Vanderpump Rules: A shame hangover has enveloped the whole show

While the most recent Vanderpump Rules episode was entitled “Shame Hangover,” the whole show is a shame hangover at this point.

The Vanderpump Rules cast isn’t old, by any means, but they are older than they should be for this kind of drama.  Last week was filled with prank wars where they pretended to arrest Tom Sandoval for toilet papering a house and the week before they mourned the loss of a lizard (RIP Daug).  The immaturity is lurking in the shadows with the occasional gleam of maturity lingering in the background.

Jax Taylor is 40 now, Tom Sandy is 36, and Tom Schwartz is 37.  These fools have no business doing what they’re doing!  Now the storyline is revolving around Tom and Katie Maloney pretending to not be married.

If Tom is too daft to file the marriage license the first time…perhaps it isn’t a great idea to get married a second time?  I can’t think of two people who honestly seem to dislike one another more than Tom and Katie (see: last week).

Even silly Scheana Shay is focused on her eggs and her future, which is a very mature move for someone on such a show.  Stassi Schroeder and Beau Clark are focused on their upcoming wedding.  Lala Kent is focused on convincing people she’s from the streets.

The group, as a whole, is very disjointed.  The new kids are more reminiscent of the old school Vanderpump Rules days where everyone was sleeping together and fighting over it, and frankly, I find that more interesting.  It is clear that production is trying to woo us with the new generation, and we’re okay with that.

Though it seems the only two men left on earth are Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni, who we still can’t tell apart, I’ll watch women fight over them over watching Katie cry about Tom and his mumus any day.  Perhaps that can be my own personal shame hangover.

Vanderpump Rules is on Bravo every Tuesday at 9 PM.