It’s not that “Scandoval” wasn’t a big deal. Any reality TV fan knows it was one of the best things to come out of the Bravo machine. It’s just that, as with any storyline, it’s had its day in the sun. News first broke of the affair back in March 2023, making the news that Tom Sandoval cheated on his longtime partner Ariana Madix with Raquel Leviss ancient history in terms of entertainment. It played out, we drank the Kool-Aid — and while “Winter House” was filmed at the height of all of the drama (the “Vanderpump Rules” reunion hadn’t even been filmed yet), producers seem to have overestimated our interest in continuing to rehash it seven months later.
Reality TV fans are always looking for their next hit of something fresh and new, be it a love triangle, a heated argument, or a drunken brawl. This season of “Winter House” has all the ingredients for that, so why waste precious minutes going over something that happened months ago? Is Bravo trying to milk the cash cow dry while it still can, using everything in its power to make as much money from the affair as possible before it dries up?
Perhaps what’s even sadder about taking away screen time from “Winter House” cast members who deserve it is the inability to separate Tom Schwartz from “Vanderpump Rules,” and let him have a shot at having a personality of his own. Will he be the bonus Tom forever?
Post source: The List
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