Pop Culture Prisoner

Taylor Swift TTPD: Beginning to 19 min  & again at ~1 hr 4 min 30 sec  to ~1hr 9 min 30 sec Summer House ~19 min  to ~48 min 40 sec VPR ~48 min 40 sec  to ~1 hr 4 min 30 sec & again at 1 hr 9 min 30 sec to ~1 hr 11 min 30 secThe Valley ~1 hr 11 min 30 sec to the end (some VPR inside The Valley discussion too)Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have much catching up to do in this episode. They discuss their latest JOURNEYS with Taylor Swift's new opus TTPD and thoughts on Matty Healy/ Travis Kelce/Joe Alwyn and the album length as well as haters and lovers of the album.Then off to Summer House they go. There seems to be a major shift to #TeamLindsay on Pop Culture Prisoner now. Haley and Larkyn think Amanda and Kyle will be fine in their relationship but Deepti has doubts. They also disagree on whether Ciara can carry a scene with the adorable West. Paige and Craig are great. AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, SOMEONE HELP DANIELLE!!!!!! Vanderpump Rules may be a mess but WOW Jax Taylor brightened everyone's faces. There has never been a greater villain. Speaking of villains, is Sandoval TRYING to be one or does he really think his behavior will get sympathy? Deepti, Haley and Larkyn also try to figure out if Ariana is going to quit VPR. And WHAT Lala is thinking ever b/c the way she's producing her character is cuckoo. And boy...Scheaner is wearing thin on Deepti and Larkyn especially. AND THEN THERE IS THE VALLEY. Arguably the best show airing on Bravo right now! WHAT A CAST OF CHARACTERS WHEWWW! These people have no loyalties and are so mean and they BRING IT!!!!!!! Kristin still has hope but Jax Taylor does not in terms of being a good human being. But man, this show was MADE for Jax. Haley thinks the whole cast IS a bunch of a Jax's in a way. (Also, Deepti gets little Matty Healy vibes from Jesse.) 

It's safe to say that Deepti and Dina are OBSESSED with Paris In Love (streaming on Peacock) about Paris Hilton's marriage to Carter Reum. From Season 1's wedding to Season 2's arrival of a new baby...Deepti and Dina were along for the whole ride and they had an insane range of emotions about this show and all the people featured in it. From confusion to fury to sympathy and then all back around in so many circles - WHEW that's where their heads were at bingeing this series and Deepti and Dina explain all their thoughts in this episode. Enjoy! 

Deepti and Sean analyze the S6 reunion which was RATHER excellent!  Adding audience and former cast members watching the reunion added a certain je ne sais crois to the episode. Deepti and Sean analyze allllll the people who showed up, former and current cast members included. First and foremost, JerAmey and Sarah Ann have solidified themselves in the top 5 of worst LIB villains. Chelsea, Jimmy, Kenneth, Brittany, Clay, AD, Johnny, Amy, TREVOR (EEEEKS!) .....lots to say about everyone! 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn discuss their latest theories on where on earth Kate Middleton is! Then they pivot to wondering why on earth Kathy Hilton was at the RHOBH reunion, how sick they are of the Richards sisters, what was going on with Sutton's almost fainting, how great of a friend Garcelle is and how completely not straightforward Kyle is about everything. Vanderpump Rules continues to deliver peak ratchet Sandoval, Scheana is  comically self-involved, Katie is eliciting some genuine sympathy and Deepti backtracks a bit on her thoughts from last week on Ariana's stance on the group hanging out with Sandoval.Deepti has continued to watch Paris In Love and has a much-needed discussion on Paris & motherhood and her crazy schedule and how scary Kathy is. Finally....on Summer House there is actually no defending Linsdsey at the moment. She cannot remotely claim being blindsided by Carl calling off the wedding based on the season so far! 

