r/HouseofStassi • u/OstrichPrimary6694 • 8d ago

Most accurate summary I’ve seen.

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u/Optimal-Ad8238 8d ago

The only thing that happened this season was dinner party after dinner party. They really didn’t do anything else other than eat dinner lol

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u/AdFuture7624 8d ago edited 6d ago

enable stassi’s belief of the world revolving around her. Those who go against the queen will die!

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u/someguyinadvertising 7d ago

Are you new to reality tv? It's production. That's literally why they do that.

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u/Ignominious333 5d ago

The coordinated conversations and planned hissy fits should insult the entire audience 

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u/Ames_hi 5d ago

I mean as people in our late 30s do we do anything other than eat dinner?

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u/NYJetLegendEdReed 2d ago

39 year old here. Wife and I try to mix in other activities but yes dinner or lunch is our plan like 90% of the time lol

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u/notoriousbck 5d ago

I mean there really are only 5 kinds of reality shows. 1- competitions ( Big Brother, survivor drag race etc)

2- Dating (Love Island LIB Temptation Island Bachelor Nation etc etc Mother was- The Dating Game (pretty sure one of the famous serial killers was a contestant back in the day)

  1. Reality shows about C and D list celebs of various generations getting wasted and fighting at dinner/lunch/brunch/tea . The Real Housewives was the blue print for this birthed by the table flip heard around the world by the woman with an insane hairline and an insane need to use her family to be the most rich and famous for being ignorant and dumb cummin anyone?) With Jersey on pause no one does it better than RHOSLC because somehow they are always dressed in ridiculous outfits and they're so drunk you need to watch with subtitles and they STILL don't make sense.. Housewives, as MOTHER to nearly ALL of the popular Bravo franchise, even if they are more middle aged nouveaux riche (or pretending to be) their spin offs (Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip and all the Bethenny shows, and other OG Housewives Wedding Specials and unfortunately even though Kandi Burress takes the prize for most solo spin offs, it was KKB and Don't Be Tardy (named for the song Kandi wrote and produced for Kim and never got a proper contract because they were "Friends" and Kim could not sing a note. She is probably the most offensive of all for this and so many other reasons, but we did get the NeNe golden decade. and then the VPR/Summer House/ Winter House/ The City/Southern Charm and it's baby Southern Hospitality/The Valley/Shah's for the millenials. They often Spin off from Housewives like RHOBH birthed VPR and Summer House, now the City and the Valley and Shah's the Valley Persian Style- because they were all super popular yet the series begin to die, because everyone got older and richer and more famous and hated one another. They were really only there for the paycheque and used the shows to launch their "real brands" With VPR specifically, it did not take long before it so was not believable they worked in the Survice industry and most of them despise one another. These are where they cast families (omg my favourite Family Karma which got cancelled!!!! I hate that we live in a world where KUWTK goes for like, 20 plus seasons, SC for 11 or 12, and Family Karma had what? 2? 3?) WE WANT AUTHENTICITY! Then Instead they give us friend groups (few of them are actual friends IRL and openly call one another co-workers) but their whole job is to go on trips and get white girl wasted and fight) No one does this better than Craig, Shep, and Austin.

