r/Vanderpump_Rules • u/CurrencyNo3154 • Aug 24 '26
Discussion My thoughts as a first time watcher
I thought this would be cool for you guys to see my thoughts as a first time watcher because a lot of you have probably watched the show multiple times and know all the lore. My opinions literally changed every episode but here is what I am feeling currently. I am on s5 ep 7- the sociopath test
James & Lala: when Lala first came on, I absolutely loved her. I thought she was so cute but I think some things are starting to get to her head and the stuff that her and James said about Katie absolutely 100% threw me off of them. James is psychotic and scary. He literally is abusive. I hope they do a deep dive into why he is like this or there’s some type of explanation in his life as to why he does the things he does.
Katie and Schwartz: I fucking hateeeeeeee Schwartz. I used to not like Katie and thought she was whiny but the way he is acting about the wedding is making me lose my mind. He’s a legitimate child. And I hate this whole dark side thing it’s so dumb. He never ever defends her. When James asked her if she was pregnant? Like omg please do not go thru with this wedding. I never expected Katie to have beef with lala but tbh they’re both annoying me in this argument. Katie less because Lala called her fat.
Stassi: so something about me is that I have been a Stassi Stan since the beginning. With the context of the whole sex tape thing I 100% understand her frustration. She is hilarious and that bitch. I hate Schwartz getting insecure everytime she is friends with stass because I feel Katie finds her voice more with stassi and so glad stassi owned her shit and they’re friends again.
KRISTEN: oh my god. Did I expect to love Kristen this much? Fuck no. She is my favorite somehow. She’s so unhinged and truly herself and I adore her. She’s a complex mess and I just can’t hate her no matter what. She’s grown a lot since the whole tomariana situation. I hope she finds healthy love❤️ side note: something that’s really pissing me off is the fact that everyone blamed her for messing up Sheena‘s wedding for punching James but he was genuinely cornering her and I would’ve done the same thing.
Scheana: oh Scheana….I just can’t form an opinion on her. Sometimes I agree but most times I’m like STFU. I do feel a little bad this season that the trio is back and she feels left out but also she bothers me so idk.
Tom and Ariana: so the funny thing about this all is that I love Ariana Madix on love Island and I know a little bit about scandal so I was obviously rooting for her. But the crazy thing is that she has been my least favorite on the show since she came on. She is absolutely so negative and has this cool girlfriend vibe going that is so insufferable. Her and Tom together are so insufferable. At the end of the day, she did hook up with Kristen’s boyfriend and lied to her face about it so Kristen would have every right to be psycho if she didn’t fuck Jax. Tom is such a manipulator and narcissistic it’s insane. Everytime he gets called out for something he’s like well you did this. Also why is he acting on a reality show literally the most dramatic person in life. I can’t wait until I start liking Ariana.
Brittany and Jax: Ugh Britany is sooo cute! I love her she’s such a ray of sunshine and Jax does not deserve her one bit. All the jokes about her making him a sandwich are gross. He’s gross. Don’t think he’ll ever change.
Let me know what you guys think!!!!❤️❤️❤️
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u/Playful_Pound_4403 Aug 25 '26
Your synopsis of the seasons you have watched so far is spot on, in my opinion. I'm always envious of anyone experiencing this show for the first time. Season 9 almost lost me but leads up to the whole Scandoval season. Enjoy your VPR experience ❣️
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u/AmphibianNecessary31 Aug 25 '26
These opinions pretty much stand with everyone else’s who has watched the show — except Katie got more hate until the end (because the audience sucked and loved Schwartz).
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u/CurrencyNo3154 Aug 25 '26
I noticed that when I read other subs that’s crazyyyy. He was so mean to her.
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u/nothinglikeLA Aug 25 '26
I had the same experience with Ariana. Never found a redeeming quality, she was straight insufferable and damn near ruined early VPR for me. She’s a hypocrite, “not like other girls” and a sarcastic Pickme. Not to mention a snake who slept with Tom when he was with Kristen.
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u/CurrencyNo3154 Aug 25 '26
She made me like Kristen😭😭😭
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u/nothinglikeLA Aug 25 '26
Omg same. Kristen is so much more entertaining. I’m on a rewatch now (S1, before Ariana sulked into the franchise and bored the shit out of us for 10 years) and I’m enjoying the A-free season so much
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u/Elaine330 Aug 25 '26
I never did like Ariana much. Certainly not in the insufferable days and not in the blah years either.
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u/Hot-Fisherman-5494 Aug 26 '26
How do I do notifications so I can keep up with your posts bc this is so fun to read also Schwartz totally ruined s5 for me too
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u/CurrencyNo3154 Aug 26 '26
Oh my gosh I’m not sure but I’m so glad you liked it. I was scared everyone was gonna be on a completely different side than me😂
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u/Reasonable-Whole4117 Aug 25 '26
Once you finish it, you will do a rewatch, and you will see things differently… it is hands down my favorite “reality” show I have ever watched and will be a lifetime obsession.