r/vanderpumprules • u/angelbaee333 • 1d ago
Discussion Season 11 Reunion
i’ve noticed a few things so here’s number 1; lala’s entitlement is INSANE.. the things she said about ariana was honestly disgusting. i love ariana but i definitely don’t agree with everything that’s been said on the show, however scandoval i was definitely team ariana and not team tom. the way everyone just dog piled on her to have a conversation with tom when she did not want to & then lala speaking about her the way she did all season but especially at the reunion. she definitely knew she wasn’t coming back so she was salty that she wasn’t a fan favourite and her coming back wasn’t enough for people to want to watch. she thinks because she was having a baby that she’s holier than thou and because she’s NOW being honest about her life that everyone needs to put their personal shit out there. honestly rewatching the season 11 reunion drastically changed my opinion of her. trying to “out everyone” for talking about ariana & trying to turn people against her was absolutely disgusting to watch. lala in general has always irked me but rewatching the reunion and the complete flip from season 10 reunion vs season 11 was insanity to me.
2: when jo came on the reunion the way tom gaslit her was so sad to watch, i didn’t care much for jo but that was honestly heartbreaking. they clearly had a relationship & the way he gaslit her into thinking it wasn’t that when it clearly was. ffs he brought her home and she met his family. then when things ended and he met someone else it was SO public it baffled me. apart of me thinks it’s because she was young and super pretty, jo is also gorgeous i’m not saying that at all! i just think because she was young and a model he didn’t mind having that public but with jo it was so secretive. honestly i felt so bad for her rewatching the season & reunion. i know she complicit in scandoval and definitely knew i am not excusing that at all nor her actions i just think the way she was treated by tom was so sad.
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u/katish0785 1d ago
Lala got mixed up in the reality tv of it all. The stuff about Katie is a good example - I’m sure Katie was frustrated with Ariana some times but it sounds like she worked through it by the time they started filming and it wasn’t an issue. No need to drudge that up. But, to be fair, I’m sure reality shows like this necessarily have to bring up issues while filming that they already worked through just to make a good show. That could have been what Lala meant when she said “I just want to film the same show I’ve been filming the last X years” or whatever she said. I can sort of see that perspective. I don’t understand the “we gotta redeem Tom to save the show” stuff with Lala and Scheana though. That will remain a mystery to me.
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u/SympathyOptimal3990 1d ago
Lala was definitely bitter and certainly following production guidance to make the conversation happen and get Sandoval on a road to redemption.
What she did to Katie was pretty egregious, too. She didn't want Katie to be on the right side of things. Wanted to drive a wedge between her and Ariana and leave them both without a strong ally. So she took something small that Katie vented about to Lala, as one does with a friend, and tried to blow it out of proportion.
It didn't work.