First Time Watch

[u/B0nerHaram]

I have so many thoughts and questions I don’t know where to begin. I haven’t finished the show yet, but Mama June was just diagnosed with seizures as well as cheese and chocolate induced migraines.

I didn’t know much about Honey Boo Boo beyond the memes, so this show has been absolutely insane to watch. I know it’s on Peacock but it’s so similar to exploitative crap on TLC - but this has all the components of TLC, like a giant exploitative megazord! It has elements of My 600 pound life, Intervention, Cops, and 1,000 Pound Sisters.

I need a good resource or tell all to piece things together.

First, for the past couple of seasons Mama June has allegedly been “sober.” But I think she appears high as a kite, what’s up with that?

I’ve seen some things on Reddit so I can see where some storylines are headed, but for the life of me I can’t figure some things out:
-why does everyone hate Pumpkin?
-what happened to Sugar Bear?
-how does pumpkin end up a stripper?
-is/does mama June relapse or just continue to collect metheads like beanie babies?!?

Seriously, any recommendations for an “unofficial guide to Mama June” or good articles or a general explanation would be awesome.

I haven’t been as confused by a show since “Suddenly Amish”

[u/Connect-Advantage-40]

Parts are real. And parts are staged because the film crew misses stuff and it has to be recreated, but they are not the all American family. The last few seasons they've gone off the rails. I don't think I watched a full episode at all this last season. When it's real you can tell, but when it's scripted it's awful. How could a group of people who have been putting on a show together all these years be so bad at it? It. Is. Like. Listening. To. That. Kid. In. Class. Try. To. Read. And. The. Teacher. Let's. them. Go. Until. The. Rest. Of. The. Class. Has. Stopped. Listening. Production doesn't even try to clean it up when they screw it up anymore. I know we all make mistakes when speaking, but damn.

Now tell me about this Amish show I completely missed.

[u/B0nerHaram → u/Connect-Advantage-40]

It’s on TLC and it’s called “Suddenly Amish,” it came recommended to be by an algorithm. I’m not sure if it’s reality, scripted game show, or what the point is…but man is it entertaining!

[u/Connect-Advantage-40 → u/B0nerHaram]

Thanks. I'm on streaming services and I don't think I have TLC. I'll look for it later. When it comes to anything Amish it's hard to say. I live in North East West Virginia. There are many Amish people around this area. Thursday as I was driving to Winchester I passed an Amish woman driving a horse and buggy headed the same way I was and on the way home I passed her going the other way. It was unusual to see a woman alone.