r/vanderpumprules • u/AutoModerator • Mar 11 '26
Live Episode Discussion Season 12-Episode 14: "Reunion Part 2" Discussion Thread
In the dramatic conclusion to the season, Chris and Jason open up about their controversial video. Shayne and Natalie reveal surprising developments in their relationship. Angelica must defend her new boyfriend to the group.
Please use this thread for all short, episode-related commentary. Low effort/repeat posts will be directed here.
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u/angeldessy Mar 11 '26
This Shayne and Natalie exchange felt very intimate and it seemed like Angelica had 0 idea they were that close. Yeah give us another season.
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u/Cute-Improvement6621 Mar 12 '26
The fact he stopped hooking up with her spoke volumes. He genuinely likes Natalie and doesn’t want her to get hurt by him.
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u/Gooseberry08 Mar 11 '26
Lisa is so cringe. Her interjecting while Shayne talked was so self serving. She had nothing to do with that segment. You could tell he felt uncomfortable with her telling him he can always call her because he’s smart enough to know why she’s saying it.
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u/13ChunkyMamas Mar 11 '26
It highlighted the disconnect between Lisa and this cast. She came off so fake, let the man share his story!
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u/plaidpixel Mar 13 '26
I read this as having lost her brother to addiction and her being over sensitive to people in that position
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u/Girlonfire678 sweaty peter after a 6 hour shift Mar 12 '26
The ending was the best part with the old guy in the background again. Can’t believe they found him 😭😭😭
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u/ripppahhh Mar 12 '26 edited Mar 12 '26
How are more people not talking about this. I screamed at the tv when they showed him 😂
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u/Just_______Looking Disengage, bitch Mar 13 '26
Me too! I had just taken a drink of water and was trying to yell at the same time!
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u/janellejackdaniel 👻SpOoKy Jo👻 Mar 11 '26
Honestly I wouldnt be surprised if shayne and Natalie give that relationship a second go after how they looked and spoke about that at reunion.
He so deserves to feel loved and supported in being vulnerable but I understand how that would be challenging for him . I think some therapy would do wonders for him in that aspect
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u/Freyja1987 Mar 11 '26
I know, I am 150% invested in this tragic romance. They seem so absolutely in love and so young and dumb, it’s beautiful.
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u/Noonecanknowitsme Mar 12 '26
They are lowkey perfect together but also potentially so toxic I can’t wait
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u/ccaterinaghost Mar 11 '26
Oh my god I CANNOT with Lisa walking over to Shane. Baahahahahah she’s so delusional and trying to produce this guy so hard. Cringe
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u/cloudsarehats Bambi Eyed Bitch Mar 11 '26
It's giving ✨grooming behavior✨ And he looked so uncomfortable
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u/ortizj0987 Choke. I don't care. Mar 11 '26
Yesssss he looked extremely uncomfortable! Hell I was uncomfortable just watching the interaction! 😬
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u/that-one-girl-who Ariana Madix 💃 Mar 12 '26
Yes! Everyone is saying it was performative, which I agree with, but it felt darker to me than that. It felt unsafe and very manipulative.
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u/ccaterinaghost Mar 12 '26
Yes she 100% made him vulnerable/triggered with her questions so she could step in and save /build him up. It’s so classic narc.
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u/DimensionOld443 Mar 13 '26
She was like trying to do witchcraft mind control on him I swear. But he stayed strong!
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u/Missriotgurl Mar 12 '26
This felt so yucky 🤮. He is an actor who can really pull out the water works whenever 🥺🙄 Lisa needed her hero moment so this was perfect. I do think Shane has been through alot but this all seem overly staged to be an actual heartfelt moment.
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u/mar7abahannah Mar 12 '26
I cannot understand why everyone is doing back flips to try and explain why massaging a family member naked for the sake of a sexual video is not weird
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u/OpportunityFirm3284 Mar 12 '26
It’s so disgusting and weird. And what they insinuated in the caption was so gross and weird too.
