Watch What Crappens – Episode #3100

Vanderpump Rules S12E1 Part 2: A Whole New SUR-ld

Hosts: Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam
Date: December 4, 2025

Episode Overview

In this lively, irreverent recap, Ben and Ronnie dive into the second half of Vanderpump Rules Season 12's premiere episode. The hosts gleefully mock, dissect, and celebrate the messy new cast at SUR, highlighting workplace drama, messy relationships, and the time-honored tradition of drinking on the job. With classic Crappens banter and sharp-eyed commentary, they shine a light on the new era of Vanderpump chaos, clowning both the show’s stars and reality TV tropes.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. SURvival Wages and the New Cast’s Hustle (02:16)

• The episode opens with the new group at SUR lamenting their low wages:
  • “We're like literally sharing $500 with eight servers. Like so we're gonna make like $50. I love that for us.” – Ben as Kim (02:16)
• Kim’s “New Yorker in LA” backstory is lampooned:
  • “I'm too zen. Just kidding. I'm as type A as they come. The girls at SUR have become like my sisters. Here in LA, we love like sisters and we also fight like sisters. But to be clear, it's never my fault.” – Ben as Kim (03:00)

2. Messy Rom-Com Hijinks: The Demi-Natalie-Paolo Triangle (04:17)

• Demi, Natalie, and Paolo’s complicated romantic overlap becomes a centerpiece:
  • “Just to be clear, I had Paolo first.” (04:17)
• Ronnie and Ben lampoon the love triangle with deadpan jokes about straight people making out at gay bars:
  • “Why do all these straight people keep going to the Abbey and making out? Get out of our bar. Get out of our bar. Enough.” – Ronnie (05:07)

3. Kim–Marcus–Natalie Drama & Friendship Boundaries (08:12–14:41)

• Kim fumes when she sees her boyfriend Marcus hugging Natalie, raising suspicions about their “friendship.”
  • “Natalie was, like, sending Marcus a good morning text, which is like, not appropriate to send anyone you're not dating.” – Ben as Kim (09:02)
• Ben and Ronnie debate the appropriateness of guy-girl best friend dynamics and mock the pettiness:
  • “Just because they have, like, a wiener and she had not had a wiener, like, does that mean that one can't be friends with the other? This is just psychotic.” – Audrey (12:13)

4. Relationship Woes & Over-the-Top Fights (19:45–23:40)

• Kim and Marcus’ toxic cycle of fighting, crying, and reconciling is dissected:
  • “I can't believe you didn't even console me when I was crying at you for me yelling at you.” – Ben (20:10)
• Venus observes: “As the only gay person here, let me tell you. Marcus and Kim are constantly circling the three Fs, flirting, fighting, and fucking.” (21:53)
• Ben and Ronnie predict doom for this couple: “It's that couple in high school that's just like, oh my God, we have so much drama. That's why we're popular.” (14:08)

5. The Gym Bros & Model Hierarchies (16:01–18:32)

• Marcus and Shane at the gym riff on their modeling pasts:
  • “Shane's probably like my longest friend in LA because I've known him for 11 years now. We're old.” – Marcus (16:22)
• Ben energetically differentiates washed-up male model tiers and resumes:
  • “Shane, like, I mean, those are like legitimate credits... I don't know why I'm making some, like, case for Shane Davis being a better model. He's also a boy idiot.” (18:01)
• Ronnie: “I like that you have such energy for like washed up male models.” (18:05)

6. The New Generation’s “Friendships” and Petty Beefs (23:40ff)

• Ben and Ronnie skewer the “timeline” of relationships (“...friendship goes back so long, like, at least 18 months...”) and how the cast uses “sisterhood” as a plot device.
• Lots of roasting of how little these people know each other despite dramatic declarations.

