As soon as the ultra-tan cast starting acting as charactertures of themselves, the party was over. By the end of the third season, the series spiraled into a nightmare of binge drinking, sleazy hookups and emotional and physical abuse. It was a trainwreck -- and not the kind that makes for must-see reality TV. Jersey Shore Season 5 Episode 1 Watch Online Video: Somewhere between Sammi and Ronnie's 500th fight and Snooki and Deena's lesbians-for-ratings experience, I stopped tuning in to Jersey Shore.Jersey Shore Season 5 Watch Online VideoSeason 4, or the "Italia" edition, was a failed experiment. It was apparent that Snooki and the gang had no interest in Florence, and the people of Florence had no interest in meatball guidettes and gorilla juiceheads, which made everyone, including the viewers, a little uncomfortable.It drove The Situation so insane that he literally slammed his head into a wall (a definite highlight from an otherwise lackluster season).However, the fifth season, premiering Thurs., Jan. 5, is a genuine reprieve for fans of Seaside drama, as the cast heads back to Jersey to spend yet another fist-pumping summer down the Shore. There's no place like home -- and no taste like pickle juice -- for Snooki, who was so over Italy, their stick-shift cars, confusing traffic signs and cobblestone streets.So the cast settles into their old ways: Calling cabs, partying at Karma, G.T.L, working at the Shore Store and repeating the same played-out jokes to pass the time.Season 1 gave us G.T.L (gym, tan, laundry) as a way of guido life and introduced us to the plight of the "grenades." Then, Season 2 followed up with a few equally amusing catchphrases: "T-shirt time" and Pauly D's "Cabs are here!"But sadly, in Season 5, the Seaside quote machine is on the fritz. After all of the Ronnie and Sam drama in Season 3, it seems Pauly D lost his will to be funny. Now, all we get are tired retreads of their greatest hits. Can't MTV hire more writers to get in there and punch up the dialogue? Because I think the Shore Store needs some new phrases to iron onto their muscle Ts.At least Snooki can come up with a few potential Twitter hashtags per episode. Anyone remember the five-minute #meatballproblems scene in Season 4? Surely, that was a sign of the show's impending doom, right?click here Snooki Weight Loss 98 lbsUnfortunately for MTV, even rats in a cage get boring to watch.While the cast is happy to be back into their natural habitat, they also haven't had a chance to let some of their Italia drama settle, resulting in the same fights, with the same people, over the same things. The Situation is still trying to get Snooki to confess to their hook-up, and the tiny guidette is still claiming that it never happened.In Season 2, The Situation called himself the glue in the house -- "the one that keeps everyone together" -- after a nasty fight with hated housemate Angelina. But after picking fights with JWoww, Vinny, Ronnie, Sammi, Deena and now Snooki, it looks like Sitch is the problem.When we first met him, Sitch's constant ab flashing and Cheshire grin seemed oddly charming. But over the course of the last four seasons, it's easy to see that the guy is nothing but a complete "jerkoff." He constantly inserts himself into other people's drama to get more screen time, and Season 5 is no different.It's all beginning to feel like deja vu. No wonder Vinny gets depressed and tries to leave the Shore. I'm right behind you, Vin.