I didn't watch any of Zoe's vlogmas while I've been away so the recaps and comments on here have been great, thank you
everyone! Saved me time wasted and from rolling my eyes repeatedly.
I haven't been watching Zoe's vlogmas since her inception but I feel like they're just getting progressively worse each year? Or maybe that's just me? The only interesting content was when she hung out with Joe/Dianne and that's because Joe actually has a personality and can have fun without resorting to belittling others or making backhanded compliments (looking at you Zalfie) or the fact it wasn't the other world's most boring couple Soppy tagging along. Speaking of Soppy, I really wish Zoe would stop including Poppy in her vlogs altogether. Both Deyes are awful but Poppy is just a waste of space. She literally does nothing but pick fights with Alfie, acts like a spoiled princess, and calls Zoe "Zoella". Vomit, vomit, vomit. Literally when Poppy is on screen, I do not hesitate to fast forward. Even her IG captions and posts are hot garbage. Her only talent is that she's been able to not have to get an actual 9-5 job and live pretty well for her 28 years.
In regards to her family, if Zoe doesn't have the greatest relationship with them then that's fine. Family can be complicated. I wasn't actually surprised to read that she pulled out of her family visit before Christmas and will meet up in the New Year. You know if Joanne had gone, Alfie and Zoe wouldn't have even batted an eye and just gone. However, the fact her mother does visit time to time, in her earlier days Zoe seemed to be close with her dad but now not so much, rarely visits her grandparents (who are in their 90s), and acts like her entire immediate family lives on another continent... Seriously a three hour drive is nothing compared to all the travel I have to do to visit my own parents, whom I see more often then Zoe does in a given year. I don't have grandparents anymore and that is the most heartbreaking of all, that she has both sets and dgaf. This is my personal opinion but based on Zoe's behavior and how nonchalant she seems about making plans to visit, buying gifts, etc, I am going to chalk up a large chunk of it to pure laziness and vanity reasons. Her priorities have shifted to the Deyes family bc they fit the nuclear family mold better and b/c they don't mind being filmed in her vlogs. Amanda and Nick are whatever and I have no issues with them other than they raised two insufferable spawns. It just annoys me that Christmas (Zoe's most favorite time of the year) can ONLY be reserved for the Deyes with no exception.
I don't know about you guys but with my s/o and I, we alternate major holidays like Christmas since both our parents live quite far. It is never monopolized to just one family.
Sorry for the long read and kudos to those who made it to the end. It just annoys me to no end how much Zoe hypes vlogmas and this is the pile of
she gives us year after year. Endless take-aways, overabundance of pre-made food, non-stop shopping, the reappearance and disappearance of her generously padded chest, and lounging at home talking about how busy she is but not really. If people who are watching and criticizing can make better entertainment then Zoe can with her vlogs, can you still call yourself an influencer or YT-er at this point? Even Joe is eclipsing his sister in terms of relevancy.