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Lisa treats a group of underprivileged kids to the full SUR experience, but as usual, drama ensues. It starts with Ariana and Sandoval when Tom steals her idea of making special mocktails for the kids. Things escalate when Peter invites Tom on a "guys" trip to Vegas and Araiana puts her foot down and says he can't go. Behind the scenes Jax and James get into it about James' treatment of Kristen, but everyone can hear the argument, including the guests and Lisa has to intervene. Schwartz and Sandoval fail to impress with their business plan AGAIN, but somehow strike a deal with Pandora, Lisa, and Jason to be brand ambassadors for LVP sangria and Jax asks Brittany to move in with him.

It's Pride week and Lisa is making sure she outdoes herself for parties at both bars this year since she was just focused on PUMP last year. When James shows up flaunting fresh love bites and scratches all over his arm and back, everyone, specifically Lala, wants to know which SUR girl was responsible. Let's just say, keep your frenemies close. In a strange turn of events, Jax and Lala leave SUR together at the end of the episode, leaving us all to wonder if she is Jax's next victim

Convinced that Kristen is cheating on him, James seeks revenge by hooking up with Lala. However, this backfires when Lala and Kristen exchange timelines and now neither one of them want anything to do with James. Scheana seems to think that working out and eating healthy will cure Shay's addiction, so she recruits Sandoval to give them some lessons on cooking healthier at home. But Katie and Ariana know that Shay's problems are much bigger than that and urge Scheana not to sweep marital problems under the rug. Peter chops off his ponytail and now he looks like Lord Farquad and the SUR staff gets a lesson in wine pairing. Please leave a review or comment, we love to hear from you guys! And make sure you check us out on Instagram (@vprrewindpodcast) and TikTok (@vrprewind.podcast)

Lisa and the SUR crew force Scheana to reassess her marriage now that Shay's secret life is out in the open. Both the Toms and Ariana sit down with Scheana and Shay to hear his side of what has been going on over the years and it's much bigger than anyone thought. Sandoval and Schwartz pitch Lisa a business plan to sell her coveted sangria in other bars around the country, but that's quickly shot down by Pandora and her husband who run that part of the company. Specifically because they can't count on Schwartz not having a panic attack and quitting. Kristen and James seek couple’s therapy but James is already in a mood before they even get out of the door because he is so hungover **If you or someone you know is suffering from drug abuse, mental health issues, or suicidal thoughts there are people that can and want to help** National Mental Health Helpline: 1-800-950-6264 National Substance Abuse Helpline: 1-844-289-0879 National Suicide Prevention Helpline: 1-800-273-TALK

Scheana and Katie bust Lala for lying about a modeling job in Italy, and when Lisa confronts Lala, she brings out the crocodile tears. This gets Lisa's attention and she turns the table on Katie and Scheana for picking on the new girl. Shay surprises everyone with a HUGE secret: he's been taking up to 5 Vicodin a day on top of his excessive drinking. Scheana worries her marriage may be in danger but she is keeping the situation very guarded for now. Jax and James compete for Lala's affection, even though they both technically have girlfriends and I think we learn a little not so well known fact about James. See if you can catch it.Tom Schwartz FINALLY makes a big step towards committing to Katie and picks out an ENGAGEMENT RING!!!

When Lisa brings new blood to the shark-infested waters of SUR, Katie and Scheana quickly teach new girl Lala that there's no such thing as a secret at Lisa's restaurant. Time will tell if Lala can hold her own in this group of people. Rumors spread that James was unfaithful to Kristen and when she finds proof in James email via an Uber receipt, it seems the relationship is over. But James quickly worms his way back into Kristen's good graces, although he tells the viewers a very different story than the one he gives to Kristen. Jax imports a new girlfriend from Kentucky and the crew is indifferent to her. She's nice, but they just see her as another one of Jax's victims who probably won't be around for long. She seems to be trying to get a job at SUR, but Lisa is also hesitant about her.

WELCOME TO SEASON 4!!! This season bring us more drama than ever and some new faces. We've also got our TikTok up and running so be sure to check that out for behind the scenes videos, up to date VPR news and eventually video clips of our podcast! You can find us at VPRrewindpodcast (also our handle on Instagram)Season 4 starts off with a look at how things are currently going at SUR. James is still a busboy occasionally when he isn't DJing, Jax and Ariana are still behind the bar, Scheana and Katie are still serving, but it appears Sandoval is too good to be seen there much anymore. He's making more money than ever from the show and picking up more gigs with his band, so he typically gives away his shifts and Lisa is not happy about it.Scheana is throwing a decade themed party for her 30th birthday. Everyone took the assignment seriously and showed up in some epic costumes...except for Kristen. Maybe it's because she wasn't TECHNICALLY invited, but she came to support her boyfriend James behind the DJ booth. Unfortunately during the filming hiatus their relationship has gone from bad to worse and it seems the drinking has gotten out of control for both of them. Jax is still Jax, but with another new nose and although it's been 9 months since Katie gave Schwartz an ultimatum to step up or she's walking, she still doesn't have a ring on her finger. And they are still together. If you want to check out Kristen's tshirt line, visit Jamesmae.co

