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01The take
The Reset.
A transitional season between eras, and it shows.
02The shape of the season
A rhythm worth tracking.
Season eight is the show in an unfamiliar register. A major departure removed the anchor the franchise had built around, and the new addition — a celebrated actress whose demeanor sat at an angle to the show's register — never quite clicked. Twenty-one episodes, no international trip. Real moments exist, but the season functions mainly as a bridge between what RHOA had been and what it hadn't yet figured out how to become.
03Where it sits in the canon
The #15 slot.
Slot #15 of 15 in the Real Housewives of Atlanta Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.
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