'Real Housewives of New Jersey' season 7 news, spoilers: Can Teresa and Jacqueline get their friendship back on track?

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After the disastrous trip to Vermont, the ladies of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" will be back to deal with their differences in the upcoming episode of season 7.

In the previous episode, a supposedly fun dinner turned out to be a catastrophe when Jacqueline Laurita lashed out on her co-stars after they talked about the sudden departure of Teresa's friend, Robyn Levy.

Jacqueline tried to explain what happened between her and Robyn the night before, but Teresa responded that she was just being manipulative. Teresa then accused Jacqueline of trying to recruit her to become a member of "Jacqueline's Soldiers." This ticked Jacqueline off, and she went into a shouting rage that targeted Teresa and Melissa Gorga.

The situation worsened when Jacqueline tried to bring up the stripper-gate topic, where Teresa was accused of insinuating that Melissa used to be a stripper. Melissa refused to get involved with the drama, which further annoyed Jacqueline. She went on to call Melissa a "fake phony b**tch" and told Teresa that she is a "criminal."

Teresa talked about the events that transpired in the said episode on Bravo's The Daily Dish, saying that the Jacqueline that she used to know will not react that way. "I've never seen that side of her. And now I did and she looks like a stranger to me," the mother of four said.

On the other hand, Melissa stated that Jacqueline just got jealous because of the closeness that developed between her and Teresa after she got out of prison.

Meanwhile, Teresa will have to face a bigger challenge when the reality series returns for a new episode on Sunday.

Zap2it revealed the synopsis for the episode, titled "Picking Sides," which reads: "The women continue to lick their wounds following the tumultuous Vermont trip; Melissa gets bad news about her boutique; Jacqueline's husband, Chris, shares shocking news about his family; Teresa leans on her faith as her husband goes to prison."

Will Teresa rely more on her friends to deal with her husband's absence?

"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" season 7 is scheduled to air on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.