‘Southern Charm’ Brings Its Relationship Drama to Jamaica

After a week off, the Southern Charm gang is back on our TVs and kicking off what might not be a totally pointless cast trip to Jamaica, after all. It seems like Craig (or maybe the producers) really set himself up to fail with this “last-minute” vacation, which was originally planned as an opportunity for Paige to finally mingle with the group. Just as I predicted, the Giggly Squad host didn’t end up on a flight to the Caribbean. So Craig shows up to the island looking like a fool with an unsupportive girlfriend—or most likely, IMO, someone who’s intentionally keeping his relationship away from the cameras while everyone else’s publicly crumbles. Let’s get into it!

First of all, I have to give Craig and Paige credit for trying to pull the wool over our eyes. But there’s something very obviously premeditated about this FaceTime call they have about Jamaica. When we open the episode, Craig has already invited the cast to Montego Bay. But Paige, the woman who the trip has been planned for, has “accidentally” been left in the dark by Craig.

If Southern Charm cast trips are arranged the same way as Real Housewives cast trips, this excursion was planned during pre-production. Particularly, if the trip is out of the country, I would assume the producers would want to assure that everyone’s passports are in order. Even though it was planned last minute, I do think it’s very convenient that Craig can now say he at least “tried” to get Paige to hang out with the group.

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