A look back at season 3 with the whole cast! On this episode we talk about Jax's new tattoo, the real reason for Stassi's disdain for Scheana, where Kristen stands with the group, and get an update on the ultimatum that Katie gave to Schwartz. Are Katie and Stassi friends again, will Stassi be back for season 4, and is Kristen really over Tom? We also get to see some scenes that didn't make the cut for the season. Don't forget we are taking a 2 week break to get ready for season 4. We will be back on June 25th! Get excited!!Follow along with us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Instagram @vprrewindpodcast

We have reached the season 3 finale and with it comes SUR’s annual photo shoot. This years theme is 50's pinup/Grease vibe and is shot at the famous Pink Motel in Sun Valley California. The shoot starts out light and fun but quickly turns tense as Tom Sandoval learns that Jax has once again talked to Kristen about what happened in Miami and decides to confront him. As per usual Jax denies this conversation, even though it is going to air for the entire world to see. Katie forces Tom Schwartz to take action in their relationship by giving him an ultimatum, while Tom Sandoval and Ariana take their own relationship to a whole new level and decide to move in together. While Stassi accepts Lisa's invitation to the restaurant's anniversary party, she finds returning to SUR more tense than nostalgic and abruptly leaves. Her attendance wasn't the only surprise though; Kristen is also a guest at this party and it SEEMS like she is finally going to put the Miami girl situation to rest. We'll find out next week during the season finale if she sticks to her word about letting it go.

Kristen will stop at absolutely nothing to get Jax to admit that he knows the truth about Tom and Miami girl. She even goes so far as to illicit the help of her ex best friend and Jax whisperer, Stassi. Stassi tells her that she just needs to get Scheana and Jax in the same room and those two will gossip until they reach their breath.So Kristen does exactly that. And Jax does say that Tom and Miami girl were in a room together. And that he 100% "thinks" that they had sex. This is good enough for Kristen and all has become right in her world. But will she get the result she's hoping for between Tom and Ariana? Tune in next week to find out! But don't skip this episode because we have some good stories of our own past to share ;)

Scheana breaks down when her plan for a perfect wedding falls apart, but Ariana gives her a pep talk and eventually she loosens up a bit and enjoys her big moment. Despite telling Lisa she wouldn't be the one to cause drama at this wedding, Kristen lives up to everyone’s worst expectations when she fights with James at the reception. However, it isn't entirely her fault. We start to see some cracks in James facade and are quickly learning that he may have a problem handling alcohol.Tom Schwartz makes a bad situation worse when his apology gift to Katie leads to tears. In his attempt to make Katie feel better about their relationship and his continuous stepping out, he gives her a ring on a string. But this just makes Katie even more upset because she realizes that he is no where near being able to give her what she wants. Did you catch the familiar face in Scheana's wedding party? Another reality tv cast member was a bridesmaid. Listen to this episode to find out who it is!

We have finally arrived to Scheana's wedding weekend and while the wedding itself was more than we expected it to be, Scheana's wedding look somehow was even worse than we could have imagined. There was a lot to discuss in this episode and we don't want to give any of it away, so just hit that play button and enjoy!

Its groundhog day on this episode of Vanderpump Rules: another day, another cheating scandal. Kristen inadvertently finds texts on Jax's phone from Schwartz about him hooking up with yet another girl in Vegas. Jax implies that they slept together, but Schwartz tells Katie (while at dinner with Scheana and Shay) that he just made out with this girl and nothing more. That he can remember anyway. When Schwartz confronts Jax about spilling his secrets Jax said that if Schwartz didn't have secrets there wouldn't be a problem.  Kristen and Lisa go head to head about Kristens outburst at SUR in the previous episode. Kristen takes absolutely no responsibility (no surprise there) so Lisa finally pulls the plug AND FIRES HER ASS. About time.  Katie has lunch with Kristina and fills her in on the conversation she had with Stassi a few episodes back. Kristina says they just need to support Stassi because of the things she's going through. But Katie is kind of over that excuse and wondering "where has Stassi been for me during all the things I've been going through?" Meanwhile Scheana is gearing up for her upcoming wedding - tune in next week for an in depth look back on her extravegant day!   Dylan's Candy Bar (dylanscandybar.com) NSL Double Talk Podcast: Dylan Lauren Bush: Entrepreneurship Meets Philanthropy https://open.spotify.com/episode/3z1eYAr6B3vpOapKgIRFCz?si=xu6coPYiT0q6Zi4RlgEtyw

