Contained in the Actual Housewives of New Jersey Season 14 ‘Reunion’ Taping

The Actual Housewives of New Jersey as followers realize it got here to an finish on Monday, July 15, when solid members from the hit Bravo present gathered at their beloved hangout Rails Steakhouse for the community’s reply to their cancelled reunion.

PEOPLE was first to report in regards to the change up, which got here after a fractured season that noticed longstanding rifts solely proceed to drive costars Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania, Margaret Josephs, Jennifer Aydin, Danielle Cabral, Rachel Fuda, Jackie Goldschneider and Jenn Fessler additional aside.

It is the primary time within the historical past of the East Coast-based actuality sequence there is not going to be a standard reunion. The one different time a reunion was canceled within the Actual Housewives franchise was in season 13 of The Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis. For Season 14, the sequence was rebooted with a complete new solid, with all of the season 13 girls fired within the course of.

That appears to be a risk for RHONJ‘s future. Throughout a stay episode of his self-titled SiriusXM present, government producer Andy Cohen teased {that a} “rebrand” was within the works — although that no choices could be made till nicely after the finale airs. “We’re gonna determine one thing out,” Cohen shared, responding to a fan who instructed they throw many of the solid out. “We’re all on the identical web page about that.”

Cohen wasn’t current at Monday’s taping, however sources affirm to PEOPLE what went down when the cameras have been up.

Taking a web page from the Vanderpump Guidelines season 10 finale, solid members — who’re sometimes despatched screeners of the episodes earlier than they air, however misplaced that privilege this season because of well-reported leaks — have been gathered into two teams to observe season 14’s closing episode for the primary time.

As followers may doubtless determine, feuding sister-in-laws Giudice and Gorga have been separated. Giudice was seated with Aydin, Catania and Goldschneider, whereas Gorga was joined by Josephs, Fuda, Cabral and Fessler.

The househusbands, who’re a staple on the RHONJ reunion, weren’t in attendance, insiders inform PEOPLE. Final yr’s reunion was extremely centered on drama involving Joe Gorga and Luis Ruelas.

In contrast to the normal ball robes worn by Housewives for reunions, sources say the ladies have been all wearing daytime lunch apparel.

Although they have been cut up in two, solid members got the choice to maneuver freely between each rooms, sources say — although Dolores was the one one who took benefit of that, popping into Melissa’s room for a quick interplay with that group earlier than returning to Teresa HQ.

The RHONJ season 14 finale, additionally filmed at Rails, is claimed to have many bombshell moments that finish in a full on fireworks show between the solid. The truth is, the RHONJ premiere started with a preview of the ending, with a defeated Dolores sitting amongst rubble at a desk alone, pondering how issues obtained so dangerous between everybody.

Insiders inform PEOPLE Monday’s finale screening didn’t yield the identical explosive outcomes, however did embody not less than one main revelation that despatched shockwaves by means of each rooms. It isn’t the second Teresa has lengthy claimed will go away her “vindicated,” both

There additionally was some shock decision to conflicts seen all through the season.

After screening the episode, sources say the ladies have been invited, one-by-one, to sit down for confessional interviews.

The RHONJ season 14 wrap-up particular is anticipated to air on Aug. 11, per week after the season 14 finale airs. Selection, who was first to report in regards to the taping, famous that it is unclear it will probably be cut up into a number of components.

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Although the destiny of the franchise stays within the stability, Cohen has stated that followers will really feel happy by how season 14 wraps.

“It is within the nice custom of absolute stunning, dramatic Jersey finales and so they have this closing epic group encounter, which is like, it seems like The Final Supper and is simply so Jersey,” the Watch What Occurs Dwell with Andy Cohen host stated again in June. “And it is stunning and it is dramatic and it is wonderful TV.”

“Individuals will likely be speaking about for a very long time to return,” he famous.

The Actual Housewives of New Jersey airs Sundays (8 p.m. ET) on Bravo. Earlier seasons could be streamed on Peacock.