Snooki

They... are... back!

Well, they were back.

Buckle up, readers!

Because on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation last night, one cast members was unbuckled from his seat in the car and prepared to exit...

Snooki ihas always been quite the character. As we've seen on the new season of Jersey Shore, not everything has changed.

But these days, Snooki is a mother.

Jersey Shore: Family has been all about relationships on Season 2.

We've watched as Ronnie and Jen Harley have screamed and yelled at each other, with fists and saliva occasionally flying back and forth between the parents of poor little Ariana.

On Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, one key cast member spent a lot of time away from his fellow stars...

... while another took things a step further and decided to spend no time at all with anyone moving forward.

If you've been watching the current season of Jersey Shore Family Vacation, you may have noticed that something about the show is a bit ... off.

And we're not talking about the fact that Ronnie's baby mama makes the rest of the cast look downright sophisticated by comparison, or the mystery of how Mike is able to casually consume 4,500 calories at each meal.

So... how did Jersey Shore follow up THAT episode?

How did Jersey Shore match the intensity and drama of Jen Harley spitting on her baby daddy and having to be restrained by security a week ago?

If you're a fan of Jersey Shore, you had likely read all about it by this point.

But still.

For the cast members on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, what happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas.

It gets broadcast to millions of viewers each week!

Angelina Pivarnick's brief stint on Jersey Shore Family Vacation was probably a ratings stunt coordinated by the show's producers, and not -- as it was framed -- a brainchild of prank war champion Pauly D.

The Rob Kardashian of Staten Island injected some much-needed drama into the proceedings, but last night, she was told to pack her garbage bags and head back north.

Since well before the insane Jersey Shore: Family Vacation trailer aired, fans have been eager to see their favorite disasters back on screen.

And one season clearly wasn't enough. MTV knows that.