Last night's two-part season premiere of VH1's hit reality TV series "Mob Wives," the five original cast members Drita D'Avanzo, Carla Facciolo, Renee Graziano, Karen Gravano and Angela "Big Ang" Raiola all returned with all-new drama, while new cast members Brittany Fogarty and Marissa Jade had it out during what was should have been a relaxing all-girls vacation to the Hamptons.
Drita D'Avanzo
D'Avanzo's husband Lee is settled in back at home after serving four years in prison and now that she has more help around the house, D'Avanzo is focused on a new project: writing a memoir about her life. Lee doesn't approve of D'Avanzo revealing details about his connection to the mob, but she isn't letting that stop her from reaching her goal - even though drudging up her past and writing about the moment that Lee got arrested was harder than she thought.
Meanwhile, D'Avanzo's falling out with her best friend and cast member Facciolo reached a new point when former cast member Love Majewski made a brief appearance. Majewski told Facciolo that D'Avanzo was the one who instigated the fight between them, which was documented in a previous season and led to a physical altercation between Majewski and Facciolo.
Carla Facciolo
Even though her friendship with D'Avanzo fizzled out, Facciolo made up with Gravano, Graziano and Raiola. But learning that her old friend was the one who set her up for a fight with Majewski didn't sit well with her. To get away from the drama, Facciolo planned an all-girls trip to the Hamptons and didn't invite D'Avanzo. During a poolside discussion, the ladies all agreed that they needed to confront D'Avanzo about her involvement with the setup.
Karen Gravano
After moving back to Staten Island with her teenage daughter Karina last year, Gravano is finally settled into her new home and life. Gravano forged a relationship with new cast member Fogarty, because Fogarty's father (John Fogarty) and Gravano's father (Sammy "The Bull" Gravano) had a loyal friendship while serving out their prison sentences, and Gravano took it upon herself to take Fogarty under her wing.
But, Fogarty's father cooperated with the FBI before his prison sentencing, and Graziano wasn't open to the idea of letting the child of a "rat" into the circle. Gravano understood Fogarty's situation since her father cooperated too and she stood up for Fogarty. Graziano came around when Gravano explained, "20 years ago I was Brittany."
Renee Graziano
Graziano invited Raiola, Gravano, D'Avanzo and Facciolo to the Coney Island Mermaid parade to join the float for her online boutique, Mob Candy. After talking it over with Gravano, she agreed to allow Fogarty to attend as well, but she went head-to-head with Fogarty after telling her that she didn't agree with Fogarty's father and his decision to cooperate with the feds. She was able to move past the argument, but said she doesn't fully trust Fogarty. Graziano also introduced a new comer to the group, Staten Island native Marissa Jade, who is the girlfriend of Graziano's good friend and mobster O.Z., and she invited her to Facciolo's girls' trip to the Hamptons.
Angela "Big Ang" Raiola
After she was diagnosed with throat cancer last year and underwent surgery to remove a "golf ball" sized tumor from her throat, Raiola's doctor stressed that Raiola needed to adopt a healthier lifestyle which included a vegetable-based diet, more exercise and no more cigarettes. Raiola followed doctor's orders, but was upset that she had to kick her smoking habit. Amid her health scare, Raiola was also forced to close down her popular Staten Island bar, The Drunken Monkey. Because she's a convicted felon, Raiola is not permitted to operate a bar or hold a liquor license.
Brittany Fogarty
Fogarty is a former Staten Island native, but was forced to move to Pennsylvania with her family because a hit was put out on her mother after Fogarty's father cooperated with the FBI. After spending time in California and working as a model, Fogarty decided to move back to Staten Island so she could continue her modeling career in New York and be closer to her family.
During the girls trip to the Hamptons, Fogarty let loose and enjoyed drinks with Gravano and the rest of the ladies, and she didn't take kindly to Jade calling her a "lush" on the trip. Fogarty confronted Jade during a wine tasting at a Hamptons winery. "Who the f--k are you to judge me?" Fogarty said in her on-camera interview. "Go f--k yourself, you miserable f--king b---h."
Marissa Jade
Graziano invited Jade along to the Hamptons trip, but Jade was underwhelmed with vacation because, as she said, she'd "rather be at the Ritz." Jade refused to go shot-for-shot with the ladies and turned her nose up at the selection during the wine tasting, but it was the comments she made to Fogarty about her drinking habit that caused the most drama.
"Who is she yelling at, you really want me to go off right now?" Jade said in her on-camera interview. "She can only get at about a five, I can get it at about a f---ing thousand, don't get me there."
Watch a clip from the episode below.
