Jersey Shore Finale: Did Snooki Break Character, And Will We Ever Care Again?

recap

by Steve Krakauer | 1:08 pm, October 22nd, 2010

» 21 comments

Some Jersey Shore haters will say the show jumped the shark when it started, while others will say it should have stopped after season one.

For me, it sadly came in the middle of the final episode of season two, when Snooki appeared to inexplicably break character (we have the video evidence). It was a heart-breaking moment in a boring episode that could signal something disastrous about our favorite cast of juiced-up Jerseyans.

The episode revolved around finding plausible conclusions to these over-tanned transplants in Miami, winding down relationships and more. That included Vinny and Pauly D going on final, half-hearted dates with their respective Miami “girlfriends.” Pauly D was sad. “I’m glad that I met you, you know what I mean?” he said, lovingly.

It was a nice date, but through all the smushing and smashing that went on this season, Pauly revealed he never tried to bed Rocio. “I’m not going to try to smash it out with Rocio before I leave,” he tells us later. “I don’t need to, I’d like to get to know her first.”

Wait what? Even Vinny and Ramona smushed, at least according to the MTV editing. Pauly D, who is leaving this girl he has feelings for, supposedly, is now not going to try to make the move because…he’d like to get to know her first. Stunning and simply out of character. Maybe we just don’t know Pauly D as well as we did after two full seasons. More on that later.

The two people we probably know the best are the Lucy and Ricky of our time, Ronnie and Sammi. They are awful people who will probably get married and have children and reality shows and then get divorced and then get remarried and make everyone who ever comes into contact with them miserable. “Do you think we can get through anything?” asks Sammi. “I think we pretty much have,” says Ronnie. “Like, the worst?” she asks.

This signals Sammi going into Mr. Hyde mode, as Ronnie puts it. “I don’t like you, like, weird, so fix it now,” she says, but he can’t so they end dinner mad at each other. “I’m just like, fuck this I need a drink,” he says. Then they go to the club, the fight continues, until Ronnie says he loves her, she apologizes, they kiss and laugh and Sammi says, “We always work through our problems.” Please, MTV, cut these two from season three.

And Then: THE BEGINNING OF THE END (Snooki Breaks Character, With Video)…

Pages: 1 2

Jersey Shore, MTV, MTV's Jersey Shore, Snooki, The Situation

http://twitter.com/CRZ CRZ

Oh, shoot! I’m never going to click on Page 2, so I’ll NEVER know what outstanding point it is you think you’re making! And after all that hype…how disappointing.
Kitsune

Points get made on Mediate? What?
http://mediaite.com Steve Krakauer

Would you rather the two-pager or the slideshow? I’m taking a poll among people that continue bringing this to our attention.
Harry Flashman

Will we ever care again? Who in the name of the wide wide world of sports ever gave a fat rat’s ass in the first place?

Snookie. Gak.
ROCKSTEADY

She was wonderful on SOUTHPARK.
ROCKSTEADY

Steve Krakauer said:
Would you rather the two-pager or the slideshow? I’m taking a poll among people that continue bringing this to our attention.

I vote for the slideshow.
http://twitter.com/CRZ CRZ

Steve Krakauer said:
Would you rather the two-pager or the slideshow? I’m taking a poll among people that continue bringing this to our attention.

I would rather NEITHER, duh.

If death is not an option… well, I can read all of your slideshow descriptions without leaving page 1 by performing some very targeted hovering, but even that is often more effort than I care to put in. (Also, someday you might figure out I’m doing this and code around it because you’re desperate for those nine other clicks you think you’ll get, so forget I said anything.)

Look, obviously I’m ALREADY cheerfully visiting page 1 multiple times to see all the idiot comments the recap is attracting (or not), so you’re ALREADY getting multiple clicks from me. So why, WHY, why do you guys continue to insist on breaking up not-overly-long articles into multiple pages?
Independent

The real problem is not with the format of the article, but the author of the article. Mediaite please give Deanna Fei a call, she gets it. This Steve Krakauer guy is dull, doesn’t get it and probably never smoked weed in his life. Total douche sucks the life out of the ‘Shore in each re-cap he does. I’d give you more constructive criticism, but you don’t deserve it.

