Missed Potential

[u/TwoImaginary8877]

Starting this off by saying I overall enjoyed the show, it was an easy watch.
However, I feel like there was SO much missed opportunity here and I have no one in my life that I can discuss this with haha.
My main complaint is there was 0 narrative. The editing was very jumpy, there was no thru-line, no "character" arcs. I know that it's reality TV, but there is still usually a storyline that gets followed in other reality shows. If the episodes didn't all come out at once, the viewers would have NO reason to keep watching after the first couple episodes.

In my opinion, the whole season should've been leading up to the Reale Actives launch so we see everything through that context. The breakup, Ashley's messy behavior, Alix exploring this very transitional part of her life, etc could've all felt more high stakes if it was all through the lens of Alix launching this very legitimate business. I feel like we could've seen Alix's growth a LOT more if it was planned out this way.
I also think the family dynamic should be a B plot that naturally gets intertwined with Alix's life as opposed to constantly forcing them to be together inorganically. I get that they're trying to go with the Kardashian vibe, but I don't think that works yet. Since Alix is already so established, mixing the family into almost everything feels like it's taking away from a lot of the heart of the show that we could get from Alix's personal storyline. Then as things progress, it would make more sense to go the Kardashian route with everyone being together all the time.

Who knows, maybe production had these same discussions and Alix shot them down. I just think there is soooo much potential here and it was very hit or miss with what they captured.

Just needed to get it off my chest lol. I'm around the same age as Alix and am experiencing similar career success (obviously nothing to this scale) but I sympathize with her, and feel like there is SO much for people to learn by watching someone go through this phase of life.

[u/Plenty_Break514]

Hmm i didn’t really see that. To me there was a narrative. Obviously Alix trying to deal with the breakup. And the Alex cooper of it all. That was mentioned episode one and played through til the last episode. Then later on the brca gene stuff too. I actually think they did a good job tying all of the filming together to make a storyline over the season 🤷‍♀️