This episode is MESSY Kristen has managed to facilite a meet up between her and Miami girl aka Ann Marie, when Ann Marie just "happens" to be in LA for some unknown reason. Kristen basically convinces Ann Marie to go to SUR while Tom and Ariana are both working and confront him about cheating on Ariana. Ann Marie agrees, but when she gets to SUR, not all goes as planned. Tom and Ariana dip out (if you're caught up through season 11 you'll appreciate that reference) and they leave SUR completely. They straight up get in an Uber and drive away. Kristen acts like this was just the outcome she was hoping for, but it's very clear she is not happy that Tom wasn't "caught", nothing was revealed, and it did not cause Tom and Ariana to break up. If anything, it brought them even closer. After Tom and Ariana leave, Kristen and Ann Marie go out to the front patio to have a drink and when Scheana comes out to ask what happened a shouting match ensues between her and Kristen. This causes the manager Diana to come out to defuse the utter chaos that everyone in the restaurant and the street can now hear. But instead of calming down, Kristen has some choice words for Diana and she's asked to leave the restaurant.  When Tom and Ariana eventually do come back to finish their shifts, Ann Marie makes another appearance but this time Tom stays and is very clear that he never slept with Ann Marie. Ariana joins in telling Ann Marie that what she is doing is very inapproiate and has her escorted out of SUR.  No one can really understand how or why Ariana can believe Tom so easily knowing his past. But we know why. And we spill the beans, or should we say we spill Arianas beans, during this episode. If you want to know her little secret, listen to the episode right now!

WE'RE BACK!!! Thanks for hanging on while we took our own versions of Spring Break aka we made a lot of sourdough bread. In this episode Stassi refuses to forgive Katie for attending Scheana's bachelorette party and Katie must either fight for her friendship or cut Stassi out of her life. But while she's making that decision she's surprisingly standing her ground with Stassi and sticking up for herself. Kristen connects with the girl Tom Sandoval allegedly cheated on Ariana with, aka Miami girl, and is determined break up his relationship with Ariana, in the hopes of getting back together with him. Meanwhile Kristen's current boyfriend James is just sitting in the background watching Kristen try to ruin Tom's life while simultaniously trying to win him back. ....which is just fucking wierd. Stassi has started her own "business" making statement necklaces. No idea where she sells them or who she sells them to, but she has set up what she refers to as a studio in her apartment. And by studio we mean a small table where Stassi dispalys her crafts. From the looks of it this is NOT a shared apartment with her boyfriend Patrick, so what the heck is going on with them? OH and we can't forget that Peter thought he was taking Vail out on a date and she thought they were just going to grab coffee as friends and it was really awkward already, but Peter made it even more so when he creepily stared deeply into her eyes without blinking for a solid 20 seconds.  

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Its the end of the bachelor/bachelorette party in Miami and the whole group goes out for dinner with a suprise guest. Sandoval has invited an old friend from his and Jax's  early modeling days and when Jax reunites with this guy, it makes the group wonder if Jax is hiding secrets about his sexual past. On the ride to dinner, Ariana finally breaks down and tells Tom how much Kristins passive aggressive bullying is affecting her. When Tom hears this, he makes a tearful plea to Kristen to stop harassing Ariana, which Kristen takes as an admission that Tom is still in love with her. She immediately starts plotting to break the two of them apart. Back in LA, Lisa confronts Stassi for cutting Katie out of her life. But Stassi doesn't want to hear anything about it and leaves Lisa sitting at the table by herself with no plans to work things out with Katie.

The SUR crew puts aside their differences to celebrate Scheana and Shay's bachelor/bachelorette party in Miami with sun, sand, and a lot of liquor. Jax pursues Vail even though he is technically still dating Tiffany, AND he texts Carmen claiming that he will buy her plane ticket if she wants to meet them in Miami! But when Tom Sandoval calls him out for his lying, womanizing ways, Jax says he's ready to spill the beans on everyone. This makes Tom take a step back and reevaluate how hard he wants to be on Jax because apparenlty, he's got some secrets of his own that he doens't want revealed. Back in LA when a PUMP manager quits, Lisa calls on the one person she knows can fill the important role: her daughter, Pandora

