Basketball Wives: Can Jen and Evelyn Make Up?

On every reality show, there's at least one friendship that you don't think will be tested during the run of the show. Yes, these are melodramatic people thrust together through circumstance and dealing with people they may not care for, but some pretty decent friendships have been formed on reality TV and sometimes it's hard to believe when one finally bites the dust.

Tonight we may have seen the beginning of the end of Jennifer and Evelyn's friendship onBasketball Wives, as accusations of jealousy and media whore-dom flew through the gorgeous Italian evening with reckless abandon. It was a little sad to see the formerly tight duo let their emotions get the best of them, their past issues finally boiling over after simmering for supposedly quite a while. I'm admittedly not the biggest fan of either lady on the show, though this season has brought them a little closer to planet Earth through divorce and family issues, but here are two people who seemingly liked each other that may be permanently estranged over some stupidity. Reality TV or not, it's hard to find a good friend these days and when you do, you've got to hold on pretty tight to keep 'em.

But that brings the question. How tight will Jennifer and Evelyn hold on to their friendship?

I don't want to completely close the door on a reunion between the two former (?) friends, but I have a feeling it'll be at least a few episodes before we get a sniff of a possible reconciliation. We've made it through the storm, but the hard part is what begins starting next week, as these two have to put their pride aside, be able to sit in a room, and talk about their issues like two grown women. It's hard to find the maturity needed to patch up a friendship, no matter how good it was, when your feelings are hurt, so couple that with Evelyn's obvious stubbornness and it may be a pretty icy time between her and Jennifer for the time being. I don't think a permanent wall has been put up, though. When you go through enough crap with someone, it makes the times you get hurt a little easier to forgive and like it or not, the two of them seem like they've been through enough to where time and a little talk can help ease them back into being friends.

However, this may be the cynic in me talking, but if you take their friendship away on the show, who do they have? They're both close to Shaunie, who doesn't show up that much, and they're civil enough with Tami. Neither likes Royce, neither likes Meeka, and despite the weird allegiance shifts this season has seen, neither likes Suzie, so it's not like they have a gaggle of gal pals on this show to fall back on. Just like most reality friendships, they make each other more interesting and even though they each have pretty solid B-stories this season, they each lose a little luster without one another.

As far as my opinion on who's right, well...I have to say Jennifer, but for the most part, I'm keeping my pom-poms in the closet this go-around. On one hand, I see Evelyn's side of things. She overreacted x 1000, but I understand that you want your best friend to be happy for you and when they're not supportive of what you do or who you're seeing, it can be a pretty crushing blow. On the other, Chad Ochocinco is an attention whore and it's not because he's simply in the media/does interviews. (Seriously, no shade, but someone who does reality TV doesn't know what an attention whore is?) I think Jennifer's comments come from a good place, in that she expressed worry that her friend will get her heart broken again by a sketchy athlete, but I just don't think she articulated her point well enough. As weird as it may be, what she said came from a place of love and right now, Evelyn's only seeing "attention whore" in big neon letters and not the intention behind what Jennifer actually said.

While I love the dynamic shift that a Jennifer/Evelyn "break-up" brings to the show, a little part of me feels sorry about the situation as a whole. Whether you're on a top-rated reality show or work at the sanitation department, it's hard to lose a friend and I'm interested to see how each woman handles her grief for the rest of the season. On every reality show there's at least one friendship that you don't think will be tested during the run of the show. Turns out in the case of Basketball Wives, anything's fair game.

Ta-ta, Jevelyn. We hardly knew ye.

You'll probably be back by the season finale, but whatever.

Thoughts, Observations, & Quotes:

• Apparently having three boyfriends in a year means that you are a piece of trash. Who knew theBasketball Wives, of all people, would be so prudish?
• Quality Tami quotes: "I'ma tolerate her...'cause she's here.", "Stop being a fan.", and "Is that a clock, boo?"
• Speaking of the swarthy Italian wine expert in that awesome underground winery, did he look like Justin from The Amazing Race or was I seeing things? My reality TV wires may be crossing.
• Ashley's still being mentioned on the show, even though the last two seasons have been very scant in appearances. Tonight's text/tweet-gate may be the first crack in Suzie's "friendship" with the inner circle, though, so at least she made it count.
• Can Evelyn wear her hair curly more? She looked absolutely stunning in the talking head with curly hair and a dark shirt.
• Say what you want about the quality of the shows and what they represent, but VH1 reality always brings it with the music. Tonight? Jazmine Sullivan, who has two stellar albums of material out there and has been featured on The Game, among other shows.
• But these two album on amazon Fearless, Love Me Back [+Digital Booklet]
  
• Is it just me or do Basketball Wives and Mob Wives have some parallels? I've noticed that Jennifer is very Renee-ish (concerned friend who doesn't present her ideas properly) and Evelyn has some Drita in her (sensitive, blacks out when mad).
• Once again, no Royce, although she made an "appearance" when the inner circle was throwing shade at her during the beginning of the episode. If Royce was/is so much drama, why even bring her up? Why not completely ignore her existence and enjoy Italy if she's such a nuisance?

Do you think that Evelyn and Jennifer will make up sometime this season? Who do you think is in the right? Have you ever had a similar fight with a friend of yours?