The Big Picture COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Vanderpump Rules hit the global scale last season with the fall-out from #scandoval.Ariana Madix has since turned heartbreak into paydays, with endorsements from brands like Lay's, Duracell, Glad, Uber One, and Bloomingdale's. She was placed third on her season of Dancing With The Stars, the highest a Bravolebrity has placed competing so far.
Related A 'Vanderpump Rules' Epic Feud Is On the Horizon The similarities and differences between Ariana and Katie versus Scheana and Lala are uncanny. The Pumptini for the season so far is the tease of new cast mate Tori Keeth, the pink-haired nanny that viewers know from the season eleven teaser trailer will eventually become entangled with ex-couple Katie and Schwartz.
Related 'Vanderpump Rules' Katie Maloney and Tom Sandoval are Forever Enemies Katie refuses to purchase a ticket on the Tom Sandoval sympathy train. The Pumptini of the season was seeing Stassi tap back into her mean-girl roots to take down Tom Sandoval's out-of-control ego when she held her book launch at Tom Tom.
The Pumptini of the season is Detective Kristen exposing Sandoval over the "Miami girl" scandal. Andy questions Ariana at the reunion about why she would have such complete faith in Tom. He asks her if it would be impossible for her to think Tom may have cheated on her, and Ariana acknowledges that while "nothing is impossible," she claims that she doesn't feel that it applies in this situation.
The Pumptini of the season is the opening of Tom Tom. The effort that Sandoval puts into the aesthetic of a party is a window into the superficial way he portrays his life on camera. The way he controls every aspect of a celebration reflects the level of control he endeavors to exert over the narrative he wants to portray in his life.