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There is something rotten in the state of Vanderpump.
Even worse, the eighth season finale comes hot on the tottering platform heels of HashtagJustice for Scheana.
First of all, the old cast needs its own show(s).
The original promise ofVanderpump Ruleswas that it followed the lives of people who worked in Lisas restaurant.
Eight years in, though, it is not that show anymore.
All of the main characters are coupled up and settling down in the Valley.
They have $2 million houses and are thinking about having kids.
Theyre all struggling to find what their next chapter is.
Katie is sitting around the house trying to learn how to knit.
That is going backward.
She needs to go forward.
But chances are good that wont be that compelling.
What would drive all of these people together?
Not much, especially considering they are all currently avoiding Jax like hes a jogger without a face mask.
Ariana doesnt want to work at SUR, but what does she want to do?
Go back to school?
Open a paint-your-own-pottery place in the Valley?
Of course, that leaves out Tom and Tom.
The young cast, however, needs to be reworked.
Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni should be axed solely on account of theirhistory of racist tweets.
What made the originalPump Rulesso intoxicating is that the relationship dynamics between the cast were deep and organic.
Now that she has turned her attention to this show full time, her interference is obvious.
Its the difference between putting some MSG on your food and serving it as the main course.
