Queen of Versailles Reigns Again

I liked the original documentary and always wondered how the house turned out. I love watching the new show as they try to finish everything up.

People are being too hard on the show. It's an easy show to watch and follow. I think it's interesting to see how that level of wealth lives. And their an enjoyable loving family.

I mean, this is nothing compared with for example "Keeping up with the Kardashian's" who built up their entire career and fortune with their show. I like Jackie, she's more genuine than any other rich mom with a reality show. I thinks it fun and interesting to follow the process with this gigantic project of finishing the house, that's been called the most expensive building failure since they halted the whole thing. I mean this is their dream home. I would build mine too if I had the money.

And I think Jackie does a greater job than her husband listening to the actual experts who are responsible for the building and design process. I really hope we get a second and maybe third season to see it done. I see some tendencies in her sons that's going to mess with it but I hope it ends well.

If you enjoy drinking games, may I suggest taking a drink/sip/shot every time someone on the show says "morning kitchen" I assure you will be sloshed halfway through the second episode. But, unfortunately it gets much worse as the series moves forward.

I'd also like to add that it seems very fishy to me that David (husband) is in the hospital the whole time. I only say this because he actually sued Sundance and the director of the original film claiming defamation. He lost that case as the only defamation (about himself) was things he actually said in the film.

Overall, I just think the whole show is sad (constantly insisting on 10 chairs at breakfast tables etc) as the kids are all moving away from home age and the 86 year old husband won't be around forever. So who is the self proclaimed "Queen" really doing this for?? I'll let you make your own mind up about that.

I can't decide if that makes it better or worse but for me at least it makes it entertaining instead of sad. And this isn't simply a monument to excess, it's built to be basically a modern day palace where the entire multi-generational family will live for centuries. Sadly it's extremely difficult to find craftsmen to build something like that these days, especially enough of them to complete this home properly in their lifetime. Which is probably the real lesson to be learned here.

If Jackie thinks her over the top clueless antics are funny to most people she really needs to read some reviews here, a lot more people would like her real personality more. When her daughter died she spoke very eloquently, set up charities and put in real work in her daughter's name.

The Biltmore Estate in NC is over 178,000sqft.

Not sure what she is trying to accomplish, but the Gilded Age ended 100 years ago.

This is so tacky. I can't imagine having that much money to spend on non-sense. Especially in this AWFUL liberal economy.