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ShowsReal Housewives of New York CitySeason 10
International travel, evolved dynamics

The Cartagena Run

Season ten takes the cast to Cartagena, Colombia — the farthest international trip the show had attempted — and the distance does the format's work. A returning core cast with evolved interpersonal history gives the New York scenes genuine weight. Vermont adds comedic contrast.

Filmed
New York City · Cartagena · Vermont
New York City, Cartagena, Vermont
Premiered
Apr 5, 2017
Bravo · April 2017
Episodes
20
Format
NYC social reality
Established returning core cast
Cast size
6 players
Returning core cast
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 Cartagena Run.

A cast that knows each other well enough to be genuinely dangerous. The format rewarding patience.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

Season ten works because the cast had time to develop something genuine. The Manhattan dynamics had layers by this point — history, alliances, grievances — and the season uses that history rather than restating it. Cartagena is the strongest group-travel location the show had visited, far enough from the city to strip away its social conventions. The Vermont retreat is lighter but adds comedic air. A mid-run entry that delivers on what its cast had built over several seasons.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #07 slot.

Slot #07 of 15 in the Real Housewives of New York City 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 New York City — Editor's CanonEditor's Canon · #07
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