Jamaica Bound is the 8th episode of the eighth season and the 208th episode overall of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.
Short Summary[]
Vinny runs the New York City marathon as Jenni has her directorial debut; the roomies prepare for their first international family vacation in years.
Full Summary[]
Sammi calls Angelina after seeing her post about Peanut dying. Angelina tells her that Peanut’s health started declining very suddenly. At Vinny’s apartment, Pauly sent over a bunch of pizzas to him. In Vegas, Pauly and Nikki talk about the upcoming Jamaica trip. They call Nikki’s friend Rochelle who lives there and she is practically family. Pauly warns Rochelle that the roommates tend to be very messy ans crazy. Paola visits Vinny and brought food, despite Pauly sending 26 pizzas. Nino is also here. In Jersey, Angelina goes through some packages she’s recieved from some friends and family. She said 2.0 hasn’t been in touch. The day of the MYC Marathon that Vinny is participating in comes around. He says he has had some setbacks during his trianing such as getting sick and hurting his toes. The race started at 9:11 AM. The charity Vinny is running for is NAMI NYC, which offers free mental health services in the area. Fans have come out to support him. Vinny finishes in four hours and fifteen minutes.
Jenni’s film, Devon, premiere day has come. Deena can’t make it, but has sent flowers. Mike is getting his face painted to make him look like a skeleton by a makeup team. Sammi and Nicole arrives shortly after. Zack helps Jenni get her leather boots on. Jenni is going for a dominatrix vibe with her outfit. Vinny meets up with the roommies and is still recovering from his marathon. Mike asks if Ange is coming. Howevwe, Angelina arrives because she wants to support Jenni, even though things haven’t been great since Peanut died. The roommates give their sympathies to her about Peanut. Mike and Angelina relate to one another since the former lost Mosey.
Vinny jokes how Mike has to be the center of attention by being extra with his makeup. He also brought his medal to show off and gets teased by the cast. The premiere is in full swing and they meet up with Lauren. Jenni loves that the cast came in their horror makeup. Justina Valentina, the Real Housewives, and Joey Camasta also came. In Vegas, Pauly and Nikki go get Jamaican food. Pauly wants to get familiarized with the food with the trip coming up. He recalls how Nikki speaks so highly of her home country and is excited to go. They have a debate whether JAMAICAN or ITALIAN food. Mike stops at the concession stand.
The movie seems to be scaring the audience, meaning it’s going well and liking it. The audience love the film and are cheering in the theater. Snooki never realized Jenni could write but also remembers the Note. The cast goes to the afterparty and go to Tao. Nino is there. Jenni is surprised everyone loved the film and is recieving a lot of praise from the movie goers. Nikki and Pauly go to the Paradise Place. Nikki grew up in St. Anne and Pauly is getting more and more excited as they recieve the food. Nikki misses a lot of things from Jamaica. Jenni has an announcement for Vinny since the premiere is on his birthday. It keeps up the tradition of having an event on his birthday and not celebrating it. She had the restaurant make him a cake and they have a little celebration for him. However the cake falls out of the waiter’s hands and lands on the floor. The film Devon is avaialble on PlutoTV.
The day of the trip has arrived. Pauly and Nikki are going a day early so they have some alone time. It is also their 5th anniversary. This is the first time Mike is going out of the country since he got his passport back. Jenni is here as well. Word from Mike’s barber is that Ang is seeing other people and 2.0 is on Hinge. Angelina is hurrying to the plane, determined to not be late this time. She just made it, the first time she’s been on time in awhile. The group lands in Montebago Bay. The traffic and ride to the hotel is a culture shock to them.
The roommates meet Leo, who will be taking care of them throughout the trip. He lists off the restaurants, which catches Mike’s attention immediately. Pauly and Nikki arrived. In the hotel, Mike jokes that Angelina has found 7 other men to talk to. Ang insists that isn’t true and the others don’t believe 2.0.
Pauly and Nikki are under the impression they’re here before everyone else. Angelina says she and 2.0 talk here and there but they only fight. According to Ang, 2.0 is talking to other girls, but she insists she isn’t. Lauren asks why this is upsetting her if they’re not together.
Notes and Trivia[]
- This episode scored (TBA) million viewers.
- Deena is absent this episode, her first since “Jewish Barbie”, although she wasn’t present during the 7B Reunion.
Title and Background[]
- The cast is on their way to Jamaica for their next vacation.
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