The new episode was so weird. I genuinely believed that when Scandoval broke it was a huge shock to everyone including the producers. So then what is all this weird buildup with Lala narrating the whole thing? Unless that was done post finding out. But if not, how are they all claiming they didn’t know?! They’re basically spelling it out.
Why did alarm bells ring for Ariana when Tom lied about her staying over? If a platonic female friend had stayed round and my boyfriend LIED about it, I’d instantly know something shady was going on. Why lie if it’s this platonic mate?? Ariana just let it slide.
The confrontation between Lala, Ariana and Tom about him not being there for her with her grandmother and lying about it was SO uncomfortable to watch omg. This isn’t really the Ariana I know. It’s like she let him treat her like tit toward then tail end of their relationship just so she
could hang on to it…
I'm with you... I'm really trying to figure out what happened pre and post March and how things have changed in the show. I wish I didn't care so much
They must film so much, so I feel a lot of what we saw in this weeks ep wasn't intended for the storyline this season. I think Lalas voice over was because they had lots of clips and needed to join them up for the storyline (due to re-editing the season post-scandavol), I thought that table scene with Lisa, Katie, Lala and Kristina was filmed post-scandavol.
I also wonder if that scene with Lala, Tom and Ariana wasn't something they would have included - had we not known what we know now. Their storyline was supposed to be about the open-relationship rumours and that didn't tie into it. Also wonder why that might be why Lala didn't go as into Tom as we would have expected, but it did also feel she was being gentler due to it being a sensitive subject matter.
ETA - just thought about that scene with Lala and James, where she says that she thinks Sandavile has a thing for Rachel. Maybe they thought it was a one-sided thing, and that Rachel - being with her bestest ever friends
- wouldn't do something like that to Ariana. Orrrrr maybe that was filmed post-scanadvol.
Also, also, probably when it all came out Lala didn't want to be shouting from the rooftops 'I knew something was up! I knew it, I was talking about it during filming!!' as that would be rather insensitive.. so they just let it play out and played up to the drama.