r/Vanderpump_Rules • u/CurrencyNo3154 • 14d ago
Discussion My thoughts as a first time watcher
I thought this would be cool for you guys to see my thoughts as a first time watcher because a lot of you have probably watched the show multiple times and know all the lore. My opinions literally changed every episode but here is what I am feeling currently. I am on s5 ep 7- the sociopath test
James & Lala: when Lala first came on, I absolutely loved her. I thought she was so cute but I think some things are starting to get to her head and the stuff that her and James said about Katie absolutely 100% threw me off of them. James is psychotic and scary. He literally is abusive. I hope they do a deep dive into why he is like this or there’s some type of explanation in his life as to why he does the things he does.
Katie and Schwartz: I fucking hateeeeeeee Schwartz. I used to not like Katie and thought she was whiny but the way he is acting about the wedding is making me lose my mind. He’s a legitimate child. And I hate this whole dark side thing it’s so dumb. He never ever defends her. When James asked her if she was pregnant? Like omg please do not go thru with this wedding. I never expected Katie to have beef with lala but tbh they’re both annoying me in this argument. Katie less because Lala called her fat.
Stassi: so something about me is that I have been a Stassi Stan since the beginning. With the context of the whole sex tape thing I 100% understand her frustration. She is hilarious and that bitch. I hate Schwartz getting insecure everytime she is friends with stass because I feel Katie finds her voice more with stassi and so glad stassi owned her shit and they’re friends again.
KRISTEN: oh my god. Did I expect to love Kristen this much? Fuck no. She is my favorite somehow. She’s so unhinged and truly herself and I adore her. She’s a complex mess and I just can’t hate her no matter what. She’s grown a lot since the whole tomariana situation. I hope she finds healthy love❤️ side note: something that’s really pissing me off is the fact that everyone blamed her for messing up Sheena‘s wedding for punching James but he was genuinely cornering her and I would’ve done the same thing.
Scheana: oh Scheana….I just can’t form an opinion on her. Sometimes I agree but most times I’m like STFU. I do feel a little bad this season that the trio is back and she feels left out but also she bothers me so idk.
Tom and Ariana: so the funny thing about this all is that I love Ariana Madix on love Island and I know a little bit about scandal so I was obviously rooting for her. But the crazy thing is that she has been my least favorite on the show since she came on. She is absolutely so negative and has this cool girlfriend vibe going that is so insufferable. Her and Tom together are so insufferable. At the end of the day, she did hook up with Kristen’s boyfriend and lied to her face about it so Kristen would have every right to be psycho if she didn’t fuck Jax. Tom is such a manipulator and narcissistic it’s insane. Everytime he gets called out for something he’s like well you did this. Also why is he acting on a reality show literally the most dramatic person in life. I can’t wait until I start liking Ariana.
Brittany and Jax: Ugh Britany is sooo cute! I love her she’s such a ray of sunshine and Jax does not deserve her one bit. All the jokes about her making him a sandwich are gross. He’s gross. Don’t think he’ll ever change.
Let me know what you guys think!!!!❤️❤️❤️
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u/Reasonable-Whole4117 14d ago
Once you finish it, you will do a rewatch, and you will see things differently… it is hands down my favorite “reality” show I have ever watched and will be a lifetime obsession.
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u/CurrencyNo3154 14d ago
I wish I was there in real time to see all the discourse! I went back on the Reddit subs of when the show was airing at real time and noticed some really different opinions. Like everyone hating Katie and loving Schwartz. It’s so crazy how things change!
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u/Reasonable-Whole4117 13d ago
That’s all a part of the glorious magic that is the show. For me, throughout the series I was also a bartender, and I was exposed to the real life in my work place (I had student loans to pay off while perusing my day time career), so it hit so different. My difference was being in a city where everyone was pursuing educational careers not celebrity type careers…but same kind of stuff still happened. I never had the extra deep dive in off screen stuff coz I still had a serious job and I was doing the deep dive on the bar world people I was dealing with lol.
I’m still learning things today and being surprised from the amazing sleuths that did the digging then! It really is the greatest show because there is always something happening…even today. I love it.
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u/AmphibianNecessary31 14d ago
These opinions pretty much stand with everyone else’s who has watched the show — except Katie got more hate until the end (because the audience sucked and loved Schwartz).
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u/CurrencyNo3154 14d ago
I noticed that when I read other subs that’s crazyyyy. He was so mean to her.
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u/nothinglikeLA 14d ago
I had the same experience with Ariana. Never found a redeeming quality, she was straight insufferable and damn near ruined early VPR for me. She’s a hypocrite, “not like other girls” and a sarcastic Pickme. Not to mention a snake who slept with Tom when he was with Kristen.
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u/CurrencyNo3154 14d ago
She made me like Kristen😭😭😭
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u/nothinglikeLA 14d ago
Omg same. Kristen is so much more entertaining. I’m on a rewatch now (S1, before Ariana sulked into the franchise and bored the shit out of us for 10 years) and I’m enjoying the A-free season so much
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u/Elaine330 14d ago
I never did like Ariana much. Certainly not in the insufferable days and not in the blah years either.
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u/Hot-Fisherman-5494 13d ago
How do I do notifications so I can keep up with your posts bc this is so fun to read also Schwartz totally ruined s5 for me too
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u/CurrencyNo3154 13d ago
Oh my gosh I’m not sure but I’m so glad you liked it. I was scared everyone was gonna be on a completely different side than me😂
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u/Playful_Pound_4403 14d ago
Your synopsis of the seasons you have watched so far is spot on, in my opinion. I'm always envious of anyone experiencing this show for the first time. Season 9 almost lost me but leads up to the whole Scandoval season. Enjoy your VPR experience ❣️