7. Lisa Vanderpump’s Legendary Staff Monologue & Workplace Crackdown (23:40–41:36)

• Lisa investigates missing sangria, reviews security footage, and gives an epic staff lecture:
  • “There's a new sheriff in town and her name is Ms. Magic, okay?... It's not 2013. So [SUR] has HR now, which stands for Handsome Raconteurs. Haha. We have to crack down. This kind of stuff.” – Ben as Lisa (24:17)
• “Do you want to be Hamburger Haven? Or Hamburger Hadn't?” — Ben as Lisa (39:08)
• Marcus gets pulled from his shift; Lisa flares up about rising restaurant costs and the post-COVID West Hollywood shift.

8. Natalie’s Music Career Aspirations (26:46–29:09)

• Ben and Ronnie have a field day with Natalie’s recording studio subplot and her logic that eating the same food as Ariana Grande must mean they’ll sing the same.
  • “Like, we are literally putting the same stuff in our bodies. So the same sounds should be coming out of our bodies too.” – Ben as Natalie (26:46)
• Her song “Passenger” is imagined at length.

9. Stripping, OnlyFans, and Bro Bonding (32:24–36:20)

• Chris and Jason riff on their close cousinhood, waxing, wrestling, stripping, and OnlyFans careers:
  • “Even if you're shirtless in a shower with a little bit of oil on, you know, it's a good way to connect with people, bro.” – Jason (34:08)
• Bro banter reaches a meta height with: “My dream is to do a live action Tangled and I’ll be the Flynn Rider.” (34:20)

10. End-of-Episode Reflections: Petty Drama is the Point (43:07)

• Hosts reflect on the show's new direction:
  • “It was nothing, you know, Pulitzer-winning, but I don't think it's supposed to be.” – Ronnie (43:07)
  • “We want them to be petty. We want them to be squabbling.” – Ben (43:13)
• Ben and Ronnie appreciate that most of the cast have “known each other since 2023,” joking about how time in reality TV counts triple.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On relationship drama:
  “It's that couple in high school that's just like, oh my God, we have so much drama. That's why we're popular. And they're always like, every day is their new drama. I'm busy. I do not have time for your... Okay. It's badly scripted.” – Ronnie (14:08)

• On boundaries:
  “If someone called me a hundred times, I would call the police. I'd be like, help, help. Put that in the trailer.” – Ben (22:04)

• Lisa on workplace discipline and the pandemic’s impact:
  “I mean, this isn't my first rodeo, that's for sure. But this is 2025. It's not 2013. So [SUR] has HR now, which stands for Handsome Raconteurs. Haha.” – Ben as Lisa (24:17)

• On new cast history:
  “Most of them have known each other since. Since 2023. So that's a long time.” – Ben (43:31)

• On aspiring pop stars:
  “Like, we are literally putting the same stuff in our bodies. So the same sounds should be coming out of our bodies too.” – Ben as Natalie (26:46)

• On OnlyFans/stripping:
  “Even if you’re shirtless in a shower with a little bit of oil on, you know, it’s a good way to connect with people, bro.” – Jason (34:08)

• On being over the top:
  “I love a dumb hoe who thinks he's smart. That's like my favorite.” – Ronnie (35:50)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• SUR wages and new cast dynamics – [02:16]
• Paolo love triangle, Abbey jokes – [04:17–05:23]
• Kim–Marcus–Natalie fight – [08:12–14:41]
• Dysfunctional couple cycle – [19:45–23:40]
• Lisa's security footage crackdown – [23:40–26:46]
• Natalie’s music dreams – [26:46–29:09]
• Gym/modeling/OnlyFans banter – [16:01–18:32], [32:24–36:20]
• Stripping/strip club origins – [35:20–36:20]
• Lisa’s staff monologue and fallout – [37:23–41:36]
• Final thoughts/host reflections – [43:07–43:34]

Tone & Structure

Ben and Ronnie keep their signature playful, mocking, and affectionate energy throughout, never letting a petty battle or cast cliché pass without a well-placed quip. Their impersonations and hypothetical asides riff endlessly on both Bravo drama and LA culture, making this recap as entertaining (and meta) as the show itself.

For fellow Bravo fans or those curious about the new SUR-ld, this episode is a wild, hilarious ride through every squabble, side-eye, and spilled drink of Vanderpump’s next generation.