Lala Kent’s Reunion Meltdown Shreds the ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Fourth Wall

Vanderpump Rules has had a highly abnormal season, so it’s only fair that the reunion deviates from the norm, as well. Maybe that’s why Bravo decided to withhold the final moments of the season from the cast so they could watch it all together. Or, maybe it’s because Ariana declined to watch the season and this was production’s only chance to show her.

Either way, Vanderpump Rules has routinely and succinctly torn down the fourth wall, making it certain that no matter where the show goes next, it can never return to its state of unproduced ignorance. Whether that’s good, bad, or something else entirely, it’s too early to say. But it’s exciting to watch the show drive off the tracks, equally unaware of what’s next as we, the viewers.

The Season 11 reunion ends in a melodramatic fashion, like all great reunions do, as half the cast fall into tears in the resolution-less hour. In fact, the divide grows deeper than ever before, as Lala doubles down on her scorched Earth approach, promising that the Something About Her world of cupcakes, rainbows, and questionably sized sandwiches won’t overtake the beautiful toxicity that has defined Vanderpump Rules since its affair-induced inception.

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