S05.E06: Pride

[jaync]

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She seems incredibly insecure and desperate for approval, especially of these girls. Her "I'm so tough" act falls apart every episode.

I had to laugh when she said Stassi was all bark and no bite. Girl, go watch the clip where Stassi popped the hell out of Kristen, and then make that claim. Also, you best not push Kristen if you don't want the married boyfriend exposed, because she'll not just get receipts, she'll fly a mofo across the country to put a cheatin' ass on blast.

[TattleTeeny]

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I'll do a series of impassive YouTube videos where I silently make drinks without explaining the name of the drink or its ingredients. 

I don't find this weird at all; tons of cooking/prep videos are silent and have text onscreen.

What I do find weird is that gay pride is apparently, in VPR world, represented by weird '80s-inspired bodysuits that are maybe just a bit revealing for food service.

 

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Lala strikes me as the girl who probably got crap from other girls in school just for how she looked and because boys liked her and probably has a thicker skin because of it.

That's what she'll tell you, haha! It seems like lots of obnoxious and insecure girls use this as a defense right before trotting out those not-as-unique-as-they-think-they-are philosophies of "I'm only friends with guys because girls are too much drama" and "I'm not like other girls." I know a few of them myself!

 

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She doesn't come across catty either, like she can roll with the punches and move on.

I don't think giving random unsolicited "summer body" advice to a table of people who don't even want to talk to you is a good example of this kind of person. 

I really have no problem with Lala in general. But she's a dime a dozen in terms of "cool chicks" that only pretend they don't crave attention. 

 

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Those twins are what Stassi wishes she looked like.

I thought they looked like big blond frogs.

Edited December 13, 2016 by TattleTeeny

[Pop Tart]

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Here's my question: Just who approached Ariana about a book? If they still had to shop it around to publishers, it can't be all that firm of a deal. So FI should make a few videos of his own, write up a book proposal, and drop trou in a publisher's office on his own behalf. 

Yes that's why his jealousy got no sympathy from me, nor from Ariana, to her credit. Sandoval has proven that he can't stick with anything that would require being a self starter. Remember the Toms' big Sangria promotion tour plan? Or lack of a plan? Or a plan to just travel around on Lisa's dime and drink in bars? Sandoval and Schwartz didn't want to make any effort at all, not even the tiniest bit of an effort to get their grand plan going. Why would a cocktail book be any different. If Ariana had said sure, Tom, you can be in on the book, you know she would have done ALL the work and he would want to show up for promo events, mix a drink or two and get his picture taken. 

Now I don't know whether Ariana can stick to something or not or get the work done, but she was the one who was approached and I'm inclined to think she'll work at something if she sets her mind to it.

I think this is why Katie is still mostly okay with me, even if she is getting the villain edit this season. Schwartz did ask her to marry him, so she's planning a wedding. And since I think the wedding is going to be on Bravo's dime, she's planning her dream wedding without much regard to cost. I do think if she and Schwartz were actually paying for the thing, she'd be being far more cost-conscious. While she's planning this wedding, Schwartz wants to make passive aggressive comments about her choices and about getting married to anyone and everyone (including right to her face). If he's changed his mind about getting married then he should say so, but if he's on board (even if it's just for storyline/publicity purposes) then he needs to stop trying to needle and undermine her. 

I did wonder last night if she was using her fear of what could happen, danger-wise, as an excuse not to work because she was worried about wearing the heinous outfit Lisa picked out for the women. She's already self-conscious about her body and here's Lisa giving them something even more dramatically skimpy then their normal Pump wear. Doesn't make it right, but I kind of get it.

All of this is to say that while I don't love any of the female characters, I get tired of the guys getting to play the "cool guys" who just don't care all while they gossip and whine to each other. And I'm totally convinced that when it's all over Schwartz and Sandoval will be the only real couple to come out of this.

Edited December 13, 2016 by Pop Tart

[pbutler111]

Is it just me, or is the egregious use of the superfluous "like" getting worse on this show? Especially among the women. No one seems to be able to get through a sentence without throwing at least three or four "likes" into the thing, and it's really getting grating.

