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Brian Moylan is the author of the New York Times best seller The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Housewives. He also writes Vulture's Housewives Institute Bulletin newsletter. He started covering television in 2000, and his TV reporting and criticism has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, Vice, Gawker 1.0, Time, Cosmopolitan, Town & Country, the Washington Blade, and many other outlets.

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    Southern Charm Recap: Later, BeachesShep has finally been dumped. Can we finally retire from this never-ending trip?
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    Summer House Recap: Gender and Other ConstructsKyle needs to realize that by raging out at his wife’s friends, he’s slowly ruining Amanda’s social life.
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    Survivor Recap: Lord of the FliesFor all the strategic maneuvering, tribal ends in a genuinely confusing blindside.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Mo Better BluesKyle needs to get her slow-ass divorce into gear and move on already — Mauricio certainly has!
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    Denise Richards Is Ready to Be Asked Back on HousewivesBut first, she’d like you to get to know Her Wild Things.
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    Southern Charm Recap: That Shep Has SailedThe Shep and Sienna implosion has grown so stale that I would rather talk about JT’s many feuds.
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    Summer House Recap: Textual AwakeningThe Carl and Lexi situationship is progressing too quickly, and I’m starting to get worried.
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    Survivor Season-Premiere Recap: Idol CuriosityWhy is everyone forming end-of-game alliances so quickly?
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Caviar DreamsSutton completely misplays her retaliation against Dorit and ends up completely losing the fight.
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    Southern Charm Recap: That Shep Has SailedAs satisfying as it is to see Shep get his comeuppance, I don’t want him to be humiliated.
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    Summer House Recap: Ex Marks the SpotIt’s clear Jesse has learned nothing from Carl’s and West’s experiences of having to be on a reality show with their exes.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Hot Diggity DogsHow many times are the women going to rush to Sutton’s side and comfort her after a tantrum before they realize it does no good?
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    Southern Charm Recap: Tommy BahamasWatching Shep and Sienna’s slow-motion breakup is excruciating.
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    Summer House Season-Premiere Recap: Bringing Up BabyLindsay’s big announcement goes over just how she rehearsed it.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Augusta, Osage CountyWe need to talk about Reba.
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    Every Super Bowl Halftime Show Since 1993, RankedAn overview of the last three decades of mid-game pop spectacle, from worst to best.
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    Southern Charm Recap: Burnt SiennaIf the show keeps focusing on the horrible men and less on the women who tolerate them, these boys will never learn their lessons.
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Reunion Recap: Cults and PersonalityDespite all the ugliness of holding Brynn to account, the women keep perspective and find forgiveness, support, and connection for each other.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: A Tale of Two DinnersThe women have tough conversations about family planning, difficult mothers, ugly divorces, and seven-page emails.
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    Southern Charm Recap: Bahama MamasAusten tries to repair his friendship with Craig while Craig tries to buy him out.
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Reunion Recap: Another Bite at the AppleThe wives and Andy aren’t letting Brynn get away without answering for all her twisted stories.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills - Season 14
    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Just Not Crazy About BeachesKyle and Dorit finally move past the PK-sized hole in their relationship.
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    Southern Charm Recap: Tuba or Not TubaIt’s crazy that not one single person on the cast seems to like JT, but he’s managed to weasel himself into every storyline.
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    Real Housewives of New York City Finale Recap: Sisterhood of the Traveling FactsThe fight between Brynn and Ubah is one of the ugliest in recent memory, and it leaves the future of RHONY uncertain.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Write It, Regret ItThe more Kyle tries to wiggle out of atoning for her friendship with PK, the more ammo she gives Dorit to create drama.
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    Southern Charm Recap: Must Hang With SalleyIt seems we were misreading Salley this whole time.
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    Mary Cosby Finally Clocked In to RHOSLC“Fast-forward to the new Mary. Welcome. This is the original me, but I didn’t ever get a chance to show it.”
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Ubah All AlongUbah Hassan’s terrible disposition is the biggest reason the wives are holding things back and the season has felt like a dud.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: All My Exes Live in Text-esThe fight over Kyle’s text messages with Dorit’s ex-husband almost comes to blows.
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    Southern Charm Recap: Party PooperIt seems less likely that Craig and Austen will be able to come back from their friendship fracturing.
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Wham! Bam! Thank You, Glam!Like all casts eventually do, the RHONY ladies are now fighting about superficial things that are really about the show itself.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Room for VipersDorit is the truth-teller of the group, and it’s leading to an excellent season so far.
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    Let’s Predict Who Will Win The TraitorsWhich of season three’s fame-chasers has the reality-TV skills necessary to survive Alan Cumming’s castle of terrors?
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    Southern Charm Recap: We Need to Talk About CraigCraig’s has his priorities in order, but none of them seem to include his friendships.
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    Every Below Deck Crew Member, RankedFrom the bosun who got booted before the boat left the dock to the captain who defined the franchise for a decade, they’re all here.
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    Southern Charm Recap: Dog Gone ItThe season is full of new characters, but the severe lack of drama makes it hard for anyone to stand out.
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    Survivor Season-Finale Recap: Gone With the WindTonight’s finale is the best example yet of how the fire-making challenge continues to be a thorn in the New Era’s side.
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    Love, Love Will Tear Summer House Apart AgainTom Schwartz, what are you doing here?
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Pic of the LitterNothing brings a group of women together like showing off your husband’s dick pic.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Grammer SchooledSutton has a meltdown when the other Housewives refuse to play by her made-up rules.
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    Southern Charm Recap: A Widening GolfJT’s antics are getting on everyone’s nerves.
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    Survivor Recap: Tricks and TreatsTonight’s episode certifies this season as one of the best in a long time. Wait, do I like Survivor’s New Era?
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Room for ChangeThe new RHONY ladies get to engage in a classic Housewives tradition: arguing about who gets what room.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: A Thousand Pounds of BeefThis might be the first time in Housewives history that I’m sorry a fight is over. Dorit escaped Kyle’s wrath way too easily.
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    Southern Charm Season-Premiere Recap: The Cup Runneth OverIt seems fair that Shep’s life changes don’t totally convince Austen and Craig.
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    Survivor Recap: An Old-School MisdirectIt’s episodes like this one that are a reminder of why we watch: manipulation, paranoia, and excellent gameplay coming together.
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Having a BallJenna’s unwillingness to show her personal life is starting to hinder the show.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Stone Cold BeachDorit and Kyle keep fighting with each other when they should be focused on divorcing their husbands.
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    The Housewives Institute’s Bravo Gift GuideChristmas is coming, better make it nice.
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    The Great British Baking Show Season-Finale Recap: Hangin’ ToughAfter a great season of back-to-basics challenges, the producers concoct a doozy of a final showstopper.
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