Jax's girlfriend Tiffany hooks him and his friends up with a guys weekend in San Diego at the Hard Rock Cafe hotel. Joining Jax is Sandoval, Schwartz and Peter. While the rest of the guys are well behaved, Jax is up to his usual antics and enjoys the weekend in single man mentality. When the guys call him out about bringing girls back to the hotel and hooking up with one of them he flat out denies it. He calls Tiffany and tells her a long winded story, in which he "didn't do anything wrong", but Tiffany is less than pleased and hangs up on him. Pandora has planned Scheanas bridal shower and it's very feminine and floral and looks amazing. During the shower Ariana tells everyone about Jax hooking up with a girl in San Diego and when Kristen gets wind of this she is GIDDY with excitement at the thought of Sandovals Miami affair coming out now that he has thrown Jax under the bus. Scheana meets up with Stassi with the intention of inviting her to the bachelorette party in Miami, but Stassi makes it very clear that she has zero desire to be included and furthermore, doesn't want to maintain a friendship with Scheana. Scheana is clearly hurt by this and in retaliation spills the beans about Katie going on the trip. Stassi is taken by surprise at this knowledge and this sets up a potential storyline about Stassi and Katie having issues in their friendship

In typical Jax fashion, he is playing the field by subtly trying to win Vails attention, but Stassi plans on putting a stop to that by taking Vail under her wing and steering her away from Jax and everyone else she deems not suitable company from SUR. Katie and Tom are attempting to salvage their relationship by starting couples therapy. Although Tom isn't really into it at first and makes a joke about it, he leaves their first session feeling like he understands Katie better and what she needs from him going forward. James and Kristen pretty much invite themselves on Shay and Scheanas bachelorette/bachelor party in Miami and James tries to clear the air with Sandoval before the trip. But that just fuels Kristens anger even more and once she gets involved any hope of reconcilation between Kristen and Tom or James and Tom gets thrown right out the window. And now Kristen and James are on a mission to expose Toms supposed cheating and ruin him and Ariana for good.

A new woman has entered the chat and Jax is on the hunt. Vail comes to SUR as a Princton graduate who is following her dream of acting and needs money to pay the bills. Lisa gives her a job hosting and she seems to be getting along with all the girls pretty well, which is strange for this group, but refreshing. Time will tell what happens between her and Jax. Kristen is still up to her old ways, trying to get in between Ariana and Tom, and (we think) secretly trying to get Tom to admit that he still loves her and has made a mistake choosing Ariana. Fat chance that is every going to happen, but Kristen is going to make a fool out of herself trying. She bascially tells Ariana she doesn't want her to be at Toms when she goes over there to pick up her mail, and then proceeds to get dressed for the occasion like she is going out to the club. (Actually, we have never even seen her look that nice to go out to the club). It's embarassing for everyone and Tom tells her he doenst want her to be part of his life anymore. Part of us feels bad for her, but only a very very small part. Stassi is still trying to convince Katie that she needs to put her foot down with Scwartz and tell him that he can't be friends with Jax anymore. Katie says she's not going to do that. Winning that battle isn't worth losing the war. Smart girl. But it's clear that she doesnt want Schwartz to be friends with Jax, she just seems to be waiting for him to figure that out on his own. 

In an effort to keep Katie off his back about getting married and having kids, Schwartz adopts a puppy that he names Gordo. Katie is over the moon that she and Tom are now "parents" and this gesture seems to appease her biological clock for the moment.  But things will soon become tense between the couple again when Scheana and Jax start a rumor that they saw Katie "motorboating a guys dick" and kissing his neck at the bar. Katie adamently denies that this happened and Schwartz believes her. But like Kristen, Jax is a dog with a bone and cannot let it go and continues his pursuit at getting in between Tom and Katie. Speaking of Kristen, she has put herself right in the middle of this rumor even though she wasn't there and has no idea if it's true or not. But she is using it as leverage to gain Katie's friendship back, using the reasoning that everyone is mad at her for cheating but Katie is doing the same thing so why can't she be let back into the group. Stassi has managed to stay out of the drama because she is busy styling Lisa for a front page photo shoot with Frontier Magazine. Lisa sees it as an opportunity for Stassi to add the experience to her resume, but Stassi feels like she is being taken advantage of by Lisa because she feels like Lisa's minion.  The episode ends with a very heated argument bewteen Jax and Katie at brunch where, surprise surprise, Schwartz sits there like a little bitch and says nothing in Katie's defense. And there is nothing more we hate than a scared little bumpkin mouse.

The rumor mill is working overtime among the SUR crew. Not only have Jax and Scheana started a rumor that Katie cheated on Tom, it seems that Jax and Kristen are now conspiring to fuel ANOTHER rumor that Tom has cheated on Katie! This rumor claims that Schwartz had sex with another woman, but he really only made out with someone. Two years prior. When Katie finds out she is devestated, but she has a good head on her shoulders and unlike the rest of the cast, deals with the situation calmly. But tensions are still high becasue Katie does not want Jax to be a part of her life anymore (rightfully so). And it seems like Schwartz might have to make a decision and decide who is more important to him. And we all know how Schwartz is about a fence. He sits hard right in the middle. Meanwhile, Lisa is hosting a 50 gay mayors celebration at PUMP and has requested that Jax and the Tom's be tray servers. Meaning they just walk around with trays and food and drinks for the customers. Schwartz is 100% on board because it's the least amount of work he could possibly do, but Jax and Sandoval are moritifed that Lisa has asked them to do such a menial task. But because Lisa is their boss, they have to do what she says. But neither of them promised they would do it well.