[pbutler111]

  7 hours ago, JenE4 said:

Any guesses?!? 

Hayes Pullard, who plays for the Jaguars, is the football player but I thought he was an ex?

Apparently she's leaving the show, according to this article:

http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/lala-kent-is-leaving-vanderpump-rules-mid-season-details-w455575

But what I don't get is this bit:

“I’m excited for people to watch me exit, because it’s just going to show a new side of my life and I think it will get to show people who I really am,” she told the website. "I watch the show sometimes and I’m like, 'That’s not me.' I want people to see who I actually hang out with, my day-to-day life. And I never got to show that. I’m excited for people to watch me leave Vanderpump Rules, to be quite honest.”

If she's leaving the show, and not for a spin-off, then how is her leaving the show going to show people her day-to-day life? Confusion.

[zoeysmom]

10 minutes ago, pbutler111 said:

Apparently she's leaving the show, according to this article:

http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/lala-kent-is-leaving-vanderpump-rules-mid-season-details-w455575

But what I don't get is this bit:

“I’m excited for people to watch me exit, because it’s just going to show a new side of my life and I think it will get to show people who I really am,” she told the website. "I watch the show sometimes and I’m like, 'That’s not me.' I want people to see who I actually hang out with, my day-to-day life. And I never got to show that. I’m excited for people to watch me leave Vanderpump Rules, to be quite honest.”

If she's leaving the show, and not for a spin-off, then how is her leaving the show going to show people her day-to-day life? Confusion.

Porn. The new side of her life.

[Stiggs]

I sat here and bawled like I did the day after the Pulse attack. I'm not far from Orlando, and the fear was real, so I can't judge these idiots for talking it out amongst themselves because I did the same thing with my friends. And I think the Toms were sincere with their "we're proud to live in West Hollywood; haven't LGBTQ folks been through enough?" comments. But I think Katie just didn't want to work and Stassi seemed to want to just have a house party. And Tom Sandoval's tearful drunken testimony to Lisa was even more bizarre with his unfortunate hair choices, Lisa's WTF demon prom dress getup and Jax talking about testicles. 

I, too, am confused by the mostly naked women theme at SUR/Pump. But I'm completely confused by most fashion choices that Lisa makes for herself and others (Free Giggy!), so I should stop being surprised. I mean, WTF was she wearing? What WAS that? And Lisa framing herself as some sort of hero for getting on an effin' Pride float - really? I don't doubt Lisa's sincerity, but her motives for everything are clearly publicity for herself. 

Oh, Lala. I don't care if she has 12 sugar daddies or whatever - but if she doesn't want people to talk about her being a lady of the evening, maybe not spout off about blowies for Range Rovers and private jets. I can't even get mad at her for the mean things she says because she just makes me sad. That's a whole lot of insecurity, and I hope that one day she realizes that free luxury SUVs don't love you back. And PS, Lala, Stassi has proven that she WILL hit you. If she slaps hard enough to break through your makeup, it will probably hurt. 

NASCAR is the best birthday idea, ever? What? My dad would agree, but I'd rather eat glass, man. 

[Trace]

Lisa can miss me with her acting like going ahead with the parade was the equivalent to charging the beaches at Normandy.  While tragic, the attack was 3,000 miles away. Back in the 90's there was a horrible school shooting in my hometown and I worked at a college 10 miles away.  Did we leave work or refuse to show up?  Not if we wanted to keep our jobs! Hearing those overgrown kids being all dramatic and clutching their pearls made me roll my eyes so far back in my head I thought my eyes would get stuck in that position (just like my grandma warned me as a child).  I just can't tolerate people who take a tragedy and try to make it all about them.

[TattleTeeny]

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Lisa can miss me with her acting like going ahead with the parade was the equivalent to charging the beaches at Normandy.  

I didn't see any such comparisons. She mentioned she was nervous and tentative (understandably, IMO) about it and then did it anyway. 