Here’s Deanna Fei’s recent article on the ‘Shore: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deanna-fei/every-writer-jersey-shore_b_771276.html
redleaf

I’d like Mediaite to add up all the comments on these Jersey Shore posts.
Count how many are actual comments about the episode and how many are complaints about Mediaite posting Jersey Shore recaps.
Then look at the amount of traffic these posts generate.

Then look in the mirror and ask yourself, “why is Mediaite posting Jersey Shore” recaps?
ROCKSTEADY

Hey People, just don’t read the article.LOLOL to funny you would take the time to write something.
http://mediaite.com Steve Krakauer

To all you haters (Independent apparently thinks I should start smoking pot, but seems to miss the point that I actually love the show, soo…), I’ll make you a promise – no more Jersey Shore recaps for a couple months. Deal?
Cancon2

And still other out there, like myself, will, who gives a shit about this? Dump it.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Tony-Westover/1496648721 Tony Westover

Everyone on the show is fake, where have you been, Steve? That’s mainly why their fight at the end of the show was so funny :-)

Despite the fact that they’re all fake, it’s just entertaining to watch them make asses of themselves and watch them bask in their delusions of grandeur and fame. Unfortunately, a lot of the dumbasses who watch Jersey Shore actually idolize these riod-ragerin’ and pill-poppin’ guidos. So their fame isn’t delusional and we’re the ones that’re pathetic :-\
kflynn

Sweet mother of god, I know it’s only Jersey Shore but could the writing here be any worse?

“Centered around”??? Google it to see why that phrase is an abomination of the English language.

If it’s at all possible, the sentence in which is appears is even more grammatically egregious: “The argument centered around whether Pauly D and Vinny nodded when Sitch called her fake, which, upon further review, they did not nod, but moved their head slightly.” The last half of that sentence doesn’t meet the standard for a D in most freshman composition courses.

I won’t blame it all on Krakauer–the site obviously needs a copy editor. That should be the first thing that appears when one clicks on the “JOBS” icon on this page.

Yeesh.
Contessa

Really Steverino, did you ever truly think this would all end in anything but tears?
Kird

CRZ said:

Remember when you wrote for a site like this and got paid for it only it was about about wrestling?
Nachi

Snooki gives the average rancid Murcuhn slob something to shoot for! A step “up” in dignity & education.
Arkansas Steve

Steve Krakauer,
Could you explain something to me?

When I click on a “banner ad” or the “right column ad” at the top of your web pages, it usually goes to an advertising website first, (like doubleclick.com) then proceeds to the website of your advertiser. Sites like doubleclick ensure that you get paid by the advertiser, as you should.

However: When the ads at the top of this website are from MSNBC, it always goes directly to the target. It does NOT go to a payment site like doubleclick.

This tells me you are giving FREE ADVERTISING to MSNBC!

There is nothing illegal or even improper about giving away your ad space. But it indicates a relationship between MEDIAITE & MSNBC which we would all like to have explained. We know Dan used to manage MSNBC, but we don’t know if he still has an interest (enough to provide free advertising) in it.

How about enlightening us? Enquiring minds want to know!
http://twitter.com/CRZ CRZ

Kird said:
Remember when you wrote for a site like this and got paid for it only it was about about wrestling?

Now, Kird – may I call you Kird? – you KNOW I never got paid. ;-)

Also, comparing M to WL is an insult to Mediaite (although, to their credit, they never broke a RAW recap into 11 parts like 1W would with ol’ what’s-his-name’s recaps – damn, have I really been fighting this UX battle for over 10 years?)
lcadge426

I find the show completely entertaining and enjoy these recaps.

The show is a total wreck and it is understandable that it is not for everyone. I’m not a fan of FOX NEWS so when I see a headline on Mediaite about FOX guess what? I choose not to read that story. Hey, that’s just me.

Keep up the good work Steve! (My vote is for the slide show version recaps)
http://www.facebook.com/people/Phil-Bourekas/1538058627 Phil Bourekas

Steve Krakauer said:
Would you rather the two-pager or the slideshow? I’m taking a poll among people that continue bringing this to our attention.

Slideshow. I catch up, know what my daughter is talking about, without ever having to watch the actual show.