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The recent season 12 reunion forThe Real Housewives of New York Citywas a strange affair.
The discussion ended with Leah and Dorinda criticizing Ramonas behavior while she shouted, I didnt have the virus.
I didnt have the virus, or I dont wear a mask on the ocean.
Now, suddenly, theyre fighting about real things that matter.
This is a strange time for theHousewivesfranchise, which will celebrate its 15th anniversary this March.
It became a cultural phenomenon because we loved watching awful rich(-ish) people behaving awfully.
It was an escape.
Sure, they could be monsters, but they wereourmonsters.
But can our monsters weather this specific cultural moment?
That is about to end, and Im not sure that any of us are ready for it.
Even theupcomingReal Housewives of Salt Lake Cityis shockingly more diverse than dinosaurs likeRHOCandRHONY.
What did you expect?
This is stillHousewives, after all.
But considering everything that weve checked off on our 2020 Bingo cards, things are different now.
Correction: an earlier version of this article erroneously referred to Jen Shah as Black.
It has been updated.
