Tom Sandoval Returns to His Villain Era on ‘Vanderpump Rules’

If you’ve, somehow, spent this season of Vanderpump Rules thinking Tom Sandoval’s being handed a golden edit, Bravo’s here this week to hit you over the head with a reminder he’s a doofus. The resident sulker is handed opportunity after opportunity to re-enter the fray with his castmates this week, but alas, his pride is just too strong, further damaging his relationships with Scheana, Katie, and even a resurrected Jax Taylor. There’s no fun in a villain with his tail between his legs, anyway.

And finally, the entire cast has clocked in—even if by pure accident, as in Katie’s case. It all starts with Katie and Ariana finally realizing the writing on the wall and meeting with their semi-estranged friends, Lala and Scheana, respectively. After simmering tensions escalated into a full-on blowup between Katie and Lala last week, the two former besties sit down for lunch to resolve their issues. To add context, Lala said on her podcast that the two fellout off-screen, explaining some of the friction we see on screen. Would it be nice if the two of them would actually say this on the show itself? Yes. There’s an epidemic of podcasts going around the Bravoverse.

Katie and Lala do come to a point of resolution after a surprisingly mature conversation. Maturity is never the goal of a Bravo show, per say, but kudos to both for exuding some self-awareness. I have to give Katie props for recognizing that her “toxic trait” is tone and delivery, as I would certainly agree with that. In typical VPR fashion, expect both ladies to undercut their apologies at the first sign of friction, of course.

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