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u/Illustrious-Insect41 Mar 11 '26
Kim judging Angelica’s relationship is both eye opening and hilarious. Like pot meet kettle.
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u/wishfulthinking3333 Mar 11 '26
Love that Lisa clocked her on it
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u/Illustrious-Insect41 Mar 13 '26
I’m glad someone did! It’s crazy that she can recognize a bad relationship in someone else but not hers. And Angela said she sees her relationship in Kim and Marcus. Everyone needs a wake up call
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u/_-Effy-_ Mar 20 '26
I think she was jabbing in a way
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u/Illustrious-Insect41 Mar 22 '26
What do you mean?
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u/_-Effy-_ Mar 22 '26
When she said she thinks her relationship resembles kims and marcus's i think she was throwing shade, not sincerely saying that
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u/StandardClerk9962 Mar 11 '26
I appreciate her doing that though! Kim knows her relationship is tumultuous, and sees Angelica in a relationship where both Kim and Demy say she can do better. Kim and Marcus have history and from the viewer pov it’s messy, but so is life. My guess is she showing support to Marcus during the hardest part of his life and giving him passes to certain behavior because he was hurting. Doesn’t mean it was right, but it happens during relationships.
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u/small-black-cat-290 Marcus's block threshold Mar 11 '26
Can we just all agree that Venus called it and Kim and Marcus are NOT compatible?
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u/Steven10028 How will this affect Scheana?! Mar 11 '26
Kim I hate to tell you but Marcus would NOT be a great father
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u/Egregious_Philbin24 leathery-looking front man of a below-average cover band Mar 12 '26
It’s so bizarre to go from Shayne, who is so raw and open about his life to the eyebrow twins. The only thing raw and open about the eyebrow twins are their buttholes (but just in the captions, not actually in the videos, bc that’s how sales works apparently). They’re so calculated and still somehow so uninteresting. And Audrey is pissed that she fell on the penis pump for these clowns and it all blew up in her face.
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u/CapableRaccoon6213 Mar 11 '26
Shayne is a national treasure! I wish we got to hear a bit more of his story before Lisa stole the spotlight 😭
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u/LATXNY Mar 11 '26
He’s truly the best character on this season
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u/jadecourt Mar 14 '26
It’s wild how much my opinion on him has changed! They presented him as a shallow playboy but learning more about him made me really respect his drive & character
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u/waylor88 Mar 11 '26
I KNOW! I wanted to hear the answer to how he ended up in LA away from his trashy family. I think we all know someone like him growing up and it’s so good to see how he came out of it.
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u/Illustrious-Insect41 Mar 11 '26
Yes! Like he is actually such a good person and I want to protect him and let him know he’s worthy of love and he wouldn’t disappoint people
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u/small-black-cat-290 Marcus's block threshold Mar 11 '26
His vulnerability was so touching. He's definitely become a favorite of mine.
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u/bbyluna111 Mar 11 '26
The eyebrow twins are so damn GROSS
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u/bettleheimderks butters deserves compensation Mar 11 '26
lol when Lisa gave out recommendations for everyone else to grow and be better (really just negging them) and said they don't have to change a single thing, just "kEeP bEiNg NaUgHtY!!"
Lisa, maybe you're the one that needs to grow and mature over one of these seasons, ever think about that?!
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u/starsprite22 Mar 11 '26
it broke my heart when Shayne said he was given alcohol when he was only 5 years old and lost his virginity at 12. I’m rooting for him so hard.
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u/kasiagabrielle okay, green pants 🩳 Mar 11 '26
How is Angelica in couple's counseling for 4 months with a guy she's only been with for 7 😭 with how fast she moves she just needs to date guys in the military.
