Ex-Vanderpump Rules Star Stassi Schroeder Stops Watching The Valley Over Dark Tone

Stassi Schroeder, a former Vanderpump Rules star, revealed she stopped watching the reality TV show The Valley due to its increasingly dark and emotionally draining tone. She praised the first season for its balance but expressed discomfort with the second season’s heavy subject matter, including intense drama and toxicity, which she found unsettling and mentally taxing. Schroeder and fellow former Bravo stars Katie Maloney and Dayna Kathan discussed how the cast’s lack of shared history leads to a lack of genuine reconciliation, with many cast members seemingly competing to be the morally superior one. Maloney noted that the stakes and emotional connections that once fueled the show’s dynamics are missing, leaving the current season feeling less authentic and more hostile. Dayna Kathan added that the series lacks a balance of real love amid the ongoing dramatic storylines, including divorces and relationship struggles. Overall, the trio conveyed that while reality TV often involves conflict, The Valley’s current direction feels overwhelmingly negative and less engaging than before.