[ghoulina]

The one I found most disingenuous was actually Katie. If she was legitimately concerned with her proximity to the Pride parade that day, why go DOWN there and have this dramatic conversation with Lisa? Only to turn around and go back to her apartment? A phone call wouldn't have sufficed. 

[bethster2000]

2 hours ago, jaync said:

Also, you best not push Kristen if you don't want the married boyfriend exposed, because she'll not just get receipts, she'll fly a mofo across the country to put a cheatin' ass on blast.

LOL for days.  It's true!  It's freaking true!  That's why Kristen is my girl!  I love her crazy ass!

[Pachengala]

Whoa, Ariana is a nasty asshole. I mean, I knew she was an asshole but she really is a nasty, hateful dick. 

See also: Katie. Wow, Katie's the worst. And her weight gain makes her look a bit like Jody Sawyer, so you think I'd feel warmly toward her. But no. She's a beta who, thanks to circumstance, has suddenly found herself in the alpha position and is going crazy with it in typical mean girl fashion. 

Man, how completely over Brittany is Jax? I wonder if she knows it. She looked hot AF walking in to SUR in her pride uni; she's a thick woman and she can make it work for her. 

[HunterHunted]

2 hours ago, TattleTeeny said:

I don't find this weird at all; tons of cooking/prep videos are silent and have text onscreen.

What I do find weird is that gay pride is apparently, in VPR world, represented by weird '80s-inspired bodysuits that are maybe just a bit revealing for food service.

 

That's what she'll tell you, haha! It seems like lots of obnoxious and insecure girls use this as a defense right before trotting out that not-as-unique-as-they-think-it-is philosophies of "I'm only friends with guys because girls are too much drama" and "I'm not like other girls." I know a few of them myself!

 

I don't think giving random unsolicited "summer body" advice to a table of people who don't even want to talk to you is a good example of this kind of person. 

I really have no problem with Lala in general. But she's a dime a dozen in terms of "cool chicks" chicks that only pretend they don't crave attention. 

 

I thought they looked like big blond frogs.

I've seen silent videos with onscreen text. I don't really have a problem with the silent video, but none of them shooting Ariana's video seemed to know what the plan was.  So when Tom was doing his own run through concluding with "This is how you make a basil lemonade twist," Ariana's brother talked about how he really liked what Tom did.

I agree that Lala is hilariously thin skinned and insecure. When Katie and Scheana clowned Lala about how going on an Italian blow job trip probably meant that Lala was a whore, Lala canceled her trip, drank wine, and cried to her mom. Lala can't even pretend not to crave attention. She's constantly talking about the girls being mean to her. And anytime she's around men it's always "hey, daddy" "hey papa." Whereas Scheana when she was on the outs with girls, would hang with the guys and not do a single bit of flirting.

[TattleTeeny]

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but none of them shooting Ariana's video seemed to know what the plan was.  

This I agree with wholeheartedly. And you're probably 100% correct--no "seemed" about it!

[bosawks]

There was something almost sublimely "Theatre of the Absurd" about Ariana making a cocktail video whose singular ambition seemed to be the complete absence of fun.

Edited December 14, 2016 by bosawks

[FlyingEgret]

1 hour ago, ghoulina said:

The one I found most disingenuous was actually Katie. If she was legitimately concerned with her proximity to the Pride parade that day, why go DOWN there and have this dramatic conversation with Lisa? Only to turn around and go back to her apartment? A phone call wouldn't have sufficed. 

She didn't want Lisa to fire her for not showing up; she obviously wasn't going to stay as she was dressed "appropriately" but she also wouldn't leave until Lisa told her she wasn't going to make her stay.  Kind of like going to work and sneezing on your boss until he tells you to go home - not that I have ever done that...

[Ubiquitous]

4 hours ago, TattleTeeny said:

What I do find weird is that gay pride is apparently, in VPR world, represented by weird '80s-inspired bodysuits that are maybe just a bit revealing for food service.

