Vanderpump Villa

I'm a big fan of both VPR and Below Deck so I thought this would be an amazing combination of the two styles of reality tv. But unfortunately this was a massive disappointment.

The characters are for the most part unlikeable and tiring to watch. Hannah & Telly are the mean girls and Marciano & Eric are horribly narcissistic. The LVP effect is in full force where the worst characters are needing their tires pumped by mommy Lisa. There's few characters that I truly liked, but those few didn't provide enough for the show to make me want to come back for season 2.

Another thing I found was I was wanting more, and not in a good way. I found the editing feels like there are missing pieces of the story when things get blown out of proportion. I know it's reality tv & it's dramatic but the characters are either trying too hard or there's a lot more going on that they're not airing.

I must say first that I am a huge lover of reality shows. I even produce and direct my own so that genre holds a particular fascination for me. There are so many now that it's difficult to watch them all but I really try to experience as many as possible.

I always give a new show the chance to develop and my feelings might evolve over time but for now, I get a very bad feeling about this one. It is obviously inspired by Vanderpump Rules and my guess is that Lisa Vanderpump is hoping it will become must see TV.

But in order for that to happen, some serious fixes are needed. So far, the only ones I like are Anthony the chef, Andre the barman, server Priscila and Stephen the event coordinator. They are real, entertaining yet not prone to extreme behavior that never fails to make my skin crawl.

The others in the cast are still an open question for me to find out if I will like them in the long run. But the two most obnoxious, cliched and unbearable characters are without a doubt Eric the manager who is an absolute monster of arrogance and Marciano the eternal frat boy who will most likely never change.

Eric is by far the absolute worst one in the bunch. He is prickly, smug and pretentious. I understand that he is the manager but the way he goes about it is insane. I find him unwatchable to the point that when he talks in his confessionals, I fast forward because I can't stand what he says and the cocky way he says it.

Marciano is the typical jerk who goes around drinking like he's on a Vegas bender. Hannah is his insecure ex who still loves him and we can see a mile away that their road to get back together will be filled with toxic confrontations already teased as the season will progress.

But the thing that really disappoints me about this show is Lisa. At the beginning, she establishes her rules which make perfect sense one of which is to not drink on the job. Well, that rule is broken within minutes obviously along with several others yet, Eric and Marciano drink constantly and antagonize every other person in the cast but Lisa doesn't do anything to stop it.

I understand that most reality shows think they need at least one or two villains to stir things up but the fun for an audience is to see the bad apple being properly chastised and punished. Yet Lisa doesn't intervene when they break her own rules and the show devolves into yet another circus of toxic personalities who drink, make bad decisions and so far suffer no consequences.

The show is still in its infancy and the previews are showing us that there might be repercussions for the culprits but I can't help but agree with chef Anthony who says that in any normal restaurant, half the staff would be fired already.

The toxicity is already so high and as I write this, only 4 episodes are released so I am not hopeful that this will get any better. I will pretty much watch any reality show but at some point I feel like this one will lose me if the people who need to be called out on their behavior are free to roam in this debacle eventually making it unwatchable. Let's hope that some sense will prevail and that Lisa will admonish the ones who deserve it.

Any show needs a grace period and I am willing to stick around to find out but if by the end of the season nothing changes, I won't be returning for season 2. A bit of drama is fine but toxicity to this level is just not sustainable and frankly, not even remotely entertaining.

It's hard to tell what they're trying to do here, or who it was made for. I'm thinking an older age group. I will admit I'm Gen Z and watching this gave me a headache. I love reality T. V, the kardashians, real house wives, the boat crew ppl. This was just hard to watch. You could take everything interesting in the whole series and fit it in 2-3, the gas no chemistry and the majority of them are very unlikeable. I understand editing and bad days but some of these ppl are plain mean, and it's not like we know them well enough to understand why or care to.

Would i recommend it not really. If you want to watch something that is I'll make you angry watch the reunion. Really shows some people should not be given a platform, and Eric isn't the cast member that should have been left out of the reunion.

There is zero originality in this group. So Many wannabe famous people. It's been highlighted just how fake Lisa is as well. She pretends to care about her employees but hires the most immature group of people, Knowingly, for "good tv". The problem, this was done already with Vanderpump Rules. It's dated. I feel like I have watched this already. It's so not original, it's boring. I think Lisa is still trying to be relevant. She is not a good person, she is good for tv. Stassi was brought In for season 2 for a reason ; to make it relevant . It was clear that the cast were chosen based on who is the most "entertaining " to watch. But the irony is, the quiet ones are the most entertaining. Maybe it's bc I'm no longer a kid in my 20's but a grown adult who appreciates respect, maturity, less drama, and more quality tv. This show clearly wants to be Vanderpump Rules 2.0 and is failing miserably. If you want actual entertainment, watch Vanderpump Rules which has tons of drama, but is entirely more entertaining .

The cast ruined the show. I don't want to watch narcissists fighting. Hannah is infuriating. She seriously needs mental help. Telly is a brat. Lisa and Andre are the only two I would care to watch. The rest are either annoying and narcissistic or boring and forgettable. Since when does having class and an ounce of self respect translate to a bad show? Because that is what this cast seems to think.

And I was so excited to see this. I love France, love Lisa, love pink and roses. But this show missed the mark. I hate the drama of Vanderpump Rules but watch it to see Lisa's work. But I can't do that with this show.