By the time they reach their sixth season, most reality shows are beginning to show their age.
In the case of Vanderpump Rules, however, the drama seems to become more compelling with each passing year, to the point that we're pretty sure Bravo should just start live-streaming the cast member's lives 24/7/356, a la The Truman Show.
If you watched last night's episode of Vanderpump Rules, you may have been surprised and disappointed as several cast members engaged in the egregious practice of victim-shaming in an attempt to bury some unsettling allegations.
What could have served as an edifying reminder that the lessons of the #MeToo era often force both men and women to confront uncomfortable truths was instead a painful lesson in how not to handle an accusation by a woman who has been mistreated.
If you've been watching the current season of Vanderpump Rules, you know that former SUR girl and reigning controversy queen Stassi Schroeder is having a tough go of it.
Granted, many of Stassi's problems are self-created, but it's still jarring to see the former queen bee take such a tumble from the top of the social ladder.
On last night's Vanderpump Rules, sh-t got real.
And we don't mean "drunk people yelled at each other about pasta" real - we're talking "actual social issues of consequence were discussed on a Bravo reality show" real.
There are certain words in the English language that should never go together:
Donald Trump and genius. Justin Bieber and humble. Ryan Gosling and ugly.
Jax Taylor and Stassi Schroeder broke up way back in Vanderpump Rules Season 1, so it's easy to forget that they ever dated at all.
And based on his latest description of life with Stassi, it seems Jax would love nothing more than to have the relationship wiped from his memory, Eternal Sunshine-style.
There's certainly been no shortage of drama thus far on Vanderpump Rules Season 6.
In fact, the conflicts and controversies are so plentiful that they're spilling off the screen and overflowing into our tabloids and Twitter timelines.
While it's no surprise to hear that a reality star said something stupid and out-of-touch, Stassi Schroeder mocking the #MeToo movement and seeming to defend the alleged rapists was beyond the pale.
Even for the already controversial Vanderpump Rules star.
Stassi Schroeder is persona non grata around the Internet right now.
And for a fairly understandable reason.
A new season of Vanderpump Rules is almost upon us.
It's been seven months since we last checked in with the men and women of SUR, and a whole lot has changed in their lives in the interim.
Earlier this week, we reported that Vanderpump Rules star Stassi Schroeder was dumped by boyfriend Patrick Meagher, seemingly out of the blue.
That's bad enough on its own, but Stassi's situation gets so much worse from there.