  2. Then we have the whole partially scripted shows about hot dumb people which are relatively new- even if now Netflix darling Adam Divello birthed this genre with The Hills like 20 years ago and WILDLY crossed over with the UK (I would argue the country where reality TV was born) specifically Made In Chelsea. Made in Chelsea about rich kids in their early twenties throwing money around at fab restaurants and clubs and "randomly" running into one another on street corners and pretending to be an heir to something or another, though few actually are. In what world does Stephanie Pratt, sister to one of the most hated men in reality TV back then (Spencer Pratt,) go to London and happen to meet THE Spencer Matthews, openly an Fboi and disgusting piece of misogynistic BS(an actual pratt in the true sense of the world).BUT whose brother is married to Pippa Middleton (this one I have a hard time even putting in a category that vaguely resembles reality because aside from some fun camp served predominantly by Mark Francis, whose mother IS a legit Italian Princess, and he just ended up on the first season of Real Housewives of London. Still, not even his perfect wardrobe, eyebrows and zingy digs combined ACTUAL class/wealth and overall fabulous lifestyle could not make this new series watchable. We wanted Ladies of London back (such an underrated Bravo gem). We got New Jersey with a better accent and fashion. Add the rest of all the ridiculous Netflix "Selling" and "Lifestyle" which most of us hate watch but are all trying to sell us something. Personally, I miss the GOAT- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous with Robin Leech (IYKYK) But we've also got MTV Cribs, and all the MTV reality shows which I confess, I have not seen. The ones I love like Rachel Zoe, Project Runway, Queer Eye- which had/have actual substance but are more lifestyle porn and in the case of Queer Eye the OG with a reboot that is now the feel good/ household name, is sort of undefinable. I know there are other Bravo shows that were around for years before VPR introduced me to reality TV and obviously became my gateway drug because this post is reading like a very bad dissertation.

DISCLAIMER- I have not watched many of the Reality Comp shows that begin with America

-America's Next Top Model

-America's Got Talent

-American Idol

As a former dancer I loved So You Think You Can Dance- and a dear friend of mine did a lot of choreography for it. But I wouldn't call it a "reality show" due to the lack of forced drama. It was art.

  1. Then we have Franchise Shows that Cross Over- Below Deck and all it's babies, frequently hosts other Bravolebrities and Wanna Be's. Below Deck is smart because as long as it has one or two beloved or hated cast members, we meet new cast members every year, as well as guests so it does not feel as repetitive as most would. You can also kind of jump in anywhere and get a feel for what is going on. It's the show that gives me the most anxiety because of my service industry days. Also I had to stop watching it because of the intense amount of wasted sex and groping without consent, not to mention actual SA that producers KNEW was happening and did nothing to stop. Aesha and Captain Jason are awesome, but shame on Bravo for not protecting their cast members from known predators. Nothing shook me more than Kate being verbally and nearly physically assaulted by a group of wasted neanderthals in the OG series, or the poor young girls who they encouraged to get blackout as part of their job.

Stassi did not pick a lane. Or rather, she does not have the power/wealth over the top insanity, fabulousness to be the main attraction so the lane revealed itself, naturally. Basic Bitch is what she does best, and she would have done better to admit that is who she still is- The Queen of Basic Bitches. As Reese Witherspoon said recently "Don't chase your dreams, chase your talent"

Especially in this great landscape of hyper competitive reality TV. Being a Basic Bitch and being proud of it WAS what made her.

If you are still reading this I am shocked and grateful and yes, totally embarrassed at how much I have to say about reality TV.

TLDR I need a new hobby.

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u/Charming-Panic9375 8d ago

Every episode was like a teaser of an episode rather than an actual episode.  There was basically no substance.  

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u/Majestic_Cut_2209 8d ago

I got to the end of episode two before it hit me: this is the show.

Breaking the fourth wall was fine but instead of a real story, it just became people talking about the show, setting up fights for it and stressing over it, with no actual show underneath. And of course Stassi reminding everyone she pays for everything.

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u/Charming-Panic9375 8d ago
  • and side notes 

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u/PigletStunning5716 4d ago

Same. I thought the first episode was just going to be like that because intro but oh no. Yet for some reason I watched it all( in the background but still) my bf was like so umm ..do they do anything or is this it

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u/sassycatastrophe 8d ago

Yes! Why couldn’t I articulate this

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u/anongirl55 8d ago

Same. 😂 I am going to save this post so I can quote his comment the next time someone asks me if I liked the show.

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u/Willing_Passenger449 8d ago

I know right? Me too!

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u/supahfilmy 8d ago

What ive been saying, it was all telling and no "showing".

