
I believe the show’s producers have completely missed what originally made Vanderpump Rules successful. While romance was part of the appeal, the show wasn’t really about dating—it was about established couples. Think of Katie and Tom Schwartz, Jax and Stassi, and Kristen and Tom Sandoval – they were all already together when the series began. Even when they broke up, we rarely saw them genuinely dating, and those attempts usually failed. Sandoval quickly moved from Ariana to Raquel (formerly Rachel) before even ending things with Ariana. Jax dated around after Stassi, but always seemed to want to get back with her until he settled down with Brittany. What viewers want isn’t to see random connections or people searching for partners. We have Love Is Blind for that, and this episode felt like a copy of it, especially the scene with Shayne, Natalie, Jason, and Audrey in the SUR Alley, discussing potential connections.