Last Updated on 07/09/2024 by Arun jain
This post contains spoilers Sale of Sunset Season eight.
Season eight may be the death knell for even the best TV show, and at the start of its latest installment Sale of Sunset—all 11 episodes of which premiered on September 6—had me worried that the Netflix series had reached its expiration date. After dozens of episodes in which realtors from The Oppenheim Group fly around More and more foreign fashionAn agent has the audacity to question an ultra-mini skirt another wears to an open house. Some low-stakes drama over dress code would have been perfect for the show’s first or second season, but that time has passed. Still, I braced myself for hours fighting over hemlines when something miraculous happened: the show’s most shocking storyline in years.
In the third episode, a cast member Bro you are right Agree to meet with another brokerage’s agent, Amanda Lynn, To hear some gossip about Chelsea Lazcani, who joined the show in season five. Tisi finds out that Lazkani’s husband Jeff, With whom she shares two young children, she was reportedly seen making out with another woman “several times” at the W Hotel. Tisi, who made enemies of Lazkani after boarding the series in season six, sits on this information until episode five, when she accuses him of a glass of red wine.
“I just wanted to come to you woman to woman since I came here. I was married, my husband used to do the same with many women,” says Taisi Johnny ManzielA former NFL star who appears as a potential client for his ex-wife this season. “I know you don’t necessarily care about me, but I wouldn’t wish this on you or anyone,” she continues. “Like seriously I’ve been there and it’s horrible. But regardless, it was brought up, and I think you have a right to know.”
Although Lazkani had previously criticized Taisi’s family on the show—their unorthodox relationship Nick CannonWith whom Taisi shares a two-year-old son, “rather off-putting”—revelations about her own personal life are delicately handled. When Lazkani asks if she trusts Lynn, Tissy replies that she does, but she wouldn’t consider him a “best friend”. By the end of the episode, Lazkani trusts the co-star CHRISTELL STOSS: “I am in my most vulnerable state that I have ever been in my whole life.”
The scene seems painfully familiar. As the wedding of Stous This is us the star Justin Hartley Rushed in between filming Sale of SunsetIn the second season of , she came to tearful terms with a split from a castmate Mary Fitzgerald. Three seasons later, a similar scenario played out after Stows Break up with the boss Jason Oppenheim. Got some much needed interest from the show Heather Rae Al MoussaRomance with HGTV Tarek Al Moussa After her divorce Flip or flop co-host Christina. And then Taylor Stanland No Sale of Aus separate from the actor Brittany Snow, Rolling Stone speculated that the actors’ relationship “Sale of Sunset the curse“
The show is never indeed Luxury is all about real estate. When asked about the series on a recent episode of See what happens with Andy Cohen, Josh Flagg of Bravo Million Dollar Listing snarked: “No, I just like to watch license real estate brokers.” Instead—as corny as it sounds—breakups have become the bread-and-butter of this franchise.
However, season eight Sale of Sunset Gamely melds drama from both real life and real estate. Fitzgerald and Oppenheim Mourning the loss of Nico, the dog they still shared years after their split, while visiting their splashy new listing: Selling the TikTok star’s family home Charlie And I told D’Amelio. During the season finale, Oppenheim tells the brokerage that it plans to list Kanye WestNi’s Malibu mansion—a property designed by a famous Japanese architect Tadao Ando– for a cool $57 million. Just snag? West has removed all of its basic functions, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, as well as most of the doors. “He’s like Picasso,” he tells his goofy employees. “Maybe an abstract parking garage,” quips the agent Amanza Smith. (Last month, Business Insider reported that house-flipping firm Bellwood Investments bought West’s home for $21 million, or a $36 million price cut for the O Group.)
