Analysis Of The Real Housewives Of Orange County

The reality TV show, The Real Housewives of Orange County, shown on Bravo, is recognized to be one of the most dramatic, luxurious and outrageous reality TV shows and definitely the most viewed out of the Real Housewives series. The TV show is based around literal housewives, women who stay at home and seem to look pretty on their husband’s arm, and their daily “tribulations”. These wives live in mega-mansions and live the lifestyle one can only dream of having. Between Botox injections and wild events in the lavish venues of the “OC” there is still plenty of room for drama. The women cannot help but find themselves gossiping over wine and eventually starting cat fights that will certainly be forgotten by the next episode, or the next inevitable

When living in the “OC” one housewife can never turn her back for too long in fear that she may be backstabbed by another one of her housewife co-stars. These episodes are centered around the housewives’ comfortable and frivolous lifestyles but are tainted with serious problems of drug and alcohol addictions, depression and disease. The producers attempt to make out the wives to have only trivial problems like breaking a nail or two major parties planned for the same night but in true reality, these wives do have severe issues to deal with just like the average woman. In this episode of the Real Housewives of Orange County, “Satan Loves Confusion”, the show portrays the narrative that Vicki is under Brook’s evil spell to demonstrate how shallow the Orange County relationships can be. This narrative is played out through the editing of certain conversations and scenes, visual and auditory effects in each scene, and how each character develops a different persona throughout the episode depending on the

They seem shallow because of the lack of credibility of reality TV shows, TV effects and how the character’s portrayal of themselves change from scene to scene. In any reality TV show the audience cannot take the events at face value. The event happening and sassy comments made by the housewives have been through hours of editing and are strewn so there will be as much drama as possible in that episode. The show’s use of TV grammar encourages the audience to view Brooks as the villain and Vicki as his sidekick through darkened lighting and deeper music. The effects aid this image to form in the audience’s mind without ever needing to say words. Due to the lack of genuineness between the housewives their entire demeanors change depending on who they are interacting with. The editing of the film highlights their changes of character to contribute to the narrative of the housewives’ weak relationships. The Real Housewives of Orange county is filled with luxury, tears, and drinks being thrown but the underlying issues of deception and hate are emphasized through the narrative demonstrated by the