I’m just going to say it: I think I’m done with these people.
Episode 5 of The Valley (“Grapes of Wrath,” how fitting) delivered a messy swirl of hangovers, hot mics, and behavior that should’ve been left in 2014. And while I live for Bravo chaos, this is starting to feel like a group of people who desperately need therapy, not television time. I am finding myself not enjoying watching adults act like children.
Let’s start with Jesse, who is so committed to being the worst that he wakes up with wine and ends the day getting a drink thrown in his face, again. He shows up to a winery tour already two champagnes deep, climbs a stripper pole in a party van, slurs insults at his soon-to-be ex-wife Michelle, and accuses her of cheating, all while playing the victim. The man has the energy of a canceled bachelor party that just won’t end.
And then there’s Jax. Even from rehab, he’s rage-texting Brittany and somehow still managing to be the franchise villain. Poor Brittany is left defending him (again) while also catching heat for not calling out Nia’s drunk husband Danny, who apparently spent half the episode hiding in the pantry chugging tequila. You can’t make this up. However, I didn’t think Brittany should compare her situation to anyone else’s.
As for Danny? We’ve hit dark side Danny territory. Sloppy, belligerent, and completely out of touch with how he’s perceived. I feel for Nia, but if this is what he’s like with cameras around… yikes.
Tensions boil over when Zack spills the tea to Nia about what the girls have been saying behind her back, and what started as a wine-soaked weekend turns into another Bravo battlefield.
I need a reset. This cast is unraveling fast… and not in a fun, memeable way. It’s giving emotional damage, not entertainment. Unless someone pulls it together soon, I might be reaching for the remote… and not to rewind.
Okay, I’m just going to rip the Band-Aid off. This episode? Not giving. Honestly, I don’t have a ton of glowing things to say about this cast right now. The Valley feels like it’s teetering on the edge of something really dark, and I’m not sure that’s the kind of Bravo TV I’m signing up for these days.
🎬 Final Thoughts
I came for spicy group trips and passive-aggressive shade, not full-blown emotional spirals and pantry tequila meltdowns. If this energy keeps up, I’m worried the show might fizzle before it finds its footing.
What do you guys think? Am I being too harsh? Be gentle with me. It’s my first article and I promise I do love a good mess… just maybe not this one.
Until next week (if I make it),
Lexi 💅
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