tables with betta fish — also known as fighting fish — perfectly symbolizing the group’s energy.

The tension is thick, the silence is painful, until Dolores finally speaks. She explains that everyone present is someone she considers a real friend. Melissa, however, was directly told she was not invited. After calling Dolores “the least compassionate person in Jersey,” Melissa sealed her own fate. Even though Melissa later apologized, she still didn’t make the guest list.

Dolores points out: if Melissa can apologize, then Jennifer and Teresa should be able to do the same. Margaret jumps in, explaining the trip ended terribly — but Teresa reminds everyone they still haven’t discussed what happened on the plane. “How is there no video of this supposed fight?!” Teresa snarks.

Teresa claims she reacted to Melissa’s “malicious behavior,” i.e. bringing up TikTok rumors about Luis. Jennifer insists Teresa was furious. Danielle Cabral, however, believes Teresa was taunting Melissa. Jennifer keeps defending her friend.

According to Danielle, Teresa’s voice was loud and chaotic for two hours. Teresa denies it completely, insisting she only vented for “maybe thirty minutes.”

She doesn’t understand how that makes her the villain. Teresa also claims she slept and watched two movies, so “it couldn’t have been that long.”

Rachel questions the timeline, and Teresa suddenly “can’t remember.” Danielle wonders if Teresa was sleep-talking — because she heard Teresa the entire flight.

Jennifer Aydin jumps in, reminding everyone Teresa has a right to “lose her marbles.” Teresa says she feels bad that Melissa’s feelings got hurt, though her tone suggests she doesn’t mean it. Melissa, on the other hand, doesn’t feel bad about hurting Teresa.

Margaret has zero sympathy. “You lost the right to cry when you harassed her on that plane.” She calls Teresa and Jennifer bullies — and tells Teresa directly she is in the wrong.

Teresa is stunned at how judgmental Margaret is. Margaret points out Jennifer knows she escalated the situation too. Why else did Jennifer avoid going through customs with the group? Jennifer makes up a wild excuse involving TSA PreCheck and “a long day.”

Dolores reminds Teresa nobody is attacking her. They supported her on the yacht when Melissa blindsided her. But Teresa simply took it too far…

Teresa claims she remembers everything she said — but Danielle can’t piece the timeline together. Dolores is mostly worried that Teresa doesn’t grasp the severity of what she said on the plane. Teresa then hints that “people talk behind her back,” throwing Jenn Fessler under the bus.

You see, Danielle spoke to Jenn about Teresa’s drinking that day — and Jenn repeated the conversation to Teresa. Teresa insists she “doesn’t have a drinking problem.” Jenn is annoyed Teresa exposed her.

Later, we learn Jenn Fessler is struggling with her own family issues — trying to balance her daughter’s needs with her mother’s constant moving.

Jennifer Aydin and Teresa later meet for nails. Teresa is outraged by Margaret’s lack of support and Danielle’s comments about her drinking and mental health. She mocks Danielle’s “healing journey.”

Jennifer explains she met with Melissa privately — and that Melissa’s version of the flight drama is totally different. Jennifer feels she and Melissa are in a good place now and that Melissa’s feelings genuinely got hurt.

Teresa claims she will “be the bigger person” and move on, calling Melissa “a sad specimen.” She agrees to meet.

Danielle visits Margaret with a U-Haul to throw out her old marital mattress, symbolizing starting fresh. In the car, Margaret vents about being “at war” with Teresa. Danielle believes Teresa sees her as the scapegoat, but she’s truly worried about Teresa blacking out — it triggers her, given her past with addicts.

Meanwhile, Melissa tries to reconnect with her daughter Antonia. Antonia opens up: after Melissa married Joe and focused on the Gorga family dynamic, she often felt neglected and unloved. For seven years, she felt pushed aside. Melissa finally sees the damage.

Then there’s Jenn Fessler again — crying because her daughter wants to move to Portland and her mother wants to move out. She’s afraid of being alone for the first time.

Finally, Teresa shows up to meet Melissa — boot off, seemingly healed. Melissa hopes Teresa will give a real apology.

Teresa starts by circling around the issue, but eventually says she tries to treat people with respect. She apologizes that Melissa heard her talking, and that she “feels terrible.”

Melissa forgives her — and admits she purposely brought up the TikTok out of spite. She was trying to hurt Teresa. But both women agree to move forward with civility.

A small step — but maybe the first real one.