This time a year ago, even die-hard Vanderpump Rules fans knew that the show’s best days were in the distant past, and it probably wouldn’t be long before it was time to call it a day. How nice it was to be wrong; with Scandoval (i.e. Tom Sandoval cheating on his life partner, Ariana Madix, with co-star Raquel Leviss) the series got an adrenaline shot straight to the heart. Ariana’s confrontation with Tom at the top of the season 10 finale is one of the greatest moments in reality television history, with scorched-Earth dialogue that feels almost ripped from an Edward Albee play. But despite what skeptics may believe, this wasn’t scripted; if these people were that good at acting, they wouldn’t be on Vanderpump Rules. No, this was just pure, brazen betrayal, and we couldn’t get enough of it. [Drew Gillis]