Were those bike shorts with "Mork from Ork" suspenders intended for the guys but Arianna decided to wear it? I couldn't see how that was practical for a woman to wear, especially one at gar pride festivities.

[JenE4]

1 hour ago, Ubiquitous said:

Were those bike shorts with "Mork from Ork" suspenders intended for the guys but Arianna decided to wear it? I couldn't see how that was practical for a woman to wear, especially one at gar pride festivities.

Nanno-nanno. Lol. Good point. There was no top provided with that get-up, either. She was just supposed to wear this with her bra hanging out? The guys were just wearing regular clothes: Jax in his normal black dress shirt and Sandoval in a t-shirt with a rainbow emblem. They weren't even wearing their pink hats! Meanwhile all of these women are barely squeezed into latex that made Brittany miss her "full-coverage" Hooters uniform in comparison. I know that I already mentioned this, but how terrible for Brittany that she had to modify this get-up because I guess the bottom didn't work for her. Making them wear this could be considered sexual harrassment, right? Are Lisa and Ken still making them do those bikini/naked photo shoots? The looks on all of their faces when they saw these outfits, yet they all (women, no men) wore them! If any "real" restaurant pulled this crap, they'd find their ass in court! And isn't this a big gay male community? I mean I'm sure lesbians were at Pride Day, too, but I was under the impression that they're catering toward the gay male clientele (the dildos at the front door were a tip-off), so who's going to be impressed with these outfits? But, that's Lisa--dressing your female employees as drag queens is somehow showing support. Giving the side-eye from my couch--didn't seem much different from showing up in blackface to a BLM rally. 

[TattleTeeny]

The neckline of Brittany's shirt was making me nuts. And I think Scheana skipped one altogether.

[ihartcoffee]

6 hours ago, pbutler111 said:

Apparently she's leaving the show, according to this article:

http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/lala-kent-is-leaving-vanderpump-rules-mid-season-details-w455575

But what I don't get is this bit:

“I’m excited for people to watch me exit, because it’s just going to show a new side of my life and I think it will get to show people who I really am,” she told the website. "I watch the show sometimes and I’m like, 'That’s not me.' I want people to see who I actually hang out with, my day-to-day life. And I never got to show that. I’m excited for people to watch me leave Vanderpump Rules, to be quite honest.”

If she's leaving the show, and not for a spin-off, then how is her leaving the show going to show people her day-to-day life? Confusion.

Maybe she thinks she'll be like Kristen,  or Stassi, or James.... wait, they don't show their personal lives.  That plan is a fail.  

[The Mighty Peanut]

This episode pissed me off. They had no right to milk that tragedy. The only person I believed was FI Tom who was either that emotional or actually is a good actor after all.

But to act like they were in danger at fucking Pump on the other side of the country? I get that the incident was fresh but it wasn't a rash of connected shootings. IIRC they knew right away it was a lone gunman. Anyway, it seemed cheap to make such a horrific event about LVP and her "show of defiance" in the face of all the lesser minions at pump calling off work.

Edited December 14, 2016 by The Mighty Peanut

[Ubiquitous]

2 hours ago, JenE4 said:

Nanno-nanno. Lol. Good point. There was no top provided with that get-up, either. She was just supposed to wear this with her bra hanging out?

I thought she wasn't sppd to be wearing a bra.

[Drogo]

2 hours ago, The Mighty Peanut said:

This episode pissed me off. They had no right to milk that tragedy. The only person I believed was FI Tom who was either that emotional or actually is a good actor after all.

But to act like they were in danger at fucking Pump on the other side of the country? I get that the incident was fresh but it wasn't a rash of connected shootings. IIRC they knew right away it was a lone gunman. 

To be fair, there was a guy with a huge weapons cache headed to Hollywood's Pride event but detained by police that morning. The morning of, social media was ablaze with talk of that guy and others. 

[RHJunkie]

Man, Peter should have ditched the long hair a long time ago...he's looking great! 