The day is finally here for Jax to get his new nose. But just because he has a new nose doens't mean he'll be keeping it out of everyones business. He's still trying to get in the middle of Schwartz and Katies relationship because the only thing that Jax "nose" best is how to cause drama. And honeslty, we think he did just to get the drugs. Even though Schwartz BEGGED for a job at one of Lisa's bars, he couldn't rise to the occasion and straight up walked out in the middle of his first shift. This leads Katie to question if he's ready to make a commitment to ANYTHING. The whole cast attends the OK magazine party and while Stassi does play nice, it's very clear to her that no one in this group has changed, especially not Kristen and Scheana. Speaking of Scheana - she's STILL all kinds of upset that no one reached out to her during her tooth surgery and is pissed that Katie isn't a "guys girl." We can't all reach your level of insecure Scheana. We also talk about Sandoval on Nicks Vialls podcast and Raquel/Rachels new podcast. This is an episode you don't want to miss!!  

The grand opening of Lisa's new restuarant Pump is here and everything goes over rather smoothly suprisingly. Stassi and Scheana run into each other for the first time since Stassi has been back in LA and although the encounter is awkward, neither of them cause a scene. James is desperately trying to get his job back and writes Lisa an apology letter, as is the custom in England. This is obviously the way to Lisa's heart because she takes the apology at face value and tells James that she will think about giving him his job back. Jax admits to his therapist that there MIGHT still be a chance that he wants to be more than just friends with Stassi, and he is floored when he finds out that she stopped into SUR for a drink and didn't even find him to say hi. He reaches out to Kristina during a shift to find out how Stassi is doing. Kristina basically tells him that Stassi is great and none of his concern anymore and he needs to not contact her under any circumstances.  Meanwhile Kristen picks up the last of her stuff from Tom's apartment. Although she claims she is happy and has moved on, this visit screams otherwise. The only people that have moved on are Tom and Ariana Please make sure to hit that follow button so you don't miss any episodes! Rate, review and share with all your friends! We appreciate you!

On the eve of her new restaurant opening, Lisa hands out harsh punishments to the SUR staff for their deplorable behavior at Scheana's birthday party. Sandoval and Kristen have been suspended for 2 week and James has been fired.  Jax tries to do the right thing by choosing between his two girlfriends, but finds that just because you are honest does not mean that your bad choices are just overlooked. After all is said and done, Carmen smarts up and goes her own way so for the time being it seems that Jax and Tiffany are exclusive. Stassi fanices herself the Lisa whisperer and coaches Tom Schwartz on how to charm Lisa into giving him a fair shot at his new job at PUMP.

Season 3 starts out with a scandalous rumor that Sandoval has cheated on Ariana with a girl in Miami. This rumor is started by none other than Kristen, obviously. But Tom adamantly denies this happened and Ariana believes him. So for now, Kristen's attempt to break them apart has failed.  Tom and Ariana are happier and closer than ever, Kristen claims she is happy with James, Scheana is planning her wedding to Shay, and nothing has changed between Schwartz and Katie - except that they have a new roommate, and her name is Stassi. After the season 2 reunion Stassi and her new beau moved to NY for his job. But just 6 months later that same job has brought them both back to LA and until Stassi can find a new apartment, she is couch surfing at Tom and Katies. Jax is up to his usual antics, but this time he's being honest about everything, so it's all ok. He's dating 2 girls at the same time, but they both know about each other, so in Jax's mind there's no way anything can go sour. However he does have one of the girls names tattoed on his arm (yep, that's right, he did it again), so we'll see how this all plays out for him. The episode ends with a brawl between Kristen, Sandoval and James at Scheanas birthday party (par for the course), but you'll have to tune into next week's episode to find out what happens in the aftermath!

