The Big Shot with Bethenny

I almost didn't watch this because the trailers (and some of these reviews) made it seem like it was going to be over-the-top shallow and just an opportunity for Bethenny to act out.

This wasn't that at all! If anything it showed that Bethenny has heart.

Sure, she's a little tough on some of the contestants, but it was hard to believe some of these people were interviewing for a high-profile job, with the entitled way they acted. I thought Bethenny took a lot from them and wasn't near as tough as she could have been.

And in one particular case (I won't say who because it would be a spoiler) Bethenny gave things a chance, gave feedback, and turned a difficult situation around -- and the contestant really seemed to grow through the experience.

The show was very nicely done aesthetically, and I felt like the projects were interesting throughout. I found myself really getting attached to the contestants and wanting to know more about them, and about Bethenny. So much so that I cried during the final episode!

Just FYI, I have not watched a single episode of RHONY, or any of the "housewives" shows, or many reality shows at all, when I think about it. Big Brother might be the last one I watched, in the mid 2000s.

So yeah, I don't go for reality TV in general, and I was TRULY pleasantly surprised by this one. This review is my "vote" for another season!

Here we have another plastic person pretending to be a CEO.

She got her start on a Martha Stewart reality show, then years later had her own poorly rated reality show.

Because of that poorly rated reality show, HBO thought she deserved another one?

STOP SUBSIDIZING GARBAGE REALITY SHOWS AND REALITY SHOW HOSTS THE PUBLIC HATES.

Make high quality documentaries and TV shows and movies and stop diluting the culture with worthless self-promotional crap like this.

It is faced paced and entertaining. Very fun show that gives viewers an inside peak into running a large brand. There are some typical reality tv high jinks but I didn't spot any obvious acting. Other reviewers were mad about POC being in the show, which says more about their own personal biases because race is not a focal point of the show at all.

Some of the contestants were clearly chosen to be the villain and add drama. The things I didn't like was how random and disjointed some episodes were. It seems like Bethanny flies by the seat of her pants so that may just be the reality of working with her. The show is definitely not predictable.

Fistabable I'm surprised HBO Max would pick up this show. I am all about girl empowerment and showing how to be a boss but in this case Bethennny is simply annoying, I love shows like this on a regular network, I do not agree to pay for a premium channel that is starting to add shows like this.

Everyone always wonders what it takes behind the scenes to build the empire that she's built and now that Bethenny has shown that and been completely transparent everyone is upset about it?

She got her start years ago and now has given all these people a chance to have their own start. If you have not realized they will all walk away with their own exposure and following from the show. Don't feel too bad just because she may not sugar coat it to you.

People are attacking her because she's a women and a boss! If a man did this he'd be looked at as just a boss but somehow she's mean.

Get over yourselves and keep watching! Maybe one day you can take all the little tips she's showing us and use it to be in the corporate world like her.