Listening to them talk about the Orlando shootings really just pissed me off. Such selfish brats. Tom was the only one who showed real emotion. But more than just tears, he actually addressed his sadness for the loss in a way that highlights the real victims of the situation. All the others sitting around talking about how they're scared. I can totally understand feeling afraid for your own safety given the circumstances but to lose sight of the bigger picture and only focus on yourself and how something traumatic impacts just you (when there are deaths, survivors and families who are directly impacted by the course of events) lacks a degree of humanity that is becoming too common in people today. Okay, but the real kicker - I'm writing as I'm watching and as Brittney and Jax show up, I've now realized that all that 'I have too much anxiety' from the likes of Katie and Lala was all in regards to showing up to the RESTAURANT for their shift??  They weren't even working at the actual parade? Now I'm even more annoyed that Katie and Lala were given any screen time to talk about it. 

[MVFrostsMyPie]

Lala, perhaps if you're feeling sensitive because of the Orlando shooting and people dying and the violence of it all, you probably shouldn't tell James, "I want to slit your fucking throat". Keep it klassy.

[The Mighty Peanut]

1 hour ago, Drogo said:

To be fair, there was a guy with a huge weapons cache headed to Hollywood's Pride event but detained by police that morning. The morning of, social media was ablaze with talk of that guy and others. 

I see your point. I actually did not know or didn't remember that there was another potential shooter. Sadly, there have been so many shootings that it's hard to keep track of the details. I think I became numb after Sandy Hook. 

But back to fighting and fucking! I was glad to see a chink in Tom and Ariana's relationship. Not that I am rooting against them...but I've always felt they are trying to prove all the time that they're SO HAPPY. Smarter and prettier and happier than you and especially Kristen.

Edited December 14, 2016 by The Mighty Peanut

[eurekagirl mOo]

When did Peter get hot? DAMMMMM Big change!

[Tara Ariano]

In case you missed it, here's the Previously.TV post on the episode!

The Pulse Shooting Changes The Pride Parade's Course On Vanderpump Rules

The busiest, most fun day of the year becomes the saddest for Lisa and her SURvers.

[chick binewski]

I'm another viewer who has always been irritated by Ariana's "cool girl" vibe. I question everything she says and does - even when she's being mean - because at this point it seems she isn't even aware she's putting on an act. And FI Tom couldn't look less sincere when he says how in love he is with the hottest chick ever. That being said, I think Ariana is the only one of these chuckleheads who looks like she knows what she's doing behind the bar.

I think if I had to work (or rather, "work") with Lala I'd do my best to avoid her. Not only would it annoy the shit out of me to have to say her name, but she's someone who puts that "available" scent out to everyone. I've never had a lot of patience for all the self-inflicted drama that brings.

When I see Peter now all I can think of is Grace finding Will's protein supplement. "You want ze big arms so you can get ze big mens and lure them into your den of zumzum!"

[Adultosaurus]

http://jezebel.com/the-hamlet-of-montauk-is-also-extremely-embarrassed-to-1790091696?rev=1481736688483&utm_campaign=socialfow_jezebel_twitter&utm_source=jezebel_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

[pbutler111]

On 12/13/2016 at 2:53 PM, HunterHunted said:

I've seen silent videos with onscreen text. I don't really have a problem with the silent video, but none of them shooting Ariana's video seemed to know what the plan was.  So when Tom was doing his own run through concluding with "This is how you make a basil lemonade twist," Ariana's brother talked about how he really liked what Tom did.

I agree that Lala is hilariously thin skinned and insecure. When Katie and Scheana clowned Lala about how going on an Italian blow job trip probably meant that Lala was a whore, Lala canceled her trip, drank wine, and cried to her mom. Lala can't even pretend not to crave attention. She's constantly talking about the girls being mean to her. And anytime she's around men it's always "hey, daddy" "hey papa." Whereas Scheana when she was on the outs with girls, would hang with the guys and not do a single bit of flirting.

I find it sort of dumbfounding to watch Scheana trying to take the moral high ground when it comes to Lala's affair with an allegedly married man.  In the first season of VPR, didn't Scheana's entire storyline revolve around the fact that she had helped break up Brandi Glanville's marriage by having an affair with her husband?  I really don't think any of these women have a very solid platform from which to call others whores. 