HAPPY 2024!! We are so excited to be back and can't wait to see what the new year brings for VPR Rewind! We're kicking off the new year with parts 1 and 2 of the Season 2 reunion AND Secrets Revealed. The reuniuon is jam packed with drama - we find out that Stassi no longer works for SUR and is in a new relationship, Kristen has a new boyfriend, Ariana and Sandoval are dating, even Jax has a new girlfriend. But the friendships between all of them have suffered and things are still very tense.   But don't worry - the Secrets Revealed episode is the lighthearted palate cleanser that we all need before we jump into Season 3 Make sure you are following along on our instagram for extra bonus footage, sneak peaks at new seasons and spinoffs, and other fun tidbits that we share with you guys along the way :) Instagram: vprrewindpodcast

Kristen FINALLY admits the truth about her and Jax hooking up. But is it the full truth? She claims that it only happened once, but Jax is saying it happened twice. So we still don't know everything but at least Kristen has finally fessed up. She tells Tom before they head to Scheanas engagement party, and then they basically tell Stassi together when they get there.  For the moment Tom is being a dutiful boyfriend and supporting Kristen through all of this (hats off to him), but he is still trying to understand how Jax could have done this to him. When he confronts him about it Jax is stone cold. He says he sleeps just fine at night and Tom is clearly heartbroken. But that hurt quickly turns to anger and he attacks Jax by punching him in the face. When Kristen tells Lisa that all the rumors are true she confides that she wants to continue working at SUR, but Lisa says that it's not a good idea and that if shes leaves she'll be doing her a favor.    We'll be taking a break for the holidays but we'll return on January 9th for the breakdown of the reunion, where we find out where everyone stands with each other and who is still working at SUR. And more importantly, who is still on the show.

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE!! First of all, it's jam packed with the DRAMA but more importantly we have a special guest with us! Stephanie's best friend, and VPR veteren fan Mary Ruth Young joins us to break down episode 13. She shares a fresh perspective on the cast and was such a joy to have on the podcast that we invited her back for future episodes :) Jax finally spills his truth about what happened between him and Kristen. But is it the REAL truth?? Stassi seems to think so and devises a plan to out Kristen in front of everyone. Stassi's main goal (besides getting Kristen to fess up) is to pit everyone against her and make her quit SUR. And it seems to be working.  But Kristen's denial that she ever hooked up with Jax sets Stassi off and she cannot control herself and things get physical between her and Kristen. The only one that believes Kristen's profuse denials  is Sandoval. Until Jax says he has text messages to prove it. After Sandoval sees the texts he starts to question everything. And now we are left to wonder...will Kristen ever confess? Or is Jax making up his biggest lie yet just to get attention?

SHEANA AND SHAY ARE GETTING MARRIED!!! Shay asks for Pandoras help to propose to Scheana and Pandora brings on Ariana and Stassi to join in the planning. Scheana says yes of course and also tags Stassi as a bridsemaid. Kristen decides to head back home to Michigan for a couple of days to take some time to think and when she comes back Tom FINALLY comes clean about what really happened between him and Ariana. A kiss. A kiss that happened 3 years ago. Or was it 2 years ago? Tom and Ariana have different stories but at the end of the day Kristen takes Toms side. She says that her and Tom are better than ever now that they are moving forward from a place of honesty. But when Kristen confronts Ariana (aka screams in her face), Tom suddenly doesn't have her back. Again. We haven't mentioned Jax. Where is he during all of this chaos? Oh right, he's been in jail.

This week we cover episode 7 and the finale episode of Special Forces and week 9 and the semi finals of DWTS

Its part 2 of Stassi's birthday Cabo trip and there was no shortage of drama in this episode.  As promised, Stassi uses her magic on Jax and gets him to confess that he did tell her that Tom and Ariana had hooked up. Adn that he got the information direclty from Tom. Stassi tells Kristen this and the next morning she confronts Tom and Jax together and asks them both for the truth. But to no one's suprise, she doens't get what she asks for. Kristen decides she cannot work with Ariana, so she calls Lisa and says its either her or Ariana, but only one of them can stay working at SUR. Lisa tells her that they will talk about it when Kristen gets back, but I think we all know how that conversation is going to go. Jax's ego is pretty bruised by everyone giving him so much shit the entire trip, so he decides to invite some random girls along. Not to just one outing, but two different outings. And not the same group of girls both times. Different girls. And he sees nothing wrong with this. So there's not a lot going on in between the ears with this dude. Kristen makes a big procolmation that she is going to move out of her and Tom's apartment when they get back, but then one morning the girls don't see Kristen in her bed. And she hasn't been in the room since the night before. They find her exaclty where they thought she would be. And they are not happy about it.

