Why RHOC is the BEST franchise

of production experience. On Reality with the King, we'll sit down with my friends across the entertainment industry, recap our favorite reality shows, and revisit unforgettable moments that we are still talking and tweeting about. Hey rain Drops. On today's episodes of Reality King. Oh baby, we have to talk about the season premiere of The Real Housewives of Orange County. Now. I was debating whether or not I should do this episode alone. I was contemplating inviting a few of our

favorite guests to talk about this premiere with me. Child. I was even thinking about bringing on an OC housewatch to do it too, honey, but that may come later down the line. Wink. Wink, but no all jokes aside. I decided to do this episode solo. Call me Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Ralph tras Band, Honey, I'm a solo star AnyWho. I decided to do this episode as a solo act because I did not want any of my commentary to be misconstrued, misguided, miscommunicated. I wanted y'all to hear it

straight from the horse's mouth. So baby, call me mister ed bitch, because I am about to give my review of the season premiere of the Real Housewives of Orange County, and I'm going to start it off by saying this, that was the best season premiere that I have seen since Season six of the Real Housewives of Atlanta premiere. And I do mean that. I mean that not since the Real Housewives of Atlanta Season six premiere have I witnessed a ten out of a ten premiere that gave

me everything and more. The Real Housewives of Orange County is the best Housewives of the franchise, and I'm going to tell you why. Last seasons Real Housewives of Orange County was an A plus. Every single episode was fantastic. I mean it was must see television It's what we called in the industry, appointment television. Do y'all remember back on like Thursday nights when NBC used to have this must see TV and we all rush home to watch the

Cosby Show then a different world? Okay, remember that like eight o'clock through nine o'clock block, and I want to say that same night, I think like La Law came on, maybe not Landing, I don't remember. And then remember when MUSTYTV included Friends, right, remember it was like Friends willnd Grace Er Okay, yeah, yeah, and we were rush home to watch it. Our landlines were off the hook because we did not want anyone disturbing us. That's what the

Real Housewives of Orange County is giving me today. The reason why it's the best franchise today is because it consecutively has been great. And yes, this only has been the season premiere, but baby, I can tell you by watching the trailer that this is going to be another stellar season. It's not often to get two consecutive amazing season premieres. It's lightning in a bottle. Okay, honey, it's Christina Aguilera's Genie in a bottle. Can you rub me the right way? Babe, uh uh uh uh take me

out AnyWho. I enjoyed every single bit of it. And the gag of the gag is this and this is no shade, but baby, I'm gonna keep it all the way real. We kind of wrote off OC right, let's have a real conversation, rain drops. We kind of wrote off the real housew wash of Orange County as like, okay, girl, yes, you gots are the originals, but baby, this is dated. Okay, this is spoiled milk at the grocery store dated. Okay, honey, this is old and stale, Like, we don't care about

this franchise anymore. We're into like Potomac or Atlanta, Salt Lake City, you know, like we were just into like the New Ones, Beverly Hills even And then when Tamer Judge came back last season, that's when the show got back to his glory days. And I will single handily give Tamer Judge her props. She saved the franchise last season. And I know you guys may not like her, but you guys have to because her and Teddy have a

hit podcast. That's why you cannot believe social media? How can you not like somebody and call them tam Ratt and call them all these names. And the two people y'all hate the most according to social media, Teddy and Tamra. They literally have the most successful podcast in TV film, The math a Mathing. Okay, that's why I tell everybody all the time, do not believe comments in social media is not real. Tamar just saved the franchise. That's why

last season was so fantastic. This premiere was so good. And the MVP drum roll, please Shanna Badore and Alexis Belino, bitch, yes honey. Before I get into the last fifteen minutes of the premiere, I want to shout out Emily and Gina and one thing about me, I'm very honest and I'm always going to ad met when I may have gotten it wrong. When Gina and Emily first appeared on The Real Housewatch of Orange County, I love them. I even tweeted, like, oh my gods, these two are the