[Slider]

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Stassi seemed to want to just have a house party

Not to me.  She actually turned down an alcoholic beverage. STASSI for crying out loud!

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The morning of, social media was ablaze with talk of that guy and others. 

There always is, and it's usually 99.9% false.  That's the problem with social media.  After MH370 disappeared, there were thousands of tweets saying it landed safely in Niang, China - which never happened.  Social media isn't the place to get news.

  

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When did Peter get hot? DAMMMMM Big change!

Peter looked great, but that scene with the other manager screamed staged to me, like they went back a few days later to film it because they thought they should add that in for more dramatic purposes.  That was the only time the potential Santa Monica shooter was mentioned.

[racked]

1 hour ago, Slider said:

There always is, and it's usually 99.9% false.  That's the problem with social media.  After MH370 disappeared, there were thousands of tweets saying it landed safely in Niang, China - which never happened.  Social media isn't the place to get news.

 

I'm confused - are you suggesting there wasn't a shooter who said he was on his way to LA pride who was detained? Because it was widely reported, not just on social media. 

[Slider]

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I'm confused - are you suggesting there wasn't a shooter who said he was on his way to LA pride who was detained? Because it was widely reported, not just on social media. 

No, I'm saying there were multiple reports of people that could have been copy cats that day - false reports in cities all over the country.  Yes, there was a guy stopped in Santa Monica, but that was in Santa Monica, not WeHo.  My main point was that people post stuff on social media just because they can.  It is not a valid news source.  (And believe me, I am devastated by the events of Orlando.  I pray daily that no one ever has to experience anything similar. ) 

[The Mighty Peanut]

I'm highly suspicious of people who claim they were bullied for being so pretty. If you're a girl and you're unlucky enough to get boobs early--yeah, you're fucked. But when someone is overall beautiful they're almost always part of the queen bee/alpha popular group. In all my years of adolescent angst I've really never seen anyone beat up or made to cry by jealous ugly people.

[teapot]

20 minutes ago, The Mighty Peanut said:

I'm highly suspicious of people who claim they were bullied for being so pretty. If you're a girl and you're unlucky enough to get boobs early--yeah, you're fucked. But when someone is overall beautiful they're almost always part of the queen bee/alpha popular group. In all my years of adolescent angst I've really never seen anyone beat up or made to cry by jealous ugly people.

yes & no. 

if a girl's merely pretty  & handles herself as either demure or alpha, she's revered.  If a girl is cute at all and comes off all sexy-like and flirty with the boys the other girls get very jealous.

kind of like what happened to that Phoebe Prince girl

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Phoebe_Prince

[HunterHunted]

1 hour ago, pbutler111 said:

I find it sort of dumbfounding to watch Scheana trying to take the moral high ground when it comes to Lala's affair with an allegedly married man.  In the first season of VPR, didn't Scheana's entire storyline revolve around the fact that she had helped break up Brandi Glanville's marriage by having an affair with her husband?  I really don't think any of these women have a very solid platform from which to call others whores. 

In season 1 of Vanderpump Rules, Sheana's story touched on Eddie. Stassi, Katie, and Kristen wanted her off the show so that Schwartz could be a full time cast member. Because that was 4th wall breaking, the coven said that they hated that Scheana was a cheater. But that was a bullshit excuse because when they filmed season 1, Scheana had been with Shay for a year. Additionally at that time Kristen was cheating on Tom and Stassi was cheating on Jax with Frank.

Scheana's cheating with Eddie had been over for a couple of years. She'd been dating Shay for over a year when they filmed season 1.

