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Teddi Mellencamp joins — established-era late chapter

The New Guard

Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave comes in as the established era settles into a more accountability-focused register. The cast is largely stable, the format running on the chemistry it has built across several seasons.

Filmed
Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills, Berlin, Las Vegas
Premiered
Oct 3, 2017
Bravo · October 2017
Format
Social reality
Teddi Mellencamp joins · late established era
On this page
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 05Adjacent in the canon
  5. 06Also appears in
01The take

The New Guard.

A competent season in a cast combination that knows its own rhythm.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

The established era settles into a steadier rhythm here. Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave's arrival adds a point of view the existing cast has to account for, and the Berlin and Las Vegas trips apply the format's standard close-quarters pressure. The cast combination is functioning competently — dynamics with enough history to carry weight, no major structural disruption. A workmanlike entry in the era's back half, better than its reputation in some quarters, not exceptional by the canon's standards.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #11 slot.

Slot #11 of 15 in the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.

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06Also appears in

Cross-references.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills — Editor's CanonEditor's Canon · #11
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