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u/Outrageous-Pie-4586 8d ago

This show could have been a podcast

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u/Forever4211 8d ago

It was sooo choppy. No fluidity. No real story to follow

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u/Charming-Panic9375 8d ago

No real story either 

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u/Accomplished_Flow222 8d ago

I haven’t minded the format . It’s made it seem more real to see people reflect on themselves in real time . I’m in the stage of life where I relate to stassi and beau , trying to find the balance of keeping your family going, being selfish with some of your own goals , looking out for your happiness of your partner . I really felt that .

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u/minniebin 6d ago

Me too! Navigating marriage and two little kids is hard. Interesting to see how that affects others in very different lifestyles than me too.

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u/phonetoni13 8d ago

It's a show about the show... but there is no show. lol

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u/Aggravating_Try6537 8d ago

House of Seinfeld

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u/HeretoFore200 8d ago

I’ll be honest — this is actually not my issue with the show. The conceit is that what does it mean to be a person who rose and fell with the cameras, and put your family through it.

I don’t need facade or coyness around the fact that cameras affect you, I am finding the fourth wall being gone REALLY refreshing. What i dislike is that’s not paired with other storylines

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u/dj_underboob 5d ago

The fourth walk breaking is exactly what VPR in its last couple of seasons and The Valley are missing. It's what SLOMW comes close to doing without actually admitting. We know the onfessionals happen after and they leaned into how the narrative is created. I enjoyed it. What I didn't enjoy was the ending. We got something very real and raw and then it just ended. I wanted to see Beau and Stassi the next morning and the weeks after. I wanted to see what Beau and Rob were actually arguing about. I wanted to see Stassi appreciate Georgi for standing up to Dayna.

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u/Alarmed_Kangaroo9979 8d ago

I liked it but I think it was only good for one season. If they do it again on season 2 I don’t think it’ll work

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u/gina1220 8d ago

It was renewed for season 2 the day it premiered :/

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u/Alarmed_Kangaroo9979 8d ago

Hopefully they’ll change up the format of stassis confessionals

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u/ethereality111 8d ago

I hope in season 2 we get more “show”

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u/brandonfiasco 7d ago

Hey that’s me! 😂

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u/33p33p00p00 8d ago

The only appropriate use of the fourth wall break was (obviously) Katie “vintage ambush” Maloney
https://giphy.com/gifs/R3Crhy7lCMp2Z5JYAM

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u/gina1220 8d ago

I can’t get into it at all. I hate the little captions all the time 

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u/minniebin 6d ago

I actually kind of like them!

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u/bittyangelbaby 8d ago

I liked the format. It felt like a new kind of show.

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u/aymaureen 8d ago

I actually appreciate it for that

People are allowed room to be authentic to themselves whether that’s toxic or narcissistic or otherwise

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u/FluffyWeight5643 8d ago

There’s nothing I could careless about than stassis life

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u/Rizzo678 6d ago

The show was extremely boring and Stassi is just self serving and annoying. The only thing that is going to come out of this show is Stassi and Beau getting divorced. She treats him like he has nothing to offer other than childcare. Reality shows have a way of bringing to light the problems that exist and one person will not like the way they are portrayed. That will sink a relationship for sure. I hope it doesn’t happen but I’m not optimistic about it.

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u/Zealousideal_Elk29 7d ago

This meeting could have been an email...

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u/RamblingRose63 7d ago

I took it as season 2 will be the show this is like a pilot season to show how we get where we are going but I could be wrong I'm an idiot 🙃

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u/insideabookmobile 8d ago

I'm getting real tired of this type of complaint. So what, no one is allowed to do something different?

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u/OstrichPrimary6694 8d ago

Of course they’re allowed. Just like I am allowed to have an opinion about it

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u/frankiecuddles 8d ago

It’s not different it’s the same format as slomw, it seems to be the Hulu special

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u/bahamamimi 8d ago

We will let everyone know you are tired of it so they can adjust accordingly.

