#1 GUY IN THE GROUP
For better or worse, “Vanderpump Rules” is at its best when Jax Taylor is running amok, spreading rumors and lighting fires with every step.
Alec Karam is a former breaking news intern for The Daily Beast and a freelance culture journalist. When he’s not writing, he’s either watching The Real Housewives or talking about it with people who don’t care. And sometimes, he’s writing about The Real Housewives.
APPLES SOMETIMES FALL
While Lala Kent’s sperm donor party is the centerpiece of this week’s “Vanderpump Rules,” Tom Sandoval upstages her with a classic pity party.
HINT: EVERYTHING
What once was the cream of the Real Housewives crop is now one of the franchise’s most dire franchises. How did “RHOP” fall so far, and how can it get back to its former glory?
OPEN AND… DISHONEST?
While “RHOBH” capped Season 13 last month, the full story on the Bravo star’s failing marriage only began weeks later…on Netflix. And that has fans in a furor.
JO RULES!
The stars of “VPR” are in an endless tug-of-war of where to take the series post-Scandoval, but it’s Tom Schwartz’s scorned lover Jo who steals the show.
NEW RULES
After nearly half a season of snoozy standoff, the notorious exes are finally sharing a screen—and unleashing all their pent-up anger. It’s shocking, yet cathartic, to see.
DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS
There’s never a dull day in the chaotic world of “Grey’s Anatomy.” From bombs to shootings to randomly timed musical episodes, these surgeons have seen it all.
MEET THE PLASTICS
The “Vanderpump Rules” crew put away pretense this week to be their snarky, catty selves. What a relief.
WELCOME TO VANDERPUMP VALLEY
Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” spinoff is full of delusional people on the hunt to make TV history. At the very least, Jax is just as awful as ever—and we can all be grateful for that.
SANDSTORM ON THE HORIZON
Sandoval blows up on everyone, everywhere, all at different times on this week’s “VPR,” proving he’s his own worst enemy—and the viewers’ best friend. We love a villain arc.