best additions. Gina retweeted me, I'm like, no, you girls are great. And then I don't know, I think I was just not as interested in them. I'm like, I loved you girls your first season, and then I just felt like they were giving me anything, and then Shane was giving me everything, but the girls weren't. But I loved them. This premiere, Gina and Emily are back, and I cannot see this show without them. I can't, I

just can't. I love them. First of all, they look gorgeous and they appear to me to be way more natural. I couldn't take Emily eating the subway sandwich in the sauna a few seasons ago because I felt like she was playing to camera. But I felt like the premier showcase that they're natural and Emily looks so amazing, She's so beautiful. Gina looks fantastic. The personal story, that's what this Seeson premier gave us, guys. The reason why I was stellar is because it checked out all of the

boxes that we want to see as viewers. And then I like to produce as a creator of reality TV. We have personal story, we had comedy, we had drama. Nothing felt forced to me. Okay, it all felt just so beautifully produced. And shout out to the showrunner Luke Neslidge. And I'm gonna say this because the producers of these shows, of all the reality shows, they are really the unsung heroes, and I would like to use my platform to shout out the amazing executive producer who was in the field

producing these ladies, producing these stories. Luke Neslidge is a fantastic showrunner. He has resurrected this show. He also was a part of last season and this season is fantastic based on this premiere also because of Luke Neslidge, and I want the world to always understand Yes, the cast deserves so much of the credit, where there's a lot of producers out there who do a damn good job, and my salute goes to Luke Neslich and his team and the Bravo executives who are also a part of

this show. Kamar Basarag and the amazing executives. Is a team effort, and as a former showrunner, I know how hard it is to produce these shows. It's not easy, So my kudos go out to the entire crew who work endlessly to make the show great. I had to say that, okay, baby, let's get into this premiere. Let

me tell y'all something. The way that premiere opened up with Shannon's Dui and the drama surrounding Get and the conversations surrounding get you know, look, drinking and driving is not something to take lightly right when it comes to Shannon, I will say this, I'm not somebody who knows Shannon. We're not friends. I've never met her, and I'm not here to diagnose Shannon. You know, I'm not with her

every single day. Based on what we saw on the show prior season, we always thought like, Okay, Shannon loves a cocktail, and there's nothing wrong with loving a cocktail, but we always saw that there was something further than just loving a drink, and based on what happened recently with the DUI, it's evident that there is a possible concerning issue there that My hope is that Shannon is able to drawn out the noise and really sit with herself and figure out what she needs to do next.

And I do mean that again, I'm not here to diagnose her, and I'm never going to make light of any situation of this magnitude. That's not what we're here for. So my prayers go out to Shannon, because again I'm only basing this off of what we see on the show. I would just like to see Shannon really sit with herself and figure out if there's something else she needs to do to get rid of what appears to be an issue. Tamara has mentioned on the premiere that when she, Vicki,

and Shannon were doing their live podcast tour that Shannon. Again, this is according to Tamara, but I'll say allegedly to say it. Tamar alleges that she saw Shannon's sneak drink when she was telling the world that she was going to be sober, and that's why. Again, if that is true, that appears to be somebody wrestling with what to do. Okay, and then when Shannon said that she's having a too

drink minimum. One thing I will say about alcoholism is the fact that there's no dance you can do with it. You are either going to choose not to drink completely if there's an issue there, or you're able to handle your drink and not limit it to just two. Does that make any sense to you, guys, if you have a drinking problem. And again, I, Carlos King, am not at all saying whatsoever that Shannon has one. I don't know her, I don't hang out with her. I'm not

here to diagnose her. Okay. What I am saying is anybody who has a drinking problem can tell you are either completely sober, because it doesn't matter about the amount of drink you have. It is a disease. The moment a drop of alcohol goes through your bloodstream is going to be an issue because it's going to mentally make you want more and more and more. And when you're having issues with alcohol, you cannot tell yourself I'm good

with only two. So again, I don't know what Shannon is struggling with based on what I've seen on the show in the past seasons. Again, I would want Shannon to literally take time and really have an honest conversation with herself. And look, I'm not saying she hasn't. If she hasn't she feels like, no, I can have two drinks, then okay, what I'm saying to you based on people I know, based on experience, that's not how it works. It's just not And thank god nobody got hurt in

