i’m on episode 7. i just want to say i cannot stand lo.

does david suck for what he did to her? absolutely! should he be facing consequences? ABSOLUTELY!!! should VAL be getting heat from lo? no, she should not.

lo was INCREDIBLY disrespectful to val, calling her “low class” and a “skank” was so uncalled for. val didn’t owe her anything but david absolutely did. so why is david given so much more grace when she speaks with him??? i’m irritated lol

i hate women who are male-centered and take out all their anger on the “other woman” instead of the man that owed them respect and loyalty!

Am I the only one that thinks Jorge was lying to her face and blatantly trying to manipulate her? I always felt like he was giving off scammy, sleazy vibes but I couldn't put my finger on it. My ex agreed (we're still friends). I was like you know what it's just the framing and editorial decisions with the show. And then when she brought up her celibacy, or rather her version of it...more on that later, and he says he's ok with it, and when they get to the topic of kids, he says he doesn't want any if he's not married to their mother, but he conveniently decides to withhold that he already has kids. That, the lying by omission, was the moment I was like "I knew it!" And then when they move in together he straight up states that he in no way, shape or form wants celibacy. Like bro. Why are y'all not seeing his blatant lying and manipulation? That's the EXACT opposite of what he told Vanelle. Yeah Vanelle is a bad communicator and young. And she did not explain her celibacy clearly, nor handle the crazy stranger situation well. But she clearly has boundaries with penetrative sex that he does not want to respect. From my male brain perspective, if someone tells me they're celibate, but then it turns out they're still down to clown, except for one thing. I'd be relieved. Like "Ok. This is her boundary, but we can still have fun and be intimate." Instead he's mad that "that isn't celibacy" . Ok bro. Maybe it's not, but that's HER boundaries that you keep making fights over. That's HER boundary that you're mad at for. HER boundary that you keep trying to change her mind and logic her out of.

I keep seeing posts about how it clearly shows Vanelle's immaturity, or how she's inconsistent about celibacy. Or how she's trying to control him. Like wtf. She had a boundary. Maybe that's not what everyone consideres celibacy, but fuck it, that's her boundaries, she's allowed to have them. And he made her uncomfortable. He tried to manipulate her and lied to her face. How are y'all not seeing he's a pice of shit?

Can we talk about the language in age of attraction? One man says “my dating range is evil, no one is off limits”. The dialogue opening was so disturbing especially so close to the Epstein Files! Age is not a number!? C’mon.

A collection of some of the hardest people to watch this year on reality shows IMO. Not saying they're bad TV, but some of them should never reappear on TV.

What are your thoughts?

If you have watched these shows, do you think the 2 are similar?!?!?! Kenzie reminds me so much of Madison looks wise and personality lol

I have never posted on Reddit but I needed to vent about Project Runway lately and the way they are butchering the show. I have watched every season and have been a fan for a very long time to enjoy the creativity, innovation, learning about designer process, and most importantly THE FASHION. The way they are trying to make it a drama based reality tv show bothers me. It doesn't need any extra drama, people who have watched the show for years and who are interested in it typically genuinely enjoy admiring the clothes produced. Right now, the fact that they even brought Tyra Banks on as a judge, made me turn off my screen. I don't see how she has the legitimacy to be a judge, and that's when I knew any semblence of the old project runway was way gone.

Not to mention LAW, ugh, where to start.... I am all for constructive criticism, but the way he judges is so mean spirited, it actually makes the show hard to watch. He just straight up insults the designers, in season 22 i've actually felt bad for the contestants, it is sucking the fun out of the show. I just don't understand how they don't have any actual designers as judges, who can talk more about the construction, materials, etc.

ANYWAYS, I just wish it could go back to how the show was formatted in the past, and I know Tim Gunn was a huge part of that (MISS HIM SO MUCH ON THE SHOW). It just doesn't feel like a show about upcoming designers and fashion anymore, it is veering into trash reality tv, which don't get me wrong I love, but not for project runway!

Not favorite show — I mean the one season from any reality show that lives rent-free in your head.

