Has anyone else tuned into this season of Bethenny Ever
after? I must admit I have been a Bethenny
fan since RHONY (that’s the Real Housewives
of New York City for those of you not in the know) because she always made me
laugh. This season things have turned in my opinion an awful dark direction.
A mixture of problems is creating one big hour-long suckfest
of TV for Bethenny. First of all Bravo is obviously running with the underdog
story line. Let’s teleport back a few years to RHONY where Bethenny was an
underdog. She had no money and relied upon her wit, friends and work ethics to get
her places. Those obviously worked well as Bethenny now has a reportedly $100
million dollar deal with Jim Beam for Skinny Girl Margaritas. Bethenny isn’t
the underdog anymore. I feel as a viewer and a fan that watching her struggles
on TV and to see how she has persevered
have been nothing less than inspiring. I was with Bethenny through her break ups on RHONY and I was
laughing with her and Jill Zarin as they had great times. I cried with her when
that friendship ended and I felt her happiness when she met Jason and had a
baby. I wish the show would honor this as a viewer but they don’t. The show
continues to corner Bethenny into this woe is me underdog that she has grown
beyond.
In a matter of months Bethenny has become the most
successful personality from reality TV. EVER. According to
celebritynetworth.com she has a vastly larger net worth than any other former
RHONY cast member and more than most A-list Hollywood celebrities. Bethenny has
created a brand and an image that is doing extremely well. So I have to wonder
why does the show focus on the “hard knocks” life she once had? They need to
show Bethenny enjoying her success. Let us see you buy a New York apartment
most of us cannot afford and more importantly let us see you enjoy it, not
bitch about it. Bethenny has the success and accomplishments most people dream
of. She is a mogul. She made a well-known brand and is living the dream life. Unfortunately
the show version of that dream life is annoying, moody and borders on straight
up boring.
Can we take a second to talk about Bethenny’s therapy
sessions? This aspect of the show creates a lot of the negative emotions. When
they first started doing these sessions it was a great insight into Bethenny’s
struggles and at the same time humorous. Currently the therapist plays far too
large a part in the show. Where is the wit and humor of the therapy sessions
from the previous seasons? Has it disappeared forever? Why doesn’t Bravo make
the rest of the show a positive reflection of Bethenny’s fantastic
accomplishments and maybe, just maybe, only use the therapy session to deal
with a minimal amount of emotional turmoil in her life. Yes bad days can happen
on the shows storyline but instead of this constant woe is me Bethenny why not
use the therapy sessions in a different manner or simply eradicate them all
together.
Marriage isn’t easy. That is what I hear at least. What they
show between Bethenny and Jason I feel crosses the line. The couple appears
miserable and constantly at one another’s throats. Once again I wish they could
step back and take a look at all the great things they have accomplished. Why can’t
they be happy for the success they have? Mostly why do I have to listen to Bethenny
whine about her husband being horrible? Jason is not a bad guy. He is smart,
attractive and has morals. Why are they turning him into a villain? The problem
with doing this is it makes Bethenny look ungrateful. On RHONY she longed for a
stable relationship. She got one so shouldn’t be happy? Bethenny, will you
please stop complaining about Jason? Yes, relationships are hard. Yes, you
should show those troubles and turmoil’s but not to the extent they have taken
it on this season of Bethenny Ever After. They hardly focus on the joys of
being parents but only the bitterness between them. It doesn’t work.
Bethenny Ever After has gotten bad. Very bad. What happened to my favorite Bravo girl?
Is this all-bad editing or have you really turned into someone I can no longer relate
to? I hope Bravo realizes that this season was a mess. I would gladly tune into
another season of Bethenny Ever After if they can show me what I think most
people want to see which is her success and happiness. I was with you in the
beginning Bethenny and I want to ride the ride with you to the end. I want to
see what she see’s. Shop where she shops and enjoy the world from her eyes.
This season hasn’t given that to me. Lets hope for a better future for Bethenny
and her show.
