MILF Manor

Don't misunderstand. Qualitatively it is terrible show. A 3. But it is so over the top, its fun to laugh at it. So 5 whole stars!

To understand, let me start by asking "What if someone intentionally made a TV show so bad, they were sure no one in their right mind would watch it, Then everyone does?" Get your minds out of the rock bottom bedrock folks. This is filmed in Mexico and shown on TLC, so no real Oedipal or Jocasta situations are ever going to be shown or make the light of day if such a thing does happen. Still, after the first episode I checked the social media and at least some really are mothers and sons. EEP!

OK then. Normally I don't watch "reality shows" as they are mostly staged interactions and no real risks. This show starts boring enough: Older women are looking for a "connection" with young men, the "reality show" term for short term sex or less likely, a relationship. So far, meh. Who cares?

Then the TWIST: The pool of young men they must select from are the a son of each of the MILFs.

The humor comes from all the ensuing cringe: * Mom's trying to entice the other young men, in front of their sons, while warning their own sons of the women they don't approve of or worse suggest might be an OK pick. LOL * Young 20 something males of varying (im)maturity, trying to saound mature, use pick up lines and strategies that may work on women their own age, but these older women? Worse, the sons sleep with the moms in different beds of the same bedroom. So trying to "connect" with their woman of choice presents "challenges". Hilarity ensues. Finally, sons trying to prevent their own mom's from "connecting" with other "men" that they don't approve of.

* There are "reality" contests where moms and sons win by knowing each other's "secrets" or weird contests where the least successful person causes themselves AND their familial relation to be expelled from the running, thus encouraging both moms and sons to be "players" LOL.

The whole premise is disgusting, sexist, and hypocritical. Completely perverse. Not only is it truly gross, but all the contestants seem to be suffering from some kind of brain injury. The collective IQ is dangerously low.

The real kicker is, it's also poorly made and extreme boring. The opening credits is something out of Saturday Night Live. Music cues and interstitials are lazy and cheap. Even the editing and story production is subpar. Think about how much time and money went into producing, shooting, and editing. This is the best they could do. Someone needs to be fired. There has to be better minds out there to create reality tv for TLC.

Since everyone is so utterly vapid and charmless there's not even any good drama or situations that usually make trashy television somewhat enjoyable.

The whole incest gimmick is all over every episode. As if the show didn't get it's oedipal obsession across by the obvious and clunky concept for the show, they have to hit you over the head with constant incestual conversations and activities.

It's truly a poorly made show all-around.

Not sure who thought this was a good "social experiment" but it really isn't.

Don't bother wasting your time.

I'm all for the milf life and women living their best lives and dating younger men.

All for younger men dating older women.

This however is depraved.

I was intrigued at first thinking it would be playful but tasteful. Its most certainly not that.

It got creepy during one of the games.

Imagine if dad's were feeling up their daughters.? People would be outraged but some how this is ok?

We stopped watching it I wanted to throw up!

The "cast" leave you feeling and thinking what tf???

So, just saw a few minutes, nothing exceptional; however I am curious about how a reverse version of the show would play... Most likely, no network would even touch this given the status quo, or there would be a general outcry about "dirty old men taking advantage of young women"; particularly fun is the scene were the Milfs are getting ready to meet the younglings and they are all cheering and wooing, I can only imagine a bunch of dudes on their 50s going oooh let's go check this babes out! It almost feels like trafficking.

Sure, maybe there are shows out there where older men date younger women, but this definitely goes beyond "Two and a half men" type sitcoms... Take a look imagining the sexes are reversed, crazy :)

I thought this might be a cute, funny show about cougars and since there isn't much to watch right now, why not?

But then came the "plot twist" if you can call it that😬. Yuck and weird are the words that come to mind. I'm all for shock art, but not like this. Without the ridiculous twist, it might have been a funny show.

What I don't understand is why did they not do any research about this ahead of time? Maybe poll their target audience to see if this idea was okay? Did anyone actually speak up on the production team or any where and say "This ain't it"? If so, I guess now is their time to say "I told you so".