Lazkani laments her marriage to Staus and fellow castmates Emma HernanHe becomes wary of Tiesi discussing the alleged cheating on camera. Lazkani then breaks the fourth wall by questioning Tissie about who initiated the scene between her and Lynn — and whether she knew what the bombshell would be before filming. Tyce denies having prior knowledge of Jeff’s alleged infidelity and becomes more specific when Hernan joins Lazcani. Enter a fellow agent Nicole YoungHernán perpetuates rumors of an affair with a married man, which culminates in her bitter feud with J Staus. Young delivers the gossip to Tyce in hopes that she will use it against Hernan in a future fight.
In the season finale, a non-Oppenheimer agent Michelle Lally No Vanderpump rules spinoff The Valley (Whoever made this cross-show cameo, I’d like to send them a fruit basket), Lazkani shows a house in which she plans to live as a single woman with her children. Across town, Tyce gets fired up over the situation, bringing Lynn into the office as a potential new hire. Lazkani is seen removing her wedding ring mid-confession, but there’s little resolution to her marriage—in fact, most of the office doesn’t even know about the alleged infidelity. In March, Lazkani filed for divorce after six years of marriage. people magazine informed, reportedly citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split.
But the very storylines this season are now threatening the show’s longevity. Before the latest season even aired, there was offscreen drama among the cast members Already overflowing. Over Labor Day weekend, and presumably after the cast finally caught screeners for the new season, some began airing their grievances with the production—and each other—on social media.
“Someone needs to take my phone,” Staus warned on her Instagram storyWriting, “Are we really giving air time to LIARS who just want air time??” and declared that she would “never” work on a show with Young again. “Just know that she’s telling disgusting lies about Bestie that are patently false and super hurtful. That’s not true,” Stauss wrote, tagging the producers of Dun & Dunn Productions for “disgustingly blinding” Harnan instead of letting him “at least defend himself with the truth.”
Meanwhile, Lazkani directly tagged Young, calling her “diabolical” and accusing the production of lacking “moral ground and integrity”. writing On her Instagram story, “Spreading lies for views is very damaging” and claims multiple Sale of Sunset The co-stars are homophobic and transphobic. She tagged several castmates in her own post, including Tycee and Bonet.
For his part, Young clarified via Instagram that she “indicated this information as a rumor” on camera and added, “Both of you have been victims of extramarital affairs, I think you will also stand up for the sanctity of all marriages.” Stoss, Lazcani and Hernán have since closed ranks, showing support for each other on Instagram.
It’s unclear whether talent and production have reached a true impasse — and the stars themselves are still figuring out which parts of their lives are up for sale. “I don’t think there’s any question that I found my voice,” Stos said Vanity Fair Last May, ahead of the show’s sixth season. “He’s just trying to be smart about when to use it and when to stop.” She also admitted that on the best stories Sale of Sunset Worst aftermath offscreen: “Would it make for great television? Yes. Is this how I’m proud to conduct myself?… Absolutely not.”
Two months ago talking with V.F“Reality TV producers manipulate things to create a story,” Stous wrote on it. Instagram story“It’s unfair not to be able to be proud of what you’re working on” and tags many producers as well as Dunn & Dunn Productions. Some of the cast members on the show produced by Adam DeVeloWho was not available to talk to Vanity Fairhas Talked about his reality experiences, incl Spencer Pratt And Heidi Monday No The Hills, Christine Cavallari No Laguna BeachAnd even Christine Quinnwho had departed Sale of Sunset After five seasons.
Most reality shows have started trooping after losing high-profile cast members. take Vanderpump rulesJ Achieved category-high ratings And an Emmy nomination a decade into its run — and only then marquee names like Stacey Schroeder, Jax TaylorAnd Kristen Duet The rest (they’ve all since returned to their former stomping grounds in some capacity – Schroeder is joining for a second season of Hulu Vanderpump Villa with Lisa VanderpumpWhile Doute and Taylor are currently filming the sophomore installment The Valley.)
Then again, the probability of the season Sale of Sunset Without some of its most popular stars, it feels like Oppenheim’s overblown Kanye West catalog—a once-shining piece of art that has been stripped of all its vital parts.
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