Season 8 - Episode Guide

As Teresa struggles with the loss of her mom and the reality of being a single parent with Joe still in prison, her friends plan a weekend getaway to Boca Raton to try to give her some rest and relaxation. Meanwhile, Dolores' ex-husband Frank moves back in and Siggy's career aspirations cause friction in her marriage.  Later, Siggy introduces Margaret Josephs to their group, but tensions flare when Danielle Staub makes her return.

After an explosive fight on their trip to Boca, Siggy and Dolores have aligned themselves against Teresa and Melissa in an argument. As the girls grow closer to Margaret, the rift between Margaret and Siggy turns ugly. Meanwhile, Dolores deals with the challenges of having her ex-husband and their son Frankie under the same roof for the first time in 18 years. Joe Gorga tries to spend more time with his father, helping him deal with the loss of his wife.

Margaret throws a launch party for her purse line, but Siggy and Dolores refuse to attend, causing Margaret to question how things got so bad with Siggy. Meanwhile, Teresa begins to work on a new book and Joe makes an important business decision without consulting Melissa. Later, Frank and Dolores spar over the best way to handle Frankie.

As the Gorga's restaurant opening approaches tension mounts between Melissa and Teresa as they are forced to work together professionally for the first time. Siggy throws a cocktail party, but her anger over the cake destroyed in Boca comes back to haunt Melissa. Meanwhile, Danielle reveals a secret to Teresa that could potentially destroy Teresa's friendship with Dolores.

As Dolores begins to get serious with her new boyfriend David, Siggy comes up with a plan for dealing with her empty nest syndrome. Margaret starts developing a shoe line while Teresa, Melissa, and Joe prepare for the Gorga's tasting party. As tensions rise among the ladies, everyone is nervous that the group could explode when everyone is back together. Meanwhile, Melissa and Teresa get into a huge fight, threatening the progress of the restaurant.

Teresa takes her daughters and her dad on vacation to Puerto Rico, but the fun quickly turns into family turmoil. Meanwhile, back in Jersey, Margaret and Dolores face off to confront their issues and Siggy tries to get control of her emotions by getting hormone therapy. Later, Melissa and Joe argue over how to parent Antonia.

As Teresa and Dolores try to repair their fragile friendship, Dolores drops a bomb on Teresa regarding Danielle. Later, Siggy hosts a Women's Empowerment Retreat that turns quickly into a Dolores vs. Danielle battleground.  Meanwhile, Margaret and Melissa worry that they will feel the wrath of Siggy again.

While at Siggy's retreat, the girls delve deep into their personal issues: Margaret opens up about her relationship with her step-kids and Teresa talks about her resentment towards Joe. Later, back in Jersey, Dolores plans a charity event and Teresa seeks advice from Siggy about her book. Meanwhile, Melissa and Margaret plan a fun surprise for all the ladies but tensions flare when Siggy and Dolores confront Teresa with a rumor they heard from Kim D.

Tensions are running at an ultimate high as Teresa, Melissa, Margaret, and Danielle square off with Dolores, Siggy, and Kim D. at the annual Posche Fashion Show. When Teresa confronts Kim D. face-to-face about the cheating rumors it leaves the group more divided than ever.  With the Italy trip looming, everyone questions whether or not that's a trip they're willing to take.

Trying to fix their fractured friendship the girls take a trip to Milan, Italy, but the tensions lead to a blow up fight that may divide the girls forever. Meanwhile, back in Jersey, Joe has a guy's night.

Still in Milan, Margaret tries to mend her friendship with Siggy with a shocking result. Later, Margaret and Danielle go to a shoe factory to develop Margaret's shoe line. Meanwhile, with Siggy still unwilling to forgive Margaret, Teresa tries to talk some sense into her and Dolores and Melissa have a heart to heart. Later, back in Jersey, Joe checks in with the Guidice kids.

The group manages to return to Jersey in one piece and it is officially back to reality. Teresa models in a photo shoot for her upcoming book and Dolores takes her son Frankie on a college tour. Later, the kitchen isn't the only thing heating up as the Gorgas prepare for their restaurant opening when Teresa and Melissa go head-to-head over a business decision. Finally, Danielle receives some closure has been wanting for over nine years.

Teresa visits her husband in prison with a plan to demand an apology. Dolores receives advice from her ex-husband about her boyfriend, while Danielle's boyfriend decides to take their relationship to the next level. Later, Margaret celebrates her 50th birthday and Siggy has a mishap that makes some of the women question her honesty. As the ladies reunite for one last time, unexpected alliances are formed that send shockwaves through New Jersey.

The ladies of Jersey come back together to hash out their differences, relive their funniest moments and reflect on the loss of Teresa's mom. But the biggest surprises comes when Kim D arrives on set, forcing the ladies to take sides and pushing Teresa to her limit.

Teresa accuses Kim D of being a Madame, Danielle and Dolores' face off, and the whole cast revisits their epic trip to Italy where one comment about Hitler changed the nature of their friendships forever.

Check out funny and surprising never-before-seen moments from the ladies of the Garden State: a Gorga/Giudice Easter celebration gets completely out of control, Margaret and Siggy show surprising BFF potential at a photo shoot, Danielle crosses the line in the Gorga's Restaurant bathroom, Gia reveals her true feelings about her dad returning home, and more.

Featuring the most memorable moments from seven seasons of drama, hijinks, family and friendships, go back to where it all began to relive the memories that had everyone flipping out. The trip down memory lane will include past family and friends – Dina, Caroline, Jacqueline, Kathy, Rosie and more. The special will also catch viewers up on where hot and cold in-laws Teresa and Melissa left things last season, as well as Siggy and Dolores's impact on the group.