[MVFrostsMyPie]

On 12/15/2016 at 0:16 PM, teapot said:

yes & no. 

if a girl's merely pretty  & handles herself as either demure or alpha, she's revered.  If a girl is cute at all and comes off all sexy-like and flirty with the boys the other girls get very jealous.

kind of like what happened to that Phoebe Prince girl

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Phoebe_Prince

I think though the biggest target on Phoebe's back was her being an Irish immigrant. I'm pretty sure if she was just another New Englander cute high school chick they wouldn't have gone as far as they did. But that's JMO of course. :)

Edited December 16, 2016 by MattDuffysCat

[gunderda]

1 hour ago, The Mighty Peanut said:

I'm highly suspicious of people who claim they were bullied for being so pretty. If you're a girl and you're unlucky enough to get boobs early--yeah, you're fucked. But when someone is overall beautiful they're almost always part of the queen bee/alpha popular group. In all my years of adolescent angst I've really never seen anyone beat up or made to cry by jealous ugly people.

I agree- if Lala was pretty in high school then she was probably a bitch and acted like she does now, telling far fetched stories, which made her get bullied.  Pretty nice girls don't get bullied. 

Maybe she was awkward in high school and was bullied (have we seen a high school photo?), well ok then, let your frustrations out... but don't play victim when you're trying so hard to act like host shit that everything that comes out of your mouth screams for wanting attention and people are going to call you out for it!

[The Mighty Peanut]

ITA, @gunderda. She can't really expect to be taken seriously if on one hand she wants to be seen as a woman bullied for growing up kind and pretty in small town USA, and then be incredulous that the plebes actually fly coach.

Edited December 16, 2016 by The Mighty Peanut

[ScoobieDoobs]

So is FI a "bitter Betty" -- as Ari called him? Idk, maybe, maybe.  She seems EXTREMELY bugged by his utter stupidity.  Can't blame her.

Not sure what's bugging me more about FI lately -- his hair, those ridiculously over-worked eyebrows or his absolute dumbness.

Did anyone else get a jealousy vibe from Stassi toward those 2 tacky idiot blonde chicks?  She looks way better than either of those 2 fools.

And what was the deal with the pause after Scheana said she didn't know about Montauk?  Was that the producers' dig on her for not being aware of Montauk?  So the assumption is she's unsophisticated & a hick for not knowing about Montauk?  If that's the case, it's snooty & mean.

[pbutler111]

18 hours ago, HunterHunted said:

In season 1 of Vanderpump Rules, Sheana's story touched on Eddie. Stassi, Katie, and Kristen wanted her off the show so that Schwartz could be a full time cast member. Because that was 4th wall breaking, the coven said that they hated that Scheana was a cheater. But that was a bullshit excuse because when they filmed season 1, Scheana had been with Shay for a year. Additionally at that time Kristen was cheating on Tom and Stassi was cheating on Jax with Frank.

Scheana's cheating with Eddie had been over for a couple of years. She'd been dating Shay for over a year when they filmed season 1.

The timing of her affair with a married man isn't as important as the fact of it.  She's not in a position to be casting stones.

[zoeysmom]

12 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

So is FI a "bitter Betty" -- as Ari called him? Idk, maybe, maybe.  She seems EXTREMELY bugged by his utter stupidity.  Can't blame her.

Not sure what's bugging me more about FI lately -- his hair, those ridiculously over-worked eyebrows or his absolute dumbness.

Did anyone else get a jealousy vibe from Stassi toward those 2 tacky idiot blonde chicks?  She looks way better than either of those 2 fools.

And what was the deal with the pause after Scheana said she didn't know about Montauk?  Was that the producers' dig on her for not being aware of Montauk?  So the assumption is she's unsophisticated & a hick for not knowing about Montauk?  If that's the case, it's snooty & mean.

Lala is predicting that Scheana (especially a single Scheana) will be the means girls next target.  They are five seasons in-time to rerun storylines.  I did laugh when Lala called Scheana "stupid and weak" and then apologized for being mean.  http://www.realitytea.com/2016/12/16/lala-kent-dating-pro-athlete-responds-jax-saying-fired-vanderpump-rules/

So if I am keeping track of things Stassi, James, Kristen, Schwartz no longer work at SUR leaving Scheana, Tom, Ariana, Jax.  Time to find some more interesting wait staff and bartenders to cast from.  According to Lala the "cast" is only required to "work" one day a week at SUR. For filming purposes. 