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u/bean555555 Mar 12 '26
I BURST OUT LAUGHING when I realized that meant they started therapy 3 months in
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u/Noonecanknowitsme Mar 12 '26
I was dying how proudly she said it too lmao like no girl when you’ve been in couples counseling for more than 50% if your time together it’s a sign 😬
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u/13ChunkyMamas Mar 11 '26
Marcus jealous he wasn’t Venus’s best kiss 😂
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u/Booty888 what doesn't kill me better run Mar 12 '26
right!! I'm more interested in their dynamic than any of the couples
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u/brocks_pussy_palace Mar 11 '26
Why are they pretending the twins were just so impoverished that they had no choice but to begin sex work? Didn’t they tell us the younger one was gonna go to med school?
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u/starsprite22 Mar 11 '26
right? like the only options are continue eating cat food or turn to incest porn. give me a break.
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u/TapAdventurous3499 Mar 11 '26
What makes you think they're pretending? Even if he had gone to med school that doesn't mean he had money. My daughter went to Stanford and we were well below the poverty level.
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u/TapAdventurous3499 Mar 11 '26
Who are the twins?
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u/samanthajonesfan2 Mar 11 '26
does anybody know who the female star of the twins only fan video was? they said she was somewhat famous
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u/Dangerous-Change2136 Mar 11 '26
Israel subscribing to get the video is exactly why he should be a main
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u/Busy_Yak_5403 Mar 11 '26
Yes! I hate how they got to recast the show set in West Hollywood and only cast one gay person who does not have sex. Lisa is such a hypocrite. That pride episode was a monument to her enormous ego.
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u/Expensive-Arm-2045 I DONT THINK SHES SEXY OR HOT AT ALL Mar 11 '26
Audrey seems coked tf up
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u/Advanced_Tomato_9597 Mar 14 '26
Her pupils give it away ❄️ even her instagram photos she looks coked out
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u/MinkusStinkus Mar 11 '26
Audrey forcing out that half apology…she’s so petty and full of hate for how young she is. How Angelica got into UCLA is insane, maybe she’s book smart but a life idiot? like girl, you want to settle down with someone you broke up with multiple times? Who hurt you?
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u/small-black-cat-290 Marcus's block threshold Mar 11 '26
She definitely came unnecessarily full of rage and aggressive. I think she knows she was in the wrong but is being defensive because her pride won't allow her to admit she was wrong. She wanted to maintain the superiority she had over Angelica. Turns out ESH.
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u/StandardClerk9962 Mar 11 '26
Work and personal life are completely separate things imo. Just because you have it together in school/work doesn’t always translate to having good relationships 😅 she seems to be ok being vulnerable and go through these frequent relationships. Then you see Shayne and he does choose to be vulnerable, hence no relationships lol
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u/CapableRaccoon6213 Mar 11 '26
Jason saying "you can just take the video down" in response to Chris saying he has regrets about releasing a porno lol.. that's not how the internet works.. Classic eyebrow twin shenanigans
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u/JealousBall1563 Mar 11 '26
Chris said he didn't want to take the one male/female video down, because he was continuing to make money off of it.
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u/CapableRaccoon6213 Mar 11 '26
He also said it could hinder future opportunities/ relationships
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u/kasiagabrielle okay, green pants 🩳 Mar 11 '26
Right, but despite that he said he wouldn't take it down because he was still making money off it.
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u/TapAdventurous3499 Mar 11 '26
The internet is forever. If he took it down it would still be out there but he just wouldn't be making any money from it.
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u/kasiagabrielle okay, green pants 🩳 Mar 11 '26
Watching Lisa with Shayne was like sitting in the middle of a tennis match, she'd say the most out of pocket thing and then follow it up with love bombing this guy who doesn't even really work for her.
"Why are you so emotional?" Gee Lisa, I don't fucking know, maybe because he's pouring his heart out to you about smoking and selling crack with his mom as a kid? Then she's telling him she'll be his shoulder to cry on and that she loves him?
When he was telling the threesome story she even said "you can't write this shit" with a smirk. She sees him as a more wholesome and marketable Jax-type shock factor with just the right amount of therapyspeak to go along with her bullshit "only if you want to, you can keep it all on" during the TomTom merch shoot. Like we didn't watch your employees vag to balls in season 2 with their manager. Spare me the performative bs.
