The hardest thing about watching the premiere of this Vanderpump Rules reboot is not to compare it to the original. Version 1 point oh-no-you-didn’t gave us a spectacular run of seasons that (after a calamitous dip) rewarded us with #Scandoval , one of the greatest story lines ever to grace our TikTok feeds, meme pages, TV screens, and whatever the hell it is we call Peacock. It’s nearly impossible to watch this first episode and not think, Was Jax already a monster? Was Stassi already a villain? Was Scheana making it all about her ? Doing so is a fool’s errand. Comparison is not only the thief of joy but also the ex-boyfriend of growth. (Bear with me, I am still workshopping this metaphor.)

What we can talk about, however, are the factors that are different going into this reboot.

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