the accident. But to hear Shannon talk about she's never been a situation where all these things happen to her, you know, driving under the influence and going to the hospital and blood on her body, like that's not anything to play around with. Listen, guys, we have to take that seriously. And again, my prins grew out to her and I just really want her to figure out what's best for her and to be honest with herself. That's the only way things are going to change out in

that particular topic. With this, the definition of insanity is when you do the same thing over and over again and you are expecting a different result. Who I hate to interrupt, but stay tuned for more. This is reality with the King, and I'm Carlos King. Let's get back into the show. Now moving on to Jen. Now, Jen and Ryan are having dinner, and I like Jen. I really do like Jen. Jen has an eviction storyline and again, nothing to play around with. I feel sad for Jin

to have to deal with eviction when she has kids. Okay, what I don't understand is this, and this is me being real. If Ryan is saying to you that you can move in with him and that's your man, and you guys want to get married, the math and math and boo, why would you want to put yourself in a situation to borrow money from your father and Ryan and not accept the proposal of this man. You said you love he's around the kids, he loves the kids.

You want to marry him. Wouldn't the natural step be to at least say, well, let me move in with you. And I'm not saying move in forever, even if you say, look, this would be a great test for me. This is me being jen right. This would be a great test for me to see if this is husband material, if he is a great father. Let me move in with him, save my money for like six months, see how things go, and who knows, maybe I'll feel like, oh my god,

this is the man that I'm meant to marry. But to not even give that a try doesn't sit well with me. It just doesn't. I can see if Ryan was never around your kids, and rightfully so, you don't want to introduce Tom Dick and Harry to your kids. But this man has been around your children. He hangs out with them, They know him, they like him. The next natural step would be to move in and just to see if that's something that works. And if it

doesn't work, then guess what. You can always go back to renting an apartment with Gina the realtor, you know what I mean. So I don't get that. Listen, I like Jena lot. Something is very fishy in that relationship, and that scene explained it all to me. I don't know who's zoom and who? Yes, in my Aretha Franklin voice,

who is zoom and who? Allegedly it appears in my opinion, guys, girls and they it appears Ryan is using Jen for camera time because he loves the cameras and hey, there's nothing wrong with that, and Jen needs a storyline and Ryan is good TV and she knows that. In her opinion, I think Jen believes that in order for her to have staying power on the show. She knows that Ryan is so interesting to watch that they both need each other. Listen, my spidy senses tell me they're both using each other

for the show. Because I don't get it. There is no way I'm having sex with a man for these couple of years and I am getting evicted and I'm actually having sex with you. I'm not going to lay down with a man who has a home and I'm being kicked out of one, and I'm not going to move in with him and with my children. Hello, caller,

are you there? It's this thing on What are we doing? Ladies, if you've given up the woo woo, the wo ha, the poom poon to a man who has a house, who you've been with for more than a year, who is around your children, there's no way, on God's green earth, on Mother's nature, I will be homeless and still sleeping

the man. There's no way. I could not even imagine taking off my brazier if I am worried about where my money is going to pay for the rent the next day, I'm not gonna have dinner with you near the ocean in Laguna. If I need to worry about where my money's coming from next week to pay the rent, what are we doing here? There's nothing that would get me hot, moist or wet to be with the man that I have to do the deed with and not be on his deed. Yes, honey, let's have a real conversation.