Mine’s probably Survivor Season 20 or Love Island USA Season 6. What about you?

Edit: Married at first sight Season 18

…the phrase “Let’s Go!” I literally cringe every time I hear it. I can’t handle it anymore. It’s just so overused and frankly, I don’t even get what it means. I mean, I know what people mean when they say it, but where is everyone going???

I don’t know… maybe it’s just me. But I swear one of these days I’m going to throw my controller at the television. It reminds me of the phase where EVERYONE was saying “like” after, like, every, like, word. Like, seriously.

I need some chocolate.

So let me start off by saying I’m a Gen Z, but I grew up watching reality shows and still very into them today.

After the Love Island reunion I was seeing TikToks mad at Andy Cohen for some of the questions he asked. They couldn’t believe he was so invasive. Which is completely insane to me because if you grew up on Bravo, Andy always asked the worst questions and would sit and smile while all hell broke loose. That’s who Andy is and that’s why he’s a great host.
I feel like we could never achieve shows like VPR, Jersey Shore, or early Housewives ever again because the public couldn’t handle it. They would all be canceled and under attack 24/7. I miss true raw train wreck reality shows😭

Do y’all think reality shows really died?

RYLEE BALDRI????

what the actual hell is wrong with this lady.

Taylor is not emotionally stable?? The jealousy with Mitchel and her projecting her childhood trauma onto the kids and the mom. And she’s only known them for 2 days?! It’s a 1 week contract.

was reading this article where Bennett Graebner, who was the showrunner of The Bachelor for 17 years, talked about how contestants don't come on for love anymore, they come on to become influencers. he said they have "social media in the back of their mind" the whole time and it kills the authenticity.

the numbers back it up too. Leah Kateb went from 12k followers to almost 4 million after Love Island and now makes over $100k a month from sponsored content. didn't even win. a Bachelor contestant said he went from $200 in his bank account to making $250k off two instagram posts. there's even talent agents telling people to get representation before they even go on the show.

Graebner said the Golden Bachelor was the complete opposite because people in their 60s already know who they are and aren't worried about becoming influencers. kind of says everything about where younger casts are at right now.

Do you think reality TV can ever feel authentic again, or is the influencer pipeline just part of the game now?

A lot of controversy over whether she’s faking her tics. Here’s my two cents. She comes from a large family with 5 (?) other siblings. I truly believe this behavior started at a fairly young age as a way to demand attention from her parents, think middle child syndrome. Even the show sadly conveys her parents neglecting the priorities of their other children to cater to whatever Baylen’s “needs” are. She wants to be babied and the constant center of attention. Over time, she likely convinced herself this disorder was “real“ because she’d been faking it for many, many years and had gone too far to turn back and admit the truth. Show everyone medical proof because from what I’ve heard, the parents went to multiple doctor who all said she did NOT have Tourette’s. They finally found ONE (or paid one) to say she did for the sake of booking a reality tv show. I believe if someone placed hidden cameras in her bedroom, it would prove she’s a perfectly functioning individual with an obvious narcissistic personality disorder.

Die Geissens wollten das vertuschen , das scheint aber schon echt zu sein

For everyone who doesn’t know on Hulu there is a new reality tv show about people trying to escape from a mansion to win a pot of money that continuously goes up until it reaches $1 million. Everyone NEEDS TO WATCH THIS SHOW right now because of how funny it is. I literally had to rewind the show because I was laughing and crying so hard I couldn’t see out of my eyes.

Their relationship is eating me alive. Draining me. Taylor is so manipulative, in do many ways, and u can clearly see that it takes a tool on mitchell. how toxic can one be?

(Ik that production overdramatises things but this is not ok, at least from the viewers pov)

#milliondollarnannies

It doesn’t have to be the biggest or most iconic moment ever — I’m talking about those random scenes, arguments, confessionals, eliminations, reunions, or contestant interactions that you STILL think about.

For me, the funniest thing about reality TV is how a completely random 30-second interaction can somehow become more memorable than an entire season 😂

What’s yours?

Show + moment + why you still remember it 👇