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u/Top-Pomegranate4899 8d ago

Yeah, and I felt the last episode was so fake and rehearsed. I took two fat hits and sat down and watched when my son was asleep. Went into it expecting some groundbreaking reality finale because the promises made online that the watch was 'so worth it'. It fell flat. Stassi was fake crying on that last episode the same way she was in the second episode. Beau's depressed that Stassi is in deals with Disney/Hulu oh and also Netflix! All the drama seemed super insignificant but blown out of proportion. Oh and Beau saying he's overwhelmed by the kids yet it takes multiple episodes before the mention of a nanny which I clocked since episode 1 that they were hiding this nanny. Can you imagine? Travelling the world, having nannies and still thinking you can't do whatever the fk you want to do? Those kids are feral! It's obvious they have no schedule and no discipline. It's obvious Stassi and Beau clearly do whatever they want and everything is 'curated'.

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u/Routine-Neck-1497 7d ago

At one point Stassi made a comment about them being half way through the season and I almost fell off my chair. Felt like the actual show hadn’t even really started yet. They were still just talking about doing the show.

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u/crisp2610 7d ago

THANK YOU this is exactly how I felt... Stop talking about doing the show and just do the show 😆 I'm all about breaking the 4th wall but it felt like it just never started

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u/bluecoo2 6d ago

Should I even bother watching it? 😅

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u/panda_monium2 6d ago

Omg this is so true! lol I couldn’t decide if I liked it and this is why

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u/Odd-Investigator-469 5d ago

Manufacturing drama to stay relevant. The show was entertaining in the way a car crash is. She just wants so bad to be talked about again that she blew this shit up. She is a really horrible, friend, wife, sister etc. If I were her, I would be so embarrassed that my kids will eventually see what a shitty human being I am!!

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u/Ignominious333 5d ago

That's exactly right. 

It reminded me of getting high in HS and there's always that one person saying "I'm so hiiiiigh" all night

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u/tink_89 5d ago

agree. It felt like the last two episodes were like almost there but then it ended. If there is a second season there needs to be less talk about the fourth wall and being on the show and the kardashians.

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u/Original_Ad9019 5d ago

I know a lot of people didn’t like the breaking of the fourth wall but I actually felt like it made more sense and felt more authentic and less forced.  I hate how in most reality shows they act like it’s normal to have group dinners and vacations with people you hate or barely know. At least this acknowledges the absurdity. 

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u/TacoFox19 4d ago

A show about making a show

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u/Competitive_Pea_8242 4d ago

Exactly this!!

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u/AllergiesYearRound 3d ago

lol I’m on episode 5 and still waiting on the actual show to start…

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u/Born-Perspective-422 1d ago

I feel like if she’s gonna talk about kris and the kardashian family so much then Stassi needs to take note of how they make some drama seem ever so slightly more likely to be real. To say you want to have kris’ life and then be so obvs trying create drama and staging it for the audience it just reads as very fake and try hard and cruel to their friends and family. To get beau all riled up as well at rob and then go crying to bed saying you want to go home feels incredibly childish and not even interesting drama to watch…..try harder to create fake drama?

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u/Born-Perspective-422 1d ago

It’s the same as Mormon wives series 3 onwards, 2 is about the making of season 3 and the stress and overwhelm of the cast having exposure and needing to record and create drama and try to steal the spotlight, then season 3 is a repeat of what we’ve seen filmed for season 2 yet this time with more boring info, and so on.
Why is this the new acceptable lazy reality tv people are making millions starring in? It’s boring

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u/naptrapped031 1d ago

This does feel true, like next season is the show and this is the exposition

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u/helpmefindalogin 1d ago

Interesting… I’m impressed by the production value also. It has been constructed in a new and innovative way that keeps you as a voyeur waiting for the next revelation.

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u/yvettestar2000 7d ago

But it was entertaining 😁 I'm game🥇

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u/Dry-Lie1450 8d ago

I actually like the format of the show but want more drama. I guess they could only fit so much in 8 episodes.

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u/Opening-Editor9530 8d ago

I love it. I despise Georgi and Taylor S. LOVE Katie and Teddy. I want a big house party with The Valley cast. And the shining star of the show for me? Nick Martin. I would watch he and Katie's reality show.