I'm not doing the deed unless my name is on the deed. Okay, wake up, ladies and smell the folders in your cup. I am spending gang to these ladies. Ladies. Let me tell y'all something, and this is a Carlos King quote, do not do the deed unless your name is on the deed. Okay, Jin, come on reality, but the King sys so I can teach you something because maybe you are losing in this game of life. Moving on, honey,

Alexis Billino. The moment Miss Thing hopped out of that production suv Yes, Luke, you better get Uber black and get Alexis op teazing. I was never This is me being real. I've never been a fan of Alexis, and that's no shade. I just wasn't a fan of hers. I thought she was fine, But my girls were Vicky and Tamra Baby and Gretchen Rossi, Honey, that's my dream team as a OC fan. I was only here for Vicky, Tamra and Gretchen force multipliers, bad bitches like they gave

me everything I needed and more so. I was never here for Alexis. I didn't dislike her, I just wasn't here for her. But honeybuddy pudding pie, I am here for her. She is gorgeous, she looks better than ever. Alexis stealing. I mean, Alexis dating honey, Alexis dating shadness. Ex is exactly why the Real Housewives of Orange County is currently the best housewives franchise on the air. I am sick and tired of watching the same formula on these reality shows. Okay, it's the same old shit is

so predictable. Who could have predicted that Jesus Jugs would be with Shannon's X. Now. I know the God said Honey, drink the wine, but I didn't know the wine was coming out of Alexis jugs, baby, and John was sipping on the baby. Yes, Alexis. Now listen, baby, maybe one day you will be on reality with the King and I will ask you this directly. Now, look, baby, Now,

I don't know if this relationship is real. Now, I don't know if you decided to flash John like you were in New Orleans, Honey, trying to get beads child, and he saw them jugs and said, baby, I'm all in, and you said great. Now let me go back to apply as a housewife of Orange County, Honey. I don't care if it's real or not in a sense. Let me be clearer. I do care if it's real, because I like real reality. What I mean by that is I don't care if the intention see Jen taking not from Alexis.

Alexis was like, baby, there's nothing like getting back on this show. And if that means dating John and falling in love with him after dating him, hey, I would rather do that, honey, than be with the man I ain't living with. Let's be clear. So Alexis job ro done, baby gorgeous, gorgeous. But this is the thing. So let's just fast forward to the party child and know this episode. I would not be talking about the new housewife only because Katie didn't do anything to make me talk about her.

So that's the only reason why. So Katie, if you're listening, Hi, nice to meet you, welcome. I will talk about you when you do something. So I have to give this episode to my girls who did the most baby, and that is Shannon versus Alexis. Now, Shannon came in baby looking great, looking snatched. Let me tell y'all something. Shannon is here for the shits. I gagged when Shannon suggested, Yeah, let me go talk to Alexis. I said, Shannon, Honey,

I don't think you guys understand this. Shannon is known for taking her MIC's offt for cussing out the producers, for yelling to the cameras. She doesn't really like us to all the time see the reality. You know, she gets mad, takes off her mic, she runs in the field, you know, like Shannon be like, this is too real for me. I need to go home. The fact that Shannon said, fuck this, this is my show and this is my playground and I know what time it is.

I will give Shannon her props for being the force multiplier in this situation by walking up to the woman who has her old man okay and said, can we talk in my Tevin Campbell boys. Can we talk for a minute, girl? I want to know your game. Yes, yes, I've changed the words to game honey. Even Alexis gag. Alexis looked like a walking pepto bismo bottle honey, and

her all pink honey. I don't know she sharded on herself, but Alexis gagged and she was like okay, And then the best part to me, this is why I fucking love this show. Sorry for causing if there's kids in the background, put on the headphones and have not watched her iPad. This is why this show is amazing to watch. The fact that Shannon went outside was like, no, bitch, I need shade because I need to make sure there's

good lighty everything. And the fact that Shannon is so funny, the fact that she broke the first wall that was like talking to the producers, Hey, can we sit over there by the shade, because I'm gonna give y'all a good scene, but I'm not about to be looking ugly doing it. Love that for Shannon. Okay, control the scene, Shannon, I'm here for it. Then the fact that Emily it was like, Yo, we gotta watch this. I speak well.

She said, I speak three languages, Spanish, English, and did she say like mouth language, I don't know whatever she said was funny. So the fact that all the girls are looking out the widow watching this conversation and commenting on their mannerisms as if they were literally the commentators that we see on ESPN given the play by play

from what's happening on the football field. So the fact that Shannon found her good lighting because she's like, look, bitch, I know this scene is going to be played on Entertainment tonight. High Bryce Sanders, I know it's going to be played on the New York Post. Hey Evan Reel, I know it's going to be played on People Magazine. Hey Dave quinn, I know, I love this fucking show guys something. Shannon is like, look, it's one thing for you to take John. I don't need John, Shannon, you do.