Deepti is back with Haley and Larkyn to catch up on a LOT of Bravo. On Summer House, Kyle and Amanda *hate* each other and Lindsay is in full blown monster mode. Deepti has to tap into Haley and Larkyn's historical SH knowledge to try to understand if Lindsay was ever likable in the first few seasons. Vanderpump Rules is snoozy this season and Sandoval is incorrigible. Deepti is underwhelmed by how Ariana is carrying the show. LVP might hate women? They also debate whether the show needs to just fully end and who will be watching the new show THE VALLEY.Deepti just started bingeing Paris In Love and is finishing up S1 and Haley agrees that the show is beYond addictive for some reason. Larkyn attempts to explain how Paris is with her baby in S2 and Haley fills Deepti in on the gossip she's heard and let's just say it veers on the strange side.Finally they discuss the RHOBH reunion. There's one more part left still to come this week but they discuss the overall season and how much they can't deal with Kyle. And Deepti announces that she's officially given up on Dorit. Garcelle remains a queen. Crystal should try to have a bigger role on the show so she can thrive more. And Erika - oh boy...she may have had a good season but has she actually grown? 

Deepti and Sean discuss how their predictions for the finale turned out. Chelsea was the reality tv gift that keeps on giving. Clay's dad gave further insight into how Clay is the way he is. Clay's MOM was wonderful and her chat with Clay's dad was a fantastic scene in the show. Amy was a stunning bride. Now looking forward to the reunion next week! 

Deepti and Sean are back to talk about how insane Chelsea is!!! WTF. Why didn't Jimmy LEAVE when he COULD??? But is there no bigger douche than JerAMEY!?!? Good god, he and Sarah Ann deserve each other. Ok while we're invoking god (which so much of the cast constantly seems to be doing)...please help AD decide NOT to choose Clay!!! He's no good. Deepti and Sean gave all their predictions not just for who will and won't get married but also the order in which they'll choose to show the couples' weddings. (IF Chelsea and Jimmy even GET to the altar.)What a season this has been!! 

Deepti and Sean are here to talk all things LOVE IS BLIND and Season 6 is not disappointing so far! We've got various love triangles, cringey first-time-meetings, bickering already beginning...fun for all! 

Deepti, Dina and Haley have an innumerable amount of problems with Southern Charm and yet they still can't get enough. In this PCP episode, they discuss what a soUTherN white boy world this show exemplifies overall. They think Olivia did a fantastic job at the reunion, Taylor is an embarrassing disaster, Rodgrigo and Rod contributed pretty much nothing to the season?, Madison REIGNS SUPREME, Craigy is the logical statesmen of the group and Dina especially wonders HOW did that hAppENED like in the past year all of the sudden, SHEP - wow SHep...ok Deepti, Dina and Haley discuss how much they thought he was genuine about "fixing" his lifestyle and the drinking and how much was just to placate audiences and get viewer sympathy. Austen is...well he's Austen. Looking forward to Southern Charm S10 one day! 

Deepti, Dina and Haley go DEEP on the Salt Lake City ladies! Deepti sees this whole season and that spectacular finale as performance art, and that "realization" helps her not be "mad" at how ridiculous it all is! This show is a combo of camp and performance art and it's just a wild ride. They discuss every nuance of Monica and what's great about her and what's so obviously fraudulent and bizarre about her. They also try to figure out WHEN Heather REALLY knew Monica was Reality Von Tea(se) and if Jen tipped anyone off before she went to prison. They chat about these topics and so much more from the the season in this extra long episode! (Around 1hr 38 min mark, Haley does a QUICK aside going oFF on RHOBH Kyle's actions this season. Deepti, Dina and Haley also briefly vent their frustrations on RHOP.) 

Deepti is back with Sarah to catch up on so much Bravo.RHONY Legacy is INCREDIBLE. Kelly Bensimmon is such a nightmare but is fueling us with some good TV. Dorinda, Lu and Sonja are deLIGHTING us, Ramona is NOT being as big of a monster (so far?) and Kristen is bringing enough drama. VERY HAPPY with RHONY LEGACY, it's like a big warm hug with our old friends.Beverly Hills is HEAVY. Deepti and Sarah have some disagreements on Sutton...and they discuss. Dorit deserved what she got from Garcelle at the end of Crystal's Taco Tuesday night (COME ON, DORIT!), Kyle is a whole complicated mess that Deepti and Sarah parse through to try to understand their feelings on her. Erika...well...she's been fine! SOUTHERN CHARM - whew!!!! It's been so fantastic this season. Shep/Austen fight with Craig and Whitney and Madison there in Whitney's Presidential Suite was incredible!!! Taylor is off her f'ing rocker. Craig remains ADORABLE. Madison is MVP - she is absolutely fantastic this season. 

