- Real Housewives of London season 2 will stream on Hayu from September 7
- Cast Juliet Angus, Amanda Cronin, Karen Loderick-Peace, Juliet Mayhew, Panthea Parker and Nessie Welschinger return
- New episodes promise ‘shifting alliances, rising tensions and inevitable moments’
Look lively, reality TV fans: Real Housewives of London season 2 returns to Hayu on September 7.
According to NBCUniversal, Housewives Juliet Angus, Amanda Cronin, Karen Loderick-Peace, Juliet Mayhew, Panthea Parker and Nessie Welschinger all return, and “old friendships are tested, new loyalties are questioned and even the most glamorous zip code can’t contain the drama.”
The synopsis continues: “The women pick up in the aftermath of an off-camera dinner and try to move forward through charity galas, fashion week front rows, Lunar New Year celebrations and a mind-blowing trip to Antigua.”
After the September 7 premiere, the remaining episodes are set to drop weekly. With a total of 10 episodes, the season culminates with a reunion special hosted by author and podcaster Katherine Ryan.
It’s this last detail that I have the biggest problem with… and I desperately hope that the hit series doesn’t repeat the same mistake that so many of the international versions have year after year.
Opinion: Real Housewives needs to change its reunion show format ASAP
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I would apologize for being a hater, but being a housewife is really good for me. After streaming several episodes of cool VTs, explosive showdowns, and truly mind-boggling domestic setups, I often feel my shoulders sag when the reunion show rolls around.
Essentially, a host will sit the entire cast down in a live studio format to recap the drama from previous episodes, get their individual take on what happened and if anything has changed since filming.
If you hate overly edited and contrived TV scenes like I do, this is an absolute nightmare. It’s part of the Real Housewives IP that drama is both heightened and developed, but rewatch shows channel this in the most inorganic way possible.
At least if someone is fighting at a restaurant on a kitchen island, they’re really in the moment—they don’t have to act out their emotions too much because they’re feeling them in real time. But drawing back on the past is just a way to create a viral moment rather than engaging television.
Instead, I’d prefer the reunions to be scrapped altogether to allow the next season (which hasn’t been greenlit in this case) to come sooner rather than later.
Real Housewives of London Season 3 won’t be a bad decision for anyone, so what are we waiting for?
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