I don't need John. But you are the one honey who whose husband sued me and that took me out of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars and you were a part of it. And Alexi like, show me the receipts. Okay, Jeremy maguire voice, show me the money, show me the receipts. Show me. The fact that I put my name on something, you know, Shannon, well, you know, I mean yoo, you know, got frazzled, like Alexa like, no bitch, produce the receipts,

produce it. And then the fact that the girls are watching this unfold, laughing, trying to read the body language. Oh my god, hermothus open. Oh my gosh, she's yelling, Oh my gosh. Alexi seems to be calm. Jane yes, The fact that the producers knew to court both sides of this, the girls listening, and obviously the one on one Jane is producing genius. Alexis gather Shannon, I'm sorry, Alexis won that fight, Honey, Alexis won. She did not yell,

she wasn't sweating. She looked amazing when Alexisino said, there is the door, Shannon Badore, Give Alexis Bellino Best New Artist at the Grammys, Give her Best Comeback at the People's Choice Awards, give her honey, Best Audible at the American Music Awards. Alexis Bellino deliver the line of the year, there is the door, Shannon Badore, who comes up with that shit? That is amazing. Alexis Bellino is a star. I mean, she delivered an amazing line, and Shannon gagged.

Shannon gagged Alexis Bellino for the premiere one she won. But we have to give Shannon the credit because it takes a confident woman to walk up to her old dudes, new woman and to say, let me holler at you real quick, baby. Okay, So we're gonna give Shannon her props to child, but Alexis give her an orange. She deserves to be a housewife. I am enthralled with this show because I'm gonna tell y'all a secret, and please

don't repeat this as I have millions of listeners. Child, I've been going through this phase lately of like just not really being into a lot of reality shows because some of them are just so predictable. And I think it's the reason why we were also into Salt Lake City last season, because Monica Garcia just gave life into that show and it was so brial and so like just so juicy, and it was comedy and just fun

and it wasn't dark. And as I sort of recap Jersey for the rain drops, you know, Jersey isn't fun to watch. You know, it's not fun. I don't laugh, And a lot of reality shows nowadays kind of give that same sentiment. And let me tell y'all a secret. I haven't been watching a lot of reality TV in the past like six months. I just I'm not inspired. I'm not inspired. It's too predictable, it's too safe. It's

sort of like, let's be clear. When I say safe, I mean nobody wants to be honest because they're playing up to social media. You know. I feel like social media is the downfall of reality television because people aren't being real anymore. They're playing to the fans, they're playing to the comments on social and this is not fun

to watch. I'm not inspired like I used to be, and I don't know what that means for the future reality television, But as I continue to create and produce shows, I have to always find ways to inspire not only myself as I create, but my producers. Which is why Salt Lake City got the Carlos King Award last year for the Best Reality Series of twenty twenty three and the only reason OC did not get it because it

was literally a tie. But I gave it to Salt Lake City only because it's not every day you're featured in the Los Angeles Times. The moment that happened, I said, well, look, bitch, you gotta give to Saltlake City. But the Real Housewives of Orange County inspires me and inspires me to get back to just watching women have fun and yes, to

have real conversations. Bring it back. Alexis Belina was genius because it's real life and we all know the woman or man in my case who is dating our ex and it's not comfortable and it's relatable and it gives us something to talk about. And that's what I enjoyed, and that's what we need to get back to. And I'm not gonna name names, because that'll I'm not trying to be messy in that sense. There's a lot of shows out there that just aren't good. They're boring, they're

not inspiring. So my hands goes to the entire cast and crew of the Real Housewives of Orange County. Thank you for making me a believer again. Thank you for listening to Reality with the King. New episodes drop on Tuesday's Share comment, follow and subscribe to Reality with the King.

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