VPR Tom-foolery (VPR Premiere, The Viall Files, RHOBH + Brittany Mahomes Drama)

02/02/24 • 107 min

It's our 50th episode! We're remote again this week, but that doesn't stop us from discussing everything Vanderpump related. To begin this episode, we break our boycott against The Viall Files in order to listen to his interview with Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz. It was interesting to say the least! While we were glad to hear that Nick was attempting to get answers from Sandoval, we don't believe he went about it the right way and it caused the interview to go completely off the rails. It didn't help that Nick hasn't watched even half of the seasons or that Sandoval may or may not have been under the influence. Say what you want about Schwartz, but he did make a valiant effort to make some sense of Sandoval's scattered and defensive comments!

From there we dove into what we've been waiting months for: the season 11 Vanderpump Rules premiere. This episode wasn't shocking, but it brought us up to speed on what everyone had been up to and kept us entertained. We particularly loved seeing James and Schwartz bond and the girls connecting over common enemies, and didn't care for the Lala/Rachel plotline and rehashing all the Scandoval details. Hannah brings up some thoughtful points after rewatching seasons 1-10 and Ailish adds tidbits from the After Show. We can't wait for the rest of this season and even more excited to discuss with all of you!

To wrap up the episode, we also discuss the Brittany Mahomes drama from last week’s playoff game and how she’s always going to be compared to Taylor Swift. Why don’t people vibe with Brittany? RHOBH didn’t particularly excite us this week, so we mainly talked about the AnneMarie situation. Amanda Hirsch of Not Skinny But Not Fat had a great interview with Theresa Caputo and Ailish explains how it struck a nerve with her. Don’t forget to follow our socials, leave some feedback, and give us a follow on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts. We’d love to interact with all of you more! So grab your water bottles, and look out for new episodes every Friday!

Recommendation: Vanderpump Rules Tuesdays at 8p

Deux Good-For-You-Cookie Dough - Use code waterbottle for 10% off your order and FREESHIPPING off orders of $30 or more.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recommendation: Vanderpump Rules Tuesdays at 8p

Deux Good-For-You-Cookie Dough - Use code waterbottle for 10% off your order and FREESHIPPING off orders of $30 or more.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Oscar Snubs and Monica Flubs (RHOBH, RHOSLC, Southern Charm Recap + Oscar Noms & PFW)

We’re virtual again this week, but this time things were smooth sailing! We always prefer to be in person, but the Ohio weather is starting to catch up to us. We start this episode with some Southern Charm talk. The reunion wrapped up last week and Shep Rose got really vulnerable about his recent actions at Bravo Con and his relationship with alcohol. This made us think about one of our early episodes where we talked about drinking culture and partying to excess after a certain point in life. Because drinking is such a huge facet in the Bravo universe, we felt it was really brave of Shep to open up about his struggles and feelings. Since we’re both watching seasons 1-3 of RHOSLC, we talk about all the Jen Shah craziness. It’s almost unfathomable how loyal and forgiving the ladies were to Jen. we had to ask ourselves, would we have had a different feeling about Jen if we were watching these seasons in real time? We also discuss part 3 of the season 4 reunion. Lying the way Monica did was wrong, but we don’t believe she should be compared to Jen. It’s like the ladies still feel some sort of strange loyalty or fear of Jen which is making them overly attack Monica. We’re sad she won’t be joining next season and hope the door is still open for future seasons.

We also recap last week’s episode of RHOBH which we felt was kind of boring. Yet again, Annemarie is feuding with Sutton about the size of her esophagus. Why this storyline has had a three episode arc is beyond us! Annemarie has also been doubling down on social media defending her stance as a medical professional, but is it even her place to keep commenting on this? Thankfully, Annemarie seems to move on this week when she goes after Crystal for seemingly no reason. Outside of the Bravoverse, Oscar nominations were announced and there were some notable snubs. Most people were shocked by Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie being left out, but we were wondering about Barry Keoghan, Charles Melton, Julianne Moore, and Leo DiCaprio! Paris Fashion Week has rolled around and there’s been a lot of talk about Kylie Jenner and her facial fillers. Don’t forget to follow our socials, leave some feedback, and give us a follow on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts. We’d love to interact with all of you more! So grab your water bottles, and look out for new episodes every Friday!

Ailish’s Recommendation: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Hannah’s Recommendation: Silk Bonnet

Deux Good-For-You-Cookie Dough - Use code waterbottle for 10% off your order and FREESHIPPING off orders of $30 or more.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next Episode

Much Like Tom Sandoval, We’re Back! (Vanderpump Rules, RHOBH, Grammys Recap)

After some crazy weather and a bout of sickness, we’re back together to record in person! We begin this episode by recapping the Grammys. It might have been a year or two since we watched, but it felt a lot less exciting and, yet again, the event space seemed really cramped. Remember when the Grammys were famous for their iconic collab performances? Well, that seems to be a thing of the past. We were really impressed by Miley Cyrus’ growth and maturity, and loved her performance! Hannah’s been reading a lot recently and shared her thoughts on Hannah Brown’s and Damien Echols’ respective books. We can all agree that Hannah Brown’s season of the Bachelorette and the Bachelor season that followed were two of the most dramatic and unhinged seasons in Bachelor franchise history, but we didn’t really know much about Hannah’s early years. Turns out, she had some intense trauma that she was never able to fully process. We also discuss this week’s episode of Juicy Scoop with Diablo Cody where she and Heather talk about transparency within the entertainment industry.

This week’s episode of Vanderpump Rules felt like a classic episode. Tom Sandoval has returned from filming Special Forces and we get a peek at how he and Ariana are cohabitating. We definitely don’t envy poor Ann and can see why she recently quit! Scheana continues to get real about her postpartum struggle with OCD, and she and Brock get in kind of an awkward fight where her mom and babysitter get involved. The cherry on top of this episode was definitely Tom Sandoval calling James a narcissist for refusing to rehash something that happened 10 years ago. He’s heard the word so much over the months post-Scandoval, so he decided to try it on someone other than himself. RHOBH was another snoozer this week, so we kept the recap pretty quick. We did love drunk Erika at dinner though! Don’t forget to follow our socials, leave some feedback, and give us a follow on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts. We’d love to interact with all of you more! So grab your water bottles, and look out for new episodes every Friday!

Ailish’s Recommendation: NYT Connections

Hannah’s Recommendation: The Most Unhinged Season of The Bachelorette: Ashley Norton or Life After Death by Damien Echols

Deux Good-For-You-Cookie Dough - Use code waterbottle for 10% off your order and FREESHIPPING off orders of $30 or more.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.