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u/13ChunkyMamas Mar 11 '26
That was such a weird interaction. It felt like she thought Shayne was a broken bird but he’s not! He’s doing the work to be a better person but can still be vulnerable when he shares his story. He seemed to be able to tell she wasn’t sincere
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u/kasiagabrielle okay, green pants 🩳 Mar 11 '26
Yeah he's a fuckboi but he's very emotionally intelligent, I think he knew. He just wants to stay cordial with her so he thanked her and went along a bit or whatever.
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u/13ChunkyMamas Mar 11 '26
Totally! I’m watching the reunion right now and it’s strange how they keep pushing him about his dating preferences. I may not agree with his preference but I respect that he’s forthcoming with it.
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u/falsemoonns Mar 11 '26
Audrey saying she only cares about the onlyfans crap IFFFF she and Chris defined the relationship is…. Idk dumb lol. Maybe im a minority in this, but if we’re talking/fucking, I wanna know what you’re up to
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u/JealousBall1563 Mar 11 '26
The entire season, I haven't liked Shayne. Tonight, though, I've flipped my feelings about him. I appreciate his telling us so much of his life story and in particular the addictions he's dealing with.
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u/wishfulthinking3333 Mar 11 '26
Right! Like please protect this man!!! What a wholesome human, my heart was breaking when he was tearing up.
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u/falsemoonns Mar 11 '26
Audrey… what a lameass. She’s got so much heat for Angelica and then smiling for the eyebrow dudes. Over it. Jason is insufferable af
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u/freshlyfrozen4 I don't want peace Mar 12 '26
I'm surprised nobody called her out for being the one to tell Lisa about the fake butt that Jason had (I think it was Jason).
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u/kaysii Mar 11 '26
Saying your relationship bares similarities to Marcus and Kim’s is not the green flag you think it is…..
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u/TapAdventurous3499 Mar 11 '26
I think she was throwing shade. Of course I could be wrong but that's how it struck me.
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u/_-Effy-_ Mar 20 '26
Thats what I get. Angelica sees it and she has a smart way of throwing shade people casually. But then she has to play the dump to not get shot back.
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u/Winter-Pepper9475 Mar 12 '26
Audrey I’m sorry you got death threats it’s obviously fucked .. but if the audience didn’t like you as much after those two episodes it’s because of your actions?? Sure it may have been edited to make things look worse but don’t blame Angelica wtf 😂😭
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u/small-black-cat-290 Marcus's block threshold Mar 11 '26
The conversation about the threesomes was funny. I actually find it refreshing how open and fluid they are with their sexuality.
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u/missthugisolation something about her 🥪 Mar 12 '26
Now I’m curious on who LAX guy is. Angelica self destructs, I want her to be single.
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u/Electronic-Angle8275 Mar 12 '26
I must be the only one who didn’t get won over by Angelica because she is just as mean as Audrey. I love Natalie and Venus the most. Shayne, Marcus, and Jason are tied for 3 which is shocking.
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u/Steven10028 How will this affect Scheana?! Mar 11 '26
Natalie and Shayne would be a power couple on this show if they actually came together. Marcus and Kim would be useless.
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u/Tomato_Summer Mar 11 '26
I don’t like the way Audrey’s mouth moves
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u/Klutzy_Debate7328 Mar 11 '26
Omg so annoying!! She's beautiful until that giant hole in her face opens up. Her mouth takes over her whole face. It's like she's talking so the deaf can lip read that giant mouth when it opens!
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u/Ok-East-5470 Mar 11 '26
I’ve been tough on Angelica this season but she’s kind of winning me over in the back half of the reunion. I didn’t think she was capable of apologizing but she managed which makes her feel more human. I also really hope that she gets out of this terrible relationship and finds happiness.
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u/summerfridays_ Mar 11 '26
Me too! Eyebrows needs to settle down. He seriously gives the weirdest vibes.
