what Vanderpump’s rule If not a series about middling millennials? That’s a question plaguing Bravo fans following news of the hit reality show A reboot is taking place Season 12 with a new class of waiters and bartenders. No details about the cast have been released yet, other than the name of the series and the expected return of executive producer Lisa Vanderpump. However, many are already wondering how a potential Gen Z cast could change the identity of the show.
when Vanderpump’s rule Premiered in 2013, it came opposite MTV mountains, which follows a group of young, privileged women pursuing careers in entertainment and fashion. Its cast Vanderpump’s rule, On the other hand, it was anything but ambitious. They were struggling actors and part-time models waiting tables to rent them and sharing small apartments. When the show first aired, most of the cast was in their 30s, significantly older than the big-eyed, college-aged people we regularly see on dating contests and other “young adult” reality series. (Series regular Jax Taylor was 33.)
Still, the awareness that most of the cast is “past their prime” and still struggling — the surprise success of a reality show keeps them afloat — Vanderpump’s rule A novel and authentic feeling. Among the more TV-friendly portrayals of 30-somethings as ambitious go-getters — Bravo Summer HouseFor example — the series was a particularly unflattering depiction of millennial life. Wrecked by narcissistic tendencies and an unreliable gig economy, the cast was performing the millennial lifestyle in all the wrong but painfully realistic ways.
Even the explosive cheating scandal between Scandoval, castmates Tom Sandoval and Raquel Levis that catapulted the show into the national conversation last year, hasn’t exactly paid dividends for the cast. Only one star – Betrayed’s Ariana Madix – has really been able to advance her career outside of the show, as a hugely successful host. Love Island USA. The cast would go on to film one more season after the scandal.
This fateful ending feels fitting for a show that portrayed the so-called so amusingly “Unfortunate Generation.” It’s this throughline of millennial failure that makes the show oddly special to viewers and at the same time inappropriate for its cast.
Alcoholism and backstabbing are often seen as key factors Vanderpump’s rule Popularity and Long time in the air. However, a constant refusal to evolve was the most important plot at the center of its narrative.
“Vanderpump Rules” has documented millennial failure like no other show
The series thrived on the promise that these dysfunctional restaurant workers would never become good people, let alone work their way up the social and economic ladder.
Even during the opportunities presented, the cast still found a way to confuse them. For example, when it seemed like main character Stacy Schroeder had outgrown the show, moving to New York with her boyfriend after the second season, she quickly found her way back to the reunion couch, begging (and) showing Vanderpump for re-employment at his restaurant SUR. ). After publishing a New York Times-bestselling book in 2019, Next Level BasicHe was fired from the series for a racist incident involving fellow black cast member Faith Stowers.
Schroeder bounced back surprisingly, as one the writer And Podcast host Apart from the catch Her own reality show. But other cast members were not so lucky.
Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval are probably the crew’s biggest failures. A running joke throughout the show was that they each owned only 5 percent of TomTom, the restaurant Vanderpump opened named after them. Other business failures. Once the pair are finally able to afford the house-to-house, their relationships with their respective partners quickly fizzle out, leaving them. It also goes without saying that Sandoval’s relationship and subsequent unsavory backlash tarnished his public image as a business owner for the foreseeable future.
The show’s main antagonists, Jax Taylor and James Kennedy — before Sandoval stole the mantle — epitomized failure, on a moral rather than a professional level. Their habitual cheating, constant undermining of friendships, and generally outrageous behavior make their level of villainy quite unique, even by reality-TV standards. More specifically, they are personalities The “F-boy” archetypeThe indulgent and manipulative type of millennial who has somehow found a way to blame all his bad behavior on his mental health.
It’s notable that Taylor’s behavior only returned in the spin-off the valleywhich debuted on Bravo earlier this year. Several former features of the series Vanderpump’s rule Taylor, along with his ex-wife Brittany Cartwright and cast members like Kristen Doubt, are supposedly entering a more mature phase of their lives. Instead, they basically displayed the same level of chaos and immaturity as the original show. After five years of a dysfunctional marriage, Taylor and Cartwright reunite Recently ended in divorce.
After 11 seasons of reality fame, where does the cast go?
It is important to note that while many failures are depicted Vanderpump’s rule Can be attributed to poor decision-making, the reality of acting in unscripted television rarely allows for professional growth. In the US, at least, it’s rare that reality fame leads to more entertainment opportunities. Even if you’re an A-list reality star, you’re probably not making that much, because unscripted TV works on relatively cheap labor. That was evident last season Vanderpump’s rule Scandal follows in which several cast members admit to struggling financially despite the opportunities afforded by the highly publicized scandal. It’s a harsh lesson that a generation is learning collectively early on to self-broadcast and promote their daily lives.
So what’s left for the cast after a decade of failed relationships, friendships and businesses as well as 15 minutes of unprecedented fame? Some are left with more possibilities than others. Schwartz and Sandoval are still minority owners of TomTom. Maddix and Katie Maloney still have their sandwich shop, Something about himWhich may or may not be another reality show. James Kennedy will likely continue a modest DJing career, though Lala Kent And Cheyenne bedLike many reality stars and celebrities, they have podcasts past their prime
Overall, it feels unlikely that the current cast – not including the easily engaged Madix – will disappear from the limelight entirely. For one thing, Bravo and NBCUniversal have a tendency to recycle reality stars, creating new spin-offs, casting them on shows. the traitor And House of Villains, trapping them in the Bravo-universe forever. It has already been displayed the valley Schwartz, Shay, and Kent are already there Filmed scene For next season, possibly in a guest-star capacity. the valley Still gives some chance to see people in their 30s and 40s making bad decisions. However, most of the cast, with the exception of Taylor, Cartwright, and Doubt, live relatively stable lives compared to those shown. Vanderpump’s rule.
Overall, it doesn’t really compare to the thrill of defying traditional adulthood for a group of service workers, whether or not they willfully resisted it or were less likely to be economically successful. VanderpumpThen, there was the perfect document of a generation thwarted by the “American Dream” and their own individualistic tendencies. Presumably, a younger cast would deal with similar hardships. But for fans of a certain age, it might not hit the same.
