If you are unfamiliar with the world of reality television and are looking to spice things up and dive in, I have the perfect suggestion for you. There are so many great and entertaining reality shows, but I would start withBravo.There are countless reality shows on Bravo that I love watching, but specifically, anything related to The Housewives franchise, such asThe Real Housewives of Beverly HillsorVanderpump Rules.
As an avid fan of both of these shows, I would highly suggest watchingThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsbefore you jump into the chaos that isVanderpump Rules. Not only did this Housewives franchise come first, but it introduced us to one of the most famous women to come out of the Housewives franchise:Lisa Vanderpump.Lisa was a main Housewife who ventured beyond the franchise into her own show all about her business and crazy staff:Vanderpump Rules.Although I am aware that you can watch either show in any particular order, I would suggest watchingRHOBHfirst, because it highlights therealLisa Vanderpump.
Lisa Vanderpump’s True Colors Shine In ‘RHOBH’
I believe thatLisa hides behind a maskthroughoutVanderpump Rules.When she first started onRHOBH,her true colors shined. Lisa was manipulative, conniving, and insecure. Throughout the early seasons ofRHOBH,Lisa was not a fan of her best friend at the time,Kyle Richards,getting close with another cast-mate of theirs,Taylor Armstrong.Instead of all three women building each other up and creating what could have been an iconic trio,Lisa’s insecurities came out, and that was quite obvious when she consistently told Taylor, to her face, that she did not like her or consider her a friend. Lisa went on to try and manipulate Kyle into disliking Taylor, and that isnot the only timeLisa has used hermanipulation skillsin the show.
In Season 2,Brandi Glanvillewas introduced. As the show goes on and the seasons continue, I think it becomes quite obvious thatLisa used Brandi as her mouthpiece, almost like Brandi was a puppet and Lisa was her puppeteer,spewing certain gossipto Brandi and then sitting back andwatching the seed she planted grow. Now, if you watchVanderpump Rulesbefore any of this, you wouldnever expect any of thisbecause Lisa is entirely different in this show. InVanderpump Rules,Lisa comes off as this cool, laid-back, motherly figure to her servers. It is certainly unexpected to see a woman who hangs out, jokes with, and gives major adviceto her staff, is the same woman inRHOBHwhodoes not even have the decencyto give her condolences to a cast-mate while going through a nasty divorce in Season 3, just because Lisa did not like her.
Lisa Vanderpump Is Back and Better Than Ever in New ‘Vanderpump Villa’ Season 2 Trailer
We’re reunited with a mix of familiar faces and new staff at Castello Rosato in the countryside of Italy.
‘Vanderpump Rules’ Shows a Whole Different Version of Lisa
I think that watchingRHOBHbeforeVanderpump Rulesis areal eye-openeras well. You will see that Lisa just wanted to surround herself with a group where she was seen as themost powerful.Throughout her time onRHOBH,Lisa definitely hid her true feelings towards certain people and situations behind sarcastic humor and hurtful jokes. Lisa could get things off her chest with a “joke”, andbelittle people in a “joking manner”, even when it was painfully opposite that she meant what she said. InVanderpump Rules,Lisa is in charge. She gets to boss her employees around, say whatever she wants to say and treat them however she thinks they deserve to be treated becauseshe is aware that she can get away with it. InRHOBH,Lisa hardly ever got away scot-free because the women fought back and retaliated.Her employees at her restaurant, SUR, would never dream of talking or fighting back because they were in fear of being fired from one of the hottest bars in West Hollywood. I thinkLisa took that to her advantage. I think all of this is evident if you watchRHOBHbeforehand.
I think that bothRHOBHandVanderpump Rulesare amazingly entertaining shows, and they both share one common denominator: Lisa Vanderpump. I believe that, although there is no rule saying you have to watch one before the other, you wouldbenefit from watchingRHOBHfirst, because you would not be fooled by the Lisa Vanderpump that you see inVanderpump Rules.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