It's Stassi's 25th birthday and the whole gang is headed to Cabo to celebrate. Stassi is determined to have everyone get along so that nothing ruins this trip, but as usual, things don't go as planned. Stassi and Scheana are not on good terms, but since Scheana has already paid for the trip her and Shay go anyway. The girls immediately exclude her, forcing Scheana to hang out with the girls, which just gives them more ammunition to treat her as if she doesn't belong Schwartz and Katie get into a huge fight and Schwartz dumps a drink on Katie's head. This sets the tone for the rest of the trip and Stassi accuses Katie of being selfish for letting the incident upset her, which in turn has ruined Stassi's birthday dinner. The drama doesn't end there though! We have part 2 next week and Jax is going to find himself very deep in the dog house

EPISODE 7 OF SPECIAL FORCES AND DWTS

Lisa is throwing a dinner party for her friends to hopefully smooth over some tension that has been brewing. She decides to have Katie and Stassi serve the meals while Jax, Tom and Ariana mix the drinks. Of course Tom and Ariana working behind the bar together causes tension elsewhere, making for a very chaotic night for Lisa.  Things are already heated between Kristen and Tom but when he finds out they are working Lisa's dinner together, they go from bad to worse. Kristen has a full meltdown and accuses Tom again of having hooked up Ariana. Tom has basically hit his limit and things are left up in the air between the two of them. Ariana decides it might be best to have a conversation with Kristen and tell her that nothing happened between her and Tom. But Kristen doesn't believe her because of Tom's behavior and Ariana tells her "that's not my problem." Nothing is resolved and we are left to question - what is the truth? Is Kristen valid in her belief that Tom and Ariana hooked up? Are they lying to everyone and keeping this big secret to themselves? Or are they telling the truth and maybe its Kristen who has a secret?

Join us for a recap of episode 5 of Special Forces and episodes 5 and 6 of DWTS

The FBI has arrived to Vanderpump Rules in the form of Stassi Schroeder. Stassi is determined to get to the bottom of this Kristen/Jax rumor, but both Kristen and Jax are hoping everyone will just forget about it. SUSPICIOUS. Lisa has hired a secret diner to see how the staff acts when she isn't around. Much to her dismay, the results aren't great. The group is clearly more involved with themselves and their life problems, specifically Scheana and Jax. No surprise there that the 2 gossip queens are more focused on talking with the staff instead of the customers.  Stassi confronts Kristen and Jax about the rumor that they slept together and they both deny it - but Stassi just can't shake the feeling that there is some truth to it. So she devises and elaborate plan to catch Jax in a lie, but it backfires and it SEEMS as if maybe Kristen and Jax were being honest and nothing happened between them. But not everything is always what it seems....

You don't want to miss this week's episode!!  Katie and Stassi reach a new level of their friendship when they go and get their lady parts waxed together. But Katie starts a rumor that could bring their friendship to an end if it turns out NOT to be true. If it IS true, Stassi and Kristens friendship might the one that is doomed.  It's Peter's 30th birthday and in true Vanderpump fashion, they head to an LA night club to drink themselves into oblivion. Scheana gives Peter a lap dance and we meet Tequila Katie.  Jax has decided that he is going to go back to therapy but this time, he's going to be honest. It's too early to tell how that is going to go, but if we know Jax, he doesnt have a honest bone in his body. He did see The Great Gatsby though and he's pretty proud of himself for that. Outside of SUR and therapy sessions, he is sleeping with anything that breathes and thinks that he might be a sex addict. Coincidentally, Stassi also thinks that about him and says she now finds him repulsive.   Sources: 'Vanderpump Rules:' How Much Money Do SURvers Make? (cheatsheet.com)

This week we are recapping episode 4 of Special Forces and DWTS. We watch Tom struggle phsycially and mentally this week and wonder how much longer he is going to make it. And Ariana channels her inner Elsa for Disney Night on DWTS!

It's time for another Pride parade! This years theme is Lisa's Angels so all the men on the float are shirtless with Victoria's Secret-esque angel wings. And to everyone's horror, Scheana is going to be singing her first single "What I Like." Her song will play on a loop 44 times, and the loop will play twice, while she sings over the backtrack. Now that Jax's cancer scare is over he is living it up with the ladies! He has come to the conclusion that life is too short to be wasting it chasing after Stassi and he has decided to hook up with as many girls as possible. And he does not hesitate to throw it in Stassi's face - which once again creates drama during the parade.  Kristen confronts Ariana and asks her if anything has ever happened between her and Tom. Ariana repeatedly denies that anything has ever happened. So Kristens genius plan is to then confront Tom as is if Ariana has spilled all the tea about the two of them. She is hoping that if she acts like she knows what happened, Tom will tell the truth. Tune in to find out how that plan goes!

We have a confession to make...we don't watch the full episode of DWTS. I think that's pretty clear from this episode. We just watch clips online. But guess what - we don't claim to be professional podcasters so we don't have to pretend that we are! Just keepin it real with you guys over here :) Anyway, we hope you enjoy this short recap of Episodes 3 of Special Forces and DWTS!

