The roommates arrived in Margaritaville on Thursday’s episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation with a preview showing Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Sammi ‘Sweetheart’ Giancola’s boyfriend Justin May joining them.
The season six episode titled ‘Margarita Problems!’ primarily showed the roommates in the days before the group trip to Orlando, Florida, where Angelina Pivarnick, 37, and Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, 41, were destined for a showdown.
Trip host Deena Cortese, 36, was the first to arrive at Margaritaville with her husband Christopher Buckner and their children.
‘Cheers to a drama-free, hopefully, fun-filled family fun trip,’ Deena toasted with Chris after making margaritas in their room.
The episode ended with the apropos backgound music of Here Comes Trouble by Stacy Wilde while showing Mike and his wife Lauren Pesce at the airport, along with Jennifer ‘JWoww’ Farley, 37, in a vehicle on her way to Margaritaville, and Angelina in an inbound plane with her fiancé Vinny Tortorella.
Margaritaville trip: The roommates arrived in Margaritaville on Thursday’s episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation with a preview showing Ronnie Ortiz-Magro joining them in Florida
A preview showed Sammi, 36, walking with her boyfriend Justin as she joined the roommates for her first group vacation with them since rejoining the franchise after an 11-year hiatus.
‘This is Justin,’ Sammi said as he shook hands with Vinny Guadagnino, 35.
‘I’m totally nervous to bring Justin around this group,’ Sammi admitted in a confessional.
During a group meal, Sammi opened up about her past relationships.
‘My boyfriend radar has been off,’ Sammi said.
‘No. You don’t say?,’ quipped Vinny, referencing her rocky relationship with Ronnie, 37.
Snooki was shown reading a long letter apparently from Ronnie.
‘I don’t want any, like, bad vibes or old boyfriends to show up,’ Sammi said.
Plus one: Sammi ‘Sweetheart’ Giancola’s boyfriend Justin May also came to Margaritaville
Group vacation: It was the first group vacation for Sammi after she took an 11-year hiatus and she brought Justin with her
Feeling nervous: ‘I’m totally nervous to bring Justin around this group,’ Sammi admitted in a confessional
Shaking hands: ‘This is Justin,’ Sammi said as he shook hands with Vinny Guadagnino, 35
The preview then cut to Mike in bed checked his phone and said, ‘Ron just texted me, said he is on his way.’
‘Today?,’ Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi, 35, asked as the roommates were assembled.
Ronnie them emerged from an elevator as Vinny said, ‘Bring him in.’
‘I wanna start by apologizing to you guys,’ Ronnie said as Snooki wiped away tears.
‘Last year I lost a lot of what I love,’ Ronnie continued in a voice full of raw emotion.
Ronnie took a break from the show to focus on his mental health and during a surprise appearance on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation in March revealed that he had gained full custody of his five-year-old daughter Ariana Sky.
Sammi in 2108 announced that she would not return for the Jersey Shore reboot, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, to avoid “potentially toxic situations”.
She had a volatile relationship with Ronnie during the original run of Jersey Shore from 2009 to 2012 before splitting in May 2016.
Long letter: Snooki was shown reading a long letter apparently from Ronnie
Bad vibes: ‘I don’t want any, like, bad vibes or old boyfriends to show up,’ Sammi said
He’s back: Ronnie them emerged from an elevator as Vinny said, ‘Bring him in’
Saying sorry: ‘I wanna start by apologizing to you guys,’ Ronnie said as Snooki wiped away tears
The episode also showed Angelina crying after JWoww declared that she was not her friend after being whipped into a frenzy Mike.
Sammi after unloading on Angelina during Snooki’s charcuterie party consoled her and considered that Mike may have manufactured the melodrama.
Angelina later told her fiance Vinny about being ambushed at the charcuterie party after Mike got the women all riled up.
She was particularly hurt that JWoww said that nobody wanted her there.
Vinny later confirmed for Sammi that Mike had told JWoww about Angelina being critical of their absence at his wife’s boutique opening, but did not admit his own disappointment.
He also backed Angelina’s assertion that Mike was upset about it, but instead decided to paint Angelina in a bad light.
Mike during the episode made progress with his investigation into the identity of Angelina’s real father.
Feelings hurt: Angelina later told her fiance Vinny about being ambushed at the charcuterie party after Mike got the women all riled up
Stirring trouble: Vinny later confirmed for Sammi that Mike had told JWoww about Angelina being critical of their absence at his wife’s boutique opening, but did not admit his own disappointment
Investigation mode: Mike during the episode made progress with his investigation into the identity of Angelina’s real father
Pamela Slaton, a genealogist, met with Mike at his home and assured him and Vinny that she could get results after obtaining Angelina’s DNA information.
Mike assured her that he had Angelina’s permission and filled Pamela in on their recent drama.
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation will return next week on MTV.
The original Jersey Shore became a cultural phenomenon when it first aired on MTV and thrust all of its stars into fame.