Approximate Time Stamps for each show discussion:RHOSLC - BeginningRHOBH - 26min 20 secSC - 49 min 50 secWH - 1hr 5 minRHOP - 1hr 14min 25secDeepti and Haley are joined by Sarah to discuss NUMEROUS shows. Bravo really is keeping everyone busy! Salt Lake City continues to bring it with so much camp. Love her or hate her, Monica is a force of nature on the show and Deepti, Haley and Sarah still get a real kick out of her; they disagree on Lisa Barlow love/hate this season!; Haley loses her MIND over Whitney; there's been some change of opinion on Angie. Beverly Hills is compelling this season so far. Deepti loses HER mind over Sutton; they're appreciating some levity as far as Erica goes; what is continuing to happen with Dorit's GLAM!?!??! and more theories on the home invasions; is Kyle about to get extra sanctimonious?Southern Charm's Taylor is SO difficult to watch on screen; Austen will never change will he?; Shep and Austen were reviled at Bravocon during their panel; Whitney is 55 years old!?!?; Maybe Craig and Paige WILL last (minds are changing).Winter House makes everyone ill. But Deepti, Haley and Sarah will not NOT watch.Potomac has been great so far this season but Robyn and Juan storyline is killing everyone; is Ashley messier than Candiace?; we need more scenes with the new girl Nneka; is Wendy basically doing Real Housewives cosplay? 

It's been a long time! Deepti is finally back with Haley to catch up on LOTS OF BRAVO. On Beverly Hills, Kyle is sober and works out a lot and is going through something tough with Mo and Deepti and Haley believe it BUT she's also being a “bratty” these days BUT also extra funny, Deepti has HAD IT with Sutton, Garcelle needs better storylines ASAP, Dorit and PK - the SCAMS! THE SCAMS!, are the producers editing Crystal out a bit?? RHOSLC - AMAAAAZING season so far, the campiest most dystopian bizarro land Housewives show in the Bravoverse. Heather is on a redemption tour this season, Lisa Barlow must be the most exhausting friend/mother/wife to have but Praise Jesus she is such a great Housewife, Deepti still loves Monica but Haley warns Deepti about a bunch of Monica gossip out there,  Meredith scares Deepti, Whitney...is she only half stirring pots this season? Winter House - oh BOY. This show makes any viewer watching feel hung over. Southern Charm - Deepti is especially loving this season but so much of this cast needs to be revamped! 

Deepti and Dina have a lot to say about this latest Real Housewives of Orange County season! They discuss Shannon's psychoses (of course), how Jen is as a new Housewife and how douchey her boyfriend is, \ that they're surprised Taylor is blending in well, THAT HEATHER AND TERRY DUBROW ARE TRASHY EMBARRASSING RICH PEOPLE, how Tamra Judge gets an A+ in Real Housewifery,  that they don't understand why Emily gets so much hate online b/c she's actually phenomenal this season!, that they always end up really LIKING Gina every season though they think they won't. And of course Deepti and Dina had to take some moments to praise the GLORY of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City S4 premiere. A season they were NOT looking forward to at all but it turns out that if the first episode is any indication how the rest of the season will go...then we are ALL in for a wild ride! 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn recorded this podcast a tad late but they still had to get their thoughts out on Bethenny Frankel's ATROCIOUS interview/cash-grab with Rachel Leviss from Vanderpump Rules regarding Scandavol. They discuss their own reactions as well as Ariana's reaction, the internet's reaction, other producers' reactions, a therapist's reaction and much more. 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn talk all things RHONY reboot and seem to have really taken finally (?) to the show!? Jenna and Jessel are top faves - for VERY different reasons. They talk about Erin A LOT. Which leads Deepti to believe, maybe she DOES like her more than she thinks she does? I mean, she got a LOT of airtime in this PCP episode! Sai continues to bore. The editors need to give Ubah more substantive scenes b/c we don't even KNOW her really do we?? Everyone is on the fence about Brynn. Her "performance" at Erin's terrible vow renewal was both funny AND rude!