Natalie and Lisa are throwing a surprise birthday party for Guillermo and they've asked Stassi and Katie to participate by doing a burlesque dance for him. The dance itself isn't too out of line, but the outfits leave very little to the imagination. (Think bare breasts and nipple tassles. It's giving 50 Shades of SUR vibes). Kristen and Stassi's argument from last week didn't stick and they are now picking out looks for Kristens passport photo, which she says is the most important photo she will ever take.  Jax has found a lump on his chest and because breast cancer runs in his family he decides to have it checked out. While Jax is waiting for the results of the biopsy, he declares that he has cancer before knowing if it's even true. Stassi is convinced that it's from all the supplements he's taking for his phyique and takes it upon herself to show up at his house and pour everything down the drain. Jax says he needs support , not put downs and has a revelation that Stassi is not the girl he is supposed to be with  

On todays episode we recap Toms time on Special Forces and bow down to the DWTS queen Ariana Madix. It's a funny episode, SO HIT PLAY!!!

Episode 4 welcomes a new member to the cast - Ariana Madix. And her enterance is stirring up drama right away. There is a rumor going around that Ariana and Tom Sandoval have hooked up. But both of them flat out deny that ever happened. Kristen is having a hard time believing that the rumor isn't true given that Tom has already cheated, but since she is on such thin ice with Lisa, she has to act like nothing is wrong. The girls all confront Kristen about her relationship with Tom at a group lunch and it turns into an all out fight with Kristen storming out of the restuarant half way through. But she doesn't leave before pointing out that maybe people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones - referring to Stassi and Jax. Even though they aren't "boyfriend and girlfriend" it's very clear that they are playing the parts and Stassi is stringing him along.

Welcome to our first Spinoff Friday!! In these bonus episodes we are giving short and sweet recaps of other shows that the cast of Vanderpump Rules are on Today we recap the first episode of Special Forces ft Tom Sandoval and Dancing with the Stars ft Ariana Madix

The gang takes a trip to Lake Arrowhead to watch Tom's band play in a festival. Coincidently, Stassi's mom and siblings also live there, so they are all spending the weekend at Stass's mom's house. Which is the perfect chance for Jax to apologize to Stassi's family for the way he treated her. He starts with Dayna, Stass's mom, but she's a tough one to crack and she sees right past Jax's charming ways. She tells him "she tolerate him". For now. Stassi's little brother was more forgiving, but he's also only 8 years old. On a trip to the beach Jax finally reveals his Stassi signature tattoo. Everyone gives him a lot of shit for it, including Stassi, but it's clear that she secretly loves it. And it maybe leads her to start seeing Jax in a new light. Kristen and Tom are still at odds and they fight pretty much the entire trip. But once Tom gets up on that stage to perform, Kristen suddenly becomes girlfriend of the year. Only time will tell if these two can get their relationship back on solid ground.

Just when we thought all the tooth drama with Scheana was over, here she comes hobbling on her crutches with her foot bandaged up. She makes it into a really big deal of course but in reality she just bruised her foot. But Scheana wouldn't be Scheana without that touch of drama. Tom is doing everything he can to make it up to Kristen that he cheated on her. And by everything I mean he's keeping the apartment clean. Because that is what doing the most means to him. Unfortunetly though, he can't even manage to put together a table from Ikea. So if his relationship skills are anything like his carpenter skills, this relationship isn't going to last much longer. Jax ends up at a tattoo parlor to cover up a tribal tattoo, but he also gets an addition on the inside of his arm. Something he hopes Stassi will appreciate. But when he takes Stassi out to dinner, things don't go as he planned. It seems that the two of them are not headed for reconciliation.

Welcome to Season 2 y'all!! We are so grateful you've stuck with us this far. Like fine wine, we are only going to get better with age, so we hope you keep listening! The first episode of season 2 starts right off with drama. Is there any other way on VPR? Scheana is very upset that practically no one checked up on her after she busted up her mouth. It seems that because of this Stassi and Scheanas close and "loving" friendship from the reunion has fallen apart.  Jax and Stassi are still not technically together, but they have been hanging out. And Jax shows his love for Stassi in a BIG way. But he still can't seem to get any further than frienship with her. Tom and Kristen are still a couple, but should they be? Tom has stepped out on Kristen and the relationship has taken a hard left becasue of this (not that it was on the straight and narrow to begin with).  And due to Kristens attutide she has been suspended from SUR for 2 weeks. Scheana and Pandora throw a joint birthday party that, to no ones surprise, turns into a shit show and solidifies the bond between Katie, Kristen, and Stassi - ultimately leaving Scheana on her own once again.

This week is all about how the cast really feels about what went down this season and where everyone stands with each other now. Where they all go from here is anyone's guess. Will Jax and Stassi get back together? Will Scheana get her big break as a singer? Will Kristen ever stop being a tattle taleing brat? Come back next week for Season 2, Episode 1!!