[HunterHunted]

1 hour ago, pbutler111 said:

The timing of her affair with a married man isn't as important as the fact of it.  She's not in a position to be casting stones.

According to you. So if a person has a relationship with someone who is taking pains to hide their marriage, the other party to the affair is at fault? Scheana alleges that she didn't know that Eddie was married. Trust I'm not a Scheana booster, but I had no clue that Eddie was married until the scandal broke. I don't know if her assertion is or is not true. However even after the affair became mainstream gossip, I had no idea who some of these people were. I only committed their names to memory because of RHoBH and Vanderpump Rules.

[ScoobieDoobs]

Man, it is getting harder & harder for producers to find a reason for some of the ex-SUR people to be there.  OK, Schwartz is with Katie.  And Kristen is (or at least has been) Katie's bf.  But Stass can only be on cam if she's meeting some fake friends at SUR?  

So we finally get to see something about Stassi's life -- particularly her podcast, next ep?  But it's ONLY  because she's interviewing Jax, which she clearly (from the sneering, just-smelled-poop look on her mug) would never have done if she wasn't forced to by producers.

And how the heck can they fit Muppet in?  Is he gonna be palsy walsy with Ari & FI?  Like Stassi's presence, it seems very forced & fake.

[pbutler111]

5 hours ago, HunterHunted said:

Scheana alleges that she didn't know that Eddie was married.

Okay, if you want to believe that someone can live in Los Angeles and date a famous person for 8 months and never know that he's married and has children.  I guess that's possible.  If you never go on the internet, or interact with other people.  It still doesn't change the fact that Scheana has a history that makes it a bit rich for her to be looking down her nose at someone else for what she perceives to be their moral failings.

Edited December 16, 2016 by pbutler111

[WhosThatGirl]

9 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

Man, it is getting harder & harder for producers to find a reason for some of the ex-SUR people to be there.  OK, Schwartz is with Katie.  And Kristen is (or at least has been) Katie's bf.  But Stass can only be on cam if she's meeting some fake friends at SUR?  

So we finally get to see something about Stassi's life -- particularly her podcast, next ep?  But it's ONLY  because she's interviewing Jax, which she clearly (from the sneering, just-smelled-poop look on her mug) would never have done if she wasn't forced to by producers.

And how the heck can they fit Muppet in?  Is he gonna be palsy walsy with Ari & FI?  Like Stassi's presence, it seems very forced & fake.

I'm excited to see the podcast. And to be fair, from snapchat and instagam(yes I follow these people) Stassi hangs out with Brittany a lot and at times Jax. I also listened to the episode he was on and it was kind of funny. I do wonder how they're going to work in the podcast? Like will they just act like it's a hobby and not her source of income? 

[bravofan27]

I feel that the Gay Pride parade is Lisa's thing. If she wants to keep it going when there is pretty much a terror alert, that's her thing. I wouldn't risk my safety for a shift at a job, I'll just eat the 200 or whatever I'd make, myself. Plus, I don't think Katie was stoked about wearing tiny outfit either. Plus, I think Lisa's idea of gay pride is offensive and tacky. Being gay and being proud doesn't mean prancing around naked and getting super drunk. Lisa just wants to make money, imho.

Of course Adriana went because she looked the hottest in the outfit and Tom wanted to supervise his hot girlfriend and pick up some attention himself. 

[methodwriter85]

Every time they do a Pride episode, I still think it's weird that there are no openly gay cast members. Not even a token gay BFF. That's so weird.

[b2H]

The Vanderpumps have been LGBTQ supporters since their restaurant days in England.  This has been a long-term commitment for Lisa.  She was sincerely concerned when Security came by to say that one potential shooter had been detained in the area.  I am encouraged that Lisa decided not to cancel or scale back the event.  However, that said, there could have easily been another Pulse-style shooting at either of her restaurants.  To willingly walk into a potential war zone is a personal choice.  Fortunately, nothing awful happened.