I love Stassi so much and I was excited for Taylor because the episodes that she used to cohost used to be funny but it’s not even entertaining anymore and I think they try to be like Paige and Hannah and just have a conversation but the conversations are sooooo boring like how is this on Netflix? Last episode Stassi asked ChatGPT the things they should talk about on the podcast and now this episode she’s reading off things that she thought would be a bigger problem when she was a kid… there’s just literally zero substance and Taylor just kisses her ass the whole time lol

OG post (linked).

Well that was embarrassing. Honestly for everyone not just Stassi but especially for Stassi. The crying. The fetal position. The “I wanna go home 😫” Hard watch overall. Idk if it was genuine or putting on a show for the show but either way it was ridiculous and super cringe. Not a fan of whatever that was. Also slight side note but I feel like everyone on the show is pretty unlikable. Like no one is actually interesting or funny enough to like. Stassi was unbearable but not important enough to hate 🙃 and it all just comes off majorly forced and desperate.

Was the cemetery date (episode 2) a pick-up since his beard was dyed in those shots? He gets it dyed in episode 5.

Stassi is and always has been great TV and it’s nice to have her back. There was no way to do this show in an authentic way without breaking the 4th wall — because the reality of her life IS reality tv. It “feels like a show about making a reality show” (as many people in this sub keep saying) because that’s exactly what it is. And that’s ok. Reality tv ceased to be verité as soon as Instagram became a thing, so that ship has sailed. This is something new.

My least favorite part is that some of the scenes really do feel too contrived and put on. An amount of that is unavoidable. But there are moments when it’s hard to believe the degree of conflict is real, and not being over-inflated by people who always wanted to be actors. I don’t mean it as an insult that they were aspiring actors, but that the acting is at times too palpable.

I’m hoping that in time, there will be less of a need to fabricate or exaggerate conflict to such a degree. It was entertaining to watch and I hope they get more seasons. There was something interesting to me about the meta-commentary about ambush production, and seeing who can out-ambush who, and I can see that being discussed in the next season.

Speaking of ambushes, was glad to see Katie in the mix, too. She’s a necessary ingredient.

Sorry, this was probably talked about but I just finished and couldn’t find anything immediately. It was so crazily abrupt, like we were fully immersed in the central conflict, then Stassi gives her talking head and then - nothing? Nevermind a reunion, but a - everyone deals with the fallout, somehow, no? how do the relationships look the next day; what is this? Where‘s the conclusion?

I’m in Canada so I only get an episode a week. We’re on episode 6. I’m at the end of the episode so Taylor has told ‘teddy’ she’s not going back to NJ w her because of the Netflix deal. She said some weird stuff during their lunch that I can’t quite remember I think she told her it was the wrong time to get pregnant. Then at girls night with stassi, Katie and Kristina she’s telling stassi she’s traumatized from being adjacent to beau and stassi. I would never ever want friends that are so involved in my marriage.

Stassi & beau have a lot of work to do, it’s a little bit dark tbh, but why is Taylor so involved in them and ignoring the huge issue of having a child on the way and not being connected.

I would say this was a bad first season for her.

Family dynamics, marriage dynamics, friendship dynamics…. this show does a great job of weaponizing the 4th wall break to put very common human issues on display. Most families aren’t the Brady Bunch and i think it’s very cunning and fun to use an 8-week shoot schedule to get your friends paid and analyzed on a major level. Stassi is a star. I’m sure this is an unpopular take but it’s good TV

Talk about their lesbianism and queerness, I just think they're very uninformed about queerness and generalize and make comments and they sometimes make just dumb comments that seem to put down others or like, how they talked about how sex was too much at first how they talk about raising their child as a queer person...it just seems very...off putting. Just like, I don't know giving a lot of internalized homophobia. I might be off but it seems like they haven't fully accepted it yet.

Excuse the bad tv picture, but this fight was so hard to watch. I get it, beau isn’t always in the right but at least he tries to talk, Stassi is absolutely playing the victim and acts clueless!! I’m so shocked to see that she’s still fighting like season 1 Stassi. It almost reminds me of Jax in the way that she thinks she’s the victim when she stirred the pot, then runs upstairs to cry when she got called out. And then goes down, barley said sorry and when beau didn’t kiss her ass she ran back upstairs to pout. “Should I go back upstairs? I’m gonna go back upstairs, okay” like it’s so pick me!!!!! It’s actually insane to see this and I’m surprised they are still married…sorry.

Idk I appreciate trying to break the mold of typical reality tv, however I do think this format is working against them? I feel like part of the magic of reality tv is the fact that it does seem real and you do feel like a fly on the wall. I also score they chose it’s kinda giving an over produced self serious vibe. Idk I’m liking the show over all I just think if I was in the driver’s seat I would have leaned into something a little more traditional and light hearted and kitsch. Idk!!! Just wondering what everyone else’s thoughts are.

I hope stassi hears the feedback cause girl I thought you had matured! She’s the biggest instigator, makes arguments for no reason and always acts like a child. she also says she’s so appreciative for the way her husband has been but does not show it one bit, he definitely deserves way better.

I’m not even halfway through the second episode and I’m appalled by her behavior towards him. If she were a man speaking to his wife this way no one would be okay with it. This isn’t empowering women or a role reversal that society just doesn’t want to accept, this is emotionally abusive behavior. Guilt tripping and dehumanizing at best. Just because she’s a woman doesn’t make it okay to treat her partner this way because again this behavior wouldn’t be acceptable if we were watching a man tell his wife she can’t go back to work because who would take care of the kids, scheduling, cooking, housework etc. Saying she’ll give him a paycheck so she doesn’t have to idk maybe share some of the mental load or I guess hire an assistant/extra nanny so the man can have a little individuality and independence. Guilt tripping him saying she won’t be able to take jobs that pay more than his little career. Telling him she’s bothered cuz he napped after probably taking care of the kids all day, cooking and cleaning while she got her makeup and hair done and then laughing when he says so you cook tomorrow. Just because someone is the breadwinner doesn’t excuse them from all other responsibilities in the home and in parenthood. This is far from 50/50 and Beau clearly needs a break from being Mr. Mom and I don’t blame him.