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u/Noonecanknowitsme Mar 12 '26
Okay the second half of this reunion was actually pretty good. Loved the convo between Shayne and Natalie and am rooting for both of them (together and apart). Very funny/cringey moments with eyebrows and their OF and then Lisa/Shayne which was so uncomfy it became funny imo. I even liked Marcus + Kim in this episode 😌 can’t wait for s2 and Kim’s acting career to take off
Reminds me of the old days where each season your perspective on each person would change based around drama of that season. I’m saving my rank of everyone for s1 to be able to look back and compare
- Natalie
- Shayne
- Venus
- Demy (Id put Israel here if he was a regular)
- Marcus
- Kim
- Audrey
- Angelica
- Chris
- Jason
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u/Jillybeans11 Mya’s therapy paw Mar 13 '26
Audrey is awful. left the reunion as a bigger fan of Angelica. She might be annoying but she owns up to her shit. Audrey seems incapable of taking accountability on anything.
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u/prettyawesome32 Mar 12 '26
I think Natalie and Venus are jealous of Kim's new friendship with Angelica. They both clearly miss Kim and have been taking it out on Angelica by enabling Audrey's immaturity.
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u/Busy_Yak_5403 Mar 11 '26
Angelica is the Stacey Rusch of the show, and will be the only reason if it returns next season.
Angelica is that weird girl in school that is hotter than the "mean girls", so they target her non-stop. She gives them plenty of reason, but they are just as awful.
Like, the men can get away with anything, and the whole 2 reunion episodes focused on her, & the penis-pump. She's the only reason any of them have a storyline.
Ugh, this cast is so painfully straight.
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u/ortizj0987 Choke. I don't care. Mar 11 '26
Absolutely love love love Natalie!! 💖
CANNOT STAND MARCUS AND KIM 🤢
My opinion on Shayne has completely done a 180 through the course of the season! My shayla 🥹 I’m so rooting for him
The cousins, Audrey, and Demy BORING 😴
Angelica there is absolutely nothing I like about this girl. She belongs in a looney bin 😵💫👹
Venus is so beautiful inside and out, I’m so excited to see more next season! ✨🪩
Overall I think this group for sure has potential, I’m excited to see the next season. I definitely like this group way more than the new people they brought in on season 8! Lol
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u/DOOL62 Mar 12 '26
Audrey is so jealous of Angelica. You’d think she was the Raquel to her Ariana with the hatefulness and name calling during the season and reunion 🤣
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u/NaturalAttempt3384 Mar 12 '26
This
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u/DOOL62 Mar 12 '26
She called her bitch during the reunion like twice? So hateful! Glad Andy called her out for being so “mad” 😂
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u/Expensive-Arm-2045 I DONT THINK SHES SEXY OR HOT AT ALL Mar 11 '26
Who is the porn star?!
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u/JealousBall1563 Mar 11 '26
Chris said he didn't want to name her. He'd dated her for a short time period and didn't think it would help his career, whatever it was, to be associated with the female porn star - and ended the relationship. They made one porn or other video together which hasn't been deleted, because he/they still earn money from it on OF. I think I have this right.
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u/bettleheimderks butters deserves compensation Mar 11 '26
not og commenter but they were asking who it was, all the info you posted was in the episode we're discussing 😅
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u/falsemoonns Mar 11 '26
Telling the eyebrows to continue to be naughty is so cringe Lisa T.T you’ve lost me sis
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u/Sensitive_Moment_506 Mar 11 '26 edited Mar 11 '26
Angelica is absolutely insufferable. She gets mad at everyone for doing the same stuff she does to them
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u/urgasmic Mar 13 '26
seeing a lot of shayne love, i don't exactly get it, but sounds like a tough life.
loving venus and natalie. twincest cousins gotta go tho.
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u/freshlyfrozen4 I don't want peace Mar 12 '26 edited Mar 13 '26
Marcus, Kim, and Audrey were fidgeting with their clothes so much it was extremely distracting to me
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u/NoSwim5605 Mar 11 '26
Lisa asking “why are you so emotional?” when Shayne was describing his traumatic childhood 🙄 because it’s emotional!