Stassi Schroeder needed to take away The Valley from her weekly watchlist.
“I needed to cease watching it. The final season, I used to be like ‘That is nice f***ing tv,’” the Vanderpump Guidelines alum, 37, stated on the Wednesday, June 25, episode of Katie Maloney and Dayna Kathan’s “Disrespectfully” podcast. “Then I began the primary two or three episodes of this season and I’m like, ‘That is so f***ing darkish.’”
Stassi defined that the present’s heavy topic materials is what finally turned her away.
“It’s so darkish and it’s not attention-grabbing sufficient to steadiness the darkness,” she mirrored. “I’m identical to, ‘That is making me really feel uncomfortable. It’s making me really feel icky. I have to faucet out in any other case I’m going to have to speak to my therapist about what all of it means.’”
Katie, who additionally starred on Vanderpump Guidelines, echoed comparable sentiments about The Valley’s darkish nature.
“Being on actuality TV [makes] it onerous to observe it by means of the identical lens as different individuals watch it I believe. I believe people who find themselves seasoned watchers are sensible they usually have an thought of how issues work,” she stated. “Even watching a present like The Valley it’s so … intense. Everyone seems to be out for blood on that present it’s f***ing nuts.”
Dayna added that she believes The Valley wants a “steadiness of actual love” amid all of the drama happening within the casts’ love lives. (Season 2 is at present following Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright and Jesse and Michelle Lally‘s respective divorces.)
Stassi shared that she thought the primary season of present had a very good steadiness however has since misplaced its sparkle.
“Now watching, I’m like, ‘Oh you guys don’t give a f*** about one another,’” she quipped.
Katie famous that with The Valley’s present forged, they don’t have the “historical past” to “mend issues” or “navigate sure conditions.” She added that it seems just like the forged is making an attempt to be “the morally superior one.”
“Don’t all of us? Everybody who goes on a actuality present desires to be the morally superior one,” Stassi stated. “We don’t all get to be it. Generally you need to fall into your personal f***ing lane. In any other case, a TV present is boring.”
Along with Jax, Brittany, Jesse and Michelle, The Valley stars Daniel Booko, Nia Booko, Luke Broderick, Janet Caperna, Jason Caperna, Kristen Doute, Jasmine Goode and Zack Wickham.
Whereas most of season 2 follows the aftermath of two divorces, there’s levity on the subject of Kristen and Luke. The couple are engaged and have began increasing their household. Us Weekly solely revealed that Kristen and Luke welcomed daughter Kaia earlier this month.