Vanderpump Rules is back, and wilder than ever, as the Season 4 premiere saw Lisa attempt to lay down the law and prove that anyone can be replaced.
Can they, though?
If you watch Vanderpump Rules online, you know that Lisa’s attractive, yet rag tag band of staffers have become quasi-celebrities in their own right.
She’s still the boss, of course, and the show doesn’t work without her calling the shots. Vanderpump Rules Season 4 Episode 1 was no exception.
Setting out to take SUR to a whole new echelon, LVP pointed out everybody’s bad behavior, from wine tossing to simply not working enough shifts.
Unquestionably the biggest time bomb of all is James Kennedy’s relationship with Kristen Doute, which is apparently impacting his DJ job at PUMP.
Not only that, we saw her get pissed at him for telling Jax about her bond with Carmen, while he didn’t like her “mothering” him at Scheana‘s birthday.
Speaking of which, she crashed that party, and if Vanderpump Rules has taught us anything, it’s that Scheana takes two things very, very seriously:
- Celebrating all things Scheana
- Not liking Kristen Doute at all
You could imagine fair Scheana Marie reaction – her fake eyelashes nearly popped off – when Kristen showed up in a cleavage-baring mini-dress.
Not only did she crash the party, she ignored the theme, then proceeded to be awkward, even by Kristen standards, to just about everyone there.
Incredibly, no punches were thrown.
Jax Taylor, meanwhile, was recovering from third nose surgery, which probably turn out to be about as noticeable and necessary as the first two.
His mother is in town, too, and the biggest plot twist there is that she seems like a nice lady. How Jax became a train wreck sociopath is not clear.
Katie Maloney reminded fans that Tom Schwartz has six months left to propose, which is teased in the previews, though it could be more misdirection.
The Toms – Schwartz and Tom Sandoval – remain the cast members who are impossible not to like, no matter how absurdly or annoyingly they behave.
Their girlfriends play a big role in that as well. Between Katie and Ariana Madix, Tom and Tom lucked into a couple of (relatively) grounded relationships.
Not only do they express real emotions (Schwartz is working on it, at least), but both duos actually – dare we say – seem to enjoy being together?
Dreams really do come true.