Deepti, Haley and Sarah welcome everyone back to PCP where they chat about their latest thoughts on Brynn (mostly switched to positive), Erin (complicated), Jenna (LOVE), Jessel (not sure WHAT is going on with her), Sai (don't get it still) and Ubah (her hot sauce better be SUPER HOT, Deepti is going to buy some to taste test). Crappie Lake - oh dear lordy lord. It's just...not good.Haley and Sarah are VERY into Below Deck and Project Runway and they talk about all the latest with Christian Siriano's hairdo and how great the All Stars are this season and then about the horrid turn of events on Below Deck.Deepti seems to have JUST accepted Taylor Swift into her life a week ago and she can't help but keep bringing her up throughout the episode (Sorry Not Sorry).

Deepti is thrilled to have Sarah  back on the podcast to share all her thoughts on the RHONY REBOOT!!! They discuss all the new cast members, of course ESPECIALLY their thoughts on Jenna Lyons. They talk about what is and is not working for them so far. While they will give it a chance, it's not *grabbing* them right now. Jessel's marriage is NOT being portrayed the greatest, Jenna's awkardness is oddly a pleasure to observe, what's so great about Sai??, Erin gave $400 to the "Stop the Steal" campaign so whatevs on her and Brynn wants to be set up with SHEP from Southern Charm ewww. Ubah...fine in ep 1 but not so entertaining in ep 2...jury's still out on her.AND THEN...there's Crappie Lake. They find Sonja and Lu more depressing than the town they're in for a few weeks. What IS this non-funny show doing on our screens?? 

What an episode! Dina and Haley join Deepti to discuss the first season of Bravo's show Dancing Queens about amateur LATIN (not to be confused with AMERICAN RHYTHM!) ballroom dancers doing competitions with their professional coaches. OH what a doozy. Leonie stuns and sizzles, Sabrina is a PILL (albeit an amazing dancer) wow wow wow!, Colette is clearly on the man prowl, SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT POOJA AND HER INDIAN FAMILY, Gaelle is a stunner and made everyone laugh with her blatant and obvious pot-stirring; and finally............Donie - oh boy...Deepti, Dina and Haley had many many thoughts on Donie. Because it's been a month since Deepti has had an episode, there was just a LOT of pop culture to catch up on! Throughout the episode, the ladies discuss Kyle and Mauricio's marital woes; Dina shares her thoughts on the first episode of Crappie Lake with Sonja Morgan and The Countess Luann; Dina talks about how terrible RHOC  and RHOA are this season; Deepti and Dina lose their minds laughing over how BAD the second season of And Just Like That on HBO is (and how everyone needs to listen to Danny Pellegrino's podcast recaps!); Haley says multiple times how amazing Below Deck Sailing Yacht is and that led into a discussion on Heather Gay and how bad RHOSLC has become; they talk at length about Jenna Lyons being on the RHONY reboot....which somehow morphed into a discussion of RHONY S8 Bethenny and Carole being bullies. AND FINALLY.....Dina educates Deepti and Haley on the latest and greatest issues happening on THE KARDASHIANS.  

Summer House discussion around ~1hr 30min 30 secDeepti, Haley and Larkyn are back together to talk about the final reunion installment of VPR and #Scandoval. More analysis on Rachel's mental state and crazy reunion performance and last 5 minutes; Sandoval's egomaniacal cult leader-like qualities; Katie chatter; Lala - both loving her AND remarking on her hypocrisy, remembering that even though James is hilarious right NOW, he's been a really toxic abusive bad guy; Ariana doing well with her commercials and with the reunion overall; Schwartz - ugh what to make of him?; LVP - UGH UGH UGH overall; thoughts on the future of VPR and Deepti's thoughts that this camaraderie is only going to last so long; and so much more!And then some final thoughts on the Summer House season and reunion. This group of people needs to be shaken up. Paige is inCORRIGIBLE; Mya needs to GO; Ciara - ugh big huge whatevs; Carl - proud of his growth; complicated thoughts on both Kyle and Lindsay; and Danielle - wow wow wow...no remorse for acting like a lunatic.