Vanderpump Rules just came off an intensely polarizing season, the fan base firmly split down company lines as some yearn for a return to no-holds-barred messiness, while others champion a world in which the sandwich sisters can live their best girlboss life.
That has led to accusations from one side that production is biased, heralding a Tom Sandoval redemption arc in order to save the show, while others feel the “Ariana Madix is an infallible angel” narrative is unsustainable. But the VPR reunion is achieving the impossible, dare I say, giving every type of fan something to talk about.
Part 2 picks up where we left off last week, with Lala finally unleashing on Katie after a season of barely hidden resentment. Although Katie admits that she did vent about Ariana off-camera, she stands 10 toes down that she wasn’t being fake when she spoke a different tune during the season. Schwartz accuses Katie of hiding her true feelings for fear of the pro-Ariana mob cannibalizing her, but Katie doesn’t agree, saying she’s simply moved past those feelings. Ariana comes to her side to remind us that the fans have hated Katie for years, too, so why would she even care?
