Sammi And Ronnie Finally Have Painfully ‘Awkward’ Reunion On Jersey Shore Family Vacation

The much-hyped second the place the 2 exes got here face-to-face with one another aired on Thursday’s new episode of Jersey Shore Household Trip, as Ron met up with the remainder of the group in Nashville after making amends with most of them final season.

Earlier than he noticed Sam, nonetheless, Ron opened up about his time away from the present — which he exited following authorized and psychological well being points.

“The final two years being away was undoubtedly a double-edged sword,” he shared in a confessional. “I used to be in a position to concentrate on myself, doing remedy, parenting courses, AA conferences, a number of self care. But it surely was arduous being away from my household. Now I am prepared to indicate my roommates I am changing into a greater individual.”

As he spoke with Pauly, Mike “The Scenario” Sorrentino and Vinny Guadagnino, he stated there was “no closure” for him and Sam after their cut up, including that he hoped it would not be uncomfortable after they had been lastly in the identical room collectively. The opposite guys, in the meantime, advised Ron they had been happy with all of the work he is been placing in since apologizing to them final season.

“I am slightly nervous to see Sam. We had been collectively for a very long time, such lengthy historical past. Final time we talked it was sort of like, ‘We’re accomplished,’ and that is it,” Ron stated in a confessional. “I believe we each have grown. I do know I’ve grown, and I’ve matured and I am hoping me and Sam can have a dialog. We’ll see. I haven’t got a plan coming into the home … I am right here to rebuild my relationships with my roommates. Me and Sam, we do not have to be mates, however our historical past’s so lengthy, there’s going to be that instantaneous feeling of one thing.”

Sam additionally admitted to being “a ball of feelings” earlier than he confirmed up, saying in her personal confessional that she was “not trying ahead to spending time with this person who has not been part of my life.” Her solely aim was for them to get to a spot the place they might “coexist” — declaring, “That is the place it ends. Sam and Ron is from the previous.”

Then, it was time for all of them to lastly sit down collectively. Properly, nearly all of them, as Deena Nicole Cortese needed to bail on the journey early resulting from a health care provider’s appointment for her son, CJ.

“Alright, let’s make it awkward,” joked Vinny as they walked into the ladies’ rental — and it did not take lengthy for a chill to take over the room. Whereas Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Jenni “JWoww” Farley and Angelina Pivarnick all acquired as much as hug him, Sam didn’t. Ron, nonetheless, did give her a slight wave and ask, ‘Hey, how are you?” He later stated he felt it will be impolite to not say something to her and he did “what got here pure,” admitting he was “slightly nervous.”

“It is so cringe, I am so embarrassed,” stated Snooki of the change in a confessional, as Sam, in her personal, admitted she was “being quiet as hell” and did not know “the place to look” as soon as he arrived. “In my head I am like, get me out of right here,” she stated, earlier than Vinny known as Ron’s arrival essentially the most “awkward second in Jersey Shore historical past.” Jenni, in the meantime, in contrast the state of affairs to a divorced couple spending the vacations collectively for the youngsters, regardless of how a lot “they f–king hate one another.”

As the entire forged sat down and began making small speak, they famous how uncomfortable it was for all of them. Vin tried to interrupt the stress by saying he wanted to “handle the elephant within the room,” earlier than asking Sitch how he was, although Sam did not appear to search out it amusing.

The exes did not converse to one another throughout the preliminary reunion, which ended fairly rapidly as the fellows went to their separate rental to prepare for dinner.

In a confessional, Ron famous that he might “really feel the awkwardness within the room,” earlier than saying he hoped that the extra they see one another, the simpler it’s going to get. Sam, in the meantime, spoke with the ladies concerning the encounter, telling them, “I really feel nothing. You guys are engaged on friendships, I’ve no must work on a friendship.”

As soon as away from Sam, Jenni and Snooki famous how she “would not even take a look at [Ron]” after his arrival — as JWoww stated that whereas their costar was making an attempt to play it cool, “You do not act like this until you could have emotions, good, unhealthy or detached.”

All of them reunited once more later that night at dinner, the place Ron and Sam sat on the entire opposites sides of the desk. Everybody seemed to be in nice spirits as they then competed in opposition to one another in a rooster tendie consuming problem, which Sam known as “one of the best distraction.”

Her frustrations got here out, nonetheless, after Vinny made a comment about “the word.” Although the remark acquired fun out of Ron, Sam was fast to inform him, “Vinny, it is not humorous. I do not suppose it is humorous, so cease.” She introduced up how she warned him beforehand about making jokes concerning the state of affairs round her, earlier than she reiterated, “I am severe. Cease. It isn’t humorous.”

“Vinny’s actually ruined it,” she stated in a confessional. “I’ve been cool, calm, collected about the entire Ron state of affairs. That is one thing I do not take calmly and I really feel like I am gonna explode.”

That is the place the episode ended, with out the exes saying a lot of something to one another regardless of being in the identical room for the primary time in ages.

Jersey Shore Household Trip airs Thursdays on MTV.