We’re all nonetheless recovering from that explosive Vanderpump Guidelines Season 11 finale. The aftershow, Watch What Occurs Dwell, and the reunion previews didn’t assist. With the present on an prolonged hiatus, there’s gonna be a while to stew over the occasions of the post-Scandoval season.
There’s no denying that the present essentially modified after Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval’s breakup. Earlier than, throughout, and after the season, we had a number of questions on how the present might go ahead. Now that it’s over, we nonetheless have those self same questions, and plenty of extra as properly.
Why was the solid so insistent on Ariana and Sandoval having a dialog?
Why did Ariana’s co-stars act like she personally canned the entire present as a result of she didn’t wish to discuss to Sandoval? Pump Guidelines has by no means been a present about everybody getting alongside. Viewers have all the time complained when moments are pressured and overly produced. As Ariana stated, Sandoval by no means tried to talk to her off-camera. So why ought to she pressure a dialog that’s solely performative?
Traditionally, Vanderpump Guidelines managed to get round folks filming collectively. Stassi Schroeder and Jax Taylor refused to talk to one another for years. They didn’t hash issues out till Season 5. Stassi and Katie Maloney additionally prevented one another for a complete yr.
Clearly, producers needed to recreate the scene between Kristen Doute and Sandoval in Season 3. However the circumstances are means totally different. Additionally, that scene was simply…Sandoval faux crying. Did anybody need extra of that? Essentially the most memorable a part of that Season 3 convo was, to me, Kristen’s delusion that she and Sandoval would get again collectively. And it was adopted up with Miami Woman’s arrival, an iconic scene that options…Ariana and Sandoval strolling away.
I do know some viewers are extra on Sandoval’s facet than Ariana’s. However regardless of which staff they’re on, did anybody wish to see these two sit down and hash it out? We already know what a sit-down between Ariana and Sandoval would seem like. We’ve seen it earlier than.
If your entire existence of the present depends upon one dialog, the opposite solid members didn’t do their job of making extra thrilling storylines. I don’t know if producers informed the solid that the present lived or died based mostly on this convo, however it is senseless that Ariana strolling out induced so many meltdowns and months of shady feedback.
Why is Lala so offended at Ariana?
The quick reply? In all probability jealousy. Even then, it’s a little bit excessive, contemplating Ariana hasn’t finished something to Lala Kent personally.
Why isn’t Lala angrier at Sandoval, the person who cheated on Ariana within the first place? Shouldn’t he get some blame for Ariana turning into a “god” after that? He additionally refused to depart their home. And for the final time, “he didn’t kill anybody” shouldn’t be a very good argument. The bar shouldn’t be that low. By that logic, Randall Emmett additionally didn’t kill anybody.
Lala claims that she’s mad as a result of Ariana wasn’t genuine. Even when we glance past hiding her relationship with Rand, which Lala claims she now regrets, is Lala genuine? Was she real this season? Within the first episode, she reached out to Rachel Leviss. She befriended Sandoval and Tom Schwartz out of nowhere. Her lunch with Jo Wenberg was clearly producer-mandated. When Katie referred to as this out, Lala yelled, “It’s not my job for my life to make sense to you”. The hypocrisy all season was irritating to look at.
Comply with-up query, why on this planet did Lala initially say her phrases had been taken out of context?
Was this season actually alleged to be a Sandoval redemption arc?
One of many largest complaints from viewers this season was the supposed Sandoval redemption arc. It wasn’t utterly shocking that manufacturing went this manner. In response to Stassi, producers had been all the time too sort to Sandoval. And Rachel used her podcast to debate the methods he was protected.
Judging by Sandoval’s scorching mic second, he completely thought the redemption was within the bag. However exhibiting the new mic second was not flattering to him. He’s already on the defensive. Plus, he had loads of cringe-worthy moments this season. Bear in mind when producers referred to as out his battery obsession?
The solid additionally appeared to count on a redemption arc. All season lengthy, Lala and Scheana Shay promised on their podcasts that viewers would change their minds. Ariana additionally admitted she anticipated to be the villain. However it appears that evidently most VPR followers caught to the opinion that they had firstly. Those that had been uninterested in Ariana aren’t any much less uninterested in her. And those that supported her are nonetheless firmly on her facet.
Was that the collection finale?
After that montage of the solid’s early days, it positive appeared like one! However apparently, the reply to this query isn’t any. Regardless of the season’s detrimental reception, rankings are nonetheless fairly good, and it’s the most-watched season on Peacock.
Sources declare {that a} solid shakeup is imminent. What that appears like is anybody’s guess. Bravo already minimize a number of stars this yr, so that they’re not playing around. Will Ariana and Katie go as a result of they’re at odds with everybody else? Will Lala and Scheana be part of The Valley? Or will the present get a reboot and return to its roots of following the precise servers at SUR?
Hopefully, this doesn’t imply forcing new folks out of nowhere like in Season 8. The Valley proves that this group has loads of drama inside their present social circles.
Whereas we wait to listen to the way forward for Vanderpump Guidelines, you possibly can stream Season 11 on Peacock.
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