The Real Housewives of Sydney

How on earth can these be the best specimens Sydney has to offer? Why do the few husbands they've managed to keep, even the long distance ones, all have heads like smashed crabs & about as charismatic as a damp tea towel. I've seen better cat fights in the quadrangle during recess & that's just the nuns.. Next

I must admit, I really tried to give "The Real Housewives of Sydney" a chance, especially since I'm a fan of other franchise series and the original one. However, it didn't take long before I found myself struggling to stay awake during the third episode. The show left me pondering in disbelief: Is this seriously the best representation of what Sydney has to offer?

The storylines are not only insipid but also border on the absurd as if they are questioning the intelligence of people watching this. It's as if they took the dullest moments of reality and made a feeble attempt to spin them into something remotely entertaining. The complete lack of substance is glaringly obvious, and I can't help but wonder if the producers even tried to find something remotely intriguing about these women's lives or maybe they genuinely had nothing to work with and this is the appalling result.

As for the cast, their acting skills are laughably subpar. I hesitate to even call it acting because it feels more like an amateur theatre production gone horribly wrong. The over-the-top drama and forced confrontations are painfully cringe-worthy. It's as if they're trying to convince us that these are genuine interactions, but the facade is too flimsy to hide the obvious fabrication.

The show offers a troubling window into the vacuous nature of some of the women living in Sydney's Eastern suburbs. It's disheartening to see individuals who are, presumably, mothers, behaving with such a lack of dignity and self-respect. The desperation for their elusive 15 minutes of fame is palpable, and it's a sad reflection of our society's obsession with reality television.

And let's not even get started on the cosmetic work they've allegedly had done. While they may have invested a fortune in cosmetic enhancements, it's quite clear that money can't buy class or intelligence. It's genuinely disheartening to witness older women resorting to such extreme measures in their futile quest for youth and relevance.

Then there's the fashion, or lack thereof. The absurd, extravagant outfits they parade around in make one question if they've ever even glimpsed a mirror or had a modicum of self-awareness. It's a parade of gaudy excess that only adds to the overall circus-like atmosphere of the show.

"The Real Housewives of Sydney" is not reality television; it's a stage-managed trainwreck. It's staged to the point of absurdity, and the result is nothing short of atrocious. If you're looking for substance, intelligence, or even a modicum of authenticity, you won't find it here. Instead, you'll be treated to a cringe-inducing display of women desperately grasping at their last shreds of dignity in the spotlight. In the end, the only real winners here are the producers, who must be reveling in the spectacle of it all.

Amongst the pantheon of the Real Housewives series there are battles galore, but the Real Housewives of Sydney is total mayhem from start to finish. Each episode involves numerous arguments, yelling, insults, and wine/champagne/napkin/fishing net cape hurling. The majestic and mystical Athena X goes to war with all at some stage (even with her key ally, Lisa), but she is always utterly glorious to behold as she skirmishes with her arch nemesis, Victoria, or dubbing Nicole "Captain Eyebrows" and dismissing her for being a "Pain sack." Even those, like Matty and Melissa, who try to stay neutral, are inevitably drawn into the wars and the reunion show is rapidly reduced to chaos. It is a shame that there was only one series of The Real Housewives of Sydney, but given that virtually every scene or exotic location is the backdrop for unremitting conflict, it is perhaps no surprise, but it would be great to see it return!

Say what you want about how trashy, selfish and cruel the women are but no season of real housewives has ever delivered as much drama in a season than sydney. The ensemble of women also rounded out each other quite nicely making for some very dramatic but also heartfelt beats when needed.

The season also offered possibly the most intriguing real housewife television when they weren't fighting or gossiping, such as victoria reuniting with her estranged sister, nicole trying to boast her generousity at charity events and the dog wedding.

And the drama where do I even start? The season kicks off with victoria throwing athena's cape overboard and all bets are off from there; you have to see it to believe it

Drama every episode with trashy women trying to out trash each other, what more could a person want watching reality tv?

This show is just a terrible show. Not only is it, at a simple level, an unbearable watch, but on a deeper level, it represents everything wrong with modern tv. It glorifies the worst aspects of human behavior-pettiness, materialism, and manufactured drama-while presenting a toxic, unrealistic standard of womanhood.

Women tearing each other down for the sake of ratings, superficial beauty as the ultimate achievement, and an obsession with wealth and status over anything meaningful-this show is a masterclass in setting terrible examples. There is nothing empowering, uplifting, or remotely aspirational about watching grown adults act like kids in a high-school feud. It's a constant cycle of fake friendships, over-the-top arguments, and desperate attempts to stay relevant.

Beyond being a disaster of a TV show, this show lowers the bar for entertainment as a whole. It numbs girls especially into thinking this is normal, that backstabbing and plastic perfection define success. It's a show built entirely on vanity, offering absolutely nothing of substance. If this is what passes for reality TV, we might be better off without it entirely or drinking bleach.